10-Q
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tm2035820-1_10q.htm
FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the quarterly period ended September 30,
2020
OR
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the transition period from ________ to________.
Commission File Number: 001-38426
SENMIAO
TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Nevada
35-2600898
(State or other jurisdiction
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)
16F, Shihao Square, Middle Jiannan Blvd.
High-Tech Zone, Chengdu
Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
610000
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
+86
28 61554399
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former name, former address and former
fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
AIHS
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405
of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting
company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
x
Smaller reporting company
x
Emerging growth company
x
If an emerging growth company, indicate
by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No
x
As of November 19, 2020, there were 43,696,318
shares of the issuer’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
4
Item 1.
Financial Statements
4
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
40
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
62
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
63
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
64
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
64
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
64
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
64
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
64
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
64
Item 5.
Other Information
64
Item 6.
Exhibits
65
SIGNATURES
66
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
(the “Report”), including, without limitation, statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements
to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including but not limited to, the words “believes,” “estimates,”
“anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,”
“potential,” “projects,” “predicts,” “continues,” or “should,” or,
in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. We have based these forward-looking statements largely
on management's current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial
condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. However, actual results may differ materially due to various
factors, including, but not limited to:
·
our goals and strategies, including our ability to expand our automobile transaction and related services business and our
ride-hailing platform business in China;
·
our management’s ability to properly develop and achieve any future business growth and any improvements in our financial condition and results of operations;
·
the impact by public health epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic as manifested in China, on the industries we operate in and our business, results of operations and financial condition;
·
the growth or lack of growth in China of disposable household income and the availability and cost of credit available to finance car purchases;
·
the growth or lack of growth of China's ride-hailing, automobile financing and leasing industries;
·
taxes and other incentives or disincentives related to car purchases and ownership;
·
fluctuations in the sales and price of new and used cars and consumer acceptance of financing car purchases;
·
changes in ride-hailing, transportation networks and other
fundamental changes in transportation patterns in China;
·
our expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our products and services;
·
our expectations regarding our customer base;
·
our plans to invest in our automobile transaction and related
services business and our ride-hailing platform business;
·
our relationships with our business partners;
·
competition in the industries in which we operate in China;
·
macro-economic and political conditions affecting the global economy generally and the market in China specifically; and
·
relevant Chinese government policies and regulations relating to the industries in which we operate.
You should read this Report and the documents
that we refer to in this Report with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse
than what we expect. Other sections of this Report and our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we
operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our
management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent
to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
You should not rely upon forward-looking
statements as predictions of future events. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
This Report also contains statistical data
and estimates that we obtained from industry publications and reports generated by third-parties. Although we have not independently
verified the data, we believe that the publications and reports are reliable. The market data contained in this Report involves
a number of assumptions, estimates and limitations. The ride-hailing and automobile financing markets in China may not grow at
the rates projected by market data, or at all. The failure of these markets to grow at the projected rates may have a material
adverse effect on our business and the market price of our common stock. If any one or more of the assumptions underlying the market
data turns out to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions. In addition, projections,
assumptions and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the industries in which we operate are necessarily
subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described herein or our other reports
filed with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements.
SENMIAO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in U.S. dollar, except for the number of shares)
September 30,
March 31,
2020
2020
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 4,394,019
$ 833,888
Accounts receivable, net, current portion
867,576
660,645
Inventories
812,748
1,000,675
Finance lease receivables, net, current portion
510,044
459,110
Prepayments, other receivables and other assets, net
2,834,601
2,798,780
Due from related parties
96,075
26,461
Current assets - discontinued operations
588,068
826,580
Total current assets
10,103,131
6,606,139
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, net
721,723
469,201
Property and equipment, net - discontinued operations
7,412
11,206
Total property and equipment, net
729,135
480,407
Other assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
418,355
473,661
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net, related parties
378,166
236,305
Financing lease right-of-use assets, net
6,304,657
5,440,362
Intangible assets, net
737,008
777,621
Accounts receivable, net, non-current
598,675
882,078
Finance lease receivables, net, non-current
728,995
734,145
Total other assets
9,165,856
8,544,172
Total assets
$ 19,998,122
$ 15,630,718
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Borrowings from financial institutions
$ 594,974
$ 226,753
Accounts payable
1,045
4,065
Advances from customers
106,459
90,349
Income tax payable
17,461
16,267
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
3,604,738
2,008,391
Due to related parties and affiliates
299,366
152,679
Operating lease liabilities
169,174
149,582
Operating lease liabilities - related parties
162,215
151,655
Financing lease liabilities
4,715,471
3,473,967
Derivative liabilities
940,728
342,530
Current liabilities - discontinued operations
3,077,506
4,516,292
Total current liabilities
13,689,137
11,132,530
Other liabilities
Borrowings from financial institutions, noncurrent
62,420
64,221
Operating lease liabilities, non-current
197,343
297,167
Operating lease liabilities, non-current - related parties
207,786
88,349
Financing lease liabilities, non-current
3,059,012
2,576,094
Total other liabilities
3,526,561
3,025,831
Total liabilities
17,215,698
14,158,361
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Common stock (par value $0.0001 per share, 100,000,000
shares authorized; 43,358,818 and 29,008,818 shares issued and outstanding at September 30 and March 31, 2020,
respectively)
4,336
2,901
Additional paid-in capital
33,444,742
27,013,137
Accumulated deficit
(27,866,092 )
(23,704,863 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(682,398 )
(507,478 )
Total Senmiao Technology Limited stockholders' equity
4,900,588
2,803,697
Non-controlling interests
(2,118,164 )
(1,331,340 )
Total equity
2,782,424
1,472,357
Total liabilities and equity
$ 19,998,122
$ 15,630,718
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SENMIAO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Expressed
in U.S. dollar, except for the number of shares)
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
For the Six Months Ended September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Revenues
$ 1,390,396
$ 5,885,287
$ 2,537,312
$ 10,897,850
Cost of revenues
(994,515 )
(4,709,184 )
(1,794,771 )
(8,731,496 )
Gross profit
395,881
1,176,103
742,541
2,166,354
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(2,749,209 )
(1,137,801 )
(4,709,634 )
(2,013,234 )
Bad debts expenses (recovery)
47,540
(115,476 )
(81,072 )
(128,214 )
Impairments of financing lease right-of-use assets
(80,223 )
-
(80,223 )
-
Total operating expenses
(2,781,892 )
(1,253,277 )
(4,870,929 )
(2,141,448 )
Income (loss) from operations
(2,386,011 )
(77,174 )
(4,128,388 )
24,906
Other income (expense)
Other income (expense), net
135,457
(28,900 )
129,381
(15,733 )
Interest expense
(14,892 )
(25,306 )
(35,540 )
(62,345 )
Interest expense on finance leases
(211,053 )
-
(437,230 )
-
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
(129,961 )
1,998,202
(412,941 )
1,994,806
Total other income (expense), net
(220,449 )
1,943,996
(756,330 )
1,916,728
Income (loss) before income taxes
(2,606,460 )
1,866,822
(4,884,718 )
1,941,634
Income tax expense
(705 )
(4,457 )
(6,977 )
(105,598 )
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
(2,607,165 )
1,862,365
(4,891,695 )
1,836,036
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of applicable income taxes
7,875
(721,007 )
(77,779 )
(1,200,110 )
Net income (loss)
(2,599,290 )
1,141,358
(4,969,474 )
635,926
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests from continuing operations
418,546
(51,105 )
808,245
(124,033 )
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders
$ (2,180,744 )
$ 1,090,253
$ (4,161,229 )
$ 511,893
Net income (loss)
$ (2,599,290 )
$ 1,141,358
$ (4,969,474 )
$ 635,926
Other comprehensive loss
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(165,216 )
(374,191 )
(153,499 )
(460,414 )
Comprehensive income (loss)
(2,764,506 )
767,167
(5,122,973 )
175,512
Total comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(399,438 )
(46,200 )
(786,824 )
(1,548 )
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to stockholders
$ (2,365,068 )
$ 813,367
$ (4,336,149 )
$ 177,060
Weighted average number of common stock
Basic and diluted
37,802,840
28,237,430
33,429,856
27,185,205
Earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted
Continuing operations
$ (0.06 )
$ 0.06
$ (0.12 )
$ 0.06
Discontinued operations
$ 0.00
$ (0.03 )
$ (0.00 )
$ (0.04 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the consolidated financial statements.
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SENMIAO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Expressed in
U.S. dollar, except for the number of shares)
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019
Accumulated
Additional
other
Common stock
paid-in
Accumulated
comprehensive
Non-controlling
Shares
Par value
capital
deficit
loss
interest
Total equity
BALANCE, March 31, 2019
25,945,255
$
2,595
$
23,833,112
$
(15,031,538
)
$
(428,771
)
$
7,344
$
8,382,742
Net (loss) income
-
-
-
(578,360
)
-
72,928
(505,432
)
Issuance
of common stock and warrants in a registered direct offering, net of issuance costs
1,781,360
178
5,141,946
-
-
-
5,142,124
Fair value of warrants allocated to derivative liabilities
-
-
(3,150,006
)
-
-
-
(3,150,006
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
(57,947
)
(28,276
)
(86,223
)
BALANCE, June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
27,726,615
$
2,773
$
25,825,052
$
(15,609,898
)
$
(486,718
)
$
51,996
$
9,783,205
Net income
-
-
-
1,090,253
-
51,105
1,141,358
Exercise of Series B warrants into common stock
964,741
96
-
-
-
-
96
Fair value of derivative liabilities upon exercise of warrants
-
-
961,631
-
-
-
961,631
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
(276,886
)
(97,305
)
(374,191
)
BALANCE, September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
28,691,356
$
2,869
$
26,786,683
$
(14,519,645
)
$
(763,604
)
$
5,796
$
11,512,099
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2020
Accumulated
Additional
other
Common stock
paid-in
Accumulated
comprehensive
Non-controlling
Total equity
Shares
Par value
capital
deficit
income (loss)
interest
(deficiency)
BALANCE, March 31, 2020
29,008,818
$
2,901
$
27,013,137
$
(23,704,863
)
$
(507,478
)
$
(1,331,340
)
$
1,472,357
Net loss
-
-
-
(1,980,485
)
-
(389,699
)
(2,370,184
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
9,404
2,313
11,717
BALANCE, June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
29,008,818
$
2,901
$
27,013,137
$
(25,685,348
)
$
(498,074
)
$
(1,718,726
)
$
(886,110
)
Net income
-
-
-
(2,180,744
)
(418,546
)
(2,599,290
)
Exercise of Series A warrants into common stock
50,000
5
74,995
-
-
-
75,000
Fair value of derivative liabilities upon exercise of warrants
-
-
56,662
-
-
-
56,662
Issuance
of common stock and warrants in an underwritten public offering with over-allotments ,
net of issuance costs
13,800,000
1,380
6,096,917
-
-
-
6,098,297
Fair value of warrants allocated to derivative liabilities
-
-
(241,919
)
-
-
-
(241,919
)
Issuance of common stock for consulting service
500,000
50
444,950
-
-
-
445,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
(184,324
)
19,108
(165,216
)
BALANCE, September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
43,358,818
$
4,336
$
33,444,742
$
(27,866,092
)
$
(682,398
)
$
(2,118,164
)
$
2,782,424
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SENMIAO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in U.S. dollar, except for the number of shares)
For the Six Months Ended September 30,
2020
2019
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)
$ (4,969,474 )
$ 635,926
Net loss from discontinued operations
(77,779 )
(1,200,110 )
Net (loss) income from continuing operations
(4,891,695 )
1,836,036
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
106,608
50,396
Stock compensation expense
445,000
-
Amortization of right-of-use assets
2,123,901
40,730
Amortization of intangible assets
41,670
98
Bad debts expense
81,072
129,230
Impairment loss of financing lease right-of-use assets
80,223
-
Gain (loss) on disposal of equipment
(412 )
4,621
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
412,941
(1,994,806 )
Change in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable
124,198
(2,580,766 )
Inventories
278,161
(804,853 )
Prepayments, other receivables and other assets
(248,889 )
(1,280,566 )
Finance lease receivables
(46,913 )
(1,109,277 )
Accounts payable
(3,097 )
167,472
Advances from customers
11,864
60,385
Income tax payable
480
87,469
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
1,355,339
351,653
Operating lease liabilities
(96,436 )
(74,875 )
Operating lease liabilities - related parties
61,575
-
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations
(164,410 )
(5,117,053 )
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations
(1,131,564 )
(947,351 )
Net Cash used in Operating Activities
(1,295,974 )
(6,064,404 )
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment
(19,572 )
(384,695 )
Prepayment of intangible assets
-
(470,000 )
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations
(19,572 )
(854,695 )
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations
(71 )
-
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
(19,643 )
(854,695 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Net proceeds from issuance of
common stock and warrants in a registered direct offering
-
5,142,124
Net proceeds from issuance of
common stock and warrants in an underwritten public offering
6,098,297
-
Net proceeds from issuance of
common stock upon exercise of warrants
75,000
96
Borrowings from a financial institution
488,932
-
Repayments to stockholders
(28,569 )
-
Repayments to third parties
-
(462,370 )
Loan to related party
(66,427 )
-
Borrowings from related parties and affiliates
-
1,121,435
Repayments to related parties and affiliates
(205,900 )
(838,949 )
Repayments of current borrowings from financial institutions
(150,999 )
(97,306 )
Release of escrow receivable
-
600,000
Principal payments of finance lease liabilities
(1,449,554 )
-
Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations
4,760,780
5,465,030
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from discontinued operations
28,569
(814,033 )
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
4,789,349
4,650,997
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
76,259
(213,741 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
3,549,991
(2,481,843 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
844,028
5,020,510
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
4,394,019
2,538,667
Less: Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations
-
(293,766 )
Cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, end of period
$ 4,394,019
$ 2,244,901
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest expense
$ 35,540
$ 62,345
Cash paid for income tax
$ -
$ -
Non-cash Transaction in Investing and Financing Activities
Prepayment in exchange of intangible assets
$ -
$ 40,457
Recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities
$ 2,976,966
$ 960,908
Acquisition of equipment through prepayment and financing lease
$ 312,864
$ -
Allocation of fair value of derivative liabilities for issuance of common stock proceeds
$ 241,919
$ 3,150,006
Allocation of fair value of derivative liabilities to additional paid in capital upon warrants exercised
$ 56,662
$ 961,631
Stock issued on deferred stock compensation
$ 445,000
$ -
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the consolidated financial statements.
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SENMIAO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTITIVIES
Senmiao Technology Limited (the “Company”)
is a U.S. holding company incorporated in the State of Nevada on June 8, 2017. The Company provides automobile transaction
and related services focusing on the ride-hailing industry in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”)
through its majority owned subsidiary, Hunan Ruixi Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Hunan Ruixi”), a PRC limited
liability company, its wholly owned subsidiary, Hunan Ruixi Automobile Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Ruixi Leasing”), and
its variable interest entity (“VIE”), Sichuan Jinkailong Automobile Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Jinkailong”).
The Company previously operated an online lending platform in China through its VIE, Sichuan Senmiao Ronglian Technology Co., Ltd.
(“Sichuan Senmiao”), which facilitated peer-to-peer (“P2P”) loan transactions between Chinese investors
and individual and small-to-medium-sized enterprise borrowers. As described further below, the Company ceased its online lending
services business in October 2019.
On September 25, 2016, Sichuan Senmiao
acquired a P2P platform (including website, internet content provider license, operating systems, servers, and management system)
from Sichuan Chenghexin Investment and Asset Management Co., Ltd. On July 28, 2017, the Company established a wholly-owned
subsidiary, Sichuan Senmiao Zecheng Business Consulting Co., Ltd. (“Senmiao Consulting”) in China. Sichuan Senmiao
was established in China in June 2014. On September 18, 2017, the Company, through Senmiao Consulting, entered into a
series of agreements (“VIE Agreements”) with Sichuan Senmiao and its equity holders (the “Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders”)
to obtain control and became the primary beneficiary of Sichuan Senmiao (the “Restructuring”). In connection with the
Restructuring, as partial consideration for the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders’ commitment to perform their obligations under
the VIE Agreements, the Company issued an aggregate of 45,000,000 shares of its common stock to the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders
pursuant to certain subscription agreements dated September 18, 2017. The Company conducted its P2P business transactions
through the Sichuan Senmiao, the VIE. The P2P business was discontinued on October 17, 2019.
On October 17, 2019, the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board”) approved a plan (the “Plan”) prepared by the Company’s executive
officers for the Company to discontinue and wind down its online P2P lending services business. In connection with the Plan, the
Company ceased facilitation of loan transactions on its online lending platform and assumed all the outstanding loans from investors
on the platform. The decision and action taken by the Company to discontinue the online P2P lending services business represented
a major shift that had a material effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, which triggered discontinued
operations accounting in accordance with ASC 205-20-45. See Note 4 – discontinued operations.
On November 21, 2018, as part of its
entry into the automobile transaction business, the Company entered into an Investment and Equity Transfer Agreement (the “Investment
Agreement”) with Hunan Ruixi and all the shareholders of Hunan Ruixi (“Hunan Ruixi Shareholders”), pursuant to
which the Company acquired from the Hunan Ruixi Shareholders an aggregate of 60% of the equity interest of Hunan Ruixi. The Company
closed the acquisition on November 22, 2018 and agreed to make a cash contribution of $6,000,000 to Hunan Ruixi, representing
60% of its registered capital, in accordance with the Investment Agreement (Note 3). In June 30, 2019, the Company made the
full cash contributions in the aggregate amount of $6,000,000 to Hunan Ruixi.
Hunan Ruixi holds a business license for
automobile sales and financial leasing and has been engaged in automobile financial leasing services and automobile sales
since January 2019. Hunan Ruixi also controls Jinkailong through its 35% equity interest and voting agreements with Jinkailong’s
other shareholders. Jinkailong facilitates automobile sales and financing transactions for its clients, who are primarily ride-hailing
drivers and provides them relevant after-transaction services. In March 2019, Hunan Ruixi began its financing leasing operation.
In May 2019, the Company formed a
wholly owned subsidiary, Yicheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Yicheng”), with a registered capital of $50 million
in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. Yicheng obtained its business licenses for automobiles sale and financial leasing on May 5,
2019. Yicheng has been engaged in automobile sales since June 2019.
On July 4, 2020, Hunan Ruixi, Jinkailong
and the other shareholders of Jinkailong entered into an agreement (the “JKL Investment Agreement”) with Hongyi Industrial
Group Co., Ltd. (“Hongyi”). Pursuant to the JKL Investment Agreement, Jinkailong agreed to issue and Hongyi agreed
to subscribe for a 27.03% equity interest in Jinkailong in consideration of RMB50 million (approximately $7.0 million) (the “Investment”).
The Investment will be made in two payments: (i) the first payment of RMB10 million (approximately $1.4 million) was due no later
than September 30, 2020 and (ii) the remaining RMB40 million (approximately $5.6 million) is due within 30 days after the record-filing
of the Investment has been made with the local PRC government and the other shareholders of Jinkailong having made their respective
capital contributions in full in cash, but no later than December 31, 2020. As a result, Hunan Ruixi will be required to pay RMB3.5
million (approximately $0.5 million) to Jinkailong as a capital contribution. According to the latest arrangement with Hongyi,
the first payment of RMB10 million has been postponed and the total investment of RMB50 million will be made before March 31,
2021.
The JKL Investment Agreement also provides Hongyi certain shareholder rights, including, but not limited
to, the right to receive any undistributed dividends, a right of first refusal for any equity transfer from the other shareholders
of Jinkailong, a tag-along right during the performance commitment period, anti-dilution rights, redemption rights, subscription
rights and priority in liquidation or dissolution of Jinkailong. Specifically, pursuant to the redemption right provision in the
JKL Investment Agreement, in the event that Jinkailong (i) fails to become public through an initial public offering for a valuation
of no less than RMB350 million (approximately $49.5 million) or merge with a public company for a valuation of no less than RMB300
million (approximately $42.5 million) within the six months following the performance commitment period, (ii) fails to achieve
an accumulated net profit of RMB24 million (approximately $3.4 million) for the first two years of the performance commitment period
or a net profit of RMB20 million (approximately $2.9 million) for the third year of the performance commitment period, or (iii)
has any material and adverse change to its core business, including but not limited to being included in the list of dishonest
persons and loss of over one third of its online ride-hailing taxi operating licenses, as well as bankruptcy, liquidation or cessation
of operations, Hongyi shall have the right to require certain shareholders of Jinkailong (including Hunan Ruixi) to repurchase
all of its equity interest in Jinkailong. Based on a repurchase formula provided for in the JKL Investment Agreement, the maximum
repurchase amount that Hunan Ruixi would be subject to is RMB28,320,000 (approximately $4.0 million).
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On September 11, 2020, Sichuan Senmiao, entered into an Investment
Agreement of Hunan Xixingtianxia Technology Co., Ltd. (“XXTX”) with all the original shareholders of XXTX, pursuant
to which, Sichuan Senmiao will make an investment of RMB3.16 million in XXTX in cash and obtain a 51% equity interest accordingly.
On October 23, 2020 the registration procedures for the change in shareholders and registered capital have been completed and XXTX
became a majority owned subsidiary of Sichuan Senmiao. As of the issuance date of these financial statements, Sichuan Senmiao has
made a capital contribution of RMB0.8 million (approximately $0.1 million) to XXTX and the remaining amount is expected to be paid
before December 31, 2021.
The following diagram illustrates the
Company’s corporate structure, including its subsidiaries, and VIEs, as of the date of these financial statements:
VIE Agreements with Sichuan Senmiao
According to the VIE Agreements, Sichuan
Senmiao is obligated to pay Senmiao Consulting service fees equal to its net income. Sichuan Senmiao’s entire operations
are controlled by the Company. Although the Company discontinued Sichuan Senmiao’s online P2P lending services business commencing
in October 2019, the VIE Agreements remain in place, and such agreements are described in detail below:
Equity Interest Pledge Agreement
Senmiao Consulting, Sichuan Senmiao and
the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders entered into an Equity Interest Pledge Agreement, pursuant to which the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders
pledged all of their equity interest in Sichuan Senmiao to Senmiao Consulting in order to guarantee the performance of Sichuan
Senmiao’s obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement as described below. During the term of the pledge,
Senmiao Consulting is entitled to receive any dividends declared on the pledged equity interest of Sichuan Senmiao. The Equity
Interest Pledge Agreement terminates when all contractual obligations under the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement have been
fully performed.
Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement
Pursuant to an Exclusive Business Cooperation
Agreement entered by and among the Company, Senmiao Consulting, Sichuan Senmiao and each of Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders, Senmiao
Consulting will provide Sichuan Senmiao with complete technical support, business support and related consulting services for 10
years ended September 18, 2027. The Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders and Sichuan Senmiao will not engage any third party for the
same or similar consultation services without Senmiao Consulting’s prior consent. Further, the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders
are entitled to receive an aggregate of 20,250,000 shares of common stock of the Company under the Exclusive Business Cooperation
Agreement. Senmiao Consulting may terminate the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement at any time upon prior written notice
to Sichuan Senmiao and the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders.
Exclusive Option Agreement
Pursuant to an Exclusive Option Agreement
entered by and among Senmiao Consulting, Sichuan Senmiao and the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders, the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders
have granted Senmiao Consulting an exclusive option to purchase at any time their equity interests in Sichuan Senmiao at a purchase
price equal to the capital paid by the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders in whole or at a pro-rated price for any partial purchase.
The Exclusive Option Agreement terminates after 10 years ending September 18, 2027 but can be renewed by Senmiao Consulting
at its discretion.
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Powers of Attorney
Each of the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders
has signed a power of attorney (the “Power of Attorney”), pursuant to which, each of the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders
has authorized Senmiao Consulting to act as his or her exclusive agent and attorney with respect to all rights of such individual
as a shareholder of Sichuan Senmiao, including but not limited to: (a) attending shareholders’ meetings; (b) exercising
all the shareholder’s rights that shareholders are entitled to under PRC laws and the Articles of Association of Sichuan
Senmiao, including but not limited to voting, sale, transfer, pledge and disposition of the equity interests of Sichuan Senmiao;
and (c) designating and appointing the legal representative, chairperson, director, supervisor, chief executive officer and
other senior management members of Sichuan Senmiao. The Power of Attorney has the same term as the Exclusive Option Agreement.
Timely Report Agreement
The Company and Sichuan Senmiao entered into a Timely
Report Agreement, pursuant to which, Sichuan Senmiao agrees to make its officers and directors available to the Company and promptly
provide all information required by the Company so that the Company can make necessary filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) and other regulatory reports in a timely fashion.
The Company has concluded that it should
consolidate the financial statements with Sichuan Senmiao because it is Sichuan Senmiao’s primary beneficiary based on the
Power of Attorney from the Sichuan Senmiao Shareholders, who assigned their rights as shareholders of Sichuan Senmiao to Senmiao
Consulting, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary. These rights include, but are not limited to, attending shareholders’
meetings, voting on matters submitted for shareholder approval and appointing legal representatives, directors, supervisors and
senior management of Sichuan Senmiao. As a result, the Company, through Senmiao Consulting, is deemed to hold all of the voting
equity interests in Sichuan Senmiao. Pursuant to Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, Senmiao Consulting shall provide complete
technical support, business support and related consulting services for 10 years. Though not explicit in the VIE Agreements, the
Company may provide financial support to Sichuan Senmiao to meet its working capital requirements and capitalization purposes.
The terms of the VIE Agreements and the Company’s plan to provide financial support to Sichuan Senmiao were considered in
determining that the Company is the primary beneficiary of Sichuan Senmiao. Accordingly, the financial statements of Sichuan Senmiao
are consolidated in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Voting Agreement with Jinkailong’s
Other Shareholders
Hunan Ruixi entered into two voting agreements
signed in August 2018 and February 2020, respectively, as amended (the “Voting Agreement”), with Jinkailong
and other Jinkailong’s shareholders holding an aggregate of 65% equity interests and obtained 35% equity interests in Jinkailong.
Pursuant to the Voting Agreements, all other Jinkailong’s shareholders will vote in concert with Hunan Ruixi on all fundamental
corporate transactions in the event of a disagreement for periods of 20 years and 18 years, respectively, ending on August 25,
2038.
The Company has concluded that it should
consolidate the financial statements with Jinkailong because it is Jinkailong’s primary beneficiary based on the Voting Agreement.
Though not explicit in the Voting Agreement by and among Jinkailong, Hunan Ruixi, and other shareholders of Hunan Ruixi, the Company
may provide financial support to Jinkailong to meet its working capital requirements and capitalization purposes. The terms of
the Voting Agreement and the Company’s plan to provide financial support to Jinkailong were considered in determining that
the Company is the primary beneficiary of Jinkailong. Accordingly, management has determined that Jinkailong is a VIE and the financial
statements of Jinkailong are consolidated in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Total assets and total liabilities of the
Company’s VIEs included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30,
2020 and March 31, 2020 are as follows:
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,386,923
$ 247,671
Accounts receivable, net, current portion
370,833
66,768
Prepayments, other receivables and other assets, net
1,500,233
1,500,784
Other receivable- intercompany
-
2,211
Due from related parties
96,075
26,461
Current assets - discontinued operations (1)
1,642,812
1,363,972
Total current assets
4,996,876
3,207,867
Property and equipment, net:
Property and equipment, net
515,210
317,427
Property and equipment, net - discontinued operations
2,386
3,895
Total property and equipment, net
517,596
321,322
Other assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
291,831
317,258
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net, related parties
11,764
50,213
Financing lease right-of-use assets, net
5,830,280
5,440,362
Accounts receivable, net, noncurrent
483,164
720,916
Total other assets
6,617,039
6,528,749
Total assets
$ 12,131,511
$ 10,057,938
Current liabilities:
Borrowings from financial institutions
$ 594,974
$ 226,753
Accounts payable
998
4,018
Advances from customers
28,942
34,374
Income tax payable
16,798
16,106
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
3,069,141
1,632,617
Other payable - intercompany
5,393,363
5,143,463
Due to related parties and affiliates
138,495
152,679
Operating lease liabilities
94,369
78,981
Operating lease liabilities - related parties
4,716
37,378
Financing lease liabilities
4,427,023
3,473,967
Current liabilities - discontinued operations (2)
3,724,728
7,561,603
Total current liabilities
17,493,547
18,361,939
Other liabilities:
Borrowings from financial institutions, noncurrent
57,285
58,572
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent
197,343
231,825
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent - related parties
6,101
-
Financing lease liabilities, noncurrent
2,873,083
2,576,094
Total other liabilities
3,133,812
2,866,491
Total liabilities
$ 20,627,359
$ 21,228,430
(1)
Includes intercompany receivables of $1,054,744 and $543,446 as of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively.
(2)
Includes intercompany payables of $647,571 and $402,406 as of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively.
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Net revenue, loss from operations and net
loss of the VIEs that were included in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months
ended and for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
For the Six Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Net revenue from continuing operations
$ 1,112,348
$ 852,487
$ 1,768,693
$ 1,753,610
Net revenue from discontinued operations
$ 2,474
$ 47,327
$ 4,554
$ 135,253
Income (loss) from operations from continuing operations
$ (1,172,193 )
$ 174,054
$ (2,565,862 )
$ 654,454
Income (loss) from operations from discontinued operations
$ 3,904
$ (477,880 )
$ (82,454 )
$ (795,259 )
Net Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to stockholders
$ (759,699 )
$ 111
$ (1,939,031 )
$ 212,967
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to stockholders
(139,076 )
(472,482 )
(225,765 )
(775,532 )
Net loss attributable to stockholders
$ (898,775 )
$ (472,371 )
$ (2,164,796 )
$ (562,565 )
2.
GOING CONCERN
In assessing the Company’s liquidity,
the Company monitors and analyzes its cash on-hand and its operating and capital expenditure commitments. The Company’s
liquidity needs are to meet its working capital requirements, operating expenses and capital expenditure obligations. Debt financing
from financial institutions and equity financings have been utilized to finance the working capital requirements of the Company.
The Company’s business is capital intensive. The Company’s
management has considered whether there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to (1) recurring
losses from operations, including net loss of approximately $4.9 million and $0.1 million from continuing operations and discontinued
operations, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2020, (2) accumulated deficit of approximately $27.9 million as
of September 30, 2020; (3) the working capital deficit of approximately $3.6 million and (4) operating cash outflows of approximately
$0.2 million and $1.1 million from continuing operations and discontinued operations, respectively, for the six months ended September
30, 2020. Although the Company believes that it can realize its current assets in the normal course of business, the Company’s
ability to repay its current obligations will depend on the future realization of its current assets and the future operating revenues
generated from its operations.
Management has determined there is substantial
doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to generate significant revenue, the Company may
be required to cease or curtail its operations. Management is trying to alleviate the going concern risk through the following
sources:
●
the Company will continue to seek equity financing to support its working capital;
●
other available sources of financing (including debt) from
PRC banks and other financial institutions; and
●
financial support and credit guarantee commitments from the Company’s related parties.
Besides, pursuant to the JKL Investment
Agreement mentioned above, Hongyi agreed to subscribe for a 27.03% equity interest in Jinkailong in consideration of approximately
$7.0 million. Such investment from Hongyi will provide additional cash flow of approximately $7.0 million to support Jinkailong’s
working capital need. According to the latest arrangement with Hongyi, the first payment of $1.4 million has been postponed and
the total investment of $7.0 million will be made before March 31, 2021.
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Based on the above considerations,
management is of the opinion that the Company would not have sufficient funds to meet its working capital requirements and debt
obligations as they become due one year from the issuance date of these financial statements. However, there is no assurance
that the Company will be successful in implementing the foregoing plans or that additional financing will be available to the Company
on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. There are a number of factors that could potentially arise that could undermine the
Company’s plans, such as (i) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business and areas of operations
in China, (ii) changes in the demand for the Company’s services, (iii) PRC government policies, (iv) economic conditions
in China and worldwide, (v) competitive pricing in the automobile transaction and related service industry, (vi) the possibility
that the Company’s operating results could continue to deteriorate due to COVID-19 or otherwise, (vii) that financial institutions
in China may not able to provide continued financial support to the Company’s customers, and (viii) the perception of PRC-based
companies in the U.S. capital markets. The Company’s inability to secure needed financing when required could require material
changes to the Company’s business plan and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s viability and results
of operations.
3.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a)
Basis of presentation
The accompanying
interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
The unaudited
interim financial information as of September 30, 2020 and for the three and six months ended September 30, 2020 and
2019 have been prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and pursuant to Regulation S-X. Certain
information and footnote disclosures, which are normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP, have been omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. The unaudited interim financial information should be read
in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto, included in the Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on July 9, 2020.
In
the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the
Company’s unaudited financial position as of September 30, 2020, its unaudited results of operations for the three and six
months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, and its unaudited cash flows for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, as
applicable, have been made. The unaudited interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the operating results
for the full fiscal year or any future periods.
(b)
Basis of consolidation
The unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and include the assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses of the subsidiaries and VIEs. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
(c)
Foreign currency translation
Transactions denominated
in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing on
the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are
translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates on the date of the balance sheet. The resulting exchange
differences are recorded in the statement of operations.
The reporting
currency of the Company and its subsidiaries and VIEs is U.S. dollars (“US$”) and the accompanying unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements have been expressed in US$. However, the Company maintains the books and records in its functional
currency, Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”), being the functional currency of the economic environment in which its operations
are conducted.
In general, for
consolidation purposes, assets and liabilities of the Company and its subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the US$, are
translated into US$, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing
during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries
and VIEs are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statement of stockholders’
equity.
Translation of
amounts from RMB into US$ has been made at the following exchange rates for the respective periods:
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September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts
6.7908
7.0170
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss
6.9195
6.9209
For the Six Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows
7.0005
6.8237
(d)
Use of estimates
In presenting the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, management make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and
related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgement and available information. Accordingly, actual results
could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, management reviews these estimates and assumptions using the currently
available information. Changes in facts and circumstances may cause the Company to revise its estimates. The Company bases its
estimates on past experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the
basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. The inputs into our judgments and estimates consider
the economic implications of COVID-19 on the Company’s critical and significant accounting estimates. Estimates are used
when accounting for items and matters including, but not limited to, revenue recognition, residual values, lease classification
and liabilities, finance lease receivables, inventory obsolescence, right-of-use assets, determinations of the useful lives and
valuation of long-lived assets, estimates of allowances for doubtful accounts and prepayments, estimates of impairment of intangible
assets, valuation of deferred tax assets, estimated fair value used in business acquisitions, valuation of derivative liabilities,
allocation of fair value of derivative liabilities, issuance of common stock and warrants exercised and other provisions and contingencies.
(e)
Fair values of financial instruments
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
Topic 825, Financial Instruments (“Topic 825”) requires disclosure of fair value information of financial instruments,
whether or not recognized in the balance sheets, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market
prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques
are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Topic 825 excludes
certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial assets and liabilities from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate
fair value amounts do not represent the underlying value of the Company. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as
follows:
Level 1
Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2
Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
Level 3
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.
The following table sets forth by level
within the fair value hierarchy our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
as of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020:
Carrying Value at
September 30, 2020
Fair Value Measurement at
September 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Derivative liabilities
$ 940,728
$ -
$ -
$ 940,728
Carrying Value at
March 31, 2020
Fair Value Measurement at
March 31, 2020
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Derivative liabilities
$ 342,530
$ -
$ -
$ 342,530
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The following is a reconciliation of the
beginning and ending balance of the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the six months ended
September 30, 2020 and for the year ended March 31, 2020:
For the Six Months Ended
September 30,
2020
For the Year Ended
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Beginning balance
$ 342,530
$ -
Derivative liabilities recognized at grant date on June 20, 2019
-
3,150,006
Derivative liabilities recognized at grant date on August 4, 2020
241,919
-
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
412,941
(1,796,724 )
Fair value of Series B warrants exercised
-
(1,010,752 )
Fair value of Series A warrants exercised
(56,662 )
-
Ending balance
$ 940,728
$ 342,530
On June 21, 2019, the Company closed
a registered direct offering of an aggregate of 1,781,361 shares of common stock, and in connection therewith, issued to the investors
(i) for no additional consideration, Series A warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,336,021 shares of common stock,
(ii) for nominal additional consideration, Series B warrants to purchase up to a maximum aggregate of 1,116,320 shares
of common stock and (iii) placement agent warrants to purchase up to 142,509 shares of common stock.
On August 6, 2020, the Company completed
a public offering of 12,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.50 per share (the “Offering Price”),
pursuant to an underwriting agreement with The Benchmark Company, LLC and Axiom Capital Management, Inc., as representatives of
the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”) On August 13, 2020, the Underwriters exercised their rights to purchase
an additional 1,800,000 shares of common stock at the Offering Price. In connection with the offering, the Company issued the Underwriters,
on a private placement basis, warrants to purchase up to 568,000 shares of common stock (the “Underwriters’ Warrants”).
The Underwriters’ Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years commencing six months from August 4, 2020 at a price
per share equal to 125% of the Offering Price and are exercisable on a “cashless” basis.
The strike price of the Company’s
Series A and Series B warrants, the placement agent warrants and the Underwriters’ Warrants are denominated in
US$ and the Company’s functional currency is RMB, therefore, those warrant shares are not considered indexed to the Company’s
own stock which should be classified as derivative liability.
The Company’s Series A and Series B
warrants, the placement agent warrants and the Underwriters’ Warrants are not traded in an active securities market; therefore,
the Company estimates the fair value to those warrants using the Black-Scholes valuation model on June 20, 2019 (the grant
date), August 4, 2020 (the grant date), March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020.
June 20, 2019
August 4, 2020
Placement
Series A
Series B
Agent
Underwriters’
Warrants
Warrants
Warrants
Warrants
# of shares exercisable
1,336,021
1,116,320
142,509
568,000
Valuation date
6/20/2019
6/20/2019
6/20/2019
8/4/2020
Exercise price
$ 3.72
$ 3.72
$ 3.38
$ 0.63
Stock price
$ 2.8
$ 2.8
$ 2.8
$ 0.51
Expected term (year)
4
1
4
5
Risk-free interest rate
1.77 %
1.91 %
1.77 %
0.19 %
Expected volatility
86 %
91 %
86 %
129 %
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March 31, 2020
Series A
Warrants
Series B
Warrants
Placement Agent
Warrants
# of shares exercisable
1,336,021
3,132
142,509
Valuation date
3/31/2020
3/31/2020
3/31/2020
Exercise price
$
1.50
$
0.0001
$
3.38
Stock price
$
0.44
$
0.44
$
0.44
Expected term (year)
3.22
0.22
3.22
Risk-free interest rate
0.30
%
0.11
%
0.30
%
Expected volatility
122
%
127
%
122
%
September 30, 2020
Placement
Series A
Agent
Underwriters’
Warrants
Warrants
Warrants
# of shares exercisable
1,286,021
142,509
568,000
Valuation date
9/30/2020
9/30/2020
9/30/2020
Exercise price
$ 0.5
$ 0.5
$ 0.63
Stock price
$ 0.61
$ 0.61
$ 0.61
Expected term (year)
2.72
2.72
4.85
Risk-free interest rate
0.15 %
0.15 %
0.27 %
Expected volatility
129 %
129 %
129 %
As of September 30, 2020 and March 31,
2020, financial instruments of the Company comprised primarily current assets and current liabilities including cash and cash equivalents,
accounts receivable, inventories, finance lease receivables, prepayments, other receivables and other assets, due from related
parties, borrowings from financial institutions, accounts payable, advance from customers, lease liabilities, accrued expenses
and other liabilities, due to related parties and affiliates, and operating and financing lease liabilities, which approximate
their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments, and noncurrent liabilities of borrowings from financial
institutions, which approximate their fair values because of the stated loan interest rate to the rate charged by similar financial
institutions.
The noncurrent portion of accounts receivables,
finance lease receivables, and operating and financing lease liabilities were recorded at gross adjusted for the interest using
the effective interest rate method. The Company believes that the effective interest rates underlying these instruments approximate
their fair values because the Company used its incremental borrowing rate to recognize the present value of these instruments as
of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020.
Other than as listed above, the Company
did not identify any assets or liabilities that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at fair value.
(f)
Business combinations and non-controlling interests
The Company accounts for its business combinations
using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805 "Business Combinations." The cost of an acquisition
is measured as the aggregate of the acquisition date fair value of the assets transferred to the sellers and liabilities incurred
by the Company and equity instruments issued. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition are expensed as incurred.
Identifiable assets and liabilities acquired or assumed are measured separately at their fair values as of the acquisition date,
irrespective of the extent of any non-controlling interests. The excess of (i) the total costs of acquisition, fair value
of the non-controlling interests and acquisition date fair value of any previously held equity interest in the acquiree over (ii) the
fair value of the identifiable net assets of the acquiree is recorded as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the
fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in the unaudited condensed consolidated
income statements. During the measurement period, which can be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record
adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the
measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent
adjustments are recorded to the unaudited condensed consolidated income statements.
For the Company's non-wholly owned
subsidiaries, a non-controlling interest is recognized to reflect portion of equity that is not attributable, directly or
indirectly, to the Company. The cumulative results of operations attributable to non-controlling interests are also recorded
as non-controlling interests in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and unaudited condensed
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Cash flows related to transactions with non-controlling
interests are presented under financing activities in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
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(g)
Segment reporting
Operating segments are reported in a manner
consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”), which is comprised
of certain members of the Company's management team. Historically, the Company had one single operating and reportable segment,
namely the provision of an online lending services. During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company acquired Hunan Ruixi
and Jinkailong and evaluated how the CODM manages the businesses of the Company to maximize efficiency in allocating resources
and assessing performance. Consequently, the Company presents two operating and reportable segments as set forth in Note 3(p).
The Company has discontinued the online P2P lending services segment and has only one segment in the periods after October 17,
2019.
(h)
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents primarily consist
of bank deposits with original maturities of three months or less, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use. Cash and cash
equivalents also consist of funds received from automobile purchasers as payment for automobiles, related insurances and taxes
to be paid on behalf of the automobile purchasers, which funds were held at the third party platforms’ fund accounts and
which are unrestricted and immediately available for withdrawal and use.
(i)
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts receivable are recorded at the
invoiced amount less an allowance for any uncollectible accounts and do not bear interest, and are due on demand. Management reviews
the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts on an ongoing basis, using historical collection trends and aging of receivables.
Management also periodically evaluates individual customer’s financial condition, credit history and the current economic
conditions to make adjustments in the allowance when necessary. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all
means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. As of September 30, 2020 and
March 31, 2020, allowance for doubtful accounts amounted to $242,970 and $379,689, respectively.
(j)
Inventories
Inventories consist of automobiles which
are held primarily for sale and for leasing purposes, and are stated at lower of cost or net realizable value, as determined using
the weighted average cost method. Management compares the cost of inventories with the net realizable value and if applicable,
an allowance is made for writing down the inventory to its net realizable value, if lower than cost. On an ongoing basis, inventories
are reviewed for potential write-down for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventories which equals the difference between
the costs of inventories and the estimated net realizable value based upon forecasts for future demand and market conditions. When
inventories are written-down to the lower of cost or net realizable value, it is not marked up subsequently based on changes in
underlying facts and circumstances.
(k)
Finance lease receivables, net
Finance lease receivables, which result
from sales-type leases, are measured at discounted present value of (i) future minimum lease payments, (ii) any residual
value not subject to a bargain purchase option as a finance lease receivables on its balance sheet and (iii) accrued interest
on the balance of the finance lease receivables based on the interest rate inherent in the applicable lease over the term of the
lease. Management also periodically evaluates individual customer’s financial condition, credit history and the current
economic conditions to make adjustments in the allowance when necessary. Finance lease receivables is charged off against the allowance
after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. As of September 30,
2020 and March 31, 2020, the Company determined no allowance for doubtful accounts was necessary for finance lease receivables.
As of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, finance
lease receivables consisted of the following:
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Gross minimum lease payments receivable
$ 1,674,469
$ 1,606,230
Less: Amounts representing estimated executory costs
-
-
Minimum lease payments receivable
1,674,469
1,606,230
Less: Allowance for uncollectible minimum lease payments receivable
-
-
Net minimum lease payments receivable
1,674,469
1,606,230
Less: Unearned interest
(435,430 )
(412,975 )
Financing lease receivables, net
$ 1,239,039
$ 1,193,255
Finance lease receivables, net, current portion
$ 510,044
$ 459,110
Finance lease receivables, net, noncurrent portion
$ 728,995
$ 734,145
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Future scheduled minimum lease payments for investments in sales-type
leases as of September 30, 2020 are as follows:
Minimum future
payments receivable
Twelve months ending September 30, 2021
$
532,659
Twelve months ending September 30, 2022
675,280
Twelve months ending September 30, 2023
395,455
Twelve months ending September 30, 2024
71,075
Total
$
1,674,469
(l)
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment primarily consist
of computer equipment, which is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation less any provision required for impairment in value.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method with no residual value based on the estimated useful life. The useful life
of property and equipment is summarized as follows:
Categories
Useful life
Leasehold improvements
Shorter of the remaining lease terms or estimated useful lives
Computer equipment
2 - 5 years
Office equipment
3 - 5 years
Automobiles
3 - 4 years
The Company reviews property and equipment
for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
An asset is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the future net undiscounted cash flows that the asset is expected
to generate. If such asset is considered to be impaired, the impairment recognized is the amount by which the carrying amount
of the asset, if any, exceeds its fair value determined using a discounted cash flow model. For the three and six months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, there was no impairment of property and equipment.
Costs of repairs and maintenance are expensed
as incurred and asset improvements are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets disposed of or retired
are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements
of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
(m)
Intangible assets, net
Purchased intangible assets are recognized
and measured at fair value upon acquisition. Separately identifiable intangible assets that have determinable lives continue to
be amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method as follows:
Categories
Useful life
Software
5-10 years
Separately identifiable intangible assets
to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
such assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting
from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Measurement of any impairment loss for identifiable intangible assets is
based on the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. For the three and six months
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, there was no impairment of intangible assets.
(n) Earnings
(loss) per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed
by dividing net income (loss) attributable to stockholders by the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock,
adjusted for outstanding shares of common stock that are subject to repurchase.
For the calculation
of diluted income (loss) per share, net income (loss) attributable to stockholders for basic earnings (loss) per share is adjusted
by the effect of dilutive securities, including share-based awards, under the treasury stock method. Potentially dilutive securities,
of which the amounts are insignificant, have been excluded from the computation of diluted net earnings (loss) per share if their
inclusion is anti-dilutive.
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(o)
Derivative liabilities
A contract is designated as an asset or
a liability and is carried at fair value on the Company’s balance sheet, with any changes in fair value recorded in the Company’s
results of operations. The Company then determines which options, warrants and embedded features require liability accounting
and records the fair value as a derivative liability. The changes in the values of these instruments are shown in the accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as “change in fair value of derivative liabilities”.
(p)
Revenue recognition
The Company adopted ASC 606, Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) on April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. ASC 606 establishes
principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the
entity's contracts to provide goods or services to customers. The core principle requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict
the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that it expects to be entitled to receive
in exchange for those goods or services recognized as performance obligations are satisfied. It also requires the Company to identify
contractual performance obligations and determine whether revenue should be recognized at a point in time or over time, based on
when control of goods and services transfers to a customer.
To achieve that core principle, the Company
applies the five steps defined under ASC 606: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance
obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance
obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company accounts for a contract with
a customer when the contract is committed in writing, the rights of the parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract
has commercial substance and consideration to collect is substantially probable.
The Company has assessed the impact of
the guidance by reviewing its existing customer contracts and current accounting policies and practices to identify differences
that will result from applying the new requirements, including the evaluation of its performance obligations, transaction price,
customer payments, transfer of control and principal versus agent considerations. Based on the assessment, the Company concluded
that there was no change to the timing and pattern of revenue recognition for its current revenue streams in scope of ASC 606
and therefore there was no material changes to the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements upon adoption
of ASC 606.
As of September 30 2020, the Company
had outstanding contracts for automobile transaction and related services amounting to $587,291, of which $301,235 is expected
to be completed within twelve months after September 30, 2020, and $286,056
is expected to be completed after September 30, 2021.
Disaggregated information of revenues by business lines are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
For the Six Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Automobile Transaction and Related Services (Continuing Operations)
- Revenues from sales of automobiles
$ 83,787
$ 4,886,518
$ 423,632
$ 8,866,629
- Operating lease revenues from automobile rentals
787,955
-
1,196,433
-
- Service fees from automobile purchase services
75,038
600,684
160,577
1,257,010
- Facilitation fees from automobile transactions
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41,764
1,616
143,263
- Service fees from management and guarantee services
161,043
97,840
273,601
184,655
- Financing revenues
62,404
47,121
104,434
61,264
- Other service fees
220,153
211,360
377,019
385,029
Total revenues from Automobile Transaction and Related Services (Continuing Operations)
1,390,396
5,885,287
2,537,312
10,897,850
Online Lending Services (Discontinued Operations)
- Transaction fees
1,503
13,479
2,516
70,454
- Service fees
971
8,313
2,038
21,857
- Website development revenue
-
14,087
-
25,445
Total revenues from Online Lending Services (Discontinued Operations)
2,474
35,879
4,554
117,756
Total revenues
$ 1,392,870
$ 5,921,166
$ 2,541,866
$ 11,015,606
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Automobile transaction and related services
Sales of automobiles – The Company
generates revenue from sales of automobiles to the customers of Jinkailong and Hunan Ruixi. The control over the automobile is
transferred to the purchaser along with the delivery of automobile. The amount of the revenue is based on the sale price agreed
by Hunan Ruixi or Yicheng and the counterparties, including Jinkailong, who acts on behalf of its customers. The Company recognizes
revenues when the automobile is delivered and control is transferred to the purchaser at a point in time.
Service fees from automobile purchase services
– Services fees from automobile purchase services are paid by automobile purchasers for a series of the services provided
to them throughout the purchase process such as credit assessment, preparation of financing application materials, assistance with
closing of financing transactions, license and plate registration, payment of taxes and fees, purchase of insurance, installment
of GPS devices, ride-hailing driver qualification and other administrative procedures. The amount of these fees is based on the
sales price of the automobiles and relevant services provided. The Company recognizes revenue when all the services are completed
and the automobile is delivered to the purchaser at a point in time.
Facilitation fees from automobile transactions
– Facilitation fees from automobile purchase transactions are paid by the Company’s customers including third-party
sales teams or the automobile purchasers for the facilitation of the sales and financing of automobiles. The Company attracts automobile
purchasers through third-party sales teams or its own sales department. For the sales facilitated between third-party sales teams
and automobile purchasers, the Company charges the fees to the third-party sales teams, which derived from the commission paid
by the automobile purchasers to the third-party sales teams. Relating to sales facilitated between automobile purchasers and dealers,
the Company charges the fees to the automobile purchasers. The Company recognizes revenue from facilitation fees when the titles
are transferred to the purchasers at a point in time. The amount of fees is based on the type of automobile and negotiation with
each sales team or automobile purchaser. The fees charged to third-party sales teams or automobile purchasers are paid before the
automobile purchase transactions are consummated. These fees are non-refundable upon the delivery of automobiles.
Service fees from management and guarantee
services – Over 95% of the Company’s customers are online ride-hailing drivers. The drivers sign affiliation agreements
with the Company, pursuant to which the Company provides them with management and guarantee services during the affiliation period.
Service fees for management and guarantee services are paid by such automobile purchasers on a monthly basis for the management
and guarantee services provided during the affiliation period. The Company recognizes revenue over the affiliation period
when performance obligations are completed.
Financing revenues – Interest income
from the lease arising from the Company’s sales-type leases and bundled lease arrangements are recognized as financing revenues
over the lease term based on the effective rate of interest in the lease.
Operating lease revenues from automobile
rentals –The Company generates revenue from sub-leasing automobiles from some online ride-hailing drivers or leasing its
own automobiles. The Company recognizes revenue wherein the automobile is transferred to the leasee and the leasee has the ability
to control the asset, is accounted for under ASC Topic 842. Rental transactions are satisfied over the rental period. Rental periods
are short term in nature, generally are twelve months or less.
Leases
On April 1, 2019, the Company adopted
ASU 2016-02, Leases (ASC Topic 842). This update, as well as additional amendments and targeted improvements issued in 2018 and
early 2019, supersedes existing lease accounting guidance found under ASC 840, Leases (“ASC 840”). The
accounting for lessors does not fundamentally change with this update except for changes to conform and align guidance to the lessee
guidance, as well as to the revenue recognition guidance in ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC Topic 606).
Some of these conforming changes, such as those related to the definition of lease term and minimum lease payments, resulted in
certain lease arrangements, that would have been previously accounted for as operating leases, to be classified and accounted for
as sales-type leases with a corresponding up-front recognition of automobile sales revenue when the lessee obtained control over
the automobile.
The two primary accounting provisions the
Company uses to classify transactions as sales-type or operating leases are: (i) a review of the lease term to determine if
it is for the major part of the economic life of the underlying equipment (defined as greater than 75%); and (ii) a review
of the present value of the lease payments to determine if they are equal to or greater than substantially all of the fair market
value of the equipment at the inception of the lease (defined as greater than 90%). Automobile included in arrangements meeting
these conditions are accounted for as sales-type leases. Interest income from the lease is recognized in financing revenues over
the lease term. Automobile included in arrangements that do not meet these conditions are accounted for as operating leases and
revenue is recognized over the term of the lease.
The Company excludes from the measurement
of its lease revenues any tax assessed by a governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing
transaction and collected from a customer.
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The Company considers the economic life
of most of the automobiles to be three to four years, since this represents the most common lease term for its automobiles and
the automobiles will be used for ride-hailing services. The Company believes three to four years is representative of the period
during which an automobile is expected to be economically usable, with normal service, for the purpose for which it is intended.
A portion of the Company’s direct
sales of automobile to end customers are made through bundled lease arrangements which typically include automobile, services (automobile
purchase services, facilitation services, and management and guarantee services) and financing components where the customer pays
a single negotiated fixed minimum monthly payment for all elements over the contractual lease term. Revenues under these bundled
lease arrangements are allocated considering the relative standalone selling prices of the lease and non-lease deliverables included
in the bundled arrangement and the financing components. Lease deliverables include the automobile and financing, while the non-lease
deliverables generally consist of the services and repayment of advanced fees made on behalf of its customers. The Company considers
the fixed payments for purposes of allocation to the lease elements of the contract. The fixed minimum monthly payments are multiplied
by the number of months in the contract term to arrive at the total fixed lease payments that the customer is obligated to make
over the lease term. Amounts allocated to the automobile and financing elements are then subjected to the accounting estimates
under ASC 842 to ensure the values reflect standalone selling prices. The remainder of any fixed payments are allocated to non-lease
elements (automobile purchase services, facilitation fees, and management and guarantee services), for which these revenues are
recognized in a manner consistent with the guidance for service fees from automobile purchase services, facilitation fees from
automobile transactions, and service fees from management and guarantee services as discussed above.
The Company’s lease pricing interest
rates, which are used in determining customer payments in a bundled lease arrangement, are developed based upon the local prevailing
rates in the marketplace where its customer will be able to obtain an automobile loan under similar terms from the bank. The Company
reassesses its pricing interest rates quarterly based on changes in the local prevailing rates in the marketplace. As of September 30,
2020, the Company's pricing interest rate was 6.0% per annum.
Online P2P Lending Services (Discontinued
Operations)
Transaction fees – Prior to the Company’s
P2P lending business being discontinued on October 17, 2019, transaction fees were paid by borrowers to the Company for the
work the Company performed through its platform. The amount of these fees was based upon the loan amount and the maturity date
of the loan. The fees charged to borrowers were paid upon (i) disbursement of the proceeds for loans which accrued interest
on a monthly basis or (ii) full payment of principal and interest of loans which accrued interest on a daily basis. These
fees were non-refundable upon the issuance of loan. The Company recognized revenue when loan proceeds were disbursed to borrowers
or borrowers paid their principal and interest on loans.
Service fees – The Company charged
investors service fees on their actual return of investment (interest income). The Company generally received the service fees
upon the investors’ receipt of their investment returns. The Company recognized revenue when loans were repaid and investors
received their investment income.
Website development revenues – Revenue
allocated to website development services is recognized as the service is performed over time using the Company’s efforts
or inputs to the satisfaction of a performance obligation using an input measure method, under which the total value of revenue
is recognized on the basis of the percentage that total cost to date bears to the total expected costs. The Company considers labor
costs and related outsource labor costs for the input measurement as the best available indicator of the progress, pattern and
timing in which contract obligations are fulfilled.
Provisions for estimated losses, if any,
on uncompleted contracts are recorded in the period in which such losses become probable based on the current contract estimates.
In instances where substantive acceptance provisions are specified in customer contracts, revenues are deferred until all acceptance
criteria have been met. To date, the Company has not incurred a material loss on any contracts. However, as a policy, provisions
for estimated losses on such engagements will be made during the period in which a loss becomes probable and can be reasonably
estimated.
The Company generally does not enter into
arrangements with multiple deliverables for website development services contracts. If the deliverables have standalone value at
contract inception, the Company accounts for each deliverable separately.
(q)
Income taxes
Deferred income tax liabilities and assets
are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the income tax basis and financial reporting
basis of assets and liabilities. Provisions or benefits for income taxes consists of tax estimated from taxable income plus or
minus deferred tax expenses (benefits) if applicable.
Deferred tax is calculated using the
balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of
assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the
extent that it is probable that taxable income will be utilized with prior net operating loss carried forwards using tax
rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is
charged or credited in the income statement, except when it is related to items credited or charged directly to equity.
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that
some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be utilized. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with
the laws of the relevant tax authorities.
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An uncertain tax position is recognized
as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with
a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50%
likely of being realized on examination. Penalties and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified
as income tax expense in the period incurred. The Company did not have any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions or
any unrecognized liabilities, interest or penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefit as of September 30, 2020 and
March 31, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the calendar years ended December 31, 2015 through 2019 for the Company’s
PRC entities remain open for statutory examination by PRC tax authorities.
(r) Comprehensive
income (loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) includes net
loss and foreign currency adjustments. Comprehensive income (loss) is reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements
of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), as presented on the unaudited condensed
consolidated balance sheets are the cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.
(s)
Share-based awards
Share-based awards granted to the Company’s
employees are measured at fair value on grant date and share-based compensation expense is recognized (i) immediately at the
grant date if no vesting conditions are required, or (ii) using the accelerated attribution method, net of estimated forfeitures,
over the requisite service period. The fair value of restricted shares is determined with reference to the fair value of the underlying
shares.
At each date of measurement, the Company
reviews internal and external sources of information to assist in the estimation of various attributes to determine the fair value
of the share-based awards granted by the Company, including but not limited to the fair value of the underlying shares, expected
life, expected volatility and expected forfeiture rates. The Company is required to consider many factors and make certain assumptions
during this assessment. If any of the assumptions used to determine the fair value of the share-based awards changes significantly,
share-based compensation expense may differ materially in the future from that recorded in the current reporting period.
(t)
Leases
On April 1, 2019, the Company adopted
ASU 2016-02, Leases (ASC Topic 842). This update supersedes existing lease accounting guidance found under ASC 840, and requires
the recognition of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease obligations (“lease liabilities”) by lessees for
those leases currently classified as operating leases under existing lease guidance. Leases will be classified as either finance
or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition. Short term leases with a term of twelve months
or less are not required to be recognized. Lessor accounting is generally the same under ASC 842 as compared to ASC 840 except
with an additional requirement to assess collectability to support classification as a direct financing lease. Also, in order to
derecognize the asset and record revenue, collection of payments due must be probable for sales-type leases and the lessees of
sales-type leases will need to obtain control over the leased asset.
The Company adopted the practical expedient
that allows lessees to treat the lease and non-lease components of a lease a single lease component. The impact of the adoption
of the ASC 842, as of April 1, 2019, the Company recognized $246,227 ROU assets and $247,325 lease liabilities, primarily
related to operating leases of facilities. The adoption of this standard resulted in the recording of operating lease assets and
operating lease liabilities as of April 1, 2019, with no related impact on the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated
statement of changes in stockholders' equity or unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Beginning in the year ended March 31,
2020, the Company entered into certain agreements as a lessor under which it leased automobiles for a short-term period (usually
under 12 months) to ride-hailing car service drivers. The Company also entered into certain agreements as a lessee to lease automobiles
and to conduct its automobiles rental operations. If any of the following criteria are met, the Company classifies the lease as
a finance lease (as a lessee) or as a direct financing or sales-type lease (both as a lessor):
·
The lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the lessee by the end of the lease term;
·
The lease grants the lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise;
·
The lease term is for 75% or more of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset, unless the commencement date falls within the last 25% of the economic life of the underlying asset;
·
The present value of the sum of the lease payments equals or exceeds 90% of the fair value of the underlying asset; or
·
The underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the lease term.
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Leases that do not meet
any of the above criteria are accounted for as operating leases.
The Company combines lease
and non-lease components in its contracts under Topic 842, when permissible.
Finance and operating lease ROU assets
and lease liabilities are recognized at the adoption date of April 1, 2019 or the commencement date, whichever is earlier,
based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Since the implicit rate for the Company’s leases is not
readily determinable, the Company use its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date
in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that the Company would
have to pay to borrow, on a collateralized basis, an amount equal to the lease payments, in a similar economic environment and
over a similar term.
Lease terms used to calculate the present
value of lease payments generally do not include any options to extend, renew, or terminate the lease, as the Company does not
have reasonable certainty at lease inception that these options will be exercised. The Company generally consider the economic
life of its operating lease ROU assets to be comparable to the useful life of similar owned assets. The Company has elected the
short-term lease exception, therefore operating lease ROU assets and liabilities do not include leases with a lease term of twelve
months or less. Its leases generally do not provide a residual guarantee. The finance or operating lease ROU asset also excludes
lease incentives. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term for operating lease. Meanwhile, the
Company recognizes the finance leases ROU assets and interest on an amortized cost basis. The amortization of finance ROU
assets is recognized on an accretion basis as amortization expense, while the lease liability is increased to reflect interest
on the liability and decreased to reflect the lease payments made during the period. Interest expense on the lease liability is
determined each period during the lease term as the amount that results in a constant periodic interest rate of the automobile
loans on the remaining balance of the liability.
The Company reviews the impairment of
its ROU assets consistent with the approach applied for its other long-lived assets. The Company reviews the recoverability of
its long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not
be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on its ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from
the expected undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows of the related operations. The Company has elected to include the carrying
amount of finance and operating lease liabilities in any tested asset group and include the associated lease payments in the undiscounted
future pre-tax cash flows. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized impairment loss of $80,223
on its finance lease ROU assets.
(u) Significant risks
and uncertainties
1) Credit risk
a. Assets
that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents.
The maximum exposure of these assets to credit risk is their carrying amount as of the balance sheet dates. On September 30,
2020 and March 31, 2020, approximately $2,029,000 and $2,600, respectively, was deposited with a bank in the United States
which is insured by the U.S. government up to $250,000. On September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, approximately
$2,352,000 and $820,000, respectively, were deposited in financial institutions located in mainland China, which were insured
by the government authority. Under the Deposit Insurance System in China, an enterprise’s deposits at one bank is insured
for a maximum of approximately $70,000 (RMB500,000). To limit exposure to credit risk relating to deposits, the Company primarily
place cash deposits with large financial institutions in China which management believes are of high credit quality.
The Company’s operations are carried out entirely in mainland China. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the social, political, economic and legal environments in the PRC as well as by the general state of the PRC’s economy. In addition, the Company’s business may be influenced by changes in PRC government laws, rules and policies with respect to, among other matters, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance of currency outside of China, rates and methods of taxation and other factors.
b. In measuring the credit
risk of accounts receivables due from the automobile purchasers (the “customers”), the Company mainly reflects the
“probability of default” by the customer on its contractual obligations and considers the current financial position
of the customer and the risk exposures to the customer and its likely future development. However, as the Company only commenced
the automobile transaction and related services since November 2018, there was limited historic default data and other information
to make an estimate on the expected credit losses. Historically, most of the automobile purchasers would pay the Company their
previously defaulted amounts within one to three months. As a result, the Company would provide full provisions on accounts receivable
if the customers default on repayments for over three months. As of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, the Company
provided an allowance for doubtful accounts of $242,970 and $379,689, respectively. For the six months ended September 30,
2020 and 2019, the Company wrote off accounts receivable of $171,752 and $0, respectively, which represents due from automobile
purchasers.
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In measuring the credit risk of accounts receivables due from the borrowers and investors (the “P2P customers”), the Company mainly reflects the “probability of default” by the P2P customer on its contractual obligations and considers the current financial position of the P2P customer and the risk exposures to the P2P customer and its likely future development. Historically, most of the borrowers would pay the transaction fee within one year upon (i) disbursement of the proceeds for loans or (ii) full payment of principal and interest of loan. Most of investors would pay the service fee within one year upon receipt of their investment returns. On October 17, 2019, the Board approved the Plan for the Company to discontinue and wind down its online lending services business. For the six months ended September 30, 2020, no additional accounts receivable were written-off.
2) Foreign currency risk
As of September 30, 2020 and March 31,
2020, substantially all of the Company’s operating activities and major assets and liabilities, except for the cash deposit
of approximately $2,233,700 and $818,000, respectively, in U.S. dollars, are denominated in RMB, which are not freely convertible
into foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions take place through either the People’s Bank of China (“PBOC”)
or other authorized financial institutions at exchange rates quoted by PBOC. Approval of foreign currency payments by the PBOC
or other regulatory institutions requires a payment application together with invoices and signed contracts. The value of RMB
is subject to change in central government policies and international economic and political developments affecting supply and
demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market. When there is a significant change in value of RMB, the gains and
losses resulting from translation of financial statements of a foreign subsidiary will be significant affected. As of September 30,
2020, RMB were appreciated from 7.08 RMB into US$1.00 at March 31, 2020 to 6.79 RMB into US$1.00 at September 30, 2020.
3) VIE risk
The Company believes that the VIE Agreements
and the Voting Agreement are in compliance with PRC law and are legally enforceable. However, uncertainties in the PRC legal system
could limit the Company’s ability to enforce these contractual arrangements.
The shareholders of Sichuan Senmiao are
also shareholders of the Company and therefore have no current interest in seeking to act contrary to the contractual arrangements.
However, if the shareholders of Sichuan Senmiao were to reduce their interest in the Company, their interests may diverge from
that of the Company and that may potentially increase the risk that they would seek to act contrary to the contractual terms. However,
the other shareholders of Jinkailong are not shareholders of the Company and there is a risk they may act in contrary to the interests
of the shareholders of the Company.
The Company cannot assure that when conflicts
of interest arise, the shareholders of Sichuan Senmiao or the other shareholders of Jinkailong will act in the best interests of
the Company or that conflicts of interests will be resolved in the Company’s favor. In addition, the Company’s ability
to control Sichuan Senmiao and Jinkailong via the VIE Agreements and Voting Agreement may not be as effective as direct equity
ownership.
Further, the VIE Agreements or the Voting
Agreement may not be enforced in China if the PRC government or courts consider those contracts contravene PRC laws and regulations
or otherwise not enforceable for public policy reasons. If the VIE Agreements or the Voting Agreement were found to be in violation
of any existing PRC laws and regulations, the PRC government could:
·
revoke the Company’s business and operating licenses;
·
require the Company to discontinue or restrict operations;
·
restrict the Company’s right to collect revenues;
·
block the Company’s websites;
·
require the Company to restructure the operations in such a way as to compel the Company to establish a new enterprise, re-apply for the necessary licenses or relocate our businesses, staff and assets;
·
impose additional conditions or requirements with which the Company may not be able to comply; or
·
take other regulatory or enforcement actions against the Company that could be harmful to the Company’s business.
(v) Recently issued accounting
standards
In
June 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance ASU 2016-13 for recognition of credit losses on financial
instruments, which is effective January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted on January 1, 2019. The guidance
introduces a new credit reserving model known as the Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) model, which is based
on expected losses, and differs significantly from the incurred loss approach used today. The CECL model requires measurement
of expected credit losses not only based on historical experience and current conditions, but also by including reasonable
and supportable forecasts incorporating forward-looking information and will likely result in earlier recognition of credit
reserves. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-10, which to update the effective date of ASU
No. 2016-13 for private companies, not-for-profit organizations and certain smaller reporting companies applying for
credit losses standard. The new effective date for these preparers is for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has not early adopted
this update and it will become effective on January 1, 2023 assuming the Company will remain eligible to be smaller
reporting company. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on Company’s unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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CECL adoption will have broad impact on the financial statements
of financial services firms, which will affect key profitability and solvency measures. Some of the more notable expected changes
include:
-
Higher allowance on financial guarantee reserve and finance lease receivable levels and related deferred tax assets. While different asset types will be impacted differently, the expectation is that reserve levels will generally increase across the board for all financial firms.
-
Increased reserve levels may lead to a reduction in capital levels.
-
As a result of higher reserving levels, the expectation is that CECL will reduce cyclicality in financial firms’ results, as higher reserving in “good times” will mean that less dramatic reserve increases will be loan related income (which will continue to be recognized on a periodic basis based on the effective interest method) and the related credit losses (which will be recognized up front at origination). This will make periods of loan expansion seem less profitable due to the immediate recognition of expected credit losses. Periods of stable or declining loan levels will look comparatively profitable as the income trickles in for loans, where losses had been previously recognized.
In December 2019, the FASB issued
ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”. The amendments in this Update
simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments
also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance.
For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal
years, beginning after December 15, 2020. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption of
the amendments is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for (1) public business entities for periods for which
financial statements have not yet been issued and (2) all other entities for periods for which financial statements have not
yet been made available for issuance. An entity that elects to early adopt the amendments in an interim period should reflect any
adjustments as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. Additionally, an entity that elects early
adoption must adopt all the amendments in the same period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard
on Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU
2020-06, “Debt – Debt Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts
in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)”. The amendment in this Update is to address issues identified as a result
of the complexity associated with applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for certain financial instruments with
characteristics of liabilities and equity. For convertible instruments, the Board decided to reduce the number of accounting models
for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. Limiting the accounting models results in fewer embedded conversion
features being separately recognized from the host contract as compared with current GAAP. Convertible instruments that continue
to be subject to separation models are (1) those with embedded conversion features that are not clearly and closely related
to the host contract, that meet the definition of a derivative, and that do not qualify for a scope exception from derivative accounting
and (2) convertible debt instruments issued with substantial premiums for which the premiums are recorded as paid-in capital.
The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities that meet the definition of a Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) filer, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is
permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal
years. The Board specified that an entity should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of its annual fiscal year. The Company
does not believe the adoption of this ASU would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements and related disclosures.
The Company does
not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect
on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial position, statements of operations and cash flows of the Company.
(w) Reclassification
Certain prior
period of amounts from the three months ended June 30, 2020 have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation
mainly reclassifying selling, general and administrative expense to cost of revenue. The reclassification had no impact on net
income or earning per share.
4.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On October 17, 2019, the Board
approved the Plan under which the Company has discontinued and is winding down its online P2P lending services business. The
Company determined that the continued operation of its online P2P lending services business was not viable in light of the
recently tightened regulations on online peer-to-peer lending in China generally and the unofficial request from local
regulator to reduce the Company’s online peer-to-peer lending transaction volume on a monthly basis. The Company also
determined that the discontinuation of its online P2P lending services business would allow the Company to focus its
resources on its automobile financing facilitation and transaction business. In connection with the Plan, the Company ceased
facilitation of loan transactions on its online lending platform and assumed all the outstanding loans from investors on the
platform. The decision and action taken by the Company of discontinuing the online lending services business represented a
major shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, which triggers
discontinued operations accounting in accordance with ASC 205-20-45.
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The fair value of discontinued operations,
determined as of October 17, 2019, includes estimated consideration expected to be received, less costs to sell. After consideration
of the determination of fair value of the discontinued operations including the assumption of all the outstanding loans from investors
on the platform, $143,668 of accounts receivable, $3,760,599 of other receivables, and $143,943 of prepayments for impaired intangible
assets were indicated as of the date the Company’s Board of Directors approved the winding down of the Company’s online
P2P lending services business on October 17, 2019, and the Company recognized $4,048,210 provision for doubtful accounts
as of September 30, 2019 in related to the Company’s online lending services business, while the Company did not recognize
any additional provision for doubtful accounts for the six months ended September 30, 2020.
The following table sets forth the reconciliation
of the carrying amounts of major classes of assets and liabilities from discontinued operations in the unaudited condensed consolidated
balance sheets as of September 30, 2020.
Carrying amounts of major classes of assets included as part
of discontinued operations:
September 30,
March 31,
2020
2020
(Unaudited)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ -
$ 10,139
Prepayments, other receivables and other assets, net
588,068
816,441
Total current assets
588,068
826,580
Property and equipment, net
7,412
11,206
Total assets
$ 595,480
$ 837,786
Carrying amounts of major classes of liabilities included
as part of discontinued operations:
September 30,
March 31,
2020
2020
(Unaudited)
Current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
$ 3,030,422
$ 4,204,012
Due to stockholders
47,084
182,095
Due to related parties and affiliates
-
76,286
Lease liabilities
-
53,899
Total current liabilities
3,077,506
4,516,292
Total liabilities
$ 3,077,506
$ 4,516,292
The following table sets forth the reconciliation
of the amounts of major classes of income and losses from discontinued operations in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements
of operations and comprehensive loss for three months and six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
For the Three Months Ended
For the Six Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Revenues
$ 2,474
$ 35,879
$ 4,554
$ 117,756
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses
-
(496,472 )
(88,438 )
(1,076,527 )
Impairments of intangible assets and goodwill
-
(266,534 )
-
(266,534 )
Total operating expenses
-
(763,006 )
(88,438 )
(1,343,061 )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
2,474
(727,127 )
(83,884 )
(1,225,305 )
Other income, net
5,401
6,120
6,105
25,195
Income (loss) before income taxes
7,875
(721,007 )
(77,779 )
(1,200,110 )
Income tax expenses
-
-
-
-
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders
$ 7,875
$ (721,007 )
$ (77,779 )
$ (1,200,110 )
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5. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE,
NET
Accounts receivable include a portion of
bundled lease arrangements on fixed minimum monthly payments to be paid by the automobile purchasers arising from automobile sales
and services fees, net of unearned interest income, discounted using the Company’s lease pricing interest rates.
As of September 30,
2020 and March 31, 2020, accounts receivable were comprised of the following:
September 30,
March 31
2020
2020
(Unaudited)
Receivables of automobile sales due from automobile purchasers
$ 1,089,778
$ 1,172,765
Receivables of service fees due from automobile purchasers
689,396
854,730
Less: Unearned interest
(69,953 )
(105,083 )
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
(242,970 )
(379,689 )
Accounts receivable, net
$ 1,466,251
$ 1,542,723
Accounts receivable, net, current portion
$ 867,576
$ 660,645
Accounts receivable, net, noncurrent portion
$ 598,675
$ 882,078
Movement of allowance for doubtful accounts
for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 are as follows:
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Beginning balance
$ 379,689
$ -
Addition
205,319
1,797,816
Recovery
(182,004 )
-
Write off
(171,752 )
(1,410,736 )
Translation adjustment
11,718
(7,391 )
Ending balance
$ 242,970
$ 379,689
6.
INVENTORIES
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Automobiles (i)
$ 812,748
$ 1,000,675
(i) As of September 30, 2020,
the Company owned two automobiles with an aggregate value of $25,959 for sale, fifteen automobiles with a total value of $387,544 for operating
lease, and 30 automobiles with a total value of $399,245 for either leasing or sale.
As of September 30, 2020 and March 31,
2020, management compared the cost of automobiles with their net realizable value and determined no inventory write-down was necessary
for these automobiles.
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7.
PREPAYMENTS, OTHER RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS
As of September 30, 2020 and March 31,
2020, the prepayments, receivables and other assets were comprised of the following:
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Receivables from borrowers of online lending platform, net (i)
$ 587,250
$ 811,504
Due from automobile purchasers, net (ii)
1,048,126
1,385,352
Prepayments for automobiles (iii)
86,481
365,932
Deposits (iv)
523,245
489,638
Value added tax (“VAT”) recoverable
103,582
146,964
Prepaid expenses (v)
978,839
331,319
Employee advances
14,065
11,937
Investment prepayment (vi)
73,629
-
Others
7,452
72,575
Total prepayments, receivables and other assets
3,422,669
3,615,221
Total prepayments, receivables and other assets - discontinued operations
(588,068 )
(816,441 )
Total prepayments, receivables and other assets - continuing operations
$ 2,834,601
$ 2,798,780
(i) Receivables from borrowers
of online lending platform, net
The balance of receivables from
borrowers of online lending platform represented the outstanding loans the Company assumed from investors on the platform, which
will be collected from related borrowers. As of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, the Company recorded allowance of $3,731,934
and $3,688,800, respectively, against doubtful receivables.
(ii) Due from automobile
purchasers, net
The balance due from automobile
purchasers represented the payment of automobiles and related insurances and taxes made on behalf of the automobile purchasers.
The balance is expected to be collected from the automobile purchasers in installments. As of September 30, 2020 and March 31,
2020, the Company recorded allowance of $261,330 and $347,954, respectively, against doubtful receivables. During the six months
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company wrote off balance due from automobile purchasers of $159,149 and $0, respectively.
(iii) Prepayments for automobiles
The balance represented amounts
advanced to dealers for automobiles and to other third parties for automobiles related taxes and insurances.
(iv) Deposits
The balance of deposits mainly
represented the security deposit made by the company to various financial institutions and Didi, the online ride-hailing platform.
(v) Prepaid expense
The balance of prepaid expense
represented automobile liability insurance premium and other miscellaneous expense such as office lease, office remodel expense
and etc. that will expire within one year.
(vi) Investment prepayment
The balance of RMB500,000
(approximately $74,000) represented the initial investment made from Sichuan Senmiao to XXTX.
8. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT,
NET
Property and equipment consist of the following:
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Leasehold improvements
$ 185,288
$ 177,659
Electronic devices
47,795
40,720
Office equipment, fixtures and furniture
82,869
79,271
Vehicles
670,542
320,949
Subtotal
986,494
618,599
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(257,359 )
(138,192 )
Total property and equipment, net
729,135
480,407
Total property and equipment, net - discontinued operations
(7,412 )
(11,206 )
Total property and equipment, net - continuing operations
$ 721,723
$ 469,201
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Depreciation expense from continuing operations
for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 amounted to $48,523 and $27,724, respectively. Depreciation expense
from discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 amounted to $2,063 and $2,770, respectively.
Depreciation expense from continuing operations
for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 amounted to $106,608 and $50,396, respectively. Depreciation expense from
discontinued operations for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 amounted to $4,268 and $5,620, respectively.
9. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Intangible assets consisted of the following:
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Software
792,985
791,216
Less: Accumulated amortization
(55,977 )
(13,595 )
Total intangible assets, net
$ 737,008
$ 777,621
Amortization expense from continuing operations
totaled $20,856 and $86 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Amortization expense from discontinued
operations totaled $0 and $11,330 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Amortization expense from continuing operations
totaled $41,670 and $98 for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Amortization expense from discontinued
operations totaled $0 and $26,470 for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The following table sets forth the Company’s
amortization expense for the next five years ending:
Amortization
expenses
Twelve months ending September 30, 2021
$ 83,598
Twelve months ending September 30, 2022
83,597
Twelve months ending September 30, 2023
83,569
Twelve months ending September 30, 2024
73,744
Thereafter
412,500
Total
$ 737,008
10. BORROWINGS FROM FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS, CURRENT AND NONCURRENT
The borrowings from certain financial
institutions in China represented the short-term loans of $383,072 from a bank and the difference between the actual proceeds
disbursed by the financial institution to Jinkailong and the total amount of principal to be responsible for and repaid by the
automobile purchasers of $274,322 as of September 30, 2020. Such borrowings totaled $657,394 and $290,974 bearing interest
rates ranging between 6.2% and 8.1% per annum as of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively, of which $62,420
and $64,221, respectively, is to be repaid over a period of 13 to 24 months.
The interest expense for the three months
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $14,892 and $11,430, respectively. The interest expense for the six months ended September
30, 2020 and 2019 was $35,540 and $21,668, respectively.
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11. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND
OTHER LIABILITIES
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Payables to investors of online lending platform (i)
$ 2,554,707
$ 3,668,957
Accrued payroll and welfare
967,607
890,912
Other payable (ii)
177,170
83,810
Loan repayments received on behalf of financial institutions (iii)
564,376
374,535
Payables for expenditures on automobile transaction and related services
647,178
373,026
Accrued expenses
9,539
104,264
Deposits (iv)
1,399,371
543,843
Other taxes payable
315,212
173,056
Total accrued expenses and other liabilities
6,635,160
6,212,403
Total accrued expenses and other liabilities - discontinued operations
(3,030,422 )
(4,204,012 )
Total accrued expenses and other liabilities - continuing operations
$ 3,604,738
$ 2,008,391
(i) The balance of payables
to investors of online lending platform represented the outstanding loans from investors on the platform, which was assumed by
the Company in connection with the Plan to discontinue its online lending services business.
(ii) The balance of other payable
represented amount due to suppliers and vendors for operation purposes.
(iii) The balance of loan repayments
received on behalf of financial institutions represented the loan repayments made by the automobile purchasers to financial institutions
through the Company, which has not been paid to the financial institutions.
(iv) The
balance of deposits represented the security deposit from operating and finance lease customers to cover lease payment and related
automobile expense in case the customers’ accounts are in default. The balance is refundable at the end of the lease term,
after deducting any missed lease payment and applicable fee.
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
The Company has made employee benefit plan
in accordance with relevant PRC regulations, including retirement insurance, unemployment insurance, medical insurance, housing
fund, work injury insurance and maternity insurance.
The contributions made by the Company were
$38,490 and $52,028 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for continuing operations of the
Company. The contributions made by the Company were $18,722 and $45,657 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and
2019, respectively, for the Company’s discontinued operations.
The contributions made by the Company were
$69,165 and $94,940 for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for continuing operations of the Company.
The contributions made by the Company were $28,571 and $96,736 for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively,
for the Company’s discontinued operations.
As of September 30, 2020 and March 31,
2020, the Company did not make adequate employee benefit contributions in the amount of $230,520 and $170,856, respectively, for
continuing operations of the Company. As of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, the Company did not make adequate
employee benefit contributions in the amount of $496,286 and $454,151, respectively, for discontinued operations of the Company.
The Company accrued the amount in accrued payroll and welfare.
13. EQUITY
Warrants
IPO Warrants
The registration statement relating to
the Company’s initial public offering also included the underwriters’ common stock purchase warrants to purchase 337,940
shares of common stock (“IPO Underwriter’s Warrants”). Each five-year warrant entitles warrant holder to purchase
one share of the Company’s common stock at the price of $4.80 per share and is not exercisable for a period of 180 days from
March 16, 2018. On March 15, 2019, the underwriters elected to exercise 300,000 IPO Underwriter’s Warrants on a
cashless basis in exchange for common stock. On April 5, 2019, the Company issued a total of 65,855 shares of common stock
to the underwriters as a result of the cashless exercise of 300,000 IPO Underwriter’s Warrants. As of September 30, 2020,
there were 37,940 IPO Underwriter’s Warrants outstanding.
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Registered Direct Offering Warrants
The Company adopted the provisions of
ASC 815 on determining what types of instruments or embedded features in an instrument held by a reporting entity can be considered
indexed to its own stock for the purpose of evaluating the first criteria of the scope exception in ASC 815. Warrants issued in
connection with the direct equity offering with exercise prices denominated in US dollars are no longer considered indexed to
the Company’s stock, as their exercise price is not in the Company’s functional currency (RMB), and therefore no longer
qualify for the scope exception and must be accounted for as a derivative. These warrants are classified as liabilities under
the caption “Derivative liabilities” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of balance sheets and recorded
at estimated fair value at each reporting date, computed using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Changes in the liability from
period to period are recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss under the
caption “Change in fair value of derivative liabilities.”
The Company allocated the proceeds received
between the common stock and warrants first to warrants based on the fair value on the date the proceeds were received with the
balance to common stock. The value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model using the following
assumptions: volatility 86%; risk free interest rate 1.77%; dividend yield of 0% and expected term of 4 years of the Investor
Series A Warrants, 1 year of the Series B Warrants, and 4 years of the placement agent warrants. The volatility of the
Company’s common stock was estimated by management based on the historical volatility of its common stock, the risk free
interest rate was based on Treasury Constant Maturity Rates published by the U.S. Federal Reserve for periods applicable to the
expected life of the warrants. The expected dividend yield was based on the Company’s current and expected dividend policy
and the expected term is equal to the contractual life of the warrants. The value of the warrants was based on the Company’s
common stock closing price of $2.80 on June 20, 2019 which was the date the warrants were issued. Net proceeds were allocated
as the follows:
Warrants
$ 3,150,006
Common stock
1,992,118
Total net proceeds
$ 5,142,124
Subsequent to the initial recording, the
change in the fair value of the warrants, determined under the Black-Scholes valuation model, at each reporting date will result
in either an increase or decrease the amount recorded as liability, based on the fluctuations with the Company’s stock price
with a corresponding adjustment to other income (or expense). During the three and six months ended September 30, 2020, the change
of fair value was a loss of $79,237 and $362,217, respectively recognized in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) based on the increase in fair value of the liabilities since March 31,
2020. During the three and six months ended September 30, 2019, the change of fair value was $1,998,202 and $1994,806, respectively,
was recognized in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) based
on the increase in fair value of the liabilities since granted. At September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, the fair value
of the derivative instrument totaled $648,085 and $342,530, respectively. The fair value of derivative instrument of $1,067,415
was allocated to additional paid-in-capital upon exercise of warrants as of the exercise date. Fair value of derivative instrument
was allocated as the following exercise date:
Exercised date
Fair value of derivative instrument allocated to additional paid-in-capital
August 12, 2019
$ 699,523
August 13, 2019
262,108
October 9, 2019
49,122
July 9, 2020
56,662
Total
$ 1,067,415
Underwriters’ Warrants
The Company adopted the provisions of ASC
815 on determining what types of instruments or embedded features in an instrument held by a reporting entity can be considered
indexed to its own stock for the purpose of evaluating the first criteria of the scope exception in ASC 815. Warrants issued in
connection with the direct equity offering with exercise prices denominated in US dollars are no longer considered indexed to the
Company’s stock, as their exercise price is not in the Company’s functional currency (RMB), and therefore no longer
qualify for the scope exception and must be accounted for as a derivative. The Underwriters’ Warrants are classified as liabilities
under the caption “Derivative liabilities” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of balance sheets and
recorded at an estimated fair value at each reporting date, computed using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Changes in the liability
from period to period are recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss)
under the caption “Change in fair value of derivative liabilities.”
The Company allocated the proceeds received
between the common stock and warrants first to warrants based on the fair value on the date the proceeds were received with the
balance to common stock. The value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model using the following assumptions:
volatility 129%; risk free interest rate 0.19%; dividend yield of 0% and expected term of 5 years of the Underwriters’ Warrants.
The volatility of the Company’s common stock was estimated by management based on the historical volatility of the Company’s
common stock, the risk free interest rate was based on Treasury Constant Maturity Rates published by the U.S. Federal Reserve for
periods applicable to the expected life of the warrants (0.51), the expected dividend yield was based on the Company’s current
and expected dividend policy and the expected term is equal to the contractual life of the warrants. The value of the warrants
was based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock of $0.51 on August 4, 2020, which was the date the warrants
were issued. Net proceeds were allocated as the follows:
Warrants
$ 241,919
Common stock
5,856,378
Total net proceeds
$ 6,098,297
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Subsequent to the initial recording, the change in the fair
value of the warrants, determined under the Black-Scholes valuation model, at each reporting date will result in either an increase
or decrease the amount recorded as liability, based on the fluctuations with the Company’s stock price with a corresponding
adjustment to other income (or expense). At September 30, 2020, a loss of $50,724 was recognized in the accompanying income statement
based on the decrees in fair value of the liabilities since issuance. At September 30, 2020, the fair value of the derivative instrument
totaled $292,643.
The Company has warrants outstanding as
follows:
Weighted
Average
Warrants
Warrants
Average
Exercise
Remaining
Contractual
Outstanding
Exercisable
Price
Life
Balance, March 31, 2019
37,940
37,940
$ 4.80
3.96
Granted
2,594,850
2,594,850
$ 3.70
4.00
Forfeited
-
-
-
-
Exercised
(1,113,188 )
(1,113,188 )
-
-
Balance, March 31, 2020
1,519,602
1,519,602
$ 1.76
3.21
Granted
568,000
568,000
$ 0.63
5.00
Forfeited
(3,132 )
(3,132 )
-
-
Exercised
(50,000 )
(50,000 )
-
-
Balance, September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
2,034,470
2,034,470
$ 0.63
3.38
Equity Incentive Plan
At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of the Company held on November 8, 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive
Plan for employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates. A committee consisting of at least
two independent directors appointed by the Board or in the absence of such a committee, the board of directors, will be responsible
for the general administration of the Equity Incentive Plan. All awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan will be governed
by separate award agreements between the Company and the participants.
Registered Direct Offering
On April 15, 2019, the SEC declared
effective the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, pursuant to which, along with the accompanying prospectus,
the Company registered up to $80,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants,
rights and/or units. On June 21, 2019, the Company closed a registered direct offering of an aggregate of 1,781,360 shares
of its common stock, and in connection therewith, issued to the investors (i) for no additional consideration, Series A
warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,336,021 shares of common stock and (iii) for nominal additional consideration,
Series B warrants to purchase up to a maximum aggregate of 1,116,320 shares of common stock. The Company sold the shares of
common stock at a price of $3.38 per share (the “Share Purchase Price”). The Company received gross proceeds from the
offering of approximately $6.0 million, and net proceeds from the offering of approximately $5.1 million after deducting estimated
offering expenses payable by the Company.
The Series A warrants are exercisable
immediately upon issuance at an exercise price of $3.72 per share and will expire on the fourth (4th) anniversary of the original
issue date. In the event that on December 20, 2019, the exercise price is greater than the Six Month Adjustment Price as defined
below, on the trading day immediately following December 20, 2019 (the “Six Month Measuring Date”), the exercise
price shall automatically adjust to the Six Month Adjustment Price (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations,
recapitalizations and similar events). Six Month Adjustment Price means the greater of (x) $1.50 (as adjusted for any stock
dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction) and (y) 100% of the quotient of (I) the
sum of the five lowest VWAPs of the common stock during the ten consecutive trading day period ending and including the Six Month
Measuring Date, divided by (II) five. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split,
stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction during such period. The exercise price of the Series A warrant
was adjusted pursuant to this formula from $3.72 to $1.50 per share on December 20, 2019. The Company used the adjusted exercise
price to value its derivative liability on its December 31, 2019 financial statements and reporting periods onwards with changes
in fair value of warrant liabilities from period to period are recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations
and comprehensive loss under the caption “Change in fair value of derivative liabilities”. The exercise price of the
Series A warrant was further adjusted to $0.50 per share on August 7, 2020 as a result of the Company’s issuance of common
shares in its underwritten public offering in August 2020, which will be recorded in the financial statements in the three months
ended September 30, 2020. In addition, the exercise price of the placement agent warrants from the June 2019 registered direct
offering was voluntarily adjusted by the Company from $3.72 to $0.50 per share on August 18, 2020.
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The Series B warrants are
pre-funded warrants and were issued as a true-up with respect to the shares of common stock. The maximum aggregate number of
shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Series B warrants is 1,116,320. Initially, the Series B
warrants shall not be exercisable for any shares of common stock. In the event that on the fiftieth (50th) day after the
closing date (the “Adjustment Measuring Time”), the closing price of the common stock is less than the Share
Purchase Price, then the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Series B warrants shall be
adjusted (upward or downward, as applicable) to the greater of (i) zero (0) and (ii) such aggregate number of
shares of common stock equal to fifty percent (50%) of the difference of (A) the quotient of (x) the Share Purchase
Price divided by (y) the Market Price (as defined in Purchase Agreement) as of the Adjustment Measuring Time, less
(B) the aggregate number of shares of common stock issued to the investors at the closing (as adjusted for share splits,
share dividends, share combinations, recapitalizations and similar events). The exercise price of the Series B warrant
was adjusted from $3.72 to $0.0001 per share on August 12, 2019. The Company used the adjusted exercise price to
value its derivative liability on its September 30, 2019 financial statements and reporting period onwards with changes in
fair value of warrant liabilities from period to period are recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of
operations and comprehensive loss under the caption “Change in fair value of derivative liabilities. As of September
30, 2020, the Company has issued an aggregate of 1,113,187 shares of common stock to certain investors in the June 2019
offering upon exercise of the pre-funded Series B warrants for a total consideration of $111.
Exercise of Warrants
On July 9, 2020, one of the holders of
Series A warrants exercised the warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per
share generating gross proceeds of $75,000 to the Company.
Underwritten Public Offering and Exercise
of the Over-Allotment Option
On August 4, 2020, the Company entered
into the Underwriting Agreement with The Benchmark Company, LLC and Axiom Capital Management, Inc., as representatives of the Underwriters,
relating to an underwritten public offering of 12,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the Offering Price. Pursuant
to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional
1,800,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Offering Price less the underwriting discounts and commissions.
An underwriting discount of 7% was applied to the Offering Price, except for Shares purchased by certain existing investors of
the Company (the “Excluded Investors”), an underwriting discount of 6% was applied. On August 6, 2020, the Company
completed the underwritten offering. The net proceeds to the Company from this offering, after deducting the underwriting discounts
and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, were approximately $5.3 million.
On August 13, 2020, the Underwriters exercised
their rights to purchase an additional 1,800,000 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share. This transaction was completed on August
13, 2020. Net proceeds from the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option were approximately $0.8 million net of
underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.
In connection with the underwritten offering,
the Company issued the Underwriters or their permitted designees, on a private placement basis, the Underwriters’ Warrants
to purchase up to 568,000 shares of common stock. These warrants are valid for a period of five years and exercisable commencing
six months from August 4, 2020 at a price per share equal to 125% of the Offering Price and are exercisable on a “cashless”
basis.
Common stock issued for consulting
services
On July 23, 2020, the Company entered
into a consulting agreement with FirsTrust China Ltd. (the “Consultant”), pursuant to which the Company engaged the
Consultant to provide certain management, operation and business development advisory services for a period of twelve months.
As compensation for the services, the Company agreed to issue the Consultant an aggregate of 500,000 shares of its common stock,
par value $0.0001. These shares were valued at $445,000, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on July
23, 2020 of $0.89 per share. Pursuant to the agreement, these shares issued to the Consultant are not subject to vesting or forfeiture,
and the Company has no recourse and no substantial disincentives against the Consultant if the services disrupt before the termination
or expiration of the service period. As a result, these shares issued to the Consultant should be expensed on the date of issuance.
For the three and six months ended September 30, 2020, these shares was recorded as stock compensation of $445,000.
14. INCOME TAXES
The United States of America
The Company is incorporated in the State
of Nevada in the U.S., and is subject to U.S. federal corporate income taxes with tax rate of 21%. The State of Nevada does not
impose any state corporate income tax.
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On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government
enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act
imposes a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriation of historical earnings of foreign subsidiaries, and future foreign earnings
are subject to U.S. taxation. The Tax Act also stablished the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI), a new inclusion rule affecting
non-routine income earned by foreign subsidiaries. For the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s foreign
subsidiaries in China were operating at loss on a consolidated basis which resulted in no GILTI tax.
The Company’s net operating loss
from U.S for the six months ended September 30, 2020 amounted to approximately $0.8 million. As of September 30, 2020, the
Company’s net operating loss carryforward for U.S. income taxes was approximately $3.3 million. The net operating loss carryforward
will not expire and is available to reduce future years’ taxable income, but limited to 80% of income until utilized. Management
believes that the utilization of the benefit from this loss appears uncertain due to the Company’s operating history. Accordingly,
the Company has recorded a 100% valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset to reduce the deferred tax assets to zero on the
unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30 and March 31, 2020, valuation allowances for deferred
tax assets were approximately $0.69 million and $0.53 million, respectively. Management reviews the valuation allowance periodically
and makes changes accordingly.
PRC
Senmiao Consulting, Sichuan Senmiao, Hunan
Ruixi, Ruixi Leasing, Jinkailong, and Yicheng are subject to PRC Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) on the taxable income
in accordance with the relevant PRC income tax laws. The EIT rate for companies operating in the PRC is 25%.
Income taxes in the PRC are consist of:
For the Three Months ended September 30,
For the Six Months ended September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Current income tax expenses
$ 705
$ 4,457
$ 6,977
$ 105,598
Deferred income tax expenses
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Total income tax expenses
$ 705
$ 4,457
$ 6,977
$ 105,598
As of September 30, 2020 and March 31,
2020, the Company’s PRC entities from continuing operations had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $4.6 million
and $1.7 million, respectively, which will expire starting from 2023 and ending in 2024. In addition, allowance for doubtful accounts
must be approved by the Chinese tax authority prior to being deducted as an expense item on the tax return. The bad debt allowances
are incurred in Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs which were operating at losses, the Company believes it is more likely
than not that its PRC operations will be unable to fully utilize its deferred tax assets related to the net operating loss carryforwards
in the PRC. As a result, the Company provided 100% allowance on all deferred tax assets on net operating loss carryforwards in
the PRC of $1,140,800 and $414,996 related to its operations in the PRC at September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively
and provided 100% allowance on all deferred tax assets on allowance for doubtful account of $192,355 and $178,381 related to its
operations in the PRC at September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively.
The tax effects of temporary differences
from continuing operations that give rise to the Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows:
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Net operating loss carryforwards in the PRC
$ 1,140,800
$ 414,996
Net operating loss carryforwards in the U.S.
691,882
527,365
Allowance for doubtful account
192,355
178,381
Less: valuation allowance
(2,025,037 )
(1,120,742 )
$ -
$ -
As of September 30, 2020 and March 31,
2020, the Company’s PRC entities associated with the discontinued P2P lending operations had net operating loss carryforwards
of approximately $9.8 million and $8.8 million, respectively, which will expire in 2023 to 2024. The Company reviews deferred tax
assets for a valuation allowance based upon whether it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be fully realized.
At September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, full valuation allowance is provided against the deferred tax assets based
upon management’s assessment as to their realization.
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The tax effects of temporary differences
from discontinued operations that give rise to the Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows:
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Net operating loss carryforwards in the PRC
$ 2,457,279
$ 2,206,673
Less: valuation allowance
(2,457,279 )
(2,206,673 )
$ -
$ -
15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
AND BALANCES
1. Related Party Balances
1) Due from related parties
As of September 30, and March 31,
2020, balances due from related parties were $81,349 and $12,341, respectively, and represented operation costs of four related
parties paid by the Company on their behalf, amounts received by the Company on behalf of a related party for refund of insurance
claims, and amounts collected by a related party on behalf of the Company from the automobile purchasers, including certain installment
payments and facilitation fees. In addition, another $14,726 and $14,120 represents advances to the non-controlling shareholders
of Hunan Ruixi for operational purposes as of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The balances due from related
parties were all non-interest bearing and due on demand.
2) Due to stockholders
This is comprised of amounts payable to
two stockholders and are unsecured, interest free and due on demand.
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Jun Wang
$ 47,084
$ 73,384
Xiang Hu
-
108,711
Total due to stockholders
$ 47,084
$ 182,095
Total due to stockholders – discontinued operations
(47,084 )
(182,095 )
Total due to stockholders – continuing operations
$ -
$ -
3) Due to related parties
and affiliates
September 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Loan payable to related parties (i)
$ 271,751
$ 202,487
Others (ii)
27,615
26,478
Total due to related parties and affiliates
299,366
228,965
Total due to related parties and affiliates – discontinued operations
-
(76,286 )
Total due to related parties and affiliates – continuing operations
$ 299,366
$ 152,679
(i) As of September 30, 2020
and March 31, 2020, the balances represented borrowings from three related parties, which are unsecured, interest free and
due in the fiscal year of 2021.
(ii) As of September 30, 2020
and March 31, 2020, the balances represented $27,615 and 26,478, respectively of payables to three other related parties
for operational purposes. These balances are interest free and due on demand.
Interest expense for the three months
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were $0 and $13,876, respectively. Interest expense for the six months ended September 30, 2020
and 2019 were $0 and $28,022, respectively.
2. Related Party Transactions
In December 2017, the Company entered
into loan agreements with two stockholders, who agreed to grant lines of credit of approximating $955,000 and $159,000, respectively,
to the Company for five years. The lines of credit are non-interest bearing, effective from January 2017. As of September
30, 2020, the outstanding balances due to these two stockholders in the discontinued operations were $47,084 and $0, respectively.
As of March 31, 2020, the outstanding balances in the discontinued operations to these two stockholders were
$73,384 and $108,711, respectively.
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The Company entered into two office lease
agreements which were set to expire on January 1, 2020. On April 1, 2020, the two office leases were amended with a leasing
term from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023. As of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, operating lease right-of-use
assets of these leases in the continuing operations amounted to $259,018 and $105,432, respectively. As of September 30, 2020 and
March 31, 2020, current leases liabilities of these leases in the continuing operations amounted to $105,869 and $78,482,
respectively. Non-current lease liabilities of these leases in the continuing operation amounted to $134,328 and $0 as of September
30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively. As of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, current leases liabilities of these
leases in the discontinued operations amounted to $0 and $53,899, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and
2019, the Company incurred $28,086 and $27,578, respectively, in rental expenses to this related party. For the six months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred $56,173 and $55,156, respectively, in rental expenses to this related party.
In November 2018, Hunan Ruixi entered
into an office lease agreement with Hunan Dingchentai Investment Co., Ltd. ("Dingchentai"), a Company where one
of our independent directors serves as legal representative and general manager. The term of the lease agreement was from November 1,
2018 to October 31, 2023 and the rent was approximately $44,250 per year, payable on a quarterly basis. The original lease
agreement with Dingchentai was terminated on July 1, 2019. The Company entered into another lease with Dingchentai on substantially
similar terms on September 27, 2019. As of September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, operating lease right-of-use assets
of this lease in the continuing operations amounted $119,148 and $130,873, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, current leases
liabilities and non-current leases liabilities of this lease in the continuing operations amounted $56,346 and $73,458, respectively.
As of March 31, 2020, current leases liabilities and non-current leases liabilities of this lease in the continuing operations
amounted $73,173 and $88,349, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred expense
of $10,655 and $10,455 in rent to Dingchentai, respectively. For the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company
incurred $21,310 and $10,455, respectively, in rental expenses to this related party.
In June 2019 and January 2020,
the Company entered into two automobile maintenance services contracts with Sichuan Qihuaxin Automobile Services Co., Ltd and Sichuan
Yousen Automobile Maintenance Service Co., Ltd, which companies are controlled by one of the non-controlling shareholders of Sichuan
Jinkailong. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company paid automobile maintenance fees of $0 and $134,352 to
those companies as mentioned above, respectively. During the six months ended September 30, 2020, the Company paid automobile
maintenance fees of $28,931 and $164,069 to those companies as mentioned above, respectively.
16. LEASE
Lessor
The Company's operating leases for automobile
rentals have rental periods that are typically short term, generally is twelve months or less. Revenue recognition section of Note 3
(p), the Company discloses that revenue earned from automobile rentals, wherein an identified asset is transferred to the customer
and the customer has the ability to control that asset, is accounted for under Topic 842 upon adoption for the year ended March 31,
2020. The Company did not have any automobile rentals operations prior to April 1, 2019, which the Company would have accounted
for such revenue under Topic 606 for the year ended March 31, 2019.
Lessee
As of September 30, 2020 and March 31,
2020, the Company has engaged in offices and showroom leases which were classified as operating leases. In addition, the Company
had automobiles leases which were classified as finance lease.
The
Company occupies various offices under operating lease agreements with a term shorter than twelve months which it elected not to
recognize lease assets and lease liabilities under ASC 842. Instead, the Company recognized the lease payments in profit or loss
on a straight-line basis over the lease term and variable lease payments in the period in which the obligation for those payments
is incurred.
The Company’s lease agreements do
not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
The Company recognized lease expense on
a straight-line basis over the lease term for operating lease. Meanwhile, the Company recognized the finance leases ROU assets
and interest on an amortized cost basis. The amortization of finance ROU assets is recognized on an accretion basis as amortization
expense, while the lease liability is increased to reflect interest on the liability and decreased to reflect the lease payments
made during the period. Interest expense on the lease liability is determined each period during the lease term as the amount that
results in a constant periodic interest rate of the automobile loans on the remaining balance of the liability.
The ROU and lease liabilities are
determined based on the present value of the future minimum rental payments of the lease as of the adoption date, using an
effective interest rate of 6.0%, which is determined using an incremental borrowing rate with similar term in the PRC. As of
September 30, 2020, the average remaining operating and finance lease term of its existing leases is 2.1 and 1.9 years,
respectively.
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Operating and finance lease expenses consist
of the following:
For the Three Months Ended
For the Six Months Ended
Classification
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Operating lease cost
Lease expenses
Selling, general and administrative
$
99,684
$
126,438
$
205,880
$
209,176
Finance lease cost
Amortization of leased asset
Cost of revenue
489,829
-
766,348
-
Amortization of leased asset
General and administrative
539,418
-
1,072,800
-
Interest on lease liabilities
Interest expenses on finance leases
211,053
-
437,230
-
Total lease expenses
$
1,339,984
$
126,438
$
2,482,258
$
209,176
Operating lease expenses from continuing
operations totaled $99,684 and $98,005 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Operating lease expenses
from discontinued operations totaled $0 and $28,433 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Operating
lease expenses from continuing operations totaled $205,880 and $152,061 for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Operating lease expenses from discontinued operations totaled $0 and $57,115 for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively. Interest expenses on finance leases from continuing operations totaled $211,053 and $0 for the three months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Interest expenses on finance leases from continuing operations totaled $437,230 and
$0 for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The following table sets forth the Company’s
minimum lease payments in future periods:
Operating
lease
payments
Finance lease
payments
Total
Twelve months ending September 30, 2021
$ 242,376
$ 5,827,162
$ 6,069,538
Twelve months ending September 30, 2022
313,752
2,469,925
2,783,677
Twelve months ending September 30, 2023
185,853
197,664
383,517
Twelve months ending September 30, 2024
69,752
-
69,752
Total lease payments
811,733
8,494,751
9,306,484
Less: discount
(75,215 )
(720,268 )
(795,483 )
Present value of lease liabilities
736,518
7,774,483
8,511,001
Less: Present value of lease liabilities – discontinued operations
-
-
-
Present value of lease liabilities – continuing operations
$ 736,518
$ 7,774,483
$ 8,511,001
17. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Purchase Commitments
From October 1, 2020 through the
issuance date of these financial statements, the Company entered into a contract
with an automobile dealer for the purchase of a total of 20 automobiles for an aggregate purchase price of approximately
$312,000. The purchase is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.
Contingencies
In measuring the credit risk of guarantee
services to automobile purchasers, the Company primarily reflects the “probability of default” by the automobile purchasers
on its contractual obligations and considers the current financial position of the automobile purchasers and its likely future
development.
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The Company manages the credit risk of
automobile purchasers by performing preliminary credit checks of each automobile purchaser and ongoing monitoring every month.
By using the current credit loss model, management is of the opinion that the Company is bearing the credit risk to repay the principal
and interests to the financial institutions if automobile purchasers default on their payments for more than three months. Management
also periodically re-evaluates probability of default of automobile purchasers to make adjustments in the allowance when necessary
as the Company is the guarantor of the loans.
Contingent liabilities for automobile
purchasers
Historically, most of the automobile purchasers
would pay the Company their previous defaulted amounts within one to three months. In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus,
or COVID-19, surfaced and it has spread rapidly to many parts of China and other parts
of the world, including the United States. The epidemic has resulted in quarantines, travel restrictions, and the temporary closure
of stores and facilities in China and elsewhere. Because substantially all of the Company’s operations are conducted
in China, the COVID-19 outbreak has materially and adversely affected, and may continue to affect, the Company’s business
operations, financial condition and operating results for 2020, including but not limited to decrease in revenues, slower collection
of accounts receivables and additional allowance for doubtful accounts. Some of the Company’s customers exited the ride-hailing
business and tendered their automobiles to the Company for sublease or sale to generate income or proceeds to cover payments owed
to financial institutions and the Company. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized an estimated
provisions loss of approximately $83,000 and $102,000, respectively for the guarantee services because the drivers who exited the
ride-hailing business were not able to make the monthly payments.
As of September 30, 2020, the maximum
contingent liabilities the Company would be exposed to was approximately $16,159,000 (including approximately $283,000 related
to the discontinued P2P business), assuming all the automobile purchasers were in default. Automobiles are used as collateral
to secure the payment obligations of the automobile purchasers under the financing agreements. The Company estimated the fair
market value of the collateral to be approximately $11,752,000 as of September 30, 2020, based on the market price and the
useful life of such collateral, which represents about 72.7% of the maximum contingent liabilities. As of September 30, 2020,
approximately $2,599,000, including interests of $156,000, due to financial institutions, of all the automobile purchases we serviced
were past due mainly due to the COVID-19 epidemic in China.
Contingent liability of Jinkailong
On October 14, 2020, the fund in the bank
accounts of Jinkailong, with a balance of RMB175,335 (approximately $25,050), was frozen by the People's Court of Sichuan Pilot
Free Trade Zone (the “Court”) and became restricted cash due to the default of Langyue Automobile Services Company
(“Langyue”), a prior business partner whom Jinkailong provided a guarantee to.
On May 25, 2018, Chengdu Industrial Impawn
Co., Ltd (“Impawn”) signed a pledge and pawn contract (the “Master Contact”) with Langyue, pursuant to
which, Impawn shall provide loans to Langyue up to RMB20 million (approximately $2.9 million). In connection with the Master Contract,
Jinkailong entered into a guaranty with Impawn and agreed to provide guarantee on all the payments (including principal, interests,
compensations and other expenses) of Langyue jointly and severally with seven other guarantors, one of which is a shareholder of
Jinkailong. Langyue used RMB7,019,652 (approximately $1,003,000) of the loans from Impawn and re-loaned it to automobile purchasers
referred by Jinkailong from June 2018 to September 2018, which were also guaranteed by Jinkailong.
Langyue did not pay Impawn the monthly
installment of June 2020 timely. In July 2020, Impawn sent the Collection Letter and Notice to Langyue to demand payment of the
interest and penalty of RMB100,300 (approximately $14,330). On September 18, 2020, Impawn initiated a legal action in front of
the Court for an order to collect and enforce the repayment of the total outstanding principals, interest and penalty for an aggregate
of RMB9,992,728 (approximately $1,428,000) and other expenses by freezing all bank accounts of the Langyue and all related guarantors.
On October 14, 2020, the cash in the bank of Jinkailong, with total amount of RMB175,335 (approximately $25,050) were frozen by
the Court and became restricted cash accordingly.
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As of September 30, 2020, the maximum
contingent liabilities related to the loans from Langyue to automobile purchasers which Jinkailong would be exposed to was
RMB2,832,131 (approximately $407,450), which has been included in the amount of contingent liabilities or automobile
purchasers as mentioned above. However, as Jinkailong has undertaken the joint and several liability guarantee for all of
Langyue’s loan from Impawn, Jinkailong may be required to pay all the outstanding balance of $1,428,000 to Impawn in
the future. Considering that the negotiation between Jinkailong and Impawn is still in progress, there are seven other
guarantees for the loan, and no further reply nor action from Impawn and the Court, the contingent liabilities cannot be
reasonably estimated by the Company as of the issuance date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
As of November 19, 2020, the restricted cash of Jinkailong was RMB502,855 (approximately $75,863). The Company has taken a
series of actions to lower the potential negative impact on the operating of Jinkailong and expects to finalize the
solution and release the restricted cash before December 31, 2020.
From time to time, the Company may be subject
to certain legal proceedings, claims and disputes that arise in the ordinary course of business. Except the contingent liabilities
for Langyue, other amounts accrued, as well as the total amount of reasonable possible losses with the respect to such matters,
individually and in the aggregate, are not deemed to be material to the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Exercise of Warrants
On October 10, 2020, one of the holders
of Series A warrants exercised the warrants to purchase 337,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise
price of $0.50 per share, generating gross proceeds of $168,750 to the Company.
Acquisition of XXTX
On September 11, 2020, Sichuan Senmiao
entered into an Investment Agreement of XXTX with all the original shareholders of XXTX, pursuant to which, Sichuan Senmiao agreed
to make an investment of RMB3.16 million (approximately $0.5 million) in XXTX in cash in exchange for a 51% equity interest. On
October 23, 2020, the registration procedures for the change in shareholders and registered capital have been completed and XXTX
became a majority owned subsidiary of Sichuan Senmiao. As of the issuance date of these financial
statements, Sichuan Senmiao has made a capital contribution of RMB0.8 million (approximately $0.1 million) to XXTX and the remaining
amount is expected to be paid before December 31, 2021. The Company operates a ride-hailing platform through XXTX.
Issuance of RSUs
On October 29, 2020, the Board approved
the issuance of an aggregate of 131,819 RSUs to directors, officers and certain employees as stock compensation for their services
for the year ending March 31, 2021. Total RSUs granted to these directors, officers and employees were valued at an aggregate fair
value of $145,000. These RSUs will vest in four equal quarterly installments on January 29, 2021, April 29, 2021, July 29, 2021
and October 29, 2021 or in full upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company, provided that the director, officer
or the employee remains in service through the applicable vesting date. The RSUs will be settled by the Company’s issuance
of shares of common stock in certificated or uncertificated form upon the earlier of (i) vesting date, (ii) a change in control
and (ii) termination of the services of the director, officer or employee due to a "separation of service" within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the death or disability of such director, officer
or employee.
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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis
of our results of operations and financial condition should be read together with our unaudited consolidated financial statements
and the notes thereto, which are included elsewhere in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31,
2020 (the “Annual Report”) filed with the SEC. Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
Overview
We are a
provider of automobile transaction and related services, connecting auto dealers, financial institutions, and consumers, who
are mostly existing and prospective ride-hailing drivers affiliated with Didi Chuxing Technology Co., Ltd.
(“Didi”), a major transportation network company in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or
“China”), operating the largest ride-hailing platform in China. We provide automobile transaction and related
services through our majority owned subsidiary, Hunan Ruixi Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Hunan Ruixi”), a
PRC limited liability company, and its variable interest entity (“VIE”), Sichuan Jinkailong Automobile Leasing
Co., Ltd. (“Jinkailong”). As more fully described below, we also operate an online ride-hailing platform
through a majority owned subsidiary of Sichuan Senmiao Ronglian Technology Co., Ltd. (“Sichuan Senmiao”),
Hunan Xixingtianxia Technology Co., Ltd. (“XXTX”), enabling qualified ride-sharing drivers to provide application
based transportation services in Chengdu, China, since October 2020. Substantially all
of our operations are conducted in China.
Our Automobile Transactions and Related Services
Our automobile transaction
and related services are mainly comprised of (i) facilitation of automobile transaction and financing where we connect the
prospective ride-hailing drivers to financial institutions to buy, or get financing on the purchase of, cars to be used to provide
ride-hailing services; (ii) automobile sales where we procure new cars from dealerships and sell them to our customers in
the automobile financing facilitation business; (iii) automobile operating lease where we provide car rental services to
individual customers to meet their personal needs with lease term no more than twelve months; and (iv) automobile financing
where we provide our customers with auto finance solutions through financing leases. We started our facilitation services in November 2018,
the sale of automobiles in January 2019, and financial and operating leasing in March 2019.
Since November 22,
2018, the acquisition date of Hunan Ruixi, as of September 30, 2020, we facilitated financing for an aggregate of 1,680 automobiles
with a total value of approximately $23.8 million, sold an aggregate of 1,423 automobiles with a total value of approximately
$13.8 million and delivered 1,059 automobiles under operating leases and 122 automobiles under financing leases, respectively,
to customers, the vast majority of whom are ride-hailing drivers.
The table below provides
a breakdown of the number of vehicles sold or delivered under different leasing arrangements or managed/guaranteed by us and corresponding
revenue generated for the three and six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
Three Months Ended September 30
Six Months Ended September 30
2020
2019
2020
2019
Number of
Vehicles
Revenue
( Approximate)
Number of
Vehicles
Revenue
(Approximate)
Number of
Vehicles
Revenue
(Approximate)
Number of
Vehicles
Revenue
(Approximate)
Sales
12
$
84,000
478
$
4,887,000
35
$
424,000
899
$
8,867,000
Facilitation
12
$
75,000
525
$
642,000
54
$
162,000
978
$
1,400,000
Financing Leases
122
$
62,000
81
$
47,000
122
$
104,000
81
$
61,000
Operating Leases
442
$
788,000
-
-
512
$
1,196,000
-
-
Other Services
>2,500
$
381,000
>2,000
$
309,200
>2,500
651,000
>2,000
$
570,000
Our operating leases,
auto sales, auto financing and transaction facilitation, automobile management services and auto financial leasing accounted for
approximately 56.7%, 6.0%, 5.4%, 11.6% and 4.5% of our total revenue from our automobile transactions and related services, respectively,
for the three months ended September 30, 2020 as compare to approximately 47.2%, 16.7%, 6.3%, 10.8% and 4.1% for the six months
ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
Our Ride-Hailing Platform
As part of our goal to provide an all-encompassing solution
for ride-hailing drivers as well as to increase our competitive strengths in an increasing competitive ride-hailing industry and
to take advantage of what we believe is significant market potential, in October 2020, we began operating our own online ride-hailing
platform as a means of connecting drivers and riders in Chengdu. The platform (called Xixingtianxia)
was owned and operated by XXTX, of which Sichuan Senmiao acquired a 51% equity interest pursuant to an investment agreement entered
into with all the original shareholders of XXTX on September 11, 2020 (the “XXTX Investment Agreement”). Pursuant to
the XXTX Investment Agreement, Sichuan Senmiao agreed to make an investment of RMB3.16 million (approximately $0.5 million) in
XXTX in cash in exchange for a 51% equity interest in XXTX. The registration procedures for the change in shareholders and registered
capital of XXTX was completed on October 23, 2020. As the date of this Report, Sichuan Senmiao has made capital contribution of
RMB0.8 million (approximately $0.1 million) to XXTX and the remaining amount is expected to be paid before December 31, 2021.
XXTX operates Xixingtianxia
and holds a national online reservation taxi operating license. The platform is presently only servicing ride-hailing drivers in
Chengdu, providing them a platform to view and take customer orders for rides. We currently collaborate with two well-known aggregation
platforms in China, Gaode Map, a map application owned and operated by AutoNavi Software, Co., Ltd. and Meituan an e-commerce platform
for services. Under our collaboration, when a rider using the platform searches for taxi/ride-hailing services on the platform,
the platform provides such rider a number of online-ride platforms for selection, including ours and if our platform is specifically
selected by the rider, the order will then be distributed to registered drivers on our platform for viewing and acceptance. The
rider may also simultaneously select multiple ride-hailing platforms in which case, the aggregation platform will distribute the
requests to different online ride-hailing platforms which they cooperate with, based on the number of available drivers using the
platform in a certain area and these drivers’ historical performance, among other things. We earn commissions for each completed
order based on a certain percentage of the value of the order and settle our commissions with the aggregation platforms on a weekly
basis.
We launched Xixingtianxia
in specific markets within Chengdu in late October 2020, focused on current driver customers. During November 2020, we have expanded
marketing of our ride-hailing platform to a larger pool of potential drivers and riders in Chengdu through cooperation with certain
local car rental companies and through offering attractive incentives and awards to drivers. Our average daily rides in November
2020 (as of the date of this Report) have increased to approximately 17,000, an increase of approximately 185% from 6,000 when
we acquired Xixingtianxia. As the date of the Report, Xixingtianxia
has over 300,000 registered drivers, of which over 6,000 are active drivers who have completed orders and earned income through
Xixingtianxia .
We intend to focus on drivers that currently finance or lease
vehicles through us but the platform is available to others. We plan to launch Xixingtianxia
in Changsha, China before December 31, 2020.
The acquisition of XXTX brings us a new stream of revenue and
furthers our goal of providing an all-encompassing solution for ride-hailing drivers.
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Key Factors and Risks Affecting Results
of Operations
Ability to Increase Our Automobile Purchaser and Lessee
Base
Our revenue growth
has been largely driven by the expansion of (i) our automobile purchaser base and the corresponding increase in the amount
of automobile transactions facilitated through us, and (ii) our automobile lessee base and the corresponding revenue generated
from operating and financial leasing. We acquire customers for our automobile transaction and related services through the network
of third-party sales teams, referral from online ride-hailing platforms and our own efforts including online advertising and billboard
advertising. We also send out flyers and participate in trade shows to advertise our services. We plan to strengthen our marketing
efforts through the collaboration with certain automobile dealers and through our own team by employing more experienced staffs
and improving the quality and variety of our services. We also plan to set up new service centers in the cities of Chengdu and
Changsha in 2021. As of September 30, 2020, we had 57 employees in our own sales department and cooperated with a total of
19 third-party sales teams with about 202 professionals in the aggregate.
Management of Automobile Rentals
Due
to the fierce competition of online ride-hailing industry in Chengdu and the adverse impact from COVID-19 pandemic across the
mainland China, a significant number of online ride-hailing drivers who exited the ride-hailing business and tendered their automobiles
to us for sublease or sales in order to generate income/proceeds to cover their payments owed to the financial institutions and
us. We have seen an increasing demand for short-term car rentals since the end of 2019, which remained strong during the three
months ended September 30, 2020. The daily management and timely maintenance of leased automobiles will have a significant effect
on the growth of our income from leasing automobiles in the next twelve months. The effective management of our automobiles through
our proprietary system and experienced auto-management team could provide qualified automobiles to potential lessees, either for
personal use or providing online ride-hailing services. As of September 30, 2020, we had three parking lots and 15 employees
in Chengdu and one parking lot and five employees in Changsha for parking and management of automobiles for operating lease. During
the three and six months ended September 30, 2020, our overall utilization of the automobiles for operating lease was approximately
48% and 54%, respectively. We plan to use intelligent vehicle networking services licensed from a third party to further improve
our daily management of automobiles. By installing telematics and safety services systems on automobiles under our management,
we are able to monitor and manage collected data to generate more precise information and analysis on our online ride-hailing
drivers and fleet.
Our Service Offerings and Pricing
The growth of our revenue
depends on our ability to improve existing solutions and services provided, continue identifying evolving business needs, refine
our collaboration model with financial institutions and provide value-added services to our customers. The attraction of new automobile
purchasers depends in part on our collaboration with financial institutions to offer more attractive automobile financing solutions
with competitive interest rates to our automobile purchasers. We have also adopted a stable pricing formula, considering the historical
and future expenditure, remaining available leasing months and market price to determine our rental price for varied rental solutions.
Furthermore, our product designs affect the type of automobile purchasers or leases we attract, which in turn affects our financial
performance. Our revenue growth also depends on our abilities to effectively price our services and the ability to obtain relatively
lower expenditure paid to dealers, insurance companies and other service providers, which enables us to attract more customers
and improve our profit margin.
Ability to Retain Existing Financial
Institutions and Engage New Financial Institutions
The growth of our
business is dependent on our ability to retain existing financial institutions and engage new financial institutions. During the
three and six months ended September 30, 2020, we saw a significant decrease in the number of automobile financing facilitation
transactions because of the shift of our business focus to automobile rental. Despite such decrease, we are exploring new collaboration
methods with financial institutions in connection with our automobile rental business. Our collaborations with financial institutions
may be affected by factors beyond our control, such as perception of automobile financing as an attractive asset, stability of
financial institutions, general economic conditions and regulatory environment. To increase the number of our cooperative financial
institutions and the availability of financing for our existing and new businesses will enhance the overall stability and sufficiency
of funding for automobile transactions.
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Ability to Collect Payments on a Timely Basis
We advance the purchase price of automobiles and all service
expenses when we provide related services to the purchasers. We collect the receivables due from automobile purchasers from their
monthly installment payments and repay financial institutions on behalf of the purchasers every month. As of September 30,
2020, we had accounts receivable of $1.5 million and advanced payments of approximately $0.9 million due from the automobile purchasers,
which will be collected through installment payments on a monthly basis during the relevant affiliation periods. The efficiency
of collection of the monthly installment payments has a material impact on our daily operation. Our risk and asset management department
has set up a series of procedures to monitor the collection.
The accounts receivable
and advance payments may increase our liquidity risk. We have used the majority of the proceeds from our equity offerings and plan
to seek equity and/or debt financings to pay for the expenditure related to the automobile purchase. To pay for the expenditure
in advance will enhance the stability of our daily operation and lower the liquidity risk, and attract more customers.
Ability to Manage Defaults and Potential
Guarantee Liability Effectively
We
are exposed to credit risk as we are required by certain financial institutions to provide guarantee on the lease/loan payments
(including principal and interests) of the automobile purchasers referred by us. If a default occurs, we are required to make the
monthly payments on behalf of the defaulted purchasers to the financial institution.
We
manage the credit risk arising from the default of automobile purchasers by performing credit checks on each automobile purchaser
based on the credit reports from People’s Bank of China and third party credit rating companies, and personal information
including residence, ethnicity group, driving history and involvement in legal proceeding. Our risk department continuously monitors
the payment by each purchaser and sends them payment reminders. We also keep close communication with our purchasers in particular
the ride-hailing drivers so that we can evaluate their financial conditions and provide them with assistance including the transfer
of automobile to a new driver if they are no longer interested in providing ride-hailing services or are unable to earn enough
income to make monthly lease/loan payments.
In addition, automobiles
are used as collateral to secure purchasers’ payment obligations under the financing arrangement. In the event of a default,
we can track the automobile through an installed GPS system and repossess and handover the automobile over to the financial institution
so that we can be released from our guarantee liability. However, if a financial institution initiates a legal proceeding to collect
payments due from a defaulted automobile purchaser, we may be required to repay the defaulted amount as a guarantor. If we are
unable to undertake the responsibility as a guarantor, our assets, such as cash and cash equivalents, may be frozen by the court
if the financial institution successfully requests for an order to freeze our assets or bank accounts, which may adversely affect
our operations.
As of September 30,
2020, approximately $2,599,000, including interests of $156,000, due to financial institutions, of all the automobile purchases
we serviced were past due. Approximately 1,200 online ride-hailing drivers we serviced tendered their automobiles to us for sublease
or sale and approximately 90 automobile purchasers that remained in the online ride-hailing business were late in their monthly
installment payments as of September 30, 2020. In general, most of the defaulted automobile purchasers who want to remain in online
ride-hailing business would pay the default amounts within one to three months. Our risk management department typically starts
to interact with overdue purchasers if they have missed one monthly installment payment. However, if the balances are overdue for
more than two months or the purchasers decide to exit the online ride-hailing business and sublease or sell their automobiles,
we would fully record an allowance against receivables from those purchasers. As of September 30, 2020, we recognized an accumulated
allowance against receivables of $3,564,069 from these purchasers. For the six months ended September 30, 2020, we also recognized
an estimated provision loss of approximately $102,000 for the guarantee services as the drivers exited the online ride-hailing
business and would no longer make the monthly repayments to us. By subleasing automobiles from these drivers, we believe we can
cope with the defaults and control associated risks.
Further, the automobiles
subject to our financing leases are not collateralized by us. As of September 30, 2020, the total value of non-collateralized
automobiles was approximately $1,382,000. We believe our risk exposure of financing leasing is immaterial as we have experienced
limited default cases and we are able to re-lease those automobiles to drivers under financing leases.
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Actual and
Potential Impact of Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) in China on Our Business
Beginning
in late 2019, an outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus and related respiratory illness (which we refer to as COVID-19) was
first identified in China and has since spread rapidly globally. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in quarantines, travel restrictions,
and the temporary closure of stores and business facilities in China and globally. In March 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19
a pandemic. Given the rapidly expanding nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, and because all of our business operations and our workforce
are concentrated in China (where the virus first originated), our business, results of operations and financial condition have
been adversely affected.
Due to the lockdown
policy and travel restrictions, the demand for ride-hailing services has been materially and adversely impacted in our areas of
operation in China, which reduced the demand of our Automobile Transaction and Related Services. As a result, our revenue and income
for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and the subsequent three months ended June 30, 2020 was negatively impacted to a significant
extent. As the ride-hailing markets in Chengdu and Changsha gradually recovered from the impact of COVID-19 since April 2020, our
revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2020 has an increase of approximately 21% as compared with three months ended
June 30, 2020.
Our ability to collect
the monthly installment payments from ride-hailing drivers during February and March 2020 was adversely impacted. Approximately
1,500 drivers delayed their monthly installments of February and March 2020, which resulted in a decrease in our monthly installment
collection by $732,000 during February and March 2020. Since April 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic in China has been effectively
controlled and the online ride-hailing markets in Chengdu and Changsha have been recovering. As of September 30, 2020, approximately
1,200 drivers exited the online ride-hailing business and tendered their automobiles to us for sublease or sale while approximately
90 drivers postponed their monthly installment payments. As a result, we recorded accumulated bad debt expenses of $3,564,069.
However, during the six months ended September 30, 2020, there was an increase in our collection of monthly installments from automobile
purchasers and operating lease, and the negative impact has been gradually alleviated. We will continue to closely monitor our
collections.
Our daily cash flow has also been adversely impacted as a result
of the unsatisfied collection from the online ride-hailing drivers and our potential guarantee expenditure pursuant to the financing
agreements we guaranteed. Our cash flow will continue to be adversely impacted if the online ride-hailing market in China recovers
slower than anticipated. This compromised cash flow situation is likely to continue during our third and fourth quarters of fiscal
year ending March 31, 2021, and may worsen if the COVID-19 pandemic reoccurs in China.
In an effort to assist
with our automobile purchasers, we negotiated with the financial institutions we cooperate with to extend the due dates for monthly
payments that may be affected by the epidemic. Certain financial institutions agreed to grant a grace period of up to four months
from February to May 2020 for qualified drivers.
However, if the epidemic
in China deteriorates during the year ending March 31, 2021, our automobile purchasers and lessees may be unable to generate
sufficient income to pay their monthly installment payments and the financial institutions may not agree to further extend the
due dates, which may create a significant risk of continuing default form our automobile purchasers. As a result, we may have to
repay the defaulted amount as a guarantor. Meanwhile, the collection of our receivables due from those automobile purchasers may
also be further adversely affected, which may result in additional credit risk. If we experience a widespread default by our automobile
purchasers, our cash flow and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected. As a consequence, we could face
shortfalls in liquidity without extra financing resources for the foreseeable future and we will be unable to grow our business
and may be required to reduce or refocus our operations.
Any
of these factors related to COVID-19 and other similar or currently unforeseen factors beyond our control could have an
adverse effect on our overall business environment, cause uncertainties in the regions in China where we conduct business,
cause our business to suffer in ways that we cannot predict and materially and adversely impact our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
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Ability to
Compete Effectively
Our business and results
of operations depend on our ability to compete effectively. Overall, our competitive position may be affected by, among other things,
our service quality and our ability to price our solutions and services competitively. We will set up and continuously optimize
our own business system to improve our service quality and user experience. Our competitors may have more resources than we do,
including financial, technological, marketing and others and may be able to devote greater resources to the development and promotion
of their services. We will need to continue to introduce new or enhance existing solutions and services to continue to attract
automobile dealers, financial institutions, car buyers, ride-hailing drivers and other industry participants. Whether and how quickly
we can do so will have a significant impact on the growth of our business.
Market Opportunity
and Government Regulations in China
The demand for our services depends on overall market conditions
of the ride-hailing industry in China. The continuous growth of the urban population places increasing pressure on the urban transportation
and the improvement of living standards has increased the market demand for quality travel in China. Traditional taxi service is
limited, and the merging online platforms have created good opportunities for the development of the online ride-hailing service
market. Based on the monitoring of China E-Commerce Research Center, the number of online ride-hailing service users had reached
333 million by the end of 2018, increased by 16% from 2017. According to Bain & Company, the transaction value of China's
online ride-hailing market in 2017 was larger than the total of the rest of the world. It estimated that by 2021, the total transaction
value of China's online ride-hailing market will reach $60 billion. The ride-hailing industry is facing increasing competition
in China and is attracting more capital investment. According to Xinhua News Agency, as of October 12, 2020, approximately 1.04
million online booking taxi transportation certificates and approximately 2.5 million online booking taxi driver's licenses were
issued nationwide in China, and the average daily volume of online ride-hailing orders exceeded 21 million. In 2019, in addition
to the traditional online ride-hailing platforms, automobile manufacturers, offline operation service companies, financial and
map service providers, among others, have built cooperation relationships with each other to make the online ride-hailing industry
a more aggregated industry. In March 2019, T3, a new travel service company, was established in Nanjing and subsequently in
other cities, including Wuhan and Chongqing and has accumulated over 1 million registered users since March 2019. T3 is jointly
invested by three large automobile manufacturers, FAW, Dongfeng and Chang’an, and leading internet, retail and finance companies
such as Suning, Tencent and Alibaba and intends to compete with Didi and capitalize on the great potential of the ride-hailing
market. As of December 2019, Alibaba, together with its affiliate, has invested in or acquired more than 30 enterprises in
the fields related to ride-hailing, including Hello Travel, Yongan Travel, Didi, Gaode Software, Xiaopeng Automobile and others
covering the ride-hailing industry.
The online ride-hailing
industry may also be affected by, among other factors, the general economic conditions in China. The interest rates and unemployment
rates may affect the demand of ride-hailing services and automobile purchasers’ willingness to seek credit from financial
institutions. Adverse economic conditions could also reduce the number of qualified automobile purchasers and online ride-hailing
drivers seeking credit from the financial institutions, as well as their ability to make payments. Should any of those negative
situations occur, the volume and value of the automobile transactions we service will decline, and our revenue and financial condition
will be negatively impacted.
In order to manage the
rapidly growing ride-hailing service market and control relevant risks, on July 28, 2016, seven ministries and commissions
in China, including the Ministry of Transport, jointly promulgated the “Interim Measures for the Administration of Online
Taxi Booking Business Operations and Services”, which legalizes online ride-hailing services such as Didi and requires the
ride-hailing services to meet the requirements set out by the measures and obtain taxi-booking service licenses.
On November 5,
2016, the Municipal Communications Commission of Chengdu City and a number of municipal departments jointly issued the “Implementation
Rules for the Administration of Online Booking Taxi Management Services for Chengdu.” On August 10, 2017, the Transportation
Commission of Chengdu further issued the detailed guidance “Working Process for the Online Booking Taxi Drivers Qualification
Examination and Issuance” and the “Online Booking Taxi Transportation Certificate Issuance Process.” According
to these regulations and guidelines, three licenses /certificates are required for operating the online ride-hailing business in
Chengdu: (1) the ride-hailing service platform such as Didi should obtain the online booking taxi operating license; (2) the
automobiles used for online ride-hailing should obtain the online booking taxi transportation certificate (“automobile certificate”);
(3) the drivers should obtain the online booking taxi driver's license (“driver’s license”).
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On July 23, 2018,
the General Office of Changsha Municipal People's Government issued the “Detailed Rules for the Administration of Online
Booking Taxi Management Services for Changsha.” On June 12, 2019, the Municipal Communications Commission of Changsha
City further issued “Transfer and Registration Procedures of Changsha Online Booking of Taxi.” According to the regulations
and guidelines, to operate a ride-hailing business in Changsha requires similar licenses in Chengdu, except that automobiles used
for online ride-hailing services are required to meet certain standards, including that the sales price (including taxes) is over
RMB120,000 (approximately $17,000). In practice, Hunan Ruixi is also required to employ a safety administrator for every 50 automobiles
used for online ride-hailing services and submit daily operation information of these automobiles such as traffic violation to
the Transport Management Office of the Municipal Communications Commission of Changsha City every month.
Didi, the online ride-hailing
platform with whom we cooperate, obtained the online reservation taxi operating license in Chengdu and Changsha in March 2017
and July 2018, respectively. However, approximately 2% of the cars used for online ride-hailing services which we provided
management services to did not have the automobile certificate and approximately 68% of our ride-hailing drivers had not obtained
the driver’s license as of September 30, 2020. Without requisite automobile certificate or driver’s license, these
drivers may be suspended from providing ride-hailing services, confiscated their illegal income and subject to fines of up to 10
times of their illegal income. Starting in August 2019, Didi began limiting customer orders allocated to drivers in Chengdu
if they do not have requisite driver’s license or the automobiles used for ride-hailing services lacks the automobile certificate.
Further, in December 2019, Didi began to enforce such limitation on drivers in Chengdu who have a driver’s license but
operate automobiles without the automobile certificate. The limitation will affect the income of the drivers and may cause an increase
in defaults if the drivers fail to generate sufficient income from providing ride-hailing services. We are in the process of assisting
the drivers to obtain the required certificate and license. However, there is no guarantee that all of the drivers affiliated with
us would be able to obtain all the certificate and license. Our business and results of operations will be materially and adversely
affected if our affiliated drivers are suspended from providing ride-hailing services or imposed substantial fines.
Ability to Manage and Grow New Ride-Hailing Business
Due to the fierce
competition of online ride-hailing industry in Chengdu and Changsha, our ability to increase our revenue over time may be limited
if we focus only on our current automobile transaction and related services business model. As part of our strategy to provide
an all-encompassing solution for ride-sharing drivers, we have expanded our services to drivers through the operation of Xixingtianxia,
our own online ride-hailing platform, which we expect will bring us a new stream of revenue. We generate revenue through
our ride-hailing platform business by earning fees and commission on a per ride basis with a relative fixed charge rate. As the
aggregation platforms distribute the demand orders to different online ride-hailing platforms, the flow of drivers in our area
of operations is enhanced, leading to a higher probability that more ride orders will be distributed to our platform, which in
turn will increase the revenue of the drivers who use our platform (and our revenue). This also allows us to attract more drivers
to engage their online ride-hailing business on our platform. Through a series of promotion and effective daily management and
training services, we expect our own online ride-hailing platform will offer us a stable revenue source which can also help grow
our automobile financing and leasing business.
Pursuant to the cooperation agreement signed with Didi, we may
be penalized by Didi, or our partnership with Didi may be terminated as we now operate a business competitive with Didi. However,
the service fees from we earn from Didi currently represent less than 0.1% of our total revenue. Therefore, we believe the termination
of cooperation with Didi will not have a material influence on our business or results of operations.
Our Discontinued Online P2P Lending
Services
We previously also
operated an online lending platform through our VIE, Sichuan Senmiao, in China, which facilitated loan transactions between Chinese
investors and individual and SME borrowers. Our revenues from online lending services were primarily generated from fees charged
for our services in matching investors with borrowers. We charged borrowers transaction fees for the work we perform through our
platform and charged our investors service fees on their actual investment returns. We ceased our online lending services in October 2019
to focus on our automobile transaction and related services.
In connection with the plan adopted by our Board of Directors
to discontinue and wind down our online P2P lending services business on October 17, 2019 (the “Plan”), we ceased facilitation
of loan transactions on our online lending platform and assumed all the outstanding loans from investors on the platform. The aggregate
balance of the loans we assumed was approximately $5.6 million. As of September 30, 2020, we have used cash generated from our
automobile transactions and related services and payments collected from borrowers in the aggregate of approximately $3.4 million
to repay platform investors and we expect to repay 90% of them by December 31, 2021, an extended due date agreed by the investors.
However, if we could not generate enough cash flow to pay investors on time in accordance with the Plan, we may
incur additional commitment liabilities in our financial statements during the following periods before we fully
fulfill our Plan. Since December 31, 2019, we have treated the online lending business as discontinued operations and recognized
receivables from borrowers and payables to investors of approximately $4.0 million in our financial statements accordingly. Based
on recent repayments collected from borrowers, we also recognized bad debt expenses of approximately $3.7 million for those receivables
and $0.3 million for accounts receivable and prepayment for intangible assets related to our online lending services. However,
the amount and timing of the actual allowance for bad debt may change based on evidence of collectability of the subject loans
during the execution of the Plan. As part of the Plan, we transferred certain employees who used to work on our online lending
business, primarily the information technology staff, to provide a new website design and development service for customers.
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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September
30, 2020 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
Change
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Revenues
$ 1,390,396
$ 5,885,287
$ (4,494,891 )
Cost of revenues
(994,515 )
(4,709,184 )
3,714,669
Gross profit
395,881
1,176,103
(780,222 )
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(2,749,209 )
(1,137,801 )
(1,611,408 )
Bad debt expense
47,540
(115,476 )
163,016
Impairments of financing lease right-of-use assets
(80,223 )
-
(80,223 )
Total operating expenses
(2,781,892 )
(1,253,277 )
(1,528,615 )
Income (loss) from operations
(2,386,011 )
(77,174 )
(2,308,837 )
Other income (expenses), net
135,457
(28,900 )
164,357
Interest expense
(14,892 )
(25,306 )
10,414
Interest expense on finance leases
(211,053 )
-
(211,053 )
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
(129,961 )
1,998,202
(2,128,163 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
(2,606,460 )
1,866,822
(4,473,282 )
Income tax expenses
(705 )
(4,457 )
3,752
Net income (loss)
$ (2,607,165 )
$ 1,862,365
$ (4,469,530 )
Revenues
We started generating
revenue from automobile transaction and related services from our acquisition of Hunan Ruixi on November 22, 2018. Revenue
for the three months ended September 30, 2020 generated from our automobile transaction and related services, which decreased
by $4,494,891, or approximately 76%, as compared with three months ended September 30, 2019, mainly due to the decreased
number of newly facilitated automobiles.
As a result of the
fierce competition of online ride-hailing industry in Chengdu and Changsha and the adverse impact from COVID-19 pandemic across
the mainland China, we experienced a decrease in the number of newly facilitated automobiles. This resulted in a decrease in our
revenue from automobile transaction and related services since January 2020 as compared with the prior year. Moreover, we experienced
a significant number of online ride-hailing drivers who exited the ride-hailing business and tendered their automobiles to us in
the three months ended March 31, 2020 as a result of less demand due to the public travel restrictions. The demand has recovered
slowly in the three months ended September 30, 2020 since COVID-19 is generally under control in China and travel restrictions
have been lifted by the Chinese government.
As the ride-hailing
markets in Chengdu and Changsha gradually recovered from the impact of COVID-19 beginning in April 2020, we also experienced a
decrease in the number of automobiles tendered to us by the ride-hailing drivers exiting the business during the three months ended
September 30, 2020 as compared with prior quarters. We also experienced an increase in the monthly installments we collected from
our customers in the three months ended September 30, 2020 as compared with the three months ended June 30, 2020. In order
to gain enough working capital to eliminate the negative impact on our daily cash flow resulting from automobile tendering during
the epidemic period and develop a new income resource, we have shifted our business focus to automobile rentals from facilitation
of automobile transaction and financing. Moreover, we expect our revenue from automobile rental income to account for a majority
of our revenues over the next twelve months. In addition, we plan to focus more on our automobile rental business and increase
the utilization of the automobiles for operating leases to capitalize on the increasing demand for short-term automobile rentals.
Consequently, we expect our revenue to increase in the third and fourth quarters of our fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.
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The following table sets forth the breakdown
of revenues by revenue source for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Revenue from automobile transactions and related services
- Revenues from sales of automobiles
$
83,787
$
4,886,518
- Operating lease revenues from automobile rentals
787,955
-
- Service fees from automobile purchase services
75,038
600,684
- Facilitation fees from automobile transactions
16
41,764
- Service fees from automobile management and guarantee services
161,043
97,840
- Financing revenues
62,404
47,121
- Other service fees
220,153
211,360
Total Revenue
$
1,390,396
$
5,885,287
Revenue from our automobile
transaction and related services includes sales revenue of automobiles, operating lease revenues from automobile rentals, service
fees from automobile purchase services, service fees from automobile management and guarantee services, financing revenues (representing
interest income from financial leasing) and other services fees, which accounted for approximately 6.0%, 56.7%, 5.4%, 11.6%, 4.5%
and 15.8%, respectively, of the total revenue from automobile transaction and related services during the three months ended September
30, 2020. Meanwhile, sales revenue of automobiles, service fees from automobile purchase services, facilitation fees from automobile
purchase, service fees from automobile management and guarantee services, financing revenues and other services fees, including
commissions from insurance companies, which accounted for approximately 83.0%, 10.2%, 0.7%, 1.7%, 0.8% and 3.6%, respectively,
of the total revenue from automobile transaction and related services during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
Sales of automobiles
We generated revenues
from sales of automobiles to the customers of Hunan Ruixi during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and to the customers
of Jinkailong, Hunan Ruixi and Mashangchuxing Automobile Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Mashang Chuxing”) during the three months
ended September 30, 2019. Sales of automobiles during the three months ended September 30, 2020 decreased by $4,802,731
as compared with the same period in 2019, mainly due to the decrease in the number of new automobile purchases, which was a result
of the increased competition in the online ride-hailing markets in Chengdu and Changsha, and the adverse impact of COVID-19 across
mainland China and the shift of our business focus to automobile leasing. We sold an aggregate of 12 automobiles and 478 automobiles
to the customers during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Operating lease revenues from automobile rentals
We
generate revenues from leasing our own automobiles or sub-leasing automobiles tendered by online ride-hailing drivers with
their authorization for a lease term of no more than twelve months. Due to the fierce competition and COVID-19 pandemic,
as of September 30, 2020, approximately 1,187 online ride-hailing drivers exited the online ride-hailing business
because of decreased income. We leased over 440 automobiles with an average monthly rental income of $495 per automobile,
resulting in a rental income of $787,955, for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
Service fees from automobile purchase
services
We generate revenues
from providing a series of automobile purchase services throughout the automobile purchase transaction process. The amount of these
fees is based on the sales price of the automobiles and relevant services provided. Service fees from automobile purchase services
decreased by $525,646 as compared with the same period in 2019, mainly due to the decrease in the number of facilitated new automobile
purchases, partially offset by the higher service fees. We serviced 12 new automobile purchases and 13 new automobiles under financial
leasing with service fees ranging from $957 to $3,450 per automobile during the three months ended September 30, 2020 while
we serviced 525 new automobile purchases with service fees ranging from $89 to $2,986 per automobile during the three months ended
September 30, 2019.
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Facilitation fees from automobile transactions
We also generate revenues
from fees charged to third-party sales teams or the automobile purchasers for the facilitation of sales of automobiles. The amount
of facilitation fee is based on the type of automobile and negotiation with each sales team or automobile purchaser. The fees charged
to third-party sales teams or automobile purchasers are paid when the transactions are consummated. These fees are non-refundable
upon the delivery of automobiles. Facilitation fees from automobile transaction decreased by $41,748 as compared with the same
period in 2019 mainly due to the decrease in the number of facilitated new automobiles purchases and the decreased average facilitation
fee per automobile.
We facilitated 525
new automobile purchases during the three months ended September 30, 2019, with an average facilitation fee of $80 per automobile.
As we shift our business focus to automobile rental, we waived the facilitation fee for new automobile purchasers during the three
months ended September 30, 2020. Depending on market conditions, we may continue to waive the facilitation fee for automobile purchases
or charge a lower fee, and therefore, we expect facilitation fees from automobile transactions to account for a smaller portion
of our total revenue.
Service fees from automobile management
and guarantee services
The majority of our
customers are online ride-hailing drivers, who enter into affiliation service agreements with us pursuant to which we provide them
post-transaction management services and guarantee services. The increase of $63,203 in service fees from automobile management
and guarantee services was attributed to the increase in the number of automobiles we serviced. We provided management and guarantee
services for over 2,500 and 2,000 automobiles during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our
fees increased from a monthly average of $49 per automobile for the affiliation period during the three months ended September 30,
2019 to $64 during the three months ended September 30, 2020.
Financing revenues
We started our financial
leasing business in March 2019 and began to generate interest income from providing financial leasing services to ride-hailing
drivers in April 2019. We also charge the customers of our automobile financing facilitation services interest on their monthly
payments which cover purchase price of automobile and our services fees and facilitation fees for terms of 36 or 48 months. We
recognized a total interest income of $62,404 and $47,121 during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The increase of $15,283 was mainly attributed to the increase in the number of automobiles we financed.
Other service fees
We generate other revenues
such as commissions from insurance companies and other miscellaneous service fees charged to the automobile purchasers, which accounted
for 91.3%, and 8.7% of revenues from other service fees during the three months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The
commissions from insurance companies and other miscellaneous service fees charged to the automobile buyers accounted for 86.4%
and 13.6% of revenues from other service fees during the three months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Other service
fees had a slight increase of $8,793 due to the increase in the number of automobile insurance renewals during the three months
ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues represents
the costs of automobiles sold of $77,864, amortization, daily maintenance and insurance expense of automobiles leased to online
ride-hailing drivers of $916,651. Cost of revenues decreased by $3,714,669, or approximately 79%, during the three months ended
September 30, 2020 as compared with the same period in 2019, mainly due to the decrease in costs of automobile sold of $4,631,320
as the number of automobiles sold decreased from 478 to 12, partially offset by the increase of $916,651 in costs of automobiles
under operating leases as a result of the commencement and expansion of our automobile rental business.
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Gross Profit
Gross profit decreased
by $780,222, or approximately 66%, during the three months ended September 30, 2020 as compared with the same period in 2019
mainly due to the decreased number of facilitated new automobile purchases. Gross profit generated from sales of automobiles decreased
by $171,411 and other revenues with no cost of revenues decreased by $480,115 due to the significant decrease in the number of
automobiles sold and facilitated new automobile purchases during the three months ended September 30, 2020 as compared with
the same period in 2019. Meanwhile, we had gross loss of $128,696 from operating lease revenues from automobile rentals due to
our focus on our operating leases as a means of mitigating the impact of the return of automobiles by a substantial number of Didi
drivers who exited the ride-hailing business as a result of COVID-19 and the intense competition in the online ride-hailing market
in Chengdu and Changsha since 2020.
Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses
Selling,
general and administrative expenses primarily consist of salary and employee benefits, office rental expense, travel expenses,
and other costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from $1,137,801 for the three months ended September 30,
2019 to $2,749,209 for the three months ended September 30, 2020, representing an increase of $1,611,408, or approximately
142%. The increase was attributable to the significant expansion of our automobile transaction and related services business operations
in the year ended March 31, 2020 and the significant number of automobiles which were tendered to us for sublease or sale
due to the negative impact of COVID-19. The increase mainly consists of an increase of $560,274 in amortization of automobiles
which were tendered to us but have not been sub-leased or sold, an increase of $336,158 in salary and employee benefits as our
employee increased from 158 to 203, an increase of $599,170 in professional service fees such as financial, legal and market consulting,
and an increase of $115,806 in advertising and promotion and rental and other office expenses.
Bad Debt Expense
As a result of the
fierce competition in the online ride-hailing markets in Chengdu and Changsha, and the negative impact of COVID-19, the number
of online ride-hailing drivers we serviced who tendered their automobiles to us for sublease or sale increased by approximately
100 and the numbers of drivers who missed their monthly installment payments decreased by approximately 200 during the three months
September 30, 2020. However, there was an increase in the amount of our collection of monthly installments during the three months
ended September 30, 2020 as compared with the prior quarters end March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020. We re-evaluated the possibility
of collection of unsettled balances from those drivers and recovered bad debt expenses of $47,540 for those receivables during
the three months ended September 30, 2020. We recognized bad debt expenses of $115,467 for 23 drivers who postponed their monthly
installment payments for over two months during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
Impairments of Financing Lease Right-of-use Assets
For the three months
ended September 30, 2020, we evaluated the future cash flow of our right-of-use assets used for financing leases during their remaining
useful life and recognized an additional impairment loss of $80,223 for those assets that could not generate enough cash.
Other Income (Expense)
For the three months
ended September 30, 2020, we had other income of $135,457, primarily a result of the receipt of a government subsidy of $143,000
from Sichuan Economic and Information Department for our initial public offering in 2018 while we had miscellaneous expense of
$28,900 in the same period in 2019.
Interest Expense and Interest Expense
on Finance Leases
Interest
expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $14,892, resulting from the borrowings of Jinkailong from a financial
institution for its working capital requirements. The decrease of $10,414, or approximately 41%, was due to the decrease
in outstanding principal.
Interest expense on finance leases for the three months ended
September 30, 2020 was $34,339, representing the interest expense accrued under financing leases for the leased automobiles
tendered to us for sublease or sale by the online ride-hailing drivers who exited the ride-hailing business.
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Change in Fair Value of Derivative
Liabilities
Warrants issued in
our registered direct offering and underwritten public offering were classified as liabilities under the caption “Derivative
Liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheet and recorded at estimated fair value at each reporting date, computed using
the Black-Scholes valuation model. The change in fair value of derivative liabilities for the three months ended September 30,
2020 derived from change of the fair value between September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020 for the warrants issued in our registered
direct offering in June 2019 and the fair value between September 30, 2020 and August 4, 2020 for the warrants issued in our
underwritten public offering in August 2020, resulted in a loss of $129,961 in total.
Income Tax Expense
Generally,
our subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs in China are subject to enterprise income tax on their taxable income in China at a rate
of 25%. The enterprise income tax is calculated based on the entity’s global income as determined under PRC tax laws and
accounting standards. Income tax expense of $705 and $4 ,457 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2020,
respectively, mainly represented the provision of enterprise income tax resulting from the taxable income of $2,820 and $23,508,
respectively, from Hunan Ruixi.
Other
subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs in China incurred cumulative losses and no tax expense were recorded.
Net Income (Loss)
As a result of the
foregoing, net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $2,607,165, representing a change of $4,469,530 from
net income of $1,862,365 for the three months ended September 30, 2019.
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Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended September
30, 2020 Compared to the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019
For the Six Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
Change
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Revenues
$ 2,537,312
$ 10,897,850
$ (8,360,538 )
Cost of revenues
(1,794,771 )
(8,731,496 )
6,936,725
Gross profit
742,541
2,166,354
(1,423,813 )
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(4,709,634 )
(2,013,234 )
(2,696,400 )
Bad debt expense
(81,072 )
(128,214 )
47,142
Impairments of financing lease right-of-use assets
(80,223 )
-
(80,223 )
Total operating expenses
(4,870,929 )
(2,141,448 )
(2,729,481 )
Income (loss) from operations
(4,128,388 )
24,906
(4,153,294 )
Other income (expenses), net
129,381
(15,733 )
145,114
Interest expense
(35,540 )
(62,345 )
26,805
Interest expense on finance leases
(437,230 )
-
(437,230 )
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
(412,941 )
1,994,806
(2,407,747 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
(4,884,718 )
1,941,634
(6,826,352 )
Income tax expenses
(6,977 )
(105,598 )
98,621
Net income (loss)
$ (4,891,695 )
$ 1,836,036
$ (6,727,731 )
Revenues
Revenue for the six
months ended September 30, 2020 decreased by $8,360,538, or approximately 77%, as compared with six months ended September 30,
2019. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in the number of newly facilitated automobile purchases and automobiles sold.
However, in order to mitigate the negative impact on our cash flow resulted from the tendering of automobiles from drivers who
exited the ride-hailing business during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and develop a new income source, we shifted our business
focus to automobile rental and had revenue of $1,196,433 from automobile rental, which partially offset the negative impact of
the decrease in our revenue.
The following table sets forth the breakdown
of revenues by revenue source for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
For the Six Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Revenue from automobile transactions and related services
- Revenues from sales of automobiles
$ 423,632
$ 8,866,629
- Operating lease revenues from automobile rentals
1,196,433
-
- Service fees from automobile purchase services
160,577
1,257,010
- Facilitation fees from automobile transactions
1,616
143,263
- Service fees from automobile management and guarantee services
273,601
184,655
- Financing revenues
104,434
61,264
- Other service fees
377,019
385,029
Total Revenue
$ 2,537,312
$ 10,897,850
Revenue from our automobile
transaction and related services includes sales revenue of automobiles, operating lease revenues from automobile rentals, service
fees from automobile purchase services, service fees from automobile management and guarantee services, financing revenues and
other services fees, which accounted for approximately 16.7%, 47.2%, 6.3%, 10.8%, 4.1% and 14.9%, respectively, of the total revenue
from automobile transaction and related services during the six months ended September 30, 2020. Meanwhile, sales revenue
of automobiles, service fees from automobile purchase services, facilitation fees from automobile purchase, service fees from automobile
management and guarantee services, financing revenues and other services fees, which accounted for approximately 81.4%, 11.5%,
1.3%, 1.7%, 0.6% and 3.5%, respectively, of the total revenue from automobile transaction and related services during the six months
ended September 30, 2019.
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Sales of automobiles
We generate revenues
from sales of automobiles to the customers of Jinkailong and Hunan Ruixi during the six months ended September 30, 2020 and
to the customers of Jinkailong, Hunan Ruixi and Mashang Chuxing during the six months ended September 30, 2019. Sales of automobiles
during the six months ended September 30, 2020 decreased by $8,442,997 as compared with the same period in 2019, mainly due
to the decrease in the number of new automobile purchases, which was a result of a fiercely competed online ride-hailing market
in Chengdu and Changsha, and the adverse impact of COVID-19 across mainland China and the shift of our business focus to automobile
leasing. We sold an aggregate of 35 automobiles and 899 automobiles during the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
Operating lease revenues from automobile rentals
We generate revenues
from leasing our own automobiles or sub-leasing automobiles tendered by online ride-hailing drivers with their authorization for
a lease term of no more than twelve months. We leased over 500 automobiles with an average monthly rental income of $495 per automobile,
resulting in a rental income of $1,196,433, for the six months ended September 30, 2020.
Service fees from automobile purchase
services
Service fees from
automobile purchase services had a significant decrease of $1,096,433 during the six months ended September 30, 2020 as compared
with the same period in 2019, mainly due to the decrease in the number of facilitated new automobile purchases. We serviced 79
new automobile purchases under financing lease with service fees ranging from $135 to $3,450 per automobile during the six months
ended September 30, 2020 while we serviced 978 new automobile purchases with service fees ranging from $88 to $3,626 per automobile
during the six months ended September 30, 2019.
Facilitation fees from automobile transactions
Facilitation fees
from automobile transaction decreased by $141,647 during the six months ended September 30, 2020 as compared with the same
period in 2019 mainly due to the decrease in the number of facilitated new automobiles purchases from 978 to 54 and the decreased
average facilitation fee per automobile. As we shift our business focus to automobile rental, we waived the facilitation fee for
new automobile purchasers during the three months ended September 30, 2020.
Service fees from automobile management
and guarantee services
The majority of our
customers are ride-hailing drivers, who enter into affiliation service agreements with us pursuant to which we provide them post-transaction
management services and guarantee services. The increase of $88,946 in service fees from automobile management and guarantee services
was attributed to the increase in the number of automobiles we serviced. We provided management and guarantee services for over
2,500 and 2,000 automobiles during the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our fees increased from
a monthly average of $49 per automobile for the affiliation period during the six months ended September 30, 2019 to $64 during
the six months ended September 30, 2020.
Financing revenues
We recognized a total
interest income of $104,434 mainly from financing the purchase of an aggregate of 122 automobiles and $61,264 from an aggregate
of 81 automobiles during the six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Other service fees
We generate other revenues
such as commissions from insurance companies and other miscellaneous service fees charged to the automobile purchasers, which accounted
for 90.6%, and 9.4% of revenues from other service fees during the six months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The
commissions from insurance companies and other miscellaneous service fees charged to the automobile buyers accounted for 84.8%
and 15.2% of revenues from other service fees during the six months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. The slight decrease
of $8,010 was attributed to the lower insurance commissions paid by insurance companies on renewal of automobile insurance as compared
to the purchase of new insurances despite an increase in the number of automobiles under our management during the six months ended
September 30, 2020.
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Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues represents
the costs of automobiles sold of $410,155, amortization, daily maintenance and insurance expense of automobiles leased to online
ride-hailing drivers of $1,384,616. Cost of revenues decreased by $6,936,725, or approximately 79%, during the six months ended
September 30, 2020 as compared with the same period in 2019, mainly due to the decrease in costs of automobiles sold of $8,321,341
as the number of automobiles sold decreased from 899 to 35, partially offset by the increase of $1,384,616 in costs of automobiles
under operating leases as a result of the commencement and expansion of our automobile rental business.
Gross Profit
Gross profit decreased
by $1,423,813, or approximately 66%, during the six months ended September 30, 2020 as compared with the same period in 2019
mainly due to the decreased number of automobile sales and facilitated new automobile purchases. Gross profit generated from sales
of automobiles decreased by $121,656 and other revenues with no cost of revenues decreased by $1,113,974 due to the significant
decrease in the number of automobile sold and facilitated new automobile purchases during the six months ended September 30,
2020 as compared with the same period in 2019. Meanwhile, we had gross loss of $188,183 from operating lease revenues from automobile
rentals due to our focus on our operating leases as a means of mitigating the impact from the return of automobiles by a substantial
number of Didi drivers who exited the ride-hailing business as a result of COVID-19 and the intense competition in the online ride-hailing
market in Chengdu and Changsha since 2020.
Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses
Selling, general and
administrative expenses primarily consist of salary and employee benefits, office rental expense, travel expenses, and other costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from $2,013,234 for the six months ended September 30, 2019 to $4,709,634
for the six months ended September 30, 2020, representing an increase of $2,696,400, or approximately 134%. The increase was
attributable to the significant expansion of our automobile transaction and related services business operations in the year ended
March 31, 2020 and the significant number of automobiles tendered to us for sublease or sale due to the negative impact of
COVID-19. The increase mainly consists of an increase of $1,114,470 in amortization of automobiles which were tendered to us but
have not been sub-leased or sold, an increase of $696,161 in salary and employee benefits as our employee increased from 158 to
203, an increase $531,312 in professional service fees such as financial, legal and market consulting, and an increase of $354,457
in advertising and promotion, rental and other office expenses.
Bad Debt Expense
As a result of the
fierce competition in the online ride-hailing market in Chengdu and Changsha, and the negative impact of COVID-19, an aggregate
of approximately 1,200 online ride-hailing drivers we serviced tendered their automobiles to us for sublease or sale and approximately
90 drivers who postponed their monthly installment payments as of September 30, 2020. The number of online ride-hailing drivers
we serviced who tendered their automobiles to us for sublease or sale increased by 350 and the numbers of drivers postponed their
monthly installment payments decreased by approximately 260 during the six months September 30, 2020. We re-evaluated the possibility
of collection of unsettled balances from those drivers and recognized bad debt expenses of $81,072 for those receivables during
the six months ended September 30, 2020. While we recognized bad debt expenses of $218,214 for 23 drivers who postponed their monthly
installment payments over two months and other long-aged receivables during the six months ended September 30, 2019.
Impairments of Financing Lease Right-of-use Assets
For the six months
ended September 30, 2020, we evaluated the future cash flow of our right-of-use assets used for financing leases during their remaining
useful life and recognized an additional impairment loss of $80,223 for those assets that could not generate enough cash.
Other Income (Expense)
For the six months
ended September 30, 2020, we had other income of $129,381, as a result of the receipt of a government subsidy of $143,000 from
Sichuan Economic and Information Department for our initial public offering in 2018 while we had miscellaneous expense of $15,733
in the same period in 2019.
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Interest Expense and Interest Expense
on Finance Leases
Interest expense for
the six months ended September 30, 2020 was $35,540, resulting from the borrowings of Jinkailong from a financial institution
for its working capital requirements. The decrease of $26,805 or approximately 43%, was due to the decrease in outstanding principal.
Interest expense on
finance leases for the six months ended September 30, 2020 was $437,230, representing the interest expense accrued under financing
leases for the leased automobiles tendered to us for sublease or sale by the online ride-hailing drivers who exited the ride-hailing
business.
Change in Fair Value of Derivative
Liabilities
Warrants issued in
our June 2019 registered direct offering and August 2020 underwritten public offering were classified as liabilities under the
caption “Derivative Liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheet and recorded at estimated fair value at each reporting
date, computed using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The change in fair value of derivative liabilities for the three months
ended September 30, 2020 derived from change of the fair value between September 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020 for the
warrants issued in our June 2019 registered direct offering and the fair value between September 30, 2020 and August 4, 2020
for the warrants issued in our August 2020 underwritten public offering, resulted in a loss of $412,941 in total.
Income Tax Expense
Generally, our subsidiaries
and consolidated VIEs in China are subject to enterprise income tax on their taxable income in China at a rate of 25%. The enterprise
income tax is calculated based on the entity’s global income as determined under PRC tax laws and accounting standards. Income
tax expense of $6,977 for the six months ended September 30, 2020 mainly represented the provision of enterprise income tax
resulting from the taxable income of $27,908 from Hunan Ruixi and Jinkailong. Income tax expense of $105,598 for the six months
ended September 30, 2019 mainly represented the provision of enterprise income tax resulting from the taxable income totaling $23,508
of Hunan Ruixi and $398,884 of Jinkailong.
Other subsidiaries and consolidated VIEs in China incurred cumulative
losses and no tax expense were recorded.
Net Income (Loss)
As a result of the
foregoing, net loss for the six months ended September 30, 2020 was $4,891,695, representing a change of $6,727,731 from net
income of $1,836,036 for the six months ended September 30, 2019.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We
have financed our operations primarily through proceeds from our equity offerings, stockholder loans, commercial debt and
cash flow from operations.
We had cash and cash
equivalents of $4,394,019 as of September 30, 2020 as compared to $833,888 as of March 31, 2020 for our continuing
operations. We had no cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2020 as compared to $10,139 as of March 31, 2020
for our discontinued operations. We primarily hold our excess unrestricted cash in short-term interest-bearing bank accounts at
financial institutions.
On August 6,
2020, we closed an underwritten public offering of 12,000,000 shares at $0.50 per share for total gross proceeds of approximately
$6.0 million. After deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us, the aggregate net proceeds
totaled approximately $5.3 million. In addition, the underwriters for the public offering exercised their over-allotment to purchase
1,800,000 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share, generating net proceeds of approximately $0.8 million after deducting underwriting
discounts and commissions and offering expenses.
In addition to the
proceeds from our underwritten public offering, we also expect to receive an aggregate of RMB 50 million (approximately $7.0 million)
in cash under the JKL Investment Agreement entered into by and among Hunan Ruixi, Jinkailong, the other shareholders of Jinkailong
and Hongyi on July 4, 2020. Pursuant to the JKL Investment Agreement, Jinkailong agreed to issue and Hongyi agreed to subscribe
for a 27.03% equity interest in Jinkailong in consideration of RMB50 million (approximately $7.0 million), which will be made in
two payments: (i) the first payment of RMB10 million (approximately $1.4 million) was due no later than September 30, 2020 and
(ii) the remaining RMB40 million (approximately $5.6 million) is due within 30 days after the record-filing of the Investment has
been made with the local PRC government and the other shareholders of Jinkailong having made their respective capital contributions
in full in cash, but no later than December 31, 2020. As a result, Hunan Ruixi will be required to pay RMB3.5 million (approximately
$0.5 million) to Jinkailong as a capital contribution. According to the latest arrangement with Hongyi, the first payment of $1.4
million has been postponed and the total investment of $7.0 million will be made before March 31, 2021.
Our business is capital intensive. We have considered whether
there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern due to (1) recurring losses from operations, including
net loss of approximately $4.9 million and $0.1 million from continuing operations and discontinued operations, respectively, for
the six months ended September 30, 2020, (2) accumulated deficit of approximately $27.9 million as of September 30, 2020; (3) the
working capital deficit of approximately $3.6 million and (4) operating cash outflows of approximately $0.2 million and $1.1 million
from continuing operations and discontinued operations, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2020. Although we
believe that we can realize our current assets in the normal course of business, our ability to repay our current obligations will
depend on the future realization of our current assets and the future operating revenues generated from our operations.
We have determined
there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to generate significant revenue,
we may be required to cease or curtail our operations. We are trying to alleviate the going concern risk through the following
sources:
●
continuing to seek equity financing to support our working capital;
●
other available sources of financing (including debt) from PRC banks and other
financial institutions; and
●
financial support and credit guarantee commitments from our related parties.
We believe that the
proceeds from our public offerings and our anticipated cash flows would not be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital
requirements and capital expenditures in the ordinary course of business for the next 12 months from the date of this Report.
However,
there is no assurance that we will be successful in implementing the foregoing plans or that additional financial will be available
to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. There are a number of factors that could potentially arise that could undermine
our plans, such as (i) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and areas of operations in China, (ii) changes in the
demand for our services, (iii) PRC government policies, (iv) economic conditions in China and worldwide, (v) competitive pricing
in the automobile transaction and related service industry, (vi) the possibility that our operating results could continue to
deteriorate due to COVID-19 or otherwise, (vii) that financial institutions in China may not able to provide continued financial
support to our customers, and (viii) the perception of PRC-based companies in the U.S. capital markets. Our inability to secure
needed financing when required could require material changes to our business plan and could have a material adverse effect on
our viability and results of operations.
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For the Six Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
$
(1,295,974
)
$
(6,064,404
)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
(19,643
)
(854,695
)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
4,789,349
4,650,997
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents
76,259
(213,741
)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
844,028
5,020,510
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
4,394,019
2,538,667
Less: Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations
-
(293,766
)
Cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, end of period
$
4,394,019
$
2,244,901
Cash Flow in Operating Activities
For the six months
ended September 30, 2020, net cash used in operating activities was $1,295,974, which consists of the net cash used in operating
activities of $164,410 from continuing operations and $1,131,564 from discontinued operations. The total net cash used in operating
activities primarily comprised of salary and employee surcharge of $1,376,528, the payment of $755,796 to investors of the discontinued
P2P platform, other operating costs of $459,415, costs of $97,990 on automobiles used for financial lease to be collected within
the lease terms, and payment of $821,845 for purchase of automobiles and related transactions, partially offset by revenue received
of $2,452,541 and the net collection of $232,762 of the advance payments due from the automobile purchasers.
For the six months ended
September 30, 2019, net cash used in operating activities was $6,064,403, which primarily comprised salary and employee surcharge
of $1,271,971, other operating costs of $2,144,266, costs of $1,109,277 on automobiles used for financial lease which to be collected
within the lease terms, and payment of $10,207,207 for purchase of automobiles and related transactions, partially offset by amount
received from customers of $8,668,318.
Cash Flow in Investing Activities
For the six months
ended September 30, 2020, we had net cash used in investing activities of $19,643, which consisted of the net cash used in investing
activities of $19,572 from continuing operations and $71 from discontinued operations. The total net cash used in investing was
for the purchase of office equipment and electronic devices.
For the six months ended
September 30, 2019, we had net cash used in investing activities of $854,695, which primarily consisted of:(1) the payment of $181,805,
$155,460 and $47,430 for the purchases of leasehold improvements, vehicles and office equipment, respectively, and (2) the payment
of $470,000 for the development of software to be used in our automobile transaction and related services.
Cash Flow in Financing Activities
For the six months
ended September 30, 2020, we had net cash provided by financing activities of $4,789,349, which primarily consisted of: (1)
net proceeds of $6,173,297 from our underwritten public offering in August 2020; (2) proceeds from the exercise of warrants of
$75,000; (3) borrowings from an insurance company of $488,932, partially offset by (4) repayments and loans to stockholders, related
parties and affiliates of $300,896, (5) repayments of current borrowings from financial institutions of $150,999; and (5) principal
payments made for finance lease liabilities of $1,449,554.
For the six months
ended September 30, 2019, we had net cash provided by financing activities of $4,650,997, which mainly consisted of:(1) net proceeds
from our June 2019 registered direct offering of $5.1 million; (2) release of escrow receivable of $600,000, (3) net proceeds from
short-term borrowings from related parties and affiliates of $338,702 for the daily operation of Jinkailong, partially offset by
(4) repayments of borrowings from financial institutions and third parties of $559,676, and (4) repayment of borrowings from stockholders
of $870,249.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As the date of the Report, we had the following
off-balance sheet arrangements that are likely to have a future effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results
of operations and liquidity:
·
Purchase Commitments
Subsequent to September
30, 2020 through the date of this Report, we entered into a contract with an automobile dealer for the purchase of a total of 20
automobiles for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $312,000. The purchase is expected to be completed by the end of 2020,
which will lead to an increase in our inventory and cash outflow in operating activities.
·
Contingent Liabilities
Contingent liabilities for automobile
purchasers
We are exposed
to credit risk as we are required by certain financial institutions to provide guarantee on the lease/loan payments
(including principal and interests) of the automobile purchasers referred by us. As of September 30, 2020, the maximum
contingent liabilities the we would be exposed to was approximately $16,159,000 (including approximately $283,000 related to
our discontinued P2P business), assuming all the automobile purchasers were in default, which may cause an increase in
guarantee expense and cash outflow in financing activities. As of September 30, 2020, approximately $2,599,000,
including interests of $156,000, due to financial institutions, of all the automobile purchases we serviced were past
due.
Contingent liability of Jinkailong
On October 14, 2020,
the funds in the bank accounts of Jinkailong, with a balance of RMB175,335 (approximately $25,050), was frozen by the People's Court
of Sichuan Pilot Free Trade Zone (the “Court”) and became restricted cash due to the default of Langyue Automobile
Services Company (“Langyue”), a prior business partner whom Jinkailong provided guarantees to.
On May 25, 2018, Chengdu
Industrial Impawn Co., Ltd (“Impawn”) signed a pledge and pawn contract (the “Master Contact”) with Langyue,
pursuant to which, Impawn shall provide loans to Langyue up to RMB20 million (approximately $2.9 million). In connection with the
Master Contract, Jinkailong entered into a guaranty with Impawn and agreed to provide guarantee on all the payments (including
principal, interests, compensations and other expenses) of Langyue jointly and severally with seven other guarantors, one of which
is a shareholder of Jinkailong. Langyue used RMB7,019,652 (approximately $1,003,000) of the loans from Impawn and re-loaned it
to automobile purchasers referred by Jinkailong from June 2018 to September 2018, which were also guaranteed by Jinkailong.
Langyue did not
timely pay Impawn the monthly installment for June 2020. In July 2020, Impawn sent the Collection Letter and Notice to
Langyue to demand payment of the interest and penalty of RMB100,300 (approximately $14,330). On September 18, 2020, Impawn
initiated a legal action in front of the Court for an order to collect and enforce the repayment of the total outstanding
principals, interest and penalty for an aggregate of RMB9,992,728 (approximately $1,428,000) and other expenses by freezing
all bank accounts of the Langyue and all related guarantors. On October 14, 2020, the cash in the bank of Jinkailong, with
total amount of RMB175,335 (approximately $25,050) were frozen by the Court and became restricted cash accordingly.
As of September 30,
2020, the maximum contingent liabilities related to the loans from Langyue to automobile purchasers which Jinkailong would be exposed
to was RMB2,832,131 (approximately $407,450), which has been included in the amount of contingent liabilities or automobile purchasers
as mentioned above. However, as Jinkailong has undertaken the joint and several liability guarantee for all of Langyue’s
loan from Impawn, Jinkailong may be required to pay all the outstanding balance of $1,428,000 to Impawn in the future. Considering
that the negotiations between Jinkailong and Impawn are still in progress, there are seven other guarantees for the loan, and no
further reply nor action from Impawn and the Court, the contingent liabilities cannot be reasonably estimated by us as of the issuance
date of this Report. As of November 19, 2020, the restricted cash of Jinkailong was RMB502,855 (approximately $75,863). We have
taken a series of actions to lower the potential negative impact on the operations of Jinkailong and expect to finalize a solution
and release the restricted cash before December 31, 2020.
Inflation
We do not believe our
business and operations have been materially affected by inflation.
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Critical Accounting Policies
We prepare our unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S GAAP. These accounting principles require us to make judgments,
estimates and assumptions on the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the end of each fiscal period, and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during each fiscal period. We continually evaluate these judgments and estimates based on our
past experience, knowledge and assessments of current business and other conditions, our expectations regarding the future based
on available information and assumptions.
Other than disclosed
below, there have been no material changes during the three months ended September 30, 2020 in our accounting policies from
those previously disclosed in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
The selection of critical
accounting policies, the judgments and other uncertainties affecting the application of those policies and the sensitivity of reported
results to changes in conditions and assumptions are factors that should be considered when reviewing our financial statements.
We believe the following accounting policies involve the most significant assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of
our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
( a)
Use of estimates
In presenting the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, management make estimates and assumptions that affect
the amounts reported and related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgement and available information. Accordingly,
actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, management reviews these estimates and assumptions using
the currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances may cause us to revise our estimates. we base our estimates
on past experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for
making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Estimates are used when accounting for items and matters
including, but not limited to, revenue recognition, residual values, lease classification and liabilities, finance lease receivables,
inventory obsolescence, right-of-use assets, determinations of the useful lives and valuation of long-lived assets, estimates
of allowances for doubtful accounts and prepayments, estimates of impairment of intangible assets, valuation of deferred tax assets,
estimated fair value used in business acquisitions, valuation of derivative liabilities and other provisions and contingencies.
(b) Fair values of financial
instruments
Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) Topic 825, Financial Instruments (“Topic 825”) requires disclosure of fair value information
of financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheets, for which it is practicable to estimate that value.
In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation
techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future
cash flows. Topic 825 excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial assets and liabilities from its disclosure requirements.
Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts do not represent the underlying value of us. The three levels of valuation hierarchy
are defined as follows:
Level 1
Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2
Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
Level 3
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.
(c) Property and equipment
Property and equipment
primarily consists of computer equipment, which is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation less any provision required for
impairment in value. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method with no residual value based on the estimated useful
life.
(d) Derivative liabilities
A contract is designated
as an asset or a liability and is carried at fair value on a company’s balance sheet, with any changes in fair value recorded
in a company’s results of operations. We then determine which options, warrants and embedded features require liability
accounting and records the fair value as a derivative liability. The changes in the values of these instruments are shown in the
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as “change in fair value of
derivative liabilities”.
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(e) Revenue recognition
We have adopted ASC
606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) on April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach.
ASC 606 establishes principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows
arising from the entity's contracts to provide goods or services to customers. The core principle requires an entity to recognize
revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that it expects to
be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services recognized as performance obligations are satisfied. It also requires
us to identify contractual performance obligations and determine whether revenue should be recognized at a point in time or over
time, based on when control of goods and services transfers to a customer.
To achieve that core
principle, we apply the five steps defined under ASC 606: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify
the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price
to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance
obligation.
We account for a contract
with a customer when the contract is committed in writing, the rights of the parties, including payment terms, are identified,
the contract has commercial substance and consideration to collect is substantially probable.
We have assessed the
impact of the guidance by reviewing our existing customer contracts and current accounting policies and practices to identify
differences that will result from applying the new requirements, including the evaluation of its performance obligations, transaction
price, customer payments, transfer of control and principal versus agent considerations. Based on the assessment, we concluded
that there was no change to the timing and pattern of revenue recognition for its current revenue streams in scope of ASC 606
and therefore there was no material changes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements upon adoption of ASC
606.
Automobile Transaction and Related
Services
Sales of automobiles
– We generate revenue from sales of automobiles to the customers of Jinkailong and Hunan Ruixi. The control over the automobile
is transferred to the purchaser along with the delivery of automobile. The amount of the revenue is based on the sale price agreed
by Hunan Ruixi or Yicheng and the counterparties, including Jinkailong, who act on behalf of their customers. We recognize revenues
when the automobile is delivered and control is transferred to the purchaser.
Service fees from automobile
purchase services – Services fees from automobile purchase services are paid by automobile purchasers for a series of the
services provided to them throughout the purchase process such as credit assessment, preparation of financing application materials,
assistance with closing of financing transactions, license and plate registration, payment of taxes and fees, purchase of insurance,
installment of GPS devices, ride-hailing driver qualification and other administrative procedures. The amount of these fees is
based on the sales price of the automobiles and relevant services provided. We recognize revenue when all the services are completed
and the automobile is delivered to the purchaser at a point in time.
Facilitation fees from
automobile transactions – Facilitation fees from automobile purchase transactions are paid by our customers including third-party
sales teams or the automobile purchasers for the facilitation of the sales and financing of automobiles. We attract automobile
purchasers through third-party sales teams or its own sales department. For the sales facilitated between third-party sales teams
and automobile purchasers, we charge the fees to the third-party sales teams, which derived from the commission paid by the automobile
purchasers to the third-party sales teams. Relating to sales facilitated between automobile purchasers and dealers, we charge the
fees to the automobile purchasers. We recognize revenue from facilitation fees when the titles are transferred to the purchasers
at a point in time. The amount of fees is based on the type of automobile and negotiation with each sales team or automobile purchaser.
The fees charged to third-party sales teams or automobile purchasers are paid before the automobile purchase transactions are consummated.
These fees are non-refundable upon the delivery of automobiles.
Service fees from
management and guarantee services – Over 95% of our customers are online ride-hailing drivers. The drivers sign affiliation
agreements with us, pursuant to which we provide them with management and guarantee services during the affiliation period. Service
fees for management and guarantee services are paid by such automobile purchasers on a monthly basis for the management and guarantee
services provided during the affiliation period. We recognize revenue over the affiliation period when performance obligations
are completed.
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Financing revenues –
Interest income from the lease arising from our sales-type leases and bundled lease arrangements is recognized in financing revenues
over the lease term based on the effective rate of interest in the lease.
Operating lease revenues
from automobile rentals – We generate revenue from sub-leasing automobiles from some online ride-hailing drivers or leasing
our own automobiles. We recognize revenue wherein the automobile is transferred to the leasee and the leasee has the ability to
control the asset, is accounted for under ASC Topic 842. Rental transactions are satisfied over the rental period. Rental periods
are short term in nature, generally are twelve months or less.
Leases
On April 1, 2019,
we adopted ASC Topic 842. This update, as well as additional amendments and targeted improvements issued in 2018 and early 2019,
supersedes existing lease accounting guidance found under ASC 840. The accounting for lessors does not fundamentally change
with this update except for changes to conform and align guidance to the lessee guidance, as well as to the revenue recognition
guidance in ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC Topic 606). Some of these conforming changes, such as those
related to the definition of lease term and minimum lease payments, resulted in certain lease arrangements, that would have been
previously accounted for as operating leases, to be classified and accounted for as sales-type leases with a corresponding up-front
recognition of automobile sales revenue when the lessee obtained control over the automobile.
The two primary accounting
provisions we use to classify transactions as sales-type or operating leases are: (i) a review of the lease term to determine
if it is for the major part of the economic life of the underlying equipment (defined as greater than 75%); and (ii) a review
of the present value of the lease payments to determine if they are equal to or greater than substantially all of the fair market
value of the equipment at the inception of the lease (defined as greater than 90%). Automobile included in arrangements meeting
these conditions are accounted for as sales-type leases. For sales-type leases, we recognize sales equal to the present value
of the minimum lease payments discounted using the implicit interest rate in the lease and cost of sales equal to carrying amount
of the asset being leased and any initial direct costs incurred, less the present value of the unguaranteed residual. Interest
income from the lease is recognized in financing revenues over the lease term. Automobile included in arrangements that do not
meet these conditions are accounted for as operating leases and revenue is recognized over the term of the lease.
We exclude from the
measurement of our lease revenues any tax assessed by a governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with a specific
revenue-producing transaction and collected from a customer.
We consider the economic
life of most of automobile to be three to four years, since this represents the most frequent contractual lease term for its automobile
and the automobile will be used for Didi driving services. We believe three to four years is representative of the period during
which the automobile is expected to be economically usable, with normal service, for the purpose for which it is intended.
A portion of our direct
sales of automobile to end customers are made through bundled lease arrangements which typically include automobile, services (automobile
purchase services, facilitation fees, and management and guarantee services) and financing components where the customer pays a
single negotiated fixed minimum monthly payment for all elements over the contractual lease term. Revenues under these bundled
lease arrangements are allocated considering the relative standalone selling prices of the lease and non-lease deliverables included
in the bundled arrangement and the financing components. Lease deliverables include the automobile and financing, while the non-lease
deliverables generally consist of the services and repayment of advanced fees made on behalf of its customers. We consider the
fixed payments for purposes of allocation to the lease elements of the contract. The fixed minimum monthly payments are multiplied
by the number of months in the contract term to arrive at the total fixed lease payments that the customer is obligated to make
over the lease term. Amounts allocated to the automobile and financing elements are then subjected to the accounting estimates
under ASC 842 to ensure the values reflect standalone selling prices. The remainder of any fixed payments are allocated to non-lease
elements (automobile purchase services, facilitation fees, and management and guarantee services), for which these revenues are
recognized in a manner consistent with the guidance for service fees from automobile purchase services, facilitation fees from
automobile transactions, and service fees from management and guarantee services as discussed above.
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Our lease pricing interest
rates, which are used in determining customer payments in a bundled lease arrangement, are developed based upon the local prevailing
rates in the marketplace where its customer will be able to obtain an automobile loan under similar terms from the bank. We reassess
our pricing interest rates quarterly based on changes in the local prevailing rates in the marketplace. As of September 30,
2020, our pricing interest rate is 6.0% per annum.
Online Discontinued P2P Lending Services
(Discontinued Operations)
Transaction fees –
Prior to our P2P lending business discontinued on October 17, 2019, transaction fees were paid by borrowers to us for the
work we perform through its platform. The amount of these fees was based upon the loan amount and the maturity date of the loan.
The fees charged to borrowers were paid upon (i) disbursement of the proceeds for loans which accrued interest on a monthly
basis or (ii) full payment of principal and interest of loans which accrue interest on a daily basis. These fees were non-refundable
upon the issuance of loan. We recognized the revenue when loans were disbursed to borrowers or borrowers repaid their principal
or interest of loans.
Service fees - We charged
investors service fees on their actual investment payments. We generally received the service fees upon the investors’ receipt
of their investment returns. We recognized the revenue when loans were repaid and investor received their investment income.
Website development
revenues - Revenue allocated to website development services is recognized as the service is performed over time using our efforts
or inputs to the satisfaction of a performance obligation using an input measure method, under which the total value of revenue
is recognized on the basis of the percentage that total cost to date bears to the total expected costs. We consider labor costs
and related outsource labor costs for the input measurement as the best available indicator of the progress, pattern and timing
in which contract obligations are fulfilled.
Provisions for estimated
losses, if any, on uncompleted contracts are recorded in the period in which such losses become probable based on the current contract
estimates. In instances where substantive acceptance provisions are specified in customer contracts, revenues are deferred until
all acceptance criteria have been met. To date, we have not incurred a material loss on any contracts. However, as a policy, provisions
for estimated losses on such engagements will be made during the period in which a loss becomes probable and can be reasonably
estimated.
We generally do not
enter into arrangements with multiple deliverables for website development services contracts. If the deliverables have standalone
value at contract inception, we account for each deliverable separately.
(f) Leases
On April 1, 2019,
we adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (ASC Topic 842). This update supersedes existing lease accounting guidance found under ASC 840,
Leases (“ASC 840”) and requires the recognition of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease obligations (“lease
liabilities”) by lessees for those leases currently classified as operating leases under existing lease guidance. Leases
will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition. Short term
leases with a term of twelve months or less are not required to be recognized. Lessor accounting is generally the same under ASC
842 as compared to ASC 840 except with an additional requirement to assess collectability to support classification as a direct
financing lease. Also, in order to derecognize the asset and record revenue, collection of payments due must be probable for sales-type
leases and the lessees of sales-type leases will need to obtain control over the leased asset.
We adopted the practical
expedient that allows lessees to treat the lease and non-lease components of a lease a single lease component. The impact of the
adoption of the ASC 842, as of April 1, 2019, we recognized approximately $246,227 ROU assets and approximately $247,325 lease
liabilities, primarily related to leases of facilities. The adoption of this standard resulted in the recording of operating lease
assets and operating lease liabilities as of April 1, 2019, with no related impact on our unaudited consolidated statement
of changes in stockholders' equity or consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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Beginning in the year
ended March 31, 2020, we entered into certain agreements as a lessor under which we leased automobiles to short-term (usually under
twelve months) car service drivers. We also enter into certain agreements as a lessee to lease automobiles and to conduct our automobiles
rental operations. If any of the following criteria are met, we classify the lease as a finance lease (as a lessee) or as a direct
financing or sales-type lease (both as a lessor):
· The lease transfers
ownership of the underlying asset to the lessee by the end of the lease term;
· The lease grants the
lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise;
· The lease term is for
75% or more of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset, unless the commencement date falls within the last 25% of
the economic life of the underlying asset;
· The present value of
the sum of the lease payments equals or exceeds 90% of the fair value of the underlying asset; or
· The underlying asset
is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the lease term.
Leases that do not
meet any of the above criteria are accounted for as operating leases.
We combine lease and
non-lease components in its contracts under Topic 842, when permissible.
Finance and operating
lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over
the lease term. Since the implicit rate for our leases is not readily determinable, we use our incremental borrowing rate based
on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing
rate is the rate of interest that we would have to pay to borrow, on a collateralized basis, an amount equal to the lease payments,
in a similar economic environment and over a similar term.
Lease terms used to
calculate the present value of lease payments generally do not include any options to extend, renew, or terminate the lease, as
we do not have reasonable certainty at lease inception that these options will be exercised. We generally consider the economic
life of its operating lease ROU assets to be comparable to the useful life of similar owned assets. We have elected the short-term
lease exception, therefore operating lease ROU assets and liabilities do not include leases with a lease term of twelve months
or less. Its leases generally do not provide a residual guarantee. The operating lease ROU asset also excludes lease incentives.
Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
We review the impairment
of our ROU assets consistent with the approach applied for our other long-lived assets. We review the recoverability of its long-lived
assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable.
The assessment of possible impairment is based on its ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected undiscounted
future pre-tax cash flows of the related operations. We have elected to include the carrying amount of operating lease liabilities
in any tested asset group and include the associated operating lease payments in the undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows.
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Not applicable.
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Item 4.
Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based on an evaluation
of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended), as of September 30, 2020, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal
executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer) have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were
not effective due to the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting:
· We did not have sufficient
personnel with appropriate levels of accounting knowledge and experience to address complex U.S. GAAP accounting issues and to
prepare and review financial statements and related disclosures under U.S. GAAP. Specifically, our control did not
operate effectively to ensure the appropriate and timely analysis of and accounting for unusual and non-routine transactions and
certain financial statement accounts;
· We had a lack of adequate
policies and procedures in internal audit function to ensure that our policies and procedures have been carried out as planned;
· We did not establish
an appropriate backup and restoration plan for our financial systems; and
· We did not establish
and perform a periodic review and security monitoring of unauthorized access to our financial systems.
We have hired new
accounting staff and are in the progress of improving our system security environment and conducting regular backup plans and penetration
testing to ensure network and information security. In addition, we plan to address the weaknesses identified above by implementing
the following measures:
(i) hiring additional accounting staff with comprehensive knowledge
of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements; and
(ii) improving our internal
audit function, internal control policies and monitoring controls based on the work of our internal audit staff.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except as described
above, there have not been any changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended
September 30, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.
For a description of our legal proceedings,
see “Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements – Contingent Liabilities – Contingent liability relating to Jinkailong”
under Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors.
In light of the recent
launch of Xixingtianxia, our own online ride-hailing platform as described
in this Report, we are providing the following updated risk factors relating to this new business:
We only recently
launched our own online ride-hailing platform, which makes it make it difficult for investors to evaluate the success of this business
to date and to assess the future viability of this business.
We only recently launched
our online ride-hailing platform. This lack of operating history may make it difficult for investors to evaluate our prospects
for success for this business. In order to establish commercial viability of this business, we will have to acquire a large customer
base. There can be no assurances that we will be able to do so.
As a “start up”
business, our online ride-hailing platform may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other known
and unknown factors that may alter or delay our plans. There is no assurance that we will be successful with this business and
the likelihood of success of our ride-hailing platform must be considered in light of our relatively early stage of operations.
Any growth in this business will put significant demands on our processes, systems and personnel. If we are unable to successfully
manage and support our growth and the challenges and difficulties associated with managing our ride-hailing platform as a larger,
more complex business, this could cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations,
and the market value of our securities could decline.
We face intense
competition in our new online ride-hailing business, which could lead to our inability to secure market share or cause us to lose
market share to our competitors, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
The online ride-hailing
market in China, especially in our initial target market of Chengdu, is intensely competitive and characterized by rapid changes
in technology, shifting user preferences, and frequent introductions of new services and offerings. We only recently launched our
own proprietary online ride-hailing platform, and as a new business line, we will be highly susceptible to competition. We expect
competition to continue, both from current competitors and new entrants in the market that may be well-established and enjoy greater
resources or other strategic advantages. If we are unable to anticipate or react to these competitive challenges, our competitive
position could weaken, or fail to improve, and we could experience growth stagnation or even a decline in revenue that could materially
and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Certain of our online
ride-hailing competitors, such as 01Zhuanche and Caocao, have far greater financial, technical, marketing, research and development,
manufacturing and other resources, greater name recognition, longer operating histories or a larger user base than we do. They
may be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of offerings and offer lower prices than we do,
which could adversely affect our results of operations. Further, they will have greater resources to deploy towards the research,
development and commercialization of new technologies, or they may have other financial, technical or resource advantages. These
factors may allow our online ride-hailing competitors to derive greater revenue and profits from their existing user bases, enlarge
their user base at lower costs, or respond more quickly to new and emerging technologies and trends. Our current and potential
competitors may also establish cooperative or strategic relationships amongst themselves or with third parties that may further
enhance their resources and offerings to our detriment.
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If our safety
system fails to ensure user safety while using our online ride-hailing platform, our business, results of operations and financial
condition could be materially and adversely affected.
According to the Emergency
Notice on Further Strengthening the Safety Management of Online Reservation of Taxis and Carpooling of Private Vehicles jointly
promulgated by the General Office of Ministry of Transportation and the General Office of the PRC Ministry of Public Security on
September 10, 2018, online ride-hailing platforms shall carry out background checks on all online ride-hailing drivers according
to relevant requirements of taxi driver background check and supervision.
We are in the progress
of improving a safety system to build up trust among our users and ensure the safety level, including conducting background checks
to screen our potential online ride-hailing drivers and their vehicles to identify those that are not qualified to utilize our
platform pursuant to applicable laws and regulations or our internal standards. We have also established a 24/7 emergency response
mechanism to deal with emergency safety issues. Our cooperated aggregation platforms also have various safety measures through
mobile apps, such as one-button emergency calls, to protect riders during the trips.
We cannot assure you,
however, that our own safety system and the safety measures of our cooperated aggregation platforms will always meet our expectations
or the requirements under applicable laws and regulations, and that we will always be able to filter out unqualified online ride-hailing
drivers or timely respond to and deal with emergency matters. We may also fail to effectively control the behaviors of these drivers,
or cause them to fully comply with our platform policies and standards. Any negative publicity resulting from any failures, mistakes
or omissions of our safety system, including any safety incidents or data security breaches, could materially and adversely affect
our reputation and brand, and could potentially lead to increased regulatory or litigation exposure. If our safety system fails
to ensure user safety while using our platform, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially
and adversely affected.
Illegal, improper
or otherwise inappropriate activities of users while utilizing our online ride-hailing platform could expose us to liabilities
and harm our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition.
Illegal, improper or
otherwise inappropriate activities by users while utilizing our online ride-hailing platform could expose us to liabilities and
materially and adversely affect our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition. These activities may include
abuse, assault, theft, false imprisonment, sexual harassment, identity theft, unauthorized use of credit and debit cards or bank
accounts, and other misconduct. While we have implemented various measures to anticipate, identify and address risks associated
with these activities, we may not adequately address or prevent all illegal, improper or otherwise inappropriate activities by
our users, which could damage our brand and the viability of this business.
At the same time, if
the measures we have taken to guard against these illegal, improper or otherwise inappropriate activities are too restrictive and
inadvertently prevent qualified online ride-hailing drivers otherwise in good standing from using our platform, or if we are unable
to implement and communicate these measures fairly and transparently or are perceived to have failed to do so, the growth and retention
of our users and their utilization of our online ride-hailing platform could be negatively impacted. For example, if we cannot
complete background checks of potential online ride-hailing drivers who apply to utilize our platform on a timely basis, we may
not be able to onboard potential online ride-hailing drivers in time and, as a result, our platform may be less attractive to qualified
online ride-hailing drivers.
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Furthermore, any negative
publicity related to the foregoing, whether such incident occurred on our platform or on our competitors’ platforms, could
materially and adversely affect our reputation and brand and more importantly, public perception of the online ride-hailing industry
as a whole, which could negatively affect the demand for platforms like ours, and potentially lead to increased regulatory or litigation
exposure. Any of the foregoing risks could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We may be considered
as conducting payment services as a non-financial institution without a Payment Business Permit.
Gaode Map and Meituan
settle payments to our accounts in Alipay or Qiandaibao once a week. In general, after deducting service fees of Gaode Map and
Meituan, the remaining amounts, including the earnings of the drivers and our service fees, are transferred to our accounts in
Alipay and Qiandaibao. Then we settle the payments with the online ride-hailing drivers.
According to the Measures
for the Administration of Payment Services of Non-Financial Institutions which were promulgated by the PRC government on June 14,
2010, effective on September 1, 2010 and amended on April 29, 2020, non-financial institutions are required to obtain a payment
business permit (the “Payment Business Permit”) to provide payment services. Neither non-financial institutions nor
individuals is permitted to engage in any form of payment business without the approval of the Chines government, including payment
through the Internet.
The relevant PRC rules
and regulations lack clear guidance as to what practice or process constitutes payment or settlement services without a Payment
Business Permit. Therefore, there is a risk that our settlement practice may cause us to be deemed as engaging in payment and settlement
services without a license. As of the date of this Report, to our knowledge, we were not required by the relevant regulatory authorities
to obtain the Payment Business Permit for our past settlement practice, nor have we received any penalty in connection with any
purported operations of payment and settlement services without a Payment Business Permit or otherwise in violation of the above-described
rules and regulations. If we encourage issues in this regard, we will consider engaging a licensed commercial bank to escrow our
bank account and manage the prepayments received from our enterprise users and refund balances attributable to our individual users.
However, we cannot assure you that our cooperation with a commercial bank in this regard would completely address the payment-related
risk or such cooperation would suffice for all of our present or future businesses. In addition, the settlement services provided
by licensed third-parties and financial institutions are subject to various rules and regulations, which may be amended or reinterpreted
to encompass additional requirements. In response to that, we may have to adjust our cooperation with such licensed commercial
bank or any other financial institutions and may thus incur higher transaction and compliance costs. Any of the circumstances would
have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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If we fail to
cost-effectively attract and retain online ride-hailing drivers, or to increase utilization of our platform by existing users,
our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
The growth of our online
ride-hailing platform depends in part on our ability to cost-effectively attract and retain online ride-hailing drivers who satisfy
our screening criteria and procedures, and to increase their utilization of our platform. To attract and retain qualified drivers,
we have, among other things, offered incentives for drivers. We believe that our sales and marketing initiatives is promoting awareness
of our offerings, which in turn drives the growth of our driver pool and the utilization rate of our marketplace. However, we may
fail to retain and attract qualified online ride-hailing drivers due to a number of reasons, such as our lack of brand recognition
and reputation or our failure to provide subsidies that are comparable or superior to those of our competitors. Other factors beyond
of our control, such as increases in the price of gasoline, vehicles or insurance, and the vehicle quantity control of PRC government,
may also reduce the number of private car owners and taxi drivers on our platform or their utilization of our online ride-hailing
platform.
Our failure to continuously
attract and retain drives and to increase utilization of our online ride-hailing platform would impair the network effect of our
platform, which would in turn materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Changes to pricing
for our online ride-hailing services could materially and adversely affect our ability to attract or retain riders and qualified
drivers.
Demand for our online
ride-hailing services is sensitive to ride fares, which takes into consideration, among other things, incentives paid to online
ride-hailing drivers and our service fees. Our pricing strategies could be affected by a number of factors, including operating
costs, legal and regulatory requirements or constraints, our current and future competitors’ pricing and marketing strategies,
and the perception of ride fares as a non-compensatory sharing of travel cost by online ride-hailing drivers. Some competitors
offer, or may in the future offer, lower-priced services. Similarly, some competitors may use marketing strategies to attract or
retain riders and qualified online ride-hailing drivers at lower costs than us. Certain competitors may also attract and retain
riders and qualified online ride-hailing drivers with significant subsidies. As such, we may be forced by competition, regulation
or other reasons to reduce ride fares and service fees, increase incentives we pay to online ride-hailing drivers on our platform,
reduce our service fees, or to increase our marketing and other expenses. Furthermore, our users’ price sensitivity may vary
by geographic locations, and as we expand, our pricing methodologies may not enable us to compete effectively in these locations.
We may launch new pricing strategies and initiatives, or modify existing pricing methodologies, any of which may not ultimately
be successful in attracting and retaining riders and qualified online ride-hailing drivers.
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Any significant
disruption in service on our online ride-hailing platform, malfunctions of our technology systems, errors and quality issues in
our software, hardware and systems, or human errors in operating these systems, could materially and adversely affect our business,
results of operation and financial condition.
Our online ride-hailing
business is dependent on the ability of our information technology systems to process massive amounts of information and transactions
in a consistently stable and timely manner. Our information technology infrastructure in Hangzhou is hosted by third-party service
providers. The satisfactory performance, reliability and availability of our technology and underlying network infrastructure are
critical to our operations, service quality, reputation and ability to retain and attract users. We cannot guarantee that access
to our online ride-hailing platform will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure. Our online ride-hailing operations also depend
on the ability of the host of our system hardware to protect its and our systems in its facilities against damage or interruption
from natural disasters, power or telecommunications failures, air quality, temperature, humidity and other environmental concerns,
computer viruses or criminal acts. If our arrangement with the current host is terminated, or there is a lapse of service or damage
to the host’s facilities, we could experience interruptions in our service as well as delays and incur additional expenses
in arranging new facilities. In the event of a partial or complete failure of any of our computer systems, our business activities
would be materially disrupted. In addition, a prolonged failure of our information technology system could damage our reputation
and materially and adversely affect our prospects and profitability.
We may continue to experience,
system failures and other events or conditions from time to time that interrupt the availability or reduce or affect the speed
or functionality of our offerings. These events could result in material losses of revenue. A prolonged interruption in the availability
or reduction in the availability, speed or other functionality of our services could adversely affect our business and reputation
and could result in the loss of users. Also, our software, hardware and systems may contain undetected errors, which could have
a material adverse impact on our online ride-hailing business, particularly where such errors are not timely detected and remedied.
In addition, our platform and services use complex software, and may have coding defects or errors that may impair our users’
ability to use our platform and services. The models and algorithms that we use for our platform and services may also contain
design or performance defects that are not detectable even after extensive internal testing. We cannot assure you that we would
be able to detect and resolve all such defects and issues through our quality control measures.
Any errors, defects
and disruptions in services, or other performance problems with our online ride-hailing platform and services could hurt our reputation,
affect user experience or cause economic loss or other types of damage to our users. Software and system errors or human errors
could delay or inhibit order dispatching, matching of users, route calculation, settlement of payments, and reporting of errors,
or prevent us from collecting service fees or providing services. Such issues could result in liabilities and losses, which could
have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, if we fail to adopt
new technologies or adapt our mobile apps, websites and systems to changing user preferences or emerging industry standards, our
business and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.
If we fail to
obtain and maintain the requisite licenses and approvals required for our online ride-hailing business, or if we are required to
take compliance actions that are time-consuming or costly, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially
and adversely affected.
As the date of this
Report, we believe we have obtained all licenses and permits and made all necessary filings that are essential to the operation
of our online ride-hailing platform, many of which are generally subject to regular PRC government review or renewal. However,
we cannot assure you that we can successfully update or renew the licenses required for our business in a timely manner or that
these licenses are sufficient to conduct all of our present or future business. If the relevant authorities determine that our
platform has not obtained the requisite licenses or our operations are not in compliance with the relevant regulations, we may
be required to suspend our operations, which may cause significant loss of our users and materially and adversely affect our business,
results of operations and financial condition. If we fail to complete, obtain or maintain any of the required licenses or approvals
or make the necessary filings, we may be subject to various activities, including the imposition of fines and the discontinuation
or restriction of our operations. Any such penalties may disrupt our business operations and materially and adversely affect our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
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We rely primarily
on a third-party insurance policy to insure our auto-related risks relating to our online ride-hailing services. If our insurance
coverage is insufficient for the needs of our business or our insurance providers are unable to meet their obligations, we may
not be able to mitigate the risks facing our business, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
We may become subject
to claims arising primarily from our online ride-hailing services for automobile-related incidents, including bodily injury, property
damage and uninsured and underinsured liability. If we were held liable to these automobile-related claims under court orders and
the amounts exceed our applicable aggregate coverage limits, we would bear the excess, in addition to amounts already incurred
in connection with deductibles or otherwise paid by our insurance provider. Insurance providers have raised premiums and deductibles
for many businesses and may do so in the future. As a result, our insurance and claims expenses could increase, or we may decide
to raise our deductibles when our policies are renewed or replaced. In addition, our insurance providers might be subject to regulatory
actions from time to time. Our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected if cost per
claim, premiums or the number of claims significantly exceeds our historical experience and coverage limits, we experience a claim
in excess of our coverage limits, our insurance providers fail to pay on our insurance claims, we experience a claim for which
coverage is not provided, or the number of claims under our deductibles differs from historic averages.
We rely on third-party
payment processors to process payments made by our business partners and payments made to private car owners and taxi drivers on
our platform, and if we cannot manage our relationships with such third parties and other payment-related risks, our business,
results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
We rely on third-party
payment processors, such as Alipay and Qiandaibao, and rarely, commercial banks, to process payments made by our business partners
and payments made to online ride-hailing drivers on our platform. If any of our third-party payment processors terminates its relationship
with us or refuses to renew its agreement with us on commercially reasonable terms, we would need to find an alternative payment
processor, and may not be able to secure similar terms or replace such payment processor in an acceptable timeframe. Further, the
software and services provided by our third-party payment processors may fail to meet our expectations, contain errors or vulnerabilities,
encounter disruption or compromise, or experience outages. Our third-party payment processors may also be penalized or suspended
if they fail to protect personal information in compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Any of these risks could cause us
to lose our ability to accept online payments or other payment transactions or make timely payments to private car owners and taxi
drivers on our platform, any of which could make our platform less convenient and attractive to users and adversely affect our
ability to attract and retain users.
We may in the future
offer new payment options to users that may be subject to additional regulations and risks. We are also subject to a number of
other laws and regulations relating to the payments we accept from our business partners, including with respect to money laundering,
money transfers, privacy and information security. If we fail to comply with applicable rules and regulations, we may be subject
to civil or criminal penalties, fines or higher transaction fees and may lose our ability to accept online payments or other payment
card transactions, which could make our services less convenient and attractive to our users. If any of these events were to occur,
our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
We depend on
the ability of our online ride-hailing platform to operate across third-party applications and platforms that we do not control.
In connection with our
online ride-hailing business, we have integrations with Gaode Maps, Meituan, Alipay, Qiandaibao and some third-party service providers.
As our online ride-hailing services expand and evolve, we may have an increasing number of integrations with other third-party
applications, products and services. Third party applications, products and services are constantly evolving, and we may not be
able to maintain or modify our platform to ensure its compatibility with third-party offerings following development changes. In
addition, some of our competitors or technology partners may take actions which disrupt the interoperability of our platform with
their own products or services, or exert strong business influence on our ability to, and the terms on which we, operate and distribute
our platform. As our online ride-hailing services continue to evolve, we expect the types and levels of competition to increase.
Should any of our competitors or technology partners modify their products, standards or terms of use in a manner that degrades
the functionality or performance of our platform or is otherwise unsatisfactory to us or gives preferential treatment to competitive
products or services, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
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If we fail to
effectively manage the behaviors of order skipping, disintermediation and other misconduct and fraud by our users, our business,
results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected .
Online ride-hailing
drivers on our platform may skip orders and fail to pick up riders, or circumvent our platform and complete the transaction offline
and in private. Our users may also maliciously misappropriate subsidies provided on our platform. For example, if we detect users
engaging in cheating behaviors to earn incentives we have offered, we may be required to disqualify them from using such incentives.
We have also implemented various measures to prevent order skipping. For example, we monitor the order completion rate for our
online ride-hailing drivers, and those with low credit scores based on riders’ feedback or behavior scores will be less likely
to receive orders on our platform. If we detect a persistent skipping pattern, we will permanently close their user accounts on
our platform.
In addition, we may
incur losses from various types of fraud by our users, including use of stolen or fraudulent credit card data, attempted payments
by riders with insufficient funds and fraud committed by riders in concert with online ride-hailing drivers. Bad actors use increasingly
sophisticated methods to engage in illegal activities involving personal information, such as unauthorized use of another person’s
identity, account information or payment information and unauthorized acquisition or use of credit or debit card details, bank
account information and mobile phone numbers and accounts. Under current credit card practices, we may be liable for rides facilitated
on our online ride-hailing platform with fraudulent credit card data, even if the associated financial institution approved the
credit card transaction. We are in the process of taking measures to detect and prevent fraudulent transactions by our users, such
as cross-checking a driver’s travel path against the proposed itinerary to verify the authenticity of an order.
Despite our efforts,
our measures may not eliminate order skipping, disintermediation, and other user misconducts and fraud. Our failure to adequately
detect and prevent such user behaviors could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Our online ride-hailing
results of operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations.
We expect to experience
seasonality in our online ride-hailing business. For example, we expect to experience higher user traffic during the Chinese National
holiday. Other seasonal trends that may affect us or China’s online ride-hailing industry generally may develop, and current
seasonal trends may become more extreme, all of which would contribute to fluctuations in our results of operations. Our online
ride-hailing results of operations in future quarters or years may fluctuate and deviate from the expectations of our investors,
and any occurrence that disrupts our business during any particular quarters could have a disproportionately material adverse effect
on our liquidity and results of operations.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Other Information.
None.
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Item 6.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated August 4, 2020, by and among the Company, The Benchmark Company, LLC and Axiom Capital Management, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 4, 2020
3.1
Articles of Incorporation of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on October 30, 2017
3.2
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Amendment No.3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on
January 30, 2018
3.3
Bylaws of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company with the SEC on October 30, 2017.
4.1
Form of Series A Warrant, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 on the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on June 18, 2019
4.2
Form of Series B Warrant, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 on the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on June 18, 2019
4.3
Form of Placement Agent Warrant, Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 on the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on June 18, 2019
4.4
Form of Underwriters’ Warrant, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 4, 2020
10.1
English Translation to Investment Agreement, dated July 4, 2020, by and among Hongyi Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Hunan Ruixi Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., Sichuan Jinkailong Automobile Leasing Co., Ltd. and other shareholders of Jinkailong, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 8, 2020
10.2
Employment Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2020, by and
between the Company and Haitao Liu, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on September 14, 2020
31.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*
Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1**
Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2**
Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
*Filed herewith.
**Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
Senmiao Technology Limited
Dated: November 20, 2020
By:
/s/ Xi Wen
Name:
Xi Wen
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: November 20, 2020
By:
/s/ Xiaoyuan Zhang
Name:
Xiaoyuan Zhang
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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