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6-Feb-2013
Quarterly Report
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations relates to the operations and financial condition reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of China HGS Real Estate, Inc. for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and should be read in conjunction with such financial statements and related notes included in this report.
As used in this report, the terms "Company," "we," "our," "us" and "HGS" refer to China HGS Real Estate, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Preliminary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.
We make forward-looking statements in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this report based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management and on information currently available to us. Forward-looking statements include information about our possible or assumed future results of operations which follow under the headings "Business Overview," "Liquidity and Capital Resources," and other statements throughout this report preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "estimates" or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties described below and other factors we describe from time to time in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). We therefore caution you not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this report speak only as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements relating to:
• our ability to sustain our project development
• our ability to obtain additional land use rights at favorable prices;
• the market for real estate in Tier 3 and 4 cities and counties;
• our ability to obtain additional capital in future years to fund our planned expansion; or
• economic, political, regulatory, legal and foreign exchange risks associated with our operations.
Business Overview
We conduct substantially all of our business through Shaanxi Guangsha Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd, in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province. Since the initiation of our business, we have been focused on expanding our business in certain Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities and counties in China.
The increasingly restrictive real estate policy and tightening liquidity policy left a profound negative impact on the residential housing transaction volume in 2011 and 2012. These policies also negatively affected buyers' confidence and consumption psychology. Some buyers are taking a wait-and-see attitude and may delay their purchasing decision.
The first three months of fiscal 2013 have been relatively quiet on the regulatory front, and no new real estate austerity control policy has been introduced. While the government's broad policy direction is likely to remain unchanged, expectations are that as the property market moves in the desired direction, it is likely to be relaxed to a certain extent. Although the restrictive real estate policies have created a 'wait-and-see' mentality among real estate buyers, the cumulative downward price adjustment has triggered the partial release of demand, creating a rise in transaction volumes in late 2012. Developers generally have been reducing inventory by adopting more aggressive sales tactics.
For the three months ended December 31, 2012, our sales volume significantly increased compared to the same period last year. Our sales, gross profit and net income for the three months ended December 31, 2012 were $11,003,415, $6,462,454 and $5,509,077, respectively, representing an approximately 339.8%, 347.5% and 434.6% increase from three months ended December 31, 2011, respectively.
We are using the full accrual method to recognize revenue and only recognize sales revenue upon delivery of sold properties to buyers instead of upon pre-sale of the properties. This accounting method adds uncertainties in our future sales trend and causes uneven sales revenue from period to period as our sales revenue depends upon the number of units delivered during the year. Currently, most of our real estate projects under construction are high-rise buildings with planned GFA over 709,038 square meters, which generally take about 2- 3 years for the construction, while our completed projects in the past were mostly multi-layer or sub-high-rise buildings and took 1-1.5 years for construction. None of our current construction projects were completed and delivered during the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the revenue reported for these periods was resulted from sales of the remaining units of completed real estate projects. It might indicate that in certain future reporting periods, even if we have pre-sale contracts, we may not record any revenue because we have no new construction work completed and delivered to buyers in those periods. This is a typical characteristic of our business and the uneven sales revenues from period to period are due in part to the rate at which units are completed and delivered to buyers under the current full accrual method of revenue recognition policy.
The housing prices in Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities and counties are stable from last year. While short-term market correction is a process that the property sector is bound to undergo, we expect that the fundamental demand for residential housing will remain given the rising per capita income, accelerating urbanization and increasing demand for better living environment. For the three months ended December 31, 2012, our average selling price ("ASP") for real estate projects (excluding sales of parking spaces) located in Yang County was approximately $615.2 per square meter, an increase of 38.6% from the ASP of $444 per square meter for the three months ended December 31, 2011. Due to our continuous promotion effects, we sold more commercial units in Yang County, which resulted in a higher ASP in Yang County comparing to the same period last year. The ASP of our Hanzhong real estate projects (excluding sales of parking spaces) was approximately $1,008.3 per square meter, consistent with the ASP of $1,034.9 per square meter for the three months ended December 31, 2011. For the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and 2012, revenue from commercial units' sales represented about 69.0% and 38.7% of total revenue, respectively. The ASP for residential units in Hanzhong was $532.6 and $573.4 for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Generally, the ASP of commercial units is more than doubled from the ASP of residential units.
With respect to capital funding requirements, while many property developers must now worry about their debt leverage and working capital needs for debt repayment, in contrast, the Company does not have any external bank loan outstanding at December 31, 2012. The Company's cash flows from pre-sales and sales and, if necessary, shareholder loans should provide financial support for the current development and operations. In order to fully implement our business plan, however, we may need to raise capital in the future to sustain our expansion. Therefore, we may seek to access the capital markets in both the U.S. and China to obtain the funds we require. At the present time, however, we do not have commitments of funds from any source.
Market Outlook
We believe the fundamentals underpinning real estate demand remain strong. We intend to remain focused on our existing construction projects in Hanzhong City and Yang County, deepen our institutional sales network, enhance our cost and operational synergies and improve cash flows and strengthen our balance sheet. In this respect, in late 2012, we began the construction of two large residential projects in Hanzhong City and additional high-rise residential buildings in Yang County.
Oriental Pearl Garden
The project is located in the downtown of Hanzhong City. It consists of 12 high-rise residential buildings with commercial shops on the first and second floors with an estimated GFA of 260,000 square meters. The Company started construction in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and expects to complete the whole construction in 2-3years. The pre-sale license is expected to be obtained by the third or fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. As of December 31, 2012, the customer deposit balance was $1,280,887 for the project.
Mingzhu Beiyuan
The project is located in the south west part of Hanzhong City. It includes 17 high-rise residential buildings with an estimated GFA of 350,000 square meters. The Company started construction in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and expect to complete the whole construction in 2-3years. The pre-sale license is expected to be obtained by the second or third quarter of fiscal 2013. During fiscal 2011, we signed series of residential-apartment bulk-purchase agreements with Hanzhong Municipal Public Security Bureau, Hanzhong Municipal Bureau of Justice, Hanzhong Local Tax Bureau and the Hanzhong Social Insurance Center. The total residential units to be delivered in Mingzhu Beiyuan under these residential-apartment bulk-purchase agreements are 518 units with a total GFA of 68,752 square meters. As of December 31, 2012, the contracted sales under all residential-apartment bulk-purchase agreements and others individuals was approximately $34.8 million (RMB 219.1 million). As of December 31, 2012, the customer deposit balance related to these bulk-purchase agreements amounted to $15,448,040 (RMB 97,339,644). No revenue has been recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2012.
Yangzhou Pearl Garden
During fiscal 2012, the Company also started the construction of 8 high-rise residential buildings and 1 sub-high-rise residential building with total GFA of 99,038 square meters in Yangzhou Pearl Garden located in Yang County. We have obtained a pre-sale license for 3 residential buildings. The rest of pre-sale licenses are expected to be obtained by September 30, 2013. During fiscal 2011, the Company entered into a preliminary contract with Yang County to develop affordable apartment buildings with a total GFA of 40,000 square meters. These units are mainly located in 4 of 8 high-rise residential buildings. The completion and delivery of 1 high-rise residential building is deferred to the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and we expected the 2 additional high-rise residential buildings to be completed at the same time. The construction for the balance of buildings is expected to be completed in 2 years. As of December 31, 2012, the total contracted sales for these residential buildings were approximately $11.9 million (RMB74.6 million). As of December 31, 2012, the customer deposit balance amounted to $9,114,862 (RMB 57,433,657). No revenue has been recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2012.
In addition to the above residential projects, the Company was approved by Hanzhong local government to construct two municipal roads with a total length of 1,064.09 meters. The budgeted price for these two municipal roads is RMB 18,716,489.34 (equivalent to $3.0 million), which was approved by Hanzhong Ministry of Finance. The related construction was substantially completed by December 31, 2012 but requires the government's quality approval before delivery for its intended use. For these construction projects, the Company recognizes the fee as other revenue using full accrual method when the project is completed. No revenue has been recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2012.
We expect these initiatives will help us cope with this difficult period and better position us to capitalize on opportunities from a future market upturn.
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis and use them on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances as the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates because of different assumptions or conditions.
We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements. These policies should be read in conjunction with Note 2 of the notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes, and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, the selection of the useful lives of property and equipment, provision necessary for contingent liabilities, fair values, revenue recognition, taxes, budgeted costs and other similar charges. Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing its condensed consolidated financial statements are reasonable and prudent. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Fair value of financial instruments
The Company follows the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. It clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.
Level 2-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3-Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions or what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.
The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash, restricted cash, advance to vendors, loans to outside parties, security deposits for land use rights, other current assets, accounts payable, customer deposits, other payables, accrued expenses, and taxes payable, approximate their fair value based on the short-term maturity of these instruments. The fair value of the long term customer and construction deposits approximate their carrying amounts because the deposits are received in cash.
Revenue recognition
Real estate sales are recognized in accordance with the ASC 360-20 "Real Estate Sales".
Revenue from the sales of development properties is recognized by the full accrual method at the time of the closing of an individual unit sale. This occurs when title to or possession of the property is transferred to the buyer. A sale is not considered consummated until (a) the parties are bound by the terms of a contract, (b) all consideration has been exchanged, (c) any permanent financing for which the seller is responsible has been arranged, (d) all conditions precedent to closing have been performed, (e) the seller does not have substantial continuing involvement with the property, and (f) the usual risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer. Further, the buyer's initial and continuing investment is adequate to demonstrate a commitment to pay for the property.
The Company provides "mortgage loan guarantees" only with respect to buyers who make down-payments of 30%-50% of the total purchase price of the property. The period of the mortgage loan guarantee begins on the date the bank approves the buyer's mortgage and we receives the loan proceeds in our bank account and ends on the date the "Certificate of Ownership" evidencing that title to the property has been transferred to the buyer. The procedures to obtain the Certificate of Ownership take six to twelve months (the "Mortgage Loan Guarantee Period"). If, after investigation of the buyer's income and other relevant factors, the bank decides not to grant the mortgage loan, our mortgage-loan based sales contract terminates and there will be no guarantee obligation. If, during the Mortgage Loan Guarantee Period, the buyer defaults on his or her monthly mortgage payment for three consecutive months, we are required to refund the loan proceeds back to the bank, although we have the right to keep the customer's deposit and resell the property to a third party. Once the Certificate of Ownership has been issued by the relevant government authority, our loan guarantee terminates. If the buyer then defaults on his or her mortgage loan, the bank has the right to take the property back and sell it and use the proceeds to pay off the loan. The Company is not liable for any shortfall that the bank may incur in this event. To date, no buyer has defaulted on his or her mortgage payments during the Mortgage Loan Guarantee Period and the Company has not had to refund any loan proceeds pursuant to its mortgage loan guarantees.
For municipal road construction projects, fees are generally recognized by the full accrual method at the time the projects are completed.
Customer Deposits
Customer deposits consist of prepayments received from customers relating to the sale of residential units in the PRC. The Company receives these funds and recognizes them as a liability until the revenue can be recognized. The classification of customer deposits as current liabilities or long term liabilities is subject to our estimation on whether we expect to be able to recognize these deposits as revenue within one year of the balance sheet date. We convert the customer deposits to revenue when the homebuyers or banks pay off the balance, and the Certificates of the Ownership are delivered to the homebuyers or the banks.
Advances to vendors
Advances to vendors consist of balances paid to contractors and vendors for services and materials that have not been provided or received and generally relate to the development and construction of residential and commercial units in the PRC. Advances to vendors are reviewed periodically to determine whether their carrying value has become impaired. Historically, the Company has not experienced any losses as a result of these advances.
Real estate property development completed and under development
Real estate property consists of finished residential unit sites, commercial offices and residential unit sites under development. The Company leases the land for the residential unit sites under land use right leases with various terms from the PRC government. The cost of land use rights is included in the development cost and allocated to each project. Real estate property development completed and real estate property under development are stated at the lower of cost or fair value.
Expenditures for land development, including cost of land use rights, deed tax, pre-development costs, and engineering costs, exclusive of depreciation, are capitalized and allocated to development projects by the specific identification method. Costs are allocated to specific units within a project based on the ratio of the sales area of units to the estimated total sales area of the project (or phase of the project) multiplied by the total cost of the project (or phase of the project).
Cost of amenities transferred to buyers is allocated to specific units as a component of total construction cost. The amenity cost includes landscaping, road paving, etc. Once the projects are completed, the amenities are under control of the property management companies. In accordance to GAAP, real estate property development completed and under development are subject to impairment when the carrying amount exceeds fair value. An impairment loss shall be recognized only if the carrying amount of the assets is not recoverable and exceeds fair value. The carrying amount is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets.
Income taxes
The Company utilizes ASC 740, "Income Taxes," which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC 740-10-25 prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken (or expected to be taken) in a tax return. It also provides guidance on the recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, years open for tax examination, accounting for income taxes in interim periods and income tax disclosures.
The Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida. However, all of the Company's operations are conducted solely by its subsidiaries in the PRC. No income is earned in the United States and the management does not repatriate any earnings outside the PRC. As a result, the Company did not generate any U.S. taxable income.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended December 31, 2012 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2011
Revenues
The following table summarizes our revenue generated by different projects:
For Three Months Ended December 31,
2012 2011 Variance
Revenue % Revenue % Amount %
Mingzhu Garden (Mingzhu
Nanyuan & Mingzhu Beiyuan) $ 1,272,786 11.6 % $ 1,021,241 40.8 % $ 251,545 24.6 %
Yangzhou Pearl Garden 4,313,737 39.2 % 1,136,913 45.4 % 3,176,824 279.4 %
NanDajie (Mingzhu Xinju) 5,416,892 49.2 % 343,827 13.8 % 5,073,065 1475.5 %
Total Real Estate Sales
before Sales Tax $ 11,003,415 100 % $ 2,501,981 100 % $ 8,501,434 339.8 %
Sales Tax (710,717 ) (175,905 ) 534,812 304.0 %
Revenue net of sales tax $ 10,292,698 $ 2,326,076 $ 7,966,622 342.5 %
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Our revenues are derived from the sale of residential buildings, commercial front-stores and parking space in projects that we have developed. Revenues before sales tax increased by 339.8% to approximately $11.0 million for the three month ended December 31, 2012 from approximately $2.5 million for the same period in the last year. The total GFA sold during the three months ended December 31, 2012 was 13,028 square meters, representing over three times increase from 3,877.4 square meters completed and sold for the three months ended December 31, 2011. A significant portion of revenue during the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was from the sales of commercial units in NanDajie Project (Mingzhu Xinju) project. On October 23, 2012, the Company entered into a sales agreement to sell the remaining commercial units in Nan Dajie (Mingzhu Xinju) project with a total GFA of 4,545.88 square meters located in Hanzhong City for a total contract amount of $5,393,038 (RMB 33,911,426). The purchaser is related to one of the Company's concrete suppliers for our Hanzhong City Oriental Pearl Garden project and Mingzhu Beiyuan project. The purchaser's payments are guaranteed by third parties. The ownership certificate of the related property was issued to the purchaser on November 22, 2012. The Company expects to collect the balance of the receivable by July 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2012, accounts receivable of $4,654,636 was due from the purchaser.
Sales taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 consisted of a business tax, 5% of the revenue, an urban construction tax, 7% of business tax, an education surcharge tax, 3% of business tax, and land appreciation tax. Land appreciation tax for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was assessed at the rate of 0.5% of the customer deposits in Yang County and 1% of the customer deposits in Hanzhong. The sales taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2012 increased by 304.0% from the same period last year, primarily as a result of the increase in revenue.
We are developing more high-rise residential buildings, which requires longer construction periods. This indicates that in certain future reporting periods, we might not have any new construction work, completed and delivered to buyers, and the only available-for-sale properties would be from our inventories which are previously completed and unsold properties. Since we recognize revenue in accordance with the full accrual method at the time of the closing of an individual unit sale, the longer construction periods for high-rise residential building would have negative impact on our revenue recognition.
Cost of Sales
The following table sets forth a breakdown of our cost of sales:
For Three Months Ended December 31,
2012 2011 Variance
Cost % Cost % Amount %
Land use rights $ 645,018 14 % $ 112,316 13 % $ 532,702 474.3 %
Construction cost 3,185,226 86 % 769,584 87 % 2,415,642 313.9 %
Total cost $ 3,830,244 100 % $ 881,900 100 % $ 2,948,344 334.3 %
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Our cost of sales consists primarily of costs associated with land use rights and construction costs. Cost of sales are capitalized and allocated to development projects using the specific identification method. Costs are allocated to specific units within a project based on the ratio of the sales area of units to the estimated total sales area of the project (or phase of the project) times the total cost of the project (or phase of the project).
Cost of sales was approximately $3.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012 compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011. The $2.9 million increase in cost of sales was mainly attributable to the increase in total GFA sold during this quarter.
Land use rights cost: The cost of land use rights includes the land premium we pay to acquire land use rights for our property development sites, plus taxes. Our land use rights cost varies for different projects according to the size and location of the site and the minimum land premium set for the site, all of which . . .
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