Item 1. Financial Statements
Item
1. Financial Statements
FUTURE
FINTECH GROUP INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 14,886,541
$ 19,032,278
Short - term investment
-
959,028
Accounts receivable, net
4,618,861
5,705,877
Notes receivable
648,344
-
Advances to suppliers and other current assets
18,391,419
3,837,752
Loan receivables
14,882,847
14,895,086
Other receivables, net
101,098
10,048,297
Amount due from related party
86,832
12,151
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
$ 53,615,942
$ 54,490,469
Property, plant and equipment, net
$ 4,608,429
$ 4,579,188
Right of use assets - operation lease
1,111,533
1,282,111
Intangible assets
574,548
588,982
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS
6,294,510
6,450,281
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 59,910,452
$ 60,940,750
LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
$ 2,245,287
$ 3,320,061
Accrued expenses and other payables
13,189,384
11,997,481
Advances from customers
53,494
306,315
Convertible notes payables
1,122,663
1,100,723
Lease liability - operation lease
382,172
498,736
Amounts due to related parties
546,753
505,046
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
$ 17,539,753
$ 17,728,362
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Lease liability - operation lease
746,265
797,344
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
746,265
797,344
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$ 18,286,018
$ 18,525,706
Commitments and contingencies (Note 22)
STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
Future FinTech Group, Inc, Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $ 0.001 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 19,985,410 shares and 17,834,874 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 respectively
$ 19,985
$ 17,835
Additional paid-in capital
236,469,490
233,890,997
Statutory reserve
98,357
98,357
Accumulated deficits
( 189,256,870 )
( 185,929,662 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 4,141,900 )
( 4,094,276 )
Total Future FinTech Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity
43,189,062
43,983,251
Non-controlling interests
( 1,564,628 )
( 1,568,207 )
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
41,624,434
42,415,044
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
59,910,452
60,940,750
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FUTURE
FINTECH GROUP INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
2023
Revenue
$ 5,122,967
$ 3,364,450
Cost of revenues - third party
3,036,055
1,800,876
Cost of revenues-related party
135,640
361,958
Gross profit
1,951,272
1,201,616
Operating Expenses
General and administrative expenses
3,421,472
3,375,828
Research and development expenses
645
205,999
Selling expenses
266,685
127,162
Provision of doubtful debts
794,355
16,826
Total operating expenses
4,483,157
3,725,815
Loss from operations
( 2,531,885 )
( 2,524,199 )
Other (expenses) income
Interest income
305,267
455,453
Interest expenses
( 24,216 )
-
Other expenses, net
( 1,718,232 )
( 44,729 )
Total other expense, net
( 1,437,181 )
410,724
Loss before Income Tax
( 3,969,066 )
( 2,113,475 )
Income tax provision
-
( 25,674 )
Loss from Continuing Operations
$ ( 3,969,066 )
$ ( 2,139,149 )
Discontinued Operations (Note 20)
Loss from discontinued operations
-
( 108,328 )
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations
645,437
-
Net Loss
( 3,323,629 )
( 2,247,477 )
Less: Net Loss attributable to non-controlling interests
3,579
( 71,013 )
Net loss attributable to Future Fintech Group, Inc.
$ ( 3,327,208 )
$ ( 2,176,464 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Loss from continued operations
$ ( 3,969,066 )
$ ( 2,139,149 )
Unrealized holding gains/(losses) on available-for-sale securities
-
180,851
Foreign currency translation – continued operations
( 47,624 )
377,772
Comprehensive loss - continued operation
( 4,016,690 )
( 1,580,526 )
Gain from discontinued operations
645,437
( 108,328 )
Foreign currency translation - discontinued operation
-
26,317
Comprehensive Gain - discontinued operation
645,437
( 82,011 )
Comprehensive Loss
( 3,371,253 )
( 1,662,537 )
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests
3,579
( 71,013 )
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO FUTURE FINTECH GROUP INC. STOCKHOLDERS
$ ( 3,374,832 )
( 1,591,524 )
Loss per share:
Basic loss per share from continued operation
$ ( 0.20 )
$ ( 0.14 )
Basic loss per share from discontinued operation
0.03
( 0.01 )
( 0.17 )
( 0.15 )
Diluted loss per share:
Diluted loss per share from continued operation
$ ( 0.20 )
$ ( 0.14 )
Diluted loss per share from discontinued operation
0.03
( 0.01 )
( 0.17 )
( 0.15 )
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic
19,867,249
14,645,653
Diluted
19,909,357
14,856,179
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Future
Fintech Group, Inc.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Three
Months ended March 31, 2023
Accumulative
Additional
Other
Non-
Common Stock
paid-in
Statutory
Accumulated
comprehensive
controlling
Shares
Amount
capital
reserve
Deficits
income
interests
Total
Balance at December 31, 2022
14,645,653
$ 14,646
$ 222,751,657
98,357
$ ( 152,276,434 )
$ ( 3,623,005 )
$ ( 1,279,580 )
$ 65,685,641
Net loss from continued operation
-
-
-
-
( 2,068,136 )
-
( 71,013 )
( 2,139,149 )
Net loss from discontinued operations
-
-
-
-
( 108,328 )
-
-
( 108,328 )
Unrealized holding gains/(losses) on available-for-sale securities
-
-
-
-
-
180,851
-
180,851
Disposition of discontinued operation
-
-
-
-
-
26,317
-
26,317
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
377,772
-
( 377,772 )
Balance at March 31, 2023
14,645,653
$ 14,646
$ 222,751,657
98,357
$ ( 154,452,898 )
$ ( 3,038,065 )
$ ( 1,350,593 )
$ 64,023,104
Three
Months ended March 31, 2024
Accumulative
Additional
Other
Non-
Common Stock
paid-in
Statutory
Accumulated
comprehensive
controlling
Shares
Amount
capital
reserve
Deficits
income
interests
Total
Balance at December 31, 2023
17,834,874
$ 17,835
$ 233,890,997
$ 98,357
$ ( 185,929,662 )
$ ( 4,094,276 )
$ ( 1,568,207 )
$ 42,415,044
Net loss from continued operation
-
-
-
-
( 3,972,645 )
-
3,579
( 3,969,066 )
Issuance of common stocks-cash
2,150,536
2,150
2,578,493
-
-
-
-
2,580,643
Disposition of discontinued operation
-
-
-
-
645,437
-
-
645,437
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
( 47,624 )
-
( 47,624 )
Balance at March 31, 2024
19,985,410
$ 19,985
$ 236,469,490
98,357
$ ( 189,256,870 )
$ ( 4,141,900 )
$ ( 1,564,628 )
$ 41,624,434
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FUTURE
FINTECH GROUP INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss
$ ( 3,323,629 )
$ ( 2,247,477 )
Net gain (loss) from discontinued operation
645,437
( 108,328 )
Net loss from continuing operations
( 3,969,066 )
( 2,139,149 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation
66,859
71,397
Amortization
14,259
14,259
Provision of doubtful debts
794,355
16,826
Investment loss
12,058
-
Interest expenses related to convertible note
21,940
-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable
1,127,255
3,461,950
Notes receivable
( 648,344 )
-
Other receivable
9,112,605
( 2,874,474 )
Advances to suppliers and other current assets
( 14,553,667 )
( 10,555,514 )
Operating lease assets and liabilities
2,935
-
Accounts payable
( 1,074,774 )
( 1,970,579 )
Accrued expenses
1,191,903
( 668,773 )
Advances from customers
( 252,821 )
4,370,386
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities – Continued Operations
( 8,154,503 )
( 10,273,671 )
Net Cash Provided in Operating Activities – Discontinued Operations
645,437
31,916
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property, plant and equipment
( 145,709 )
( 17,010 )
Disposal of property and equipment
1,369
-
Repayment for loan receivable
-
224,970
Payment for short term investment
946,970
-
Disposal of a subsidiary, net of cash
-
( 10,720 )
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities from Continued Operations
802,630
197,240
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities from Discontinued Operations
( 51,960 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs
2,580,643
-
Proceeds from amounts due from related parties, net
243,725
46,860
Repayment of amounts due to related parties, net
( 275,792 )
( 104,156 )
Net cash provided by financing activities from continued operations
2,548,576
( 57,297 )
Effect of change in exchange rate
12,123
305,321
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH
( 4,145,737 )
( 9,848,450 )
Cash and cash equivalents, from the continuing operations beginning of year
19,032,278
29,648,236
Less: Cash and cash equivalents from the discontinued operations, end of year
-
( 10,720 )
Cash and cash equivalents, from the continuing operations end of year
$ 14,886,541
$ 19,789,066
SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT NON-CASH TRANSACTION
Issuance of common stocks (Note 19)
$ 2,580,644
$ -
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for income taxes
$ 6,208
$ 63,162
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FUTURE
FINTECH GROUP INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1.
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Future
FinTech Group Inc. (the “Company”) is a holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida. The Company
historically engaged in the production and sale of fruit juice concentrates (including fruit purees and fruit juices), fruit beverages
(including fruit juice beverages and fruit cider beverages) in the PRC. Due to drastically increased production costs and tightened environmental
laws in China, the Company had transformed its business from fruit juice manufacturing and distribution to financial technology related
service businesses. The main business of the Company includes supply chain financing services and trading in China, asset management
business in Hong Kong and cross-border money transfer service in UK. The Company also expanded into brokerage and investment banking
business in Hong Kong and cryptocurrency mining farm in the U.S. The Company had a contractual arrangements with a VIE E-Commerce Tianjin
in China, which has generated minimal revenue and business since 2021 due to the negative impact caused by COVID-19. The Company started
the process to close it down in November 2023 and completed deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with local authority on March 7,
2024.
On February 27, 2023, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited (“Buyer”),
a company incorporated in Hong Kong and a wholly owned subsidiary of Future FinTech Group Inc. (the “Company”) entered into
a Share Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Alpha Financial Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (“Seller”)
and sole owner and shareholder of Alpha International Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (“Alpha
HK”) and Alpha Information Service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in China (“Alpha SZ”). Alpha HK holds
Type 1 ’Securities Trading’, Type 2 ‘Futures Contract Trading’ and Type 4 ’Securities Consulting’
financial licenses issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. Alpha SZ provides technical support services to Alpha HK.
The share transfer transaction was approved by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) in August 2023
and the acquisition was closed on November 7, 2023. The names of the two entities were also changed to ‘FTFT International Securities
and Futures Limited’ and ‘FTFT Information Services (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.’ in November 2023, respectively.
The
Company’s business and operations are principally conducted by its subsidiaries in the PRC and Hong Kong.
On January 26, 2023, the Company filed with the Florida Secretary of
State’s office Articles of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to amend its Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation,
as amended (“Articles of Incorporation”). As a result of the Amendment, the Company has authorized and approved a 1-for-5
reverse stock split of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 60,000,000 shares, accompanied
by a corresponding decrease in the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”).
The common stock continues to be $ 0.001 par value. The Company rounded up to the next full share of the Company’s shares of common
stock any fractional shares that resulted from the Reverse Stock Split and no fractional shares was issued in connection with the Reverse
Stock Split and no cash or other consideration was paid in connection with any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from
the Reverse Stock Split. No changes were made to the number of preferred shares of the Company which remain as 10,000,000 preferred shares
as authorized but not issued. The amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company took effect on February 1, 2023. The Reverse
Stock Split and Amendment were authorized and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company without shareholders’ approval,
pursuant to 607.10025 of the Florida Business Corporation Act of the State of Florida.
The
reverse stock split would be reflected in our March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 statements of changes in stockholders’ equity,
and in per share data for all periods presented.
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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of presentation
The
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the
opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and
reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March
31, 2024 and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The financial data and other information
disclosed in these notes to the interim financial statements related to these periods are unaudited. The results for the three months
ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent periods or for the entire year ending
December 31, 2024. The balance sheet at December 31, 2023 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.
Our
contractual arrangements with the VIE and their respective shareholders allow us to (i) exercise effective control over the VIE, (ii)
receive substantially all of the economic benefits of the VIE, and (iii) have an exclusive option to purchase all or part of the equity
interests in the VIE when and to the extent permitted by PRC law.
As
a result of our direct ownership in our wholly owned subsidiary and the contractual arrangements with the VIE, we are regarded as the
primary beneficiary of the VIE, and we treat it and its subsidiaries as our consolidated affiliated entities under U.S. GAAP. We have
consolidated the financial results of the VIE in our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP
Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations.
These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year
ended December 31, 2023 as included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Discontinued
Operations
On
June 16, 2023, QR (HK) Limited was dissolved and deregistered.
On
December 5, 2023, FTFT PARAGUAY S.A. was dissolved.
On
March 7, 2024, Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Limited was dissolved and deregistered.
Based
on the disposal plan and in accordance with ASC 205-20, the Company presented the operating results from these operations as a discontinued
operation.
Segment
Information Reclassification
The Company classified business segment into supply
chain financing and trading and asset management services, and others.
Uses
of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The
Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP and this requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. The significant areas requiring the use of management estimates include, but not limited to, the allowance for doubtful receivable,
estimated useful life and residual value of property, plant and equipment, impairment of long-lived assets provision for staff benefit,
recognition and measurement of deferred income taxes and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Although these estimates are based
on management’s knowledge of current events and actions management may undertake in the future, actual results may ultimately differ
from those estimates and such differences may be material to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Going
Concern
The
Company’s financial statements are prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.
The
Company incurred operating losses and had negative operating cash flows and may continue to incur operating losses and generate negative
cash flows as the Company implements its future business plan. The Company’s operating losses amounted $ 3.97 million, and it had
negative operating cash flows amounted $ 8.15 million as of March 31, 2024. These factors raise substantial doubts about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has raised funds through issuance of convertible notes and common stock.
The
ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully execute its new business strategy
and eventually attain profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be necessary
if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Research
and development
Research
and development expenses include salaries, contracted services, as well as the related expenses for our research and product development
team, and expenditures relating to our efforts to develop, design, and enhance our service to our clients. The Company expenses research
and development costs as they are incurred.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
In
accordance with the ASC 360-10, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets , long-lived assets,
such as property, plant and equipment and purchased intangibles subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable, or it is reasonably possible that these
assets could become impaired as a result of technological or other industrial changes. The determination of recoverability of assets
to be held and used is made by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the assets.
If
such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of
the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value
less cost to sell.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
Company has adopted FASB ASC Topic on Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), which defines fair value, establishes
a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-level
valuation hierarchy of valuation techniques based on observable and unobservable input, which may be used to measure fair value and include
the following:
Level
1 -
Quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level
2 -
Input
other than Level 1 that is observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted
prices in markets that are not active; or other input that is observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially
the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level
3 -
Unobservable
input that is supported by little or no market activity and that is significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Our
cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and short-term investments are classified within level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because
they are value using quoted market price.
Earnings
Per Share
Under
ASC 260-10, Earnings Per Share , basic EPS excludes dilution for Common Stock equivalents and is calculated by dividing net income
(loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of Common Stock outstanding for the period.
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Diluted
EPS is calculated by using the treasury stock method, assuming conversion of all potentially dilutive securities, such as stock options
and warrants. Under this method, (i) exercise of options and warrants is assumed at the beginning of the period and shares of Common
Stock are assumed to be issued, (ii) the proceeds from exercise are assumed to be used to purchase Common Stock at the average market
price during the period, and (iii) the incremental shares (the difference between the number of shares assumed issued and the number
of shares assumed purchased) are included in the denominator of the diluted EPS computation. The numerators and denominators used in
the computations of basic and diluted EPS are presented in the following table.
As
of March 31, 2024:
Income
Share
Pre-share
amount
Loss from continued operations attributable to Future Fintech Group, Inc.
$ ( 3,972,645 )
19,867,249
$ ( 0.20 )
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Future Fintech Group, Inc.
645,437
19,867,249
0.03
Basic EPS:
Loss to common stockholders from continuing operations
( 3,972,645 )
19,867,249
( 0.20 )
Income available to common stockholders from discontinued operations
$ 645,437
19,867,249
$ 0.03
Dilutive EPS:
Warrants
-
42,108
-
Diluted loss per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share equals basic net loss per share because the effect of securities convertible into common shares is anti-dilutive from continued operations attributable to Future Fintech Group, Inc.
( 3,972,645 )
19,909,357
( 0.20 )
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding from discontinued operations
645,437
19,909,357
0.03
As
of March 31, 2023:
Income
Share
Pre-share
amount
Loss from continued operations attributable to Future Fintech Group, Inc.
$ ( 2,068,136 )
14,645,653
$ ( 0.14 )
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Future Fintech Group, Inc.
( 108,328 )
14,645,653
( 0.01 )
Basic EPS:
Loss to common stockholders from continuing operations
( 2,068,136 )
14,645,653
( 0.14 )
Loss available to common stockholders from discontinued operations
$ ( 108,328 )
14,645,653
$ ( 0.01 )
Dilutive EPS:
Warrants
-
210,526
Diluted loss per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share equals basic net loss per share because the effect of securities convertible into common shares is anti-dilutive from continued operations attributable to Future Fintech Group, Inc.
( 2,068,136 )
14,856,179
( 0.14 )
Diluted loss per share is calculated by taking net loss, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding from discontinued operations
( 108,328 )
14,856,179
( 0.01 )
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Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash
and cash equivalents included cash on hand and demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions, which are unrestricted
as to withdrawal and use and with an original maturity of three months or less.
Deposits
in banks in the PRC are only insured by the government up to RMB 500,000 , in the HK are only insured by the government up to HKD500,000 ,
in the United Kingdom are only insured by the government up to GBP 18,000 , in the United States of America are only insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation up to USD250, 000 , and are consequently exposed to risk of loss.
The
Company believes the probability of a bank failure, causing loss to the Company, is remote.
Cash
that is restricted as to withdrawal for use or pledged as security is reported separately on the face of the consolidated balance sheets,
and is not included in the total cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Receivable
and Allowances
Accounts
receivable are recognized and carried at the original invoice amounts less an allowance for any uncollectible amount. We have a policy
of reserving for uncollectible accounts based on our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable.
We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and maintain an allowance for potential bad debts if required.
Other
receivables, and loan receivables are recognized and carried at the initial amount when occurred less an allowance for any uncollectible
amount. We have a policy of reserving for uncollectible accounts based on our best estimate of the amount of probable impairment losses
in our existing receivable.
Allowances
for doubtful accounts are maintained for expected credit losses resulting from the Company’s customers’ inability to make required payments.
The allowances are based on the Company’s regular assessment of various factors, including the credit-worthiness and financial condition
of specific customers, historical experience with bad debts and customer deductions, receivables aging, current economic conditions,
reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions, and other factors that may affect the Company’s ability to collect
from customers. The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses in accordance with ASC Topic 326, Credit Losses (“ASC 326”)
and records the allowance for credit losses as an offset to accounts receivable and contract assets, and the estimated credit losses
charged to the allowance is classified as “Bad debt expense” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. We determine
whether an allowance for doubtful accounts is required by evaluating specific accounts where information indicates the customers may
have an inability to meet financial obligations. In these cases, we use assumptions and judgment, based on the best available facts and
circumstances, to record a specific allowance for those customers against amounts due to reduce the receivable to the amount expected
to be collected. These specific allowances are re-evaluated and adjusted as additional information is received. The amounts calculated
are analyzed to determine the total amount of the allowance. We may also record a general allowance as necessary.
Direct
write-offs are taken in the period when we have exhausted our efforts to collect overdue and unpaid receivable or otherwise evaluate
other circumstances that indicate that we should abandon such efforts.
The
Company has assessed its accounts receivable including credit term and corresponding all its accounts receivables as of March 31, 2024.
Bad debt expense was $ 794,355 and $ 16,826 during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Accounts receivables of
$ 1.79 million and $ 0.97 million have been outstanding for over 90 days as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Revenue
Recognition
We
apply the five steps defined under ASC 606: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in
the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract,
and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. We assess its revenue arrangements against specific
criteria in order to determine if it is acting as principal or agent. Revenue arrangements with multiple performance obligations are
divided into separate distinct goods or services. We allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation based on the relative
standalone selling price of the goods or services provided. Revenue is recognized upon the transfer of control of promised goods or services
to a customer. Control is generally transferred when the Company has a present right to payment and title and the significant risks and
rewards of ownership of products or services are transferred to its customers.
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We
do not make any significant judgment in evaluating when control is transferred. Revenue is recorded net of value-added tax.
Revenue
recognitions are as follows:
Sales
of coals, aluminum ingots, sand and steel
The
Company recognize revenue when the receipt of merchandise is confirmed by the customers, which is the point that the title of the goods
is transferred to the customer. Revenue was $ 0.40 million and nil during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Sales agent services for coals, aluminum ingots, sand and steel
For the sale of third-party products where the Company obtains control
of the product before transferring it to the customer, the Company recognizes revenue based on the gross amount billed to customers. The
Company considers multiple factors when determining whether it obtains control of third-party products, including evaluating if it can
establish the price of the product, retains inventory risk for tangible products or has the responsibility for ensuring acceptability
of the product. The Company recognizes net revenue from sales agent service fees of coals, aluminum ingots, sand and steel when no control
obtained throughout the transactions. Revenue was $ 0.04 million and $ 0.11 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and
2023, respectively.
Asset
Management Service
The
Company recognizes service revenue when a service is rendered, the Company issues bills to its customers and recognizes revenue according
to the bills.
Property,
Plant and Equipment
Property,
plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line
method over the useful lives of the assets. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized and depreciated; maintenance and repairs that
do not extend the life of the respective assets are expensed as incurred. Upon disposal of assets, the cost and related accumulated depreciation
are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
Depreciation
related to property, plant and equipment used in production is reported in cost of sales, and includes amortized amounts related to capital
leases. We estimated that the residual value of the Company’s property and equipment ranges from 3 % to 5 %. Property, plant and
equipment are depreciated over their estimated useful lives as follows:
Machinery and equipment
5 - 10 years
Building
30 years
Furniture and office equipment
3 - 5 years
Motor vehicles
5 years
Intangible
Assets
Acquired
intangible assets are recognized based on their cost to the Company, which generally includes the transaction costs of the asset acquisition,
and no gain or loss is recognized unless the fair value of noncash assets given as consideration differs from the assets’ carrying
amounts on the Company’s book. These assets are amortized over their useful lives if the assets are deemed to have a finite life
and they are reviewed for impairment by testing for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying
amount may not be recoverable. The fair value of an intangible asset is the amount that would be determined if the entity used the assumptions
that market participants would use if they were pricing the intangible asset. The useful life of the Company’s intangible assets
is ten year , which is determined by using the time period that an intangible is estimated to contribute directly or indirectly to a Company’s
future cash flows.
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Foreign
Currency and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The
financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries and VIE are measured using the local currency as the functional currency;
however, the reporting currency of the Company is the USD. Assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries have been
translated into USD using the exchange rate at the balance sheet dates, while equity accounts are translated using historical exchange
rate.
The
exchange rate we used to convert RMB to USD was 7.10 :1 and 7.08 :1 at the balance sheet dates of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
respectively. The average exchange rate for the period has been used to translate revenues and expenses. The average exchange rates we
used to convert RMB to USD were 7.10 :1 and 6.67 :1 for three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The
exchange rate we used to convert HKD to USD was 7.83 :1 and 7.82 :1 at the balance sheet dates of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The average exchange rate for the period has been used to translate revenues and expenses. The average exchange rates we used to convert
HKD to USD were 7.82 :1 and 7.84 :1 for three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The
exchange rate we used to convert GBP to USD was 0.79 :1 and 0.78 :1 at the balance sheet dates of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The average exchange rate for the period has been used to translate revenues and expenses. The average exchange rates we used to convert
GBP to USD were 0.79 :1 and 0.82 :1 for three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The
exchange rate we used to convert AED to USD was 3.66 :1 and 3.66 :1 at the balance sheet dates of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The average exchange rate for the period has been used to translate revenues and expenses. The average exchange rates we used to convert
AED to USD were 3.67 :1 and 3.67 :1 for three months ended March 31 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The
exchange rate we used to convert PYG to USD was 7393.74 :1 and 7298.63 :1 at the balance sheet dates of March 31, 2024 and December 31,
2023. The average exchange rate for the period has been used to translate revenues and expenses. The average exchange rate we used to
convert PYG to USD was 7290.28 :1 and 7275.55 :1 for three months ended March 31 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Translation
adjustments are reported separately and accumulated in a separate component of equity (cumulative translation adjustment).
Government
subsidies
Government
subsidies primarily consist of financial subsidies received from provincial and local governments for operating a business in their jurisdictions
and compliance with specific policies promoted by the local governments. For certain government subsidies, there are no defined rules
and regulations to govern the criteria necessary for companies to receive such benefits, and the amount of financial subsidy is determined
at the discretion of the relevant government authorities. The government subsidies of operating nature with no further conditions to
be met are recorded of operating expenses in “Other income” in the consolidated statements when received.
The
amendments in this update require disclosures about transactions with a government that have been accounted for by analogizing to a grant
or contribution accounting model to increase transparency about (1) the types of transactions, (2) the accounting for the transactions,
and (3) the effect of the transactions on an entity’s financial statements.
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Income
Taxes
We
use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under
this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year and (ii) deferred
tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements
or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years
in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a
change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance
is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is
more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC
Topic 740-10-30 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position
taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740-10-25 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. We have no material uncertain tax positions for any of the reporting
periods presented.
Goodwill
The
Company tests goodwill for impairment for its reporting units on an annual basis, or when events occur or circumstances indicate the
fair value of a reporting unit is below its carrying value. If the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an
impairment loss is recorded to the extent that implied fair value of the goodwill within the reporting unit is less than its carrying
value.
The
Company’s evaluation of goodwill for impairment involves the comparison of the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying
value. The Company uses the discounted cash flow model to estimate fair value, which requires management to make significant estimates
and assumptions related to forecasts of future revenue and operating margin. In addition, the discounted cash flow model requires the
Company to select an appropriate weighted average cost of capital based on current market conditions as of March 31, 2024 and December
31, 2023. A high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort were required when performing audit procedures to evaluate
the reasonableness of management’s estimates and assumptions related to the forecasts. Based upon the assessment, the Company has
concluded that goodwill was nil as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Short-term
investments
Short-term
investments consist primarily of investments in fixed deposits with original maturities between three months and one year and certain
investments in wealth management products and other investments that the Company has the intention to redeem within one year. Fair valued
or carried at amortized costs. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the short-term investments amounted to nil and $ 0.96 million,
respectively. On March 5, 2024, the Company sold the short – term investments at the amount of $ 0.95 million, investment loss $ 0.01
million. Due to fluctuations of the quoted shares included in its investment portfolios, the Company unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale
securities of nil and $ 0.18 million on March 31, 2024 and 2023.
Lease
We
adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), or ASC 842, from January 1, 2020. We determine if an arrangement is a lease or contains
a lease at lease inception. For operating leases, we recognize a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability based on
the present value of the lease payments over the lease term on the consolidated balance sheets at commencement date. As most of our leases
do not provide an implicit rate, we estimate our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date
in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate on a
collateralized basis with similar terms and payments, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located. The ROU assets
also include any lease payments made, net of lease incentives. Lease expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Our leases often include options to extend and lease terms include such extended terms when we are reasonably certain to exercise those
options. Lease terms also include periods covered by options to terminate the leases when we are reasonably certain not to exercise those
options.
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Share-based
compensation
The
Company awards share options and other equity-based instruments to its employees, directors and consultants (collectively “share-based
payments”). Compensation cost related to such awards is measured based on the fair value of the instrument on the grant date. The
Company recognizes the compensation cost over the period the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, which
generally is the vesting period. The amount of cost recognized is adjusted to reflect the expected forfeiture prior to vesting. When
no future services are required to be performed by the employee in exchange for an award of equity instruments, and if such award does
not contain a performance or market condition, the cost of the award is expensed on the grant date. The Company recognizes compensation
cost for an award with only service conditions that has a graded vesting schedule on a straight-line basis over the requisite service
period for the entire award, provided that the cumulative amount of compensation cost recognized at any date at least equals the portion
of the grant-date value of such award that is vested at that date.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 (“ASU 2016-13”) “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses” (“ASC
326”): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” which requires the measurement and recognition of expected
credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected
loss model which requires the use of forward-looking information to calculate credit loss estimates. It also eliminates the concept of
other-than-temporary impairment and requires credit losses related to available-for-sale debt securities to be recorded through an allowance
for credit losses rather than as a reduction in the amortized cost basis of the securities. These changes will result in earlier recognition
of credit losses. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives
and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASC 2019-10”), which defers the effective date of ASU 2016-13 to
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years, for public entities which meet the
definition of a smaller reporting company. The Company adopt ASU 2016-13 effective January 1, 2023. Management adopted of ASU 2016-13
on the consolidated financial statements. The effect will largely depend on the composition and credit quality of our investment portfolio
and the economic conditions at the time of adoption.
Management
does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material impact
on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
3.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts
receivable, net consist of the following:
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Supply Chain Financing/Trading
$
1,848,841
$
3,251,822
Asset management service
$
1,858,231
$
1,250,613
Others
$
911,789
$
1,203,442
Total accounts receivable, net
$
4,618,861
$
5,705,877
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The
following table sets forth our concentration of accounts receivable, net of specific allowances for doubtful accounts.
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Debtor A
32.58 %
21.11 %
Debtor B
19.93 %
15.35 %
Debtor C
9.91 %
15.25 %
Total accounts receivable, net
62.42 %
51.71 %
4.
NOTE RECEIVABLES
As of March 31, 2024, the balance of note receivables
was $ 0.65 million, which was from a third party.
The Company accepted $ 0.65 million (RMB 4.60 million)
bank acceptance drafts from a third party, interest free of accounts receivable. The acceptance draft was issued on January 24, 2024 and
has a maturity date of July 26, 2024.
5.
OTHER RECEIVABLES
As of March 31, 2024, the balance of other receivables
was $ 0.10 million.
As
of December 31, 2023, the balance of other receivables was $ 10.05 million.
As
of April 22, 2022 and January 31, 2023, FTFT Super Computing Inc. entered into a “Electricity Sales and Purchase Agreement”
with a third-party seller. FTFT Super Computing Inc. provided an initial amount of Adequate Assurance to the seller in the form of a
cash deposit in the amount of $ 1.86 million and has receivables from pre purchase electricity $ 0.07 million.
On
February 3, 2023, Future Fintech Group Inc. entered into a “Consulting Agreement” with a third party for its professional
service of potential acquisition projects. Future Fintech Group Inc. provided initial amount of cash deposit to the third party in the
amount of $ 2.40 million.
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On
December 6, 2023, Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited entered into a “Mobile Software Application Development Agreement” with
a third-party. Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited shall pay $ 4.00 million. Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited provided initial amount
of cash deposit to the third party in the amount of $ 2.00 million. Development shall take 250 man-days.
On
December 6, 2023, Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited entered into a “Augmented Reality (AR) Group Development and Service Agreement”
with a third-party. Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited shall pay $ 5.00 million. Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited provided initial amount
of cash deposit to the third party in the amount of $ 2.50 million. Development shall take 180 man-days.
In
addition, other receivables included total $ 1.22 million deposit paid and prepayments to third parties.
6 .
LOAN RECEIVABLES
As of March 31, 2024, the balance of loan receivables
was $ 14.88 million, which were from third parties.
On March 10, 2022, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited (“FTFT
HK”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a “Loan Agreement” with a third party. Pursuant to the
Loan Agreement, FTFT HK loaned an amount of $ 5.00 million to the third party at the annual interest rate of 10 % from March 10, 2022 to
September 9, 2024 . To strengthen the liquidity, the Company negotiated with the borrower to early settle part of the loan. As of May 13,
2024, the Company has received repayment $ 2.16 million.
On
July 14, 2022, Future Private Equity Fund Management (Hainan) Co., Limited entered into a “Loan Agreement” with a third party.
Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Future Private Equity Fund Management (Hainan) Co., Limited loaned an amount of $ 7.05 million (RMB 50 million)
to the third party at the annual interest rate of 8 % from July 15, 2022 to July 14, 2024 , guarantee by Junde Chen. To strengthen the liquidity,
the Company negotiated with the borrower to early settle part of the loan. As of April 17, 2023, the Company has received repayment $ 4.93
million (RMB 35 million). The amount of $ 2.11 million (RMB 15 million) will be repaid before July 14, 2024.
On
December 8, 2023, Future Private Equity Fund Management (Hainan) Co., Limited entered into a “Loan Agreement” with a third
party. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Future Private Equity Fund Management (Hainan) Co., Limited loaned an amount of $ 4.93 million
(RMB 35 million) to the third party at the annual interest rate of 5 % from December 8, 2022 to December 8, 2024.
On
December 8, 2023, Future Fin Tech (Hong Kong) Limited entered into a “Loan Agreement” with a third party. Pursuant to the
Loan Agreement, Future Fin Tech (Hong Kong) Limited loaned an amount of $ 5.00 million to the third party at the annual interest rate
of 5 % from December 8, 2022 to December 8, 2024 .
As
of December 31, 2023, the balance of loan receivables was $ 14.90 million, which was from a third party.
On
March 10, 2022, FTFT HK entered into a “Loan Agreement” with a third party. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, FTFT HK loaned
an amount of $ 5.00 million to the third party at the annual interest rate of 10 % from March 10, 2022 to September 9, 2024. To strengthen
the liquidity, the Company negotiated with the borrower to early settle part of the loan. As of April 17, 2023, the Company has received
repayment $ 2.16 million.
On
July 14, 2022, Future Private Equity Fund Management (Hainan) Co., Limited entered into a “Loan Agreement” with a third party.
Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Future Private Equity Fund Management (Hainan) Co., Limited loaned an amount of $ 7.28 million (RMB 50 million)
to the third party at the annual interest rate of 8 % from July 15, 2022 to July 14, 2024 , guarantee by Junde Chen. To strengthen the liquidity,
the Company negotiated with the borrower to early settle part of the loan. As of April 17, 2023, the Company has received repayment $ 5.09
million (RMB 35 million). The amount of $ 2.12 million (RMB 15 million) will be repaid before
July 14, 2024.
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On December 8, 2023, Future Private Equity Fund Management (Hainan)
Co., Limited entered into a “Loan Agreement” with a third party. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Future Private Equity Fund
Management (Hainan) Co., Limited loaned an amount of $ 4.94 million (RMB 35 million) to the third party at the annual interest rate of 5 %
from December 8, 2023 to December 8, 2024 .
On December 8, 2023, Future Fin Tech (Hong Kong) Limited entered into
a “Loan Agreement” with a third party. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Future Fin Tech (Hong Kong) Limited loaned an amount
of $ 5.00 million to the third party at the annual interest rate of 5 % from December 8, 2023 to December 8, 2024 .
7.
SHORT - TERM INVESTMENT
As
of March 31, 2024, the balance of short - term investments was nil . On March 5, 2024, the Company sold the
short – team investments amount of $ 0.95 million, with an investment loss $ 0.01 million.
As
of December 31, 2023, the balance of short - term investments was $ 0.96 million. On September 6, 2021, Future Private Equity Fund Management
(Hainan) Co., Ltd. invested $ 1.87 million (RMB 13,000,000 ) to entrust Shanghai Yuli Enterprise Management Consulting Firm to invest
in various types of investment portfolios. According to the market value, the Company’s balance of the short - term investments
was $ 0.98 on December 31, 2023. Due to fluctuations of the quoted shares included in its investment portfolios, the Company recognized
an impairment to the investment portfolio of $ 12,633 million for the years ended December 31, 2023.
8.
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
The
amount of other current assets consisted of the followings:
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Prepayments for Supply Chain Financing/Trading
$ 4,016,482
$ 2,743,539
Prepaid expenses
9,823,422
29,694
Deposit
3,246,774
-
Others
1,304,741
1,064,519
Total
$ 18,391,419
$ 3,837,752
As of March 31, 2024, prepaid expenses were 9.82
million.
On February 3, 2023, Future Fintech Group Inc.
entered into a “Consulting Agreement” with a third party for its professional service of potential acquisition projects.
Future Fintech Group Inc. provided initial amount of cash deposit to the third party in the amount of $ 2.40 million.
On December 6, 2023, Future Fintech (Hong Kong)
Limited entered into a “Mobile Software Application Development Agreement” with a third-party. Future Fintech (Hong Kong)
Limited shall pay $ 4.00 million. Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited provided initial amount of cash deposit to the third party in the
amount of $ 2.00 million. Development shall take 250 man-days.
On December 6, 2023, Future Fintech (Hong Kong)
Limited entered into a “Augmented Reality (AR) Group Development and Service Agreement” with a third-party. Future Fintech
(Hong Kong) Limited shall pay $ 5.08 million. Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited provided initial amount of cash deposit to the third party
in the amount of $ 2.50 million. Development shall take 180 man-days. On March 8, 2024, the Company pays the remaining balance $ 2.58 million.
In addition, other receivables included total
$ 0.34 million prepayments to a third party.
9.
ACQUISITION
Alpha
International Securities (Hong Kong) Limited
On November 7, 2023, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company completed the acquisition ("Acquisition Date”) of 100 % equity interest of Alpha International Securities
(Hong Kong) Limited a company incorporated in Hong Kong for $ 1,791,174 ( HKD14,010,421 ). Alpha International Securities (Hong Kong) Limited
is in the securities business in Hong Kong. The Company has changed its name from Alpha International Securities (Hong Kong) Limited to
FTFT International Securities and Futures Limited in November 2023.
Alpha Information Services (Shenzhen) Co.,
Ltd
On November 7, 2023, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company acquired 100 % equity interest of Alpha Information Services (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. for $ 210,788 (HKD 1,649,528 ).
Alpha Information Services (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd provides information services for FTFT International Securities and Futures Limited. The
Company has changed its name from Alpha Information Services (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd to Future information service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd in
November 2023.
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The
following table summarizes the allocation of estimated fair values of net assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Accounts receivable
$ 1,526,360
Other current assets
171,038
Property, plant and equipment, net
1,458
Intangible assets
127,846
Right of use assets
8,875
Lease liability-current
( 8,875 )
Accounts payable
( 4,123,903 )
Accrued expenses and other payables
( 552,484 )
Net identifiable assets acquired
$ ( 2,849,685 )
Add: goodwill
172,213
Total purchase price for acquisition net of $ 4,679,434 of cash
$ ( 2,677,472 )
The Company has included the operating results of FTFT International
Securities and Futures Limited in its consolidated financial statements since the Acquisition Date. US$ 294,437 in net sales and US$ 88,408
in net income of FTFT International Securities and Futures Limited were included in the consolidated financial statements for the years
ended December 31, 2023.
The
Company has included the operating results of Future information service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd in its consolidated financial statements
since the Acquisition Date. US$ 1,390 in net sales and US$ 50,80 in net loss of Future information service (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd were included
in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2023.
10.
LEASES
The
Company’s non-cancellable operating leases consist of leases for office space. The Company is the lessee under the terms of the
operating leases. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the operating lease cost was $ 0.18 million.
The
Company’s operating leases have remaining lease terms of approximately 53 months. As of March 31, 2024, the weighted average remaining
lease term and weighted average discount rate were 3.56 years and 4.75 %, respectively.
Maturities
of lease liabilities were as follows:
Operating
As of March 31,
Lease
From April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025
$ 435,223
From April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026
254,858
From April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027
241,275
From April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2028
200,526
From April 1, 2028 to March 31, 2029
83,553
Total
$ 1,215,435
Less: amounts representing interest
$ 86,998
Present Value of future minimum lease payments
1,128,437
Less: Current obligations
382,172
Long term obligations
$ 746,265
The
Company leases office space and equipment under various short-term operating leases. As permitted by ASC 842, the Company has elected
the practical expedient for short-term leases, whereby lease assets and lease liabilities are not recognized on the balance sheet. Short
term leases cost was $ 1,979 for three months ended March 31, 2024.
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11.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment consist of the following:
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Office equipment, fixtures and furniture
$ 638,345
$ 633,936
Vehicle
728,201
730,998
Building
162,328
146,053
Subtotal
1,528,874
1,510,987
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
( 778,667 )
( 716,828 )
Construction in progress
3,863,806
3,790,623
Impairment
( 5,584 )
( 5,594 )
Total
$ 4,608,429
$ 4,579,188
Depreciation
expense included in general and administration expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $ 66,859 and $ 71,397 , respectively.
Depreciation expense included in cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $ 0 and $ 0 , respectively.
12.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible
assets consist of the following:
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Trademarks
$ 128,619
847
System and software
2,506,301
2,730,549
Subtotal
2,634,920
2,731,396
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
( 318,934 )
( 311,131 )
Less: impairment
( 1,741,438 )
( 1,831,283 )
Total
$ 574,548
$ 588,982
Amortization
expense included in general and administration expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $ 14,259 and $ 14,259 , respectively.
Amortization expense included in cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $ 0 and $ 0 , respectively.
The
estimated amortization is as follows:
As of March 31,
Estimated
amortization
expense
From April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025
$ 57,035
From April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026
57,035
From April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027
57,035
From April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2028
57,035
From April 1, 2028 to March 31, 2029
57,035
Thereafter
161,600
Total
$ 446,775
Type 1 and Type 2 licenses by Hong Kong Securities
and Futures Commission have no expiration date and do not require amortization, amount was $ 127,773 .
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13. ACCOUNT PAYABLES
The amount of account payables were consisted
of the followings:
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Supply Chain Financing/Trading payment
$ 118,274
$ 728,010
Others
2,127,013
2,592,051
Total
$ 2,245,287
$ 3,320,061
14. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES
The amount of accrued expenses and other payables
consisted of the followings:
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Legal fee and other professionals
$ 1,055,018
$ 832,263
Wages and employee reimbursement
165,550
509,288
Provision for legal case
10,598,380
8,875,265
Suppliers
841,874
731,521
Accruals
528,562
1,049,144
Total
$ 13,189,384
$ 11,997,481
In January 2021, FT Global Capital, Inc. (“FT
Global”), a former placement agent of the Company filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.
FT Global served the complaint upon the Company in January 2021. In the complaint, FT Global alleges claims, most of which attempt to
hold the Company liable under legal theories that relate back to an alleged breach of an exclusive placement agent agreement between FT
Global and the Company in July 2020 which had a term of three months. FT Global claims that the Company failed to compensate FT Global
for securities purchase transactions between December 2020 and April 2021, pursuant to the terms of the expired exclusive placement agent
agreement. On April 11, 2024, on which date the jury returned a verdict in favor of FT Global and the Court entered a judgment awarding
FT Global $ 8,875,265 . On April 16, 2024, the Court issued an amended judgment, awarding FT Global $ 10,598,379.93 , which includes $ 7,895,265.31
in damages, $ 1,723,114.62 in prejudgment interest, and $ 980,000.00 in attorney’s fees.
15. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
The amount of convertible notes payable consisted
of the followings:
March 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Beginning
$ 1,100,723
$ -
Addition
-
1,100,723
Interest expenses
21,940
-
Payment
-
-
Conversion
-
-
Balance
$ 1,122,663
$ 1,100,723
16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
As of March 31, 2024, the amounts due to the
related parties were consisted of the followings:
Name
Amount
(US$)
Relationship
Note
Chan Siu Kei
431,757
NTAM’s Director
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
JKNDC Ltd
114,996
A company owned by the minority shareholder of NTAM
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Total
$ 546,753
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As of March 31, 2024, the amounts due from the
related parties were consisted of the followings:
Name
Amount
(US$)
Relationship
Note
Xiaochen Zhao
929
Corporate legal representative
Prepaid expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Hu Li
20,000
Corporate Secretary
Prepaid expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Chao Li
2,115
Corporate legal representative
Prepaid expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Ming Yi
63,788
Chief Financial Officer of the Company
Prepaid expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Total
$ 86,832
During three months ended March 31, 2024, the
Company had the following transactions with related parties:
Name
Amount
Relationship
Note
JKNDC Limited
$ 1,918
A company owned by the minority shareholder of NTAM
Other expenses
JKNDC Limited
135,640
A company owned by the minority shareholder of NTAM
Cost of revenue- Asset management service
Nice Talent Partner Limited
115,087
A company owned by the minority shareholder of NTAM
Consultancy fee
As of December 31, 2023, the amount due to the
related parties was consisted of the followings:
Name
Amount
Relationship
Note
Chao Li
$ 73,893
Corporate legal representative
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Ming Yi
29,513
Chief Financial Officer of the Company
Accrued expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Xiaochen Zhao
124
Corporate legal representative
Accrued expenses, interest free and payment on demand.
Chan Siu Kei
401,516
NTAM’s Director
Other payables, interest free and payment on demand.
Total
$ 505,046
As of December 31, 2023, the amount due from
the related parties was consisted of the followings:
Name
Amount
Relationship
Note
Kai Xu
$ 12,151
Deputy General Manager of a subsidiary of the Company
Loan receivables*, interest free and payment on demand.
Total
$ 12,151
During three months ended March 31, 2023, the
Company had the following transactions with related parties:
Name
Amount
Relationship
Note
JKNDC Limited
$ 1,914
A company owned by the minority shareholder of NTAM
Other expenses
JKNDC Limited
361,958
A company owned by the minority shareholder of NTAM
Cost of revenue- Asset management service
Alpha Yield Limited
178,913
A director of the Company is a shareholder of this company
Consultancy fee
Nice Talent Partner Limited
76,542
A company owned by the minority shareholder of NTAM
Consultancy fee
* The
related party transactions have been approved by the Company’s Audit Committee.
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17. INCOME TAX
The Company is incorporated in the United States
of America and is subject to United States federal taxation. The applicable tax rate is 21 % in 2024 and 2023. No provisions for income
taxes have been made, as the Company had no U.S. taxable income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. For the three months
ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had current income tax expenses of nil and $ 25,674 , respectively.
The Company evaluates the level of authority
for 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. For the years ended March 31, 2024, the Company had no unrecognized tax
benefits. Due to uncertainties surrounding future utilization, the Company estimates there will not be sufficient future income to realize
the deferred tax assets for certain subsidiaries and a VIE.
The amount of unrecognized deferred tax liabilities
for temporary differences related to the dividend from foreign subsidiaries is not determined because such determination is not practical.
The Company has not provided deferred taxes on
undistributed earnings attributable to its PRC subsidiaries as they are to be permanently reinvested.
The Company has not provided deferred taxes on
undistributed earnings attributable to its PRC and Hong Kong subsidiaries as they are to be permanently reinvested.
The Company had no material adjustments to its
liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits according to the provisions of ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes . Since the Company
intends to reinvest its earnings to further expand its businesses in mainland China, its PRC subsidiaries do not intend to declare dividends
to their immediate foreign holding companies in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded any deferred taxes
in relation to US tax on the cumulative amount of undistributed retained earnings since January 1, 2008.
Effective on January 1, 2008, the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, EIT
Law, and Implementing Rules imposed a unified enterprise income tax rate of 25 % on all domestic-invested enterprises and foreign-invested
enterprises in the PRC, unless they qualify under certain limited exceptions. The tax rate for pre-tax profits below RMB 1 million is
2.5 %; the tax rate for pre-tax profits between RMB 1 million to RMB 3 million is 10 % and the tax rate for pre-tax profits over RMB 3 million
is 25 %. E-Commerce Tianjin, Future Supply (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. and Future Big Data (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. were subject to an enterprise income
tax rate of 2.5 % and 10 %. Other subsidiaries and VIE were subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 25 %.
Future Fin Tech (HongKong) Limited, QR (HK) Limited
and Nice Talent Asset Management Limited is incorporated in Hong Kong and is subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax on the taxable income as
reported in its statutory financial statements adjusted in accordance with relevant Hong Kong tax laws. The applicable tax rate is 16.5 %
in Hong Kong.
FTFT UK Limited and FTFT Finance UK Limited are
incorporated in United Kingdom and are subject to United Kingdom Profits Tax on the taxable income as reported in its statutory financial
statements adjusted in accordance with relevant United Kingdom tax laws. The applicable tax rate is 19 % in United Kingdom.
FTFT Capital investments L.L.C is incorporated
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The applicable tax rate is nil in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Digipay Fintech Limited is incorporated in British
Virgin Island. The applicable tax rate is nil in British Virgin Island.
Reconciliation of the differences between the
statutory EIT rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities and the income tax expenses of the Company:
March 31,
2024
March
31,
2023
Loss before taxation
$ ( 3,969,066 )
$ ( 2,113,475 )
PRC statutory tax rate
25 %
25 %
Computed expected benefits
( 992,267 )
( 528,369 )
Others, primarily the differences in tax rates
263,975
50,866
Deferred tax assets losses not recognized
728,292
503,177
Total
$ -
$ 25,674
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18. SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
On February 1, 2023, the Company effected a 1-for-5 reverse stock split
of the Company’s issued and authorized shares and its total authorized shares of common stock reduced from 300,000,000 shares to
60,000,000 shares.
Restricted net assets
PRC laws and regulations permit payments of dividends
by the Company’s subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC only out of their retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance
with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, the Company’s subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC are required to
annually appropriate 10 % of their net income to the statutory reserve prior to payment of any dividends, unless the reserve has reached
50 % of their respective registered capital. Furthermore, registered share capital and capital reserve accounts are also restricted from
distribution. As a result of the restrictions described above and elsewhere under PRC laws and regulations, the Company’s subsidiaries
incorporated in the PRC are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company in the form of dividends.
The restriction amounted to $ 24.83 million (RMB 176,144,932 ) as of March 31, 2024. Except for the above or disclosed elsewhere, there
is no other restriction on the use of proceeds generated by the Company’s subsidiaries to satisfy any obligations of the Company.
Payments-omnibus equity plan
On October 12, 2023, the Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors of the Company granted 2,890,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $ 0.001 , pursuant to the Company’s
2023 Omnibus Equity Plan, to certain officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Grantees”). As the
closing price of the Company stock was $ 1.20 on December 23, 2023, the Company recorded an expense of $ 3.47 million in the third quarter
of fiscal year 2023. As of the date of this report, the Shares have been issued to the Grantees.
19. COMMON STOCK
Securities Purchase Agreement
On December 24, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain purchasers, pursuant to which the Company sold to the purchasers in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 4,210,530 units, each consisting of one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase 1 share of our Common Stock, at a purchase price of $ 1.90 per unit, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $ 8,000,007 , before deducting fees to the placement agent and other offering expenses payable by the Company. On December 29, 2020, the Company issued Units consisting of an aggregate of 4,210,530 shares of our Common Stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 4,210,530 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $ 2.15 per share (the “Investors’ Warrants”). The Investors’ Warrants have a term of five years and are exercisable by the holder at any time after the date of issuance. In connection with the offering, the Company also issued placement agent a warrant to purchase 210,526 shares of our Common Stock (the “Placement Agent Warrant”) on substantially the same terms as the Investors’ Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrant has an exercise price of $ 2.375 per share and are not exercisable until June 24, 2021. The share numbers in the descriptions above are pre reverse split on February 1, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, outstanding warrant has 42,108 underlying shares of our Common Stock.
On August 6, 2021, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary
Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited., completed its acquisition of 90 % of the issued and outstanding shares of Nice Talent Asset Management
Limited from Joy Rich Enterprises Limited (the “Nice Shares”) for HK$ 144,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”) which
shall be paid in the shares of common stock of the Company (the “Company Shares”). 60 % of the purchase price ($ 11.22 million)
was paid in 2,244,156 pre reverse split shares of common stock of the Company on August 4, 2021, at a price of $ 5 per share. 40 % of the
Purchase Price ($ 7.39 million) was paid in 299,221 shares of common stock of the Company on October 17, 2023.
On January 5, 2024, the Company entered into a
securities purchase agreement with certain purchasers identified on the signature page thereto, pursuant to which the Company sold
to the purchasers in a private placement, an aggregate of 2,150,536 share of its common stock, par value $ 0.001 per share at a purchase
price of $ 1.20 per share, for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $ 2,580,644 . On January 18, 2024, the Company issued 2,150,536 shares
of common stock pursuant to this Agreement.
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20. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On June 16, 2023, QR (HK) Limited was dissolved
and deregistered.
On December 5, 2023, FTFT PARAGUAY S.A. was dissolved.
On March 7, 2024, Chain Cloud Mall Network and
Technology (Tianjin) Co., Limited was dissolved and deregistered.
Loss from discontinued operations for the three
months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:
December 31,
March 31,
2024
2023
REVENUES
$ -
$ 29,515
COST OF SALES
-
23,494
GROSS PROFIT
-
6,021
OPERATING EXPENSES:
General and administrative
-
102,572
Research and Development expenses
-
2,724
Selling expenses
-
5,277
Total
-
110,573
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest income
-
4
Interest expense
-
( 2,842 )
Other expense
-
( 938 )
Total
-
( 3,776 )
Loss from discontinued operations before income tax
-
( 108,328 )
Income tax provision
-
-
Loss from discontinued operation before noncontrolling interest
$ -
-
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations
645,437
-
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests
-
-
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATION
$ 645,437
$ ( 108,328 )
The major components of assets and liabilities
related to discontinued operations are summarized below:
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Cash and cash equivalents
$ -
$ -
Total assets related to discontinued operations
$ -
$ -
Total liabilities related to discontinued operations
$ -
$ -
21. SEGMENT REPORTING
In its operation of the business, management,
including our chief operating decision maker, who is our Chief Executive Officer, reviews certain financial information, including segmented
internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis consistent with GAAP. The Company operates in three segments starting in fiscal
2021: “supply chain financing service and trading business”, “asset management service” and “others”.
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The Company began to provide coal and aluminum
ingots supply chain financing services during the second quarter of 2021 and the Company acquired Nice Talent and started to provide
asset management services since August 2021. The Company began to provide sand and steel supply chain financing services during the first
quarter of 2023.
Some of our operation might not individually
meet the quantitative thresholds for determining reportable segments and we determine the reportable segments based on the discrete financial
information provided to the chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the results of each segment
in assessing performance and allocating resources among the segments. Since there is an overlap of services and products between different
subsidiaries of the Company, the Company does not allocate operating expenses and assets based on the product segments. Therefore, operating
expenses and asset information by segment are not presented. Segment profit represents the gross profit of each reportable segment.
As of March 31, 2024:
Supply
Chain
Financing/
Trading
Asset
management
service
Others
Total
Reportable segment revenue
$ 441,764
$ 4,372,870
$ 308,333
$ 5,122,967
Inter-segment loss
-
-
-
-
Revenue from external customers
441,764
4,372,870
308,333
5,122,967
Segment gross profit
$ 44,073
$ 1,676,704
$ 230,495
$ 1,951,272
As of March 31, 2023:
Supply
Chain
Financing/
Trading
Asset
management
service
Others
Total
Reportable segment revenue
$ 110,798
$ 3,163,064
$ 90,588
$ 3,364,450
Inter-segment loss
-
-
-
-
Revenue from external customers
110,798
3,163,064
90,588
3,364,450
Segment gross profit
$ 105,854
$ 1,056,307
$ 39,455
$ 1,201,616
Loss before Income Tax:
Three months Ended,
March 31
2024
2023
Supply chain financing/trading
208,580
219,179
Asset management service
1,617,278
782,177
Others
1,276,117
( 7,467 )
Corporate and Unallocated
2,818,363
2,321,202
Total operating expenses and other expense
5,920,338
3,315,091
Loss before Income Tax
( 3,969,066 )
( 2,113,475 )
Segment assets:
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Supply chain financing/trading
12,365,266
12,437,136
Asset management service
4,367,036
3,640,811
Others
20,084,577
23,855,261
Corporate and Unallocated
23,093,573
21,007,542
Total assets
59,910,452
60,940,750
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22. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal case with FT Global Litigation
In January 2021, FT Global Capital, Inc. (“FT
Global”), a former placement agent of the Company filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.
FT Global served the complaint upon the Company in January 2021. In the complaint, FT Global alleges claims, most of which attempt to
hold the Company liable under legal theories that relate back to an alleged breach of an exclusive placement agent agreement between
FT Global and the Company in July 2020 which had a term of three months. FT Global claims that the Company failed to compensate FT Global
for securities purchase transactions between December 2020 and April 2021, pursuant to the terms of the expired exclusive placement agent
agreement. Allegedly, the exclusive placement agent agreement required the Company to pay FT Global for capital received during the term
of the agreement and for the 12-month period following the termination of the agreement involving any investors that FT Global introduced
and/or wall-crossed to the Company. However, the Company believes the securities purchase transactions at issue did not involve the one
investor which FT Global introduced or wall-crossed to the Company during the term of the agreement. FT Global claims approximately $ 7,000,000
in damages and attorneys’ fees.
The Company timely removed the case to the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (the (“Court”) on February 9, 2021 based on diversity
of jurisdiction. On March 9, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss based on FT Global’s failure to state a claim which
is pending before the Court. On March 23, 2021, FT Global filed its response to the Company’s motion to dismiss. FT Global
argues that the Court should deny the Company’s motion to dismiss. However, if the Court is inclined to grant the
Company’s motion to dismiss, FT Global requested that the Court permit it to file an amended complaint. On April 8, 2021, the
parties filed a Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan. On April 12, 2021, the Court approved the Joint Preliminary Report and
Discovery Plan and issued a Scheduling Order placing this case on a six-month discovery tract. On April 30, 2021, the Company served
FT Global with its Initial Disclosures. On May 6, 2021, FT Global served the Company with its Initial Disclosures. On May 17, 2021,
FT Global served the Company with its First Amended Initial Disclosures. On November 10, 2021, the Court entered an Order granting
the Company’s motion to dismiss FT Global’s fraud claim and breach of contract claim as to the disclosure of its
confidential and proprietary information. The Court denied the Company’s motion to dismiss FT Global’s i) breach of
contract claim for failure to pay FT Global pursuant to the terms of the exclusive placement agent agreement; ii) claim for breach
of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing; and iii) claim for attorney’s fees, and the court concluded that additional
information can be obtained through discovery. The Company timely filed an answer and defenses to FT Global’s complaint on
November 24, 2021. On January 3, 2022 the Company propounded discovery requests upon FT Global, including interrogatories and
requests for production of documents. On March 23, 2022, the Company propounded requests for admission upon FT Global. On March 24,
2022, FT Global propounded discovery requests upon the Company, including requests for production of documents and requests for
admission. On April 1, 2022, FT Global served its response to the Company’s requests for production of documents. On May 13,
2022, FT Global served its responses to the Company’s interrogatories and requests for admissions. On May 13, 2022, FT Global
produced documents in response to the Company’s requests for production of documents. On June 3, 2022, the Company produced
documents in response to FT Global’s requests for production of documents. On August 3, 2022, the Company took the deposition
of FT Global. On August 4, 2022, FT Global took the deposition of the Company. On August 3, 2022, the Court granted the
parties’ Consent Motion to Extend Discovery Period extending the discovery period from August 5, 2022 to September 14, 2022
and the deadline to file dispositive motions to October 12, 2022. On October 12, 2022, the Company filed a motion for summary
judgment on all claims asserted by FT Global in this lawsuit. On November 2, 2022, FT Global filed its opposition to the
Company’s motion for summary judgment. On November 16, 2022, the Company filed its reply in support of its motion for summary
judgment on all claims asserted by FT Global in this lawsuit. On August 31, 2023, the Court entered an Order denying the
Company’s motion for summary judgment. On September 20, 2023, the parties filed a joint motion to extend the deadline to file
the consolidated pretrial order pending mediation of the case by the parties. On September 21, 2023, the Court granted the
parties’ joint motion to extend the deadline to file the consolidated pretrial order to October 27, 2023. On October 16, 2023,
the parties mediated the case. On October 24, 2023, the parties filed another joint motion to extend the deadline to file the
consolidated pretrial order. On October 27, 2023, the Court granted the parties’ joint motion to extend the deadline to file
the consolidated pretrial order to November 17, 2023 and set the case for trial on January 8, 2024. Subsequently, the Court approved
an extension of the deadline to file a pretrial order to December 1, 2023. The Court has also rescheduled the trial to commence on
April 8, 2024. The trial began on April 8, 2024 and ended on April 11, 2024, on which date the jury returned a verdict in favor of
FT Global and the Court entered a judgment awarding FT Global $ 8,875,265.31 . On April 16, 2024, the Court issued an amended
judgment, awarding FT Global $ 10,598,379.93 , which includes $ 7,895,265.31 in damages, $ 1,723,114.62 in prejudgment interest, and
$ 980,000.00 in attorney’s fees. The Company filed a post-trial motion challenging the judgment on May 9, 2024 and will
continue to vigorously defend the action against FT Global, including by appealing the judgment to the United States Court of
Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit if necessary.
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23. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Impact of COVID 19
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus
was reported and has spread throughout China and other parts of the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized
the outbreak as a “pandemic”. In early 2020, Chinese government took emergency measures to combat the spread of the
virus, including quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure of office buildings and facilities in China. In response
to the evolving dynamics related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Company was following the guidelines of local authorities as it prioritizes
the health and safety of its employees, contractors, suppliers and business partners. Our offices in China were closed and the employees
worked from home at the end of January 2020 until late March 2020. The quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure of
office buildings have materially negatively impacted our business. The outbreak has had and might continue to have disruption to our
supply chain, logistics providers, customers or our marketing activities with the new variants of COVID-19, which could materially adversely
impact our business and results of operations. There were outbreaks in various cities and provinces in China due to Omicron variant,
such as Xi’an city, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in 2022, which have resulted quarantines, travel restrictions,
and temporary closure of office buildings and facilities in these cities. In December 2022, the Chinese government eased its strict
zero COVID-19 policy which resulted in a surge of new COVID-19 cases during December 2022 and January 2023, which has disrupted our business
operations in China. The Company’s promotion strategy of CCM Shopping Mall previously mainly relied on the training of members
and distributors through meetings and conferences. Chinese government put a restriction on large gatherings in 2020 and 2021, which made
the promotion strategy for our online e-commerce platforms difficult to implement and the Company experienced difficulties to subscribe
new members for its online e-commerce platforms. Since 2021, CCM generated minimal revenue and business for the Company. The Company
started a process to close it down in November 2023 and completed deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with local authority on March
7, 2024.
While the potential economic impact brought by
new variants of COVID-19 may be difficult to assess or predict, a widespread pandemic could result in significant disruption of global
financial markets, reducing our ability to access capital, which could negatively affect our liquidity. Further, as we do not have access
to a revolving credit facility, there can be no assurance that we would be able to secure commercial debt financing in the future in
the event that we require additional capital. In the event that we do need to raise capital in the future and there is any outbreak due
to new variants, outbreak-related instability in the securities markets could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital.
PRC Regulations
There are substantial uncertainties regarding
the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations governing our
business and the enforcement and performance of our arrangements with customers in certain circumstances. We are considered foreign persons
or foreign funded enterprises under PRC laws and, as a result, we are required to comply with PRC laws and regulations related to foreign
persons and foreign funded enterprises. These laws and regulations are sometimes vague and may be subject to future changes, and their
official interpretation and enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness of newly enacted laws, regulations or
amendments may be delayed, resulting in detrimental reliance. New laws and regulations that affect existing and proposed future businesses
may also be applied retroactively. We cannot predict what effect the interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations may have
on our business.
Customer concentration risk
For three months ended March 31, 2024, one customer
accounted for 78.25 % of the Company’s total revenues. For three months ended March 31, 2023, one customer accounted for 85.53 %
of the Company’s total revenues.
Vendor concentration risk
For three months ended March 31, 2024, three
vendors accounted for 20.94 %, 19.02 % and 13.59 % of the Company’s total purchases. For three months ended March 31, 2023, four vendors
accounted for 35.48 %, 16.37 %, 12.28 % and 11.28 % of the Company’s total purchases.
24. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through
the date of the issuance of the condensed consolidated financial statements and no subsequent event is identified.
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