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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

 

 FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

OR

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

 

For the transition period from ___________________________ to ___________________________

 

Commission file number: 000-54191

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Nevada   33-1219070

(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or

Organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
     

Room 3801, Block A, China Shine Plaza

No. 9 Lin He Xi Road

Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, P.R.C.

  510610
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(860) 20 22057860

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Copies to:

Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP

61 Broadway, 32nd Floor

New York, NY10006

Attn: Marc Ross, Esq.

 

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 ¨

 

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

 

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,” "non-accelerated filer" and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company x

 

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

 

As of May 12, 2015, there were 18,199,201 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
Item 1. Financial Statements F-1
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Plan of Operations 1
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  47
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 48
     
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION  
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 48
Item 1A. Risk Factors 48
Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 48
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 48
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 48
Item 5. Other Information 48
Item 6. Exhibits 48
SIGNATURES   49

  

 
 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

QUATERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 

 

 
 

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

INDEX TO QUATERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

  PAGES
   
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS F - 1
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME F - 2
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS F - 3
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F - 4  - F - 36

 

 
 

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

      March 31,   December 31, 
   Note  2015   2014 
      (Unaudited)   (Audited) 
ASSETS             
Current assets             
Cash and cash equivalents  6  $10,932,661   $3,031,447 
Inventories  7   49,227,718    45,967,993 
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts  19   1,306,885    - 
Deposits and prepaid expenses  8   76,791,239    75,951,591 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts  9   103,774,371    104,503,071 
Other receivables  10   60,944,553    52,305,260 
Total current assets      302,977,427    281,759,362 
Property and equipment             
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation  11   64,750,441    64,352,975 
Construction in progress  12   87,710,314    69,120,277 
Land use rights, net of accumulated amortization  13   62,763,167    63,322,202 
Total property and equipment      215,223,922    196,795,454 
Other assets             
Goodwill  14   724,940    724,940 
Proprietary technologies, net of accumulated amortization  15   11,327,787    11,480,298 
Long term investment  16   814,067    817,127 
Temporary deposits paid to entities for investments in Sino joint ventures companies  17   41,109,708    41,109,708 
Total other assets      53,976,502    54,132,073 
              
Total assets     $572,177,851   $532,686,889 
              
LIABILITIES  AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY             
Current liabilities             
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     $23,127,256   $22,138,835 
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts  19   4,034,158    8,060,580 
Due to a director      1,008,000    1,172,059 
Series F Non-convertible preferred stock redemption payable  20   3,146,063    3,146,063 
Other payables  21   11,084,679    11,695,982 
Short term bank loan  22   4,394,210    4,410,727 
Bonds payable  23   1,725,000    1,725,000 
       48,519,366    52,349,246 
Non-current liabilities             
Other payables  21   4,797,332    - 
Long term debts  22   2,297,421    2,306,057 
Convertible bond payables  24   16,286,754    15,803,928 
       23,381,507    18,109,985 
              
Commitments and contingencies      -    - 
              
Stockholders' equity             
Preferred stock: $0.001 par value             
(10,000,000 shares authorized, 7,000,100 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)             
Series A preferred stock:  $0.001 par value  25   -    - 
(100 shares designated, 100 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)             
Series B convertible preferred stock:  $0.001 par value)  25   7,000    7,000 
(10,000,000 shares designated, 7,000,000 shares issued  and outstanding as of  March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)             
Series F Non-convertible preferred stock:  $0.001 par value)  25   -    - 
(1,000,000 shares designated, 0 shares issued  and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)             
Common stock:  $0.001 par value  25   18,069    17,162 

(22,727,272 shares authorized 18,069,412 and 17,162,716 shares issued as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)

             
Additional paid - in capital      128,862,006    121,158,996 
Retained earnings      297,015,949    273,261,108 
Accumulated other comprehensive income      6,436,710    6,452,816 
Treasury stock  25   (1,250,000)   (1,250,000)
Total Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries stockholders' equity      431,089,734    399,647,082 
Non - controlling interest      69,187,244    62,580,576 
Total stockholders' equity      500,276,978    462,227,658 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity     $572,177,851   $532,686,889 

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014 (UNAUDITED)

 

      Three months ended   Three months ended 
   Note  March 31, 2015   March 31, 2014 
            
Revenue             
- Sale of goods     $85,572,543   $78,272,309 
- Consulting and service income from development contracts      29,369,839    12,243,202 
- Commission and management fee      534,068    412,278 
       115,476,450    90,927,789 
Cost of goods sold      (63,289,988)   (55,864,529)
Cost of services      (16,608,011)   (6,503,412)
              
Gross profit      35,578,451    28,559,848 
              
General and administrative expenses      (4,565,907)   (2,668,394)
Net income from operations      31,012,544    25,891,454 
              
Other income (expenses)             
              
Government grant      83,180    113,232 
              
Other income      62,646    3,258 
              
Gain of extinguishment of debts  4   -    43,020 
              
Interest expense      (783,606)   (109,107)
              
Net income  (expenses)      (637,780)   50,403 
              
Net income  before income taxes      30,374,764    25,941,857 
              
Provision for income taxes  5   -    - 
              
Net income      30,374,764    25,941,857 
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to the non - controlling interest      (6,619,923)   (5,153,938)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to the Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries      23,754,841    20,787,919 
Other comprehensive (loss) income             
Foreign currency translation loss      (29,361)   (707,636)
Comprehensive income      23,725,480    20,080,283 
Less: other comprehensive (income)  loss attributable to the non - controlling interest      13,255    113,521 
Comprehensive income attributable to the Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries     $23,738,735   $20,193,804 
              
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders:             
Basic  30  $1.39   $1.45 
Diluted  30  $1.33   $1.38 
              
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:             
Basic      17,114,989    14,308,910 
Diluted      17,822,059    15,015,980 

 

F-2
 

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014 (UNAUDITED)

 

   Three months   Three months 
   ended   ended 
   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2014 
         
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net income for the period  $30,374,764   $25,941,857 
Adjustments to reconcile net income from operations to net cash from operations:          
Depreciation   802,338    534,803 
Amortization   514,121    509,080 
Gain on extinguishment of debts   -    (43,020)
Common stock issued for services   630,033    33,436 
Other amortized cost   809,868    50,000 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Increase in inventories   (3,259,725)   (11,593,523)
Increase in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contacts   (1,306,885)   (4,528)
(Increase) decrease in deposits and prepaid expenses   (597,390)   6,600,205 
Increase (decrease) in due to a director   6,340,525    (892,415)
Increase in  accounts payable and accrued expenses   988,421    7,587,849 
Increase in  other payables   4,186,029    4,967,306 
Decrease (increase) in accounts  receivable   728,700    (10,700,017)
(Decrease) increase in billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts   (4,026,422)   476,053 
Increase in other receivables   (8,639,293)   (2,741,573)
Net cash provided by operating activities   27,545,084    20,725,513 
Cash flows from investing activities          
Purchases of property and equipment   (1,451,880)   (907,666)
Payment for construction in progress   (18,845,219)   (5,248,183)
Net cash used in investing activities   (20,297,099)   (6,155,849)
Cash flows from financing activities          
Proceeds from long term debts   -    2,438,192 
Net cash provided by financing activities   -    2,438,192 
Effects on exchange rate changes on cash   653,229    431,747 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents   7,901,214    17,439,603 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   3,031,447    1,327,274 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $10,932,661   $18,766,877 
Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information:          
Cash paid for interest  $119,181   $109,107 
Cash paid for income taxes  $-   $- 
Non - cash transactions          
Common stock issued for settlement of debts  $-   $5,964,195 
Common stock issued  $7,703,917   $- 
Common stock issued for services and employee compensation  $-   $133,744 
Transfer to property and equipment from construction in progress  $-   $1,784,678 

 

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

 

F-3
 

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

1. CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Sino Agro Food, Inc. (the “ Company ” or “ SIAF ”) (formerly known as Volcanic Gold, Inc. and A Power Agro Agriculture Development, Inc.) was incorporated on October 1, 1974 in the State of Nevada, United States of America.

 

The Company was engaged in the mining and exploration business but ceased its mining and exploring business on October 14, 2005. On August 24, 2007, the Company entered into a Merger and Acquisition Agreement with Capital Award Inc., a Belize corporation (“ CA ”) and its subsidiaries Capital Stage Inc. (“ CS ”) and Capital Hero Inc. (“ CH ”). Effective the same date, CA completed a reverse merger transaction with SIAF. SIAF acquired all the outstanding common stock of CA from Capital Adventure, a shareholder of CA, for 32,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On August 24, 2007 the Company changed its name from Volcanic Gold, Inc. to A Power Agro Agriculture Development, Inc. On December 8, 2007, the Company changed its name to Sino Agro Food, Inc.

 

On September 5, 2007, the Company acquired three existing businesses in the People’s Republic of China (the “P.R.C.” ):

 

  (a) Hang Yu Tai Investment Limited (“ HYT ”), a company incorporated in Macau, the owner of a 78% equity interest in ZhongXingNongMu Ltd (“ ZX ”), a company incorporated in the P.R.C.;

 

  (b) Tri-way Industries Limited (“ TRW ”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong;

 

  (c) Macau Eiji Company Limited (“ MEIJI”), a company incorporated in Macau, the owner of 75% equity interest in Enping City Juntang Town Hang Sing Tai Agriculture Co. Ltd. (“ HST ”), a P.R.C. corporate Sino-Foreign joint venture. HST was dissolved in 2010.

 

On November 27, 2007, MEIJI and HST established a corporate Sino - Foreign joint venture, Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd. (“ JHST ”), a company incorporated in the P.R.C. with MEIJI owning a 75% interest and HST owning a 25% interest.

 

On November 26, 2008, SIAF established Pretty Mountain Holdings Limited (“ PMH ”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong with an 80% equity interest. On May 25, 2009, PMH formed a corporate Sino-Foreign joint venture, Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd. (“ SJAP ”), incorporated in the P.R.C., of which PMH owns a 45% equity interest. At the time, the remaining 55% equity interest in SJAP was owned by the following entities:

 

  Qinghai Province Sanjiang Group Company Limited (English translation) (“ Qinghai Sanjiang ”), a company owned by the P.R.C with major business activities in the agriculture industry; and

 

  Guangzhou City Garwor Company Limited (English translation) (“ Garwor ”), a private limited company incorporated in the P.R.C, specializing in sales and marketing.

 

SJAP is engaged in the business of manufacturing bio-organic fertilizer, livestock feed and development of other agriculture projects in the County of Huangyuan, in the vicinity of the Xining City, Qinghai Province, P.R.C.

 

In September 2009, the Company carried out an internal reorganization of its corporate structure and business, and formed a 100% owned subsidiary, A Power Agro Agriculture Development (Macau) Limited (“ APWAM ”), which was formed in Macau. APWAM then acquired PMH’s 45% equity interest in SJAP. By virtue of the acquisition, APWAM assumed all obligations and liabilities of PMH under the Sino Foreign Joint Venture Agreement. On May 7, 2010, Qinghai Sanjiang sold and transferred its equity interest in SJAP to Garwor. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce of Xining City Government of the PRC approved the sale and transfer. As a result, APWAM owned 45% of SJAP and Garwor owned the remaining 55%. This remains the case as of the date of this report (the “ Report ”).

 

On September 9, 2010, an application was submitted by the Company to the Companies Registry of Hong Kong for deregistration of PMH under Section 291AA of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance. On January 28, 2011, PMH was dissolved.

 

F-4
 

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

1. CORPORATE INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

 

On February 15, 2011 and March 29, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement and a memorandum of understanding (an “ MOU” ), respectively, to sell 100% equity interest in HYT group (including HYT and ZX) to Mr. Xin Ming Sun, a director of ZhongXingNong Nu Co., Ltd for $45,000,000, with effective date of January 1, 2011.

 

On February 28, 2011, the Company applied to  form Enping City Bi Tao A Power Prawn Culture Development Co Limited (“ EBAPCD ”) , and the Company would indirectly own a 25% equity interest in future Sino Joint Venture Company (pending approval).

  

On February 28, 2011, TRW applied to form a corporate joint venture, Enping City Bi Tao A Power Fishery Development Co., Limited (“ EBAPFD ”), incorporated in the PRC. TRW owned a 25% equity interest in EBAPFD. On November 17, 2011, TRW formed Jiang Men City A Power Fishery Development Co., Limited (“ JFD ”) in which it acquired a 25% equity interest, while withdrawing its 25% equity interest in EBAPFD. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had invested for total cash consideration of $1,258,607 in JFD. JFD operates an indoor fish farm. On January 1, 2012, the Company acquired an additional 25% equity interest in JFD for total cash consideration of $1,662,365. As of January 1, 2012, the Company had consolidated the assets and operations of JFD. On April 1, 2012, the Company acquired an additional 25% equity interest in JFD for the total cash consideration of $1,702,580. These acquisitions were at our option according the terms of the original development agreement. The Company presently owns a 75% equity interest in JFD, representing majority of voting rights and controls its board of directors.

 

On April 15, 2011, MEIJI applied to form Enping City A Power Cattle Farm Co., Limited (“ ECF ”), all of which the Company would indirectly own a 25% equity interest in on November 17, 2011. On January 1, 2012, the Company had invested $1,076,489 in ECF and the amount was settled in contra against accounts receivable due from ECF. On September 17, 2012 MEIJI formed Jiang Men City Hang Mei Cattle Farm Development Co., Limited (“ JHMC ”) and acquired additional 50% equity interest for the total cash consideration of $2,944,176 on September 30, 2012 while withdrawing its 25% equity interest in ECF. This acquisition was at our option according to the terms of the original development agreement. The Company presently owns 75% equity interest in JHMC, representing majority of voting right and controls its board of directors. As of September 30, 2012, the Company had consolidated the assets and operations of JHMC. Up to March 31, 2015, MEIJI further invested in JHMC of $400,000 in JHMC.

 

On July 18, 2011, the Company formed Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“ HSA ”), in which the Company owns a 26% equity interest, and SJAP owns a 50% equity interest with the Chinese partner owning the remaining 24%. As of March 31, 2015, MEIJI and SJAP total investment in HSA were  $857,808 and 629,344, respectively.

 

On November 12, 2013, the Company acquired a shell company, Goldcup9203 AB, incorporated in Sweden, in which the Company owns a 100% equity interest. Goldcup 9203 AB changed its name to Sino Agro Food Sweden AB (publ) (“ SAFS ”) As of March 31, 2015, the Company invested $77,664 in SAFS.

 

SJAP formed Qinghai Zhong He Meat Products Co., Limited (“QZH”) , with SJAP would owning 100% equity interest. As of March 31, 2015, the SJAP’s total investment in QZH was $487,805.

 

The Company’s principal executive office is located at Room 3801, Block A, China Shine Plaza, No. 9 Lin He Xi Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, P.R.C, 510610.

 

The nature of the operations and principal activities of the Company and its subsidiaries are described in Note 2.2.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

  2.1 FISCAL YEAR

 

The Company has adopted December 31 as its fiscal year end.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

  2.2 REPORTING ENTITIES

 

Name of subsidiaries   Place of incorporation   Percentage of interest   Principal activities
             
Capital Award Inc. (“CA”)   Belize    100% (12.31.2014: 100%) directly   Fishery development and holder of A-Power Technology master license.
             
Capital Stage Inc. (“CS”)   Belize   100% (12.31.2014: 100%) indirectly   Dormant
             
Capital Hero Inc. (“CH”)   Belize   100% (12.31.2014: 100%) indirectly   Dormant
             
Sino Agro Food Sweden AB (“SAFS”)   Sweden   100% (12.31.2014: 100%) directly   Dormant
             
Tri-way Industries Limited (“TRW”)   Hong Kong, P.R.C.   100% (12.31.2014: 100%) directly   Investment holding, holder of enzyme technology master license for manufacturing of livestock feed and bio-organic fertilizer and has not commenced its planned business of fish farm operations.
             
Macau Eiji Limited (“MEIJI”)   Macau, P.R.C.   100% (12.31.2014: 100%) directly   Investment holding, cattle farm development, beef cattle and beef trading
A Power Agro Agriculture Development (Macau) Limited (“APWAM”)   Macau, P.R.C.   100% (12.31.2014: 100%) directly   Investment holding
             
Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd (“JHST”)   P.R.C.   75% (12.31.2014: 75%) indirectly   Hylocereus Undatus Plantation (“HU Plantation”).
             
Jiang Men City A Power Fishery Development Co., Limited (“JFD”)   P.R.C.   75% (12.31.2014: 75%) indirectly   Fish cultivation
             
Jiang Men City Hang Mei Cattle Farm Development Co., Limited (“JHMC”)   P.R.C.   75% (12.31.2014: 75%) indirectly   Beef cattle cultivation
             
Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“HSA”)   P.R.C.   76% (12.31.2014: 76%) indirectly   Manufacturing of organic fertilizer, livestock feed, and beef cattle and sheep cultivation, and plantation of crops and pastures
             
Name of variable interest entity   Place of incorporation   Percentage of interest   Principal activities
             
Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co., Ltd (“SJAP”)   P.R.C.   45% (12.31.2014: 45%) indirectly   Manufacturing of organic fertilizer, livestock feed, and beef cattle and plantation of crops and pastures
             
 Qinghai Zhong He Meat Products  Co., Ltd (“QZH”)   P.R.C.   100% (12.31.2014:100%) indirectly   Cattle slaughter

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  2.3 BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“ US GAAP ”).

 

Reverse stock split and new conversion rate of Series B preferred stock to share of common stock

 

On December 16, 2014, the Company implemented a 9.9-for-1 reverse stock split.   On December 17, 2014, the Company implemented new conversion rate of 9.9 for 1 share of common stock. All share information contained within this report, including consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income, and footnotes have been retroactively adjusted for the effects of reverse stock split and new conversion rate of Series B preferred stock to share of common stock.

 

  2.4 BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION

 

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries CA, CS, CH, TRW, MEIJI, JHST, JFD, JHMC, HSA, APWAM, SAFS and its variable interest entity SJAP and QZH. All material inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

SIAF, CA, CS, CH, TRW, MEIJI, JHST, JFD, JHMC, HSA, APWAM, SAFS, SJAP and QZH are hereafter referred to as (the “Company”).

 

  2.5 BUSINESS COMBINATION

 

The Company adopted the accounting pronouncements relating to business combination (primarily contained in ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations”), including assets acquired and liabilities assumed on arising from contingencies. These pronouncements established principles and requirement for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements he identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquisition as well as provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. In addition, these pronouncements eliminate the distinction between contractual and non-contractual contingencies, including the initial recognition and measurement criteria and require an acquirer to develop a systematic and rational basis for subsequently measuring and accounting for acquired contingencies depending on their nature. The Company’s adoption of these pronouncements will have an impact on the manner in which it accounts for any future acquisitions.

  

  2.6 NON - CONTROLLING INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Company adopted the accounting pronouncement on non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements, which establishes accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This guidance is primarily contained in ASC Topic “Consolidation.” It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated financial statements. The adoption of this standard has not had material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

  2.7 USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods covered thereby. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Judgments and estimates of uncertainties are required in applying the Company’s accounting policies in certain areas. The following are some of the areas requiring significant judgments and estimates: determinations of the useful lives of assets, estimates of allowances for doubtful accounts, cash flow and valuation assumptions in performing asset impairment tests of long-lived assets, estimates of the realization of deferred tax assets and inventory reserves.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  2.8 REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in compliance with ASC 605. Sales revenue is recognized when all of the following have occurred: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the ability to collect is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally satisfied at the time of shipment when risk of loss and title passes to the customer.

 

Government grants are recognized when (i) the Company has substantially accomplished what must be done pursuant to the terms of the grant that are established by the local government; and (ii) the Company receives notification from the local government that the Company has satisfied all of the requirements to receive the government grants; and (iii) the amounts are received.

 

Multiple-Element Arrangements

   

To qualify as a separate unit of accounting under ASC 605-25 “ Multiple Element Arrangements ”, the delivered item must have value to the customer on a standalone basis. The significant deliverables under the Company’s multiple-element arrangements are consulting and service under development contract, commission and management service.

 

Revenues from the Company’s consulting and services under development contracts are performed under fixed-price contracts. Revenues under long-term contracts are accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“ FASB ”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ ASC ”) Topic 605, Revenue Recognition (“ASC 605”). Under the percentage-of-completion method, the Company estimates profit as the difference between total estimated revenue and total estimated cost of a contract and recognizes that profit over the contract term. The percentage of costs incurred determines the amount of revenue to be recognized. Payment terms are generally defined by the installation contract and as a result may not match the timing of the costs incurred by the Company and the related recognition of revenue. Such differences are recorded as either costs or estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts or billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts. The Company determines a customer’s credit worthiness at the time an order is accepted. Sudden and unexpected changes in a customer’s financial condition could put recoverability at risk.

 

The percentage of completion method requires the ability to estimate several factors, including the ability of the customer to meet its obligations under the contract, including the payment of amounts when due. If the Company determines that collectability is not assured, the Company will defer revenue recognition and use methods of accounting for the contract such as the completed contract method until such time as the Company determines that collectability is reasonably assured or through the completion of the project.

 

For fixed-price contracts, the Company uses the ratio of costs incurred to date on the contract to management’s estimate of the contract’s total costs, to determine the percentage of completion on each contract. This method is used as management considers expended costs to be the best available measure of progression of these contracts. Contract costs include all direct material, subcontract and labor costs and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as supplies, tool repairs and depreciation. The Company accounts for maintenance and repair services under the guidance of ASC 605 as the services provided relate to construction work. Contract costs incurred to date and expected total contract costs are continuously monitored during the term of the contract. Changes in job performance, job conditions, and estimated profitability arising from contract penalty, change orders and final contract settlements may result in revisions to the estimated profit ability during the contract. These changes, which include contracts with estimated costs in excess of estimated revenues, are recognized as contract costs in the period in which the revisions are determined. Profit incentives are included in revenues when their realization is reasonably assured. At the point the Company anticipates a loss on a contract, the Company estimates the ultimate loss through completion and recognizes that loss in the period in which the loss was identified.

 

The Company does not provide warranties to customers on a basis customary to the industry, however, customers can claim warranty directly from product manufacturers for defects in equipment or products. Historically, the Company has experienced no warranty claims.

 

The Company provides various management services to its customers in the P.R.C. based on a negotiated fixed-price contract. The clients usually pay the fees when the services contract is signed and services are rendered. The Company recognizes these services-based revenues from contracts when (i) management services are rendered; (ii) clients recognize the completion of services; and (iii) collectability is reasonably assured. Fees received in advance are recorded as deferred revenue under current liabilities.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

  

  2.9 COST OF GOODS SOLD AND COST OF SERVICES

 

Cost of goods sold consists primarily of direct purchase cost of merchandise goods, and related levies. Cost of services consist primarily direct cost and indirect cost incurred to date for development contracts and provision for anticipated losses for development contracts.

 

  2.10 SHIPPING AND HANDLING

 

Shipping and handling costs related to cost of goods sold are included in general and administrative expenses, which totaled $8,693 and $12,254 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

  2.11 ADVERTISING

 

Advertising costs are included in general and administrative expenses, which totaled $708,843 and $262 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

  2.12 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

 

Research and development expenses are included in general and administrative expenses, which totaled $0 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

  2.13 FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the Company is the Chinese Renminbi (RMB).

 

For those entities whose functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar, all assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date; shareholders’ equity is translated at historical rates and items in the statements of income and of cash flows are translated at the average rate for the period. Because cash flows are translated based on the average translation rate, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported in the statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances in the balance sheets. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statements of shareholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the statements of income and comprehensive income, as incurred.

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity amounted to $6,436,710 as of March 31, 2015 and $6,452,816 as of December 31, 2014. The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were translated using an exchange rate of RMB 6.14 to $1.00 and RMB 6.15 to $1.00, respectively. The average translation rates applied to the statements of income and other comprehensive income and of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were RMB 6.14 to $1.00 and RMB 6.12 to $1.00, respectively.

 

  2.14 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

The Company considers all highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents kept with financial institutions in the P.R.C. are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any of those institutions holding the Company’s cash become insolvent, or should the Company become unable to withdraw funds for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit with that institution.

 

  2.15 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Reserves are recorded primarily on a specific identification basis.

 

The standard credit period for most of the Company’s clients is three months. The collection period over 1 year is classified as long-term accounts receivable. Management evaluates the collectability of the receivables at least quarterly. Provision for doubtful accounts as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are $0.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

  

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

  

  2.16 INVENTORIES

 

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) and net realizable value.

 

Costs incurred in bringing each product to its location and conditions are accounted for as follows:

 

  (a) raw materials - purchase cost on a weighted average basis;

 

  (b) manufactured finished goods and work-in-progress - cost of direct materials and labor and a proportion of manufacturing overhead based on normal operation capacity but excluding borrowing costs; and

 

  (c) retail and wholesale merchandise finished goods - purchase cost on a weighted average basis.

  

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs for completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

 

  2.17 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Such costs include the cost of replacing parts that are eligible for capitalization when the cost of replacing the parts is incurred. Similarly, when each major inspection is performed, its cost is recognized in the carrying amount of the property and equipment as a replacement only if it is eligible for capitalization. The assets’ residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each financial year end.

 

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

 

Plant and machinery 5 - 10 years
Structure and leasehold improvements 10 - 20 years
Mature seeds and herbage cultivation 20 years
Furniture and equipment 2.5 - 10 years
Motor vehicles 5 -10  years

 

An item of property and equipment is removed from the accounts upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on disposal of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the item) is included in the consolidated statements of income in the period the item is disposed.

 

  2.18 GOODWILL

 

Goodwill is an asset representing the fair economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified or separately recognized. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis at the end of the Company’s fiscal year, or when impairment indicators arise. The Company uses a fair-value-based approach to test for impairment at the level of each reporting unit. The Company directly acquired MEIJI, which is the holding company of JHST that operates the Hu Plantation. As a result of this acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill in the amount of $724,940. This goodwill represents the fair value of the assets acquired in these acquisitions over the cost of the assets acquired.

 

  2.19 LONG TERM INVESTMENT

 

On October 29, 2014, the Company invested in Huangyuan County Rural Credit Union (“RCU”), Huangyuan County , Xining City, Qinghai Province, the P.R.C. RCU is engaged in the financing and crediting business to agricultural projects for local farmers. The Company has a 5% stake in RCU. The Company has no representative on the board of directors to oversee corporate operations. The Company accounts for its long term investment at cost.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

  

  2.20 PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES

 

A master license of stock feed manufacturing technology was acquired and the costs of acquisition are capitalized as proprietary technologies when technological feasibility has been established. Cost of acquisition of stock feed manufacturing technology master license is amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated life of 20 years.

 

An aromatic cattle-feeding formula was acquired and the costs of acquisition are capitalized as proprietary technologies when technological feasibility has been established. Cost of acquisition on aromatic cattle-feeding formula is amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated life of 25 years.

 

The cost of sleepy cods breeding technology license is capitalized as proprietary technologies when technological feasibility has been established. Cost of granting sleepy cods breeding technology license is amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated life of 25 years.

 

Bacterial cellulose technology license and related trade mark are capitalized as proprietary technologies when technological feasibility has been established. Cost of license and related trade mark is amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated life of 20 years.

 

The Company has determined that technological feasibility is established at the time a working model of products is completed. Proprietary technologies are intangible assets of finite lives. Management evaluates the recoverability of proprietary technologies on an annual basis at the end of the Company’s fiscal year, or when impairment indicators arise. As required by ASC Topic 350 “Intangible - Goodwill and Other”, the Company uses a fair-value-based approach to test for impairment.

 

  2.21 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

 

Construction in progress represents direct costs of construction as well as acquisition and design fees incurred. Capitalization of these costs ceases and the construction in progress is transferred to property and equipment when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. No depreciation is provided until construction is completed and the asset is ready for its intended use.

 

  2.22 LAND USE RIGHTS

 

Land use rights represent acquisition of rights to agricultural land from farmers and are amortized on the straight-line basis over their respective lease periods. The lease period of agricultural land is in the range from 10 to 60 years. Land use rights purchase prices were determined in accordance with the P.R.C. Government’s minimum lease payments on agricultural land and mutually agreed to terms between the Company and the vendors.

 

  2.23 CORPORATE JOINT VENTURE

 

A corporation formed, owned, and operated by two or more businesses as a separate and discrete business or project (venture) for their mutual benefit is considered to be a corporate joint venture. Investee entities, in which the Company can exercise significant influence, but not control, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method of accounting, the Company’s share of the earnings or losses of these companies is included in net income.

 

A loss in value of an investment that is other than a temporary decline is recognized as a charge to operations. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, the absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity that would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

  

  2.24 VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY

 

A variable interest entity (“ VIE ”) is an entity (investee) in which the investor has obtained less than a majority interest, according to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). A VIE is subject to consolidation if a VIE meets one of the following three criteria as elaborated in ASC Topic 810-10, Consolidation:

 

  (a) equity-at-risk is not sufficient to support the entity’s activities;

 

  (b) as a group, the equity-at-risk holders cannot control the entity; or

 

  (c) the economics do not coincide with the voting interest.

 

If a firm is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the holdings must be disclosed on the balance sheet. The primary beneficiary is defined as the person or company with the majority of variable interests. A corporation formed, owned, and operated by two or more businesses (ventures) as a separate and discrete business or project (venture) for their mutual benefit is defined as a joint venture.

 

  2.25 TREASURY STOCK

 

Treasury stock means shares of a corporation’s own stock that have been issued and subsequently reacquired by the corporation. Converting outstanding shares to treasury shares does not reduce the number of shares issued but does reduce the number of shares outstanding. These shares are not eligible to receive dividends. Accounting for excesses and deficiencies on treasury stock transactions is governed by ASC 505-30-30.

 

State laws and federal agencies closely regulate transactions involving a company’s own capital stock, so the purchase of outstanding shares must have a legitimate purpose. Some of the most common reasons for purchasing outstanding shares are as follows:

 

  (a) to meet additional stock needs for various reasons, including newly implemented stock option plans, stock for convertible bonds or convertible preferred stock, or a stock dividend.

 

  (b) to make more shares available for acquisitions of other entities.

  

The cost method of accounting for treasury shares has been adopted by the Company. The purchase of outstanding shares and thus converting them into treasury shares is treated as a temporary reduction in shareholders’ equity in view of the expectation to reissue the shares instead of retiring them. When the Company reissues the treasury shares, the temporary account is eliminated. The cost of acquiring outstanding shares for converting into treasury shares is charged to a contra account, in this case a contra equity account that reduces the stockholder equity balance.

 

  2.26 INCOME TAXES

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC Topic 740 “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under ASC Topic 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.

 

The provision for income tax is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

 

Deferred income taxes are calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

 

ASC Topic 740 also prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or for one expected to be taken, in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance related to, among other things, classification, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and disclosure requirements. Any interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits will be recorded as tax expense.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

  

  2.27 POLITICAL AND BUSINESS RISK

 

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

 

  2.28 CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

 

Cash includes cash at banks and demand deposits in accounts maintained with banks within the P.R.C. Total cash in these banks as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 amounted to $2,814,677 and $10,762,208 respectively, none of which is covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any risks to its cash in bank accounts.

 

The Company had 5 major customers (A, B, C, D & E) whose business individually represented the following percentages of the Company’s total revenue for the years indicated:

 

   Three months   Three months 
   ended   ended 
   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2014 
         
Customer A   20.65%   29.54%
Customer B   18.54%   10.31%
Customer C   14.80%   15.60%
Customer D   9.74%   5.12%
Customer E   8.13%   - 
Customer F   -    9.88%
    71.86%   70.45%

 

      Percentage 
of revenue
   Amount 
Customer A  Fishery development and Corporate and others division   20.65%  23,851,276 
Customer B  Fishery division   18.54%  $21,404,582 
Customer C  Organic Fertilizer division   14.80%  $17,091,160 

 

Accounts receivable are derived from revenue earned from customers located primarily in the P.R.C. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of customers and has not experienced any material losses to date.

 

The Company had 5 major customers whose accounts receivable balance individually represented the following percentages of the Company’s total accounts receivable:

 

   March 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
         
Customer A   20.17%   21.21%
Customer B   11.46%   13.51%
Customer C   10.95%   9.68%
Customer D   7.17%   7.12%
Customer E   6.00%   10.23%
    55.75%   61.75%

 

As of March 31, 2015, amounts due from customers A, B and C are $20,930,515, $11,893,849, and $11,362,873, respectively. The Company has not experienced any significant difficulty in collecting its accounts receivable in the past and is not aware of any financial difficulties of its major customers.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

  

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

  2.29 IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment,” long-lived assets to be held and used are analyzed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The Company reviews the carrying amount of its long-lived assets, including intangibles, for impairment, each reporting period. An asset is considered impaired when estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset. In the event the carrying amount of such asset is considered not recoverable, the asset is adjusted to its fair value. Fair value is generally determined based on discounted future cash flow. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company determined no impairment losses were necessary.

  

  2.30 EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

As prescribed in ASC Topic 260 “ Earnings per Share, ” Basic Earnings per Share (“ EPS ”) is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding during the year. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock shares outstanding during the year plus potential dilutive instruments such as stock options and warrants. The effect of stock options on diluted EPS is determined through the application of the treasury stock method, whereby proceeds received by the Company based on assumed exercises are hypothetically used to repurchase the Company’s common stock at the average market price during the period.

 

ASC 260-10-55 requires that stock dividends or stock splits be accounted for retroactively if the stock dividends or stock splits occur during the year, or retroactively if the stock dividends or stock splits occur after the end of the period but before the release of the financial statements, by considering it outstanding of the entirety of each period presented. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the year.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, basic earnings per share attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries’ common stockholders amount to $1.39 and $1.45 respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, diluted earnings per share attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and its subsidiaries’ common stockholders amounted to $1.33 and $1.38, respectively

 

  2.31 ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

ASC Topic 220 “Comprehensive Income” establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive income and its components in financial statements. Comprehensive income is defined as the change in stockholders’ equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The comprehensive income for all periods presented includes both the reported net income and net change in cumulative translation adjustments.

 

  2.32 RETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS

 

P.R.C. state managed retirement benefit programs are defined contribution plans and the payments to the plans are charged as expenses when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contribution made by the employer.

 

  2.33 STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company has adopted both ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation” and ASC Topic 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to Non- Employees” using the fair value method in which an entity issues its equity instruments to acquire goods and services from employees and non-employees. Stock compensation for stock granted to non-employees has been determined in accordance with this accounting standard and the accounting standard regarding accounting for equity instruments that are issued to other than employees for acquiring, or in conjunction with selling goods or services, as the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measured. This accounting standard allows the “simplified” method to determine the term of employee options when other information is not available. Under ASC Topic 718 and ASC Topic 505-50, stock compensation expenses is measured at the grant date on the value of the option or restricted stock and is recognized as expenses, less expected forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

  

  2.34 FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value under U.S. GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:

 

  Level 1 Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

 

  Level 2 Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.

 

  Level 3 Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data.

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments. The Company does not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or a non-recurring basis, consequently, the Company did not have any fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2015 or December 31, 2014, nor gains or losses are reported in the statements of income and comprehensive income that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date for the three months ended March 31, 2015 or 2014.

 

  2.35 NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

The Company does not expect any recent accounting pronouncements to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity,” which provides a narrower definition of discontinued operations than under existing U.S. GAAP. ASU 2014-08 requires that only a disposal of a component of an entity, or a group of components of an entity, that represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on the reporting entity’s operations and financial results should be reported in the consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 also provides guidance on the consolidated financial statement presentations and disclosures of discontinued operations. The new guidance is effective prospectively for the Company to all new disposals of components and new classification as held for sale beginning April 1, 2015. The Company is evaluating the effects, if any, of the adoption of this guidance will have on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

  

  2.35 NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance related to revenue from contracts with customers. Under this guidance, revenue is recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Early adoption is not permitted. The updated standard will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2017. We have not yet selected a transition method and we are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-10, “Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation”. The guidance eliminates the definition of a development stage entity thereby removing the incremental financial reporting requirements from U.S. GAAP for development stage entities, primarily presentation of inception to date financial information. The provisions of the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and the interim periods therein. However, early adoption is permitted. Accordingly, the Company has adopted this standard as of July 31, 2014.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, "Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern." ASU 2014-15 will explicitly require management to assess an entity's ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide related footnote disclosure in certain circumstances. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-17, (Business Combinations (Topic 805): Pushdown Accounting (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force.) The amendments in this update provide an acquired entity with an option to apply pushdown accounting in its separate financial statements upon occurrence of an event in which an acquirer obtains control of the acquired entity. The adoption of ASU 2014-17 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-01, Income Statement—Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items. This Update eliminates from GAAP the concept of extraordinary items. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. A reporting entity may apply the amendments prospectively. A reporting entity also may apply the amendments retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2015-01 to have material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. The new consolidation standard changes the way reporting enterprises evaluate whether (a) they should consolidate limited partnerships and similar entities, (b) fees paid to a decision maker or service provider are variable interests in a variable interest entity ("VIE"), and (c) variable interests in a VIE held by related parties of the reporting enterprise require the reporting enterprise to consolidate the VIE. The guidance is effective for public business entities for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is allowed, including early adoption in an interim period. A reporting entity may apply a modified retrospective approach by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption or may apply the amendments retrospectively. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this guidance on the consolidated financial statements.

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

 

3. SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organization structure as well as business segments and major customers in consolidated financial statements. The Company operates in five principal reportable segments: Fishery Development Division, HU Plantation Division, Organic Fertilizer and Bread Grass Division, Cattle Farm Development Division and Corporate and others. No geographic information is required as all revenue and assets are located in the P.R.C.

 

   For the three months ended March 31, 2015     
   Fishery
Development
Division (1)
   HU
Plantation
Division (2)
   Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division (3)
   Cattle Farm
Development
Division (4)
   Corporate and
others (5)
   Total 
                         
Revenue  $53,336,774   $-   $40,376,589   $8,289,986   $13,473,101   $115,476,450 
                               
Net income (loss)  $17,364,450   $(588,016)  $5,659,105   $354,180   $965,122   $23,754,841 
                               
Total assets  $135,886,166   $53,485,748   $278,916,757   $32,526,979   $71,362,201   $572,177,851 

 

F-16
 

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

3. SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

 

   For the three months ended March 31, 2014     
   Fishery
Development
Division (1)
   HU
Plantation
Division (2)
   Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division (3)
   Cattle Farm
Development
Division (4)
   Corporate and
others (5)
   Total 
                         
Revenue  $43,764,265   $760,052   $28,975,083   $7,544,591   $9,883,798   $90,927,789 
                               
Net income (loss)  $10,310,638   $(25,268)  $10,018,030   $266,194   $218,325   $20,787,919 
                               
Total assets  $105,593,997   $49,175,247   $186,106,742   $47,176,963   $19,191,827   $407,244,776 

  

Note

(1) Operated by Capital Award, Inc. (“CA”) and Jiangmen City A Power Fishery Development Co., Limited (“JFD”).

 

(2) Operated by Jiangmen City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co., Limited (“JHST”).

 

(3) Operated by Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“SJAP”), Qinghai Zhong He Meat Products Co., Limited (“QZH”), A Power Agro Agriculture Development (Macau) Limited (“APWAM”), and Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“HSA”).

 

(4) Operated by Jiangmen City Hang Mei Cattle Farm Development Co. Limited (“JHMC”) and Macau Eiji Limited (“MEIJI”).

 

(5) Operated by Sino Agro Food, Inc. (“SIAF”) and Sino Agro Food Sweden AB (publ) (“SAFS”).

 

Further analysis of revenue:-

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2015        
    Fishery
Development
Division (1)
    HU Plantation
Division (2)
    Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division (3)
    Cattle Farm
Development
Division (4)
    Corporate and
others (5)
    Total  
Name of entity                                    
Sale of goods                                                
Capital Award, Inc. (“CA”)   27,218,841     -     -     -     -     27,218,841  
                                                 
Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co., Limited (“JHST”)     -       -       -       -       -     -  
                                                 
Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“HSA”)     -       -       4,182,440       -       -       4,182,440  
                                                 
Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“SJAP”)     -       -       24,038,273       -       -       24,038,273  
                                                 
Qinghai Zhong He Meat Products Co., Limited (“QZH”)     -       -       12,155,876       -       -       12,155,876  
                                                 
Macau  Eiji Company Limited (“MEIJI”)     -       -       -       8,289,986       -       8,289,986  
                                                 
Sino Agro Food, Inc. (“SIAF”)     -       -       -       -       9,687,127       9,687,127  
                                                 
Consulting and service income for development contracts                                                
Capital Award, Inc. (“CA”)     25,583,865       -       -       -       -       25,583,865  
                                                 
Sino Agro Food, Inc. (“SIAF”)     -       -       -       -       3,785,974       3,785,974  
                                                 
Commission and management fee                                                
Capital Award, Inc. (“CA”)     534,068       -       -       -       -       534,068  
    $ 53,336,774     $ -     $ 40,376,589     $ 8,289,986     $ 13,473,101     $ 115,476,450  

 

F-17
 

  

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

3. SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

 

Further analysis of revenue (Continued):-

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2014        
    Fishery
Development
Division (1)
    HU Plantation
Division (2)
    Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division (3)
    Cattle Farm
Development
Division (4)
    Corporate and
others (5)
    Total  
Name of entity                                                
Sale of goods                                                
Capital Award, Inc. (“CA”)   $

31,108,785

    $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 31,108,785  
                                                 
Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co., Limited (“JHST”)     -       760,052       -       -       -     $ 760,052  
                                                 
Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“HSA”)     -       -       4,822,180       -       -       4,822,180  
                                                 
Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“SJAP”)     -       -       24,152,903       -       -      

24,152,903

 
                                                 
Qinghai Zhong He Meat Products Co., Ltd (“QZH”)     -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                 
Macau  Eiji Company Limited (“MEIJI”)     -       -       -      

7,544,591

      -      

7,544,591

 
                                                 
Sino Agro Food, Inc. (“SIAF”)     -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                 
Consulting and service income for development contracts                                                
Capital Award, Inc. (“CA”)     12,243,202       -       -       -       -       12,243,202  
                                                 
Sino Agro Food, Inc. (“SIAF”)     -       -       -       -       9,883,798       9,883,798  
                                                 
Commission and management fee                                                
Capital Award, Inc. (“CA”)     412,278       -       -       -       -       412,278  
    43,764,265     760,052     28,975,083     7,544,591     9,883,798     $ 90,927,789  

 

F-18
 

  

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

3. SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

 

Further analysis of cost of goods sold and cost of services:-

 

COST OF GOODS SOLD

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2015        
    Fishery
Development
Division (1)
    HU
Plantation
Division (2)
    Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division (3)
    Cattle Farm
Development
Division (4)
    Corporate
and others
(5)
    Total  
Name of entity                                                
Sale of goods                                                
Capital Award, Inc. (“CA”)   $

20,101,997

    $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $

20,101,997

 
Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co., Limited (“JHST”)     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“HSA”)     -       -       2,390,598       -       -       2,390,598  
Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“SJAP”)     -       -       16,563,831       -       -       16,563,831  
Qinghai Zhong He Meat Products Co., Limited (“QZH”)     -       -       8,171,368       -       -       8,171,368  
Macau  Eiji Company Limited (“MEIJI”)     -       -       -       7,988,119       -      

7,988,119

 
Sino Agro Food, Inc. (“SIAF”)     -       -       -       -       8,074,075       8,074,075  
    20,101,997     -     27,125,797     7,988,119     8,074,075     63,289,988  

 

COST OF SERVICES

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2015        
    Fishery 
Development 
Division (1)
    HU Plantation 
Division (2)
    Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division (3)
    Cattle Farm
Development
Division (4)
    Corporate
and others
(5)
    Total  
Name of entity                                                
                                                 
Consulting and service income for development contracts                                                
                                                 
Capital Award, Inc. (“CA”)   $ 15,203,198     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 15,203,198  
                                                 
Sino Agro Food, Inc. (“SIAF”)     -       -       -       -       1,404,813       1,404,813  
    15,203,198     $ -     $ -     $ -     1,404,813     16,608,011  

  

F-19
 

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

3. SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

 

Further analysis of cost of goods sold and cost of services (Continued):-

 

COST OF GOODS SOLD

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2014        
    Fishery
Development
Division (1)
    HU
Plantation
Division (2)
    Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division (3)
    Cattle Farm
Development
Division (4)
    Corporate
and others
(5)
    Total  
Name of entity                                                
Sale of goods                                                
Capital Award, Inc. (“CA”)   $ 21,545,566     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 21,545,566  
Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co., Limited (“JHST”)     -       245,178       -       -       -       245,178  
Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“HSA”)     -       -       2,727,978       -       -       2,727,978  
Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co., Limited (“SJAP”)     -       -       15,529,206       -       -       15,529,206  
Qinghai Zhong He Meat Products Co., Limited (“QZH”)     -       -       -       -       -       -  
Macau  Eiji Company Limited (“MEIJI”)     -       -       -       7,220,836       -       7,220,836  
Sino Agro Food, Inc. (“SIAF”)     -       -       -       -       8,595,765       8,595,765  
    21,545,566     245,178     18,257,184     7,220,836     8,595,765    

55,864,529

 

 

COST OF SERVICES

 

    For the three months ended March 31,2014        
    Fishery
Development
Division (1)
    HU
Plantation
Division (2)
    Organic
Fertilizer and
Bread Grass
Division (3)
    Cattle Farm
Development
Division (4)
    Corporate
and others
(5)
    Total  
                                     
Name of entity                                                
Consulting and service income for development contracts                                                
                                                 
Capital Award, Inc. (“CA”)   $ 6,503,412     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 6,503,412  
                                                 
Sino Agro Food, Inc. (“SIAF”)     -       -       -       -       -       -  
    6,503,412     $ -     $ -     -     -     6,503,412  

 

F-20
 

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

4. GAIN ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBTS

 

The Company executed several agreements with third parties to settle debts by issuance of the Company’s common stock. The shares issued by the Company were valued at the trading price of the stock on the date the shares were issued. Any excess of the fair value of the shares over the carrying cost of the debt has been reported as a gain on the extinguishment of debts of $0 and $43,020 has been credited to consolidated statements of income as other income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

   Three months   Three months 
   ended   ended 
   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2014 
         
Total amounts of debts to be settled  $-   $6,019,125 
Less: Aggregate market fair value of (3.31.2014: 11,909,999) shares of common stock in exchange of the above debts for debts extinguishment  -    (5,976,105)
Gain on extinguishment of debts  $-   $43,020 

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

United States of America

 

The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada, in the United States of America. The Company has no trading operations in United States of America and no US corporate tax has been provided for in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries

 

The Company intends to use the remaining accumulated and future earnings of foreign subsidiaries to expand operations outside the United States and accordingly, undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries are considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside the United States and no provision for U.S. Federal and State income tax or applicable dividend distribution tax has been provided thereon.

 

The Company appointed US tax professionals to assist in filing income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 in compliance with US Treasury Internal Revenue Code and we filed our 2013 Tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) of USA Government on June 2014.

 

As of March 31, 2015, the Company reviewed its tax position with the assistance US tax professionals and believed that there would be no taxes and no penalties assessed by the IRS in the United States of America.

 

F-21
 

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

5. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)

 

China

 

Beginning January 1, 2008, the new Enterprise Income Tax (“ EIT ”) law replaced the existing laws for Domestic Enterprises (“ DE’s ”) and Foreign Invested Enterprises (“ FIE’s ”). The new standard EIT rate of 25% replaced the 33% rate currently applicable to both DE’s and FIE’s. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the new EIT will have on its financial condition. Beginning January 1, 2008, China unified the corporate income tax rule on foreign invested enterprises and domestic enterprises. The unified corporate income tax rate is 25%.

 

Under new tax legislation in China beginning in January 2008, the agriculture, dairy and fishery sectors are exempt from enterprise income taxes.

 

No EIT has been provided in the financial statements of SIAF, CA, JHST, JHMC, JFD, HSA, SJAP and QZH since they are exempt from EIT for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 as they are within the agriculture, dairy and fishery sectors.

 

Belize

 

CA, CS and CH are international business companies incorporated in Belize, and are exempt from corporate tax in Belize.

 

Hong Kong

 

No Hong Kong profits tax has been provided in the consolidated financial statements of TRW, since these entities did not earn any assessable profits arising in Hong Kong for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Macau

 

No Macau Corporate income tax has been provided in the consolidated financial statements of APWAM and MEIJI since these entities did not earn any assessable profits for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Sweden

 

No Sweden Corporate income tax has been provided in the consolidated financial statements of SAFS since SAFS incurred a tax loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

No deferred tax assets and liabilities are of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 since there was no difference between the financial statements carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the period in which the differences are expected to reverse.

 

Provision for income taxes is as follows:

 

    

Three
months
ended
March 31,
2015

    

Three
months
ended
March 31,
2014

 
           
SIAF  $-   $- 
SAFS   -    - 
TRW   -    - 
MEIJI and APWAM   -    - 
JHST, JFD, JHMC, SJAP , QZH and HSA   -    - 
   $-   $- 

 

The Company did not recognize any interest or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The Company had no uncertain positions that would necessitate recording of tax related liability. The Company is subject to examination by the respective tax authorities.

 

F-22
 

 

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

6. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

   March 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
           
Cash and bank balances  $10,932,661   $3,031,447 

 

7. INVENTORIES

 

As of March 31, 2015, inventories are as follows:

 

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2015     2014  
             
Sleepy cods, prawns, eels and marble goby   $ 3,547,158     $ 3,051,606  
Beef and mutton     5,101,402       2,908,886  
Bread grass     1,302,969       2,336,308  
Beef cattle     7,361,889       8,362,763  
Organic fertilizer     6,075,642       7,292,389  
Forage for cattle and consumable     9,238,819       6,547,333  
Raw materials for bread grass and organic fertilizer     15,351,389       14,223,407  
Immature seeds     1,248,450       1,245,301  
    $ 49,227,718     $ 45,967,993  

 

8. DEPOSITS AND PREPAYMENTS

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Deposits for          
-  purchases of equipment  $4,668,784   $4,668,784 
-  acquisition of land use rights   3,373,110    3,373,110 
- inventories purchases   12,889,155    14,221,199 
- aquaculture contracts   14,219,514    20,467,603 
- building materials   877,598    877,598 
- consulting service providers and others   11,032,481    5,188,473 
- construction in progress   20,467,357    20,467,357 
Prepayments - debts discounts and others   3,544,120    3,827,401 
Shares issued for employee compensation and overseas professional and bond interest   5,719,120    2,860,066 
   $76,791,239   $75,951,591 

   

9. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

The Company has performed an analysis on all of its accounts receivable and determined that all amounts are collectible by the Company. As such, all accounts receivable are reflected as a current asset and no allowance for bad debt has been recorded as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Bad debts written off for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are $0.

 

Aging analysis of accounts receivable is as follows:

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
0 - 30 days  $29,443,363   $21,663,061 
31 - 90 days   33,126,585    38,324,554 
91 - 120 days   9,368,839    21,138,383 
over 120 days and less than 1 year   31,835,584    23,377,073 
over 1 year   -    - 
   $103,774,371   $104,503,071 

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

10. OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Advanced to employees  $658,741   $

476,630

 
Advanced to suppliers   11,253,654    9,910,682 
Advanced to customers   21,032,158    13,947,946 
Advanced to developers   28,000,000    28,000,000 
   $60,944,553   $52,305,260 

  

Advanced to employees, suppliers, customers and developers are unsecured, interest free and with no fixed terms of repayment.

 

The Company entered friendly loan agreements with suppliers, customers and developers to assist them to procure project loans.

 

11. PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Plant and machinery  $5,573,254   $5,507,571 
Structure and leasehold improvements   51,650,906    51,650,906 
Mature seeds   11,928,410    10,794,289 
Furniture and equipment   629,055    629,055 
Motor vehicles   765,858    765,858 
    70,547,483    69,347,679 
           
Less: Accumulated depreciation   (5,797,042)   (4,994,704)
Net booking value   64,750,441    64,352,975 

  

Depreciation expense was $802,338 and $534,803 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

12. CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

 

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2015     2014  
             
Construction in progress                
- Office, warehouse and organic fertilizer plant in HSA   $ 28,185,939     $ 20,205,123  
- Oven room, road for production of dried flowers     1,587,594       539,304  
- Organic fertilizer and bread grass production plant and office building     13,734,314       12,325,685  
- Rangeland for beef cattle and office building     41,996,899       35,074,556  
- Fish pond     2,205,568       975,609  
    $ 87,710,314     $ 69,120,277  

  

13. LAND USE RIGHTS

 

Private ownership of agricultural land is not permitted in the P.R.C. Instead, the Company has leased seven lots of land. The cost of the first lot of land use rights acquired in 2007 in Guangdong Province, the P.R.C. was $6,408,289 and consists of 180.23 acres with the lease expiring in 2067. The cost of the second lot of land use rights acquired in 2008 in Guangdong Province, the P.R.C. was $764,128, which consists of 31.84 acres with the lease expiring in 2068. The cost of the third lot of land use rights acquired in 2011 was $12,040,571, which consists of 79.48 acres in Guangdong Province, the P.R.C. with the lease expires in 2037. The cost of the fourth lot of land use rights acquired in 2011 was $35,405,750 which consisted of 287.21 acres in the Hunan Province, the P.R.C. and the leases expire in 2051, 2054 and 2071. The cost of the fifth lot of land use rights acquired in 2012 was $528,240 which consisted of 21.09 acres in Qinghai Province, P.R.C. and the lease expires in 2051. The cost of the sixth lot of land use rights acquired in 2013 was $489,904 which consisted of 6.27 acres in Guangdong Province, the P.R.C. and the lease expires in 2023. The cost of the seventh lot of land use rights acquired in 2014 was $4,453,665 which consisted of 33.28 acres in Guangdong Province, the P.R.C. and the lease expires in 2044.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

13. LAND USE RIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
         
Cost  $69,204,948   $69,428,143 

Less: Accumulated amortization

   (6,441,781)   (6,105,941)
Net carrying amount  $62,763,167   $63,322,202 

  

    Expiry date   Description   Amount  
               
Balance @1.1.2014           $ 65,192,615  
Additions                
2013   2044   Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, P.R.C.     4,453,665  
Exchange difference             (218,137)  
Balance @12.31.2014             69,428,143  
Exchange difference             (223,195 )
Balance @3.31.2015           $ 69,204,948  

  

Land use rights are amortized on the straight-line basis over their respective lease periods. The lease period of agriculture land is 30 to 60 years. Amortization of land use rights was $335,840 and $362,524 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

14. GOODWILL

 

Goodwill represents the fair value of the assets acquired the acquisitions over the cost of the assets acquired. It is stated at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Management tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or when impairment indicators arise. In these instances, the Company recognizes an impairment loss when it is probable that the estimated cash flows are less than the carrying value of the assets. To date, no such impairment loss has been recorded.

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Goodwill from acquisition  $724,940   $724,940 
Less: Accumulated impairment losses   -    - 
Net carrying amount  $724,940   $724,940 

  

15. PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES

 

By an agreement dated November 12, 2008, TRW acquired an enzyme technology master license, registered under a Chinese patent, for the manufacturing of livestock feed and bioorganic fertilizer and its related labels for $8,000,000. On March 6, 2012, MEIJI acquired an aromatic-feed formula technology for the production of aromatic cattle for $1,500,000. On October 1, 2013, SIAF was granted a license to exploit sleepy cods breeding technology to grow out of sleepy cods for $2,270,968 for 50 years. SJAP booked bacterial cellulose technology license and related trademark for $2,119,075 and amortized expenditures for 20 years starting from January 1, 2014.

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Cost  $13,911,868   $13,886,098 
Less: Accumulated amortization   (2,584,081)   (2,405,800)
Net carrying amount  $11,327,787   $11,480,298 

  

Amortization of proprietary technologies was $178,281 and $146,556 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. No impairments of proprietary technologies have been identified for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

16. LONG TERM INVESTMENTS

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Investment in Huangyuan County Rural Credit Union  $814,067   $817,127 
Less: Accumulated impairment losses   -    - 
   $814,067   $817,127 

    

17. TEMPORARY DEPOSITS PAID TO ENTITIES FOR EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN FUTURE SINO JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES

 

Intended                    
unincorporated   Projects       March 31,       December 31,   
investee   engaged       2015     2014  
A   Trade center   *   $ 4,086,941     $ 4,086,941  
A   Seafood center   *     1,032,914       1,032,914  
B   Fish Farm 2 Gao Qiqiang Aquaculture   *     6,000,000       6,000,000  
C   Prawn farm 1   *     14,554,578       14,554,578  
D   Prawn farm 2   *     9,877,218       9,877,218  
E   Cattle farm 2   *     5,558,057       5,558,057  
            $ 41,109,708     $ 41,109,708  

 

The Company made temporary deposits paid to entities for equity investments in future Sino Joint Venture companies (“SJVCs”) engaged in projects development of trade and seafood centers, fish, prawns and cattle farms. Such temporary deposits represented as deposits of the respective consideration required for the purchase of equity stakes of respective future SJVCs. The amounts were classified as temporary because legal procedures of formation of SJVCs have not yet been completed. As of March 31, 2015, the percentages of equity stakes of SFJVCs A (trade and seafood centers), B ( fish farm 2 GaoQiqiang Aquaculture Farm ), C (prawn farm 1), D (pawn farm 2) and E (cattle farm 2) are 31%, 23%, 56%, 29% and 35% respectively.

 

* The above amounts were subject to conversion to an additional equity investment in the investees upon the completion of legal procedures of formation of SJVCs.

 

18. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY

 

On September 28, 2009, APWAM acquired the PMH’s 45% equity interest in the Sino-Foreign joint venture company, Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co. Limited (“ SJAP ”), which was incorporated in the P.R.C. As of March 31, 2015, the Company has invested $2,251,359 in this joint venture. SJAP is engaged in its business of the manufacturing of organic fertilizer, livestock feed, and beef cattle and plantation of crops and pastures.

 

Continuous assessment of the VIE relationship with SJAP

 

The Company may also have a controlling financial interest in an entity through an arrangement that does not involve voting interests, such as a VIE. The Company evaluates entities deemed to be VIE’s using a risk and reward model to determine whether to consolidate. A VIE is an entity (1) that has total equity at risk that is not sufficient to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other entities, (2) where the group of equity holders does not have the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, or the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses or the right to receive the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, or (3) where the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the expected losses of the entity, their rights to receive the expected residual returns of the entity, or both, and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor that has disproportionately fewer voting rights.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 

18. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY (CONTINUED)

 

The Company also quantitatively and qualitatively examined if SJAP is considered a VIE. Qualitative analyses considered the extent to which the nature of its variable interest exposed the Company to losses. For quantitative analyses, the Company also used internal cash flow models to determine if SJAP was a VIE and, if so, whether the Company was the primary beneficiary. The projection of these cash flows and probabilities thereof requires significant managerial judgment because of the inherent limitations that relate to the use of historical data for the projection of future events. On March 31, 2015, the Company evaluated the above VIE testing results and concluded that the Company is the primary beneficiary of SJAP’s expected losses or residual returns and that SJAP qualifies as a VIE of the Company. As result, the Company has consolidated SJAP as a VIE.

 

The reasons for the changes are as follows:

 

• Originally, the board of directors of SJAP consisted of 7 members; 3 appointees from Qinghai Sanjiang (one stockholder), 1 from Garwor (one stockholder), and 3 from the Company, such that the Company did not have majority interest represented on the board of directors of SJAP.

 

• On May 7, 2010, Qinghai Sanjiang sold and transferred its equity interest in SJAP to Garwor. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce of Xining City Government of the P.R.C. approved the sale and transfer.

 

Consequently Garwor and the Company agreed that the new board of directors of SJAP would consist of 3 members; 1 appointee from Garwor and 2 appointees from the Company, such that the Company now had a majority interest in the board of directors of SJAP. Also, and in accordance with the Company’s Sino Joint Venture Agreement, the Company’s management appointed the chief financial officer of SJAP. As a result, the financial statements of SJAP were included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

Continuous assessment of the VIE relationship with QZH

 

The Company may also have a controlling financial interest in an entity through an arrangement that does not involve voting interests, such as a VIE. The Company evaluates entities deemed to be VIE’s using a risk and reward model to determine whether to consolidate. A VIE is an entity (1) that has total equity at risk that is not sufficient to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other entities, (2) where the group of equity holders does not have the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, or the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses or the right to receive the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, or (3) where the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the expected losses of the entity, their rights to receive the expected residual returns of the entity, or both, and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor that has disproportionately fewer voting rights.

 

The Company also quantitatively and qualitatively examined if QZH is considered a VIE. Qualitative analyses considered the extent to which the nature of its variable interest exposed the Company to losses. For quantitative analyses, the Company also used internal cash flow models to determine if QZH was a VIE and, if so, whether the Company was the primary beneficiary. The projection of these cash flows and probabilities thereof requires significant managerial judgment because of the inherent limitations that relate to the use of historical data for the projection of future events. On March 31, 2015, the Company evaluated the above VIE testing results and concluded that the Company is the primary beneficiary of QZH’s expected losses or residual returns and that QZH qualifies as a VIE of the Company. As result, the Company has consolidated QZH as a VIE.

 

SJAP is sole stockholder of QZH and SJAP appointed sole director of QZH. Consequently, the Company indirectly control directorship of QZH, such that the Company now had a majority interest in the directorship of QZH. Also, and in accordance with the Company’s Sino Joint Venture Agreement, the Company’s management appointed the chief financial officer of QZH. As a result, the financial statements of QZH were included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

19. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

 

  (i) Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Cost  $6,487,032   $

3,755,046

 
Estimated earnings   10,995,534    

8,307,452

 
Less:  Billings   (16,175,681)   (9,725,618)
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contract  $1,306,885   $2,336,880 

 

  (ii) Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Billings  $110,060,524   $102,199,674 
Less: Costs   (56,769,967)   (46,648,988)
          Estimated earnings   (49,256,399)   (47,490,106)
Billing in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contract  $4,034,158   $8,060,580 

 

  (iii) Overall

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Billings  $126,236,205   $102,199,674 
Less: Costs   (63,256,999)   (46,648,988)
          Estimated earnings   (60,251,933)   (47,490,106)
Billing in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contract  $2,727,273   $8,060,580 

 

20. SERIES F SHARES MANDATORY REDEMPTION PAYABLE

 

On August 13, 2014, the Company filed a Certificate of the Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series F Non-Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate”) to its Articles of Incorporation, with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, setting forth the terms of its Preferred Stock. On June 10, 2014, the Company amended and restated the Certificate to (i) postpone the payment date of the dividend there under to May 30, 2015, (ii) to delete a reference to the redemption or declaration of any cash dividend or distribution on any Junior Securities, and (iii) make certain minor corrections to the Certificate. No share of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred Stock was ever issued. The Company believes it to be in the best interests of its shareholders to delay the cash payment until such time as its financial position would enable it to make the payment without harming its ability to develop its business in accordance with management’s plans.

  

21. OTHER PAYABLES

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Due to third parties  $12,891,558   $8,176,469 
Promissory notes issued to third parties   600,000    1,100,000 
Due to local government   2,419,513    2,419,513 
    15,882,011    11,695,982 
Less: The current portion classified as non-current liabilities
  Due to third parties
   (4,797,332)   - 
Amount classified as current as current liabilities  $11,084,679   $11,695,982 

 

Due to third parties are unsecured, interest free and have no fixed terms of repayment.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 

22. BORROWINGS

 

There are no provisions in the Company’s bank borrowings and long term debts that would accelerate repayment of debt as a result of a change in credit ratings or a material adverse change in the Company’s business. Under certain agreements, the Company has the option to retire debt prior to maturity, either at par or at a premium over par.

 

Short term debts             March 31,     December 31,  
Name of lender   Interest rate     Term   2015     2014  
Agricultural Development Bank of China   6.4%      January 3, 2014 - December 17, 2018   $  323,875 ^*   $ 325,092  ^*
Huangyuan County Branch,
Xining City, Qinghai Province, the P.R.C.
                           
                             
Agricultural Development Bank of China   6.18%     October 21,  2014  - October 20, 2015     4,070,335 ^*     4,085,635 ^*
Huangyuan County Branch,                        
Xining City, Qinghai Province, the P.R.C.                            
                $ 4,394,210     $

4,410,727

 

 

 

Long term debts             March 31,     December 31,  
Name of lender   Interest rate     Term   2015     2014  
                       
GanGuo Village Committee   12.22%     June 2012 - June 2017   $ 179,095     $ 179,768  
Bo Huang Town                            
Huangyuan County,                            
Xining City, Qinghai Province, the  P.R.C.                            
                             
Agricultural Development Bank of China   6.4%     January 3, 2014 - December 17, 2018    

2,442,201

^*#     2,451,381 ^*#
Huangyuan County Branch,                            
Xining City, Qinghai Province, the P.R.C.                            
Less: The current portion reclassified as short term debts                 (323,875 )   (325,092 )
                $ 2,297,421     $

2,306,057

 

  

The above note agreements contained regular provisions requiring timely repayment of principals and accrued interests, payment of default interest in the event of default, and without specific financial covenants. Management of the Company believes the Company is in material compliance with the terms of the loan agreements.

 

  ^ personal and corporate guaranteed by third parties.
  *

secured by land use rights with net carrying amount of $494,604 (2014: $499,856).

  #

repayable $323,875, $650,184, $650,184 and $817,958 in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 

23. BONDS PAYABLE

 

On July 1, 2013 , the Company offered a maximum of $21,000,000 of units (“ Units ”) for an aggregate of 840 Units; each Unit consisting of a $25,000 principal amount promissory note made by the Subscription Agreement and Confidential Private Placement Memorandum with maturity date two years from the Initial Closing Date of the Offering September 30, 2013. The interest rate of 5% is paid annually. Commission, issue cost and discounts are amortized over 2 years from October 1, 2013.

 

Terms of the bonds are as follows:

 

Issue size:   $16,800,000
Number of units offered:   840 units
Number of units issued:   69 units
Principal value per unit:   $25,000 per unit
Net payable value /bond:   $20,000 per unit
Discounted value/bond:   $5,000 paid to bond holder
Maturity date:   2 years (September 30, 2015)
Participating interest:   5% per annum
Effective yield:   11.80% per annum

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
           
Bonds payable  $1,725,000   $1,725,000 

 

The Company calculated professional service compensation of $400,000 in respect of bond issue, and recognized $200,000 for the year ended December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, the deferred compensation balance was $100,000 and the deferred compensation balance of $100,000 was to be amortized over 6 months beginning on January 1, 2015.

 

The Company calculated professional service compensation of $400,000 in respect of bond issue, and recognized $50,000 and $50,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. As of March 31, 2015, the deferred compensation balance was $50,000 and the deferred compensation balance of $50,000 was to be amortized over 3 months beginning on April 1, 2015.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

24.

CONVERTIBLE BOND TE PAYABLES

 

On August 29, 2014, the Company completed the closing of a private placement financing transaction with an accredited investor, which purchased a 10.5% Convertible Note (the “Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $33,300,000. The Company received the total advance of $11,632,450. The Company shall offer investor a discount equal to 25% of the amount of the principal advanced by the investor.

 

Interest on the note shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance of this Note from August 29, 2014. Interest shall be payable quarterly on the last day of each of March, June, September and December commencing September 30, 2014 provided, however, that note holder may elect to require the Company to issue to the note holder a promissory note in lieu of cash in satisfaction of any interest due and payable at such time. Any interest payment note shall be subject to the same terms as the note. The note has a maturity date of February 28, 2020.

 

The note is convertible, at the discretion of the note holder, into shares of the Company’s common stock (i) at any time following an Event of Default, or (ii) for a period of thirty (30) calendar days following October 31, 2015 and each anniversary thereof, at an initial conversion price per share of $1.00, subject to adjustment for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends and other similar transactions and subject to the terms of the note. As long as the note is outstanding, the investor shall have a right of first refusal, exercisable for thirty (30) calendar days after notice to the note holder, to purchase securities proposed to be offered and sold by the Company.

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
           
10.50% convertible note of maturity date February 20, 2020  $16,286,754   $15,803,928 

 

The Company calculated the fair value of the convertible note and the beneficial conversion feature utilizing the Discounted Cash Flows model at the date of the issuance of convertible note. The relative fair values were allocated to the liability and equity components of the debt. Accordingly, a discount was created on the debt and this discount will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt. Debt premium amortization as of March 31, 2015 was $3,891.

 

As of March 31, 2015, there was $15,803,928 (December 31, 2014: $15,509,933) principal outstanding and accrued interest in the amount of $482,826 (December 31, 2014: 293,995) that was owed under the terms of the convertible note.

 

The above note agreement contained regular provisions requiring timely repayment of principals and accrued interests, payment of default interest in the event of default, default and optional conversion and without specific financial covenants. Management of the Company believes the Company is in material compliance with the terms of the convertible note agreement.

 

The Company calculated professional service compensation of $1,500,000 in respect of convertible note issue, and recognized $125,000 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. As of March 31, 2015, the deferred compensation balance of $1,375,000 was to be amortized over 9 months beginning on April 1, 2015.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 

25. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

The Group’s share capital as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 shown on the consolidated balance sheet represents the aggregate nominal value of the share capital of the Company as of that date.

 

On March 22, 2010, the Company designated 100 shares of Series A preferred stock at a par value per share of $0.001. As of the same date, 100 shares of Series A preferred stock were issued at $1 per share for cash in the amount of $100.

 

The Series A preferred stock:

 

  (i) does not pay a dividend;

 

  (ii) votes together with the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation as a single class and, regardless of the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding and as long as at least one of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, shall represent eighty percent (80%) of all votes entitled to be voted at any annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation or action by written consent of shareholders. Each outstanding share of the Series A Preferred Stock shall represent its proportionate share of the 80%, which is allocated to the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock; and

 

  (ii) ranks senior to common stockholders, holders of Series B convertible preferred stockholders and any other stockholders on liquidation.

 

The Company has designated 100 shares of Series A preferred stock with 100 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

25. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)

 

The Series B convertible preferred stock:

 

On March 22, 2010, the Company designated 7,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock at a par value per share of $0.001. The Series B convertible preferred stock is redeemable, the stockholders are not entitled to receive any dividend and voting rights but rank senior over common stockholders on liquidation, and can convert to common stock on a one for one basis at any time. On June 26, 2010, 7,000,000 shares of common stock were surrendered for cancellation and the Company issued 7,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock at $9.90 per share. Pursuant to share exchange agreement made as of December 22, 2012, between the Company and a stockholder, Capital Adventure Inc., a holder of 3,000,000 shares of common shares, with the consent of Board of Directors, to exchange for 3,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock on a one-for-one basis. As of December 23, 2012, 3,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock were issued to Capital Adventure Inc., for the exchange of its holding of 3,000,000 shares of common stocks. As of December 31, 2012, 3,000,000 shares of common stocks were still not returned to the Company. On March 27, 2013, 3,000,000 Series B convertible preferred stock were cancelled.  On December 17, 2014, the Company approved an amendment to certificate designation in respect of Series B preferred stock. Pursuant to the above new amendment, each holder of Series B preferred stock shall have the rights, at any time or from time to time, to convert each 9.9 shares of Series B preferred to one fully paid and non assessable share of common stock of par value $0.001 per share.

 

There were 7,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

The Series F Non-Convertible Preferred Stock:

 

  (i) is not redeemable subject to (iv);

 

  (ii) except for (iv), with respect to dividend rights, rights on liquidation, winding up and dissolution, rank junior and subordinate to ( a) all classes of Common Stock,(b) all other classes of Preferred Stock and (c) any class or series of capital securities of the Company.

 

  (iii) shall not entitled to receive any further dividend; and

 

  (iv) on May 30, 2014, the holders of shares of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred Stock with coupon shall be entitled to a coupon payment directly from the Company at the redemption rate of $3.40 per share. Upon redemption, the Holder shall no longer own any shares of Series F with coupon that have been redeemed, and all such redeemed shares shall disappear and no longer exist on the books and records of the Company; redeemed shares of Series F which no longer exist upon redemption shall thereafter be counted toward the authorized but unissued “blank check” preferred stock of the Company.

  

On August 22, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors declared that the Company’s stockholders were entitled to receive one share of restricted Series F Non-convertible Preferred Stock for every 100 shares of Common Stock owned by the stockholders as of September 28, 2012, with lesser or greater amounts being rounded up to the nearest 100 shares of Common Stock for purpose of the computing the dividend. The holders of record of shares of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a coupon payment directly from the Company at the redemption rate of $3.40 per share and be payable on May 30, 2014. However, the Company was unable to issue the Series F Non-convertible Preferred Stock as originally contemplated. Consequently, The Company’s transfer agent was instructed to note in its record date rather than actual issue the Preferred F shares.  On June 14, 2014,  the Company announced the delay in payment of the coupon until May 30, 2015. The company reserved the excess over the nominal amount of the Series F Non-convertible Preferred Stock of $3,124,737 as Series F Non-convertible Preferred Stock redemption payable.

 

As a result, total issued and outstanding of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred Stock as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are 0 shares and grand total issued and outstanding preferred stock as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are 7,000,100 shares.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014 

 

25. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)

  

Common Stock:

 

On November 10, 2014, the Company approved an amendment to the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation to effectuate a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Split”) of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) affecting both the authorized and issued and outstanding number of such shares by a ratio of 9.9 for 1. The Reverse Split became effective in the State of Nevada on December 16, 2014. Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Board of directors and the holders of a majority of the voting power of our stockholders of the company have approved an amendment to articles of incorporation to increase its authorized shares of Common Stock from 17,171,717 to 22,727,272.

 

During the year ended December 31. 2014, the Company issued (i) 2,734,625 shares of common stock for $13,006,373 at values ranging from $3.96 to $10.40 per share to settle debts due to third parties. The Company executed several agreements with third parties to settle debts by issuance of the Company’s common stock. The shares issued by the Company were valued at the trading price of the stock on the date the shares were issued. Any excess of the fair value of the shares over the carrying cost of the debt has been reported as a gain on the extinguishment of debts of $270,586 and $1,318,947 has been credited to consolidated statements of income as other income for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively; (ii) 130,568 shares of common stock valued to employees at fair value of $4.26 per share for $555,827 for employee compensation. The fair value of the common stock issued was determined by using the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of $4.26 per share; (iii) 400,008 shares of common stock valued to professionals at fair value ranging from $3.96 to $7.43 per share for $2,763,618 for service compensation. The fair value of the common stock issued was determined by using the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance ranging from $3.96 to $9.90 per share; and (iv) 1,681 piecemeal shares of common stock valued at fair value of $9.49 per share for $15,951 for cancellation. The fair value of the common stock issued was determined by using the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the date of cancellation of $9.49 per share.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company executed several agreements with third parties to raise debts loan by issuance of the Company’s common stock. The Company issued 755,304 shares of common stock ranging from $6.96 to $8.96 as collateral to secure debts loan of $4,797,332 from third party. The shares issued by the Company were valued at the trading price of the stock on the date the shares were issued. The Company issued 153,392 shares at $11.13 to decimal stockholder to round up its shares holding. Any excess of the fair value of the shares over the carrying cost of the debt has been reported as a gain on the extinguishment of debts of $0 and $43,020 has been credited to consolidated statements of income as other income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

The Company has 18,069,412 and 17,162,716 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

26. OBLIGATION UNDER OPERATING LEASES

 

The Company leases (i) 2,178 square feet of agriculture space used for offices for a monthly rent of $634 in Enping City, Guangdong Province, P.R.C., its lease expiring on March 31, 2017; (ii) 5,081 square feet of office space in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, P.R.C. for a monthly rent of $12,733, its lease expiring on July 8, 2016; and (iii) 1,555 square feet of staff quarters in Linli District, Hunan Province, P.R.C. for a monthly rent of $163, its lease expiring on May 1, 2016.

 

Lease expense was $40,591 and $37,527 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

The future minimum lease payments as of March 31, 2015, are as follows: 

 

Year ended December 31, 2015  $121,773 
Thereafter    86,561 
   $208,334 

 

27. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

On April 25, 2014, the Company issued employees a total of 130,567 shares of common stock valued at fair value of $4.26 per share for services rendered to the Company. The fair values of the common stock issued were determined by using the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of $4.26 per share.

 

On June 16, 2014, the Company issued professionals a total of 117,248 shares of common stock valued at fair value of $3.96 per share for services rendered to the Company. The fair values of the common stock issued were determined by using the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of $3.96 per share.

 

On September 16, 2014, the Company issued professionals a total of 202,020 shares of common stock valued at fair value of $7.43 per share for services rendered to the Company. The fair values of the common stock issued were determined by using the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of $7.43 per share.

 

On December 15, 2014, the Company issued professionals a total of 80,739 shares of common stock valued at agreed price of $9.90 per share for services rendered to the Company. The agreed prices of the common stock issued were determined by both parties and greater than  the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of $7.73 per share.

 

The Company calculated stock based compensation of $2,760,066 and $ 405,544, and recognized $630,033 and $33,436 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014. As of March 31, 2015, the deferred compensation balance for staff was $1,880,033 and the deferred compensation balances of (i) $255,033; (ii) $500,000, (iii) $1,125,000 were to be amortized over 3, 6 and 9 months respectively beginning on April 1, 2015.

 

28. CONTINGENCIES

 

As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company did not have any pending claims, charges, or litigation that it expects would have a material adverse effect on its consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income or consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

29. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

In addition to the transactions and balances as disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had the following significant related party transactions:-

 

Name of
related party
  Nature of transactions
     
Mr. Solomon Yip Kun Lee, Chairman  

Included in due to a director, due to Mr. Solomon Yip Kun Lee is  $1,008,000 and $1,172,059 as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014,  respectively. The amounts are unsecured, interest free and have no fixed terms of repayment.

 

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SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

30. EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution of securities by including other potential common stock, including convertible preferred stock, stock options and warrants, in the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year, if dilutive. The numerators and denominators used in the computations of basic and dilutive earnings per share are presented in the following table:

 

    Three
months
ended
March 31,
    Three
months
ended
March 31,
 
    2015     2014  
BASIC                
Numerator for basic earnings per share attributable to the Company’s common stockholders:                
Net income used in computing basic earnings per share   $ 23,754,841     $ 20,787,919  
Basic earnings per share   $ 1.39     $ 1.45  
                 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding     17,114,989       14,308,910  

 

      Three
months
ended
March 31,
      Three
months
ended
March 31,
 
    2015     2014  
                 
DILUTED                
Numerator for basic earnings per share attributable to the Company’s common stockholders:                
Net income used in computing basic earnings per share   $ 23,754,841     $ 20,787,919  
Add back interest on convertible notes     -       -  
Net income used in computing diluted earnings per share   $ 23,754,841     $ 20,789,919  
Diluted earnings per share   $ 1.33     $ 1.38  
                 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding     17,114,989       14,308,910  
Add: weight average of common stock converted from Series B Convertible preferred shares outstanding     707,070       707,070  
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding     17,822,059       15,015,980  

  

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, full dilution effect of convertible note of $16,286,754 (3.31.2014: $0), was not taken into account for calculation of the diluted earnings per share because convertible note holder is restricted to exercise shares before October 1, 2015 under terms of convertible note agreement.

 

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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 (the “Form 10-Q”) contains “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “estimates,” “projects,” “plans,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties These statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on information now available to it. Accordingly, these statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and contingencies that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements in 2015 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such statements. Such statements, include, but are not limited to, statements contained in this Form 10-Q relating to the Company’s business, financial performance, business strategy, recently announced transactions and capital outlook. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: a continued decline in general economic conditions nationally and internationally; decreased demand for our products and services; market acceptance of our products; the impact of any litigation or infringement actions brought against us; competition from other providers and products; the inability to raise capital to fund continuing operations; changes in government regulation; the ability to complete customer transactions, and other factors relating to our industry, our operations and results of operations and any businesses that may be acquired by us. 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. Readers of this Form 10-Q should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or uncertainties.

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company together with the financial statements and the related notes presented in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

 

Description and interpretation and clarification of business category on the consolidated results of operations

 

The Company’s strategy is to manage and operate its businesses under six (6) business divisions or units on a standalone basis, namely:

  

1)Fishery Division;
2)Plantation Division;
3)Beef Division;
4)Cattle Farm Division;
5)Organic Fertilizer Division; and
6)Corporate & Others Division

 

A summary of each business division is described below:

 

Fishery Division

The Fishery Division refers to the operations of Capital Award Inc. (sometimes referred to as “CA”) covering the Company’s engineering, technology and consulting service management of fishery farms and seafood sales operations and marketing. Capital Award generates revenue as being the sole marketing, sales and distribution agent of the fishery farms (covering both of the fish, prawns and eel farms) developed by Capital Award in China as follows:

 

(A). Engineering and Technology Services via Consulting and Service Contracts (“CSC’s”) for the development, construction, and supply of plant and equipment, and management of fishery (and prawn or shrimp) farms and related business operations.

 

(B). Seafood Sales

 

Capital Award generates revenue as the sole marketing, sales and distribution agent for the fish and prawn farms developed by Capital Award in China as follows:

 

 

(1) Sales to Sino Foreign Joint Venture Companies (“SFJVC”) and sales derived from the SFJVC (currently, only the JFD subsidiary is a SFJVC) are being consolidated into Tri-way Industries Ltd. (Hong Kong) (“TRW”) as one entity.

 

(2) Sales to and sales derived from un-incorporated companies (covering EBAPCD and ZSAPP) are accounted for independently as follows:

 

CA and EBAPCD: (a) CA purchases prawn fingerling and feed stocks from third party suppliers and resells them to EBAPCD at variable small profit margins and (b) CA purchases matured prawns from EBAPCD and sells them to third parties (wholesale markets)

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CA and ZSAPP: (a) CA earns commission from the sale of prawn fingerlings that are sold by ZSAPP to third parties, and in this respect ZSAPP produces its own prawn fingerlings as compared to CA purchasing them for EBAPCD, as described above, and (b) CA purchases matured prawns from ZSAPP and sells to third parties (wholesale markets)

 

l   Plantation Division refers to the operations of Jiangmen City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd. (“JHST”) in the HU Plantation business where dragon fruit flowers (dried and fresh) and immortal vegetables are sold to wholesale and retail markets. JHST’s financial statements are consolidated into the financial statements of Macau EIJI Company Ltd. (“MEIJI”) as one entity.

 

l   Cattle Farm Division refers to the operations of Cattle farm (1) under Jiangmen City Hang Mei Cattle Farm     Development Co. Ltd (“JHMC”) where Cattle are sold live to third party live-stock wholesalers who are selling them mainly in Guangzhou and Beijing live-stock wholesale markets. The financial statements of JHMC are consolidated into MEIJI’s own operations in the consulting and service for development of other cattle farms (i.e. Cattle Farm 2) or related projects.

 

l   Organic Fertilizer Division refers to (i) the operation of SJAP in manufacturing and sales of organic fertilizer, bulk livestock feed, concentrated livestock feed, and the sales of live cattle inclusive (a): Cattle that are not being slaughtered in our own slaughterhouse operated by Qinghai Zhong He Meat Products Co., Limited (“QZH”) are sold live to third party live-stock wholesalers and (b): Cattle that are sold to QZH and being slaughtered and deboned and packed by QZH; and the sale of red meat deboned and packed by QZH that are sold to various meat distributors, wholesalers and super market chains and our own retail butcher stores. (ii) The operation of Hunan Shenghua A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd. (“HSA”) in manufacturing and sales of organic fertilizer. Also, since QZH is a fully owned subsidiary of SJAP the financial statements of these three companies (SJAP, QZH and HSA) are being consolidated into APWAM as one entity.

 

l   Corporate &Others Division refers to the business operations of Sino Agro Food, Inc., including import/export business and consulting and service operations provided to projects that are not included in the above categories, and not limited to corporate affairs.

 

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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Part A. Unaudited Income Statements of Consolidated Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

A (1) Income Statements (Unaudited)

 

In $  Three months ended   Three months ended   Difference   Note
   March 31,2015   March 31,2014        
                
Revenue   115,476,450    90,927,789    24,548,661   1
Consulting, services, commission and management fee   29,903,907    12,655,480    17,248,427    
Sale of goods   85,572,543    78,272,309    7,300,234    
Cost of goods sold and services   79,897,999    62,367,941    17,530,058   2
Consulting, services, commission and management fee   16,608,011    6,503,412    10,104,599    
Sale of goods   63,289,988    55,864,529    7,425,459    
Gross  Profit   35,578,451    28,559,848    7,018,603   3
Consulting, services, commission and management fee   13,295,896    6,152,068    7,143,828    
Sale of goods   22,282,555    22,407,780    (125,225)   
Other income (expenses)   (637,781)   50,403    (688,184)   
General and administrative expenses   (4,565,907)   (2,668,394)   (1,897,513)  4
Net income   30,374,763    25,941,857    4,432,906    
                   
EBITDA   32,474,829    27,094,847    5,379,982    
Depreciation and amortization (D&A)   (1,316,459)   (1,043,883)   (272,576)  5
EBIT   31,158,370    26,050,964    5,107,406    
Net  Interest   (783,606)   (109,107)   (674,499)   
Tax   -    -    -    
Net  Income   30,374,764    25,941,857    4,432,907    
Non - controlling interest   6,619,923    (5,153,938)   11,773,861   7
Net income to SIAF Inc. and subsidiaries   23,754,841    20,787,919    2,966,922    
Weighted average number of shares outstanding                  
-  Basic   17,114,989    14,308,910    2,806,079    
-  Diluted   17,822,059    15,015,980    2,806,079    
Earnings Per Share (EPS)                 8
-  Basic        1.39    1.45    -0.06    
-  Diluted        1.33    1.38    -0.05    

 

This remainder of this section (Part A) discusses and analyzes certain items (annotated) that we believe assists stakeholders in obtaining a better understanding of the Company’s operations and financial condition:

 

Note (1, 2 & 3) Sales, cost of sales and gross profit information and analysis:

 

lThe Company’s revenues were generated from (1) Sale of Goods and (2) Consulting and Services provided in project and business developments covering engineering, construction, supervision, training, managements and technology etc.

 

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Table (A.1)) below shows the items, quantities, average selling price and average unit cost of goods sold for three months ended March 31, 2015 (Q1 2015) compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Q1 2014).

 

  Description of items                 Notes
  Cattle Operation     2015Q1   2014Q1   Difference    
  Production and Sales of  live  cattle  Heads   5,032    3,715    1,317    
  Average Unit sales price  US$/head   3,393    4,410    -1,017   A.1.1
  Unit cost prices  US$/head   2,503    3,050    -547    
  Production  and sales of   feedstock                -   A.1.2
  Bulk Livestock feed  MT   12,465    8,000    4,465    
  Average Unit sales price  US$/MT   167    168    -1    
  Unit cost prices  US$/MT   82    87    -5    
  Concentrated livestock feed  MT   9,836    7,880    1,956    
  Average Unit sales price  US$/MT   437    441    -4    
  Unit cost prices  US$/MT   262    258    4    
  Production and sales of fertilizer  MT   3,257    15,991    -12,734    
  Average Unit sales price  US$/MT   181    184    -3   A.1.3
  Unit cost prices  US$/MT   111    92    19    
* QZH (Slaughter & De-boning operation)                     
  Slaughter operation                    A.1.A.
  Slaughter of cattle  Heads   500              
  Service fee  US$/Head   8              
  Sales of associated products  Mixed   530              
  Average Unit sales price  US$/Mixed   351              
  Unit cost prices  US$/Mixed   178              
  De-boning & Packaging activities                     
  From Cattle supplied locally                     
  De-boned Meats  MT   190              
  Average Unit sales price  US$/MT   13,589              
  Unit cost prices  US$/MT   8,704              
  From imported beef  MT   1,037              
  Average Unit sales price  US$/MT   9,049              
  Unit cost prices  US$/MT   6,194              
  From imported lamb  MT   -              
  Average of sales price  US$/MT   -              
  Average of cost prices  US$/MT   -              
HSA Fertilizer and Cattle operation                -    
  Organic Fertilizer  MT   2,811    3,852    -1,041    
  Average Unit sales price  US$/MT   261    256    5    
  Unit cost prices  US$/MT   190    187    3    
  Organic Mixed Fertilizer  MT   7,532    8,500    -968   A.1.4
  Average Unit sales price  US$/MT   453    451    2    
  Unit cost prices  US$/MT   245    256    -11    
  Retailing packed fertilizer (For super marlet sales)  MT   39         39    
  Average Unit sales price  US$/MT   930         930    
  Unit cost prices  US$/MT   357         357    
JHST Plantation of HU Flowers and Immortal vegetables                     
  Fresh HU Flowers  Pieces             -    
  Average Unit sales price  US$/Pieces             -    
  Unit cost prices  US$/Pieces             -    
  Dried HU Flowers  MT             -    
  Average Unit sales price  US$/MT             -    
  Unit cost prices  US$/MT             -    
  Dried Immortal vegetables  MT             -    
  Average Unit sales price  US$/MT             -    
  Unit cost prices  US$/MT             -    
  Other Value added products  Pieces        5.00         
  Average Unit sales price  US$/Pieces        152,010         
  Unit cost prices  US$/Pieces        49,036         

 

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   Description of items                
       2015Q1     2014Q1    Difference  
CA  Production and sale (Inclusive contrated farms) of live                    A.1.5 & A.1.6
   Fish (Sleepy cods)  MT   76    99   -23  
   Average Unit sales price  US$/MT   15,361    16,018    -657  
   Unit cost prices  US$/MT   12,654    12,739    -85  
   Eels  MT   633    956    -323    
   Average Unit sales price  US$/MT   23,384    26,016    -2,632    
   Unit cost prices  US$/MT   15,479    16,653    -1,174    
   Prawns  MT   671    374    297    
   Average Unit sales price  US$/MT   16,761    12,462    4,299    
   Unit cost prices  US$/MT   13,920    11,685    2,235    
MEIJI  Production and sale of  Live cattle (Aromatic)  Heads   2,935    2,672    263    
   Average Unit sales price  US$/head   2,825    2,824    1    
   Unit cost prices  US$/head   2,722    2,702    20    
SIAF  Seafood trading from imports                     
   Mixed seafoods  MT   392    772    -380   A.1.8
   Average of sales price  US$/MT   15,941    12,805    3,136    
   Average of cost prices  US$/MT   14,170    11,134    3,036    
   Beef & Lambs trading from imports  MT   398    -         
   Average of sales price  US$/MT   8,639              
   Average of cost prices  US$/MT   6,331              

 

Notes to Table (A.1)

 

A.1.1: Comparing between Q1 2015 to 2014, there were 1,317 more cattle being sold in Q1 2015 versus Q1 2014 at a rate $1,017 / head less than 2014 whereas in Q1 2015 average sales rate was $3,393 / head compared to Q1 2014’s $4,410/ head). The main reason for such change is due to the lighter weighing cattle being sold in Q1 2015 (averaged at 671 kg / head compared to 797 kg / head in Q1 2014) that may vary from Quarter to Quarter due to the fact that they were weaned at the time when they were brought in (i.e. from 4 months old to 8 months old) and when they are fattened (i.e. starting from 17 months old to 20 months old). However, the average wholesale prices of live cattle between the two quarters (Q12015 and 2014) remained steady in Q1 2015 at RMB31/ kg versus Q1 2014 RMB 32 / Kg.

 

1.1.2: The increase in quantity of sales of Bulk Stock feed by 4,465 MT in Q1 2015 from the same quarter in 2014 is due mainly to the increase of cattle being fattened in Q1 2015 and the stronger demand of bulk feed by the regional farmers (including our cooperative farmers) in Q1 2015. On average, a head of cattle requires up to 16.5 Kg / day of bulk stock feed (equivalent up to 1,476 Kg / 3 months) during its fattening period. Over 60% of bulk feed in Q1 2015 was consumed by fattening cattle on-site, and the balance of 40% was sold to regional farmers.

 

The reasons for increased sales quantities of “Concentrated livestock feed” are similar to the “Bulk Livestock Feed”, however, on average, a head of cattle requires only up to 6.5 Kg / head / day (equivalent to 585 kg / 3 months) during its fattening period, thus only about 32% was used in the fattening process with the balance of 68% sold to regional farmers (including cooperative farmers).

 

A.1.3: The decrease in Fertilizer sales between Q1 2015 and Q1 2014 is primarily due to lack of sales made to HSA compared to Q1 2014.

A.1.4: The decrease of sales of Organic Mixed Fertilizer from HSA in Q1 2015 by 968 MT as compared to same quarter of 2014 is mainly due to variations in seasonal demands by lake fishermen and produce growers.

 

A.1.A: SJAP’s abattoir has slaughtered about 500 head of cattle in Q1 2015, a figure far below earlier estimates at 2,000 head per quarter. However, this has been offset by imported beef quarters, accelerating the pace of the deboning activity to over (190 + 1,037 = 1,227 MT) of meat, equivalent to 3,665 heads of cattle being slaughtered for the quarter (equivalent to a rate of over 14,660 head of cattle per year), is far more than the earlier estimate (at about 10,000 head of cattle per year). The cost difference between average wholesale prices of domestic deboned meats and the imported deboned meats is around RMB20 /kg (i.e. domestic at RMB60 / Kg compared to Imports at RMB40 / kg) due primarily to the higher quality of domestic meats from grain fed cattle (90 to 100 days grain fed) and mainly sold freshly chilled, whereas the imported deboned meats were from pasture fed cattle sold frozen.

 

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A.1.5 & 1.1.6: The figures of sales and costs shown in table above were general figures calculated from various components to simplify the overall analysis procedure.

 

However, the chapters/ tables below reflect those various components in detail:

 

(a). CA’s sales revenues are generated from three sales components;

(a.1). Sales with no realized profits (i.e. sales of fingerling, stocks ready for final stage grow-out, feed staffs and supplementary etc. to FF(1), PF(1) and PF(2)which are sold to said farms at cost ).

(a.2) Sales of live seafood brought from FF(1), PF(1), PF(2) and FF(2) and its sub-contracted growers.

(a.3).Commissions earned from PF(2)’s fingerling sales.

 

(b). Wherein, the sales component of FF(1), PF(1), PF(2)and FF(2) consist of the following:

(b.1). FF(1)has two sales components:

(b.1.1.). Sales of fish, prawns & eels grown by its APM farm (that has 16 APM tanks)

(b.1.2). Sales of fish, prawns & eels grown in its leasehold farm (of some 170 Mu) with open RAS dams & non-RAS open dams.

* Below Tables show some grow-out statistics between the APM farm, RAS open dams and non-RAS open dams of FF(1) recorded in 2014 and respective sales in Q1 2015:

Table (b.i): Grow-out statistic records of 2014

Table (b.ii) Component of sales of FF(1) between APM farm and open dams 2014

 

Table (b.1.i)Grow-out stastic records of 2014

 

Grow-out by APM farm

 

General information (1)  Cost of APM farms      Feed Conversion  Prices of feed   Weight gain average
   Baby stocks   Feed Stocks   Mortality   Total cost    G.P.   Rate  RMB/Kg   m=month
Sleepy cods   55%   21%   5%   81%   19%  1.25(F) / 1(Lwt)   16   350g & up  500g & up  600g & up
                                    50/60 g / m  55/65g / m  65g & up / m
                                           
Flow Pattern Eels   32%   18%   6%   56%   49%  1.8(F) / 1 (LWT)   10   900g & up  1500g & up  2000g & up
                                    55/65g/month  65/70g / m  70g & up / m
                                           
Big Giant Prawns   9%   16%   15%   40%   60%  0.9 (F) to 1 (LWt)   7.50   3 Wks to 6 Wks  6 Wks to 9 Wks  9Wks to 12 Wks
                                    8g to 10 g / piece  12.5 g / piece  16/17 g / piece
                                       0.12 g / day  0.19 g / day

 

Grow-out by RAS open dams

 

General information (2)  Cost RAS open dams       Feed Conversion  Prices of feed   Weight gain / day
   Baby stocks   Feed Stocks   Mortality   Total cost   G.P.   Rate  RMB/Kg          
Mexican White   6%   18%   45%   69%   28%  1.5(F) / 1(Lwt)   7.50    2 Wk to 5 Wks  5 Wks to 8 Wks  8Wks to 10 Wks
                                    7/8 g / piece  10/11 g / piece  13/14 g / piece
                                           
Big Giant Prawns   9%   21%   45%   75%   25%  1.8 to 1.9 (F) / 1 (LWT)   7.50   3 Wks to 6 Wks  6 Wks to 9 Wks  9Wks to 12 Wks
                                    10 g / piece  12/13g / piece  15/16 g / piece

 

Grow-out by Non-RAS open dams

 

General information (3)  Cost RAS open dams      Feed Conversion  Prices of feed   Weight gain average
   Baby stocks   Feed Stocks   Mortality   Total cost    G.P.   Rate  RMB/Kg          
Mexican White   6%   25%   55%   86%   14%  1.8 to 1.9 (F) / 1(Lwt)   7.50    2 Wk to 5 Wks  5 Wks to 8 Wks  8Wks to 10 Wks
                                    7/8 g / piece  10/11 g / piece  13/14 g / piece
                                           
Big Giant Prawns   9%   25%   55%   89%   11%  2. to 2.1(F) / 1 (LWT)   7.50   3 Wks to 6 Wks  6 Wks to 9 Wks  9Wks to 12 Wks
                                    10 g / piece  12/13g / piece  15/16 g / piece
                                       0.10 g / day  0.16 g / day

 

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Table (b.1.ii) Component of sales of FF(1) between APM farm and open dams 2014

  

FF(1)'s sales items  2014 sales component of FF(1)   Averaged sales prices 
   APM farm   Open Dams   FF(1) sold to CA   CA's ales prices 
   % of total sales   % of total sales   RMB/Kg   RMB/kg 
                 
Sleepy cods   75%   25%   76    96 
                     
Flow Pattern Eels   23%   67%   116    136 
                     
Big Giant Prawns (or Mexican White prawns)   33%   57%   116    136 
                     
Other fish (for trading activities)   0%   100%   14    16 

 

FF(1)'s sales items  2014 sales component of FF(1)   Averaged sales prices 
   APM farm   Open Dams   FF(1) sold to CA   CA's ales prices 
   % of total sales   % of total sales   RMB/Kg   RMB/kg 
                 
Sleepy cods   45%   55%   75    95 
                     
Flow Pattern Eels   38%   62%   123    143 
                     
Big Giant Prawns (or Mexican White prawns)   66%   34%   83    103 
                     
Other fish (for trading activities)   0%   100%   14    16 

 

Note: The change in prawn prices between 2014's average of RMB136 / Kg to 2015's RMB 103 / kg doesn't mean the prawn prices have dropped, but it was because the frequencies of prawn grading has been increased in FF(1) such that higher portions of smaller sized prawns have been graded and sold reducing the overall averaged unit sales prices of prawns.

 

In fact averaged sales prices of prawns in Q1 2015 are as follows:

 

   RMB/Kg 
60/70 pieces / Kg   80 
80/100 pieces   40 
30/40 pieces   110 
10/20 pieces /Kg   140 

 

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(b.2). PF(1)has two sales components:

(b.2.1.). Sales of fish, prawns & eels grown by its APM farm (that has 4 APM tanks in 2014 & newly built additional 10 APM tanks in 2015)

(b.2.2). Sales of fish, prawns & eels grown in its leasehold farm (of some 210 Mu) with open RAS dams & non-RAS open dams.

CA bought all PF(1)’s seafood and resold it to wholesale markets.

Table (b.ii) below shows Component of sales of PF(1) between APM farm and open dams Q1 2014& Q1 2015

 

2. Att. (b.2.)

 

Note:PF(1) Has only 4 APMs starting production in Q1 2014 whereas its extension to build an additional 10 APMs were completed in Q1 2015 aiming to start production from Q2 2015

At the same time PF(1) has other contracted growers and a leased on an additional 210 Mu open dams that were developed into RAS open dams in 2014 with production started in late Q4 2014.

As PF(1) is newly developed with its 14 APMs starting production from Q2 2015,its 210 Mu RAS open dams starting production from late Q4 2014 and some of its contracted growers' stocks in 2014 were not big enough to reach the market's required sizes, therefore it is expecting that, PF(1)'s ferformances in 2015 and 2016 will reach up to 70% and 100% of FF(1)'s performances respectively.

 

PF(1)'s sales items  2014 sales component of PF(1)   Averaged sales prices 
   APM farm   Open Dams   FF(1) sold to CA   CA's ales prices 
   % of total sales   % of total sales   RMB/Kg   RMB/kg 
                     
Big Giant Prawns   30%   70%   65    85 

 

PF(1)'s sales items  Q1 2015 sales component of PF(1)   Averaged sales prices 
   APM farm   Open Dams   FF(1) sold to CA   CA's ales prices 
   % of total sales   % of total sales   RMB/Kg   RMB/kg 
                     
Big Giant Prawns   7%   93%   83    103 
                     
Flower pattern eels                    
20 cm (or 300g / piece)   1%        35    45 
up to 1.25 Kg / piece        99%   145    165 
                     
Other fish   0%   100%   13    15 

 

Note:The difference in GP margin between FF(1) and PF(1) in 2014 is that PF(1)'s sales are 100% on prawns that yielded higher profit margins whereas FF(1) has mixed sales (in Sleepy cods, eels and prawns)that yielded lower profit margin in comparison.

 

(b.3). PF(2)has two sales components:

(b.3.1.). Sales of prawn fingerling (where CA earned a commission)

(b.3.2). Sales of fish, prawns & eels grown in its leasehold farm (of some 210 Mu); with open RAS dams & non-RAS open dams; wherein CA bought all of their products and resold them to the wholesale markets.

Table (b.3) shows Component of sales of PF(2) between APM farm and open dams Q1 2015

 

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Att. (C.1) PF(2) Q1 2015

 

Production and sales of Flies  Pieces of flies   Average / Day   Sales Prices   Total sales PF (2)   Commission or margins (Incomes) for CA  
           RMB/10,000   US$/10,000   US$   RMB/10K   US$/10K   Total Income CA  
                               RMB   US$  
                                         -  
Mexican White                                          -  
    30,000,000    1,000,000    280    46    136,585.37    30    4.88    184,500.00   30,000  
                                               
Big Giant Prawns                                              
    20,000,000    666,667    650    106    211,382.11    50    8.13    100,000.00   16,260  
    20,000,000    666,667    650    106    211,382.11    50    8.13    99,999.00   16,260  
    120,000,000    4,000,000    700    114    1,365,853.66    70    11.38    840,000.00   136,585  
    160,000,000                   1,788,617.89                      
                                               
Grass Prawns                                              
    10,000,000    333,333    500    81    81,300.81    50    8.13    50,000.00   8,130  
    10,000,000    333,333    500    81    81,300.81    50    8.13    50,000.00   8,130  
    20,000,000    666,667    500    81    162,601.63    50    8.13    100,000.00   16,260  
    40,000,000                   325,203.25                      
                                               
                        2,250,406.50                      
Q1 2015 Incomes derived from Prawn Farm 2's commissions                                      1,424,499.00   231,626  
                                           10%  

 

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ATT. (C.2). Grow-out of Prawns Q1 2015 at PF(2)'s own 265 Mu RAS open dams

 

Production of Prawns (Grow-out to market sizes)  Sales prices to CA   Total Revenues   CA's sales prces to Markets   CA's Revenue     
(Sales to CA)  Pieces   Average sizes  RMB / Kg   US$/ Kg   RMB   US$   RMB   US$   US$   CA's G.P. 
Mexican White                                                
22.01.2015   65,530   65 pieces / Kg   79    13    79,644    12,950    99    16    16,229    3,279 
18.02.2015   92,550   70 Pieces / Kg   77    13    101,805    16,554    97    16    20,853    4,300 
05.03.2015   61,170   55 Pieces / Kg   85    14    94,535    15,372    105    17    18,988    3,617 
                                                 
Big Giant Prawns                                                
22.01.2015   55,780   60 pieces / Kg   75    12    69,725    11,337    95    15    14,360.70    3,023.31 
18.02.2015   67,220   50 pieces / Kg   82    13    40,988    6,665    102    17    22,297.37    4,372.03 
05.03.2015   41,270   50 pieces / kg   82    13    67,683    11,005    102    17    13,689.56    2,684.23 
                                                 
Mixed fish       Kg                                        
22.01.2015   30,227   1.50   15    2.44    680,108    110,587    17    2.76    125,331.46    90,681.00 
18.02.2015   35,528   2.77   18    2.93    1,771,426    288,037    20    3.25    320,040.85    196,825.12 
05.03.2015   19,882   1.18   14    2.28    328,451    53,407    16    2.60    375,372.16    46,921.52 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
Total Q1 2015   469,157                 3,234,364    525,913              927,163    355,702 
                                               38%

 

(b.4.). FF(2) has over 1,000 Mu of open dams, out of which, 350 Mu are RAS open dams and 650 Mu are non-RAS open dams, and it generates income from:

(b.4.1). Sub-contracting to grow fish and eels for CA to certain sizes before CA sells them to FF(1), PF(1) & PF(2) for final grow-outs with excessive sea-foods being sold by CA to the wholesale markets or regional growers.

(b.4.2) Growing other fish and eels for other people with CA buying some of the seafood for trading purposes.

 

A.1.8: The imported seafood sales were made up by a variety of seafood imported from various countries such that the whole sum is a mixture of multiple variables that changes from quarter to quarter due to seasonal availabilities of seafood from different countries. The primary reason of lower imported sea-food sales in Q1 2015 compared to Q1 2014 is because of lower supplies from Madagascar this season.

 

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Chart (B) shows CA’s components of sales Q1 2015.

 

CA's sales 2015Q1
     Quantity   Unit price   amount 
1. CA Fishery sector's sales derived from sales to     pieces   RMB/pieces   RMB   US$ 
1 Fish Farm (1)                       
Fingerling & Baby fish                       
Sleepy cods      180,000    35    6,300,000    1,024,390 
Eels      30,000    114    3,431,250    557,927 
Prawns      22,000,000    0.07    1,430,000    232,520 
Feed staffs   (kg)   236,109    8    1,945,937    316,413 
2 Fish Farm (2)                       
(No sales to FF(2) by CA but by the R&D Station that didn't go into CA's sale)                       
3 Prawn Farm (1)                       
Prawns                       
Eels                       
Fingerling (Prawns & fish)      9,000,000    0.07    585,006    95,123 
Feed staffs  (kg)   160,746    8    1,232,325    200,378 
4 Prawn farm (2)                       
Commission earned from Fingerling sales                2,354,509    382,847 
Sub (1) On sales to above entities                17,279,027    2,809,598 

 

2. CA Fishery sector's sales derived from sales     Quantity   Unit price   amount 
that the fish, eels & prawns were purchased from     Kg   RMB/Kg   RMB   US$ 
                    
1 Fish Farm (1)                       
Fish (Sleepy cods)     31,821    75    2,386,601    388,065 
Eels      188,816    145    27,378,314    4,451,758 
Prawns      499,712    88    44,188,089    7,185,055 
CA's profit (From Marked up on top of above cost)                  2,748,870 
                        
2 Fish Farm (2)                       
Fish (Sleepy cods)                       
Eels      359,699    105    37,800,751    6,146,464 
CA's profit (From Marked up on top of above cost)                    
                        
3 Prawn Farm (1)                       
Prawns      164,484    68    14,599,374    2,373,882 
CA's profit (From Marked up on top of above cost)                  449,605 
                        
4 Prawn farm (2)                       
Prawns      32,810    75    2,469,379    401,525 
Eels      97,142    116    11,268,472    2,369,311 
Feed staffs      353,548    8    2,678,340    435,502 
CA's profit (From Marked up on top of above cost)                  1,572,358 
                        
Sub (2) CA's sales to above entities with marked up profits             142,769,320    4,770,833 
                        
Total Sales of CA (Sub. 1 + Sub. 2)                     23,751,563 

 

Table (A.2) below shows the sale of goods, cost of sales and gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Q1 2015) and the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Q1 2014).

 

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   In US$  Sales of goods   Cost of Goods sold   Sales of Goods'  Gross profit 
      2015Q1   2014Q1   2015Q1   2014Q1   2015Q1   2014Q1 
                            
SJAP  Sales of  live  cattle   17,071,207    16,384,494    12,597,387    11,332,306    4,473,819    5,052,188 
   Sales of   feedstock                              
   Bulk Livestock feed   2,080,669    1,342,988    1,025,257    697,252    1,055,412    645,736 
   Concentrate livestock feed   4,296,880    3,477,413    2,580,188    2,029,979    1,716,693    1,447,434 
   Sales of   fertilizer   589,517    2,948,008    360,999    1,469,669    228,518    1,478,339 
   SJAP Total   24,038,273    24,152,903    16,563,831    15,529,206    7,474,442    8,623,697 
   * QZH's (Slaughter & Deboning operation)   189,916         94,468                
   ** QZH's (Deboning operation)                              
   on cattle & Lamb locally supplied   2,581,866    -    1,653,671    -    928,195    - 
   on imported beef and mutton   9,384,094    -    6,423,229    -    2,960,865    - 
   QZH Total   12,155,876    -    8,171,368    -    3,984,508    - 
HSA  Sales of  Organic fertilizer   771,320    987,593    548,028    719,522    223,291    268,071 
   Sales of Organic Mixed Fertilizer   3,411,120    3,834,587    1,842,570    2,008,456    1,568,550    1,826,131 
   HSA Total   4,182,440    4,822,180    2,390,598    2,727,978    1,791,841    2,094,202 
   SJAP's & HS.A./Organic fertilizer total   40,376,589    28,975,083    27,125,797    18,257,184    13,250,791    10,717,899 
JHST  Sales of Fresh HU Flowers   -         -         -    - 
   Sales of Dried HU Flowers   -         -         -    - 
   Sales of Dried Immortal vegetables   -    760,052    -    245,178    -    514,874 
   Sales of Other Value added products   -         -         -    - 
   JHST/Plantation Total   -    760,052    -    245,178    -    514,874 
CA  Sales of                              
   Fish (Sleepy cods)   1,168,456    1,585,812    962,550    1,261,184    205,906    324,628 
   Eels   14,803,660    24,862,185    9,798,909    15,914,258    5,004,751    8,947,927 
   Prawns   11,246,726    4,660,788    9,340,538    4,370,124    1,906,188    290,664 
   CA/ Fishery total   27,218,842    31,108,785    20,101,997    21,545,566    7,116,845    9,563,219 
MEIJI                                 
   Sale   of  Live cattle (Aromatic)   8,289,986    7,544,591    7,988,119    7,220,836    301,867    323,755 
   MEIJI / Cattle farm Total   8,289,986    7,544,591    7,988,119    7,220,836    301,867    323,755 
SIAF                                 
   Sales of goods through trading/import/export activities                              
   on seafood   6,248,780    9,883,798    5,554,472    8,595,765    694,308    1,288,033 
   on imported beef and mutton   3,438,347    -    2,519,603    -    918,744    - 
   SIAF/ Others & Corporate  total   9,687,127    9,883,798    8,074,075    8,595,765    1,613,052    1,288,033 
                                  
Group Total   85,572,543    78,272,309    63,289,988    55,864,529    22,282,555    22,407,780 

 

Table (A.3) below shows the percentage of gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

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Gross Profit in % of sale of goods  2015Q1   2014Q1   Difference 
Fishery                
   CA                  
      Fish (Sleepy cods)   18%   20%   -3%
      Eels   34%   36%   -2%
      Prawns   17%   6%   11%
      CA and Fishery Gross Profit   26%   31%   -5%
Planation                     
   JHST                  
      Fresh HU Flowers               
      Dried HU Flowers               
      Dried Immortal vegetables        68%     
      Other Value added products               
      JHST and Plantation Gross Profit        68%     
Beef                     
   SJAP                  
      Live  cattle   26%   31%   -5%
                      
   QZH                  
      ** QZH's (Deboning operation)               
      on cattle & Lamb locally supplied   36%          
      on imported beef and mutton   32%          
      Beef Gross Profit   29%   31%   -2%
Organic fertilizer                     
   SJAP                  
      Feedstock               
      Bulk livestock feed   51%   48%   3%
      Concentrated livestock feed   40%   42%   -2%
      Fertilizer   39%   50%   -11%
                      
   HSA                  
      Fertilizer   29%   27%   2%
      Organic mixed fertilizer   46%   48%   -2%
                      
      Organic fertilizer Gross Profit   48%   45%   3%
Cattle farm                     
   MEIJI                  
      Sale of  live cattle (Aromatic)   4%   4%   0%
      MEIJI and Cattle farm Gross Profit   4%   4%   0%
Corporate                     
   SIAF                  
      Sales of goods through trading/import/export activities               
      on seafood   11%   13%   -2%
      on imported beef and mutton   27%          
      Corporate  and SIAF Gross Profit   17%   13%   4%
                      
 Group Total Gross Profit on sale of goods (excluding C,S,C &C))   26%   29%   -3%

 

Table (A.4) below shows the revenue, cost of services and gross profit generated from Consulting, services, commission and management fee for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Q1 2015) and the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Q1 2014).

 

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   2015Q1   2014Q1   Difference   Description of work  Notes
Sales Revenues (Consulting and Services)             
                      
CA   26,117,933    12,655,480    13,462,453   Working in progress of PF(1), PF(2)& Zhongshan New Prawn Project.   
SIAF   3,785,974    -    3,785,974   Work in progress of WHX   
Group Total Revenues   29,903,907    12,655,480    17,248,427      D6
Cost of sales                     
CA   15,203,198    6,503,412    8,699,786       
SIAF   1,404,813    -    1,404,813       
Group Total Cost of sales   16,608,011    6,503,412    10,104,599       
Gross Profit                     
CA   10,380,667    6,152,068    4,228,599       
SIAF   2,381,161    -    2,381,161       
Group Total Gross Profit   12,761,828    6,152,068    6,609,760       

 

Note: D6. During the Fiscal year 2012 and 2014, total consulting and service work of $261 million was contracted (i.e. contracts obtained prior to December 2014 for $102 million (“old contracts”) and contracts obtained from December 2014 onward for $159 million (“new contracts”)). As of December 31, 2014, there had been $101 million of work performed under the Old contracts (inclusive of $9 million of work being carried over from fiscal year 2011, thus, under the Old contracts there is $10 million of work to be carried over to fiscal year 2015; and there are $153 million of work remaining on the new contracts that will be carried over to the fiscal year 2015 having done $6 million of new contract work in fiscal year 2014.

 

Revenues: (consulting, service, commission and management fee)

 

Revenues increased by $17,248,427 or 136% from $12,655,480 for Q1 2014 to $29,903,907 for Q1 2015. The increase was primarily due to a increase in revenue from work in progress on the Zhongshan New Prawn Project’s development..

 

Fishery: Consulting Service Revenue from fishery related development works (generated by CA) increased by $13,462,453 or 106% from $12,655,480 for Q1 2014 to $26,117,933 for Q1 2015. The increase was due to a higher volume of work done by CA on the Zhongshan New Prawn Project.

 

Corporate: Consulting Service Revenue from other development work generated by the corporate sector (billed by SIAF) increased by $3,785,974 from $0 for Q1 2014 to $3,785,974 for Q1 2015.

 

lTables(A5) below highlights general information of ongoing Consulting Services provided by Capital Award, MEIJI and SIAF, respectively in Fiscal Year 2015:

 

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Name of the
developments
  Location of
development
  Designed capacity per
year
  Land area or
Built up area
  Current Phase
& Stage
  Commencement date of
development
  (Estimated)
development's
completion date on
or before
  Contractual
amount
  % of completion as
of 30.04.2014
                                 
Fish Farm (1)   Enping City   1,200 MT   9,900 m2   fully operational    July 2010   June 2011    $5.3 million   Fully operational
Prawn Farm (1)   Enping City   2013=400MT 2014=800MT 2015=1200 MT   23,100 m2   2 phases and road work   2 phases and road work and Phase 3 extension of grow-out farm & Phase 4 demonstrated hydroponic farm    Phase 1 on June 2011 Phase (2.1) Phase (2.2) Road work Started Aug. 2012   Phase (1) on December 2012 Phase (2) completed Q1 2013    Phase (1) $11.6 million Phase (2) 6.39 million Road work $2.94 million, Phase 3 US$5.2 million & Phase 4 US$1.6 million
Fish Farm (2) "The Fish & Eel Farm   Xin Hui District, Jiang Men.   2014=800 MT 2015= 1600 MT 2016=2000MT   165,000 m2   3 Phases   Phase 1 January 15, 2012 Bridge & Road Oct. 2012 Phase (3) 2013 & (4)2014   Phase 1 June 2014 Bridge & Road Dec. 2013 Phase (3) & (4) 2015    Phase (1) $8.73 million Bridge & Road $2.48 Phase (3) $4.38 M Phase (4) $10.63 Million   Phase (1) & Bridge and Road completed Jan. 2013 Phase (3) completed and Phase (4) not started.
Prawn Farm (2) The Hatchery & Nusery & Grow-out prawn farm   San Jiao Town, Zhong San City,   2013=1.6 Billion Fingerling and 400MT of prawns increasing yearly and by 2015 = 3.2 billion fingerling and 1200 MT of Prawns   120,000 m2   2 phases    Phase (1) and Phase (2) May 2012 Phase (3) 2014   Phase (1) Dec. 2012 and Phase (2) December 2013.Phase (3) Dec. 2014    Phase (1) $9.26 m         and Phase (2) 8.42 Million  Phase (3) 11.5 Million   Phase (1) fully operational and Phase (2) in operation and Phase (3) has started
Cattle Farm (1)   LiangXi Town, Enping City   165,013 m2   1,500 Heads   2 phases    April 2011   December  2011   $3.0 million +$1.17 Million   Fully Operational
Cattle Fram (2)   LiangXi Town, Enping City   230,300 m2   2,500 heads   2 Phases   February  2012   March. 2014   $10.6 million   completed
Cattle Farm (1) external road work   LiangXi Town, Enping City   4.5 Km road       One Phase   September  2012   March. 2013   $4.32 million   Completed
Cattle Farm (2) External Road work.   LiangXi Town, Enping City   5.5 Km Road       One Phase   September  2012   March. 2013    $5.28 Million   Completed
                                 
WHX Restaurants etc.   Guangzhou City   5,500 seatings in total       Phase (1) Stage (1)   June  2012   December  2015   $17.5 million   Work in progress
                                 
NaWei wholesale Center   Guangzhou City       5,000 m2   One Phase   July  2012   March. 2014   $ 9 million   Completed
    Shanghai City       6,000 m2   One Phase   May. 2014   End April 2015   $5 million   Completed as at April 30 2015.

 

Note (4) Other Income

Table (Note 4.1) below shows the Gain / Loss on extinguishment of debts (or Debt Settlement) representing recent sales of unregistered securities and the issuance of shares for Q1 2015

 

Date  Shares
issued/Bought
back
   Market Price
when
issuance
   Par value   Additional paid
in capital
   Consideration
received
   Income from
issuance of
shares
   Note
As at 01.01.2015   17,162,716                             
2/2/2015   173,304    6.96    173    1,205,867    1,206,040    -    Collaterailed shares to secure loan debts
3/10/2015   290,000    7.61    290    2,205,960    2,206,250    -    Collaterailed shares to secure loan debts
3/19/2015   290,000    8.91    290    2,584,085    2,584,375    -    Collaterailed shares to secure loan debts
3/31/2015   153,392    11.13    153    1,707,100    1,707,253    -    Part of reversed split conversion
                                  
As of 03.31.2015   18,069,412         907    7,703,011    7,703,918    -    

 

The Company did not enter into any additional agreements with third parties to settle debt by issuance of the Company’s common stock during this Quarter.

 

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During the Quarter, The Company entered into two loan agreements with two third parties for collective net loan amounts up to $25 million that will be secured by the Company’s common stock, transacted in tranches. As of March 31, 2015, the Company obtained net loan amounts of $4,797,232 (loan principal) that were secured by 753,304 newly issued shares of the Company at face value of $5,996,540 (collectively and calculated from market prices of shares shown in the table above). At maturity and after the Company will have paid back said loan principal plus all interest payments, the aforementioned 753,304 shares will be returned to the Company, however in the interim, they will be counted in the total issued and outstanding shares (covering both basic and diluted counts) of the Company, but they will not affect the proceeds from EPS of the Company because any dividend paid and earnings derived from these shares in the interim will revert to the Company, and not the third parties.

 

The shares issued by the Company were valued at the trading price of the stock on the date the shares were issued. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company issued an aggregate of 906,696 shares of Common Stock (inclusive both of the 753,304 shares as security and 153,392 shares issued to shareholders who hadn’t converted their shares as at 31 December 2014, but converted during this quarter) in consideration for the aggregate amount of $7,703,918, reporting a gain in income of $0 from the issuance.

 

The other income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 amounted to $(637,780) and derived from the combination of (1) Gain on extinguishment of debt $0 (Note 4), Government Grant $83,180 and other incomes $62,646 less interest expenses of $783,606. Whereas, the other income for the three months ended March 31, 2014, had been derived from the combination of (1) Gain on extinguishment of debt $43,020 (Note 4), Government Grants $ 113,232 and other incomes $3,258 less interest expenses of $109,107.

 

Gain (loss) of extinguishment of debts

 

Any deficit (excess) of the fair value of the shares over the carrying cost of the debt has been reported as a gain (loss) on the extinguishment of debt of $ 0 and $43,020 has been credited (charged) to operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

lNote (5 )General and Administrative Expenses and Interest Expenses

General and administrative and interest expenses (including depreciation and amortization) increased by $2,572,012 or 93% from $2,777,501 for Q1 2014 to $5,349,513 for Q1 2015. The increase was primarily due to increase in the office and corporate expenses of $1,254,708 from $758,221 for Q1 2014 to $2,012,929 for Q1 2015, other and miscellaneous expenses related to the corporate work of $501,576 from $228,255 in Q1 2014 to $729,831 in Q1 2015 and interest expenses of $674,499 from $109,107 in Q1 2014 to $783,606 in Q1 2015. This is a sharp increase in corporate expenses that the Company is paying attention to.

 

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Table (to Note 5)

 

Category  2015Q1   2014Q1   $ Difference 
                
Office and corporate expenses  $2,012,929   $758,221   $1,254,708 
                
Wages and Salaries  $668,688   $592,275   $76,413 
                
Traveling and related lodging  $82,893   $75,592   $7,301 
                
Motor vehicles expenses and local transportation  $40,900   $35,795   $5,104 
                
Entertainments and meals  $50,313   $30,289   $20,024 
                
Others and miscellaneous  $729,830   $228,255   $501,576 
                
Depreciation and amortization  $980,354   $947,967   $1,865,126 
                
Sub-total  $4,565,907   $2,668,394   $1,897,513 
                
Interest expenses  $783,606   $109,107   $674,499 
                
Total  $5,349,513   $2,777,501   $2,572,012 

 

Note (6) Depreciation and Amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization increased by $272,575 or 26% to $1,316,459 for Q1 2015 from $1,043,883 for Q1 2014. The increase was primarily due to the increase of depreciation by $267,535 to $802,338 for Q1 2015 from depreciation of $534,803 for Q1 2014 whereas the increase of amortization by $5,041 to $514,121for Q1 2015 from amortization of $509,080 for Q1 2014.

 

In this respect, total depreciation and amortization amounted to $1,316,459 for Q1 2015, out of which amount, $980,354 was reported under general and administration expenses and $336,105 was reported under cost of goods sold; whereas total depreciation and amortization was at $1,043,883 for Q1 2014 and out of which amount $947,967 was reported under General and Administration expenses and $95,916 was reported under cost of goods sold.

 

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Note (7). Non-controlling interests

 

Table (F) below shows the derivation of non-controlling interest:

 

Names of intermediate holdco.
subsidiaries
  Capital Award
Inc. (Belize)
   Macau EIJI Company Ltd. (Macau)   A Power Agro Agriculture
Development (Macau) Ltd.
   Triway Industries
Ltd.(HK)
   Total 
Abbreviated names  CA   (MEIJI)   (APWAM)   (TRW)     
% of equity holding on below subsidiaries (in China)   n.a.    75%   75%   26%   45%   75%     
Name of China subsidiaries   None    Jiangmen City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd.(China)    Jiangmen City Hang Mei Cattle Farm Development Co. Ltd.(China)         Quinghai Sangjiang A Power Agrivulture Co. Ltd. (China)    Jiangmen City A Power Fishery Development Co. Ltd. (China)      
Abbreviated names        (JHST)    (JHMC)    (HSA)    (SJAP)    (JFD)      
                   Hunan Shanghua A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd (China    50%          
                                    
Net income of the P.R.C. subsidiaries for the period ended 31. March 2015 in $   0   $(588,016)  $175,939   $931,039   $11,021,294   $1,751,127      
                                    
Equity % of non-controlling  interest   0%   25%   25%   24.0%   55%   25%     
                                    
Non-controlling interest's shares of Net incomes in $   0   $(147,004)  $43,985   $223,449   $6,061,711   $437,782   $6,619,923 

 

 

The Net Income attributed to non-controlling interest is $6,619,923 shared by (JHST, JHMC, HSA, SJAP and JFD collectively) for Q1 2015 as shown in Table (F) above.

 

Note (8) Earnings per shares (EPS)

 

Earnings per share has no change (basic) and minimal changes (diluted), from EPS of $1.45 (basic) and $1.38 (diluted) Q1 2014 to EPS of $1.39 (basic) and $1.33 (diluted) for Q1 2015.

 

Part B. MD & A on Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet of Continued Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Q1 2015) compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014 (Q1 2014)

 

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Consolidated Balance sheets  March 31, 2015   December 31,2014   Difference   Note 
   $   $   $     
ASSETS                    
Current assets                    
Cash and cash equivalents   10,932,661    3,031,447    7,901,214    B 
Inventories   49,227,718    45,967,993    3,259,725    9 
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts   1,306,885    -    1,306,885      
Deposits and prepaid expenses   76,791,239    75,951,591    839,648    10 
Accounts receivable   103,774,371    104,503,071    (728,700)   11 
Other receivables   60,944,553    52,305,260    8,639,293    11.a
Total current assests   302,977,427    281,759,362    21,218,065      
Property and equipment             0      
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation   64,750,441    64,352,975    397,466    12 
Construction in progress   87,710,314    69,120,277    18,590,037    13 
Land use rights, net of accumulated amortization   62,763,167    63,322,202    (559,035)   14 
Total property and equipment   215,223,922    196,795,454    18,428,468      
Other assets             0      
Goodwill   724,940    724,940    0      
Proprietary technologies, net of accumulated amortization   11,327,787    11,480,298    (152,511)     
Investment in unconsolidated corporate joint venture   814,067    817,127    (3,060)     
Tempoary deposits paid to entities for investments in future   41,109,708    41,109,708    0      
Total other assets   53,976,502    54,132,073    (155,571)     
Total assets   572,177,851    532,686,889    39,490,962      
Current liabilities                  16 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   23,127,256    22,138,835    988,421      
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts   4,034,158    8,060,580    (4,026,422)     
Due to a director   1,008,000    1,172,059    (164,059)     
Series F Non-converible preferred stock redemption payable   3,146,063    3,146,063    -      
Other payables   11,084,679    11,695,982    (611,303)     
Short term bank loan   4,394,210    4,410,727    (16,517)     
Convertible bond payable   1,725,000    1,725,000    0      
Total current liabilities   48,519,366    52,349,246    (3,829,880)     
Non-current liabilities                    
Other payables   4,797,332    -    4,797,332      
Bonds payable   16,286,754    15,803,928    482,826      
Long term debts   2,297,421    2,306,057    (8,636)     
Total non-current liabilities   23,381,507    18,109,985    5,271,522      
Stockholders equity                    
Preferred stock                    
Series A preferred stock                    
Series B convertible preferred stock   7,000    7,000    -      
Series F Non-convertible preferred stock                  17 
Common stock   18,069    17,163    906      
Additional paid-in capital   128,862,007    121,158,996    7,703,011      
Retained earnings   297,015,949    273,261,108    23,754,841      
Accumulated other comprehensive income   6,436,710    6,260,131    176,579      
Treasury stock   (1,250,000)   (1,250,000)   -      
Total SIAF Inc. and subsidaries' equity   431,089,735    399,454,398    31,635,337      
Non-controlling interest   69,187,243    45,373,880    23,813,363      
Total stockholders' equity   500,276,978    444,828,278    55,448,700      
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   572,177,851    515,287,509    56,890,342      

 

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This Part B discusses and analyzes certain items (marked with notes) that we believe would assist stakeholders in obtaining a better understanding on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition:

 

Note (B) Cash and Cash Equivalent

 

The change in cash and cash equivalent of $7,901,214 derived from cash and cash equivalent of $10,932,661 and $3,031,447 as at March 31, 2015 and 31 December 2014 respectively. The significant difference in cash and cash equivalent between these two quarters is mainly due to the following reasons:

 

As at December 31, 2014 our cash and cash equivalent balance was low as our suppliers billed for all work done up to December 31 with Chinese New Year approaching and we paid in full;

 

However as at March 31, 2015 our cash and cash equivalent is higher as our collection of our receivables were positive and our suppliers billings were not billed within in full this quarter. Hence we expect the suppliers billings in full next quarter will mean our cash balance may decline accordingly.

 

Note (9) Break down on inventories

 

   Mar 31,2015 
   $ 
Sleepy cods, prawns, eels and marble goby   3,547,158 
Bread grass   1,302,969 
Beef cattle   7,361,889 
Organic fertilizer   6,075,642 
Forage for cattle and consumable   9,238,819 
Raw materials for bread grass and organic fertilizer   15,351,389 
Beef and mutton   5,101,401 
Immature seeds   1,248,450 
    49,227,718 

 

Note (10) Breakdown of Deposits and Prepaid Expenses

 

   Mar 31,2015   Note 
  $     
Deposits for        
-  purchases of equipment   4,668,784      
-  acquisition of land use rights   3,373,110    10.1 
- inventories purchases   12,889,155    10.3 
- aquaculture contracts   14,219,514      
- building materials   877,598      
- consulting service providers and others   11,032,481      
- construction in progress   20,467,357      
Prepayments - debts discounts and others   3,544,120      
Shares issued for employee compensation and overseas professional and bond interest   5,719,120    10.2 
    76,791,239      

 

Note (10.1) Breakdown of Deposit for- acquisition of Land Use Right:

 

As of March 31, 2015, we have $3,373,110 for a deposit paid for the acquisition of a Land Use Right derived from the following transactions:

 

$3,182,180 (or RMB20,000,000) was full payment made on June 6, 2012 for Land Use Right by HSA comprising a block of land measuring 150 Mu (or 25 acres of prime agriculture land) located at Linli District of Hunan Province within 10 Km of HSA’s complex. The process of application to register the said “Land Use Right” is in progress, and, as such, this payment is recorded as Deposit and Prepaid Expenses pending final authority estimated to be granted on or before September 30, 2015, as the new local ordinances on agriculture land delayed the processing of our application.

 

$190,930 (or RMB1,200,000) was paid by SJAP as deposit for the acquisition of “Land Use Right” on a block of land measuring 15 Mu (or 2.475 acres) located at Huangyuan district next to SJAP’s complex on October 15, 2012. The process of rezoning this piece of land to residential (at present, agriculture) continues, and once completed will be transferred from the Local Government (Huangyuan County) to SJAP to build new staff quarters.

 

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Note (10.2) Information of “Temporary deposit and pre-payments for investments in future assets and in future Sino Foreign Joint Venture companies”:

 

Under account
              Deposit &
prepayments
   Land Bank    
of
Subsidiary
   Segment of    Project name  Estimated total
Asset value
  Estimated time
of Acquisition
   Current status
of Project
  made as of 31.
March 2015
   or Built Up
area
   % equivalent
to equity paid
 
           $           $    m2      
SIAF   Corporate   Trade Center  3.5 million   own development   30% completed   4,086,941    5,000    31%
                                   
        Seafood Center              1,032,914           
                                   
CA   Fishery   Fish Farm (1)  26.22 Million   2016   2 out 4 phases completed   6,000,000    23,100    23%
        Prawn Farm (1)  20.93 Million   2014   in operation   14,554,578    165,000    56%
        Prawn Farm (2)  29.18 Million   2014   Part operational Part work in progress   9,877,218    120,000 developed 96,000 m2 undeveloped    29%
                                   
MEIJI   Cattle   Cattle Farm (2)  15.88 Million   2014   95% completed   5,558,057    230,300    35%
                       41,109,708           

 

Note (11) Breakdown of Accounts receivable:

 

   March 31,2015     
    Accounts
receivable
    0-30 days    31-90 days    91-120 days    over 120 days
and less than 1
year
    Notes 
    $    $    $    $    $      
Consulting and Service totaling                            1 
CA   20,397,350    -    12,953,478    -    7,443,872    1.b. 
SIAF   2,873,833    2,272,622    -    601,211    -      
MEIJI   9,101,588                   9,101,588    1.a. 
                               
Sales of Live Fish, eels and prawns (from Farms) (CA)   9,052,831    9,052,831         -    -    2 
                               
Sales of imported seafood & Beef (SIAF)   4,080,616    3,280,319    -    800,297    -    3 
                               
Sales of Cattle and Beef Meats (from Enping Farm) (MEIJI)   103,340    103,340    -    -    -    4 
                               
Sales of HU Flowers (Fresh & Dried) (JHST)   9,573,476    -    -    -    9,573,476    5 
                               
Sales Fertilizer, Bulk Stock feed and Cattle by (SJAP)   31,098,090    8,210,889    15,793,501    5,874,828    1,218,872    6 
                               
Sales Fertilizer from (HSA)   10,024,872    1,420,037    2,759,679    1,470,022    4,375,134    7 
         -    -    -    -      
Sales of Beef (QZH)   7,468,375    5,103,326    1,619,927    622,481    122,642    8 
                               
Total   103,774,371    29,443,363    33,126,585    9,368,839    31,835,585      
Percentage of total population   100%                         

 

Note 1,3,4,6 and 8: As evidenced in above table that account receivables in Consulting & Services (C&S), import sales of both seafood and beef and sales of fertilizer of SJAP are all within comfortable trading terms, especially the C&S of CA that includes services charges billed to Zhongshan New Prawn Projects that were paid within its trading term of 60 to 90 days.

 

Note 1.a: The $9,101,588 is MEIJI’s receivable derived from (C&S) of Cattle Farm (2), and usually we would have during 2014 and 2015 redeemed part of this amount as deposits and prepayments for consideration paid for the equity in its future “Sino Foreign Joint Venture Company” (SFJVC) that will be formed. However we did not do that in 2014 and Q1 2015, as such, as of March 31, 2015 said receivable remains outstanding shown beyond over 120 days & less than one year, however this situation will be rectified within Q2 2015.

 

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Note 1.b: The $7,443,872 was due by our main sub-construction contractor who we have advanced funds to purchase many building materials, building parts and component, and other associated materials needed for the construction of the Zhongshan New Prawn Farm Development Project, and, as such, these will eventually be charged as work in progress over a period of time.

 

Note 2: CA’s fish sales receivable has $7,443,832 that are over 120 days primarily due to some bigger sized fish and eels requiring longer times to sell, which is usual and consistent within the normal trade of live seafood.

 

Note 5: It is our usual trading terms with major wholesalers who purchase our dried HU products that they are to buy all of our dried products produced in each season such that we don’t have to keep any inventory and they are to pay progressively during the period and in full before each new subsequent season, which means that the outstanding balance of $9,573,476 due from them will be fully paid on or before June 30, 2015.

 

Note 7: Sales of Fertilizer HSA normally have longer credit terms (6 months to 12 months) since the bulk of sales are to the lake fishermen and crop farmers who normally pay for their fertilizer after each harvest that may take between 6 months to 12 months (i.e. Fish and fruits may take up to 12 months while vegetables and cash crops may be within 6 months, etc.)

 

Information on trading terms and provision for diminution in value of accounts receivable:

 

Our accounts receivable aging is less than 12 months old. Receivables from revenue derived from consulting and services billed for work completed are within our normal trading terms of 180 days (maximum term) and therefore no diminution in value is required, as the credit quality of receivable is not in doubt.

 

Fish Sales: Most farmed fish are sold to wholesalers at prevailing daily market prices and aging is within 90 days trading terms with a small portion at 180 days (for oversized fish, as the sale of oversized fish takes time to sell). We sold US$27 million in live fish, eels and prawns (live seafood) to wholesalers for the period ending March 31, 2015 and as of March 31, 2015, accounts receivable of $7,443,872 were over 120 days. These debtors represent credit quality receivables as they are well established wholesalers, profitable and viable businesses with a good track record and therefore provision of diminution in value is not required as collection is not in doubt.

  

Sales of fertilizer and bulk livestock feed (SJAP): These comprise sales made to regional farmers contracted by us to grow crops and pastures using and purchasing our fertilizer. We in turn agree to buy their cattle that are fed with our bulk and concentrated cattle feed purchased from us. Under this term of arrangements our accounts receivable are normally carried forward until such time they can be offset against our account payables due to these contracted farmers (that is, the amount owed for the amount of crops and pastures is ultimately offset against the amount of cattle that we have purchased from them, respectively). As these debtors are our contract farmers and operate a profitable and viable business with us and have a good track record we consider their credit quality is good and collection from them is not in doubt, thus no diminution in value is required.

 

 Information on Concentration of credit risk of account receivables:

 

We have 4 major long term customers (referring to Customer A, B, C and D mentioned in the Financial Statement of this report under Note), only who have accounted for 63.73% of our consolidated revenues for Q1 2015 as shown in the table below:

 

   three months ended March 31, 2015 
   % of total Revenue  Customer's Total Revenue 
Customer A   20.65%   23,851,276 
Customer B   18.54%   21,404,582 
Customer C   14.80%   17,091,160 
Customer D   9.74%   11,246,726 
           
    63.73%   73,593,744 

 

Customer A is WSC 1, which is owned and operated by Guangzhou City A Power NaWei Trading Co. Ltd (“APNW”). CA was the consulting engineer responsible for the construction of WSC 1and development of its business operation via a Consulting and Service Contract granted by APNW. APNW is now one of our main wholesalers to whom we bill our sales of seafood (including live and frozen seafood). APNW distributes the seafood to other wholesalers in various cities in China. WSC 1 is ideally situated at the center of all interprovincial logistic services. At the same time, APNW has obtained all relevant Import Quotas and Permits by September 30, 2014. As such, SIAF relies on APNW’s import permits for its import and export trades to be carried out in China. Sales effected through WSC 1 contributes 20.65% of our total consolidated revenue (equivalent to $23,851,276 out of our total revenue of $115,476,450) derived collectively from the following segments of activities:

 

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Customer A with        three months ended March 31, 2015 
Name of company  Segments   Operation Division  Abbreviation name  % of total consolidated   Amount in 
               Revenue    $ 
                      
CA   Fishery    Sales of fish (from Fish Farm 1)  Wholesale Center (1)   4.39%   5,065,793 
        Sales of fish / eels from Contract Growers      7.88%   9,098,356 
                      
SIAF   Corporate   Trading sales of seafood      8.39%   9,687,127 
               20.65%   23,851,276 

 

Furthermore, so far, APWA has a good performance record with their payments to the Company such that as at March 31, 2015, there is no receivable from APWA beyond 90 days.

 

Customer B is one of our main agents, namely Mr. Xian Zhiming (Legal representative of “Zhongshan City A Power Agriculture Development Co. Limited”, (ZSAPAD), the SFJVC of the Zhongshan new prawn farm); and in our account, ZSAPAD’s legal representative is the person responsible for its company affair, such that we quote Customer B in the name of Xian Zhiming instead of ZSAPAD. As of March 31, 2015, all of its receivables to the Company are within trading terms of 60 to 90 days although we have agreed to extend trading terms between 120 days to 180 days in the interim until such time as we assist them to procure a project loan of up to $60 million targeting on or before September 30, 2015.

 

Customer C is one of our main agents, namely Mr. Li Hongzhen who distributes SJAP’s organic fertilizer, bulk livestock feed and concentrated livestock feed to our cooperative farmers and other regional farmers. During Q1 2015, Mr. Li had transacted 14.80% of our total consolidated revenue (equivalent to $17,091,160 out of our total revenue of $115,476,450) derived from the sale of SJAP’s organic fertile, bulk livestock feed and concentrated livestock feed under the segment of Organic Fertilizer and Bread Grass.

 

Customer D is WangJianWha, owner of Guangzhou Wholesale market (Store 17) who distributes our live prawns to over 30 other wholesalers at the same Guangzhou Wholesale Fish Markets, therefore although we sell our live prawns to one wholesaler (Mr. WangJianWha) that does not mean that our live prawns were sold by one wholesaler but by over 30 wholesalers. The purpose of using one main wholesaler as our main distributor is to have just one person responsible for payments to us such that we shall not need to collect sales proceeds from the 30 or more wholesalers. During Q1 2015, we sold to Mr. WangJianWha 9.74% of our total consolidated revenue (equivalent to $11,246,726 out of our total revenue of $115,476,450 ) derived from the sales of CA’s live prawns under the segment of Fishery.

 

The Company had 4 major customers whose accounts receivable balance individually represented the following percentages of the Company’s accounts receivable:

 

   March 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
         
Customer A   20.17%   21.21%
Customer B   11.46%   13.51%
Customer C   10.95%   9.68%
Customer D   7.17%   7.12%
    49.75%   51.52%

 

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As of March 31, 2015, amounts due from customers A, B and C are $20,930,515, $11,893,849, and $11,362,873, respectively. The Company has not experienced any significant difficulty in collecting its accounts receivable in the past and is not aware of any financial difficulties of its major customers.

 

Customer A is same as Customer C above namely Mr. L Hongzhen,

Customer B is same as Customer B above namely Mr. Xian Zhiming,

Customer C is the same as Customer A above namely APNW, and

Customer D is “Eleven Metallurgical Construction Ltd” our main sub-construction contractor who we have advanced funds to purchase many building materials, building parts and component, and other associated materials needed for the construction of the Zhongshan New Prawn Farm Development Project, as such these will eventually be charged as work in progress over a period of time.

 

Note (11.b). Other Receivables

 

    As at March 31, 2015      
    Total     Break down    Note  
                     
Advance to Employees     658,741              
Advance to Customers     21,032,158              
SIAF             10,506,287   1
CA             6,586,146      
SJAP             2,252,211   3
Others             1,687,514      
Advance to Suppliers     11,253,654              
SIAF             6,883,235   2
CA             3,251,654      
SJAP             423,551      
Others             695,214      
Loan to unicorporateed companies     28,000,000              
CA             17,000,000   4
SIAF             11,000,000   5
      60,944,553              

  

Note 1 & 4: SIAF imports all of its seafood (from Madagascar) and beef and lamb (from Australia) using APNW’s import permits and licenses, such that, from time to time, we used APNW as the importer for part of these imported orders to give them a trading track record, and gave loan advances to APNW for such imports that in general would be offset by sales invoices upon the arrivals of corresponding shipments. At the same time, APNW is one of our major distributors and sales agents that we helped to establish aiming eventually to acquire its operation within our own marketing and distribution network, therefore, from time to time, we provide them with working capital to help them to leverage some of their trading terms extended to their customers, etc.

 

Note 3: At SJAP it is a common practice to make cash advances to our cooperative growers (presently standing at 100 members) who are our suppliers, to carry them through respective growing periods (for cropping or pasturing or cattle growing purposes) before final harvests of produce or sale of their cattle. On average, it works out at less than $82,747 per member that in the management’s opinion is a normal season to season process deemed fair and equitable. In this respect, as the said average increases it means that the average cooperative farmer is increasing his productivity (whether in the growing of crops or cattle), and in simple terms, it represents good progress indicating that SJAP’s revenue is also increasing.

 

Note 4&5: Instead of recording these advances as deposits and prepayments made in the past for the acquisition of the future Sino joint venture companies, they are now recorded as advances due to the projects of the un-incorporated companies are still in progress such that their respective SFJVC(s) cannot be formed yet as of March 31 2015.

 

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Note (12) Property and equipment, net of accumulation depreciation

 

   As at March 31, 2015 
   $ 
Plant and machinery   5,573,254 
Structure and lease hold improvements   51,650,960 
Mature seeds and herbage cultivation   11,928,410 
Furniture and equipment   629,055 
Motor vehicles   765,858 
    70,547,483 
      
Less: Accumulated depreciation   -5,797,042 
Net carrying amount   64,750,441 

 

Note (13) Construction in progress

 

   As at March 31, 2015 
   $ 
Construction in progress    
- Oven room、road for production of dried flowers   1,587,594 
- Office, warehouse and organic fertilizer plant in HSA.   28,185,939 
- Organic fertilizer and bread grass production plant and office building   13,734,314 
- Rangeland for beef cattle and office building   41,996,899 
- Fish pond   2,205,568 
      
    87,710,314 

 

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Note (14) Land Use Rights, net of accumulated amortization:

 

Item  Owner  Location  Acres   Date
Acquired
  Tenure   Expiry
dates
  Cost  $   Monthly
amortization  $
   2015.03.31
Balance
$
   Nature of
ownership
  Nature of
project
Hunan lot1  HS.A  Ouchi Village, Fenghuo Town, Linli County   31.92   2011/04/05   43   2054/04/04   242,703    470    220,126   Lease  Fertilizer production
Hunan lot2  HS.A  Ouchi Village, Fenghuo Town, Linli County   247.05   2011/07/01   60   2071/06/30   36,666,141    50,925    34,374,507   Management Right  Pasture growing
Hunan lot3  HS.A  Ouchi Village, Fenghuo Town, Linli County   8.24   2011/05/24   40   2051/05/23   378,489    789    341,429   Land Use Rights  Fertilizer production
Guangdong lot 1  JHST  Yane Village, Liangxi Town, Enping City   8.23   2007/08/10   60   2067/08/09   1,064,501    1,478    928,481   Management Right  HU Plantation
Guangdong lot 2  JHST  Nandu Village of Yane Village, Liangxi Town, Enping City   27.78   2007/03/14   60   2067/03/13   1,037,273    1,441    897,530   Management Right  HU Plantation
Guangdong lot 3  JHST  Nandu Village of Yane Village, Liangxi Town, Enping City   60.72   2007/03/14   60   2067/03/13   2,267,363    3,149    1,961,899   Management Right  HU Plantation
Guangdong lot 4  JHST  Nandu Village of Yane Village, Liangxi Town, Enping City   54.68   2007/09/12   60   2067/09/11   2,041,949    2,836    1,783,870   Management Right  HU Plantation
Guangdong lot 5  JHST  Jishilu Village of Dawan Village,Juntang Town, Enping City   28.82   2007/09/12   60   2067/09/11   960,416    1,334    839,030   Management Right  HU Plantation
Guangdong lot 6  JHST  Liankai Village of Niujiang Town, Enping City   31.84   2008/01/01   60   2068/12/31   821,445    1,141    722,187   Management Right  Fish Farm
Guangdong lot 7  JHST  Nandu Village of Yane Village, Liangxi Town, Enping City   41.18   2011/01/01   26   2037/12/31   5,716,764    18,323    4,782,293   Management Right  HU Plantation
Guangdong lot 8  JHST  Shangchong Village of Yane Village, Liangxi Town, Enping City   11.28   2011/01/01   26   2037/12/31   1,566,393    5,020    1,310,348   Management Right  HU Plantation
Guangdong lot 9  MEIJI  Xiaoban Village of Yane Village, Liangxi Town, Enping City   41.18   2011/04/01   20   2031/03/31   5,082,136    21,176    4,065,709   Management Right  Cattle Farm
Qinghai lot 1  SJAP  No. 498, Bei Da Road, Chengguan Town of Huangyuan County,Xining City, Qinghai Province   21.09   2011/11/01   40   2051/10/30   527,234    1,098    482,200   Land Use Right & Building ownership  Cattle farm, fertilizer and livestock feed production
Guangdong lot 10  JHST  Niu Jiang Town, Liangxi Town, Enping City   6.27   2013/03/04   10   2023/03/03   489,904    4,083    387,841   Management Right  Processing factory
Guangdong lot 11  PF2  Da San Dui Wei ,You Nan Village, Conghua District of Guangzhou City   33.28   2014/10/28   30   2044/10/27   4,453,665    12,371    4,379,438   Management  Right  Agriculture
   JHST  Land improvement cost incurred       2013/12/01           3,914,275    6,155    3,815,803       
Exchange difference                       2,004,295        1,470,478     
                                         
          654               69,234,948    131,789    62,763,167       

 

Note (16) Current Liabilities:

 

   As at March 31, 2015   Note 
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable and accruals   23,127,256    16.A
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts   4,034,158      
Series F shares mandatory redemption payable   3,146,063     16 B  
Due to a director    1,008,000      
Other payables    15,882,011    16.C
Short term bank loan   4,070,335      
    51,267,823      

 

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Note 16A: Accounts payables and accrued expenses clarification:

 

Our current trading environment is limited to a number of suppliers who offer prolonged credit terms means that most purchases are paid for in cash or short credit terms (7 to 10 days), and in a way this allows us better bargaining ability to obtain cash discounts resulting in the low trade account payables and accruals balance of $23 million, about 20% of total sales of $115 million for the reasons stated below:

 

Our main Account Payables during Q1 2015 were generated from the following activities:

1.We supply the following cost elements: our own staff, engineering and technology that enhanced our profit margins and reduced the overall cost of sales. Consulting and services (“C&S”) since inception is the major contributor of income to date and cost of goods sold averaging 58% and 37% for CA and SIAF, respectively.
2.Implementation, supervision, training and associated management work and most of the building sub-contractors worked at fixed costs; consequently, profit margins are contained providing ample opportunity for expanded credit terms. For contracts related to the construction of farms we use plants, equipment, parts and components that were specially manufactured and made as per our own design and engineering by local manufacturers and suppliers (who carry a high amount of initial development costs and inventories for us based on the understanding that we would pay for the deliveries of goods sold within shorter trading terms such that they could afford to carry such costs). We pay promptly in this respect and believe that, as time has passed, our track record has earned excellent credibility with all of our suppliers and sub-contractors.
3.Fish sales started gradually in late 2011, and the cost of sales was averaged at 74% for Q1 2015, respectively (the bulk of the cost came from the supplies of baby fingerlings and the live-bait as the main fish feed), and customary trading terms of Chinese suppliers is on a cash on delivery basis, and suppliers who provide short credit terms presently is limited to no more than a select few.
4.Cattle sales at SJAP’s own cattle stations and from its cooperative farmers started in 2011 at lower profit margins compared to the sales of fish with cost of goods averaging 74% for Q1 2015. It is also customary in China to pay for the young live cattle by cash on delivery. The Enping cattle farm started to buy young cattle in 2011 and started sales of mature cattle in 2012; cost of sales is averaged at 96% for Q1 2015. Most of the young cattle supplies were from small primary producers (local small farmers) who did not have great financial resources; as such we paid for these supplies of young cattle in cash on delivery or short credit term after delivery.
5.In SJAP, the bulk of our fertilizers were sold to farmers who are growing pastures and crops for us such that their fertilizer sales were kept as book entries that would be offset with the pastures and crops that we would buy back from them. In the case of HSA, which is a developing stage company in fertilizer manufacturing, prolonged credit term facilities have not been established for its purchase of raw materials.
6.Bulk livestock feed are produced by regional cooperative growers under contract to us and they use our supply of fertilizer and seeds that represented the main cost components enhancing cost of sales, which average is at 57% for Q1 2015. Again, sale of fertilizer is held on credit against crops and pasture grass purchased from them, as well as bulk livestock feed sold to them for cattle rearing, and reconciled once cattle are purchased from them.

 

Note (16.B): Series F Non-convertible preferred stock

 

On August 22, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors declared that the Company’s stockholders were entitled to receive one share of restricted Series F Non-convertible Preferred Stock for every 100 shares of Common Stock owned by the stockholders as of September 28, 2012, with lesser or greater amounts being rounded up to the nearest 100 shares of Common Stock for purpose of the computing the dividend. The holders of record of shares of Series F Non - Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a coupon payment directly from the Company at the redemption rate of $3.40 per share and be payable on May 30, 2015. During Q1 2014, the transfer agent of the Company recorded 924,180 shares of Series F Non-Convertible preferred stock on the account. But, the Company did not issue physical shares and only issued coupons to notify respective shareholders on that date. These F shares of 924,180 shares, were based on numbers of shares of Common Stock as of September 28, 2012 of 91,931,287 shares, calculated at one share of Series F Non-Convertible preferred stock for every 100 shares of Common Stock with decimal number of shares being rounded up to one. Once payment of $3.40 per share is made the F shares will be voided and will be withdrawn in full. The Company on December 22, 2014 informed that it will pay out the F Series shares with retroactive 10% interest as scheduled on May 30, 2015 amounting to $3,456,433.

 

 Note (16C): Analysis of Other Payables:

 

As of March 31 2015, other payables totaling $15,882,011 consisted of the following:

 

During Q1 2015, the Company issued Promissory notes amounting to $0 to unrelated third parties for advances granted by third parties collectively to the Company (and/or to its subsidiaries) that are personally guaranteed by a director, repayable within two (2) years at interest free term. Promissory notes could be repaid either by cash or in shares of the Company or a combination thereof. If debt accounts are settled with shares, both parties will determine the respective share conversion rates at the time of settlement. During Q1 2015 we redeemed $ 0 of Promissory Notes for advances granted by third parties in fiscal year 2012 as well as in the early months of 2014 by the issuance of shares leaving a balance of $600,000 of Promissory Notes still due and outstanding as of March 31, 2015.

 

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A grant of $2,410,453 was received from the Chinese government to SJAP for the development of a certain project; however if SJAP will not be able to complete the project, it will have to repay the grant to the Government. As of March 31, 2015, as work is in progress on the said project but it is not yet completed, the grant is recorded as other payables.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, other advances had been provided by other unrelated third parties collectively to our subsidiaries with no fixed term of repayment and interest free without promissory notes or agreements but instead, verbal understandings. These sums amount to $8,074,226 unpaid and outstanding as of March 31, 2015. (Note. 10.3): Also there is the security (in common stock) provided for the two loans amounting to $4,797,332 titled as “Due to Security” recorded in Other Payable of Q1 2015.

 

Income Taxes

The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada, in the United States of America. The Company has no trading operations in United States of America and no US corporate tax has been provided for in the consolidated financial statements of the Company

 

Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries

 

The Company intends to use the remaining accumulated and future earnings of foreign subsidiaries to expand operations outside the United States and accordingly, undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries are considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside the United States and no provision for U.S. Federal and State income tax or applicable dividend distribution tax has been provided thereon.

 

The Company failed to file US tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2007 through December 31, 2012 in compliance with US Treasury Internal Revenue Service Code. The Company has reviewed its tax position with the assistance US tax professional and believes that there will be no taxes and no penalties assessed by the Internal Revenue Service in the United States of America. The Company has appointed a US tax professional to assist in filing these income tax returns.

 

No EIT has been provided in the financial statements of SIAF, CA, JHST, JHMC, JFD, HSA and SJAP since they are exempt from EIT for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 as they are within the agriculture, dairy and fishery sectors.

 

CA, CS and CH are international business companies incorporated in Belize, and are exempt from corporate tax in Belize.

 

No Hong Kong profits tax has been provided in the consolidated financial statements, since TRW did not earn any assessable profits arising in Hong Kong for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

No Macau Corporate income tax has been provided in the consolidated financial statements, since APWAM and MEIJI did not earn any assessable profits for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

No Sweden Corporate income tax has been provided in the consolidated financial statements, since SIAFS incurred a tax loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

No deferred tax assets and liabilities have been assessed as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 since there was no difference between the financial statements carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities utilizing the enacted tax rates in effect for the period in which the differences are expected to reverse.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements:

 None.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31 2015, unrestricted cash and cash equivalents amounted to $10,932,661 (see notes to the consolidated account), and our working capital as of March 31, 2015 was $254,458,061.

 

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As of March 31 2015, our total long-term debts are as follows:

 

Contractual Obligations    Less than 1 year      1-3years      3-5 years     More than 5 years    Total  
 Short Term Bank Loan   4,394,210                 4,394,210 
Bonds payable   1,725,000    16,286,754            18,011,754 
Long Term Debts   2,297,421                 2,297,421 
Promissory Notes   600,000                 600,000 
Other payables        4797332            4,797,332 

 

Cash provided by operating activities amounted to $27,545,084 for Q1 2015. This compares with cash provided by operating activities totaling $20,725,313 for Q1 2014. The increase in cash flows from operations primarily resulted from the increase of inventory of $(3,259,725) for Q1 2015 from $(11,593,523) for Q1 2014.

 

Cash used in investing activities totaled $(20,297,099) for Q1 2015. This compares with cash used in investing activities totaling $(6,155,849) for Q1 2014. The increase in cash flows used in investing activities primarily resulted from payment for construction of $(18,845,219) in Q1 2015 from $(5,248,183) in Q1 2014.

 

Cash used provided by financing activities totaled $0 for Q1 2015. This compares with cash from financing activities totaling $(2,438,192) for Q1 2014. The decrease cash used provided by financing activities due to proceeds from long term loans of $(2,438,192) Q1 2014 to $0 Q1 2015.

 

Acquisition of SFJVC’s and further acquisition plan:

 

An SFJVC agreement typically contains an option clause for further investment.  Initially, the China Developer of project companies invites us to invest in their venture. If management feels compelled it carries out an in-depth study of the target company including legal due diligence, business plan, budget and projected financial information. The final decision is made through the resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors. If the decision is made to proceed with an investment, there is first formed an SFJVC, within which the Company acquires further equity interest. The acquisition price of such interest is determined in accordance to the book value of the SFJVC as of the acquisition date. Consideration generally consists in part of cash and in part of contract against trade debts owed by the China Developer due to Consulting & Services fees charged to the China Developer by the Company in accordance with the Consulting & Services agreement.   Project companies record development cost as construction in progress and treat the amount due to us as partial investment in new SFJVC.

 

The Company’s expenditures as the consulting and service provider providing turnkey services to the China Developer for the development of the project include (i) administrative and operational expenses provided for and incurred in the project (charged and recorded under general and administrative operation expenses), billable to the China Developer, (ii) other development expenditures (inclusive of subcontractors’ and sub-suppliers’ costs plus mark-up) billable to the Developer, as well. Consulting & Services fees are exclusively billed to the third party China Developer, and not to the future SFJVC companies.

 

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   Acquisition
by which
subsidiary
  Estimated
time of
SFJVC
being formed
  Estimated time
of completion of
acquisition
  Estimated Total
consideration
  Deposit paid
up to date
  Deposit paid
is equivalent
to % of equity
   Estimated time of
progress
payments
 
Enping Prawn PF1  CA  June 2014  August 2014  $ 20.94m  $ 11.68 m  56%   Q1 to Q2 2014 
Zhongshan Prawn PF2  CA  Phase 3 Work still in progress, targeting completion Q3 2014  August 2015  $ 26.20 m  $ 8.63 m   33%   Q4 2014 & all year round 2015 
Fish & eel Farm 2  CA  Phase 3 & 4 work are in progress targeting completion Q4 2015  August. 2016  $ 26.22 m  $ 6.0 m   23%   Q4 2014 & all year round 2014 & 2015 
Cattle Farm 2  MEIJI  Final work is still in progress  August 2014  $ 15.88 m  $ 5.56 m   35%   On or before June 30 2014 
WXC businesses  SIAF  Work is in progress until end 2015  Not yet determined    Not fully determined  $ 1.67 m   Not yet know    Partially in 2014. 
NaWei wholesale centers  SIAF  Work is in progress until end 2015  Phase (1) March 2014, new Phases are pending    Not fully determined  $ 1.03 m   Not yet know    Partially in 2014. 

 

We plan to acquire further SFJVC’s at the time they will be formed officially after their approval by relevant China

 

Authorities with details shown in the Table below:

 

 In accordance with our contract, prior to the official formation of the SFJVC’s the Company will pay an initial deposit and additional deposits as pre-payments to the developer (or owner) of the project as consideration toward future acquisition of the SFJVC upon its official formation.

 

The total consideration for each purchase of SFJVC is based on its book value at that time of official formation having injected all of the related project’s development assets and liabilities into the SFJVC.

 

As such, the required acquisition cost is funded partly by cash and partly by the offset of receivables due on the consulting and service fee.    

 

Part C. Pro-forma on records of historical performances reflecting the Company’s “Free Cash Flow “derivation: (Inclusive of SIAF and subsidiaries in segments containing Non-GAAP derivation)

 

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  2011     2012     2013     2014     2015Q1   Total  
  In rounded figures of $ million                          
Sale of goods     31       88       209       323       85       651  
Consulting income     21       51       52       81       30       205  
                                                 
Cost of goods sold     17       51       139       231       63       438  
Cost of service     10       18       21       44       17       93  
                                                 
EBITDA     22       66       98       119       32       304  
                                                 
Depreciation & amortization     1       2       3       5       1       10  
                                                 
Non - controlling interest     5       6       20       22       7       59  
                                                 
Net income attributable to SIAF & subsidiaries     16       57       74       92       24       239  
                                                 
Total Assets     153       242       368       532       572          
                                                 
Total liabilities     16       26       36       70       72          
                                                 
Total stockholders equity     137       216       332       462       500          
                                                 
Total Capex     14       34       71       35       19       154  
1. property and equipment     -       18       22       21       1       61  
2. construction in progress     2       13       41       10       18       66  
3. land use right     12       3       4       4       -       23  
4. proprietary technologies     -       -       4       -       -       4  
      -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total increase of wc     18       47       43       112       20       240  
1. increase in  inventories     3       17       -6       38       3       55  
2. increase in receivable or decrease in payable etc.     15       30       49       74       17       185  
                                              -  
Total capex and increase of wc     32       81       114       147       39       374  
                                                 
Free Cash Flow (FCF)     -10       -15       -16       -28       -7       -70  
                                                 
Net Debt     -1       -2       -5       -20       -23          
                                                 
    In round figure of million shares                          
Total authorized common stocks     10       13       17       23       23          
                                                 
Weighted average of total issue & outstanding common stocks                                                
Basic     6       8       12       16       17          
Diluted     7       9       13       17       18          
                                                 
    In US$ / share                          
Earning per share (or EPS)                                                
Basic     2.57       6.93       6.14       5.79       1.39          
Diluted     2.28       6.14       5.76       5.55       1.33          

 

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C.1 APWAM (holding company of SJAP) 

 

   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015Q1   Total 
   In rounded figures of $ million             
Sale of goods   15    21    62    102    36    236 
                               
Cost of goods sold   7    15    38    68    25    153 
                               
EBITDA   8    7    27    28    11.20    82 
                               
Depreciation & amortization   -    -    -    1    0.20    1 
                               
Non - controlling interest   4    4    15    18    6.00    47 
                               
Net income attributable to SIAF & subsidiaries   4    3    12    13    5.00    37 
                               
Total Assets   17    43    88    134    122      
                               
Total liabilities   2    11    15    28    5      
                               
Total stockholders equity   15    32    73    106    117      
                               
Total Capex   2    14    38    20    8    82 
1. property and equipment   -    9    12    6    1    28 
2. construction in progress   2    4    24    14    7    51 
3. land use right   -    1    -    -         1 
4. proprietary technologies   -    -    2    -         2 
                               
Total increase of wc   7    -6    -12    12    10    11 
1. increase in  inventories   3    11    -6    24    2    34 
2. increase in receivable or decrease in payable etc.   4    -17    -6    -12    8    -23 
                               
Total capex and increase of wc   9    8    26    32    18    93 
                               
Free Cash Flow (FCF)   -1    -1    1    -4    -7    -12 
                               
Net Debt   -1    -2    -5    -7    -7      

 

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C.2 SIAF’s Corporate Operational division 

 

   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015Q1   Total 
   In rounded figures of $ million             
Sale of goods   -    2    22    51    10    85 
Consulting income   -    3    9    5    4    21 
                               
Cost of goods sold   -    1    19    45    8    73 
Cost of service   -    1    3    5    2    11 
                               
EBITDA   -    2    6    6    2    16 
                               
Depreciation & amortization   -    -    -    0    -      
                               
Non - controlling interest   -    -    -    -           
                               
Net income attributable to SIAF & subsidiaries   -    2    6    6    1    15 
                               
Total Assets   3    10    19    50    76      
                               
Total liabilities   1    7    8    21    38      
                               
Total stockholders equity   2    3    11    29    38      
                               
Total Capex   -    -    2    1    -    3 
1. property and equipment   -    -    -    -         - 
2. construction in progress   -    -    -    1         1 
3. land use right   -    -    -    -         - 
4. proprietary technologies   -    -    2    -         2 
                               
Total increase of wc   45    18    25    34    11    133 
1. increase in  inventories        -    0    -         - 
2. increase in receivable or decrease in payable etc.   45    18    25    34    11    133 
                               
Total capex and increase of wc   45    18    27    35    11    136 
                               
Free Cash Flow (FCF)   -45    -16    -21    -29    -9    -120 
                               
Net Debt   -    -    -    -13    -16      

 

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C.3 CA (Fishery Development Division)

 

   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015Q1   Total 
   In rounded figures of $ million             
Sale of goods   10    28    47    54    15    154 
Consulting income   17    37    36    76    26    192 
                               
Cost of goods sold   8    14    33    31    10    96 
Cost of service   8    14    13    39    15    89 
                               
EBITDA   8    35    37    60    16    157 
                               
Depreciation & amortization   -    -    -    -    -      
                               
Non - controlling interest   -    -    -    -           
                               
Net income attributable to SIAF & subsidiaries   8    35    37    55    16    151 
                               
Total Assets   40    60    81    131    146      
                               
Total liabilities   4    4    7    2    1      
                               
Total stockholders equity   36    56    74    129    145      
                               
Total Capex   -    -    3    4    -    7 
1. property and equipment   -    -    -    -         - 
2. construction in progress   -    -    3    -         3 
3. land use right   -    -    -    4         4 
4. proprietary technologies   -    -    -    -         - 
                               
Total increase of wc   12    37    25    51    -5    120 
1. increase in  inventories                              
2. increase in receivable or decrease in payable etc .   12    37    25    51    -5    120 
                               
Total capex and increase of wc   12    37    28    55    -5    127 
                               
Free Cash Flow (FCF)   -4    -2    9    5    21    30 
                               
Net Debt   -    -    -    -    -      

  

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C.4 Tri-way (the holding company of Fish Farm (1)

 

   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015Q1   Total 
   In rounded figures of $ million             
Sale of goods  -   16   25   52   12   105 
                               
Cost of goods sold   -    10    19    41    10    80 
                               
EBITDA   -    5    6    10    1.70    23 
                               
Depreciation & amortization   -    0    0    1    -    2 
                               
Non - controlling interest        1    1    2    0.40    4 
                               
Net income attributable to SIAF & subsidiaries   -    4    5    8    1.30    18 
                               
Total Assets   8    12    19    41    33      
                               
Total liabilities   -    -    -    10    1      
                               
Total stockholders equity   8    12    19    31    32      
                               
Total Capex   -    6    2    1    2    11 
1. property and equipment   -    6    -    2         8 
2. construction in progress   -    -    2    -1    2    3 
3. land use right   -    -    -    -         - 
4. proprietary technologies                              
                               
Total increase of wc   -    6    5    9    1    21 
1. increase in  inventories   -    5    -    1    1    7 
2. increase in receivable or decrease in payable etc.   -    1    5    8    -    14 
                               
Total capex and increase of wc   -    12    7    10    3    32 
                               
Free Cash Flow (FCF)   -    -7    -1    -    -1    -9 
                               
Net Debt   -    -    -    -           

  

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C.5 MEIJI and Cattle Farm (Development and holding company of CF (1))

 

   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015Q1   Total 
   In rounded figures of $ million             
Sale of goods  -   6   18   33   8   65 
Consulting income   4    11    7    -         22 
                               
Cost of goods sold   -    4    13    31    8    56 
Cost of service   2    3    5    -         10 
                               
EBITDA   1    9    5    2    0.44    18 
                               
Depreciation & amortization   -    0    0    0    -    1 
                               
Non - controlling interest   -    -    -    -    0.04      
                               
Net income attributable to SIAF & subsidiaries   1    9    5    1    0.40    17 
                               
Total Assets   7    20    33    38    33      
                               
Total liabilities   -    -    2    5    -      
                               
Total stockholders equity   7    20    31    33    33      
                               
Total Capex   5    2    -    -         7 
1. property and equipment   -    -    -    -         - 
2. construction in progress   -    -    -    -         - 
3. land use right   5    2    -    -         7 
4. proprietary technologies                              
                               
Total increase of wc   -3    1    5    3         6 
1. increase in  inventories   -    1    -    1         2 
2. increase in receivable or decrease in payable etc.   -3    -    5    2         4 
                               
Total capex and increase of wc   2    3    5    3    -    13 
                               
Free Cash Flow (FCF)   -1    6    -    -1    0    5 
                               
Net Debt                              

  

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C.6 MEIJI and JHST plantation division

 

   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015Q1   Total 
   In rounded figures of $ million             
Sale of goods  6   12   23   11   -   52 
                               
Cost of goods sold   2    5    10    4    -    21 
                               
EBITDA   4    6    11    6    -0.30    28 
                               
Depreciation & amortization   0    -    1    1    0.30    3 
                               
Non - controlling interest   1    1    3    1    -0.10    6 
                               
Net income attributable to SIAF & subsidiaries   3    5    7    4    -0.50    19 
                               
Total Assets   28    37    49    53    53      
                               
Total liabilities   -    -    -    -    -      
                               
Total stockholders equity   28    37    49    53    53      
                               
Total Capex   -    3    10    1    1    15 
1. property and equipment   -    3    6    1         10 
2. construction in progress   -    -    -    -    1    1 
3. land use right   -    -    4    -         4 
4. proprietary technologies   -    -    -    -         - 
                               
Total increase of wc   -3    1    6    5    -    9 
1. increase in  inventories   -    -    -    -    -    - 
2. increase in receivable or decrease in payable etc.        1    6    5    -    9 
                               
Total capex and increase of wc   -3    4    16    6    1    24 
                               
Free Cash Flow (FCF)   7    2    -5    -    -1    4 
                               
Net Debt                              

 

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C.7 HSA (the Hunan fertilizer Operation)

 

   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015Q1   Total 
   In rounded figures of $ million             
Sale of goods   -    3    12    20    4    39 
                               
Cost of goods sold   -    2    7    11    2    22 
                               
EBITDA   -    0    4    7    1.10    13 
                               
Depreciation & amortization   0.40    1    1    1    0.20    4 
                               
Non - controlling interest             1    1    0.20    2 
                               
Net income attributable to SIAF & subsidiaries   -    -1    2    5    0.70    7 
                               
Total Assets   50    60    79    85    109      
                               
Total liabilities   9    4    4    4    27      
                               
Total stockholders equity   41    56    75    81    82      
                               
Total Capex  7   9   16   8   8   48 
1. property and equipment   -    -    4    12         16 
2. construction in progress   -    9    12    -4    8    25 
3. land use right   7    -    -    -         7 
4. proprietary technologies   -    -    -    -         - 
                               
Total increase of wc   -40    -10    -11    -2    3    -60 
1. increase in  inventories   -    -    -    12    -    12 
2. increase in receivable or decrease in payable etc.   -40    -10    -11    -14    3    -72 
                               
Total capex and increase of wc   -33    -1    5    6    11    -12 
                               
Free Cash Flow (FCF)   33    1    -1    1    -10    25 
                               
Net Debt                              

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31 2015 are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

 

The unaudited quarterly financials for the three months ended March 31 2015 results are for the months and do not necessarily indicate the results for a full year. The information included in this interim report should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended March 31 2015.

 

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REVERSE STOCK SPLIT

 

Reverse stock split and new conversion rate of Series B preferred stock to share of common stock:

On December 16, 2014, the Company implemented a 9.9-for-1 reverse stock split.   On December 17, 2014, the Company implemented the new conversion rate of 9.9 for 1 share of common stock. All share information contained within this report, including consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income, and footnotes have been retroactively adjusted for the effects of the reverse stock split and new conversion rate of Series B preferred stock to shares of common stock.

 

BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION

 

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of SIAF, its subsidiaries Capital Award, CS, CH, TRW, MEIJI, JHST, JFD, JHMC, HSA, APWAM, SAFS and its variable interest entities SJAP and QZH. All material inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The results of companies acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated Financial Statements from the effective date of acquisition. 

 

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

 

The Company adopted the accounting pronouncements relating to business combinations (primarily contained in ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations”), including assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies. These pronouncements established principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquire as well as provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. In addition, these pronouncements eliminate the distinction between contractual and non-contractual contingencies, including the initial recognition and measurement criteria and require an acquirer to develop a systematic and rational basis for subsequently measuring and accounting for acquired contingencies depending on their nature. Our adoption of these pronouncements will have an impact on the manner in which we account for any future acquisitions.

 

NON - CONTROLLING INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Company adopted the accounting pronouncement on non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements, which establishes accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This guidance is primarily contained in ASC Topic “Consolidation”. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated financial statements. The adoption of this standard has not had material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods covered thereby. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Judgments and estimates of uncertainties are required in applying the Company’s accounting policies in certain areas. The following are some of the areas requiring significant judgments and estimates: determinations of the useful lives of assets, estimates of allowances for doubtful accounts, cash flow and valuation assumptions in performing asset impairment tests of long-lived assets, estimates of the reliability of deferred tax assets and inventory reserves.

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in compliance with ASC 605. Sales revenue is recognized when all of the following have occurred: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the ability to collect is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally satisfied at the time of shipment when risk of loss and title passes to the customer. Service revenue is recognized when services have been rendered to a buyer by reference to the stage of completion. License fee income is recognized on the accrual basis in accordance with the underlying agreements.

 

Government grants are recognized upon (i) the Company has substantially accomplished what we must be done pursuant to the terms of the policies and terms of the grant that are established by the local government; and (ii) the Company receives notification from the local government that the Company has satisfied all of the requirements to receive the government grants; and or (iii) the amounts are received.

 

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Multiple-Element Arrangements

   

To qualify as a separate unit of accounting under ASC 605-25“Multiple Element Arrangements”, the delivered item must have value to the customer on a standalone basis. The significant deliverables under the Company’s multiple-element arrangements are consulting and service under development contract, commission and management service.

 

Revenues from the Company's fishery development services contract are performed under fixed-price contracts. Revenues under long-term contracts are accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605, Revenue Recognition (“ASC 605”). Under the percentage-of-completion method, the Company estimates profit as the difference between total estimated revenue and total estimated cost of a contract and recognized that profit over the contract term. The percentage of costs incurred determines the amount of revenue to be recognized. Payment terms are generally defined by the installation contract and as a result may not match the timing of the costs incurred by the Company and the related recognition of revenue. Such differences are recorded as either costs or estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts or billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts.

 

The Company determines a customer’s credit worthiness at the time an order is accepted. Sudden and unexpected changes in a customer’s financial condition could put recoverability at risk.

 

The percentage of completion method requires the ability to estimate several factors, including the ability of the customer to meet its obligations under the contract, including the payment of amounts when due. If the Company determines that collectability is not assured, we will defer revenue recognition and use methods of accounting for the contract such as the completed contract method until such time as the Company determines that collectability is reasonably assured or through the completion of the project.

 

For fixed-price contracts, the Company uses the ratio of costs incurred to date on the contract (excluding uninstalled direct materials) to management's estimate of the contract's total costs, to determine the percentage of completion on each contract. This method is used as management considers expended costs to be the best available measure of progression of these contracts. Contract costs included all direct material, subcontract and labor costs and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as supplies, tool repairs and depreciation. The Company accounts for maintenance and repair services under the guidance of ASC 605 as the services provided relate to construction work. Contract costs incurred to date and expected total contract costs are continuously monitored during the term of the contract. Changes in job performance, job conditions, and estimated profitability arising from contract penalty, change orders and final contract settlements may result in revisions to the estimated profitability during the contract. These changes, which include contracts with estimated costs in excess of estimated revenues, are recognized as contract costs in the period in which the revisions are determined. Profit incentives are included in revenues when their realization is reasonably assured. At the point the Company anticipates a loss on a contract, the Company estimates the ultimate loss through completion and recognizes that loss in the period in which the possible loss was identified.

 

The Company does not provide warranties to customers on a basis customary to the industry; however, the customers can claim warranty directly from product manufacturers for defects in equipment or products. Historically, the Company has experienced no warranty claims.

 

The Company’s fishery development consultancy services revenues are recognized when the relevant services are rendered, and are subject to a Chinese business tax at a rate of 0% of the gross fishery development contract service income approved by the Chinese local government.

 

COST OF GOODS SOLD AND SERVICES

 

Cost of goods sold consists primarily of direct purchase cost of merchandise goods, and related levies. Cost of services consists primarily of direct cost and indirect cost incurred to date for development contracts and provision for anticipated losses on development contracts.

 

SHIPPING AND HANDLING

 

Shipping and handling costs related to cost of goods sold are included in general and administrative expenses, which totaled $8,693 and $12,254 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

ADVERTISING

 

Advertising costs are included in general and administrative expenses, which totaled $708,843 and $262 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

 

Research and development expenses are included in general and administrative expenses, which totaled $0 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

The Company considers all highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents kept with financial institutions in People’s Republic of China (“P.R.C.”) are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any of those institutions holding the Company’s cash become insolvent, or the Company is unable to withdraw funds for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit on that institution.

 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Terms of the sales vary. Reserves are recorded primarily on a specific identification basis.

 

The standard credit period of the Company’s most of customers is three months. Any amount that has an extended settlement date of over one year is classified as a long term receivable. Management evaluates the collectability of the receivables at least quarterly. There were no bad debts written off for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

INVENTORIES

 

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) and net realizable value. Costs incurred in bringing each product to its location and conditions are accounted for as follows:

 

raw materials - purchase cost on a weighted average basis;
manufactured finished goods and work-in-progress - cost of direct materials and labor and a proportion of manufacturing overhead based on normal operation capacity but excluding borrowing costs; and
retail and wholesale merchandise finished goods - purchase cost on a weighted average basis.

 

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Such costs include the cost of replacing parts that are eligible for capitalization when the cost of replacing the parts is incurred. The assets’ residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at the end of each year.

 

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets.

 

Milk cows   10 years
Plant and machinery   5 - 10 years
Structure and leasehold improvements   10 -20 years
Mature seed and herbage cultivation   20 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment   2.5 - 10 years
Motor vehicles   5 -10  years

 

An item of property and equipment is removed from the accounts upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on disposal of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the item) is included in the consolidated statements of income in the period the item is disposed.

 

GOODWILL

 

Goodwill is an asset representing the fair economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis at the end of the company’s fiscal year, or when impairment indicators arise. The Company uses a fair-value-based approach to test for impairment at the level of each reporting unit. The Company directly acquired MEIJI, which is engaged in Hu Plantation. As a result of this acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill in the amount of $724,940. This goodwill represents the fair value of the assets acquired in these acquisitions over the cost of the assets acquired.

 

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PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES

 

The Company has determined that technological feasibility is established at the time a working model of products is completed. Master license of stock feed manufacturing technology was acquired and the costs of acquisition were capitalized as proprietary technologies when technological feasibility had been established. Proprietary technologies are intangible assets of finite lives. Proprietary technologies are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated lives of 25 years.

 

An aromatic cattle-feeding formula was acquired and the costs of acquisition are capitalized as proprietary technologies when technological feasibility has been established. Cost of acquisition on aromatic cattle-feeding formula is amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated life of 25 years.

 

The cost of sleepy cod breeding technology license is capitalized as proprietary technologies when technological feasibility has been established. Cost of granting sleepy cod breeding technology license is amortized using the straight-line method over its entitled life of 25 years.

 

Bacterial cellulose technology license and related trademark are capitalized as proprietary technologies when technological feasibility has been established. Cost of license and related trademark is amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated life of 20 years.

 

Management evaluates the recoverability of proprietary technologies on an annual basis of the end of the company’s fiscal year, or when impairment indicators arise. As required by ASC Topic 350 “Intangible - Goodwill and Other”, the Company uses a fair-value-based approach to test for impairment.

   

CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

 

Construction in progress represents direct costs of construction as well as acquisition and design fees incurred. Capitalization of these costs ceases and the construction in progress is transferred to property and equipment when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. No depreciation is provided until construction is completed and the asset is ready for its intended use.

 

LAND USE RIGHTS

 

Land use rights represent acquisition of land use right rights of agriculture land from farmers and are amortized on the straight-line basis over the respective lease periods. The lease period of agriculture land is in the range from 10 years to 60 years. Land use rights purchase prices were determined in accordance with the P.R.C Government’s minimum lease payments of agriculture land and mutually agreed between the company and the vendors. No independent professional appraiser performed a valuation of land use rights at the balance sheet dates.

 

CORPORATE JOINT VENTURE

 

A corporation formed, owned, and operated by two or more businesses (ventures) as a separate and discrete business or project (venture) for their mutual benefit is considered to be a corporate joint venture. Investee entities, in which the company can exercise significant influence, but not control, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method of accounting, the company’s share of the earnings or losses of these companies is included in net income.

 

A loss in value of an investment that is other than a temporary decline is recognized as a charge to operations. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity that would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

 

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY

 

An entity (investee) in which the investor has obtained less than a majority-owned interest, according to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). A variable interest entity (VIE) is subject to consolidation if a VIE is an entity meeting one of the following three criteria as elaborated in ASC Topic 810-10, Consolidation.

 

(a) the equity-at-risk is not sufficient to support the entity's activities

(b) as a group, the equity-at-risk holders cannot control the entity; or

(c) the economics do not coincide with the voting interests.

 

If a firm is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the holdings must be disclosed on the balance sheet. The primary beneficiary is defined as the person or company with the majority of variable interests.

 

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TREASURY STOCK

 

Treasury stock consists of a Company’s own stock which has been issued, but is subsequently reacquired by the Company. Treasury stock does not reduce the number of shares issued but does reduce the number of shares outstanding. These shares are not eligible to receive cash dividends. Accounting for excesses and deficiencies on treasury stock transactions is governed by ASC 505-30-30.

 

State laws and federal agencies closely regulate transactions involving a company’s own capital stock, so the purchase of outstanding shares and converting them into treasury shares must have a legitimate purpose. Some of the most common reasons for purchasing outstanding shares are as follows:

 

(i) to meet additional stock needs for various reasons, including newly implemented stock option plans, the issuance stock for convertible bonds or convertible preferred stock, or a stock dividend;

 

(ii) to eliminate the ownership interests of a stockholder;

 

(iii) to increase the market price of the stock that returns capital to shareholders; and

 

(iv) to potentially increase earnings per share of the stock by decreasing the shares outstanding on the same earnings.

 

The Company has adopted the cost method of accounting for treasury stock shares. The purchase of outstanding shares is treated as a temporary reduction in shareholders’ equity in view of the expectation to reissue the shares instead of retiring them. When the Company reissues the treasury shares, the temporary account is eliminated. The cost of treasury stock shares reacquired is charged to a contra account, in this case a contra equity account that reduces the stockholder equity balance.

 

INCOME TAXES

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC 740 “Accounting for Income Taxes”. Under ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.

 

The provision for income tax is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred taxes area accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

 

Deferred income taxes are calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also adjusted in the equity accounts. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis. ASC 740 also prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. ASC 740 also provides guidance related to, among other things, classification, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and disclosure requirements. Any interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits will be recorded in tax expense.

 

POLITICAL AND BUSINESS RISK

 

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

 

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

In accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, long-lived assets to be held and used are analyzed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The Company reviews the carrying amount of its long-lived assets, including intangibles, for impairment, at the end of each fiscal year. An asset is considered impaired when estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset. In the event the carrying amount of such asset is considered not recoverable, the asset is adjusted to its fair value. Fair value is generally determined based on discounted future cash flow. As of March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company determined no impairment losses were necessary.

 

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EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

As prescribed in ASC Topic 260 “Earning per Share,” Basic Earnings per Share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding during the year. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock shares outstanding during the year plus potential dilutive instruments such as stock options and warrants. The effect of stock options on diluted EPS is determined through the application of the treasury stock method, whereby proceeds received by the Company based on assumed exercises are hypothetically used to repurchase the Company’s common stock at the average market price during the period.

 

For the three months ended March 2015 and 2014, basic earnings per share attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries’ common stockholders amount to $1.45 and $1.39, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, diluted earnings per share attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and its subsidiaries’ common stockholders amounted to $1.39 and $1.33, respectively.

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

 

The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollars. The functional currency of the Company is the Chinese Renminbi (RMB). For those entities whose functional currency is other than the U.S. dollars, all assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date; shareholder equity is translated at historical rates and items in the statements of income and of cash flows are translated at the average rate for the period.

 

Because cash flows are translated based on the weighted average translation rate, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported in the statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances in the balance sheets. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated statements of equity.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015

 

Translation gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the statements of income and comprehensive income as incurred. The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were translated at RMB6.14 to $1.00 and RMB6.15 to $1.00, respectively. The average translation rates applied to the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 were RMB6.14 to $1.00 and RMB6.12 to $1.00, respectively.

  

For the three months ended March 31, 2014

 

Translation gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the statements of income and comprehensive income as incurred. The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity as of March 31 2014 and December 31, 2013 were translated at RMB6.15 to $1.00 and RMB6.10 to $1.00, respectively. The average translation rates applied to the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 were RMB6.12 to $1.00 and RMB6.28to $1.00, respectively. 

 

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

ASC Topic 220 “Comprehensive Income” establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive income and its components in financial statements. Comprehensive income is defined as the change in stockholders’ equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The comprehensive income for all periods presented includes both the reported net income and net change in cumulative translation adjustments.

 

RETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS

 

P.R.C. state managed retirement benefit programs are defined contribution plans and the payments to the plans are charged as expenses when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contribution.

 

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company adopts both ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation” and ASC Topic 505-50,”Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees” using the fair value method in which an entity issues its equity instruments to acquire goods and services from employees and non-employees. Stock compensation for stock granted to non-employees has been determined in accordance with this accounting standard and the accounting standard regarding accounting for equity instruments that are issued to other than employees for acquiring, or in conjunction with selling goods or services, as the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measured. This accounting standard allows the “simplified” method to determine the term of employee options when other information is not available. Under ASC Topic 718 and ASC Topic 505-50, stock compensation expenses is measured at the grant date on the value of the option or restricted stock and is recognized as expenses, less expected forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period.

  

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:

 

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

The Company does not expect any recent accounting pronouncements to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity,” which provides a narrower definition of discontinued operations than under existing U.S. GAAP. ASU 2014-08 requires that only a disposal of a component of an entity, or a group of components of an entity, that represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on the reporting entity’s operations and financial results should be reported in the consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 also provides guidance on the consolidated financial statement presentations and disclosures of discontinued operations. The new guidance is effective prospectively for the Company to all new disposals of components and new classification as held for sale beginning April 1, 2015. The Company is evaluating the effects, if any, of the adoption of this guidance will have on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance related to revenue from contracts with customers. Under this guidance, revenue is recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Early adoption is not permitted. The updated standard will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2017. We have not yet selected a transition method and we are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-10, “Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation”. The guidance eliminates the definition of a development stage entity thereby removing the incremental financial reporting requirements from U.S. GAAP for development stage entities, primarily presentation of inception to date financial information. The provisions of the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and the interim periods therein. However, early adoption is permitted. Accordingly, the Company has adopted this standard as of July 31, 2014.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, "Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern." ASU 2014-15 will explicitly require management to assess an entity's ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide related footnote disclosure in certain circumstances. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-17, (Business Combinations (Topic 805): Pushdown Accounting (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force.) The amendments in this update provide an acquired entity with an option to apply pushdown accounting in its separate financial statements upon occurrence of an event in which an acquirer obtains control of the acquired entity. The adoption of ASU 2014-17 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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In January 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-01, Income Statement—Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items. This Update eliminates from GAAP the concept of extraordinary items. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. A reporting entity may apply the amendments prospectively. A reporting entity also may apply the amendments retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2015-01 to have material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

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PROGRESS REPORTS AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

This section shows the progress reports and subsequent events on operational affairs of each subsidiary as of March 31 2015, onward:

 

The number of subsequent events listed in the 2015 Q1 report might appear shorter than the list of events from other reporting periods, but consideration should be given to the abbreviated period of time that has elapsed since the 2014 10K filing, i.e. less than two (2) months.

 

* SJAP has been recommended by the Xining Government to participate in the acquisition of two subsidiaries of Sanjiang Group whereas Sanjiang Group is one of the largest agriculture conglomerates in China, operating since 1958 with total assets exceeding US$15 billion. The two subsidiaries in focus would provide synergy with SJAP in terms of meat production and cattle and plantation farming. Each subsidiary carries long term supply contracts with the Government, and reflects notable profits throughout their respective years of operation. SJAP is honored that it has attained the confidence and stature to be offered this unique opportunity by the Government, and has joined forces with Burnham Securities to explore this opportunity.

 

The Company will keep our shareholders informed as developments occur.

 

* The Company has engaged KPMG to perform the following financial due diligence and consulting work:

 

(1) A Financial DD to be performed on SIAF carried out by KPMG Norway & KPMG China.

 

(2) KPMG China will carry out Financial DD on the Merger and Acquisition of the aforementioned two Sanjiang Group owned subsidiaries.

 

(3). KPMG will act as consultant to SJAP with the aim to be appointed as SJAP’s official auditor in 2016.

 

(4). KPMG will be the official auditor by October 2015 of “Zhongshan City A Power Agriculture Development Co. Ltd” China, the Sino Foreign Joint Venture Company, and the developer and owner of the Zhongshan New Prawn Farm Project.

 

* Mr. Peter Rosta of Sweden has been appointed Director and Board Chairman for our subsidiary, “A Power Agriculture Development Co, Ltd (Macau)” the holding company of SJAP. Mr. Peter Rosta is a Swedish businessman who has been active in the international arena for the past three decades, having relocated to Beijing 1995 to establish and develop the business in China & Hong Kong for the British ESAB Group. Later, Peter became one of the first members in the China Resource Group, an informal organization recognized as a predecessor to the current Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China. He later joined the Swedish Trade Council as Commercial Counsellor and Trade Commissioner to China & Hong Kong. Peter finished off his diplomatic career as acting Trade Commissioner to South Korea in 2006. Thereafter, Peter became co-founder and CEO of Foundation Asia Pacific Ltd. and currently he is engaged as chairman, CEO, partner and/or advisor in several Swedish and Chinese companies; Euro China Capital, Asia BRL Ltd, NeuroVive Pharmaceutical Asia Ltd, Smart Unicorn Capital Partners, Ellen Asia Ltd, to mention a few.

 

* The Shanghai distribution started operation on May 5, 2015 reporting that after having invited 30 well know wholesalers and distributors for its opening day, was pleasantly surprised to see over 80 wholesalers attending. Also, its small wholesale shop situated at the Shanghai meat wholesale market of PoDong District, opening that same day, sold one full 40” container of grain fed Angus beef meats (equivalent to 25 MT) within 2 days. It is targeting to sell first 40’ container of Quarter Cut Beef imported from Australia as fresh chilled meat, made possible by its modern Static Electricity refrigerator constructed within its distribution complex.

 

* Arctic Securities has been working diligently on all preparation work to prepare the Company to satisfy all requirements necessary for listing on the Oslo Exchange, including legal due diligence work, etc. Arctic Securities is to be commended for their professionalism and dedication to this undertaking.

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

  

Not Applicable

 

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ITEM 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

  

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), 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 Securities and Exchange Commission 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 disclosure. We conducted an evaluation (the “Evaluation”), under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on this Evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our Disclosure Controls were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have also evaluated our internal controls for financial reporting, and there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting

 

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls and internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management or board override of the control.

 

The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Not applicable

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibits
     
31.1   Section 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer+
31.2   Section 302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer+
32.1   Section 906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer *
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document +
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document +
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document +
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Labels Linkbase Document +
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document +
101.DEF   XBRL Definition Linkbase Document +

 

+filed herewith

* submitted herewith

 

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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.

 

    SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.
     
May 15, 2015 By: /s/ LEE YIP KUN SOLOMON
    Lee Yip Kun Solomon
    Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

May 15, 2015 By:    /s/ LEE YIP KUN SOLOMON
    Lee Yip Kun Solomon
    Chief Executive Officer, Director
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

May 15, 2015 By:    /s/ Bertil Tiusanen
    Bertil Tiusanen
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer)

 

May 15, 2015 By: /s/ TAN POAY TEIK
    Tan Poay Teik
    Chief Marketing Officer and Director
     
May 15, 2015 By: /s/ CHEN BOR HANN
    Chen Bor Hann
    Corporate Secretary and Director

 

May 15, 2015 By: /s/ YAP KOI MING
    Yap Koi Ming
    Director

 

May 15, 2015 By: /s/ NILS ERIK SANDBERG
    Nils Erik Sandberg
    Director

 

May 15, 2015 By: /s/ DANIEL RITCHEY
    Daniel Ritchey
    Director

 

May 15, 2015 By: /s/ SOH LIM CHANG
    Soh Lim Chang
    Director

 

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