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financial statements following the signature page of this report, which are incorporated herein by reference.
−Removed: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
−Removed: The following
−Removed: discussion and analysis of our company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with
−Removed: our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report.
−Removed: This discussion
−Removed: contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
−Removed: Actual results and the timing of selected events
−Removed: could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
−Removed: We are a company
−Removed: with limited liability incorporated in 2007 under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
−Removed: Headquartered in Beijing, we provide products
−Removed: and services to oil and gas companies and their affiliates through Nanjing Recon Technology Co.
−Removed: Ltd (“Nanjing Recon”)
−Removed: and Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co, Ltd (“BHD”), hereafter referred to as our domestic companies (the “Domestic
−Removed: Companies”), which are established as variable interest entities (“VIEs”) under the laws of the People’s
−Removed: Republic of China (“PRC”).
−Removed: As the Company contractually controls the Domestic Companies, we serve as the center of
−Removed: strategic management, financial control and human resources allocation.
+Added: Management’s Discussion
+Added: and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
+Added: The following discussion and analysis
+Added: of our company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed
+Added: consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report.
+Added: This discussion contains forward-looking
+Added: statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
+Added: Actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from
+Added: those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
+Added: We are a company with
+Added: limited liability incorporated in 2007 under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
+Added: Headquartered in Beijing, we provide products and
+Added: services to oil and gas companies and their affiliates through Nanjing Recon Technology Co.
+Added: Ltd (“Nanjing Recon”) and
+Added: Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co, Ltd (“BHD”), hereafter referred to as our domestic companies (the “Domestic
+Added: Companies”), which are established under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).
+Added: As the Company
+Added: contractually controls the Domestic Companies, we serve as the center of strategic management, financial control and human resources
+Added: Due to this contractual control and our obligation to bear the losses of the Domestic Companies, we consider them to
+Added: be variable interest entities (“VIEs”) for accounting purposes and consolidate their results in our financial statements.
Through Nanjing Recon
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We derive our revenues from the sales
−Removed: and provision of (1) hardware products, (2) software products and (3) services.
−Removed: Our products and services involve most of the
−Removed: key procedures of the extraction and production of oil and gas, and include automation systems, equipment, tools and on-site technical
−Removed: Our Domestic Companies
−Removed: provide the oil and gas industry with equipment, production technologies, automation and services.
−Removed: Nanjing Recon is a high-tech company that specializes in automation services for
−Removed: oilfield companies.
−Removed: It mainly focuses on providing automation solutions to the oil exploration
−Removed: industry, including monitoring wells, automatic metering to the joint station production,
−Removed: process monitor, and a variety of oilfield equipment and control systems.
−Removed: BHD is a high-tech company that specializes in transportation equipment and stimulation
−Removed: productions and services.
−Removed: Possessing proprietary patents and substantial industry experience,
−Removed: BHD has built up stable and strong working relationships with the major oilfields in
+Added: and provision of (1) oilfield automation products, (2) equipment for oil and gas production and transportation, (3) waste water
+Added: treatment products, and (4) engineering services.
+Added: Our products and services involve most of the key procedures of the extraction
+Added: and production of oil and gas, and include automation systems, equipment, tools and on-site technical services.
+Added: Nanjing Recon:
+Added: Nanjing Recon is a high-tech company that specializes in automation services for oilfield companies.
+Added: focuses on providing automation solutions to the oil exploration industry, including monitoring wells, automatic metering to the
+Added: joint station production, process monitor, and a variety of oilfield equipment and control systems.
+Added: BHD is a high-tech company that specializes in transportation equipment and stimulation productions and services.
+Added: proprietary patents and substantial industry experience, BHD has built up stable and strong working relationships with the major
+Added: oilfields in China.
Recent Developments
−Removed: On September 22,
−Removed: 2015, the Company entered into an amendment to the Company’s letter agreement (the “Agreement”) with Maxim Group
−Removed: LLC, dated January 28, 2015, pursuant to which Maxim would serve as the Company’s exclusive agent in connection with a proposed
−Removed: at-the-market offering program by the Company of up to $10,000,000.
−Removed: The amendment extends the term of the Agreement for an additional
−Removed: six months, or until August 15, 2016, when the Company’s Form S-3 will expire.
−Removed: As of May 16, 2016, no shares have been issued
−Removed: under the amended Agreement.
−Removed: On December 1, 2015,
−Removed: the Company entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a 100% interest in Qinghai Huayou Downhole Technologies Co., Ltd.
−Removed: ( “QHHY”), a PRC corporation and oilfield service provider located in Qinghai province.
−Removed: This transaction is subject
−Removed: to shareholder approval and on May 2, 2016, the Company amended its proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”)
−Removed: to disclose all necessary information related to obtaining shareholder approval of the transaction.
−Removed: The Company will hold a shareholder
−Removed: meeting to seek approval of the Company’s acquisition of QHHY after the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
−Removed: completes its review of the Proxy Statement.
+Added: As of the first quarter of fiscal year 2017,
+Added: the Company has achieved remarkable achievement in oilfield waste water treatment segment.
+Added: In January 2016, the Company announced
+Added: its cooperation with Qinghai Oilfield Company, signing an agreement to sell the oilfield RMB3.98 million of related products and
+Added: For the three months period as of September 30, 2016, the Company has completed this agreement and continues to expand
+Added: markets in environmental protection industry, including oilfield water treatment and other industrial and sewage disposal projects.
+Added: The Company has also developed new clients
+Added: in China’s top producing Changqing Oilfield, which is located in China’s Xi’an Province.
+Added: The Company has signed
+Added: sales contracts for furnaces as of the report day.
+Added: Management expects further improvement in the coming year.
Products and Services
−Removed: We currently provide products and services
−Removed: to oil and gas field companies focused on the development and production of oil and natural gas.
−Removed: Our products and services described
−Removed: below correlate to the numbered stages of the oilfield production system graphical description shown below.
+Added: We currently provide
+Added: products and services to oil and gas field companies focused on the development and production of oil and natural gas.
+Added: and services described below correlate to the numbered stages of the oilfield production system graphical expression shown below.
Our products and services include:
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employ heating furnaces.
−Removed: BHD researched, developed and implemented a new oilfield furnace that is advanced, highly automated,
−Removed: reliable, easy to operate, safe and highly heat-efficient (90% efficiency).
+Added: BHD researched, developed and implemented a new oilfield furnace that is advanced, highly automated, reliable,
+Added: easy to operate, safe and highly heat-efficient (90% efficiency).
shown above) .
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high turn-down ratio, high security and environmental safety.
−Removed: Oil and Gas Production Improvement
+Added: Oil and Gas Production Improvement Techniques
Packers of Fracturing.
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It is used for easy seat sealing and sand uptake prevention.
−Removed: The utility model reduces desilting volume and prevents sand-up,
−Removed: which makes the deblocking processes easier to realize.
+Added: The utility model reduces desilting volume and prevents sand-up, which
+Added: makes the deblocking processes easier to realize.
The back flushing is sand-stick proof.
Production Packer.
−Removed: At varying withdrawal points, the production packer separates different oil layers and protects the oil pipe from sand and permeation,
−Removed: promoting the recovery ratio.
−Removed: Sand Prevention in
−Removed: Oil and Water Wells.
+Added: At varying withdrawal
+Added: points, the production packer separates different oil layers and protects the oil pipe from sand and permeation, promoting the
+Added: recovery ratio.
+Added: Sand Prevention in Oil and Water Well.
This technique processes additives that are resistant to elevated temperatures into “resin sand”
−Removed: which is transported to the bottom of the well via carrying fluid.
−Removed: The resin sand goes through the borehole, piling up and compacting
−Removed: at the borehole and oil vacancy layer.
+Added: which is transported
+Added: to the bottom of the well via carrying fluid.
+Added: The resin sand goes through the borehole, piling up and compacting at the borehole
+Added: and oil vacancy layer.
An artificial borehole wall is then formed, functioning as a means of sand prevention.
−Removed: This sand prevention technique has been adapted to more than 100 wells, including heavy oil wells, light oil wells, water wells
−Removed: and gas wells, with a 100% success rate and a 98% effective rate.
−Removed: Water Locating and
−Removed: Plugging Technique.
+Added: This sand prevention
+Added: technique has been adapted to more than 100 wells, including heavy oil wells, light oil wells, water wells and gas wells, with
+Added: a 100% success rate and a 98% effective rate.
+Added: Water Locating and Plugging Technique.
High water cut affects the normal production of oilfields.
−Removed: Previously, there was no sophisticated method for
−Removed: water locating and tubular column plugging in China.
−Removed: The mechanical water locating and tubular column plugging technique we have
−Removed: developed resolves the problem of high water cut wells.
−Removed: This technique conducts a self-sealing test during multi-stage usage and
−Removed: is reliable to separate different production sets effectively.
−Removed: The water location switch forms a complete set by which the water
−Removed: locating and plugging can be finished in one trip.
−Removed: The tubular column is adaptable to several oil drilling methods and is available
−Removed: for water locating and plugging in second and third class layers.
+Added: Previously, there was no sophisticated method for water locating and
+Added: tubular column plugging in China.
+Added: The mechanical water locating and tubular column plugging technique we have developed resolves
+Added: the problem of high water cut wells.
+Added: This technique conducts a self-sealing test during multi-stage usage and is reliable to separate
+Added: different production sets effectively.
+Added: The water location switch forms a complete set by which the water locating and plugging
+Added: can be finished in one trip.
+Added: The tubular column is adaptable to several oil drilling methods and is available for water locating
+Added: and plugging in second and third class layers.
Fissure Shaper.
−Removed: is our proprietary product that is used along with a perforating gun to effectively increase perforation depth by between 46%
−Removed: and 80%, shape stratum fissures, improve stratum diversion capability and, as a result, improve our ability to locate oilfields
−Removed: and increase the output of oil wells.
+Added: This is our proprietary
+Added: product that is used along with a perforating gun to effectively increase perforation depth by between 46% and 80%, shape stratum
+Added: fissures, improve stratum diversion capability and, as a result, improve our ability to locate oilfields and increase the output
+Added: of oil wells.
Fracture Acidizing.
−Removed: We inject acid to layers under pressure, which can form or expand fissures.
−Removed: The treatment process of the acid is defined as fracture
−Removed: The technique is mainly adapted to oil and gas wells that are blocked up relatively deeply, or oil and gas wells in
−Removed: low permeability zones.
−Removed: Electronic Break-Down
−Removed: This service resolves block-up and freezing problems by generating heat from the electric resistivity of the drive pipe
−Removed: and utilizing a loop tank composed of an oil pipe and a drive pipe.
+Added: We inject acid to layers
+Added: under pressure, which can form or expand fissures.
+Added: The treatment process of the acid is defined as fracture acidizing.
+Added: The technique
+Added: is mainly adapted to oil and gas wells that are blocked up relatively deeply, or oil and gas wells in low permeability zones.
+Added: Electronic Break-Down Service.
+Added: resolves block-up and freezing problems by generating heat from the electric resistivity of the drive pipe and utilizing a loop
+Added: tank composed of an oil pipe and a drive pipe.
This technique saves energy and is environmentally friendly.
−Removed: It can increase the production of oilfields that are in the middle and later periods.
+Added: It can increase the
+Added: production of oilfields that are in the middle and later periods.
Automation System and Services
Pumping Unit Controller.
−Removed: This controller functions as a monitor to the pumping unit and also collects data for load, pressure, voltage, and startup and
−Removed: shutdown control.
+Added: This controller
+Added: functions as a monitor to the pumping unit and also collects data for load, pressure, voltage, and startup and shutdown control.
This monitor collects gas
well pressure data.
−Removed: Wireless Dynamometer
−Removed: and Wireless Pressure Gauge.
+Added: Wireless Dynamometer and Wireless Pressure
These products replace wired technology with cordless displacement sensor technology.
−Removed: They are easy
−Removed: to install and significantly reduce the work load associated with cable laying.
−Removed: Electric Multi-way
−Removed: Valve for Oilfield Metering Station Flow Control.
−Removed: This multi-way valve is used before the test separator to replace the existing
−Removed: three valve manifolds.
−Removed: It facilitates the electronic control of the connection of the oil lead pipeline with the separator.
−Removed: Natural Gas Flow
−Removed: Computer System.
−Removed: The flow computer system is used in natural gas stations and gas distribution stations to measure flow.
−Removed: Recon Supervisory
−Removed: Control and Data Acquisition System (“SCADA”).
−Removed: Recon SCADA is a system which applies to the oil well, measurement
−Removed: station and the union station for supervision and data collection.
−Removed: EPC Service of Pipeline
−Removed: SCADA System.
−Removed: This service technique is used for pipeline monitoring and data acquisition after crude oil transmission.
−Removed: EPC Service of Oil
−Removed: and Gas Wells SCADA System.
+Added: They are easy to install and significantly
+Added: reduce the work load associated with cable laying.
+Added: Electric Multi-way Valve for Oilfield Metering
+Added: Station Flow Control.
+Added: This multi-way valve is used before the test separator to replace the existing three valve manifolds.
+Added: facilitates the electronic control of the connection of the oil lead pipeline with the separator.
+Added: Natural Gas Flow Computer System.
+Added: computer system is used in natural gas stations and gas distribution stations to measure flow.
+Added: Recon Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
+Added: System (“SCADA”).
+Added: Recon SCADA is a system which applies to the oil well, measurement station and the union station
+Added: for supervision and data collection.
+Added: EPC Service of Pipeline SCADA System.
+Added: service technique is used for pipeline monitoring and data acquisition after crude oil transmission.
+Added: EPC Service of Oil and Gas Wells SCADA
This service technique is used for monitoring and data acquisition of oil wells and natural gas wells.
−Removed: EPC Service of Oilfield
−Removed: Video Surveillance and Control System.
−Removed: This video surveillance technique is used for controlling the oil and gas wellhead area
−Removed: and the measurement station area.
−Removed: Technique Service
−Removed: for “Digital oilfield”
+Added: EPC Service of Oilfield Video Surveillance
+Added: and Control System.
+Added: This video surveillance technique is used for controlling the oil and gas wellhead area and the measurement
+Added: station area.
+Added: Technique Service for “Digital oilfield”
Transformation.
−Removed: This service includes engineering technique services such as oil and gas SCADA
−Removed: systems, video surveillance and control systems and communication systems.
+Added: This service includes engineering technique services such as oil and gas SCADA systems, video surveillance and
+Added: control systems and communication systems.
Factors Affecting Our Business
Business Outlook
−Removed: The oilfield engineering
−Removed: and technical service industry is generally divided into five sections:
−Removed: (1) exploration, (2) drilling and completion, (3) testing
−Removed: and logging, (4) production and (5) oilfield construction.
−Removed: Thus far our businesses have been involved in the completion, production
−Removed: and construction processes.
−Removed: Our management still believes we need to expand our core business, move into new markets and develop
−Removed: new businesses quickly for the coming years.
−Removed: Management anticipates there will be opportunities in new markets and our existing
−Removed: We also believe that many existing wells and oilfields need to improve or renew their equipment and service to maintain
−Removed: production and techniques and services like ours will be needed as new oil and gas fields are developed.
−Removed: In the next three years,
−Removed: we plan to focus on:
−Removed: Measuring Equipment
−Removed: and Service .
−Removed: Digital oil field technology and the management of oil companies are highly regarded in the industry.
−Removed: We believe our oilfield SCADA system and assorted products, production managing expert software, and related technical support
−Removed: services will address the needs of the oil well automation system market, for which we believe there will be increasing demand
−Removed: over the short term and strong needs in the long term.
−Removed: Gathering and
−Removed: Transferring Equipment .
−Removed: With more new wells developed, our management anticipates that demand for our furnaces and
−Removed: burners will grow as compared to last year, especially in the Qinghai Oilfield and Zhongyuan Oilfield.
+Added: The oilfield engineering and technical
+Added: service industry is generally divided into five sectors:
+Added: (1) exploration, (2) drilling and completion, (3) testing and logging,
+Added: (4) production and (5) oilfield construction.
+Added: Thus far our businesses have been involved in the completion, production and construction
+Added: Our management still believes we need to expand our core business, move into new markets and develop new businesses
+Added: quickly for the coming years.
+Added: Management anticipates there will be opportunities in new markets and our existing markets.
+Added: believe that many existing wells and oilfields need to improve or renew their equipment and service to maintain production and
+Added: techniques and services like ours will be needed as new oil and gas fields are developed.
+Added: In the next three years, we plan to focus
+Added: on the following:
+Added: Measuring Equipment and Service.
+Added: oil field technology and the management of oil companies are highly regarded in the industry.
+Added: We believe our oilfield SCADA system
+Added: and assorted products, production managing expert software, and related technical support services will address the needs of the
+Added: oil well automation system market, for which we believe there will be increasing demand over the short term and strong needs in
+Added: the long term.
+Added: Gathering and Transferring Equipment .
+Added: more new wells developed, our management anticipates that demand for our furnaces and burners will grow as compared to last year,
+Added: especially in the Qinghai Oilfield and Zhongyuan Oilfield.
New business .
−Removed: are in the process of expanding our business through the acquisition of a down-hole service company.
−Removed: We also have developed new
−Removed: products for oilfield wastewater treatment and achieved preliminary business on this segment.
−Removed: Our management anticipates expanding
−Removed: the new business more rapidly in the coming year.
+Added: developing new products for oilfield wastewater treatment and achieved preliminary business on this segment.
+Added: Our management anticipates
+Added: expanding the new business more rapidly in the coming year.
Growth Strategy
−Removed: As a smaller China-focused
−Removed: company, our basic strategy focuses on developing our onshore oilfield business in the upstream sector of the industry.
−Removed: the remote location and difficult environments of China’s oil and gas fields, historically, foreign competitors have rarely
−Removed: entered those areas directly.
−Removed: Large domestic oil
−Removed: companies have historically focused on their exploration and development businesses to earn higher margins and maintain their
−Removed: competitive advantage.
−Removed: With regard to private oilfield service companies, we estimate that approximately 90% specialize in the
−Removed: manufacture of drilling and production equipment.
−Removed: Thus, the market for technical support and project service is still in its early
−Removed: Our management is focused on providing high quality products and services in oilfields in which we have a geographical
−Removed: This helps us to avoid conflicts of interest with bigger suppliers of drilling equipment while protecting our position
−Removed: within this market segment.
−Removed: Our mission is to increase the automation and safety levels of industrial petroleum production in
−Removed: China and improve the underdeveloped working process and management mode used by many companies by providing advanced technologies.
−Removed: At the same time, we are always looking to improve our business and to increase our earning capability.
+Added: As a smaller China-focused company, our
+Added: basic strategy focuses on developing our onshore oilfield business in the upstream sector of the industry.
+Added: Large domestic oil companies have historically
+Added: focused on their exploration and development businesses to earn higher margins and maintain their competitive advantage.
+Added: to private oilfield service companies, we estimate that approximately 90% specialize in the manufacture of drilling and production
+Added: Thus, the market for technical support and project service is still in its early stage.
+Added: Our management is focused on
+Added: providing high quality products and services in oilfields in which we have a geographical advantage.
+Added: This helps us to avoid conflicts
+Added: of interest with bigger suppliers of drilling equipment while protecting our position within this market segment.
+Added: Our mission is
+Added: to increase the automation and safety levels of industrial petroleum production in China and improve the underdeveloped working
+Added: process and management mode used by many companies by providing advanced technologies.
+Added: At the same time, we are always looking
+Added: to improve our business and to increase our earning capability.
Recent Industry Developments
−Removed: Affected by the worldwide
−Removed: decrease in oil prices, CNPC and Sinopec, mother companies of our direct clients, cut off their Capital Expenditure and production
−Removed: activities, resulting in a declining market and intensive competition.
−Removed: Management will closely monitor the situation and will seek to extend our business on the industrial chain, such as through providing
−Removed: more integrated services and advanced products and through growing our business from a predominantly up-ground business to include
−Removed: some down-hole services as well.
+Added: Affected by the worldwide decrease in oil
+Added: prices, CNPC and Sinopec, parent companies of our direct clients, reduced their capital expenditure and production activities,
+Added: resulting in a declining market and intensive competition.
+Added: Management will closely monitor the situation and will seek to
+Added: extend our business on the industrial chain, such as through providing more integrated services and advanced products and through
+Added: growing our business from a predominantly above-ground business to include some downhole services as well.
+Added: On January 1, 2015, China formally
+Added: began implementing an updated Environmental Protection Law (the China EPL).
+Added: The EPL is perceived as the most progressive and
+Added: stringent law in the history of environmental protection in China.
+Added: It details harsher penalties for environmental offences
+Added: and imposes additional requirements for oil and gas production companies.
+Added: As a result, although they reduced capital
+Added: expenditures and production activities, China’s oil companies have strengthened their investment and
+Added: resources in oil field environment protection and this market is estimated to be billions of RMB.
+Added: The Company also focused
+Added: on this segment and started to develop its own products and service from year 2015.
Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations
Our operating results
−Removed: in any period are subject to general conditions typically affecting the Chinese oilfield service industry including:
−Removed: and gas price;
−Removed: amount of spending by our customers, primarily those in the oil and gas industry;
−Removed: demand from large corporations for improved management and software designed to achieve
−Removed: such corporate performance;
−Removed: procurement processes of our customers, especially those in the oil and gas industry;
−Removed: and related pricing pressure from other oilfield service solution providers, especially
−Removed: those targeting the Chinese oil and gas industry;
−Removed: ongoing development of the oilfield service market in China;
−Removed: and other macroeconomic factors.
+Added: in any period are subject to general conditions typically affecting the Chinese oilfield service industry and included but are
+Added: not limited to:
+Added: oil and gas prices;
+Added: the amount of spending by our customers, primarily those in the oil and gas industry;
+Added: growing demand from large corporations for improved management and software designed to achieve such corporate performance;
+Added: the procurement processes of our customers, especially those in the oil and gas industry;
+Added: competition and related pricing pressure from other oilfield service solution providers, especially those targeting the Chinese oil and gas industry;
+Added: the ongoing development of the oilfield service market in China;
+Added: inflation and other macroeconomic factors.
Unfavorable changes
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in any period are more directly affected by company-specific factors including:
−Removed: revenue growth, in terms of the proportion of our business dedicated to large companies
−Removed: and our ability to successfully develop, introduce and market new solutions and services;
−Removed: ability to increase our revenues from both old and new customers in the oil and gas industry
−Removed: ability to effectively manage our operating costs and expenses;
−Removed: ability to effectively implement any targeted acquisitions and/or strategic alliances
−Removed: so as to provide efficient access to markets and industries in the oil and gas industry
−Removed: Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
+Added: our revenue growth, in terms of the proportion of our business dedicated to large companies and our ability to successfully develop, introduce and market new solutions and services;
+Added: our ability to increase our revenues from both old and new customers in the oil and gas industry in China;
+Added: our ability to effectively manage our operating costs and expenses;
+Added: our ability to effectively implement any targeted acquisitions and/or strategic alliances so as to provide efficient access to markets and industries in the oil and gas industry in China.
+Added: Critical Accounting
+Added: Policies and Estimates
Estimates and Assumptions
−Removed: We prepare our unaudited
−Removed: condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
−Removed: America (“US GAAP”), which require us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions.
−Removed: We continually evaluate these
−Removed: estimates and assumptions based on the most recently available information, our own historical experience and various other assumptions
−Removed: that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances.
−Removed: Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial
−Removed: reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.
−Removed: An accounting policy is considered critical if it requires
−Removed: an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time such estimate is made,
−Removed: and if different accounting estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably
−Removed: likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: We believe that the following policies
−Removed: involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application and require us to make significant accounting estimates.
−Removed: The following descriptions of critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates should be read in conjunction with our consolidated
−Removed: financial statements and other disclosures included in this quarterly report.
−Removed: Significant accounting estimates reflected in our
−Removed: Company’s consolidated financial statements include revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation,
−Removed: warrants liability, fair value of share based payments, and useful lives of property and equipment.
+Added: We prepare our unaudited condensed consolidated
+Added: financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”),
+Added: which require us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions.
+Added: We continually evaluate these estimates and assumptions based on
+Added: the most recently available information, our own historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable
+Added: under the circumstances.
+Added: Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results
+Added: could differ from those estimates.
+Added: An accounting policy is considered critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made
+Added: based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time such estimate is made, and if different accounting estimates
+Added: that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically,
+Added: could materially impact the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
+Added: We believe that the following policies involve
+Added: a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application and require us to make significant accounting estimates.
+Added: The following
+Added: descriptions of critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed
+Added: consolidated financial statements and other disclosures included in this quarterly report.
+Added: Significant accounting estimates reflected
+Added: in our Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful
+Added: accounts, inventory valuation, fair value of share based payments, and useful lives of property and equipment.
Consolidation of VIEs
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Assets recognized
−Removed: as a result of consolidating VIEs do not represent additional assets that could be used to satisfy claims against our general
−Removed: Conversely, liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on our general
+Added: as a result of consolidating VIEs do not represent additional assets that could be used to satisfy claims against our general assets.
+Added: Conversely, liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on our general assets;
rather, they represent claims against the specific assets of the consolidated VIEs.
Revenue Recognition
−Removed: We recognize revenue
−Removed: when the following four criteria are met:
−Removed: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) delivery has occurred
−Removed: or services have been provided, (3) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (4) collectability is reasonably assured.
−Removed: Delivery does not occur until products have been shipped or services have been provided to the customers and the customers have
−Removed: signed a completion and acceptance report, risk of loss has transferred to the customer, customer acceptance provisions have lapsed,
−Removed: or the Company has objective evidence that the criteria specified in a customer’s acceptance provisions have been satisfied.
−Removed: The sales price is not considered to be fixed or determinable until all contingencies related to the sale have been resolved.
−Removed: Revenue from hardware
−Removed: sales is generally recognized when the product is shipped to the customer and when there are no unfulfilled company obligations
−Removed: that affect the customer’s final acceptance of the arrangement.
−Removed: The Company sells
−Removed: self-developed software.
−Removed: For software sales, the Company recognizes revenues in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards
−Removed: Codification, Topic 985-605, “Software Revenue Recognition,”
−Removed: and related interpretations.
−Removed: Revenue from software is
−Removed: recognized according to project contracts.
−Removed: Contract costs are accumulated during the periods of installation and testing or commissioning.
+Added: We recognize revenue when the following
+Added: four criteria are met:
+Added: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) delivery has occurred or services have been
+Added: provided, (3) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (4) collectability is reasonably assured.
+Added: Delivery does not
+Added: occur until products have been shipped or services have been provided to the customers and the customers have signed a completion
+Added: and acceptance report, risk of loss has transferred to the customer, customer acceptance provisions have lapsed, or the Company
+Added: has objective evidence that the criteria specified in a customer’s acceptance provisions have been satisfied.
+Added: The sales price
+Added: is not considered to be fixed or determinable until all contingencies related to the sale have been resolved.
+Added: Hardware and software
+Added: Revenue from hardware and software sales
+Added: is generally recognized when the product with the embedded software system is shipped to the customer and when there are no unfulfilled
+Added: company obligations that affect the customer’s final acceptance of the arrangement.
+Added: Revenue from software is recognized according
+Added: to project contracts.
Usually this is short term.
−Removed: Revenue is not recognized until completion of the contracts and receipt of acceptance statements.
−Removed: The Company provides
−Removed: services to improve software functions and system requirements on separated fixed-price contracts.
−Removed: Revenue is recognized when
−Removed: services are completed and acceptance is determined by a completion report signed by the customer.
−Removed: Deferred income represents
−Removed: unearned amounts billed to customers related to sales contracts.
+Added: Revenue is not recognized until completion of the contracts and receipt of acceptance.
+Added: The Company provides services to improve
+Added: software functions and system requirements on separated fixed-price contracts.
+Added: Revenue is recognized when services are completed
+Added: and acceptance is determined by a completion report signed by the customer.
+Added: Deferred income represents unearned amounts
+Added: billed to customers related to sales contracts.
Cost of Revenues
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when measuring fair value.
−Removed: The three levels
−Removed: of inputs are defined as follows:
+Added: The three levels of
+Added: inputs are defined as follows:
Level 1 inputs to the valuation
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The carrying amounts
−Removed: reported in the consolidated balance sheets for trade accounts receivable, other receivables, advances to suppliers, trade accounts
−Removed: payable, accrued liabilities, advances from customers and notes payable approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term
−Removed: maturity of these financial instruments.
−Removed: Long-term receivables and borrowings approximate fair value because their interest rates
−Removed: charged approximate the market rates for financial instruments with similar terms.
−Removed: The fair value of the warrants liability was
−Removed: determined using the Black-Scholes Model, as Level 2 inputs (See Note 13).
−Removed: Any changes in the assumptions that are used in the
−Removed: Black-Scholes Model may increase or decrease the warrants liability from quarter to quarter.
−Removed: Any change in the estimate of the
−Removed: fair value of the warrants liability would be charged to operations.
+Added: reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets for trade accounts receivable, other receivables, advances to suppliers,
+Added: trade accounts payable, accrued liabilities, advances from customers and notes payable approximate fair value because of the immediate
+Added: or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.
+Added: Long-term receivables and borrowings approximate fair value because their
+Added: interest rates charged approximate the market rates for financial instruments with similar terms.
Trade receivables
9 unchanged sentences
Increases in our allowance for doubtful accounts would lower our net income and earnings per share.
−Removed: Deferred Tax Estimates
−Removed: As part of the process
−Removed: of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the tax jurisdictions
−Removed: in which we operate.
−Removed: This process involves using an asset and liability approach whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are
−Removed: recorded for differences in the financial reporting bases and tax bases of our assets and liabilities.
−Removed: Deferred tax accounting
−Removed: requires that we evaluate net deferred tax assets by jurisdiction to determine if these assets will more likely than not be realized.
−Removed: This analysis requires considerable judgment and is subject to change to reflect future events and changes in the tax laws.
−Removed: an allowance is established against our deferred tax assets because they may not be fully realizable in the future, our net income
−Removed: and earnings per share would decrease.
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets
5 unchanged sentences
we reduce the carrying value of the long-lived asset by the estimated excess of the carrying value over the projected discounted
−Removed: In the past, we have not had to make significant adjustments to the carrying values of our long-lived assets, and
−Removed: we do not anticipate a need to do so in the future.
+Added: In the past, we have not had to make significant adjustments to the carrying values of our long-lived assets, and we
+Added: do not anticipate a need to do so in the future.
However, circumstances could cause us to have to reduce the value of our capitalized
assets more rapidly than we have in the past if our revenues were to significantly decline.
−Removed: Estimated cash flows from the use
−Removed: of the long-lived assets are highly uncertain and therefore the estimation of the need to impair these assets is reasonably likely
+Added: Estimated cash flows from the use of
+Added: the long-lived assets are highly uncertain and therefore the estimation of the need to impair these assets is reasonably likely
to change in the future.
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There were no impairments at June 30, 2016
−Removed: and March 31, 2016.
−Removed: However, if impairment were required, our net income and earnings per share would decrease accordingly.
+Added: and September 30, 2016.
+Added: However, if impairments were required, our net income and earnings per share would decrease accordingly.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company accounts
−Removed: for share-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Share-Based Payment.
−Removed: Under the fair value recognition provisions
−Removed: of this topic, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized
−Removed: as expense with graded vesting on a straight–line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award.
−Removed: has elected mainly utilize the Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate an award’s fair value.
+Added: for share-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 718, Share-Based Payment.
+Added: the fair value recognition provisions of this topic, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair
+Added: value of the award and is recognized as expense with graded vesting on a straight–line basis over the requisite service period
+Added: for the entire award.
+Added: The Company has elected to mainly utilize the Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate an award’s
Recently enacted accounting pronouncements
−Removed: In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting
+Added: In October 2016, the FASB has issued Accounting
Standards Update (ASU) No.
−Removed: 2016-01, Financial Instruments –
−Removed: Overall (Subtopic 825-10):
−Removed: Recognition and Measurement of Financial
−Removed: Assets and Financial Liabilities.
−Removed: The new guidance makes targeted improvements to existing U.S.
−Removed: (1) Requiring equity
−Removed: investments to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income;
−Removed: (2) Requiring separate presentation
−Removed: of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset on the balance sheet or the
−Removed: accompanying notes to the financial statements;
−Removed: (3) Eliminating the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s)
−Removed: and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured
−Removed: at amortized cost on the balance sheet;
−Removed: (4) Requiring a reporting organization to present separately in other comprehensive
−Removed: income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit
−Removed: The new guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim
−Removed: periods within those fiscal years.
−Removed: The Company does not expect this update will have a material impact on the presentation of
−Removed: the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
−Removed: In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU
−Removed: 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes the existing guidance for lease accounting, Leases (Topic 840).
−Removed: requires lessees to recognize leases on their balance sheets, and leaves lessor accounting largely unchanged.
−Removed: The amendments in
−Removed: this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years.
−Removed: application is permitted for all entities.
−Removed: ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at,
−Removed: or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to elect to use certain transition relief.
−Removed: is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting
−Removed: Standards Update No.
−Removed: 2016-06, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815):
−Removed: Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments.
−Removed: The amendments
−Removed: apply to all entities that are issuers of or investors in debt instruments (or hybrid financial instruments that are determined
−Removed: to have a debt host) with embedded call (put) options.
−Removed: The amendments clarify what steps are required when assessing whether the
−Removed: economic characteristics and risks of call (put) options are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks
−Removed: of their debt hosts, which is one of the criteria for bifurcating an embedded derivative.
−Removed: Consequently, when a call (put) option
−Removed: is contingently exercisable, an entity does not have to assess whether the event that triggers the ability to exercise a call
−Removed: (put) option is related to interest rates or credit risks.
−Removed: Public business entities must apply the new requirements for fiscal
−Removed: years beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those fiscal years.
−Removed: All other entities must apply the new requirements
−Removed: for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018.
−Removed: All entities have the option of adopting the new requirements early, including adoption in an interim period.
−Removed: If an entity early
−Removed: adopts the new requirements in an interim period, it must reflect any adjustments as of the beginning of the fiscal year that
−Removed: includes that interim period.
−Removed: The Company does not expect any material impact of this new standard on its consolidated financial
−Removed: In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting
−Removed: Standards Update No.
−Removed: 2016-07, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323):
−Removed: Simplifying the Transition to the Equity
−Removed: Method of Accounting.
−Removed: The amendments affect all entities that have an investment that becomes qualified for the equity method
−Removed: of accounting as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence.
−Removed: The amendments eliminate the
−Removed: requirement that when an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership
−Removed: interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively
−Removed: on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held.
−Removed: The amendments require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the
−Removed: current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment
−Removed: becomes qualified for equity method accounting.
−Removed: Therefore, upon qualifying for the equity method of accounting, no retroactive
−Removed: adjustment of the investment is required.
−Removed: The amendments require that an entity that has an available-for-sale equity security
−Removed: that becomes qualified for the equity method of accounting recognize through earnings the unrealized holding gain or loss in accumulated
−Removed: other comprehensive income at the date the investment becomes qualified for use of the equity method.
−Removed: The amendments are effective
−Removed: for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016.
−Removed: The amendments
−Removed: should be applied prospectively upon their effective date to increases in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence
−Removed: that result in the adoption of the equity method.
−Removed: Earlier application is permitted.
−Removed: The Company is currently evaluating the impact
−Removed: of this new standard on its consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: In April 2016, the FASB released ASU 2016-09,
−Removed: Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718):
−Removed: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting .
−Removed: The ASU includes
−Removed: multiple provisions intended to simplify various aspects of the accounting for share-based payments.
−Removed: While aimed at reducing the
−Removed: cost and complexity of the accounting for share-based payments, the amendments are expected to significantly impact net income,
−Removed: EPS, and the statement of cash flows.
−Removed: Implementation and administration may present challenges for companies with significant
−Removed: share-based payment activities.
−Removed: The ASU is effective for public companies in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016,
−Removed: and interim periods within those years.
−Removed: The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its consolidated
−Removed: financial statements.
−Removed: In April 2016, FASB issued Accounting
−Removed: Standards Update No.
−Removed: 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606):
−Removed: Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing .
−Removed: The amendments clarify the following two aspects of Topic 606:
−Removed: (a) identifying performance obligations;
−Removed: licensing implementation guidance.
−Removed: The amendments do not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606.
−Removed: The effective
−Removed: date and transition requirements for the amendments are the same as the effective date and transition requirements in Topic 606.
−Removed: Public entities should apply the amendments for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim
−Removed: reporting periods therein (i.e., January 1, 2018, for a calendar year entity).
−Removed: Early application for public entities is permitted
−Removed: only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting
−Removed: The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its consolidated financial statements.
+Added: 2016-17, Consolidation (Topic 810):
+Added: Interest Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control,
+Added: to provide guidance on the evaluation of whether a reporting entity is the primary beneficiary of a VIE by amending how a reporting
+Added: entity, that is a single decision maker of a VIE, treats indirect interests in that entity held through related parties that are
+Added: under common control.
+Added: The amendments are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016,
+Added: including interim periods within those fiscal years.
+Added: For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning
+Added: after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017.
+Added: Early adoption is permitted,
+Added: including adoption in an interim period.
+Added: The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its unaudited condensed
+Added: consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Results of Operations
−Removed: The following consolidated
−Removed: results of operations include the results of operations of the Company and its variable interest entities (“VIEs”),
−Removed: BHD and Nanjing Recon.
−Removed: Our historical reporting
−Removed: results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.
−Removed: Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Compared to Three Months
−Removed: Ended March 31, 2015
−Removed: For the three months ended March 31, 2016,
−Removed: oil price continued to be low, and our clients’
−Removed: production activities and spending were kept at a minimum level.
−Removed: operations and numbers still suffered from these adverse effects.
+Added: The following consolidated results of operations
+Added: include the results of operations of the Company and its variable interest entities (“VIEs”), BHD and Nanjing Recon.
+Added: Our historical reporting results are not
+Added: necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.
+Added: Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Compared to Three
+Added: Months Ended September 30, 2016
For the Three Months Ended
−Removed: Hardware - non-related
−Removed: (12,728,641 )
−Removed: Hardware - related parties
−Removed: Software - non-related parties
−Removed: - related parties
+Added: September 30,
+Added: Hardware and software- non-related parties
Total revenues
−Removed: (15,479,791 )
−Removed: total revenues for the three months ended March 31,
−Removed: 2016 were approximately ¥4.5 million ($0.7 million), a decrease of approximately ¥15.5 million or 77.3% from ¥20.0
−Removed: million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
−Removed: This was mainly caused by a decreased demand from our clients and intensely
−Removed: competitive market conditions.
−Removed: In more detail:
−Removed: 1) Hardware revenue.
−Removed: During this quarter,
−Removed: both furnaces and automation products sales decreased as a result of lower demand from
−Removed: our clients as compared to the same period last year.
−Removed: Hardware revenues for the quarter
−Removed: of fiscal 2015 were mainly from projects we tracked a year earlier from our major clients,
−Removed: CNPC and Sinopec, who were evaluating and adjusting their business plans, kept their
−Removed: spending lower for 2015 .
−Removed: As a result, there were fewer projects started, causing less revenue for the Company
−Removed: for the third quarter of fiscal 2016.
−Removed: As oil prices have rebounded a bit in the first
−Removed: three months of 2016, our management expects this unfavorable trend will ease but expect
−Removed: reduced revenue to continue for some period.
−Removed: 2) Software revenue.
−Removed: Software used
−Removed: in oilfield production management is highly recommended, but not essential.
−Removed: sales and revenue related to software may fluctuate.
−Removed: During the three-month period, there
−Removed: were no software sales.
+Added: Our total revenues for
+Added: the three months ended September 30, 2016 were approximately ¥7.8 million ($1.2 million), an increase of approximately ¥4.2
+Added: million or 117.1% from ¥3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015.
+Added: The overall increase in revenue was mainly
+Added: caused by our increased hardware and software revenue, which includes revenue from automation products and embedded software, equipment
+Added: and accessories.
+Added: The increase in hardware and software revenue was mainly caused by increased demand for our waste water treatment
+Added: products, and equipment and furnaces for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017.
+Added: Revenue –
+Added: Hardware and software- non-related parties
+Added: For the Three Months Ended
+Added: Automation product and software
+Added: Equipment and accessories
+Added: Waste water treatment products
+Added: Total revenue - Hardware and software- non-related parties
+Added: (1) Revenue from automation products and embedded software increased slightly by ¥56.1 thousand ($8.4 thousand).
+Added: (2) As shown above, the overall increase in revenue was significantly affected by equipment sales increases due to more furnaces
+Added: provided to our new client, Changqing Oilfield, a major subsidiary of PetroChina.
+Added: (3) During fiscal year 2016, the Company expanded the new market of oilfield waste water treatment products.
+Added: quarter of fiscal year 2017, this segment continued to contribute revenue and margin to our operation.
+Added: Management expects to
+Added: obtain more business in the coming months due to the quality of our products and long-term cooperation with oilfield
Cost and Margin
For the Three Months Ended
+Added: September 30,
Total revenues
−Removed: (15,479,791 )
Cost of revenues
−Removed: (10,930,931 )
Cost of Revenues .
−Removed: Our cost of revenues includes raw materials and costs related to the design, implementation, delivery and maintenance of
−Removed: products and services.
−Removed: All materials and components we need can be purchased or manufactured by subcontractors.
−Removed: Usually the prices
−Removed: of electronic components do not fluctuate dramatically due to market competition and will not significantly affect our cost of
−Removed: However, specialized equipment and incentive chemical products may be directly influenced by metal and oil price fluctuations.
−Removed: Additionally, the prices of some imported accessories mandated by our customers can also impact our cost.
−Removed: Inventory reserves for
−Removed: changes in price level, impairment of inventory, slow moving or other causes will also affect our cost.
Our cost of revenues
−Removed: decreased from approximately ¥13.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2015 to approximately ¥2.8 million ($0.4
−Removed: million) for the same period in 2016, a decrease of approximately ¥11.0 million ($1.7 million), or 79.4%.
−Removed: This decrease was
−Removed: mainly caused by lower revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015.
+Added: includes raw materials and costs related to design, implementation, delivery and maintenance of products and services.
+Added: All materials
+Added: and components we need can be purchased or manufactured by subcontractors.
+Added: Usually the prices of electronic components do not fluctuate
+Added: dramatically due to market competition and will not significantly affect our cost of revenues.
+Added: However, specialized equipment and
+Added: incentive chemical products may be directly influenced by metal and oil price fluctuations.
+Added: Additionally, the prices of some imported
+Added: accessories mandated by our customers can also affect our costs.
+Added: Inventory reserve for changes in price level, impairment of inventory,
+Added: slow moving inventory or other similar causes will also affect our cost.
+Added: Our cost of revenues increased from approximately
+Added: ¥3.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2015 to approximately ¥6.7 million ($1.0 million) for the same period
+Added: in 2016, an increase of approximately ¥3.5 million ($0.5 million), or 110.2% .
+Added: This increase was mainly caused by higher
+Added: revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015.
Gross Profit .
−Removed: Our gross profit decreased to approximately ¥1.7 million ($0.3 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 from approximately
−Removed: ¥6.2 million for the same period in 2015 due to revenue decrease.
−Removed: Our gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to
−Removed: 37.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 from 31.2% for the same period in 2015.
−Removed: This was mainly caused by deferred income
−Removed: recognized as revenue in the 2016 period with little cost accrued.
−Removed: Our software and hardware revenues are
−Removed: detailed below:
+Added: Our gross profit increased
+Added: to approximately ¥1.1 million ($0.2 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from approximately ¥0.4 million
+Added: for the same period in 2015.
+Added: Our gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 14.0% for the three months ended September
+Added: 30, 2016 from 11.2% for the same period in 2015.
+Added: This was mainly due to the increase of higher margin hardware sales during this
+Added: In 2015, there was a slow-down in the oilfield
+Added: industry, thus customers negotiated a lower selling price which caused the margin percentage to be depressed.
+Added: In 2016, the gross
+Added: margin percentage increased to a normal amount.
+Added: In more detail:
For the Three Months Ended
−Removed: Total revenues-hardware
−Removed: and software- non related parties
−Removed: (13,819,736 )
−Removed: Cost of revenues
−Removed: -hardware and software- non related parties
−Removed: (10,920,532 )
−Removed: Revenue from hardware
−Removed: and software to non-related parties decreased by approximately ¥13.8 million mainly due to the decrease of hardware products
−Removed: sold in the three months ended March 31, 2016.
−Removed: The gross profit from hardware and software sales to non-related parties decreased
−Removed: ¥2.9 million ($0.5 million) compared to the same period last year.
−Removed: As a percentage of revenue, gross margin was 25.1% for
−Removed: the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 37.5% for the three month period ended March 31, 2016.
−Removed: This increase was mainly because
−Removed: we had higher portions of consignment sales with lower margins in 2015 while there was no such business for 2016.
+Added: September 30,
+Added: Total revenues-hardware and software- non related parties
+Added: Cost of revenues -hardware and software- non related parties
+Added: Revenue from hardware and software to non-related
+Added: parties increased by approximately ¥4.3 million mainly due to the increased orders of waste water treatment products and furnaces.
+Added: The gross profit from hardware and software sales to non-related parties increased ¥0.8 million ($0.1 million) compared to
+Added: the same period of last year.
For the Three Months Ended
−Removed: Total revenues-hardware
−Removed: and software-related parties
−Removed: Cost of revenues
−Removed: -hardware and software- related parties
−Removed: Revenue from related
−Removed: parties decreased as we developed business directly with oilfield companies, rather than obtaining the business in cooperation
−Removed: with a local agency, which used to be our practice.
+Added: September 30,
+Added: Total revenues-service
+Added: Cost of revenues -service
+Added: revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2016 consisted mainly of maintenance services, which were provided upon
+Added: request by customers.
Operating Expenses
For the Three Months Ended
−Removed: Selling and distribution
+Added: September 30,
+Added: Selling and distribution expenses
General and administrative expenses
+Added: Provision for doubtful accounts
Research and development expenses
−Removed: Selling and distribution
−Removed: Selling and distribution expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenditures of our sales and marketing
−Removed: organization, sales commissions, costs of our marketing programs including travelling charges, advertising and trade shows, and
−Removed: an allocation of our facilities, depreciation expenses and rental expense, as well as shipping charges and related expenses.
−Removed: expenses decreased 26.2% or ¥0.3 million ($45.1 thousand), from approximately ¥1.1 million in the three months
−Removed: ended March 31, 2015 to approximately ¥0.8 million ($0.1 million) in the same period of 2016.
−Removed: This decrease was primarily
−Removed: due to a decrease in traveling expense and payroll expense.
−Removed: Selling expenses were 5.5% of total revenues in the three months ended
−Removed: March 31, 2015 and 18.0% of total revenues in the same period of 2016.
−Removed: General and administrative
−Removed: General and administrative expenses consist primarily of costs in human resources, facilities costs, depreciation
−Removed: expenses, professional advisor fees, audit fees, option expenses stock based comprehensive expense, bad debt allowance and other
−Removed: miscellaneous expenses incurred in connection with general operations.
−Removed: General and administrative expenses increased by 88.5%
−Removed: or ¥3.7 million ($0.6 million), from approximately ¥4.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2015 to
−Removed: approximately ¥7.9 million ($1.2 million) in the same period of 2016.
−Removed: General and administrative expenses were 20.9%
−Removed: of total revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 174.0% of total revenues in the same period of 2016.
−Removed: in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to an increase in share-based compensation and provisions accrued for doubtful
−Removed: advanced purchases.
−Removed: We made partial advanced payments for customized products for some projects in year 2014.
−Removed: As these projects
−Removed: were postponed and products design would need to be modified, management made provisions for these amounts based on best estimation.
−Removed: Management is also negotiating with clients to minimize the loss.
−Removed: Research and development
−Removed: (“R&D”) expenses .
−Removed: Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenditures
−Removed: of our research and development projects.
−Removed: Research and development expenses increased from approximately ¥0.5 million for
−Removed: the three months ended March 31, 2015 to approximately ¥1.2 million ($0.2 million) for the same period of 2016.
−Removed: This increase
−Removed: was primarily due to more research and development expense on new generation automation platform system.
−Removed: For the Three Months Ended
−Removed: Income (loss) from
−Removed: and other income (expense)
−Removed: Loss before income tax
−Removed: (benefit) for income tax
−Removed: income attributable to non-controlling interest
−Removed: loss attributable to Recon Technology, Ltd
−Removed: Loss from operations .
−Removed: Loss from operations was approximately ¥8.2 million ($1.3 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2016, compared to
−Removed: an income of ¥0.4 million for the same period of 2015.
−Removed: This decrease in income from operations was primary due to a decrease
−Removed: in revenues and increased general and administrative expenses.
−Removed: Interest and other
−Removed: income (expense).
−Removed: Interest and other income was approximately ¥31.6 thousand ($5.0 thousand) for the three months
−Removed: ended March 31, 2016, compared to interest and other expense of ¥2.0 million for the same period of 2015.
−Removed: The ¥2.0 million
−Removed: ($0.3 million) decrease in interest and other expense was primarily due to the decreased loss from warrants redemption, which
−Removed: only accrued for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
−Removed: Provision (benefit)
−Removed: for income tax .
−Removed: Benefit for income tax for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was approximately ¥0.2 million.
−Removed: for income tax was ¥1.4 million ($0.2 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
−Removed: This increase in provision for income
−Removed: tax was mainly due to decrease of deferred tax assets recorded and income tax payable true-up during the three months ended
−Removed: March 31, 2016.
−Removed: During this period, based on available evidence, management concluded that it was more likely than not that there
−Removed: would be no sufficient deductible income in future years and revaluated the deferred tax assets and the adjustment was recorded
−Removed: as part of the total income tax provision.
−Removed: As a result of the factors described above, net loss was approximately ¥9.6 million ($1.5 million) for the three months ended
−Removed: March 31, 2016, a decrease of approximately ¥8.2 million ($1.3 million) from net loss of ¥1.4 million for the same period
−Removed: Net loss attributable
−Removed: to Recon Technology, Ltd .
−Removed: As a result of the factors described above, net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders was approximately
−Removed: ¥9.6 million ($1.5 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
−Removed: Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders increased
−Removed: for approximately ¥8.1 million ($1.3 million) from net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of approximately ¥1.5
−Removed: million for same period of 2015.
−Removed: Nine Months Ended March 31, 2015 Compared to Nine Months
−Removed: Ended March 31, 2016
−Removed: For the Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Hardware - non-related
−Removed: Hardware - related parties
−Removed: Software - non-related parties
−Removed: - related parties
−Removed: Total revenues
−Removed: total revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 were approximately ¥37.0 million ($5.7 million), a decrease of approximately
−Removed: ¥8.7 million or 19.0% from ¥45.7 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2015.
−Removed: This was mainly caused by a decrease
−Removed: of sales of furnaces and consignment stock goods.
−Removed: Cost and Margin
−Removed: For the Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Total revenues
−Removed: Cost of revenues
−Removed: Cost of revenues .
−Removed: Our cost of revenues includes raw materials and costs related to design, implementation, delivery and maintenance of products
−Removed: and services.
−Removed: All materials and components we need can be purchased or manufactured by subcontracts.
−Removed: Usually the prices of electronic
−Removed: components do not fluctuate dramatically due to market competition and will not significantly affect our cost of revenues.
−Removed: specialized equipment and incentive chemical products may be directly influenced by metal and oil price fluctuations.
−Removed: Additionally,
−Removed: the prices of some imported accessories mandated by our customers can also affect our cost.
−Removed: Inventory reserve for changes in price
−Removed: level, impairment of inventory, slow moving or other causes will also affect our cost.
−Removed: Our cost of revenues
−Removed: decreased from approximately ¥29.8 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2015 to approximately ¥29.1 million ($4.5
−Removed: million) for the same period in 2016, a decrease of approximately ¥0.7 million ($0.1 million), or 2.3%.
−Removed: This decrease was
−Removed: mainly caused by lower revenue during the nine months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015.
−Removed: Gross profit .
−Removed: Our gross profit decreased to approximately ¥7.9 million ($1.2 million) for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 from
−Removed: approximately ¥15.8 million for the same period in 2015.
−Removed: Our gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 21.3% for
−Removed: the nine months ended March 31, 2016 from 34.7% for the same period in 2015.
−Removed: This was mainly due to the decrease of (1) software
−Removed: sales with higher margins as compared with hardware revenues and (2) lower margins related to our bundled product and service
−Removed: agreements due to the fiercely competitive environment existing in the oil sector this year.
−Removed: In more detail:
−Removed: For the Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Total revenues-hardware
−Removed: and software- non related parties
−Removed: Cost of revenues
−Removed: -hardware and software- non related parties
−Removed: Revenue from hardware
−Removed: and software to non-related parties decreased by approximately ¥7.2 million mainly due to the decreased orders from our customers
−Removed: as the Company is continually facing pressure from tough competition.
−Removed: The gross profit from hardware and software sales to non-related
−Removed: parties decreased ¥5.9 million ($0.9 million) compared to the same period of last year.
−Removed: For the Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Total revenues-hardware
−Removed: and software-related parties
−Removed: Cost of revenues
−Removed: -hardware and software- related parties
−Removed: After the Company
−Removed: achieved business entrance certification and were able to cooperate with oilfield customers directly two years ago, we no longer
−Removed: required the services of a related party with such certification and, accordingly, revenue from related-parties decreased.
−Removed: of result, there was no revenue or cost of hardware and software from related parties during 2016, since we developed business
−Removed: directly with oilfield, rather than cooperation with some local agency, which used to be our related parties.
−Removed: For the Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Total revenues-service
−Removed: Cost of revenues-service
−Removed: revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 consisted mainly of minor maintenance services, which were provided
−Removed: upon request by customers.
−Removed: The cost of revenues-service increased, since labor costs were incurred for the nine months ended March
Operating expenses
−Removed: For the Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Selling and distribution
+Added: Selling and Distribution Expenses .
+Added: distribution expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenditures of our sales and marketing organization, sales commissions,
+Added: costs of our marketing programs including traveling charges, advertising and trade shows, and an allocation of our facilities,
+Added: depreciation expenses and rental expense, as well as shipping charges.
+Added: Selling expenses decreased approximately ¥62.5 thousand
+Added: ($9.4 thousand) for the three months ended September 30 , 2016 compared to the
+Added: same period in 2015.
+Added: This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in service fees and shipping charges, as we began working with
+Added: qualified vendors located closer to our customers.
+Added: Selling expenses were 31.0% of total revenues in the three months ended
+Added: September 30, 2015 and 13.5% of total revenues in the same period of 2016.
General and Administrative Expenses .
−Removed: Research and development expenses
−Removed: Selling and distribution
−Removed: Selling and distribution expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenditures of our sales and marketing
−Removed: organization, sales commissions, costs of our marketing programs including traveling charges, advertising and trade shows, and
−Removed: an allocation of our facilities, depreciation expenses and rental expense, as well as shipping charges and so on.
−Removed: Selling expenses
−Removed: increased approximately ¥0.4 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015.
−Removed: This increase
−Removed: was primarily due to an increase in shipping charges, service fees and rental fees.
−Removed: Selling expenses were 6.7% of total revenues
−Removed: in the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 9.3% of total revenues in the same period of 2016.
−Removed: General and administrative
−Removed: General and administrative expenses consist primarily of costs in human resources, facilities costs, depreciation
−Removed: expenses, professional advisor fees, audit fees, option expenses stock based comprehensive expense, bad debts allowance and other
−Removed: miscellaneous expenses incurred in connection with general operations.
−Removed: General and administrative expenses increased by 57.4%
−Removed: or ¥6.9 million ($1.0 million), from approximately ¥12.0 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2015 to
−Removed: approximately ¥18.9 million ($2.9 million) in the same period of 2016.
−Removed: General and administrative expenses were 51.0%
−Removed: of total revenues in the nine months ended March 31, 2016 and 26.3% of total revenues in the same period of 2015.
−Removed: in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to an increase in provisions for purchase advances and share-based compensation,
−Removed: offset by a decrease in consulting fees.
−Removed: Research and development
−Removed: (“R&D”) expenses .
−Removed: Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenditures
−Removed: for our research and development projects.
−Removed: Research and development expenses increased from approximately ¥2.4 million for
−Removed: the nine months ended March 31, 2015 to approximately ¥5.8 million ($0.9 million) for the same period of 2016.
−Removed: This increase
−Removed: was primarily due to more research and development expense spent on design of downhole service tools and automation platform systems.
−Removed: For the Nine Months Ended
+Added: General and administrative expenses consist primarily of costs in human resources, facilities costs, depreciation expenses, professional
+Added: advisor fees, audit fees, stock based compensation expense and other miscellaneous expenses incurred in connection with general
+Added: General and administrative expenses increased by 20.5% or ¥0.8 million ($0.1 million), from approximately
+Added: ¥4.1 million in the three months ended September 30 , 2015 to approximately
+Added: ¥4.9 million ($0.7 million) in the same period of 2016.
+Added: The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly
+Added: due to an increase in share-based compensation.
+Added: General and administrative expenses were 62.8% of total revenues in the three
+Added: months ended September 30 , 2016 and 113.2% of total revenues in the same period of 2015, due to the increase in our
+Added: total revenue.
+Added: Provision for doubtful accounts .
+Added: Provision for doubtful accounts is the estimated amount of bad debt that will arise from accounts receivables, other receivables
+Added: and purchase advances.
+Added: We recorded a provision for doubtful accounts of ¥2.1 million for the three
+Added: months ended September 30 , 2015 and ¥8.0 thousand ($1.2 thousand) for the same period in 2016.
+Added: The decrease in provision
+Added: of doubtful accounts was mainly caused by provision for purchase advances of ¥2.0 million in the three months ended September
+Added: During the last few years, we made various down payments for some customized products with a non-refundable requirement.
+Added: As those projects were canceled or postponed due to unfavorable industry conditions, management recorded a provision for these
+Added: down payments while still trying to minimize the potential losses in the fiscal year of 2016.
+Added: Research and development (“R&D”)
+Added: Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenditures for our research and
+Added: development projects.
+Added: Research and development expenses decreased from approximately ¥1.8 million for three
+Added: months ended September 30, 2015 to approximately ¥0.6 million ($0.1 million) for the same period of 2016.
+Added: This decrease
+Added: was primarily due to less research and development expense spent on design of chemical products used for waste water treatment.
+Added: For the Three Months Ended
+Added: September 30,
Loss from operations
−Removed: (20,201,921 )
−Removed: (18,547,126 )
−Removed: and other income (expense)
−Removed: Income (loss) before income tax
−Removed: (20,450,410 )
−Removed: (21,101,035 )
−Removed: for income tax
−Removed: (20,995,182 )
−Removed: (21,177,802 )
−Removed: income attributable to non-controlling interest
−Removed: attributable to Recon Technology, Ltd
−Removed: (20,995,182 )
−Removed: (20,631,731 )
+Added: Interest and other income (expense)
+Added: Loss before income taxes
+Added: Benefit for income taxes
+Added: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
+Added: Net loss attributable to Recon Technology, Ltd
Loss from operations .
−Removed: Loss from operations was approximately ¥20.2 million ($3.1 million) for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, compared to
−Removed: a loss of ¥1.7 million for the same period of 2015.
−Removed: This increase in loss from operations was primary due to a decrease in
−Removed: gross profit, an increase in R&D expenses and increase in stock based compensation and allowance accrued for doubtful accounts.
−Removed: Interest and other
−Removed: income (expense) .
−Removed: Interest and other expense was approximately ¥0.3 million ($0.04 million) for the nine months ended
−Removed: March 31, 2016, compared to interest and other income of ¥2.3 million for the same period of 2015.
−Removed: The ¥2.6 million ($0.4
−Removed: million) decrease in interest and other income was primarily due to gain from change in fair value of warrants liability while
−Removed: there was no such gain for the current period.
−Removed: Provision for
−Removed: Provision for income tax for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 was approximately ¥0.5 million.
−Removed: for income tax was ¥0.5 million ($0.1 million) for the nine months ended March 31, 2016.
−Removed: This slight increase in provision
−Removed: for income tax was mainly due to deferred tax assets changes, offset by prior period income tax payable true-up during the nine
−Removed: months ended March 31, 2016.
−Removed: Net income (loss) .
−Removed: As a result of the factors described above, net loss was approximately ¥21.0 million ($3.3 million) for the nine months ended
−Removed: March 31, 2016, a decrease of approximately ¥21.2 million ($3.3 million) from net income of ¥0.2 million for the same
+Added: Loss from operations was approximately ¥5.5 million ($0.8 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared
+Added: to a loss of ¥8.7 million for the same period of 2015.
+Added: This decrease in loss from operations was primary due to an increase
+Added: in gross profit, and a decrease in provision for doubtful accounts and research and development expenses.
+Added: Interest and other income (expense) .
+Added: Interest and other income was approximately ¥3.1 thousand ($0.5 thousand)
+Added: for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to interest and other expense of ¥0.2 million for the same period of
+Added: The ¥0.2 million ($0.03 million) increase in interest and other income was primarily due to the increased other income
+Added: and the decreased interest expense.
+Added: Benefit for income tax .
+Added: for income tax was approximately ¥20.1 thousand ($3.0 thousand) for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to
+Added: ¥16.5 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2015.
+Added: This increase in benefit for income tax was mainly due to an
+Added: increase in income tax benefit of Nanjing Recon as a result of increased tax rebate for the three months ended September 30, 2016
+Added: compared to the same period of 2015.
+Added: a result of the factors described above, net loss was approximately ¥5.5 million ($0.8 million) for the three months ended
+Added: September 30, 2016, a decrease of approximately ¥3.3 million ($0.5 million) from net loss of ¥8.8 million for the same
period of 2015.
−Removed: Net loss attributable
−Removed: to Recon Technology, Ltd .
−Removed: As a result of the factors described above, net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders was approximately
−Removed: ¥21.0 million ($3.3 million) for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, a change of approximately ¥20.6 million ($3.2 million)
−Removed: from net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of approximately ¥0.4 million for same period of 2015.
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA.
−Removed: define adjusted EBITDA as net loss adjusted for income tax expense (benefit), interest expense, change in fair value of warrants
−Removed: liability, non-cash stock compensation expense, depreciation and amortization.
−Removed: We think it is useful to an equity investor in
−Removed: evaluating our operating performance because:
−Removed: (1) it is widely used by investors in our industry to measure a company’s
−Removed: operating performance without regard to items such as interest expense, depreciation and amortization, which can vary substantially
−Removed: from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which
−Removed: the assets were acquired;
−Removed: and (2) it helps investors more meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations from
−Removed: period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure and asset base from our operating results.
−Removed: the Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Reconciliation
−Removed: of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Loss
−Removed: Net income (loss)
−Removed: Provision for income taxes (benefit)
−Removed: Interest expense and foreign currency
−Removed: Change in fair value of warrants liability
−Removed: Restricted shares issued for consulting
−Removed: from warrant redemptions
−Removed: Stock compensation expense
−Removed: Depreciation and amortization
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA decreased
−Removed: by approximately ¥16.0 million ($2.5 million) to a loss of approximately ¥13.0 million ($2.0 million) for the nine months
−Removed: ended March 31, 2016, compared to approximately ¥2.9 million income for the same period in 2015.
−Removed: This was mainly due to decreased
−Removed: gross profit, increased research and development expenses and increased bad debt allowances.
−Removed: Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Loss Per Share
−Removed: For the Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Reconciliation of Net Loss
−Removed: attributable to Recon Technology, Ltd
−Removed: to Adjusted Net Loss attributable
−Removed: to Recon Technology, Ltd
−Removed: loss attributable to Recon Technology, Ltd
−Removed: (20,995,182 )
−Removed: $ (3,255,395 )
−Removed: in fair value of warrants liability
−Removed: shares issued for consulting services
−Removed: warrants redemption
−Removed: compensation expense
−Removed: net loss attributable to Recon Technology, Ltd
−Removed: (14,989,418 )
−Removed: $ (2,324,175 )
−Removed: Reconciliation of U.S.
−Removed: Earnings (Loss) Per Share
−Removed: GAAP Adjusted
−Removed: Earnings Per Share
−Removed: earnings (loss) per share
−Removed: of noncash items on earnings per share
−Removed: GAAP adjusted earnings per share
−Removed: Weighted - average shares
−Removed: (A) Noncash items are certain non-cash
−Removed: expenses that are included in our U.S.
−Removed: GAAP reported results.
−Removed: The non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance investors’
−Removed: overall understanding of Recon's current financial performance.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
−Removed: As of March 31, 2016,
−Removed: we had cash in the amount of approximately ¥2.6 million ($0.4 million).
−Removed: As of June 30, 2015, we had cash in the amount of
−Removed: approximately ¥12.3 million.
+Added: As of September 30, 2016, we had cash in
+Added: the amount of approximately ¥554.6 thousand ($83.2 thousand).
+Added: As of June 30, 2016, we had cash in the amount of approximately
+Added: ¥1.8 million.
Indebtedness .
−Removed: As of March 31, 2016, except for approximately ¥8.6 million ($1.3 million) of short-term borrowings from related parties,
−Removed: and ¥7.0 million ($1.1 million) in commercial loans from local banks, we did not have any finance leases or purchase commitments,
−Removed: guarantees or other material contingent liabilities.
−Removed: Holding Company
−Removed: We are a holding company with no operations of our own.
−Removed: All of our operations are conducted through our Domestic
−Removed: As a result, our ability to pay dividends and to finance any debt that we may incur is dependent upon the receipt of
−Removed: dividends and other distributions from the Domestic Companies.
−Removed: In addition, Chinese legal restrictions permit payment of dividends
−Removed: to us by our Domestic Companies only out of their respective accumulated net profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese
−Removed: accounting standards and regulations.
−Removed: Under Chinese law, our Domestic Companies are required to set aside a portion (at least
−Removed: 10%) of their after-tax net income (after discharging all cumulated loss), if any, each year for compulsory statutory reserve
−Removed: until the amount of the reserve reaches 50% of our Domestic Companies’
+Added: As of September 30,
+Added: 2016, except for approximately ¥12.5 million ($1.9 million) of short-term borrowings from related parties, we did not have
+Added: any finance leases or purchase commitments, guarantees or other material contingent liabilities.
+Added: Holding Company Structure .
+Added: a holding company with no operations of our own.
+Added: All of our operations are conducted through our Domestic Companies.
+Added: our ability to pay dividends and to finance any debt that we may incur is dependent upon the receipt of dividends and other distributions
+Added: from the Domestic Companies.
+Added: In addition, Chinese legal restrictions permit payment of dividends to us by our Domestic Companies
+Added: only out of their respective accumulated net profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations.
+Added: Under Chinese law, our Domestic Companies are required to set aside a portion (at least 10%) of their after-tax net income (after
+Added: discharging all cumulated loss), if any, each year for compulsory statutory reserve until the amount of the reserve reaches 50%
+Added: of our Domestic Companies’
registered capital.
−Removed: These funds may be distributed
−Removed: to shareholders at the time of each Domestic Company’s wind up.
−Removed: Off-Balance Sheet
−Removed: Arrangements .
−Removed: We have not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations
−Removed: of any third parties.
−Removed: In addition, we have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our own shares and classified
−Removed: as shareholders’
+Added: These funds may be distributed to shareholders at the time of each Domestic
+Added: Company’s wind up.
+Added: Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements .
+Added: We have not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties.
+Added: In addition, we have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our own shares and classified as shareholders’
equity, or that are not reflected in our financial statements.
−Removed: Furthermore, we do not have any retained
−Removed: or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support
−Removed: to such entity.
−Removed: Moreover, we do not have any variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity,
−Removed: market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.
+Added: Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest
+Added: in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity.
+Added: we do not have any variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support
+Added: to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.
Capital Resources .
−Removed: To date we have financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations, bank loans and short-term borrowings and
−Removed: loans from related parties.
−Removed: As of March 31, 2016, we had total assets of approximately ¥102.4 million ($15.9 million), which
−Removed: includes cash of approximately ¥2.6 million ($0.4 million), net accounts receivable due from third parties of approximately
−Removed: ¥50.2 million ($7.8 million), working capital amounted to approximately ¥64.3 million ($10.0 million), and shareholders’
+Added: To date we have
+Added: financed our operations primarily through cash flows from operations and financing activities.
+Added: As of September 30, 2016, we had
+Added: total assets of approximately ¥76.4 million ($11.4 million), which includes cash of approximately ¥0.6 million ($0.08 million),
+Added: net accounts receivable due from third parties of approximately ¥37.3 million ($5.6 million), working capital of approximately
+Added: ¥41.2 million ($6.2 million).
+Added: Shareholders’
equity amounted to approximately ¥37.9 million ($5.7 million).
−Removed: Cash from Operating
−Removed: Net cash used in operating activities was approximately ¥1.3 million ($0.2 million) for the nine months
−Removed: ended March 31, 2016.
−Removed: This was a decrease of approximately ¥14.9 million ($2.2 million) compared to net cash used in operating
−Removed: activities of approximately ¥16.2 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2015.
−Removed: The decrease in net cash used in operating
−Removed: activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2016, was primarily attributable to the ¥5.7 million ($0.9 million) change
−Removed: in trade accounts receivable due from third parties, ¥4.6 million ($0.7 million), change in trade accounts receivable due
−Removed: from related parties and ¥4.4 million ($0.7 million) change in change in purchase advance.
−Removed: Cash from Investing
−Removed: Net cash used in investing activities was approximately ¥0.4 million ($68.6 thousand) for the nine months
−Removed: ended March 31, 2016, increased approximately ¥0.3 million compared to the same period in 2015, which is due to the decrease
−Removed: in proceeds from disposal of equipment.
+Added: Cash from Operating Activities .
+Added: Net cash used in operating activities was approximately ¥0.3 million ($0.05 million) for the three months ended September 30,
+Added: This was a decrease of approximately ¥0.7 million ($0.1 million) compared to net cash used in operating activities of
+Added: approximately ¥1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015.
+Added: The decrease in net cash used in operating activities
+Added: for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was primarily attributable to collections of notes receivable of ¥1.6 million
+Added: ($0.2 million), collections from trade accounts receivable due from third parties of ¥1.0 million ($0.2 million), collections
+Added: of other receivable due from third parties of ¥1.9 million ($0.3 million) and an increase in trade accounts payable due from
+Added: third parties of ¥1.7 million ($0.3 million), partly offset by payments for advances due from third parties of ¥2.9 million
+Added: ($0.4 million).
+Added: Cash from Investing Activities .
+Added: Net cash provided by investing activities was approximately ¥22.3 thousand ($3.3 thousand) for the three months ended September
+Added: 30, 2016, which was an increase in cash provided by investing activities of approximately ¥0.5 million compared to the same
+Added: period in 2015, which increase is due to a decrease in the Company’s purchase of additional property and equipment and an
+Added: increase in proceeds from disposal of equipment.
Cash from Financing
−Removed: Net cash used in financing activities amounted to ¥8.1 million ($1.2 million) for the nine months ended March
−Removed: 31, 2016, as compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $3.0 million for the same period in 2015.
−Removed: During the nine
−Removed: months ended March 31, 2016, we repaid ¥16.7 million ($2.6 million) short-term borrowings to two related parties and repaid
−Removed: ¥0.5 million ($0.1 million) short-term bank loans, and we received ¥8.5 million ($1.3 million) from one related party
−Removed: and received ¥0.5 million ($0.1 million) short-term bank loans.
+Added: Net cash used in financing activities amounted to ¥1.0 million ($0.1 million) for the three months ended
+Added: September 30, 2016, as compared to net cash used in financing activities of $7.1 million for the same period in 2015.
+Added: the three months ended September 30, 2016, we repaid ¥5.3 million ($0.8 million) in short-term borrowings to two related
+Added: parties and repaid ¥0.5 million ($0.08 million) in short-term borrowings to one third-party, and we received
+Added: ¥4.8 million ($0.7 million) from two related parties.
Working Capital .
−Removed: Total working capital as of March 31, 2016 amounted to approximately ¥64.3 million ($10.0 million), compared to approximately
−Removed: ¥72.4 million as of June 30, 2015.
−Removed: Total current assets as of March 31, 2016 amounted to approximately ¥98.8 million ($15.3
−Removed: million), a decrease of approximately ¥25.7 million ($4.0 million) compared to approximately ¥124.5 million at June 30,
−Removed: The decrease in total current assets at March 31, 2016 compared to June 30, 2015 was mainly due to decreases in cash and
−Removed: purchase advances.
−Removed: Current liabilities
−Removed: amounted to approximately ¥34.5 million ($5.4 million) at March 31, 2016, in comparison to approximately ¥52.1 million
−Removed: at June 30, 2015.
−Removed: This decrease of liabilities was attributable mainly to a decrease in short-term borrowings-related parties,
−Removed: other payable-related parties and other payable-third parties.
+Added: Total working
+Added: capital as of September 30, 2016 amounted to approximately ¥41.2 million ($6.2 million), compared to approximately ¥44.5
+Added: million as of June 30, 2016.
+Added: Total current assets as of September 30, 2016 amounted to approximately ¥71.4 million ($10.7 million),
+Added: a decrease of approximately ¥2.9 million ($0.4 million) compared to approximately ¥74.3 million at June 30, 2016.
+Added: in total current assets at September 30, 2016 compared to June 30, 2016 was mainly due to decreases in cash, notes receivable and
+Added: other receivables, partially offset by an increase in purchase advance.
+Added: Current liabilities amounted to approximately
+Added: ¥30.3 million ($4.5 million) at September 30, 2016, in comparison to approximately ¥29.9 million at June 30, 2016.
+Added: increase of liabilities was attributable mainly to an increase in trade accounts payable, partially offset by a decrease in short-term
+Added: borrowings-third parties and short-term borrowings-related parties.
+Added: The decrease in working capital of approximately
+Added: ¥3.3 million helped to support the loss from operation of approximately ¥5.4 million.
Capital Needs .
−Removed: the uncertainty of the current market, our management believes it is necessary to enhance collection of outstanding balance of
−Removed: accounts receivable and other receivables, and to be cautious on operational decisions and project selection.
−Removed: Our management believes
−Removed: that our current operations can satisfy our daily working capital needs.
−Removed: We may also raise capital through public offering or
−Removed: private placement to finance our development of our business and to consummate any merger and acquisition, if necessary.
−Removed: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
+Added: With the uncertainty
+Added: of the current market, our management believes it is necessary to enhance collection of outstanding accounts receivable and other
+Added: receivables, and to be cautious on operational decisions and project selection.
+Added: Our management believes that our current operations
+Added: can satisfy our daily working capital needs.
+Added: We may also raise capital through public offerings or private placements of our securities
+Added: to finance our development of our business and to consummate any merger and acquisition, if necessary.
+Added: Quantitative and Qualitative
+Added: Disclosures about Market Risk.
Not applicable.
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