UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______to _______
Commission file number 001-42122
FLY-E GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 92-0981080
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
136-40 39th Avenue
Flushing , New York
11354
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code: (929) 410-2770
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, $0.01 par value per share FLYE The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ 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 ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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 ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒
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 Act) Yes ☐
No ☒
As of August 15, 2024, there
were 24,587,500 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.
INDEX
Page
Number
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1
Item 1.
Financial Statements
1
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024
1
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
2
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
4
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
5
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
31
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
43
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
43
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
44
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
44
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
44
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
44
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
44
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
44
Item 5.
Other Information
44
Item 6.
Exhibits
45
Signatures
46
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Report”)
contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), Section 21E of the Exchange Act, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be preceded by, or contain, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,”
“potential,” “might,” “could,” “would,” “should” or other words indicating
future results, though not all forward-looking statements necessarily contain these identifying words. All statements other than statements
of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements about our
future business operations and results, our strategy and competition. These statements represent our current expectations or beliefs concerning
various future events and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations,
including, but not limited to:
● our ability to obtain additional
funding to market our vehicles and develop new products;
● our ability to produce our
vehicles with sufficient volume and quality to satisfy customers;
● the inability of our principal
vendors to deliver the necessary components for our vehicles at prices and volumes acceptable to us;
● our principal vendors failing
to perform quality control on our products;
● the inability to obtain sufficient
intellectual property protection for our brand and technologies;
● our vehicles failing to perform
as expected;
● our facing product warranty
claims or product recalls;
● our facing adverse determinations
in significant product liability claims;
● customers not adopting electric
vehicles;
● the development of alternative
technology that adversely affects our business;
● the lingering impact of COVID-19
on our business;
● increased government regulation
of our industry;
●
the risk of losing cash balances exceeding insurance limits held at banks;
●
our ability to grow the rental services;
●
tariffs and currency exchange rates; and
●
the other risks and uncertainties discussed under the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning
on page 44 of this Report and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Although we believe that the expectations reflected
in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements.
We undertake no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed
or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may not occur.
You should read this Report with the understanding
that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements in the
foregoing documents by these cautionary statements.
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements
FLY-E GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in U.S. dollars, except for the
number of shares)
June 30,
2024
March 31,
2024
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash
$ 4,467,868
$ 1,403,514
Accounts receivable
371,916
212,804
Accounts receivable – related parties
47,742
326,914
Inventories, net
6,089,083
5,364,060
Prepayments and other receivables
2,654,196
588,660
Prepayments and other receivables – related parties
240,162
240,256
Total Current Assets
13,870,967
8,136,208
Property and equipment, net
2,011,495
1,755,022
Security deposits
805,435
781,581
Deferred IPO costs
-
502,198
Deferred tax assets, net
94,298
35,199
Operating lease right-of-use assets
15,757,380
16,000,742
Intangible assets, net
35,433
36,384
Long-term prepayment for property
569,700
450,000
Long-term prepayment for software development– related parties
2,054,000
1,279,000
Total Assets
$ 35,198,708
$ 28,976,334
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 406,449
$ 1,180,796
Current portion of long-term loan payables
1,116,044
1,213,242
Accrued expenses and other payables
422,098
925,389
Other payables – related parties
2,229
92,229
Operating lease liabilities – current
3,092,721
2,852,744
Taxes payable
1,131,009
1,530,416
Total Current Liabilities
6,170,550
7,794,816
Long-term loan payables
381,890
412,817
Operating lease liabilities – non-current
13,675,379
13,986,879
Total Liabilities
20,227,819
22,194,512
Commitment and Contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $ 0.01 par value, 4,400,000 shares authorized and nil outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024*
—
—
Common stock, $ 0.01 par value, 44,000,000 shares authorized and 24,587,500 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and 22,000,000 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2024*
245,875
220,000
Additional Paid-in Capital
10,744,024
2,400,000
Shares Subscription Receivable
( 219,998 )
( 219,998 )
Retained Earnings
4,216,141
4,395,649
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 15,153 )
( 13,829 )
Total FLY-E Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity
14,970,889
6,781,822
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$ 35,198,708
$ 28,976,334
* Shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive
basis to reflect the nominal share issuance on December 21, 2022 and to give effect to the stock split completed on April 2, 2024.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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FLY-E GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(Expressed in U.S. dollars, except for the
number of shares)
For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
2024
2023
Revenues
$ 7,873,426
$ 7,842,346
Cost of Revenues
4,773,792
5,119,631
Gross Profit
3,099,634
2,722,715
Operating Expenses
Selling Expenses
1,612,495
1,083,106
General and Administrative Expenses
1,532,638
872,065
Total Operating Expenses
3,145,133
1,955,171
(Loss) Income from Operations
( 45,499 )
767,544
Other Income (Expenses), net
6,518
( 11,078 )
Interest Expenses, net
( 68,082 )
( 32,623 )
(Loss) Income Before Income Taxes
( 107,063 )
723,843
Income Tax Expense
( 72,445 )
( 283,400 )
Net (Loss) Income
$ ( 179,508 )
$ 440,443
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
( 1,324 )
—
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income
$ ( 180,832 )
$ 440,443
(Losses) Earnings per Share*
$ ( 0.01 )
$ 0.02
Weighted Average Number of Common Stock
– Basic and Diluted*
22,636,250
22,000,000
* Shares and per share data are
presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the nominal share issuance on December 21, 2022 and to give effect to the stock split
completed on April 2, 2024.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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FLY-E GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Expressed in U.S. dollars, except for the
number of shares)
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Shares
Subscription
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Retained
Total
Stockholders’
Shares*
Amount
Shares*
Amount
Capital
Receivables
Loss
Earnings
Equity
Balance at March 31, 2024
—
$ —
22,000,000
$ 220,000
2,400,000
( 219,998 )
$ ( 13,829 )
$ 4,395,649
$ 6,781,822
Net Loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 179,508 )
( 179,508 )
Issuance of common stock upon initial public offering, net
—
—
2,587,500
25,875
8,344,024
—
—
—
8,369,899
Foreign currency translation adjustment
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 1,324 )
—
( 1,324 )
Balance at June 30, 2024
—
$ —
24,587,500
$ 245,875
$ 10,744,024
$ ( 219,998 )
$ ( 15,153 )
$ 4,216,141
$ 14,970,889
* Shares and per share data are
presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the nominal share issuance on December 21, 2022 and to give effect to the stock split
completed on April 2, 2024.
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Shares
Subscription
Additional
Paid-in
Retained
Total
Stockholders’
Shares*
Amount
Shares*
Amount
Receivables
Capital
Earnings
Equity
Balance at March 31, 2023
—
$ —
22,000,000
$ 220,000
( 219,998 )
$ —
$ 2,500,427
$ 2,500,429
Net Income
—
—
—
—
—
440,443
440,443
Capital Contribution
—
—
22,000,000
$ 220,000
( 219,998 )
2,400,000
—
2,400,000
Balance at June 30, 2023
—
$ —
22,000,000
$ 220,000
( 219,998 )
$ 2,400,000
$ 2,940,870
$ 5,340,872
* Shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive
basis to reflect the nominal share issuance on December 21, 2022 and to give effect to the stock split completed on April 2, 2024.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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FLY-E GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in U.S. dollars, except for the
number of shares)
For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss) income
$ ( 179,508 )
$ 440,443
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation expense
95,051
63,668
Amortization expense
951
—
Deferred income taxes (benefits) expenses
( 59,099 )
208,800
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets
798,044
485,467
Inventories reserve
176,072
153,625
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
( 159,112 )
( 53,742 )
Accounts receivable – related parties
279,172
( 282,814 )
Inventories
( 901,095 )
( 1,411,037 )
Prepayments and other receivables
( 2,065,536 )
( 185,406 )
Prepayments for operation services to related parties
( 180,000 )
—
Security deposits
( 23,854 )
( 52,809 )
Accounts payable
( 774,347 )
1,681,224
Accrued expenses and other payables
( 503,291 )
195,049
Operating lease liabilities
( 626,205 )
( 458,937 )
Taxes payable
( 399,407 )
36,504
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
( 4,522,164 )
820,035
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of equipment
( 351,524 )
( 390,055 )
Prepayments for property
( 119,700 )
—
Prepayment for purchasing software from a related party
( 775,000 )
—
Repayment from a related party
180,256
—
Advance to a related party
( 162 )
—
Net cash used in investing activities
( 1,066,130 )
( 390,055 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Advance to a related party
—
( 56,000 )
Borrowing from loan payables
247,500
—
Repayments of loan payables
( 375,625 )
( 296,002 )
Repayments on other payables - related parties
( 90,000 )
182,239
Payments of related party loan
—
( 75,000 )
Capital Contributions from Stockholders
—
136,370
Payments of IPO cost
( 282,403 )
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock - IPO
9,154,500
—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
8,653,972
( 108,393 )
Net changes in cash
3,065,678
321,587
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
( 1,324 )
—
Cash at beginning of the period
1,403,514
358,894
Cash at the end of the period
$ 4,467,868
$ 680,481
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest expense
$ 68,082
$ 32,623
Cash paid for income taxes
$ 481,929
$ 81,268
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Settlement of accounts payable by capital contribution
$ —
$ 2,263,630
Purchase of vehicle funded by loan
$ —
$ 34,974
Deferred IPO cost recognized as additional paid-in capital
$ 502,198
$ —
Termination of operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities
$ ( 2,962 )
—
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
$ 557,643
$ 1,234,944
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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FLY-E GROUP, INC.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
1 — DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Organization and principal activities
Fly-E Group, Inc. (the “Company” or
“Fly-E Group”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on November 1, 2022. The Company has no substantive
operations other than holding all of the issued and outstanding shares of Fly E-Bike Inc. (“Fly E-Bike”) and Fly EV, Inc.
(“Fly EV”). Fly E-Bike and Fly EV were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 22, 2022 and November 1,
2022, respectively. Fly EV has no substantive operations. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is principally engaged in
designing, installing and selling smart electric bikes (“E-bikes”), electric motorcycles (“E-motorcycles”), electric
scooters (“E-scooters”), and related accessories under the brand name of “Fly E-Bike.” The Company’s principal
operations and geographic markets are mainly in the United States of America (the “U.S.”). As of August 14, 2024, the
Company has opened a total of 40 stores, including 39 retail stores in the U.S and one retail store in Canada. The Company offers rental
services from selected locations. The Company also operates one online store, focusing on selling E-motorcycles, E-bikes, and E-scooters.
The Company plans to open another online store focusing on selling gas bikes in the future.
The Company’s business was initially operated
under CTATE INC. (“Ctate”), a corporation formed under the laws of the State of New York in 2018. Before merging with
Fly E-Bike, Ctate owned 27 companies, each of which operated a Fly E-Bike store. On September 12, 2022, Ctate and Fly E-Bike, which
was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ctate, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which Ctate merged into and with Fly
E-Bike, with Fly E-Bike being the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, the original shareholders
of Ctate became the stockholders of Fly E-Bike and subsequently effectively controlled the combined entity.
On December 21, 2022, Fly-E Group and Fly
E-Bike entered into a Share Exchange Agreement, pursuant to which Fly-E Group acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Fly
E-Bike by issuing its shares to the stockholders of Fly E-Bike on a one-for-one basis (the “Share Exchange”). As a result
of the Share Exchange, Fly E-Bike became a wholly owned subsidiary of Fly-E Group.
As a result of the Merger and the Share Exchange,
Fly E-Bike and its subsidiaries are under common control of Fly-E Group, resulting in the consolidation of Fly E-Bike and its subsidiaries,
which was accounted as a reorganization of entities under common control at carrying value. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements are prepared on the basis as if the reorganization became effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Fly-E Group.
On June 7, 2024, the Company issued 2,250,000 shares of common stock,
at a price of $ 4.00 per share in its initial public offering (“IPO”). The gross proceeds of the offering were $ 9.0 million,
prior to deducting the underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. In addition, the Company granted
the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 337,500 shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting
discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments. On June 25, 2024, the Company issued an additional 337,500 shares of common stock
to the underwriters of its IPO for gross proceeds of $ 1.4 million upon full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.
Net proceeds received by the Company from its initial public offering, including the exercise of the over-allotment option, were approximately
$ 9.2 million. The Company also issued to The Benchmark Company, LLC (“Benchmark”), the representative of the underwriters,
and its designees warrants to purchase 129,375 shares.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements include the financial statements of the Company and each of the following subsidiaries as of June 30, 2024.
Name Background Ownership
FLY-E GROUP, INC. ● A Delaware corporation
● Incorporated on November 1, 2022
● A holding company
Parent Company
FLY EV, INC. ● A Delaware corporation
● Incorporated on November 1, 2022
● A holding Company
100% owned by Fly-E Group, Inc.
FLY E-BIKE, INC. ● A Delaware Company
● Incorporated on August 22, 2022
● A holding Company
100% owned by Fly-E Group, Inc.
UNIVERSE KING CORP ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on November 19, 2018
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
UFOTS CORP. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on May 2, 2019
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
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ARFY CORP. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on April 29, 2020
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
TKPGO CORP. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on July 3, 2018
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYFLS INC ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on October 13, 2020
● A retail store and corporate office
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLY37 INC ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on October 14, 2020
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FIYET INC ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on November 12, 2020
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLY GC INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on November 13, 2020
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLY MHT INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on December 15, 2020
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYAM INC ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on February 19, 2021
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
OFLYO INC ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on March 29, 2021
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYEBIKE INC ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on March 30, 2021
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYCLB INC ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on April 15, 2021
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
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FLYEBIKE NJ INC ● A New Jersey corporation
● Incorporated on June 8, 2021
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
ESEBIKE INC ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on October 13, 2021
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYEBIKEMIAMI INC ● A Florida corporation
● Incorporated on June 30, 2021
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
GOFLY INC ● A Texas corporation
● Incorporated on July 23, 2021
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLY14 CORP. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on September 15, 2021
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
EDISONEBIKE INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on October 13, 2021
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYTRON INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on November 9, 2021
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYCYCLE INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on January 10, 2022
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYNJ2 INC. ● A New Jersey corporation
● Incorporated on February 10, 2022
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
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FLYBWY INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on March 2, 2022
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYCORONA INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on March 9, 2022
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
MEEBIKE ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on March 25, 2022
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLY6AVE, INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on April 16, 2022
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLY E BIKE NJ3, INC ● A New Jersey corporation
● Incorporated on July 18, 2022
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYEBIKE BROOKLYN, INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on November 2, 2022
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLY E-BIKE SAN ANTONIO INC ● A Texas corporation
● Incorporated on January 1, 2023
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYEBIKE WORLD INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on February 27, 2023
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLY DELIVERY INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on March 2, 2023
● A delivery store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYEBIKE MIAMI2 INC. ● A Florida corporation
● Incorporated on April 13, 2023
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYDC INC. ● A Washington, DC corporation
● Incorporated on May 31, 2023
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
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FLYMHT659 INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on June 2, 2023
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYBX745 INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on June 15, 2023
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYJH8509 INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on August 30, 2023
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYBX2381 INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on August 30, 2023
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYNJ4 INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on October 4, 2023
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYTORONTO Corp. ● A Toronto corporation
● Incorporated on October 18, 2023
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FLYLA INC. ● A California corporation
● Incorporated on December 1, 2023
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
FWMOTOR INC. ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on April 3, 2024
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
DCMOTOR INC. ● A Maryland corporation
● Incorporated on April 9, 2024
● A retail store
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
AOFL LLC ● A New York corporation
● Incorporated on June 25, 2024
● A holding company
100% owned by Fly E-Bike, Inc.
Liquidity
As of June 30, 2024, the Company had working capital
of approximately $ 7.7 million and cash of approximately $ 4.5 million. The Company had net loss of approximately $ 0.2 million and
net income of approximately $ 0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. On June 7, 2024, the
Company closed the IPO of 2,250,000 shares of the common stock at the price of $ 4.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds to the Company
of $ 7.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. On June 25, 2024, the Company sold an additional
337,500 shares of common stock to the underwriters of the IPO for gross proceeds of $ 1.4 million upon full exercise of the underwriters’
over-allotment option and received net proceeds of approximately $ 1.2 million. The management plans to increase the Company’s
revenue by strengthening its sales force, providing attractive sales incentive programs, and increasing marketing and promotion activities.
The working capital requirements are affected by the efficiency of operations and depend on the Company’s ability to increase its
revenue. The Company anticipates that it will continue to generate net income for the foreseeable future and believes that its cash on
hand and operating cash flows will be sufficient to fund its operations over at least the next 12 months from the date of issuance
of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (the
“U.S. GAAP”) and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contemplate the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the
normal course of business. The realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business are dependent
on, among other things, the Company’s ability to operate profitably, to generate cash flows from operations, and its ability to
attract investors and to borrow funds on reasonable economic terms. The results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2024
are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year ending March 31,
2025. Accordingly, these statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and note thereto
as of and for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
(b) Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries over which the Company exercises control and, when applicable,
entities for which the Company has a controlling financial interest. All transactions and balances among the Company and its subsidiaries
have been eliminated upon consolidation.
(c) Segment Information
The Company’s chief operating decision-makers
(i.e., chief executive officer and his direct reports) review financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by
disaggregated information about revenues by different revenues streams for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance.
The Company and its subsidiaries offer E-bikes, E-motorcycles, E-scooters and other items and services in its stores. The Company’s
retail operating divisions are geographically based, have similar economic characteristics and similar expected long-term financial performance.
Because substantially all of the Company’s long-lived assets and revenues are located in and derived from the U.S., geographical
segments are not presented. The Company’s operating segments are reported in one reportable segment. There are no segment managers
who are held accountable for operations, operating results and plans for levels or components below the consolidated unit level. Based
on qualitative and quantitative criteria established by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, “Segment Reporting”,
the Company considers itself to be operating within one reportable segment.
(d) Use of Estimates
In the application of the Company’s accounting
policies, management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that
are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors
that are considered relevant. Significant accounting estimates include, but not limited to, useful lives of depreciable property and equipment,
impairment of long-lived assets, the realization of deferred income tax assets, allowance for inventories, and discount rate for operating
leases. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and as such,
differences may be material to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
(e) Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Company
is subject to loss contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of its business, which cover a wide range of matters,
including, among others, government investigations, shareholder lawsuits, and non-income tax matters.
An accrual for a loss contingency is recognized
when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. If a potential material loss
contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability,
together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, is disclosed.
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(f) Cash
Cash consists of cash on hand and cash deposited with banks. The Company’s
cash is maintained at financial institutions in the U.S. Deposits in these financial institutions may, from time to time, exceed
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (the “FDIC”) federally insured limit, which is $ 250,000 . The Company has
not incurred any losses in the past for amount over the FDIC limits. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, $ 2.5 million and nil
cash deposited with banks was uninsured, respectively.
(g) Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable includes trade account due from
customers. Accounts receivable is recorded at the invoiced amount less an allowance for any uncollectible accounts and does not bear interest,
which is due after 30 to 90 days, depending on the credit term with the customers. Accounts receivable which is deemed
to be uncollectible is charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery
is considered remote.
On April 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13,
“Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement on Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, including
certain subsequent amendments, transitional guidance and other interpretive guidance within ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04, ASU 2019-05, ASU
2019-11, ASU 2020-02 and ASU 2020-03 (collectively, including ASU 2016-13, “ASC 326”). ASC 326 introduces an approach based
on expected losses to estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts, replacing the previous incurred loss impairment model, which makes
allowances when there is substantial doubt as to the collectability and a loss is determined to be probable.
The Company adopt the current expected credit
loss model (“CECL model”) to estimate the expected credit losses, which is determined by multiplying the probability of default.
In determining the probability of default, the Company mainly considers factors such as aging schedule of receivables, migration rate
of receivables, assessment of receivables due from specific identifiable counterparties that are considered at risk or uncollectible,
current market conditions, as well as reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. The Company concludes that there
is no impact over the initial adoption of CECL model, which should be treated as cumulative-effect adjustment on retained earnings as
of March 31, 2023.
There was nil and nil provision of allowance for credit losses as of
June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
(h) Inventories, Net
Inventories, consisting of products available
for sale, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value using the first-in-first-out method. Adjustments to the carrying value
are recorded for estimated obsolescence or excess inventory equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated net
realizable value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. Inventory cost consists of the direct cost of merchandise
including freight. For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the impairment loss was $ 176,072 and $ 153,625 , respectively.
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(i) Prepayments and Other Receivables
Prepayments and other receivables are mainly prepayments
to vendors, prepaid expenses paid to service providers, prepaid taxes, advances to employees, and other deposits. Management regularly
reviews the aging of such balances and changes in payment and realization trends and records allowances when management believes that
the collection of amounts due is at risk. Accounts considered uncollectable are written off against allowances after exhaustive efforts
at collection are made. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, no allowance against prepayments and other receivables was recorded.
(j) Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation
and any recorded impairment.
The estimated useful lives are as follows:
Machinery and equipment
5 years
Furniture and fixtures
5 years
Leasehold improvements
3 – 10 years (shorter of lease term or useful lives)
Motor vehicles
5 years
Depreciation on property and equipment is calculated
on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets sold
or otherwise retired are eliminated from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the consolidated statements of operations. Expenditures
for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred, while additions, renewals, and betterments, which are expected to extend
the useful life of assets, are capitalized. The Company also re-evaluates the periods of depreciation to determine whether subsequent
events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives.
Construction in progress
Direct costs that are related to the construction
of property, equipment and software and incurred in connection with bringing the assets to their intended use are capitalized as construction
in progress. Construction in progress is transferred to specific property, equipment and software items and the depreciation of these
assets commences when the assets are ready for their intended use. In December 2023, the Company engaged DF Technology US Inc (“DFT”),
a related party, for certain technology services, such as enterprise resource planning system (“ERP system”). As of June 30,
2024 and March 31, 2024, construction in progress was $ 500,000 and $ 275,000 , respectively, and primarily relating to the cost
incurred to develop the software by DFT.
(k) Definite-Lived Intangible Assets
The Company owns property rights of certain technologies
and designs that relate to the Underwriter Laboratories certificates issued for its products. The Company capitalizes the costs associated
with design, development, acquisition and maintenance of its acquired property rights and amortizes these assets over their remaining
useful lives on a straight-line basis. Any further payments made to maintain or develop the property rights would be capitalized and amortized
over the balance of the useful life for the property rights. The estimated useful life and amortization method are reviewed at the end
of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in the estimate being accounted for on a prospective basis.
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The estimated useful lives of intangibles assets
are as follows:
Property rights
5 - 20 years
(l) Impairment of Long-lived Assets
At the end of each reporting period, the Company
reviews the carrying amounts of its property, plant and equipment, intangible assets subject to amortization, and right-of-use assets,
to determine whether there is any indication that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company assesses the recoverability
of the assets based on the undiscounted future cash flows the assets are expected to generate and recognize an impairment loss when estimated
undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset plus net proceeds expected from disposition of the asset,
if any, are less than the carrying value of the asset. If an impairment is identified, the Company will reduce the carrying amount of
the asset to its estimated fair value based on a discounted cash flows approach or, when available and appropriate, to comparable market
values. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, no impairment of long-lived assets was recognized.
(m) Deferred IPO Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of
FASB ASC Topic 340-10-S99-1, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs — SEC Materials” (“ASC 340-10-S99”)
and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering”. Deferred IPO costs consist of underwriting, legal,
accounting and other professional expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the initial public offering
of the Company and that will be charged to additional paid in capital upon the completion of the offering. Total deferred
offering cost of $ 502,198 reclassed to additional paid-in-capital upon IPO.
(n) Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would
be received for an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
Valuation techniques maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. When determining the fair value
measurements for assets and liabilities, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and
consider assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. The following summarizes the three levels
of inputs required to measure fair value, of which the first two are considered observable and the third is considered unobservable:
Level-1
—
Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level-2
—
Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Level-3
—
Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
The fair value for certain assets and liabilities
such as cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, prepayments and other current assets, short-term loans, accounts payable, contract
liabilities, accrued expenses and other payables, and tax payables have been determined to approximate carrying amounts due to the short
maturities of these instruments. The Company believes that its long-term loan to a third party approximates the fair value based on current
yields for debt instruments with similar terms. The Company and its subsidiaries did not have any non-financial assets or liabilities
that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024.
(o) Revenue Recognition
The Company follows the revenue accounting requirements
of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle underlying
the revenue recognition of this ASC allows the Company to recognize revenue that represents the transfer of products and services to customers
in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in such exchange. This will require the Company
to identify contractual performance obligations and determine whether revenue should be recognized at a point in time or over time, based
on when control of products and services transfers to a customer.
To achieve that core principle, the Company applies
a five-step model to recognize revenue from customer contracts. The five-step model requires that the Company (i) identify the contract
with the customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, including
variable consideration to the extent that it is probable that a significant future reversal will not occur, (iv) allocate the transaction
price to the respective performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies the
performance obligation.
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Product revenue — Performance obligation satisfied
at point in time
The Company generates substantially all its revenues
from sales of products such as smart E-bikes, E-motorcycles, E-scooters and accessories to the retail and wholesale customers through
its wholly owned subsidiaries stores. In accordance with ASC 606, the Company’s performance obligations are satisfied upon
the control of products being passed to the customer, which is the point in time that the customers are able to direct the use of and
obtain substantially all of the economic benefit of the products or services. The transfer of control typically occurs at a point in time
based on consideration of when the customer has an obligation to pay for the products, and physical possession of, legal title to, and
the risks and rewards of ownership of the products have been transferred, and the customer has accepted the products. Revenue is recognized
net of estimates of variable consideration, including product returns, customer discounts and allowance. which occurs at the point of
sale, or the services have been rendered. Historically, the Company has not experienced any significant returns nor provided significant
customer discounts.
The Company offers an assurance-type warranty
to its customers. An assurance-type warranty guarantees that the product will perform as promised and is not a performance obligation.
This type of warranty promises to repair or replace a delivered good or service if it does not perform as expected. Since an assurance-type
warranty guarantees the functionality of a product, the warranty is not accounted for as a separate performance obligation, and thus no
transaction price is allocated to it. Rather, to account for an assurance-type warranty the vendor should estimate and accrue a warranty
liability when the promised good or service is delivered to the customer (see ASC 460-10).
Since the contract price and term are fixed and
enforceable, and an assurance-type warranty guarantees the functionality of a product, and the warranty is not accounted for as a separate
performance obligation, no transaction price is allocated to it. The Company recognizes sales in full at the point in time when the products
are delivered or accepted by the customers, in accordance with the acceptance term specified in the contract. The Company records estimated
future warranty costs under ASC 460. Such estimated costs for warranties are estimated at the time of delivery and these warranties
are not service warranties separately sold by the Company. Generally, the estimated claim rates of warranty are based on actual warranty
experience or the Company’s best estimate. The Company accrued $ 16,452 and $ 27,714 of warranty reserves under accrued expenses and
other payables as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively. The Company has no contract assets and contract liabilities
balances as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
Disaggregated information of revenues by business lines are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
2024
2023
Revenues-retail
$ 6,870,418
$ 6,168,173
Revenues-wholesale
1,003,008
1,674,173
Net revenues
$ 7,873,426
$ 7,842,346
(p) Selling Expenses
Selling expenses mainly consist of advertising
costs, marketing referring expenses and payroll and related expenses for personnel engaged in selling and marketing activities. Advertising
expenses, which consist primarily of online and offline advertisements, are expenses when the services are received. The advertising expenses
were $ 68,519 and $ 11,727 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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(q) Software Development Costs
ASC Topic 985-20, Software — Costs
of Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Marketed, requires companies to expense software development costs as they incur them until technological
feasibility has been established, at which time those costs are capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers.
The development of the Fly E-Bike app is still in its preliminary stage and the development of core functions has not yet been completed.
As a result, the Company expensed the development costs of the Fly E-Bike app as they incurred. For the three months ended June 30, 2024
and 2023, development costs amounted to $ 145,582 and nil , respectively, which were recorded under general and administrative expenses.
(r) Income Taxes
Current income taxes are provided based on net
income/(loss) for financial reporting purposes and adjusted for income and expense items which are not assessable or deductible for income
tax purposes, in accordance with the regulations of the relevant tax jurisdictions.
Deferred taxes are accounted for using the asset
and liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities
in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax
profit. In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets (the “DTAs”)
are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences
can be utilized.
Deferred tax is calculated using tax rates that
are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized, or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the
income statement, except when it is related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt
with in equity. DTAs are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion
or all the DTAs will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities.
An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit
only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination
being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 % likely of being realized
on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties and interest
incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. The tax returns filed in 2018
to 2023 are subject to examination by any appropriate tax authorities. For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company
accrued $ 60,076 and $ 43,172 income tax related penalty included in taxes payable in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets,
respectively.
(s) Leases
The Company accounts for leases in accordance
with ASC 842. The Company leases premises for offices, warehouses, and retail stores under non-cancellable operating leases.
The Company recognizes right-of-use assets and
lease liabilities for all leases at the commencement date of a lease, except for short-term leases and low-value asset leases accounted
for applying a recognition exemption where lease payments are recognized as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. Leases
with an initial term of 12 months or less are short-term leases and not recognized as operating lease right-of-use assets and operating
lease liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognizes lease expense for short-term leases on
a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Right-of-use assets are initially measured at
cost, which comprises the initial measurement of lease liabilities adjusted for lease payments made at or before the commencement date,
plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs needed to restore the underlying assets, and less any lease incentives
received. Right-of-use assets are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses and adjusted for any
remeasurement of the lease liabilities. Right-of-use assets are presented on a separate line in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance
sheets.
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Right-of-use assets are depreciated using the
straight-line method from the commencement dates to the earlier of the end of the useful lives of the right-of-use assets or the end of
the lease terms.
Lease liabilities are initially measured at the
present value of the lease payments, which comprise fixed payments, in-substance fixed payments, variable lease payments which depend
on an index or a rate. The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in a lease if that rate can be readily determined.
If that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company uses the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate. Subsequently, lease liabilities
are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense recognized over the lease terms. When there
is a change in a lease term or a change in future lease payments resulting from a change in an index or a rate used to determine those
payments, the Company remeasures the lease liabilities with a corresponding adjustment to the right-of-use-assets. However, if the carrying
amount of the right-of-use assets is reduced to zero , any remaining amount of the remeasurement is recognized in profit or loss. Lease
liabilities are presented on a separate line in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Variable lease payments that do not depend on
an index or a rate are recognized as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.
(t) Concentration Risk
Concentration of customers and suppliers
No customers individually represented greater
than 10% of total net revenues of the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company’s top two
suppliers represented 41 % and 38 % of total purchases of the Company, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company’s
top three suppliers represented 33 %, 18 % and 12 % of total purchases of the Company, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, one supplier
accounted for 63 % of accounts payable balance. As of March 31, 2024, three suppliers accounted for 31 %, 26 %, and 23 % of accounts
payable balance, respectively.
Concentration of credit risk
Financial instruments that are potentially subject
to credit risk consist principally of accounts receivable. The Company believes the concentration of credit risk in its account receivable
is substantially mitigated by its ongoing credit evaluation process and relatively short collection terms. The Company does not generally
require collateral from customers. The Company evaluates the need for an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding
the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and other information. Historically, the Company did not have any bad debt on
its account receivable.
Financial instruments that potentially expose
the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, term deposits, restricted cash, short-term
investments, and accounts receivable, net. The Company’s investment policy requires cash and cash equivalents, term deposits, restricted
cash, and short-term investments to be placed with high-quality financial institutions and to limit the amount of credit risk from any
one issuer. The Company regularly evaluates the credit standing of the counterparties or financial institutions.
(u) Related Parties
A related party is generally defined as (i) any
person and or their immediate family hold 10% or more of the Company’s securities (ii) the Company’s management and/or
their immediate family, (iii) someone that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the
Company, or (iv) anyone who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered
to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. Related parties may be
individuals or corporate entities. Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s length
basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related
parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s
length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.
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(v) Earnings Per Share
The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”)
in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share”. ASC 260 requires companies to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic
EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted average common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS presents the dilutive
effect on a per share basis of the potential common stock (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 shares of common stock 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.
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company had potential
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Representative’s Warrants. As the Company incurred losses for the three
months ended June 30, 2024, these potential shares of common stock were anti-dilutive and excluded from the calculation of diluted net
loss per share. For the three months ended June 30, 2023, there were no dilutive shares.
(w) Foreign Currencies Translation
Transactions denominated in currencies other than
the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency
using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the statement of operations.
The reporting currency of the Company is United States Dollar ($). The Company’s subsidiary in Canada maintains its books and
records in its local currency, Canadian dollar (CAD), which is the functional currency for this subsidiary as it is the primary currency
of the economic environment in which this entity operates.
In general, for consolidation purposes, assets
and liabilities of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not United States Dollar are translated into United States Dollar
in accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “Translation of Financial Statement”, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet
date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation
of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within
the statement of stockholders’ equity.
(x) Representative’s Warrants
Upon the closing of IPO in June 2024, the Company
issued to Benchmark the representative of the underwriters warrants (the “Representative’s Warrants”) for 129,375 shares
of common stock, which are also exercisable on a cashless basis. The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified
instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815, Derivatives
and Hedging. The Company accounts for its warrants as equity that meet all of the criteria (i) require physical settlement or net-share
settlement or (ii) give the Company a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in its own shares (physical settlement or net-share
settlement), the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance and subsequent
changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the warrants continue to be classified as equity.
(y) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company considers the applicability and impact
of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued. Under
the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (the “JOBS Act”), the Company meets the definition of
an emerging growth company and has elected the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, which
delays the adoption of these accounting standards until they would apply to private companies.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07,
“Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” This guidance requires a public entity to
disclose for each reportable segment, on an interim and annual basis, the significant expense categories and amounts that are regularly
provided to the chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) and included in each reported measure of a segment’s profit
or loss. Additionally, it requires a public entity to disclose the title and position of the individual or the name of the group or committee
identified as the CODM. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted and the guidance should be applied retrospectively to all periods
presented in the financial statements, unless it is impracticable. The Company plans to adopt the provisions of this guidance in conjunction
with its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09,
“Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” This guidance requires a public entity to disclose in
their rate reconciliation table additional categories of information about federal, state and foreign income taxes and to provide more
details about the reconciling items in some categories if the items meet a quantitative threshold. The guidance also requires all entities
to disclose annually income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal (national), state and foreign taxes and to disaggregate
the information by jurisdiction based on a quantitative threshold. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December
15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted, and this guidance should be applied prospectively but there is the option to apply it retrospectively.
The Company plans to adopt the provisions of this guidance in conjunction with its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.
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Except as mentioned above, the Company does not
believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s
unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and comprehensive income and statements of cash flows.
3 — INVENTORIES, NET
Inventories, net consisted of the following:
June 30,
2024
March 31,
2024
Batteries
$ 1,185,526
$ 1,009,228
Electric Vehicles
3,113,685
2,634,643
Tires
720,045
687,927
Accessories
1,627,990
1,546,283
Inventories
6,647,246
5,878,081
Inventory reserves
( 558,163 )
( 514,021 )
Inventories, net
$ 6,089,083
$ 5,364,060
Movements of inventory reserves are as follows:
June 30,
2024
June 30,
2023
Beginning balance
$ 514,021
$ 431,363
Addition
176,072
153,625
Write off
( 131,929 )
( 216,450 )
Ending Balance
$ 558,163
$ 368,537
As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the
inventory allowance balance was $ 558,163 and $ 514,021 , respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the impairment
loss was $ 176,072 and $ 153,625 , respectively.
4 — PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Prepayments and other current assets as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024
consisted of the following:
June 30,
2024
March 31,
2024
Prepaid rent
$ 223,631
$ 179,792
Prepayments to vendors
1,818,410
143,018
Prepaid iCloud Server
1,747
1,747
Prepaid insurance
311,633
237,207
Prepayments to other service providers
298,775
26,896
Total Prepayment and Other Receivables
$ 2,654,196
$ 588,660
As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the prepayments to vendors
were $ 1.8 million and $ 0.1 million, respectively. The increase in prepayments to vendors was primarily due to the Company’s anticipation
of future sales growth and rental services. The Company plans to purchase more E-vehicles related accessories from overseas
vendors to support the expansion of retail and rental markets. These prepayment to vendors are expected to be settled by the end of August
2024.
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5 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property and equipment as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024
consisted of the following:
June 30,
2024
March 31,
2024
Furniture & Fixtures
$ 458,186
$ 400,558
Machinery & Equipment
178,581
212,317
Automobile
355,890
306,607
Leasehold improvements
1,030,220
976,870
Construction in progress-Software
500,000
275,000
Property and Equipment
2,522,877
2,171,352
Less: Accumulated depreciation
( 511,382 )
( 416,330 )
Property and Equipment, net
$ 2,011,495
$ 1,755,022
For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the depreciation
expenses were $ 95,051 and $ 63,668 , respectively.
In December 2023, the Company engaged DFT, a related party, for
certain technology services, such as ERP system and in July 2024, the Company engaged DFT for a new APP, GO FLY APP, for the upcoming
rental business. The total contract price for the ERP system is $ 2,500,000 and the contract price for the GO FLY APP is $ 500,000 , subject
to adjustments. As of June 30, 2024, the Company paid $ 2,554,000 to DFT including the prepayment for both ERP system and GO FLY APP. The
final delivery of the ERP system is scheduled for May 10, 2025, subject to adjustments mutually agreed upon by the parties in response
to any changes in project scope or unforeseen delays. The final delivery of GO FLY APP is scheduled for September 5, 2024, subject to
adjustments mutually agreed upon by the parties in response to any changes in project scope or unforeseen delays. As of June 30, 2024
and March 31, 2024, construction in progress was $ 500,000 and $ 275,000 , respectively, and primarily relating to the cost incurred to develop
the software from DFT. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the Company had a prepayment of $ 2,054,000 and $ 1,279,000 , respectively,
to DFT (see Note 13 – Long-term prepayment for software development – related parties, net).
6 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Intangible assets as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024 consisted
of the following:
June 30,
2024
March 31,
2024
Property rights
$ 38,032
$ 38,032
Total Intangible assets
38,032
38,032
Less: Accumulated Amortization
( 2,599 )
( 1,648 )
Intangible assets, net
$ 35,433
$ 36,384
For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the
amortization expenses were $ 951 and nil , respectively.
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7 — ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES
June 30,
2024
March 31,
2024
Accrued payroll
$ 9,213
$ 121,120
Advances from customers
32,011
25,099
Advances from IGH Holding Inc
49,000
49,000
Accrued warranty
16,452
27,714
Payroll tax and sales tax payable
188,653
245,226
Accrued store expenses
35,327
21,975
Accrued IPO offering cost
—
225,000
Accrued freight in cost
91,442
107,255
Accrued professional fee
—
103,000
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
$ 422,098
$ 925,389
8 — LOAN PAYABLE
A summary of the Company’s loans is listed as follows:
Lender Due Date June 30,
2024 March 31,
2024
Chase Bank (i) October 25, 2027 166,092 176,366
Chase Bank (ii) January 12, 2028 53,511 56,580
Chase Bank (vii) September 28, 2028 211,483 221,197
Leaf Capital Funding, LLC (iii) September 30, 2027 43,876 46,856
Sinoelite Corp (iv) April 03, 2024 —
100,000
Automobile Loan – Honda (v) June 25, 2027 26,745 28,833
Bank of Hope (vi) September 15, 2024 391,227 391,227
Bank of Hope (vi) September 22, 2024 400,000 400,000
Bank of Hope (vi) December 12, 2024 205,000 205,000
Total loan payables 1,497,934 1,626,059
Current portion of loan payables ( 1,116,044 ) ( 1,213,242 )
Long-term loan payables $ 381,890 $ 412,817
(i) On October 25, 2022, the Company’s subsidiary, Universe
King Corp. obtained a five-year long-term loan of $ 230,000 from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. with an annual interest rate of 10.35 %. Mr. Ke
Zhang, the Company’s Chief Human Resource Officer, provided a guarantee on this loan. To secure payment and performance of the
liabilities, Universe King Corp. pledged to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a continuing security interest in all of its right, title and
interest in all of its properties, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired and whether now existing or hereafter arising. On August
9, 2024, the Company paid off this loan in full.
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(ii) On January 12, 2023, the Company’s subsidiary, Arfy Corp. obtained a five-year long-term loan of $ 70,000 from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. with an annual interest rate of 9.8 %. Mr. Tong Chen, an original stockholder of the Company, provided a guarantee on this loan. To secure payment and performance of the liabilities, Arfy Corp. pledged to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a continuing security interest in all of its right, title and interest in all of its properties, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired and whether now existing or hereafter arising. On August 9, 2024, the Company paid off this loan in full.
(iii) On August 24, 2022, Universe King Corp. obtained a five-year long-term
loan of $ 63,674 from Leaf Capital Funding, LLC with an annual interest rate of 7.0 %. The collateral provided included the Fuso trucks,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired by Universe King Corp., and together with all accessories, accessions, attachments thereto, and
all other substitutions, renewals, replacements and improvements and all proceeds of the foregoing. From July 1 to August 14, 2024,
the Company paid $2,523 on principal and interest of the loan. As of June 30, 2024, the outstanding balance is $ 43,876 .
(iv) On January 3, 2023, Fly
E-Bike, Inc. obtained a one-year and three-month long-term loan of $ 100,000 from Sinoelite Corp with no interest. On April 25, 2024,
the Company paid off this loan in full.
(v) On June 12, 2023, Flyebikemiami Inc obtained a four-year long-term loan of $ 34,974 from AutoNation Honda Miami Lakes with an annual interest rate of 3.98 %. The collateral provided was the Honda vehicle purchased by Flyebikemiami Inc. From July 1 to August 14, 2024, the Company paid $1,579 on principal and interest of the loan. As of June 30, 2024, the outstanding balance is $ 26,745 .
(vi) On September 20, 2023,
Fly-E Group, Inc obtained a line of credit of $ 1,000,000 from Bank of Hope with a floating annual interest rate, currently at 8.5 %. On
the same date, the Company withdrew $ 391,226 from Bank of Hope to pay off the loan balance with Flushing Bank as of September 15,
2023. On September 22, 2023 and December 12, 2023, the Company withdrew $ 400,000 and $ 205,000 , respectively, from Bank of Hope
to support its business operations. Mr. Zhou Ou, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Ke Zhang, the Company’s
Chief Human Resource Officer, provided a guarantee on this loan. To secure payment and performance of the liabilities, Fly-E Group pledged
to Bank of Hope the following items: inventory, chattel paper, accounts, equipment, and general intangibles of first 29 incorporated
subsidiaries of the Company. On August 9, 2024, the Company paid off this loan in full.
(vii) On October 2, 2023, the
Company’s subsidiary, Fly14 Corp. obtained a five-year long-term loan of $ 240,000 from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. with an annual
interest rate of 10.40 %. To secure payment and performance of the liabilities, Fly14 Corp. pledged to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a continuing
security interest in all of its right, title and interest in all of its properties, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired and whether
now existing or hereafter arising. On August 9, 2024, the Company paid off this loan in full.
For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and
2023, the total interest expenses on the Company’s outstanding loans amounted to $ 68,082 and $ 32,623 , respectively.
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9 — STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
Prior to the effectiveness of the stock split
discussed below, the Company was authorized to issue 400 shares of common stock having a par value of $ 0.01 per share and 40 shares of
preferred stock having a par value of $ 0.01 per share. There were 200 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding prior to the
effectiveness of the stock split.
On March 27, 2024, the Company’s board of
directors approved a 1-for-110,000 stock split of the Company’s capital stock. The stock split became effective on April 2, 2024.
The par value of the Company’s common stock remained unchanged at $ 0.01 per share, and the number of authorized shares of the Company’s
capital stock was increased from 440 to 48,400,000 , with the number of authorized shares of common stock and preferred stock being increased
from 400 to 44,000,000 and from 40 to 4,400,000 , respectively.
On June 7, 2024, the Company completed its initial
public offering and issued 2,250,000 shares of common stock, at a price of $ 4.00 per share. The gross proceeds of the offering were $ 9.0
million, prior to deducting the underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. In addition, the Company
granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 337,500 shares of common stock at the initial public offering price,
less underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments. On June 25, 2024, the Company issued an additional 337,500 shares
of common stock to the underwriters for gross proceeds of $ 1.4 million upon full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.
Net proceeds received by the Company from the initial public offering, including the exercise of over-allotment option, were approximately
$ 9.2 million.
Upon the closing of IPO offering in June 2024,
the Company issued to Benchmark the representative of the underwriters warrants to purchase 129,375 shares of common stock. The Representative’s
Warrants have an exercise price equal to $ 4.00 per share and are exercisable until the date on June 7, 2029, after the date of commencement
on December 7, 2024. The Representative’s Warrants are also exercisable on a cashless basis. As the Representative's Warrants are considered indexed to the Company’s
own stock and meet the criteria for equity classification according to ASC :815-40, the Representative warrants are classified as equity.
The fair value of the warrant, using the Black-Scholes
Model on the date of issuance was $ 274,472 . The key inputs into the Black-Scholes Model variables were as follows at measurement
date:
June 7,
2024
Stock price
$ 4.00
Risk-free interest rate
4.46 %
Volatility
56.52 %
Exercise price
$ 4.00
Dividend yield
$ 0
As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the subscription
receivable represents the unpaid capital contribution of $ 219,998 by the stockholders.
During the three months ended June 30, 2023,
Mr. Ou paid certain vendors of the Company to settle certain accounts payable balance on behalf the Company. On June 30, 2023,
the Company transferred $ 2.26 million, a portion of the accounts payable balance, along with a cash contribution of $ 0.14 million
from Mr. Zhou Ou as capital contribution (see Note 13). As of June 30, 2023, a total of $ 2.4 million were transferred and
recorded as capital contribution (see Note 13).
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10 — INCOME TAX
(a) Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense for the three months ended
June 30, 2024 and 2023 amounted to $ 72,445 and $ 0.3 million, respectively. Significant components of the provision for income taxes
are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
2024
2023
Current
Federal
$ 53,738
$ 15,900
State
46,669
38,000
City
31,669
20,700
Deferred
Federal
( 38,000 )
150,300
State
( 12,000 )
38,400
City
( 9,000 )
20,100
Foreign
( 631 )
—
Total
$ 72,445
$ 283,400
The provision for income taxes is based on the following
pretax income (loss):
For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
2024
2023
U.S.
$ ( 99,838 )
$ 723,843
Canada
( 7,225 )
-
Total
$ ( 107,063 )
$ 723,843
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the
total pre-tax loss was $ 0.1 million, which included $ 0.1 million pre-tax loss in U.S. and $ 7,225 pre-tax loss in Canada. For the three
months ended June 30, 2023, the total pre-tax income was $ 0.72 million all of which was generated in the U.S.
The following table reconciles to the Company’s effective tax
rate:
For the Three Months Ended
June 30
2024
2023
Pre-tax book (loss) income
$ ( 107,063 )
$ 723,843
Federal Statutory rate
21.0 %
21.0 %
State income tax rate, net of federal income tax benefit
( 11.4 )%
7.4 %
City income tax rate, net of federal income tax benefit
( 0.4 )%
4.9 %
Foreign statutory rate
( 0.1 )%
—
Permanent differences
( 76.8 )%
5.7 %
Return to project adjustment
0.1 %
0.2 %
Total
( 67.6 )%
39.2 %
Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment
of income tax are classified as income tax expenses in the period incurred. For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company
accrued $ 60,076 and $ 43,172 income tax related penalty included in taxes payable in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets,
respectively.
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United States
Income tax expense for the three months ended
June 30, 2024 and 2023 amounted to $ 73,076 and $ 0.3 million, respectively.
Significant components of the provision for income
taxes are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
2024
2023
Current
Federal
$ 53,738
$ 15,900
State
46,669
38,000
City
31,669
20,700
Deferred
Federal
( 38,000 )
150,300
State
( 12,000 )
38,400
City
( 9,000 )
20,100
Total
$ 73,076
$ 283,400
Canada
Fly Toronto Corp, a subsidiary of the Company,
was formed under the laws of Canada and conducts its business primarily in Canada.
Income tax benefit for the three months ended
June 30, 2024 and 2023 amounted to $ 631 and nil , respectively. Significant components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
June 30
2024
2023
Current
Federal
$ —
$ —
State
—
—
City
—
—
Deferred
Federal
( 357 )
—
State
( 274 )
—
City
—
—
Total
$ ( 631 )
$ —
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(b) Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)
Net DTAs as of June 30, 2024 and March 31,
2024 amounted to $ 94,298 and $ 35,199 , respectively. Significant components of DTAs (DTLs), net are as follows:
As of
June 30,
2024
As of
March 31,
2024
Net operating loss carry forwards
$ 40,772
$ 40,332
Inventory reserve
198,000
186,000
Lease liability
5,758,000
5,810,000
Less: Valuation allowance
—
—
Total deferred tax assets (DTAs)
$ 5,996,772
$ 6,036,332
Accumulated depreciation
( 494,474 )
( 482,133 )
ROU asset
( 5,408,000 )
( 5,519,000 )
Total deferred tax liabilities (DTLs)
( 5,902,474 )
( 6,001,133 )
Total deferred tax assets, net
$ 94,298
$ 35,199
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) – U.S., net
$ 54,000
$ ( 5,000 )
Deferred tax assets – Canada, net
$ 40,298
40,199
As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the Company had approximately
$ 6.0 million and $ 6.0 million, respectively, in the DTAs, which respectively included approximately $ 40,772 and $ 40,332
related to net operating loss carryforwards that can be used to offset taxable income in future periods, $ 5.8 million and $ 5.8 million
related to lease liability, and $ 0.2 million and $ 0.2 million related to inventory allowance.
As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the
Company had approximately $ 5.9 million and $ 6.0 million, respectively, which included $ 0.5 million and $ 0.5 million, respectively,
in the DTLs that related to accumulated depreciation and $ 5.4 million and $ 5.5 million related to ROU asset.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized
for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31,
2024, the Company recorded approximately $ 40,298 and $ 40,199 , respectively, in the net DTAs. The tax losses in Canada can be carried forward
for twenty years to offset future taxable profit. The tax losses of entities in Canada will begin to expire in 2044, if not utilized.
As of June 30, 2024, management considered it more likely than not that the Company will have sufficient taxable income in the future
that will allow the Company to realize these net DTAs.
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the
Company’s pre-tax book loss in the U.S. was approximately $ 0.1 million and for the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company’s
pre-tax book income in the U.S. was approximately $ 0.7 million. In addition, for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the
Company’s pre-tax book loss in Canada was approximately $ 7,225 and nil , respectively.
Uncertain Tax Positions
The Company evaluates each uncertain tax position
(including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measures the unrecognized benefits
associated with the tax positions. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the Company did not have any significant unrecognized
uncertain tax positions.
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11 — LEASES
Effective on April 1, 2019, the Company adopted
Topic 842. At the inception of a contract, the Company determines if the arrangement is, or contains, a lease. The leases of the
Company mainly consisted of offices, retail stores and warehouses.
The Company’s operating right-of-use (“ROU”) assets
and lease liabilities were as follows:
June 30,
2024
March 31,
2024
Operating ROU:
ROU assets
$ 15,757,380
$ 16,000,742
Total operating ROU assets
$ 15,757,380
$ 16,000,742
June 30,
2024
March 31,
2024
Operating lease obligations:
Current operating lease liabilities
$ 3,092,721
$ 2,852,744
Non-current operating lease liabilities
13,675,379
13,986,879
Total lease liabilities
$ 16,768,100
$ 16,839,623
The Company had 40 and 38 leases as of June 30, 2024 and March 31,
2024, respectively.
The weighted average lease term, discount rates,
and remaining lease terms for the operating leases as of June 30, 2024 were as follows:
Remaining lease term and discount rate:
Weighted average discount rate 6.5 %
Weighted average remaining lease term (years) 5.29 years
The weighted average lease term, discount rates,
and remaining lease terms for the operating leases as of March 31, 2024 were as follows:
Remaining lease term and discount rate:
Weighted average discount rate 6.4 %
Weighted average remaining lease term (years) 5.51 years
The Company leases its offices, warehouse, and retail stores under
non-cancellable operating lease agreements. Lease expenses were $ 1.12 million, including $ 0.29 million cost of goods-occupancy
cost, $ 0.73 million rent expense in selling expense, and $ 0.10 million rent expense in general and administrative expense for
the three months ended June 30, 2024. Lease expenses were $ 0.75 million, including $ 0.13 million cost of goods-occupancy cost,
$ 0.52 million rent expense in selling expense, and $ 0.10 million rent expense in general and administrative expense for the
three months ended June 30, 2023.
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As of June 30, 2024, future minimum lease liabilities,
all under office and facilities non-cancellable operating lease agreements, were as follows:
As of June 30, 2024
Operating Lease
Liabilities
2025
$ 4,064,624
2026
3,891,738
2027
3,777,003
2028
3,230,748
2029
2,404,706
Thereafter
2,524,939
Total lease payments
19,893,758
Less: interest
( 3,125,658 )
Present value of lease liabilities
$ 16,768,100
12 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
The Company has not entered any off-balance sheet
financial guarantees or other off-balance sheet commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. The Company has
not entered any derivative contracts that are indexed to its shares and classified as shareholder’s equity or that are not reflected
in its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, the Company does not have any retained or contingent interest
in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. The Company
does not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to
itself or engages in leasing, hedging or product development services with itself. As of June 30, 2024, the remaining commitment amount
for the purchase of office property is $ 3,024,300 , including a $ 10,704 closing fee. The Company paid $ 1,235,004 , which includes the $ 10,704
closing fee, and mortgaged the remaining $ 1,800,000 at an annual interest rate of 6.5 % for a term of 12 months on August 12, 2024.
Contingencies
Legal
From time to time, the Company is a party to certain
legal proceedings, as well as certain asserted and unasserted claims. Amounts accrued, as well as the total amount of reasonably possible
losses with respect to such matters, individually and in the aggregate, are not deemed to be material to the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
The Company’s products and other production
facilities as well as the packaging, storage, distribution, advertising and labeling of its products, are subject to extensive legal and
regulatory requirements. For example, pursuant to the DMV registration requirement, the Company must satisfy the DMV Registration requirements
and conduct required testing for all of its products sold in U.S. Loss of or failure to renew or obtain necessary permits, licenses,
registrations, or certificates could prevent the Company from legally selling its products in the U.S. If the Company were found
to be in violation of applicable laws and regulations, it could be subject to administrative punishment, including fines, injunctions,
recalls or asset seizures, as well as potential criminal sanctions, any of which could have a material adverse effect on its business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects. As of the date hereof, the Company believes it is in compliance with the relevant
regulations in the U.S.
Inflation
Inflationary factors, such as increases in personnel
and overhead costs, could impair the Company’s operating results. Although the Company does not believe that inflation has had a
material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may
have an adverse effect on the Company’s ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and operating expenses as a percentage
of sales revenue if the revenues do not increase with such increased costs.
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13 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
(A) Related party balances
Accounts receivable — related parties
Name of Related Party Relationship Nature June 30,
2024 March 31,
2024
Fly E Bike SRL Zhou Ou (CEO), owns over 50% equity interest of this entity Accounts receivable $ 47,742 $ 326,914
Accounts receivable — related parties $ 47,742 $ 326,914
During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company
received $282,814 from Fly E Bike SRL.
Prepayments and other receivables — related parties
Name of Related Party Relationship Nature June 30,
2024 March 31,
2024
Fly E Bike SRL Zhou Ou (CEO), owns over 50% equity interest of this entity Other receivables $ 162 180,256
PJMG LLC Ruifeng Guo (CFO), owns over 50% equity interest of this entity Prepayments $ 240,000 60,000
Prepayments and other receivables – related parties $ 240,162 $ 60,000
During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the
Company advanced $ 162 to Fly E Bike SRL, a distributor the Company works with and in which Mr. Ou holds over 50 % of the equity interest.
This advance is unsecured, bears no interest and does not have a maturity date. On June 12, 2024, the Company received $ 180,256 from Fly
E Bike SRL. On April 1, 2023, the Company agreed to retain the services of PJMG, a company in which Mr. Guo, the Company’s CFO,
holds over 50 % of the equity interests as a consultant following the completion of its IPO. PJMG was engaged to provide compliance consulting
services related to accounting, finance, and management, as well as to oversee market planning and development, follow-on fundraising,
and investor relationship management . The service fee is $ 45,000 for the first month and from the second month the fees will be $ 15,000 .
To secure these services, the Company prepaid a total of $ 240,000 to PJMG as of June 30, 2024.
Long-term prepayment for software development – related parties,
net
Name of Related Party Relationship Nature June 30,
2024 March 31,
2024
DF Technology US Inc Ruifeng Guo (CFO), owns over 50% equity interest of this entity Long-term prepayment for software development $ 2,054,000 $ 1,279,000
Long-term prepayment for software development — related parties, net $ 2,054,000 $ 1,279,000
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In December 2023, the Company engaged DFT
for certain technology services. Mr. Guo, the Company’s CFO, owns over 50 % of the equity interest in DFT. As
of June 30, 2024, and March 31, 2024, the Company paid $ 2,054,000 and $ 1,279,000 to DFT as prepayment for software development, respectively.
As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, construction in progress was $ 500,000 and $ 275,000 , respectively (see Note 5 – Property
and Equipment).
Other payables — related parties
Name of Related Party Relationship Nature June 30,
2024 (i) March 31, 2024 (i)
Zhou Ou Chairman, CEO of the Company Other payable $ 2,229 $ 92,229
Other Payables-related parties $ 2,229 $ 92,229
(i)
Represents the remaining balance of the advance provided by the related party to the Company’s subsidiaries for the purpose of supporting their business operations.
All of the above payables are unsecured, non-interest
bearing, and due on demand. The Company paid a total of $ 90,000 to and borrowed a total of $ 182,239 from Mr. Zhou Ou during the three
months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(B) Related party transactions
Revenues — related parties
For the Three Months Ended
June 30
Name of Related Party Relationship Nature 2024 2023
Fly E Bike SRL Zhou Ou (CEO), owns over 50% equity interest of this entity Product sales $ 3,642 $ 282,814
Revenues — related parties $ 3,642 $ 282,814
During the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, Fly E Bike SRL,
a distributor the Company works with and in which Mr. Ou holds over 50 % of the equity interest, purchased certain EV products from
the Company in the amount of $ 3,642 and $ 136,565 , respectively.
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(C) Other Related Party Transactions
On March 6, 2021, the Company and DGLG entered into an engagement
letter, pursuant to which the Company engaged DGLG as a consultant to assist the Company in its IPO planning, financing and tax services. Mr. Guo,
the Company’s CFO, is a partner at DGLG. Under the terms of the engagement agreement with DGLG, the Company has agreed to compensate
DGLG for consulting services based on an hourly fee arrangement. DGLG’s consulting fees were $ 225,000 and $ nil for the three months
ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In addition, during the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company paid DGLG a total of
$ 15,600 for tax services rendered by DGLG.
On April 1, 2023, the Company agreed to retain
the services of PJMG, a company in which Mr. Guo, the Company’s CFO, holds over 50 % of the equity interests as a consultant
following the completion of its IPO. To secure these services, the Company prepaid a total of $ 240,000 to PJMG as of June 30, 2024, and
$ 15,000 was expensed as consulting expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2024.
14 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events after June 30, 2024, up
through August 16, 2024, the date at which the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Except for the events
mentioned below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events with material financial impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
On July 16, 2024, the Company began offering rental
services at its store located at 659 10TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY, 10036.
On August 5, 2024, Fly-E Group, Inc obtained a
line of credit of $ 5 million from Peapack-Gladstone Bank with a floating annual interest rate and the current annual interest rate is
8.8 %. On August 5, 2024, the Company withdrew from this line of credit to pay off the outstanding principal and interest of loans from
Bank of Hope in total of $ 1,002,160 and the loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A obtained by Fly14 Corp in total of $ 208,601 . In addition
to the loan repayment to Bank of Hope, the Company withdrew in total $ 215,604 from this line of credit to pay off the following Chase
Bank loans on August 9, 2024:
● $ 162,836 for the loan obtained by Universe King Corp. from
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on October 20, 2022.
● $ 52,768 for the loan obtained by Arfy Corp. from JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A. on January 12, 2023.
On August 12, 2024, the Company withdrew $ 1,235,004
from the above line of credit and paid $ 1,235,004 including the $ 10,704 closing fee to He’s Realty Holdings LLC to purchase office
property and mortgaged the remaining $ 1,800,000 at the rate of 6.5 % per annum for a term of 12 months.
On August 14, 2024, Wuxi Dianmeng Technology Co.,
Ltd. as the borrower, executed a promissory note in favor of the Company, as the lender, under which the borrower received an interest-free
loan of $ 500,000 . Wuxi Dianmeng Technology Co., Ltd is an unrelated third party for the Company. The maturity date will be September
30, 2024.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of our financial
condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in this
Report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from the results discussed
in the forward-looking statements. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”.
Overview
We are an EV company that is principally engaged
in designing, installing and selling E-motorcycles, E-bikes, E-scooters and related accessories under the brand “Fly E-Bike.”
At Fly E-Bike, our commitment is to encourage people to incorporate eco-friendly transportation into their active lifestyles, ultimately
contributing towards building a more environmentally friendly future.
Fly E-Bike was established in 2018 with its first
store opened in New York. Our business has grown rapidly since then and we are now one of the leading providers of E-bikes for food
delivery workers in New York City. As of August 15, 2024, we have 40 stores, including 39 retail stores in the U.S. and one retail
store in Canada. We offer rental services from selected locations. We also operate one online store at flyebike.com, focusing on selling
E-motorcycles, E-bikes and E-scooters, serving customers in the United States. In addition, we plan to open a second online store focusing
on selling gas bikes in the future. We plan to expand our presence in the United States and extend our business into South America
and Europe in the future.
We have a diversified product portfolio that is
designed to satisfy the various demands of our customers and address different urban travel scenarios. Additionally, we aim to refresh
our product offerings continuously to align with evolving market trends. As of August 15, 2024, we offered 21 E-motorcycle products, 21
E-bike products and 34 E-scooter products.
We are currently in the process of developing
a Fly E-Bike app, which is a management service mobile software for our EVs. We aim to design an app that will bring users a comprehensive
intelligent experience to create a safer and more satisfying riding life. The development of the app is still in its preliminary stage.
We have launched a testing version of the app, which is currently unavailable to our customers. In December 2023, the Company engaged
DF Technology US Inc (“DFT”) for certain technology services, for the development of the enterprise resource planning system
(“ERP system”), and in July 2024, the Company engaged DFT to develop a mobile phone application for its renal services, the
GO FLY APP. As of June 30, 2024, the Company paid $2,054,000 to DFT as prepayment for software development.
We source a significant portion of our vehicle
components from China and the United States, and then assemble them into our vehicles in a facility located in Maspeth, New York.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we produced 1,904 E-motorcycles, 2,058 E-bikes and 385 E-scooters at this facility. For
the three months ended June 30, 2024, we produced 1,968 E-motorcycles, 1,513 E-bikes and 524 E-scooters at the same facility.
Recent Developments
Stock Split
In April 2024, we effected a stock split of our
authorized and all issued and outstanding shares of our common stock and preferred stock at a split ratio of 1-for-110,000, where the
par value of the Company’s common stock remained unchanged at $0.01 per share, and the number of authorized shares of the Company’s
capital stock was increased from 440 to 48,400,000, with the number of authorized shares of common stock and preferred stock being increased
from 400 to 44,000,000 and from 40 to 4,400,000, respectively. The issued and outstanding common stock and preferred stock increased
at a split ratio of 1-for-110,000. The share number and related data in this Report has been updated to reflect the stock split referenced
above.
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Initial Public Offering
On June 7, 2024, we sold 2,250,000 shares of
common stock, at a price of $4.00 per share in our IPO. The gross proceeds of the offering were $9.0 million, prior to deducting the
underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. In addition, we granted the underwriters a 30-day option
to purchase an additional 337,500 shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions,
to cover over-allotments. On June 25, 2024, we sold an additional 337,500 shares of common stock to the underwriters of our IPO for gross
proceeds of $1.4 million upon full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Net proceeds received by us from our initial
public offering, including the exercise of the over-allotment option, were approximately $9.2 million. We also issued to
The Benchmark Company, LLC, the representative of the underwriters, and its designees warrants to purchase 129,375 shares.
Rental Services
The Company launched a new rental program to meet
the increasing market demand for safe, UL-certified e-bikes in compliance with New York State regulations. The rental service is now available
in New York City in select Fly E-Bike stores, offering users with a flexible and affordable e-bike rental option featuring the Fly-E
Fly-11 Pro model. The Company is currently developing the GO FLY app, a mobile application designed for its rental services. As part
of FLY-E’s growth strategy, the Company plans to expand the rental service to Miami, Toronto, and Los Angeles shortly.
Impact of COVID-19
The United States Center for Disease Control
announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency ended in May 2023, with the result that the COVID restrictions in the United States
are no longer in effect and restrictions have been terminated worldwide. Although the anti-pandemic policies have been eased in China
since the beginning of 2023, it is uncertain whether the Chinese government will tighten its restrictive policies and measures again
in the future. Furthermore, the lingering impacts of COVID-19 may continue adversely affecting our supply chain, which in turn may materially
and adversely affect our business and results of operations. We rely on a global supply chain network, with a significant portion of
our supplies coming from China. Disruptions in this network, caused by factors such as COVID-19 lockdowns, port congestion, and geopolitical
tensions, had resulted in supply shortages and increased freight costs. These issues had resulted in, and may continue to lead to, production
delays and inventory shortages, affecting our ability to fulfill customer orders timely. Although our business operations were not materially
impacted because of measures we took during the lockdown period in China in 2022, which included increasing order quantities for vehicle
components and maintaining higher inventory levels, as well as avoiding heavy reliance on a single vendor, there can be no assurance
as to whether and to what extent these mitigation measures will be effective in the event of future supply chain disruptions. Maintenance
of high inventories can increase our costs and involve other risks. See “ Item 1A. Risk Factors – Risks Related to the
Company’s Business, Operations, and Industry - Changes in our supply chain may result in increased cost. If we are unsuccessful
in our efforts to control and reduce supplier costs and manage inventory at optimal levels, our operating results will suffer .”
The global economic environment has experienced
significant inflationary pressures, affecting various cost components, including labor, raw materials, and transportation. As a result,
we face higher operating costs, which could impact our pricing strategies and profit margins. These challenges may lead to increased
costs for raw materials, longer lead times, and potential delays in product availability, which could adversely affect our profitability
and ability to meet customer demand.
In addition, if we encounter unexpected difficulties
with our principal vendors, and if we are unable to fill these needs from other vendors in a timely manner, we could experience production
delays and potential loss of access to important technology and parts for producing, servicing and supporting our vehicles. The loss
of any vendors or the disruption in the supply of components from these vendors could lead to design changes and delays in product deliveries
to our customers, which could hurt our relationships with our customers and result in negative publicity, damage to our brand and a material
and adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
We are actively monitoring these developments
and implementing mitigation strategies, such as diversifying our supplier base, increasing inventory levels where feasible, and exploring
alternative logistics solutions. However, there can be no assurance that these measures will fully offset the adverse effects of inflation
and supply chain disruptions on our business.
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Key Factors that Affect Operating Results
Our results of operations and financial condition
are affected by the general factors driving the U.S.’s electric two-wheeled vehicles industry, including, among others, the U.S.’s
overall economic growth, the increase in per capita disposable income, the expansion of urbanization, the growth in consumer spending
and consumption upgrades, the competitive environment, governmental policies and initiatives towards electric two-wheeled vehicles, as
well as the general factors affecting the electric two-wheeled vehicles industry in overseas markets. Unfavorable changes in any of these
general industry conditions could negatively affect demand for our products and materially and adversely affect our results of operations.
While our business is influenced by these general
factors, our results of operations are more directly affected by company specific factors, including the following major factors:
New Customers
Our growth will depend on our ability to achieve sales targets, including
our ability to attract new customers, which in turn depends in part on our ability to execute on our retail strategy and produce effective
marketing initiatives to expand our brand perception with prospective customers. As of August 15, 2024, we have 40 stores, including 39
retail stores in the U.S and one retail store in Canada. We offer rental services from selected locations. We also operate one online
store, focusing on selling E-motorcycles, E-bikes, and E-scooters and selling our product in the United States. It is critical for us
to successfully manage production ramp-up and quality control to deliver to customers in adequate volume and quality.
With respect to branding and marketing, we plan
to raise brand awareness through both traditional and social media channels and connect with customers through physical touchpoints such
as our retail stores and distributors. We believe that effective marketing can boost our brand awareness and contribute to increased
sales. In addition, we intend to provide superior customer experience through our trained technicians who will provide after-sale maintenance
and repair services at our retail stores. An inability to attract new customers would substantially impact our ability to grow revenue
or improve our financial results.
Product Sales Price and Volume
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, our net revenues increased
by 0.4% to $7.9 million, compared to $7.8 million for the same period in 2023, which was primarily driven by sales from new stores and
higher average sales price. In particular, the average sales price per EV increased by $46 or 4.6%, from $1,007 in the three months ended
June 30, 2023 to $1,053 in the three months ended June 30, 2024.
In the future, our ability to increase our product
sales price and volume will depend on our ability to innovate in design and technology and offer products that meet the customers’
demand. We currently have a streamlined product portfolio consisting of three categories, with multiple models and specifications for
each category. Moreover, our ability to increase the sales price and volume will depend on our ability to continually enhance our brand
to attract customers, as well as our ability to successfully operate our retail stores and expand our sales network both domestically
and globally. However, our product sales price is influenced by various factors such as market demand and competitors’ pricing,
and although we continue working on product improvements and retail expansion, there can be no guarantee of sustained sales price increase
or improved sales volume. If our prices remain stable, increasing sales volume would become important for continued revenue growth, and
failure to do so would significantly impact our ability to grow revenue or improve our financial results.
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Employees
Our payroll expenses were $1.0 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. As our business expands, we
expect increased payroll expenses due to hiring more employees for our retail stores and corporate office. Each of our retail stores
has a minimum of two employees, and additional office employees will be hired to support retail stores in customer service and marketing.
In addition, to maintain excellent customer service in our retail stores, each store will have at least one trained repair professional,
further contributing to the increase in payroll expenses. An inability to effectively manage payroll expenses while expanding the business
would significantly impact our ability to grow revenue or improve our financial results.
Vendor and Supply Management
During the three months ended June 30, 2024,
we worked with three principal vendors, Depcl Corp.(previously known as Fly Wing E-Bike Inc.), Xiamen Innolabs Technology Co., Ltd. and
Wuxi Chiao International Trade Co., Ltd., each of which respectively supplied approximately 40.6%, 37.6% and 7.0% of the accessories and
components used in all our products for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
We have implemented a centralized vendor management
system that streamlines purchasing, enhances our negotiating power and maintains strong vendor relationships. We believe this approach
delivers cost savings, improved risk management and increased negotiating power, ultimately benefiting our operating results. Changes
in costs related to our major vendors can significantly affect our financial condition and operating results.
Market Trends and Competition
We operate in a rapidly growing EV market with
a special focus on E-motorcycles, E-bikes and E-scooters. However, increased competition may pressure prices and margins, reducing sales
volume, revenues, and sales margin for us. Additionally, marketing and advertising costs may rise as we differentiate ourselves and maintain
our market position. Moreover, competitors may impact customer acquisition and retention, satisfaction and loyalty. While we believe
we maintain competitive advantages in several areas, including brand, product design and quality, smart features, omnichannel retail
model, customer satisfaction and loyalty, we must continuously innovate, invest in research and development and marketing to maintain
our competitive edge and unique selling points.
Regulatory Landscape
We operate in an industry that is subject to
extensive environmental, safety and other laws and regulations, which include products safety and testing, as well as battery safety
and disposal. These requirements create additional costs and possible production delay in connection with the testing and manufacturing
of our products. We also benefit from environmental regulations in our target markets which include economic incentives to purchasers
of EVs and tax credits for EV manufacturers. The Governor of New York State signed a legislative package in July 2024 aimed at raising
awareness about the safe use of e-bikes and lithium-ion battery products, prohibiting the sale of non-compliant batteries, requiring
safety protocols and training for first responders, mandating operating manuals for e-bike retailers, and improving accident reporting
and registration processes for e-bikes and mopeds. Additionally, in July 2025, the New York City Department of Transportation announced
that it anticipated to launch a $2 million trade-in program in early 2025, allowing eligible food delivery workers to replace their unsafe
e-bikes, e-mobility devices, and batteries with certified, high-quality versions. While we expect relevant regulations to provide a tailwind
to our growth, it is possible for other regulations to result in margin pressures.
How to Assess Our Performance
In assessing performance, management considers
a variety of performance and financial measures, including principal growth in net sales, gross profit, gross margin, selling, general
and administrative expenses and EBITDA. The key measures that we use to evaluate the performance of our business are set forth below.
Net Sales
We generate revenue from sales of our EVs, their
accessories and spare parts, and provision of repair services at our retail stores. Our net sales comprise gross sales net of discounts
and return allowances. We do not record sales taxes as a component of retail revenues as we consider it a pass-through conduit for collecting
and remitting sales taxes. Return allowances, which reduce net revenues, are estimated based on historical experience.
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E-bikes, E-motorcycles and E-scooters sales.
We generate a substantial majority of our revenues from sales of E-bikes, E-motorcycles and E-scooters directly to customers through
our online store and retail stores, and to our distributors.
Accessories and spare parts sales. We
also sell accessories and spare parts for our EVs, such as rear storage boxes and front baskets. In addition, we offer Fly E-Bike branded
accessories and general merchandise, such as decorative car plates, key chains and apparel.
Service revenues. We also provide
repair services at our retail stores for a fee.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales includes product costs, warehouse
rent expenses, payroll costs, depreciation costs, inventory reserves, warranty costs, and logistic costs. The logistic costs incurred
to receive products from our vendors are included in our inventory and recognized as cost of sales upon sale of products to our customers.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
We calculate gross profit as net sales less cost
of revenue. Gross margin represents gross profit as a percentage of net sales.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses
primarily consist of retail operational expenses, salaries and benefits costs, marketing, advertising, and corporate overhead.
Marketing costs primarily consist of advertising
and payroll and related expenses for personnel engaged in marketing and selling activities.
We expect that our selling and marketing expenses
will continue to increase in the foreseeable future, as we plan to further expand our sales network and retail channels, and engage in
more selling and marketing activities to enhance our brand and attract more purchases from new and existing customers.
General and administrative expenses primarily
consist of costs for corporate functions, including payroll and related expenses, facilities and equipment expenses, such as depreciation
and amortization expense and rent, and professional fees. We expect that our general and administrative will increase in the foreseeable
future, as we hire additional personnel and incur additional expenses related to the anticipated growth of our business and our operation
as a public company after the completion of our initial public offering.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our financial information presented
in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (the “U.S. GAAP”), management
periodically uses certain “non-GAAP financial measures,” as such term is defined under the rules of the SEC, to clarify and
enhance understanding of past performance and prospects for the future. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure
of a company’s operating performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are included in or
excluded from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For example, non-GAAP
measures may exclude the impact of certain items such as acquisitions, divestitures, gains, losses and impairments, or items outside
of management’s control. Management believes that the following non-GAAP financial measure provides investors and analysts useful
insight into our financial position and operating performance. Any non-GAAP measure provided should be viewed in addition to, and not
as an alternative to, the most directly comparable measure determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Further, the calculation
of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the calculation of similarly titled financial measures presented by other companies
and therefore may not be comparable among companies.
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We use EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, and amortization) to evaluate our operating performance. We believe EBITDA provides additional insight into our underlying,
ongoing operating performance and facilitates year-to-year comparisons by excluding the earnings impact of interest, tax, depreciation
and amortization and that presenting EBITDA is more representative of our operational performance and may be more useful for investors.
We reconcile our non-GAAP financial measure to
our net income, which is our most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. EBITDA
includes adjustments for provision for income taxes, as applicable, interest income and expense, depreciation, and amortization. EBITDA
does not represent and should not be considered an alternative to net income as determined by U.S. GAAP, and our calculations thereof
may not be comparable to those reported by other companies. We believe EBITDA is an important measure of operating performance and provides
useful information to investors because it highlights trends in our business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on
U.S. GAAP measures and because it eliminates items that have less bearing on our operating performance. EBITDA, as presented herein,
is a supplemental measure of our performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, U.S. GAAP. We use non-GAAP
financial measures as supplements to our U.S. GAAP results in order to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and
trends affecting our business. EBITDA is a measure of operating performance that is not defined by U.S. GAAP and should not be considered
a substitute for net (loss) income as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
EBITDA along with a reconciliation to net income
is shown within the Results of Operations below.
Results of Operations for the Three Months
Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
The following table sets forth the components
of our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
2024
2023
Change
Percentage
Change
Revenues, Net
$ 7,873,426
$ 7,842,346
$ 31,080
0.4 %
Cost of Revenues
4,773,792
5,119,631
(345,839 )
(6.8 )%
Gross Profit
3,099,634
2,722,715
376,919
13.8 %
Operating Expenses
Selling Expenses
1,612,495
1,083,106
529,389
48.9 %
General and Administrative Expenses
1,532,638
872,065
660,573
75.7 %
Total Operating Expenses
3,145,133
1,955,171
1,189,962
60.9 %
(Loss) Income from Operations
(45,499 )
767,544
(813,043 )
(105.9 )%
Other Income (Expenses), Net
6,518
(11,078 )
17,596
(158.8 )%
Interest Expenses, Net
(68,082 )
(32,623 )
(35,459 )
108.7 %
Provision for Income Taxes
(72,445 )
(283,400 )
210,955
(74.4 )%
Net (Loss) Income
$ (179,508 )
$ 440,443
$ (619,951 )
(140.8 )%
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Revenues
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
2024
2023
Change
Percentage
Change
Sales-Retail
$ 6,870,418
$ 6,168,173
$ 702,245
11.4 %
Sales-Wholesale
$ 1,003,008
$ 1,674,173
$ (671,165 )
(40.1 )%
Total Net Revenues
$ 7,873,426
$ 7,842,346
$ 31,080
0.4 %
Our net revenues were $7.9 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2024, an increase of 0.4%, from $7.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase in our net revenues
was driven primarily by the increase of the average sale price of our EVs by $46 or 4.6%, from $1,007 in the three months ended June 30,
2023 to $1,053 in the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Our retail sales revenue increased by $0.7 million, or 11.4%,
from $6.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 to $6.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Our
wholesale revenue decreased by $0.7 million, or 40.1%, from $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30,
2023 to $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024.The increase in retail sales revenue is mainly due to the addition
of seven new retail stores from June 2023 to June 2024. The decrease in wholesales revenue was driven primarily by the decrease in purchase
from the top two customers who closed their stores.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues decreased by 6.8%, from $5.1 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2023, to $4.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in
cost of revenues was primarily attributable to more favorable pricing we obtained from our suppliers, especially for the price of batteries.
The unit cost for battery decreased by 56%, from $157.0 in the three months ended June 30, 2023, to $69.0 in the three months ended
June 30, 2024.
Gross Margin
The following table shows our gross profit and gross margin for the
three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
2024
2023
Change
Percentage
Change
Gross Profit
$ 3,099,634
2,722,715
376,919
13.8 %
Gross Margin
39.4 %
34.7 %
Gross profit for the three months ended
June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $3.1 million and $2.7 million, respectively. Gross margin was 39.4% and 34.7% for the three
months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The change was driven primarily by the increase of the average sale price of
our EVs by $46 or 4.6%, from $1,007 in the three months ended June 30, 2023 to $1,053 in the three months ended June 30, 2024 and the
decrease of the unit cost for battery by 56%, from $91.0 in the three months ended June 30, 2023, to $69.0 in the three months ended
June 30, 2024
Total Operating Expenses
The following table sets forth the components
of our total operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
2024
2023
Change
Percentage
Change
Selling Expenses
$ 1,612,495
1,083,106
529,389
48.9 %
General and Administrative Expenses
1,532,638
872,065
660,573
75.7 %
Total Operating Expenses
$ 3,145,133
1,955,171
1,189,962
60.9 %
Percentage of Revenue
39.9 %
24.9 %
Total operating expenses were $3.1 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2024, an increase of $1.2 million, or 60.9%, compared to $2.0 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase in operating expenses was attributable to the increase in our payroll expenses,
rent expenses, meals and entertainment expenses, professional fees, and development expenses as we expanded our business as more fully
discussed the below.
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Selling Expenses
Selling expenses primarily consist of payroll
expenses, rent, utilities expenses, and advertising expenses of retail stores. Total payroll expenses were $0.6 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Rent expenses were
$0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30,
2023. Utilities expenses were $45,825 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $28,383 for the three months ended June 30,
2023. Advertising expenses were $68,519 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $11,727 for the three months
ended June 30, 2023. The increase in these expenses was primarily due to the increase in the number of new stores and new employees
hired for these new stores in the three months ended June 30, 2024.
General and Administrative Expenses
Various general and administrative expenses increased
during the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the previous year. Meals and entertainment expenses increased to $139,561
for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $116,577 for the three months ended June 30, 2023, primarily
due to increased meal expenses for employees who worked overtime. Professional fees increased to $0.4 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2024, compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, primarily attributable
to the increase in audit fee, consulting fee, and IR expenses associated with our initial public offering. Payroll expenses increased
to $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 from $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30,
2023 primarily due to additional employees hired in operation and accounting departments. Rent expenses increased to $0.1 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $$0.1 million for the same quarter of prior year as a result of
office space expansion in the three months ended June 30, 2024. Development fee increased to $0.1 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2024, compared to $nil for the prior quarterly as a result of maintenance for Fly E-Bike app during the three
months ended June 30, 2024.
Income Tax Provisions
Provision for income taxes were $72,445 for the
three months ended June 30, 2024, a change of $0.2 million from $0.3 million income tax provision for the three months
ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was due to our decreased taxable income for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Net Income (Loss)
Net loss was $0.2 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2024, a change of $0.6 million, or 140.8%, from net income of $0.4 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2023, which was mainly attributable to the reasons discussed above.
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EBITDA
The following table sets forth the components
of our EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
2024
2023
Change
Percentage
Change
(Loss) Income from Operations
$ (179,508 )
$ 440,443
$ (619,951 )
(140.8 )%
Income Tax provision
72,445
283,400
(210,955 )
(74.4 )%
Depreciation
95,051
63,668
31,383
49.3 %
Interest Expenses
68,082
32,623
35,459
108.7 %
Amortization
951
—
951
100.0 %
EBITDA
$ 57,021
$ 820,134
$ (763,113 )
(93.0 )%
Percentage of Revenue
0.7 %
10.5 %
(9.7 )%
Before interest expenses, income tax, depreciation, and amortization,
for the three months ended June 30, 2024, our net income was $57,021, a change of $0.8 million, compared to net income
of $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, which was mainly attributable to the increase in selling and
general and administrative expense described above. The ratio of EBITDA to revenue was 0.7% and 10.5% for the three months ended June 30,
2024 and 2023, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2024, we had cash of $4.5
million. We had working capital of $7.7 million and $0.3 million as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively. We had
net loss of $0.2 million and net income of $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
We had funded our working capital and other capital
requirements in the past primarily by equity contributions from our stockholders and net proceeds received from IPO, cash flow from operations,
and bank loans. Our ability to repay our current obligation will depend on the future realization of our current assets. Management has
considered the historical experience, the economy, trends in the retail industry, the expected collectability of the accounts receivable
and the realization of the inventories as of June 30, 2024. Our ability to continue to fund working capital and other capital requirements
may be affected by general economic, competitive and other factors, many of which are outside of our control.
On June 7, 2024, we sold 2,250,000 shares of common stock, at a price
of $4.00 per share in our IPO. The gross proceeds of the offering were $9.0 million, prior to deducting the underwriting discounts, commissions
and offering expenses payable by us. Net proceeds received by us from IPO were approximately $7.9 million. On June 25, 2024, we sold an
additional 337,500 shares of common stock to the underwriters of our IPO for gross proceeds of $1.4 million upon full exercise of the
underwriters’ over-allotment option and received net proceeds of $1.2 million. We believe our cash on hand will be sufficient
to meet our current and anticipated needs for general corporate purposes for at least the next 12 months. We may, however, need additional
cash resources in the future if we experience changes in business conditions or other developments. We may also need additional cash resources
in the future if we find and wish to pursue opportunities for investment, acquisition, capital expenditure or similar actions. If we determine
that our cash requirements exceed the amount of cash we have on hand, we may seek to issue equity or equity linked securities or obtain
debt financing. The issuance and sale of additional equity would result in further dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness
would result in increased fixed obligations and could result in operating covenants that would restrict our operations. We cannot assure
you that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
Our accounts receivable represent primarily accounts receivable from
the distributors that purchased our EVs and other products. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, our accounts receivable, net
of allowance for credit losses, was $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Our accounts receivable turnover period decreased
from 69 days in the year ended March 31, 2024 to 59 days in three months ended June 30, 2024, which was mainly attributable to a
stricter credit policy implemented towards our U.S. distributors.
Our accounts payable represent primarily accounts
payable to suppliers from whom we purchased accessories and components for our products. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024,
our accounts payable were $0.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Our accounts payable turnover period decreased to 14 days
for the three months ended June 30, 2024 from 25 days for the year ended March 31, 2024, which was primarily the result of the Company’s
switch to a new vendor and the settlement of one vendor’s balance during this period.
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Our prepayments and other receivables primarily
represent prepayments to vendors and other service providers. These prepayments and receivables increased by $2.1 million, from $0.6
million as of March 31, 2024, to $2.7 million as of June 30, 2024. This significant increase is mainly due to the Company’s plans to
launch E-bike rental services starting in September 2024, which will require additional inventory. As a result, during the three months
ended June 30, 2024, the Company made substantial prepayments to vendors to secure inventory for the upcoming quarter.
Our inventories primarily include our EVs, their accessories and spare
parts. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, our inventories, net of allowance, were $6.1 million and $5.4 million, respectively.
The increase in inventories was primarily due to our anticipation of future sales growth. Our inventory turnover days increased to
109 days in the three months ended June 30, 2024, from 89 days in the year ended March 31, 2024, which was primarily due to strategic
inventory buildup, allowing us to open new stores and start new services.
For the three months ended June 30,
2024 and 2023, the interest expenses on our outstanding loans amounted to $68,082 and $32,623, respectively. See Note 8 to
the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included within this quarterly report for further information on details of
our outstanding loans.
The following table summarizes our cash flow
data for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
2024
2023
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities
$ (4,522,164 )
$ 820,035
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
(1,066,130 )
(390,055 )
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
8,653,972
(108,393 )
Net Change in Cash
$ 3,065,678
$ 321,587
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the
three months ended June 30, 2024 was $4.5 million, which was due to net loss of $0.2 million, a decrease in tax payable
of $0.4 million, and a decrease in accrued expenses and other payables of $0.5 million, an increase in inventories of $0.9 million,
a decrease in account payable of $0.8 million, a decrease in operating lease liabilities of $0.6 million, an increase in prepayments
for operation services to related parties of $0.2 million and an increase in prepayments and other receivables of $2.1 million, partially
offset by amortization of right-of-use assets of $0.8 million and a decrease in accounts receivables-related parties of $0.3 million.
Net cash provided by operating activities for
the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $0.8 million, which was mainly comprised of net income of $0.4 million, an increase in accounts
payable of $1.7 million, a noncash item of amortization of right-of-use assets of $0.5 million, offset by noncash item of an increase
in inventories of $1.4 million and a decrease in operating lease liabilities of $0.5 million.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $1.1 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2024, which was due to purchase of software from a related party of $0.8 million, prepayments
for property of $0.1 million, and the purchase of equipment of $0.4 million, partially offset by the repayment from a related party
of $0.2 million.
Net cash used in investing activities was $0.4
million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, which was due to the purchase of equipment of $0.4 million.
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Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was
$8.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, which consisted of net proceeds of the IPO of $9.2 million,
and borrowings from loan payable of $0.2 million, partially offset by repayments of loan payables of $0.4 million and payment of
IPO costs of $0.3 million.
Net cash used in financing activities was $0.1 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2023, which consisted of capital contributions from stockholders of $0.5 million, partially
offset by repayments on loan payable of $0.3 million, advanced payments to related parties of $0.1 million and repayments to
related parties of $0.2 million.
Commitments and Contractual Obligations
The following table presents our material contractual
obligations as of June 30, 2024:
Contractual Obligations
Total
Less than
1 year
1 – 2 years
3 – 5 years
Thereafter
Operating Lease Obligations and others
$ 16,768,100
3,092,721
6,314,056
5,055,516
2,305,807
Loan Payable
1,497,934
1,116,044
276,628
105,262
—
Purchase Commitment of Office Property
3,024,300
1,470,000
1,554,300
—
—
Total Contractual Obligations
$ 21,290,334
5,678,765
8,144,984
5,160,778
2,305,807
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have not entered into any transactions, agreements
or other contractual arrangements that would result in off-balance sheet liabilities.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about
Market Risk
Foreign Exchange Risk
A substantial majority of all of our revenues
and expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars. We do not believe that we currently have any significant direct foreign exchange risk
and have not used any derivative financial instruments to hedge exposure to such risk. In addition, as our business and operation expand
in European and other overseas markets in the future, we may be exposed to increased foreign exchange risks for other currencies.
Interest Rate Risk
Our exposure to interest rate risk primarily
relates to the interest expenses on our short-term and long-term bank borrowings. Our short-term and long-term bank borrowing bears interests
at fixed rates. We have not been exposed to, nor do we anticipate being exposed to, material risks due to changes in market interest
rates. However, our future interest expenses may exceed expectations due to changes in market interest rates. If we were to renew these
short-term and long-term bank borrowings, we might be subject to interest rate risk.
Critical Accounting Estimates
An accounting estimate is considered critical
if it requires to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time such estimate is made, and if different
accounting estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimate that are reasonably likely to occur
periodically, could materially impact the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
We prepare our unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions. We continually evaluate these
estimates and assumptions based on the most recently available information, our own historical experiences and various other assumptions
that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting
process, actual results could differ from our expectations as a result of changes in our estimates. Some of our accounting policies require
a higher degree of judgment than others in their application and require us to make significant accounting estimates.
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When reading our unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements, you should consider our selection of critical accounting policies, the judgment and other uncertainties affecting
the application of such policies and the sensitivity of reported results to changes in conditions and assumptions. Our critical accounting
policies and practices include the following: (i) revenue recognition; and (ii) income taxes. See “ Note 2 — Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies ” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the disclosure of these
accounting policies. We believe the following accounting estimates involve the most significant judgments used in the preparation of
our financial statements.
Estimated Allowance for Inventories
Our estimated allowance for the inventory obsolescence
reserves is based on our assessment of realization of inventory. Adjustments are recorded to write down the cost of inventories to the
estimated net realizable value due to slow-moving merchandise and obsolescence, which is dependent upon factors such as inventory aging,
historical and forecasted consumer demand, and market conditions that impact pricing. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, we recorded
inventory allowance balance of $558,163 and $514,021, respectively.
Product Warranties
We provide a three-month warranty on our vehicles
and the battery pack. We accrue warranty reserves at the time a vehicle is delivered to the customer. Warranty reserves include our best
estimate of the projected cost to repair or to replace any items under warranty, based on actual warranty experience as it becomes available
and other known factors that may impact our evaluation of historical data. We review our reserves regularly to ensure that our accruals
are adequate in meeting expected future warranty obligations, and we will adjust our estimates as needed. Factors that could have an
impact on the warranty reserve include the following: changes in manufacturing quality, shifts in product mix, changes in warranty coverage
periods, product recalls and changes in sales volume. Warranty expense is recorded as a component of cost of revenues in the statement
of operations. The portion of the warranty provision which is expected to be incurred within three months from the balance sheet
date will be classified as current and classified as short-term liabilities. The Company accrued $16,452 and $27,714 of warranty reserves
under accrued expenses and other payables as of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
Income Taxes
We provide current income tax expenses in accordance
with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities. As part of the process of preparing financial statements, we are required to estimate
our income taxes in each of the tax jurisdictions in which we operate, including New York State, New York City, New Jersey,
Texas, Florida, California, Washington, D.C. and Canada.
We account for income taxes using the asset and
liability approach. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for tax consequences in future years based on differences
between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements at each year-end and tax loss
carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates applicable for the differences that are expected
to reverse.
A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred
tax assets to the extent that we consider it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized in the foreseeable
future. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, we did not record any valuation allowance deferred tax assets.
We record uncertain tax positions in accordance
with ASC 740 on the basis of a two-step process in which (1) we determines if the weight of available evidence indicates that
it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation
processes, and (2) measures the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement.
An uncertain income tax provision will not be recognized if it has less than a 50 percent likelihood of being sustained.
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We consider many factors when evaluating our tax positions and estimating
its tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments, and which may not accurately forecast actual outcomes. We will include interest
and fines arising from the underpayment of income taxes as a component of the provision for income taxes (if anticipated). Penalties
and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. For the three
months ended June 30, 2024, the Company accrued $60,076 income tax related penalty included in taxes payable in the unaudited
condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three months ended June 30, 2023, $43,172 accrued related to underpayment of
income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. As of June30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, we did not have any significant
unrecognized uncertain tax positions.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk.
Not applicable for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls
and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure
controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer (together, the “Certifying Officers”), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation
of our management, including our Certifying Officers, we carried out 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 Exchange Act. Based on the foregoing, our
Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this
Report.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,
in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or
interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses that have been identified included
our lack of (i) sufficient financial reporting and accounting personnel with appropriate knowledge of generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America (the “U.S. GAAP”) and SEC reporting requirements to properly address
complex U.S. GAAP accounting issues and to prepare and review our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures to fulfill
U.S. GAAP and SEC financial reporting requirements, (ii) formal internal control policies and internal independent supervision functions
to establish formal risk assessment process and internal control framework, and (iii) sufficient controls designed and implemented in
IT environment and IT general control activities, which are mainly associated with areas of logical access management, change management,
computer operation, service organization management as well as cyber security management. We will devote resources to remediate these
material weaknesses as we grow and such resources required for implementing proper internal controls for financial reporting are available.
Our management performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
included in this Report were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, management believes that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements included in this Report present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows
of the periods presented.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls
and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and
operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met.
Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits
must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances
of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of
future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
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PART II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, we may be subject to legal
proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Regardless of the outcome of any existing or future litigation, litigation can
have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Except for the additional risk factors set forth below, there have
been no material changes to our Risk Factors as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2024, as
filed with the SEC on June 28, 2024.
We maintain our cash at financial institutions,
often in balances that exceed federally insured limits.
The majority of our cash is held in accounts
at US banking institutions. Cash held in our depository accounts may sometimes exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(“FDIC”) standard deposit insurance limit of $250,000. As of June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, $2.5 million and $ nil
cash deposited with banks was uninsured. If such banking institutions were to fail, such as Silicon Valley Bank when the FDIC took
control in March 2023, we could lose all or a portion of those amounts held in excess of such insured amounts. In the future, our
access to our cash in amounts adequate to finance our operations could be significantly impaired if the financial institutions with
which we have arrangements encounter liquidity constraints or failures. Any future limitation on timely access to our funds or any
material loss that we may experience in the future could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and could
materially impact our ability to pay our operating expenses or make other payments.
Our planned rental service may not be successful.
As we launch our new rental program to meet increasing
market demand for safe, UL-certified e-bikes, our success will depend on several critical factors, including our ability to launch the
rental services on time, effectively scale operations, manage supply chain logistics, secure necessary rental licenses, maintain the high-quality
standards of our e-bikes, and successfully develop and deploy our mobile app for user access. Delays, challenges in obtaining or renewing
rental licenses, difficulties in expanding the service to planned locations, or issues with the mobile app's performance and user experience,
could adversely affect our brand, business, financial condition, and future prospects.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
and Use of Proceeds
We did not undertake any unregistered sales of
our equity securities during the quarter ended June 30, 2024.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2024, we did
not repurchase any shares of our common stock.
On June 7, 2024, we closed our IPO of 2,250,000
shares of our common stock at the price of $4.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds to us of $7.9 million after deducting underwriting
discounts and commissions and offering expenses. On June 25, 2024, we sold an additional 337,500 shares of common stock to the underwriters
of our IPO for gross proceeds of $1.4 million upon full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. All of the shares issued
and sold in our IPO were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-276830),
which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2024. The Benchmark Company, LLC acted as representative
of the underwriters. We paid the underwriters in aggregate approximately $0.7 million in underwriting commissions and incurred offering
expenses of approximately $0.5 million. No payments for such expenses were made to our directors or officers or their associates, holders
of 10% or more of any class of our equity securities, or to our affiliates. There has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds
from our IPO from those disclosed in the final prospectus. No proceeds were used for the year ended March 31, 2024. As of August 15, 2024,
we used approximately $4.3 million, $0.5 million, and $1.7 million for purchase of inventory and production costs, software development,
and working capital, respectively. The balance is being held in short-term interest-bearing deposits and securities.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information .
Loan and Security Agreement
On August 5, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), the Company, Fly E-Bike, Inc., and Fly EV, Inc. (collectively, the “Borrower”)
entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Peapack-Gladstone Bank (the “Lender”).
Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Lender made available to the Borrower a $5 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving
Credit”), which the Borrower will use periodically for operating needs and to help facilitate acquisitions. The Loan Agreement has
a one-year term. The principal balance of the loan under the Revolving Credit bears interest at a per annum rate equal to the term SOFR
plus a spread of 3.50%, with a floor of 5.50%. The Borrower will make interest-only payments quarterly, starting on November 1, 2024.
The entire amount of outstanding principal and interest is due on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, which is August 31, 2025.
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As security for the payment of the loan, the Borrower granted the Lender a continuing lien on and security interest in all assets of the
Borrower, including accounts, chattel paper, documents, instruments, inventory, general intangibles, equipment, fixtures, deposit accounts,
goods, letter-of-credit rights, supporting obligations, investment property, commercial tort claims, property in the Lender's possession,
additions, and proceeds. The Borrower paid a non-refundable revolving credit closing fee of $20,000 at closing, agreed to pay an unused
line fee of 0.25% quarterly, and a late charge of 5% on any payments not made within five days of the due date. Upon an event of default,
the Lender may terminate the Revolving Credit, declare the Borrower’s obligations immediately due and payable, and exercise rights
under the UCC and other applicable laws, including taking possession of the collateral and selling it.
The foregoing description of the Loan
Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of the Loan Agreement, which is attached
as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Contract
Agreement for App Development
On
July 5, 2024, DF Technology US Inc ("Developer") and the Company entered into a contract for the development of the GO FLY app, a
rental services application for the Company. Mr. Guo, the Company’s CFO and director, owns over 50% of the equity interest in
Developer. Under the terms of the agreement, the Developer will design, develop, and deliver the app for a total fee not exceeding
$500,000, with an initial payment of $300,000 and the remaining $200,000 to be paid in installments upon the completion of specified
milestones. The development commenced on July 5, 2024, with final delivery anticipated by September 5, 2024, subject to any mutually
agreed-upon adjustments. Upon receipt of full payment, the Developer will transfer intellectual property rights associated with the
development of the app to the Company. Developer has provided a warranty for a period of 36 months from the date of final
acceptance.
The foregoing description of the contract is
a summary only and is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of the contract agreement, which is attached as
Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Letter Agreement for Consulting Services
On April 1, 2023, PJMG LLC ("Consultant")
and the Company entered into a contract for consulting services, which includes strategic guidance and support in compliance, financial
management, investor relations, and market expansion initiatives. The contract specifies an initial monthly fee of $45,000 after the completion
of the Company’s IPO, with a subsequent fee of $15,000 per month, subject to mutually agreed adjustments based on the scope and
circumstances of the services provided. Mr. Guo, the Company’s CFO and director, owns more than 50% of the equity interest in Consultant.
Either party may terminate this agreement with 30 days' notice to the other party.
The foregoing description of the letter agreement
is a summary only and is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of the letter agreement, which is attached as Exhibit
10.3 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 6. Exhibits
3.1*
Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation
10.1*^
Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 5, 2024, by and among the registrant, Fly-E-Bike Inc., Fly EV, Inc. and Peapack-Gladstone Bank
10.2*^
Contract Agreement dated as of July 5, 2024, by and between the registrant and DF Technology US Inc
10.3*
Letter Agreement dated as of April 1, 2023, by and between the registrant and PJMG LLC
31.1*
Section 302 Certification
of Principal Executive Officer
31.2*
Section 302 Certification
of Principal Financial Officer
32.1**
Section 906 Certification
of Principal Executive Officer
32.2**
Section 906 Certification
of Principal Financial Officer
101.INS
Inline
XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
*
Filed herewith
**
Furnished herewith
^
The exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted schedules to the SEC upon request.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements
of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
FLY-E GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/
Zhou Ou
Zhou Ou
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 16, 2024
By:
/s/ Ruifeng
Guo
Ruifeng Guo
Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
August 16, 2024
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