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15-Oct-2009
Annual Report
The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of Legend Media for the year ended June 30, 2009 should be read in conjunction with Legend Media's financial statements and the notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the "Risk Factors," "Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements" and "Description of Business" sections in this report. We use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "project," "continuing," "ongoing," "expect," "believe," "intend," "may," "will," "should," "could," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
Executive Overview
Legend Media, formerly known as Noble Quests, Inc., was organized as a Nevada corporation on March 16, 1998, for the purpose of selling multi-media marketing services and other related services to network marketing groups. Specifically, we assisted network marketers in using marketing tools such as public relations, advertising, direct mail, collateral development, electronic communications and promotion tools to increase product and service awareness.
On January 31, 2008, we entered into the Share Exchange Agreement with Ms. Shannon McCallum-Law, the majority stockholder, sole director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Well Chance and the Well Chance Shareholder. Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Well Chance's common stock for the issuance of 1,200,000 shares of our common stock to the Well Chance Shareholder on the basis of 1,200 shares of our common stock for every one share of Well Chance common stock held.
Concurrently with the closing of the transactions under the Share Exchange Agreement and as a condition thereof, Ms. McCallum-Law returned to us for cancellation 2,419,885 of the 5,119,885 shares of our common stock she owned. Ms. McCallum-Law was not compensated for canceling the shares. In addition, we issued 4,100,000 shares of our common stock to certain affiliates of Well Chance for $87,740 and 200,000 shares in exchange for consulting services performed in connection with this transaction. Upon completion of the foregoing transactions, we had an aggregate of 8,200,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Well Chance was incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands as an International Business Company on February 22, 2005. Well Chance was formed to create a business that principally engaged in the development and management of a technology platform that deploys advertisements across its various advertising media.
We expanded our business in February 2008 to focus on building a consumer advertising network in the PRC focused on the Chinese radio advertising and air travel based advertising. We conduct our business operations through our 80% owned subsidiary Legend (Beijing) Consulting Co., Ltd. and our wholly owned subsidiary Legend (Beijing) Information and Technology Co., Ltd., each of which are incorporated under the laws of the PRC.
As of October 12, 2009, we secured the exclusive rights to 39,420 minutes of radio advertising annually Tianjin and Xi'an. The Company also has rights to sell advertising content for an airline magazine which has the potential to reach 20 million Chinese consumers. Management has identified several other opportunities to acquire additional advertising rights and expects continued expansion of both air travel and radio advertising assets as well as other targeted media platforms in China.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we believe that the accounting policies described below are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating this management discussion and analysis.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Areas that require estimates and assumptions include valuation of accounts receivable and determination of useful lives of property and equipment.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Legend Media and its subsidiaries as follows:
Place
Subsidiary Incorporated % Owned
Well Chance United States 100
Legend Media Investment Company Limited BVI 80
Three subsidiaries of Legend Media Investment Company
Limited
Legend Media Tianjin HK Limited Hong Kong 80
Legend Media (Beijing) Consulting Company Limited PRC 80
Tianjin Yinse Lingdong Advertising Co., Ltd PRC 80 *
News Radio Limited BVI 100
Four subsidiaries of News Radio Limited
CRI News Radio Limited Hong Kong 100
Legend Media (Beijing) Information and Technology
Co., Ltd. PRC 100
Beijing Maihesi Advertising International Co., Ltd. PRC 100 *
Beijing Yinse Lingdong Advertising Co., Ltd. PRC 100 *
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*Variable Interest Entities: See heading entitled "Variable Interest Entities" below.
Variable Interest Entities
In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin ("ARB") No. 51" ("FIN 46"). In December 2003, the FASB modified FIN 46 ("FIN 46R") to make certain technical corrections and address certain implementation issues that had arisen. FIN 46 provides a new framework for identifying VIEs and determining when a company should include the assets, liabilities, non-controlling interests and results of activities of a VIE in its consolidated financial statements.
FIN 46R states that in general, a VIE is a corporation, partnership, limited liability corporation, trust or any other legal structure used to conduct activities or hold assets that either (1) has an insufficient amount of equity to carry out its principal activities without additional subordinated financial support, (2) has a group of equity owners that are unable to make significant decisions about its activities, or (3) has a group of equity owners that do not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns generated by its operations.
On May 30, 2008, the Company purchased 80% of the common stock of Legend Media Tianjin Investment Company Limited, and on July 21, 2008, the Company purchased 100% of the common stock of News Radio Limited. Additionally, on November 28, 2008, the Company entered into and closed the Music Radio Acquisition Agreement with Well Chance, Music Radio Limited, , and the Music Radio Shareholders, pursuant to which the Company acquired control of YSLD, another VIE. Due to certain restrictions imposed upon Chinese advertising companies, direct investment and ownership of media and advertising companies in the PRC is prohibited. Therefore, the Company acquired control of TJ YSLD, and the Company acquired control of MAIHESI (through its purchase of News Radio Limited). The Company structured the Music Radio Limited and News Radio Limited transactions to comply with such restrictions.
The principal regulations governing foreign ownership in the advertising industry in China include:
· The Catalogue for Guiding Foreign Investment in Industry (2004); and
· The Administrative Regulations on Foreign-invested Advertising Enterprises (2004).
These regulations set the guidelines by which foreign entities can directly invest in the advertising industry. The regulations require foreign entities that directly invest in the China advertising industry to have at least two years of direct operations in the advertising industry outside of China. Further, since December 10, 2005, 100% ownership in Chinese advertising companies is allowed, but the foreign company must have at least three years of direct operations in the advertising industry outside of China.
Because the Company has not been involved in advertising outside of China for the required number of years, the Company's domestic PRC operating subsidiaries, which are considered foreign-invested, are currently ineligible to apply for the required advertising services licenses in China. The Company's PRC operating affiliates hold the requisite licenses to provide advertising services in China and they are owned or controlled by PRC citizens designated by the Company. The Company's radio advertising business operates in China though contractual arrangements with consolidated entities in China. The Company and its newly acquired PRC subsidiaries entered into contractual arrangements with TJ YSLD, MAIHESI and YSLD as well as their respective shareholders under which:
· the Company is able to exert significant control over significant decisions about the activities of TJ YSLD, MAIHESI and YSLD,
· a substantial portion of the economic benefits and risks of the operations of TJ YSLD, MAIHESI and YSLD have been transferred to the Company through a revenue assignment agreement, and
· The equity owner of TJ YSLD, MAIHESI and YSLD does not have the obligation to absorb the losses of TJ YSLD, MAIHESI or YSLD.
As the Company is able to exert significant control over the PRC operating affiliates and a substantial portion of the economic benefits and risks have been transferred to the Company, it has determined that the advertising entities, TJ YSLD, MAIHESI and YSLD meet the definition of a VIE. Further, the Company is considered to be the primary beneficiary of the risks and benefits of equity ownership of TJ YSLD, MAIHESI and YSLD and thus consolidated these entities in its accompanying financial statements as of June 30, 2009.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of contract rights purchased in the acquisition of Legend Media Tianjin Investment Company Limited, the entity controlling the advertising rights to Tianjin FM 92.5, on May 30, 2008 and the acquisition of News Radio Limited, the entity controlling the advertising rights to Beijing FM 90.5 on July 21, 2008. In July 2009, the Company terminated the Beijing FM 90.5 contract and on June 30, 2009 recognized an impairment loss for the entire amount of the intangible asset. Further, the Company recognized an impairment loss on the Tianjin (see Long-Lived Assets). Intangible assets consist of the following at the dates indicated:
June 30,
2009 2008
FM 92.5 Contract rights $ 1,422,854 $ 2,174,428
Exclusivity agreement 7,388,731 6,999,353
8,811,585 9,173,781
Less Accumulated amortization (1,517,496 ) (128,471 )
Intangibles, net $ 7,294,089 $ 9,045,310
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The FM 92.5 contract rights primarily arise from an exclusive contract acquired in connection with the acquisition of Legend Media Tianjin Investment Company Limited, which is amortized over the 31 month contract period, from June 1, 2008, the first day of operations by the Company, based on the duration of the existing advertising agreement that expired December 31, 2008 plus renewal of the advertising agreement. The agreement was renewed on January 1, 2009. The contract is with Tianjin FM 92.5 and provides exclusive rights to 54 advertising minutes per day or 19,710 minutes per year. The channel is Beijing-based and through a relay facility airs in Tianjin. Legend Media's contract is with the Beijing channel's exclusive agent, which has a national exclusive contract with the channel. The exclusive agent subcontracted the rights for the Tianjin market to Legend Media. The value was derived as the net present value of the contract's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") over the contract's expected term from May 30, 2008 through December 31, 2010, using a 15% discount rate. The change in value of the FM92.5 contract and the exclusivity agreement from June 30, 2008 to December 31, 2008 is a result of foreign currency translation at each balance sheet date and a reallocation of the value between these two intangible assets subsequent to June 30, 2008. At the May 30, 2008 purchase date, the Company initially applied a 10% discount rate to calculate the net present value of the FM 92.5 contract's EBITDA. However, the Company subsequently determined a 15% discount rate more accurately reflects the rate of return the Company expects to earn on the contract, which resulted in a contract value of $1,709,888. The $1,709,888 was reduced by $201,524 on June 30, 2009 to recognize an impairment after forecasting the remaining value of the agreement through December 31, 2010.
Amortization expense on this contract for the year ended June 30, 2009 was $656,597.
The remainder of the purchase price of $7,388,731 was allocated to an Operating Agreement among Legend Media (Beijing) Consulting Co., Ltd., TJ YSLD and Ju Baochun (the "Music Radio Operating Agreement"), entered into in connection with the Music Radio Share Purchase Agreement. Mr. Ju, through a company he owns and operates, is the 80% owner of Music Radio Limited, which is the 20% owner of the post-acquisition VIE, TJ YSLD Pursuant to the terms of the Music Radio Operating Agreement, TJ YSLD and Mr. Ju are prohibited from:
· Borrowing money from any third party or assuming any debt;
· Selling to any third party or acquiring from any third party any assets, including, without limitation, any intellectual rights;
· Granting any security interests for the benefit of any third party through collateralization of TJ YSLD's assets;
· Assigning to any third party the Music Radio Operating Agreement; and
· Selling, transferring and disposing of any license held by TJ YSLD.
Amortization expense on this contract for the year ended June 30, 2009 was $732,428.
The FM 90.5 contract rights capitalized in July 2008 and impaired on June 30, 2009 primarily relate to an exclusive contract acquired in connection with the acquisition of News Radio Limited which is being amortized over the 48-month contract period, beginning July 1, 2008. The contract was with the Beijing FM 90.5 radio station and provides 126 advertising minutes per day or 45,990 minutes per year. Amortization expense on this contract for the year ended June 30, 2009 was $241,678 and included in amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss). See Note 12.
Amortization expense for the Company's intangible assets for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $1,630,702 and $0, respectively.
Revenue Recognition
The Company's revenue recognition policies comply with SEC Staff Accounting
Bulletin ("SAB") 104. The Company purchases (i) advertising inventory in the
form of advertising airtime, the unit being minutes, from radio stations and
(ii) advertising pages from airline magazines. The Company then distributes
these minutes and pages under various sales agreements. We recognize advertising
revenue over the term of each sales agreement, provided evidence of an
arrangement exists, the fees are fixed or determinable and collection of the
resulting receivable is reasonably assured. We recognize deferred revenue when
cash has been received on a sales agreement, but the revenue has not yet been
earned. Under these policies, no revenue is recognized unless persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or
determinable, and collection is reasonably assured. Barter advertising
revenues and the offsetting expense are recognized at the fair value of the
advertising as determined by similar cash transactions. Barter revenue for
the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $3,247,565 and $111,833,
respectively. Barter expense for years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was
$2,205,597 and $80,494, respectively. Under PRC regulations, the Company must
pay certain taxes on revenues generated. These taxes include:
· Business tax: 5% of revenues generated net of fees paid to advertising agencies and media companies for services and advertising inventory;
· Construction tax: 3% of revenues generated net of fees paid to advertising agencies and media companies for services and advertising inventory;
· Education tax: 7% of the calculated business tax;
· Urban development tax: 3% of the calculated business tax; and
· Flood insurance tax: 1% of the calculated business tax.
The Company recognizes these taxes in cost of revenue in the period incurred.
Cost of Revenue
The Company expenses advertising costs monthly according to the terms of the underlying contracts. The contract is expensed evenly over the term of the agreement from the date advertising is first expected to take place. As the advertising inventory does not carry forward, all minutes are expensed whether sold or not. Cost of revenue for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $5,115,998 and $2,789,490, respectively.
Recent Pronouncements
In December 2007, the SEC issued SAB 110, which expresses the views of the SEC staff regarding the use of a "simplified" method, as discussed in the previously issued SAB 107, in developing an estimate of expected term of "plain vanilla" share options in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123(R), "Share-Based Payment" ("SFAS No. 123(R)"). In particular, the SEC staff indicated in SAB 107 that it will accept a company's election to use the simplified method, regardless of whether the company has sufficient information to make more refined estimates of expected term. At the time SAB 107 was issued, the SEC staff believed that more detailed external information about employee exercise behavior (e.g., employee exercise patterns by industry and/or other categories of companies) would, over time, become readily available to companies. Therefore, the SEC staff stated in SAB 107 that it would not expect a company to use the simplified method for share option grants after December 31, 2007. The SEC staff understands that such detailed information about employee exercise behavior may not be widely available by December 31, 2007. Accordingly, the SEC staff will continue to accept, under certain circumstances, the use of the simplified method beyond December 31, 2007. Upon the Company's adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company elected to use the simplified method to estimate the Company's expected term.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised 2007), "Business Combinations" ("SFAS 141R"). SFAS 141R changes how a reporting enterprise accounts for the acquisition of a business. SFAS No. 141R requires an acquiring entity to recognize all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a transaction at the acquisition-date fair value, with limited exceptions, and applies to a wider range of transactions or events. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and early adoption and retrospective application is prohibited. The Company believes adopting SFAS 141R will significantly affect its financial statements for any business combination completed after June 30, 2009. In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities" ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. The Company adopted SFAS 159 on July 1, 2008. The Company chose not to elect the option to measure the fair value of eligible financial assets and liabilities.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements," ("SFAS 160") which is an amendment of ARB No. 51. This statement clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. This statement changes the way the consolidated income statement is presented, thus requiring consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable to both parent and the noncontrolling interest. This statement is effective for the fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Based on current conditions, the Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have a significant effect on its results of operations or financial position.
In June 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. EITF 07-3, "Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for use in Future Research and Development Activities", which addresses whether nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that used or rendered for research and development activities should be expensed when the advance payment is made or when the research and development activity has been performed. . This statement will not have an impact on the Company's financial statements.
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133" ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 changes the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Based on current conditions, the Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 161 to have a significant impact on its results of operations or financial position.
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, "The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles" ("SFAS 162"). SFAS 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with US GAAP. This statement will not have an impact on the Company's financial statements.
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 163, "Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60" ("SFAS 163").The scope of SFAS 163 is limited to financial guarantee insurance (and reinsurance) contracts, as described in this statement, issued by enterprises included within the scope of Statement No. 60. Accordingly, this statement does not apply to financial guarantee contracts issued by enterprises excluded from the scope of FASB Statement No. 60 or to some insurance contracts that seem similar to financial guarantee insurance contracts issued by insurance enterprises (such as mortgage guaranty insurance or credit insurance on trade receivables). SFAS 163 also does not apply to financial guarantee insurance contracts that are derivative instruments included within the scope of FASB Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." This statement will not have an effect on the Company's financial statements.
In June 2008, the FASB issued EITF Issue 07-5 "Determining whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is indexed to an Entity's Own Stock" ("EITF No. 07-5"). EITF No. 07-5 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is not permitted. Paragraph 11(a) of SFAS 133 "Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging Activities" specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Company's own stock and (b) classified in stockholders' equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument. EITF No. 07-5 provides a new two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer's own stock and thus able to qualify for the SFAS 133 paragraph 11(a) scope exception. This statement will not have an impact on the Company's financial statements.
In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP 142-3 "Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets" ("FSP 142-3"), which amends the factors a company should consider when developing renewal assumptions used to determine the useful life of an intangible asset under SFAS 142. FSP 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. SFAS 142 requires companies to consider whether renewal can be completed without substantial cost or material modification of the existing terms and conditions associated with the asset. FSP 142-3 replaces the previous useful life criteria with a new requirement-that an entity consider its own historical experience in renewing similar arrangements. If historical experience does not exist then the Company would consider market participant assumptions regarding renewal including 1) highest and best use of the asset by a market participant, and 2) adjustments for other entity-specific factors included in SFAS 142. This statement will not have an impact on the Company's financial statements.
On October 10, 2008, the FASB issued FSP 157-3, "Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active," ("FSP 157-3") . . .
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