UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________to _________
Commission file number 000-18672
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Headquarters:
Sanlitun SOHO, Building A, 11th Floor
No.8 Workers Stadium North Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100027
U.S. office:
c/o Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
150 East 42nd Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(917) 609-0333
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Applicable only to corporate issuers:
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:
The number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01, outstanding as of May 15, 2012 is 24,135,723.
Zoom Technologies, Inc.
FORM 10-Q
For March 31, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I. Consolidated Financial Information Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 2 2 3 4 5 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations 42 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 48 Controls and Procedures 48 Part II. Other Information Legal Proceedings 49 Risk Factors 49 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 49 Default Upon Senior Securities 49 Mine Safety Disclosures 49
Other Information 49 Exhibits 49 50 51 1
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1 Consolidated Financial Information - (unaudited)
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AFFILIATES & SUBSIDIARIES The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 2
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AFFILIATES & SUBSIDIARIES The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 3
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AFFILIATES & SUBSIDIARIES The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 4
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AFFILIATES & SUBSIDIARIES The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 5
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 6
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS The Acquisition On
September 22, 2009, Zoom Technologies, Inc. ("Zoom", "us", "we", or the "Company"),
pursuant to the share exchange agreement ("SEA") dated January 28, 2009, (amended May 12, 2009) acquired all the
outstanding shares of Gold Lion Holding Limited ("Gold Lion"), a company organized and existing under the laws of the British Virgin
Islands ("BVI") (the "Merger"). In connection with the SEA, the Company spun off its then-existing business to
its stockholders, by distributing all assets and liabilities of the subsidiary and issuing shares of its then operating subsidiary as a
dividend to its stockholders. The
parties to the SEA were: (1) Zoom Technologies, Inc., (2) Tianjin Tong Guang Group Digital Communication Co., Ltd., ("TCB
Digital") a company organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China, ("PRC"); (3) Zoom Telephonics, Inc.,
or Zoom Telephonics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zoom; (4) Gold Lion, (5) Lei (Leo) Gu, a citizen of the PRC; and (6) Songtao Du, a
citizen of the PRC. Gold Lion
owns 100% of the outstanding stock of Jiangsu Leimone Electronics Co., Ltd., ("Jiangsu Leimone"), a foreign investment
enterprise organized under the laws of the PRC that engages in the manufacturing, R&D, and sales of electronic components for
3rd generation mobile phones, wireless communication circuitry, GPS equipment, and related software products. Jiangsu Leimone
owned 51.03% of the outstanding stock of TCB Digital. Gold Lion also owns 100% of Profit Harvest Corporation Ltd, ("Profit
Harvest"), a marketing and sales company organized and existing under the laws of Hong Kong. As of the
date of the Merger, Mr. Gu owned 70.6% of the outstanding capital stock of Gold Lion. Mr. Du owned 29.4% of the
outstanding capital stock of Gold Lion, which was pledged to Mr. Wei Cao. On
September 22, 2009, pursuant to the SEA and approval of the majority of the stockholders of the Company, the Company acquired
from the Gold Lion shareholders 100% of Gold Lion's outstanding equity for 4,225,219 shares of the Company's common stock. As a
result of this issuance, the former Gold Lion shareholders owned 69.3% of the outstanding stock of the Company and the transaction
was recorded as a reverse acquisition. Prior to the Merger, the Company had 1,980,978 shares outstanding which were recapitalized
as part of the Merger. The Company, which had an option to acquire an additional 29.0% of the outstanding capital stock of TCB
Digital, pursuant to the SEA and the approval of the majority of the stockholders of the Company, agreed to provide the Company the
option in exchange for the 2,402,576 shares of the Company's common stock. As of March 31, 2010, Mr. Gu exercised this option (See
details in Section entitled "The Subsidiaries" below). Simultaneous with the closing of the Merger, the Company issued a dividend of 100% of the issued and
outstanding stock of Zoom Telephonics to the Company's stockholders of record immediately prior to the closing which is referred to
herein as the "spin-off"). In connection with the spin-off, the Company distributed all assets and liabilities related to the
Company to Zoom Telephonics, subject to certain licensing rights discussed below. Zoom's stockholders immediately prior to the
closing of the Merger retained their existing shares in Zoom and also received an equal number of new shares in Zoom Telephonics.
After the Merger and the spin-off, the Company and Zoom Telephonics became independent companies. TCB Digital and Zoom Telephonics entered into a license agreement which granted TCB Digital rights to the
"Zoom" and "Hayes" trademarks for certain products and geographic regions. Zoom and Zoom Telephonics also
entered into a separation and distribution agreement that allocates responsibility for obligations arising before and after the spin-off,
including, among others, obligations relating to taxes. 7
Our former
directors, entered into founder lock-up agreements pursuant to which they agreed that during the one-year period commencing on the
date of closing of the Merger each will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate, in any calendar month, greater than 3% of the
aggregate amount of shares of the Company's common stock sold in the previous four calendar weeks. On June 1, 2010, Zoom pursuant to a share exchange agreement (the "Agreement") dated April 29,
2010, acquired 100% of the shares of Nollec Wireless Company Ltd., ("Nollec Wireless") a mobile phone and wireless communication
design company in Beijing, China (the "Acquisition"). The parties to the Agreement include: (1) Zoom Technologies, Inc.; (2) Silver Tech Enterprises, Ltd. ("Silver
Tech"), a holding company founded in July 2005, organized and existing under the laws of the BVI, which owned 100% of Ever Elite
Corporation, Ltd. ("Ever Elite"); (3) Ever Elite, a holding company founded in June 2007, organized under the laws of Hong Kong, or
HK, which owned 100% of Nollec Wireless; (4) Nollec Wireless, the operating company founded in June 2007, organized under the
laws of the PRC; (5) Key Network Holdings, Ltd. ("KNH"), a BVI company, then owner of 76.8% of the outstanding stock of Silver Tech;
and (6) Better Day Finance, Ltd. ("BDF"), a BVI company, then owner of 23.2% of the outstanding stock of Silver Tech. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company purchased 100% of the outstanding stock of Silver Tech
from KNH and BDF, the existing shareholders of Silver Tech, for $10.96 million, comprised of $1.37 million in cash and 1,342,599 newly
issued unregistered shares of common stock of Zoom valued at $9.59 million at the weighted average closing price of shares for 10
days prior and leading up to the Agreement date. At the closing of the Acquisition on May 31, 2010, the Company issued 1,342,599
shares of its common stock and paid $500,000; the balance of $870,000 in cash will be paid in six equal installments over a period of
three years. As of December 31, 2011, the Company owed three remaining payments of $145,000 each. The Company paid $275,000
in year 2011 and $137,500 in 2010 and as of March 31, 2012, $290,000 was included in other payables and $145,000 was included in
long-term payables (See Note 19). After the closing of the Acquisition on June 1, 2010, Silver Tech, Ever Elite and Nollec Wireless
became wholly owned subsidiaries of Zoom. The Company determined the Acquisition did not require the preparation and filing of
audited financial statements of Silver Tech under Rule 3-05(b)(2)(i) of Regulation S-X. On January 4, 2011, pursuant to a share exchange agreement (the `Share Exchange Agreement") the
Company acquired 100% ownership of Celestial Digital Entertainment, Ltd., ("CDE") a mobile platform video game
development company based in HK. The consideration period was $1,818,000 worth of shares of common stock of the Company; the
number of shares was calculated by dividing $1,818,000 by the higher of i) $3.75 per share or ii) the Volume Weighted Average Closing
Price of the Company's shares for the 10 consecutive trading days leading up to the day before the date of the Share Exchange
Agreement which was December 20, 2010. This resulted in the issuance of 484,800 shares of the Company's common stock to acquire
CDE. CDE primarily focuses on development of video games and applications for mobile phones and mobile platforms. CDE has
developed over 40 titles for the Apple iPhone and is one of the largest developers of iPhone applications in Asia. The Company
acquired CDE through its wholly owned HK subsidiary, Profit Harvest. 8
On
October 11, 2011, the Company and Zoom USA Holdings, Inc., a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("Zoom Sub")
entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement ("Securities Purchase Agreement") to purchase from The Cellular Network
Communications Group, Inc. ("CNCG") a 50% interest in Portables Unlimited LLC ("Portables"), an exclusive wholesale distributor
of T-Mobile products in the United States. As consideration of the 50% interest in Portables, the Company (i) issued 1,494,688 shares of
Zoom common stock (the "Equity Consideration") to the principals of CNCG and (ii) through Zoom Sub, issued a promissory note of
$500,000 payable to CNCG. The promissory note accrues interest at 2% and matures three years from the date of issuance. The
Equity Consideration was to be held in escrow until the date that Portables provided to the Company financial statements for Portables'
third quarter ended September 30, 2011. The financial statements were provided in January 2012 and the stock certificates were
released from escrow. In addition, Zoom Sub purchased an additional 5% interest in Portables for $750,000, to be paid within 30 days
of the closing date, which is currently outstanding. Further, in connection with the transaction, the Company assumed the responsibility
for repaying certain indebtedness owed by Portables to T-Mobile USA, Inc. in the amount of $4,757,187 (the "T-Mobile Indebtedness"),
and agreed to arrange for a $500,000 letter of credit in the name of Portables to secure obligations of Portables to T-Mobile. The
T-Mobile Indebtedness was payable under the following schedule: $2,500,000 was due on November 10, 2011 (the "Initial Payment"),
$1,400,000 was due on December 10, 2011 (the "Second Payment"), and the remaining $853,788 was due on December 20, 2011 (the
"Final Payment"). The Initial Payment and Second Payment were made in a timely manner, and pursuant to an agreement with
T-Mobile the Final Payment was waived. The waiver of the final payment was recognized as other income in 2011 because this
settlement was not a required condition in the Company's acquisition of Portables. Additionally, the Company agreed to pay other
outstanding indebtedness of Portables in the amount of $4,500,000, less the amount of T-Mobile Indebtedness paid off. The Company had previously recognized acquisition payables to Portables in the amount of $1,350,000 and the
need to arrange a $500,000 Letter of Credit in Portables' name to secure obligations to T-Mobile. On April 13, 2012, the Company
received notice that it was in default on the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Securities Purchase Agreement provides that if the
Company was in default, the Company's ownership of Portables will be reduced and CNCG will be entitled to enforce certain rescission
rights against the Company, as more fully described in the Securities Purchase Agreement. Also, in case of a default, Portables,
CNCG and the other member of Portables may bring claims for indemnification against the Company for a breach under the Securities
Purchase Agreement, as more fully described in the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company's non-payment to Portables has
reduced its percentage of ownership from 55.0% to 50.5%. Portables Unlimited Inc. owns 49.5% of Portables. As of May 15, 2012, the
Company is in dispute with Portables Unlimited Inc. over the Company's percentage of ownership of Portables. The Company
derecognized the $1,350,000 acquisition payable and does not expect to make payment for that liability. In the event that the Company
is not able to maintain its majority ownership of Portables, the Company would account for its investment in Portables using the equity
method of accounting. We cannot at this time assess the probability of our success in this dispute. On October 26, 2011, the Company closed the sale of 1,676,300 shares of common stock to Spreadtrum
Communications, Inc., ("Spreadtrum") pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") entered into
by and among the Company, Spreadtrum and Leo (Lei) Gu (the "Key Stockholder"). In consideration, Spreadtrum paid $2,900,000.
The Company, Key Stockholder and Spreadtrum executed the Purchase Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities
registration afforded by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Spreadtrum did not receive any registration rights and no warrants were issued pursuant to the
Agreement. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also agreed to design and develop all applicable Company products
to integrate and operate solely with Spreadtrum's products, and to not design and develop any Company products to integrate or
operate with any Spreadtrum's competitive products for a term of three years from the Purchase Agreement. Also pursuant to the
Agreement, Spreadtrum shall have the right to nominate one nominee to the board of directors of the Company (the "Nomination
Right"), subject to approval of the Company's independent directors, as required under Nasdaq Rule 5605(e)-Independent Director
Oversight of Director Nominations. Spreadtrum's Nomination Right shall continue until such time that Spreadtrum owns not less than
838,150 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. In accordance to the Purchase Agreement, Dr. Leo Li, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Spreadtrum Communications Inc., was added to our Board of Directors. 9
The Subsidiaries Gold Lion
was founded by Mr. Lei Gu ("Gu") in September 2002 in the BVI. Pursuant to an agreement dated June 30, 2007, Mr. Wei
Cao ("Cao"), purchased from Gu 29.4% of then outstanding shares of the Company. Through a resolution of the Company
on November 26, 2008, the Company's issued 705 shares to Gu and 294 shares to Mr. Songtao Du ("Du"), resulting in
1,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Pursuant to a pledge agreement dated November 26, 2008, Du pledged his
294 shares to Cao, including all rights to such shares. As such, Gu and Cao jointly controlled 100% of Gold Lion. On August
2, 2007, Gu founded Profit Harvest in Hong Kong, and in December 2008, 100% ownership of Profit Harvest was transferred to Gold
Lion. Profit Harvest serves two purposes: i) to facilitate the export of the Company's finished goods to international markets, and ii)
trading of components and chipsets for a profit. Pursuant
to the capital injection agreement ("the CIA") by and among Tianjin Communication and Broadcasting Group Co., Ltd.
("TCBGCL"), TCBGCL Labor Union, Hebei Leimone Science and Technology Co., Ltd. ("Hebei Leimone"),
Tianjin 712 Communication and Broadcasting Co., Ltd. ("712"), Beijing Depu Investment Co., Ltd. ("Beijing
Depu") and other natural person shareholders on May 8, 2007 and a resolution of the shareholder's meeting on June 30, 2007,
Hebei Leimone, a company controlled by Gu, acquired 25.1% of TCB Digital from TCBGCL Labour Union and various natural person
shareholders for RMB9,000,000, equivalent to USD $1,286,000. Pursuant to this CIA, Hebei Leimone and Beijing Depu, the
companies controlled by Gu and Cao, were to invest RMB15,928,700 and RMB10,377,600 respectively in TCB Digital, bringing the
total investment from Hebei Leimone and Beijing Depu to USD $4,679,111 (RMB35,306,300). After this investment was made as of
June 30, 2007, Hebei Leimone and Beijing Depu held 36.0% and 15.0% respectively of TCB Digital, or 51.0% aggregate ownership in
TCB Digital. Pursuant to an agreement dated June 30, 2007, Cao irrevocably pledged his 15.0% interest in TCB Digital through his
ownership in Beijing Depu to Gu for a 29.4% stake in Gold Lion. As of March 31, 2010, Gu exercised his option to transfer an
additional 29.0% of TCB Digital to the Company. The Company issued 2,402,576 common shares to Mr. Gu and his assignees as
purchase consideration and 60,000 common shares to an investment banker as compensation for this transaction. The Company's
ownership interest in TCB Digital was increased to 80% as of March 31, 2010. This transaction was recorded under SFAS No. 160
(Included in ASC 810 "Consolidation") "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements", an amendment of
ARB No. 51, with the excess of fair value of shares over the carrying value of minority interests charged to additional paid in capital.
During the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company issued 2,462,576 shares. On
November 30, 2007, Gold Lion and GD Industrial Company signed a share transfer agreement, pursuant to which, GD Industrial
Company transferred to the Company 60% interest of Nantong Zong Yi Kechuang Digital Camera Technology Co., Ltd. ("Nantong
Zong Yi") for $10,273. In July 2008, Nantong Zong Yi changed its name to Jiangsu Leimone Electronic Co., Ltd. ("Jiangsu
Leimone"). Before the acquisition, Jiangsu Leimone had no operating activities. In January 2008, the Company invested
$5,074,226 (HK$38,800,000) in Jiangsu Leimone to increase the Company's ownership in Jiangsu Leimone to 80%. Pursuant to the
share transfer agreement by and between Gold Lion and Nantong Zong Yi Investment Co., Ltd. dated November 26, 2008, the
Company acquired the remaining 20% of Jiangsu Leimone from Nantong Zong Yi Investment Co., Ltd. for $103,214 (HK$800,000).
After this transaction, the Company owned 100% of Jiangsu Leimone. Pursuant
to the share transfer agreement by and among Hebei Leimone, Beijing Depu Investment Co., Ltd and Jiangsu Leimone, dated
December 15, 2008, Hebei Leimone and Beijing Depu Investment Co., Ltd. transferred their 51.03% ownership of TCB Digital to
Jiangsu Leimone on December 30, 2008. Because
TCB Digital and Profit Harvest were under common control with the Company since July 2007 and August 2007, respectively, the
Company consolidated their financials at historical cost with the Company from the dates the Company acquired control. 10
TCB Digital is a high technology company engaged in electronic and telecommunication product design,
development, and manufacturing for OEM customers and for our own products under the brand name of "Leimone". TCB
Digital started its business in 1999 and was originally established as an Electronic Manufacturing Service ("EMS") factory for
mobile phone vendors. TCB Digital was Motorola's first independent outsource manufacturing vendor responsible for producing
Motorola mobile phones in China. Moreover, TCB Digital was the first EMS factory in China to receive Motorola's International Quality
Product and Qualification certificate. Since 2004, TCB Digital developed and produced GSM and CDMA mobile phones, wireless data
modules and GPS equipment. Beginning in 2009, TCB Digital started to manufacture and market mobile phones under its own brand
name of "Leimone"; and in 2010, its product line also included 3G mobile handsets. TCB Digital is headquartered in Tianjin, China. TCB
Digital's two main business operations are EMS for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers and the design, production and
sale of its own brand mobile phone products. TCB
Digital offers high quality and comprehensive EMS to both domestic and global customers, including, Samsung, Tianyu, CECT,
Danahar and Spreadtrum. TCB Digital's primary products include mobile phones, wireless telecommunication modules, digital cameras,
cable TV set-top boxes and GPS equipment. In addition, TCB Digital has developed various state-of-the-art mobile phones and
Smartphones based on both of the main network technologies: Global System for Mobile Communications, or GSM, and Code Division
Multiple Access, or CDMA, and beginning in 2010 also 3G capable products. Presently, TCB Digital markets its mobile phone products
through distributors in China and also supplies GSM, CDMA and 3G mobile phones to major customers, including China Mobile
Communications Corporation, or CMCC, China UNICOM and China Telecom. Nollec Wireless primarily focuses on R&D of mobile phones, and hardware and software solutions for
domestic Chinese and overseas customers. Its design team includes experienced engineers in the core technologies of wireless
communication and mobile phone development. Nollec provides state of the art industrial, user inter-phase, mechanical and
engineering designs and software and hardware integration. Its clients include certain domestic and international mobile phone
manufacturers including Philips, Lenovo, Sonim, Gionee and Borqs. CDE primarily focuses on development of video games and applications for mobile phones and mobile
platforms. CDE has developed over 40 titles for the Apple iPhone and is one of the largest developers of iPhone applications in
Asia. On September 19, 2011, the Company incorporated Zoom USA Holdings, Inc. ("Zoom Sub"), to
acquire Portables Unlimited. On October 12, 2011, the Company acquired 55% of Portables Unlimited LLC ("Portables"), one of the largest
exclusive wholesale distributors of T-Mobile products in the United States. Portables has direct access to more than 1,000 retail
locations across twenty U.S. States selling T-Mobile products, including approximately 100 exclusive T-Mobile carrier locations. The
Company's percentage of ownership has been subsequently adjusted down to 50.5%. Please see Note 2. NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Principles of Consolidation The Company's accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011 includes the accounts of
Gold Lion Holding Ltd, its 100%-owned subsidiary Profit Harvest which wholly owns Celestial Digital Entertainment, its 100%-owned
subsidiary Jiangsu Leimone, which owns 80% of TCB Digital, its 100%-owned subsidiary Silver Tech, which wholly owns Ever Elite,
and Ever Elite's wholly owned subsidiary Nollec Wireless, and its specifically formed wholly owned Zoom Sub which owned 55% of
Portables. Zoom's consolidated balance sheet as of March 31. 2012 includes the balance sheets of Gold Lion, TCB Digital, Jiangsu
Leimone, Profit Harvest, Silver Tech, Ever Elite, Nollec Wireless, CDE, Zoom Sub, and Portables. The consolidated operating results
for the three months ended March 31, 2012 include Gold Lion, TCB Digital, Jiangsu Leimone, Profit Harvest, Silver Tech, Ever Elite,
Nollec Wireless, CDE, Zoom Sub, and Portables. Portables ownership interest reduced to 50.5% as of March 31, 2012 and its
operating results reported accordingly (See Note 1). The consolidated operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2011
include Gold Lion, TCB Digital, Jiangsu Leimone, Profit Harvest, Silver Tech, Ever Elite, Nollec Wireless, and CDE. Exclusion of Related Party Lessor from Consolidation Portables commencing in January 2009, subleased its principal facility from one of its noncontrolling member.
The member began leasing the facility in December 2005 from a related party, AUM Realty, LLC ("AUM"). The Company's
management has assessed whether AUM should be consolidated pursuant to FASB ASC 810 Consolidations. ASC 810 is not a "rules
based" standard and thereby includes limited circumstances under which it can be conclusively determined whether an entity should be
consolidated. Management believes that AUM is not a variable interest entity ("VIE") as defined in ASC 810 because AUM was
adequately capitalized. Equity contributions from AUM's owners exceeded 20% of the acquisition costs of the property. Management
believes that this is, according to ASC 810 criteria, "sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated
financial support." Portables noncontrolling member and the owners of AUM provided guarantees of AUM's Rockland County Industrial
Development Agency ("IDA") supported bank loan. Such a guarantee constitutes a form of "subordinated financial support," which
provides a contrary indication to management's assessment that AUM is not a VIE. Management believes, however, that the
guarantees were not necessary for AUM to finance its activities, and its equity capital was sufficient to support its activities if necessary,
but the guarantees were only required under IDA rules in order to obtain the reduced financing costs of the IDA support. Management
believes that the same is true at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (See Note 27 for details). Based on this assessment, management believes that AUM is not a VIE and therefore is not consolidated as a
component of these consolidated financial statements. If the matter were to be assessed differently, these consolidated financial
statements would have included AUM's assets (principally land and building), liabilities (principally loan payable) and expenses, with the
excess of AUM's assets over liabilities shown as a "noncontrolling interest". 11
Basis of Presentation The
consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America ("US GAAP"). For the Company's subsidiaries of JS Leimone, TCB Digital and Nollec Wireless, the functional
currency is the Chinese Renminbi ("RMB"); the functional currency of Gold Lion, Profit Harvest, silver Tech, Zoom Sub and
Portables is United States Dollars ("USD" or "$"), and the functional currency of Ever Elite and CDE is Hong
Kong Dollars ("HKD"). The accompanying consolidated financial statements were translated and presented in USD. The unaudited financial statements included herein were prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the
operating results for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual financial
statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US
GAAP") have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the audited financial statements and footnotes included in the Company's 2011 audited financial statements included in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for the full year ending December 31, 2012. Use of Estimates The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of
the consolidated financial statements and the amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes
these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made. However, actual results could differ materially
from those results. Risks and Uncertainties The
Company is subject to substantial risks from, among other things, intense competition associated with the industry in general, other
risks associated with financing, liquidity requirements, rapidly changing customer requirements, limited operating history, foreign
currency exchange rates and the volatility of public markets. Comprehensive Income The Company follows the provisions of ASC 220 "Reporting Comprehensive Income", previously
SFAS No. 130, establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated
balances in a full set of general purpose financial statements. ASC 220
defines comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all changes to the statements of stockholders' equity, except those due
to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders, including adjustments to minimum pension
liabilities, accumulated foreign currency translation, and unrealized gains or losses on marketable securities. Foreign
Currency Transactions The
accounts of the Company's Chinese subsidiaries are maintained in the RMB and the accounts of the U.S. parent company are
maintained in the USD. The accounts of the Chinese subsidiaries were translated into USD in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 52, "Foreign Currency Translation," (codified in Financial Accounting Standards
("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 810) with the RMB as the functional currency for the
Chinese subsidiaries. According to SFAS 52, all assets and liabilities were translated at the exchange rate at the date of the balance
sheet; stockholders' equity is translated at historical rates; the line items on the statement of operations are translated at the weighted
average exchange rate for the period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under other comprehensive income in
accordance with SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income" (codified in FASB ASC Topic 220). Gains and losses
resulting from the translations of foreign currency transactions and balances are reflected in the income statement. Translations adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other
comprehensive income in the stockholders' equity were $2,391,007 and $2,081,429 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. 12
Cash and
Equivalents For
Statement of Cash Flows purposes, the Company considers all cash on hand and in banks, including accounts in book overdraft
positions, certificates of deposit and other highly-liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash
and cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash with various banks and trust companies located in China. Cash accounts are not
insured or otherwise protected. Should any bank or trust company holding cash deposits become insolvent, or if the Company is
otherwise unable to withdraw funds, the Company would lose the cash on deposit with that particular bank or trust company. Accounts Receivable The
Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts
receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and
changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Accounts are
written off against the allowance when it becomes evident collection will not occur. For the contracted manufacturing activities, our
standard terms for accounts receivable from our customers are between 60 to 75 days from close of the billing cycle; and for sales of
own brand phones our terms include prepaid arrangements and extending receivable to customers up to 60 days. We also offer credit
terms of up to 150 days in our trading activities to a certain customers. As of March 31, 2012, management concluded that the
allowances as accrued and disclosed in Note 4 - Accounts Receivable were adequate to cover any potential unrecoverable balances
as a result of delinquency. Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined on a weighted average basis and includes
all expenditures incurred in bringing the goods to the point of sale and putting them in a saleable condition. In assessing the ultimate
realization of inventories, the management makes judgments as to future demand requirements compared to current or committed
inventory levels. Our reserve requirements generally increase as our projected demand requires; or decrease due to market conditions
and product life cycle changes. The Company estimates the demand requirements based on market conditions, forecasts prepared by
its customers, sales contracts and orders in hand. In
addition, the Company estimates net realizable value based on intended use, current market value and inventory ageing analyses. The
Company writes down inventories for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of
inventories and their estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. Historically, the
actual net realizable value has been close to management's estimate. Property,
Plant and Equipment Property,
plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Gains or losses on disposals are reflected as gain or loss in the year of disposal. All
ordinary repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.
Major renewals and betterments are charged to the property accounts while replacements, maintenance and repairs, which do not
improve or extend the lives of the respective assets, are expensed in the current period. Depreciation for financial reporting purposes is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of assets as set out below. Fixed Asset Class Estimate Useful Lives Machinery and equipment 4-6 years Electronic equipment 4-6 years Reconstruction of workshop and assembling line 5 years Transportation equipment 4-6 years 13
Capitalized Interest Interest
associated with major development and construction projects is capitalized and included in the cost of the project. When no debt is
incurred specifically for a project, interest is capitalized on amounts expended on the project using weighted-average cost of the
Company's outstanding borrowings. Capitalization of interest ceases when the project is substantially complete or development activity
is suspended for more than a brief period. Impairment of Long-lived Assets In
accordance with ASC 360, "Property, Plant and Equipment", previously SFAS No. 144, the Company reviews the carrying
values of long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets, whenever facts and circumstances
indicate that the assets may be impaired. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying
amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If an asset is considered impaired,
the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value. Assets
to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less costs of disposal. The Company performed as
annual review of its long-lived assets at December 31, 2011, and management concluded that for year 2011 there was no impairment.
As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2012, management did not become aware of events that impaired the carrying value of
the Company's long lived assets. Goodwill The Company recognizes goodwill for the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable net
assets of the business acquired. ASC 350 "Intangible Assets-Goodwill and Other", previously SFAS No. 142, an
impairment test for goodwill is undertaken by the Company at the reporting unit level annually, or more frequently if events or changes
in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. As of March 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011 the Company recorded
impairment of goodwill of $0 and $1,033,762 respectively. Revenue Recognition The
Company recognizes sales in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Staff Accounting
Bulletin ("SAB") No. 104, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" (FASB ASC Topic 605),
"Revenue Recognition." The Company recognizes revenue when the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (ii) delivery has occurred or services were rendered; (iii) the price to the customer is fixed or determinable and, (iv) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. Revenue is not recognized until title and risk of
loss is transferred to the customer, which occurs upon delivery of goods, and objective evidence exists that customer acceptance
provisions were met. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience taking into consideration the type of products sold,
the type of customer, and the type of specific transaction in each arrangement. Revenues represent the invoiced value of goods, net of
value added tax ("VAT"). The
Company does not offer promotional payments, customer coupons, rebates or other cash redemption offers to its customers. Deposits
or advance payments from customers prior to delivery of goods and passage of title of goods are recorded as advanced from
customers. 14
The Company's subsidiary, Nollec Wireless is in the mobile phone design, software integration and mobile
solution R&D business, Nollec Wireless, recognizes revenue under the percentage of completion method ASC Topic 605-35-25
(Construction - Type and Production - Type Contracts) when reasonably dependable estimates can be made and all the following
conditions exist:
YES ¨
NO x
and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
as of March 31, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011 (audited)
Consolidated Statements of Income for The Three Months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for The Three Months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows for The Three Months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.
Signatures
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AT MARCH 31, 2012
AT DECEMBER 31, 2011
ASSETS
(UNAUDITED)
(AUDITED)
Current assets
Cash and equivalents
$ 484,864
$ 1,131,109
Restricted cash
9,834,459
15,507,408
Accounts receivable, net
52,504,472
48,970,549
Inventories, net
2,969,295
3,070,000
Purchase deposit
8,603,384
8,549,315
Other receivables and prepaid expenses
17,076,677
9,784,007
Advance to suppliers
8,644,268
9,834,017
Notes receivable
499,514
1,086,606
Due from related parties
25,266,948
30,425,700
Costs in excess of revenue - R&D contracts
522,366
91,880
Deferred tax assets, net
76,268
56,149
Total current assets
126,482,515
128,506,740
Property, plant and equipment, net
6,019,477
6,260,675
Equipment deposit
91,193
101,859
Construction in progress deposit - related party
10,235,134
10,170,809
Intangible assets
730,236
772,527
Goodwill
34,717,059
36,332,497
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 178,275,614
$ 182,145,107
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term loans
$ 25,403,577
$ 26,405,343
Notes payable
19,637,295
29,443,650
Accounts payable
13,269,691
14,336,883
Accrued expenses and other payables
13,414,382
10,173,712
Advance from customers
628,761
1,112,179
Taxes payable
3,698,748
4,287,309
Interest payable
78,653
85,323
Dividends payable
626,544
622,606
Due to related parties
11,114,093
6,742,373
Total current liabilities
87,871,744
93,209,378
Long-term payables
145,000
145,000
Long-term notes payable
500,000
500,000
Long-term loan
8,049
10,458
TOTAL LIABILITIES
88,524,793
93,864,836
COMMITMENTS
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock: authorized 1,000,000 shares, par value $0.01
none issued and outstanding
-
-
Common stock: authorized 35,000,000 shares, par value $0.01
Issued 24,135,723 shares and outstanding 24,134,043 shares;
and Issued 23,865,723 shares and outstanding 23,864,043
shares at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011
241,340
238,640
Shares to be issued
-
1,000
Deferred expenses
(1,455,118)
(1,400,068)
Additional paid-in capital
53,621,494
53,133,895
Treasury shares: 1,680 shares at cost
(7,322)
(7,322)
Statutory surplus reserve
682,528
682,528
Accumulated other comprehensive income
2,391,007
2,081,429
Retained earnings
22,690,424
22,048,539
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
78,164,353
76,778,641
Noncontrolling interest
11,586,468
11,501,630
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
$ 178,275,614
$ 182,145,107
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31,
2012
2011
Net revenues
$
90,908,264
$
58,611,686
Cost of goods sold
84,752,706
52,262,817
Gross profit
6,155,558
6,348,869
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing
245,608
208,539
General and administrative
3,394,640
1,266,191
Research and development
526,714
1,635,204
Non-cash equity-based compensation
434,249
307,469
Total operating expenses
4,601,211
3,417,403
Income from operations
1,554,347
2,931,466
Other income (expenses)
Interest income
202,282
104,261
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
-
(8,368)
Government grants
57,565
-
Other income
13,712
15,225
Interest expense
(583,245)
(359,028)
Exchange loss
(2,161)
(16,172)
Other expenses
(76,191)
(80,581)
Total other expenses
(388,038)
(344,663)
Income before income taxes and non-controlling interest
1,166,309
2,586,803
Income taxes
346,910
787,599
Income before noncontrolling interest
819,399
1,799,204
Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest
177,514
12,391
Net income attributable to Zoom Technologies, Inc.
$
641,885
$
1,786,813
Basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Basic
$
0.03
$
0.11
Diluted
$
0.03
$
0.11
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic
23,958,988
15,783,859
Diluted
24,020,832
16,074,096
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31,
2012
2011
Net income attributable to Zoom Technologies, Inc.
$
641,885
$
1,786,813
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
$
177,514
$
12,391
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments - Zoom Technologies, Inc.
309,578
230,269
Foreign currency translation adjustments - noncontrolling interest
21,273
20,109
Comprehensive income - Zoom Technologies, Inc.
$
951,463
$
2,017,082
Comprehensive income - noncontrolling interest
$
198,787
$
32,500
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31,
2012
2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Income including noncontrolling interest
$
819,399
$
1,799,204
Adjustments to reconcile income including non-controlling interest to cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
430,077
378,531
Non-cash equity-based compensation
434,249
307,469
Provision for inventory obsolescence
(39,192)
(23,025)
Provision on accounts receivable
(11,406)
-
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
857
8,368
Changes in deferred tax assets
(19,777)
4,058
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
(3,439,279)
(22,243,148)
Inventories
189,306
18,162
Advances to suppliers
1,548,257
21,638,900
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(7,228,591)
(6,562)
Accounts payable
(1,126,955)
341,051
Advance from customers
(487,157)
241,831
Related parties-net
9,891,571
(10,873,705)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
4,112,188
958,919
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
5,073,547
(7,449,947)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Restricted cash
5,774,768
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Purchase of property and equipment and other long-term assets
(562,414)
(106,534)
Proceeds from (payment on) notes receivable
594,350
323,624
Cash increase due to acquisition of subsidiaries
-
235,112
Net cash provided by investing activities
5,806,704
452,225
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of shares for cash
-
148,910
Proceeds from short-term loans
937,884
5,531,393
Advance to related parties
(330,104)
(3,235,378)
Proceeds from borrowings from related parties
(125,000)
-
Proceeds from (repayment on) notes payable
(9,999,051)
-
Collection on advance to related parties
85,322
3,287,214
Receipt from related parties
1,500
7,575
Repayments on short-term loans
(2,091,669)
(3,030,900)
Repayments on long-term loan
(2,416)
(2,408)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(11,523,534)
2,706,406
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash & equivalents
(2,962)
1,025
Net decrease in cash and equivalents
(646,245)
(4,290,291)
Cash and equivalents, beginning balance
1,131,109
6,374,103
Cash and equivalents, ending balance
$
484,864
$
2,083,812
FOR THE THREE MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31,
2012
2011
SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURES:
Interest paid
$
478,508
$
347,443
Income tax paid
$
902,062
$
48,502
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Acquisition of 100% of CDE by issuing 484,800 shares
$
-
$
1,818,000
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AFFILIATES & SUBSIDIARIES
MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011 (UNAUDITED)
Estimates of cost to complete is reviewed periodically and revised as appropriate to reflect new information. When the current estimates of total contract revenue and contract cost indicate a loss, a provision for the entire loss on the contract is made.
Income is recognized as the percentage of estimated total income, and is determined by dividing incurred costs to date by estimated total costs after giving effect to adjustments, if any, in estimates of costs to completion based upon the most recent information. Percentage of completion is based on labor hours incurred to date divided by total estimated labor hours for the contract.
Royalty income on sales of licensed products by its customers is recorded when the customers report sales to the Company. Royalty income is reported monthly and recorded in the period in which the product is sold. The Company has the right to audit the books of the licensees.
The Company's subsidiary, CDE is in the business of video games and applications for mobile phones and mobile platforms development. Revenue is recognized in accordance with ASC 985-605-55-125. Cost of Software Development Revenue is accounted for under ASC 985-20 to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed.
CDE capitalizes cost of development of software for hosting purpose in accordance with ASC subtopic 350-40 ("ASC 350-40"), Intangibles-Goodwill and Other: Internal-Use Software (Pre-codification: Statement of Position ("SOP") No. 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use). As such, CDE expenses all costs that are incurred in connection with the planning and implementation phases of development and costs that are associated with repair or maintenance. Costs incurred in the development phase are capitalized and amortized over the estimated product life. Since the inception of CDE, the amount of costs qualifying for capitalization has been insignificant and as a result all internally used software development costs have been expensed as incurred.
The Company's subsidiary, Portables is in the business of mobile phone. Revenue from the sale of equipment is recognized upon shipment or when purchased at Portables retail locations. Commission income is recognized upon activation of wireless communication services with T-Mobile.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740 "Income Taxes", previously SFAS No. 109. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the estimated tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts and each year-end based on enacted tax laws and statutory rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized when, in management's opinion; it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The provision for income taxes represents current taxes payable net of the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
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Operating Leases
Leases where substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership of assets remain with the leasing company that do not meet the capitalization criteria of ASC 840 "Leases", previously SFAS No. 13, are accounted for as operating leases. Rental payables under operating leases are expensed on the straight-line basis over the lease term.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are related primarily to the development of cell phone technology, video games and applications for mobile phones and mobile platforms development. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Earnings Per Share
The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with the provisions of ASC 260 "Earnings Per Share", previously SFAS No. 128. ASC 260 requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share in conjunction with the disclosure of the methodology used in computing such earnings per share. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock using the treasury method.
Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of the assumed exercise of the outstanding stock options and warrants, using the treasury stock method, at either the beginning of the respective period presented or the date of issuance, whichever is later, and only if the common stock equivalents are considered dilutive based upon the Company's net income (loss) position at the calculation dates.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures", previously FAS 157, adopted January 1, 2008, defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for current receivables and payables qualify as financial instruments. Management concluded the carrying values are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and if applicable, their stated interest rate approximates current rates available. The three levels are defined as follows:
• Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
• Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
• Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.
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The assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 820 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:
Carrying value |
Active markets |
Significant other |
Significant |
|||||||
2012 |
(Level 1) |
(Level 2) |
(Level 3) |
|||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
484,864 |
$ |
484,864 |
|
- |
|
- |
||
Restricted cash |
$ |
9,834,459 |
$ |
9,834,459 |
- |
- |
Carrying value |
Active markets |
Significant other |
Significant |
|||||||
2011 |
(Level 1) |
(Level 2) |
(Level 3) |
|||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
1,131,109 |
$ |
1,131,109 |
|
- |
|
- |
||
Restricted cash |
$ |
15,507,408 |
$ |
15,507,408 |
- |
- |
The Company's financial instruments include cash and equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, notes receivables, other receivables, accounts payable, notes payable. Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of high rated money market funds at a variety of well-known institutions with original maturities of three months or less. Restricted cash represents time deposits on account to secure short-term bank loans and notes payable (Note 15). Management estimates the carrying amounts of the non-related party financial instruments approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and equivalents and trade and bills receivables. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, substantially all of the Company's cash and equivalents and restricted cash were held by major financial institutions located in the PRC, Hong Kong and the United States, which management believes are of high credit quality. With respect to trade and notes receivables, the Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer's financial condition. The Company generally does not require collateral for trade receivables and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts of trade receivables.
Notes receivable are undertaken by the banks to honor the payments at maturity and the customers are required to place deposits with the banks equivalent to certain percentage of the notes amount as collateral. These notes receivable can be sold to any third party at a discount before maturity. The Company does not maintain an allowance for notes receivable in the absence of bad debt experience and the payments are undertaken by the banks.
Non-controlling Interests
The Company follows ASC 810, previously SFAS No. 160 "Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-reported in equity" for reporting non-controlling interest ("NCI") in a subsidiary. As a result, the Company reports NCI as a separate component of Stockholders' Equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Additionally, the Company reports the portion of net income and comprehensive income attributed to the Company and NCI separately in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The Company also includes a separate column for NCI in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity.
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Statement of Cash Flows
In accordance with ASC 230, "Statement of Cash Flows", previously SFAS No. 95, cash flows from the Company's operations are calculated based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows may not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2011-04, "Fair Value Measurement: Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs." ASU 2011-04 changes the wording used to describe the requirements in generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in order to improve consistency in the application and description of fair value between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). ASU 2011-04 clarifies how the concepts of highest and best use and valuation premise in a fair value measurement are relevant only when measuring the fair value of nonfinancial assets and are not relevant when measuring the fair value of financial assets or of liabilities. In addition, ASU 2011-04 expanded the disclosures for the unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements, requiring quantitative information to be disclosed related to (1) the valuation processes used, (2) the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs, and (3) use of a nonfinancial asset in a way that differs from the asset's highest and best use. ASU 2011-04 will be effective for the first interim and annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2011 and early adoption is prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the future impact of this new accounting update on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, "Comprehensive Income: Presentation of Comprehensive Income." ASU 2011-05 will require companies to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either as one continuous statement or as two consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. ASU 2011-05 does not change the items which must be reported in other comprehensive income, how such items are measured or when they must be reclassified to net income. ASU 2011-05 will be effective for the first interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Further, in December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12, "Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05." The Company believes the adoption of this guidance concerns disclosure only and will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08, "Testing Goodwill for Impairment." ASU 2011-08 will allow companies to assess qualitative factors to determine if it is more-likely-than-not that goodwill might be impaired and whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test required under current accounting standards. ASU 2011-08 will be effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for annual reporting period beginning December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance, but does not expect the adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
As of March 31, 2012, there are no other recently issued accounting standards not yet adopted that would have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
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NOTE 3 - MERGER AND ACQUISITIONS
The Company acquired 100% equity in Silver Tech on May 31, 2010. As of May 31, 2010, the net assets of Silver Tech were $2,564,160. The purchase consideration was $10,960,000 which resulted in goodwill of $8,395,840.
Silver Tech's subsidiary Nollec Wireless primarily focuses on R&D for mobile phones, and hardware and software solutions for domestic Chinese and overseas customers. Its design team includes experienced engineers in the core technologies of wireless communication and mobile phone development. Nollec provides state of the art industrial, user inter-phase, mechanical and engineering designs and software and hardware integration. The acquisition of Nollec allows the Company to provide complete original design and manufactured solutions to its customers in order to maintain a competitive advantage in the mobile handset manufacturing market.
The Company acquired 100% ownership of CDE on January 4, 2011. As of January 4, 2011, the net assets of CDE were $(43,409). The purchase consideration was $1,818,000 which resulted in goodwill of $1,861,409. The Company acquired CDE to broaden and deepen its knowledge base towards software solutions for mobile handsets. CDE has designed games for iOS and Android platforms for several years. The accumulated knowledge and source codes can be useful to the Company in integrating and testing operating systems with the hardware that the Company produces.
The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from CDE as of the date of acquisition on January 4, 2011.
Cash |
$ |
235,112 |
|
Other receivables |
5,895 |
||
Prepaid expenses |
3,259 |
||
Accounts receivable |
8,413 |
||
Fixed assets |
6,565 |
||
Goodwill |
1,861,409 |
||
Short-term loan |
(20,075) |
||
Accounts payable |
(990) |
||
MPF payable |
(1,758) |
||
Due to related party |
(277,774) |
||
Accrued expenses |
(2,056) |
||
Purchase price |
$ |
1,818,000 |
The Company acquired 55% ownership of Portables on October 11, 2011. As of October 11, 2011, the net assets of Portables were $(9,290,241). The purchase consideration was $9,851,486 which resulted in goodwill of $ 27,005,953. The Company acquired Portables for two reasons; (a) to diversify its revenue sources, and (b) to gain access to the most mature mobile handset market in the world.
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The following table summarizes the fair market values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from Portables as of October 11, 2011.
Cash |
$ |
81,048 |
|
Other receivables |
4,054,550 |
||
Prepaid expenses |
255,816 |
||
Accounts receivable |
3,896,008 |
||
Inventory |
1,045,478 |
||
Due from related parties |
3,813,514 |
||
Fixed assets |
2,216,272 |
||
Equipment deposit |
103,602 |
||
Intangible assets |
223,557 |
||
Goodwill |
27,005,953 |
||
Short-term loan |
(1,352,562) |
||
Notes payable |
(4,757,186) |
||
Accounts payable |
(10,717,533) |
||
Accrued expenses |
(2,749,780) |
||
Due to related party |
(2,818,775) |
||
Other payables |
(2,584,250) |
||
Valuation of non-controlling interest |
(7,864,226) |
||
Purchase Price |
$ |
9,851,486 |
Our purchase price allocation is preliminary and will be finalized within one year from the date of acquisition of Portables. The Company derecognized the $1,350,000 acquisition payable and revised goodwill from $27,005,953 as at December 31, 2011 to $25,688,755 as at March 31, 2012 as a result of this derecognition (See Note 1).
The following table summarizes goodwill as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 resulting from the acquisitions of Jiangsu Leimone, Silver Tech, CDE and Portables:
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Audited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jiangsu Leimone |
|
$ |
103,057 |
|
$ |
103,057 |
Silver Tech |
|
|
8,395,840 |
|
|
8,395,840 |
CDE |
|
|
1,583,169 |
|
|
1,861,409 |
Portables |
|
|
25,668,755 |
|
|
27,005,953 |
|
|
|
35,750,821 |
|
|
37,126,605 |
Less: Impairment |
|
|
(1,033,762) |
|
|
(1,033,762) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total goodwill |
|
$ |
34,717,059 |
|
$ |
36,332,497 |
As of December 31, 2011, the Company had recorded total impairment of goodwill of $1,033,762. During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, after considering market conditions and the performance of those subsidiaries listed above, the Company concluded that it did not need to record additional impairment of goodwill. The Company continues to closely monitor its subsidiaries when major events occur that may cause the carrying value of the goodwill associated with the above subsidiaries to be impaired.
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NOTE 4 - RESTRICTED CASH
Restricted cash was deposits in banks as collateral for the banks to issue banker's acceptances. Restricted cash may not be recovered when the secured notes payable cannot be paid (see Note 15).
NOTE 5 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company's accounts receivable consisted of the following:
March 31, |
December 31, |
|||||
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Audited) |
|||
Accounts receivable |
$ |
53,402,208 |
|
$ |
49,798,505 |
|
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts |
(898,736) |
(827,956) |
||||
Accountants receivable, net |
$ |
52,504,472 |
|
$ |
48,970,549 |
NOTE 6 - INVENTORIES
Inventories, by major categories, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||
(Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
|||||
Raw materials |
$ |
1,608,962 |
$ |
1,574,759 |
||
Finished goods |
1,393,983 |
1,502,197 |
||||
3,002,945 |
3,076,956 |
|||||
Less: Allowance for obsolete inventories |
(33,650) |
(6,956) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventories, net |
$ |
2,969,295 |
$ |
3,070,000 |
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NOTE 7 - ADVANCE TO SUPPLIERS
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company's advance to suppliers consisted of the following:
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
|||
(Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
|||||
Yuechangrui |
$ |
- |
$ |
7,399,939 |
||
Media Tak Inc. |
124,392 |
- |
||||
Nivs International (H.K) Limited |
3,581,000 |
- |
||||
Maxtop Asia Pacific Limited |
200,000 |
- |
||||
Dole SA |
500,000 |
- |
||||
Shenzhen Chuangjie Supply Chain Co., Ltd. |
111,303 |
- |
||||
Jiangxi TongGuJiangQian |
2,703,335 |
478,000 |
||||
Foshan Import and Export |
- |
129,384 |
||||
Dewav Technology |
365,650 |
877,650 |
||||
Qualcomm |
145,729 |
101,181 |
||||
Konka |
79,852 |
79,852 |
||||
Other - multiple vendors of various amounts |
833,007 |
644,401 |
||||
Total advance to suppliers |
$ |
8,644,268 |
$ |
9,834,017 |
NOTE 8 - PURCHASE DEPOSIT
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company's purchase deposit consisted of the following:
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||
(Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
|||||
Shenzhen Wuxing Commercial & Trade Co. |
$ |
7,180,392 |
$ |
7,135,266 |
||
Shenzhen Nanxin Communication Equipment Co., Ltd. |
790,551 |
785,583 |
||||
Shenzhen Futian District Longchengfa Electronic Co., Ltd. |
632,441 |
628,466 |
||||
Total purchase deposit |
$ |
8,603,384 |
$ |
8,549,315 |
These three suppliers provide purchasing platforms. The purchase deposits are paid to ensure the Company is able to purchase components at competitive price. These deposits are refundable during the normal course of business and do not represent any commitment.
The Company signed a purchase agreement with Shenzhen Wuxing Commercial & Trade Co. for the supply of components for the E33 mobile phone. These components have been delivered during the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012. The amounts are advanced under such arrangements as of March 31, 2012.
As of March 31, 2012, contracts with suppliers to use purchase platform were expired and not renewed. The Company believes it will fully recover all of the deposits by June 30, 2012.
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NOTE 9 - OTHER RECEIVABLES AND PREPAID EXPENSES
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company's other receivables and prepaid expenses consisted of the following:
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
|||
(Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
|||||
Advance to employees |
$ |
30,623 |
$ |
23,882 |
||
Deposit for equipment lease |
212,800 |
211,583 |
||||
Prepaid expenses |
263,137 |
238,857 |
||||
Bank notes (a) |
16,379,283 |
9,226,641 |
||||
Other |
190,834 |
83,044 |
||||
Total other receivables |
$ |
17,076,677 |
$ |
9,784,007 |
The deposit for equipment lease is recoverable within one year.
(a) |
Per purchase contract signed in 2010, CECCC provided mobile phone components to the Company. The Company paid in advance to CECCC by payment of "bank notes". During 2011, no purchase transaction was completed. As of March 31, 2012, the total outstanding amount is $16.8 million (RMB 105.7 million). During the month of April 2012, the Company collected $12.5 million (RMB 79.0 million) from CECCC. |
NOTE 10 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS IN PROGRESS
March 31, |
December 31, |
|||||
|
(Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
||||
Costs in excess of billings |
|
$ |
522,366 |
$ |
91,880 |
Research and development contracts in progress include cost plus profit attributable to mobile phone development contracts in progress. Cost to date is calculated based on the value of man-month engineering costs and related overhead expenses. Company's R&D cost as at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $0.52 million and $0.09 million respectively while its progress billings were $0 million and $0 million respectively.
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NOTE 11 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted of the following:
|
March 31, |
December 31, |
||||
(Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
|||||
|
|
|
||||
Machinery and equipment |
|
$ |
9,745,586 |
$ |
9,678,543 |
|
Electronic equipment |
2,455,428 |
2,431,834 |
||||
Transportation equipment |
166,274 |
182,250 |
||||
Workshop reconstruction |
175,028 |
173,928 |
||||
Leasehold improvements |
2,607,690 |
2,547,847 |
||||
Computer equipment |
97,039 |
96,982 |
||||
Office equipment |
678,923 |
614,710 |
||||
|
15,925,968 |
|
15,726,094 |
|||
Less: Accumulated depreciation |
(9,906,491) |
(9,465,419) |
||||
Total property, plant and equipment, net |
$ |
6,019,477 |
$ |
6,260,675 |
Depreciation for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $398,876 and $372,915 respectively.
NOTE 12 - CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS DEPOSIT - RELATED PARTY
March 31, |
December 31, |
|||||
(Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
|||||
|
|
|
||||
Manufacturing plant |
|
$ |
10,235,134 |
$ |
10,170,809 |
The Company signed an agreement with Leimone (Tianjin) Industrial Co., Ltd. ("Tianjin Leimone") to construct a manufacturing plant on June 26, 2010 for $15,063,000 (RMB 99,591,000). The contract includes land use rights for 46,021 square meters and space of 21,029 square meters. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the amount paid to Tianjin Leimone was $10,235,134 (RMB 64,734,150) and $10,170,809 (RMB 64,734,150) respectively and is recorded as construction in progress deposit, as ownership of the premise will not be transferred to the Company until construction is completed. The Company expects construction of the new facility to be completed by the second half of 2012. The delay of the construction resulted from a labor dispute between a related party and construction contractor which is now pending court decision (See Item 1. Legal Proceedings).
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NOTE 13 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company's intangible assets were summarized as follows:
Useful life |
March 31, |
December 31, |
||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Software |
3 years |
$ |
202,124 |
|
$ |
201,275 |
||||||
Domain name, logo & trade mark |
Indefinite |
349,600 |
349,600 |
|||||||||
Customer list |
5 years |
86,250 |
86,250 |
|||||||||
Technology use right |
1 year |
126,225 |
125,432 |
|||||||||
Patent techniques |
10 years |
182,507 |
|
181,360 |
||||||||
Total cost |
946,706 |
943,917 |
||||||||||
Less: Accumulated amortization |
(216,470) |
(171,390) |
||||||||||
Intangible assets, net |
$ |
730,236 |
$ |
772,527 |
Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. The Company acquired domain name "zoom.com" and related logo & trade name for 80,000 shares of common stock valued $349,600 as of the date of purchase. The domain name, logo and trademark have indefinite lives and no amortization was recorded. The amortization of intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $31,201 and $5,616 respectively. The estimated amortization for the next five years as of March 31, 2012 and thereafter is expected to be as follows by years:
|
|
||
2012 |
|
$ |
188,710 |
2013 |
72,777 |
||
2014 |
27,260 |
||
2015 |
18,251 |
||
2016 |
18,251 |
||
Thereafter |
55,387 |
||
Total |
$ |
380,636 |
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NOTE 14 - SHORT-TERM LOANS
Short-term loans are due to various financial institutions which are normally due within one year. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company's short term loans consisted of the following:
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
||
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Audited) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BOCTB, due from July 4, 2011 to July 3, 2012 with benchmark interest rate plus 5%, guaranteed by TCBGCL - related party |
|
|
3,162,205 |
|
|
3,142,332 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BOCTB, due from June 20, 2011 to June 16, 2012 with benchmark interest rate plus 5%, guaranteed by TCBGCL - related party |
|
|
3,162,205 |
|
|
3,142,332 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BOCTB, due from June 14, 2011 to June 13, 2012 with benchmark interest rate plus 5%, guaranteed by TCBGCL - related party |
|
|
3,098,961 |
|
|
3,079,485 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BOCTB, due from August 18, 2011 to August 17, 2012, with benchmark interest rate plus 5%, mortgaged by fixed assets |
|
|
3,162,205 |
|
|
3,142,332 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BOCTB, due from August 3, 2011 to August 1, 2012 with benchmark interest rate plus 5%, guaranteed by TCBGCL - related party |
|
|
4,743,308 |
|
|
4,713,498 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China Merchant Bank Tianjin branch, due from July 29, 2011 to January 28, 2012, interest at 7.93%, mortgaged by bank notes of $785,583 (RMB5,000,000); repaid in full on January 28, 2012 |
|
|
- |
|
|
754,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Key Network Holdings Limited, due from May 31, 2010 to May 31, 2012 with interest at 6%. |
|
|
715,027 |
|
|
715,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JP Morgan Chase credit line for $1.3 million secured by certificate of deposit from Portables Unlimited, Inc. (the 49.5% owner of Portables) due from September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2012, at Libor plus 2.95% |
|
|
$2,551,775 |
|
|
$854,469 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HSBC, due on demand with interest at 7.25% |
|
|
$48,146 |
|
|
$48,146 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of Tianjin Laolian Branch, due from June 24, 2011 to June 22, 2012 with interest at 6.941%, guaranteed by Tianjin Zhonghuan Electronic Information Group Ltd. ("Electronic") |
|
|
2,008,001 |
|
|
1,995,381 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of Tianjin Laolian Branch, due from June 24, 2011 to June 22, 2012 with interest at 6.941%, guaranteed by Electronic |
|
|
632,441 |
|
|
628,466 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of Tianjin Laolian Branch, due from June 27, 2011 to June 22, 2012 with interest at 6.941%, guaranteed by Electronic |
|
|
158,110 |
|
|
157,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of Tianjin Laolian Branch, due from June 28, 2011 to June 22, 2012 with interest at 6.941%, guaranteed by Electronic |
|
|
363,654 |
|
|
361,368 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Pucheng Branch, due from November 1, 2011 to November 1, 2012 with interest at 7.216%, guaranteed by Tianjin Loan Guaranty Company, price is 1.2% of total principal, shall pay off within 5 days after all principal are paid off |
|
|
1,581,103 |
|
|
1,571,166 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26
HSBC Suzhou Branch, due from August 15, 2011 to January 12, 2012 with interest at SIBOR plus 4.0%, guaranteed by tangible assets of the Company (a) |
|
|
- |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beijing Bank Zhongguancun Haidianyuan Sub-branch, due March 14, 2012 with interest at 6.67%, guaranteed by TCB Digital; repaid in full on March 14, 2012 |
|
|
- |
|
|
235,675 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beijing Bank Zhongguancun Haidianyuan Sub-branch, due March 14, 2012 with interest at 6.67%, guaranteed by TCB Digital, repaid in full on March 14, 2012 |
|
|
- |
|
|
314,233 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beijing Bank Zhongguancun Haidianyuan Sub-branch, due March 14, 2012 with interest at 6.67%, guaranteed by TCB Digital; repaid in full on March 12, 2012 |
|
|
-
|
|
|
534,196
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JP Morgan Chase - Bank Overdraft Account; Due on Demand |
|
|
16,436 |
|
|
15,923 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total short-term loans |
|
$ |
25,403,577 |
|
$ |
26,405,34 |
(a) |
Based on a corporate guarantee from the Company and a personal guarantee from Mr. Gu for financing up to 85% of invoice for approved buyer of Profit Harvest, this loan is subject to certain covenants which should be complied at all times. Those covenants includes but not limited to tangible net worth not less than $40 million and net gearing not greater than 1.2 times. As of December 31, 2011, the Company was in violation of one of its loan covenant with HSBC. The covenant calls for the Guarantor, Zoom, on behalf of the Borrower, Profit Harvest, to maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $40,000,000. The Company's tangible net worth at March 31, 2012 was $39,673,617 (Stockholders' equity of $76,778,641 less Goodwill of $36,332,497, less intangible assets of $772,527). With exception to the aforementioned covenant violation, the Company complied with all the other covenants. The Company repaid the loan to HSBC Suzhou Branch on February 13, 2012. |
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NOTE 15 - NOTES PAYABLE
These notes are payable in three to six months and bear no interest. The balance of notes payable as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted of the following (all were bankers' acceptances):
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
||
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Audited) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECCC, honored by the BOCTB, from July 14, 2011 to January 14, 2012, secured by $942,700 of cash in bank; Repaid January 16, 2012 |
|
|
- |
|
1,885,399 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECCC, honored by the BOCTB, from July 20, 2011 to January 20, 2012, secured by $1,414,049 of cash in bank, Repaid January 20, 2012 |
|
|
- |
|
2,828,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shanghai Zhanqiao, honored by the BOCTB, from August 8, 2011 to February 8, 2012, secured by $1,571,166 of cash in bank; repaid February 8, 2012 |
|
|
- |
|
1,571,166 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECCC, honored by the BOCTB, from September 20, 2011 to March 20, 2012, secured by $3,927,915 of cash in bank; repaid March 20, 2012 |
|
|
- |
|
7,855,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECCC, honored by the BOCTB, from September 22, 2011 to March 22, 2012, secured by $3,220,890 of cash in bank; repaid March 22, 2012 |
|
|
- |
|
6,441,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECCC, honored by the BOCTB, from September 27, 2011 to March 27, 2012, secured by $974,123 of cash in bank; repaid March 27, 2012 |
|
|
- |
|
1,948,246 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECCC, honored by the BOCTB, from October 14, 2011 to April 14, 2012, secured by $790,551 of cash in bank |
|
|
1,581,103 |
|
1,571,166 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECCC, honored by the BOCTB, from October 19, 2011 to April 19, 2012, secured by $2,687,875 of cash in bank |
|
|
5,375,749 |
|
5,341,964 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECCC, honored by the BOCTB, from January 16 to July 16, 2012, secured by $2,371,654 of cash in bank; repaid March 22, 2012 |
|
|
4,743,308 |
|
6,441,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CECCC, honored by the BOCTB, from March 30 to September 31, 2012, secured by $3,952,757 of cash in bank; repaid March 27, 2012 |
|
|
7,905,513 |
|
1,948,246 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shen Zhen Jun Cheng Hao Trading Ltd., honored by the Bank of China Heping Branch, from March 7 to September 7, 2012, secured by $31,622 of cash in bank |
|
|
31,622 |
|
1,571,166 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total notes payable |
|
$ |
19,637,295 |
|
$ |
29,443,650 |
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NOTE 16 - ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the accrued expenses and other payables of the Company were summarized as follows:
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
|||
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Audited) |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued filing fees |
|
$ |
469,668 |
|
$ |
445,391 |
|
Accrued rework cost |
|
|
215,596 |
|
|
215,560 |
|
Accrued commission payable |
|
|
8,692,279 |
|
|
4,616,079 |
|
Acquisition payable* |
|
|
312,500 |
|
|
1,662,500 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
3,218,358 |
|
|
2,686,016 |
|
Welfare & salary payable |
|
|
378,978 |
|
|
341,137 |
|
Others |
|
|
127,003 |
|
|
207,029 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total accrued expenses and other payables |
|
$ |
13,414,382 |
|
$ |
10,173,712 |
*Current portion of acquisition payable related to our acquisition of Nollec Wireless on June 1, 2010 of $312,500 (see Note 1).
Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, in case Zoom and/or Zoom Sub does not pay the T-Mobile liabilities of Portables which were assumed in the transaction, (collectively, the "Cash Payments") in full and arrange for the Letter of Credit within the Payment Period (30 days after the closing), then the unpaid portion of the Cash Payments shall incur interest at an annual rate of 2% during the 60-day period following the Payment Period (the end of such 60-day period shall be the "Final Payment Date"). Subject to Rescission Remedy, in the event the Cash Payments are not made in full and the Letter of Credit is not arranged for by Zoom and/or Zoom Sub by the Final Payment Date, then a percentage of the Portables shall be returned by Zoom Sub to Portables, effective immediately following the Final Payment Date, based on the certain formula as stipulated in the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company currently is in default of this payment. On April 13, 2012, we received notice that we are in default on the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Securities Purchase Agreement provides that if we are in default, the Company's ownership of Portables will be reduced. CNCG will be entitled to enforce certain rescission rights against the Company, as more fully described in the Securities Purchase Agreement. Also, in case of a default, Portables, CNCG and the other member of Portables may bring claims for indemnification against the Company for a breach under the Securities Purchase Agreement, as more fully described in the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company's non-payment to Portables has reduced its percentage of ownership from 55.0% to 50.5%. Portables Unlimited Inc. owns 49.5% of Portables. As of May 15, 2012, the Company is in dispute with two of the managing members of Portables over the Company's percentage of ownership of Portables. In the event that the Company was not able to maintain its 50.5% ownership of Portables, the Company would account for its investment in Portables using the equity method of accounting.
Accrued commission payable reflects commissions earned by and payable to store operators based on monthly commission reports from T-Mobile.
Accrued expenses include a $2.4 million retention bonus payable to certain executives of Portables for services rendered prior to the acquisition.
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NOTE 17 - DIVIDENDS PAYABLE
In June 2007, before the Company acquired 51.0% of TCB Digital, TCB Digital decided to distribute dividends to its original shareholders of $1,074,068 (RMB 7,862,700). The Company paid dividends of $495,926 (RMB 3,900,000) in July 2007 to its original shareholders. The balance of dividends payable was $626,544 and $622,606 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 respectively, representing the dividend payable to TCBGCL of RMB 3,962,700. The specific due date of the dividend will be negotiated between the current shareholders and original shareholders of the Company. The fluctuation of the balance of dividend payable represents the fluctuation of currency exchange rate.
NOTE 18 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Due from related parties
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, due from related parties were:
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
||
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Audited) |
||
Due from related parties - short term |
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||
Tianjin Tong Guang Group Electronics Science & Technology Co., Ltd. |
|
$ |
11,071,671 |
|
$ |
3,883,641 |
Beijing Leimone Shengtong Wireless Technology Co., Ltd. |
|
|
147,359 |
|
|
167,172 |
Leimone (Tianjin) Industrial Co., Ltd. |
|
|
7,418,038 |
|
|
20,473,338 |
Beijing Leimone Shengtong Cultural Development Co., Ltd. |
|
|
2,220,575 |
|
|
2,744,697 |
Tianjin Tong Guang Group |
|
|
712,287 |
|
|
379,994 |
Shenzhen Leimone |
|
|
413,089 |
|
|
429,170 |
712 (Prior Shareholder) |
|
|
967,471 |
|
|
992,815 |
Raja R Amar - Chief Executive Officer of Portables |
|
|
429,877 |
|
|
741,448 |
AUM Realty |
|
|
897,084 |
|
|
- |
Others |
|
|
989,497 |
|
|
613,425 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total due from related parties |
|
$ |
25,266,948 |
|
$ |
30,425,700 |
Tianjin Tong Guang Group Electronics Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ("Electronics Science & Tech"), an entity related to the Company through a common shareholder of TCB Digital, purchased products from the Company. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded revenues of $9,469,105 and $6,271,437 from sales to Electronics Science & Tech respectively.
Beijing Leimone Shengtong Wireless Technology Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Leimone") was founded by Gu, the largest shareholder of the Company. Beijing Leimone borrows money from the Company. The borrowings bore no interest and had a maturity of 12 months.
Leimone (Tianjin) Industrial Co., Ltd. ("Tianjin Leimone") was controlled by Gu, the largest shareholder of the Company. Tianjin Leimone sells raw materials to the Company. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded total purchases from Tianjin Leimone of $31,647,154
and $13,913,438 respectively. The amount due from Tianjin Leimone represented advances of $56,739 and $13,708,030 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 respectively. The Company also sold certain products to Tianjin Leimone. In addition, Tianjin Leimone borrowed money from the Company and these borrowings bore no interest. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the balance of such loans was $6,808,096 and $6,765,308 respectively.The amount due from Beijing Leimone Shengtong Cultural Development Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Leimone Cultural") for short term loan granted by the Company. Beijing Leimone Cultural was controlled by Gu. The borrowing bore no interest and is due on demand.
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Tianjin Tong Guang Group, a 20% shareholder of our TCB subsidiary, borrowed money from the Company. The borrowings bear no interest and are due on demand.
712 was a minority shareholder of TCB Digital before Mr. Gu exercised the option to acquire 29.0% of TCB Digital. (See note 1.) 712 purchases raw materials from the Company. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded revenues from sales to 712 of Nil and $7,918,529 respectively. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the balance of such sales was $769,833 and $796,419 respectively. In addition, the Company purchases raw materials from 712. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded purchases from 712 of Nil and $9,123,356 respectively. 712 was no longer a related party of the Company after Mr. Gu exercised his option to acquire the additional 29.0% of TCB Digital in March 2010.
Shenzhen Leimone Company, Ltd., formed by individuals including our Chairman, Mr. Gu, is set up with the intention of providing manufacturing services to our Company particularly for exports. $394,353 and $408,831 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was a loan to Shenzhen Leimone for setup costs. Our Chairman, Mr. Gu, plans to personally fund the cost of equipment as his investment into Shenzhen Leimone and become the controlling shareholder of Shenzhen Leimone. The Company purchased raw materials from Shenzhen Leimone in 2011. The balance as of December 31, 2011 was advance to Shenzhen Leimone amounted to $20,339. In addition, for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded revenues from sales to Shenzhen Leimone of $16,024 and Nil respectively.
The amounts due from Raja R Amar are related to loans made to Raja R Amar by Portables prior to its acquisition by Zoom. The loans are interest free and are unsecured and are expected to be repaid by December 31, 2012.
Due to related parties
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, due to related parties was:
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
||
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Audited) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
||
Gu |
|
$ |
2,849,635 |
|
$ |
2,788,635 |
Tianjin Tong Guang Group |
|
|
469,387 |
|
|
- |
Leimone (Tianjin) Industrial Co., Ltd. |
|
|
5,482,837 |
|
|
- |
AUM Realty, Inc. |
|
|
- |
|
|
269,049 |
Wireless Holdings of Northeast |
|
|
- |
|
|
117,600 |
Portables Unlimited International |
|
|
1,574,947 |
|
|
2,633,147 |
Portables Unlimited, Inc. |
|
|
650,000 |
|
|
650,000 |
Others |
|
|
87,287 |
|
|
283,943 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total due to related parties |
|
$ |
11,114,093 |
|
$ |
6,742,373 |
The Company borrowed money from Hui Pak Kong, a prior shareholder of CDE before the Company's acquisition on January 4, 2011. The borrowings bear no interest and are due on demand. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the balance of such loans was Nil and $277,943 respectively.
Gu provides fund to the Company with no interest and are due on demand. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the balances of funds provided by Gu was $2,849,635
and $2,788,635 respectively.In January 2011, the Portables entered into a line of credit agreement with a Portables Unlimited International for $3,000,000. Interest on the line is due and payable on demand at 5.6%. The unpaid balance as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $1,574,947 and $2,633,147 respectively.
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Portables received advances from one of its non-controlling owner, Portables Unlimited, Inc., totaling $650,000. The advance has an interest rate of 12% per annum and is due on demand.
NOTE 19 - LONG-TERM PAYABLES
Acquisition payable arose from our acquisition of Nollec Wireless on June 1, 2010. As of March 31, 2012, there are three payments outstanding of $145,000 each in six month intervals with the first payment due on June 1, 2012.
NOTE 20 - LONG-TERM NOTES PAYABLE
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
||
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Audited) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CNCG, as part of the consideration payable to the sellers in our acquisition of Portables, from October 11, 2011 to October 11, 2014 with interest at 2% |
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
$ |
500,000 |
NOTE 21 - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
COMMON STOCK
On February 28, 2012, the Company issued to members of the Board of Directors a total of 170,000 shares of its common stock. The company recorded $56,950 of non-cash compensation expense for this issuance of such shares for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The outstanding deferred expenses related to such shares at March 31, 2012 was $170,850.
On October 4, 2011, the Board of Directors approved of a grant of 1,130,000 shares of common stock to members of management for their services over the next three and a half years. The shares were valued at $1.19 per share, the closing price on the date of Board approval. As of December 31, 2011, 100,000 of such shares were recorded as shares to be issued; the shares were subsequently issued on February 28, 2012 during the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012. The shares fully vest to management over one year from their date of issue. The Company recorded non-cash compensation expense of $8,500 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The outstanding deferred expense related to such shares at March 31, 2012 was $102,000
On November 29, 2011, the BOD approved of a grant of 200,000 shares of common stock to management and one consultant for their services over the next two years. The shares were valued at $0.79 per share, the closing price on the date of Board Approval. As of March 31, 2012, we recorded non-cash compensation expense of $19,750 and deferred expenses of $131,667.
WARRANTS
The Company granted Series A, B, C, D and E warrants to the accredited investors as part of its private place offering on October 16, 2009 and November 18, 2009.
Following is the brief description of warrants:
Series A Warrants: The Series A warrants have an exercise price of $6.00 and a term of 5 years from the issue date subject to the Exchange Cap (as defined in the agreement).
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Series B Warrants: The Series B warrants have an exercise price of $0.01 and a term of three (3) months from the issue date provided, however, that such date shall be extended indefinitely if the warrant cannot be exercised due to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the agreement) or the Exchange Cap Limitation (as defined in the agreement) until the warrant can be exercised in full by the holder thereof without breaching the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the agreement) or the Exchange Cap Limitation (as defined in the agreement). All B Warrants were exercised in December 2009.
Series C Warrants: The Series C warrants shall be exercisable only upon the exercise of the Series B warrants. The Series C warrants shall have an exercise price of $6.00 and a term of 5 years from the issue date.
Series D Warrants: The Series D warrants shall be exercisable if the Company fails to meet certain performance criteria for the year 2009. The Series D warrant shall have an exercise price of $0.01 and a term of exercise equal to three (3) months from the date the Maximum Eligibility Date (as defined in the agreement); provided, however, that such date shall be extended indefinitely if the warrant cannot be exercised due to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the agreement) or the Exchange Cap (as defined in the agreement) until the warrant can be exercised in full by the holder without breaching the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the agreement) or the Exchange Cap Limitation (as defined in the agreement). Due to the Net Income of Zoom as reported in the Company's annual report for the year 2009 exceeding the eligibility threshold pursuant to the agreement, the Series D Warrants became ineligible for exercise.
Series E Warrants: The Series E warrants shall be exercisable if the Company fails to meet certain performance criteria for the year 2010. The Series E warrants shall have an exercise price of $0.01 and a term of three (3) months from the date the Maximum Eligibility Date (as defined in the agreement); provided, however, that such date shall be extended indefinitely if the warrant cannot be exercised due to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the agreement) until the Warrant can be exercised in full by the holder thereof without breaching the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the agreement). Due to the Net Income of Zoom as reported in the Company's annual report for the year 2010 exceeding the eligibility threshold pursuant to the agreement, the Series E Warrants became ineligible for exercise.
The Company granted on May 6, 2010, Series F warrants to the above investors for their temporary forfeiture of their right to participate in the Company's future financings.
Series F Warrants: The Series F warrants have an exercise price of $6.00 and a term of 5 years from the issue date. The Company issued 375,000 Series F warrants to investors who participated in private placement transaction pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 15, 2009, to temporarily waive their right for a period of eight months to participate in a future offering of the Company. The investors originally have a period of twenty-four months ("Rights Period") in which they have the right to participate, and for providing a temporary waiver, an eight-month duration is added to the original expiration of the Rights Period.
The Company granted Series G warrants to the accredited investors as part of its private place offering on November 15, 2010.
Series G Warrants: The Series G warrants shall have an exercise price of $4.71 and a term of 5 years from the issue date.
Anti-dilution Adjustments for Certain Warrants: Since the private placement in November 2010 involved sales of the Company's stock at a price that activated anti-dilution provisions in the Series A, C, F and certain placement agent warrants, the exercise price of these warrants is adjusted to $3.74 per share and the number of warrants eligible is multiplied by a factor of 6 / 3.74 or 1.60 with fractional shares rounding up.
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The following summary represents warrants activity during the quarter ended March 31, 2012:
|
|
Number of |
|
Weighted Average |
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2011 |
|
8,638,604 |
|
$2.30 |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
Lapsed |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
Exercised |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
Anti-dilution adjustment |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2012 |
|
8,638,604 |
|
$2.30 |
|
- |
The following presents warrants summary as of March 31, 2012:
|
|
Number |
|
Warrants Outstanding |
|
Weighted |
|
Warrants Exercisable |
||
|
|
|
|
|
Number |
|
Weighted |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants |
|
8,638,604 |
|
2.84 years |
|
$2.30 |
|
8,638,604 |
|
$2.30 |
The Company determined the grant date fair value of Series A, C and placement agent warrants of $3.26 per share which was calculated using the Black Scholes Options Pricing Model as follows: Stock price of $6.87 per share, exercise price of $6 per share, expected life of 5 years, volatility of 46.63% and discount rate of 2.37%. These warrants were recorded net off the value of proceeds.
The Company determined the grant date fair value of F warrants of $1.51 per share which was calculated using the Black Scholes Options Pricing Model as follows: Stock price of $5.52 per share, exercise price of $6 per share, expected life of 5 years, volatility of 30.30% and discount rate of 2.10%. These warrants were recorded net off the value of proceeds.
The Company determined the grant date fair value of placement agent warrants of $1.23 per share which was calculated using the Black Scholes Options Pricing Model as follows: Stock price of $5.52 per share, exercise price of $6.90 per share, expected life of 5 years, volatility of 30.30% and discount rate of 2.10%. These warrants were recorded net of the value of proceeds.
The Company determined the grant date fair value of the Series G and placement warrants of $1.04 per share which was calculated using the Black Scholes Options Pricing Model as follows: Stock price of $3.99 per share, exercise price of $4.71 per share, expected life of 5 years, volatility of 33.57% and discount rate of 1.51%. These warrants were recorded net of the value of proceeds.
NOTE 22 - STOCK OPTIONS
Previous Plan
Prior to the acquisition of Gold Lion, the Company issued stock options to its previous employees, officers and directors. Pursuant to terms of the SEA, outstanding stock options at the closing of the acquisition remained valid for the full life of the options regardless if the employee, officer and director remained in any capacity with the Company. There were 423,100 options outstanding as of September 22, 2009, the effective date of the reverse merger between Zoom and Gold Lion, with expiration in 3 years from the date of grant and in various stages of vesting. The non-cash compensation charges of these stock options were recorded by the spun-off subsidiary, Zoom Telephonics, and were expensed by the Company.
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On the closing of the Merger, 30,000 stock options were granted to four exiting directors of the Company, for their anticipated cooperation with Post-Merger management, including the provision of any historical information about the Company that may be needed in future activities. Such options are exercisable at $10.14 per share, vest in six months from the date of grant and expired two years later. The non-cash compensation charges of these 30,000 shares of options will be expensed by the Company. All such options have expired or were exercised.
The following summary represents options activity for the three months ended March 31, 2012 under the previous plan.
|
|
Under Previous |
|
Weighted Average |
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2011 |
|
129,350 |
|
$1.80 |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
Lapsed |
|
(129,350) |
|
- |
|
|
Exercised |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
Anti-dilution adjustment |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2012 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
THE 2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
On December 10, 2009, the Company's Board of Directors ("BOD") approved and adopted the 2009 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (the "New Plan"), and a total of 1,100,000 options were granted on the same day to current employees, executives and directors of the Company, with an exercise price of $6.18 per share, expiration between 1 and 3 years, and vesting over the life of the options.
On November 28, 2010, the Company's BOD approved re-pricing of the outstanding options from the exercise price of $6.18 to $3.75 per share.
On December 1, 2010, the Company's BOD approved of the granting of 677,000 options to current employees and executives of the Company, with an exercise price of $3.75 per share, vesting over 3 years and expiration in 3.25 years.
The following summary represents options activity during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 under the New Plan.
|
|
Under the New |
|
Weighted Average |
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2011 |
|
3,557,000 |
|
$3.02 |
|
$0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
Lapsed |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
Exercised |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
Anti-dilution adjustment |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2012 |
|
3,557,000 |
|
$3.02 |
|
$0 |
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The following represents options summary as of March 31, 2012 under the New Plan.
|
|
Number |
|
Options Outstanding |
|
Weighted |
|
Options Exercisable |
||
|
|
|
|
|
Number |
|
Weighted |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options |
|
3,557,000 |
|
2.30 years |
|
$3.02 |
|
1,815,417 |
|
$3.02 |
The Company determined the grant date fair value of 865,000 options of $1.80 per share which was calculated using the Black Scholes Options Pricing Model as follows: Stock price of $6.18 per share, exercise price of $6.18 per share, expected life of 3.25 years, volatility of 39.18% and discount rate of 1.26%.
For the re-pricing of the above 865,000 options on November 28, 2010, from the exercise price of $6.18 to $3.75 per share, the Company determined the incremental fair value of $0.48 per share which was calculated by taking the difference between the Black Scholes values of the new exercise price and that of the old exercise price. Other data used in the calculations include: the stock market price of $3.54, expected of 2.28 years, volatility of 33.59% and discount rate of 0.78%.
The Company determined the grant date fair value of 235,000 options of $1.20 per share which was calculated using the Black Scholes Options Pricing Model as follows: Stock price of $6.18 per share, exercise price of $6.18 per share, expected life of 1.5 years, volatility of 39.18% and discount rate of 0.78%.
For the re-pricing of the above 235,000 options on November 28, 2010, from the exercise price of $6.18 to $3.75 per share, the Company determined the incremental fair value of $0.26 per share which was calculated by taking the difference between the Black Scholes values of the new exercise price and that of the old exercise price. Other data used in the calculations include: the stock market price of $3.54, expected of 0.53 years, volatility of 33.59% and discount rate of 0.28%.
The Company determined the grant date fair value of 677,000 options of $0.74 per share which was calculated using the Black Scholes Options Pricing Model as follows: Stock price of $3.45 per share, exercise price of $3.75 per share, expected life of 3.25 years, volatility of 33.42% and discount rate of 0.84%.
The Company recorded $261,499 of non-cash compensation expense related to stock options for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. As of March 31, 2012, there was $1,059,054 of non-cash compensation to be recorded up to 2014 based on options valued at grant date.
NOTE 23- INCOME TAX
The Company is subject to income taxes by entity on income arising in or derived from the tax jurisdiction in which each entity is domiciled.
Zoom Technologies Inc., the parent company was incorporated in the U.S. and has net operating losses ("NOL") for income tax purposes, which can be carried forward for up to 20 years from the year the loss is incurred. Zoom has NOL carry forwards for income taxes of approximately $9.0 million at March 31, 2012, which may be available to reduce future years' taxable income. Management believes the realization of benefits from these losses remains uncertain due to Zoom's limited operating history and continuing losses. Accordingly, a 100% deferred tax asset valuation allowance has been provided.
TCB Digital, Jiangsu Leimone and Nollec Wireless are governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC concerning the private-run enterprises, which are generally subject to tax at a statutory rate of 25% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments.
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Jiangsu Leimone is exempt from income tax in PRC for two years starting from the first profitable year or the year 2008, whichever is earlier, and is subject to a 50% exemption on normal income tax rate for the following three years.
Nollec Wireless is exempt from income tax in PRC for two years starting from 2008, and is subject to a 50% exemption on normal income tax rate for three years starting from 2010 and is subject to normal income tax rate from 2013.
Since Nollec has pre-tax loss for the three months period ended March 31, 2012, the Company's net income and earnings per share had no effect due to its income tax exemption.
Profit Harvest and CDE are governed by the Income Tax Law of Hong Kong, which is generally subject to tax at a statutory rate of 16.5% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments.
Portables is governed by the Income Tax Law of United States; however, because Portables is a pass through entity for tax purposes, tax liabilities are the responsibility of its members. Therefore, Zoom Sub, which is responsible to report and make payments on its portion of income generated by Portables is subject to a statutory tax rate of 34%.
TCB Digital had pre-tax loss of $330,920 and pre-tax profit of $82,608 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 respectively, while Jiangsu Leimone had pre-tax loss of $62,756 and $197,098 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 respectively, while Profit Harvest had pre-tax profit of $2,220,820 and $4,608,867 for 2011 and 2010 respectively, while Nollec Wireless had pre-tax loss of $563,923 and $1,131,905 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, while CDE had pre-tax loss of $131,407 and $37,798 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, while Portables had pre-tax profit of $484,328 for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
The following table summarizes the temporary differences which result in deferred tax assets and liabilities as at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
|||
Deferred tax assets: |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Audited) |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory impairment reserve |
|
$ |
8,413 |
|
$ |
8,360 |
|
R&D expenses-TVOC |
|
|
19,764 |
|
|
- |
|
Inventory shortage |
|
|
61,072 |
|
|
60,688 |
|
Long-term investment impairment |
|
|
17,787 |
|
|
17,676 |
|
|
|
|
107,036 |
|
|
86,724 |
|
Less: Valuation allowance |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax assets |
|
|
107,036 |
|
|
86,724 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Developed products |
|
|
(30,768) |
|
|
(30,575) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Deferred tax assets, net |
|
$ |
76,268 |
|
$ |
56,149 |
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The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:
|
March 31, |
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
|
US statutory rates |
34.0% |
|
34.0% |
Tax rate difference |
-20.8% |
|
-20.7% |
US NOL for which no benefit is realized |
19.9% |
|
0.0% |
Valuation allowance |
6.3% |
|
17.1% |
Tax for prior year |
4.4% |
|
0.0% |
Non-taxable Income of pass through entity |
-14.1% |
|
0.0% |
Tax per financial statements |
29.7% |
|
30.4% |
Foreign pretax earnings approximated $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Pretax earnings of a foreign subsidiary are subject to U.S. taxation when effectively repatriated. The Company provides income taxes on the undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries except to the extent that, such earnings are invested indefinitely outside of the U.S. At March 31, 2012, approximately $30.79 million of accumulated undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries was invested indefinitely. At the existing U.S. federal income tax rate, additional taxes of $6.4 million would have to be provided if such earnings were remitted currently.
NOTE 24 - STATUTORY RESERVES
As stipulated by the Company Law of the PRC, net income after taxation can only be distributed as dividends after appropriation has been made for the following:
i) Making up cumulative prior years' losses, if any;
ii) Allocations to the "Statutory surplus reserve" of at least 10% of income after tax, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, until the fund amounts to 50% of the Company's registered capital;
iii) Allocations of 5-10% of income after tax, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, to the Company's "Statutory common welfare fund", which is established for the purpose of providing employee facilities and other collective benefits to the Company's employees; and Statutory common welfare fund is no longer required per the new cooperation law executed in 2006.
iv) Allocations to the discretionary surplus reserve, if approved in the shareholders' general meeting.
In accordance with Chinese Company Law, the Company allocated 10% of its net income to surplus. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company appropriated Nil and $6,196 to statutory surplus reserve respectively. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company's statutory surplus reserve was $682,528 and $682,528 respectively.
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NOTE 25 - CONCENTRATION DISCLOSURE
(a) During the reporting periods, the customers accounting for 10% or more of the Company's consolidated sales were:
Three months ended March 31, 2012 |
Sales Revenue |
|
% to Total Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TCB Group Electronic & Science Co. Ltd - related party |
$ |
9,469,105 |
|
10% |
Tianjin Optical & Electronic Co. Ltd. |
|
9,509,673 |
|
10% |
Max Sunny Limited |
|
10,284,646 |
|
11% |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ |
29,263,424 |
|
31% |
Three months ended March 31, 2011 |
|
Sales revenue |
|
% to Total sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tianjin Optical Communication Technology Co., Ltd. |
|
$ |
12,277,736 |
|
21% |
Tianjin 712 Communications and Broadcasting Ltd. |
|
|
7,918,529 |
|
13% |
TCB Group Electronic & Science Co., Ltd. |
|
|
6,271,437 |
|
11% |
Larson Limited |
|
|
14,705,795 |
|
25% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
41,173,497 |
|
70% |
(b) During the reporting periods, the suppliers accounting for 10% or more of the Company's consolidated purchases are:
Three months ended March 31, 2012 |
|
Total Purchases |
|
% to Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leimone (Tianjin) Industrial Co., Ltd. - related party |
|
$ |
31,647,154 |
|
42% |
Three months ended March 31, 2011 |
|
Total Purchases |
|
% to Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TCB Group Electronic & Science Co., Ltd |
|
$ |
7,236,274 |
|
13% |
Leimone (Tianjin) Industrial Co., Ltd. - related party |
|
|
13,913,438 |
|
24% |
Yuechangrui |
|
|
9,777,612 |
|
17% |
Tianjin 712 Communication and Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
|
|
9,123,356 |
|
16% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
40,050,680 |
|
70% |
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NOTE 26 - OPERATING RISK
The industry in which we compete is a rapidly evolving, highly competitive and fragmented market driven by consumer preferences and quickly evolving technology. Increased competition may result in price reductions, reduced gross margin and loss of market share. Failure to compete successfully against current or future competitors could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial condition.
The Company cannot guarantee the Renminbi and USD exchange rate will remain steady; therefore, the Company could post the same profit for two comparable periods and post higher or lower profit depending on exchange rate of Renminbi and USD. The exchange rate could fluctuate depending on changes in the political and economic environments without notice.
The Company is contingently liable for a total of $4 million (RMB 25.2 million), for notes received from customers that are endorsed or discounted or pledged but not matured as of March 31, 2012.
Currently, PRC is in a period of growth and is openly promoting business development in order to bring more business into PRC. Additionally PRC currently allows a Chinese corporation to be owned by a United States corporation. If the laws or regulations relating to ownership of a Chinese corporation are changed by the PRC government, the Company's ability to operate the PRC subsidiaries could be affected.
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk arising from short-term variable rate borrowings from time to time. The Company's future interest expense will fluctuate in line with any change in borrowing rates. The Company does not have any derivative financial instruments as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and believes its exposure to interest rate risk is not material.
NOTE 27 - COMMITMENTS
Operating lease commitments
The Company has an operating lease for TCB Digital's premises through TCBGCL, a common shareholder of TCB Digital; pursuant to this lease, the rate of rent is at $1.25 (Rmb 8) per square meter per month for production facilities and dormitory space. The Company also has an operating lease in Beijing for office space shared with Nollec Wireless, with rent at $21.37 (Rmb 137) per square meter per month for 1,409 square meters and with rent at $20.44 (Rmb 131) per square meter per month for 388 square meters. The Company has an operating lease in Hong Kong for the office of CDE, rental and property management fees are $1,363 (HKD 10,588) and $438 (HKD 3,402) respectively per month. The commitments of the Company (except for Portables which is disclosed separately below) as of March 31, 2012 for the next 2 years are as follows:
Year |
|
|
|
2012 |
|
$ |
528,256 |
2013 |
|
|
23,267 |
|
|
|
|
Total minimum lease payments |
|
$ |
551,523 |
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On July 7, 2005, a related party, AUM Realty, LLC ("AUM"), purchased real property consisting of a
building and parking lot located in Nanuet, New York for $2,050,000 and simultaneously transferred title to, and entered into a lease
agreement with, The Rockland County Industrial Development Agency, with a bargain purchase option upon expiration of the lease. A
non-controlling member of Portables, entered into a sublease agreement with AUM for the same period as the lease agreement,
expiring in July 2015, which requires minimum monthly rent payments and all operating expenses and PILOT payments (real estate
taxes). In addition, AUM borrowed $1,628,000 from a bank secured by a first mortgage on the property. This loan is guaranteed by
Portables non-controlling member. Beginning January 1, 2009, Portables entered into a sublease agreement with its non-controlling member on a
month-to-month basis for this property. Portables leases two warehouses and 28 retail stores and kiosks. These leases require monthly
payments and expire at various dates through 2015. The Company has operating agreements in place with all of the retail stores and
kiosks whereby independent third parties (the "operators") operate the retail locations and provide specific services as
outlined in the operating agreements. The leases for these locations remain in the name of the Company but are subleased by the
operators of the locations. Rent expense is being recorded using the straight-line basis over the term of the leases in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The future minimum annual rental commitments of Portables as of March 31, 2012 are as follows: Year 2012 $ 658,156 2013 325,521 2014 195,044 2015 114,189 $ 1,292,910 Rent expense, net of sublease income for retail locations of $58,896, amounted to $388,169 of which $71,692
was paid to one of the Company's members under the sublease agreement for the period ended March 31, 2012. 41
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Forward Looking Information The following discussion contains forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are identified by
words and phrases such as "anticipate", "intend", "expect", and words and phrases of similar import. We caution investors that forward-
looking statements are only predictions based on our current expectations about future events and are not guarantees of future
performance. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-
looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. We encourage you to read those risk factors
carefully along with the other information provided in this report and in our other filings with the SEC before deciding to invest in our
stock or to maintain or change your investment. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any
reason, except as required by law. You should read this Management's Discussion and Analysis in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial
Statements and Related Notes. Corporate Overview Zoom Technologies, Inc. (the "Company", "we", "us", "our", or
"Zoom") was incorporated in the state of Delaware on February 29, 2002. Until September 22, 2009, our business was the
design, production, marketing, sales, and support of broadband and dial-up modems, Voice over Internet Protocol or "VoIP" products
and services, Bluetooth® wireless products, and other communication-related products. On September 22, 2009, the Company consummated a share exchange transaction and acquired all the
outstanding shares of Gold Lion Holding Limited ("Gold Lion"), a company organized and existing under the laws of the British Virgin
Islands ("BVI"). In connection with the share exchange transaction, the Company spun off its then-existing business to its
stockholders, by distributing and transferring all assets and liabilities to its then subsidiary, Zoom Telephonics, Inc., and issuing shares
of its then operating subsidiary as a dividend to its stockholders. The Company, through Gold Lion, is the owner of 100% of Profit Harvest Corporation Ltd., a company
organized under the laws of Hong Kong ("Profit Harvest") and through Gold Lion's wholly owned subsidiary, Jiangsu Leimone, is the
owner of 80% of TCB Digital, a company organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). The
Company's ownership of TCB Digital increased from 51% to 80% when our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lei Gu, through
Hebei Leimone Technology Company, Ltd. ("Hebei Leimone"), a company controlled by him, exercised an option to purchase an
additional 28.97% of TCB Digital and transferred such ownership to the Company on March 29, 2010. The Company issued 2,402,576
shares of common stock to Hebei Leimone's assignees as consideration for such transfer. Profit Harvest serves as the sales and
marketing arm of TCB Digital and Jiangu Leimone serves as a complimentary and supplemental manufacturing arm for TCB Digital.
Substantially all of the revenues of Zoom are currently generated by TCB Digital and Profit Harvest, and from June 1, 2010 onwards by
Nollec Wireless (see next paragraph), and from October 12, 2011 onwards by Portables Unlimited LLC. Both TCB Digital and Jiangsu
Leimone are in the business of manufacturing, research and development, and sales of electronic components for third generation
mobile phones, whole phones, wireless communication circuitry, GPS equipment, and related software products. On June 1, 2010 the Company acquired 100% ownership of Silver Tech Enterprises, Ltd ("Silver
Tech"), a BVI holding company which owns 100% of Ever Elite Corporation, Ltd ("Ever Elite"), a Hong Kong holding
company, which owns 100% of Nollec Wireless, a mobile phone and wireless communication design company located in Beijing, China,
founded in June 2007 and organized under the laws of the PRC. The Company purchased all of the outstanding shares of Silver Tech
from its previous owners for $10.96 million, comprised of $1.37 million in cash and 1,342,599 newly issued unregistered shares of
common stock of Zoom valued at $9.59 million. On January 4, 2011, the Company through its wholly-own subsidiary in Hong Kong, Profit Harvest, acquired
100% ownership of Celestial Digital Entertainment, Ltd., ("CDE") a mobile platform video game development company
based in Hong Kong. The consideration was $1,818,000 to be divided by the Volume Weighted Average Closing Price of the
Company's common stock for the 10 consecutive trading days leading up to the day before the date of this Share Exchange
Agreement, or $3.75 per share, whichever is greater. This resulted in the issuance of 484,800 shares to acquire CDE. CDE primarily focuses on development of video games and applications for mobile phones and mobile
platforms. CDE has developed over 40 titles for the Apple iPhone and is one of the largest developers of iPhone apps in Asia. The
acquisition transaction closed on January 4, 2011, and CDE became a wholly owned subsidiary of Profit Harvest. 42
On October 12, 2011, the Company and Zoom USA Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
("Zoom Sub") entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to purchase from The Cellular Network Communications
Group, Inc. ("CNCG") a 50% interest in Portables Unlimited LLC ("Portables"), an exclusive wholesale distributor of
T-Mobile products in the United States. As consideration of the 50% interest in Portables, Zoom (i) issued 1,494,688 shares of Zoom
common stock (the "Equity Consideration") to the principals of CNCG and (ii) through Zoom Sub, issued a promissory note
of $500,000 payable to CNCG. The promissory note accrues interest at 2% and matures three years from the date of issuance. In
addition, Zoom Sub purchased an additional 5% interest in Portables for $750,000. Further, in connection with the transaction, Zoom
assumed the responsibility for repaying certain indebtedness owed by Portables to T-Mobile USA, Inc. of $4,757,187 (the "T-
Mobile Indebtedness"), and agreed to arrange for a $500,000 letter of credit in the name of Portables to secure obligations of
Portables to T-Mobile. The T-Mobile Indebtedness was payable under the following schedule: $2,500,000 was due on November 10,
2011 (the "Initial Payment"), $1,400,000 was due on December 10, 2011 (the "Second Payment"), and the
remaining $857,186 was due on December 20, 2011 (the "Final Payment"). The Initial Payment and Second Payment were
made timely, and pursuant to the agreement with T-Mobile the Final Payment was waived. Zoom also agreed to pay other outstanding
indebtedness of Portables of $4,500,000, less the amount of T-Mobile Indebtedness paid off. Additionally, the Company had previously
recognized acquisition payables to Portables in the amount of $1,350,000 and the need to arrange a $500,000 Letter of Credit in
Portables' name to secure obligations to T-Mobile. On April 13, 2012, the Company received notice that it was in default on the
Securities Purchase Agreement. The Securities Purchase Agreement provides that if the Company was in default, a portion of the
Company's ownership of Portables will be transferred to Portables, and CNCG will be entitled to enforce certain rescission rights against
the Company, as more fully described in the Securities Purchase Agreement. Also, in case of a default, Portables, CNCG and the
other member of Portables may bring claims for indemnification against the Company for a breach under the Securities Purchase
Agreement, as more fully described in the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company's non-payment to Portables has reduced its
percentage of ownership from 55.0% to 50.5%. Portables Unlimited Inc. owns 49.5% of Portables. As of May 15, 2012, the Company
is in dispute with Portables Unlimited Inc. over the Company's percentage of ownership of Portables. The Company derecognized the
$1,350,000 acquisition payable and does not expect to make payment for that liability. We cannot at this time assess the probability of
our success in this dispute. Please see more details in Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Business Operations of the Accompanying
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Our principal executive offices are located in the People's Republic of China at Sanlitun SOHO, Building A, 11th
Floor, No.8 Workers Stadium North Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100027; our telephone number is 86-10-5935-9000. Our
U.S. office is located at Portables' offices at 136 First Street, Nanuet, NY 10954, and the telephone number is 1-845-507-8200. Our
corporate web site address is
The diagram below summarizes our corporate structure as of March 31, 2012:
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Plan of Operation
During the next 12 months, Zoom, together with its subsidiaries, expects to take the following steps in connection with the development of our business and the implementation of our plan of operations:
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of Zoom's consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("US GAAP") requires it to make estimates and judgments that affect its reported assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Zoom based its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Future events, however, may differ markedly from current expectations and assumptions. While there are a number of significant accounting policies affecting Zoom's consolidated financial statements, we believe the following critical accounting policies involve the most complex, difficult and subjective estimates and judgments: allowance for doubtful accounts; income taxes; asset impairment.
Revenue Recognition
In accordance with US GAAP, revenue is recognized only when the price is fixed or determinable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the service is performed, and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. Noted below are brief descriptions of the product or service revenues that Zoom recognizes in the financial statements contained herein.
The Company recognizes sales in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 104, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" (FASB ASC Topic 605), "Revenue Recognition."
The Company recognizes revenue when the following criteria are met:
(i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
(ii) delivery has occurred or services were rendered;
(iii) the price to the customer is fixed or determinable and,
(iv) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. Revenue is not recognized until title and risk of loss is transferred to the customer, which occurs upon delivery of goods, and objective evidence exists that customer acceptance provisions were met.
The Company bases its estimates on historical experience taking into consideration the type of products sold, the type of customer, and the type of specific transaction in each arrangement. Revenues represent the invoiced value of goods, net of value added tax ("VAT").
The Company does not offer promotional payments, customer coupons, rebates or other cash redemption offers to its customers. Deposits or advance payments from customers prior to delivery of goods and passage of title of goods are recorded as advanced from customers.
Company's subsidiary, Nollec Wireless is in the mobile phone design, software integration and mobile solution R&D business, Nollec Wireless, recognizes revenue under percentage of completion method ASC Topic 605-35-25 (Construction - Type and Production - Type Contracts) when reasonably dependable estimates can be made and in which all the following conditions exist:
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Estimates of cost to complete is reviewed periodically and revised as appropriate to reflect new information. When the current estimates of total contract revenue and contract cost indicate a loss, a provision for the entire loss on the contract is made.
Income is recognized as the percentage of estimated total income that incurred costs to date divided by estimated total costs after giving effect to estimates of costs to complete based on most recent information. Percentage of completion is based on labor hours incurred to date divided by total estimated labor hours for the contract.
Royalty income on sales of licensed products by its customers is recorded when the customers report sales to the Company. Royalty income is reported monthly and recorded in the period in which the product is sold. The Company has the right to audit the books of the licensees.
In our Portables operations, revenue from the sale of equipment is recognized upon shipment or when purchased at Company retail locations. Commission income is recognized upon activation of wireless communication services with T- Mobile.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Zoom maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts to reduce amounts to their estimated realizable value. A considerable amount of judgment is required when Zoom assesses the realization of accounts receivables, including assessing the probability of collection and the current credit-worthiness of each customer. If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, an additional provision for doubtful accounts could be required. Zoom initially records a provision for doubtful accounts based on its historical experience, and then adjusts this provision at the end of each reporting period based on a detailed assessment of its accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts. In estimating the provision for doubtful accounts, Zoom considers: (i) the aging of the accounts receivable; (ii) trends within and ratios involving the age of the accounts receivable; (iii) the customer mix in each of the aging categories and the nature of the receivable; (iv) its historical provision for doubtful accounts; (v) the credit worthiness of the customer; and (vi) the economic conditions of the customer's industry as well as general economic conditions, among other factors. Management regularly reviews outstanding receivables to determine their recoverability. Zoom regularly reviews the credit policies and procedures of its operating subsidiaries to ensure that procedures are appropriate to the Company's risk management approach as well as the general economic environment.
Income taxes
Zoom accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109 (ASC Topic 740), "Accounting for Income Taxes". Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the estimated tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts and each year-end based on enacted tax laws and statutory rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized when, in management's opinion; it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The provision for income taxes represents current taxes payable net of the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Zoom adopted FIN 48 (ASC Topic 740), Accounting for Uncertainty in Tax Positions. Zoom engages tax preparers in all of the jurisdictions in which it operates to determine if the Company is both fully compliant with applicable tax laws and is lawfully maximizing tax benefits to the Company.
Asset Impairment
Zoom periodically evaluates the carrying value of other long-lived assets, including, but not limited to, property and equipment and intangible assets, when events and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flows from such asset is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset. Fair value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Significant estimates are utilized to calculate expected future cash flows utilized in impairment analyses.
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Zoom also utilizes judgment to determine other factors within fair value analyses, including the applicable discount rate. As of March 31, 2012, the Company has completely written off goodwill resulting from its acquisition of Jiangsu Leimone. During 2011, the Company took 50% impairment charges for goodwill related to its acquisition of CDE. The Company will closely monitor the development and carrying value of CDE on a quarterly basis in 2012 to determine if additional impairment charges will be necessary. As of March 31, 2012, the Company did not record any impairment of goodwill; however, the Company reviewed the current and projected future cash flows of its subsidiaries in concluding no impairment of goodwill was necessary during the period.
Commitments
As detailed in Note 27-Commitments of the accompanying notes to the financial statements, the Company had operating leases commitments for it leased facilities.
Results of Operations for the Quarter ended March 31, 2012
Revenues
Our revenues were $90,908,264 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, an increase of $32,296,578 or 55.1% compared to $58,611,686 in the corresponding quarter in 2011. The increase of revenues in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the corresponding quarter in 2011 was mainly due to the increase in sales of whole phones including our own Leimone brand phones, by Profit Harvest and TCB Digital. In the first quarter of 2012, we sold 1.75 million whole phones of which 0.37 million units were Leimone brand phones, with 0.28 million units of those phones being 3G handsets compared to 0.81 million whole phones, of which 0.19 million units were Leimone brand phones, with .03 million units being 3G, for the same period in 2011. Revenue from sales of our own branded products in the first quarter of 2012 was $28.1 million as compared to $13.4 million for the same period in 2011.
For the three months ended March 31, 2012, Portables contributed $16,082,335 in revenue, of which $6,817,569 was derived from the sale of phones and accessories, and $9,264,766 was derived from activation and reoccurring carrier service fees.
Cost of goods
For the quarter ended March 31, 2012 our cost of goods was $84,752,706 or 93.2% of revenues while cost of goods sold for the same period in 2011, was $52,262,817 or 89.2% of revenues. The increase in the cost of sales as a percentage of revenues was mainly due to a highly competitive mobile handset market, and that we are developing our purchasing power for raw materials as a manufacturer of our own Leimone brand phones in contrast to past years where goods were consigned to us, and we simply performed assembly services. We expect a downward trend in our per unit average cost of materials as we develop our purchasing relationship with suppliers.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 declined by 3.0% to $6,155,558 compared to $6,348,870 for the corresponding same period in 2011. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues for the first quarter of 2012 was 6.8%, a decrease from 10.8% for the same period in 2011. The main reason for the decrease in gross margin is correlated with the decrease in gross margin as percentage of sales. The main factors driving such slim margins are a highly price sensitive mobile handset market and our early stage development of purchasing relationships with materials suppliers.
The sales of mobile handsets and accessories by Portables produced gross margins of 5.0%, while activation and reoccurring carrier service fees provided for 26.0% gross margins during the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Gross margins, on weighted average basis for the combined product and services mix derived from Portables was $2,743,888 or 17.1%.
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing expenses mainly represent salaries of sales personnel, and marketing and transportation costs; such expenses were $245,608 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $208,539 for the corresponding period in 2011. The higher amounts in this category for 2012 resulted from the significantly increased activities in the sales of our own brand products and also for support of our export business.
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General and administrative expenses primarily consisted of compensation for administrative personnel, depreciation, travel expenses, rental, materials expenses related to ordinary administration, and fees for professional services; and these were $3,394,640 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $1,266,191 for the corresponding period in 2011. The increase of such expenses in 2012 was due to our inclusion 0f $2,151,942 of general and administrative expenses generated by Portables, our newly acquired subsidiary, increased overall business activity, and increased costs of legal, accounting and related expenses in order to maintain the Company's compliance with SEC and NASDAQ rules and regulations.
The Company's non-cash equity-based compensation charges were $434,249 and $307,469 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, and 2011, respectively. The $126,780 increase, or 41.2%, in such expenses during the period represents the Company's continuing efforts to align the interests of key personnel and board members with those of the Company's common shareholders.
The Company's research and development expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $526,714 and $1,635,204 respectively. These costs were incurred by our Nollec Wireless subsidiary for developmental costs in mobile handset design and software integration. R&D expenditures decreased by $1,108,490, or -67.8%, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The decreases results from improved cost management and the reduction of extensive upfront R&D costs invested in 2011 in developing our own branded smart phones products targeted at the European and North American markets. We believe that costs related to development of these products will be steadier as percentage of revenue on a move forward basis and our investments in 2011 will begin to show returns for the Company in 2012 and beyond.
Other income/(expenses)-net
The Company's other expenses-net were $388,038 and $344,663 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 respectively. These expenses were the results of interest expense offset by interest income and also income from various non- recurring activities. The primary reason for the increase of 12.6% was primarily attributable to increase of interest expense.
Net income
For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company's net income was $641,885, a decrease of $1,144,928 or -64.1% from $1,786,813 for the corresponding period in 2011. Net income as a percentage of revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were 0.7% and 3.0% respectively. The decline in gross margin as a percentage of revenue, as described above, was the main contributor to our decreased profitability in the short term as compared to our net income for the same period in the prior year; however, we believe that as we develop our purchasing power and relationships with our suppliers as part of our initiative to further develop our own branded phones, coupled with the returns expected from our previously expended R&D costs, will put our net income on an upward trend in 2012 and beyond.
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company's other comprehensive income was $309,578 and $230,269, respectively. Other comprehensive income resulted from foreign currency exchange fluctuations particularly the Renminbi against the USD.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Zoom generally finances its operations from cash flow generated internally, interest-free credit lines in the form of banker acceptances and short-term loans from domestic banks. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had cash and equivalents of $484,864 and restricted cash of $9,834,459. Restricted cash is our deposit held as security at banks for the ability to issue twice the amount in interest-free notes for our purchase of production materials. We had cash and equivalents of $1,131,109 and restricted cash of $15,507,408 as of December 31, 2011.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $5,073,547 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $7,449,947 for the same period in 2011. In the first three months of 2012, operational source of funds included net decreases in net due from related parties of $9,891,571, reduction in advances to suppliers of $1,548,257, and increases in accruals and other payables of $4,112,188. These increases were primarily partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $3,813,279 and an increase $7,228,591 in other receivables and prepaid expenses.
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Net cash provided by investing activities was $5,806,704 in the three months ended March 31, 2012 primarily attributable to the release of $5,774,768 from restricted cash, and the liquidation of notes receivable in the amount of $594,350. Net cash provided by investing activities in the same period of 2011 was $452,225 primarily derived from $235,112 of cash acquired in the acquisition of CDE and the liquidation of notes receivable for $323,624.
Net cash used in financing activities was $11,523,534 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to $2,706,406 sourced in the same period in 2011. The use of cash was primarily attributable to repayment of notes payable and short term loans in the amounts of $9,999,051 and $2,091,669 respectively. The Company also received $937,884 in proceeds from increased short term bank borrowings.
Contractual Obligations
As of March 31, 2012, the Company has short-term loan obligations of $25,403,577 with interest rates between 5.00% and 7.93%. In addition, notes payable are secured by our restricted cash deposits at the banks, payable in three to six months and bear no interest. The outstanding balance of notes payable as of March 31, 2012 was $19,637,295.
On a go forward basis over the next 12 months, Zoom intends to continue to rely on short-term loans and restricted cash secured notes to fund its operational cash needs. In the event that expansion or acquisition opportunities exist, we may contemplate additional conventional bank and/or equity financing to take advantage of such opportunities. However, there is no assurance that such opportunities can be found, and if so, whether financing is available at acceptable terms.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2012, Zoom had no off balance sheet arrangements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
The Company's disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, including, without limitation, that such information is accumulated and communicated to Company management, including the Company's principal executive and financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls. In designing and evaluating the Company's disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, Company management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company's principal executive and financial officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) as of March 31, 2012, and based on this evaluation, the Company's principal executive and financial officers have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that material information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by management of the Company on a timely basis in order to comply with the Company's disclosure obligations under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Company's principal executive and financial officers conclusion regarding the Company's disclosure controls and procedures is based solely on management's conclusion that the Company's internal control over financial reporting are effective.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
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There were no significant changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first three months of fiscal 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, such control.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Leimone (Tianjin) Industrial Co., Ltd ("Leimone Tianjin"), a related party, is currently involved with a dispute with the construction company contracted to build our new manufacturing facility in Tianjin. On August 15, 2011, Leimone Tianjin filed a claim against Henan Urban Construction Group ("HUCG"). The claim is for the termination of the construction contract between Leimone Tianjin and HUCG and claims damages of approximately $1.3 million (RMB 8,072,310) against HUCG. In Leimone Tianjin's court filing, it has accused HUCG of improper use of the funds paid to HUCG by Leimone Tianjin, as a result, construction project has been delayed. HUCG's has claimed as its defense that the delay in construction was a result of poor conditions at the construction site. The outcome of the dispute is still pending decision from the courts from the 2nd Mid-Level People's Court of Tianjin City. The Company is currently unable to determine the probability that it will be successful in this claim. The Company believes the decision by the courts will be issued before the end of third quarter of 2012.
Other than our dispute disclosed above we are not a party to any material legal proceedings nor are we aware of any circumstance that may reasonably lead a third party to initiate legal proceedings against us.
Not applicable.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Not applicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
The following exhibits are included with this report.
Exhibit 31.1 Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Lei Gu, CEO.
Exhibit 31.1 Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Anthony K. Chan, CFO.
Exhibit 32.0 Section 1350 Certifications.
101.INS** XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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** XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf on May 21, 2012 by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Zoom Technologies, Inc.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Lei Gu
Lei Gu
Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibits:
31.1 |
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31.2 |
Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Anthony K. Chan, CFO PDF |
32.0 |
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101.INS** |
XBRL Instance Document |
101.SCH** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.CAL** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
101.LAB** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
101.PRE** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections. |
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