10-Q 1 tm2114172d1_10q.htm FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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 quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

 

¨      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: 001-34864

 

CHINA HGS REAL ESTATE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Florida   33-0961490
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

6 Xinghan Road, 19th Floor, Hanzhong City

Shaanxi Province, PRC 723000

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

 

+(86) 091 - 62622612

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value HGSH The NASDAQ Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

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

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

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

 

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of May 14, 2021 is as follows:

 

Class of Securities   Shares Outstanding  
Common Stock, $0.001 par value     22,525,000  
         

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION 3
     
Item 1. Unaudited Interim Financial Statements 3
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020 3
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 4
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 5
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 6
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 7-21
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 22
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 36
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 37
     
PART II OTHER INFORMATION 38
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 38
Item 1A. Risk Factors  
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 38
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities 38
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 38
Item 5. Other Information 38
Item 6 Exhibits 38
  Signatures 39

 

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

CHINA HGS REAL ESTATE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

   March 31,   September 30, 
    2021   2020 
ASSETS   (Unaudited)      
Cash  $555,576   $457,699 
Restricted cash   3,297,734    3,409,837 
Contract assets   15,195,730    14,255,328 
Real estate property development completed   93,359,420    94,671,258 
Other assets   9,709,848    8,132,555 
Property, plant and equipment, net   567,292    571,330 
Security deposits   1,922,853    1,855,506 
Real estate property under development   251,151,767    227,741,017 
Due from local governments for real estate property development completed   2,973,777    2,869,623 
           
Total Assets  $378,733,997   $353,964,153 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY          
Construction loans  $116,060,624   $109,937,408 
Accounts payable   31,854,281    25,415,352 
Other payables   4,569,384    4,028,048 
Construction deposits   3,318,974    3,202,730 
Contract liabilities   1,885,982    1,847,685 
Customer deposits   21,498,027    19,405,528 
Accrued expenses   1,861,745    1,920,370 
Taxes payable   20,592,607    19,881,211 
Total liabilities   201,641,624    185,638,332 
           
Commitments and Contingencies          
Stockholders' equity          
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 22,525,000 shares issued and outstanding March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020   22,525    22,525 
Additional paid-in capital   129,930,330    129,930,330 
Statutory surplus   10,458,395    10,458,395 
Retained earnings   37,466,885    34,954,061 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (785,762)   (7,039,490)
Total stockholders' equity   177,092,373    168,325,821 
           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  $378,733,997   $353,964,153 

 

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CHINA HGS REAL ESTATE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

 

   Three months ended March 31,   Six months ended March 31, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Real estate sales  $18,278,112   $1,889,829   $21,033,374   $4,194,073 
Less: Sales tax   (115,166)   (27,048)   (138,704)   (66,281)
Cost of real estate sales   (14,474,264)   (1,466,381)   (16,327,906)   (3,171,993)
Gross profit   3,688,682    396,400    4,566,764    955,799 
Operating expenses                    
Selling and distribution expenses   16,821    200,390    96,166    400,558 
General and administrative expenses   543,334    819,415    849,259    1,408,254 
Total operating expenses   560,155    1,019,805    945,425    1,808,812 
Operating income (loss)   3,128,527    (623,405)   3,621,339    (853,013)
Interest income (expense), net   712    (15,586)   3,537    (32,839)
Other expense   (166,571)   (96,729)   (272,428)   (96,729)
Income (loss) before income taxes   2,962,668    (735,720)   3,352,448    (982,581)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes   741,431    (111,699)   839,624    (101,179)
Net income (loss)   2,221,237    (624,021)   2,512,824    (881,402)
Other comprehensive income (loss)                    
Foreign currency translation adjustment   (737,431)   (2,823,145)   6,253,728    1,557,717 
Comprehensive income (loss)  $1,483,806   $(3,447,166)  $8,766,552   $676,315 
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share                    
Basic and diluted  $0.10   $(0.01)  $0.11   $(0.02)
Weighted average common shares outstanding                    
Basic and diluted   22,525,000    22,525,000    22,525,000    22,525,000 

  

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

 

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CHINA HGS REAL ESTATE INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

   Common Stock   Additional   Statutory   Retained  

Accumulated
Other

Comprehensive

     
   Shares   Amount   Paid-in Capital   Surplus   Earnings   Income (loss)   Total 
Balance at September 30, 2019   22,525,000   $22,525   $129,930,330   $10,360,251   $34,070,767   $(15,683,723)  $158,700150 
Net loss for the period   -    -              (257,381)        (257,381)
Foreign currency translation adjustments   -    -                   4,380,862    4,380,862 
Balance at December 31, 2019   22,525,000    22,525   $129,930,330    10,360,251   $33,189,365    (11,302,861    162,823,631 
Net loss for the period   -    -              (624,021)        (624,021)
Foreign currency translation adjustments   -    -                   (2,823,145    (2,823,145 
Balance at March 31, 2020   22,525,000   $22,525   $129,930,330   $10,360,251   $33,189,365   $(14,126,006)  $159,376,465 
                                    
                                    
Balance at September 30, 2020   22,525,000   $22,525   $129,930,330   $10,458,395   $34,954,061   $(7,039,490)  $168,325,821 
Net income for the period   -    -    -    -    291,587    -    291,587 
Foreign currency translation adjustments   -    -    -    -    -    6,991,159    6,991,159 
Balance at December 31, 2020   22,525,000    22,525    129,930,330   $10,458,395    35,245,648   $(48,331)   175,608,567 
Net income for the period   -    -    -    -    2,221,237    -    2,221,237 
Foreign currency translation adjustments   -    -    -    -    -    (737,431)   (737,431)
Balance at March 31, 2021   22,525,000   $22,525   $129,930,330   $10,458,395   $37,466,885   $(785,762)  $177,092,373 

  

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

 

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CHINA HGS REAL ESTATE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

    Six months ended March 31,  
    2021     2020  
Cash flows from operating activities                
Net income (loss)   $ 2,512,824     $ (881,402 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                
Deferred tax provision (benefit)     -       (235,179 )
Depreciation     24,772       37,710  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Contract assets     (422,948 )     651,289  
Real estate property development completed     4,747,385       2,937,724  
Real estate property under development     (13,010,220 )     (2,835,288 )
Other current assets     (1,281,964 )     (935,053 )
Security deposit             3,195,887  
Accounts payables     5,515,797       89,325  
Other payables     395,088       111,347  
Contract liabilities     (28,762 )     (71,507 )
Customer deposits     1,387,999       2,349,028  
Construction deposits             (428 )
Accrued expenses             (675,478 )
Taxes payables     109,454       (1,379,060 )
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities     (50,575 )     2,358,915  
                 
Cash flow from financing activities                
Repayments of construction loans     -       (2,128,585 )
Net cash used in financing activities     -       (2,128,585 )
                 
Effect of changes of foreign exchange rate on cash and restricted cash     36,349       103,801  
Net (decrease) increase  in cash and restricted cash     (14,226 )     334,131  
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period     3,867,536       4,202,117  
Cash and restricted cash, end of period   $ 3,853,310     $ 4,536,248  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                
Interest paid   $ 1,847,904     $ 3,416,592  
Income taxes paid   $ 135,462     $ 375,601  
                 
Reconciliation to amounts on condensed consolidated balance sheets:                
Cash   $ 555,576     $ 658,313  
Restricted   $ 3,297,734     $ 3,877,935  
Total cash and restricted cash   $ 3,853,310     $ 4,536,248  
                 
Cash, beginning of period   $ 457,699     $ 263,139  
Restricted, beginning of period   $ 3,409,837     $ 3,938,978  
Total cash and restricted cash, beginning of period   $ 3,867,536     $ 4,202,117  
                 
Non-cash financing activities:                
Reclassification of interest payable to construction loan   $ 1,626,210     $ -  
Real estate sales for settlements in real estate property under development     $ (14,432,275 )   $    

   

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

 

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CHINA HGS REAL ESTATE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

China HGS Real Estate, Inc. (“China HGS” or the “Company” or “we”, “us”, “our”), through its subsidiaries and variable interest entity (“VIE”), engages in real estate development, and the construction and sales of residential apartments, parking spaces and commercial properties in Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities and counties in China.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 filed with the SEC on January 13, 2021.

 

Liquidity

 

In recent years, the Chinese government has implemented measures to control overheating residential and commercial property prices including but not limited to restrictions on home purchase, increasing the down-payment requirement against speculative buying, development of low-cost rental housing properties to help low-income groups while reducing the demand in the commercial housing market, increasing real estate property taxes to discourage speculation, control of the land supply and slowdown the construction land auction process, etc. In addition, in December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) surfaced. COVID-19 has spread rapidly throughout China and worldwide, which has caused significant volatility in the PRC and international markets. There is significant uncertainty around the breadth and duration of business disruptions related to COVID-19, as well as its impact on the PRC and international economies. To reduce the spread of the COVID-19, the Chinese government has employed measures including city lockdowns, quarantines, travel restrictions, suspension of business activities and school closures. Due to difficulties resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, including, but not limited to, the temporary closure of the Company’s facilities and operations beginning in early February through early March 2020, limited support from the Company’s employees, delayed access to construction raw material supplies, reduced customer visits to the Company’s sales office, and inability to promote real estate property sales to customers on a timely basis, our revenue during the six months ended March 31, 2020 were significantly lower. The Company is experiencing recovery of its real estate development business in the first half of fiscal 2021 due to increasing demand from the local real estate market. The Company had revenue of approximately $21.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2021, increased from $4.2 million in the same period of last year. Based on the assessment of current economic environment, customer demand and sales trends, we believe that consumer spending has been restored in the local real estate market and the real estate sales are expected to grow in the coming periods. On the other side, due to negative impact from COVID-19 outbreak and spread, the developing period of real estate properties and our operating cycle has been extended and we may not be able to liquidate our large balance of completed real estate property within the short term as we originally expected. In addition, as of March 31, 2021, we had large construction loans payable of approximately $116.1 million and large accounts payable of approximately $31.9 million to be paid to subcontractors within one year. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s future financial results will be dependent on future developments such as the length and severity of the crisis, the potential resurgence of the crisis, future government actions in response to the crisis and the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local economy and real estate markets, among many other factors, all of which remain highly uncertain and unpredictable. Given this uncertainty, the Company is currently unable to quantify the expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its future operations, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations if the current situation continues. The above mentioned facts raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern from the date of this filing.

   

In assessing its liquidity, management monitors and analyzes the Company’s cash on-hand, its ability to generate sufficient revenue sources in the future, and its operating and capital expenditure commitments. As of March 31, 2021, our total cash and restricted cash balance was approximately $3.9 million similar to approximately $3.9 million as of September 30, 2020. With respect to capital funding requirements, the Company budgeted its capital spending based on ongoing assessments of needs to maintain adequate cash. As of March 31, 2021, we had approximately $93.4 million of completed residential apartments and commercial units available for sale to potential buyers. Although we reported approximately $31.9 million accounts payable as of March 31, 2021, due to the long-term relationship with our construction suppliers and subcontractors, we were able to effectively manage cash spending on construction and negotiate with them to adjust the payment schedule based on our cash on hand. In addition, most of our existing real estate development projects relate to the old town renovation which are supported by the local government. As of March 31, 2021, we reported approximately $116.1 million of construction loans borrowed from financial institutions controlled by the local government and such loans can only be used on the old town renovation related project development. We expect that we will be able to renew all of the existing construction loans upon their maturity and borrow additional new loans from local financial institutions when necessary, based on our past experience and the Company’s good credit history. Also, the Company’s cash flows from pre-sales and current sales should provide financial support for our current developments and operations. As of March 31, 2021, we had approximately $21.5 million of customer deposits representing cash advances from buyers for pre-sales of our residential units and we believe such cash advances can be used to fund our ongoing construction projects whenever necessary. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, we had six large ongoing construction projects (see Note 3, real estate properties under development) which were under the preliminary development stage due to delayed inspection and acceptance of the development plans by the local government. In June 2020, we completed the residence relocation surrounding the Liangzhou Road related projects and launched the construction of these projects in December 2020. For the other four projects, we expect we will be able to obtain the government’s approval of the development plans on these projects in the coming fiscal year and start the pre-sale of the real estate property to generate cash when certain property development milestones have been achieved. In addition, our principal shareholder, Mr. Xiaojun Zhu has been providing and has committed to continue to provide his personal funds to support the Company’s operation whenever necessary.

 

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CHINA HGS REAL ESTATE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (continued)

 

Principles of consolidation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of China HGS Real Estate Inc. (the “Company” or “China HGS”), China HGS Investment Inc. (“HGS Investment”), Shaanxi HGS Management and Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi HGS”) and its variable interest entity (“VIE”), Shaanxi Guangsha Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd. (“Guangsha”). All inter-company transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries and VIE have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, the assumptions and estimates used by management in recognizing development revenue under the percentage of completion method, the selection of the useful lives of property and equipment, provision necessary for contingent liabilities, revenue recognition, taxes and budgeted costs. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

The Company follows the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“”FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. It clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

 

Level 2-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3-Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions or what assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

 

The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for cash, restricted cash and all other current assets, security deposits for land use rights, loans and all current liabilities approximate their fair value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments. The fair value of the customer advances, construction and security deposits approximate their carrying amounts because the deposits are received in cash. It was impractical to estimate the fair value of the amount due from the local government and the other loans payable.

 

Revenue recognition

 

The Company adopted FASB ASC Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) on October 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. Under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, revenue is recognized in accordance with the transfer of goods and services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to for those goods and services. The Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:

 

 identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;

 identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

 determination of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration;

 allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

• recognition of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

 

Most of the Company’s revenue is derived from real estate sales of condominiums and commercial properties in the PRC. The majority of the Company’s contracts contain a single performance obligation involving significant real estate development activities that are performed together to deliver a real estate property to customers. Revenues arising from real estate sales are recognized when or as the control of the asset is transferred to the customer. The control of the asset may transfer over time or at a point in time. For the sales of individual condominium units in a real estate development project, the Company has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date, revenue is recognized over time by measuring the progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation (“percentage completion method”). Otherwise, revenue is recognized at a point in time when the customer obtains control of the asset.

 

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CHINA HGS REAL ESTATE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) 

 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (continued)

 

Under percentage completion method, revenue and profit from the sales of long-term real estate development properties is recognized by the percentage of completion method on the sale of individual units when all the following criteria are met:

 

a. Construction is beyond a preliminary stage.
b. The buyer is committed to the extent of being unable to require a refund except for non-delivery of the unit or interest.
c. Sufficient units have already been sold to assure that the entire property will not revert to rental property.
d. Sale prices are collectible.
e. Aggregate sales proceeds and costs can be reasonably estimated.

 

If any of the above criteria is not met, proceeds shall be accounted for as deposits until the criteria are met.

 

Under the percentage of completion method, revenues from individual real estate condominium units sold under development and related costs are recognized over the course of the construction period, based on the completion progress of a project. The progress towards complete satisfaction of the performance obligation is measured based on the Company’s efforts or inputs to the satisfaction of the performance obligation, by reference to the contract costs incurred up to the end of reporting period as a percentage of total estimated costs for each contract. In relation to any project, revenue is determined by calculating the ratio of incurred costs, including land use rights costs and construction costs, to total estimated costs and applying that ratio to the contracted sales amounts. Cost of sales is recognized by determining the ratio of contracted sales during the period to total estimated sales value, and applying that ratio to the incurred costs. Current period amounts are calculated based on the difference between the life-to-date project totals and the previously recognized amounts.

 

Any changes in significant judgments and/or estimates used in determining construction and development revenue could significantly change the timing or amount of construction and development revenue recognized. Changes in total estimated project costs or losses, if any, are recognized in the period in which they are determined.

 

Revenue from the sales of previously completed real estate condominium units is recognized at the time of the closing of an individual unit sale. This occurs when the customer obtains the physical possession, the legal title, or the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the assets and the Company has the right to payment and the collection of the consideration is probable. For municipal road construction projects, fees are generally recognized at the time the projects are completed.

 

Disaggregation of Revenues

 

Disaggregated revenues was as follows:

 

   For the three months ended March 31, 
   2021   2020 
Revenue recognized  for completed condominium real estate projects  $18,278,112   $1,889,829 
Revenue recognized for condominium real estate projects under development   -    - 
Total  $18,278,112   $1,889,829 

 

   For the six months ended March 31, 
   2020   2019 
Revenue recognized  for completed condominium real estate projects  $21,033,374   $4,194,073 
Revenue recognized for condominium real estate projects under development   -    - 
Total  $21,033,374   $4,194,073 

 

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CHINA HGS REAL ESTATE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Revenue recognition

 

Contract balances

 

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of billing and cash receipts from customers. The Company records a contract asset when revenue is recognized prior to invoicing, or a contract liability when cash is received in advance of recognizing revenue. A contract asset is a right to consideration that is conditional upon factors other than the passage of time. Contract assets include billed and billable receivables, which are the Company’s unconditional rights to consideration other than to the passage of time. Contract liabilities include cash collected in excess of revenues. Customer deposits are excluded from contract liabilities.

 

The Company has elected to apply the optional practical expedient for costs to obtain a contract which allows the Company to immediately expense sales commissions (included under selling expenses) because the amortization period of the asset that the Company otherwise would have used is one year or less.

 

The Company provides “mortgage loan guarantees” only with respect to buyers who make down-payments of 20%-50% of the total purchase price of the property. The period of the mortgage loan guarantee begins on the date the bank approves the buyer’s mortgage and we receive the loan proceeds in our bank account and ends on the date the “Certificate of Ownership” evidencing that title to the property has been transferred to the buyer. The procedures to obtain the Certificate of Ownership take six to twelve months (the “Mortgage Loan Guarantee Period”). If, after investigation of the buyer’s income and other relevant factors, the bank decides not to grant the mortgage loan, our mortgage-loan based sales contract terminates and there will be no guarantee obligation. If, during the Mortgage Loan Guarantee Period, the buyer defaults on his or her monthly mortgage payment for three consecutive months, we are required to return the loan proceeds back to the bank, although we have the right to keep the customer's deposit and resell the property to a third party. Once the Certificate of Ownership has been issued by the relevant government authority, our loan guarantee terminates. If the buyer then defaults on his or her mortgage loan, the bank has the right to take the property back and sell it and use the proceeds to pay off the loan. The Company is not liable for any shortfall that the bank may incur in this event. To date, no buyer has defaulted on his or her mortgage payments during the Mortgage Loan Guarantee Period and the Company has not returned any loan proceeds pursuant to its mortgage loan guarantees.

 

Foreign currency translation

 

The Company’s financial information is presented in U.S. dollars. The functional currency of the Company’s operating subsidiaries is Renminbi (“RMB”), the currency of the PRC. The financial statements of the Company have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with ASC 830-30 “Translation of Financial Statements”. The financial information is first prepared in RMB and then is translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenue and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. The effects of foreign currency translation adjustments are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity.

 

  

For three months ended

March 31,

  

For six months ended

March 31,

   September 30, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020   2020 
Period end RMB : USD exchange rate   6.5518    7.0808    6.5518    7.0808    6.7896 
Period average RMB : USD exchange rate   6.4817    6.9786    6.5526    7.0117    7.0056 

  

The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars at the rates used in translation.

 

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NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Real estate property development completed and under development

 

Real estate property consists of finished residential unit sites, commercial offices and residential unit sites under development. The Company leases the land for the residential unit sites under land use right leases with various terms from the PRC government. The cost of land use rights is included in the development cost and allocated to each project. Real estate property development completed and real estate property under development are stated at the lower of cost or fair value.

 

Expenditures for land development, including cost of land use rights, deed tax, pre-development costs, and engineering costs, exclusive of depreciation, are capitalized and allocated to development projects by the specific identification method. Costs are allocated to specific units within a project based on the ratio of the sales area of units to the estimated total sales area of the project (or phase of the project) multiplied by the total cost of the project (or phase of the project).

 

Cost of amenities transferred to buyers is allocated to specific units as a component of total construction cost. The amenity cost includes landscaping, road paving, etc. Once the projects are completed, the amenities are under control of the property management companies.

 

Real estate property development completed and under development are subject to valuation adjustments when the carrying amount exceeds fair value. An impairment loss is recognized only if the carrying amount of the assets is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The carrying amount is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. The Company reviews all of its real estate projects for future losses and impairment by comparing the estimated future undiscounted cash flows for each project to the carrying value of such project. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not recognize an impairment loss for any of its real estate properties.

 

Capitalization of Interest

 

Interest incurred during and directly related to real estate development projects is capitalized to the related real estate property under development during the active development period, which generally commences when borrowings are used to acquire real estate assets and ends when the properties are substantially complete or the property becomes inactive. Interest is capitalized based on the interest rate applicable to specific borrowings or the weighted average of rates applicable to other borrowings during the period. Interest capitalized to real estate property under development is recorded as a component of the cost of real estate sales when related units are sold. All other interest is expensed as incurred. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, the total interest capitalized in the real estate property development was $1,705,550 and $3,474,114, respectively. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, the total interest capitalized in the real estate property development was $1,732,506 and $3,460,383, respectively

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets. Whenever any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value.

 

Assets are grouped and evaluated at the lowest level for their identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. The Company considers historical performance and future estimated results in its evaluation of potential impairment and then compares the carrying amount of the asset to the future estimated cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its estimated expected undiscounted future cash flows, the Company measures the amount of impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to its fair value. The estimation of fair value is generally determined by using the asset's expected future discounted cash flows or market value. The Company estimates fair value of the assets based on certain assumptions such as budgets, internal projections, and other available information as considered necessary. There was no impairment of long-lived assets during the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

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NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Income taxes

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. A valuation allowances is established, when necessary, to reduce net deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

 

ASC 740-10-25 prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in a tax return. It also provides guidance on the recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, years open for tax examination, accounting for income taxes in interim periods and income tax disclosures. There are no material uncertain tax positions as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020.

 

The Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida. However, all of the Company’s operations are conducted solely by its subsidiaries and VIE in the PRC. No income is earned in the United States and the management does not repatriate any earnings outside the PRC. As a result, the Company did not generate any U.S. taxable income for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. As of March 31, 2021, the Chinese entities’ income tax returns filed in China for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are subject to examination by the Chinese taxing authorities. The parent Company China HGS Real Estate Inc.’s both U.S. federal tax returns and Florida state tax returns are delinquent since 2009. Its tax years ended September 30, 2009 through September 30, 2020 remain open for statutory examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities.

 

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was signed into law making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Changes include, but are not limited to, a U.S. corporate tax rate decrease from 35% to 21% effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the transition of U.S international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system, and a one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings as of December 31, 2017. Due to the complexity involved in applying the provisions of the Tax Act, we made reasonable estimates of the effects and recorded accrued amounts in our consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, including an approximately $2.3 million provision on the deemed repatriation of undistributed foreign earnings and an additional $0.8 million provision for delinquent U.S. and State tax fillings. The Company is in the process of engaging a tax professional to file its delinquent tax returns. Failure to furnish any income tax and information returns with respect to any foreign business entity required, within the time prescribed by the IRS, subjects the Company to civil penalties.

 

Land appreciation tax (“LAT”)

 

In accordance with the relevant taxation laws in the PRC, the Company is subject to LAT based on progressive rates ranging from 30% to 60% on the appreciation of land value, which is calculated as the proceeds of sales of properties less deductible expenditures including borrowing costs and all property development expenditures. LAT is exempted if the appreciation values do not exceed certain thresholds specified in the relevant tax laws.

 

The whole project must be completed before the LAT obligation can be assessed. Accordingly, the Company should record the liability and the total related expense at the completion of a project unless the tax authorities impose an assessment at an earlier date. The methods to implement this tax law vary among different geographic areas. Hanzhong, where the project Mingzhu Garden, Nan Dajie and Central Plaza are located, implements this tax rule by requiring real estate companies prepay the LAT based upon customer deposits received. The tax rate in Hanzhong is 1%. Yang County, where the Yangzhou Pearl Garden and Yangzhou Palace projects are located, has a tax rate of 0.5%.

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

In accordance with ASC 220-10-55, comprehensive income (loss) is defined as all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. The Company’s only components of comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

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NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

The Company computes earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) in accordance with the FASB ASC 260, “Earnings per share”, which requires companies to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income (loss) divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS. There were no anti-dilutive share for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

Concentration risk

 

The Company's operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC's economy. The Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America. The Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things. Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and trade accounts receivable. The Company’s cash and restricted cash were on deposit at financial institutions in the PRC, which the management believes are of high credit quality. In May, 2015, China’s new Deposit Insurance Regulation came into effect, pursuant to which banking financial institutions, such as commercial banks, established in China are required to purchase deposit insurance for deposits in RMB and in foreign currency placed with them. Such Deposit Insurance Regulation would not be effective in providing complete protection for the Company’s accounts, as its aggregate deposits are much higher than the compensation limit of RMB500,000 (approximately $76,300). However, the Company believes that the risk of failure of any of these Chinese banks is remote. Bank failure is uncommon in China and the Company believes that those Chinese banks that hold the Company’s cash and restricted cash are financially sound based on public available information. The Company has not experienced any losses in its bank accounts.

 

The Company is dependent on third-party sub-contractors, manufacturers, and distributors for all construction services and supply of construction materials. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, no supplier accounted for more than 10% of the total project expenditures.

 

For the three and six months ended March 31, 2021, the Company had real estate sales revenue of $14,432,275 related to sales to the local government for residence reallocation purposes, representing 79% and 68.6% of the Company’s total real estate sales revenue for the three and six months ended March 31,2021, respectively. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, the Company did not have any individual customer with over 10% of the Company real estate sales revenue for the related periods.

  

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which requires the Company to measure and recognize expected credit losses for financial assets held and not accounted for at fair value through net income. In November 2018, April 2019 and May 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-19, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses,” “ASU No. 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses,” “Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments,” and “ASU No. 2019-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief,” which provided additional implementation guidance on the previously issued ASU. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The ASU requires a modified retrospective adoption method. The Company is still evaluating the impact of adoption on its financial statements and disclosures.

 

In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-17 (“ASU 2018-17”), Consolidation (Topic 810): Targeted Improvements to Related Party Guidance for Variable Interest Entities. The updated guidance requires entities to consider indirect interests held through related parties under common control on a proportional basis rather than as the equivalent of a direct interest in its entirety when determining whether a decision-making fee is a variable interest. The amendments in this update are effective for non-public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted. These amendments should be applied retrospectively with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings at the beginning of the earliest period presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Management has considered all other recent accounting pronouncements issued. The Company’s management believes that these recent pronouncements will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

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NOTE 3. REAL ESTATE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT COMPLETED AND UNDER DEVELOPMENT

 

The following summarizes the components of real estate property development completed and under development As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020:

 

   Balance as of 
   March 31, 2021   September 30, 2020 
   (Unaudited)     
Development completed:          
Hanzhong City Mingzhu Garden Phase II  $23,487,591   $22,801,439 
Hanzhong City Oriental Pearl Garden   20,660,729    19,937,105 
Yang County Yangzhou Pearl Garden Phase II   2,616,474    2,559,977 
Yang County Yangzhou Palace   46,594,626    49,372,737 
Real estate property development completed  $93,359,420   $94,671,258 
Under development:          
Hanzhong City Liangzhou Road and related projects (a)  $174,713,368   $164,879,955 
Hanzhong City Nanyuan II project(e)   23,185,457    - 
Hanzhong City Hanfeng Beiyuan East (b)   854,422    824,496 
Hanzhong City Beidajie (b)   46,530,230    57,142,127 
Yang County East 2nd Ring Road (c)   5,868,290    4,894,439 
Real estate property under development  $251,151,767   $227,741,017 

 

(a)

In September 2013, the Company entered into an agreement (“Liangzhou Agreement”) with the Hanzhong local government on the Liangzhou Road reformation and expansion project (Liangzhou Road Project”). Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is contracted to reform and expand the Liangzhou Road, a commercial street in downtown Hanzhong City, with a total length of 2,080 meters and width of 30 meters and to resettle the existing residences in the Liangzhou road area. The government’s original road construction budget was approximately $33 million in accordance with the Liangzhou Agreement. The Company, in return, is being compensated by the local government to have an exclusive right on acquiring at least 394.5 Mu land use rights in a specified location of Hanzhong City. The Liangzhou Road Project’s road construction started at the end of 2013. In 2014, the original scope and budget on the Liangzhou road reformation and expansion project was extended, because the local government included more area and resettlement residences into the project, which resulted in additional investments from the Company. In return, the Company is authorized by the local government to develop and manage the commercial and residential properties surrounding the Liangzhou Road project. As of March 31, 2021, the main Liangzhou road construction is substantially completed. The Company launched the construction of the Liangzhou Road related projects in December 2020.

 

The Company’s development cost incurred on Liangzhou Road Project is treated as the Company’s deposit on purchasing the related land use rights, as agreed by the local government. As of March 31, 2021, the actual costs incurred by the Company were $174,713,368 (September 30, 2019 - $164,879,955) and the incremental cost related to residence resettlement approved by the local government. The Company determined that the Company’s Investment in Liangzhou Road Project in exchange for interests in future land use rights is a barter transaction with commercial substance.

 

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NOTE 3. REAL ESTATE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT COMPLETED AND UNDER DEVELOPMENT (continued) 

 

(b) In September 2012, the Company was approved by the Hanzhong local government to construct four municipal roads with a total length of approximately 1,192 meters. The project was deferred and then restarted during the quarter ended June 30, 2014. As of March 31, 2021, the local government has not completed the budget for these projects therefore the delivery for these projects for government’s acceptance and related settlement were extended to 2022. Due to delays in the government approval and slow development progress, the Company disposed of certain construction properties in the Beidajie project to Hanzhong Guangsha Real Estate Development Inc. (“Hanzhong Guangsha”) an entity controlled by the Company’s chairman and Chief executive officer Mr. Xiaojun Zhu to settle the payable of approximately $28.2 million related to Hanzhong Guangsha in connection with the acquisition of the Hanzhong Nanyuan II Project disclosed below in (e).  

 

(c) The Company was engaged by the Yang County local government to construct the East 2nd Ring Road with a total length of 2.15 km. The local government is required to repay the Company’s project investment costs within 3 years with interest at the interest rate based on the commercial borrowing rate with the similar term published by the China Construction Bank (December 31,2020 and 2019 - 4.75%). The local government has approved a refund to the Company by reducing local surcharges or taxes otherwise required in the real estate development. The road construction was substantially completed as of March 31, 2021 and in process of government review and approval.

 

(e) On January 20, 2021, the Company entered into agreement with Hanzhong Guangsha, an entity controlled by the Company’s chairman and Chief executive officer Mr. Xiaojun Zhu, to acquire certain real estate under development in the Hanzhong Nanyuan II Project in the amount of approximately $28.2 million, for the local government’s residence reallocation related to the Liangzhou road and affiliated project.  The remaining balance of the real estate under development in the Hanzhong Nanyuan II project is expected to be completed before September 30, 2021 and will be sold to the local government for residence reallocation purposes.

 

NOTE 4. CONSTRUCTION LOANS

 

   March 31,
2021
   September 30,
2020
 
   (Unaudited)     
Loan A  $97,939,013   $92,450,491 
Loan B   18,121,611    17,486,917 
Total  $116,060,624   $109,937,408 

 

(A)On June 26, 2015 and March 10, 2016, the Company signed phase I and Phase II agreements with Hanzhong Urban Construction Investment Development Co., Ltd, a state-owned Company, to borrow up to approximately $118.8 million (RMB 775,000,000) for a long term loan with interest at 4.75% to the develop Liangzhou Road Project. As of September 30, 2020, the Company borrowed $97,832,408 under this credit line with a due date in October 2021. Due to local government’s delay in the reallocation of residences in the Liangzhou Road Project and related area, the Hanzhong Urban Construction Investment Development Co., Ltd has not released all the funds available to the Company and additional withdrawals will be based on the project’s development progress and the Company expects the loan will be extended upon maturity. The loan is guaranteed by Hanzhong City Hantai District Municipal Government and pledged by the Company’s Yang County Yangzhou Palace project with a carrying value of $46,594,626 as of March 31, 2021 (September 30, 2020- $49,372,737). For the three and six months ended March 31, 2021, the interest was $1,570,490 and $3,203,279, respectively, which was capitalized into the development cost of the Liangzhou Road Project.  For the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, interest was $1,599,637 and $3,195,887, respectively, which was capitalized in to the development cost of the Liangzhou Road Project.

 

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NOTE 4. CONSTRUCTION LOANS (continued)

 

(B)

In December 2016, the Company signed a loan agreement with Hantai District Urban Construction Investment Development Co., Ltd, a state-owned Company, to borrow up to approximately $18.2 million (RMB 119,000,000) for the development of the Hanzhong City Liangzhou Road Project. The interest is 1.2% and due on June 20, 2031. The Company is required to repay the loan by equal annual principal repayments of approximately $3.3 million commencing from December 2027 through June 2031 with interest payable on an annual basis. The Company pledged the assets of the Liangzhou Road related projects with a carrying value of $174,713,368 as collateral for the loan. Total interest of $54,262 and $109,583 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021, respectively, was capitalized into the development cost of the Hanzhong City Liangzhou Road Project. Total interest of $51,732 and $102,961 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, respectively, were capitalized into the development cost of Hanzhong City Liangzhou Road Project.

 

Additionally, in September 2017, the Urban Development Center Co., Ltd. approved a construction loan for the Company in the amount of approximately $26.8 million (RMB 175,000,000) with an annual interest rate of 1.2% per year in connection with the Liangzhou Road and related Project. The Company is required to repay the loan by equal annual principal repayment of approximately $5 million commencing from December 2027 through May 2031 with the interest payable on an annual basis. The amount of this loan is available to be drawn down as soon as the land use rights of the Liangzhou Road Project are approved and the construction starts, which is expected to be completed before the end of 2021. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the outstanding balance of the loan was Nil. Interest charges for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 was $79,798 and $161,152, respectively, which was included in the construction capitalized costs. Interest charges for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 was $76,062 and $151,414, respectively, which was included in the construction capitalized costs.

 

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NOTE 5. CUSTOMER DEPOSITS

 

Customer deposits consist of amounts received from customers for the pre-sale of residential units in the PRC. The detail of customer deposits is as follows:

 

   March 31,
2021
   September 30,
2020
 
   (Unaudited)     
Customer deposits by real estate projects:          
Mingzhu Garden (Mingzhu Nanyuan and Mingzhu Beiyuan)  $7,906,459   $7,606,944 
Oriental Pearl Garden   4,669,289    4,358,467 
Liangzhou Road and related projects   615,098    888,123 
Yangzhou Pearl Garden   1,442,548    1,243,137 
Yangzhou Palace   6,864,633    5,308,857 
Total  $21,498,027   $19,405,528 

 

Customer deposits are typically 10% - 20% of the unit price for those customers who purchase properties in cash and 30%-50% of the unit price for those customers who purchase properties with mortgages.

 

NOTE 6. TAXES

 

(A)  Value added Tax (“VAT”)

 

The Company is subject to a 5% VAT for its existing real estate projects based on the local tax authority’s practice. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had business sales tax payable of $4,643,839 (September 30, 2020 - $5,159,296), which is expected to be paid when the projects are completed and assessed by the local tax authority.

 

(B) Corporate income taxes (“CIT”)

 

The Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIE are governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China concerning the privately run enterprises, which are generally subject to income tax at a statutory rate of 25% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments. The Company’s CIT is 25% on taxable income. Although the possibility exists for reinterpretation of the application of the tax regulations by higher tax authorities in the PRC, potentially overturning the decision made by the local tax authority, the Company has not experienced any reevaluation of the income taxes for prior years. The PRC tax rules are different from the local tax rules and the Company is required to comply with local tax rules. The difference between the two tax rules will not be a liability of the Company. There will be no further tax payments for the difference. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Company’s total income tax payable amounted to $13,241,343 and $11,639,537, respectively, which included the income tax payable balances in the PRC of $9,944,343 and $8,342,537, respectively and the Company expects to pay this income tax payable balance when the related real estate projects are completely sold.

 

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NOTE 6. TAXES (continued)

 

The following table reconciles the statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

   Three months ended
March 31,
   Six months ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Chinese statutory tax rate   25%   25%   25%   25%
Valuation allowance change and other adjustments*   -    (9.8)%   -    (14.7)%
                     
Effective tax rate   25%   15.2%  $25%   10.3%

 

*Valuation allowance change and other adjustments for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were primarily related to valuation allowance changes on historical losses.

 

Income tax expense for the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is summarized as follows:

 

   Three months ended
March 31,
   Six months ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Current tax provision  $741,431   $67,000   $839,624   $134,000 
Deferred tax provision   -    (178,699)   -    (235,179)
Income tax provision  $741,431   $(111,699)  $839,624   $(101,179)

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 6. TAXES (continued)

 

Recent U.S. federal tax legislation, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “U.S. Tax Reform”), was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The U.S. Tax Reform significantly modified the U.S. Internal Revenue Code by, among other things, reducing the statutory U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; limiting and/or eliminating many business deductions; migrating the U.S. to a territorial tax system with a one-time transition tax on a mandatory deemed repatriation of previously deferred foreign earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries; subject to certain limitations, generally eliminating U.S. corporate income tax on dividends from foreign subsidiaries; and providing for new taxes on certain foreign earnings. Taxpayers may elect to pay the one-time transition tax over eight years or in a single lump sum. The U.S. Tax Reform also includes provisions for a new tax on GILTI effective for tax years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31, 2017. The GILTI provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”), subject to the possible use of foreign tax credits and a deduction equal to 50 percent to offset the income tax liability, subject to some limitations. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Company’s GILTI tax payable was Nil.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized a one-time transition toll tax of approximately $2.3 million that represented management’s estimate of the amount of U.S. corporate income tax based on the deemed repatriation to the United States of the Company’s share of previously deferred earnings of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries and VIE of the Company mandated by the U.S. Tax Reform. The Company’s estimate of the onetime transition toll Tax is subject to the finalization of management’s analysis related to certain matters, such as developing interpretations of the provisions of the Tax Act and amounts related to the earnings and profits of certain foreign VIEs and the filing of our tax returns. U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions interpreting the Tax Act may require further adjustments and changes in our estimates. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Company provided an additional $0.8 million provision due to delinquent U.S. tax return fillings.

 

(C) Land Appreciation Tax (“LAT”)

 

Since January 1, 1994, LAT has been applicable at progressive tax rates ranging from 30% to 60% on the appreciation of land values, with an exemption provided for the sales of ordinary residential properties if the appreciation values do not exceed certain thresholds specified in the relevant tax laws. However, the Company’s local tax authority in Hanzhong City has not imposed the regulation on real estate companies in its area of administration. Instead, the local tax authority has levied the LAT at the rate of 0.5% in Yang County and 1.0% in Hanzhong against total cash receipts from sales of real estate properties, rather than according to the progressive rates.

 

As at March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the outstanding LAT payable balance was Nil with respect to completed real estate properties sold up to March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020.

 

(D) Taxes payable consisted of the following:

 

   December 31,
2020
   September 30,
2020
 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
CIT  $13,241,343   $12,213,470 
VAT payable   4,643,839    5,159,296 
Other taxes and fees   2,707,425    2,508,445 
Tax payable  $20,592,607   $19,881,211 

  

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CHINA HGS REAL ESTATE, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

On August 19, 2020, the Company filed an Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Florida Secretary of State to affect a one-for-two reverse split of the Company’s authorized and issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split became effective in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Amendment on August 20, 2020 (the “Effective Time”). At the Effective Time, every two shares of the Company’s common stock authorized issued and outstanding were automatically combined into one share of common stock, without any change in the par value per share. The Company will not issue any fractional shares in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Instead, fractional shares will be rounded up to the nearest full share. The Company had a total of 45,050,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding prior to the Reverse Stock Split. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, which reflects the effect of the reverse split, was 22,525,000. The financial statements give retroactive effect to this reverse stock split.

 

NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

From time to time, the Company is a party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues costs associated with these matters when they become probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. The Company's management does not believe the liability from the disposition of such claims and litigation individually or in the aggregate would have a material adverse impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

As an industry practice, the Company provides guarantees to PRC banks with respect to loans procured by the purchasers of the Company’s real estate properties for the total mortgage loan amount until the completion of obtaining the “Certificate of Ownership” of the properties from the government, which generally takes six to twelve months. Because the banks provide loan proceeds without getting the “Certificate of Ownership” as loan collateral during the six to twelve months’ period, the mortgage banks require the Company to maintain, as restricted cash of at least 5% of the mortgage proceeds as security for the Company’s obligations under such guarantees. If a purchaser defaults on its payment obligations, the mortgage bank may deduct the delinquent mortgage payment from the security deposit and require the Company to pay the excess amount if the delinquent mortgage payments exceed the security deposit. If the delinquent mortgage payments exceed the security deposit, the banks may require us to pay the excess amount. If multiple purchasers’ default on their payment obligations at around the same time, we will be required to make significant payments to the banks to satisfy our guarantee obligations. If we are unable to resell the properties underlying defaulted mortgages on a timely basis or at prices higher than the amounts of our guarantees and related expenses, we will suffer financial losses. The Company has made necessary reserves in its restricted cash account to cover any potential mortgage defaults as required by the mortgage lenders. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company has not experienced any delinquent mortgage loans and has not experienced any losses related to this guarantee. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, our outstanding guarantees in respect of our customers' mortgage loans amounted to approximately $66 million and $68 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the amount of security deposits provided for these guarantees was approximately $3.3 million and $3.4 million, respectively, and the Company believes that such reserves are sufficient.

 

NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

On April 19, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to the terms of the Equity Acquisition Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2021, between China HGS Real Estate Inc., (the “Company,”) and Shaanxi Tianhao Construction Engineer Co., Ltd (“Shaanxi Tianhao”) (the "Purchaser") (the “Equity Acquisition Agreement”), the Company issued 3,092,114 shares of common stock to the Purchaser to settle its accounts payable balance of RMB 43 million with the Purchaser. In accordance with the Equity Acquisition Agreement, the Purchaser received shares of common stock equivalent to RMB 43 million based on a price of $2.13 per share which was the average stock price of the Company stock during the five (5) trading days preceding the Closing Date.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATION

 

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations relates to the operations and financial condition reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of China HGS Real Estate, Inc. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and should be read in conjunction with such financial statements and related notes included in this report.

 

As used in this report, the terms “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” and “HGS” refer to China HGS Real Estate, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

 

Preliminary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

 

We make forward-looking statements in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this report based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management and on information currently available to us. Forward-looking statements include information about our possible or assumed future results of operations which follow under the headings “Business Overview,” “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” and other statements throughout this report preceded by, followed by or that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” or similar expressions.

 

Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties described below and other factors we describe from time to time in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We therefore caution you not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this report speak only as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements relating to:

 

  our ability to sustain our project development

 

  our ability to obtain additional land use rights at favorable prices;

 

  the market for real estate in Tier 3 and 4 cities and counties;

 

  our ability to obtain additional capital in future years to fund our planned expansion; or

 

  economic, political, regulatory, legal and foreign exchange risks associated with our operations.

 

Business Overview

 

We conduct substantially all of our business through Shaanxi Guangsha Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd, in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province. Since the initiation of our business, we have been focused on expanding our business in certain Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities and counties in China.

 

For the first six months ended March 31, 2021, our sales, gross profit and net income were $21.0 million, $4.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively, representing an approximate 401.5%, 377.8% and 385.1% increase in sales, gross profit and net income as compared to six months ended March 31, 2020, respectively. The increase in sales, gross profit and net income was mainly resulted from more gross floor area (“GFA”) sold during six months ended March 31, 2021

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the average selling price (“ASP”) for our real estate projects (excluding sales of parking spaces) located in Yang County was approximately $671 per square meter, an increase of 13.2% from the ASP of $593 per square meter for the six months ended March 31, 2020, which was mainly due to more commercial units with higher selling price were sold during the six months ended March 31, 2021. The ASP of our Hanzhong real estate projects (excluding sales of parking spaces) was approximately $618 per square meter for the six months ended March 31, 2021, increased from the ASP of $544 per square meter for the six months ended March 31, 2020 due to increasing real estate price in the local market.

 

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Market Outlook

 

The Chinese government is expected to continue implementing the tightening of measurements to cool down the real estate market. These measures may include but not limit to restriction on home purchase, increase the down-payment requirement against speculative buying, development of low-cost rental housing property to help low-income groups while reducing the demand in the commercial housing market, increase the real estate property tax to discourage speculation, and control of the land supply and slowdown the construction land auction process, etc. The downward pressure on home sales and prices will be especially obvious in third- and fourth-tier cities, while the property market in the first- and second-tier cities is expected to be resilient.

 

The Company intends to remain focused on our existing construction projects in Hanzhong City and Yang County, deepening our institutional sales network, enhancing our cost and operational synergies and improving cash flows and strengthening our balance sheet.

The Company started the construction of Liangzhou Road related project after the approval by the local government of the road. These projects will comprise of residential for end-users and upgraders, shopping malls as well as serviced apartments and offices to satisfy different market demands.

 

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) surfaced. COVID-19 has spread rapidly to many parts of the PRC and other parts of the world in the first quarter of 2020, which has caused significant volatility in the PRC and international markets. There is significant uncertainty around the breadth and duration of business disruptions related to COVID-19, as well as its impact on the PRC and international economies and, as such, the Company is unable to determine if it will have a material impact to its operations. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a material net impact on the Company’s financial positions and operating results. The extent of the impact on the Company’s future financial results will be dependent on future developments such as the length and severity of the crisis, the potential resurgence of the crisis, future government actions in response to the crisis and the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local economy and real estate markets, among many other factors, all of which remain highly uncertain and unpredictable. Given this uncertainty, the Company is currently unable to quantify the expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its future operations, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations if the current situation continues.

 

Liangzhou road and related projects

 

In September 2013, the Company entered into an agreement ("Liangzhou Agreement") with the Hanzhong local government on the Liangzhou Road reformation and expansion project (Liangzhou Road Project"). Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is contracted to reform and expand the Liangzhou Road, a commercial street in downtown Hanzhong City, with a total length of 2,080 meters and width of 30 meters and to resettle the existing resident in the Liangzhou road area. The government's original road construction budget was approximately $33 million in accordance with the Liangzhou Agreement. The Company, in return, is being compensated by the local government to have an exclusive right on acquiring at least 394.5 Mu land use rights in a specified location of Hanzhong City. The Liangzhou Road Project's road construction started at the end of 2013. In 2014, the original scope and budget on the Liangzhou road reformation and expansion project was extended, because the local government included more area and resettlement residences into the project, which resulted in additional investments from the Company. In return, the Company is authorized by the local government to develop and manage the commercial and residential properties surrounding the Liangzhou Road project. As of March 31, 2021, the main Liangzhou road construction is substantially completed, due to the complicated multiple level of government review process, the Company expected to the government's acceptance to be completed before the end of fiscal 2021. Due to historical delays in government approval and acceptance, the Company included such balance in real estate property under development as non-current assets.

 

As of March 31, 2021, the actual costs incurred by the Company was $174,713,368 (September 30, 2020 - $164,879,955) and the incremental cost related to residence resettlement was approved by the local government. The Company determined that the Company’s Investment in the Liangzhou Road Project in exchange for interests in future land use rights is a barter transaction with commercial substance.

 

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The Liangzhou Road related projects mainly consists of Oriental Garden Phase II, Liangzhou Mansion and Pearl Commercial Plaza surrounding the Liangzhou road area:

 

Oriental Pearl Garden Phase II

 

Oriental Garden Phase II project is planned to consist of 8 high-rise residential buildings and 6 commercial buildings with total planned GFA of 370,298 square meters. The project will also include a farmer’s market.

 

Liangzhou Mansion

 

Liangzhou Mansion project is planned to consist of 7 high-rise buildings and commercial shops on the first floor with total planned GFA of 160,000 square meters.

 

Pearl Commercial Plaza

 

Pearl Commercial Plaza is planned to consist of one office building, one service apartment (or hotel), classical architecture style of Chinese traditional houses and shopping malls with total planned GFA of 124,191 square meters.

 

The Company plans to start the construction of these three real estate projects in 2020 after the road construction is fully completed and passes local government’s inspection and approval. These related projects may take 2-3 years to fully complete.

 

Road Construction

 

Other road construction projects mainly included the Yang County East 2nd Ring Road construction project. The Company was engaged by the Yang County local government to construct the East 2nd Ring Road with a total length of 2.15 km. The local government is required to repay the Company’s project investment costs within 3 years with interest at the interest rate based on the commercial borrowing rate with the similar term published by the China Construction Bank (December 31, 2020 and 2 September 30, 2020 - 4.75%). The local government has approved a refund to the Company by reducing local surcharges or taxes otherwise required in the real estate development. The road construction was substantially completed as of December 31, 2020 and in process of government review and approval.

 

In September 2012, the Company was approved by the Hanzhong local government to construct four municipal roads with a total length of approximately 1,192 meters. The project was deferred and then restarted during the quarter ended March 31, 2014. As of March 31, 2021, the local government was still in the process of assessing the budget for these projects, which is expected to be completed by 2021.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis and use them on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances as the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates because of different assumptions or conditions.

 

We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements. These policies should be read in conjunction with Note 2 of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Revenue recognition

 

The Company adopted FASB ASC Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) on October 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. Under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, revenue is recognized in accordance with the transfer of goods and services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to for those goods and services. The Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:

 

• identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;

• identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

• determination of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration;

• allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

• recognition of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

 

Most of the Company’s revenue is derived from real estate sales of condominiums and commercial properties in the PRC. The majority of the Company’s contracts contain a single performance obligation involving significant real estate development activities that are performed together to deliver a real estate property to customers. Revenues arising from real estate sales are recognized when or as the control of the asset is transferred to the customer. The control of the asset may transfer over time or at a point in time. For the sales of individual condominium units in a real estate development project, the Company has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date, revenue is recognized over time by measuring the progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation (“percentage completion method”). Otherwise, revenue is recognized at a point in time when the customer obtains control of the asset.

 

Under percentage completion method, revenue and profit from the sales of long-term real estate development properties is recognized by the percentage of completion method on the sale of individual units when all the following criteria are met:

 

a. Construction is beyond a preliminary stage.
b. The buyer is committed to the extent of being unable to require a refund except for non-delivery of the unit or interest.
c. Sufficient units have already been sold to assure that the entire property will not revert to rental property.
d. Sale prices are collectible.
e. Aggregate sales proceeds and costs can be reasonably estimated.

 

If any of the above criteria is not met, proceeds shall be accounted for as deposits until the criteria are met.

 

Under the percentage of completion method, revenues from individual real estate condominium units sold under development and related costs are recognized over the course of the construction period, based on the completion progress of a project. The progress towards complete satisfaction of the performance obligation is measured based on the Company’s efforts or inputs to the satisfaction of the performance obligation, by reference to the contract costs incurred up to the end of reporting period as a percentage of total estimated costs for each contract. In relation to any project, revenue is determined by calculating the ratio of incurred costs, including land use rights costs and construction costs, to total estimated costs and applying that ratio to the contracted sales amounts. Cost of sales is recognized by determining the ratio of contracted sales during the period to total estimated sales value, and applying that ratio to the incurred costs. Current period amounts are calculated based on the difference between the life-to-date project totals and the previously recognized amounts.

 

Any changes in significant judgments and/or estimates used in determining construction and development revenue could significantly change the timing or amount of construction and development revenue recognized. Changes in total estimated project costs or losses, if any, are recognized in the period in which they are determined.

 

Revenue from the sales of previously completed real estate condominium units is recognized at the time of the closing of an individual unit sale. This occurs when the customer obtains the physical possession, the legal title, or the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the assets and the Company has the right to payment and the collection of the consideration is probable. For municipal road construction projects, fees are generally recognized at the time the projects are completed.

 

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Contract balances

 

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of billing and cash receipts from customers. The Company records a contract asset when revenue is recognized prior to invoicing, or a contract liability when cash is received in advance of recognizing revenue. A contract asset is a right to consideration that is conditional upon factors other than the passage of time. Contract assets include billed and billable receivables, which are the Company’s unconditional rights to consideration other than to the passage of time. Contract liabilities include cash collected in excess of revenues. Customer deposits are excluded from contract liabilities.

 

The Company has elected to apply the optional practical expedient for costs to obtain a contract which allows the Company to immediately expense sales commissions (included under selling expenses) because the amortization period of the asset that the Company otherwise would have used is one year or less.

 

The Company provides “mortgage loan guarantees” only with respect to buyers who make down-payments of 20%-50% of the total purchase price of the property. The period of the mortgage loan guarantee begins on the date the bank approves the buyer’s mortgage and we receive the loan proceeds in our bank account and ends on the date the “Certificate of Ownership” evidencing that title to the property has been transferred to the buyer. The procedures to obtain the Certificate of Ownership take six to twelve months (the “Mortgage Loan Guarantee Period”). If, after investigation of the buyer’s income and other relevant factors, the bank decides not to grant the mortgage loan, our mortgage-loan based sales contract terminates and there will be no guarantee obligation. If, during the Mortgage Loan Guarantee Period, the buyer defaults on his or her monthly mortgage payment for three consecutive months, we are required to return the loan proceeds back to the bank, although we have the right to keep the customer's deposit and resell the property to a third party. Once the Certificate of Ownership has been issued by the relevant government authority, our loan guarantee terminates. If the buyer then defaults on his or her mortgage loan, the bank has the right to take the property back and sell it and use the proceeds to pay off the loan. The Company is not liable for any shortfall that the bank may incur in this event. To date, no buyer has defaulted on his or her mortgage payments during the Mortgage Loan Guarantee Period and the Company has not returned any loan proceeds pursuant to its mortgage loan guarantees.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, the assumptions and estimates used by management in recognizing development revenue under the percentage of completion method, the selection of the useful lives of property and equipment, provision necessary for contingent liabilities, revenue recognition, taxes and budgeted costs. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Real estate property development completed and under development

 

Real estate property consists of finished residential unit sites, commercial offices and residential unit sites under development. The Company leases the land for the residential unit sites under land use right leases with various terms from the PRC government. The cost of land use rights is included in the development cost and allocated to each project. Real estate property development completed and real estate property under development are stated at the lower of cost or fair value.

 

Expenditures for land development, including cost of land use rights, deed tax, pre-development costs, and engineering costs, exclusive of depreciation, are capitalized and allocated to development projects by the specific identification method. Costs are allocated to specific units within a project based on the ratio of the sales area of units to the estimated total sales area of the project (or phase of the project) multiplied by the total cost of the project (or phase of the project).

 

Cost of amenities transferred to buyers is allocated to specific units as a component of total construction cost. The amenity cost includes landscaping, road paving, etc. Once the projects are completed, the amenities are under control of the property management companies.

 

Real estate property development completed and real estate property under development are reclassified on the balance sheet into current and non-current portions based on the estimated date of construction completion and sales. The real estate property development completed classification is based on the estimated date that each property is expected to be sold within the Company’s normal operating cycle of the business and the Company’s sales plan. Real estate property development completed is classified as a current asset if the property is expected to be sold within the normal operating cycle of the business. Otherwise, it is classified as a non-current asset. The majority of real estate projects the Company has completed in the past were multi-layer or sub-high-rise real estate projects. The Company considers its normal operating cycle is 12 months.

 

Real estate property development completed and under development are subject to valuation adjustments when the carrying amount exceeds fair value. An impairment loss is recognized only if the carrying amount of the assets is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The carrying amount is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. The Company reviews all of its real estate projects for future losses and impairment by comparing the estimated future undiscounted cash flows for each project to the carrying value of such project. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not recognize an impairment loss for any of its real estate properties.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

 

Revenues

 

The following is a breakdown of revenue:

 

   For Three Months Ended 
March  31,
 
   2021   2020 
Revenue recognized for completed condominium real estate projects  $18,278,112   $1,889,829 
Revenue recognized for condominium real estate projects under development   -    - 
Total  $18,278,112   $1,889,829 

 

Revenue recognized for completed condominium real estate projects

 

The following table summarizes our revenue generated by different projects:

 

   For Three Months Ended March 31,     
   2021   2020   Variance 
   Revenue   %   Revenue   %   Amount   % 
Mingzhu Garden (Mingzhu Nanyuan & Mingzhu Beiyuan) Phase I and II  $68,894    0.4%  $350,048    18.5%  $(281,154)   (80.3)%
Oriental Pearl Garden   -    0.0%   88,224    4.7%   (88,224)   (100)%
Nanyuan II Project   14,432,275    79.0%             14,432,275    100%
Yangzhou Palace   3,734,831    20.4%   1,451,557    76.8%   2,283,274    157.3%
Yangzhou Pearl Garden Phase I and II   42,112    0.2%   -    -    42,112    100%
                               
Total Real Estate Sales before Sales Tax   18,278,112    100%   1,889,829    100%   16,288,283    867.2%
Sales Tax   (115,166)        (27,048)        (88,118)   325.8%
Revenue net of sales tax  $18,162,946        $1,862,781        $16,300,165    875.0%

  

Our revenues are derived from the sale of residential buildings, commercial store-fronts and parking spaces in projects that we have developed. Comparing to the same period of last year, revenues before sales tax increased by 867.2% to approximately $18.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from approximately $1.9 million. The total GFA sold during three months ended March 31, 2021 was 5,368 square meters, representing a significant increase from the 3,266 square meters completed and sold during the same period of last year. In addition, we acquired Nanyuan II project under development from our affiliated entity in January 2021 and sold certain completed residential units to the local government for residence reallocation purposes with total revenue of approximately $14.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The sales tax for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was approximately $0.1 million, increased by 325.8% from the same period of 2020, consistent with the increase in revenue.

 

Cost of Sales

 

The following table sets forth a breakdown of our cost of sales:

 

   For Three Months Ended March  31,     
   2021   2020   Variance 
   Cost   %   Cost   %   Amount   % 
Land use rights  $1,302,684    9%  $133,968    9.1%  $1,168,716    872.4%
Construction cost   13,171,580    91%   1,332,413    90.9%   11,839,167    888.6%
Total cost  $14,474,264    100%  $1,466,381    100%  $13,007,883    887.1%

 

Our cost of sales consists primarily of costs associated with land use rights and construction costs. Cost of sales are capitalized and allocated to development projects using a specific identification method. Costs are allocated to specific units within a project based on the ratio of the sales area of units to the estimated total sales area of the project or phase of the project times the total cost of the project or phase of the project.

 

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Cost of sales was approximately $14.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $1.5 million for the same period of last year. The $13.1 million increase in cost of sales was mainly attributable to more GFA sold during the three months ended March 31, 2021 which led to increased cost of sales.

 

Land use rights cost: The cost of land use rights includes the land premium we pay to acquire land use rights for our property development sites, plus taxes. Our land use rights cost varies for different projects according to the size and location of the site and the minimum land premium set for the site, all of which are influenced by government policies, as well as prevailing market conditions. Costs for land use rights for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were approximately $1.3 million, as compared to approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, representing an increase of approximately $1.2 million from the same quarter last year. The increase was consistent with the fact that total GFA sold in this quarter significantly increased from the same period of last year.

 

Construction cost: We outsource the construction of all of our projects to third party contractors, whom we select through a competitive tender process. Our construction contracts provide a fixed payment which covers substantially all labor, materials and equipment costs, subject to adjustments for some types of excess, such as design changes during construction or changes in government-suggested steel prices. Our construction costs consist primarily of the payments to our third-party contractors, which are paid over the construction period based on specified milestones. In addition, we purchase and supply a limited range of fittings and equipment, including elevators, window frames and door frames. Our construction costs for the three months ending March 31, 2021 were approximately $13.2 million as compared to approximately $1.3 million for the same period of last year, representing an increase of approximately $11.8 million. The increase in construction cost was due to more real estate projects sold during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

 

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Gross Profit

 

Gross profit was approximately $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to approximately $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, representing an increase of $3.3 million, which was mainly attributable to more GFA sold during the current quarter of fiscal 2021. The gross margin was consistently around 20% to 21% in both periods.

 

   For Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2021   2020 
   Gross Profit   Gross Margin   Gross Profit   Gross Margin 
Mingzhu Garden (Mingzhu Nanyuan & Mingzhu Beiyuan) Phase I and II  $20,765    30.1%  $96,691    27.6%
Oriental Garden   -    -    26,357    29.9%
Nanyuan II project   2,851,601    19.8%   -    - 
Yangzhou Pearl Garden Phase I and II   5,698    13.5%   -    -%
Yangzhou Palace   925.784    24.8%   300,400    20.7 
Sales Tax   (115,166)   -    (27,048)   - 
Total Gross Profit  $3,688,682    20.2%  $396,400    21.0%
Total Real Estate Sales before Sales Tax  $18,278,112        $1,889,829      

 

Operating Expenses

 

Total operating expenses decreased by 45.1% to approximately $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due more marketing and promotion selling expense incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Our general and administrative expense was approximately $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, decreased by $0.4 million from the three months ended March 31, 2020 due to less office expenses and professional and consulting fee expenses incurred. Our total operating expenses accounted for 3.1% and 54% of our real estate sales before sales taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

   For Three Months Ended 
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 
Selling expenses  $16,821   $200,390 
General and administrative expenses   543,334    819,415 
Total operating expenses  $560,155   $1,019,805 
Percentage of Real Estate Sales before Sales Tax   3.1%   54.0%

 

Income Taxes

 

U.S. Taxes

 

China HGS is a Florida corporation. However, all of our operations are conducted solely by our subsidiaries in the PRC. No income is earned in the United States and we do not repatriate any earnings outside the PRC. As a result, we did not generate any U.S. taxable income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

Recent U.S. federal tax legislation, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “U.S. Tax Reform”), was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The U.S. Tax Reform significantly modified the U.S. Internal Revenue Code by, among other things, reducing the statutory U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; limiting and/or eliminating many business deductions; migrating the U.S. to a territorial tax system with a one-time transition tax on a mandatory deemed repatriation of previously deferred foreign earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries; subject to certain limitations, generally eliminating U.S. corporate income tax on dividends from foreign subsidiaries; and providing for new taxes on certain foreign earnings. Taxpayers may elect to pay the one-time transition tax over eight years or in a single lump sum. The U.S. Tax Reform also includes provisions for a new tax on GILTI effective for tax years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31, 2017. The GILTI provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”), subject to the possible use of foreign tax credits and a deduction equal to 50 percent to offset the income tax liability, subject to some limitations. For the year ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized a one-time transition toll tax of approximately $2.3 million that represented management’s estimate of the amount of U.S. corporate income tax based on the deemed repatriation to the United States of the Company’s share of previously deferred earnings of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries and VIE of the Company mandated by the U.S. Tax Reform. The Company’s estimate of the onetime transition toll Tax is subject to the finalization of management’s analysis related to certain matters, such as developing interpretations of the provisions of the Tax Act and amounts related to the earnings and profits of certain foreign VIEs and the filing of our tax returns. U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions interpreting the Tax Act may require further adjustments and changes in our estimates. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Company provided an additional $0.8 million provision due to delinquent U.S. tax return fillings.

 

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PRC Taxes

 

Our Company is governed by the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China concerning 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. For the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company is subject to income tax rate of 25% on taxable income. Although the possibility exists for reinterpretation of the application of the tax regulations by higher tax authorities in the PRC, potentially overturning the decision made by the local tax authority, the Company has not experienced any reevaluation of the income taxes for prior years. The PRC tax rules are different from the local tax rules and the Company is required to comply with local tax rules. The difference between the two tax rules will not be a liability of the Company. There will be no further tax payments for the difference.

 

Net income

 

We reported net income of approximately $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to net loss of approximately $0.6 for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase of approximately $2.8 million in our net income was primarily due to more revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as discussed above under Revenues and Gross Profit.

 

Other Comprehensive Income (loss)

 

We operate primarily in the PRC and the functional currency of our operating subsidiary is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”).   RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into USD at the rates used in translation.

 

Translation adjustments resulting from this process amounted to loss of $0.7 million and $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to the significant fluctuation of RMB during the period. The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity at March 31, 2021 were translated at 6.5518 RMB to 1.00 USD as compared to 6.7896 RMB to 1.00 USD at September 30, 2020. The equity accounts were stated at their historical rate. The average translation rates applied to the income statements accounts for the periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were 6.5526 RMB and 7.0117 RMB, respectively.

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 compared to Six Months Ended March 31, 2020

 

Revenues

 

The following is a breakdown of revenue:

 

   For Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 
Revenue recognized under full accrual method  $21,033,374   $4,194,073 
Revenue recognized under percentage of completion method   -    - 
Total  $21,033,374   $4,194,073 

 

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Revenue recognized for completed condominium real estate projects

 

The following table summarizes our revenue generated by different projects:

 

    For Six Months Ended March 31,        
    2020     2019     Variance  
    Revenue     %     Revenue     %     Amount     %  
Mingzhu Garden (Mingzhu Nanyuan & Mingzhu Beiyuan) Phase I and Phase II   $ 188,519       0.9 %   $ 530,953       12.7 %   $ (342,434 )     (64.5 )%
Nanyuan II Project     14,432,275       68.6     -       -       14,432,275       100 %
Yangzhou Pearl Garden Phase I and Phase II     42,112       0.2 %     8,708       0.2 %     33,404       383.6 %
Oriental Garden     -       -       121,904       2.9 %     (121,904 )     (100 )%
Yangzhou Palace     6,370,468       30.3 %     3,532,508       84.2       2,837,960       80.3 %
                                                 
Total Real Estate Sales before Sales Tax     21,033,374       100 %     4,194,073       100 %     16,839,301       401.5 %
Sales Tax     (138,704 )             (66,281 )             (72,422 )     109.3 %
Revenue net of sales tax   $ 20,894,670             $ 4,127,792             $ 16,766,878       406.2 %

  

Our revenues are derived from the sale of residential buildings, commercial store-fronts and parking spaces in projects that we have developed. Comparing to the same period of last year, revenues before sales tax increased by 401.5% to approximately $21.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2021 from approximately $4.2 million in the same period of last year. The total GFA sold during six months ended March 31, 2020 was merely 9,893 square meters, representing a 38% increase from the 7,173 square meters completed and sold during the same period of last year. In addition, we acquired the Nanyuan II project under development from our affiliated entity in January 2021 and sold certain completed residential units to local government for residence reallocation purpose with total revenue of approximately $14.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2021. The sales tax for the six months ended March 31, 2021 was approximately $0.1 million, increased by 109.3% from the same period of 2020, consistent with more revenue in the first half of fiscal 2021.

   

Cost of Sales

 

The following table sets forth a breakdown of our cost of sales:

 

   For Six Months Ended March  31,     
   2021   2020   Variance 
   Cost   %   Cost   %   Amount   % 
Land use rights  $1,551,151    9.5%  $297,629    9.4%  $1,253,522    421.2%
Construction cost   14,776,755    90.5%   2,874,364    90.6%   11,902,391    414.1%
Total cost  $16,327,906    100%  $3,171,993    100%  $13,155,913    414.8%

 

Our cost of sales consists primarily of costs associated with land use rights and construction costs. Cost of sales are capitalized and allocated to development projects using a specific identification method. Costs are allocated to specific units within a project based on the ratio of the sales area of units to the estimated total sales area of the project or phase of the project times the total cost of the project or phase of the project.

 

Cost of sales was approximately $16.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $3.2 million for the same period of last year. The $13.2 million decrease in cost of sales was mainly attributable to more GFA sold during the six months ended March 31, 2021 which led to less cost of sales.

 

Land use rights cost: The cost of land use rights includes the land premium we pay to acquire land use rights for our property development sites, plus taxes. Our land use rights cost varies for different projects according to the size and location of the site and the minimum land premium set for the site, all of which are influenced by government policies, as well as prevailing market conditions. Costs for land use rights for the six months ended March 31, 2021 were approximately $1.6 million, as compared to approximately $0.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2020, representing an increase of approximately $1.3 million from the same period of last year. The increase was consistent with the fact that total GFA sold in the first six months 2020 was significantly increased from the same period of last year.

 

Construction cost: We outsource the construction of all of our projects to third party contractors, whom we select through a competitive tender process. Our construction contracts provide a fixed payment which covers substantially all labor, materials and equipment costs, subject to adjustments for some types of excess, such as design changes during construction or changes in government-suggested steel prices. Our construction costs consist primarily of the payments to our third-party contractors, which are paid over the construction period based on specified milestones. In addition, we purchase and supply a limited range of fittings and equipment, including elevators, window frames and door frames. Our construction costs for the six months ending March 31, 2021 were approximately $14.8 million as compared to approximately $2.9 million for the same period of last year, representing an increase of approximately $11.9 million. The increase in construction cost was due to more real estate property units sold during the first half of fiscal 2020.

 

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Gross Profit

 

Gross profit was approximately $4.6 million for the six months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to approximately $1.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2020, representing an increase of $3.6 million, which was mainly attributable to more GFA sold during the first half of fiscal 2021. The gross margin was consistently around 21.7% to 22.8% in the first half of fiscal 2021 and 2020. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the ASP for our real estate projects (excluding sales of parking spaces) located in Yang County was approximately $671 per square meter, an increase of 13.2% from the ASP of $593 per square meter for the six months ended March 31, 2020, which was mainly due to more commercial units with higher selling price were sold during the six months ended March 31, 2021. The ASP of our Hanzhong real estate projects (excluding sales of parking spaces) was approximately $618 per square meter for the six months ended March 31, 2020, increased from the ASP of $544 per square meter for the six months ended March 31, 2020 due to increasing real estate prices in the local market.

 

The following table sets forth the gross margin of each of our projects:

 

   For Six Months Ended March 31, 
   2021   2020 
   Gross Profit   Percentage
of Revenue
   Gross
Profit
   Percentage
of Revenue
 
Mingzhu Garden (Mingzhu Nanyuan & Mingzhu Beiyuan)  $47,102    27.7%  $147,062    27.7%
Oriental Garden   -    -    36,419    29.9%
Nanyuan II project   2,851,601    19.8%          
Yangzhou Pearl Garden   5,698    13.5%   1,179    13.5%
Yangzhou Palace   1,801,067    28.3%   837,420    23.7%
Sales Tax   (128,704)        (66,281)     
Total Gross Profit   4,566,764    21.7%   955,799    22.8%
Total Real Estate Sales before Sales Tax  $21,033,374        $4,194,073      

 

Operating Expenses

 

Total operating expenses were approximately $0.9 million and $1.8 million for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The significant decrease in selling expenses of $0.3 million for six months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily attributed to less promotion activities. The 47.7% decrease in general administration expense for the six months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily attributed to less office expenses and professional and consulting fee expenses incurred. Our total operating expenses accounted for 4.5% and 43.1% of our real estate sales before sales taxes for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

   For Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 
Selling expenses  $96,166   $400,558 
General and administrative expenses   849,259    1,408,254 
Total operating expenses  $945,425   $1,808,812 
Percentage of Real Estate Sales before Sales Tax   4.5%   43.1%

 

Income Taxes

 

U.S. Taxes

 

China HGS is a Florida corporation. However, all of our operations are conducted solely by our subsidiaries in the PRC. No income is earned in the United States and we do not repatriate any earnings outside the PRC. As a result, we did not generate any U.S. taxable income for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

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Recent U.S. federal tax legislation, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “U.S. Tax Reform”), was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The U.S. Tax Reform significantly modified the U.S. Internal Revenue Code by, among other things, reducing the statutory U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; limiting and/or eliminating many business deductions; migrating the U.S. to a territorial tax system with a one-time transition tax on a mandatory deemed repatriation of previously deferred foreign earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries; subject to certain limitations, generally eliminating U.S. corporate income tax on dividends from foreign subsidiaries; and providing for new taxes on certain foreign earnings. Taxpayers may elect to pay the one-time transition tax over eight years or in a single lump sum. The U.S. Tax Reform also includes provisions for a new tax on GILTI effective for tax years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31, 2017. The GILTI provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”), subject to the possible use of foreign tax credits and a deduction equal to 50 percent to offset the income tax liability, subject to some limitations. For the year ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized a one-time transition toll tax of approximately $2.3 million that represented management’s estimate of the amount of U.S. corporate income tax based on the deemed repatriation to the United States of the Company’s share of previously deferred earnings of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries and VIE of the Company mandated by the U.S. Tax Reform. The Company’s estimate of the onetime transition toll Tax is subject to the finalization of management’s analysis related to certain matters, such as developing interpretations of the provisions of the Tax Act and amounts related to the earnings and profits of certain foreign VIEs and the filing of our tax returns. U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions interpreting the Tax Act may require further adjustments and changes in our estimates. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the Company provided an additional $0.8 million provision due to delinquent U.S. tax return fillings.

 

PRC Taxes

 

Our Company is governed by the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China concerning 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. For the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company is subject to income tax rate of 25% on taxable income. Although the possibility exists for reinterpretation of the application of the tax regulations by higher tax authorities in the PRC, potentially overturning the decision made by the local tax authority, the Company has not experienced any reevaluation of the income taxes for prior years. The PRC tax rules are different from the local tax rules and the Company is required to comply with local tax rules. The difference between the two tax rules will not be a liability of the Company. There will be no further tax payments for the difference.

 

Net Income

 

We reported net income of approximately $2.5 million for the six months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to net loss of approximately $0.9 million for the six months ended March 31, 2020. The increase of $3.4 million in our net income was primarily due to more revenue reported for the first half of fiscal 2021 as discussed above under Revenues and Gross Profit

 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

We operate primarily in the PRC and the functional currency of our operating subsidiary is the Chinese Renminbi (”RMB”).   RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into USD at the rates used in translation.

 

Translation adjustments resulting from this process amounted to loss of $6.3 million and $1.6 million for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to the significant fluctuation of RMB during the period. The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity at March 31, 2021 were translated at 6.5518 RMB to 1.00 USD as compared to 6.7896 RMB to 1.00 USD at September 30, 2020. The equity accounts were stated at their historical rate. The average translation rates applied to the income statements accounts for the periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were 6.5526 RMB and 7.0117 RMB, respectively.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal need for liquidity and capital resources is to maintain working capital sufficient to support our operations and to make capital expenditures to finance the growth of our business. Historically we mainly financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations and borrowings from our principal shareholder.

 

In recent years, the Chinese government has implemented measures to control overheating residential and commercial property prices including but not limited to restrictions on home purchase, increasing the down-payment requirement against speculative buying, development of low-cost rental housing properties to help low-income groups while reducing the demand in the commercial housing market, increasing real estate property taxes to discourage speculation, control of the land supply and slowdown the construction land auction process, etc. In addition, in December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) surfaced. COVID-19 has spread rapidly throughout China and worldwide, which has caused significant volatility in the PRC and international markets. There is significant uncertainty around the breadth and duration of business disruptions related to COVID-19, as well as its impact on the PRC and international economies. To reduce the spread of the COVID-19, the Chinese government has employed measures including city lockdowns, quarantines, travel restrictions, suspension of business activities and school closures. Due to difficulties resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, including, but not limited to, the temporary closure of the Company’s facilities and operations beginning in early February through early March 2020, limited support from the Company’s employees, delayed access to construction raw material supplies, reduced customer visits to the Company’s sales office, and inability to promote the real estate property sales to customers on a timely basis, our revenue during the six months ended March 31, 2020 were significantly lower. The Company is experiencing a recovery of its real estate development business in the first half of fiscal 2021 due to increasing demand from the local real estate market. The Company had revenue of approximately $21.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2021, increased from $4.2 million in the same period of last year. Based on the assessment of current economic environment, customer demand and sales trends, we believe that consumer spending has been restored in the local real estate market and the real estate sales are expected to grow in the coming periods. On the other side, due to negative impact from COVID-19 outbreak and spread, the developing period of real estate properties and our operating cycle has been extended and we may not be able to liquidate our large balance of completed real estate property within the short term as we originally expected. In addition, as of March 31, 2021, we had large construction loans payable of approximately $116.1 million and a large accounts payable of approximately $31.9 million to be paid to subcontractors within one year. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s future financial results will be dependent on future developments such as the length and severity of the crisis, the potential resurgence of the crisis, future government actions in response to the crisis and the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local economy and real estate markets, among many other factors, all of which remain highly uncertain and unpredictable. Given this uncertainty, the Company is currently unable to quantify the expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its future operations, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations if the current situation continues. The above mentioned facts raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern from the date of this filing.

 

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In assessing its liquidity, management monitors and analyzes the Company’s cash on-hand, its ability to generate sufficient revenue sources in the future, and its operating and capital expenditure commitments. As of March 31, 2021, our total cash and restricted cash balance was approximately $3.9 million similar to the approximately $3.9 million as of September 30, 2020. With respect to capital funding requirements, the Company budgeted its capital spending based on ongoing assessments of needs to maintain adequate cash. As of March 31, 2021, we had approximately $93.4 million of completed residential apartments and commercial units available for sale to potential buyers. Although we reported approximately $31.9 million accounts payable as of March 31, 2021, due to the long-term relationship with our construction suppliers and subcontractors, we were able to effectively manage cash spending on construction and negotiate with them to adjust the payment schedule based on our cash on hand. In addition, most of our existing real estate development projects relate to the old town renovation which are supported by the local government. As of March 31, 2021, we reported approximately $116.1 million of construction loans borrowed from financial institutions controlled by the local government and such loans can only be used on the old town renovation related project development. We expect that we will be able to renew all of the existing construction loans upon their maturity and borrow additional new loans from local financial institutions when necessary, based on our past experience and the Company’s good credit history. Also, the Company’s cash flows from pre-sales and current sales should provide financial support for our current projects and operations. As of March 31, 2021, we had approximately $21.5 million of customer deposits representing cash advances from buyers for pre-sales of our residential units and we believe such cash advances can be used to fund our ongoing construction projects whenever necessary. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, we had six large ongoing construction projects (see Note 3, real estate properties under development) which were under the preliminary development stage due to delayed inspection and acceptance of the development plans by the local government. In June 2020, we completed the residence relocation surrounding the Liangzhou Road related projects and launched the construction of these projects in December 2020. For the other four projects, we expect we will be able to obtain the government’s approval of the development plans on these projects in the coming fiscal year and start the pre-sale of the real estate property to generate cash when certain property development milestones have been achieved. In addition, our principal shareholder, Mr. Xiaojun Zhu has been providing and has committed to continue to provide his personal funds to support the Company’s operations whenever necessary.

 

Cash Flow

 

Comparison of cash flows results is summarized as follows:

 

   Six months ended
March 31,
 
   2021   2020 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities  $(50,575)  $2,358,915 
Net cash used in financing activities   -    (2,128,585)
Effect of change of foreign exchange rate on cash and restricted cash   36,349    103,801 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash   (14,226)   334,131 
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period   3,867,536    4,202,117 
Cash and restricted cash, end of period  $3,853,310   $4,536,248 

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was approximately $0.05 million, consisting of net income of approximately $2.5 million and net changes in our operating assets and liabilities, which mainly included a decrease in real estate property completed by approximately $4.7 million due to sales of our Yangzhou Palace project and an increase in accounts payable of $5.5 million payable to construction contractors and an increase in customer deposit received of $1.4 million, offset by additional spending in real estate under development of $13.0 million.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended March 31, 2020 was approximately $2.4 million, consisting of net loss of approximately $0.9 million and net changes in our operating assets and liabilities, which mainly included a decrease in real estate property completed of approximately $2.9 million due to sales of our Yangzhou Palace project, a collection of security deposit of $3.2 million and an increase in customer deposits received of $2.3 million, offset by additional spending in real estate under development of $2.8 million and payments of accrued expenses and taxes payable of approximately $2.1 million.

  

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Financing Activities

 

Net cash flows used in financing activities was approximately $2.1 million for six months ended March 31, 2020, which was due to a repayment of construction loans of approximately $2.1 million during the six months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As an industry practice, the Company provides guarantees to PRC banks with respect to loans procured by the purchasers of the Company’s real estate properties for the total mortgage loan amount until the completion of obtaining the “Certificate of Ownership” of the properties from the government, which generally takes six to twelve months. Because the banks provide loan proceeds without getting the “Certificate of Ownership” as loan collateral during the six to twelve months’ period, the mortgage banks require the Company to maintain, as restricted cash of at least 5% of the mortgage proceeds as security for the Company’s obligations under such guarantees. If a purchaser defaults on its payment obligations, the mortgage bank may deduct the delinquent mortgage payment from the security deposit and require the Company to pay the excess amount if the delinquent mortgage payments exceed the security deposit. If the delinquent mortgage payments exceed the security deposit, the banks may require us to pay the excess amount. If multiple purchasers default on their payment obligations at around the same time, we will be required to make significant payments to the banks to satisfy our guarantee obligations. If we are unable to resell the properties underlying defaulted mortgages on a timely basis or at prices higher than the amounts of our guarantees and related expenses, we will suffer financial losses. The Company has made necessary reserves in its restricted cash account to cover any potential mortgage defaults as required by the mortgage lenders. The Company has not experienced any delinquent mortgage loans and has not experienced any losses related to this guarantee. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, our outstanding guarantees in respect of our customers' mortgage loans amounted to approximately $66 million and $68 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the amount of security deposits provided for these guarantees was approximately $3.3 million and $3.4 million, respectively, and the Company believes that such reserves are sufficient.

 

Inflation

 

Inflation has not had a material impact on our business and we do not expect inflation to have a material impact on our business in the near future.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Foreign Exchange Risk

 

All of our net sales, and a majority of our costs and expenses are denominated in RMB. Although the conversion of RMB is highly regulated in China, the value of RMB against the value of the U.S. dollar or any other currency nonetheless may fluctuate and be affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions. Under current policy, the value of RMB is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. China is currently under significant international pressures to liberalize this government currency policy, and if such liberalization were to occur, the value of RMB could appreciate or depreciate against the U.S. dollar.

 

Because substantially all of our earnings and majority of our cash assets are denominated in RMB, other than certain cash deposits we keep in a bank in Hong Kong and the U.S., appreciation or depreciation in the value of RMB relative to the U.S. dollar would affect our financial results reported in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business or results of operations. Fluctuations in the exchange rate will also affect the relative value of any dividends we may issue in future that will be exchanged into U.S. dollars and earnings from, and the value of, any U.S. dollar-denominated investments we make in the future.

 

Very limited hedging transactions are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we may decide to enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these hedging transactions may be limited and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all. In addition, our currency exchange losses may be magnified by the PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to convert RMB into foreign currency.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

We have not been, nor do we anticipate being exposed to material risks due to changes in interest rates. Our risk exposure to changes in interest rates relates primarily to the interest income generated by cash deposited in interest-bearing savings accounts and interest expense on our variable rate bank loan. We have not used, and do not expect to use in the future any derivative financial instruments to hedge our interest risk exposure. However, fluctuations in interest rates can lead to significant changes in our interest income and interest expense.

 

Credit Risk

 

We are exposed to credit risk from our cash in banks, accounts receivable and due from local government for real estate property development completed. The credit risk on cash in bank and fixed deposits is limited because the counterparties are recognized financial institutions. Accounts receivable are subjected to credit evaluations. An allowance would be made, if necessary, for estimated unrecoverable amounts by reference to past default experience, if any, and by reference to the current economic environment.

 

Inflation

 

Inflationary factors, such as increases in the cost of our products and overhead costs, could impair our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales revenue if the selling prices of our products do not increase with these increased costs.

 

We Conduct Substantially All Our Business in Foreign Country

 

Substantially all of our operations are conducted in China and are subject to various political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties inherent in conducting business in China. Among other risks, our Company and our subsidiaries’ operations are subject to the risks of restrictions on transfer of funds; export duties, quotas, and embargoes; domestic and international customs and tariffs; changing taxation policies; foreign exchange restrictions; and political conditions and governmental regulations.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Evaluation Date”). The evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures included a review of our processes and the effect on the information generated for use in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In the course of this evaluation, we sought to identify any material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and to confirm that any necessary corrective action, including process improvements, was taken. The purpose of this evaluation is to determine if, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were operating effectively such that the information, required to be disclosed in our SEC reports (i) was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) was accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Management conducted its evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures under the supervision of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer. Based upon this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2021. Management is committed to improving the internal controls over financial reporting and will undertake the consistent improvements or enhancements on an ongoing basis. To remediate the material weakness and significant deficiencies and to prevent similar deficiencies in the future, we are currently evaluating additional controls and procedures, which may include:

 

Implementing an ongoing initiative and training in the Company to ensure the importance of internal controls and compliance to ensure that established policies and procedures are fully understood throughout the organization and plan to provide continuous U.S. GAAP knowledge training to relevant employees involved to ensure the performance of and compliance with those procedures and policies

 

The remedial measures being undertaken may not be fully effectuated or may be insufficient to address the significant deficiencies we identified, and there can be no assurance that significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting will not be identified or occur in the future. If additional significant deficiencies (or if material weaknesses) in our internal controls are discovered or occur in the future, among other similar or related effects: (i) the Company may fail to meet future reporting obligations on a timely basis, (ii) the Company’s consolidated financial statements may contain material misstatements, and (iii) the Company’s business and operating results may be harmed.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Except for the matters described above to improve our internal controls over financial reporting, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting for the three months ended March 31, 2020 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, however, the Company is in the process of designing and planning to change as described above.

 

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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We may be subject to, from time to time, various legal proceedings relating to claims arising out of our operations in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings, the adverse outcome of which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, or results of operations of the Company.

 

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

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number   Description of Exhibit
     
31.1*   Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
     
31.2*   Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
     
32.1*   Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
     
101.INS*   XBRL Instance
     
101.SCH*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
     
101.CAL*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
     
101.DEF*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
     
101.LAB*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels
     
101.PRE*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

 

* Furnished electronically herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  China HGS Real Estate, Inc.
     
May 17, 2021 By: /s/ Xiaojun Zhu
    Xiaojun Zhu
    Chief Executive Officer

 

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