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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[ x ] ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission File Number1-08397
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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95-4755369
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(State of Other Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)
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49 Fuxingmennei Street, Suite 310, Beijing, P.R. China 100031
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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As of September 30, 2010, 41,991,980 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, were outstanding.
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PART I
The information in this document contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our capital needs, business strategy and expectations. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “forecast,” “project,” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. You should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events or results. Any or all of our forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, risks and uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
In evaluating these statements, you should consider various factors, including the risks described under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere. These factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. In addition, new factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document, except as required by applicable law.
ITEMS 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Business
China Organic Fertilizer, Inc. is a holding company that carries on the business of manufacturing and distributing organic fertilizer through wholly-owned subsidiaries located in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). Indirectly, through a Delaware corporate subsidiary, it owns 100% of the registered capital stock of Beijing Shennongxing Technology Co., Ltd.
Beijing Shennongxing was organized in 2002 under the laws of the PRC. In 2005 Beijing Shennongxing amended its charter to adopt its current corporate name and increased its registered capital to 1,000,000 RMB ($157,232). From inception, Beijing Shennongxing has engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing organic fertilizer. Currently Beijing Shennongxing operates through two wholly-owned subsidiaries:
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Daqing Shennongxing Xiangyu Technology Co., Ltd. (“Daqing Shennongxing”). Beijing Shennongxing invested $239,670 to establish Daqing Shennongxing in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province. Daqing Shennongxing specializes in manufacturing complex mixing fertilizer and organic fertilizer, and in developing and marketing microbial fertilizer. During the year ended March 31, 2011, however, Daqing Shennongxing was dormant, as the government initiated proceedings to devote the land on which Daqing Shennongxing carried on its operations to public purposes.
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Heilongjiang Xiangyu Organic Fertilizer Co., Ltd. (“Heilongjiang Xiangyu”). Heilongjiang Xiangyu was established in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province in September 2006, with registered capital of $762,467. It specialized in manufacturing compound fertilizer and organic fertilizer under the “Xiangyu” brand, which was developed by a state-owned enterprise and carries considerable goodwill in the agricultural markets of northeast China.
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Until the second half of fiscal year 2011, we focused our attention on research and development of our product line. For that reason we only first generated significant revenues in the second half of fiscal 2011. However, our products are now ready for full scale marketing, and it is our plan to promote our product in more districts around China, and to set up additional manufacturing bases in central China and southern China. Implementation of that plan will require capital, however. So our focus in the coming months will be on obtaining the working capital that will enable us to take advantage of the market opportunities available to our company.
The Market for Organic Fertilizer in China
The market for fertilizer in a region depends, in the first instance, on the fertility of the regional soil. By nature, and by reason of poor agricultural practices in the 20th Century, the soil in China is, overall, less fertile than in most other countries. Studies indicate that effective agricultural production in China requires that the farmer use twice as much fertilizer as is the norm in Japan, 2.4 times the norm in the United States, 4.4 times the norm in Canada, and 8.2 times the norm in Australia.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of China, there are more than 2 billion acres of cultivated land in Chine, which require approximately 140 million tons of fertilizer per year. The Chinese National Agricultural Means of Production Circulation Association has estimated that in 2008 Chinese fertilizer consumption accounted for 38% of total world-wide fertilizer usage. China's production of fertilizer, however, falls far short of the demand, with the result that China’s fertilizer supply is still dependent on imports. Since fertilizer is a bulky and volatile product, difficult to ship, the lack of an adequate domestic supply of fertilizer forces farmers to pay prices for imported fertilizer that are swelled by shipping charges. This situation creates a significant market opportunity for a domestic supplier of quality fertilizer.
There are about 500 factories and related companies involved in the commercial manufacture of fertilizer in China. These 500 companies could be categorized into three different market segments in term of product:
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Refined organic-based fertilizer, mainly focus on providing agricultural crops with organic nutrition and replenishing micronutrients that cannot be sufficiently obtained from soil. The companies that are involved in manufacturing such products account for about 31% of Chinese fertilizer companies.
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Compound fertilizer, which combines both organic-based fertilizer and inorganic fertilizer. These companies account for about 58% of Chinese fertilizer companies.
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Bio-organic based fertilizer, which is able to improve soil condition and suppress crop disease, while providing crops with high quality organic nutrition. These companies account for about 11% of Chinese fertilizer companies.
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The third category, which includes Beijing Shennongxing, is the fastest growing segment of the fertilizer industry in China. Although bio-organic products still represent only a small share of the fertilizer market in China, as public awareness of the relationship between green products and a healthy life style is emerging, demand for organic products is growing. In addition, recognition has grown regarding the detrimental ecological effect of the intense use of chemical fertilizer, as well as the damage to agricultural soil caused by inorganic fertilizer. Increased use of chemical fertilizer in Chinese agriculture has reduced the soil's ability to absorb nitrogen and other nutrients. Applying organic or compound fertilizer helps to restore the soil by replenishing these micronutrients. These two factors have prompted several small and regional companies to produce organic, environment-friendly fertilizer. Organic fertilizer comprises a balance of both organic and biotechnology substances, thereby combining the speedy effectiveness of biotech fertilizers with the environmental benefits of the organic ones, thus ensuring significant room for its future development in the Chinese agricultural production system.
Our Products
During the past several years we have developed or acquired the technology necessary to manufacture a variety of fertilizer products, including high quality organic fertilizer, active organic compound fertilizer, organic foliage fertilizer product, and organic-based fertilizer processed from biodegradable waste. In addition to the high fermentation technology that we imported from the U.S., we are also working closely with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and China Agricultural University and other experts in an effort to maximize the utility of the technology we imported from overseas. In the coming years we plan to apply for patents covering our state-of-the-art fertilizer manufacturing technology.
Our core product is “Xiangyu” brand bio-organic fertilizer and compound fertilizer. Our Xiangyu bio-organic fertilizer is produced from a variety of high quality organic materials, including fully fermented stock manure, grass peat, and humic acid. The mixture of those organic materials, combined with several other components, is processed through a series of procedures consisted of stirring, chopping, powder making, dry, cooling off, filtering and packaging.
Organic fertilizers are composed of natural nutritional elements that improve the quality and yield of crops while also improving soil quality, which in turn improves crop yield. Organic compound fertilizer accelerates reproduction of soil microbes to improve soil quality through the decomposition of organic material and the improvement of the soil’s retention of nitrogen. Moreover, this application can activate dormant soil by increasing soil nitrates and moisture content, a benefit not achieved by traditional chemical fertilizers. This process controls the release of nutritional elements that enhance the quality, quantity and health of crops. For example, in our tests comparing mandarin orange production using our bio-organic fertilizer with production using chemical fertilizer, the oranges that were bio-organically fertilized had 8% more sugar content, an increase of 5mg/100g in Vitamin C content and significantly smoother skin. So, given that organic compound fertilizers typically are less expensive or equal in price to chemical fertilizers, we believe that educated farmers will recognize that use of organic fertilizer provides economic advantages due to the increase of yield and quality and, consequently, the increased margin attained by the farmer at the market.
Plants tend to easily absorb organic fertilizer without many of the side effects found in the use of chemical fertilizer. This organic process strengthens photosynthesis, which improves the overall health of a plant in resisting drought and disease. Additional functions of organic compound fertilizer include:
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preserving nitrogen and improving soil fertility;
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allowing phosphorus and potash fertilizer to gradually dissolve;
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promoting disease resistance; and
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activating and maintaining soil moisture content.
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Our products can be applied to all kinds of crops, but have particular advantages for crops that will benefit from an advanced blooming and fruiting period. We have tested our products in numerous field trials, in comparison with chemical fertilizer, with application to more than a dozen crops. Our tests resulted, on average, in a 10% - 30% increase in the net value of the farmer's crop, depending on the particular crop and the product application. The increased value is due, in part, to the increased effectiveness of nitrogen which is catalyzed by the product. In addition, the disease suppression characteristics of our fertilizer reduced the need for other costly crop protection applications. Our testing indicated that our fertilizers provide the following benefits:
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Stimulate seed germination and viability, root respiration, formation and growth.
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Produce thicker, greener, and healthier foliage.
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Produce more, larger, longer lasting flowers.
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Increase significantly the protein, vitamin, and mineral contents of most fruits and vegetables.
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Reduce fertilizer requirements and increase yields in most crops.
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Suppress crop disease.
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In February 2007, Beijing Shennongxing’s methods of manufacturing active organic compound fertilizer and organic foliage fertilizer were certified as compliant with the standards of China’s Quality Management System Certification, ISO9001:2000.
Trademarks and Intellectual Property
In 1999 the China Green Product Development Center awarded to the XiangYu Fertilizer Company, a state-owned enterprise of Huanan County, its certification that fertilizer sold under the brand “XiangYu” qualified as a Grade A Green Food Raw Material, making XiangYu the first Grade A green brand in the Province of Heilongjiang. To achieve that certification, the company’s production environment had to satisfy environmental quality standards established by the National Administration of Agricultural Quality, Supervision, Inspection and Quality. The certification meant that food manufacturing companies using food products fertilized with XiangYu brand fertilizer are eligible to put the “Green Food” label on their products. In the following years, the XiangYu brand developed into one of the best known fertilizer brands in northeast China, including the Provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. In 2008 “XiangYu” was presented the “Brand Name” award at the Heilongjiang China Agricultural Exposition.
Despite the value of its brand, the XiangYu Fertilizer Company failed as a business. In 2006, therefore, we signed a management agreement with the government of Huanan County and paid $265,492 to obtain an exclusive license to use the XiangYu brand name for 20 years, as well as the plant, equipment and intangible assets of the XiangYu Fertilizer Company. Currently, we market our products under the XiangYu brand. In the near future, we also plan on acquiring another famous fertilizer brand, “Zheng Guang,” which is influential in central China. We are looking to take advantage of these name brands to expand and improve public awareness of our own organic-based fertilizer products.
We currently own and employ one patented technology in our fertilizer production. In 2003 the Government of China awarded us patent number 01138982 for “bio-based organic fertilizer manufacturing technology.” Beijing Shennongxing also owns two patents for seed magnetization technology that it acquired by license from Huanan County; however, it has no current use for that technology. We intend to file additional patent applications in the future.
Production and Facilities
The Company’s plant in Jiamusi City has a fertilizer output capacity of 5,000 tons per year. Our plant in Daqing also has a fertilizer output capacity of 5,000 tons per year as well; however, due to a government order that our land in Daqing be dedicated to a public use, we have terminated operations at that facility and are in the process of liquidating that facility. We currently have one “scarab” fertilizer manufacturer, as well as the other necessary equipment for production, including a windrow turner machine, customized rotary drum screening system, farmland thermometer, farmland moisture measure, and PH screen appliance. Most of our equipment was introduced from North America.
During the year ended March 31, 2011, the combined actual output of the Company was 932 tons, as we did not initiate sales until the second half of the year. As we obtain capital to fund our operations, we will seek to expand to our plant capacity. In addition, in order to reduce shipping expense, our plan is to develop local manufacturing facilities in additional regions of China, thereby providing local delivery capabilities and increased capacity.
Raw Material and Suppliers
A variety of raw materials are utilized in the production of our products, including fermented chicken manure, fermented rice straw, grass peat, carbamide, monoammonium, ammonium acid carbonate, humic acid, potassium, and potassium chloride. We obtain these raw materials for organic compound fertilizers from many different suppliers in the People’s Republic of China. To manufacture our organic fertilizer, fermented chicken manure, fermented rice straw, grass peat and extracted humic acid are the key raw materials. We currently maintain short-term (typically one-year) supply contracts with 10 material suppliers, 4 of whom are considered “key” suppliers. We utilize spectral analysis technology to select the raw material with the best quality, and we have specially trained buyers to make sure the quality and consistency of the raw materials are maintained.
In addition to the major raw materials, we also utilize a few different components in our production process, all of which can be readily obtained from numerous sources in local markets. Management believes that there are adequate alternative sources of supply for each of these raw materials.
Marketing and Distribution
We have a marketing team of 12 employees. Their pre-market mission is to collect and correlate marketing data from across 5 provinces and 2 municipalities. Our goal is to assemble nationwide market analyses, ascertain new product needs, estimate demand and customer demographics and develop new products to meet that demand. We then apply our branding strategy - identifying our products by brands known in the local region - to introduce to the market the products most likely to appeal to the farmers in that region. For example, in northwest China, climate and environment cause farmers to realize low profit margins, which limit their financial ability to invest in fertilizer. In that area, therefore, we market a broader spectrum, low-cost fertilizer.
Currently the majority of our marketing efforts involve television advertisements and other mass media. In addition, we also conduct marketing and advertising programs through joint events with our customers. Our sales staff shares its knowledge base by organizing training courses about agricultural techniques that are offered to the public on a regular basis, as well as lectures and interactive meetings. Our staff emphasizes the technological components of our products to help end users understand the differences in products available and how to use them. Also, we have set up several hotlines to answer customer questions and to have real-time interaction with customers.
Currently we sell our products through direct selling methods. However, we are actively developing county level product representatives to represent and market our products throughout the provinces contiguous to Heilongjiang: Liaoning, Shandong, Neimenggu and Hebei. The Company will employ a target-profit pricing method. The headquarters in Beijing will determine the target profits for its manufacturing plants, which in turn will work directly with general distributors to determine the prices of each of the product series sold into the local distribution channel.
Because of our low level of sales at this time, a small number of customers provide the largest portion of our sales. Our major customers are farms and plantations, including four from Beijing, three from Shandong and three from Hebei. During the year ended March 31, 2011, approximately1% of our sales are made to farmers who are certified as “organic.” The majority of our sales are to non-organic growers who are attracted by the productivity advantages offered by our products.
Currently Beijing Shennongxing ships its fertilizer in bagged lots. Its automatic filling and packaging line has a capacity of 500kg/hour. Beijing Shennongxing uses outsourced trucks as the primary method of making shipments from the manufacturing facility to the customer. In special circumstances, rail delivery will also be available. Because transportation of fertilizer entails a risk of environmental pollution, Beijing Shennongxing has developed special transportation and storage containers for use in distribution of its products.
Within the Company’s agricultural markets, a significant portion of the required sales effort includes providing customers with follow-up analysis regarding the efficacy of the Company’s products. Beijing Shennongxing’s future growth will depend upon the Company being able to provide this type of benefit analysis to its customers. So we intend to increase the number of our staff capable of providing such information as a part of our marketing effort.
Competition
The organic fertilizer industry in the People’s Republic of China is largely fragmented, with most competitors operating small regional factories, serving local requirements. Most companies in this industry do not widely promote their products. They have competitive advantages, however, in that they are likely to have tailored their product offerings to local conditions. We intend to do likewise. We have not yet identified any competitors in the northeast China that operate in all of our product lines (organic compound fertilizer, liquid fertilizer, pesticides and insecticides). Our competitive position in the fertilizer industry is strengthened by our emphasis on the use of “environmentally friendly” fertilizer products.
Seasonality and Revenue Volatility
The fertilizer business is highly seasonal, since sales are tied to the planting, growing and harvesting cycles. The seasonality of the industry affects the sales volume of our product. Typically, we experience a higher sales volume in the second and third quarters, with a lower volume in the first and fourth quarters.
Our sales volume can be volatile as a result of a number of factors, including:
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Weather patterns and field conditions (particularly during periods of high fertilizer consumption);
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Current and projected grain inventories and prices, which are heavily influenced by U.S. exports, worldwide grain markers, and domestic demand (food, feed, biofuel);
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Government regulation, intervention and unexpected changes in government policies; and
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The reputation of our products and company in the marketplace.
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Environmental Regulation
Our products and our manufacturing practices are subject to regulation by governmental agencies in the People’s Republic of China. Business and company registrations, along with the products, are certified on a regular basis and must be in compliance with the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China and provincial and local governments and industry agencies, which are controlled and monitored through the issuance of licenses. We believe that we have complied with all registrations and requirements for the issuance and maintenance of the licenses required of us by the governing bodies. As of the date of this report, all of our operating license fees and filings are current.
Employees
We currently have 55 full-time staff and employees, assigned to our internal departments as follows:
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ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider the risks described below before buying our common stock. If any of the risks described below actually occurs, that event could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
We will need to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and we do not have any commitments for that capital.
In order to operate our business at a cost effective level and achieve profits, we will need additional capital. At present no one has committed to provide us the necessary capital. If we are unsuccessful in raising additional capital, we will be unable to execute our business strategy, and are unlikely to be able to sustain operations. If we became unable to continue as a going concern, we would have to liquidate our assets and we might receive significantly less than the values at which they are carried on our consolidated financial statements. In addition, if adequate capital cannot be obtained on satisfactory terms, we will be forced to curtail or delay the implementation of updates to our facilities and delay the expansion of our sales and marketing capabilities, any of which could cause our business to fail.
We have limited operating history, and our prospects are difficult to evaluate.
We have not operated any facility other than our two facilities in city of Daqing and city of Jiamusi, which we acquired in April 2009 and September 2009, and those have been operated only on a limited basis. Our activities to date have been primarily limited to developing our products and establishing marketing relationships. Consequently there is limited historical financial information related to operations available upon which you may base your evaluation of our business and prospects. The revenue and income potential of our business is unproven. If we are unable to develop our business, we will not achieve our goals and could suffer economic loss or collapse.
Our plan to develop relationships with strategic partners and vendors may not be successful.
Our business plan contemplates that we will have to develop both short- and long-term relationships with certain partners and material suppliers to conduct growth trials and other research and development activities, to assess technology, to engage in marketing activities, and to enter into waste collection. For these efforts to succeed, we must identify partners and material suppliers whose competencies complement ours. If we are unsuccessful in our collaborative efforts, our ability to develop and market products could be severely limited or delayed.
Our future success will be dependent on our existing key employees, and hiring and assimilating new key employees, and our inability to attract or retain key personnel in the future would materially harm our business and results of operations.
Our success depends on the continuing efforts and abilities of our current management team. In addition, our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to attract and retain highly skilled employees, including management, technical and sales personnel. The loss of services of any of our key personnel, the inability to attract or retain key personnel in the future, or delays in hiring required personnel could materially harm our business and results of operations. We may be unable to identify and attract highly qualified employees in the future. In addition, we may not be able to successfully assimilate these employees or hire qualified personnel to replace them.
We may be unable to establish marketing and sales capabilities necessary to commercialize and gain market acceptance for our potential products.
We currently have limited resources to expand our sales and marketing capabilities. We will need to either hire sales personnel with expertise in the markets we intend to address or contract with others to provide sales support. Co-promotion or other marketing arrangements to commercialize our planned products could significantly limit the revenues we derive from our products, and our associates may fail to commercialize these products successfully. Our planned products address different markets and can be offered through multiple sales channels. Addressing each market effectively will require sales and marketing resources tailored to the particular market and to the sales channels that we choose to employ, and we may not be able to develop such specialized marketing resources.
The fertilizer industry is highly competitive, which may adversely affect our ability to generate and grow sales.
Chemical fertilizers are manufactured by many companies and are plentiful and relatively inexpensive. In addition, the number of fertilizer products registered as “organic” with the China Food Development and Certification Center increases yearly. If we fail to keep up with changes affecting the markets that we intend to serve, we will become less competitive, adversely affecting our financial performance.
Changes in environmental regulations or violations of such regulations could result in increased expense and could have a material negative effect on our financial performance.
We are subject to air, water and other environmental regulations and will need to obtain a number of environmental permits to construct and operate our planned facilities. If for any reason any of these permits are not granted, construction costs for our organic waste conversion facilities may increase, or the facilities may not be constructed at all. Additionally, any changes in environmental laws and regulations, either at the national or the provincial level, could require us to invest or spend considerable resources in order to comply with future environmental regulations. The expense of compliance could be significant enough to reduce our net income and have a material negative effect on our financial performance.
Risks of doing business in People’s Republic of China
The People’s Republic of China’s Economic Policies could affect our Business.
Virtually all of our assets are located, and all of our revenues are derived from our operations, in the People’s Republic of China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition and results of operations are subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political and legal developments in the People’s Republic of China.
While the People’s Republic of China’s economy has experienced significant growth in the past twenty years, such growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall economy of the People’s Republic of China, but they may also have a negative effect on us. For example, operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected by the government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations.
Over the past 20 years, the Chinese economy has experienced periods of rapid expansion and fluctuating rates of inflation. These factors have led to the adoption by the Chinese government, from time to time, of various corrective measures designed to restrict the availability of credit or regulate growth and contain inflation. High inflation may in the future cause the Chinese government to impose controls on credit and/or prices, or to take other action that could inhibit economic activity in China, and thereby harm the market for our products, which could have a negative effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The economy of the People’s Republic of China has been changing from a planned economy to a more market-oriented economy. In recent years the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform and the reduction of state ownership of productive assets, and the establishment of corporate governance in business enterprises. However, a substantial portion of the productive assets in the People’s Republic of China are still owned by the Chinese government. In addition, the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. It also exercises significant control over the People’s Republic of China’s economic growth through the allocation of resources, the control of payment of foreign currency- denominated obligations, the setting of monetary policy and the provision of preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.
We rely principally on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our operating subsidiary to fund our cash and financing requirements, but such dividends and other distributions are subject to restrictions under PRC law. Limitations on the ability of our operating subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions, pay dividends to you, and otherwise fund and conduct our business.
We are a holding company and conduct substantially all of our business through our operating subsidiaries, which are organized in China. We will rely on dividends paid by Beijing Shennongxing for our cash needs, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders, to service any debt we may incur and to pay our operating expenses. The payment of dividends by entities organized in China is subject to regulations that will permit Beijing Shennongxing to pay dividends to us only out of accumulated profits as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Beijing Shennongxing is also required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profit based on PRC accounting standards each year to its general reserves until the cumulative amount of such reserves reaches 50% of its registered capital. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. In addition, Beijing Shennongxing is required to allocate a portion of its after-tax profit to its enterprise expansion fund and the staff welfare and bonus fund at the discretion of its board of directors. Moreover, if Beijing Shennongxing incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us. Any limitations on the ability of Beijing Shennongxing to pay dividends or other distributions to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions, pay dividends to you, and otherwise fund or conduct our business.
We may have difficulty establishing adequate management, legal and financial controls in the People’s Republic of China.
The People’s Republic of China historically has not adopted a Western style of management and financial reporting concepts and practices, modern banking, computer or other control systems. We may have difficulty in hiring and retaining a sufficient number of qualified employees to work in the People’s Republic of China. As a result of these factors, we may experience difficulty in establishing management, legal and financial controls, collecting financial data and preparing financial statements, books of account and corporate records and instituting business practices that meet Western standards.
Risk Related to Our Common Stock
Our common stock price may fluctuate significantly
Because we are a recently organized company, there are few objective metrics by which our progress may be measured. Consequently, we expect that the market price of our common stock will likely fluctuate significantly. We do not expect to generate substantial revenue from the license or sale of our unique technology for several years, if at all. In the absence of product revenue as a measure of our operating performance, we anticipate that investors and market analysts will assess our performance by considering factors such as:
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announcements of developments related to our business;
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developments in our strategic relationships with scientists within our technology field;
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our ability to enter into or extend investigation phase, development phase, commercialization phase and other agreements with new and/or existing partners;
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announcements regarding the status of any or all of our collaborations or products;
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market perception and/or investor sentiment regarding our technology as the next technological wave;
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announcements regarding developments in our technology field in general;
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the issuance of competitive patents or disallowance or loss of our patent rights; and
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quarterly variations in our operating results.
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We will not have control over many of these factors but expect that our stock price may be influenced by them. As a result, our stock price may be volatile and you may lose all or part of your investment.
The market for purchases and sales of our common stock may be very limited, and the sale of a limited number of shares could cause the price to fall sharply
Our securities are very thinly traded. Accordingly, it may be difficult to sell shares of the common stock without significantly depressing the value of the stock. Unless we are successful in developing continued investor interest in our stock, sales of our stock could continue to result in major fluctuations in the price of the stock.
We do not intend to declare dividends on our common stock
We will not distribute cash to our stockholders until and unless we can develop sufficient funds from operations to meet our ongoing needs and implement our business plan. The time frame for that is inherently unpredictable, and you should not plan on it occurring in the near future, if at all.
Our common stock is deemed to be a “penny stock” which may make it more difficult for investors to sell their shares due to suitability requirements.
Our common stock is deemed to be “penny stock” as that term is defined in Rule 3a51-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These requirements may reduce the potential market for our common stock by reducing the number of potential investors. This may make it more difficult for investors in our common stock to sell shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of them. This could cause our stock price to decline. Penny stocks are stock:
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Whose prices are not quoted on the NASDAQ automated quotation system; or
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§
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In issuers with net tangible assets less than $2.0 million (if the issuer has been in continuous operation for at least three years) or $10.0 million (if in continuous operation for less than three years), or with average revenues of less than $6.0 million for the last three years.
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Broker-dealers dealing in penny stocks are required to provide potential investors with a document disclosing the risks of penny stocks. Moreover, broker-dealers are required to determine whether an investment in a penny stock is a suitable investment for a prospective investor. Many brokers have decided not to trade “penny stocks” because of the requirements of the penny stock rules and, as a result, the number of broker-dealers willing to act as market makers in such securities is limited. In the event that we remain subject to the “penny stock rules” for any significant period, there may develop an adverse impact on the market, if any, for our securities. Because our securities are subject to the “penny stock rules,” investors will find it more difficult to dispose of our securities.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES
The executive offices of Beijing Shennongxing are located in rented offices in Beijing. The annual rental is $91,463.
The manufacturing facility of our subsidiary, Daqing Shennongxing, is located on a 3,685 m2 parcel of land in the National High Technology District in Daqing City, Heilongjiang. The manufacturing facility of our other subsidiary, Heilongjiang Xiangyu, is located on a 3,198 m2 parcel in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang. Our subsidiaries own the land use rights to both parcels. The two facilities collectively have five warehouses, two for finished products and three for raw materials and work in process, plus an office building. We consider the facilities to be adequate for our business for the immediate future.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
(a) Market Information
Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Pink market under the symbol “CHOR.” During the past two fiscal years, the common stock was quoted primarily on the OTCBB, although it was transferred to the OTCQB for the period from February 23, 2011 through March 31, 2011. There is a limited trading market for our common stock. The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid quotations for each quarter within the last two fiscal years. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down, or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
Period
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High
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Low
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|
Quarter Ended June 30, 2009
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|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30, 2009
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
Quarter Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31, 2010
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
Quarter Ended June 30, 2010
|
|
$
|
1.68
|
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30, 2010
|
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
|
$
|
0.23
|
|
Quarter Ended December 31, 2010
|
|
$
|
1.31
|
|
|
$
|
0.55
|
|
Quarter Ended March 31, 2011
|
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
|
$
|
0.55
|
|
(b) Shareholders
On December 14, 2011 there were approximately 303 holders of record of our common stock.
(c) Dividends
Since the Company’s incorporation, no dividends have been paid on our Common Stock. We intend to retain any earnings for use in our business activities, so it is not expected that any dividends on our common stock will be declared and paid in the foreseeable future.
(d) Equity Compensation Plans
We do not have any equity compensation plans. We have not granted any stock options or other equity awards since our inception.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not applicable.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.
Results of Operations
Through March 31, 2011, Beijing Shennongxing remained in a pre-market stage of its operations. During the past few years we have focused on developing our technology and product offering, then on establishing marketing channels, including developing access to agribusiness clients. Until the quarter ended December 31, 2010, sales were incidental to these activities and, therefore, limited. During the year ended March 31, 2010 we recorded only $36,413 in revenue, all of which was earned in the quarter ended June 30, 2009. During the period from July 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010 we recorded no revenue.
In the third quarter of the 2011 fiscal year, the quarter ended December 31, 2010, we implemented a broad program of product distribution. We recorded $894,752 in revenue during that quarter. These sales were made to a small number of farms and plantations, with 68% of the sales revenue coming from two customers. The sales were made generally at cost, and primarily for the purpose of initiating distribution for testing purposes.
Our total sales revenue during the year ended March 31, 2011 was $954,143, as we added $59,391 of sales in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. The revenue yielded only $100,908 in gross profit, however. There were five principal reasons for the low gross margin:
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Because we were distributing fertilizer primarily for the sake of testing our distribution systems, we did not aggressively price our products.
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·
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Our operations are inefficient at the level of sales we recorded. The cost of sales that we record includes an allocation of indirect production costs (such as utilities) and an allocation of indirect labor (such as assembly and packaging). If our facilities are functioning at less than optimal levels, then, these allocations will be disproportionately large compared to revenues.
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·
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For the past several years, there have been frequent increases in the cost of the specialized raw materials that we use in our fertilizer. Specifically, the cost of carbamide, which serves as an important raw material for our products, increased by 45% to RMB 2100 per ton in 2010 from RMB 1450 per ton in 2008. In addition, the costs of monoammonium, potassium, and potassium chloride have increased significantly. Our prospects for profitable operations in the future will depend, in part, on how the international market for these raw materials develops in the next few years.
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The cost of transportation represents a significant portion of our cost of goods sold. Recent increases in prices in the international oil market have also limited our gross profit.
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|
After reviewing our accounts receivable at March 31, 2011, we determined that an allowance of $72,755 was appropriate.
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Our operating expenses during the year ended March 31, 2011 increased dramatically from the level incurred in the prior year, due to a 44% increase in general and administrative expenses and a large write-down of assets due to impairment. The increase in our general and administrative expenses was attributable to our careful review of our assets at March 31, 2011, which resulted in:
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a $71,144 write-off of bad debts;
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a $595,515 write-off of non-trade receivables, which primarily consisted of advances we had made to suppliers that we do not expect to recover, but also included miscellaneous deposits and employee loans; and
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a $118,129 write-off of inventory that had become unusable.
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In addition, our operating expenses included a $1,593,098 charge for impairment of assets. We incurred this charge because early in the fiscal year, the government informed us that it intended to dedicate the land on which our Daqing facility is located to a public use. This situation rendered the equipment that we had installed at Daqing and various related assets located there useless to us. As of the end of the fiscal year, we remained in negotiations with the government regarding the amount that the government may pay to compensate us for the loss of our factory, but we have no basis for estimating the compensation nor any assurance that it will be paid. If the government does agree to compensate us for the loss, the gain will be recorded in the fiscal period when we receive the commitment.
Our operating expenses in fiscal 2012 should return to the levels realized in fiscal 2010, as we do not expect a recurrence of the write-offs that swelled operating expenses in fiscal 2011. However, if we are able to secure the funds needed to implement our marketing program, general and administrative expenses will grow along with the expansion of our business operations. When funded, we intend to open new manufacturing facilities and hire additional personnel, all of which will increase our general and administrative expenses.
Due to our low level of gross margin in each year, our net loss was approximately equal to our operating expenses in both years reported on in this Report: $2,478,369 for the year ended March 31, 2011, $700,199 for the year ended March 31, 2010.
Our business operates in Chinese Renminbi, but we report our results in our SEC filings in U.S. Dollars. The conversion of our accounts from RMB to Dollars results in translation adjustments, which are reported as a middle step between net income and comprehensive income. The net income is added to the retained earnings on our balance sheet; while the translation adjustment is added to a line item on our statement of stockholders equity labeled “accumulated other comprehensive income,” since it is more reflective of changes in the relative values of U.S. and Chinese currencies than of the success of our business. During the year ended March 31, 2011, the unrealized gain on foreign currency translations increased our accumulated other comprehensive income by $10,714.
Liquidity and Capital Resource
Since Beijing Shennongxing was organized, its operations have been funded primarily by the capital contributions made by our principal shareholders. In addition, from time to time our principal shareholders have made loans to the Company to serve as working capital. As of March 31, 2011, therefore, the balance due to our shareholders was $158,506. This is recorded on our balance sheet as loan from stockholders, because the creditors are members of the management of Beijing Shennongxing, and they have committed that they will not seek repayment of the loan during the next fiscal year and not until the Company can afford to repay the loan without damage to its business prospects.
As of March 31, 2011, the Company had a working capital deficit of $1,477,207. The majority of our current assets at March 31, 2011 is inventory valued at $195,565, and excludes the inventory valued at $118,129 that we wrote-off at March 31, 2011. Otherwise our current assets are negligible, which means that we will likely be required to borrow funds in order to fund our ongoing operations.
Despite our net loss of $2,478,369, our operations used only $197,012 during the year ended March 31, 2011, a significant improvement over the $510,727 used during the year ended March 31, 2010. The reason for the disparity between the fiscal 2011 net loss and use of cash was the fact that most of the net loss arose from our write-off of assets. In addition, $45,954 of the loss arose from depreciation and amortization. We also reduced our inventory level by $141,742 during fiscal 2011, which partially offset our use of cash to satisfy accounts payable.
The cash that we did use was obtained from our management. During fiscal 2011 we received a capital contribution of $85,365 and took related party loans totaling $158,506. This enabled us to fund our operations as well as add $147,615 in equipment to our Heilongjiang facility.
In order to fully implement our business plan, we will require working capital far in excess of our current asset value. Our expectation, therefore, is that we will seek to access the capital markets in both the U.S. and China to obtain the funds we require. At the present time, however, we do not have commitments of funds from any source.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on their financial condition or results of operations.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial information has been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect (1) the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, (2) the disclosure of our contingent assets and liabilities at the end of each fiscal period and (3) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each fiscal period. We continually evaluate these estimates based on our own historical experience, knowledge and assessment of current business and other conditions, our expectations regarding the future based on available information and reasonable assumptions, which together form our basis for making judgments about matters that are not readily apparent from other sources. Some of our accounting policies require a higher degree of judgment than others in their application.
In our preparation of the consolidated financial statements for 2010 there were six estimates made which were (a) subject to a high degree of uncertainty and (b) material to our results. They were:
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Our decision to record a $1,593,098 impairment loss with respect to the assets associated with our Daqing facility. The decision was based on our expectation regarding the liquidation value of the assets and our lack of assurance that we will receive compensation for the loss of the facility.
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·
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Our decision, described in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, to record a $72,755 allowance for doubtful accounts. The decision was based on our assessment of the likelihood of recovery of our accounts receivable.
|
·
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Our decision, described in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, to record a $120,805 allowance for useless inventory. The decision was based on our estimate of the likelihood of sales during fiscal 2012.
|
·
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Our decision, described in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, to record a 100% valuation allowance with respect to our deferred tax assets. The decision was based on our inability to predict that it is more likely than not that we will realize taxable income in the future against which the deferred asset can be offset.
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We made no material changes to our critical accounting policies in connection with the preparation of previous financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
There were no recent accounting pronouncements that have had a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
ITEM 7A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Year ended March 31, 2011
|
F-15
|
|
|
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Year ended March 31, 2010
|
F-16
|
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2011 and 2010
|
F-17
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Operation and Other Comprehensive Loss for years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
|
F-18
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
|
F-19
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
|
F-20
|
|
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-21-F-30
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
China Organic Fertilizer, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of China Organic Fertilizer, Inc. as of March 31, 2011 and the related consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of China Organic Fertilizer, Inc. as of March 31, 2011, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As shown on the accompanying balance sheet and disclosed in Note 2, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets by $1,477,207 and the Company has an accumulated deficit of $4,763,424 since inception. The Company has stockholders’ deficiency of $668,361. These circumstances, among others, raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Paritz & Company, P.A.
Hackensack, New Jersey
November 30, 2011
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
China Organic Fertilizer, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of China Organic Fertilizer, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2010 and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2010. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of China Organic Fertilizer, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2010, and the results of its operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2010 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flows from operations through March 31, 2010, and has an accumulated deficit at March 31, 2010 of $2,285,055. These items, among other matters, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amount and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
P.C.LIU, CPA, P.C.
Flushing, NY
June 30, 2010 / May 29, 2011
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC
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|
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
$ |
36,813
|
|
|
$ |
138,345
|
|
Accounts Receivable
|
|
|
65,307
|
|
|
|
70,017
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
|
195,565
|
|
|
|
440,871
|
|
Advance to suppliers
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
17,604
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
146,102
|
|
Other receivables
|
|
|
15,545
|
|
|
|
648,170
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
313,230
|
|
|
|
1,461,109
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
347,315
|
|
|
|
1,510,192
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
461,531
|
|
|
|
457,654
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
$ |
1,122,076
|
|
|
$ |
3,428,955
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilties:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$ |
434,658
|
|
|
$ |
658,223
|
|
Advance from customers
|
|
|
130,333
|
|
|
|
125,429
|
|
Tax payables
|
|
|
84,070
|
|
|
|
78,588
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
982,870
|
|
|
|
852,786
|
|
Loan from stockholders
|
|
|
158,506
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
1,790,437
|
|
|
|
1,715,026
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock - series A, convertible, $0.001 par value 99,896,400 shares authorized, 7,825,525 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011 and 2010
|
|
|
7,826
|
|
|
|
7,826
|
|
Preferred stock - series C, convertible, $0.001 par value, 3,600 shares authorized, Zero and 3,600 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011 and 2010
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized 41,991,980 and 5,991,980 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively
|
|
|
41,992
|
|
|
|
5,992
|
|
Additional paid-in-capital
|
|
|
4,097,214
|
|
|
|
4,047,845
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
(51,969)
|
|
|
|
(62,683
|
) |
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(4,763,424
|
) |
|
|
(2,285,055
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
|
|
(668,361
|
) |
|
|
1,713,929
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liablities and stockholders' equity
|
|
$ |
1,122,076
|
|
|
$ |
3,428,955
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part to the consolidated financial statements
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC
|
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATION AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the years ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
954,143 |
|
|
$ |
36,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales
|
|
|
853,235 |
|
|
|
88,096 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
100,908 |
|
|
|
(51,683 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General & administrative expenses
|
|
|
929,156 |
|
|
|
646,595 |
|
Selling expenses
|
|
|
54,675 |
|
|
|
1,466 |
|
Impairment of assets
|
|
|
1,593,098 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
2,576,929 |
|
|
|
648,061 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(2,476,021 |
) |
|
|
(699,744 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Taxes
|
|
|
2,348 |
|
|
|
455 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(2,478,369 |
) |
|
|
(700,199 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Comprehensive item:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign Currency Translation adjustment
|
|
|
10,714 |
|
|
|
(39,555 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss
|
|
$ |
(2,467,655 |
) |
|
$ |
(739,754 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share
|
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
|
40,315,268 |
|
|
|
5,991,980 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part to the consolidated financial statements
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
|
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock, Series A
|
|
|
Preferred Stock, Series C
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
Retained
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Paid in capital
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance - March 31, 2009
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1,976,318 |
|
|
$ |
(23,128 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,584,856 |
) |
|
|
368,334 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recapitalization for merger
|
|
|
7,825,525 |
|
|
|
7,826 |
|
|
|
3,600 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
5,991,980 |
|
|
|
5,992 |
|
|
|
(13,822 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital contribution
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,085,349 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,085,349 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(39,555 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(39,555 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(700,199 |
) |
|
|
(700,199 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Balance - March 31, 2010
|
|
|
7,825,525 |
|
|
|
7,826 |
|
|
|
3,600 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
5,991,980 |
|
|
|
5,992 |
|
|
|
4,047,845 |
|
|
|
(62,683 |
) |
|
|
(2,285,055 |
) |
|
|
1,713,929 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Series C preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,600 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
36,000,000 |
|
|
|
36,000 |
|
|
|
(35,996 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital contribution
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85,365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85,365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,714 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,714 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,478,369 |
) |
|
|
(2,478,369 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Balance - March 31, 2011
|
|
|
7,825,525 |
|
|
$ |
7,826 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
41,991,980 |
|
|
$ |
41,992 |
|
|
$ |
4,097,214 |
|
|
|
(51,969 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,763,424 |
) |
|
|
(668,361 |
) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part to the consolidated financial statements
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC
|
|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the years ended March 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated)
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(2,478,369
|
) |
$ |
(700,199
|
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
45,954
|
|
|
123,099
|
|
Bad debts
|
|
|
71,144
|
|
|
-
|
|
Write-off of other receivables and advances to suppliers
|
|
|
595,515
|
|
|
-
|
|
Inventory markdown
|
|
|
118,129
|
|
|
-
|
|
Impairment of long-lived assets
|
|
|
1,307,679
|
|
|
-
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(65,306
|
) |
|
220,200
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
141,742
|
|
|
(256,282
|
) |
Advance to suppliers
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(17,604
|
) |
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
149,403
|
|
|
(146,102
|
) |
Other receivables
|
|
|
67,259
|
|
|
(509,981
|
) |
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(249,306)
|
|
|
613,817
|
|
Advances from customers
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(19,679
|
) |
Taxes payables
|
|
|
2,408
|
|
|
50,551
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
96,736
|
|
|
(24,216
|
) |
Other payables
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
155,669
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(197,012
|
) |
|
(510,727
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of property and equipment |
|
|
(147,615
|
) |
|
(198,322
|
) |
Disposal of production equipment |
|
|
-
|
|
|
215,666
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(147,615
|
) |
|
17,344
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital contribution |
|
|
85,365
|
|
|
619,756
|
|
Proceeds from related party loans |
|
|
158,506
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
243,871
|
|
|
619,756
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
(776
|
) |
|
(2,532
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash
|
|
|
(101,532
|
) |
|
123,841
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, beginning of the year
|
|
|
138,345
|
|
|
14,504
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash , end of the year
|
|
$ |
36,813
|
|
$ |
138,345
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the period, cash was paid for the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes |
|
$ |
-
|
|
$ |
-
|
|
Interest paid |
|
$ |
-
|
|
$ |
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of related party loans into capital |
|
$ |
-
|
|
$ |
1,453,858
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part to the consolidated financial statements
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
Note 1 – Organization
China Organic Fertilizer, Inc. (the “Company,” formerly known as “China SXAN Biotech, Inc.”), through its wholly owned subsidiaries, engages in the business of manufacturing and marketing organic fertilizer in China.
Reverse merger
On January 15, 2010 the Company acquired the outstanding capital stock of SNX Organic Fertilizers, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SNX Organic”). SNX Organic has three wholly owned subsidiaries, Beijing Shennongxing Technology Co., Ltd. (“Beijing SNX”), Daqing Shennongxing Xiangyu Technology Co., Ltd. (“Daqing SNX”) and Heilongjiang Xiangyu Organic Fertilizer Co., Ltd. (“HLJ SNX”), which were all organized under the laws of The People’s Republic of China
The acquisition took place through a merger of SNX Organic into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, American SXAN Biotech, Inc. (“Merger”). In connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company issued to the shareholders of SNX Organic 4,000,000 shares of common stock and 3,600 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, which were convertible into 36,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Series C Preferred Stock was subsequently converted into 36,000,000 shares of common stock in April 2010.
The Company accounts for this transaction as a reverse merger pursuant to which the Company is the surviving entity for legal purposes and SNX Organic is the surviving entity for accounting purposes.
In connection with the Merger, the Company assigned all of its pre-Merger business and assets to American SXAN Biotech, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, and American SXAN Biotech assumed responsibility for all of the liabilities of China SXAN Biotech that existed prior to the Merger. In February 2010 the Company transferred American SXAN Biotech, Inc. to its management in exchange for 660,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Those 660,000 shares were subsequently cancelled.
Reverse split
Effective on April 7, 2010, the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation and effected a reverse split of its common stock in a ratio of one-for-ten. The financial statements have been adjusted to reflect this reverse split on a historical basis.
Note 2 – Going concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As shown on the accompanying financial statements, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets by $1,477,207 as of March 31, 2011. The Company has sustained an accumulative loss of $4,763,424 from its inception to March 31, 2011. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Company’s functional currency is the Chinese Renminbi (RMB); however, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated and presented in United States Dollars (USD).
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Use of estimates in the preparation of financial statements
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates reflected in the consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the recoverability of the carrying amount and estimated useful lives of long-lived assets, allowance for accounts receivable, realizable values for inventories, valuation allowance of deferred tax assets. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made; however, actual results when ultimately realized could differ from those estimates.
Foreign currency translation and other comprehensive income
For the subsidiaries whose functional currencies are other than the US dollar, all assets and liabilities accounts were translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date; stockholder's equity is translated at the historical rates and items in the statement of operations and cash flow statements are translated at the average rate for the year. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statement of shareholders’ equity. The resulting 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 results of operations as incurred.
Fair value of financial instruments
The Company adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.
Level 2-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other then quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3-Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.
The Company’s financial instruments primarily consist of cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other receivables, accounts payable, advance from customers, accrued expenses and other current liabilities.
As of the balance sheet dates, the estimated fair values of financial instruments were not materially different from their carrying values as presented on the balance sheet. This is attributed to the short maturities of the instruments and that interest rates on the borrowings approximate those that would have been available for loans of similar remaining maturity and risk profile at the respective balance sheet dates.
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Revenue recognition
Sales revenue is recognized at the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company recognizes revenue net of an allowance for estimated returns, at the time the merchandise is sold or services performed. The allowance for sales returns is estimated based on the Company’s historical experience. The Company has not experienced any significant returns from customers and accordingly, in management’s opinion, no reserve for returns is provided. Sales taxes are presented on a net basis (excluded from revenues and costs).
Cash and cash equivalents
The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions in the PRC which are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any of these institutions holding the Company’s cash become insolvent, or if the Company is unable to withdraw funds for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit with that institution. Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and cash in time deposits, certificates of deposit and all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less.
Accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts
Accounts receivables represent customer accounts receivables. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on a combination of current sales, historical charge-offs and specific accounts identified as high risk. Uncollectible accounts receivable are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts when all reasonable efforts to collect the amounts due have been exhausted. Such allowances, if any, would be recorded in the period the impairment is identified. Management regularly reviews aging of the receivables and changes in payment trends by its customers, and records a reserve when they believe collection of amounts due are at risk. The balances of allowance for doubtful accounts are $72,755 and $0 at March 31, 2011 and 2010 respectively. The Company recorded bad debt expense of $ 71,144 and $ 0 for the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined on a weighted average method. Cost of work in progress and finished goods comprises direct material, direct production cost and an allocated portion of production overheads. Management compares the cost of inventory with the market value and an allowance is made for writing down the inventory to its market value, if lower.
The Company recorded $120,805 and $0 inventory markdown allowance for the year ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Property, Plant and equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred; while additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When the property and equipment is retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method with estimated lives as follows:
|
Estimated Useful Life
|
Building
|
30-40 years
|
Machinery and equipment
|
10-20 years
|
Other equipment
|
5 years
|
Vehicles
|
5-7 years
|
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Construction in progress
Construction in progress represents buildings and machinery under construction, which is stated at cost and is not depreciated. Cost comprises the direct costs of construction. Construction in progress is reclassified to the appropriate category of property, plant and equipment when completed and ready for use.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets include land use right and trademark right, which are recorded at fair value. Land use right has an estimated useful life of 40 years and is amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life. The trademark right is renewed every ten years with infinite useful life. When events or circumstances warrant a review, the Company will assess recoverability from future operations of acquired intangibles using pretax undiscounted cash flows derived from the lowest appropriate asset groupings. Impairments are recognized in operating results to the extent that carrying value of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value.
Impairment of long lived-assets
Long-lived assets are evaluated for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their related carrying amounts may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC 360, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”
In evaluating long-lived assets for recoverability, including finite-lived intangibles and property and equipment, the Company uses its best estimate of future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and eventual disposition in accordance with ASC 360. To the extent that estimated future undiscounted net cash flows attributable to the asset are less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the difference between the carrying value of such asset and its fair value. Assets to be disposed of and for which there is a committed plan of disposal, whether through sale or abandonment, are reported at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell.
Income taxes
The Company utilizes ASC 740, "Accounting for Income Taxes," which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach which allows for the recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets based upon the likelihood of realization of tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or that future deductibility is uncertain.
The Company records a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, if any, based on its estimates of its future taxable income as well as its tax planning strategies when it is more likely than not that a portion or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. If the Company is able to utilize more of its deferred tax assets than the net amount previously recorded when unanticipated events occur, an adjustment to deferred tax assets would increase the Company net income when those events occur. The Company does not have any significant deferred tax asset or liabilities in the PRC tax jurisdiction.
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (VAT). All of the Company’s Organic fertilizers and bio-fertilizers that are sold in the PRC are subject to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 13% or 17% of the gross sales price, respectively. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing their finished products. The Company recorded VAT payable and VAT receivable net of payments in the consolidated financial statements. The VAT tax return is filed to offset the payables against the receivables.
Comprehensive income
Comprehensive income is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by shareholders and distributions to shareholders. Among other disclosures, all items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards as components of comprehensive income are required to be reported in a financial statement that is presented with the same prominence as other financial statements. Comprehensive income includes net income and the foreign currency translation gain, net of tax.
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per common share are computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share are computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive securities (such as warrants and convertible preferred stock) outstanding. Dilutive securities having an anti-dilutive effect on diluted earnings per share are excluded from the calculation.
Statement of cash flows
In accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification on “Statement of Cash Flows,” cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.
Segment reporting
“Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” requires use of the “management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company’s management organized segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company. The related ASC provision has an immaterial effect on the Company’s financial statements, as the Company consists of one reportable business segment. All revenue is from customers in the PRC. The all of the Company’s assets are located in the PRC.
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance on presentation of comprehensive income. The new guidance eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. Instead, an entity will be required to present either a continuous statement of net income and other comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.
In May 2011, the FASB issued guidance to amend the accounting and disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The new guidance limits the highest-and-best-use measure to nonfinancial assets, permits certain financial assets and liabilities with offsetting positions in market or counterparty credit risks to be measured at a net basis, and provides guidance on the applicability of premiums and discounts. Additionally, the new guidance expands the disclosures on Level 3 inputs by requiring quantitative disclosure of the unobservable inputs and assumptions, as well as description of the valuation processes and the sensitivity of the fair value to changes in unobservable inputs. We do not anticipate material impact on our financial statements upon adoption.
Note 4 – Inventories
Inventories as of March 31, 2011 and 2010 consist of the following:
|
|
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
March 31, 2010
|
|
Raw materials
|
|
$ |
101,940 |
|
|
$ |
29,286 |
|
Work in process
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
21,568 |
|
Finished goods
|
|
|
93,625 |
|
|
|
390,017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals
|
|
$ |
195,565 |
|
|
$ |
440,871 |
|
Note 5 – Other Receivables
Other receivables consist of advance to suppliers, rent deposit, telephone deposit and employee advances, which are interest free and unsecured.
Note 6 – Property and equipment
Property and equipment consists of the following:
|
|
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
March 31, 2010
|
|
Buildings
|
|
$ |
230,906 |
|
|
$ |
204,069 |
|
Machinery and equipment
|
|
|
114,328 |
|
|
|
700,618 |
|
Vehicle
|
|
|
18,201 |
|
|
|
62,636 |
|
Office Equipment
|
|
|
24,979 |
|
|
|
47,895 |
|
Construction in Process
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
736,279 |
|
|
|
|
388,414 |
|
|
|
1,751,497 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(41,099 |
) |
|
|
(241,305 |
) |
Totals
|
|
$ |
347,315 |
|
|
$ |
1,510,192 |
|
The Company recorded depreciation expense of $32,246 and $123,099 for the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
Note 7 – Intangibles
Intangibles assets at March 31, 2011 and 2010 consist of the following:
|
|
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
March 31, 2010
|
|
Trade mark
|
|
$ |
335,361 |
|
|
$ |
322,740 |
|
Land use right
|
|
|
140,189 |
|
|
|
134,914 |
|
Total intangible assets
|
|
|
475,550 |
|
|
|
457,654 |
|
Less: Accumulated amortization
|
|
|
(14,019 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net value of intangible assets
|
|
$ |
461,531 |
|
|
$ |
457,654 |
|
The land amortization expense for the year ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 were $13,708 and $0, respectively.
Note 8 –Accrued expenses and other payables
Accrued expenses and other payables consist of the following:
|
|
March 31, 2011
|
|
|
March 31, 2010
|
Salary payable |
|
$ |
344,536 |
|
|
$ |
300,371 |
|
Other payables
|
|
|
584,097 |
|
|
|
552,415 |
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
54,237 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
982,870 |
|
|
$ |
852,786 |
|
Note 9 - Loan from shareholder
Loan from shareholder represents loans and advances from shareholders and officers which are non-interest bearing and due on demand.
Note 10 – Stockholders’ equity
Series A convertible preferred stock
Series A convertible preferred stock represents contractual rights exchangeable for a total of 15,344 shares of common stock.
Conversion of series C convertible preferred stock
In April 2010, shareholder of series C convertible preferred stock converted all 3,600 shares of series C preferred stock into 36,000,000 shares common stock (after reverse split shares). Those series C preferred stock were issued per reverse merger agreement. (See note 1).
Except as described above with reference to the Series A convertible preferred stock, there are no contracts, commitments or agreements relating to voting, purchase or sale of the Company’s capital stock (i) between or among the Company and any person and (ii) to the best of the Company’s knowledge, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
Note 11 - Income taxes
Under the current income tax laws in China, the Company’s subsidiaries, Beijing SNX, Daqing SNX and HLJ SNX, are subject to an income tax rate of 25% on their taxable income. The Company has not paid any income taxes in China for the past years due to the loss of prior years.
No provision for U.S. taxes is made as the Company has no taxable income in the U.S.
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes determined at the local income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:
|
|
Year Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
Tax at U.S. Statutory rate
|
|
$
|
(866,607
|
)
|
|
$
|
(244,910
|
)
|
Tax rate difference between China and U.S.
|
|
|
246,685
|
|
|
|
69,332
|
|
Change in Valuation Allowance
|
|
|
622,270
|
|
|
|
176,033
|
|
Effective tax rate
|
|
$
|
2,348
|
|
|
$
|
455
|
|
The income tax credits are summarized as follows:
|
|
Year Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2010
|
|
Current
|
|
$
|
2,348
|
|
|
$
|
455
|
|
Deferred - U.S.
|
|
|
(3,209
|
) |
|
|
(17,500
|
)
|
Deferred - China
|
|
|
(619,061
|
) |
|
|
(173,331
|
)
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
622,270
|
|
|
|
190,831
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
2,348
|
|
|
$
|
455
|
|
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
Note 11 - Income taxes (Continued)
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s net deferred tax asset as of March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
|
|
Year Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating loss carryforward - China |
|
$ |
781,206 |
|
|
$ |
284,652 |
|
Net operating loss carryforward - US |
|
|
20,709 |
|
|
|
17,500 |
|
Impairment loss on building and equipment
|
|
|
88,878 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Amortization of startup costs
|
|
|
28,796 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Others
|
|
|
4,833 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
924,922 |
|
|
|
302,152 |
|
Less valuation allowance
|
|
|
(924,922 |
) |
|
|
(302,152 |
) |
Deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Note 12- Concentrations
Sales to two major customers accounted for 34% and 34% of total sales for the year ended March 31, 2011.
Sales of three major products represented approximately 41%, 27% and 11% of total sales for the year ended March 31, 2011.
Note 13 – Vulnerability Due to Operations in PRC
The Company’s operations may be adversely affected by significant political, economic and social uncertainties in the PRC. Although the PRC government has been pursuing economic reform policies for more than twenty years, no assurance can be given that the PRC government will continue to pursue such policies or that such policies may not be significantly altered, especially in the event of a change in leadership, social or political disruption or unforeseen circumstances affecting the PRC’s political, economic and social conditions. There is also no guarantee that the PRC government’s pursuit of economic reforms will be consistent or effective.
Substantially all of the Company’s businesses are transacted in RMB, which is not freely convertible. The Peoples Bank of China or other banks are authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the Peoples Bank of China. Approval of foreign currency payments by the Peoples Bank of China or other institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers’ invoices, shipping documents and signed contracts.
Since the Company has its primary operations in the PRC, the majority of its revenues will be settled in RMB, not U.S. Dollars. Due to certain restrictions on currency exchanges that exist in the PRC, the Company’s ability to use revenue generated in RMB to pay any dividend payments to its shareholders outside of China may be limited.
In September 2006, PRC changed the laws regarding transfer of equity in PRC companies in exchange for equity in non-PRC companies. Approvals and registrations for such transfers are required and penalties may be imposed if the requirements are not met.
CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
Note 14 - Subsequent events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events that have occurred through the date of this financial statement issuance and has determined that there were no material reportable subsequent events.
Note 15 – Restatement on consolidated financial statements
The consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2010 and statement of cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2011 were restated as follows:
|
·
|
Property and equipment was reduced to eliminate items that were double counted.
|
|
·
|
Amounts due to management and accrued expenses and other liabilities were reclassified to additional paid in capital as those amounts were exchanged into common stock during reverse merger in January 2010.
|
|
·
|
The class and amount of preferred stock and common stock were corrected.
|
The following is a summary of the effects of the restatement on the company’s consolidated balance sheet and statement of cash flows.
|
|
As of March 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
As Originally Reported
|
|
|
As Restated
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
$ |
1,756,857 |
|
|
$ |
1,510,192 |
|
Total assets
|
|
|
3,675,620 |
|
|
|
3,428,955 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
864,522 |
|
|
|
852,786 |
|
Loan from stockholders
|
|
|
1,882,656 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
3,609,419 |
|
|
|
1,715,026 |
|
Preferred stock, series A
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
7,826 |
|
Preferred stock, series C
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Common stock
|
|
|
59,543 |
|
|
|
5,992 |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
2,354,245 |
|
|
|
4,047,845 |
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
|
|
66,201 |
|
|
|
1,713,929 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
|
$ |
3,675,620 |
|
|
$ |
3,428,955 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended March 31, 2010
|
|
|
|
As Originally Reported
|
|
|
As Restated
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Captial contribution
|
|
$ |
437,622 |
|
|
$ |
619,756 |
|
Proceeds from related party loans
|
|
$ |
182,134 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
The term “disclosure controls and procedures” (defined in SEC Rule 13a-15(e)) refers to the controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within required time periods. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”). That evaluation revealed a weakness in the disclosure controls and procedures, specifically the fact that the Company lacks personnel who are familiar with U.S. accounting principles and practices. Based on that evaluation, therefore, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, such controls and procedures were not effective.
(b) Changes in internal controls.
The term “internal control over financial reporting” (defined in SEC Rule 13a-15(f)) refers to the process of a company that is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter of the year covered by this annual report, and have concluded that there was no change to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
(c) Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have assessed the effectiveness of those internal controls as of March 31, 2011, using the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) Internal Control – Integrated Framework as a basis for our assessment.
Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
A material weakness in internal controls is a deficiency in internal control, or combination of control deficiencies, that adversely affects the Company’s ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or report external financial data reliably in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America such that there is more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented or detected. In the course of making our assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, we identified one material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. This material weakness consisted of:
Lack of expertise in U.S accounting principles among the personnel in our Chinese headquarters.
Our books are maintained and our financial statements are prepared by the personnel employed at our executive offices in the People’s Republic of China. None of our employees has experience or familiarity with U.S accounting principles. The lack of personnel in our headquarter office who are trained in U.S. accounting principles is a weakness because it could lead to improper classification of items and other failures to make the entries and adjustments necessary to comply with U.S. GAAP.
Because of the above condition, management’s assessment is that the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of March 31, 2011.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Name
|
Age
|
Position with the Company
|
Director Since
|
Chen Yu
|
42
|
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer
|
2010
|
Chen Yu is an entrepreneur with nearly 20 years of experience in business management and operation. Since June 2009, Mrs. Chen has served as the Chairman, CEO and CFO of Beijing Shennongxing Technology Co., Ltd. Mrs. Chen started her business career as a manager at Hongkong Rongchang Trading Company from 1989 to 1994. From 1994 to 1996, Mrs. Chen was employed as vice president of Liaoning Zhongxing Group in Shanghai. From 1996 to 2006, Mrs. Chen was employed by American Mu’s Investment Group. From 2006 until she joined Beijing Shennongxing, Mrs. Chen was one of directors and Chief Operations Officer of Shanghai William Jewelry Company. Mrs. Chen studied at the Shanghai Dance School from 1982 to 1989, majoring in Ballet. From 1994 to 1989, she attended the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, studying corporate management. During 1997 to 2000, Mrs. Chen studied Gemology in the United States, at the California Gemological Institute, majoring in Gemology.
Board of Directors
Our sole director holds office until the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company following the election or until her successor is duly elected and qualified. Officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and serve at its discretion.
Audit Committee; Compensation Committee; Nominating Committee.
Our Board of Directors has not yet constituted an audit committee, a compensation committee or a nominating committee. Decisions regarding nominations to the Board will be made by all currently-serving members of the Board. There is no member of the Board who meets the qualifications to serve as our audit committee financial expert.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers have been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors, or has been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding during the past five years that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws, except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement. Except as set forth in our discussion below in “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” none of our directors, director nominees or executive officers has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Code of Ethics
We currently do not have a code of ethics that applies to our officers, employees and directors, including our Chief Executive Officer. The small number of members of management makes a code of ethics unnecessary.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
None of the officers, directors or beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Company’s common stock failed to file on a timely basis the reports required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during the year ended March 31, 2011 except that none of the members of our board of directors has filed a Form 3.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid by the companies that are currently subsidiaries of China Organic Fertilizer to Chen Yu for services rendered in all capacities to the Company during the years ended March 31 2011 and 2010. Ms. Yu was appointed to the Board during in January 2010. There was no officer whose salary and other compensation for the year ended March 31, 2011 exceeded $100,000.
|
Fiscal Year
|
|
Salary
|
|
|
Bonus
|
|
|
Stock
Awards
|
|
|
Option
Awards
|
|
|
Other
Compensation
|
|
Chen Yu
|
2011
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
2010
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Employment Agreements
All of our officers and directors serve on an at-will basis, and none has entered into employment contracts with the company.
Compensation of Directors
The Board of Directors has not adopted any compensation arrangements for its members.
Equity Grants
The following tables set forth certain information regarding the stock options acquired by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer during the year ended March 31, 2011 and those options held by her on March 31, 2011.
Option Grants in the Last Fiscal Year
|
Number of
securities
underlying
option
|
Percent
of total
options
granted to
employees
in fiscal
|
Exercise
Price
|
Expiration
|
Potential realizable
value at assumed
annual rates of
appreciation
for option term
|
|
granted
|
year
|
($/share)
|
Date
|
5%
|
10%
|
Chen Yu
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
The following tables set forth certain information regarding the stock grants received by the executive officers named in the table above during the year ended March 31, 2011 and held by them unvested at March 31, 2011.
Unvested Stock Awards in the Last Fiscal Year
|
Number of
Shares That
Have Not
Vested
|
Market Value
of Shares That
Have Not
Vested
|
Chen Yu
|
--
|
--
|
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth information as of March 31, 2011, with respect to the ownership of the Company's common stock by each person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the Company's common stock, by each director and officer and by all officers and directors as a group.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
|
|
Amount and Nature
of Beneficial
Ownership(2)
|
|
|
Percentage
of Class
|
|
Chen Yu
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
6.0 |
% |
All directors and officers, as a group (1 person)
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
6.0 |
% |
Huakang Zhou, 18 Quail Run, Warren, NJ 07075
|
|
|
20,316,752 |
(3) |
|
|
48.1 |
% |
Ying Wang, 18 Quail Run, Warren, NJ 07075
|
|
|
8,000,000 |
|
|
|
19.1 |
% |
Yuting Yan
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
6.0 |
% |
________________________________
(1)
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Except as otherwise noted, the address of each shareholder is c/o Beijing Shennongxing Technology Co.,, 49 Fuxingmennei Street, Suite 310, Beijing, P.R. China 100031
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Except as otherwise noted, all shares are owned of record and beneficially.
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Includes 4,000,000 shares owned by Warner Technology & Investment, Inc., which is controlled by Mr. Zhou. Also includes 8,000,000 shares owned by Ying Wang, 1,700,000 shares owned by Wang Lan, and 1,500,000 shares owned by Zhou Huaqin, with respect to all of which Mr. Zhou has voting and dispositional authority. Also includes 54,706 shares owned by Wang Xiaojin, Mr. Zhou’s spouse.
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Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the S.E.C. and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. In accordance with S.E.C. rules, shares of our common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options or warrants which are currently exercisable or which become exercisable within 60 days of the date of the table are deemed beneficially owned by the optionees. Subject to community property laws, where applicable, the persons or entities named in the table above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock indicated as beneficially owned by them.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Certain Relationships
None.
Director Independence
None of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors is an independent director, pursuant to the definition of “independent director” under the Rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Paritz & Company, P.A. was appointed to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm on May 29, 2011. Previously P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C. was the company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed from professional services rendered by Paritz & Company, P.A. for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 was $35,000. The aggregate fees billed from professional services rendered by P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C., for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 was $45,000.
Audit-Related Fees
Paritz & Company, P.A. did not render any audit-related services to us for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C. did not render any audit-related services to us for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010
Tax Fees
Paritz & Company, P.A. did not render any tax services to us for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C. did not render any tax services to us for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
All Other Fees
Paritz & Company, P.A. did not render any other services to us for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. P.C. Liu, CPA, P.C. did not render any other services to us for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
3-a.
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Articles of Incorporation, and 1989 amendment. - filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (33-85218 C) and incorporated herein by reference.
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3-a(1)
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Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated March 4, 1991, March 22, 1994, and November 18, 1994. - filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (33-85218 C) and incorporated herein by reference.
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3-a(2)
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Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated April 7, 2010 - filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.
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3-b.
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By-laws. - filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (33-85218 C) and incorporated herein by reference.
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Subsidiaries - SNX Organic Fertilizers, Inc., a Delaware corporation
- Beijing Shennongxing Technology Co., Ltd. , a PRC corporation
- Daqing Shennongxing Xiangyu Technology Co., Ltd.
- Heilongjiang Xiangyu Organic Fertilizer Co., Ltd.
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Rule 13a-14(a) Certification
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Rule 13a-14(b) Certification
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on December __, 2011.
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CHINA ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INC.
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Date: December 28, 2012
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/s/ Chen Yu
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Xue Bangyi, Chief Executive Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
/s/ Chen Yu
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December 28, 2012
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Chen Yu
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Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
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