Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
20-F
(Mark
One)
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REGISTRATION
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT
OF 1934
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
2007
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OR
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TRANSITIONAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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SHELL
COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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Date
of event requiring this shell company report
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For
the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission
file number: 333-126007
EFUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman
Islands
(Jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
No.
10 Building
BUT
Software Park
No.
1 Disheng North Street
BDA,
Yizhuang District
Beijing
100176, People’s Republic of China
86-10-51650988
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Securities
registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
Ordinary
Shares, par value $0.0756 per share
Securities
registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act:
None.
Securities
for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Act:
None.
Indicate
the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or
common stock as of the close of the
period
covered by the annual report:2,924,702
Ordinary Shares
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined
in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes
o No
x
If
this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the
registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
o No
x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes
xNo
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). (Check
one):
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer x
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Indicate
by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare
the
financial statements included in this filing:
U.S.
GAAP x
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International
Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the
International
Accounting Standards Board o
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Other
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Indicate
by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to
follow.
Item
17 o Item
18
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If
this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is
a
shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes o No
x
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
SPECIAL
CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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Identity
of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
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1
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Item
2.
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Offer
Statistics and Expected Timetable
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1
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Item
3.
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Key
Information
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2
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Item
4.
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Information
on the Company
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15
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Item
4A.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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47
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Item
5.
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Operating
and Financial Review and Prospects
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47
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Item
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Directors,
Senior Management and Employees
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66
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Item
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Major
Shareholder and Related Party Transactions
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73
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Item
8.
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Financial
Information
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74
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Item
9.
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The
Offer and Listing
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74
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Item
10.
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Additional
Information
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75
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Item
11.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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84
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Item
12.
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Description
of Securities Other than Equity Securities
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85
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Item
13.
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Defaults,
Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
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85
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Item
14.
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Material
Modifications to the Rights of Securities Holders and Use of
Proceeds
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85
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Item
15.
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Controls
and Procedures
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85
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Item
15T.
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Controls
and Procedures
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85
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Item
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[Reserved]
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87
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Item
16A.
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Audit
Committee Financial Expert
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87
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Item
16B.
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Code
of Ethics
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87
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Item
16C.
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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87
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Item
16D.
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Exemptions
from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees
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88
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Item
16E.
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Purchases
of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated
Purchasers
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88
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Item
17.
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Financial
Statements
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88
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Item
18.
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Financial
Statements
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88
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Exhibits
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88
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Signatures |
S-1
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SPECIAL
CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain
matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements
for
purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different
from
the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The words “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,”
“believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” and similar expressions are intended to identify
such forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from
the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety
of
factors, including, without limitation, those discussed under “Item 3 - Key
Information-Risk Factors,” “Item 4 - Information on the Company,” “Item 5 -
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects,” and elsewhere in this report, as
well as factors which may be identified from time to time in our other filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or in the documents
where such forward-looking statements appear. All written or oral
forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their
entirety by these cautionary statements.
The
forward-looking statements contained in this report reflect our views and
assumptions only as of the date this report is signed. Except as required by
law, we assume no responsibility for updating any forward-looking
statements.
PART
I
Unless
the context requires otherwise, references in this report to “eFuture,” “the
Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to eFuture Information Technology, Inc.
and our wholly-owned subsidiary, eFuture (Beijing) Royalstone Information
Technology Inc. (formerly known as “eFuture (Beijing) Tornado Information
Technology Inc.”)
Item
1. |
Identity
of Directors, Senior Management and
Advisers
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Not
applicable.
Item
2. |
Offer
Statistics and Expected
Timetable
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Not
applicable.
A. Selected
Financial Data
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RMB
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USD
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For the Year
Ended
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For the Year Ended December 31,
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December 31,
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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Total
Revenues
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¥ |
28,453,099
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¥ |
34,703,297
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¥ |
39,244,001
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¥ |
47,843,530
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¥ |
84,070,361
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$
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11,525,013
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Profit (Loss)
From Operations
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(1,165,482
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5,197,762
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5,843,028
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7,976,967
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6,942,516
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951,734
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Earnings (Loss)
Per Ordinary Share
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(1.26
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5.64
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4.73
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4.72
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2.58
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0.35
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Net
Income (Loss)
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(1,529,859
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)
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4,525,190
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5,470,263
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8,104,726
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(27,480,747
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(3,767,273
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Basic
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
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(1.66
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4.91
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4.43
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4.80
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(10.23
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(1.40
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Diluted
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
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(1.66
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2.90
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3.50
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4.43
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(10.23
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(1.40
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RMB
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USD
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As of December 31,
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As of December
31,
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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Total
Assets
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¥ |
34,746,298
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¥ |
25,893,808
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¥ |
31,657,674
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¥ |
83,025,047
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¥ |
208,313,747
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28,557,254
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Total
Current Liabilities
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(35,705,675
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(21,981,899
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(19,565,356
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(18,476,058
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(60,484,349
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(8,291,661
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Long-term
Liabilities
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(30,583,993
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(30,583,993
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—
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—
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(22,154,431
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(3,037,100
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Net
Assets
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(31,543,370
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(26,672,084
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12,092,318
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64,548,989
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64,548,989
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8,271,163
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Ordinary
Shares
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576,817
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576,817
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938,550
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1,647,781
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1,811,589
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248,347
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Dividends
Declared Per Share
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Exchange
Rate Information
Our
business is primarily conducted in China and all of our revenues are denominated
in RMB. However, periodic reports made to shareholders will include current
period amounts translated into U.S. dollars using the then current exchange
rates, for the convenience of the readers. The conversion of RMB into U.S.
dollars in this annual financial report is based on the noon buying rate in
The
City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purposes
by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Unless
otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars
to RMB in this annual financial report were made at a rate of RMB7.2946 to
US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect as of December 31, 2007. We make no
representation that any RMB or U.S. dollar amounts could have been, or could
be,
converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate,
or at all. The government of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) imposes
control over its foreign currency reserves in part through direct regulation
of
the conversion of RMB into foreign exchange and through restrictions on foreign
trade. The Company does not currently engage in currency hedging transactions.
The following table sets forth information concerning exchange rates between
the
RMB and the U.S. dollar for the periods indicated.
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Noon
Buying Rate
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Period
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Period-End
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Average (1)
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Low
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High
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(RMB
per US Dollar)
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20032003
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8.2767
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8.2772
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8.2800
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8.2765
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20042004
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8.2765
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8.2768
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8.2771
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8.2765
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20052005
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8.0702
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8.1940
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8.0702
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8.2765
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2006
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7.8041
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7.9723
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7.8041
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8.0702
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2007
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7.2946
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7.6072
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7.2946
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7.8127
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December
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7.2946
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7.3682
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7.2946
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7.4120
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2008
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January
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7.1818
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7.2405
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7.1818
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7.2946
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February
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7.1115
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7.1644
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7.1100
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7.1973
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March
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7.0120
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7.0722
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7.0105
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7.1110
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April
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6.9870
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6.9997
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6.9840
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7.0185
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May
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6.9400
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6.9725
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6.9377
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7.0000
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June
(through June 27)
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6.8618
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6.9013
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6.8618
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6.9633
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(1)
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Averages
are calculated using the average of month-end rates of the relevant
period. Monthly averages and partial monthly averages are calculated
using
the average of the daily rates during the relevant period.
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B. |
Capitalization
and Indebtedness
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Not
applicable.
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C. |
Reasons
for the Offer and Use of
Proceeds
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Not
applicable.
You
should carefully consider all of the information in this Annual Report and,
in
particular, the risks outlined below.
Our
customers are Chinese companies engaged in retail, distribution and logistics
industries, and, consequently, our financial performance is dependent upon
the
economic conditions of these industries.
We
have
derived most of our revenues to date from the license of software products
and
related services to the Chinese retail, distribution and logistics industries,
and our future growth is critically dependent on increased sales to these
particular industries. The success of our customers is intrinsically linked
to
economic conditions in these industries, which in turn are subject to intense
competitive pressures and are affected by overall economic conditions. We
believe the license of our software solutions and the purchase of our related
services is discretionary and generally involves a significant commitment of
capital. As a result, although we believe our products can assist China’s
retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and logistics companies in a competitive
environment, demand for our products and services could be disproportionately
affected by instability or downturns in the retailing, distribution, wholesaling
and logistics industries, which may cause customers to exit the industry or
delay, cancel or reduce any planned expenditures for information management
systems and software products. We have previously experienced this effect in
connection with the impact that severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS,
placed upon China’s retailing industry in recent years. There can be no
assurance that we will be able to continue our historical revenue growth or
sustain our profitability on a quarterly or annual basis or that our results
of
operations will not be adversely affected by continuing or future downturns
in
these industries. Any adverse change in the Chinese retail, distribution and
logistics industries could adversely affect the level of software expenditure
by
the participants in these industries, which, in turn, could result in a material
reduction in our sales.
Although
we achieved profitability for the first time in 2004, since our formation we
have generated a significant shareholders’ deficit, and we cannot provide any
assurance that our recent profitability will continue.
Though
we
achieved profitability from 2004 to 2006, we had an accumulative deficit of
RMB44,898,716 as of December 31, 2007. As of December 31, 2007, our
shareholders’ equity was RMB125,674,968. While we have achieved profitability in
previous years, there can be no assurance that we will be able to continue
our
growth or profitability. Indeed, we had a net loss of RMB27,480,747 in the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Our
recent service fee revenue growth will require our officers to manage our
business efficiently while recruiting a significant number of new employees
to
assist in further development and implementation of our software.
In
2007,
our service fee income increased by 301% in comparison to 2006, which was mainly
due to our efforts of focusing on services and expanding our direct sales force
in key geographic markets. The growth in the size and complexity of our business
has placed and is expected to continue to place a significant strain on our
management and operations. Continued growth will require us to recruit and
hire
a substantial number of new employees, including consulting and product
development personnel. In particular, our ability to undertake new projects
and
increase license revenues is substantially dependent on the availability of
our
consulting personnel to assist in the licensing and implementation of our
software solutions. We will not be able to continue to increase our business
at
historical rates without adding significant numbers of personnel skilled in
software implementation and integration. Although we have not incurred
significant difficulty in the hiring and training of skilled employees to date,
there can be no assurance that we will effectively locate, retain or train
additional personnel in the future. If we do not sufficiently increase our
integration and implementation workforce over time, we may be required to forego
licensing opportunities. Our ability to compete effectively and to manage future
growth, if any, also will depend on our ability to continue to implement and
improve operational, financial and management information systems on a timely
basis.
We
are heavily dependent upon the services of technical and managerial personnel
who develop and implement our supply chain management software, and we may
have
to actively compete for their services.
We
are
heavily dependent upon our ability to attract, retain and motivate skilled
technical, managerial and consulting personnel, especially highly skilled
engineers involved in ongoing product development and consulting personnel.
Our
ability to install, maintain and enhance our supply chain management software
is
substantially dependent upon our ability to locate, hire and train qualified
personnel. As supply chain management concepts have only recently been adopted
in China, the number of qualified technical, managerial and consulting personnel
is limited. Many of our technical, managerial and consulting personnel possess
skills that would be valuable to all companies engaged in software development,
and the Chinese software industry is characterized by a high level of employee
mobility and aggressive recruiting of skilled personnel. Consequently, we expect
that we will have to actively compete with other Chinese software developers
for
these employees. Our ability to profitably operate is substantially dependent
upon our ability to locate, hire, train and retain our technical, managerial
and
consulting personnel. Although we have not experienced difficulty locating,
hiring, training or retaining our employees to date, there can be no assurance
that we will be able to retain our current personnel, or that we will be able
to
attract and assimilate other personnel in the future. If we are unable to
effectively obtain and maintain skilled personnel, the quality of our software
products and the effectiveness of installation and training could be materially
impaired.
Competition
within the Chinese market for our software products is significant.
We
believe that while the Chinese market for supply chain management software
is
subject to intense competition, the number of significant competitors is
relatively limited. According to the International Data Corporation, in 2006,
total IT expenditures in China’s retail market were $552 million, the annual
growth is projected to be 13.3% from 2006 to 2011. In 2007, total IT
expenditures in China’s retail market were $625 million, and we generated
approximately $11,500,000. As such, while we believe that we effectively compete
in our market, our competitors occupy a substantial competitive position. There
can be no assurance that we will be able to effectively compete in our industry
on an ongoing basis.
Our
financial performance is dependent upon the sale and implementation of supply
chain management software and related services, a single, concentrated group
of
products.
We
derive
all of our revenues from the license and implementation of eight software
applications for the Chinese supply chain industry, an industry that did not
effectively exist in China in recent years, and from providing consulting
services. The life cycle of our software is difficult to estimate due in large
measure to the potential effect of new software, applications and enhancements
(including those we introduce) on the maturation in the Chinese retail
distribution, wholesaling and logistics industries. To the extent we are unable
to continually improve our supply chain management software to address the
changing needs of the Chinese supply chain front market, we may experience
a
significant decline in the demand for our programs. In such a scenario, our
revenues may significantly decline.
The
market for supply chain management software is intensely competitive.
We
believe the principal competitive factors in our markets are:
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vendor
and product reputation;
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features
and functions;
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A
number
of companies offer competitive products addressing certain of our target
markets. In the enterprise systems market, we compete with in-house systems
developed by our targeted customers and with third-party developers. In
addition, we believe that new market entrants may attempt to develop fully
integrated enterprise-level systems targeting the Chinese supply chain. Many
of
our existing competitors, as well as a number of potential new competitors,
have
significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we
do.
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to compete successfully against current
or future competitors. As a result of this product concentration and uncertain
product life cycles, we may not be as protected from new competition or industry
downturns as a more diversified competitor.
Our
financial performance is directly related to our ability to adapt to
technological change and evolving standards when developing and improving our
supply chain management software products.
The
software development industry is subject to rapid technological change, changing
customer requirements, frequent new product introductions and evolving industry
standards that may render existing software obsolete. In addition, as the
Chinese economy has only recently begun to incorporate various Western economic
factors, the concept of supply chain management has only recently been adopted
by Chinese businesses. As a result, our position in the Chinese supply chain
management software industry could be eroded rapidly by the speed with which
Chinese businesses continue to adopt Western business practices and
technological advancements that we do not embrace. The life cycles of our
software are difficult to estimate. Our software products must keep pace with
technological developments, conform to evolving industry standards and address
the increasingly sophisticated needs of Chinese retailers, wholesalers,
distributors and logistics companies. In particular, we believe that we must
continue to respond quickly to users’ needs for broad functionality. While we
attempt to upgrade our software every one to two years, we cannot guarantee
that
our software will continue to enjoy market acceptance. To the extent we are
unable to develop and introduce products in a timely manner, we believe that
participants in the Chinese supply chain will obtain products from our
competitors promptly and our sales will correspondingly suffer. In addition,
we
strive to achieve compatibility between our products and retailing systems
platforms that we believe are or will become popular and widely adopted. We
invest substantial resources in development efforts aimed at achieving this
compatibility. If we fail to anticipate or respond adequately to technology
or
market developments, we could incur a loss of competitiveness or
revenue.
We
are substantially dependent upon our key personnel, particularly Adam Yan,
our
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Our
performance is substantially dependent on the performance of our executive
officers and key employees. In particular, the services of:
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Adam
Yan, our Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer;
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Deliang
Tong, our Chief Operating Officer;
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Qicheng
Yang, our Technology Officer;
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Hongjun
Zou, our Chief Innovation Officer;
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Ping
Yu, our Chief Financial Officer;
and
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Tony
Zhao, our Chief Strategy Officer.
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would
be
difficult to replace. We do not have in place “key person” life insurance
policies on any of our employees. The loss of the services of any of our
executive officers or other key employees could substantially impair our ability
to successfully implement our existing supply chain management software and
develop new programs and enhancements.
As
a software-oriented business, our ability to operate profitably is directly
related to our ability to develop and protect our proprietary technology.
We
rely
on a combination of trademark, trade secret, nondisclosure and copyright law
to
protect our supply chain management software, which may afford only limited
protection. Although the Chinese government has issued us 16 copyrights on
our
software, we cannot guarantee that competitors will be unable to develop
technologies that are similar or superior to our technology. Despite our efforts
to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties, including customers,
may attempt to reverse engineer or copy aspects of our software products or
to
obtain and use information that we regard proprietary. Although we are currently
unaware of any unauthorized use of our technology, in the future, we cannot
guarantee that others will not use our technology without proper authorization.
We
develop our software products on third-party middleware software programs that
are licensed by our customers from third parties, generally on a non-exclusive
basis. We currently utilize six major suppliers of these middleware programs.
Considering the fact that we believe that there are a number of widely available
middleware programs available, we do not currently anticipate that our customers
will experience difficulties obtaining these programs. The termination of any
such licenses, or the failure of the third-party licensors to adequately
maintain or update their products, could result in delay in our ability to
ship
certain of our products while we seek to implement technology offered by
alternative sources. Nonetheless, while it may be necessary or desirable in
the
future to obtain other licenses, there can be no assurance that they will be
able to do so on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
In
the
future, we may receive notices claiming that we are infringing the proprietary
rights of third parties. While we believe that we do not infringe and have
not
infringed upon the rights of others, we cannot guarantee that we will not become
the subject of infringement claims or legal proceedings by third parties with
respect to our current programs or future software developments. In addition,
we
may initiate claims or litigation against third parties for infringement of
our
proprietary rights or to establish the validity of our proprietary rights.
Any
such claims could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, cause product
shipment delays or force us to enter into royalty or license agreements rather
than dispute the merits of such claims, thereby impairing our financial
performance by requiring us to pay additional royalties and/or license fees
to
third parties. We have not been the subject of an intellectual property claim
since our formation.
Our
supply chain management software may contain integration challenges, design
defects or software errors that could be difficult to detect and correct.
Implementation
of our software may involve a significant amount of systems developed by third
parties. Although we have not experienced a material number of defects
associated with our software to date, despite extensive testing, we may, from
time to time, discover defects or errors in our software only after use by
a
customer. We may also experience delays in shipment of our software during
the
period required to correct such errors. In addition, we may, from time to time,
experience difficulties relating to the integration of our software products
with other hardware or software in the customer’s environment that are unrelated
to defects in our software products. Such defects, errors or difficulties may
cause future delays in product introductions and shipments, result in increased
costs and diversion of development resources, require design modifications
or
impair customer satisfaction with our software. Since our software solutions
are
used by our customers to perform mission-critical functions, design defects,
software errors, misuse of our products, incorrect data from external sources
or
other potential problems within or out of our control that may arise from the
use of our products could result in financial or other damages to our customers.
To date, however, we have not had significant difficulties integrating our
software into our customers’ existing systems. We do not maintain product
liability insurance. Although our license agreements with customers contain
provisions designed to limit our exposure to potential claims as well as any
liabilities arising from such claims, such provisions may not effectively
protect us against such claims and the liability and costs associated therewith.
To the extent we are found liable in a product liability case, we could be
required to pay a substantial amount of damages to an injured customer, thereby
impairing our financial condition.
We
may not pay dividends.
We
have
not previously paid any cash dividends nor do we anticipate paying any dividends
on our ordinary shares. Although we achieved profitability for the first time
in
2004, we cannot assure you that our operations will continue to result in
sufficient revenues to enable us to operate at profitable levels or to generate
positive cash flows. Indeed, we had a net loss of RMB27,480,747 in the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007. Furthermore, there is no assurance our Board
of
Directors will declare dividends even if we are profitable. Dividend policy
is
subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on, among
other things, our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other
factors. Under Cayman law, we may only pay dividends from profits or credit
from
the share premium account (the amount paid over par value, which is $0.0756),
and we must be solvent before and after the dividend payment. If we determine
to
pay dividends on any of our ordinary shares in the future, as a holding company,
we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our operating
subsidiary.
A
slowdown in the Chinese economy may slow down our growth and profitability.
The
Chinese economy has grown at an approximately 9 percent rate for more than
25
years, making it the fastest growing major economy in recorded history. Much
of
this growth has occurred in our customers’ industries. For example:
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China’s
economy grew by 11.4% in 2007, the fastest pace in 11
years
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in
the last decade, the number of supermarkets in China increased from
zero
to more than 60,000;
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retail
sales in China increased 10.2% in
2004;
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industrial
growth in China increased 16.7% in
2004;
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enterprise
software revenues for all industry participants generated from Chinese
wholesale and retail customers increased 32.5% from $22.52 million
in 2002
to $27.16 million in 2003; and
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enterprise
software revenues for all industry participants generated from Chinese
manufacturing customers increased 15.9% from $140.3 million in 2002
to
$162.5 million in 2003.
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We
cannot
assure you that growth of the Chinese economy will be steady or that any
slowdown will not have a negative effect on our business. Several years ago,
the
Chinese economy experienced deflation, which may recur in the foreseeable
future. More recently, the Chinese government announced its intention to use
macroeconomic tools and regulations to slow the rate of growth of the Chinese
economy, the results of which are difficult to predict. Adverse changes in
the
Chinese economy will likely impact the financial performance of the retailing,
distribution, logistics and manufacturing industries in China. Consequently,
under such circumstances, our customers may opt to delay discretionary
expenditures like those for our software, which, in turn, could result in a
material reduction in our sales.
We
do not have business interruption, litigation or natural disaster insurance.
The
insurance industry in China is still at an early state of development. In
particular PRC insurance companies offer limited business products. As a result,
we do not have any business liability or disruption insurance coverage for
our
operations in China. Any business interruption, litigation or natural disaster
may result in our business incurring substantial costs and the diversion of
resources.
We
may become a passive foreign investment company, which could result in adverse
U.S. tax consequences to U.S. investors.
Based
upon the nature of our business activities, we may be classified as a passive
foreign investment company (“PFIC”) by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)
for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such characterization could result in
adverse U.S. tax consequences to you if you are a U.S. investor. For example,
if
we are a PFIC, a U.S. investor will become subject to burdensome reporting
requirements. The determination of whether or not we are a PFIC is made on
an
annual basis and will depend on the composition of our income and assets from
time to time. Specifically, we will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. tax
purposes if either:
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75%
or more of our gross income in a taxable year is passive income;
or
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the
average percentage of our assets by value in a taxable year which
produce
or are held for the production of passive income (which includes
cash) is
at least 50%.
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The
calculation of the value of our assets is based, in part, on the then market
value of our ordinary shares, which is subject to change. In addition, the
composition of our income and assets will be affected by how, and how quickly,
we spend the cash we raise in our contemplated initial public offering, if
any.
We cannot assure you that we will not be a PFIC for any taxable
year.
Any
recurrence of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, pandemic avian
influenza or another widespread public health problem, could adversely affect
the Chinese economy as a whole and our ability to profitably develop and install
our software products.
A
renewed
outbreak of SARS, pandemic avian influenza or another widespread public health
problem in China, where all of our revenues are derived, and in Beijing, where
our operations are headquartered, could have a negative effect on our
operations. Our operations may be affected by a number of health-related
factors, including the foregoing:
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quarantines
or closures of some or our offices which would severely disrupt our
operations;
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the
sickness or death of our key officers and employees;
and
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a
general slowdown in the Chinese economy.
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The
possible quarantine of our offices or the sickness or death of our key officers
and employees would restrict our ability to develop and implement our software
products, thereby negatively impacting our sales. Any of the foregoing events
or
other unforeseen consequences of public health problems could adversely affect
our markets or our ability to operate profitably. A slowdown of the Chinese
economy as a whole could reduce the level of discretionary expenditures by
Chinese business in the retailing, distribution, logistics and manufacturing
industries, thereby resulting in a material reduction in the demand for our
products.
Recent
PRC regulations relating to acquisitions of PRC companies by foreign entities
may create regulatory uncertainties that could limit our PRC subsidiary’s
ability to distribute dividends and/or pursue any acquisition strategy that
we
may implement in the future.
The
PRC
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) issued a public notice in
January 2005 concerning foreign exchange regulations on mergers and acquisitions
in China. The public notice states that if an offshore company intends to
acquire a PRC company, such acquisition will be subject to strict examination
by
the relevant foreign exchange authorities. The public notice also states that
the approval of the relevant foreign exchange authorities is required for any
sale or transfer by the PRC residents of a PRC company’s assets or equity
interest to foreign entities, such as us, for equity interests or assets of
the
foreign entities.
In
April
2005, SAFE issued another public notice clarifying the January notice. In
accordance with the April notice, if an acquisition of a PRC company by an
offshore company controlled by PRC residents had been confirmed by a Foreign
Investment Enterprise Certificate prior to the issuance of the January notice,
each of the PRC residents is required to submit a registration form to the
local
SAFE branch to register his or her respective ownership interests in the
offshore company. The PRC resident must also amend such registration form if
there is a material event affecting the offshore company, such as, among other
things, a change to share capital, a transfer of shares, or if such company
is
involved in a merger and an acquisition or a spin-off transaction or uses its
assets in China to guarantee offshore obligations. SAFE indicated that these
registration provisions applied retroactively to offshore restructurings, like
ours, that were completed prior to the initial public notice of the new
requirements in January 2005. However, SAFE did not impose any time limit within
which PRC residents must complete the mandated registration. The April notice
also provided that failure to comply with the registration procedures set forth
therein may result in the imposition of restrictions on the PRC company’s
foreign exchange activities and its ability to distribute profits to its
offshore parent company.
On
October 21, 2005, SAFE issued a new public notice concerning PRC residents’
investments through offshore investment vehicles. This notice took effect on
November 1, 2005 and replaces prior SAFE notices on this topic. According
to the November 2005 notice:
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any
PRC resident that created an off-shore holding company structure
prior to
the effective date of the November notice must submit a registration
form
to a local SAFE branch to register his or her ownership interest
in the
offshore company on or before May 31,
2006;
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any
PRC resident that purchases shares in a public offering of a foreign
company would also be required to register such shares and notify
SAFE of
any change of their ownership interest;
and
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following
the completion of an off-shore financing, any PRC shareholder may
transfer
proceeds from the financing into China for use within China.
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To
the
extent a PRC investor desires to purchase our ordinary shares in the secondary
market, such resident must obtain SAFE and other relevant government approval
prior to such investment. Upon the sale of our ordinary shares in the secondary
market, a PRC resident must promptly notify SAFE of a material change in
ownership. As (a) we do not anticipate a significant number of PRC
residents participating in our secondary market and (b) SAFE regulations
generally focus upon the initial foreign exchange transaction by which a PRC
resident will purchase our ordinary shares, we do not anticipate that SAFE
regulations will impact the resale of our ordinary shares in any significant
manner.
Most
recently, on August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies, including the Ministry
of Commerce, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, CSRC and SAFE,
jointly issued the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic
Enterprises by Foreign Investors. This regulation became effective on September
8, 2006 and includes provisions that purport to require offshore special purpose
vehicles:
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controlled
directly or indirectly by PRC companies or citizens; and
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formed
for the purpose of effecting an overseas listing of a PRC company
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obtain
the approval of CSRC prior to the completion of the overseas listing. On
September 8, 2006, CSRC published procedures regarding the approval process
associated with overseas listings of special purpose vehicles. There is little
precedent as to how CSRC will interpret the new regulation and apply the related
procedures.
We
completed the formation of our offshore holding company structure prior to
the
implementation of the new regulation. Further, given that these new regulations
are not retroactive in nature, we are not currently required to seek and obtain
governmental approval to complete the offering contemplated hereby. The PRC
government, however, could alter its interpretations of the regulation at any
time. To the extent the PRC government alters its current practice of remaining
silent regarding overseas listings of PRC businesses like ours, we may be
required to seek additional government approval to complete this offering,
and
we cannot guarantee that we would obtain such approval.
eFuture
Beijing is subject to restrictions on paying dividends and making other payments
to us.
We
are a
holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and do not have any assets
or
conduct any business operations other than our investment in eFuture Beijing,
our subsidiary. As a result of our holding company structure, we rely entirely
on the dividends payments from eFuture Beijing. However, PRC regulations
currently permit payment of dividends only out of accumulated profits, as
determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. eFuture
Beijing may also be required to set aside a portion of their after-tax profits
according to PRC accounting standards and regulations to fund certain reserve
funds. The PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into
foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of China. We may
experience difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary
to
obtain and remit foreign currency. Furthermore, if eFuture Beijing incurs debt
on its own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its
ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or our subsidiary are
unable to receive all of the revenues from our operations through these
arrangements, we may be unable to pay dividends on our ordinary
shares.
Governmental
control of currency conversion may affect the value of our ordinary shares.
The
PRC
government imposes controls on the convertibility of the Renminbi into foreign
currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China.
We
receive substantially all of our revenues in Renminbi. Under our current
corporate structure, our income is derived from dividend payments from our
PRC
subsidiary. Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict
the
ability of our PRC subsidiary to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay
dividends or other payments to us, or otherwise satisfy their foreign currency
denominated obligations. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations,
payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest
payments and expenditures from trade-related transactions, can be made in
foreign currencies without prior approval from the PRC State Administration
of
Foreign Exchange by complying with certain procedural requirements. However,
approval from appropriate government authorities is required where Renminbi
is
to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital
expenses such as the repayment of bank loans denominated in foreign currencies.
The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict access in the future
to
foreign currencies for current account transactions. If the foreign exchange
control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currency to satisfy
our currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies
to our shareholders.
Fluctuation
in the value of the Renminbi may have a material adverse effect on the value
of
our ordinary shares.
The
value
of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate
and
is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic
conditions. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its decade-old
policy of pegging the value of the Renminbi to the U.S. dollar. Under the new
policy, the Renminbi is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed
band
against a basket of certain foreign currencies. This change in policy has
resulted in an appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar. While
the
international reaction to the Renminbi revaluation has generally been positive,
there remains significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt
an even more flexible currency policy, which could result in a further and
more
significant appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar. We rely
entirely on dividends and other fees paid to us by our subsidiary in China.
Any
significant revaluation of Renminbi may materially and adversely affect our
cash
flows, revenues, earnings and financial position, and the value of, and any
dividends payable on, our ordinary shares in U.S. dollars. For example, an
appreciation of Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would make any new Renminbi
denominated investments or expenditures more costly to us, to the extent that
we
need to convert U.S. dollars into Renminbi for such purposes. An appreciation
of
Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would also result in foreign currency
translation losses for financial reporting purposes when we translate our U.S.
dollar denominated financial assets into Renminbi, as the Renminbi is our
reporting currency.
Changes
in China’s political and economic policies could harm our business.
The
economy of China has historically been a planned economy subject to governmental
plans and quotas and has, in certain aspects, been transitioning to a more
market-oriented economy. Although we believe that the economic reform and the
macroeconomic measures adopted by the Chinese government have had a positive
effect on the economic development of China, we cannot predict the future
direction of these economic reforms or the effects these measures may have
on
our business, financial position or results of operations. In addition, the
Chinese economy differs from the economies of most countries belonging to the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”). These
differences include:
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level
of government involvement in the
economy;
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level
of capital reinvestment;
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control
of foreign exchange;
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methods
of allocating resources; and
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balance
of payments position.
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As
a
result of these differences, our business may not develop in the same way or
at
the same rate as might be expected if the Chinese economy were similar to those
of the OECD member countries.
If
PRC law were to phase out the preferential tax benefits currently being extended
to foreign invested enterprises and “new or high-technology enterprises” located
in a high technology zone, we would have to pay more taxes, which could have
a
material and adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
operations.
Under
PRC
laws and regulations, a foreign invested enterprise may enjoy preferential
tax
benefits if it is registered in a high-technology zone and also qualifies as
a
“new or high-technology enterprise”. As a foreign invested enterprise as well as
a certified “new or high-technology enterprise” located in a high-technology
zone in Beijing, we are entitled to a three-year exemption from enterprise
income tax beginning from our first year of operation, a 7.5% enterprise income
tax rate for another three years followed by a 15% tax rate so long as we
continue to qualify as a “new or high-technology enterprise.” Furthermore, we
may apply for a refund of the 5% business tax levied on our total revenues
derived from our technology consulting services. If the PRC law were to phase
out preferential tax benefits currently granted to “new or high-technology
enterprises” and technology consulting services, we would be subject to the
standard statutory tax rate, which currently is 25%, and we would be unable
to
obtain business tax refunds for our provision of technology consulting
services.
China’s
legal system embodies uncertainties that could adversely affect our ability
to
engage in the development and integration of the supply chain management
software.
Since
1979, the Chinese government has promulgated many new laws and regulations
covering general economic matters. Despite this activity to develop a legal
system, China’s system of laws is not yet complete. Even where adequate law
exists in China, enforcement of existing laws or contracts based on existing
law
may be uncertain or sporadic, and it may be difficult to obtain swift and
equitable enforcement or to obtain enforcement of a judgment by a court of
another jurisdiction. The relative inexperience of China’s judiciary, in many
cases, creates additional uncertainty as to the outcome of any litigation.
In
addition, interpretation of statutes and regulations may be subject to
government policies reflecting domestic political changes. Noting that our
business is substantially dependent upon laws protecting intellectual property
rights, any ambiguity in the interpretation or implementation of such laws
may
negatively impact our business, its financial condition and results of
operation. Our activities in China will also be subject to administration review
and approval by various national and local agencies of China’s government.
Because of the changes occurring in China’s legal and regulatory structure, we
may not be able to secure the requisite governmental approval for our
activities. Although we have obtained all required governmental approval to
operate our business as currently conducted, to the extent we are unable to
obtain or maintain required governmental approvals, the Chinese government
may,
in its sole discretion, prohibit us from conducting our business.
Shareholder
rights under Cayman Islands law may differ materially from shareholder rights
in
the United States, which could adversely affect the ability of us and our
shareholders to protect our and their interests.
Our
corporate affairs are governed by our amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association, by the Companies Law (2004 Revision) and the common
law
of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the
directors, actions by minority shareholders, and the fiduciary responsibilities
of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed
by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law in the Cayman Islands
is
derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman
Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are
of
persuasive authority but are not binding on a court in the Cayman Islands.
The
rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors
under Cayman Islands law in this area may not be as clearly established as
they
would be under statutes or judicial precedent in existence in some jurisdictions
in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed
body of securities laws as compared to the United States, and some states,
such
as Delaware, have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of
corporate laws. Moreover, our company could be involved in a corporate
combination in which dissenting shareholders would have no rights comparable
to
appraisal rights which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting
shareholders of United States corporations. Also, our Cayman Islands counsel
is
not aware of a significant number of reported class actions or derivative
actions having been brought in Cayman Islands courts. Such actions are
ordinarily available in respect of United States corporations in U.S. courts.
Finally, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate shareholder
derivative action before the federal courts of the United States. As a result,
our public shareholders may face different considerations in protecting their
interests in actions against the management, directors or our controlling
shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a
jurisdiction in the United States, and our ability to protect our interests
may
be limited if we are harmed in a manner that would otherwise enable us to sue
in
a United States federal court.
As
we are a Cayman Islands company and most of our assets are outside the United
States, it will be extremely difficult to acquire jurisdiction and enforce
liabilities against us and our officers, directors and assets based in China.
We
are a
Cayman Islands exempt company, and our corporate affairs are governed by our
Memorandum and Articles of Association and by the Cayman Islands Companies
Law
(2004 Revision) and other applicable Cayman Islands laws. Certain of our
directors and officers reside outside of the United States. In addition, the
Company’s assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be
difficult or impossible to effect service of process within the United States
upon our directors or officers and our subsidiaries, or enforce against any
of
them court judgments obtained in United States courts, including judgments
relating to United States federal securities laws. In addition, there is
uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands and of other offshore
jurisdictions would recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts
obtained against us predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the
securities laws of the United States or any state thereof, or be competent
to
hear original actions brought in the Cayman Islands or other offshore
jurisdictions predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any
state thereof. Furthermore, because the majority of our assets are located
in
China, it would also be extremely difficult to access those assets to satisfy
an
award entered against us in United States court.
There
can be no guarantee that China will comply with the membership requirements
of
the World Trade Organization.
Due
in
part to the relaxation of trade barriers following World Trade Organization
accession in January 2002, we believe China will become one of the world’s
largest markets by the middle of the twenty-first century. As a result, we
believe the Chinese market presents a significant opportunity for both domestic
and foreign companies. With the Chinese accession to the World Trade
Organization, Chinese industries are gearing up to face the new regimes that
are
required by World Trade Organization regulation. The Chinese government has
begun to reduce its average tariff on imported goods. We believe that a tariff
reduction on imported goods combined with increasing consumer demand in China
may lead to increased demand for our logistics programs. China has also agreed
that foreign companies will be allowed to import most products into any part
of
China. Current trading rights and distribution restrictions are to be phased
out
over a three-year period. In the sensitive area of intellectual property rights,
China has agreed to implement the trade-related intellectual property agreement
of the Uruguay Round. As our business is dependent upon the protection of our
intellectual property in China and throughout the world, China’s decision to
implement intellectual property protection standards that coordinate with other
major economies is of critical importance to our business and its ability to
generate profits. However, there can be no assurances that China will implement
any or all of the requirements of its membership in the World Trade Organization
in a timely manner, if at all.
Item
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Information
on the Company
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A.
History
and Development of the Company
eFuture
(Beijing) Royalstone Information Technology Inc.
eFuture
(Beijing) Tornado Information Technology Inc. (“eFuture Tornado”) was
established as a domestic Chinese company in April 2000 with total share capital
of RMB500,000, of which Hainan Future Computer Company Limited (“Hainan Future”)
contributed RMB400,000 (80%) and Dafu Zou contributed 100,000 (20%). In July
2000, Mr. Zou transferred his shares to Johnson Li, our Vice President for
RMB100,000. In July 2000, eFuture Tornado was reorganized and its capital was
increased to RMB5,000,000. In connection with the recapitalization, Hainan
Future increased its investment in eFuture Tornado to RMB4,000,000, and Mr.
Li
increased his investment to RMB1,000,000. Since its inception in January 2000,
eFuture Tornado has developed and integrated software for China’s supply chain
front market.
On
Feb
27, 2007, eFuture Tornado’s capital was increased to RMB17,805,680 or
$2,300,000; and on August 28, 2007 eFuture Tornado was renamed “eFuture
(Beijing) Royalstone Information Technology Inc.” (together with eFuture
Tornado, “eFuture Beijing”).
eFuture
Information Technology Inc.
We
were
established as an offshore company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on
November 2, 2000. At the time of our formation, Adam Yan, our Chairman and
Chief
Executive Officer, purchased 20,000 ordinary shares for $0.01 per share, which
represented the par value of the shares at the time. On April 25, 2001, we
issued 4,016,610 Series A preferred shares in a private placement of preferred
securities to two venture capital firms for a price of $0.6224 per share. Such
price resulted from an arm’s length negotiation with such investors. In
addition, on that date, we also issued an aggregate of 6,945,000 ordinary shares
to our executive officers at a price equal to $0.01 per share, which represented
the par value of the shares at the time. The price and amount of the ordinary
shares that we issued to our executive officers resulted from an arm’s length
negotiation with our venture investors. The securities and share prices
referenced in this paragraph do not reflect our 1-for-7.560678 reverse stock
split effected as of June 16, 2005.
Our
Holding Company Structure
In
March
2001, Hainan Future and Mr. Li transferred all shares in eFuture Beijing to
us
for an aggregate of RMB5,000,000. Pursuant to an approval from the Beijing
Municipal Government, eFuture Beijing became a wholly foreign owned enterprise
with an operating period of 20 years. We were created by eFuture Beijing and
its
shareholders as a holding company in an effort to maintain intellectual property
within China while creating a corporate structure that could more easily access
foreign capital. eFuture Beijing has previously and will continue to conduct
all
of our software development operations.
Hainan
Future Computer Company Limited
Hainan
Future was established as a domestic Chinese company in April 1997 with
registered capital of RMB1,500,000. At the time of its formation, Hainan Future
was owned by Mr. Yan (75%) and Qicheng Yang, our Chief Technology Officer (25%).
Hainan Future developed a software program with particular use in the Chinese
supply chain management industry. In an effort to create a company that would
qualify for preferential tax treatments associated with businesses in the
high-technology industry, Hainan Future agreed to sell its software program
and
all related rights to eFuture Beijing in 2000 for RMB5,160,000. In connection
with this transaction, Hainan Future agreed to provide eFuture technical support
and development services related to the program for one year. On May 24, 2001,
the PRC National Copyright Bureau issued eFuture Beijing a certificate approving
the transfer of the software and granting eFuture Beijing the sole right to
exploit the copyright. eFuture Beijing named the acquired software “eFuture ONE
POS-ERP.”
Following
the sale of its software to eFuture Beijing in 2000, Hainan Future’s operations
were limited to the completion of existing contracts and the collection of
existing accounts receivable. Consequently, its operations reduced dramatically.
In May 2005, Mr. Yan transferred all of his shares in Hainan Future to Xuejun
Zhang for ¥225,000
and Mr. Yang transferred all of his shares in Hainan Future to Ling Zhang for
¥75,000.
Xuejun Zhang serves as the manager of our administration department. Ling Zhang
serves as an employee in our accounting and finance department. While not
executive officers, these individuals are senior employees who actively
participate in our day-to-day operations. Noting the limited number of employees
in our company, they may possess the potential to influence our executive
officers, and, thereby, our business and its operations.
While
these transactions were not among independent parties and, arguably, not at
arm’s length as a result of the employer-employee relationship between the
parties, the parties to the transaction actively negotiated the purchase price
of the shares sold. At the time of the transaction, Hainan Future was
essentially dormant. The aggregate consideration paid by Messrs. Zhang of
¥300,000
was equal to the book value of Hainan Future’s assets at the time of the
transaction as determined by the then shareholders of Hainan Future in good
faith. The parties to the transactions did not consider alternative payment
structures.
As
of
December 31, 2001, we had advanced ¥3,195,956 to Hainan Future. The balance
arose as the result of payments to suppliers on behalf of Hainan Future, cash
advances to Hainan Future, Hainan Future’s collection of cash receipts from our
customers, and the sale of an investment in a company to Hainan Future, less
the
collection of cash receipts from Hainan Future’s customers, less Hainan Future’s
payments to suppliers on our behalf, less the cost of software purchased from
Hainan Future and less the purchase of two real estate parcels from Hainan
Future. The value of the real estate parcels and the services we provided to
Hainan Future was determined in good faith by our executive officers and our
Board of Directors. Hainan Future has had no operations or employees since
December 31, 2001. As a result, we made payments to, provided services to and
collected cash receipts from Hainan Future’s customers during the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Those transactions along with the resulting
balances receivable from Hainan Future were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Year Ended
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|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
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December 31,
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|
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2003
|
|
2004
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|
2005
|
|
2005
(Unaudited)
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|
Balance at Beginning of Period
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|
¥ |
4,297,387
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¥ |
4,018,687
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¥ |
2,673,294
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|
$
|
331,255
|
|
Payments
of (refunds from) Hainan suppliers
|
|
|
23,500
|
|
|
155,307
|
|
|
(146,699
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)
|
|
(18,178
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)
|
Services
provided to Hainan
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Offset
receivable from Hainan against payable to Hainan
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
(2,526,595
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)
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|
(313,077
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)
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Collection
of cash receipts from Hainan’s customers
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|
|
(744,800
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)
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|
(1,500,700
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)
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|
—
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—
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Balance
at End of Period
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¥ |
4,018,687
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¥ |
2,673,294
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|
¥ |
—
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|
$
|
—
|
|
We
owed
Mr. Li and Hainan Future ¥1,000,000 and ¥4,000,000, respectively, for the
acquisition of the Company’s equity interest in eFuture Beijing. The balances
due were unsecured, had no fixed terms of repayment and were considered due
on
demand. On August 12, 2005, we paid Hainan Future ¥575,722 towards the amount
due to Hainan Future. On September 25, 2005, Hainan Future acquired Mr. Li’s
receivable from our company on terms negotiated by Mr. Li and shareholders
of
Hainan Future. The value of the receivable was based upon the book value of
the
receivable as reflected on the financial records of Hainan Future, which were
maintained in good faith by the shareholders of Hainan Future. On November
18,
2005, we entered into an agreement with Hainan Future whereby ¥1,897,683 of the
payable to Hainan Future was forgiven by Hainan Future and the remaining balance
payable to Hainan Future of ¥2,526,595 was offset against the receivable from
Hainan Future of the same amount. This transaction was approved by our Board
of
Directors and the Board of Directors of Hainan Future. We recognized this
forgiveness of debt from this related party as a contribution to capital.
B. Business
Overview
General
We
are a
leading provider of front-end supply chain management (“SCM”) software and
services in China. We provide integrated software and service solutions to
manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, logistics companies and retailers
in
China’s front-end supply chain market, especially in the retail and consumer
goods industries.
Our
mission is to give our clients a sustained competitive advantage by
strengthening and enhancing the foundation of the supply chain.
We
currently serve more than 1,000 Chinese and international clients, including
Fortune 500 companies, over 650 retailers and over 250 distributors operating
in
China. We are also one of IBM’s premier business partners in Asia Pacific and
are a strategic partner with Oracle, Microsoft, JDA, Motorola and Samsung
Network China. The company has 20 branch offices across China.
Our
solutions are specifically designed to optimize demand processes from finished
goods to customer checkout, and to address supply chain management, business
processes, decision support, inventory optimization, collaborative planning
and
forecasting requirements. Our software solutions business is enhanced and
supported by our consulting services and ongoing maintenance on existing
software installations.
Our
software solutions integrate industry know-how with predictive information
technologies, consulting services and best practices to help our clients create,
manage and fulfill customer demand. Our solutions can be deployed individually
to meet specific needs, or as part of a scalable and fully-integrated,
end-to-end solution. Our software solutions consist of three independently
deployable groups of products: Foundation Solutions, Collaborative Solutions
and
Intelligent Solutions, which range from internal process management to
sophisticated business analysis tools.
Our
business-to-business (“B2B”) solutions leverage our company’s relationships with
China’s retailers and suppliers to offer innovative Web-based platforms. Our
99114.com and Jindian.com.cn websites connect suppliers and retailers, enabling
China’s local and overseas suppliers to enter into retail stores across the
country. Our company’s www.bfuture.com.cn website serves as a SaaS platform that
streamlines supply chain management operations by allowing retailers and
suppliers to exchange business information, arrange payment online and access
purchase orders, returns, payment status, inventory levels and sales data
analysis.
Market
Background
In
the
past, China’s supply chain infrastructure served to restrain economic
development and limit the performance of local and foreign companies. Compared
with western countries, China has traditionally been hampered by poor
infrastructure, a disorganized distribution system, local protectionism,
difficulties with cash flow and accounts receivable, and an antiquated legal
system at national, regional and local levels. As the Chinese economy matures,
with the assistance of enterprise software systems, we believe that these
disparities will decrease. At the present time, however, we believe that the
following statistics accurately reflect the infancy of the Chinese supply chain
industry:
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In
2000, logistics and transportation costs represented approximately
20% of
the Chinese gross domestic product (“GDP”) compared with 10% in the United
States and 14% in Japan. Interestingly, by September 2001, China’s total
logistics and transportation costs reduced to 16.7% of China’s GDP.
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The
working capital turnover ratio in China ranges from 1.2 for manufacturing
state-owned enterprises to 2.3 for commercial state-owned enterprises.
In
the United States, the average is between 15 and 20.
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An
average of 90% of a Chinese manufacturer’s time is spent on logistics,
with just 10% on manufacturing.
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Many
commodities in China cost 40% to 50% more to transport than they
would in
the United States.
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Transportation
and warehousing costs in China equal 30% to 40% of the total cost
of goods
sold.
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Logistics
inefficiency and lag time in receiving market information resulted
in more
than U.S. $480 billion worth of goods being stockpiled by year-end
2000,
which was equivalent to 45% of China’s GDP.
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In
recent
years, the Chinese government has committed significant effort to modernizing
China’s logistics and transportation infrastructure. In particular, China’s
accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 emphasized the liberalization
and modernization of China’s economic system. Under China’s WTO agreement, the
country will progressively remove the restrictions that prevent foreign
companies from participating in the logistics and transportation sectors. We
also expect China’s WTO status to stimulate China’s growth by opening its
economy to competition and encouraging collaboration between local and foreign
companies.
Participants
in China’s supply chain are currently facing intensifying competition,
fluctuating demand, evolving retail channels and increasing globalization.
Sales
are pressured, margins are compressed through intensified competition and most
companies are trying to achieve improved results with fewer people. As a result,
small and large Chinese companies are increasingly seeking technology solutions
to better manage their increasingly complex businesses, improve their operating
efficiencies and financial performance, and strengthen their relationships
with
customers and suppliers. Despite the fact that Chinese businesses traditionally
have low technology adoption rates, we believe that China’s rapid economic
development will require Chinese companies to look to source ready-made
solutions for supply chain management.
China’s
Economic Development
China’s
population of approximately 1.3 billion people is expected to grow by roughly
15 million people per year. The country’s gross national product has grown
at a rate of approximately 9 percent for more than 25 years, making it the
fastest growing major economy in recorded history. In the same 25 year period,
China has moved more than 300 million people out of poverty and quadrupled
the average Chinese person’s income. The tremendous potential for this market is
noted by the fact that 400 of the world’s largest 500 companies are investing in
China.
These
development factors have produced a burgeoning consumer goods market, as the
spending power and aspirations of consumers rise. In response, industries are
consolidating and modern retailers are penetrating second-tier and even some
third-tier Chinese cities. We believe that the need to modernize China’s supply
chain infrastructure is increasing at a dramatic rate. The appearance of modern
retailers in China is also generating demand for more efficient and reliable
systems and services.
In
2007,
total retail sales of consumer goods reached RMB8.9 trillion, a growth of 16.8%
which was 3.1 percentage points higher than the 2006 growth rate (RMB901.5
billion for December, up 20.2%). Of this total, the retail sales of consumer
goods in cities stood at RMB6 trillion, up 17.2% and 2.9 percentage points
over
2006 while the retail sales at and below county level reached RMB2.9 trillion,
up 15.8%, or 3.2 percentage points higher. In terms of different sectors, the
growth of wholesale and retail sectors was 16.7%, and the growth of the lodging
and catering industry was 19.4%. The sales by wholesale and retail businesses
above the designated size in the following sectors enjoyed over 20% growth:
petroleum and petroleum products; automobiles; construction and decorating
materials; communication equipment; furniture; household electric appliances
and
audio-video equipment; clothing, shoes, hats and textiles, cosmetics, and sports
and recreation articles.
Growth
trend of Chinese GDP in most recent 5 years
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GDP
is growing rapidly |
Total
Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in China
(amounts
in RMB Billions)
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Retail
spending
in
China is increasing from
a
low base
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Growth
Drivers
We
believe the following factors, among others, have contributed to our growth
and
the growth of our customers in the retail industry:
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Double-digit
annual GDP growth;
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Increasing
disposable income;
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Highly
fragmented market; and
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Double-digit
annual growth of retail sales of consumer
goods.
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We
seek
to build on our leading market share of approximately 8% by focusing on the
retail industry consumer goods market as China increases expenditures on retail
services and software. According to the International Data
Corporation:
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In
2006, total IT expenditures in China’s retail market were $552 million;
and
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By
2011, total IT expenditures are expected to increase to $1.03
billion.
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This
level of projected growth, if achieved, would be equal to annual growth of
13.3%
from 2006 to 2011.
eFuture
Solutions
Upon
the
formation of eFuture Beijing in 2000, we began to develop our software products.
Prior to the creation of our holding company structure in March 2001, we
developed and released our first two software products:
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eFuture
ONE SCM/CRM,
a
visual supply chain management and customer relationship management
solution, which was released on December 19, 2000;
and
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eFuture
ESCM/e-Market Place, an
e-supply chain management and marketplace solution, which was released
on
December 19, 2000.
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We
released a third program, eFuture ONE POS-ERP, a multi-format retail enterprise
resources planning tool that we purchased from Hainan Future Computer Company
Limited on July 31, 2000. In order to smoothly operate the Company and to
apply for preferential tax treatments so as to solve the Company’s problem of
lacking software, on February 20, 2000, eFuture Beijing executed an
agreement with Hainan Future, in which eFuture Beijing purchased from Hainan
Future the copyright and the relevant intangible assets of one set of computer
software (POS-ERP), which was independently developed by Hainan Future with
the
registration number of 2000SR1016, at a total price of RMB5,160,000 in which
one
year of customized development and technical support were included. As provided
in this Agreement, eFuture Beijing was entitled to sell and develop new products
based on the software at its own discretion. The PRC National Copyright Bureau
issued a Certificate on May 24, 2001 proving the filing of the
aforementioned transfer of the computer software, according to this certificate,
as of April 11, 2001, eFuture Beijing would have the right to use, the
licensing right and the right to get paid for the computer software within
the
time limit regulated by law. Through eFuture Beijing we developed our remaining
software products following the creation of our holding company
structure.
Our
solutions integrate industry know-how with predictive information technologies,
and the best practices of leading Chinese companies to help our clients create,
manage and fulfill customer demand. Our solutions can be deployed individually
to meet specific needs, or as part of a scalable and fully integrated solution.
Our primary software solutions consist of three independently deployable groups
of software products: Foundation Solutions, Collaborative Solutions, and
Intelligent Solutions.
Our
Foundation Solutions are used to meet client needs for services such as retail
management, POS, vendor payment and control and loyalty card management. Our
clients use various of our Foundation Solutions, depending on the type of
customer and needs:
Type of Customer
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eFuture ONE Solution
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Manufacturer
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eFuture
ONE Visual DRP (Visual Distribution Resources Planning
Solution)
Released
June 25, 2002.
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Distributor
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|
eFuture
ONE DMS (Distributor Management System Solution)
Released
September 25, 2002.
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Retailer
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|
eFuture
ONE POS-ERP (Multi-Format Retail Enterprise Resources
Planning
Solution)
Released
January 31, 2000.
eFuture
ONE eWalkman R2005 (Mobile POS-ERP solution )
Released
December 25, 2005.
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Logistics/Distributor
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|
eFuture
ONE LRP (Logistics Resources Planning Solution)
Released
January 5, 2003.
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Our
Collaborative Solutions are used to meet client needs for services such as
visual supply chain management and visual process management systems. Our
clients use various of our Foundation Solutions, depending on the type of
customer and needs:
Type of Customer
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eFuture ONE Solution
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Manufacturer
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|
eFuture
ONE CRM/VMI/CPFR Solution (Vendor Management
Inventory/Collaborative
Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment Solutions)
Released
November 8, 2001.
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Retailer
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|
eFuture
ONE SCM/SRM/CRM (Visual Supply Chain Management, Supplier
Relationship
Management and Customer Relationship Management Solutions)
Released
December 19, 2000.
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Third
Party ASP
Operator
|
|
eFuture
ONE ESCM/e-Market Place (e-Supply Chain Management and e
-Marketplace
Solutions)
Released
December 19, 2000.
|
Our
Intelligent Solutions such are used to meet client needs for services such
as
business intelligence, brand analysis, supplier relationship management and
customer relationship management systems:
Type
of Customer
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|
eFuture
ONE Solution
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Retailer
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|
eFuture
ONE BI/CM/Cleve (Business Intelligent, Category Management and Market
Analysis Solution)
Released
October 5, 2001.
|
Description
of Software Solutions
Our
software solutions include:
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· |
eFuture
ONE Visual-DRP.
A
web-based product designed to meet the distribution and network management
needs of manufacturers. Based on IBM Websphere middleware, this program
employs a 3-layer structure and combines advanced management models
with
up-to-date information technology methods to establish independent
distribution channels with operations expanding to nationwide retail
terminals. Customers who would benefit from this solution include
large
manufacturers of clothing, household appliances, automobiles, and
tobacco.
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· |
eFuture
ONE DMS.
A
mini-enterprise resource planning application utilized by wholesalers
and
distributors, especially in the consumer goods industry. The essential
functions of this program permit wholesalers and distributors to
integrate
their core business processes, such as procurement management, inventory
management, sales order management and financial management. We offer
several versions of this software to support different segments of
wholesalers and distributors in terms of size, complexity of operation
and
information technology literacy.
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· |
eFuture
ONE POS-ERP.
A
software solution designed to meet the demands of retailers for goods
flow, order flow, information flow and cash flow management, including
merchandise operations management, merchandise planning and optimization,
integrated store operations, financial management and logistics management
from headquarters to regional headquarters to regional distribution
centers to multi-format chain stores. This program is suitable for
the
operation of many retail formats, such as department stores, malls,
supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, grocery stores, and
specialty stores.
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· |
eFuture
ONE LRP.
An application utilized by distributors or logistics companies to
enable
such companies to improve warehouse management, transportation management,
and logistics management. The program can organize labor concentrations
and warehouse organization. The program can integrate with other
enterprise systems, material handling equipment and mobile technology.
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|
· |
eFuture
ONE SCM. A
product designed for synergistic distribution designed to promote
collaborative business between retailers and their suppliers. Developed
with IBM Websphere application software, this program gives support
to
upstream enterprises to participate in retailing enterprises’ vendor
managed inventory processes and provides online analyses via the
Internet.
It enables retailers and suppliers to share consistent and accurate
information such as promotion, sales and inventory data. Retailers
and
suppliers use this information to identify sales forecast exceptions,
prevent out-of-stocks and reduce inventories. It also can help suppliers
to verify their bills and confirm replenishment orders. Blue SCM
Collaborative Products has developed an enhanced version of our SCM
program to include a process by which our customers may synchronize
planning, execution, tracking and evaluation of the Chinese supply
chain
through the use of real-time visibility of suppliers, distribution
hubs
and retailers in a given network.
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· |
eFuture
ONE CPFR/VMI. A
program that provides customers with collaborative planning, forecasting
and replenishment features. This solution collects, manages and analyzes
supply and demand chain data to enable rapid response to changes
in market
conditions. It employs industry standards to accelerate the execution
of
the order flow and improve the accuracy of planning. VMI solution
enables
manufacturers and suppliers to coordinate their customers’ inventory in
real-time through the use of SKU (stock keeping units)
management.
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|
· |
eFuture
ONE CRM. A
system tool mining and analyzing customer data for retailing operations.
It helps retailers to identify, acquire, activate, serve and retain
the
most profitable customers. It can also help retailers find, promote
and
expand potential customers.
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|
· |
eFuture
ONE SRM
.
A comprehensive approach to managing an enterprise’s interactions with the
organizations that supply the goods and services it uses. The goal
of
supplier relationship management (“SRM”) is to streamline and make more
effective the processes between retailers and their suppliers. The
use of
SRM software can lead to increased supply chain visibility, lower
production costs and a higher quality, but less expensive end
product.
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|
· |
eFuture
ONE BI. A
program designed for intelligent distribution. This solution turns
data
about retail customers, merchandise and operations into knowledge
that
provides greater insight into performance and empowers retailers
to make
more informed decisions, gain a competitive advantage, strengthen
customer
and vendor loyalty, and improve profitability.
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|
· |
eFuture
ONE eWalkman. An
all-in-one portable payment system which can place a full screen
of easily
viewed information at both the operator and customer locations. Using
wireless connectivity, mobile POS allows retailers to bring the store
to
the customer and greatly decrease check-out times, helping retailers
decrease operating costs and boost their competitive position by
getting
closer to their customers at every point of interaction, while increasing
inventory turnover and employee
productively.
|
Benefits
of Our Products
The
benefits of our products include:
|
· |
Broad
set of solutions for the Chinese supply chain in retail and FMCG
industries;
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|
· |
Efficient
Consumer Response (“ECR”) - enhanced decision making and responsiveness to
consumer demands;
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|
· |
Highly
scalable software solutions; and
|
|
· |
Improved
inventory management.
|
Research
and Development
VPM
Product.
In
2007, our VPM solution was developed based on IBM China Research Lab’s advanced
Service Oriented Architecture (“SOA”) ideologies and new technologies including
BPEL process, sales logics, and operations rules. Users are only required to
create a general layout and the whole process framework will be clearly
presented, which enables developers to focus on the details of operations and
process and increases the development efficiency. We are currently preparing
to
roll out our VPM solution in China’s FMCG and retail industries.
We
believe this solution can help our clients to become more efficient,
process-driven enterprises. With its quality control model, real-time
visualization of every transaction process, and vivid workflow tracking and
illustration, VPM enables business nodes to connect and every department to
be
monitored and managed as a whole. We believe this system has improved our
transaction efficiency, lowered our work errors, standardized our business
operation procedures and provided a roadmap for our processes.
Our
Store Operation System (“SOS”) and Customer Service System
(“CSS”).
Our SOS
solution improved and optimized our store operation, including supply chain,
marketing & sales, inventory management, category structure and inventory
turnover. Our CSS solution has enabled us to integrate prepaid card and
membership cards issued separately in Southern and Eastern China into a
cross-region central customer service system.
Mobile
POS. In
2007,
we developed POS solutions and services based on Samsung Networks’ line of
mobile POS equipment and devices. We expect that this partnership will result
in
a widespread rollout of mobile POS systems for retailers in China. Using the
mobile POS solution developed by Samsung Networks and eFuture, consumers in
retail stores can check out with a POS device anywhere in the store without
having to wait in checkout lines at the cashier. Using wireless connectivity,
we
expect mobile POS to decrease customer lines and operating costs, while
increasing inventory turnover and employee productivity. This mobile POS
solution has replaced previous fixed POS terminals in many major department
stores in Korea.
POS-ERP
Product.
In
2007, we started to develop a next-generation Service-Oriented Architecture
(“SOA”) retail information system that employs a three layer web-based structure
with state-of-the-art information technology to assist our retail customers
with
operations expanding nationally or world-wide. Our program includes advanced
modules such as merchandise planning, revenue management and space and category
management.
CRM/SRM
Products. We
are
developing enhanced CRM and SRM solutions.
To
date,
we have provided our products and services to businesses located throughout
China, as indicated below:
Software
Upgrades
Depending
upon the customer and the type of software program, we develop software upgrades
on approximately 1-2 year cycles. Smaller customers or projects are updated
on a
two year cycle; medium sized customers and projects are updated on an 18 month
cycle; and larger customers and projects are updated on a yearly cycle. We
do
not offer these upgrades as part of our initial license arrangement. Rather,
customers must pay for each upgrade that they opt to install on their systems.
Each upgrade is delivered through the download of service packs.
Maintenance
Services
Following
the installation of our software solutions, clients will typically require
ongoing maintenance support to ensure the efficient operation of their system.
These services are designed to assist our customer with integration issues
and
to answer questions that may arise. These services include:
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database
operation maintenance, space management, data migration and database
tune-ups;
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system
servicing, device management, system updating and version
control;
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application
servicing, debugging, real-time servicing, and application of interfaces
with other business systems;
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24
hour call center services; and
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training
in ongoing system operation.
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Following
a one-year regular maintenance program that is an element of our initial
software installation, our customers may purchase three levels of annual
continued maintenance services. As noted below, under our Regular and Silver
plans, we generally provide these maintenance services over the telephone during
regular business hours. For our customers who elect to purchase our Gold plan
at
a higher cost, we will provide these services at the customer’s location and on
a real-time basis, if appropriate. Each level of maintenance offers customers
different options to meet their particular needs.
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Regular Maintenance
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Silver Maintenance
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Gold Maintenance
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Hotline
Service
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Standard
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Standard
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Standard
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Program
Debugging
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Standard
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Standard
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Standard
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Remote
Servicing
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Standard
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Standard
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Standard
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Call
Center Service
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Standard
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Standard
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Standard
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Inspection
Service
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Yearly
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Quarterly
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Monthly
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Emergency
Response
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24-36 Hours
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12-18 Hours
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4-8 Hours
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System
Upgrades
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2
Years
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Yearly
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Semi-Annually
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Fieldwork
Service
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No
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No
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Yes
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While
on-site with our Gold plan customers, it is common for us to identify problems
and issues that we believe the customer should consider in connection with
the
use of our software. Items that we may discuss with our customers include
increasing the size of data storage or the configuration of hardware. We report
these items identified as a part of our maintenance by giving written
recommendations for actions the customer should consider. These services are
simply a report of our suggestions and not an extensive evaluation that would
be
done under our consulting arrangements. If our customer deems additional
services to be necessary, we will enter into a separate consulting agreement
with the customer. These maintenance services are unrelated to the development
and installation of program upgrades that we develop from time to
time.
Project
Management Services
As
we
assist customers in planning and executing their projects, we provide a variety
of services throughout the process. We typically provide the following services
at different stages in the management of a project:
Consulting
Services
Our
consulting services group consists of business consultants, systems analysts
and
technical personnel with extensive retail, manufacturing, and wholesale industry
experience. The consulting services group assists our customers in all phases
of
systems implementation that exceed the limited services we provide under our
maintenance arrangements, including systems planning and design,
customer-specific configuration of application modules, and on-site
implementation or conversion from existing systems. We also offer a variety
of
post-implementation consulting services designed to maximize our customers’
return on software investment, which include enhanced utilization reviews and
business process optimization.
These
services include the design and planning of business systems focused on:
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supply
chain management enhancements;
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information
technology planning;
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To
date,
our consulting services have been utilized solely in connection with our ongoing
relationships with our software licensees. We expect, however, to offer
stand-alone consulting services unrelated to our software products in the
future. For example, we expect to enter into consulting arrangements pursuant
to
which we will be engaged to optimize business processes of customers that may
utilize software developed by our competitors.
Service
fee income revenues increased 301% to RMB26.5 million or $3.6 million in 2007
compared to 2006 and represented 32% and 14% of total revenues, respectively
in
these periods. We believe our large annual recurring maintenance revenue base
provides significant stability and enhances our ability to maintain profitable
operations.
Benefits
of our Solutions
Our
software offers a broad set of solutions for the Chinese supply chain.
Our
software solutions offer our customers a broad and functional set of
demand-driven solutions designed to optimize their operations. Integration
costs
often represent a significant expenditure for our customers. We offer
integration tools and services that reduce the overall effort necessary to
deploy our solutions. We also believe that our solution suite encourages
customers to adopt our solutions as an internal standard for business
applications, allowing them to simplify their relationships with technology
partners while reducing the overhead of managing multiple versions of products
from disparate providers.
Our
software offers enhanced decision making and responsiveness to consumer demands.
Our
solutions help customers better understand and fulfill consumer demands while
improving operational efficiency. Our products enable vast amounts of consumer,
sales and inventory data to be rapidly collected, organized, distributed and
analyzed. Our customers can explore “what if” merchandising plans, track and
analyze performance, business results and trends, monitor strategic plans,
quickly implement operational strategies based upon sophisticated fact-based
optimization techniques and adjust to changes in consumer purchasing patterns.
Our
software is highly scalable. We
have
designed our software to be demand-driven with the goal of reducing our
customers’ risk of making large investments in software that fails to expand
with the customers’ businesses.
Our
software offers improved inventory management. Our
solutions enable customers to continuously monitor and reduce inventory levels,
achieve higher gross margins, improve their inventory turnover rates and more
effectively manage their order and distribution processes. We provide our
clients with tools for vendor analysis, stock status monitoring, sales capture
and analysis, merchandise allocation and replenishment, purchase order
management and distribution center management.
We
focus our business on the entire Chinese supply chain market that ranges from
distribution to logistics to retail operations. Our
eFuture ONE product series is a one-stop solution to address a litany of
operational and strategic complexities that market participants must master
in
order to effectively and efficiently operate in the Chinese economy.
Our
solutions integrate industry know-how with predictive information technologies,
consulting services and the best practices of leading Chinese companies to
help
our clients create, manage and fulfill customer demand. Our solutions can be
deployed individually to meet specific needs, or as part of a scalable and
fully-integrated solution. Our primary software solutions consist of three
independently deployable groups of products: Foundation Solutions, Collaborative
Solutions, and Intelligent Solutions.
Our
Growth Strategy
We
have
the following three growth strategies:
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Organic
Growth for Core Businesses;
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Best-of-Breed
for Seeding Business; and
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Merger
and Acquisition Strategies
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Organic
growth for core business
Based
on
China’s growth opportunities for the next three years, we will constantly
solidify our market position and expand our market share through organic growth
in the front supply chain market, particularly in the retail and FMCG
markets.
Operational
Excellence, Increased Earnings Power
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create
efficiencies in R&D
investments;
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ample
operating leverage remains;
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balance
our cash flow; and
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improve
employee productivity and reduce operating
expenses.
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Increasing
Market Share
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accelerate
growth through greater involvement in customers’
operations;
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substantial
opportunities for cross-selling;
and
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leverage
IBM, Motorola, Oracle and JDA through shared marketing
efforts.
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Expand
into New Markets
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more
initial sales coverage from SMB and Global account
markets;
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leverage
existing products into new industries, such as electronics, high-tech,
automotive, apparel and footwear, drugstore
etc.
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add
new products/services for our current industries and installed
customers.
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Best-of-seed
for seeding business
We
will
take the lead in outsourcing, international business and SaaS service through
business model innovation.
Outsourcing
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Software
outsourcing in today’s market requires careful consideration of the risks
involved. The key to successful outsourcing for projects lies in
the
selection of an experienced and technically qualified offshore IT
Services provider.
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We
are ready to provide high quality software outsourcing services,
and have
already delivered our services to global customers, such as
P&G.
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International
business
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In
the world’s top 100 retail companies and specialty companies, the current
economic climate of decreased consumer confidence and increased
competition puts even greater emphasis on retailers to do more for
less.
42% of retailers surveyed, like Wal-mart, Home Depot and Lowe’s are
considering outsourcing to enable business growth.
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We
will provide the services to help those companies to reach their
goals in
China.
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We
have delivered our services and solutions to P&G, B&Q, GUCCI,
Changan-FORD, Jusco, Harbour house, Parkson, China
Petroleum-BP,Kimberly-Clark and
Unilever.
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SaaS
like www.salesforce.com
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SaaS
is a model of software delivery where the software company provides
maintenance, daily technical operation, and support for the software
provided to their clients. SaaS is a model of software delivery rather
than a market segment; software can be delivered using this method
to any
market segment including home consumers, small businesses, as well
as
medium and large businesses.
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We
will focus on using this method to deliver software to small and
medium
size businesses in China, especially in B2B SCM Web, B2C Web, SMS
marketing Web, Mini store, Specialty store as well as Chinese
customers,
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This
is a huge market in China, and we believe we will do well with this
business model.
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We
co-developed the SaaS of B2B (eFuture’s blue supply chain management solution)
service with IBM Research Lab and IBM Global service team in October of
2007.
We
controlled 51% of the ownership in Beijing Fuji Biaoshang Information Technology
Inc. by variable interest entity (“VIE”) in December of 2007. In April of 2008,
we launched this product as our www.bfuture.com.cn
website,
and Wangfujing Department Store Group, one of the largest department stores
in
China, became the first to use the online supply chain management platform.
Since the launch of the website, we have brought over 1,000 suppliers to the
platform, allowing them to exchange business information, arrange payment online
and access purchase orders, returns, payment status, inventory levels and sales
data analysis. In the future, we plan to bundle our enterprise resource planning
platform into the www.bfuture.com.cn website as well. We are very excited about
our first SaaS products and the synergies we see with our current software
clients.
We
placed
our focus in 2007 on enhancing our SaaS-based applications allowing us to be
a
fully integrated software application company. A SaaS-based application allows
us to obtain revenue by not only selling our software but also by selling a
corresponding service agreement which brings in a consistent revenue
stream.
Our
goal
is to help our customers execute their business strategies by providing them
with overall, one-stop software solutions and service to enhance their
effectiveness, improve customer relationships, prevent out-of-stock scenarios
and reduce their total costs in the Chinese supply chain. In pursuing this
goal,
we intend to maintain and expand our status as a leading provider of fully
scalable software solutions. Key elements of our strategy include:
We
will
increase our market share. We believe that as the Chinese economy continues
to
develop, Chinese companies will compete with international businesses at an
increasing rate. Consequently, Chinese businesses will need to streamline their
operations in order to maximize their competitive position. In order to increase
our overall market share, we will focus on increasing the amount of business
we
do with the following customers:
Manufacturers.
While
we currently license our software solutions to some of the largest companies
in
China, we intend to focus a large part of our marketing efforts in this
sector.
Distributors.
We
currently work with distributors in more than 140 different cities in China.
Through our continued growth and development, we expect to license our software
solutions to distributors in more than 200 cities within the next several
years.
We
will
increase our emphasis on sales to small and medium-sized businesses. When the
Chinese retail, logistics and distribution industries were in their infancy,
only larger businesses were initially in a position to recognize and effectively
implement our software solutions into their business operations. Over the last
few years, however, as the marketplace continued to mature and competition
among
retailers, logistics companies and distributors has heightened, we have
recognized that an increasing number of Chinese small and medium-sized
businesses in these industries have begun to utilize our software solutions.
We
believe that the small and medium-sized businesses in our marketplace offer
our
company a significant opportunity because:
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these
businesses have not previously adopted any supply chain management
software solutions and our competition may not possess the ability
to
effectively market to these
businesses;
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these
businesses are more likely to purchase our less expensive software
solutions on a more frequent basis, and we expect revenues from these
more
frequent purchases to stabilize our cash flow which may be less
predictable if based solely upon the license of our more expensive
(and
less licensed) software solutions;
and
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we
expect to receive more timely payment for our software solutions
from
these businesses as they do not generally possess the economic power
of
larger businesses that may force us to be more flexible on payment
terms.
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National
Chain Retailers.
We
currently license our products to national chain retailers throughout more
than
80 Chinese cities. We expect to license additional products to additional
customers in more than 150 cities within the next several years. We are now
allocating a significant portion of the proceeds of our initial public offering
to the expansion of our sales team such that our sales efforts will extend
to up
to 50 major Chinese cities and up to 300 regional cities throughout
China.
We
will
provide services that generate high customer satisfaction levels. Chinese
companies in our market are strongly influenced by formal and informal
references. We believe that we have the opportunity to expand market share
by
attaining high levels of customer satisfaction with our current customers,
thereby fostering strong customer references to support sales
activities.
We
will
provide a tangible, measurable return on investment. By
leveraging our success with our existing clients and a renewed focus on
small-to-medium size businesses in China, we believe that we are uniquely
positioned to become the preferred application and technology architecture
provider for software solutions for the Chinese supply chain. We believe that
our strong performance and reputation can be leveraged to develop a leading
technology and best in business standard.
We
will
anticipate a rise in the need for Chinese supply chain management
services. We
anticipate that an expanding market and increasing customer demand will position
the Chinese supply chain as a competitive differentiator. Since the Chinese
government and industry now recognize the impact of China’s supply chain
performance gap, status
quo
performance will no longer be acceptable to consumers. As we continue to firmly
establish our company in the supply chain management arena, we stand to benefit
as demand for our services increases.
We
utilize a significant portion of the proceeds of our first public offering
to
enhance our existing software while also developing new ECR, VMI and retailing
payment systems.
Merger
and Acquisition (“M&A”) Strategies
We
will
utilize M&A strategies to achieve the following goals:
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Diversify
product offerings;
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Expand
regional coverage;
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Expand
into the SMB market; and
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Develop
new relationships with domestic and international
retailers.
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We
will
not miss any opportunity to acquire companies which can increase our
shareholders’ value and we will focus on the following types of
acquisitions:
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Small
fill-in acquisitions (Focus on products and territory coverage in
front supply
chain market)
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Larger
mergers and acquisitions - sizeable recurring revenue streams (Focus
on
products and territory coverage in front supply
chain market)
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During
2007, four strategic acquisitions boosted our service fee income, software
and
hardware sales. These acquisitions allowed us to grow our market share while
leveraging our core competency in delivering one-stop front-end supply chain
management software to streamline operations and maximize our clients’
competitive advantages.
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In
January 2007, we acquired Nanjing Tangcheng
Network Technology Development Corporation, a leading regional independent
software vendor focusing on East China’s retail market. We expect that
this acquisition will allow us to respond quickly to meet regional
market
demands, improve customer service and expand our market share in
Eastern
China.
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In
August 2007, we acquired Crownhead
and its subsidiary Guangzhou Royalstone. With
a senior operating team and extensive relationships, most notably
in the
supermarket sector of Southern China’s retail and FMCG industries, we
expect that this acquisition will increase our market share among
China’s
top 100 domestic retailers and leading international retail companies.
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Since
August 2007, the combined business, which we renamed “eFuture Royalstone
Information Technology Inc.”, has been integrated according to plan. Under the
leadership of Mr. Deliang Tong, Crownhead’s former chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, we have focused our consolidation efforts in three areas: integrating
back office systems, product portfolios and retaining key personal. We believe
that with synergies from combined networks, products and leading R&D teams,
we will be able to increase our market share across China and attract more
global accounts.
These
two
transactions bolstered our fourth quarter and full year 2007 financial
performance. In fact, in aggregate, Crownhead and its subsidiary Guangzhou
Royalstone represented $3.5 million or 29.6% of our total revenues from August
2007 through the end of the fourth quarter of 2007 which included $2.9 million
of software and service revenue, or 30.5% of total software and service
revenues.
We
also
made acquisitions that expanded our innovative offerings around our core
business, specifically, SaaS, B2B, and Business to Consumer (“B2C”) platforms.
These acquisitions include the following:
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In
May 2007, we acquired a 20% ownership interest in Beijing Wangku
Hutong
Information Technology Co., Ltd. (www.99114.com.cn)
by VIE which allows us to deploy our SaaS model and offer an innovative
B2B platform that connects small to medium-sized suppliers with retailers.
We are especially optimistic about the online marketing opportunity
that
this presents for both retailers and
suppliers.
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In
November 2007, we acquired a
majority stake in Beijing Fuji Biaoshang Information Technology Inc.
by
VIE, a company that provides SaaS, such as a B2B supply chain management
platform between suppliers and retailers and a B2C, Web-based store
for
retailers.
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In
the
second quarter of 2008, we will also launch a new website - with the goal of
helping retailers search for suppliers and to help regional suppliers enter
into
national retail stores. These acquisitions are expected to significantly
increase our market share and enhance the services we offer to our clients
and
we are optimistic about their future potential.
We
have
two Strategic Acquisitions planned for 2008:
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Proadvancer
Systems Inc. - A leading provider of logistics software and services
in
China and Asia. This acquisition is intended to expand our logistics
products and services offerings to form a total front-end supply
chain
management solution.
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Beijing
Wangku Hutong Information Technology - We have increased our equity
interest in this company to 51%.
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We
intend
to enter acquisitions in order to solidify our leading position in China’s
front-end supply chain market for the retail and consumer goods industries.
We
plan to solidify our core business, developing new business opportunities
through our SaaS model and explore additional strategic
acquisitions.
Customers
We
provide software solutions to all participants in China’s supply chain end
market. These customers include manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers,
logistics companies and retailers throughout China.
We
now
provide software products and services to more than 1,000 clients, including
over 770 retailers and over 200 distributors and Fortune 500 companies that
do
business in China including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Johnson &
Johnson, Kimberly-Clark, the Chang’an Motors and Ford Motors joint venture,
B&Q-Kingfisher China, GUCCI China, Jusco Guangzhou China, PARKSON China,
SOGO China and Mickey’s Space stores (Disney franchises). Leading local
companies include China Resources Vangard, Belle, Lianhua, Suning, Wuhan
Zhongbai, Wushang Group, Bubugao, Yonghui and China Duty-Free
Stores.
Currently,
our software solutions are utilized:
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in
all provinces in China except Taiwan, Hong Kong and
Macau;
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in
more than 200 cities;
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by
more than 1,000 clients, including over 770 retailers who use over
790,000
suppliers, over 200 distributors, and several
manufacturers;
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by
more than 50 companies listed on public markets in Shanghai, Shenzhen,
Hong Kong or Singapore;
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by
over 10 foreign-owned enterprises;
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by
more than 10,500 multi-format
stores;
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by
over 30 of the top 100 retailers and 23 of the 60 largest retailers
in
China;
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at
more than 2,000 distribution nodes;
and
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at
more than 65,000 retailing
points-of-sale.
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Our
manufacturing customers include:
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Johnson
& Johnson China
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Chongqing
Chang’an Ford Group, Chinese joint
venture
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Haier
Group, one of China’s leading household appliance
manufacturers
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Changhong
Group, one of China’s leading household appliance
manufacturers
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Our
retailing customers include many of the largest retailers in China
including:
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China
Resources Vangard
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Super
Brand Mall, one of the largest malls in
Shanghai
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Parkson
China Group, the largest department store chain in China, owned by
Lion
group in Malaysia
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Suning
Appliance, China’s second largest electronics
chain
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Beijing
Jingkelong Stores, Inc., a large chain of supermarkets and convenience
stores
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Beijing
Wangfujing Department Store (Group) Inc., the first large, state-operated
department store in Chinese history
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Beijing
the Orienthome Group, one of the largest Chinese home improvement
stores
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Beijing
AYAYA group, the Chinese girls’ adornment store
chain
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Beijing
SOGO, a Beijing department store owned by SOGO
Group
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Beijing
New Yansha Lufthansa Group
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Beijing
Urban and Rural trade center Co.,
Ltd.
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Beijing
Huaguan Supermarket
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Shandong
Yinzuo Holdings Ltd., the first large department store and supermarket
chain in Shandong province
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Shandong
Jiajiayue Supermarket Group
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Changchun
Zuozhan Dept. Store Group, the first large department store in Jiling
province
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Zhejiang
Huaji Shijie Group
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Shanghai
Hongmaolantu Group
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Shijiazhuang
Beiren Group, the first large department store and supermarket chain
in
Hebei province
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Tianjin
the Homeway Group, the first large hypermarket and home improvement
chain
in middle China, acquired by Home
Depot
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Chongqin
Dept. Store Group, the first large department store and supermarket
chain
in western China
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Wuhan
Wushang Group Co., Ltd., the first large department store and hypermarket
chain in middle China
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Wuhan
Zhongbai Group, Co., Ltd., the second large supermarket and hypermarket
chain in middle China
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Wuhan
Zhongshang Group, the third large department store and hypermarket
chain
in middle China
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Wuhan
Plaza Shopping Center, a joint venture between Wuhan Wushang Group
and
Hong Kong Chinachem Group
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Shanghai
Gujin Underwear Store Co. Ltd.
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Guangzhou
Friendship Dept. Store Group
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Guangzhou
Department Store Group
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Hangzhou
Jiefang Department Store Group
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Shenzhen
Tongluowan Group, the largest shopping malls in many Chinese
cities
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Shenzhen
Suibao Dept. Store Group
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Shangyang
Shangye Cheng
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Zhejiang
Huajishijie Group, one of the largest cell phone chain
stores
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Our
distribution and logistics customers include over 200 customers:
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Yoshinoya
D&C Co., Ltd., a Japanese fast food
chain
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China
Resources Vangard Inc., one of the top 4 retailers in
China
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Beijing
Jingkelong Group, one of the largest FMCG distributor and supermarket
chains in China
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Changan
Minsheng Logistics Inc., the outsourcing service for Changan-Ford
Automobile Co., Ford Motor Company’s Chinese joint
venture
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Jiuzhoutong
Group, one of the largest drug distributors and store chains in
China
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COFCO
is a leading grain, oils and foodstuffs import and export group in
China
and one of its largest food manufacturers. The company has been successful
in real estate, hotel business and financial services. Fortune magazine
lists it as one of the world’s top 500
enterprises.
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Beijing
Yishang Meijie Co. Ltd.
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Beijing
Jiazhixing Co. Ltd.
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Headcount
We
operate in 20 offices across China:
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Headquartered
in Beijing
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Main
R&D centers in Guangzhou and
Wuhan
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Regional
service centers in Shanghai, Guangzhou and
Wuhan
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We
are
committed to R&D and customer service:
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300
R&D and customization engineers
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250
consultants and service personnel
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100
sales and marketing staff
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January
1, 2008
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January
1, 2007
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Total
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588
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298
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|
Mid
and high level Manager
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47
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37
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Sales
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94
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48
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R&D
and Customization
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300
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105
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Service
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250
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92
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Pre-sales
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12
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Back-office
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35
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16
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Full
Year 2007 Operational Highlights
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Sales
contracts in 2007 increased 135% to RMB129.3 million from 2006. Total
new
orders increased 147% to 892 from 361 in
2006.
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eFuture
acquired Nanjing Tangcheng Network Technology Development Corporation
in
January 2007, a leading regional independent software vendor focusing
on
Eastern China’s retail market.
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eFuture
acquired a 20% ownership interest in Beijing Wangku Hutong Information
Technology Co., Ltd. by VIE in May 2007, allowing eFuture to offer
a
leading B2B platform that connects retailers and small to medium-sized
suppliers.
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eFuture
acquired Crownhead and its subsidiary Guangzhou Royalstone in August
2007,
significantly improving eFuture’s market share among China’s top 100
retailers and international retail
accounts.
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eFuture
acquired a majority stake in Beijing Fuji Biaoshang Information Technology
Inc. by VIE in November 2007, a company that provides a SaaS and
B2B
supply chain management platform website (www.bfuture.com.cn)
to connect suppliers and retailers and a B2C platform for
retailers.
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We
had new market penetration in addition to maintaining our competitive
position and expanding our market share through organic growth in
the
front chain market, particularly in the retail and FMCG markets.
We are
leveraging our existing client base (over 600 retailers and over 250
distributors) into new areas such as B2B service between these
retailers and their suppliers and we are exploring new
media businesses based on our consumer
community.
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Ernst
& Young was hired as eFuture’s SOX Implementation Consultant from 2007
to 2008
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We
expanded our sales force in key geographic markets and continue to
attract
marquee global accounts in China including B&Q-Kingfisher, Unilever,
Johnson & Johnson, Jusco, GUCCI, and Aeon. We are now supplying
superior solutions to over 1,000 clients, which represents a 100%
increase
over our 500 clients in 2006.
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Also,
in May 2007, through our installment acquisition of Beijing Wangku
Hutong
Information Technology Co., Ltd. we now offer a leading B2B platform
to
our clients, connecting retailers and numerous small and medium-sized
suppliers, which not only enables eFuture to deploy a SaaS service
based
on the retail yellow pages but also further enhances our innovative
business development in the B2B portal sector between suppliers and
retailers. We expect to continue our selective acquisition strategy
to
enhance our market share and business performance. The website
www.jindian.com.cn, will help retailers find suppliers and help regional
suppliers to enter into national
stores.
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We
further developed our partnerships with international industry leaders
in
order to supply superior solutions to our clients. In January, IBM
recognized eFuture with its best retail solution partner in the Asia
Pacific award. We also became a partner with JDA with a new cooperation
model of “Global Solution, Local Service.” At the same time, we are VAR
partners with Oracle, Microsoft, Samsung, Motorola and are continuing
to
develop leading software systems through our joint efforts.
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Our
Strengths
Our
strengths include:
· Ability
to leverage current engagements.
Since
our inception, we have developed an impressive litany of clients. By providing
our solutions on a cost efficient basis and following through with outstanding
client support, we believe we have the ability to generate additional projects
from our existing client base.
· Ability
to leverage our knowledge of Chinese business culture. Many
of
our competitors are based outside of China. As our operating subsidiary is
based
in Beijing, we believe we are in a strong position to emphasize Chinese culture
and business knowledge to obtain new customers. We believe that many Chinese
businesses would prefer to hire a Chinese company to assist in their business
operations if a Chinese company exists with the ability to fulfill their needs
on a timely and cost-efficient basis.
· Ability
to leverage our marketing activities with other businesses. Our
ability and willingness to co-market with larger organizations allows us to
obtain access to business opportunities that may not otherwise be available
to
companies of our size. From time to time, we have entered into joint marketing
arrangements with other computer and software companies. Pursuant to these
arrangements, we are able to offer our solutions as part of a multi-faceted
supply chain management arrangement with larger and more prestigious
companies.
· As
of the
date of this end year reporting, we have entered into the following agreements
with larger organizations to obtain business opportunities:
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In
2004, we entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with IBM China
Company
Limited whereby we agreed to collaborate with IBM China on the development
of a business proved retail solution proof of concept. Upon the
development of a proof of concept, we will negotiate with IBM China
to
determine an acceptable agreement relating to such
development.
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In
2005, we entered into an ISV Advantage Agreement with IBM Technology
Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. pursuant to which IBM agreed to
provide
us with technical assistance related to our developments based upon
IBM
middleware. In connection with this relationship, IBM Technology
Engineering agreed to Market our business affiliation into IBM.
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In
2007, IBM awarded us its Solution Developer Partnership Award - Asian
Pacific Region. We have partnered with IBM for seven years to provide
customer management systems and integrated retail supply chain software
systems throughout China. The award was presented to us by Steve
Ladwig,
General Manager of IBM Global Retail Store Solutions, at the IBM
Retail
Chain Solution Conference, held in the city of Sanya, Hainan in February
2007. The conference highlighted IBM’s involvement in global retail chain
management. Mr. Ladwig emphasized that strengthening relationships
with
key local partners was one focus of IBM’s strategic efforts in 2007.
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In
2007, we entered into a Value Added Systems Integrator (“VASI”) Agreement
with JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) pursuant to which we will
aim to integrate people, processes and technology to provide local
retailers with proven, robust solutions at an affordable
price.
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In
2007, we entered into an Independent Software Vendor Agreement with
Motorola (China) Electronics Ltd., a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE:
MOT)
pursuant to which we will aim to integrate people, processes and
technology to provide local retailers with proven, robust mobile
solutions
at an affordable price.
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In
2007, we entered into an Independent Software Vendor Agreement with
Samsung Network China, Inc. pursuant to which we will aim to integrate
people, processes and technology to provide local retailers with
proven,
robust mobile point of sales solutions at an affordable
price.
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· Experienced,
successful executive management team. Our
executive management team has significant experience and success in the supply
chain management industry. They will be able to draw on their knowledge of
the
industry, their sales and marketing experience and their relationships in the
industry.
· Ability
to leverage China’s Cost Structure. As
one of
the leading Chinese companies in the field, we believe that we possess an
inherent advantage over foreign participants in our industry. Specifically,
as a
Chinese company, we believe we can operate our business on a much more cost
effective basis. These costs savings are reflected in lower costs to our
customers for comparable work.
Competition
in the Supply Chain Management Software Industry
Market
share. In 2007,
total IT expenditures in China’s retail industry were RMB4.3 billion (RMB1
billion in software & services). Estimated total IT expenditures in China’s
retail industry in 2010 are projected to be RMB8.5 billion ( RMB2.5 billion
in
software and services), a compound annual growth rate of 25.5%.
Our
market share in the software and service of retail industry, increased from
5.5%
to 8.3%.
We
encounter competitive products from a variety of vendors. We believe that while
our markets are still subject to intense competition, the number of significant
competitors for business in China is relatively limited. We believe the
principal competitive factors in our markets are:
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feature
and functionality;
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quality
of reference accounts;
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retail
and demand chain industry
expertise;
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technology
platform; and
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quality
of customer support.
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In
2007,
total revenues for software and maintenance for the Chinese enterprise
application software market were approximately $6 billion. During that year,
we
generated approximately $11.5 million in comparable revenues. As such, while
we
effectively compete in our market, our competitors occupy a substantial
position.
A
few of
our existing competitors, as well as a number of potential new competitors,
have
significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than
we do, which could provide them with a significant competitive advantage over
us. In addition, we could face competition from large, multi-industry technology
companies that have historically not offered an enterprise solution set to
the
Chinese supply chain market. Further, the enterprise software market is
consolidating, and this may result in larger, new competitors with greater
financial, technical and marketing resources than we possess. Such a
consolidation trend could negatively impact our business. This consolidation
trend is evidenced by SAP AG’s announcement on February 28, 2005 of a cash
tender offer to purchase all of Retek, Inc.’s outstanding shares, which was
followed on March 8, 2005 by a competing cash tender offer from Oracle
Corporation to purchase all of Retek, Inc.’s outstanding shares. Pursuant to its
tender offer, Oracle acquired Retek in April 2005. It is difficult to estimate
what effect this acquisition will have on our competitive environment. We cannot
guarantee that we will be able to compete successfully against our current
or
future competitors in the supply chain management software industry, or that
competition will not have a material adverse effect on our business, operating
results and financial condition.
Competitive
Environment
The
front
supply chain market is segmented into a multiple tiers and we have a leading
market share in China’s front-end supply chain management market in both the
retail and consumer goods industries.
Tier
1 Market.
Global
accounts and top 10 retailers operating in China, Global rivals, such as SAP,
Oracle, JDA and Retalix are very active and aggressive. Our strategy is “global
solution and local service” by colloaborating with competitors, such as JDA
(global retail solution provider) we help them to roll out solutions in China.
Oracle has acquired many software companies in retail, such as Retek,
Commerce360, and ProfitLogic. NEC China closed an acquisition of a local
rival.
Tier
2 Market.
Top 100
retailers and top 100 regional retailers in China. We are continually very
competitive in this market. We plan to increase our earning power by continuing
to streamline the infrastructure, increase our efficiency in R&D investment,
and improve employee productivity, while reducing our operating expenses.
Tier
3 Market and Others. Rivals
are local - over 150 Independent Software Vendors (“ISV”) companies delivering
solutions to small to medium clients, which are very competitive in one area
or
one segment of the market, such as drugstores or the fashion industry. There
is
increasing pricing pressure in this tier. We will focus on building an ecosystem
and speed up our industry integration through M&A. Our goal is to increase
our market share to between 25% and 30% in the next 5 years.
Competition
in the Software Consulting Industry
To
date,
our consulting services have been rendered solely in connection with the
implementation of our software products. Consequently, we have not experienced
a
significant amount of competition for these services. We expect, however, to
offer stand-alone consulting services unrelated to our software products in
the
future. Our competitors in the supply chain management software industry are
also our primary competitors in the software consulting industry. Many of our
competitors possess significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and
other resources than we do. Our larger competitors, particularly SAP AG and
Retek/Oracle may be in a financial position to acquire smaller software
consulting companies in China. Such consolidated entities may possess
significant competitive advantages over us. We cannot guarantee that we will
be
able to compete successfully against our current or future competitors in the
software consulting industry.
Proprietary
Rights
Our
success and competitive position depend in part upon our ability to develop
and
maintain the proprietary aspect of our technology. The reverse engineering,
unauthorized copying, or other misappropriation of our technology could enable
third parties to benefit from our technology without paying for it. We rely
on a
combination of trademark, trade secret, copyright law and contractual
restrictions to protect the proprietary aspects of our technology. We seek
to
protect the source code to our software, documentation and other written
materials under trade secret and copyright laws. While we actively take steps
to
protect our proprietary rights, such steps may not be adequate to prevent the
infringement or misappropriation of our intellectual property. This is
particularly the case in China where the laws may not protect our proprietary
rights as fully as in the United States.
We
license our software products under signed license agreements that impose
restrictions on the licensee’s ability to utilize the software and do not permit
the re-sale, sublicense or other transfer of the software. Finally, we seek
to
avoid disclosure of our intellectual property by requiring employees and
independent consultants to execute confidentiality agreements with us and by
restricting access to our source code.
Although
we develop our software products, each is based upon middleware developed by
third parties, including IBM and Oracle. We integrate this technology, licensed
by our customers from third parties in our software products. If our customers
are unable to continue to license any of this third party software, or if the
third party licensors do not adequately maintain or update their products,
we
would face delays in the releases of our software until equivalent technology
can be identified, licensed or developed, and integrated into our software
products. These delays, if they occur, could harm our business, operating
results and financial condition.
There
has
been a substantial amount of litigation in the software and Internet industries
regarding intellectual property rights. It is possible that in the future third
parties may claim that our current or potential future software solutions
infringe their intellectual property. We expect that software product developers
and providers of e-commerce products will increasingly be subject to
infringement claims as the number of products and competitors in our industry
segment grows and the functionality of products in different industry segments
overlaps. In addition, we may find it necessary to initiate claims or litigation
against third parties for infringement of our proprietary rights or to protect
our trade secrets. Although we may disclaim certain intellectual property
representations to our customers, these disclaimers may not be sufficient to
fully protect us against such claims. We may be more vulnerable to patent claims
since we do not have any issued patents that we can assert defensively against
a
patent infringement claim. Any claims, with or without merit, could be time
consuming, result in costly litigation, cause product shipment delays or require
us to enter into royalty or license agreements. Royalty or licensing agreements,
if required, may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all, which
could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and
financial condition.
Our
standard software license agreements contain an infringement indemnity clause
under which we agree to indemnify and hold harmless our customers and business
partners against liability and damages arising from claims of various copyright
or other intellectual property infringement by our products. We have never
lost
an infringement claim and our costs to defend such lawsuits have been
insignificant. Although it is possible that in the future third parties may
claim that our current or potential future software solutions infringe on their
intellectual property, we do not currently expect a significant impact on our
business, operating results, or financial condition.
China’s
Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement System
In
1998,
China established the State Intellectual Property Office (“SIPO”) to coordinate
China’s intellectual property enforcement efforts. SIPO is responsible for
granting and enforcing patents, as well as coordinating intellectual property
rights related to copyrights and trademarks. Protection of intellectual property
in China follows a two-track system. The first track is administrative in
nature, whereby a holder of intellectual property rights files a complaint
at a
local administrative office. Determining which intellectual property agency
can
be confusing, as jurisdiction of intellectual property matters is diffused
throughout a number of government agencies and offices, each of which is
typically responsible for the protection afforded by one statute or one specific
area of intellectual property-related law. The second track is a judicial track,
whereby complaints are filed through the Chinese court system. Since 1993,
China
has maintained various intellectual property tribunals. The total volume of
intellectual property related litigation, however, remains small.
Although
there are differences in intellectual property rights between the United States
and China, of most significance to our company is the inexperience of China
in
connection with the development and protection of intellectual property rights.
Similar to the United States, China has chosen to protect software under
copyright law rather than trade secret, patent or contract law. As such, we
will
attempt to protect our most significant asset (software) pursuant to Chinese
laws that have only recently been adopted. Unlike the United States, which
has
lengthy case law related to the interpretation and applicability of intellectual
property law, China is currently in the process of developing such
interpretations.
Regulation
on Software Products
On
October 27, 2000, the Ministry of Information Industry issued the
Administrative Measures on Software Products, or the Software Measures, to
strengthen the regulation of software products and to encourage the development
of the Chinese software industry. Under the Software Measures, a software
developer must have all software products imported into or sold in China tested
by a testing organization approved by the Ministry of Information Industry.
The
software products must be registered with the Ministry of Information Industry
or with its provincial branch. The sale of unregistered software products in
China is forbidden. Software products can be registered for five years, and
the
registration is renewable upon expiration.
Regulation
of Intellectual Property Rights
China
has
adopted legislation governing intellectual property rights, including trademarks
and copyrights. China is a signatory to the main international conventions
on
intellectual property rights and became a member of the Agreement on Trade
Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights upon its accession to the WTO
in
December 2001.
Copyright.
China
adopted its first copyright law in 1990. The National People’s Congress amended
the Copyright Law in 2001 to widen the scope of works and rights that are
eligible for copyright protection. The amended Copyright Law extends copyright
protection to software products, among others. In addition, there is a voluntary
registration system administered by the China Copyright Protection Center.
Unlike patent and trademark registration, copyrighted works do not require
registration for protection. Protection is granted to individuals from countries
belonging to the international copyright conventions or bilateral agreements
of
which China is a member.
Trademark.
The
Chinese Trademark Law, adopted in 1982 and revised in 1993 and 2001, protects
registered trademarks. The Trademark Office under the Chinese State
Administration for Industry and Commerce handles trademark registrations and
grants a term of ten years to registered trademarks. Trademark license
agreements must be filed with the Trademark Office for record. China has a
“first-to-register” system that requires no evidence of prior use or ownership.
We have registered a number of our product names with the Trademark Office.
Sales
Organization Compensation
We
employ
a sales staff designed to effectively market our suite of software solutions
throughout China. Our ability to continue to grow our business is directly
tied
to the performance of our sales force. We structure our sales force compensation
on a commission basis. Theoretically, each of our salespersons can earn more
than each of our executive officers, and in recent years, several have achieved
such distinction.
Recently
Enacted Accounting Standards
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Statement
No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (or SFAS 157), which defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted
accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
SFAS 157 applies to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit
fair
value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. However, on February 12, 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-2
which delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for all nonfinancial assets and
nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at
fair
value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually).
This
FSP partially defers the effective date of Statement 157 to fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal
years
for items within the scope of this FSP. Effective for 2008, we will adopt SFAS
157 except as it applies to those nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities as noted in FSP FAS 157-2. We are currently evaluating the potential
impact on our financial statements, if any, upon adoption of this
standard.
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Statement
No. 160,
Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51
(“SFAS
160”). SFAS 160 amends ARB No. 51 to establish accounting and reporting
standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the
deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This Statement is effective for fiscal years
and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December
15, 2008. We believe there will be no material impact on our financial
statements upon adoption of this standard.
In
December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff
Accounting Bulletin 110 (“SAB
110”).
SAB 110
states that the staff will continue to accept, under certain circumstances,
the
use of the simplified method for estimating the expected term of “plain vanilla”
share options in accordance with SFAS 123(R) beyond December 31, 2007. We
believe there will be no material impact on its financial statements upon
adoption of this standard.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities,
(“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 expands opportunities to use
fair value measurement in financial reporting and permits entities to choose
to
measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.
SFAS No. 159 is effective beginning the first fiscal years that begins
after November 15, 2007. We do not currently intend to expand the use of
fair value measurements in our financial reporting.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business
Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141(R)”), which replaces SFAS No. 141, “Business
Combinations.” SFAS No. 141(R) retains the underlying concepts of SFAS No. 141
that require all business combinations to be accounted for at fair value under
the acquisition method of accounting, however, SFAS No. 141 (R) significantly
changes certain aspects of the prior guidance including: (i) acquisition-related
costs, except for those costs incurred to issue debt or equity securities,
will
no longer be capitalized and must be expensed in the period incurred; (ii)
non-controlling interests will be valued at fair value at the acquisition date;
(iii) in-process research and development will be recorded at fair value as
an
indefinite-lived intangible asset at the acquisition date; (iv) restructuring
costs associated with a business combination will no longer be capitalized
and
must be expensed subsequent to the acquisition date; and (v) changes in the
deferred tax asset valuation allowances and income tax uncertainties after
the
acquisition date will no longer be recorded as an adjustment of goodwill, rather
such changes will be recognized through income tax expense or directly in
contributed capital. SFAS 141(R) is effective for all business combinations
having an acquisition date on or after the beginning of the first annual period
subsequent to December 15, 2008, with the exception of the accounting for
valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies. SFAS
141(R) amends SFAS 109 such that adjustments made to valuation allowances on
deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies associated with acquisitions
that
closed prior to the effective date of SFAS 141(R) would also apply to provisions
of SFAS 141(R). We are currently evaluating the effects that SFAS 141(R) may
have on our financial statements.
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C.
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Organizational
structure
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As
of the
date of this Annual Report, our ownership structure is as follows:
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D.
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Property,
plants and equipment
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Facilities
We
currently operate four facilities throughout China. Our headquarters are located
in Beijing. Our research and development operations are generally located in
Shanghai. We also maintain customer support and programming operations in Wuhan
and Guangzhou.
Office
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Address
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Rental
Term
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Space
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Beijing
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#10
Building
BUT
Software Park
No.
1 Disheng North Street, BDA
Yizhang
District
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Expires
December 31, 2008
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544.93
sq. meters
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Shanghai
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Floor
19E,F,G
Shentong
Information Plaza
55
West Road of Huaihai Street
Xu
Jiahu District
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Expires
March 19, 2010
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757.47
sq. meters
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Nanjing
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Floor
3,49 Jiangsu Software Park,169 Road of Longpan zhong street,
Nanjing,Jiangsu
province
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Expires
January 1, 2009
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283
sq. meters
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Shijiazhuang
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R2108,Floor
21
Changan
Plaza
289
East Road of Zhongshan Street
Shijiazhuang,
Hebei province
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Expires
January 1, 2009
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400
sq. meters
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Guangzhou
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Rear
Building
Huicheng
Plaza
130
Zhongshan Street
Guangzhou,
Hebei province
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Expires
March 5, 2010
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1730
sq. meters
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Wuhan
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Floors
2 and 3
Office
Building of Machine Bureau
Fujiapo,
Wuchang District
Wuhan,
Hubei Province
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Expires
September 19, 2008
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846
sq. meters
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Our
new
headquarters facility is located in a high-technology park developed on the
outskirts of Beijing. This development has resulted from the Chinese
government’s decision to centralize high-technology companies in a currently
under-utilized area of Beijing. Our new facility will offer benefits in the
form
of reduced rents and access to technologically advanced facilities. We believe
that these facilities are adequate to meet our needs.
Item
4A. |
Unresolved
Staff Comments
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Not
applicable.
Item
5. |
Operating
and Financial Review and
Prospects
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The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our audited
historical consolidated financial statements and our unaudited pro forma
condensed consolidated financial statements, together with the respective notes
thereto, included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our audited historical
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP. Our unaudited pro forma financial information has been derived from our
audited historical consolidated financial statements.
A. Operating
Results
Overview
We
believe that we are one of the leading businesses engaged in developing and
selling enterprise resource planning software and providing one-stop solutions
for distribution, retail and logistics businesses focused on the supply chain
front market for manufacturers, retailers, distributors and third-party
logistics companies in China. In addition, we provide related system integration
services. System integration services involve system design and system
implementation through the application of the software as well as ongoing
technical supporting services.
Our
business started in 2000 when we purchased our eFuture ONE POS-ERP software
from
Hainan Future Computer Company Limited (“Hainan Future”). Following its
formation in 1997, Hainan Future developed this software program that possessed
particular use in the Chinese supply chain management industry. In an effort
to
create a new company that would qualify for preferential tax treatment
associated with businesses in the high-technology industry, we agreed to
purchase this program and all related rights from Hainan Future in 2000 for
RMB5,160,000. In connection with this transaction, Hainan Future agreed to
provide us with technical support and development services related to the
program for one year. On May 24, 2001, the PRC National Copyright Bureau issued
eFuture (Beijing) Tornado Information Technology Inc., our wholly-owned
subsidiary (“eFuture Beijing”) a certificate approving the transfer of the
software and granting eFuture Beijing the sole right to exploit the copyright.
Since
the
acquisition of this program, we have continued to develop our core software
to
meet the needs of a wide range of customers, and today we have expanded to
the
small business market which is growing. We expect our revenues to continue
to be
cyclical during each year with a greater amount of revenues recognized in the
last half of the year. This can cause a need for future borrowing from financial
institutions. In the past, we have been able to borrow funds at reasonable
interest rates and expect that we will be able to do so in the future. However,
there is a possibility that funds may not be available and that unavailability
could cause us significant difficulty in funding operations in the
future.
Should
there be a significant decline in the business climate in China, we would not
be
able to sustain our operations, and we would have to reduce operations and
cut
expenses to be able to continue in business. This could have a negative impact
upon our financial position and results of operations. Such an event would
probably have a significant effect on our ability to collect our trade
receivables and would cause us to recognize an increase in bad debt allowances
related to such receivables. We currently do not anticipate such a decline
based
on current trends in China.
Customers
who license our software generally purchase maintenance contracts, typically
covering renewable annual periods. In addition, customers may purchase
consulting services, which are customarily billed at a fixed daily rate plus
out-of-pocket expenses. Contract development services, including new product
development services, are typically performed for a fixed fee. Our revenue
growth has resulted from a combination of increased market penetration and
expanding product offerings. Our investments in research and development and
alliances have helped us bring new software solutions to market. Our investments
have produced a suite of decision support solutions. To support our growth
during these periods, we have also continued to invest in internal
infrastructure by hiring employees throughout various departments of the
organization. It is possible that in the future we may have difficulty in hiring
qualified employees to fulfill our needs, but at the present time, it appears
that there is an abundance of qualified individuals available to support our
needs.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Revenue
Recognition
We
recognize revenues based on the following principles:
We
generate revenue from the sale of software, related hardware, maintenance and
support contracts, and professional consulting, training and contract
development services. At this time, we generally license our products to
customers on a perpetual basis and we recognize revenue upon delivery of the
products. Under certain of our license agreements, we will provide technical
advisory services after the delivery of our products to help our customers
exploit the full value and functionality of our products. Revenue from the
sale
of software licenses and technical advisory services under these agreements
will
be recognized as the services are performed over the contract period.
We
recognize revenue when it is realized and earned. We consider revenue realized
or realizable and earned when:
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we
have persuasive evidence of an
arrangement;
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the
sales price is fixed or determinable; and
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collectability
is reasonably assured.
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We
do not
consider delivery to occur until products have been shipped or services have
been provided to the client, risk of loss has transferred to the client and
client acceptance has been obtained, client acceptance provisions have lapsed,
or we have objective evidence that the criteria specified in client acceptance
provisions have been satisfied. We do not consider the sales price to be fixed
or determinable until all contingencies related to the sale have been resolved.
We have not encountered significant difficulty in the past with our customers
accepting our products and services. Our products and services have fulfilled
the needs of our customers. Should other products or services be introduced
in
the market that compete with our products and services, our future customers
may
chose those products and services instead of ours and affect our ability to
generate revenues. We are confident that our constant development of our
software products will maintain us as a leader in our market.
For
software sales, we recognize revenues in accordance with the provisions of
Statement of Position No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,” and related
interpretations. Revenue from perpetual (one-time charge) licensed software
is
recognized at the inception of the license term. Revenue from term (monthly
license charge) arrangements is recognized on a subscription basis over the
period that the customer is using the license. Revenues from maintenance for
the
first year and initial training are included in the purchase price of the
software. Initial training is provided at the time of installation and is
recognized as income as part of the price of the software since it is minimal
in
value. Maintenance is valued based on a fee schedule we use for providing our
regular level of maintenance on a stand alone basis. Maintenance revenue is
included in the income statement under services and is recognized over the
term
of the agreement. We will recognize revenue upon the completion of the project
and the inception of the license term. Revenues applicable to multiple-element
fee arrangements are bifurcated among elements such as software, hardware,
and
post-contact service using vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value.
Such evidence consists primarily of pricing of multiple elements sold as
separate elements in the contract.
We
generally recognize revenue from hardware sales when the product is shipped
to
the customer and when there are no unfulfilled company obligations that affect
the customer’s final acceptance of the arrangement.
We
provide services for system integration which involve the design and development
of complex information technology systems to the customer’s specifications. We
provide these services on a fixed-price contract and the contract terms
generally are short. We recognize revenue when delivery and acceptance is
determined by a completion report signed by our customer.
Since
our
sales are based on customer acceptance of our software and services, we have
experienced success in demonstrating the value of our products in the past,
and
our customers have accepted our software and services, we do not anticipate
difficulty in gaining acceptance of our products in the future. However, it
is
impossible to know how future customers might react if other products are
introduced that compete with our products and services. Accordingly, our
estimate of acceptance of our software and services has a reasonably high
likelihood of change.
We
do not
enter into contracts with customers unless collection of the contract amount
is
reasonably assured. We re-evaluate the customer’s ability and intent to pay at
the date of completion and acceptance of our products and base this assessment
on a number of factors including deposits collected prior to completion of
installation of our products, the customer’s acceptance of our products and
services and their commitment at that date to pay the remaining balance under
the contract. Our assessment resulted in the conclusion that collection of
the
amounts due under the sales arrangements was reasonably assured at the time
of
the contracts and at the dates the contracts were completed, although,
subsequent to completion and revenue recognition, there were significant bad
debts associated with uncollectible accounts receivable. The bad debts, as
explained below, were caused by reasons other than the probability of collection
at the date of contract completion.
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts
From
the
date a contract for our products is signed through the date of customer
acceptance, we generally require our customers to deposit up to 60% of the
contract price. We also generally grant credit to customers allowing them to
pay
20% to 30% of the contract price 30 to 60 days after acceptance and 5% to 10%
of
the contract price up to one year after acceptance. We have not been able to
consistently enforce the credit terms provided to all of our customers. Although
we thoroughly evaluate a customer’s credit standing at the date we enter into a
contract, there have been situations where the creditworthiness of customers
has
declined before we have collected the entire contract price, which has resulted
in the write off of bad debts. We recognize that the passage of time and changes
in customers’ financial condition have caused deterioration of the
collectability of past due accounts receivable.
During
2003 and 2004, bad debts increased mainly due to changes in the financial
condition of customers prior to the due dates of the receivables, which caused
us not to be able to consistently enforce the credit terms for collection of
accounts receivable during and after those periods. During this time period
our
management team made little effort related to collection of accounts receivable
because sales were increasing dramatically and cash flows were good. Our
compensation policies contributed to our lack of effort related to collections
as employees were motivated to pay more attention to new orders. In addition,
there are a large number of national holidays in China during the first half
of
the year. Since most of our customers are in the retail trade, our customers
typically hold on to cash longer during the first half of the year and use
the
cash for internal purposes instead of making timely payments to vendors under
the granted credit terms. This cycle tends to increase the aging of accounts
receivable during the first half of the year. During the first half of 2005,
our
efforts were focused on our products, on generating new sales and on obtaining
financing, which resulted in less effort directed towards collecting accounts
receivable. As a result, the aging of our accounts receivable increased
significantly during the six months ended June 30, 2005. We realized that a
stronger effort was needed on collection activities and our lack of focus on
collections caused collectability of past due receivables to come into question
and resulted in significant bad debts during that period.
Since
September 2004, we have been focusing our sales efforts more on small to
medium-sized customers rather than on larger, key customers, in order to broaden
coverage nationally and to decrease fluctuations in cash flows from customers.
These changes have improved collection of accounts receivable because we
typically do not grant smaller customers long credit terms like we have granted
to larger customers. In 2006, we saw an improved collection of accounts
receivable and less bad debts.
We
have
developed standardized, turnkey products and standardized implementation
processes for small to medium sized customers which are intended to decrease
costs and save time for us and for customers during implementation of our
software products. A significant portion of our bad debts have been from our
larger, key customers. Our management has modified our method of serving our
larger customers to use a three-month implementation cycle for determining
and
fulfilling the customer’s needs. We believe this effort will shorten the time
required to complete contracts with these customers, obtain their acceptance
of
our products and enable us to collect payments from these key customers more
consistently.
We
have
provided additional training for our sales personnel and our implementation
team
to help them focus on the relationship between the need to identify customers’
software requirements while meeting our cash flow requirements and collecting
accounts receivable under the credit terms provided to the customers. Beginning
in 2006, we provided our key sales and implementation personnel with a
compensation bonus plan that is based upon cash collections from their
respective customers.
These
measures have been implemented so we will be able to consistently enforce the
credit terms provided to our customers. However, there is no assurance that
these efforts will be successful. If we are unable to enforce our credit terms
in the future or if other identified changes to our sales and collection efforts
are not successful, our cash flows from operating activities and our cash
balance will decrease and the results of our operations will decline.
We
have
provided for doubtful accounts based on the aging of accounts receivable, with
higher allowance percentages for older receivables. The factors used to compute
our estimate of bad debts are based on historical experience and have been
modified based upon general economic conditions. The estimate of the allowance
is reasonably likely to change in the future. Since the allowance for doubtful
accounts is based on matters that are highly uncertain, the allowance is highly
sensitive to changes in the economy in China, our clients’ acceptance of and
satisfaction with our software and services, and the terms granted to clients
to
pay for the products and services. Each of these factors could have a material
effect upon the estimated allowance for doubtful accounts, although we are
not
aware of the specific sensitivity of the allowance to any of these factors.
As
an example, if the aging of accounts receivable increases to be over one year,
the allowance for doubtful accounts would likely increase by 70% to 100% of
accounts receivable and there would be significant write offs of accounts
receivable older than one year. The actual collectability of our accounts
receivable, however, could differ from our current estimates, and that
difference could adversely affect our financial position, results of operation
or liquidity in the future.
Stock-Based
Compensation
Through
December 31, 2005, we have accounted for stock options issued to directors,
officers and employees under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 and
related interpretations (“APB 25”). Since January 1, 2006, we have accounted for
stock options at their fair value in accordance with SFAS 123R. We account
for
options and warrants issued to non-employees at their fair value in accordance
with SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”). We
did not recognize any compensation cost during the years ended December 31,
2005
or 2006 from stock-based compensation.
In
2007,
the Company granted 131,675 share options to its employees and directors. The
Company recognizes the relevant share-based compensation expenses over the
requisite service period.
We
may
use stock based compensation more extensively in the future to reward our
employees and encourage loyalty to help our company grow. This could increase
expenses related to stock-based compensation in the future.
Property
and Equipment
We
depreciate property and equipment on a straight-line basis over their estimated
useful lives, which range from ten years for motor vehicles and five years
for
purchased software and communication and office equipment to three years for
leasehold improvements. These estimated lives have been reasonably accurate
in
the past and have been based on historical experience and the estimated useful
lives of similar assets by other software companies. These estimates are
reasonably likely to change in the future since they are based upon matters
that
are highly uncertain such as the general economy, potential changes in
technology and estimated cash flows from the use of these assets. Should any
of
these changes in the estimated lives of property and equipment occur, their
remaining carrying value of ¥2,065,040 at December 31, 2007 could be depreciated
completely in one year.
Intangible
Assets
We
charge
all of our development costs to research and development until we have
established technological feasibility. We acknowledge technological feasibility
of our software when a detailed program design has been completed, or upon
the
completion of a working model. Upon reaching technological feasibility, we
capitalize additional software costs until the software is available for general
release to customers. Although we have not established a budget or time table
for software development, we anticipate the need to continue the development
of
our software products in the future and the cost could be significant. We
believe that, as in the past, the costs of development will result in new
products that will increase revenue and therefore justify costs. There is,
however, a reasonable possibility that we may be unable to realize the carrying
value of our software, and the amount not so realized may adversely affect
our
financial position, results of operation or liquidity in the future.
We
amortize the cost of intangible assets over the shorter of four years or the
estimated period of realization of revenue from the related software. The
estimated life of our software is based upon historical usefulness of similar
software products and the rate of change in technology in general. Our estimate
of the useful lives of our software has been reasonably accurate in the past,
but it is reasonably likely to change in the future due to the highly uncertain
nature of this estimate. Should economic conditions change or technological
advances occur rapidly, our estimate of the useful lives of our software
products could decline quickly, which would result in recognition of increased
amortization.
Cost
of Revenue
Cost
of
our revenues includes wages, materials, handling charges, and other expenses
associated with the development of software, sale of hardware, and technical
support services. We expect cost of revenue to grow as our revenues grow. As
noted above, development costs will increase in the future, and we expect
revenues to increase at the same time. It is possible that we could incur
development costs with little revenue recognition, but based upon our past
history, we expect our revenues to grow.
Valuation
of Long-Lived Assets
We
review
the carrying values of our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events
or
changes in circumstances indicate that they may not be recoverable. When such
an
event occurs, we project undiscounted cash flows to be generated from the use
of
the asset and its eventual disposition over the remaining life of the asset.
If
projections indicate that the carrying value of the long-lived asset will not
be
recovered, we reduce the carrying value of the long-lived asset by the estimated
excess of the carrying value over the projected discounted cash flows. In the
past, we have not had to make significant adjustments to the carrying values
of
our long-lived assets, and we do not anticipate a need to do so in the future.
However, circumstances could cause us to have to reduce the value of our
capitalized software at a more rapid rate than we have in the past if our
revenues were to significantly decline. Estimated cash flows from the use of
the
long-lived assets are highly uncertain and therefore the estimation of the
need
to impair these assets is reasonably likely to change in the future. Should
the
economy or acceptance of our software change in the future, it is likely that
our estimate of the future cash flows from the use of these assets will change
by a material amount. The amount of possible change is discussed above under
Property
and Equipment
and
Intangible
Assets.
Significant
Trends and Developments in Our Business
Annual
Guidance for 2008. The
following summarizes our annual guidance for 2008 and includes ranges for total
revenues that we believe are realistic and achievable:
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Guidance for 2008
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Low End
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High End
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Total
Revenues(in US$)
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$19 million
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$20 million
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Growth
Rate over 2007
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65
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%
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74
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%
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We
currently have deferred contracts with unrecognized revenues of approximately
US$10.2 million. Based upon our robust organic growth, development of innovative
business models and selective strategic acquisitions, we expect 2008 total
revenues to be in the range of approximately US$19 to $20 million, representing
annual growth of 65 to 74% over 2007. This forecast is a current and preliminary
view and is subject to change.
It
is
normal for our business to experience quarterly fluctuations and as result,
we
do not plan to provide quarter-to-quarter guidance during 2008. We remain
focused on delivering year-over-year growth and will only revise our annual
guidance, as necessary during the course of the year.
We
believe we are currently able to offer a one-stop breadth and depth of
vertically focused solutions to the front-end supply chain market.
In
April
2008 we acquired Proadvancer Systems Inc. (“Proadvancer”), a leading provider of
logistics software and services in Mainland China and Asia. Proadvancer has
40
employees. The transaction is expected to grow our 2008 earnings per share.
The
acquisition has provided cross-selling opportunities for Proadvancer’s advanced
optimization logistics solutions in our existing retail customer base and
enabled us to significantly expand our presence with manufacturers, wholesalers
and distributors.
We
will
continue to actively look for strategic acquisition opportunities in
2008. We have substantially completed the integration of the sales,
customer support, consulting services and administrative functions from these
acquisitions and have made significant progress in our plans for the integration
of our combined solution suite and operating platform. As a result, we believe
we are now ready to undertake another acquisition and are actively looking
for
strategic acquisition opportunities in 2008.
Summary
of 2007 Results
During
the year, we saw record full-year revenue of approximately RMB84.1 million,
delivering top-line growth of over 76% year over year and exceeding revenue
guidance. EBITDA increased 103% year-over-year to RMB21.1 million.
Our
performance
in the fourth quarter of 2007 represents
strong operational and acquisition growth in software and software related
service revenues.
A
well-balanced contribution from all regions of China and solid performances
from
our traditional and focus industries of retail and consumer goods also
contributed to the results.
Full
Year 2007 Financial Results Highlights
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2007
total revenues were RMB84.1 million, an increase from RMB47.8 million
of
76% over 2006
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2007
service fee income was RMB26.5 million, an increase from RMB6.6 million
of
301% over 2006
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2007
gross profit was RMB38.1 million, an increase from RMB25.0 million
of 52%
over 2006
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2007
gross margin was 45%, compared to 52% in 2006
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2007
EBITDA was RMB21.1 million, an increase from RMB11.0 of 92% over
2006
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2007
net loss was RMB27.5 million, a decrease from net income RMB8.1 million
of
439% over 2006
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2007
adjusted net income (non-GAAP) was RMB18.1 million, an increase of
67%
over 2006.
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Diluted
losses per share were RMB10.23; non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings
per
share were RMB6.74.
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The
net
loss in 2007 was primarily due to one-time conversion expenses related to
a
US$10 million convertible note completed in October 2007.
EBITDA
is
not a measure of financial performance under GAAP. The EBITDA figure as
calculated by us is net income before depreciation and amortization, interest
expense (net of interest income), income tax expense, share-based compensation,
income on investment, foreign currency exchange loss, and minority interest
in
earnings.
Reconciliation
of reported net income to EBITDA
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(in
millions of RMB)
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Reported
2007 net income
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|
(27.48
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)
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Adjustment:
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|
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|
|
Depreciation
expense
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0.50
|
|
Amortization
of acquired technology
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|
8.23
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|
Amortization
of software costs
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|
2.89
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|
Share-based
compensation
|
|
|
2.66
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|
Interest
expense, net of interest income
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|
|
35.24
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|
Income
on investment
|
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|
(0.99
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)
|
Foreign
currency exchange loss
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
Minority
interest in earnings
|
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|
(0.03
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|
Income
tax expense
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|
|
-
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|
2007
EBITDA
|
|
|
21.22
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|
We
define
adjusted net income (non-GAAP) as net income before depreciation and
amortization, income tax expense, share-based compensation and interest
expense-amortization of debt discount.
Reconciliation
of reported net income to adjusted net income
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(in millions of RMB)
|
|
Reported
2007 net income
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|
(27.48)
|
|
Adjustment:
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|
|
|
|
Depreciation
expense
|
|
|
0.50
|
|
Amortization
of acquired technology
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|
8.23
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|
Amortization
of software costs
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|
|
2.89
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|
Share-based
compensation
|
|
|
2.66
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|
Interest
expense-amortization of debt discount
|
|
|
31.32
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|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
-
|
|
Adjusted
2007 net income
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|
18.12
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We
delivered robust top-line growth and executed according to plan in 2007. During
the year, we continued to grow organically while
making
strategic acquisitions that provide us with innovative new products that
complement our core competencies. We believe our recently added SaaS, B2B and
B2C business models and rapidly growing customer base give us a unique
competitive advantage to further leverage our leading market position in China’s
front-end supply chain management industry.
Revenues
The
following tables summarize the changes in the various components of revenues
for
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
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RMB
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|
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|
FY 2006
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|
Percentage of
Revenues
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|
FY 2007
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|
Percentage of
Revenues
|
|
Change
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|
% Change
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Software
sales
|
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|
29,832,720
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|
62.4
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%
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|
41,360,165
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49.2
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%
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|
11,527,445
|
|
|
38.6
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%
|
Hardware
sales
|
|
|
11,403,473
|
|
|
23.8
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%
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|
16,198,402
|
|
|
19.3
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%
|
|
4,794,929
|
|
|
42.0
|
%
|
Service
fee income
|
|
|
6,607,337
|
|
|
13.8
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%
|
|
26,511,794
|
|
|
31.5
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%
|
|
19,904,457
|
|
|
301.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Revenues
|
|
|
47,843,530
|
|
|
100.0
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%
|
|
84,070,361
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
36,226,831
|
|
|
75.7
|
%
|
Software
sales and
total
revenues increased 38.6% and 75.7%, respectively, in 2007 compared to 2006.
We
believe our competitive position remains strong, and we continue to maintain
consistent competitive win rates in our markets. Software sales to new customers
increased RMB8.9 million or 102% in 2007 compared to 2006. In addition, software
sales to new customers, as a percentage of total software sales, increased
to
35% in 2007 from 21% in 2006. We continue to have strong back selling
opportunities with our install-base customers where sales increased 23% in
2007
compared to 2006.
Software
sales performance during 2007 continued to reflect the positive impact of the
organizational changes that were made to six Strategy Business Areas (“SBA”)
teams during the second half of 2007. These changes significantly increased
our
business development efforts and improved the sales force execution and sales
performance in every SBA. We have a solid pipeline of sales opportunities in
the
grocery, department stores, specialty stores, FMCG, key accounts and small and
medium business software deals. The retail software sector is our largest sector
and, as a result, we believe the software sales performance in the retail
industry will continue to be a key driver of our overall success.
We
continue to experience large fluctuations in quarterly software sales
performance in China.
Typically
the first six months of every year are weak for Chinese retail followed by
a
significant increase in strength over the remaining six months.
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·
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First
half of the year has been weak in previous years and was again weak
in
2008.
|
|
·
|
We
still see increasing retail sales and expenditures on front-end supply
chain management software and systems.
|
|
|
2008
Revenue Guidance is in the range of US$19-20 million, 65-74% year
over
year.
|
Although
the retailing sector is generally strongest in the second half of the year,
we
believe we will continue to show strong revenue and market share growth in
the
seasonally weak first half. We plan to maintain our competitive position and
expand market share through organic growth in the front chain market,
particularly in the retail and FMCG markets. Although the retailing sector
is
generally strongest in the second half of the year we continued to show strong
revenue and market share growth in the seasonally weak first half.
Service
fee income revenues
increased 301.2% to RMB26.5
million
in 2007 compared to 2006 and represented 31.5% and 13.8% of total revenues,
respectively in these periods. We believe our large annual recurring maintenance
revenue base provides significant stability and enhances our ability to maintain
profitable operations.
Research
and development
decreased RMB90,296 or 17% to RMB436,923 in 2007 compared to 2006. The
decrease is due primarily to a decrease in average headcount in the R&D
department, which resulted in a decrease in salaries and related benefits.
General
and administrative expense
increased RMB11.7 million or 160% to RMB18.9 million in 2007 compared
to 2006. The increase is due primarily to a 27% increase in average headcount
in
this department, which resulted in a RMB3.2 million increase in salaries
and related benefits, a RMB2.5 million increase in stock-based compensation
and a RMB1.1 million increase in legal and accounting costs as a result of
four
acquisitions and the compliance costs incurred to implement internal control
systems required by the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Selling
and distribution expenses
increased RMB2.5 million or 27% to RMB11.8 million in 2007 compared to
2006. The increase is due primarily to an increase in average headcount in
this
department, and an increase in sales commissions due to the 52% increase in
software license sales and a RMB58,291 increase in stock-based compensation
due
to our improved operating performance. As of December 31, 2007 we had
87 employees in the sales and marketing function, compared to 58 at
December 31, 2006, including quota carrying sales associates and related
sales management. We plan for modest increases in our overall investment in
sales and marketing in 2008.
The
provision for doubtful accounts increased
RMB2.6 million to RMB4.7 million in 2007 compared to 2006 primarily due to
worsened collection efforts and the higher level of revenues recorded in 2007
compared to 2006 as well as a number of other factors including the percentage
of total revenues that comes from software license sales which typically have
installment payment terms, seasonality, shifts in customer buying patterns
or
industry mix of our customers, the timing of annual maintenance renewals,
lengthened contractual payment terms in response to competitive pressures,
the
underlying mix of products and services, and the geographic concentration of
revenues.
Our
financial position is solid and we are generating positive cash flow from
operations.
Cash
balances at December 31, 2007 and 2006 were RMB67.2 million and
RMB61.5 million, respectively. We generated RMB18.4 million in cash
flow from operations in 2007 compared to RMB12.6 million in 2006.
We
expect
cash flow from operations to be positive in 2008. We also believe our cash
position is sufficient to meet our operating needs for the foreseeable
future.
Results
of Operations
The
following table presents the results of our operations for the periods
indicated. Our historical reporting results are not necessarily indicative
of
the results to be expected for any future period.
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
For the Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Software
sales
|
|
¥ |
25,177,810
|
|
¥
|
29,832,720
|
|
¥
|
41,360,165
|
|
$
|
5,669,970
|
|
Hardware
sales
|
|
|
10,241,749
|
|
|
11,403,473
|
|
|
16,198,402
|
|
|
2,220,602
|
|
Service
fee income
|
|
|
3,824,442
|
|
|
6,607,337
|
|
|
26,511,794
|
|
|
3,634,441
|
|
Total
Revenues
|
|
|
39,244,001
|
|
|
47,843,530
|
|
|
84,070,361
|
|
|
11,525,013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of software
|
|
|
7,815,315
|
|
|
7,665,866
|
|
|
15,412,948
|
|
|
2,112,926
|
|
Cost
of hardware
|
|
|
8,681,619
|
|
|
10,548,649
|
|
|
12,587,418
|
|
|
1,725,580
|
|
Cost
of service fee income
|
|
|
901,973
|
|
|
1,887,676
|
|
|
6,857,161
|
|
|
940,032
|
|
Amortization
of acquired technology
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,231,375
|
|
|
1,128,420
|
|
Amortization
of software costs
|
|
|
2,305,835
|
|
|
2,727,198
|
|
|
2,889,118
|
|
|
396,063
|
|
Total
Cost of Revenue
|
|
|
19,704,742
|
|
|
22,829,389
|
|
|
45,978,020
|
|
|
6,303,021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
19,539,259
|
|
|
25,014,141
|
|
|
38,092,341
|
|
|
5,221,992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research
and development
|
|
|
93,814
|
|
|
527,219
|
|
|
436,923
|
|
|
59,897
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
7,811,742
|
|
|
7,298,980
|
|
|
18,957,385
|
|
|
2,598,824
|
|
Selling
and distribution expenses
|
|
|
5,790,675
|
|
|
9,210,975
|
|
|
11,755,517
|
|
|
1,611,537
|
|
Total
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
13,696,231
|
|
|
17,037,174
|
|
|
31,149,825
|
|
|
4,270,258
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit
from operations
|
|
|
5,843,028
|
|
|
7,976,967
|
|
|
6,942,516
|
|
|
951,734
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
110,268
|
|
|
141,230
|
|
|
3,533,326
|
|
|
484,376
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(483,033
|
)
|
|
(13,471
|
)
|
|
(841,277
|
)
|
|
(115,329
|
)
|
Interest
expense- amortization of discount on notes
payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(31,320,836
|
)
|
|
(4,293,702
|
)
|
Interest
expense- amortization of deferred loan costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,610,234
|
)
|
|
(906,182
|
)
|
Income
on investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
985,085
|
|
|
135,043
|
|
Foreign
currency exchange loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(201,847
|
)
|
|
(27,671
|
)
|
Minority
interest in loss of consolidated subsidiary
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
32,520
|
|
|
4,458
|
|
Net
Income (loss)
|
|
¥ |
5,470,263
|
|
¥ |
8,104,726
|
|
¥ |
(27,480,747
|
)
|
$
|
(3,767,273
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
(loss) per ordinary share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
¥ |
4.43
|
|
¥ |
4.80
|
|
¥ |
(10.23
|
)
|
$
|
(1.40
|
)
|
Diluted
|
|
¥ |
3.50
|
|
¥
|
4.43
|
|
¥ |
(10.23
|
)
|
$
|
(1.40
|
)
|
The
following table sets forth certain selected financial information expressed
as a
percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated and cost of revenues
and
product development expenses expressed as a percentage of the related revenues:
In addition, the table sets forth a comparison of selected financial
information, expressed as a percentage change between 2007 and 2006.
|
|
RMB
|
|
|
|
FY 2006
|
|
Percentage
of FY 2006
Revenues
|
|
FY 2007
|
|
Percentage
of FY 2007
Revenues
|
|
Change
FY 2006 v FY
2007
|
|
% Change
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Software
sales
|
|
|
29,832,720
|
|
|
62.4
|
%
|
|
41,360,165
|
|
|
49.2
|
%
|
|
11,527,445
|
|
|
38.6
|
%
|
Hardware
sales
|
|
|
11,403,473
|
|
|
23.8
|
%
|
|
16,198,402
|
|
|
19.3
|
%
|
|
4,794,929
|
|
|
42.0
|
%
|
Service
fee income
|
|
|
6,607,337
|
|
|
13.8
|
%
|
|
26,511,794
|
|
|
31.5
|
%
|
|
19,904,457
|
|
|
301.2
|
%
|
Total
Revenues
|
|
|
47,843,530
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
84,070,361
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
36,226,831
|
|
|
75.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of software
|
|
|
7,665,866
|
|
|
16.0
|
%
|
|
15,412,948
|
|
|
18.3
|
%
|
|
7,747,082
|
|
|
101.1
|
%
|
Cost
of hardware
|
|
|
10,548,649
|
|
|
22.0
|
%
|
|
12,587,418
|
|
|
15.0
|
%
|
|
2,038,769
|
|
|
19.3
|
%
|
Cost
of service fee income
|
|
|
1,887,676
|
|
|
3.9
|
%
|
|
6,857,161
|
|
|
8.2
|
%
|
|
4,969,485
|
|
|
263.3
|
%
|
Amortization
of acquired technology
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
8,231,375
|
|
|
9.8
|
%
|
|
8,231,375
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Amortization
of software costs
|
|
|
2,727,198
|
|
|
5.7
|
%
|
|
2,891,118
|
|
|
3.4
|
%
|
|
161,920
|
|
|
5.9
|
%
|
Total
Cost of Revenue
|
|
|
22,829,389
|
|
|
47.7
|
%
|
|
45,978,020
|
|
|
54.7
|
%
|
|
23,148,631
|
|
|
101.4
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
25,014,141
|
|
|
52.3
|
%
|
|
38,092,341
|
|
|
45.3
|
%
|
|
13,078,200
|
|
|
52.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research
and development
|
|
|
527,219
|
|
|
1.1
|
%
|
|
436,923
|
|
|
0.5
|
%
|
|
(90,296
|
)
|
|
(17.1
|
)%
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
7,298,980
|
|
|
15.3
|
%
|
|
18,957,385
|
|
|
22.5
|
%
|
|
11,658,405
|
|
|
159.7
|
%
|
Selling
and distribution expenses
|
|
|
9,210,975
|
|
|
19.3
|
%
|
|
11,755,517
|
|
|
14.0
|
%
|
|
2,544,542
|
|
|
27.6
|
%
|
Total
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
17,037,174
|
|
|
35.6
|
%
|
|
31,149,825
|
|
|
37.1
|
%
|
|
14,112,651
|
|
|
82.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit
from operations
|
|
|
7,976,967
|
|
|
16.7
|
%
|
|
6,942,516
|
|
|
8.3
|
%
|
|
(1,034,451
|
)
|
|
(13.0
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
141,230
|
|
|
0.3
|
%
|
|
3,533,326
|
|
|
4.2
|
%
|
|
3,392,096
|
|
|
2,401.8
|
%
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(13,471
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(841,277
|
)
|
|
(1.0
|
)%
|
|
(827,806
|
)
|
|
6,145.2
|
%
|
Amortization
of discount on notes payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(31,320,836
|
)
|
|
(37.3
|
)%
|
|
(31,320,836
|
)
|
|
N/A
|
|
Amortization
of loan costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,610,234
|
)
|
|
(7.9
|
)%
|
|
(6,610,234
|
)
|
|
N/A
|
|
Income
(loss) on investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
985,085
|
|
|
1.2
|
%
|
|
985,085
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Foreign
exchange loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(201,847
|
)
|
|
(0.2
|
)%
|
|
(201,847
|
)
|
|
N/A
|
|
Minority
interest in loss of consolidated subsidiary
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
32,520
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
32,520
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Net
Income(loss)
|
|
|
8,104,726
|
|
|
16.9
|
%
|
|
(27,480,747
|
)
|
|
(32.7
|
)%
|
|
(35,585,473
|
)
|
|
(439.1
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
(loss) per ordinary share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
4.80
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10.23
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(15.02
|
)
|
|
(313.2
|
)%
|
Diluted
|
|
|
4.43
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10.23
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(14.65
|
)
|
|
(331.1
|
)%
|
The
following table sets forth certain gross margin data expressed as a percentage
of software sales revenues, hardware revenues and services fee revenue, as
appropriate:
|
|
RMB
|
|
|
|
FY 2006
|
|
Gross Margin
for FY 2006
|
|
FY 2007
|
|
Gross
Margin for
FY 2007
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Software
sales
|
|
|
29,832,720
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,360,165
|
|
|
|
|
Hardware
sales
|
|
|
11,403,473
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,198,402
|
|
|
|
|
Service
fee income
|
|
|
6,607,337
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,511,794
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Revenues
|
|
|
47,843,530
|
|
|
|
|
|
84,070,361
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of software
|
|
|
7,665,866
|
|
|
74.3
|
%
|
|
15,412,948
|
|
|
62.7
|
%
|
Cost
of hardware
|
|
|
10,548,649
|
|
|
7.5
|
%
|
|
12,587,418
|
|
|
22.3
|
%
|
Cost
of service fee income
|
|
|
1,887,676
|
|
|
71.4
|
%
|
|
6,857,161
|
|
|
74.1
|
%
|
Amortization
of acquired technology
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,231,375
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization
of software costs
|
|
|
2,727,198
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,891,118
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Cost of Revenue
|
|
|
22,829,389
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,978,020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
25,014,141
|
|
|
52.3
|
%
|
|
38,090,341
|
|
|
45.3
|
%
|
Year
Ended December 31, 2007 Compared to Year Ended December 31,
2006
The
operating results for 2007 only include the impact of Royalstone from the date
of acquisition (i.e., August 1, 2007) through December 31,
2007.
Revenue
Total
revenue.
Total
revenue is comprised of software sales, hardware sales and service fee revenue.
Total revenue increased 76% from RMB47.8 million in 2006 to RMB84.1 million
in
2007.
Software
sales.
Our
software sales increased 39% from RMB29.8 million in 2006 to RMB41.4 million
in
2007. This increase is primarily attributable to our decision to focus our
marketing efforts upon small and medium-sized businesses in our marketplace
and
the impact of our four acquisitions. The number of small and medium-sized
businesses in China has grown dramatically, and we expect to see this trend
continue in future fiscal periods. In addition, we also believe that as such
businesses mature their need for our products and services will correspondingly
increase. These customers are essential to the growth and development of our
company. We expect to witness more intensive competition in the Chinese retail
market in the near future.
Sales
contracts in 2007 increased 135% to RMB129.3 million from 2006. Total new orders
in 2007 increased 147% to 892 from 361 in 2006.
Software
sales from acquisitions were 23% of the total software sales:
A.
In
January 2007, we acquired Nanjing Tangcheng Network Technology Development
Corporation, a leading regional independent software vendor focusing on Eastern
China’s retail market.
B.
In May
2007, we acquired a 20% ownership interest in Beijing Wangku Hutong Information
Technology Co., Ltd., allowing us to offer a leading B2B platform that connects
retailers and small to medium-sized suppliers.
C.
In
August 2007, we acquired Crownhead and its subsidiary Guangzhou Royalstone,
significantly improving our market share among China’s top 100 retailers and
international retail accounts.
D.
In
November 2007, we acquired a majority stake in Beijing Fuji Biaoshang
Information Technology Inc., a company that provides SaaS and B2B supply chain
management platform to connect suppliers and retailers and a B2C platform for
retailers.
E.
We
have penetrated new markets in addition to maintaining our competitive position
and expanding our market share through organic growth in the front chain market,
particularly in the retail and FMCG markets. We are also leveraging our existing
client base (over 770 retailers and over 200 distributors) into new
areas such as B2B service between these retailers and their suppliers
and exploring new media business based on the consumer
community.
Hardware
sales.
Our
hardware sales increased 42% from RMB11.4 million in 2006 to RMB16.2 million
in
2007. In recent years, we decided to de-emphasize hardware sales in an
increasingly competitive hardware sales market. The margins that we are able
to
achieve from hardware sales have diminished significantly. As a relatively
young
company, we don’t believe that we are in a business position to leverage a low
margin, high volume sales sector. Consequently, while we will continue to sell
computer hardware in connection with our software sales, we have not emphasized
and do not expect to emphasize hardware sales as part of our marketing and
sales
strategies. Nonetheless, there may be occasions where we may profitably include
hardware in projects that we complete for clients that possess superior credit.
This occurred in 2007, when several customers required the purchase of new
hardware for integration into their software products. As a result, we
experienced an increase in hardware sales in comparison to 2006. Over time,
however, we expect to experience reduced hardware sales as we focus our efforts
on higher margin areas of our business. We expect that, in the short-term,
we
may fail to capture additional revenues for hardware sales, but our management
believes that the long-term health of our company is substantially dependent
upon the licensing of our software products. As a result of our decision to
de-emphasize hardware sales, we have altered our revenue structure in an effort
to enhance our software sales and service fees.
Service
fee income.
Our
service fee income increased 301% from RMB6.6 million in 2006 to RMB26.5 million
in 2007. This increase is primarily attributable to the following factors:
A.
We
generated service fee income from SaaS in 2007. We will focus on using this
method to deliver our software to small and medium-sized businesses in China,
especially in specialty stores, in future fiscal periods;
B.
The
free service periods for many contracts previously signed began to expire during
2007, and further services are charged on an annual basis, resulting in
increased service fee income. Maintenance services revenues increased 60% in
2007 compared to 2006; and
C.
The
increase in software sales provided additional opportunities for our company
to
generate service fees associated with such software.
As
we
continue to refine our business model, we expect to continue to experience
increased service fees.
Cost
of revenues
Cost
of software.
Cost of
software consists of wages, materials, handling charges and other expenses
associated with the development of our software. Cost of software essentially
increased 101.1% from RMB7.7 million in 2006 to RMB15.4 million in 2007. This
increase resulted from our expanded sales force in key geographic markets.
We
will continue to pursue marquee global accounts in China including
B&Q-Kingfisher, Johnson & Johnson, Jusco and Aeon as well as leading
domestic software providers such as Beijing Jade Bird Sihua and others. We
are
now supplying solutions to over 1,000 clients, which represents a 100% increase
over our 500 clients in 2006. As such, these projects require more integration
services to reach completion. Over time, however, we believe that as our
customer base grows, our cost of license and related maintenance revenue will
increase as we hire personnel for our customer support organization. As a
percentage of software sales, cost of software was 26% for 2006 and 37% for
2007. This increase was primarily attributable to the fact that in 2007, we
sold
more software products and third party royalties. We expect that as we continue
to develop and license newer products and have more sales on software for which
we pay royalties, cost of software as a percentage of software sales will likely
increase.
Cost
of hardware.
Cost of
hardware consists primarily of fees for third party hardware products that
are
utilized in connection with our software products. Cost of hardware increased
by
19.3% from RMB10.5 million in 2006 to RMB12.6 million in 2007. This increase
resulted directly from the increase in hardware sales we experienced in 2007.
As
a percentage of hardware sales, cost of hardware was 93% in 2006 and 78% in
2007. This decrease was primarily attributable to our selective high margin
deal
in hardware sales.
Cost
of service fee income.
Cost of
service fee income includes salaries and related expenses of our consulting
organization and an allocation of our facilities and depreciation expenses.
Cost
of services increased 263% from RMB1.9 million for 2006 to RMB6.9 million for
2007. The increase resulted directly from the dramatic increase in our service
fee income and the increased size in our labor force necessary to fulfill our
service obligations.
Amortization
of acquired technology.
The
amortization of acquired software technology in 2007 resulted from amortization
of software technology acquired in the four acquisitions.
Amortization
of software costs.
Intangible assets represent the cost of computer software we acquired and
developed. These costs are amortized over the useful life of the software.
Costs
included are mostly salary and employee benefits for those involved in the
development of the software. Amortization expense increased 5.9% from RMB2.7
million in 2006 to RMB2.9 million in 2007. The increase is due to the increase
of software products being amortized at December 31, 2007. Because we are
continually developing our products, we expect amortization to increase in
future years based upon our success in developing new products for our
customers.
Operating
expenses
Research
and development.
Research and development expenses, which are expensed as incurred, consist
primarily of salaries and related costs of our engineering organization;
consultants; and an allocation of our facilities and depreciation expenses.
We
believe that our success depends on continued enhancement of our current
products and our ability to develop new technologically advanced products that
meet the increasingly sophisticated requirements of our customers. Research
and
development expenses decreased 17.1% from RMB527,219 in 2006 to RMB436,923
in
2007. The decrease in these expenses was primarily attributable to the fact
that
in 2007 we focused our attention on upgrading software products to meet the
evolving complexities of our customers’ businesses. We did not focus on research
and development in 2006. Rather, we opted to gain market acceptance of our
software products that were developed in previous fiscal periods. Research
and
development represented 1.1% of total revenue for 2006 and 0.52% of total
revenue for 2007.
General
and administrative.
General
and administrative expenses consist primarily of costs from our finance and
human resources organizations; third party legal and other professional services
fees; and an allocation of our facilities costs and depreciation expenses.
General and administrative expenses increased 160% from RMB7.3 million in 2006
to RMB19.0 million in 2007. The increase in general and administrative expenses
was attributable to a 27% increase in average headcount, which resulted in
a
RMB3.2 million increase in salaries and related benefits, a
RMB2.5 million increase in incentive compensation due to the Company’s
improved operating performance and a RMB1.1 million increase in legal and
accounting costs as result of the larger combined company and compliance costs
incurred to implement the internal control system required by the 2002
Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
General
and administrative expenses were 15% of total revenue for 2006 and 22% of total
revenue for 2007. This increase in general and administrative expenses as a
percentage of revenue was attributable to the increase of general and
administrative expenses noted above. We expect that as a public company we
will
likely experience an increase in general and administrative expenses as a
percentage of total revenues in future fiscal periods. These expenses include
additional legal and accounting fees and public relations costs.
Selling
and distribution expenses.
Selling
and distribution expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs of
our
sales and marketing organization: sales bonuses; costs of our marketing
programs, including public relations, advertising, trade shows, and collateral
sales bonuses; and an allocation of our facilities and depreciation expenses.
Selling and distribution expenses increased 27.6% from RMB9.2 million in 2006
to
RMB11.8 million in 2007. The increase in selling and distribution expenses
was
due to additional labor costs associated with the expansion of our sales force.
During this time period we added 26 employees to our sales department. We
anticipate that sales and marketing expenses will increase to support our
intended expansion of our sales and marketing organization. Selling and
distribution expenses were 19% of total revenue for 2006 and 14% of total
revenue for 2007. This decrease in selling and distribution expenses as a
percentage of revenue was attributable to the fact that the costs associated
with our larger sales department were offset by increased sales that we could
recognize in 2007.
Other
Expenses
Interest
Income.
Our
interest income represents the interest accrued as a result of bank deposits.
Our interest income increased 24 times from RMB141,230 in 2006 to RMB3.5 million
in 2007. The increase is primarily due to interest earned in 2007 on the
proceeds of our initial public offering.
Interest
Expense.
Our
interest expense increased dramatically from RMB13,471 in 2006 to RMB38.8
million in 2007. This increase primarily resulted from the interest on the
Convertible Notes issued to institutional investors on March 13,
2007.
Holding
Company Structure
We
are a
holding company with no operations of our own. All of our operations are
conducted through eFuture Beijing, our Chinese subsidiary. As a result, our
ability to pay dividends and to finance any debt that we may incur is dependent
upon dividends and other distributions paid by eFuture Beijing. If eFuture
Beijing incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing
the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends to us. In addition, Chinese
legal restrictions permit payment of dividends to us by eFuture Beijing only
out
of its net income, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting
standards and regulations. Under Chinese law, eFuture Beijing may also be
required to set aside a portion (at least 10%) of its after tax net income,
if
any, each year for certain reserve funds until the amount of the reserve reaches
50% of eFuture Beijing’s registered capital. According to Chinese law, however,
eFuture Beijing is required to withdraw reserve funds only in fiscal years
following the elimination of its accumulated deficit in which it paid income
tax. Noting our accumulated deficit and the tax deferrals associated with our
business, we have not funded these reserves in the past and do not expect to
do
so in the near future. Consequently, we do not believe that these fund reserves
had or will have a material impact upon our liquidity. Although these statutory
reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital
and
eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings, the reserve funds are
not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of a solvent liquidation
of eFuture Beijing. This reserve fund is not distributable as a cash
dividend.
B. Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
working capital balances at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were
RMB50.7 million and RMB56.4 million, respectively.
We
expect
cash flow from operations to be positive in 2008. We also believe our cash
position is sufficient to meet our operating needs for the foreseeable
future.
Operating
activities provided
cash of RMB18.5 million in 2007 compared to RMB12.6 million in 2006.
The principle sources of our cash flow from operations are net income adjusted
for depreciation, software amortization, the amortization of discounts on
notes
payable, the amortization of deferred loan costs and compensation expenses
for
directors and employees.
Investing
activities used
cash
of RMB68.3 million in 2007 and RMB3.6 million in 2006. The primary use of
cash
in investing activities in 2007 included RMB53.2 million in payment of direct
costs related to the Royalstone and other acquisitions and RMB1.5 million
in capital expenditures.
Financing
activities provided
cash of RMB58.1 million in 2007 and RMB44.3 million in 2006. Financing
activities in 2007 included RMB69.1 million of proceeds from the convertible
notes completed in March, the proceeds from the warrants issued to the
underwriter in the IPO and the RMB12.0 million payment of the make-whole
obligation on the convertible notes. Financing activities in 2006 included
proceeds of RMB47.1million from the IPO and the repayment of RMB2.8 million
the
short-term loans.
We
believe our cash and cash equivalents and net cash provided from operations
will
provide adequate liquidity to meet our normal operating requirements for
the
foreseeable future. A major component of our positive cash flow is the
collection of accounts receivable and the generation of cash earnings.
Indebtedness
On
March 13, 2007, we entered into and closed a Securities Purchase Agreement
with three funds associated with two institutional investors (the “PIPE
Investors”), pursuant to which we issued and the PIPE Investors purchased
$10,000,000 of our convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”), 184,077
Series A Warrants (the “Series A Warrants”) and 230,097 Series B
Warrants (the “Series B Warrants”). The Series A and Series B Warrants were
issued in proportion to the amount of Convertible Notes purchased by each
PIPE
Investor. In addition, our placement agent, Westminster Securities Corp.
(“WSC”)
and certain of its employees received, in the aggregate, 73,291 Placement
Agent
Warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants” and, together with the Series A and
Series B Warrants, the “PIPE Warrants”) with terms substantially similar to
those issued to the PIPE Investors.
Other
than as discussed in this section, there has not been any material change
in our
indebtedness, commitments and contingent liabilities since December 31, 2006.
C. Research
and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.
We
charge
all of our development costs to research and development until we have
established technological feasibility. We acknowledge technological feasibility
of our software when a detailed program design has been completed, or upon
the
completion of a working model. Upon reaching technological feasibility, we
capitalize additional software costs until the software is available for
general
release to customers. Although we have not established a budget or time table
for software development, we anticipate the need to continue the development
of
our software products in the future and the cost could be significant. We
believe that, as in the past, the costs of development will result in new
products that will increase revenue and therefore justify costs. There is,
however, a reasonable possibility that we may be unable to realize the carrying
value of our software, and the amount not so realized may adversely affect
our
financial position, results of operation or liquidity in the future
Research
and development expenses, which are expensed as incurred, consist primarily
of
salaries and related costs of our engineering organization; consultants;
and an
allocation of our facilities and depreciation expenses. We believe that our
success depends on continued enhancement of our current products and our
ability
to develop new technologically advanced products that meet the increasingly
sophisticated requirements of our customers. Research and development expenses
decreased 17.1% from RMB0.5 million in 2006 to RMB0.4million in 2007. The
decrease in these expenses was primarily attributable to the fact that in
2007
we focused our attention on upgrading software products to meet the evolving
complexities of our customers’ businesses. We did not focus on research and
development in 2006. Rather, we opted to gain market acceptance of our software
products that were developed in previous fiscal periods. Research and
development represented 1.1% of total revenue for 2006 and 0.5% of total
revenue
for 2007.
D. Trend
Information
In
the
first quarter of 2008, our new sales contracts increased 102% to RMB18 million
from RMB8.8 million in the first quarter of 2007. Total new orders increased
350% to 117 order from 26 in the first quarter of 2007.
Service
sales contracts increased 663% to RMB8.6 from RMB1.1 million in the first
quarter of 2007. It is our policy to provide free maintenance for our products
in the first year of operation. After the first year, we start to charge
maintenance and support fees. This allows us to expand partnerships with
existing customers by delivering more value.
During
the first quarter of 2008, we placed a strong emphasis on integrating our
acquisitions completed in 2007 into a single platform and smoothly incorporating
new cultures into our company. This organic growth strategy has translated
into
a 10% increase in gross margins, if we exclude amortization of the acquired
technology.
Specifically,
we have been working to strengthen our back-office resource integration in
order
to reduce headcount.
We
are
working to improve our processes to decrease software implementation costs.
At
the same time, we are condensing multiple versions of similar software into
full-featured, single versions, which we believe will reduce our R&D costs
in the long-term.
During
the first quarter of 2008, we also organized our software business into six
vertical strategic business areas. These areas will focus on delivering software
that is optimized for the specific needs of specific market segments. The
new
areas are: Department Store and Shopping Mall, Grocery and Supermarket,
Specialty Retail, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Small-to-Medium Business and
Key
Accounts.
We
are
excited about our business to business services, including www.bfuture.com.cn
and www.jindian.com.cn that will go to market in 2008 to increase value for
retailers and their suppliers, and we expect our B2B service business to
contribute an increasing amount to our full-year 2008 revenue.
During
the quarter, we completed the co-development of our B2B SaaS platform with
IBM
China Research Lab and IBM Global service team, which we began in October,
2007.
In April, we launched this product as our www.bfuture.com.cn website, and
Wangfujing Department Store Group, one of the largest department stores in
China, became the first to use the online supply chain management platform.
Since the launch of the website, we have brought over 1,000 suppliers to
the
platform, allowing them to exchange business information, arrange payment
online
and access purchase orders, returns, payment status, inventory levels and
sales
data analysis. In the future, we plan to bundle our enterprise resource planning
platform into the bfuture.com.cn website as well. We are very excited about
our
first SaaS products and the synergies we see with our current software clients.
While our SaaS model did not contribute to first quarter earnings, we believe
that our SaaS products may contribute as much as $1.2 million to our full-year
2008 revenue.
In
April
2008, we launched our www.jindian.com.cn website in conjunction with Wangku.
China Jindian is a B2B website for small to medium-size suppliers and retailers.
The goal of the website is to help local suppliers enter into stores across
China by giving them a platform to connect to retailers nationwide. We will
complete the 100-day public pilot test of the website in August, but in the
meantime, we are gathering valuable information on the specific requirements
of
both suppliers and retailers that we expect will help us maximize the value
of
the user experience for the final website.
Also
in
April 2008, we acquired Proadvancer Systems, a leading logistics company
operating in China and Asia. The acquisition has already brought us two
significant contracts to retrofit Chaopi Trading Company’s distribution center
and provide logistics software licenses and digital picking equipment to
WuShang
BulkSale Chain Company. The acquisition has given us a powerful logistics
offering, and we expect Proadvancer, which is now called eFuture Logistical
Business Unit, to be accretive in the third quarter. Additionally, we plan
to
have completed the major integration of our acquisition of Proadvancer Systems
by August and expect the rest of our integration will proceed smoothly and
provide valuable, long-term synergies.
In
May
2008, we completed the acquisition of a 51% stake in Wangku, a leading
e-commerce company in China with a focus on the retail and fast-moving consumer
goods industries. We expect Wangku to contribute about 15% to 20% to our
full-year 2008 revenue.
As
we
push forward in 2008, we plan to leverage our extensive relationships throughout
China’s retail industry to begin offering B2C software-as-a-service, while
continuing the rollout of new software solutions and pushing the development
and
adoption of our B2B SaaS platform. In the third quarter, we plan to deploy
a B2C
solution that will allow our clients to launch their own e-commerce websites.
E. Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have
not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee
the
payment obligations of any third parties. In addition, we have not entered
into
any derivative contracts that are indexed to our own shares and classified
as
shareholders’ equity, or that are not reflected in our financial statements.
Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets
transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity
or
market risk support to such entity. Moreover, we do not have any variable
interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity,
market
risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research
and
development services with us.
F. Tabular
Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
The
following table sets forth our contractual obligations as of December 31,
2007:
|
|
Payments
Due By Period
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Less
than
1
Year
|
|
1-3
Years
|
|
3-5
Years
|
|
More
than
5
Years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible
Notes, Net of Debt Discount
|
|
¥
|
10,419,491
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
¥
|
10,419,491
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
(Finance) Lease Obligations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Lease Obligations
|
|
¥
|
2,700,559
|
|
¥
|
2,337,662
|
|
¥
|
362,897
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
Obligations
|
|
¥
|
26,115,895
|
|
¥
|
19,698,925
|
|
¥
|
6,416,970
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Make-Whole
Obligation
|
|
¥
|
10,454,198
|
|
¥
|
1,164,116
|
|
¥
|
6,397,605
|
|
¥
|
2,892,477
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
¥
|
49,327,246
|
|
¥
|
9,918,748
|
|
¥
|
19,698,925
|
|
¥
|
19,709,573
|
|
|
-
|
|
Item
6. Directors,
Senior Management and Employees
|
A.
|
Directors
and Senior Management
|
The
following table sets forth our executive officers and directors, their
ages and
the positions held by them as of June 27, 2008:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adam
Yan (1)(8)
|
|
40
|
|
Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer, Director and Founder
|
Deliang
Tong (1)
|
|
43
|
|
Chief
Operating Officer
|
Qicheng
Yang (1)
|
|
42
|
|
Chief
Technology Officer and Founder
|
Hongjun
Zou (1)
|
|
40
|
|
Chief
Innovation Officer and Founder
|
Ping
Yu (1)(7)
|
|
38
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Director
|
Tony
Zhao (1)
|
|
43
|
|
Vice
President and Chief Strategy Officer
|
Ming
Zhu (2)(9)
|
|
49
|
|
Director
|
Dong
Cheng, Ph.D. (1)(3)(4)(5)(9)
|
|
40
|
|
Director
|
John
Dai (1)(4)(5)(8)
|
|
45
|
|
Director
|
Dennis
O. Laing(3)(5)(6)(7)
|
|
62
|
|
Director
|
Brian
Lin (1)(3)(4)(9)
|
|
43
|
|
Director
|
(1)
|
The
individual’s business address is c/o eFuture Information Technology Inc.,
No. 10 Building, BUT Software Park, No. 1 Disheng North Street,
BDA, Yizhuang District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
100176.
|
(2) |
Mr.
Zhu’s business address is c/o RMCC International, Inc. 6724 Patterson
Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23226.
|
(3) |
Member
of audit committee.
|
(4) |
Member
of compensation committee.
|
(5) |
Member
of corporate governance committee.
|
(6) |
Mr.
Laing’s business address is 4860 Cox Road, Suite 200, Glen Allen, Virginia
23060.
|
(7) |
Class
II director whose term expires in 2010.
|
(8) |
Class
III director whose term expires in 2008.
|
(9) |
Class
I director whose term expires in 2009.
|
Adam
Yan. Mr.
Yan is
our
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director. He founded eFuture in
1997.
From 1997 to 1999 and 2002 to 2004, Mr. Yan also served as our Chief Accounting
Officer. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Yan served as the general manager of the
Bangda
Information Industry Center of the Haikou Financial Bureau in the Hainan
province of China. Mr. Yan received a bachelor’s degree in computer science and
a master’s degree in machine vision engineering from Chonqing University in
China. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Yan also served as the chief accounting software
designer for Haikou Accounting Firm in the Hainan province of China. In
his role
as chief accounting software designer, Mr. Yan served as the development
team
leader responsible for writing the software in accordance with the accounting
policies of the Chinese government, developing system architecture, and
developing team organization. He has also studied accounting and finance
at the
Central University of Finance and Economics.
Deliang
Tong.
Mr.
Tong has been nominated to serve as our chief operating officer beginning
on
July 1, 2008 and
also
is the President of our wholly-owned subsidiary, eFuture (Beijing). Mr.
Tong
founded Guangzhou Royalstone System Integration Co. Ltd. in 1992, and served
as
its Chairman and CEO. Mr. Tong received a bachelor’s degree in electronics and a
master’s degree in software engineering from the University of Electronic
Science and Technology of China. Mr. Tong served as department manager
for
Sichuan Xinchao Computing Group from 1989 to 1991. Mr. Tong also served
as the
general manager for the south for Beijing Stone Group from 1991 to 1992.
Qicheng
Yang. Mr.
Yang
has served as our Chief Technology Officer since 1997. From 1995 to 1997,
Mr.
Yang served as the Chief Technology Officer of Hainan Fujie Industrial
Inc., an
information technology company delivering software and system integration
services in the Hainan province of China. From 1993 to 1995, he served
as a
manager in the system network department of Hainan Zhouli Sci-Tech Industrial
Inc., an information technology company delivering software and system
integration services in the Hainan province of China. From 1990 to 1993,
Mr.
Yang taught computer courses at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
He received a bachelor’s degree in automatic control and a master’s degree in
automatic control from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in
China.
Hongjun
Zou. Mr.
Zou
is our Chief Innovation Officer and has served as our Chief Operating Officer
since 1997. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Zou served as Chief Technology Officer
of
Hainan Fujie Industrial Company, an information technology company providing
multi-media development platform software to various industries in China.
Mr.
Zou received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Chongqing University
in China.
Ping
Yu.
Ms. Ping Yu is our Company’s Chief Financial Officer and is a United
States-educated Certified Public Accountant. She received a bachelor’s degree
from Hubei University and a master’s degree in Business Administration from
Rutgers University. From 1993 to 2001, Ms. Yu served various positions in
different corporations, including service as a Senior Accountant of Longchamp
Sales Corp. (August 1993 - June 1996), a Senior Analyst of Citi Industrial
Bank
(July 1996 - September 1999), and Chief Officer of the Accounting Department
of
Walkalone Real Estate Co. (October 1999 - April 2001). In 2001, Ms. Yu
received her master’s degree and began work as an auditor for Golf &
Wrobleski in New York (September 2002 - February 2004). In 2004, on returning
to
China, Ms. Yu served as manager of the internal auditing section of
Dongfeng Nissan (February 2004 - June 2005), where she was responsible
for
internal control and risk management tasks. Before being employed by
eFuture,
Ms. Yu served as a specialist in Beijing Smartdot Technologies, Inc. (July
2005 - December 2006), providing consultation to companies listed in
the United
States on meeting the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as well
as helping
companies implement the COSO-Enterprise Risk Management-Integrated framework.
Tony
Zhao, Ph.D.
Dr.
Zhao is our Chief Strategy Officer. Dr. Zhao joined us in May 2007. From
2000 to
2007, Dr. Zhao was the chief editor of “E-commerce World”, which is a leading
magazine covering B2B and B2C in China. Since 2003, Dr. Zhao has served
as a
consulting expert for alibaba.com, hc360.com, chemnet.com, ebay.com and
others.
Dr, Zhao has also served as an e-commerce expert for the National Development
and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Information
Industry of the PRC. Dr. Zhao has written numerous articles on the development
of e-commerce theory and practices in China. From 1997 to 2000, Dr. Zhao
was the
chief editor of the “Hardware Channel” for “Popular Computer Week”, a top
newspaper for end-users of computers in China. Dr. Zhao received a bachelor’s
degree and a master’s degree in precision optoelectronic engineering from
Chongqing University in China. He also received a doctorate degree in
fiber
sensing engineering from Chongqing University.
Ming
Zhu. Mr.
Zhu
has served as a director since 2005. Since 1994, Mr. Zhu has been an
international business consultant with RMCC International, Inc., a Richmond,
Virginia based import/export consulting firm. Mr. Zhu received a bachelor’s
degree in English from Beijing Second Foreign Language Institute and
a master’s
degree in tourism and business from Virginia Commonwealth
University.
Dong
Cheng, Ph.D. Dr.
Cheng
has served as a director since 2005. Since 2002, Dr. Cheng has served
as a Full
Professor at the Business School at Renmin University of China. From
1995 to
2002, Dr. Cheng served as an Associate Professor at Renmin University,
and from
1993 to 1995, Dr. Cheng served as an Assistant Professor at Renmin University.
Dr. Cheng has written numerous articles on the development of Chinese
business
practices. Dr. Cheng received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in
computer software from Xi’an Jiao Tong University in China. He also received a
doctorate degree in Business Administration from Renmin University and
was a
doctorate candidate in Computer Science from Peking University in Beijing,
China.
John
Dai. Mr.
Dai
is currently the Director of External Relationship and International
Cooperation
of China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (CASME), an organization
aimed at advancing the interests of China’s small and medium enterprises
internationally. He is also former CEO of Vanda Computer Systems, a Hong
Kong
based public company focused on systems integration and banking application
services in China. Mr. Dai has served in various other executive positions
including General Manager of SAS China and General Manager of IBM’s Greater
China Distribution Industry Group. Mr. Dai received his bachelor’s degree in
Industrial and Civil Construction from Wuhan Industrial University and
his
master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Tsinghua University.
Dennis
O. Laing. Mr.
Laing
has practiced law in Richmond, Virginia for over 30 years. Mr. Laing’s law
practice centers upon business and corporate law with special interest
in
energy, healthcare and technology sectors. Mr. Laing received a bachelor’s
degree in government from the University of Virginia and a law degree
from the
University of Richmond. Mr. Laing was initially appointed to the Board of
Directors to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Mr. L. McCarthy
Downs III
upon the termination of appointment rights held by Anderson & Strudwick
Incorporated received in connection with its service as underwriter
in our
initial public offering. Mr. Laing also serves as a director of Sino-Global
Shipping America, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SINO).
Brian
Lin.
Mr. Lin
is currently the Chief Executive Officer and a director of China Fire
&
Security Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFSG), a leading total solution provider
of
industrial fire protection systems in China. Prior to joining China
Fire &
Security, from 2001 to 2005, Mr. Lin served as CEO of Beijing Linkhead
Technologies, a company that he co-founded in 1994 and sold to PacificNet
Inc.
in December 2003. Prior to Linkhead, Mr. Lin was Director of R&D,
Value-added Services Division of UTStarcom and held various management
and
technical positions with Nortel Networks, Motorola and Tandem Telecom
in the
United States. Mr. Lin received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and a master’s degree in
Electrical Engineering from University of Toronto, Canada in 1989.
There
are
no family relationships among any of the persons named above, and there
are no
arrangements or understandings with major shareholders, customers,
suppliers or
others, pursuant to which any such person was selected as a director
or member
of senior management.
B. Compensation
Executive
and Director Compensation
The
following table shows the estimated annual compensation paid by us
to our
executive officers and directors for the year ended December 31,
2007.
Summary
Compensation Table
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Annual
Compensation for Year Ended December 31, 2007
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Ordinary
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Shares
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Underlying
|
|
Other
Annual
|
|
All
Other
|
|
Name
|
|
Salary
|
|
Bonus
|
|
Options
|
|
Compensation
|
|
Compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adam
Yan
|
|
|
250,972.80
|
|
$
|
56,087.72
|
|
|
3,875
|
|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
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|
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Deliang
Tong(1)
|
|
¥
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Qicheng
Yang
|
|
¥
|
251,520.00
|
|
¥
|
82,756.33
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
Chief
Technology Officer
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hongjun
Zou
|
|
¥
|
246,120.00
|
|
¥
|
37,961.92
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
Chief
Innovation Officer
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
Ping
Yu
|
|
¥
|
228,000.00
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
Chief
Financial Officer and Director
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tony
Zhao(2)
|
|
¥
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ming
Zhu
|
|
¥
|
43,767.60
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Director
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Dong
Cheng, Ph.D.
|
|
¥
|
43,767.60
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
12,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Director
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
John
Dai
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Director
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dennis
O. Laing
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brian
Lin
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tong
Wenhua(3)
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wang
Chaoyong(4)
|
|
¥
|
44,020.55
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
12,000
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
(1) |
Mr.Tong
has been nominated to serve as Chief Operating Officer
in 2008 but did not
receive any compensation in 2007 for service as a member
of senior
management.
|
(2) |
Dr.
Zhao has been nominated to serve as Vice President and
Chief Strategy
Officer in 2008 but did not receive any compensation
in 2007 for service
as a member of senior management.
|
(3) |
Mr.
Tong served as a director for part of
2007.
|
(4) |
Mr.
Wang served as a director for part of
2007.
|
C. Board
practices
See
information provided in response to Item 6.A. above as to the current
directors
and the expiration of current director terms.
Board
of Directors and Board Committees
Our
board
of directors consists of seven members. There are no family relationships
between any of our executive officers and directors.
The
directors are divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number
as the then
total number of directors permits. Class I directors shall face re-election
at
our annual general meeting of shareholders in 2009 and every three
years
thereafter. Class II directors shall face re-election at our annual
general
meeting of shareholders in 2010 and every three years thereafter.
Class III
directors shall face re-election at our annual general meeting of
shareholders
in 2008 and every three years thereafter.
If
the
number of directors changes, any increase or decrease will be apportioned
among
the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class
as nearly as
possible. Any additional directors of a class elected to fill a vacancy
resulting from an increase in such class will hold office for a term
that
coincides with the remaining term of that class. Decreases in the
number of
directors will not shorten the term of any incumbent director. These
board
provisions could make it more difficult for third parties to gain
control of our
company by making it difficult to replace members of the Board of
Directors.
A
director may vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which
he is
interested, provided, however that the nature of the interest of
any director in
any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or
prior to its
consideration and any vote on that matter. A general notice or disclosure
to the
directors or otherwise contained in the minutes of a meeting or a
written
resolution of the directors or any committee thereof that a director
is a
shareholder of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded
as interested
in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient
disclosure and
after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special
notice
relating to any particular transaction.
There
are
no membership qualifications for directors. Further, there are no
share
ownership qualifications for directors unless so fixed by us in a
general
meeting.
Currently,
three committees have been established under the board: the audit
committee, the
compensation committee and the nominating committee. The audit committee
is
responsible for overseeing the accounting and financial reporting
processes of
our company and audits of the financial statements of our company,
including the
appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of our independent
auditors.
The compensation committee of the board of directors reviews and
makes
recommendations to the board regarding our compensation policies
for our
officers and all other forms of compensation, and also administers
our incentive
compensation plans and equity-based plans (but our board retains
the authority
to interpret those plans). The corporate governance committee of
the board of
directors is responsible for the assessment of the performance of
the board,
considering and making recommendations to the board with respect
to the
nominations or elections of directors and other governance issues.
There
are
no other arrangements or understandings pursuant to which our directors
are
selected or nominated.
There
are
no family relationships among any of the persons named above, and
there are no
arrangements or understandings with major shareholders, customers,
suppliers or
others, pursuant to which any such person was selected as a director
or member
of senior management.
D. Employees
As
of
December 31, 2007, we had 588 employees, all of whom were based in
China. Of the
total, five were in management, 118 were
in
technical support, 110 were in research and development, 89 were
engaged in
sales and marketing, and 14 were in financial affairs and administration.
We
believe that our relations with our employees are good. We have never
had a work
stoppage, and our employees are not subject to a collective bargaining
agreement. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had 331 and 284 employees,
respectively.
E. Share
ownership
The
following table sets forth information with respect to beneficial
ownership of
our ordinary shares and options as of June 27, 2008, for all of our
executive
officers and directors individually. Beneficial ownership is determined
in
accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment
power
with respect to the securities. Except as indicated below, and subject
to
applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table
have sole
voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares shown
as
beneficially owned by them. The number of our ordinary shares outstanding
used
in calculating the percentage for each listed person includes our
ordinary
shares underlying options held by such persons, but excludes ordinary
shares
underlying options held by any other person. Percentage of beneficial
ownership
is based on 2,995,552 shares outstanding as of June 27, 2008. These
shareholders
do not possess voting rights that differ from our other
shareholders.
|
|
Amount
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial
|
|
Percentage
|
|
|
|
Ownership
(1)
|
|
Ownership
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adam
Yan (3)
|
|
|
387,275
|
|
|
12.9
|
%
|
Deliang
Tong
|
|
|
35,544
|
|
|
*
|
|
Qicheng
Yang (4)
|
|
|
115,709
|
|
|
3.9
|
%
|
Hongjun
Zou (5)
|
|
|
216,622
|
|
|
7.2
|
%
|
Johnson
Li (6)
|
|
|
188,455
|
|
|
6.3
|
%
|
Tony
Zhao
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
|
Ping
Yu (7)
|
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
*
|
|
Dennis
O. Laing
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
|
Ming
Zhu
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
|
Dong
Cheng, Ph.D. (7)
|
|
|
2,400
|
|
|
*
|
|
Dennis
O. Laing
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
|
Brian
Lin
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
*
|
|
All
directors and executive officers as a group (12 people)
(8)
|
|
|
948,005
|
|
|
30.9
|
%
|
*
Less
than 1%.
(1)
|
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of
the SEC and
includes voting or investment power with respect to the
ordinary
shares.
|
(2)
|
The
number of our ordinary shares outstanding used in calculating
the
percentage for each listed person includes the ordinary
shares underlying
options held by such person.
|
(3)
|
Includes
currently exercisable options to purchase 3,847 ordinary
shares.
|
(4)
|
Includes
currently exercisable options to purchase 3,577 ordinary
shares.
|
(5)
|
Includes
currently exercisable options to purchase 3,379 ordinary
shares.
|
(6)
|
Includes
currently exercisable options to purchase 13,180 ordinary
shares.
|
(7)
|
Represents
currently exercisable options to purchase ordinary
shares.
|
(8)
|
Includes
currently exercisable options to purchase 28,383 ordinary
shares.
|
Stock
Option Plan and Grants
For
the
year ended December 31, 2007, the Company granted 131,675 share options
to its
employees and directors. The Company recognizes the relevant share-based
compensation expenses over the requisite service period.
Item
7. Major
Shareholder and Related Party Transactions
A. Major
shareholders
The
following table sets forth information with respect to beneficial ownership
of
our ordinary shares and options as of June 27, 2008, for all of our
executive
officers and directors individually. Beneficial ownership is determined
in
accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment
power
with respect to the securities. Except as indicated below, and subject
to
applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table
have sole
voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares shown
as
beneficially owned by them. The number of our ordinary shares outstanding
used
in calculating the percentage for each listed person includes our ordinary
shares underlying options held by such persons, but excludes ordinary
shares
underlying options held by any other person. Percentage of beneficial
ownership
is based on 2,995,552 shares outstanding as of June 27, 2008. These
shareholders
do not possess voting rights that differ from our other
shareholders.
|
|
Amount of
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial
|
|
Percentage
|
|
|
|
Ownership
(1)
|
|
Ownership
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adam
Yan (3)
|
|
|
387,275
|
|
|
12.9
|
%
|
Hongjun
Zou (4)
|
|
|
216,622
|
|
|
7.2
|
%
|
Johnson
Li (5)
|
|
|
188,455
|
|
|
6.3
|
%
|
Capital
Ventures International
|
|
|
207,086
|
|
|
6.9
|
%
|
Hudson
Bay Fund, LP
|
|
|
194,489
|
|
|
6.5
|
%
|
Hudson
Bay Overseas Fund Ltd.
|
|
|
237,772
|
|
|
7.9
|
%
|
James
H. Wallace Jr.
|
|
|
166,000
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
(1)
|
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
SEC and
includes voting or investment power with respect to the ordinary
shares.
|
(2)
|
The
number of our ordinary shares outstanding used in calculating
the
percentage for each listed person includes the ordinary shares
underlying
options held by such person.
|
(3)
|
Includes
currently exercisable options to purchase 3,847 ordinary
shares.
|
(4)
|
Includes
currently exercisable options to purchase 3,379 ordinary
shares.
|
(5)
|
Includes
currently exercisable options to purchase 13,180 ordinary
shares.
|
B. Related
party transactions
The
Company did not enter into any related party transactions in the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2007.
C. Interests
of experts and counsel
Not
applicable.
Item
8. Financial
Information
See
information provided in response to Item 18 below.
Item
9. The
Offer and Listing
A. Offer
and listing details
The
following chart shows the price history of our ordinary shares following
the
completion of our initial public offering in 2006.
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
|
2006
|
|
|
49.9
|
|
|
6.75
|
|
Fourth
Quarter 2006
|
|
|
49.9
|
|
|
6.75
|
|
2007
|
|
|
38.84
|
|
|
11.01
|
|
First
Quarter 2007
|
|
|
38.84
|
|
|
18.68
|
|
Second
Quarter 2007
|
|
|
22.9
|
|
|
14.70
|
|
Third
Quarter 2007
|
|
|
20.85
|
|
|
11.01
|
|
Fourth
Quarter 2007
|
|
|
34.00
|
|
|
13.80
|
|
2008
(through June 27, 2008)
|
|
|
19.44
|
|
|
10.79
|
|
First
Quarter 2008
|
|
|
19.44
|
|
|
10.79
|
|
Second
Quarter 2008
|
|
|
18.43
|
|
|
10.88
|
|
January
2008
|
|
|
19.44
|
|
|
10.79
|
|
February
2008
|
|
|
13.34
|
|
|
12.52
|
|
March
2008
|
|
|
14.67
|
|
|
11.55
|
|
April
2008
|
|
|
17.74
|
|
|
13.35
|
|
May
2008
|
|
|
18.43
|
|
|
15.21
|
|
June
2008 (through June 27, 2008)
|
|
|
17.47
|
|
|
10.88
|
|
B. Plan
of distribution
Not
applicable.
C. Markets
Our
ordinary shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol
“EFUT.”
D. Selling
shareholders
Not
applicable.
Not
applicable.
F. Expenses
of the issue
Not
applicable.
Item
10. Additional
Information
Not
applicable.
B. Memorandum
and articles of association
The
information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the material
headed “Description of Share Capital” in our Registration Statement on Form F-1,
File No. 333-126007, as filed with the SEC.
C. Material
contracts
We
have
not entered into any material contracts other than in the ordinary course
of
business and other than those listed below or described in Item 4, “Information
on the Company” or elsewhere in this annual report on Form
20-F.
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Securities
Purchase Agreement dated as of March 13, 2007 by and among the
Company,
Capital Ventures International, Hudson Bay Fund, LP and Hudson
Bay
Overseas Fund, Ltd.
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In
January 2007, we acquired Nanjing Tangcheng
Network Technology Development Corporation, a leading regional
independent
software vendor focusing on East China’s retail market. We expect that
this acquisition will allow us to respond quickly to meet regional
market
demands, improve customer service and expand our market share
in Eastern
China.
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In
August 2007, we acquired Crownhead
and its subsidiary Guangzhou Royalstone. With
a senior operating team and extensive relationships, most notably
in the
supermarket sector of Southern China’s retail and FMCG industries, we
expect that this acquisition will increase our market share among
China’s
top 100 domestic retailers and leading international retail companies.
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D. Exchange
controls
Foreign
Currency Exchange.
The
principal regulations governing foreign currency exchange in China are
the
Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations (1996), as amended, and the
Administration Rules of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange
(1996). Under these regulations, Renminbi are freely convertible for current
account items, including the distribution of dividends, interest payments,
trade
and service-related foreign exchange transactions, but not for most capital
account items, such as direct investment, loan, repatriation of investment
and
investment in securities outside China, unless the prior approval of SAFE
or its
local counterparts is obtained. In addition, any loans to an operating
subsidiary in China that is a foreign invested enterprise, cannot, in the
aggregate, exceed the difference between its respective approved total
investment amount and its respective approved registered capital amount.
Furthermore, any foreign loan must be registered with SAFE or its local
counterparts for the loan to be effective. Any increase in the amount of
the
total investment and registered capital must be approved by the PRC Ministry
of
Commerce or its local counterpart. We may not be able to obtain these government
approvals or registrations on a timely basis, if at all, which could result
in a
delay in the process of making these loans.
The
dividends paid by the subsidiary to its shareholder are deemed shareholder
income and are taxable in China. Pursuant to the Administration Rules of
the
Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange (1996), foreign-invested
enterprises in China may purchase or remit foreign exchange, subject to
a cap
approved by SAFE, for settlement of current account transactions without
the
approval of SAFE. Foreign exchange transactions under the capital account
are
still subject to limitations and require approvals from, or registration
with,
SAFE and other relevant PRC governmental authorities.
Dividend
Distribution.
The
principal regulations governing the distribution of dividends by foreign
holding
companies include the Foreign Investment Enterprise Law (1986), as amended,
and
the Administrative Rules under the Foreign Investment Enterprise Law (2001).
Under
these regulations, foreign investment enterprises in China may pay dividends
only out of their retained profits, if any, determined in accordance with
PRC
accounting standards and regulations. In addition, foreign investment
enterprises in China are required to allocate at least 10% of their respective
retained profits each year, if any, to fund certain reserve funds unless
these
reserves have reached 50% of the registered capital of the enterprises.
These
reserves are not distributable as cash dividends.
Notice
75.
On
October 21, 2005, SAFE issued Notice 75, which became effective as of
November 1, 2005. According to Notice 75, prior registration with the
local SAFE branch is required for PRC residents to establish or to control
an
offshore company for the purposes of financing that offshore company with
assets
or equity interests in an onshore enterprise located in the PRC. An amendment
to
registration or filing with the local SAFE branch by such PRC resident
is also
required for the injection of equity interests or assets of an onshore
enterprise in the offshore company or overseas funds raised by such offshore
company, or any other material change involving a change in the capital
of the
offshore company.
Moreover,
Notice 75 applies retroactively. As a result, PRC residents who have
established or acquired control of offshore companies that have made onshore
investments in the PRC in the past are required to complete the relevant
registration procedures with the local SAFE branch by March 31, 2006. Under
the relevant rules, failure to comply with the registration procedures
set forth
in Notice 75 may result in restrictions being imposed on the foreign
exchange activities of the relevant onshore company, including the increase
of
its registered capital, the payment of dividends and other distributions
to its
offshore parent or affiliate and capital inflow from the offshore entity,
and
may also subject relevant PRC residents to penalties under PRC foreign
exchange
administration regulations.
PRC
residents who control our company are required to register with SAFE in
connection with their investments in us. Such individuals completed this
registration in 2007. If we use our equity interest to purchase the assets
or
equity interest of a PRC company owned by PRC residents in the future,
such PRC
residents will be subject to the registration procedures described in Notice
75.
New
M&A Regulations and Overseas Listings
On
August 8, 2006, six PRC regulatory agencies, including the Ministry of
Commerce, the State Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the
State
Administration for Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and
Commerce,
CSRC and SAFE, jointly issued the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions
of
Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or the New M&A Rule, which became
effective on September 8, 2006. This New M&A Rule, among other things,
includes provisions that purport to require that an offshore special purpose
vehicle formed for purposes of overseas listing of equity interests in
PRC
companies and controlled directly or indirectly by PRC companies or individuals
obtain the approval of CSRC prior to the listing and trading of such special
purpose vehicle’s securities on an overseas stock exchange.
On
September 21, 2006, CSRC published on its official website procedures
regarding its approval of overseas listings by special purpose vehicles.
The
CSRC approval procedures require the filing of a number of documents with
the
CSRC and it would take several months to complete the approval process.
The
application of this new PRC regulation remains unclear with no consensus
currently existing among leading PRC law firms regarding the scope of the
applicability of the CSRC approval requirement.
We
believe that, based on our understanding of the current PRC laws and
regulations:
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CSRC
currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation
concerning
whether offerings like ours under this prospectus are subject
to this new
procedure; and
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In
spite of the above, given that we have completed our restructuring
and
established an offshore holding structure before September 8, 2006,
the effective date of the new regulation, and given that this
regulation
is not retroactive, it does not require that an application be
submitted
to CSRC for its approval of the listing and trading of our ordinary
shares
on the NASDAQ Capital Market, unless we are clearly required
to do so by
future CSRC rules or
interpretations.
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E. Taxation
Cayman
Islands Taxation
The
Cayman Islands currently levy no taxes on individuals or corporations based
upon
profits, income, gains or appreciation and there is no taxation in the
nature of
inheritance tax or estate duty. There are no other taxes likely to be material
to our company levied by the Government of the Cayman Islands except for
stamp
duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or after execution
brought within the jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands
are
not party to any double tax treaties. There are no exchange control regulations
or currency restrictions in the Cayman Islands.
Pursuant
to Section 6 of the Tax Concessions Law (1999 Revision) of the Cayman
Islands, we have obtained an undertaking from the Governor-in-Council:
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that
no law which is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax
to be
levied on profits or income or gains or appreciation shall apply
to us or
our operations; and
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that
the aforesaid tax or any tax in the nature of estate duty or
inheritance
tax shall not be payable on the shares, debentures or other of
our
obligations.
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The
undertaking for us is for a period of twenty years from December 19, 2000.
United
States Federal Income Taxation
The
following is a summary of material United States federal income tax consequences
under present law relating to the purchase, ownership, and disposition
of our
ordinary shares. This description does not provide a complete analysis
of all
potential tax consequences. The information provided below is based on
the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, Treasury Regulations,
proposed Treasury Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, published
rulings and court decisions, all as of the date hereof. These authorities
may
change, possibly on a retroactive basis, or the IRS might interpret the
existing
authorities differently. In either case, the tax consequences of purchasing,
owning or disposing of ordinary shares could differ from those described
below.
We do not intend to obtain a ruling from the IRS with respect to the tax
consequences of acquiring or holding the ordinary shares.
This
description is general in nature and does not discuss all aspects of U.S.
federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular investor in
light
of the investor’s particular circumstances, or to certain types of investors
subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws, such
as:
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banks
or financial institutions;
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life
insurance companies;
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tax-exempt
organizations;
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dealers
in securities or foreign
currencies;
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traders
in securities that elect to apply a mark-to-market method of
accounting;
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persons
holding ordinary shares as part of a position in a “straddle” or as part
of a “hedging,” “conversion” or “integrated” transaction for U.S. federal
income tax purposes;
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persons
subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of the Code;
and
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persons
that have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar.
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This
description generally applies to purchasers of our ordinary shares as capital
assets. This description does not consider the effect of any foreign, state,
local or other tax laws that may be applicable to particular investors.
Investors
considering the purchase of ordinary shares should consult their own tax
advisors regarding the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws
to their
particular situations and the consequences of U.S. federal estate or gift
tax
laws, foreign, state, or local laws, and tax treaties.
U.S.
Holders
As
used
herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of ordinary shares that
is:
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a
citizen or resident of the U.S. or someone treated as a U.S.
citizen or
resident for U.S. federal income tax
purposes;
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a
corporation or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S.
federal
income tax purposes organized in or under the laws of the U.S.
or any
political subdivision thereof;
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an
estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income
taxation
regardless of its source; or
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a
trust, if such trust validly elects to be treated as a U.S. person
for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, or if (a) a court within the U.S.
can exercise primary supervision over its administration and
(b) one
or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of the
substantial
decisions of such trust.
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If
a
partnership (including for this purpose any entity treated as a partnership
for
U.S. tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of the ordinary shares, the U.S.
tax
treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend on the
status of
the partner and the activities of the partnership. A holder of the ordinary
shares that is a partnership and partners in such partnership should consult
their individual tax advisors about the U.S. federal income tax consequences
of
holding and disposing of the ordinary shares.
If
you are not a U.S. Holder, this subsection does not apply to you and you
should
refer to “Non-U.S. Holders” below.
Taxation
of Dividends and Other Distributions on Ordinary Shares
Subject
to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, all
distributions to a U.S. Holder with respect to the ordinary shares, other
than
certain pro rata distributions of our shares, will be includible in a U.S.
Holder’s gross income as ordinary dividend income when received, but only to the
extent that the distribution is paid out of our current or accumulated
earnings
and profits. For this purpose, earnings and profits will be computed under
U.S.
federal income tax principles. The dividends will not be eligible for the
dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations. To the extent that
the
amount of the distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings
and
profits, it will be treated first as a tax-free return of your tax basis
in the
ordinary shares, and to the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds
the
U.S. Holder’s tax basis, the excess will be taxed as capital gain. Any gain
recognized by a non-corporate U.S. Holder on the sale or exchange of ordinary
shares generally will be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, which maximum
tax
rate will increase under current law to 20% for dispositions occurring
during
taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009.
Dividends
paid in Renminbi will be included in your income as a U.S. dollar amount
based
on the exchange rate in effect on the date that the U.S. Holder receives
the
dividend, regardless of whether the payment is in fact converted into U.S.
dollars. If the U.S. Holder does not receive U.S. dollars on the date the
dividend is distributed, the U.S. Holder will be required to include either
gain
or loss in income when the U.S. Holder later exchanges the Renminbi for
U.S.
dollars. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the U.S.
dollar value of the amount that the U.S. Holder includes in income when
the
dividend is received and the amount that the U.S. Holder receives on the
exchange of the Renminbi for U.S. dollars. The gain or loss generally will
be
ordinary income or loss from United States sources. If we distribute as
a
dividend non-cash property, the U.S. Holder will generally include in income
an
amount equal to the U.S. dollar equivalent of the fair market value of
the
property on the date that it is distributed.
Dividends
will constitute foreign source income for foreign tax credit limitation
purposes. The limitation on foreign taxes eligible for credit is calculated
separately with respect to specific classes of income. For this purpose,
dividends distributed by us with respect to the ordinary shares will be
“passive
income” or, in the case of certain U.S. Holders, “financial services income.” In
particular circumstances, a U.S. Holder that:
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has
held the ordinary shares for less than a specified minimum period
during
which it is not protected from risk of
loss,
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is
obligated to make payments related to the dividends,
or
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holds
the ordinary shares in arrangements in which the U.S. Holder’s expected
economic profit, after non-U.S. taxes, is insubstantial will
not be
allowed a foreign tax credit for foreign taxes imposed on dividends
paid
on the ordinary shares.
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Distributions
to a U.S. Holder of shares or rights to subscribe for shares that are received
as part of a pro rata distribution to all our shareholders should not be
subject
to U.S. federal income tax. The basis of the new shares or rights so received
will be determined by allocating the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the ordinary
shares between the ordinary shares and the new shares or rights received,
based
on their relative fair market values on the date of distribution. However,
the
basis of the new shares or rights will be zero if:
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the
fair market value of the new shares or rights is less than 15.0%
of the
fair market value of the old ordinary shares at the time of distribution;
and
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the
U.S. Holder does not make an election to determine the basis
of the new
shares by allocation as described above.
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The
U.S.
Holder’s holding period in the new shares or rights will generally include the
holding period of the old ordinary shares on which the distribution was
made.
Taxation
of Disposition of Ordinary Shares
Subject
to the passive foreign investment company rules discussed below, a U.S.
Holder
will recognize taxable gain or loss on any sale or exchange of ordinary
shares
equal to the difference between the amount realized (in U.S. dollars) for
the
ordinary shares and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis (in U.S. dollars) in the
ordinary shares. The gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. Any gain
or loss
that you recognize will generally be treated as United States source income
or
loss, except that losses will be treated as foreign source losses to the
extent
you received dividends that were includible in the financial services income
basket during the 24-month period prior to the sale. If the ordinary shares
are
not stock in a passive foreign investment company with respect to a U.S.
Holder
in either the taxable year of the distribution or the preceding taxable
year,
the distribution otherwise constitutes qualified dividend income for United
States federal income tax purposes, certain holding period and other
requirements are met, and the distribution is received in a taxable year
beginning prior to January 1, 2009, the distribution will be taxable to a
non-corporate U.S. Holder at a maximum rate of 15%.
Passive
Foreign Investment Company
We
believe that we are not a passive foreign investment company for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, but we cannot be certain whether we will be treated
as a
passive foreign investment company for any future taxable year. If we are
a
passive foreign investment company in any year in which a U.S. Holder holds
ordinary shares, the U.S. Holder generally will be subject to increased
U.S. tax
liabilities and reporting requirements on receipt of certain dividends
or on a
disposition of ordinary shares, in that year and all subsequent years although
a
shareholder election to terminate such deemed passive foreign investment
company
status may be made in certain circumstances. U.S. Holders should consult
their
own tax advisors regarding our status as a passive foreign investment company,
the consequences of an investment in a passive foreign investment company,
and
the consequences of making a shareholder election to terminate deemed passive
foreign investment company status if we no longer meet the income or asset
test
for passive foreign investment company status in a subsequent taxable year.
A
company
is considered a passive foreign investment company for any taxable year
if
either:
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least 75.0% of its gross income is passive income,
or
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at
least 50.0% of the value of its assets (based on an average of
the
quarterly values of the assets during a taxable year) is attributable
to
assets that produce or are held for the production of passive
income.
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We
will
be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning
our
proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we
own,
directly or indirectly, more than 25.0% (by value) of the stock of such
corporation.
Our
belief that we are not a passive foreign investment company is based on
our
estimate of the fair market value of our intangible assets, including goodwill,
not reflected in our financial statements under U.S. GAAP. In the future,
in
calculating the value of these intangible assets, we will value our total
assets, in part, based on our total market value determined using the average
of
the quarterly selling prices of the ordinary shares for the relevant year.
We
believe this valuation approach is reasonable. However, it is possible
that the
IRS will challenge the valuation of our intangible assets, which may result
in
our classification as a passive foreign investment company. In addition,
if our
actual acquisitions and capital expenditures do not match our projections,
the
likelihood that we are or will be classified as a passive foreign investment
company may also increase.
A
separate determination must be made each year as to whether we are a passive
foreign investment company. As a result, our passive foreign investment
company
status may change.
If
we are
a passive foreign investment company for any taxable year during which
a U.S.
Holder holds ordinary shares, the U.S. Holder will be subject to special
tax
rules with respect to:
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Any
“excess distribution” that the U.S. Holder receives on ordinary shares,
and
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Any
gain the U.S. Holder realizes from a sale or other disposition
(including
a pledge) of the ordinary shares, unless the U.S. Holder makes
a
“mark-to-market” election as discussed below.
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Distributions
the U.S. Holder receives in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of
the
average annual distributions the U.S. Holder received during the shorter
of the
three preceding taxable years or the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the
ordinary shares will be treated as an excess distribution. Under these
special
tax rules:
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the
excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over your
holding
period for the ordinary
shares,
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the
amount allocated to the current taxable year, and any taxable year
prior
to the first taxable year in which we were a passive foreign investment
company, will be treated as ordinary income,
and
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the
amount allocated to each other year will be subject to tax at the
highest
tax rate in effect for that year and the interest charge generally
applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the resulting
tax
attributable to each such year.
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The
tax
liability for amounts allocated to years prior to the year of disposition
or
“excess distribution” cannot be offset by any net operating losses, and gains
(but not losses) realized on the sale of the ordinary shares cannot be treated
as capital, even if the U.S. Holder holds the ordinary shares as capital
assets.
A
U.S.
shareholder of a passive foreign investment company may avoid taxation under
the
excess distribution rules discussed above by making a “qualified electing fund”
election to include the U.S. Holder’s share of our income on a current basis.
However, a U.S. Holder may make a qualified electing fund election only if
the
passive foreign investment company agrees to furnish the shareholder annually
with certain tax information, and we do not presently intend to prepare or
provide such information.
Alternatively,
a U.S. Holder of “marketable stock” in a passive foreign investment company may
make a mark-to-market election for stock of a passive foreign investment
company
to elect out of the excess distribution rules discussed above. If a U.S.
Holder
makes a mark-to-market election for the ordinary shares, the U.S. Holder
will
include in income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the
fair
market value of the ordinary shares as of the close of your taxable year
over
the U.S. Holder’s adjusted basis in such ordinary shares. A U.S. Holder is
allowed a deduction for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the
ordinary shares over their fair market value as of the close of the taxable
year
only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains on the ordinary shares
included in the U.S. Holder’s income for prior taxable years. Amounts included
in a U.S. Holder’s income under a mark-to-market election, as well as gain on
the actual sale or other disposition of the ordinary shares, are treated
as
ordinary income. Ordinary loss treatment also applies to the deductible portion
of any mark-to-market loss on the ordinary shares, as well as to any loss
realized on the actual sale or disposition of the ordinary shares, to the
extent
that the amount of such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains
previously included for such ordinary shares. A U.S. Holder’s basis in the
ordinary shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts.
The
tax rules that apply to distributions by corporations which are not passive
foreign investment companies would apply to distributions by us.
The
mark-to-market election is available only for stock which is regularly traded
on
a national securities exchange that is registered with the SEC or on NASDAQ,
or
an exchange or market that the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury determines
has
rules sufficient to ensure that the market price represents a legitimate
and
sound fair market value. The mark-to-market election would be available to
a
U.S. Holder unless our ordinary shares are delisted from The NASDAQ Capital
Market and do not subsequently become regularly traded on another qualified
exchange or market.
A
U.S.
Holder who holds our ordinary shares in any year in which we are a passive
foreign investment company would be required to file IRS Form 8621 regarding
distributions received on our ordinary shares and any gain realized on the
disposition of our ordinary shares.
Non-U.S.
Holders
A
Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax
on
dividends paid by us with respect to our ordinary shares unless the income
is
effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business
in the United States.
A
Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax
on any
gain attributable to a sale or other disposition of our ordinary shares unless
such gain is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade
or business within the United States or the Non-U.S. Holder is a natural
person
who is present in the United States for 183 days or more and certain other
conditions exist.
Dividends
and gains that are effectively connected with a Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a
trade or business in the United States generally will be subject to tax in
the
same manner as they would be if the Non-U.S. Holder were a U.S. Holder, except
that the passive foreign investment company rules will not apply. Effectively
connected dividends and gains received by a corporate Non-U.S. Holder may
also
be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30.0% rate or a lower
tax
treaty rate.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding
In
general, information reporting requirements will apply to dividends in respect
of our ordinary shares or the proceeds received on the sale, exchange or
redemption of our ordinary shares paid within the United States (and, in
certain
cases, outside the United States) to U.S. Holders other than certain exempt
recipients, such as corporations, and backup withholding tax may apply to
such
amounts if the U.S. Holder fails to provide an accurate taxpayer identification
number or to report interest and dividends required to be shown on its U.S.
federal income tax returns. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment
to a U.S. Holder will be allowed as credit against the U.S. Holder’s U.S.
federal income tax liability provided that the appropriate returns are filed.
A
Non-U.S. Holder generally may eliminate the requirement for information
reporting and backup withholding by providing certification of its foreign
status to the payor, under penalties of perjury, on IRS Form W-8BEN.
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and paying agents
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applicable.
Not
applicable.
We
are
subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act. In accordance
with
these requirements, the Company files reports and other information with
the
SEC. You may read and copy any materials filed with the SEC at the Public
Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain
information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the
SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov that
contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding registrants
that file electronically with the SEC.
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Subsidiary
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Item
11. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest
Rate Risk
Our
exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to
the
interest income generated by our cash deposits in banks and interest expense
arising from our short-term bank borrowings that we incur in our ordinary
course
of business. We have not used derivative financial instruments in our investment
portfolio. Interest-earning instruments and floating rate debt carry a degree
of
interest rate risk. We have not been exposed, nor do we anticipate being
exposed, to material risks due to changes in interest rates. Our future interest
income may fluctuate in line with changes in interest rates. However, the
risk
associated with fluctuating interest rates is principally confined to our
cash
deposits in banks, and, therefore, our exposure to interest rate risk is
minimal
and immaterial.
Foreign
Exchange Risk
Virtually
all of our revenues and costs are denominated in Renminbi and substantially
all
of our assets and liabilities are denominated in Renminbi. As a result, we
are
exposed to foreign exchange risk as our revenues and results of operations may
be impacted by fluctuations in the exchange rate between U.S. dollars and
Renminbi. If the Renminbi depreciates against the U.S. dollar, the value
of our
Renminbi revenues and assets as expressed in U.S. dollars in our financial
statements will decline. See “Risk Factors — Fluctuation of the Renminbi could
materially affect our financial condition and results of operations.”
Inflation
Inflation
in China has not had a material impact on our results of operations in recent
years. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the change
in
the Consumer Price Index in China was 1.8%, 1.5% and 4.8% in 2005, 2006 and
2007, respectively. The Chinese government may introduce measures in the
future intended to reduce the inflation rate in China. We cannot assure
you that these measures will not have a significant impact on our business.
Any such measures may not be successful or immediately effective in
reducing or slowing the increase in China’s inflation rate. Sustained or
increased inflation in China may have an impact on China’s economy and our
customers, which may adversely affect our business and financial results.
Taxation
Under
the
current law of the Cayman Islands, we are not subject to tax on income or
capital gain. However, our revenues are primarily derived from our Chinese
subsidiaries. Chinese foreign invested enterprises are generally subject
to a
30.0% federal (state) enterprise income tax, and a 3.0% local enterprise
income
tax. However, eFuture Beijing has been certified by the Chinese government
as a
High Technology Enterprise. This certification entitled eFuture Beijing to
be
exempt from federal enterprise tax from 2000 through 2002, to pay a federal
enterprise tax of 7.5% from 2003 through 2005, to pay a federal enterprise
tax
thereafter of 15% and to be exempt from local income taxes, all for so long
as
eFuture Beijing maintains its High Technology Enterprise certification and
for
so long as it remains located in a State Standard High Enterprise Zone. In
addition, eFuture Beijing is allowed a deduction for operating loss carry
forwards for up to five years because it has foreign invested capital.
On
March
16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China passed the new Enterprise
Income Tax Law, (“EIT Law”), and on December 6, 2007, the State Council of China
issued the Implementation Regulations for the EIT Law which took effect
on
January 1, 2008. The EIT Law and Implementation Regulations Rules impose a
unified EIT of 25.0% on all domestic-invested enterprises and Foreign Invested
Entities, or FIEs, unless they qualify under certain limited
exceptions. Therefore,
nearly all FIEs are subject to the new tax rate alongside other domestic
businesses rather than benefiting from the old FIE tax laws, and its associated
preferential tax treatments, beginning January 1, 2008.
Despite
these pending changes, the EIT Law gives existing FIEs a five-year grandfather
period during which they can continue to enjoy their existing preferential
tax
treatments. The discontinuation of any such special or preferential tax
treatment or other incentives would have an adverse affect on the Company’s
business, fiscal condition and current operations in China.
Our
software and system integration services revenues are also subject to a
value-added tax at the rate of 17.0%.
Item
12. Description
of Securities Other than Equity Securities
Not
applicable.
PART
II
Item
13. Defaults,
Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
None.
Item
14. Material
Modifications to the Rights of Securities Holders and Use of
Proceeds
None.
Item
15. Controls
and Procedures
See
Item
15T.
Item
15T. Controls
and Procedures
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
As
required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act, our management
has
carried out an evaluation, with the participation of an external internal
control consultant and under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer
and
Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation
of our
disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2007. Disclosure controls
and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to ensure
that
information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under
the
Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that such
information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including
our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating
our
disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls
and
procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only
reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management
is required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible
controls and procedures.
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The
Management conducted its evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
under
the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer.
Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2007. In making this assessment, management
used
the framework set forth in the report entitled Internal Control - Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission, or COSO. The COSO framework summarizes each of the components
of a
company’s internal control system, including (i) the control environment, (ii)
risk assessment, (iii) control activities, (iv) information and communication
and (v) monitoring. Based on that evaluation, management concluded that as
of
December 31, 2007, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective,
due to the existence of internal control deficiencies discussed
below:
Inadequate
U.S. GAAP expertise - The current staff in the accounting department is
relatively new and inexperienced in working with U.S. GAAP requirements,
and
needs substantial training so as to meet with the higher demands of being
a U.S.
public company. The accounting skills and understanding necessary to fulfill
the
requirements of U.S. GAAP-based reporting, including the skills of subsidiary
financial statements consolidation, are currently inadequate.
Remediation
Initiative
We
have
recently been seeking a U.S. GAAP experienced chief accountant to replace
the
current staff, and we intend to strengthen the accounting capabilities in
several key areas including persons with experience in U.S. GAAP consolidation
requirements and SEC financial reporting requirements. In addition, we plan
to
allocate additional resources to train our existing accounting
staff.
Management
assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
as
of December 31, 2007. In making this assessment, management used the framework
set forth in the report entitled Internal Control - Integrated Framework
issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission,
or
COSO. The COSO framework summarizes each of the components of a company’s
internal control system, including (i) the control environment, (ii) risk
assessment, (iii) control activities, (iv) information and communication
and (v)
monitoring. Based
on
that evaluation, management concluded that as of December 31, 2007, the company
has the following deficiencies:
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·
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An
insufficient complement of internal personnel with a
level of accounting knowledge, experience and
training in the application of U.S. GAAP commensurate with our
financial requirements.
|
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·
|
Lack
of internal information system management function. The Company
has not
set up a qualified mechanism to perform the information system
management
properly.
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We
are in
the process of hiring and training of personnel with knowledge, experience
and
training in the application of U.S. GAAP commensurate with our
financial reporting requirements; and
We
are in
the progress of building up the mechanism to meet the function, we have set
up
the information system management department and named the manager of this
department, and several related internal policies and procedures on information
system management have been published and circulated across the company
recently. We will hire more professional personnel working on the subject
when
there is further demand.
Despite
of the deficiencies reported above, the Company’s management believes that
consolidated financial statements included in this report fairly present
in all
material respects the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows for the periods presented and that this report does not contain
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this
report.
Changes
in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Other
than the remediation measures described above, during the year ended December
31,
2007,
there
was no change in our internal controls over financial reporting that has
materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
Item
16. [Reserved]
Item
16A. Audit
Committee Financial Expert
The
Company’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Brian Lin qualifies as an
“audit committee financial expert” in accordance with applicable NASDAQ Capital
Market standards. The Company’s Board of Directors also determined that each
member of the Audit Committee is “independent” in accordance with the applicable
NASDAQ Capital Market standards.
Item
16B. Code
of Ethics
The
Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to
the
Company’s employees, including its principal executive officers. A copy of the
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics was filed as an exhibit to our 2006 Annual
Report. In addition, the Company has posted this information on its website
at
www.eFuture.com.cn.
The
Company will provide any person a copy of its Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics, without charge, upon request. Such request should be addressed
to:
eFuture
Information Technology Inc.
No.
10
Building
BUT
Software Park
No.
1
Disheng North Street
BDA,
Yizhuang District
Beijing
100176, People’s Republic of China
Attention:
Secretary
Item
16C. Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
Audit
Fees
We
paid
Hansen, Barnett & Maxwell’s fees in the aggregate amounts of $100,000 and
$60,000 for the annual audit of our financial statements for fiscal years
2007
and 2006, respectively.
Audit
Related Fees
We
paid
Hansen, Barnett & Maxwell $15,000 and $20,000 for audit-related services for
fiscal years 2007 and 2006, respectively. These audit-related fees consisted
of
services related to our registration statement on Form F-3 filing to register
the placement agent warrants from the IPO and services related to our
acquisition of Crownhead and Royalstone.
Tax
Fees
We
did
not pay Hansen, Barnett & Maxwell any fees for tax services for fiscal years
2007 and 2006, respectively.
Pre-Approval
Policies
Our
Audit
Committee has the sole authority to approve all audit engagement fees and terms,
and the Audit Committee, or as member of the Audit Committee, must pre-approve
any audit and non-audit service provided to the Company by the Company’s
independent auditor.
Item
16D. Exemptions
from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees
Not
applicable.
Item
16E. Purchases
of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated
Purchasers
Not
applicable.
PART
III
Item
17. Financial
Statements
See
Item
18.
Item
18. Financial
Statements
The
consolidated financial statements of eFuture Information Technology Inc. are
included at the end of this annual report, beginning with page F-1.
Item
19
Exhibits
1.1
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Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Registrant
(1)
|
|
|
1.2
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Amended
and Restated Memorandum of Association of the Registrant
(1)
|
|
|
1.3
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Written
resolutions of the Registrant amending the terms of its Memorandum
of
Association dated June 16, 2005 (1)
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|
|
2.1
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Specimen
Certificate for Ordinary Shares (1)
|
|
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4.1
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Securities
Purchase Agreement dated as of March 13, 2007 by and among the Company,
Capital Ventures International (“CVI”), Hudson Bay Fund, LP (“HBF”) and
Hudson Bay Overseas Fund, Ltd. (“HBOF”)
(2)
|
4.2
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated March 13, 2007 by and among the Company,
CVI, HBF
and HBOF
|
|
|
4.3
|
Form
of Senior Convertible Note issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated as of March 13, 2007 (2)
|
|
|
4.4
|
Form
of Series A Warrant issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement
dated as of March 13, 2007 (2)
|
|
|
4.5
|
Form
of Series B Warrant issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement
dated as of March 13, 2007 (2)
|
|
|
4.6
|
Acquisition
of Beijing Wangku Hutong Information Technology Co., Ltd.
(3)
|
|
|
4.7
|
Acquisition
of Crownhead Holdings Ltd. and Royalstone System Integrated Co.,
Ltd
(4)
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|
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8.1
|
Subsidiaries
of the Registrant (5)
|
|
|
12.1
|
Section
302 Certification of Adam Yan (5)
|
|
|
12.2
|
Section
302 Certification of Yu Ping (5)
|
|
|
13.1
|
Section
906 Certification of Adam Yan (5)
|
|
|
13.2
|
Section
906 Certification of Yu Ping (5)
|
|
|
99.1
|
Schedule
II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
(5)
|
_________
(1)
|
Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File
No. 333-126007).
|
(2)
|
Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 6-K (File No.
001-33113) filed with the SEC on March 15, 2007.
|
(3)
|
Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 6-K (File No.)
filed with the SEC on May 21, 2007 (File No.
011-33113).
|
(4)
|
Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 6-K (File No.)
filed with the SEC on August 15, 2007 (File No.
011-33113).
|
(5)
|
Filed
herewith.
|
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
undersigned certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and has duly caused this Annual
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
on
Form 20-F to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the People’s Republic of China, on the 28th day of June,
2008.
EFUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC.
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|
|
By:
|
/s/
Adam Yan
|
Name:
|
Adam
Yan
|
Title:
|
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
|
|
Date: June
28, 2008 |
EFUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
Page
|
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-3
|
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2007
|
F-4
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2006
and
2007
|
F-6
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Years Ended December
31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
|
F-7
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2006
and
2007
|
F-8
|
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-10
|
|
|
|
A
Professional Corporation
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|
|
CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
|
|
Registered
with the Public Company
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5
Triad Center, Suite 750
|
|
Accounting
Oversight Board
|
Salt
Lake City, UT 84180-1128
|
|
|
Phone:
(801) 532-2200
|
|
|
|
|
|
www.hbmcpas.com
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|
|
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Board of Directors and the Shareholders
eFuture
Information Technology Inc.
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of eFuture Information
Technology Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2007, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit),
and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
2007
presented in Chinese Yuan (Renminbi). 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 the standards of 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
consolidated 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 consolidated 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 eFuture Information
Technology Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years
in
the period ended December 31, 2007 presented in Chinese Yuan (Renminbi), in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of
America.
HANSEN,
BARNETT & MAXWELL, P.C.
Salt
Lake
City, Utah
June
24,
2008
EFUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
¥
|
61,464,737
|
|
¥
|
67,227,348
|
|
$ |
9,216,043
|
|
Trade
receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of ¥2,109,910 and
¥4,695,898 ($643,750), respectively
|
|
|
4,452,959
|
|
|
16,409,333
|
|
|
2,249,518
|
|
Refundable
value added tax
|
|
|
2,470,941
|
|
|
3,691,035
|
|
|
505,996
|
|
Deposits
|
|
|
44,943
|
|
|
156,695
|
|
|
21,481
|
|
Advances
to employees
|
|
|
1,198,601
|
|
|
3,576,947
|
|
|
490,355
|
|
Advances
to suppliers
|
|
|
443,030
|
|
|
657,724
|
|
|
90,166
|
|
Notes
receivable - related party
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,000,000
|
|
|
411,263
|
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
171,120
|
|
|
576,965
|
|
|
79,095
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
534,755
|
|
|
862,653
|
|
|
118,259
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
4,121,136
|
|
|
5,749,951
|
|
|
788,248
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
74,902,222
|
|
|
101,908,651
|
|
|
13,970,424
|
|
Non-current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,460,301
|
|
|
748,540
|
|
Deferred
loan costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,847,633
|
|
|
664,551
|
|
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of ¥4,690,856 and
¥5,191,489 ($711,689), respectively
|
|
|
1,014,581
|
|
|
2,065,040
|
|
|
283,092
|
|
Intangible
assets, net of accumulated amortization of ¥8,678,751 and ¥19,799,245
($2,714,233), respectively
|
|
|
7,108,244
|
|
|
47,217,193
|
|
|
6,472,896
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
46,814,929
|
|
|
6,417,751
|
|
Total
non-current assets
|
|
|
8,122,825
|
|
|
106,405,096
|
|
|
14,586,830
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
¥
|
83,025,047
|
|
¥
|
208,313,747
|
|
$ |
28,557,254
|
|
See
the
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
EFUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade
accounts payable
|
|
¥
|
1,230,782
|
|
¥
|
3,845,873
|
|
$ |
527,222
|
|
Other
payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
844,753
|
|
|
115,805
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
3,941,618
|
|
|
3,395,790
|
|
|
465,521
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
278,420
|
|
|
38,168
|
|
Taxes
payable
|
|
|
5,182,615
|
|
|
8,976,305
|
|
|
1,230,541
|
|
Advances
from customers
|
|
|
8,121,043
|
|
|
13,025,978
|
|
|
1,785,701
|
|
Royalstone
acquisition obligation, current portion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
16,398,925
|
|
|
2,248,091
|
|
Health
Filed acquisition obligation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,300,000
|
|
|
452,389
|
|
Make-whole
obligation, current portion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,164,116
|
|
|
159,586
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
18,476,058
|
|
|
51,230,160
|
|
|
7,023,024
|
|
Long-term
liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Royalstone
acquisition obligation, net of current portion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,416,970
|
|
|
879,688
|
|
Make-whole
obligation, net of current portion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
9,290,082
|
|
|
1,273,556
|
|
12%
¥36,473,000 ($5,000,000) convertible note payable, net of ¥26,053,509
($3,571,616) of unamortized discount based on an imputed interest
rate of
28.9%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
10,419,491
|
|
|
1,428,384
|
|
Deferred
Tax
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,282,076
|
|
|
724,108
|
|
Total
long-term liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
31,408,619
|
|
|
4,305,736
|
|
Shareholders’
equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary
shares, $0.0756 U.S. dollars par value; 6,613,756 shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
authorized;
2,633,500 shares and 2,924,702 shares outstanding,
respectively
|
|
|
1,647,781
|
|
|
1,811,589
|
|
|
248,347
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
77,726,236
|
|
|
165,678,075
|
|
|
22,712,428
|
|
Statutory
reserves
|
|
|
3,084,020
|
|
|
3,084,020
|
|
|
422,781
|
|
Accumulated
foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
(491,079
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(17,417,969
|
)
|
|
(44,898,716
|
)
|
|
(6,155,062
|
)
|
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
64,548,989
|
|
|
125,674,968
|
|
|
17,228,494
|
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
|
¥
|
83,025,047
|
|
¥
|
208,313,747
|
|
$ |
28,557,254
|
|
See
the
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED
INCOME STATEMENTS
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Software
sales
|
|
¥
|
25,177,810
|
|
¥
|
29,832,720
|
|
¥
|
41,360,165
|
|
$ |
5,669,970
|
|
Hardware
sales
|
|
|
10,241,749
|
|
|
11,403,473
|
|
|
16,198,402
|
|
|
2,220,602
|
|
Service
fee income
|
|
|
3,824,442
|
|
|
6,607,337
|
|
|
26,511,794
|
|
|
3,634,441
|
|
Total
Revenues
|
|
|
39,244,001
|
|
|
47,843,530
|
|
|
84,070,361
|
|
|
11,525,013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of software
|
|
|
7,815,315
|
|
|
7,665,866
|
|
|
15,412,948
|
|
|
2,112,926
|
|
Cost
of hardware
|
|
|
8,681,619
|
|
|
10,548,649
|
|
|
12,587,418
|
|
|
1,725,580
|
|
Cost
of service fee income
|
|
|
901,973
|
|
|
1,887,676
|
|
|
6,857,161
|
|
|
940,032
|
|
Amortization
of acquired technology
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,231,375
|
|
|
1,128,420
|
|
Amortization
of software costs
|
|
|
2,305,835
|
|
|
2,727,198
|
|
|
2,889,118
|
|
|
396,063
|
|
Total
Cost of Revenue
|
|
|
19,704,742
|
|
|
22,829,389
|
|
|
45,978,020
|
|
|
6,303,021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
19,539,259
|
|
|
25,014,141
|
|
|
38,092,341
|
|
|
5,221,992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research
and development
|
|
|
93,814
|
|
|
527,219
|
|
|
436,923
|
|
|
59,897
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
7,811,742
|
|
|
7,298,980
|
|
|
18,957,385
|
|
|
2,598,824
|
|
Selling
and distribution expenses
|
|
|
5,790,675
|
|
|
9,210,975
|
|
|
11,755,517
|
|
|
1,611,537
|
|
Total
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
13,696,231
|
|
|
17,037,174
|
|
|
31,149,825
|
|
|
4,270,258
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit
from operations
|
|
|
5,843,028
|
|
|
7,976,967
|
|
|
6,942,516
|
|
|
951,734
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
110,268
|
|
|
141,230
|
|
|
3,533,326
|
|
|
484,376
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(483,033
|
)
|
|
(13,471
|
)
|
|
(841,277
|
)
|
|
(115,329
|
)
|
Interest
expense- amortization of discount on notes
payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(31,320,836
|
)
|
|
(4,293,702
|
)
|
Interest
expense- amortization of deferred loan costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,610,234
|
)
|
|
(906,182
|
)
|
Income
on investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
985,085
|
|
|
135,043
|
|
Foreign
currency exchange loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(201,847
|
)
|
|
(27,671
|
)
|
Minority
interest in loss of consolidated subsidiary
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
32,520
|
|
|
4,458
|
|
Net
Income (loss)
|
|
¥
|
5,470,263
|
|
¥
|
8,104,726
|
|
¥
|
(27,480,747
|
)
|
$ |
(3,767,273
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
(loss) per ordinary share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
¥
|
4.43
|
|
¥
|
4.80
|
|
¥
|
(10.23
|
)
|
$ |
(1.40
|
)
|
Diluted
|
|
¥
|
3.50
|
|
¥
|
4.43
|
|
¥
|
(10.23
|
)
|
$ |
(1.40
|
)
|
See
the
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2006 AND 2007
|
|
Chinese
Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
Statutory
|
|
Subscriptions
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Capital
|
|
Reserves
|
|
Receivable
|
|
Loss
|
|
Deficit
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2004
|
|
|
921,875
|
|
¥
|
576,817
|
|
¥
|
1,235,759
|
|
¥
|
2,263,481
|
|
¥
|
(575,722
|
)
|
¥
|
-
|
|
¥
|
(30,172,419
|
)
|
¥
|
(26,672,084
|
)
|
Conversion of Series A preferred stock
|
|
|
578,125
|
|
|
361,733
|
|
|
30,222,260
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
30,583,993
|
|
Contributed
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
236,742
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
236,742
|
|
Forgiveness
of debt by majority shareholder
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,897,682
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,897,682
|
|
Payment
of subscription receivable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
575,722
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
575,722
|
|
Transfer
to statutory reserves
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
820,539
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(820,539
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Net
income for the year
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,470,263
|
|
|
5,470,263
|
|
Balance
as of December 31, 2005
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
938,550
|
|
|
33,592,443
|
|
|
3,084,020
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(25,522,695
|
)
|
|
12,092,318
|
|
Issuance
of ordinary shares and warrants for cash, net of offering costs
|
|
|
1,133,500
|
|
|
709,231
|
|
|
44,133,793
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
44,843,024
|
|
Net
income for the year
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,104,726
|
|
|
8,104,726
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(491,079
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(491,079
|
)
|
Balance
as of December 31, 2006
|
|
|
2,633,500
|
|
|
1,647,781
|
|
|
77,726,236
|
|
|
3,084,020
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(491,079
|
)
|
|
(17,417,969
|
)
|
|
64,548,989
|
|
Issuance
of warrants in connection with convertible notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,460,829
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,460,829
|
|
Beneficial
conversion feature of convertible notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,874,760
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,874,760
|
|
Conversion
of convertible notes
|
|
|
200,080
|
|
|
113,445
|
|
|
37,386,555
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
37,500,000
|
|
Issuance
of ordinary shares in Royalstone acquisition
|
|
|
71,122
|
|
|
39,223
|
|
|
8,516,738
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,555,961
|
|
Warrants
exercised
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
11,140
|
|
|
1,049,852
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,060,992
|
|
Issuance
of options to employees
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,663,105
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,663,105
|
|
Net
loss for the year
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(27,480,747
|
)
|
|
(27,480,747
|
)
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
491,079
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
491,079
|
|
Balance
as of December 31,2007
|
|
|
2,924,702
|
|
¥
|
1,811,589
|
|
¥
|
165,678,075
|
|
¥
|
3,084,020
|
|
¥
|
-
|
|
¥
|
-
|
|
¥
|
(44,898,716
|
)
|
¥
|
125,674,968
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Dollars
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
Statutory
|
|
Subscriptions
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Capital
|
|
Reserves
|
|
Receivable
|
|
Loss
|
|
Deficit
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance as
of December 31, 2006
|
|
|
2,633,500
|
|
$ |
225,891
|
|
$ |
10,655,312
|
|
$ |
422,781
|
|
$ |
-
|
|
$ |
(67,321
|
)
|
$ |
(2,387,789
|
)
|
$ |
8,848,874
|
|
Issuance
of warrants in connection with convertible notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,627,454
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,627,454
|
|
Beneficial
conversion feature of convertible notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,627,884
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,627,884
|
|
Conversion
of convertible notes
|
|
|
200,080
|
|
|
15,552
|
|
|
5,125,237
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,140,789
|
|
Issuance
of ordinary shares in Royalstone acquisition
|
|
|
71,122
|
|
|
5,377
|
|
|
1,167,540
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,172,917
|
|
Warrants
exercised
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
1,527
|
|
|
143,922
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
145,449
|
|
Issuance
of options to employees
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
365,079
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
365,079
|
|
Net
loss for the year
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,767,273
|
)
|
|
(3,767,273
|
)
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
67,321
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
67,321
|
|
Balance
as of December 31, 2007
|
|
|
2,924,702
|
|
$ |
248,347
|
|
$ |
22,712,428
|
|
$ |
422,781
|
|
$ |
-
|
|
$ |
-
|
|
$ |
(6,155,062
|
)
|
$ |
17,228,494
|
|
See
the
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
E-FUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
Chinese
Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S.
Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
|
|
For
the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
¥
|
5,470,263
|
|
¥
|
8,104,726
|
|
¥
|
(27,480,747
|
)
|
$ |
(3,767,273
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used
in) operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
574,954
|
|
|
679,876
|
|
|
500,633
|
|
|
68,631
|
|
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
|
|
2,305,835
|
|
|
2,727,198
|
|
|
11,120,493
|
|
|
1,524,483
|
|
Amortization
of discount on notes payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
31,320,836
|
|
|
4,293,702
|
|
Amortization
of deferred loan costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,610,234
|
|
|
906,182
|
|
Investment
income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(985,085
|
)
|
|
(135,043
|
)
|
Loss
on disposition of property and equipment
|
|
|
8,759
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Interest
on notes payable contributed by shareholders
|
|
|
236,742
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Compensation
expense for options issued to employees
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,663,105
|
|
|
365,079
|
|
Foreign
exchange loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
93,622
|
|
|
12,834
|
|
Minority
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(32,520
|
)
|
|
(4,458
|
)
|
Change
in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
126,677
|
|
|
(664,562
|
)
|
|
(10,352,076
|
)
|
|
(1,419,142
|
)
|
Refundable
value added tax
|
|
|
119,659
|
|
|
72,593
|
|
|
(1,220,094
|
)
|
|
(167,260
|
)
|
Deposits
|
|
|
5,976
|
|
|
466,458
|
|
|
(111,752
|
)
|
|
(15,320
|
)
|
Advances
to employees
|
|
|
84,682
|
|
|
(162,781
|
)
|
|
(2,378,346
|
)
|
|
(326,042
|
)
|
Advances
to suppliers
|
|
|
240,220
|
|
|
(334,840
|
)
|
|
(214,694
|
)
|
|
(29,432
|
)
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
54,001
|
|
|
60,552
|
|
|
537,784
|
|
|
73,724
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
(474,112
|
)
|
|
(66,189
|
)
|
|
(291,548
|
)
|
|
(39,968
|
)
|
Inventories
|
|
|
(711,057
|
)
|
|
25,277
|
|
|
265,645
|
|
|
36,417
|
|
Trade
payables
|
|
|
1,252,205
|
|
|
208,096
|
|
|
1,827,696
|
|
|
250,555
|
|
Other
payables
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,013,731
|
)
|
|
(138,970
|
)
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
(1,811,714
|
)
|
|
(101,711
|
)
|
|
340,012
|
|
|
46,611
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
278,420
|
|
|
38,168
|
|
Taxes
payable
|
|
|
358,033
|
|
|
(482,309
|
)
|
|
2,437,452
|
|
|
334,145
|
|
Advances
from customers
|
|
|
(15,108
|
)
|
|
2,116,454
|
|
|
4,575,302
|
|
|
627,218
|
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
7,826,015
|
|
|
12,648,838
|
|
|
18,490,641
|
|
|
2,534,841
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(545,155
|
)
|
|
(537,340
|
)
|
|
(527,743
|
)
|
|
(72,347
|
)
|
Payments
for intangible assets
|
|
|
(3,081,257
|
)
|
|
(3,818,597
|
)
|
|
(7,151,309
|
)
|
|
(980,357
|
)
|
Long-term
investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4,475,216
|
)
|
|
(613,497
|
)
|
Acquisition
of business
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(53,188,175
|
)
|
|
(7,291,445
|
)
|
Loan
to Guarantor
|
|
|
(800,000
|
)
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Amounts
due to a related party
|
|
|
(575,722
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Amounts
due from a related party
|
|
|
146,699
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,000,000
|
)
|
|
(411,263
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(4,855,435
|
)
|
|
(3,555,937
|
)
|
|
(68,342,443
|
)
|
|
(9,368,909
|
)
|
See
the
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
E-FUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
|
|
Chinese
Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S.
Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
|
|
For
the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment
of deferred offering costs
|
|
|
(2,009,360
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issuance
of ordinary shares for cash,net of offering costs paid
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
47,128,495
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Proceeds
from exercise of warrants
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,060,992
|
|
|
145,449
|
|
Issuance
of convertible notes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
69,079,430
|
|
|
9,469,941
|
|
Payment
of make-whole obligation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(11,988,170
|
)
|
|
(1,643,431
|
)
|
Proceeds
from short-term loans
|
|
|
2,800,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Repayment
of short-term loans
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(2,800,000
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Proceeds
received from loans to shareholders
|
|
|
53,973
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Proceeds
from subscription receivable
|
|
|
575,722
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
1,420,335
|
|
|
44,328,495
|
|
|
58,152,252
|
|
|
7,971,959
|
|
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(791,476
|
)
|
|
(2,537,839
|
)
|
|
(347,908
|
)
|
Net
increase in cash
|
|
|
4,390,915
|
|
|
52,629,920
|
|
|
5,762,611
|
|
|
789,983
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
|
4,443,902
|
|
|
8,834,817
|
|
|
61,464,737
|
|
|
8,426,060
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
|
¥
|
8,834,817
|
|
¥
|
61,464,737
|
|
¥
|
67,227,348
|
|
$ |
9,216,043
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
cash flow information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
paid
|
|
¥
|
186,412
|
|
¥
|
66,593
|
|
¥
|
510,282
|
|
$ |
69,953
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
Investing and Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Offset
of Hainan Future Company payable
|
|
¥
|
2,526,595
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Forgiveness
of debt recognized as contribution
|
|
¥
|
1,897,682
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Conversion
of series A convertible preferred stock
|
|
¥
|
30,222,260
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Acquiring
assets by assuming payment obligation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
¥
|
26,115,896
|
|
$ |
3,580,168
|
|
Conversion
of convertible notes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
¥
|
36,473,000
|
|
$ |
5,000,000
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for acquisition
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
¥
|
8,555,961
|
|
$ |
1,172,917
|
|
See
the
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
E-FUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
NOTE
1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Organization–eFuture
Information Technology, Inc. is a Cayman Islands Corporation. Its wholly owned
subsidiary eFuture (Beijing) Tornado Information Technology, Inc. is a Beijing
foreign investment enterprise in the People’s Republic of China (the PRC). In
August, 2007, eFuture (Beijing) Tornado Information Technology Inc. was renamed
as eFuture (Beijing) Royalstone Information Technology Inc. (“eFuture
Beijing”).
Nature
of Operations –
The
Company is mainly engaged in developing and selling Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) software and providing ONE-STOP solutions for distribution, retail and
logistics businesses focused on the supply chain front market for manufacturers,
retailers, distributors and third party logistics, and in providing the related
system integration service and technical training services. Systems integration
services involve system design and system implementation through the application
of the software as well as ongoing technical supporting services. Revenues
are
generated solely from sales to customers in China; accordingly, segment
information is not required to be provided.
NOTE
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Presentation and Translating Financial
Statements –
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Company’s functional currency is the Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) and the
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in Chinese
Yuan. The consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2007 have been translated into United States dollars solely for
the
convenience of the reader, are not in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America and are unaudited. Solely
for
this purpose, the consolidated financial statements have been translated into
U.S. dollars at the rate of ¥7.2946 = US$1.00, the approximate exchange rate
prevailing on December 31, 2007. These translated U.S. dollar amounts should
not
be construed as representing Chinese Yuan amounts or that the Chinese Yuan
amounts have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars.
Consolidation
- The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of eFuture
Information Technology Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, eFuture (Beijing)
Royalstone Information Technology Inc., and its 51% owned
variable
interest entity, Fuji
Biaoshang Information Technology Inc.,
from the
respective dates of its acquisition.
All
significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
The
Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board
Interpretation No. 46R,
“Consolidation
of Variable Interest Entities”
(“FIN
46R”). Pursuant to FIN 46R, Fuji
Biaoshang Information Technology Inc
(“Biaoshang”) is variable interest entity of the Company and the Company is the
primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity. Accordingly, the variable
interest entity has been consolidated in the Company’s financial
statements.
Accounting
Estimates –
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date
of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could
differ from those estimates. In particular, the estimated allowance for doubtful
accounts could change in the near term.
E-FUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
Business
Condition
-
The
Company generated revenue and gross profit for each period presented in the
consolidated statements of operations. Due to losses in current and prior years,
the Company has an accumulated deficit of ¥44,898,716 ($6,155,062) at December
31, 2007. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2007 was ¥27,480,747
($3,767,273). Net cash provided by operating activities was ¥7,826,015,
¥12,648,838, and ¥18,490,641 ($2,534,841) for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2006 and 2007, respectively. Should the Company be unable to sustain profitable
operations in future years, the Company may have to seek additional capital
through debt financing or from the issuance of its ordinary stock.
Fair
Values of Financial Instruments —
The
carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for trade
receivables, other receivables, advances to suppliers, accounts payable, accrued
liabilities and advances from customers approximate fair value because of the
immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents –
Cash and
cash equivalents are comprised of cash on hand, demand deposits and short term
debt investments with original maturities of no more than three
months.
Trade
and Other receivables –
Trade and receivables are carried at original invoiced amounts less a provision
for doubtful accounts. Provision is made against accounts with balance
outstanding for longer than 90 days. Other receivables consists of small
miscellaneous items arising from transactions with non-trade customers.
Inventory and
Work in Progress–
Inventory is comprised of purchased software available for resale and other
consumable materials. Inventory is stated at the lower of average cost or net
realizable value. Work in process consists of costs incurred on contracts that
have not been completed nor recognized as revenue.
Deferred
Offering Costs –
The Company capitalizes direct and incremental costs associated with the
acquisition of equity financing, which will be netted against the actual equity
proceeds. If the equity offering is abandoned, the deferred offering costs
will
be charged to expense.
Valuation
of Long-lived Assets
- The
carrying values of the Company's long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment
annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that they
may
not be recoverable. When such an event occurs, the Company projects the
undiscounted cash flows to be generated from the use of the asset and its
eventual disposition over the remaining life of the asset. If projections
indicate that the carrying value of the long-lived asset will not be recovered,
the carrying value of the long-lived asset is reduced by the estimated excess
of
the carrying value over the projected discounted cash flows.
Intangible
Assets
-
Computer
Software Costs and Research and Development – The
Company charges all development costs to research and development until
technological feasibility has been established. Technological feasibility has
been established when a detail program design has been completed, or the
completion of a working model. After reaching technological feasibility,
additional software costs are capitalized until the software is available for
general release to customers. The estimated useful life of capitalized software
development expenditures is the shorter of four years or the estimated period
of
realization of revenue from the related software.
Goodwill
-
Goodwill
represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the
identifiable assets and liabilities acquired as a result of the Company’s
acquisitions of interests in its subsidiaries and variable interest
entities.
The
Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating
segment) on an annual basis as of December 31 or more frequently if an event
occurs or circumstances change that could more likely than not reduce the fair
value of the goodwill below its carrying amount. The impairment of goodwill
is
determined by the Company estimating the fair value based upon the present
value
of future cash flows. In estimating the future cash flows, the Company has
taken
into consideration the overall and industry economic conditions and trends,
market risk of the Company and historical information.
E-FUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
Revenue
Recognition –
The Company recognizes revenue when it is realized and earned. The Company
considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when (1) it has persuasive
evidence of an arrangement, (2) delivery has occurred, (3) the sales price
is
fixed or determinable, and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured. Delivery
does not occur until products have been shipped or services have been provided
to the client and the client has signed a completion and acceptance report,
risk
of loss has transferred to the client, client acceptance provisions have lapsed,
or the Company has objective evidence that the criteria specified in client
acceptance provisions have been satisfied. The sales price is not considered
to
be fixed or determinable until all contingencies related to the sale have been
resolved.
The
Company provides the following products and services: self-developed software,
purchased software, purchased hardware, system design and integration, and
post
contract maintenance and technical support.
Software
The
Company sells self-developed software and software purchased from other vendors.
For software sales, the Company recognizes revenues in accordance with the
provisions of Statement of Position No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,”
and related interpretations. Revenue from perpetual (one-time charge) licensed
software is recognized at the inception of the license term. Revenue from term
(monthly license charge) arrangements is recognized on a subscription basis
over
the period that the customer is using the license. We do not provide any rights
of return or warranties on our software.
Revenues
applicable to multiple-element fee arrangements are bifurcated among the
elements such as software, hardware and post-contract service using
vendor-specific objective evidence of fair value. Such evidence consists of
pricing of multiple elements when those same elements are sold as separate
products or arrangements. Software maintenance for the first year and initial
training are included in the purchase price of the software. Initial training
is
provided at the time of installation and is recognized as income as part of
the
price of the software since it is minimal in value. Maintenance is valued based
on the fee schedule used by the Company for providing the regular level of
maintenance service as sold to customers when renewing their maintenance
contracts on a stand alone basis. Maintenance revenue is included in the income
statement under services and is recognized over the term of the agreement.
Hardware
Revenue
from hardware sales is generally recognized when the product is shipped to
the
customer and when there are no unfulfilled company obligations that affect
the
customer’s final acceptance of the arrangement.
Services
The
Company provides services for system integration which involves the design
and
development of complex IT systems to the customer’s specifications. These
services are provided on a fixed-price contract and the contract terms generally
are short term. Revenue is recognized on the completed contract method when
delivery and acceptance is determined by a completion report signed by the
customer.
Work
in
process as shown on the balance sheet represents the cost of work performed
towards providing such services that has not been completed as of the balance
sheet date.
The
Company offers telephone and minimal on-site support to its customers on a
stand
alone basis. Revenue from maintenance and technical support is recognized over
the period of the agreement.
Advances
from customers represent deposits received as of period end. They include
amounts related to projects that had yet to be completed.
Deferred
revenue represents unearned amounts billed to customers related to post-contract
maintenance agreements.
E-FUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
Cost
of Revenues – Costs
associated with contracts are deferred and recognized either as inventory or
work in progress until the services are completed, the products and software
are
installed and delivered to and accepted by the customer. When the criteria
for
revenue recognition have been met, costs incurred are recognized as cost of
revenue. Cost of revenues include wages, materials, handling charges, and other
expenses associated with the development of IT systems to customers’
specifications, the cost of purchased hardware and software, and costs related
to technical support services. Amortization of capitalized software costs is
included in the cost of revenue.
Advertising
Costs -
Advertising costs are expensed when incurred. Total advertising expense was
¥905,012, ¥280,891, and ¥430,757($59,052) for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2006 and 2007, respectively.
Income
taxes –
Income taxes are provided based upon the liability method of accounting pursuant
to SFAS No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes. Under
this approach, deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the tax
consequences on future years of differences between the tax basis of assets
and
liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each year-end. A valuation
allowance is recorded against deferred tax assets if management does not believe
the Company has met the "more likely than not" standard imposed by SFAS No.
109.
Net
Earnings (Loss) per Ordinary Share
- Basic
earnings (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income (loss)
by
the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding. Diluted earnings
(loss) per ordinary share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the
weighted-average number of ordinary shares and dilutive potential ordinary
share
equivalents outstanding. Potential ordinary share equivalents consist of shares
issuable upon the conversion of preferred stock and convertible notes and the
exercise of stock options and warrants.
In
2007,
the Company issued $10,000,000 senior convertible notes, which are convertible
into maximum 526,316 ordinary shares ordinary shares at a floor conversion
price
of $19.00. In connection with the issuance, the Company issued Series A warrants
to purchase 184,077 ordinary shares and Series B warrants to purchase 230,097
ordinary shares to the investors of the convertible notes as well as placement
agent warrant to purchase 73,291 ordinary shares. In January and September
2007,
the Company granted employee stock options to purchase 65,875 ordinary shares
and 65,800 ordinary shares, respectively. All the potentially dilutive
securities above are not considered in the calculation of the diluted earnings
per share, because the effects of them are all anti-dilutive.
The
following table is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used
in
the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share and the
weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding for the years ended December 31,
2005, 2006 and 2007:
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
|
|
Chinese
Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S.
Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
|
|
For
the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
¥
|
5,470,263
|
|
¥
|
8,104,726
|
|
¥
|
(27,480,747
|
)
|
$ |
(3,767,273
|
)
|
Basic
weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,235,488
|
|
|
1,689,434
|
|
|
2,687,380
|
|
|
2,687,380
|
|
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A convertible preferred stock
|
|
|
264,512
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Stock
options and warrants
|
|
|
62,499
|
|
|
141,824
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Convertible
Notes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Diluted
weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,562,499
|
|
|
1,831,258
|
|
|
2,687,380
|
|
|
2,687,380
|
|
Basic
earnings (loss) per share
|
|
¥
|
4.43
|
|
¥
|
4.80
|
|
¥
|
(10.23
|
)
|
$ |
(1.40
|
)
|
Diluted
earnings (loss) per share
|
|
¥
|
3.50
|
|
¥
|
4.43
|
|
¥
|
(10.23
|
)
|
$ |
(1.40
|
)
|
Stock-Based
Compensation –
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards
Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123 (Revised 2004),
Share-Based
Payment
(SFAS
123R). SFAS 123R requires the recognition of the cost of employee services
received in exchange for an award of equity instruments in the financial
statements and is measured based on the grant date fair value of the award.
SFAS
123R also requires the stock option compensation expense to be recognized over
the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange
for the award (the vesting period). Prior to the Company adopting SFAS 123R,
stock-based compensation plans were accounted for under Accounting Principles
Board Opinion ("APB") No. 25, Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees
(APB
25). Under APB 25, generally no compensation expense is recorded when the terms
of the award are fixed and the exercise price of the employee stock option
equals or exceeds the fair value of the underlying stock on the date of grant.
The Company adopted the disclosure-only provision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS
123).
For
options granted subsequent to the adoption date of SFAS 123R on January 1,
2006,
the fair value of each stock option grant will be estimated on the date of
grant
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company had no stock option
grants during the years ended December 31, 2005, or 2006. As of December 31,
2005 and 2006 there were 62,499 of options outstanding that had not been
exercised. As of December 31, 2007 there were 194,174 stock options outstanding
that had not been exercised.
Under
SFAS 123(R), the Company applied the Black-Scholes valuation model in
determining the fair value of options granted to employees and directors. For
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company granted 131,675 shares options
to
its employees and directors. The Company recognizes the relevant share-based
compensation expenses over the requisite service period.
Recently
Enacted Accounting Standards
-
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Statement
No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (or SFAS 157), which defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted
accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
SFAS157 applies to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair
value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. However, on February 12, 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-2
which would delay the effective date of SFAS 157 for all nonfinancial assets
and
nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at
fair
value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually).
This
FSP partially defers the effective date of Statement 157 to fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal
years
for items within the scope of this FSP. Effective for 2008, we will adopt SFAS
157 except as it applies to those nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities as noted in FSP FAS 157-2. The Company is currently evaluating
the
potential impact on its financial statements, if any, upon adoption of this
standard.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
In
June
2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force of the FASB issued EITF Issue No. 07-3,
“Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services to be Used
in Future Research and Development Activities”, (“EITF 07-3”) which is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. EITF 07-3 requires that
nonrefundable advance payments for future research and development activities
be
deferred and capitalized. Such amounts will be recognized as an expense as
the
goods are delivered or the related services are performed. EITF 07-3 is not
expected to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial
position.
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Statement
No. 141 (Revised 2007), Business Combinations (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R provides
additional guidance on improving the relevance, representational faithfulness,
and comparability of the financial information that a reporting entity provides
in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects. This
Statement applies prospectively to business combinations for which the
acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting
period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company believes there
will
be no material impact on its financial statements upon adoption of this
standard.
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Statement
No. 160,
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of
ARB No. 51 (“SFAS
160”). SFAS 160 amends ARB No. 51 to establish accounting and reporting
standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the
deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This Statement is effective for fiscal years
and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December
15, 2008. The Company believes there will be no material impact on its financial
statements upon adoption of this standard. In December 2007, the Securities
and
Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 110
(“SAB 110”).
SAB 110
states that the staff will continue to accept, under certain circumstances,
the
use of the simplified method for estimating the expected term of “plain vanilla”
share options in accordance with SFAS 123(R) beyond December 31, 2007. The
Company believes there will be no material impact on its financial statements
upon adoption of this standard.
Business
Segments – The
Company operates in one industry which includes the sale of computer software,
hardware and services solely to customers in China; therefore, no business
segment information has been presented.
NOTE
3. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts
receivable consisted of the following:
|
|
Chinese
Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S
Dollars
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Trade
accounts receivable
|
|
¥
|
6,562,869
|
|
¥
|
21,105,231
|
|
$ |
2,893,268
|
|
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
(2,109,910
|
)
|
|
(4,695,898
|
)
|
|
(643,750
|
)
|
Trade
accounts receivable, net
|
|
¥
|
4,452,959
|
|
¥
|
16,409,333
|
|
$ |
2,249,518
|
|
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
NOTE
4. INVENTORY
Inventory
consisted of the following at December 31, 2006 and 2007:
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Work
in process
|
|
¥
|
4,038,375
|
|
¥
|
5,658,249
|
|
$
|
775,676
|
|
Other
inventory
|
|
|
82,761
|
|
|
91,702
|
|
|
12,572
|
|
Total
inventory
|
|
¥ |
4,121,136
|
|
¥ |
5,749,951
|
|
$
|
788,248
|
|
NOTE
5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line
basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Motor
vehicles
|
|
|
10
Years
|
|
Software
|
|
|
5
Years
|
|
Communication
equipment
|
|
|
5
Years
|
|
|
|
|
5
Years
|
|
Leasehold
improvements - shorter of
|
|
|
|
|
Maintenance
and repairs are charged to expense as incurred and major improvements are
capitalized. Gains or losses on sales or retirements are included in the
consolidated statements of operations in the year of disposition. Depreciation
expense was ¥574,954, ¥679,876 and ¥500,633 ($68,631) for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2006, and 2007, respectively. Property and equipment
consisted of the following at December 31, 2006 and 2007:
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Motor
vehicles
|
|
¥ |
290,000
|
|
¥ |
352,113
|
|
$
|
48,270
|
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
|
|
433,394
|
|
|
433,394
|
|
|
59,413
|
|
Office
equipment
|
|
|
4,266,615
|
|
|
5,602,699
|
|
|
768,061
|
|
Communication
equipment
|
|
|
161,344
|
|
|
232,974
|
|
|
31,938
|
|
Software
|
|
|
554,084
|
|
|
635,349
|
|
|
87,099
|
|
Total
|
|
|
5,705,437
|
|
|
7,256,529
|
|
|
994,781
|
|
Less:
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(4,690,856
|
)
|
|
(5,191,489
|
)
|
|
(711,689
|
)
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
¥ |
1,014,581
|
|
¥ |
2,065,040
|
|
$
|
283,092
|
|
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
NOTE
6. INTERNALLY GENERATED SOFTWARE
Intangible
assets consist of the cost of computer software acquired, which is included
in
property and equipment, and the cost of computer software internally developed
by the Company. The components of intangible assets at December 31, 2006
and
2007:
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Internally
generated software
|
|
¥ |
15,786,995
|
|
¥ |
21,736,616
|
|
$
|
2,979,823
|
|
Purchased
software
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
45,279,822
|
|
$
|
6,207,306
|
|
Less:
Accumulated amortization
|
|
|
(8,678,751
|
)
|
|
(19,799,245
|
)
|
|
(2,714,233
|
)
|
Intangible
assets, net
|
|
¥ |
7,108,244
|
|
¥ |
47,217,193
|
|
$
|
6,472,896
|
|
All
intangible assets have a useful life of and are amortized over 4.0 years.
Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 was
¥2,305,835, ¥2,727,198, ¥11,120,493 ($1,524,483), respectively. Estimated
aggregate amortization expense as of December 31, 2007 for the succeeding five
years ending December 31, is as follows:
|
|
Chinese
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yuan
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Renminbi)
|
|
U.S.
Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
2008
|
|
¥ |
13,554,571
|
|
$
|
1,858,165
|
|
2009
|
|
|
11,392,895
|
|
|
1,561,826
|
|
2010
|
|
|
10,306,837
|
|
|
1,412,941
|
|
2011
|
|
|
8,652,473
|
|
|
1,186,148
|
|
2012
|
|
|
688,334
|
|
|
94,362
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
2,622,083
|
|
|
359,455
|
|
Research
and development costs for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007
were
¥93,814, ¥527,219 and ¥436,923 ($59,897), respectively.
NOTE
7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Preferred
stock –
The
Company’s Articles of Association allows for the issuance of convertible
preferred stock in the amount of 10,000,000 shares at a par value of $0.0756
per
share with the rights as described in those articles. Holders of the preferred
stock have the same voting rights as holders of ordinary stock. All other
material rights are to be determined by special resolution of the Company.
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
- At
December 31, 2004, there were 4,016,610 shares of Series A convertible preferred
stock outstanding. Holders of the Series A convertible preferred stock had
the
same voting rights as holders of ordinary stock. Series A convertible preferred
stock holders are entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of
ordinary shares into which such shares of Series A convertible preferred could
be converted at the date of record. If no record date exists then the conversion
price on the date the vote occurs is used for the calculation. The conversion
rate as recalculated based on the terms defined in the Articles of Association
at December 31, 2005, including the subsequent reverse stock split, was one
share of Series A preferred stock to 0.1439335 shares of ordinary stock, or
578,125 shares.
At
any
time starting April 20, 2006, any majority holder of Series A convertible
preferred stock had the right to require the Company to redeem the Series A
convertible preferred stock at a redemption price of ¥7.61 ($0.94) per share
plus all declared but unpaid dividends. From the date of issuance in 2001,
the
redemption amount was ¥30,583,993 ($3,789,744). As a result, the Series A
convertible preferred stock was mandatorily redeemable and was classified as
a
long-term liability upon adopting SFAS No. 150 during 2003. In accordance with
EITF D-98, the Company recorded the carrying amount of the redeemable Series
A
preferred stock at its fair value when it was issued on April 20, 2001. The
fair
value was determined based upon its redemption value that date and resulted
in a
charge to accumulated deficit of ¥9,894,407 ($1,226,042) during 2001. There were
no changes in the redemption value since the date of issuance.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
Holders
of Series A preferred stock were entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends
of
¥0.25 ($0.03) per share per annum only if declared by the Board of Directors.
No
dividends were declared.
Upon
the
close of an underwritten public offering, at a public price which represents
a
valuation of the share capital of the Company of at least ¥662,120,000
($82,045,000) and with the gross proceeds to the Company of at least
¥165,530,000 ($20,511,000), the shares of Series A convertible stock would
automatically be converted into shares of ordinary stock based upon the
conversion method described in the Articles of Association. These shares could
also have been converted at any time by written consent of the majority of
shareholders. In the event of liquidation, the holders were entitled to a
ratable liquidating distribution of up to ¥5.13 ($0.64) per share and any
dividends declared but unpaid.
On
June
16, 2005, all 4,016,610 shares of Series A preferred stock were converted
into
578,125 shares of ordinary stock.
Ordinary
Shares –
During
October 2006 the Company closed its initial public offering of 1,133,500
ordinary shares at ¥47.27 per share under the terms of the offering and realized
gross proceeds of ¥53,581,679 before cash offering costs of ¥8,738,655. In
addition, the Company issued the placement agents warrants to purchase 113,350
shares of common stock at ¥56.19 per share for a period of five years. The
Company accounted for the warrants as an additional offering cost. On December
21, 2007, warrants to purchase 20,000 ordinary shares were exercised. The
Company received ¥1,060,992 proceeds and recorded ¥1,049,852 additional paid-in
capital. On October 3, 2007, $5,000,000 of convertible notes were converted
into
200,080 ordinary shares at a conversion price of $24.99 per share; the Company
recorded ¥37,386,555 additional paid-in capital for this conversion. In
connection with the Royalstone acquisition, the Company issued 71,122 ordinary
shares on December 31, 2007 as part of the satisfaction of the purchase
obligation.
Subscriptions
Receivable –
Reflected as a reduction to stockholders’ deficit is ¥575,722 ($71,339) due from
stockholders related to 921,875 shares of outstanding ordinary stock that
were
issued to the founding shareholders in November 2000 and April 2001. The
shareholders made cash payments during September 2005 of ¥575,722 which paid the
subscriptions receivable in full.
Statutory
Reserves –
According to the Articles of Association, the Company is required to transfer
a
certain portion of its net profits, as determined under PRC accounting
regulations, to both the surplus reserve fund and the public welfare fund.
There
were no transfers to these reserve funds in 2002 or 2003. In 2004 and 2005,
the
Company transferred to these funds ¥678,779 and ¥820,539, respectively. There
was no change in statutory reserves for the years ended December 31, 2006
and
2007. As of December 31, 2007, the amount comprising the surplus reserve
fund
was ¥2,056,013; the amount comprising the public welfare fund was ¥1,028,007.
Stock
Options –
During
2002, the Company granted stock options to purchase 62,499 shares of ordinary
shares to employees and directors. The fair value of options granted during
2002, as estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model, was ¥2,314,208 ($286,760), which was determined using the following
assumptions:
Expected
dividend yield
|
|
|
-
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
1.72
|
%
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
122
|
%
|
Expected
life
|
|
|
10
years
|
|
Weighted
average fair value per share
|
|
¥ |
37
|
|
On
January 31, 2007, the Company issued employee stock options to purchase 65,875
ordinary shares to its employees and directors with an exercise price of
$25.42.
On September 17, 2007, the Company issued employee stock options to purchase
65,800 employee stock options with an exercise price of $11.71. The aggregate
fair value of the two sets of the employee stock options was ¥17,310,595,
computed by using the following assumptions:
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
|
|
Set One
|
|
Set Two
|
|
Grant
date
|
|
|
January 31, 2007
|
|
|
September 17, 2007
|
|
Expected
dividend yield
|
|
|
0%
|
|
|
0%
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
4.82%
|
|
|
4.32%
|
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
75%
|
|
|
75%
|
|
Expected
life
|
|
|
6.5
years
|
|
|
6.5
years
|
|
The
value
of the options will be recognized over a period of five years. In 2007, the
Company recognized ¥2,663,105 of employee stock option expense and recorded the
same amount of additional paid-in capital accordingly. None of these options
had
been exercised by December 31, 2007. The options were not considered in the
calculation of diluted earnings per share, because its effect was anti-dilutive.
NOTE
8. ACQUISITIONS
On
January 1, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Nanjing Tangcheng
Network Technology Development Co. Ltd.(“Tangcheng”) for consideration of
¥3,300,000
in cash. The main purpose of the acquisition is to enable the Company to
grow in
East China and acquire Tangcheng’s 50 customers. The purchase price was
determined based on arms’ length negotiations between the Company and Tangcheng.
The acquisition had been accounted for as a purchase business combination
and
the results of operations of Tangcheng after the acquisition date have been
included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with
SFAS 94. The intangible assets acquired were amortized over four years. The
allocation of the purchase price is as follows:
Intangible
assets
|
|
¥ |
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
737,019
|
|
Total
|
|
¥ |
|
|
(b)
Crownhead
and Royalstone
On
July
31, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Crownhead Holdings Ltd.
(“Crownhead”) and its subsidiary, Royalstone System Integrated Co.,
Ltd.(“Royalstone”), a leading retail software and service provider in China, for
an aggregate of ¥58,285,976
in cash and ¥21,389,902
in the Company’s ordinary shares contingent upon Crownhead meeting certain
earnings targets during the 17 month period from August 1, 2007 to
December 31, 2008. The purchase price was determined in arms’ length
negotiations between eFture and Crownhead.
The
acquisition had been accounted for as a purchase business combination and
the
results of operations of the acquired company after the acquisition date
have
been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The allocation
of the purchase price is as follows:
Tangible
assets acquired
|
|
¥ |
|
|
Identifiable
intangible assets
|
|
|
41,120,000
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
41,238,397
|
|
Liabilities
assumed
|
|
|
(2,073,553
|
)
|
Deferred
taxes
|
|
|
(5,282,076
|
)
|
Total
|
|
¥ |
|
|
The
excess of purchase price over tangible and identifiable intangible assets
(mainly trade name, software technologies, non-compete agreements and customer
relationship) acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded as goodwill.
The
acquired identifiable intangible assets were valued by various approaches,
including income approach, market approach and replacement cost approach,
as
appropriate. Identifiable intangible assets were amortized over a weighted
average period of four years.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
The
outstanding payment obligation from this acquisition was recorded as Royalstone
acquisition obligation in the balance sheets. As of December 31, 2007, the
Royalstone acquisition obligation contained current portion of ¥16,398,925
and long-term portion of ¥
6,416,970. At the end of March, 2008, the Company made another payment of
¥9,981,955 in cash and ¥6,416,970 in the Company’s ordinary shares; Royalstone
acquisition obligation was reduced to a balance of ¥
6,416,970.
On
August
10, 2007, the Company completed its acquisition of Healthfield
Limited(“Healthfield”). The purchase price was determined in arms’ length
negotiations between eFture and Healthfield, and would be paid in two payments.
The first payment of ¥2,700,000
was made by cash in 2007. The amount of second payment will be determined
by
2007 operation result of the acquired company and was not paid as of December
31, 2007. The Company accrued a ¥3,300,000
liability for this contingent payment, which represents the maximum possible
payment. Also, the second payment would consist of 64% of cash and 36% of
ordinary shares of the Company, which were not considered in the calculation
of
Earnings per Share because the effect was anti-dilutive. The acquisition
had
been accounted for as a purchase business combination and the results of
operations of Healthfield after the acquisition date have been included in
the
Company’s consolidated financial statements. The intangible asset acquired will
be amortized over a period of four years. The allocation of the purchase
price
is as follows:
Intangible
assets
|
|
¥ |
429,000
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
5,571,000
|
|
Total
|
|
¥ |
6,000,000
|
|
NOTE
9.
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND OTHER LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
(a)
Variable interest entities
FIN
46R
“Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” requires a variable interest
entity to be consolidated by a company if that company is the primary
beneficiary of that variable interest entity.
To
satisfy PRC laws and regulations, the Company conducts its Internet information
and certain other businesses in
the
PRC via its variable interest entities. These variable interest entities
are
directly owned by certain employees of the Company. Capital for the variable
interest entities is funded by the Company through loans provided to those
employees, and is initially recorded as loans to related parties. These loans
are eliminated for accounting purposes with the capital of variable interest
entities during consolidation.
Under
contractual agreements with the Company, employees who are shareholders of
the
variable interest entities are required to transfer their ownership in these
entities to the Company, if permitted by PRC laws and regulations, or, if
not so
permitted, to designees of the Company at any time to repay the loans
outstanding. All voting rights of the variable interest entities are assigned
to
the Company, and the Company has the right to designate all directors and
senior
management personnel of the variable interest entities. Employees who are
shareholders of the variable interest entities have pledged their shares
in the
variable interest entities as collateral for the loans. As of December 31,
2007,
the aggregate amount of these loans was ¥4,000,000.
The
following is a summary of the variable interest entities of the Company,
Biaoshang, as a 51% owned variable interest entity, had been consolidated
under
FIN 46R , Wangku, as a 20% owned variable interest entity, 20% of the net
income
had added in the company’s income statement:
Fuji
Biaoshang Information Technology, Inc. (“Biaoshang”) was incorporated in the PRC
in 2000 and engages in B2B business to connect retailers to their suppliers,
enabling them to share information and manage work processes in the PRC on
behalf of the Company. The registered capital of Biaoshang is ¥1,000,000.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
In
October, 2007, Peter Jiang purchased 100% equity interest in Biaoshang from
two
employees of the Company at a nominal price of ¥2.
Then
Peter Jiang sold 51% of the equity interest to Tingchao Zhao at a price of
¥1,000,000.
Tingchao Zhao, an employee of the Company, was granted a loan by the Company
to
complete this purchase. Also, Tingchao Zhao pledged all the equity interest
to
the Company and gave all his voting rights in Biaoshang to the Company as well.
Through a set of the contractual agreements with Tingchao Zhao, the Company
controls Biaoshang as its variable interest entity. After the above
transactions, the Company held
51%
of equity interest in Biaoshang through Tingchao Zhao, while Peter Jiang held
the remaining 49%.
Before
the acquisition, Biaoshang had net assets of ¥66,368.
From January to October, 2007, Biaoshang accrued ¥3,698
of
general and administrative expenses and had no other operating activities.
After
the acquisition, Peter Jiang started working at Biaoshang. The purpose of this
acquisition was to acquire Peter Jiang’s customer relationship and contacts as
well as software owned by him. Therefore, the Company allocated 97% the purchase
price to intangible assets acquired from Peter Jiang and allocated the remaining
3% to the net assets of Biaoshang on the acquisition date. The acquired
intangible assets were recorded in Biaoshang’s book as the Company’s
contribution and will be amortized over a period of four years. After the
acquisition, Biaoshang realized a net loss of ¥253,099 in 2007, which was
consolidated into the Company’s statements of operations after the minority
interest of ¥32,520.
Pursuant
to the equity interest transfer agreement between Peter Jiang and Tingchao
Zhao,
the Company will have Biaoshang’s 2008 financial statements audited. If the
audited net income is equal to or less than ¥
300,000,
Peter Jiang will return ¥400,000
to the Company through Tingchao Zhao; if the audited net income is greater
than
¥300,000,
the Company will make additional payment for the purchase,
Additional
Payment= Audited Net Income*3.33- ¥1,000,000
The
additional payment will not exceed ¥3,000,000.
b)
Wangku
Wangku
Hutong Information Technology, Co. Ltd., (“Wangku”)
is a Web
enabler of China Yellow Pages and a B2B e-Business service provider. In May,
2007, the Company purchased 20% of Wangku’s equity interest at a price of
¥3,000,000
through Xuejun Zhang, an employee of the Company. The new registered capital
of
Wangku is ¥4,000,000.
The Company accounts for Wangku as a long-term investment under equity method.
From June to December 2007, Wangku realized a net income of ¥5,812,118, and the
Company recognized investment income ¥1,158,216 in its 2007 statements of
operations. On
May
14, 2008, the company completed the acquisition of additional 31% stake in
Wangku for ¥3,400,000 in cash and ¥3,400,000 in the
Company’s ordinary shares.
(b)
Other long-term investment
On
March
5, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with three other parties to
establish a new company: Beijing Kubang Fuji New Media Technology Limited
Company (“Kubang”). Kubang is an advertising company, specializing in new media
advertising, customer behavior research and business data mining. The total
paid-in capital of Kubang is ¥5,000,000;
the Company contributed ¥1,500,000 and so held 30% of the equity interest.
Kubang realized a net loss of ¥741,806 in 2007 and the Company recognized an
investment loss on Kubang of ¥222,642.
NOTE
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On
August
3, 2007, the Company made an one-year loan of ¥3,000,000 to Wangku in support of
its business development. The loan carries an annual interest of 6%. Interest
is
payable 20 days after each calendar quarter. The loan is due on August 2,
2008.
NOTE
11. INCOME TAXES
To
date,
the Company has not been subject to any income taxes in the United States or
the
Cayman Islands. Enterprises with foreign investment and foreign enterprises
doing business in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are generally subject to
federal (state) enterprise income tax at a rate of 30% and a local income tax
at
a rate of 3%; however, due to the Company’s location in a State Standard High
Technology Development Zone, the Company was granted a certification of High
Technology Enterprise and will be taxed at a 15% federal rate for taxable income
generated after 2001 and will be exempt from local tax. In addition, eFuture
Beijing is located in the Beijing Zhongguanchun High Technology Development
Zone. Therefore, it was exempt from 50% of the federal tax during 2003 through
2005. Since eFuture Beijing has foreign invested capital, it is allowed a
deduction for operating loss carry forwards for up to five years.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
On
March
16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China passed the new Enterprise
Income Tax Law, (“EIT Law”), and on December 6, 2007, the State Council of China
issued the Implementation Regulations for the EIT Law which took effect on
January 1, 2008. The EIT Law and Implementation Regulations Rules impose a
unified EIT of 25.0% on all domestic-invested enterprises and Foreign Invested
Entities, or FIEs, unless they qualify under certain limited
exceptions. Therefore,
nearly all FIEs are subject to the new tax rate alongside other domestic
businesses rather than benefiting from the old FIE tax laws, and its associated
preferential tax treatments, beginning January 1, 2008.
Despite
these pending changes, the EIT Law gives existing FIEs a five-year grandfather
period during which they can continue to enjoy their existing preferential
tax
treatments. The discontinuation of any such special or preferential tax
treatment or other incentives would have an adverse affect on the Company’s
business, fiscal condition and current operations in China.
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
PRC
|
|
¥ |
5,707,988
|
|
¥ |
8,396,431
|
|
¥ |
19,505,557
|
|
$
|
2,673,971
|
|
Cayman
Islands
|
|
|
(237,725
|
)
|
|
(291,705
|
)
|
|
(46,986,304
|
)
|
|
(6,441,244
|
)
|
Net
income
|
|
¥ |
5,470,263
|
|
¥ |
8,104,726
|
|
¥ |
(27,480,747
|
)
|
$
|
(3,767,273
|
)
|
The
provision (benefit) from income taxes was as follows:
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Current
tax before benefit of operating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
loss
carry forwards
|
|
¥ |
1,020,641
|
|
¥ |
1,332,590
|
|
¥ |
2,761,443
|
|
$
|
378,560
|
|
Benefit
of operating loss carry forwards
|
|
|
(1,020,641
|
)
|
|
(1,332,590
|
)
|
|
(2,761,443
|
)
|
|
(378,560
|
)
|
Total
provision for income taxes
|
|
¥ |
-
|
|
¥ |
-
|
|
¥ |
-
|
|
¥ |
-
|
|
The
reconciliation of income tax (benefit) computed by applying the statutory
income
tax rate to pre-tax income (loss) to the actual tax (benefit) is as
follows:
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Income
tax computed at
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
federal
statutory tax rate (30%)
|
|
¥ |
1,641,079
|
|
¥ |
2,431,418
|
|
¥ |
(8,244,223
|
)
|
$
|
(1,130,181
|
)
|
Non-deductible
expenses
|
|
|
71,318
|
|
|
56,720
|
|
|
14,095,891
|
|
|
1,932,373
|
|
Effect
of lower actual tax rates
|
|
|
(856,198
|
)
|
|
(1,244,069
|
)
|
|
(2,925,834
|
)
|
|
(401,096
|
)
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(856,199
|
)
|
|
(1,244,069
|
)
|
|
(2,925,834
|
)
|
|
(401,096
|
)
|
Total
income tax
|
|
¥ |
-
|
|
¥ |
-
|
|
¥ |
-
|
|
¥ |
-
|
|
The
components of the deferred income tax asset were as follows:
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Net
operating loss carry forwards
|
|
¥ |
1,038,193
|
|
¥ |
86,325
|
|
$
|
11,834
|
|
Bad
debt allowance and write offs
|
|
|
515,056
|
|
|
752,462
|
|
|
103,153
|
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(1,553,249
|
)
|
|
(838,787
|
)
|
|
(114,987
|
)
|
Net
Deferred Tax Asset
|
|
¥ |
-
|
|
¥ |
-
|
|
¥ |
-
|
|
At
December 31, 2005, the Company had operating loss carry forwards that will
expire, if unused, as follows:
Expire
|
|
|
|
December 31:
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
690,598
|
|
|
|
¥ |
690,598
|
|
NOTE
12. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
On
March 13, 2007, the Company closed a Securities Purchase Agreement with
three funds affiliated with two institutional investors, pursuant to which
the
company raised ¥77,410,000 by issuing $10,000,000 senior convertible notes along
with Series A warrants and Series B warrants. In connection with the issuance,
the Company incurred ¥11,548,305 loan costs including ¥8,330,570 in cash and
¥3,217,735 of warrants issued to placement agent. Proceeds net of cash loan
costs were ¥69,079,430. The Company amortized the loan costs over the period of
the convertible notes outstanding.
The
convertible notes are due on March 12, 2012 and bear interest per annum as
below, payable quarterly:
|
|
Interest Rate
|
|
March
13, 2007-March 12, 2008
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
March
13, 2008-March 12, 2009
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
March
13, 2010-March 12, 2012
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
The
convertible notes are initially convertible into 400,160 ordinary shares of
the
Company at $24.99 per share. Per the Agreement, the conversion price is subject
to reset on July 24, 2008, if the market price of the Company’s common stock is
below $19.00 at that day. If so, the maximum number of Ordinary Shares into
which the Convertible Notes are convertible, based on a conversion Floor Price
of $19.00, is 526,316 Shares.
The
Series A warrants are exercisable by the Holder within five years on any day
on
or after September 9, 2007 for an aggregate of 184,077 Shares, at an initial
price of $28.25 per ordinary share, subject to adjustment. Series B warrants
are
exercisable by the Holder within 1 year on any day on or after September 9,
2007
to purchase an aggregate of 230,097 ordinary shares, with an initial exercise
price of $24.99 per Share, subject to adjustment. The Company also issued
Placement Agent warrants to 73,291 ordinary shares of the Company, exercisable
by the Holder within 1 year on any day on or after September 9, 2007 at an
initial price of $24.99, subject to adjustment. The fair value of Series A
warrants and Series B warrants was $ 4,291,015 aggregately, and the fair value
of Placement Agent warrants was $1,055,823, computed using Black-Scholes option
pricing model based upon the following assumptions: future estimated volatility
of 86.3%, risk-free interest rate of 4.41% and 4.9%, estimated life of 1.33
and
5 years, respectively, and 0% dividend yield.
Prior
to
obtaining Shareholder approval, the Selling Shareholders may not convert or
exercise (as applicable) their prorated share of convertible notes or Series
A
warrants in excess of 526,699 ordinary shares, which amount is equal to one
ordinary share less than 20% of the outstanding number of ordinary shares prior
to the closing of the Securities Purchase Agreement. Further, none of the Series
B or Placement Agent warrants may be exercised prior to Shareholder approval.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the company has agreed to register for public
resale the shares issued to the recipients in the Private Placement. On June
12,
2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared the company's registration
statement effective. The Company will not receive any of the proceeds of the
sale of the shares by the Selling Shareholders; however, the Company could
receive up to $12,781,841 from the exercise by the Selling Shareholders and
Placement Agent of all of the Series A, Series B and Placement Agent warrants
at
their current prices of $28.25, $24.99 and $24.99, respectively.
The
proceeds from the issuance of the Securities were allocated between the
convertible notes, the Series A warrants and Series B warrants, and the
beneficial conversion feature associated with the Convertible Notes, based
on
the relative fair value of each instrument or feature as follows:
Convertible
Notes
|
|
¥ |
42,292,138
|
|
Series
A and B warrants
|
|
|
23,243,099
|
|
Beneficial
conversion feature
|
|
|
11,874,763
|
|
Total
proceed
|
|
¥ |
77,410,000
|
|
The
Agreement contained a Make-Whole provision which guarantees the payment of
the
present value of the interest that, but for the applicable conversion or
redemption, would have been paid to the Holder through the maturity date.
Therefore, the Company accrued ¥23,106,037
of Make-Whole obligation, which was the present value of the future interest
payments. The Company recorded the sum of Make-Whole obligation, allocated
value
of Series A and Series B warrants and beneficial conversion feature as debt
discount:
Make-Whole
obligation
|
|
¥ |
23,106,037
|
|
Series
A and B warrants
|
|
|
23,243,099
|
|
Beneficial
conversion feature
|
|
|
11,874,763
|
|
Total
debt discount
|
|
¥ |
58,223,899
|
|
The
Company amortized the debt discount over the period of the convertible notes
outstanding.
On
October 3, 2007, one of the investors converted $5,000,000 of the convertible
notes to 200,080 ordinary shares. Pursuant to the terms of the Note, the Company
paid ¥10,903,992 under the Make-Whole provision of the Note. In addition to
recognizing the Make-Whole obligation payment as interest expense, the Company
recognized the remaining unamortized discount relative to the $5,000,000 portion
of the Note and the related loan costs as a one-time interest expense.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
NOTE
13. OTHER NOTES PAYABLE AND CONTINGENCIES
Short-term
Loan – In
February 2005, the Company entered into a short-term loan for ¥2,800,000 which
required a guarantor, was due in February 2006 and bore interest at 5.58
percent. The loan was paid in full during January 2006. The Company loaned
the
unrelated guarantor ¥800,000 under the same terms. The guarantor also paid this
loan in full during January 2006.
Operating
Lease Agreements –
The
Company leases offices in Beijing and Shanghai. The amounts of commitments
for
non-cancelable operating leases in effect at December 31, 2007, were as
follows:
|
|
Chinese Yuan
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
2008
|
|
¥ |
2,337,662
|
|
$
|
320,465
|
|
2009
|
|
|
362,897
|
|
$
|
49,749
|
|
Total
|
|
¥ |
2,700,559
|
|
$
|
370,214
|
|
The
Company incurred rental expense, of ¥2,039,835, ¥1,625,148 and ¥2,207,402 during
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. All leases
agreements are for One year and will be ended in 2009.
Software
Infringement Indemnity – Standard
software license agreements contain an infringement indemnity clause under
which
the company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless customers and business
partners against liability and damages arising from claims of various copyright
or other intellectual property infringements by their software products. The
terms constitute a form of guarantee that is subject to the provisions of
Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s
Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect
Guarantees of the Indebtedness of Others.
The
estimated liability under the guarantee is zero.
Litigation –
In August 2002, the Company was sued for the termination of contracts between
the Company and another party. The other party sued for costs and losses in
the
amount of ¥665,500 ($82,464). The case is currently in the procedure of first
instance or first trial.
In
the
administration of adjudication of civil litigation in the PRC, the people's
courts adopt the system whereby a case shall be finally decided after at most
two trials, which are called first instance and second instance respectively.
This means: (a) Judgments or orders of the first instance shall come from a
local people's court, and a party may bring an appeal only once to the people's
court at the next higher level; (b)Judgments or orders of the first
instance of the local people's courts at various levels become legally effective
if, within the prescribed period for appeal, no party makes an appeal;
(c)judgments and orders of the court of the second instance, if any, shall
be seen as final decisions of the case and cannot be appealed, however, any
judgments and orders rendered by the Supreme People's Court as the court of
the
first instance shall become immediately legally effective. This case is not
with
the Supreme People's Court.
The
Company has accrued ¥665,500 in accrued legal expenses. There might be
additional expenses related to this claim but it is impossible for management
to
forecast all of the possibilities related to this case. The additional
expenses that could be incurred include: additional accrued interest
expense, execution (of the legally effective legal documents) expenses of
the case and accepting fee of People's Court(s).
Management
has considered the likely out come of this case based on past experience with
similar cases and determined that the total amount of estimated costs should
be
accrued and expensed as a result of the claim. There
could be additional costs related to the case which can not be estimated at
this
time.
Contingent
payments of acquisitions and investments –
The Company has contingent payments due under the acquisition of Healthfield
and
Biaoshang. See Notes 8 and 9.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
NOTE
14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
During
2008, warrants issued in the initial public offering during October 2006 (see
Note 7) were exercised. Of the original 113,500 warrants issued, 20,000 were
exercised on January 2, 2008, 16,675 warrants were exercised on Janauary 4,
2008, 16,675 warrants were exercised on March 19, 2008, and 17,500 warrants
were
exercised on May 5, 2008.
On
April
8 2008, the Company signed an assets purchase agreement to acquire
Proadvancer Systems Inc., a leading provider of logistics software and services
in Mainland China and Asia., for an aggregate of ¥15,000,000 in cash and
¥15,000,000 in the Company's ordinary shares subject to the
satisfaction and attainment of certain post closing operating and financial
milestones of Proadvancer at December 31, 2008. There is an additional
contingent payment required that can be up to ¥ 15,000,000
in cash and ¥ 25,000,000 in the Company's ordinary shares depending upon the
revenue in 2008 and 2009. The payments will be paid in
U.S. dollars at the rate of ¥7.02 = US$1.00.
On
May 14
2008, the company completed the acquisition of additional 31% stake in Wangku
for ¥3,400,000 in cash and ¥3,400,000 in the
Company’s ordinary shares,
as
explained in Note 12.
E-FUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
NOTE
15. PARENT COMPANY ONLY CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Condensed
balance sheets
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
¥ |
33,399,189
|
|
¥ |
41,848,057
|
|
$
|
5,736,856
|
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
129,332
|
|
|
17,730
|
|
Prepaid
expense
|
|
|
325,171
|
|
|
291,784
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
33,724,360
|
|
|
42,269,173
|
|
|
5,794,586
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
in and receivables due from subsidiaries
|
|
|
30,948,777
|
|
|
51,319,424
|
|
|
7,035,262
|
|
Long-term
investment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,182,843
|
|
|
573,416
|
|
Intangible
assets, net of accumulated amortization of ¥ 6,981,305
($957,051)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
29,167,695
|
|
|
3,998,532
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
46,438,280
|
|
|
6,366,117
|
|
Deferred
loan cost
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,847,633
|
|
|
664,551
|
|
Total
non-current assets
|
|
|
30,948,777
|
|
|
135,955,875
|
|
|
18,637,878
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
¥ |
64,673,137
|
|
¥ |
178,225,048
|
|
$
|
24,432,464
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
expense
|
|
|
124,148
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
278,420
|
|
|
38,168
|
|
Royalstone
acquisition obligation, current portion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
16,398,925
|
|
|
2,248,091
|
|
Healthfield
acquisition obligation
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,300,000
|
|
|
452,389
|
|
Make-whole
obligation, current portion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,164,116
|
|
|
159,586
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
124,148
|
|
|
21,141,461
|
|
|
2,898,234
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Royalstone
acquisition obligation, net of current portion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,416,970
|
|
|
879,688
|
|
Make-whole
obligation, net of current portion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
9,290,082
|
|
|
1,273,556
|
|
12%
¥36,473,000 ($5,000,000) convertible note payable, net of ¥26,053,509
($3,571,616) of unamortized discount based on an imputed interest
rate of
28.9%
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
10,419,491
|
|
|
1,428,384
|
|
Deferred
Tax
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,282,076
|
|
|
724,108
|
|
Total
long-term liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
31,408,619
|
|
|
4,305,736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders'
equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary
shares, $0.0756 U.S. Dollars par value; 6,613,756 shares authorized;
2,633,500 and 2,924,702 shares outstanding, respectively
|
|
|
1,647,781
|
|
|
1,811,589
|
|
|
248,347
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
77,726,236
|
|
|
165,678,075
|
|
|
22,712,428
|
|
Statutory
reserves
|
|
|
3,084,020
|
|
|
3,084,020
|
|
|
422,781
|
|
Accumulated
foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
(491,079
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(17,417,969
|
)
|
|
(44,898,716
|
)
|
|
(6,155,062
|
)
|
Total
shareholders' equity
|
|
|
64,548,989
|
|
|
125,674,968
|
|
|
17,228,494
|
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
¥ |
64,673,137
|
|
¥ |
178,225,048
|
|
$
|
24,432,464
|
|
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
Condensed
statements of operations
|
|
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
¥ |
(983
|
)
|
¥ |
(401,123
|
)
|
¥ |
(12,806,499
|
)
|
$
|
(1,755,613
|
)
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(983
|
)
|
|
(401,123
|
)
|
|
(12,806,499
|
)
|
|
(1,755,613
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in profit of subsidiary
|
|
|
5,707,988
|
|
|
8,396,431
|
|
|
19,538,077
|
|
|
2,678,430
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
109,418
|
|
|
3,235,834
|
|
|
443,593
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(236,742
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(818,338
|
)
|
|
(112,184
|
)
|
Interest
expense - amortization of discount on notes payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(31,320,836
|
)
|
|
(4,293,702
|
)
|
Interest
expense - amortization of deferred loan costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,610,234
|
)
|
|
(906,182
|
)
|
Income
on investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,207,627
|
|
|
165,551
|
|
Foreign
currency exchange loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
93,622
|
|
|
12,834
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
¥ |
5,470,263
|
|
¥ |
8,104,726
|
|
¥ |
(27,480,747
|
)
|
$
|
(3,767,273
|
)
|
E-FUTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
Condensed
cash flow statements
|
|
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)
|
|
U.S. Dollars
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
¥ |
5,470,263
|
|
¥ |
8,104,726
|
|
¥ |
(27,480,747
|
)
|
$
|
(3,767,273
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in)
operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in (profit) loss of subsidiary
|
|
|
(5,707,988
|
)
|
|
(8,396,431
|
)
|
|
(19,538,077
|
)
|
|
(2,678,430
|
)
|
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,981,305
|
|
|
957,051
|
|
Amortization
of discount on notes payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
31,320,836
|
|
|
2,650,271
|
|
Amortization
of deferred loan costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,610,234
|
|
|
906,182
|
|
Investment
income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,207,627
|
)
|
|
(165,551
|
)
|
Expenses
paid by subsidiary on behalf of parent
|
|
|
(446,035
|
)
|
|
(11,433,110
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Foreign
exchange loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
93,622
|
|
|
12,834
|
|
Compensation
expense for options issued to employees
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,663,105
|
|
|
365,079
|
|
Interest
on notes payable contributed by shareholders
|
|
|
236,742
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
26,033
|
|
|
3,569
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
278,420
|
|
|
38,168
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(330,717
|
)
|
|
33,387
|
|
|
4,577
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
454,300
|
|
|
(889,691
|
)
|
|
(124,145
|
)
|
|
(17,019
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
7,282
|
|
|
(12,945,223
|
)
|
|
(343,654
|
)
|
|
(1,690,542
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acuqisition
of business
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(42,858,738
|
)
|
|
(5,875,402
|
)
|
Payment
on amount due to related company
|
|
|
(575,723
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Investment
in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(987,937
|
)
|
|
(135,434
|
)
|
Long-term
investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(2,975,216
|
)
|
|
(407,866
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(575,723
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(46,821,891
|
)
|
|
(6,418,702
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of ordinary shares for cash, net of offering costs paid
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
47,128,495
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Proceeds
from exercise of warrants
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,060,992
|
|
|
145,449
|
|
Issuance
of convertible notes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
69,079,430
|
|
|
9,469,941
|
|
Payment
of make-whole obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(11,988,170
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Proceeds
from subscription receivable
|
|
|
575,722
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by investing activities
|
|
|
575,722
|
|
|
47,128,495
|
|
|
58,152,252
|
|
|
9,615,390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(791,476
|
)
|
|
(2,537,839
|
)
|
|
(347,908
|
)
|
Net
increase in cash
|
|
|
7,281
|
|
|
33,391,796
|
|
|
8,448,868
|
|
|
1,158,238
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
7,393
|
|
|
33,399,189
|
|
|
4,578,618
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
|
¥ |
7,397
|
|
¥ |
33,399,189
|
|
¥ |
41,848,057
|
|
$
|
5,736,856
|
|
Basis
of presentation
For
the
purposes of the presentation of eFuture Cayman’s (the parent) condensed
financial information, the parent has recorded its investment in eFuture
(Beijing) Royalstone Information Technology, Inc. and Biao Shang Information
Technology, Inc. under the equity method of accounting as prescribed in APB
opinion No. 18, “The
Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock”.
Since
acquiring eFuture (Beijing) Royalstone Information Technology, Inc. in December
2001, the subsidiary incurred losses that exceeded the Company’s investment. The
excess losses in excess of the investment have been credited to amounts due
from
subsidiaries. The profit or loss from the subsidiary is reflected on the
condensed statements of operations as “Equity in profit (loss) of
subsidiary”.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Information
in United States Dollars, as of December 31, 2007, is
Unaudited)
Under
PRC
laws and regulations, there are restrictions on the Company’s PRC subsidiary,
eFuture Beijing, to transfer certain of its net assets to the Company either
in
the form of dividends, loans, and advances. The amounts restricted include
paid-in capital and statutory reserves of eFuture Beijing totaling approximately
¥3,084,020 as of December 31, 2007.