UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 20172019

 

OR

 

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period fromto

Commission File Number: 333-218991

001-38474

 

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 81-4701719

(State or other jurisdiction of


incorporation or organization)

 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.

147 W. 35th Street, Room #1603277 Fairfield Road, Suite 338

Fairfield, New York, New York 10001Jersey 07004

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(214) 906-0065

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(212) 575-9085

260 East Main Street, Suite 2706

Rochester, New York 14604

(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 ClassTrading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareJRSHThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: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 xNo ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes xNo ¨

 

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¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)xSmaller reporting companyx
  Emerging growth companyx

 

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.x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes¨Nox

 

As of February 9, 2018,10, 2020, there were outstanding 9,895,00011,325,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share.share, outstanding.

 

 

 

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.

 

Form 10-Q

 

For the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 31, 20172019

 

Contents

 

Part IFinancial Information13
   
Item 1Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)13
   
 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20172019 and March 31, 2017201913
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations and Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016201824
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016201835
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016201847
 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements58
   
Item 2Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations2027
Item 3Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk35
   
Item 4Controls and Procedures2935
   
Part IIOther Information2936
   
Item 1Legal Proceedings2936
   
Item 1.A1ARisk Factors2936
   
Item 2Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds4036
Item 3Defaults Upon Senior Securities36
Item 4Mine Safety Disclosures36
Item 5Other Information36
   
Item 6Exhibits4137
   
Signature4338

 

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JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Financial Statements

 

JERASH HOLDINGSHOLIDINGS (US), INC.,

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

  December 31,  March 31, 
  2017  2017 
       
ASSETS        
Current Assets:        
Cash $14,345,454  $3,654,373 
Accounts receivable  6,755,128   2,776,314 
Accounts receivable - related party  90,751   2,343,892 
Other receivable - related party  -   336,746 
Due from shareholders  -   692,500 
Inventories  6,721,888   19,151,609 
Advance to suppliers  3,363,783   - 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  1,206,103   1,303,230 
Total Current Assets  32,483,107   30,258,664 
         
Restricted cash  3,472,374   478,388 
Property, plant and equipment, net  2,988,418   3,160,242 
Total Assets $38,943,899  $33,897,294 
         
LIABILITIES AND  EQUITY        
         
Current Liabilities:        
Credit facilities $947,655  $- 
Accounts payable  1,472,041   10,253,053 
Accrued expenses  534,148   464,476 
Other payables  962,531   1,161,975 
Total Current Liabilities  3,916,375   11,879,504 
         
Total  Liabilities  3,916,375   11,879,504 
         
Commitments and Contingencies        
         
Equity        
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding  -   - 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized; 9,895,000 shares and 8,787,500 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017.  9,895   8,788 
Additional paid-in capital  2,742,158   1,091,212 
Statutory reserve  71,699   71,699 
Retained earnings  31,928,688   20,537,889 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (38,378)  (8,395)
Total Shareholder's Equity  34,714,062   21,701,193 
         
Noncontrolling interest  313,462   316,597 
Total Equity  35,027,524   22,017,790 
         
Total Liabilities and Equity $38,943,899  $33,897,294 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.,

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

  For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
  For the Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
             
Revenue, net from related party $-  $-  $-  $23,350,919 
Revenue, net from third parties  11,543,763   12,615,762   60,443,400   26,517,719 
Revenue, net  11,543,763   12,615,762   60,443,400   49,868,638 
Cost of goods sold  7,791,407   8,873,825   44,623,660   38,672,902 
Gross Profit  3,752,356   3,741,937   15,819,740   11,195,736 
                 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  1,557,449   1,347,946   4,433,102   3,294,057 
Total Operating Expenses  1,557,449   1,347,946   4,433,102   3,294,057 
                 
Income from Operations  2,194,907   2,393,991   11,386,638   7,901,679 
                 
Other Expense (Income):                
Other expense (income), net  (12,244)  4,032   (1,316)  28,463 
Total other expense (income), net  (12,244)  4,032   (1,316)  28,463 
                 
Net Income  2,207,151   2,389,959   11,387,954   7,873,216 
                 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest  26   8,929   2,845   32,016 
Net income attributable to Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.'s Common Shareholders $2,207,177  $2,398,888  $11,390,799  $7,905,232 
                 
Net Income $2,207,151  $2,389,959  $11,387,954  $7,873,216 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):                
Foreign currency translation loss  (53,817)  (14,659)  (30,273)  (54,065)
Total Comprehensive Income  2,153,334   2,375,300   11,357,681   7,819,151 
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest  515   9,846   3,135   33,746 
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.'s Common Shareholders $2,153,849  $2,385,146  $11,360,816  $7,852,897 
                 
Earnings Per Share Attributable to Common Shareholders:                
Basic and diluted $0.23  $0.27  $1.18  $0.90 
                 
Weighted Average Number of Shares:                
Basic and diluted  9,683,500   8,787,500   9,683,500   8,787,500 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.,

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016

(UNAUDITED)

  Preferred Stock  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-in
  Statutory  Retained  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
  Noncontrolling  Total 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Reserve  Earnings  Loss  Interest  Equity 
Balance at March 31, 2017  -  $-   8,787,500  $8,788  $1,091,212  $71,699  $20,537,889  $(8,395) $316,597  $22,017,790 
                                         
Reverse recapitalization  -   -   712,500   712   288   -   -   -   -   1,000 
Private placement - common stock and warrants issued, net of stock issuance costs of $444,475  -   -   395,000   395   1,534,080   -   -   -   -   1,534,475 
Stock-based compensation expense for the warrant issued to the board observer  -   -   -   -   116,578   -   -   -   -   116,578 
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   -   -   -   11,390,799   -   (2,845)  11,387,954 
Foreign currency translation loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (29,983)  (290)  (30,273)
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2017 (unaudited)  -  $-   9,895,000  $9,895  $2,742,158  $71,699  $31,928,688  $(38,378) $313,462  $35,027,524 
                                         
Balance at March 31, 2016  -  $-   8,787,500  $8,788  $1,091,212  $71,699  $15,153,000  $30,686  $362,102  $16,717,487 
                                         
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   -   -   -   7,905,232   -   (32,016)  7,873,216 
Dividend Distribution                          (5,307,500)          (5,307,500)
Foreign currency translation loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (52,335)  (1,730)  (54,065)
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2016 (unaudited)  -  $-   8,787,500  $8,788  $1,091,212  $71,699  $17,750,732  $(21,649) $328,356  $19,229,138 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.,

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

  For the Nine Months Ended December 31, 
  2017  2016 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net income $11,387,954  $7,873,216 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  899,277   1,034,414 
Stock-based compensation expense  116,578   - 
Changes in operating assets:        
Accounts receivable  (3,983,634)  (9,020,668)
Accounts receivable - related party  2,252,257   - 
Inventories  12,419,117   8,063,746 
Advance to suppliers  (3,604,797)  - 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  95,979  (113,561)
Changes in operating liabilities:        
Accounts payable  (8,776,539)  5,298,243 
Accounts payable - related parties  -   (5,852,302)
Accrued expenses  70,138   (22,793)
Due to related parties  -   (344,696)
Other payables  (198,487)  (370,503)
Net cash provided by operating activities  10,677,843   6,545,096 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Purchases of property, plant and equipment  (730,269)  (373,055)
Other receivable - related party  336,746   - 
Net cash used in investing activities  (393,523)  (373,055)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
    Dividend distribution      (5,307,500)
Proceeds from short-term loan  948,193   - 
Due from shareholders  692,500   (692,500)
Change in restricted cash  (2,996,128)  - 
Net proceeds from private placement  1,772,845   - 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  417,410   (6,000,000)
         
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH  (10,649)  11,041 
         
NET INCREASE IN CASH  10,691,081   183,082 
         
CASH, BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD  3,654,373   2,823,974 
         
CASH, END OF THE PERIOD $14,345,454  $3,007,056 
         
Non-cash financing activities        
Warrants issued to placement agent in connection with the private placement $161,926  $- 
Prepaid stock issuance cost netted with proceeds from private placement $239,105  $- 
  December 31,  March 31, 
  2019  2019 
  (Unaudited)    
ASSETS        
Current Assets:        
Cash $26,971,805  $27,182,158 
Accounts receivable  10,003,638   4,020,369 
Inventories  14,132,051   21,074,243 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  3,288,455   2,630,727 
Advance to suppliers  4,948,507   443,395 
Total Current Assets  59,344,456   55,350,892 
         
Restricted cash  796,876   652,310 
Long-term deposits  -   810,172 
Deferred tax assets  81,344   81,461 
Property, plant and equipment, net  5,656,822   2,356,262 
Right of use assets  1,262,633   - 
Total Assets $67,142,131  $59,251,097 
         
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        
         
Current Liabilities:        
Credit facilities $40,719  $648,711 
Accounts payable  4,673,971   3,378,258 
Accrued expenses  2,067,515   1,539,147 
Income tax payable  999,792   1,164,238 
Other payables  1,193,918   855,527 
Operating lease liabilities – current  257,832   - 
Total Current Liabilities  9,233,747   7,585,881 
         
Operating lease liabilities – non-current  665,602   - 
Income tax payable – non-current  1,269,503   1,403,087 
Total Liabilities  11,168,852   8,988,968 
         
Commitments and Contingencies        
         
Equity:        
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding  -   - 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 11,325,000 shares issued and outstanding  11,325   11,325 
Additional paid-in capital  15,150,722   14,956,767 
Statutory reserve  212,739   212,739 
Retained earnings  40,303,489   34,786,735 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (9,988)  (14,440)
Total Stockholder's Equity  55,668,287   49,953,126 
         
Noncontrolling interest  304,992   309,003 
Total Equity  55,973,279   50,262,129 
         
Total Liabilities and Equity $67,142,131  $59,251,097 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.,

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

  For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
  For the Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
Revenue, net $25,446,708  $18,677,164  $78,585,152  $70,504,646 
Cost of goods sold  20,532,888   15,477,534   61,856,272   54,296,244 
Gross Profit  4,913,820   3,199,630   16,728,880   16,208,402 
                 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  2,590,659   2,173,022   8,134,261   6,250,104 
Stock-based compensation expenses  -   -   193,955   3,399,934 
Total Operating Expenses  2,590,659   2,173,022   8,328,216   9,650,038 
                 
Income from Operations  2,323,161   1,026,608   8,400,664   6,558,364 
                 
Other Income (Expense):                
Other Income (expense), net  5,913   20,885   (3,679)  19,633 
Total other income (expense), net  5,913   20,885   (3,679)  19,633 
                 
Net Income before provision for income tax  2,329,074   1,047,493   8,396,985   6,577,997 
                 
Income tax expense (benefit)  255,805   (578,000)  1,185,492   1,251,000 
                 
Net income  2,073,269   1,625,493   7,211,493   5,326,997 
                 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest  -   721   4,011   746 
                 
Net income attributable to Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.'s Common Stockholders $2,073,269  $1,626,214  $7,215,504  $5,327,743 
                 
Net Income $2,073,269  $1,625,493  $7,211,493  $5,326,997 
Other Comprehensive Income:                
                 
Foreign currency translation gain  695   311   4,452   10,091 
                 
Total Comprehensive Income  2,073,964   1,625,804   7,215,945   5,337,088 
Comprehensive loss income attributable to noncontrolling interest  -   720   -   592 
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.'s Common Stockholders $2,073,964  $1,626,524  $7,215,945  $5,337,680 
                 
Earnings Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders:                
Basic $0.18  $0.14  $0.64  $0.48 
Diluted $0.18  $0.14  $0.63  $0.47 
Weighted Average Number of Shares                
Basic  11,325,000   11,325,000   11,325,000   11,158,600 
Diluted  11,450,707   11,393,179   11,477,344   11,283,812 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.,

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

(UNAUDITED)

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

  Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional
Paid-in
 Statutory Retained Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
 Noncontrolling Total 
  Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Reserve Earnings Loss Interest Equity 
Balance at March 31, 2018  - $-  9,895,000 $9,895 $2,742,158 $71,699 $30,948,006 $(24,502)$309,604 $34,056,860 
                                
Common stock issued net of stock issuance costs of $1,387,879  -  -  1,430,000  1,430  8,620,691  -  -  -  -  8,622,121 
Stock-based compensation expense for the stock options issued under stock incentive plan  -  -  -  -  3,399,934  -  -  -  -  3,399,934 
Warrants issued to the underwriter  -  -  -  -  30  -  -  -  -  30 
Net income (loss)  -  -  -  -  -  -  5,327,743  -  (746) 5,326,997 
Dividend Distribution                    (566,250)       (566,250)
Foreign currency translation gain  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  9,937  154  10,091 
                                
Balance at December 31, 2018 (unaudited)  - $-  11,325,000 $11,325 $14,762,813 $71,699 $35,709,499 $(14,565)$309,012 $50,849,783 
                                
Balance at March 31, 2019  - $-  11,325,000 $11,325 $14,956,767 $212,739 $34,786,735 $(14,440)$309,003 $50,262,129 
Stock-based compensation expense for the stock options issued under stock incentive plan  -  -  -  -  193,955  -  -  -  -  193,955 
Net income (loss)  -  -  -  -  -  -  7,215,504  -  (4,011) 7,211,493 
Dividend distribution  -  -  -  -  -  -  (1,698,750) -  -  (1,698,750)
Foreign currency translation gain  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  4,452  -  4,452 
                                
Balance at December 31, 2019 (unaudited)  - $-  11,325,000 $11,325 $15,150,722 $212,739 $40,303,489 $(9,988)$304,992 $55,973,279 

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FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

  Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional
Paid-in
 Statutory Retained Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
 Noncontrolling Total 
  Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Reserve Earnings Loss Interest Equity 
Balance at September 30, 2018 (unaudited)  - $-  11,325,000 $11,325 $14,762,813 $71,699 $34,649,535 $(14,875)$309,732 $49,790,229 
                                
Stock-based compensation expense for the stock options issued under stock incentive plan  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
Net income (loss)  -  -  -  -  -  -  1,626,214  -  (721) 1,625,493 
Foreign currency translation gain  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  310  1  311 
Dividend Distribution                    (566,250)       (566,250)
                                
Balance at December 31, 2018 (unaudited)  - $-  11,325,000 $11,325 $14,762,813 $71,699 $35,709,499 $(14,565)$309,012 $50,849,783 
                                
Balance at September 30, 2019 (unaudited)  - $-  11,325,000 $11,325 $15,150,722 $212,739 $38,796,470 $(10,683)$304,992 $54,465,565 
Stock-based compensation expense for the stock options issued under stock incentive plan  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
Net income (loss)  -  -  -  -  -  -  2,073,269  -  -  2,073,269 
Dividend distribution  -  -  -  -  -  -  (566,250) -  -  (566,250)
Foreign currency translation gain  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  695  -  695 
                                
Balance at December 31, 2019 (unaudited)  - $-  11,325,000 $11,325 $15,150,722 $212,739 $40,303,489 $(9,988)$304,992 $55,973,279 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.,

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

  For the Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
  2019  2018 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net income $7,211,493  $5,326,997 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  1,108,252   959,975 
Stock-based compensation expense  193,955   3,399,934 
Changes in operating assets:        
Accounts receivable  (5,982,845)  (7,889,687)
Accounts receivable - related party  -   50,044 
Inventories  6,941,700   8,181,267 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (513,111)  (252,714)
Advance to suppliers  (4,504,793)  1,064,756 
Right of use assets  (1,262,544)  - 
Changes in operating liabilities:        
Accounts payable  1,295,622   (186,461)
Accrued expenses  528,331   118,470 
Other payables  338,366   78,070 
Operating lease liabilities  923,368   - 
Income tax payable  (298,030)  1,076,000 
Net cash provided by operating activities  5,979,764   11,926,651 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Purchases of property, plant and equipment  (3,752,669)  (724,325)
Acquisition deposit      (380,000)
Net cash used in investing activities  (3,752,669)  (1,104,325)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Dividend distribution  (1,698,750)  (566,250)
Repayment from short-term loan  (648,667)  (959,630)
Proceeds from short-term loan  40,719   - 
Net proceeds from Common stock  -   8,930,300 
Warrants issued to the underwriter  -   30 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (2,306,698)  7,404,450 
         
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH  13,816   (31,145)
         
NET (DECREASE)/ INCREASE IN CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH  (65,787)  18,195,631 
         
CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD  27,834,468   12,196,110 
         
CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF THE PERIOD $27,768,681  $30,391,741 
         
CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF THE PERIOD $27,768,681  $30,391,741 
LESS: NON-CURRENT RESTRICTED CASH  796,876   3,679,970 
CASH, END OF PERIOD $26,971,805  $26,711,771 
         
Supplemental disclosure information:        
Cash paid for interest $5,858  $90,112 
Income tax paid $1,483,507  $175,000 
         
Non-cash financing activities        
Warrants issued to underwriters in connection with the IPO $-  $160,732 
Prepaid stock issuance cost netted with proceeds from the IPO $-  $308,179 
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations $1,398,016  $- 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. (“Jerash Holdings”) is a corporation established under the laws of the State of Delaware on January 20, 2016. Jerash Holdings is a parent holding company with no operations.

 

Global Trend Investment Limited (“GTI”) was a limited company that was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) on July 5, 2000, and was owned by two individuals and a BVI corporation, Merlotte Enterprise Limited, which was wholly owned by the Chairman of the Board of GTI and Jerash Garments and Fashions Manufacturing Company Limited (“Jerash Garments”). Previously, GTI was wholly-owned by Wealth Choice Limited (“WCL”), a BVI corporation, and the Chairman of the Board of Jerash Garments is also one of the beneficial owners of WCL and its subsidiaries. In September 2016, WCL transferred its ownership in GTI and its subsidiaries to Merlotte Enterprise Limited and an individual shareholder, and in October 2016, the individual shareholder transferred approximately 22% of its shares to another individual shareholder.

Jerash Garments is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jerash Holdings and was the wholly owned subsidiary of GTI prior to the Merger described below. Jerash Garments was established in Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (“Jordan”), as a limited liability company on November 26, 2000 with declared capital of 50,000150,000 Jordanian Dinar (“JOD”) (approximately US $70,500).US$212,000) as of December 31, 2019.

 

Jerash for Industrial Embroidery Company (“Jerash Embroidery”) and Chinese Garments and Fashions Manufacturing Company Limited (“Chinese Garments”) were both incorporated in Amman, Jordan, as limited liability companies on March 11, 2013 and June 13, 2013, respectively, each with declared capital of JOD 50,000 each.JOD50,000 as of December 31, 2019. Jerash Embroidery and Chinese Garments were initially established under the name of Jerash Garments’ nominated agent but were in fact controlled and fully funded by Jerash Garments. On January 1, 2015, the nominated agent entered into an equity transfer agreement with Jerash Garments, in which the nominated agent agreed to transfer 100% ownership interests of Jerash Embroidery and Chinese Garments to Jerash Garments (the “Equity Transfer”). Subsequent to the Equity Transfer, Jerash Embroidery and Chinese Garments becameare wholly owned subsidiaries of Jerash Garments.

Al-Mutafaweq Co. for Garments Manufacturing Ltd. (“Paramount”), was a contract garment manufacturer that was incorporated in Amman, Jordan, as a limited liability company on October 24, 2004 with declared capital of JOD100,000. On December 11, 2018, Jerash Garments and the sole stockholder of Paramount entered into an agreement pursuant to which Jerash EmbroideryGarments acquired all of the outstanding shares of stock of Paramount. Jerash Garments assumed ownership of all of the machinery and Chinese Garments were effectively controlledequipment owned by Paramount. Paramount had no other significant assets or liabilities and no operating activities or employees at the same controlling shareholders before and after the Equity Transfer. Thus,time of this acquisition, so this transaction is consideredwas accounted for as an asset acquisition. As of June 18, 2019, Paramount became a reorganization of entities under common control. The consolidationssubsidiary of Jerash EmbroideryGarments.

Treasure Success International Limited (“Treasure Success”) was incorporated on July 5, 2016 in Hong Kong, China, for the primary purpose of employing staff from China to support Jerash Garments' operations and Chinese Garments have been accounted for at their carrying amounts asis a wholly-owned subsidiary of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.Jerash Holdings. 

 

Victory Apparel (Jordan) Manufacturing Company Limited (“Victory Apparel”) was incorporated as a limited liability company in Amman, Jordan, on September 18, 2005 with declared capital of JOD 50,000, as a wholly owned subsidiary of WCL. Jerash Garments is the sole user of the land, building and equipment being held by Victory Apparel and had a lease agreement with Victory Apparel related to the use of these assets before GTI and its subsidiaries were acquired by WCL in March 2012. The land and building were not registered in Victory Apparel’s name, and Jerash Garments continued to hold the land and building in its name in trust for Victory Apparel. The declaration of trust was never registered with the Land Registry of Jordan, and on June 30, 2016, Victory Apparel and Jerash Garments dissolved the sale agreement, resulting in the property and equipment being owned free and clear by Jerash Garments.JOD50,000. Victory Apparel has no significant assets or liabilities or other operating activities of its own and WCL intends to dissolve the entity.own.

 

Although Jerash Garments does not own the equity interest of Victory Apparel, our president, director, and significant shareholder,stockholder, Mr. Choi Lin Hung (“Mr. Choi”), is also a director of Victory Apparel and controls all decision-making for Victory Apparel along with our other significant shareholder,stockholder, Mr. Lee Kian Tjiauw, who has the ability to control Victory Apparel’s financial affairs. In addition, Victory Apparel's equity at risk is not sufficient to permit it to operate without additional subordinated financial support from Mr. Choi. Based on these facts, we concluded that Jerash Garments has effective control over Victory Apparel due to Mr. Choi’s roles at both organizations and therefore Victory Apparel is considered a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810-10-05-08A. Accordingly, Jerash Garments consolidates Victory Apparel’s operating results, assets, and liabilities.


Jiangmen Treasure Success InternationalBusiness Consultancy Company Limited (“Jiangmen Treasure Success”) was incorporated on July 5, 2016August 28, 2019 under the laws of the People’s Republic of China in Jiangmen City of Guangdong Province in China with a total registered capital of 3 million Hong Kong China, whose 100% equity interest was registered under the name of the Chairman of the Board of Jerash Garments, with the primary purposeDollars (“HKD”) (approximately $385,000) to employ staff from China toprovide support Jerash Garments' operations. On October 31, 2016, the Chairman of the Board of Jerash Garments transferred his 100% equity interest in sales and marketing, sample development, merchandising, procurement, and other areas. Treasure Success, to GTI. Treasure Success was inactive until October 2016. Treasure Success was consolidated as a VIE before October 31, 2016. The transfer was accounted for as a transfer between entities under common control.

On May 11, 2017, the shareholders of GTI contributedowns 100% of their outstanding capital stock in GTI to Jerash Holdings in exchange for an aggregate of 8,787,500 shares of common stock of Jerash Holdings. Immediately prior to this transaction, Jerash Holdings had 712,500 shares of common stock outstanding with a par value of $0.001 per share. Immediately following this transaction, GTI merged with and into Jerash Holdings, with Jerash Holdings being the surviving entity, as a result of which Jerash Holdings became the direct parent of GTI’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Jerash Garments, including its wholly owned subsidiaries, and Treasure Success. The transactions described above are collectively referred to as the “Merger.”

The Merger was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. Under reverse capitalization accounting, GTI is recognized as the accounting acquirer, and Jerash Holdings is the legal acquirer or accounting acquiree. As such, following the Merger, the historical financial statements of GTI and its subsidiaries are treated as the historical financial statements of the combined company.

Consequently, the consolidated financial statements of Jerash Holdings reflect the operations of the accounting acquirer and a recapitalization of the equity of the accounting acquirer.interests in Jiangmen Treasure Success.

 

Jerash Holdings, and its subsidiaries and VIE (herein collectively referred to as the “Company”) are engaged in manufacturing customized ready-made outerwear from knitted fabric and exporting produced apparel for large brand-name retailers. The Company is diversifyingintends to diversify its range of products to include additional pieces such as trousers and urban styling outerwear andusing different types of natural and synthetic materials. The Company is also expandingplans to expand its workforce in Jordan with workers from other countries, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.

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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of presentationPresentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanyingCompany’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have beenare prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). 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 condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, included with the Company’s prospectus dated October 27, 2017 (File No. 333-218991).2019.

 

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair presentation of the Company's financial position as of December 31, 2017,2019, its results of operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and its cash flows for the nine months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, 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.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Jerash Holdings, and its subsidiaries and VIEs.VIE. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

In accordance with accounting standards regarding the consolidation of variable interest entities, VIEs are generally entities that lack sufficient equity to finance their activities without additional financial support from other parties or whose equity holders lack adequate decision-makingdecision making ability. All VIEs with which the Companya company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE.VIEs. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.


As described in Note 1, management of the Company has concluded that Victory Apparel is a VIE, and that Jerash Garments is considered the primary beneficiary because Mr. Choi, ourthe Company’s president, director, and significant shareholder,stockholder absorbs the risks and rewards of Victory Apparel; therefore, we consolidatethe Company consolidates Victory Apparel for financial reporting purposes. Noncontrolling interests result from the consolidation of Victory Apparel, which is 100% owned by WCL.Wealth Choice Limited.

 

The following table sets forthAs of December 31, and March 31, 2019, the carrying amountstotal assets of the assetsVictory Apparelwere $1,299 and liabilities of the VIE,$1,316, respectively, and Victory Apparel which washad no liabilities as of December 31, and March 31, 2019. These amounts are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets:

  December 31, 2017  March 31,  2017 
Current assets $2,069  $2,096 
Intercompany receivables*  311,393   321,317 
Total assets  313,462   323,413 
         
Third party current liabilities  -   (6,815)
Total liabilities  -   (6,815)
Net assets $313,462  $316,598 

* Receivables from Jerash Garments are eliminated upon consolidation.

sheets after elimination of intercompany transactions and balances. Victory Apparel did not generate any income but incurred certain expenses for each of the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The loss was $26 and $8,929 for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The loss was $2,845 and $32,016inactive for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.2019.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s most significant estimates include allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventory reserve, and useful lives of buildings, and other property.property and the measurement of stock-based compensation expense. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Cash

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investment instruments with an original maturity of three months or less from the original date of purchase to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 20172019 and March 31, 2017,2019, the Company had no cash equivalents.

 

Restricted Cash

 

Restricted cash consists of cash used as security deposits to obtain credit facilities of the Company from a bank and to secure custom clearance under the requirements of local regulations. The Company is required to keep certain amounts on deposit that are subject to withdrawal restrictions. These security deposits at the bank are refundable only when the bank facilities are terminated. The restricted cash is classified as a non-current asset since the Company has no intention to terminate these bank facilities within one year.


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Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at the original invoiced amount less an estimated allowance for uncollectible accounts. The Company usually grants credit to customers with good credit standing for a maximum of 90 days and determines the adequacy of reserves for doubtful accounts based on individual account analysis and historical collection trends. The Company establishes a provision for doubtful receivables when there is objective evidence that the Company may not be able to collect amounts due. The allowance is based on management's best estimates of specific losses on individual exposures, as well as a provision on historical trends of collections. The provision is recorded against accounts receivables balances, with a corresponding charge recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Actual amounts received may differ from management's estimate of credit worthiness and the economic environment. Delinquent account balances are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is not probable. No allowance was considered necessary as of December 31, 20172019 and March 31, 2017.2019.

 

Inventories

Advance to Suppliers

 

Inventories are stated at the lowerAdvance to suppliers consists of costbalances paid to suppliers for services or net realizable value. Inventories include cost of raw materials freight, direct laborpurchased that have not been provided or received. Advance to suppliers for services and related production overhead. The cost of inventoriesmaterials is determined using the Firstshort-term in First-out (“FIFO”) method.nature. Advance to Suppliers is reviewed periodically to determine whether its carrying value has become impaired. The Company periodically reviews its inventoriesconsiders the assets to be impaired if the collectability of the advance becomes doubtful. The Company uses the aging method to estimate the allowance for excess or slow-moving itemsuncollectible balances. In addition, at each reporting date, the Company generally determines the adequacy of allowance for doubtful accounts by evaluating all available information, and makes provisionsthen records specific allowances for those advances based on the specific facts and circumstances. No allowance was considered necessary as necessary to properly reflect inventory value.of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost, reduced by accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant and equipment is computed using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives of the assets, or in the case of leasehold improvements, the shorter of the initial lease term or the estimated useful life of the improvements. The useful life and depreciation method are reviewed periodically to ensure that the method and period of depreciation are consistent with the expected pattern of economic benefits from items of property, plant and equipment. The estimated useful lives of depreciation and amortization of the principal classes of assets are as follows:

 

 Useful life
LandInfinite
Property and buildings15 years
Equipment and machinery3-5 years
Office and electronic equipment3-5 years
Automobiles5 years
Leasehold improvementsLesser of useful life and lease term

 

Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not materially extend the useful lives of the assets, are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments which substantially extend the useful life of assets are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation or amortization of assets retired or sold are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company assesses its long-lived assets, including property and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. Factors which may indicate potential impairment include a significant underperformance relative to the historical or projected future operating results or a significant negative industry or economic trend. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset. If impairment is indicated, a loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying value over the estimated fair value of the asset. The fair value is estimated based on the discounted future cash flows or comparable market values, if available. The Company did not record any impairment loss during the three and nine months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016.2018.

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Revenue Recognition

 

RevenueSubstantially all of the Company’s revenue is derived from product sales, is recognized, netwhich consist of estimated provisions for sales allowances and returns, when the merchandise is shipped and title is transferred. Revenue is recognized when all four of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists (sales agreements and customer purchase orders are used to determine the existence of an arrangement); (ii) delivery of goods has occurred and risks and benefits of ownership have been transferred, which is when the goods are received by the customer at its designated location in accordance with the sales terms; (iii) the sales price is both fixed and determinable; and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. Most of the Company’s products are custom-madecustomized ready-made outerwear for large brand-name retailers. The Company considers purchase orders to be a contract with a customer. Contracts with customers are considered to be short-term when the time between order confirmation and satisfaction of the performance obligations is equal to or less than one year, and virtually all of the Company’s contracts are short-term. The Company recognizes revenue for the transfer of promised goods to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods. The Company typically satisfies its performance obligations in contracts with customers upon shipment of the goods. Generally, payment is due from customers within 30 to 60 days of the invoice date, and the contracts do not have significant financing components. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight are not an obligation of the Company. Returns and allowances are not a significant aspect of the revenue recognition process as historically they have been immaterial.

All of the Company’s contracts have a single performance obligation satisfied at a point in time and the transaction price is stated in the contract, usually as a price per unit. All estimates are based on the Company's historical experience, complete satisfaction of the performance obligation, and the Company's best judgment at the time the estimate is made. Historically, sales returns have been minimal.not significantly impacted the Company’s revenue.


The contract assets are recorded on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as accounts receivable as of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019. For the nine months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, there was no revenue recognized from performance obligations related to prior periods. As of December 31, 2019, there was no revenue expected to be recognized in any future periods related to remaining performance obligations.

The Company has one revenue generating reportable geographic segment under ASC Topic 280 “Segment Reporting” and derives its sales primarily from its sales of customized ready-made outerwear. The Company believes disaggregation of revenue by geographic region best depicts the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of its revenue and cash flows (see Note 14).

Shipping and Handling

 

Proceeds collected from customers for shipping and handling costs are included in revenues. Shipping and handling costs are expensed as incurred and are included in operating expenses, as a part of selling, general, and administrative expenses. Total shipping and handling expenses were $111,205$168,580 and $117,387$177,071 for the three months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively. Total shipping and handling expenses were $508,204$669,716 and $420,820$593,223 for the nine months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively.

 

Income Taxes

The Company is subject to income taxes on an entity basis on income arising in or derived from the tax jurisdiction in which each entity is domiciled. Jerash Holdings was incorporated in the State of Delaware and is subject to Federal income tax in the United States of America. GTI was incorporated in the BVI and is not subject to income taxes under the current laws of BVI. Treasure Success was registered in Hong Kong and has no operating profit for current tax liabilities. Jerash Garments, Jerash Embroidery, Chinese Garments and Victory Apparel are subject to the regulations of the Income Tax Department in Jordan. The corporate income tax rate is 14% for the industrial sector. In accordance with the Investment Encouragement Law, Jerash Garments' export sales to overseas customers are entitled to a 100% income tax exemption for a period of 10 years commencing on the first day of production. This exemption has been extended for 5 years until December 31, 2018. Jerash Garments can apply for further extension of the tax exemption upon expiration. The exempted income tax expense for Jerash Garments totaled $342,254 and $341,349 for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The per share effect of the tax exemption was $0.04 and $0.04 for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The exempted income tax expense for Jerash Garments totaled $1,675,086 and $1,118,768 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The per share effect of the tax exemption was $0.17 and $0.13 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Local sales of Jerash Garments are subject to income tax at a fixed rate of 14%. No tax provision was provided for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 since there was no net income generated from local sales.

 

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires the Company to use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years to differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Under this accounting standard, the effect on deferred income taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recognized if it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of, a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Deferred income taxes were immaterial and accordingly, no deferred tax assets or liabilities were recognized as of December 31, 20172019 and March 31, 2017.2019.

 

ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This interpretation requires that an entity recognize in its financial statements the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not to beof being sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company has elected to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if and when required, as part of income tax expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Jordan income tax returns prior to 2013 are not subject to examination by any applicable tax authorities. No significant uncertainty in tax positions relating to income taxes have beenwere incurred during the periodsnine months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016.2018.


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Foreign Currency Translation

 

The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar and the(“US$” or “$”). The Company uses the JOD as its functional currency except forin Jordanian companies, HKD in Treasure Success, which uses the Hong Kong Dollarand Chinese Yuan (“HKD”CNY”) in Jiangmen Treasure Success as its functional currency.currency of each abovementioned entity. The assets and liabilities of the Company have been translated into U.S. dollarsUS$ using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, equity accounts have been translated into U.S. dollars at historical rates, and revenue and expenses have been translated into U.S. dollarsUS$ using average exchange rates in effect during the reporting period. Cash flows are also translated into U.S. dollars at average translation rates for the periods; therefore,periods. Therefore, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the consolidated statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the consolidated balance sheets. Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).or loss. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.

 

The value of the JOD against the U.S. dollarUS$ and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in Jordan’s political and economic conditions. Any significant revaluation of the JOD may materially affect the Company’s financial condition in terms of reporting in U.S. dollars.US$ reporting. The following table outlines the currency exchange rates that were used in creating the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this report:

 

 December 31, 2017March 31, 2017December 31, 20162019March 31, 2019December 31, 2018
Period-end spot rateUS$1=JOD 0.7097US$1=JOD 0.7090JOD0.7090US$1=JOD 0.7106JOD0.7090US$1=JOD0.7090
 US$1=HKD 0.1282US$1=HKD 0.1287HKD7.7877
US$1=CNY6.9680
US$1=HKD 0.1289HKD7.8500US$1=HKD7.8309
Average rateUS$1=JOD 0.7093US$1=JOD 0.7086JOD0.7090US$1=JOD 0.7109JOD0.7091US$1=JOD0.7091
 US$1=HKD 0.1280US$1=HKD 0.1289HKD7.8314
US$1=CNY6.9587
US$1=HKD 0.1289HKD7.8420US$1=HKD7.8431

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Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company measures compensation expense for stock-based awards to non-employee contractors and directors based upon the awards’ initial grant dategrant-date fair value. The estimated grant dategrant-date fair value of the award is recognized as expense over the requisite service period using the straight-line method. The fair value of awards to non-employees is then marked-to-market each reporting period until vesting criteria are satisfied.

 

The Company estimates the fair value of stock options and warrants using thea Black-Scholes model. This model is affected by the Company's stock price on the date of the grant as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include the expected term of the warrant, theoption, expected risk-free rates of return, the expected volatility of the Company's common stock, and the expected dividend yield, each of which is more fully described below. The assumptions for the expected term and the expected volatility are the two assumptions that significantly affect the grant dategrant-date fair value.

 

·Expected Term: the expected term of a warrant or a stock option is the period of time that the warrant or stock option is expected to be outstanding.

 

·Risk-free Interest Rate: the Company bases the risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes model on the implied yield at the grant date of the U.S. Treasury zero couponzero-coupon issue with an equivalent term to the stock-based award being valued. Where the expected term of a stock-based award does not correspond with the term for which a zero couponzero-coupon interest rate is quoted, the CompanyCompany's uses the nearest interest rate from the available maturities.

 

·Expected Stock Price Volatility: the Company utilizes comparable public company volatility over the same period of time as the life of the warrant.warrant or stock option.

 

·Dividend Yield: becauseUntil November 2018, the Company doesboard of directors of Jerash Holdings (the “Board of Directors”) had not expectdeclared, and the company had not yet paid, and dividends. Accordingly, stock-based compensation awards granted prior to pay a dividend in the foreseeable future, a 0%November 2018 assumed no dividend yield, was used in valuingwhile any subsequent stock-based compensation awards will be valued using the stock-based awards.anticipated dividend yield.

 

Earnings per Share

 

The Company computes earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options, and warrants) on a per share basis as if the convertible securitiesthey had been converted at the beginning of the periodperiods presented, or the issuance date, if later. For Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the basic weighted average shares outstanding andcalculation of diluted weighted average shares were the same since the warrants issued by the Company were anti-dilutive.EPS (See Note 13).

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Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of two components, net income and other comprehensive income (loss).income. The foreign currency translation gain or loss resulting from the translation of the financial statements expressed in JOD or HKD or CNY to U.S. dollarsUS$ is reported in other comprehensive income (loss) in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

ASC 825-10 requires certain disclosures regarding the fair value of financial instruments. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

 

·Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

·Level 2 - Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

 

·Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

 

The Company consideredconsiders the recorded value of its financial assets and liabilities, which consist primarily of cash, including restricted cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, due from related parties, due from shareholders, accounts payable, accrued expenses, other payables and short-term loans,loan to approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities aton December 31, 20172019 and March 31, 20172019 based upon the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities.

 

Concentrations and Credit Risk

 

Credit risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash. As of December 31, 20172019 and March 31, 2017, $5,355,7452019, $6,899,180 and $3,404,508,$7,121,161, respectively, of the Company’s cash werewas on deposit at financial institutions in Jordan, where there currently is no rule or regulation requiring such financial institutions to maintain insurance to cover bank deposits in the event of bank failure. As of December 31, 20172019 and March 31, 2017, $8,988,9632019, $20,987 and $249,865,$0, respectively, of the Company’s cash werewas on deposit at financial institutions in China, where there currently is no rule or regulation requiring such financial institutions to maintain insurance to cover bank deposits in the event of bank failure. As of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, $20,758,683 and $20,614,581, respectively, of the Company’s cash was on deposit at financial institutions in Hong Kong, andwhich are insured by the Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board subject to certain limitations. While management believes that these financial institutions are of high credit quality, it also continually monitors their credit worthiness. As of December 31, 20172019 and March 31, 2017, $7462019, $89,831 and $0,$98,726, respectively, of the Company’s cash was on deposit in the United States and are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000.

 

Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and derived from revenue earned from customers, and therefore are exposed to credit risk. The risk is mitigated by the Company's assessment of its customers' creditworthiness and its ongoing monitoring of outstanding balances.

 

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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Concentrations and Credit Risk (Continued)

 

Customer and vendor concentration risk

 

Prior to August 2016, substantially all of the

The Company’s sales wereare made to its customers through its affiliates (see Note 7) that are located primarily in the United States (see Note 9). Thereafter, the Company began selling directly to its customers. The Company’sStates. Its operating results could be adversely affected by U.S. government policy on exporting business, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, and change of local market conditions. The Company has a concentration of its revenues and purchases with specific customers and suppliers. For the three months ended December 31, 2017,2019, two customersend-customers accounted for 72%66% and 24%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenue. For the three months ended December 31, 2018, two end-customers accounted for 82% and 12%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenue. For the nine months ended December 31, 2017, two customers2019 and 2018, one end-customer accounted for 81%83% and 8%83%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenue. As of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, one end-customer accounted for 92% and 96% of the Company’s total accounts receivable balance, respectively.

For the three months ended December 31, 2016, a significant amount2019, the Company purchased approximately 48% of the Company’s sales and purchases were made through its related parties (see Note 7), and two customers accounted for 80% and 10%, respectively, of total revenue.raw materials from one major supplier. For the nine months ended December 31, 2016, one customer accounted for 81% of total revenue. As of December 31, 2017, two customers accounted for 77% and 11%, respectively, of the total accounts receivable balance. As of March 31, 2017, one customer accounted for 94% of the total accounts receivable balance.

For the three months ended December 31, 2017,2019, the Company purchased approximately 62%23% and 12%, respectively,17% of its raw materials from two major suppliers, Onset Time Limited ("ONSET")respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company purchased approximately 33% and Duck San Enterprise Co., Ltd.28% of its raw materials from two major suppliers, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2017,2018, the Company purchased approximately 87%16%, 14%, 11%, and 10% of its raw materials from onefour major supplier, ONSET. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company purchasedapproximately83% of its raw materials from one major supplier,ONSET.For the nine months ended December 31, 2016, the Company purchasedapproximately44%, 9% and 45% of its raw materials from Value Plus (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited (“VPMCO”), Ford Glory International Limited (“FGIL”) and ONSET, respectively (see Note 7).suppliers, respectively. As of December 31, 2017, we had a net prepaid balance to the major supplier. As of March 31, 2017,2019, accounts payable to onethe Company’s two major suppliersuppliers accounted for 96%41% and 22% of the total accounts payable balance.balance, respectively. As of March 31, 2019, accounts payable to three major suppliers separately accounted for 40%, 20%, and 14% of the total accounts payable balance, respectively.

 

A loss of any of these customers or suppliers could adversely affect the operating results or cash flows of the Company.

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

The principal operations of the Company are located in Jordan. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic, and legal environments in Jordan, as well as by the general state of the Jordanian economy. The Company’s operations in Jordan are subject to special considerations and significant risks that are not typically associated with companies in North America. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic, and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political, regulatory, and social conditions in Jordan. Although the Company has not experienced losses from these situations and believes that it is in compliance with existing laws and regulations, including its organization and structure disclosed in Note 1, this may not be indicative of future results.

 

NOTE 3 - RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all accounting standards updates (“ASUs”). Management periodically reviews new accounting standards that are issued.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

 

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” ASU No. 2015-11 changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business; less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. For public business entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted thisASU No. 2016-02—Leases (Topic 842), as of April 1, 2019, using a modified retrospective transition method permitted under ASU No. 2018-11. This transition approach provides a method for recording existing leases only at the date of adoption and does not require previously reported balances to be adjusted. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which among other things, allowed the Company to carry forward the historical lease classification. Adoption of the new standard resulted in the first quarterrecording of its fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 using a prospective application.additional lease assets and lease liabilities of approximately $1.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively, as of April 1, 2019. The adoption of this guidancestandard did not have a materialmaterially impact consolidated net earnings and had no impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.cash flows. (See Note 7).


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NOTE 3 – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS(Continued)

New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Not Adopted

In MarchJune 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation—Stock CompensationNo. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 718)326): ImprovementsMeasurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU is intended to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.”improve financial reporting by requiring timelier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held by financial institutions and other organizations. This update addresses several aspectsASU requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This ASU requires enhanced disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of the accountingCompany’s portfolio. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements that provide additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. This ASU is effective for share-based compensation transactions including: (a) income tax consequences when awards vest or are settled, (b) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, (c) a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur rather than on an estimated basisinterim and (d) classification of excess tax impacts on the statement of cash flows.annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter ofASU 2016-13 and its fiscal year ended March 31, 2018,related amendments effective January 1, 2020, which did not have a material impact to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement will be applied prospectively. The Company does not expect the impact to be material to the unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations; however, such determination is subject to change based on facts and circumstances at the time when awards vest or settle.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Deferral of the Effective Date” (“ASU 2015-14”), which defers the effective date for ASU 2014-09 by one year. The guidance in ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, “Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue versus Net)” (“ASU 2016-08”), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations in the new revenue recognition standard. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, “Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-10”), which reduces the complexity when applying the guidance for identifying performance obligations and improves the operability and understandability of the license implementation guidance. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12 “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” (“ASU 2016-12”), which amends the guidance on transition, collectability, noncash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes. Preliminarily, the Company plans to adopt Topic 606 using the retrospective transition method, and is continuing to evaluate the impact its pending adoption of Topic 606 will have on its consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that its current revenue recognition policies are generally consistent with the new revenue recognition standards set forth in ASU 2014-09. Potential adjustments to input measures are not expected to be pervasive to the majority of the Company’s contracts. While no significant impact is expected upon adoption of the new guidance, the Company will not be able to make that determination until the time of adoption based upon outstanding contracts at that time.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases” to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing leased assets on the balance sheet with a corresponding liability and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. For public business entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim reporting periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this revised guidance on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Scope of Modification Accounting,” which amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements, provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting under ASC 718. For all entities, the ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. The Company does not expect that adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.


NOTE 4 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES

The Company’s accounts receivable is as follows:

  As of  As of 
  December 31,
2019
  March 31,
2019
 
Trade accounts receivable $10,003,638  $4,020,369 
Less: allowances for doubtful accounts  -   - 
Accounts receivables, net $10,003,638  $4,020,369 

NOTE 5 – INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 As of As of  As of As of 
 December 31, 2017  March 31, 2017  December 31,
2019
  March 31,
2019
 
Raw materials $3,205,286  $9,265,201  $8,996,421  $11,601,262 
Work-in-progress  213,114   1,493,258   806,481   1,889,329 
Finished goods  3,303,488   8,393,150   4,329,149   7,583,652 
Total inventory $6,721,888  $19,151,609  $14,132,051  $21,074,243 

 

An inventory allowance was

NOTE 6 – ADVANCE TO SUPPLIERS

The Company’s advance to suppliers is as follows:

  As of  As of 
  December 31,
2019
  March 31,
2019
 
Advance to suppliers $4,948,507  $443,395 
Less: allowances for doubtful accounts  -   - 
Advance to suppliers, net $4,948,507  $443,395 

NOTE 7 – LEASES

The Company has 33 operating leases for manufacturing facilities and offices. Some leases include one or more options to renew, which is typically at the Company's sole discretion. The Company regularly evaluates the renewal options, and, when it is reasonably certain of exercise, it will include the renewal period in its lease term. New lease modifications result in remeasurement of the right of use (“ROU”) assets and lease liability. The Company’s lease agreements do not considered necessarycontain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

Effective April 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new lease accounting standard using a modified retrospective transition method which allowed the Company not to recast comparative periods presented in its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients, which allowed the Company to not reassess whether any existing contracts contain a lease, to not reassess historical lease classification as operating or finance leases, and to not reassess initial direct costs. The Company has not elected the practical expedient to use hindsight to determine the lease term for its leases at transition. The Company combines the lease and non-lease components in determining the ROU assets and related lease obligation. Adoption of this standard resulted in the recording of operating lease ROU assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities as disclosed below and had no impact on accumulated deficit as of December 31, 20172019. ROU assets and Marchrelated lease obligations are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term.

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NOTE 7 – LEASES(Continued)

All of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases and primarily include office space and manufacturing facilities. Operating lease ROU assets are presented within other assets-net on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases was as follows:

  December 31,
2019
 
  (unaudited) 
Right-of-use assets $1,262,633 
     
Operating lease liabilities - current $257,832 
Operating lease liabilities - non-current  665,602 
Total operating lease liabilities $923,434 

The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for all of operating leases were as follows as of December 31, 2017.2019:

Remaining lease term and discount rate:
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)3.7
Weighted average discount rate4.06%

During the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred total operating lease expenses of $494,335 and $380,705, respectively. During the nine months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred total operating lease expenses of $1,440,070 and $1,070,334, respectively.

The following is a schedule, by fiscal years, of maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019:

2020 $140,988 
2021  442,176 
2022  311,615 
2023  223,669 
2024  171,384 
Thereafter  80,669 
Total lease payments  1,370,501 
Less: imputed interest  (107,868)
Less: prepayments  (339,199)
Present value of lease liabilities $923,434 

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NOTE 58 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:

 

 As of
December 31, 2017
  As of
March 31, 2017
  As of As of 
Land $61,022  $61,078 
 December 31,
2019
  March 31,
2019
 
Land(1) $1,389,030  $61,078 
Property and buildings  432,163   432,562   432,562   432,562 
Equipment and machinery  4,829,290   4,370,095 
Equipment and machinery(2)  7,257,331   5,560,265 
Office and electric equipment  503,953   472,918   771,726   550,738 
Automobiles  358,116   302,714   444,671   367,332 
Leasehold improvements  1,492,842   1,358,649   2,712,773   1,652,038 
Subtotal  7,677,386   6,998,016   13,008,093   8,624,013 
Construction in progress  230,363   206,246 
Less: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization  (4,919,331)  (4,044,020)
Property and Equipment, Net $2,988,418  $3,160,242 
Construction in progress(3)  194,752   200,042 
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization(4)  (7,546,023)  (6,467,793)
Property and equipment, net $5,656,822  $2,356,262 

 

(1)   On August 7, 2019, the Company, through Jerash Garments, closed a transaction to purchase 12,340 square meters (approximately three acres) of land in Al Tajamouat Industrial City, Jordan (the “Jordan Property”), from a third party to construct a dormitory for the Company’s employees. The aggregate purchase price of the Jordan Property was JOD863,800 (approximately US$1,218,347).

(2)   On June 18, 2019, the Company closed a transaction whereby it acquired all of the outstanding shares of Paramount, a contract manufacturer based in Amman, Jordan. As a result, Paramount became of subsidiary of Jerash Garments, and the Company assumed ownership of all of the machinery and equipment owned by Paramount. Paramount had no other significant assets or liabilities and no operating activities or employees at the time of acquisition, so this transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition. $980,000 was paid in cash to acquire all of the machinery and equipment from Paramount and the machinery and equipment were transferred to the Company.

(3)   The construction in progress account represents costs incurred for constructing a dormitory, which was previously planned to be a sewing workshop. This dormitory is approximately 4,800 square feet, located in the Tafilah Governorate of Jordan, and is expected to be operational in 2020.

(4)   Depreciation and amortization expense was $310,953$383,474 and $338,798$306,433 for the three months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense was $899,277$1,108,252 and $1,034,414$959,975 for the nine months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively.

 

Construction in progress represents costs of construction incurred for the Company's new sewing workshop, a 450 square meter workshop in the Tafilah Governorate of Jordan, which we expect to be completed by the middle of calendar year 2018.

NOTE 6 9EQUITY

 

Preferred Stock

 

The Company has 500,000 authorized shares of preferred stock with aauthorized, par value of $0.001 per share, and with none of which was issued and outstanding as of December 31, 20172019 and March 31, 2017.2019. The preferred stock can be issued by the Board of Directors of Jerash Holdings in one or more classes or one or more series within any class, and such classes or series shall have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such rights as the Board of Directors may determine from time to time.

 

Common Stock

The Company has 30,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, par value $0.001 per share, 11,325,000 shares of which were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

Statutory Reserve

 

In accordance with the Corporate Law in Jordan, Jerash Garments, Jerash Embroidery, Chinese Garments, Paramount, and Victory Apparel are required to make appropriations to certain reserve funds, based on net income determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of Jordan. Appropriations to the statutory reserve are required to be 10% of net income until the reserve is equal to 100% of the entity’s share capital. This reserve is not available for dividend distribution. As of both December 31, 20172019 and March 31, 2017,2019, the consolidated balance of the statutory reserve was $71,699.$212,739.

 

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NOTE 9EQUITY (Continued)

Private placementDividends

On November 4, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock, payable to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2019. The dividend, equal to $566,250 in the aggregate, was paid on November 26, 2019.

On July 31, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock, payable to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 11, 2019. The dividend, equal to $566,250 in the aggregate, was paid on August 19, 2019.

 

On May 15, 2017,17, 2019, February 7, 2019, and November 1, 2018, the Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock. The cash dividends of $566,250 were paid in full on June 5, 2019, February 27, 2019, and November 27, 2018, respectively.

Initial Public Offering

The registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222596) for the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) was declared effective on March 14, 2018. On May 2, 2018, the Company conducted the initial closing of a private placement for the sale of an aggregate of 540,000issued 1,430,000 shares of common stock and warrants exercisable for up to 54,000 shares of common stock to ten accredited investors. Fifty percent of the shares (270,000 shares) purchased in the initial closing were sold by one of the Company’s shareholders at $4.99$7.00 per share the remaining fifty percent of the shares (270,000 shares) were issued by Jerash Holdings. Each share was sold together with one warrant, with each such warrant being immediately exercisable for one-tenth of one share of common stock. 540,000 five-year warrants were issued at $0.01 per warrant to purchase up to 54,000 shares of Jerash Holdings’ common stock at an exercise price per full share equal to $6.25. The Companyand received aggregate gross proceeds of $1,352,700 for$10,010,000. The Company incurred underwriting commissions of $477,341, underwriter offering expenses of $250,200, and additional underwriting expenses of $352,159, yielding net proceeds from the shares and warrants issued and sold in the initial closingIPO of a private placement and incurred direct expenses related to the offering of $379,828.$8,930,300.

 

On August 18, 2017, the Company conducted the second closing of a private placement, pursuant to which an aggregate of 200,000 shares of common stock and warrants exercisable for up to 20,000 shares of common stock were sold to one accredited investor. Fifty percent of the shares (100,000 shares) purchased in the closing were sold by one of the Company’s shareholders at $4.99 per share and the remaining fifty percent of the shares (100,000 shares) were issued by Jerash Holdings. Each share was sold together with one warrant, with each such warrant being immediately exercisable for one-tenth of one share of common stock. 200,000 five-year warrants were issued at $0.01 per warrant to purchase up to 20,000 shares of Jerash Holdings’ common stock at an exercise price per full share equal to $6.25. The Company received net proceeds of $450,910 for the shares and warrants issued and sold in the closing of this private placement.

On September 27, 2017, the Company conducted the third and final closing of a private placement, pursuant to which an aggregate of 50,000 shares of common stock and warrants exercisable for up to 5,000 shares of common stock were sold to two accredited investors. Fifty percent of the shares (25,000 shares) purchased in the closing were sold by one of the Company’s shareholders at $4.99 per share and the remaining fifty percent of the shares (25,000 shares) were issued by Jerash Holdings. Each share was sold together with one warrant, with each such warrant being immediately exercisable for one-tenth of one share of common stock. 50,000 five-year warrants were issued at $0.01 per warrant to purchase up to 5,000 shares of Jerash Holdings’ common stock at an exercise price per full share equal to $6.25. The Company received net proceeds of $110,179 for the shares and warrants issued and sold in the closing of this private placement.NOTE 10 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

Warrants issued for services

 

From time to time, the Company issues warrants to purchase its common stock. These warrants are valued using a Black-Scholes model and using the volatility, market price, exercise price, risk-free interest rate, and dividend yield appropriate at the date the warrants were issued.

 

On May 15, 2017, Jerash HoldingsSimultaneous with the closing of the IPO, the Company issued to the underwriter and its affiliates warrants to the designeespurchase 57,200 shares of the placement agent in the above private placement to purchase 48,600 units, with each unit consisting of one share of Jerash Holdings common stock and one warrant (with each such warrant being immediately exercisable for one-tenth of one share of its common stock(“IPO Underwriter Warrants”) at an exercise price of $6.25$8.75 per share forwith an expiration date of May 2, 2023. The shares underlying the IPO Underwriter Warrants were subject to a period of five years from the issuance date), at an exercise price of $5.50 per unit. The fair value of these units was $107,990 and was included in offering costs of the private placement in May 2017.180-day lock-up that expired on October 29, 2018.

 

On May 15, 2017, Jerash Holdings also issued a five-year warrant to purchase up to 50,000 sharesAs of its common stock pursuant to a letter agreement with one of its board advisors. The warrant has an exercise price of $5.00 per share and may be converted by means of “cashless” exercise during the term of the warrant. This warrant may be exercised any time after issuance through and including the five year anniversary of the issuance date. Stock-based compensation expense recognized for the quarters ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was $116,578 and $0 respectively, for this warrant.


On August 1, 2017, warrants to purchase 18,000 units became issuable by Jerash Holdings to the designees of the placement agent in the above private placement, with each unit consisting of one share of Jerash Holdings common stock and one warrant (with each such warrant being immediately exercisable for one-tenth of one share of its common stock at an exercise price of $6.25 per share for a period of five years from the issuance date), at an exercise price of $5.50 per unit. The fair value of these units was $43,122 and was included in offering costs of the private placement in August 2017. All of such warrants have been issued by the Company.

On September 27, 2017, warrants to purchase 4,500 units became issuable by Jerash Holdings to the designees of the placement agent in the above private placement, with each unit consisting of one share of Jerash Holdings common stock and one warrant (with each such warrant being immediately exercisable for one-tenth of one share of its common stock at an exercise price of $6.25 per share for a period of five years from the issuance date), at an exercise price of $5.50 per unit. The fair value of these units was $10,814 and was included in offering costs of the private placement in September 2017. All of such warrants have been issued by the Company.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2017,2019, all of the outstanding warrants were fully vested and exercisable.

 

The fair value of these warrants granted was estimated as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:

 

  Common Stock Warrants
December 31, 20172019 
Expected term (in years)  5.0 
Risk-free interest rate (%)  1.861.8-2.8%
Expected volatility (%)  52.250.3%-52.2%
Dividend yield (%)  0.0%

 

Warrant activity is summarized as follows:

 

 Shares  Weighted Average
Exercise Price
     Weighted
Average
 
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2017  -   - 
 Shares Exercise Price 
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2018  264,410  $6.35 
Granted  207,210  $5.69   -   - 
Exercised  -   -   -   - 
Cancelled  -   -   -   - 
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2017  207,210  $5.69 
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2019  264,410  $6.35 

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NOTE 10 - STOCK BASED COMPENSATION(Continued)

Stock Options

On March 21, 2018, the Board of Directors adopted the Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to which the Company may grant various types of equity awards. 1,484,250 shares of common stock of the Company were reserved for issuance under the Plan. In addition, on July 19, 2019, the Board of Directors approved the amended and restatement of the Plan, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders at its annual meeting of stockholders on September 16, 2019. The amended and restated Plan increased the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan by 300,000, to 1,784,250, among other changes.

On April 9, 2018, the Board of Directors approved the issuance of 989,500 nonqualified stock options under the Plan in accordance with the Plan at an exercise price of $7.00 per share, and a term of five years. As of December 31, 2019, all of these outstanding stock options were fully vested and exercisable.

The fair value of these options granted on April 9, 2018 was estimated as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:

Stock Options
December 31,
2019
Expected term (in years)5.0
Risk-free interest rate (%)2.6%
Expected volatility (%)50.3%
Dividend yield (%)0.0%

On August 3, 2018, the Board of Directors granted the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer and Head of U.S. Operations a total of 150,000 nonqualified stock options under the Plan in accordance with the Plan at an exercise price of $6.12 per share and a term of 10 years. As of December 31, 2019, these outstanding options were fully vested and exercisable.

The fair value of the options granted on August 3, 2018 was estimated as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:

Stock Options
December 31,
2019
Expected term (in years)10.0
Risk-free interest rate (%)2.95%
Expected volatility (%)50.3%
Dividend yield (%)0.0%

On November 27, 2019, the Board of Directors granted the Company’s Chief Financial Officer 50,000 nonqualified stock options under the amended and restated Plan in accordance with the amended and restated Plan at an exercise price of $6.50 per share and a term of 10 years. As of December 31, 2019, these outstanding options are not vested and not exercisable.

The fair value of the options granted on November 27, 2019 was $193,697. It is estimated as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:

Stock Options
December 31,
2019
Expected term (in years)10.0
Risk-free interest rate (%)1.77%
Expected volatility (%)48.59%
Dividend yield (%)3.08%

Stock option activity is summarized as follows:

     Weighted Average 
  Shares  Exercise Price 
Stock options outstanding at March 31, 2019  1,139,500  $6.88 
Granted  50,000   6.50 
Exercised  -   - 
Cancelled  -   - 
Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2019  1,189,500  $6.87 

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NOTE 711 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The relationship and the nature of related party transactions are summarized as follow:

 

Name of Related PartyRelationship
to the Company
 Relationship
to the Company
Nature
of Transactions
Ford Glory Holdings Limited (“FGH”) Intermediate Shareholder of GTIAffiliate, 49% indirectly owned by our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, a significant stockholder Working Capital AdvancesROU Asset, Purchase Agreement, Purchases
Ford Glory International Limited or FGIL(“FGIL”) Affiliate, subsidiary of FGH Sales / PurchasesROU Asset, Purchase Agreement
Value Plus (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited (“VPMCO”) Affiliate, subsidiary of FGH Purchases
Yukwise Limited (“Yukwise”)Wholly owned by our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, a significant stockholderConsulting Services
Multi-Glory Corporation Limited (“Multi-Glory”)Wholly owned by a significant stockholderConsulting Services
Jiangmen V-Apparel Manufacturing Limited Affiliate, subsidiary of FGH Working Capital AdvancesROU Asset

Wealth Choice Limited, or WCLa.Shareholder of Victory Apparel

Working Capital

Advances

Related party lease and purchase agreement

 

On October 3, 2018, Treasure Success and FGIL entered into a lease agreement, pursuant to which Treasure Success leases its office space in Hong Kong from FGIL for a monthly rent in the amount of HKD119,540 (approximately $15,253) and for a one-year term with an option to extend the term for an additional year at the same rent. On October 3, 2019, Treasure Success exercised the option to extend the lease for an additional year at the same rent.

On August 31, 2019, Jiangmen Treasure Success and Jiangmen V-Apparel Manufacturing Limited entered into a lease agreement, which was a replacement of a previous lease agreement between Treasure Success and Jiangmen V-Apparel Manufacturing Limited dated August 15, 2019, pursuant to which Treasure Success leases its office space in Jiangmen, China from Jiangmen V-Apparel Manufacturing Limited for a monthly rent in the amount of CNY6,200 (approximately $891). The lease has a 10-year term with a clause to increase the rental amount by 5% annually between the third and fifth years of the lease term and the rental amount will be reviewed by and negotiated between both parties according to the market rental rate.

On July 15, 2019, the Company, through Treasure Success, entered into an agreement to purchase office space together with certain parking spaces from FGIL for an aggregate purchase price of HKD63,000,000 (approximately $8.1 million). Pursuant to the agreement, Treasure Success paid an initial deposit of HKD6,300,000 (approximately $0.8 million) upon signing the agreement. On October 31, 2019, this agreement was terminated pursuant to its terms ofbecause the conditions precedent to closing under the agreement were not met. As a sale and purchase agreement between oneresult of the Company’s current individual shareholders and Victory City Investments Limited,termination, on November 7, 2019, FGIL repaid in full, without interest, the ultimate 51% shareholder of FGIL, dated July 13, 2016 (the “Sale and Purchase Agreement”), and effective since August 1, 2016, all rights, interests and benefits of any contracts that FGIL haddeposit Treasure Success paid at thatthe time with any of the Company’s customers for products manufactured or to be manufactured by the Company, together with the costs and obligations relating to those contracts, were transferred to the Company. Thereafter, the Company began selling directly to its customers and no longer through its affiliate, FGIL.agreement was signed.


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Related party balances:

NOTE 11 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

a.b.Accounts receivable – related party:Consulting agreements

 

Accounts receivable fromOn January 16, 2018, Treasure Success and Multi-Glory entered into a related party in connection with the collection of accounts receivable from its customers on behalf ofconsulting agreement, pursuant to which Multi-Glory will provide high-level advisory, marketing, and sales services to the Company due tofor $300,000 per annum. The agreement renews automatically for one-month terms. The agreement became effective as of January 1, 2018. Total consulting fees under this agreement were $75,000 for the support arrangement duringthree months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and $225,000 for the transition period as described below (see a. Sales to a related party) consisted of the following:nine months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

  

As of

December 31, 2017

  

As of

March 31, 2017

 
FGIL $90,751  $2,343,892 

b.Other receivables – related party:

  

As of

December 31, 2017

  

As of

March 31, 2017

 
WCL $           - $336,746 

On January 12, 2018, Treasure Success and Yukwise entered into a consulting agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Choi will serve as Chief Executive Officer and provide high-level advisory and general management services for $300,000 per annum. The balance due from WCL was interest-free and due upon demand. The balanceagreement renews automatically for one-month terms. This agreement became effective as of MarchJanuary 1, 2018. Total advisory and management expenses under this agreement were $75,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2017 was fully collected from WCL on June 15, 2017.2019 and 2018 and $225,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

  

c.Due from shareholders:

  As of
December 31, 2017
  As of
March 31, 2017
 
Two individual shareholders $-  $353,175 
Merlotte Enterprise Limited  -   339,325 
  $      -  $692,500 

The balance as of March 31, 2017 was fully collected from shareholders on May 8, 2017.

Related party transactions:

a.Sales to a related party:Personal Guarantees

 

Prior toBorrowings under the Credit Facilities, with HSBC were previously secured by the personal guarantees of Mr. Choi and Mr. Ng Tsze Lun (“Mr. Ng”). These guarantees were released as of August 2016, the Company sold merchandise to its customers through its affiliate during the ordinary course of business. The sales made to the related party consist of the following:12, 2019. (See Note 12).

  For the three months ended December 31, 
  2017  2016 
FGIL $          -  $          - 
         
         
  For the nine months ended December 31, 
  2017  2016 
FGIL $         -  $23,350,919 

Pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement, the Company has all rights, interests and benefits of the sales agreements signed with customers since August 2016, together with the costs and obligations of those agreements. During the transition period, the Company’s affiliate supported the Company to complete the transition with no additional fees charged. For the three months ended December 31, 2017, $1,809,475 of sales was made with the support from FGIL. For the nine months ended December 31, 2017, $43,994,497 of sales was made with the support from FGIL.


b.Purchases from related parties:

Prior to August 2016, the Company periodically purchased merchandise or raw materials from its affiliates during the ordinary course of business. The purchases from related parties consist of the following:

  For the three months ended December 31, 
  2017  2016 
VPMCO $-  $- 
FGIL  -   - 
  $     -  $    - 
         
         
  For the nine months ended December 31, 
  2017  2016 
VPMCO $-  $5,144,675 
FGIL  -   916,527 
  $        -  $6,061,202 

 

NOTE 812 – CREDIT FACILITIES

 

Pursuant to a letter agreement dated May 29, 2017, Treasure Success entered into an $8,000,000 import credit facility with Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (“HSBC”) (the “2017 Facility Letter”), which was amended pursuant to a letter agreement between HSBC, Treasure Success, and Jerash Garments dated June 19, 2018 (the “2018 Facility Letter”) and increased to $11,000,000 pursuant to a letter agreement dated August 12, 2019 (the “2019 Facility Letter,” and together with the 2018 Facility Letter and 2017 Facility Letter, the “HSBC Facility”).

In addition, pursuant to an offer letter datedon June 5, 2017, Treasure Success entered into an Offer Letter - Invoice Discounting / Factoring Agreement, and on August 21, 2017, Treasure Success entered into the Invoice Discounting/Factoring Agreement (together, the “2017 Factoring Agreement”) with HSBC for certain debt purchase services related to the Company’s accounts receivables. On June 14, 2018, Treasure Success and Jerash Garments entered into another Offer Letter - Invoice Discounting / Factoring Agreement with HSBC, which amended the 2017 Factoring Agreement (the “2018 Factoring Agreement, and together with the 2017 Factoring Agreement, the “HSBC Factoring Agreement,” and together with the HSBC Facility, the “HSBC Credit Facilities”). Pursuant to the HSBC Factoring Agreement, HSBC offered to provide Treasure Success with a $12,000,000 factoring facility. facility for certain debt purchase services related to Treasure Success’s accounts receivables.

The import credit and factoring facilitiesHSBC Credit Facilities are collectively referred to as the “Senior Credit Facility.” The Senior Credit Facility is guaranteed by Jerash Holdings, Jerash Garments, as well as the Company’s two individual shareholders.and Treasure Success. In addition, the SeniorHSBC Credit Facility requiresFacilities required cash and other investment security collateral of $3,000,000.$3,000,000 and were secured by the personal guarantees of Mr. Choi and Mr. Ng. As of January 22, 2019, the security collateral of $3,000,000 had been released. HSBC providedalso released the personal guarantees of Mr. Choi and Mr. Ng on August 12, 2019. The HSBC Credit Facilities provide that drawings under the SeniorHSBC Credit Facility would beFacilities are charged interest at the Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate (“HIBOR”) plus 1.5% for drawings in Hong Kong dollars,HKD, and the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.5% for drawings in other currencies. The SeniorIn addition, the HSBC Credit Facility willFacilities also contain certain service charges and other commissions and fees.

Under the HSBC Factoring Agreement, HSBC also provides credit protection and debt services related to each of the Company’s preapproved customers. For any approved debts or collections assigned to HSBC, HSBC charges a flat fee of 0.35% on the face value of the invoice for such debt or collection. The Company may assign debtor payments that are to be paid to HSBC within 90 days, defined as the maximum terms of payment. The Company may receive advances on invoices that are due within 30 days of the delivery of its goods, defined as the maximum invoicing period.

The HSBC Credit Facilities are subject to review at any time, and HSBC has discretion on whether to renew the HSBC Facility. Either party may terminate the HSBC Factoring Agreement subject to a 30-day notice period.

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NOTE 12 – CREDIT FACILITIES (continued)

As of December 31, 2017,2019, and March 31, 2019, the Company hashad made $947,655$40,719 and $360,401 in withdrawals, respectively, under the SeniorHSBC Credit Facility,Facilities, which are due within 120 days of each borrowing date or upon demand by HSBC. As of December 31, 2019, $40,719 was outstanding under the HSBC Factoring Agreement and no amounts were outstanding under the HSBC Facility. As of March 31, 2019, $85,421 was outstanding under the HSBC Factoring Agreement and $274,980 outstanding under the HSBC Facility.

On January 31, 2019, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“SCBHK”) offered to provide an import facility of up to $3.0 million to Treasure Success pursuant to a facility letter, dated June 15, 2018. Pursuant to the agreement, SCBHK agreed to finance import invoice financing and pre-shipment financing of export orders up to an aggregate of $3.0 million. The SCBHK facility bears interest at 1.3% per annum over SCBHK’s cost of funds. As of December 31, 2019, and March 31, 2019, the Company had an outstanding amount of $0 and $288,310, respectively, in import invoice financing under the SCBHK facility.

NOTE 13 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. 57,200 IPO Underwriter Warrants and 50,000 stock options to the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer were anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019 and excluded from the EPS calculation. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018, 57,200 IPO Underwriter Warrants, 50,000 stock options to the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer and 100,000 stock options to the Company’s then Head of U.S. Operations were anti-dilutive.

  Three Months Ended
December 31,
(in $000s except share and
per share information)
  Nine Months Ended
December 31,
(in $000s except share and
per share information)
 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
Numerator:                
Net income attributable to Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.’s Common Stockholders $2,073  $1,626  $7,215  $5,328 
                 
Denominator:                
Denominator for basic earnings per share (weighted-average shares)  11,325,000   11,325,000   11,325,000   11,158,600 
Dilutive securities – unexercised warrants and options  125,707   68,179   152,344   125,212 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share (adjusted weighted-average shares)  11,450,707   11,393,179   11,477,344   11,283,812 
Basic earnings per share $0.18  $0.14  $0.64  $0.48 
                 
Diluted earnings per share $0.18  $0.14  $0.63  $0.47 

 

NOTE 914 – SEGMENT REPORTING

 

ASC 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company's internal organizational structure as well as information about geographical areas, business segments, and major customers in financial statements for details on the Company's business segments. The Company uses the “management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining the Company’s reportable segments. Management, including the chief operating decision maker, reviews operationoperating results by the revenue of the Company’s products. The Company’s major product is outerwear. For the three months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, outerwear accounted for approximately 78.2%73.4% and 92.5%, respectively,81.6% of the Company’s total revenue.revenue, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, outerwear accounted for approximately 92%88.4% and 94.1%, respectively,93.2% of the Company’s total revenue.revenue, respectively. Based on management's assessment, the Company has determined that it has only one operating segment as defined by ASC 280.

 

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NOTE 14 – SEGMENT REPORTING (continued)

 

The following table summarizes sales by geographic areas for the three months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016.2018, respectively.

 

 For the three months ended  For the Three months ended 
 December 31, 2017  December 31, 2016  December 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 
United States $8,495,713  $11,452,005  $24,825,021  $15,208,472 
Jordan  2,518,993   949,031   621,687   3,432,201 
Other countries  529,057   214,726   -   36,491 
Total $11,543,763  $12,615,762  $25,446,708  $18,677,164 

 

The following table summarizes sales by geographic areas for the nine months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016.2018, respectively.

 

 For the nine months ended  For the Nine months ended 
 December 31, 2017  December 31, 2016  December 31,
2019
 December 30,
2018
 
United States $54,835,203  $46,617,843  $76,218,964  $60,881,903 
Jordan  4,826,158   2,958,579   2,202,774   8,531,198 
Other countries  782,039   292,216   163,414   1,091,545 
Total $60,443,400  $49,868,638  $78,585,152  $70,504,646 

 

All long-lived assets were located in Jordan as of December 31, 20172019 and March 31, 2017.2019.

The Company manufactures outerwear for all seasons. Products for Fall/Winter normally have higher fabric and accessories costs, and some of the styles are more complicated compared to products for Spring/Summer. The higher production costs for Fall/Winter typically result in higher sales and profit margins in the period from May to October in which products for Fall/Winter are primarily shipped.

 

NOTE 1015 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Rent CommitmentCommitments

 

On August 28, 2019, a new entity, Jiangmen Treasure Success, was incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China in Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, China, with a total registered capital of HKD3 million (approximately $385,000). The Company’s subsidiary, Treasure Success, is required to contribute HKD3 million (approximately $385,000) as paid-in capital in exchange for 100% ownership interest in Jiangmen Treasure Success. As of November 20, 2019, Treasure Success had made capital contribution of HKD0.3 million (approximately $38,000). Pursuant to Jiangmen Treasure Success’s organizational documents, the Company leases two manufacturing facilities under operating leases. Operating lease expense amountedis required to $319,156 and $281,589 forcomplete the three months endedcapital contribution before December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and amounted to $949,120 and $846,089 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.2029.

 

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:

Twelve months ended December 31,   
2018 $814,139 
2019  11,079 
2020 and thereafter  - 
Total $825,218 

The Company has nineteen operating leases for its facilities that require monthly payments ranging between $247 and $26,943 and are renewable on an annual basis.

Contingencies

 

From time to time, the Company is a party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues costs associated with these matters when they become probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. The Company’s management does not expect any liability from the disposition of such claims and litigation individually or in the aggregate would not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.


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NOTE 16 – INCOME TAX

Jerash Garments, Jerash Embroidery, Chinese Garments, Paramount, and Victory Apparel are subject to the regulations of the Income Tax Department in Jordan. The corporate income tax rate is 14% for the industrial sector. In accordance with the Investment Encouragement Law, Jerash Garments’ export sales to overseas customers were entitled to a 100% income tax exemption for a period of 10 years commencing at the first day of production. This exemption had been extended for five years until December 31, 2018. The effect of the tax exemption on the Company’s 2019 fiscal results is a tax savings of approximately $1,623,717, or $0.14 per share. Effective January 1, 2019, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan government has changed some features of Jerash Garments and its subsidiaries area to a Development Zone. In accordance with Development Zone law, Jerash Garments and its subsidiaries began paying corporate income tax in Jordan at a rate of 10% plus a 1% social contribution. Effective January 1, 2020, this rate increased to 14% plus a 1% social contribution.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was enacted. The Tax Act imposed a tax on previously untaxed accumulated earnings and profits (“E&P”) of foreign subsidiaries (the “Toll Charge”). The Toll Charge is based in part of the amount of E&P held in cash and other specific assets as of December 31, 2017. The Toll Charge can be paid over an eight-year period, starting in 2018, and will not accrue interest. Additionally, under the provisions of the Tax Act, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the foreign earnings of Jerash Garments and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. taxation at the Jerash Holdings level under the new Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) regime. The GILTI provisions have an effect of increasing the effective tax rate by absorbing the current year loss generated by Jerash Holdings. However, Jerash Holdings is eligible to claim a deduction of up to 50% of GILTI income and is eligible to claim a foreign tax credit on the foreign taxes paid by Jerash Garments and its subsidiaries which are attributable to GILTI. Furthermore, the GILTI income is effectively exempt from tax in the states in which Jerash Holdings operates. As a result of these provisions, Jerash Holdings is not expected to have an incremental U.S. cash tax cost as a result of the GILTI rules during fiscal 2020.

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NOTE 17 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On February 5, 2020, the Board of Directors approved the payment of a dividend of $0.05 per share payable on February 26, 2020 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 19, 2020.

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”). All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to: any projections of earnings, revenues, or other financial items; any statements regarding the adequacy, availability, and sources of capital, any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new products, services, or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,”“plan” “project,” or “anticipate,” and other similar words. In addition to any assumptions and other factors and matters referred to specifically in connection with such forward-looking statements, factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include those factors set forth in this Quarterly Report, particularly under the headings “Risk Factors” section included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” andin subsequent reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties, such as those disclosed in this Quarterly Report. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.

 

Notwithstanding the above, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), expressly states that the safe harbor for forward looking statements does not apply to companies that issue penny stocks. Accordingly, the safe harbor for forward looking statements under the PSLRA is not currently available to the Company because we may be considered to be an issuer of penny stock.

The information included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes included in this Quarterly Report, and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our prospectus dated October 27, 2017 (File No. 333-218991).Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on June 28, 2019. References to fiscal 2019, fiscal 20182020 and fiscal 20172019 in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations refer to our fiscal yearsyear ending March 31, 2019,2020, and fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017,2019, respectively.

 

Results of Operations

Three months ended December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 20162018

The following table summarizes the results of our operations during the three monththree-month periods ended December 31, 20172019 and 20162018, and provides information regarding the dollar and percentage increase or (decrease) during such periods.

(All amounts, other than percentages, in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

  Three Months Ended
December  31, 2017
  Three Months Ended
December 31, 2016
  Period over Period Increase
(Decrease)
 
Statement of Income Data: Amount  As % of
Sales
  Amount  As % of
Sales
  Amount  % 
Revenue $11,544   100% $12,616   100% $(1,072)  (8)%
Cost of goods sold  7,792   67%  8,874   70%  (1,082)  (12)%
Gross profit  3,752   33%  3,742   30%  10   0%
Selling, general and administrative expenses  1,557   14%  1,348   11%  209   16%
Other expense (income), net  (12)  0%  4   0%  (16)  (400)%
Net income $2,207   19% $2,390   19% $(183)  (8)%

  Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019
  Three Months Ended
December 31, 2018
  Period over Period
Increase (Decrease)
 
Statement of Income
Data:
 Amount  As %
of
Sales
  Amount  As %
of
Sales
  Amount  % 
Revenue $25,447   100% $18,677   100% $6,770   36%
Cost of goods sold  20,533   81%  15,477   83%  5,056   33%
Gross profit  4,914   19%  3,200   17%  1,714   54%
                         
Selling, general and administrative expenses  2,591   10%  2,173   12%  418   19%
Other income, net  6   0%  20   0%  (14)  (70)%
Net income before taxation $2,329   9% $1,047   6% $1,282   122%
Taxation expense (benefit)  256   1%  (578)  (3)%  834   144%
Net income $2,073   8% $1,625   9% $448   28%

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Revenue.Revenue decreasedincreased by approximately $1.1$6.8 million, or 8%36%, to $11.5$25.4 million, for the three months ended December 31, 20172019, from approximately $12.6$18.7 million for the same period in fiscal 2017.2019. The decreaseincrease was mainly because of the resultincrease in sales to our existing and new customers in the U.S.

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The following table outlines the dollar amount and percentage of expedited shipments of Fall/Winter outerwear driven by customer demands in August 2017 and September 2017, causing an increase of approximately 31% in revenuetotal sales to $27.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, against the same period in fiscal 2017, and a lower salesour customers for the three months ended December 31, 2017.2019.

(All amounts, other than percentages, in thousands of U.S. dollars)

  Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019
 
  Sales    
  Amount  % 
VF Corporation(1) $16,839   66%
GIII  1,064   4%
New Balance  509   2%
Dick’s Sporting Goods  260   1%
Others  6,775   27%
Total $25,447  100%

(1)   Most of our products are sold under The North Face brand that is owned by VF Corporation.

 

Revenue by Geographic Area

(All amounts, other than percentages, in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 Three Months Ended
December 31, 2017
  Three Months Ended
December 31, 2016
  Period over Period
Increase (decrease)
  Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019
  Three Months Ended
December 31, 2018
  

Period over Period

Increase (decrease)

 
Region Amount  %  Amount  %  Amount  %  Amount %  Amount %  Amount % 
United States $8,496   74% $11,452   91% $(2,956)  (26)% $24,825   98% $15,208   81% $9,617   63%
Jordan  2,519   22%  949   8%  1,570   165%  622   2%  3,432   18%  (2,810)  (82)%
Others  529   4%  215   1%  314   146%  -   0%  37   1%  (37)  (100)%
Total $11,544   100% $12,616   100% $(1,072)  (8)% $25,447  100% $18,677  100% $6,770  36%

 

According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Jordan Free Trade Treaty, which became effective December 2001, all apparel manufactured in Jordan can be exported to the U.S. with free duty. This treaty provides substantial benefits to us by allowing us to compete and to expand our garment export business in the U.S. Due to the reason mentioned above, some Fall/Winter season shipments were expedited and shipped prior to September 30, 2017, resulting in a decrease

The increase in sales to the U.S. byof approximately 26% for63% in the three months ended December 31, 2017. Revenue from Jordan2019 was mainly attributable to increase in sales to existing customers and other locations increased by approximately 165% and 146%, respectively, as we managed to capture the increased demands from Jordan and other locations to narrowaddition of new customers during the decrease in total revenue to approximately 8% forperiod.

For the three months ended December 31, 2017.2019, sales to Jordan and other locations decreased by 82% and 100%, respectively, as we devoted more resources on the abovementioned orders from new export customers which have a higher profit margin on average, and had limited production capacities for local orders.

 

Cost of goods sold.Following the decreaseincrease in sales revenue, our cost of goods sold decreasedincreased by approximately $1.1$5.1 million, or 12%33%, to approximately $7.8$20.5 million, for the three months ended December 31, 20172019, compared to approximately $8.9$15.5 million for the same period in fiscal 2017.2019. As a percentage of revenues, the cost of goods sold decreased by approximately 3%2% points to 67%81% for the three months ended December 31, 20172019, compared to 70%83% for the same period in fiscal 2017.2019. The decrease in cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenues was primarily attributable to improved production efficiencyhigher sales volume that lowered average fixed costs. For the three months ended December 31, 2019, we purchased 48% of our raw materials from one major supplier, Dynamic Resources Ent. Ltd (“Dynamic”). For the three months ended December 31, 2018, we purchased approximately 33% and a higher proportion28% of local consignment orders received, which cause noour raw material cost to be incurred.materials from two major suppliers, Dynamic and Paramount Garment Ltd (“Paramount”), respectively.

 

Gross profit marginmargin.. Gross profit margin was approximately 33%19% for the three months ended December 31, 2017, an increase of approximately 3%2019, which improved by 2% points from 30%17% for the same period in fiscal 2017.The increase in2019. The higher gross profit margin was attributable to improved production efficiencyhigher quarterly overall sales revenue and a higher proportionpercentage of local consignment orders received, which cause no raw material costshipment to be incurred.

the U.S. that typically provides a better profit margin.

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses.Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased by approximately 16%19% from approximately $1.3$2.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 20162018, to approximately $1.6$2.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to the increase in headcounts in Jordan and Hong Kong and the establishment of an office in the PRC to support the growth of our business.

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Other income, net. Other income, net was approximately $6,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to other income, net of approximately $20,900 for the same period in fiscal 2019. The decrease was primarily due to an increase on the foreign currency exchange loss from converting Jordanian Dinars (“JOD”), Hong Kong Dollar (“HKD”), and Chinese Yuan (“CNY”) to U.S. Dollars (“US$” or “$”) for financial reporting.

Net income before taxation.Net income before taxation for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was $2.3 million compared to net income before taxation of approximately $1.0 million for the same period in fiscal 2018.2019. The increase was primarily due to increases in expenses to expand merchandising in the Hong Kong office, expenses relating to banking and finance functions, and legal and professional fees relatingmainly attributable to the private placement offering, compliance costsincrease in sales revenue and the preparation for a potential public offering.improvement in gross profit margin discussed above.


Other income/expense, netTaxation.. Other income, net was approximately $12,000Income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2017, as2019, was $0.3 million compared to other expense, netincome tax benefit of approximately $4,000$0.6 million for the same period in fiscal 2017. This2019. The effective tax rate was 11.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2019, and the effective tax benefit was 55.2% for the three months ended December 31 2018. The increase of the income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was primarily duemainly because the Company became subject to corporate income tax in Jordan at a rate of 10% plus a 1% social contribution as of January 1, 2019. The Jordanian corporate income tax accrued during three months ended December 31, 2019 caused an increase of approximately $0.3 million compared with the foreign currency exchange gain from converting Jordanian Dinars to U.S. Dollarssame period of fiscal 2019. Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) was insignificant for financial reporting.the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. See further discussion in Note 16.

 

Net income.Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2017 decreased by approximately 8%2019, was $2.1 million compared to $2.2a net income of $1.6 million from approximately $2.4 million.for the same period in fiscal 2019. The decreaseincrease was mainly attributable to increasesthe increase in expenses to expand merchandisingsales revenue and improvement in the Hong Kong office, expenses relating to banking and finance functions, and legal and professional fees relating to the private placement offering, compliance costs and the preparation for a potential public offering.gross profit margin discussed above.

Nine months ended December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 20162018

The following table summarizes the results of our operations during the nine monthsnine-month periods ended December 31, 20172019 and 20162018, and provides information regarding the dollar and percentage increase or (decrease) during such periods.

(All amounts, other than percentages, in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

  Nine Months Ended
December 31, 2017
  Nine Months Ended
December 31, 2016
  Period over Period
Increase (Decrease)
 
Statement of Income
Data:
 Amount  As % of Sales  Amount  As % of Sales  Amount  % 
Revenue $60,443   100% $49,869   100% $10,574   21%
Cost of goods sold  44,623   74%  38,673   78%  5,950   15%
Gross profit  15,820   26%  11,196   22%  4,624   41%
Selling, general and administrative expenses  4,433   7%  3,294   7%  1,139   35%
Other expense (income), net  (1)  0%  29   0%  (30)  (103)%
Net income $11,388   19% $7,873   16% $3,515   45%

  Nine months Ended
December 31, 2019
  Nine months Ended
December 31, 2018
  Period over Period
Increase (Decrease)
 
Statement of Income
Data:
 Amount  As %
of
Sales
  Amount  As %
of
Sales
  Amount  % 
Revenue $78,585   100% $70,504   100% $8,081   11%
Cost of goods sold  61,856   79%  54,296   77%  7,560   14%
Gross profit  16,729   21%  16,208   23%  521   3%
Selling, general and administrative expenses  8,134   10%  6,250   9%  1,884   30%
Stock-based compensation expenses  194   0%  3,400   5%  (3,206)  (94)%
Other income (expense), net  (4)  0%  20   0%  (24)  (120)%
Net income before taxation $8,397   11% $6,578   9% $1,819   28%
Taxation  1,186   2%  1,251   2%  (65)  (5)%
Net income $7,211   9% $5,327   8% $1,884   35%

Revenue.Revenue increased by approximately $10.5$8.1 million, or 21%11%, to approximately $60.4$78.6 million, for the nine months ended December 31, 20172019, from approximately $49.9$70.5 million for the same period in fiscal 2017.2019. The increase was mainly the result of expanding our business with one ofan increase in sales to our major customer and introduction of new customers in the period.

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The following table outlines the dollar amount and the economic recoverypercentage of the U.S., which remainstotal sales to our major export destination. Approximately 91% and 93% of our products were exported to the U.S. incustomers the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.2019.

(All amounts, other than percentages, in thousands of U.S. dollars)

  Nine months Ended
December 31, 2019
 
  Sales    
  Amount  % 
VF Corporation(1) $65,151   83%
New Balance  1,445   2%
GIII  1,211   2%
Dick’s Sporting Goods  1,068   1%
Others  9,710   12%
Total $78,585  100%

(1)   Substantially all of our products are sold under The North Face brand that is owned by VF Corporation.

 

Revenue by Geographic Area

(All amounts, other than percentages, in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 Nine Months Ended
December 31, 2017
  Nine Months Ended
December 31, 2016
  Period over Period
Increase
  Nine months Ended
December 31, 2019
  Nine months Ended
December 31, 2018
  Period over Period
Increase (decrease)
 
Region Amount  %  Amount  %  Amount  %  Amount %  Amount %  Amount % 
United States $54,835   91% $46,618   93% $8,217   18% $76,219   97% $60,882   86% $15,337   25%
Jordan  4,826   8%  2,958   6%  1,868   63%  2,203   3%  8,531   12%  (6,328)  (74)%
Others  782   1%  293   1%  489   167%  163   0%  1,091   2%  (928)  (85)%
Total $60,443   100% $49,869   100% $10,574   21% $78,585   100% $70,504   100% $8,081   11%

According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Jordan Free Trade Treaty, which became effective in December 2001, all apparel manufactured in Jordan can be exported to the U.S. with free duty. This treaty provides substantial benefits to us by allowing us to compete and to expand our garment export business in the U.S. Our

The increase in sales to the U.S. increasedof approximately 25%, or $15.3 million, in the nine months ended December 31, 2019, was mainly attributable to the increase in orders from both existing and new customers in the U.S.

Sales to customers in Jordan and other locations decreased by approximately 18%74% and 85%, respectively, for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 as2019, compared towith the same period in fiscal 2017. According2019. The decrease was attributable to the Major Shippers Report issued by the Office of Textiles and Apparel under the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. global apparel import recordedour focus on export orders which on average provide a decrease of approximately 0.5% to $80.3 billion in the twelve month period ended December 31, 2017 from approximately $80.7 billion in 2016. On the other hand, U.S. apparel import from Jordan increased by approximately 8% to approximately $1.4 billion in the twelve month period ended December 31, 2017 from approximately $1.3 billion in 2016. Our sales growth ratio has been exceeding industrial average growth ratios, and we believe we still have the ability to expand our garment export business in the U.S.better profit margin rather than relatively low profit margin local orders.

 

Cost of goods sold.Following the growthincrease in sales revenue, our cost of goods sold increased by approximately $5.9$7.6 million, or 15%14%, to approximately $44.6$61.9 million, for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 from2019, compared to approximately $38.7$54.3 million for the same period in fiscal 2017. 2019.

As a percentage of revenues, the cost of goods sold decreased bywas 79%, which was 2% points higher than the same period in fiscal 2019. The lower gross profit margin was attributable to relatively lower profit margin of some new customers and local orders. For the nine months ended December 31, 2019, we purchased approximately 4% to 74%23% and 17% of our raw materials from two major suppliers, Dynamic and Duck San Enterprise Co., Ltd, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2018, we purchased approximately 16%, 14%, 11%, and 10% of our raw materials from four major suppliers.

Gross profit margin. Gross profit margin was approximately 21% for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 from 78% for2019, which was 2% points lower than the same period in fiscal 2017.2019. The decrease in cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenues was primarily attributable to the lower fixed cost per unit, reflecting increases in production volume and efficiency.

Gross profit margin. Gross profit margin was approximately 26% for the nine months ended December 31, 2017, reflecting an increase of approximately 4% from 22% for the same period in fiscal 2017. The increase in gross profit margin was primarily driven by higher selling price, the economiesattributable to lower margin of scale in general,some new customer orders and improved production efficiency.local orders.

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses.Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased by approximately 35%30% from approximately $3.3$6.3 million for the nine months ended December 31, 20162018, to approximately $4.4$8.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to the increase of headcounts in Jordan and Hong Kong, and the establishment of an office in the PRC to support the expansion of our business.

Stock-based compensation expenses.There was a stock-based compensation expense related to the issuance of stock options and warrants in relation to the IPO in May 2018. There were $0.2 million and $3.4 million stock-based compensation expenses in the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Other income (expense), net. Other expense, net was approximately $3,700 for the nine months ended December 31, 2019, as compared to other income, net of approximately $19,600 for the same period in fiscal 2019. The decrease was primary due to the foreign currency exchange gain from converting JOD, HKD, and CNY to US$ for financial reporting.

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Net income before taxation.Net income before taxation for the nine months ended December 31, 2019, was $8.4 million compared to net income before taxation of approximately $6.6 million for the same period in fiscal 2018.2019. The increase was mainly attributable to the establishmentincrease in gross profit and the $3.4 million of stock-based compensation reported in 2019 mentioned above, partially offset by the increases in expenses in repair, maintenance and improvements for the newly leased production premises and satellite factories, expenses related to a salesland purchase and merchandising officeits related dormitory construction, and expenses to expand marketing and supporting functions in the Hong Kong office to date in October 2016 and the increase in legal and professional fees relating to the private placement offering, compliance costs and the preparation for a potential public offering.fiscal 2020.

 

Other income/expense, net.Taxation. Other income, net was approximately $1,300Income tax expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2017, mainly due to the conversion of Jordanian Dinars to U.S. Dollars for financial reporting purposes, as2019, was approximately $1.2 million compared to otherincome tax expense net of approximately $28,500$1.3 million for the same period in fiscal 2017.2019. The effective tax rate was 14.1% and 19.0% for the nine months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The decrease of the income tax expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2019, was mainly because of the impact of the one-time transition Toll Charge of approximately $1.8 million accrued in the comparative period, and no such tax expense in current period. In addition, the Company became subject to corporate income tax in Jordan at a rate of 10% plus a 1% social contribution in January 1, 2019. The Jordanian corporate income tax accrued during nine months ended December 31, 2019, caused an increase of approximately $1.2 million compared with the same period of fiscal 2019. GILTI was insignificant for the nine months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. See further discussion in Note 16.

 

Net income.Net income for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 increased approximately 45% to $11.42019, was $7.2 million as compared to $7.9a net income of $5.3 million for the same period in fiscal 2017.2019. The increase was mainlyprimarily attributable to the 21% increase$3.4 million of stock-based compensation and a provision for taxation of $1.8 million reported in revenuefiscal 2019 due to the implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts, partially offset by the improvementincreases in gross profit margin from approximately 22%expenses in repair, maintenance and improvements for the nine months ended December 31, 2016newly leased production premises and satellite factories, expenses related to approximately 26%a land purchase and its related dormitory construction, expenses to expand marketing and supporting functions in the same periodHong Kong office in fiscal 2018, for the reasons mentioned above.2020, and lower tax expenses.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We are a holding company incorporated in the U.S. We may need dividends and other distributions on equity from our Jordanian subsidiaries to satisfy our liquidity requirements. Current Jordanian regulations permit our Jordanian subsidiaries to pay dividends to us only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Jordanian accounting standards and regulations. In addition, our Jordanian subsidiaries are required to set aside at least 10% of their respective accumulated profits each year, if any, to fund certain reserve funds. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. We have relied on direct payments of expenses by our subsidiaries (which generate all of our revenues) to meet our obligations to date. To the extent payments are due in U.S. dollars,US$, we have occasionally paid such amounts in Jordanian Dinar (“JOD”)JOD to an entity controlled by our management capable of paying such amounts in U.S. dollars.US$. Such transactions have been made at prevailing exchange rates and have resulted in immaterial losses or gains on currency exchange.

 

As of December 31, 2017,2019, we had cash of approximately $14.3$27.0 million and restricted cash of approximately $3.5$0.8 million which is the security deposit for obtaining the credit facilities from HSBC.compared to cash of approximately $27.2 million and restricted cash of approximately $0.7 million at March 31, 2019.


Our current assets as

As of December 31, 20172019, our current assets were approximately $32.5$59.3 million and our current liabilities were approximately $3.9$9.2 million, which resulted in a ratio of approximately 8.3:1. Total6.4. As of March 31, 2019, our current assets were approximately $55.4 million and our current liabilities were $7.6 million, resulting in a ratio of 7.3.

Primary drivers in the increase in current assets are an increase in accounts receivable of $6.0 million due to higher sales in the month of December 2019 and an increase in advance to suppliers supporting sales in the first two quarters of fiscal 2021.

Primary drivers in the increase in current liabilities are an increase in accounts payable, other payables, and accrued expenses offset by a decrease in amounts due under credit facilities and income tax payable.

Our total equity as of December 31, 20172019 was approximately $35.0 million.$56.0 million compared to $50.3 million as of March 31, 2019.

 

NetWe had net working capital of approximately $28.6$50.2 million and $47.8 million as of December 31, 2017 was approximately 5.2 times the monthly average of our aggregate cost of sales, selling, general2019, and administrative expenses, and other expense (income), net in the nine months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017.2019, respectively.

 

We have funded our working capital needs from our operations. Our working capital requirements are influenced by the level of our operations, the numerical and dollar volume of our sales contracts, the progress of execution on our customer contracts, and the timing of accounts receivable collections. Based on our current operating plan, we believe that cash on hand and cash generated from operation will be sufficient to support our working capital needs for the next 12 months from the date this document is filed.

 

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Credit Facilities

HSBC Facility

 

On May 29, 2017, ourthe Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Treasure Success International Limited (“Treasure Success”), entered into a facility letter (“2017 Facility Letter”) with Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (“HSBC”) to provide credit to us. Under the termsCompany, which was later amended by an offer letter between HSBC, Treasure Success, and Jerash Garments and Fashions Manufacturing Company Limited (“Jerash Garments”) dated June 19, 2018 (“2018 Facility Letter”), and further amended on August 12, 2019 (the “2019 Facility Letter,” and together with the 2017 Facility Letter and the 2018 Facility Letter, the “HSBC Facility”). The 2019 Facility Letter, extends the term of the HSBC Facility Letter, we haveindefinitely, subject to review at any time by HSBC. Pursuant to the HSBC Facility, the Company has a total credit limit of $8,000,000. $11,000,000.

The HSBC Facility Lettercurrently provides us with various credit facilities for importing and settling payment for goods purchased from ourthe Company’s suppliers. The available credit facilities as described in greater detail below includes an import facility, import facilities with loan against import, trust receipts, clean import loan, and advances to us against purchase orders. HSBC charges an interest rate of 1.5% per annum over LIBOR or HIBOR, as applicable, for credit related to the release of goods immediately on ourthe Company’s documentary credit.

LIBOR was 1.74% and HIBOR was 2.29% on February 5, 2020. HSBC charges a commission of: i) 0.25% for the first $50,000, ii) 0.125% for the balance in excess of $50,000 and up to $100,000, and iii) 0.0625% for balance in excess of $100,000 and an interest rate of 1.5% per annum over LIBOR or HIBOR, as applicable, for credit related to trust receipts whereby HSBC has title to the goods or merchandise released immediately to us. HSBC has approved certain of ourthe Company’s suppliers that are eligible to use clean import loans. HSBC charges a commission of: i) 0.25% for the first $50,000, ii) 0.125% for the balance in excess of $50,000 and up to $100,000, and iii) 0.0625% for balance in excess of $100,000 and an interest of 1.5% per annum over LIBOR or HIBOR, as applicable, for credit services related to clean import loans or release of the goods or merchandise based on evidence of delivery or invoice. HSBC will advance up to 70% of the purchase order value in ourthe Company’s favor. HSBC charges a handling fee of 0.25% and an interest rate of 1.5% per annum over LIBOR or HIBOR, as applicable, for credit services related to advances.

The Previously, the HSBC Facility Letter is collateralizedwas secured by the guarantees ofcollateral provided by us, and Jerash Garments, Treasure Success, and the personal guarantees byof Mr. Choi Lin Hung, our Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Ng Tsze Lun.Lun, one of our significant stockholders. The personal guarantees were released by HSBC in August 2019. Jerash Garments is also required to maintain an account at HSBC for receiving payments from VF Sourcing Asia S.A.R.L. and its related companies. In addition, to secure the Facility Letter, we granted HSBC a charge of $3,000,000 over the Company’s deposits.

 

The Facility Letter is subject to review at any time and valid until May 1, 2018. HSBC has discretion on whether to renew the Facility Letter prior to expiration. As of December 31, 2017, $947,655 was2019, $40,719 were outstanding under the Facility Letter.HSBC Facility. Borrowings under the HSBC Facility Letter are due upon demand by HSBC or within 120 days of each borrowing date or upon demand by HSBC.date.

HSBC Factoring Agreement

 

On June 5, 2017, Treasure Success entered into an Offer Letter - Invoice Discounting / Factoring Agreement, and on August 21, 2017, Treasure Success entered into the Invoice Discounting/Factoring Agreement (together, the “Factoring“2017 Factoring Agreement”) with HSBC for certain debt purchase services related to ourthe Company’s accounts receivables. On June 14, 2018, Treasure Success and Jerash Garments entered into another Offer Letter - Invoice Discounting / Factoring Agreement with HSBC (the “2018 Factoring Agreement, and together with the 2017 Factoring Agreement, the “HSBC Factoring Agreement”), which amended the 2017 Factoring Agreement. The HSBC Factoring Agreement was effective through May 1, 2019. The Company anticipates amending the HSBC Factoring Agreement to extend the term of the facility with substantially similar terms and that the Company will continue to be able to use the borrowings under the HSBC Factoring Agreement through any negotiation period. Under the current terms of the HSBC Factoring Agreement, wethe Company may borrow up to $12,000,000. In exchange for advances on eligible invoices from HSBC for ourthe Company’s approved customers, HSBC charges a fee to advance such payments at a discounting charge of 1.5% per annum over 1 month2-month LIBOR or HIBOR, as applicable. Such fee accrues on a daily basis on the amount of funds in use. HSBC has final determination of the percentage amount available for prepayment from each of ourthe Company’s approved customers. WeThe Company may not prepay an amount from a customer in excess of 85% of the funds available for borrowing.


As of December 31, 2019, $40,719 was outstanding under the HSBC Factoring Agreement. HSBC also provides credit protection and debt services related to each of ourthe Company’s preapproved customers. For any approved debts or collections assigned to HSBC, HSBC charges a flat fee of 0.35% on the face value of the invoice for such debt or collection. WeThe Company may assign debtor payments that are to be paid to HSBC within 90 days, defined as the maximum terms of payment. WeThe Company may receive advances on invoices that are due within 30 days of the delivery of ourthe Company’s goods, defined as the maximum invoicing period.

The advances made by HSBC are collateralizedwere secured by the guarantees ofcollateral provided by us, and Jerash Garments, and Treasure Success, and the personal guarantees byof Mr. Choi Lin Hung and Mr. Ng Tsze Lun. In addition, to secureNg. If the Factoring Agreement, we granted HSBC a charge of $3,000,000 over our deposits. If we failCompany fails to pay any sum due to HSBC, HSBC may charge a default interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum over the best lending rate quoted by HSBC on such defaulted amount.

In addition, to secure the Factoring Agreement, the Company had granted HSBC a charge of $3,000,000 over the Company’s deposits. Following the effectiveness of the 2018 Factoring Agreement, the security collateral of $3,000,000 was released as of January 22, 2019. HSBC released the personal guarantees of Mr. Choi and Mr. Ng in August 2019. The HSBC Factoring Agreement is subject to the review by HSBC at any time and valid until May 1, 2018.HSBC has discretion on whether to renew the HSBC Factoring Agreement. Either party may terminate the agreement subject to a 30 days’30-day notice period.

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SCBHK Facility Letter

Pursuant to the Standard Chartered Hong Kong (“SCBHK”) facility letter dated June 15, 2018, and issued to Treasure Success by SCBHK, on January 31, 2019, SCBHK offered to provide an import facility of up to $3.0 million to Treasure Success. The SCBHK facility covers import invoice financing and pre-shipment financing under export orders with a combined limit of $3 million. Borrowings under the SCBHK facility are due within 90 days of each invoice or financing date. SCBHK charges interest at 1.3% per annum over SCBHK’s cost of funds. In consideration for arranging the SCBHK facility, Treasure Success paid SCBHK HKD50,000. The Company was informed by SCBHK on January 31, 2019, that the SCBHK facility had been activated. As of December 31, 2017,2019, there was $596,127were no outstanding amounts under the Factoring Agreement. Amounts borrowed under the Factoring Agreement are due within 120 days of each borrowing date or upon demand by HSBC.

Based on our current operating plan, we believe that our cash on hand and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements for our current operations over the next twelve months.SCBHK facility.

 

Nine months ended December 31, 20172019 and 20162018

 

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

(All in amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

  Nine months ended December 31, 
  2017  2016 
Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities $10,678  $6,545 
Net cash (used)/provided in investing activities  (393)  (373)
Net cash used in financing activities  417   (6,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  (11)  11 
Net increase in cash  10,691   183 
Cash, beginning of nine month period  3,654   2,824 
Cash, end of nine month period $14,345  $3,007 
  Nine months ended
December 31,
 
  2019  2018 
Net cash provided by operating activities $5,980  $11,927 
Net cash used in investing activities  (3,752)  (1,104)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (2,307)  7,404 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  14   (31)
Net (decrease) increase in cash  (65)  18,196 
Cash, beginning of nine month period  27,834   12,196 
Cash, end of nine month period $27,769  $30,392 

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $10.7$6.0 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2017,2019, compared to cash provided by operating activities of approximately $6.5$11.9 million for the same period in fiscal 2017.2019. The increasedecrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

·Net profit of approximately $11.4 million for reasons mentioned above;
·A

a decrease in inventory of approximately $12.4$6.9 million as ofin the nine months ended December 31, 20172019 compared to Marcha decrease of $8.2 million in the same period in fiscal 2019;

·

an increase in accounts receivable of $6.0 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2017 due2019 compared to an increase of $7.9 million in sales; andthe same period in fiscal 2019;

·Aa decrease in income tax payable of $0.3 million in nine months ended December 31, 2019 compared to an increase of $1.1 million in the same period in fiscal 2019;
·a charge of $0.2 million of stock-based payment expenses in the nine months ended December 31, 2019 compared to a charge of $3.4 million in the same period in fiscal 2019;
·an increase of prepaid expenses and other current assets of $0.5 million compared to an increase of $0.3 million in the same period in fiscal 2019;
·an increase of advance to suppliers of $4.5 million compared to a decrease of 1.1 million in the same period in fiscal 2019;
·

an increase of accounts payable of approximately $8.8$1.3 million as ofin the nine months ended December 31, 2017 as2019 compared to Marcha decrease of $0.2 million in the same period in fiscal 2019; and

·an increase of net income to $7.2 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2017 due to settlement for purchases2019 from a net income of $5.3 million in earlier months.the same period in fiscal 2019.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $0.4$3.8 million for both the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.2019, compared to $1.1 million in the same period in fiscal 2019. The net cash providedused in investing activities remained flatin the nine-month period ended December 31, 2019 was used in the acquisition of an entity, Paramount, incorporated in Jordan to expand our production capacity, the acquisition of a piece of land in Jordan for dormitory and was mainly attributable to purchases of property,production floor purposes, and increases in plant and equipment of $0.7 million and the settlement of other receivables with a related party of $0.3 million.machineries.


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Financing Activities

 

Net cash providedused in financing activities was approximately $0.4$2.3 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2017. The2019, for net repayment of short-term loans and the payment of dividends. There was a net cash outflow mainly resulted from a fixed depositinflow of $3.0$7.4 million in a bank as collateral for bank facilities granted to Treasure Success International Limited,the same period in fiscal 2019 resulting from the net proceeds of $8.9 million from issuance of common stock and repayment from short-term loans and the private placementpayment of $1.8 million, and a short-term bank loan of approximately $0.9 million under the bank facilities given to Treasure Success International Limited.dividends.

 

Statutory Reserves

 

In accordance with the Corporate Lawcorporate laws in Jordan, the subsidiariesentities in Jordan are required to make appropriations to certain reserve funds, based on net income determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Jordan. Appropriations to the statutory reserve are required to be 10% of net income until the reserve is equal to 100% of the entity’s share capital. This reserve is not available for dividend distribution. As our subsidiaries have already reserved the maximum required by law, they did not reserve any additional amounts during the nine months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016.2018.

 

The following table provides the amount of our statutory reserves, the amount of restricted net assets, consolidated net assets, and the amount of restricted net assets as a percentage of consolidated net assets, as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016.2018.

 

  As of December 31, 
  2017  2016 
Statutory Reserves $72  $72 
Total Restricted Net Assets $72  $72 
Consolidated Net Assets $35,028  $22,018 
Restricted Net Assets as Percentage of Consolidated Net Assets  0.21%  0.33%

(All amounts, other than percentages, in thousands of U.S. dollars)

  As of December 31, 
  2019  2018 
Statutory Reserves $213  $72 
Total Restricted Net Assets $213  $72 
Consolidated Net Assets $55,973  $50,850 
Restricted Net Assets as Percentage of Consolidated Net Assets  0.38%  0.14%

 

Total restricted net assets accounted for approximately 0.21%0.38% of our consolidated net assets as of December 31, 2017.2019. As discussed above, our subsidiaries in Jordan are required to reserve 10% of net profits until the reserve is equal to 100% of the subsidiary’s share capital. Our subsidiaries have already reserved the maximum amount required. . We believe the potential impact of such restricted net assets on our liquidity is limited.

Capital Expenditures

 

We had capital expenditures of approximately $0.7$3.8 million and $0.4$0.7 million for the nine months ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively, including the acquisition of Paramount and a piece of land for purchasesthe construction of equipmentproduction units and dormitory in connection with our business activitiesAl Tajamouat Industrial City, Jordan. Additions in land amounted to $1.3 million and increase of capacity. Additionsadditions in plant and machinery amounted to approximately $463,000 and approximately $73,000$1.6 million for the nine months ended December 31, 20172019, while additions in plant and 2016, respectively, and additions to leasehold improvementsmachinery amounted to approximately $135,000 and $224,000$621,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 20172018. Additions to leasehold improvements amounted to approximately $0.9 million and 2016,$96,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively.

 

In 2015, we commenced a project to build a 4504,800 square meter workshopfoot facility in the Tafilah Governorate of Jordan, which will primarilywas initially intended to be used as a sewing workshop for Jerash Garments.Garments, but which we now intend to use as a dormitory. This dormitory is expected to be operational in early 2020 and is expected to house workers for the 54,000 square foot workshop in Al-Hasa County. This project is expected to cost $230,000 and is expectedapproximately $200,000 upon completion.

In 2018, we commenced another project to be completedbuild a 54,000 square foot workshop in Al-Hasa County in the middleTafilah Governorate of Jordan, which started operation in November 2019 with approximately 200 workers. Provided that we satisfy certain employment requirements over certain time periods, we do not anticipate incurring any significant costs for the project, which is being constructed in conjunction with the Jordanian Ministry of Labor and the Jordanian Education and Training Department. In the event we breach our agreement with these government agencies, we will have to pay such agencies JOD250,000 or approximately $353,000.

On December 11, 2018, we entered into an agreement through Jerash Garments to acquire all of the stock of Paramount, an existing garment manufacturing business, in order to operate our fourth manufacturing facility in Al Tajamouat Industrial City in Amman, Jordan. We have paid approximately $980,000 in aggregate as of the closing date of the transaction on June 18, 2019.

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On August 7, 2019, we completed a transaction to acquire 12,340 square meters (approximately 3 acres) of land in Al Tajamouat Industrial City, Jordan, from a third party to construct a dormitory for the Company’s employees with aggregate purchase price JOD863,800 (approximately $1,218,347). The management has revised the plan to construct both dormitory and production facilities on the land in order to capture the increasing demand for our capacity. We expect to spend approximately $5 million in capital expenditures to build the dormitory and the production facilities. We expect to begin the constructions in calendar year 2018.2020 and to complete the project in two to three years.

 

We projectprojected that wethere will usebe an aggregate of approximately $3.1$7 million to fund ourof capital expenditures forin both the fiscal 2018years ending March 31, 2020 and fiscal 20192021 for further enhancement of business and production capacity to meet expected future sales growth. We expect that our capital expenditures will increase in the future as our business continues to develop and expand. We have used cash generated from our subsidiaries’ operations to fund our capital commitments in the past and anticipate using such funds and proceeds received from our expected initial public offering to fund capital expenditure commitments in the future.


Off-balance Sheet Commitments and Arrangements

 

We have not entered into any other financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. In addition, we have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our own shares and classified as shareholders’stockholders’ equity, or that are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We prepare our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted by the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require us to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect our reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses, and any related disclosures. Although there waswere no material changes made to the accounting estimates and assumptions in the past three years, we continually evaluate these estimates and assumptions based on the most recently available information, our own historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from our expectations as a result of changes in our estimates.

 

We believe that the followingour accounting policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application and require us to make significant accounting estimates. Accordingly, these are the policies we believe are the most critical to understanding and evaluating our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.operations are summarized in “Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Revenue recognitionRecent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Revenue from product sales is recognized, net of estimated provisions for sales allowances and returns, when the merchandise is shipped and title is transferred. Revenue is recognized when all four of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists (sales agreements and customer purchase orders are used to determine the existence of an arrangement); (ii) delivery of goods has occurred and risks and benefits of ownership have been transferred, which is when the goods are received by the customer at its designated location in accordance with the sales terms; (iii) the sales price is both fixed and determinable; and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. Most of the Company’s products are custom-made for large brand-name retailers. Historically, sales returns have been minimal.

Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at original invoiced amount less an estimated allowance for uncollectible accounts. The Company usually grants credit to customers with good credit standing with a maximum of 90 days and determines the adequacy of reserves for doubtful accounts based on individual account analysis and historical collection trends. The Company establishes a provision for doubtful receivables when there is objective evidence that the Company may not be able to collect amounts due. The allowance is based on management's best estimates of specific losses on individual exposures, as well as a provision on historical trends of collections. The provision is recorded against accounts receivables balances, with a corresponding charge recordedSee “Note 3—Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Actual amounts received may differ from management's estimate of credit worthiness and the economic environment. Delinquent account balances are written-off against the allowance for doubtful accounts after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is not probable. No allowance was considered necessary as of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” ASU No. 2015-11 changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or marketnotes to the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business; less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. For public business entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of its fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 using a prospective application. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’sour unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.

Item 3.Quantitative and related disclosures.Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.


In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” This update addresses several aspects of the accounting for share-based compensation transactions including: (a) income tax consequences when awards vest or are settled, (b) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, (c)

As a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur rather than on an estimated basis and (d) classification of excess tax impacts on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of its fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, which did not have a material impact to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement will be applied prospectively. The Company does not expect the impact to be material to the unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations; however, such determination is subject to change based on facts and circumstances at the time when awards vest or settle.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Deferral of the Effective Date” (“ASU 2015-14”), which defers the effective date for ASU 2014-09 by one year. The guidance in ASU 2014-09 will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interimsmaller reporting periods within those fiscal years. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, “Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue versus Net)” (“ASU 2016-08”), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations in the new revenue recognition standard. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, “Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-10”), which reduces the complexity when applying the guidance for identifying performance obligations and improves the operability and understandability of the license implementation guidance. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12 “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” (“ASU 2016-12”), which amends the guidance on transition, collectability, noncash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes. Preliminarily, the Company plans to adopt Topic 606 using the retrospective transition method, and is continuing to evaluate the impact its pending adoption of Topic 606 will have on its consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that its current revenue recognition policies are generally consistent with the new revenue recognition standards set forth in ASU 2014-09. Potential adjustments to input measurescompany, we are not expectedrequired to be pervasive to the majority of the Company’s contracts. While no significant impact is expected upon adoption of the new guidance, the Company will not be able to make that determination until the time of adoption based upon outstanding contracts at that time.provide this information.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases” to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing leased assets on the balance sheet with a corresponding liability and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. For public business entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim reporting periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this revised guidance on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Scope of Modification Accounting,” which amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements, provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting under ASC 718. For all entities, the ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. The Company does not expect that adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.


Item 4.Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 15d-15(e)) are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), based on their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017,2019, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that date.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

This Quarterly Report does not include a report of management’s assessment regardingThere were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting due(as the term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to the transition period established by the SEC for newly public companies.materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

 

None.We are not currently involved in any material legal proceedings. From time-to-time the Company is, and the Company anticipates that we will be, involved in legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of our business and otherwise. The ultimate costs to resolve any such matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements. We could be forced to incur material expenses with respect to these legal proceedings, and in the event there is an outcome in any that is adverse to us, the Company’s financial position and prospects could be harmed.

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors

 

The following are factors that could have a significant impact on our operations and financial results and could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements.

Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry

We may require additional financing to fund our operations and capital expenditures.

On December 14, 2016, we paid a dividend in an amount equal to $5.3 million to our shareholders. As of December 31, 2017, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $14.3 million and restricted cash of approximately $3.5 million. There can be no assurance that our available cash, together with resources from our operations, will be sufficient to fund our operations and capital expenditures. In addition, our cash position may decline in the future, and we may not be successful in maintaining an adequate level of cash resources. Treasure Success entered into a secured credit facility with Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (“HSBC”) for up to a minimum of $20,000,000 (the “Secured Credit Facility”) to finance the working capital needs of the Company. The Secured Credit Facility consists of (i) an $8,000,000 import credit facility with HSBC entered into on May 29, 2017 and (ii) a $12,000,000 invoice discounting/factoring facility entered into on August 21, 2017. On December 31, 2017, we had incurred $947,655 of indebtedness under the Secured Credit Facility. In addition, we may be required to seek additional debt or equity financing in order to support our growing operations. We may not be able to obtain additional financing on satisfactory terms, or at all, and any new equity financing could have a substantial dilutive effect on our existing stockholders. If we cannot obtain additional financing, we may not be able to achieve our desired sales growth, and our results of operations would be negatively affected.

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Defaults under the Secured Credit Facility could result in a foreclosure on our assets by our lender which may result in a loss of your investment.

The Secured Credit Facility is guaranteed by us and Jerash Garments, as well as by our significant stockholders Mr. Choi Lin Hung, our president, director and a significant stockholder, and Mr. Ng Tsze Lun, a significant stockholder, whose interests may differ from the other stockholders of the Company as a result of their personal guarantees. The Secured Credit Facility is collateralized by a blanket security interest and includes various financial and other covenants. If in the future we default under the Secured Credit Facility, our lender could, among other things, declare our debt to be immediately due and payable. If this were to occur, we would be unable to repay our bank debt in full unless we could sell sufficient assets or obtain new financing through a replacement credit facility or equity transaction. If a new credit facility could be obtained, it is likely that it would have higher interest rates and impose significant additional restrictions and requirements on us. There is no assurance that we would be able to obtain a waiver or amendment from our lender or obtain replacement debt financing or issue sufficient equity securities to refinance these facilities. If we are unable to pay off the facility, our lender could foreclose on our assets, which may result in a loss of your investment.

We rely on one key customer for substantially all of our revenue. We cannot assure you that this customer or any other customer will continue to buy our products in the same volumes or on the same terms.

Our sales to VF Corporation (which owns brands such as The North Face, Nautica, Timberland, Wrangler, Lee and Jansport), directly and indirectly, accounted for approximately 85% of our total sales in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, which we refer to as “fiscal 2016”, approximately 79% of our total sales in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, which we refer to as “fiscal 2017,” and 77% of our total sales during the first nine months of the year ended March 31, 2018, which we refer to as “fiscal 2018.” From an accounting perspective, we are considered the primary obligor in our relationship with VF Corporation. We bear the credit and inventory risk, and we have the right to determine the price and to change our product. Therefore, we present the sales and related manufacturing activities on a gross basis.

We are not party to any long-term contracts with VF Corporation or our other customers, and our sales arrangements with our customers do not have minimum purchase requirements. As is common in our industry, VF Corporation and our other customers place purchase orders with us after we complete detailed sample development and approval processes. It is through these sample development and approval processes that we and VF Corporation agree to the purchase and manufacture of the garments in question. From April 1, 2017 to February 2, 2018, VF Corporation issued approximately 5,000 purchase orders to us in amounts ranging from approximately $10 to $570,000. We are not substantially dependent on any particular order from VF Corporation.

We cannot assure you that our customers will continue to buy our products at all or in the same volumes or on the same terms as they have in the past. The failure of VF Corporation to continue to buy our products in the same volumes and on the same terms as in the past may significantly reduce our sales and our earnings.

A material decrease in the quantity of sales made to our principal customers, a material adverse change in the terms of such sales or a material adverse change in the financial condition of our principal customers could significantly reduce our sales and our earnings.

We cannot assure you that VF Corporation will continue to purchase our merchandise at the same historical rate, or at all, in the future, or that we will be able to attract new customers. In addition, because of our reliance on VF Corporation as our key customer and their bargaining power with us, VF Corporation has the ability to exert significant control over our business decisions, including prices. 

Any adverse change in our relationship with VF Corporation and its The North Face brand, or with their strategies or reputation, would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Substantially all of our products are sold under The North Face brand, which is owned by VF Corporation. Any adverse change in our relationship with VF Corporation would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. In addition, our sales of those products could be materially and adversely affected if either VF Corporation’s or The North Face brand’s images, reputations or popularity were to be negatively impacted.


If we lose our key customer and are unable to attract new customers, then our business, results of operations and financial condition would be adversely affected.

If our key customer, VF Corporation, fails to purchase our merchandise at the same historical rate, or at all, we will need to attract new customers and we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so. We do not currently invest significant resources in marketing our products, and we cannot assure you that any new investments in sales and marketing will lead to the acquisition of additional customers or increased sales or profitability consistent with prior periods. If we are unable to attract new customers or customers that generate comparable profit margins to VF Corporation, then our results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

We have historically depended on a related party for substantially all of our sales.

Until August 2016, substantially all of our sales were made to a related party, Ford Glory International Limited (“Ford Glory”), who then sold our products to the end customers. Ford Glory is 49% owned by Mr. Choi Lin Hung, our director and a significant stockholder, through his wholly-owned entity Merlotte Enterprise Limited (“Merlotte”). Pursuant to the terms of a sale and purchase agreement dated July 13, 2016 between Lee Kian Tjiauw, a significant stockholder of ours, and Victory City Investments Limited (“Victory City”), which at that time was the ultimate 51% shareholder of our predecessor entity, Global Trend (the “Sale and Purchase Agreement”), Victory City sold its 51% interest in RS International Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, to Mr. Lee. Pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement, and effective August 1, 2016, all rights, interests and benefits of any contracts entered into with or sale/purchase orders made by any subsidiary of Victory City International Holdings Limited, the parent of Victory City, on or prior to August 1, 2016 in respect of the sale and purchase of garment products manufactured or to be manufactured by the Company or one of our subsidiaries, together with the costs and obligations relating to those contracts, were transferred to the relevant subsidiary. Thereafter, we began conducting business directly with our customers and no longer through our affiliate, Ford Glory. Following August 1, 2016, there was a transition period for orders placed directly with Ford Glory. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 and for the first nine months of fiscal 2018, approximately 37.6% and 0%, respectively, of our net sales were made to Ford Glory, who then sold our products to our customers. Approximately 52.6% and 72.8% of our net sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 and for the first nine months of fiscal 2018, respectively, were made directly to our customers with the support of Ford Glory.

During fiscal 2017, for sales orders received before customers successfully changed their vendor registrations to issue orders directly to us, we fulfilled the order for customers on behalf of Ford Glory, including inventory purchases and manufacturing. As customers now issue sales orders to us directly, support from Ford Glory is expected to continue to fade during the final three months of fiscal 2018. We no longer rely on Ford Glory to receive sales orders for us, and we intend in the future to continue to sell all of our products directly to our customers, and our merchandising personnel now receive orders directly from our customers through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Treasure Success and Jerash Garments. While we intend in the future to continue to sell our products directly to our customers, there can be no guarantee that we will effectively make such a transition or that our customers will continue to purchase merchandise from us at the same rate as they have historically purchased from Ford Glory, or at all.

Because we depend on related parties as suppliers, we may not be able to obtain materials when we need them and we may lose sales and customers.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 and for the first nine months of fiscal 2018, we purchased approximately 13% and 5%, and 0% and 0%, respectively, of our raw materials from two major suppliers that are considered our related parties, Value Plus (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited (“Value Plus”) and Ford Glory. Value Plus and Ford Glory are each 49% owned by Mr. Choi Lin Hung, our director and a significant stockholder in us through his wholly-owned entity Merlotte.

Historically, we have purchased these raw materials directly from our related party suppliers, who in turn purchased those raw materials from the approved suppliers for our end customers. We have not entered into any contracts with our related party suppliers. While we intend in the future to continue to purchase raw materials directly from the approved suppliers for our products, there can be no guarantee that we will effectively make such a transition. Shortages or disruptions in the supply of materials from our related party suppliers, or our inability to procure materials from alternate sources at acceptable prices in a timely manner, could lead us to miss deadlines for orders and lose sales and customers.


We may have conflicts of interest with our affiliates and related parties, and in the past we have engaged in transactions and entered into agreements with affiliates that were not negotiated at arms’ length.

We have engaged, and may in the future engage, in transactions with affiliates and other related parties. These transactions may not have been, and may not be, on terms as favorable to us as they could have been if obtained from non-affiliated persons. While an effort has been made and will continue to be made to obtain services from affiliated persons and other related parties at rates and on terms as favorable as would be charged by others, there will always be an inherent conflict of interest between our interests and those of our affiliates and related parties. Through his wholly-owned entity Merlotte, Mr. Choi Lin Hung, our director and a significant stockholder, has an indirect ownership interest in certain of the companies, including Ford Glory and Value Plus, with which we have, or in the future may have, such agreements or arrangements. In addition, we have entered into agreements with Victory Apparel, which is wholly-owned by Mr. Choi Lin Hung and Mr. Lee Kian Tjiauw, significant stockholders. Our majority stockholders may economically benefit from our arrangements with related parties. If we engage in related party transactions on unfavorable terms, the Company’s operating results will be negatively impacted.

If we lose our larger brand and retail nominations or customers, or the customers fail to purchase our products at anticipated levels, our sales and operating results will be adversely affected.

Our results of operations depend to a significant extent upon the commercial success of our larger brand name customers. If we lose our significant brand nominations, our customers fail to purchase our products at anticipated levels, or our relationship with these customers or the brands and retailers they serve diminishes, it may have an adverse effect on our results and we may lose a primary source of revenue. In addition, we may not be able to recoup development and inventory costs associated with these customers and we may not be able to collect our receivables from them, which would negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations.

Our revenues and cash requirements are affected by the seasonal nature of our business.

A significant portion of our revenues are received during the first six months of our fiscal year. A majority of our VF Corporation orders are derived from winter season fashions, the sales of which occur in the Spring and Summer and are merchandized by VF Corporation during the Autumn months (September through November). As such, the second half of our fiscal years reflect lower sales in anticipation of the spring and summer seasons.

If the market share of our customers declines, our sales and earnings may decline.

Our sales can be adversely affected in the event that our direct and indirect customers do not successfully compete in the markets in which they operate. In the event that the sales of one of our major customers decline for any reason, regardless of whether it is related to us or to our products, our sales to that customer may also decline, which could reduce our overall sales and our earnings.

We are dependent on a single product segment comprised of a limited number of products.

Presently, our product offering is limited primarily to outerwear from knitted fabric. A shift in demand from such products may reduce the growth of new business for our products, as well as reduce existing business in those products. If demand in outerwear made from knitted fabric were to decline, we may endeavor to expand or transition our product offerings to other segments of the clothing retail industry. There can be no assurance that we would be able to successfully make such an expansion or transition, or that our sales and margins would not decline in the event we made such an expansion or transition.


Our direct and indirect customers are in the clothing retail industry, which is subject to substantial cyclical variations and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. 

Our direct and indirect customers are in the clothing retail industry, which is subject to substantial cyclical variations and is strongly affected by any downturn or slowdown in the general economy. Factors in the clothing retail industry that may influence our operating results from quarter to quarter include:

the volume and timing of customer orders we receive during the quarter;

the timing and magnitude of our customers’ marketing campaigns;

the loss or addition of a major customer or of a major retailer nomination;

the availability and pricing of materials for our products;

the increased expenses incurred in connection with introducing new products;

currency fluctuations;

political factors that may affect the expected flow of commerce; and

delays caused by third parties.

In addition, uncertainty over future economic prospects could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. Many factors affect the level of consumer spending in the clothing retail industry, including, among others:

general business conditions;

interest rates;

the availability of consumer credit;

taxation; and

consumer confidence in future economic conditions.

Consumer purchases of discretionary items, including our products, may decline during recessionary periods and also may decline at other times when disposable income is lower. Consequently, our customers may have larger inventories of our products than expected, and to compensate for any downturn they may reduce the size of their orders, change the payment terms, limit their purchases to a lower price range and try to change their purchase terms, all of which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The clothing retail industry is subject to changes in fashion preferences. If our customers misjudge a fashion trend or the price which consumers are willing to pay for our products decreases, our revenues could be adversely affected.

The clothing retail industry is subject to changes in fashion preferences. We design and manufacture products based on our customers’ judgment as to what products will appeal to consumers and what price consumers would be willing to pay for our products. Our customers may not be successful in accurately anticipating consumer preferences and the prices that consumers would be willing to pay for our products. Our revenues will be reduced if our customers are not successful, particularly if our customers reduce the volume of their purchases from us or require us to reduce the prices at which we sell our products.

If we experience product quality or late delivery problems, or if we experience financial problems, our business will be negatively affected.

We may from time to time experience difficulties in making timely delivery of products of acceptable quality. Such difficulties may result in cancellation of orders, customer refusal to accept deliveries or reductions in purchase prices, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. There can be no assurance that we will not experience difficulties with manufacturing our products.

We face intense competition in the worldwide apparel manufacturing industry.

We compete directly with a number of manufacturers of sport and outerwear from knitted fabric. Some of these manufacturers have a lower cost base than us, longer operating histories, larger customer bases, greater geographical proximity to customers and greater financial and marketing resources than we do. Increased competition, direct or indirect, could reduce our revenues and profitability through pricing pressure, loss of market share and other factors. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully with existing or new competitors, as the market for our products evolves and the level of competition increases. We believe that our business will depend upon our ability to provide apparel products of good quality and meeting our customers’ pricing and delivery requirements, as well as our ability to maintain relationships with our major customers. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in this regard.


In addition, our customers operate in an intensely competitive retail environment. In the event that any of our customers’ sales decline for any reason, whether or not related to us or to our products, our sales to such customers could be materially reduced, which will have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

We have previously experienced material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately and timely disclose information about our financial results or prevent fraud. Any inability to accurately and timely disclose financial results could harm our business and reputation and cause the value of our securities to decline.

A system of financial controls and procedures is necessary to ensure that information about our financial results is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in an accurate and timely fashion. Effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. If we cannot disclose required information or provide reliable financial reports, we may not be able to manage our business as effectively as we would if an effective control environment existed, and our business and reputation with investors may be harmed. Our independent registered public accounting firm previously identified that we had a material weakness because we lacked sufficient personnel with an appropriate level of knowledge of accounting principles generally accepted by the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and financial reporting. Although we have taken certain steps to address this deficiency, we may have a material weakness identified in the future if the controls and procedures we have implemented are inadequate.

Our results of operations are subject to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the Jordanian dinar or Hong Kong dollar, as well as inflation in Jordan or Hong Kong, may negatively affect our earnings. A substantial majority of our revenues and a substantial portion of our expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars. However, a significant portion of the expenses associated with our Jordanian or Hong Kong operations, including personnel and facilities-related expenses, are incurred in Jordanian dinar or Hong Kong dollars, respectively. Consequently, inflation in Jordan or Hong Kong will have the effect of increasing the dollar cost of our operations in Jordan and Hong Kong, respectively, unless it is offset on a timely basis by a devaluation of the Jordanian dinar or Hong Kong dollar, as applicable, relative to the U.S. dollar. We cannot predict any future trends in the rate of inflation in Jordan or Hong Kong or the rate of devaluation of the Jordanian dinar or Hong Kong dollar, as applicable, against the U.S. dollar. In addition, we are exposed to the risk of fluctuation in the value of the Jordanian dinar and Hong Kong dollar vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar. There can be no assurance that the Jordanian dinar and Hong Kong dollar will remain effectively pegged to the U.S. dollar. Any significant appreciation of the Jordanian dinar or Hong Kong dollar against the U.S. dollar would cause an increase in our Jordanian dinar or Hong Kong dollar expenses, as applicable, as recorded in our U.S. dollar denominated financial reports, even though the expenses denominated in Jordanian dinar or Hong Kong dollars, as applicable, will remain unchanged. In addition, exchange rate fluctuations in currency exchange rates in countries other than Jordan where we operate and do business may also negatively affect our earnings. 

We are subject to the risks of doing business abroad.

All of our products are manufactured outside the United States, at our subsidiaries’ production facilities in Jordan. Foreign manufacturing is subject to a number of risks, including work stoppages, transportation delays and interruptions, political instability, foreign currency fluctuations, economic disruptions, expropriation, nationalization, the imposition of tariffs and import and export controls, changes in governmental policies (including U.S. policy towards Jordan) and other factors, which could have an adverse effect on our business. In addition, we may be subject to risks associated with the availability of and time required for the transportation of products from foreign countries. The occurrence of certain of these factors may delay or prevent the delivery of goods ordered by customers, and such delay or inability to meet delivery requirements would have a severe adverse impact on our results of operations and could have an adverse effect on our relationships with our customers.


Our ability to benefit from the lower labor costs in Jordan will depend on the political, social and economic stability of Jordan and in the Middle East in general. We cannot assure you that the political, economic or social situation in Jordan or in the Middle East in general will not have a material adverse effect on our operations, especially in light of the potential for hostilities in the Middle East. The success of the production facilities also will depend on the quality of the workmanship of laborers and our ability to maintain good relations with such laborers in these countries. We cannot guarantee that our operations in Jordan or any new locations outside of Jordan will be cost-efficient or successful.

Our business could suffer if we violate labor laws or fail to conform to generally accepted labor standards or the ethical standards of our customers.

We are subject to labor laws issued by the Jordanian Ministry of Labor for our facilities in Jordan. In addition, many of our customers require their manufacturing suppliers to meet their standards for working conditions and other matters. If we violate applicable labor laws or generally accepted labor standards or the ethical standards of our customers by, for example, using forced or indentured labor or child labor, failing to pay compensation in accordance with local law, failing to operate our factories in compliance with local safety regulations, or diverging from other labor practices generally accepted as ethical, we could suffer a loss of sales or customers. In addition, such actions could result in negative publicity and may damage our reputation and discourage retail customers and consumers from buying our products.

Our products may not comply with various industry and governmental regulations and our customers may incur losses in their products or operations as a consequence of our non-compliance.

Our products are produced under strict supervision and controls to ensure that all materials and manufacturing processes comply with the industry and governmental regulations governing the markets in which these products are sold. However, if our controls fail to detect or prevent non-compliant materials from entering the manufacturing process, our products could cause damages to our customers’ products or processes and could also result in fines being incurred. The possible damages, replacement costs and fines could significantly exceed the value of our products and these risks may not be covered by our insurance policies.

We depend on our suppliers for machinery and maintenance of machinery. We may experience delays or additional costs satisfying our production requirements due to our reliance on these suppliers.

We purchase machinery and equipment used in our manufacturing process from third party suppliers. If our suppliers are not able to provide us with maintenance, additional machinery or equipment as needed, we might not be able to maintain or increase our production to meet any demand for our products, which would negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations.

We are a holding company and rely on dividends, distributions and other payments, advances and transfers of funds from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations.

We are a holding company that does not conduct any business operations of our own. As a result, we are largely dependent upon cash dividends and distributions and other transfers from our operating subsidiaries to meet our obligations. The deterioration of income from, or other available assets of, our operating subsidiaries for any reason could limit or impair their ability to pay dividends or other distributions to us, which in turn could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

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Periods of sustained economic adversity and uncertainty could negatively affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Disruptions in the financial markets, such as what occurred in the global markets in 2008, may adversely impact the availability and cost of credit for our customers and prospective customers, which could result in the delay or cancellation of customer purchases. In addition, disruptions in the financial markets may have an adverse impact on regional and world economies and credit markets, which could negatively impact the availability and cost of capital for us and our customers. These conditions may reduce the willingness or ability of our customers and prospective customers to commit funds to purchase our services or products, or their ability to pay for our services after purchase. These conditions could result in bankruptcy or insolvency for some customers, which would impact our revenue and cash collections. These conditions could also result in pricing pressure and less favorable financial terms to us and our ability to access capital to fund our operations.

Risks Related to Operations in Jordan

We are affected by conditions to, and possible reduction of, free trade agreements.

We benefit from exemptions from customs duties and import quotas due to our location in Al Tajamouat Industrial City, a Qualifying Industrial Zone in Amman, Jordan, and the free trade agreements with the United States. Qualifying Industrial Zones (“QIZ”) are industrial parks that house manufacturing operations in Jordan and Egypt. They are special free trade zones established in collaboration with Israel to take advantage of the free trade agreements between the United States and Israel. Under the trade agreement between Jordan and the United States, goods produced in QIZ areas can directly access U.S. markets without tariff or quota restrictions if they satisfy certain criteria. If there is a change in such benefits or if any such agreements were terminated, our profitability may be reduced.

President Donald Trump expresses antipathy towards existing and proposed trade agreements, has called for greater restrictions on free trade generally and significant increases on tariffs on goods imported into the United States, and has withdrawn the United States from certain trade agreements including the Trans-Pacific Partnership. It remains unclear what specifically President Trump would or would not do with respect to trade agreements, tariffs and duties relating to products manufactured in Jordan. If President Trump takes action or publicly speaks out about the need to terminate or re-negotiate existing free trade agreements on which we rely, or in favor of restricting free trade or increasing tariffs and duties applicable to our products, such actions may adversely affect our sales and have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and cash flows.

Our results of operations would be materially and adversely affected in the event we are unable to operate our principal production facilities in Amman, Jordan.

All of our manufacturing process is performed in a complex of production facilities located in Amman, the capital of Jordan. We have no effective back-up for these operations and, in the event that we are unable to use the production facilities located in Amman, Jordan as a result of damage or for any other reason, our ability to manufacture a major portion of our products and our relationships with customers could be significantly impaired, which would materially and adversely affect our results of operation.

Our operations in Jordan may be adversely affected by social and political uncertainties or change, military activity, health-related risks or acts of terrorism.

From time to time Jordan has experienced instances of civil unrest, terrorism and hostilities among neighboring countries, including Syria and Israel. A peace agreement between Israel and Jordan was signed in 1994. Terrorist attacks, military activity, rioting, or civil or political unrest in the future could influence the Jordanian economy and our operations by disrupting operations and communications and making travel within Jordan more difficult and less desirable. Political or social tensions also could create a greater perception that investments in companies with Jordanian operations involve a high degree of risk, which could adversely affect the value of your investment. We do not have insurance for losses and interruptions caused by terrorist attacks, military conflicts and wars, which could subject us to significant financial losses. The realization of any of these risks could cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.


We may face interruption of production and services due to increased security measures in response to terrorism.

Our business depends on the free flow of products and services through the channels of commerce. In response to terrorists’ activities and threats aimed at the United States, transportation, mail, financial and other services may be slowed or stopped altogether. Extensive delays or stoppages in transportation, mail, financial or other services could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, we may experience an increase in operating costs, such as costs for transportation, insurance and security as a result of the activities and potential delays. We may also experience delays in receiving payments from payers that have been affected by the terrorist activities. The United States economy in general may be adversely affected by terrorist activities and any economic downturn could adversely impact our results of operations, impair our ability to raise capital or otherwise adversely affect our ability to grow our business.

We are subject to regulatory and political uncertainties in Jordan.

We conduct substantially all of our business and operations in Jordan. Consequently, government policies and regulations, including tax policies, in Jordan will impact our financial performance and the market price of our common stock.

Jordan is a constitutional monarchy, but the King holds wide executive and legislative powers. The ruling family has taken initiatives that support the economic growth of the country. However, there is no assurance that such initiatives will be successful or will continue. The rate of economic liberalization could change, and specific laws and policies affecting manufacturing companies, foreign investments, currency exchange rates and other matters affecting investments in Jordan could change as well. A significant change in Jordan’s economic policy or any social or political uncertainties could adversely affect business and economic conditions in Jordan generally and our business and prospects.

If we violate applicable anti-corruption laws or our internal policies designed to ensure ethical business practices, we could face financial penalties and reputational harm that would negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws in the United States and Jordan. Jordan’s reputation for potential corruption and the challenges presented by Jordan’s complex business environment, including high levels of bureaucracy, red tape, and vague regulations, may increase our risk of violating applicable anti-corruption laws. We face the risk that we, our employees or any third parties such as our sales agents and distributors that we engage to do work on our behalf may take action determined to be in violation of anti-corruption laws in any jurisdiction in which we conduct business, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”). Any violation of the FCPA or any similar anti-corruption law or regulation could result in substantial fines, sanctions, civil or criminal penalties and curtailment of operations that might harm our business, financial condition or results of operations.

You may face difficulties in protecting your interests and exercising your rights as a stockholder of ours since we conduct substantially all of our operations in Jordan and certain of our officers and directors reside outside of the United States.

Certain of our officers and directors reside outside the United States. Therefore, investors may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing original actions in any of these jurisdictions based upon U.S. laws, including the federal securities laws or other foreign laws against us, our officers and directors. Furthermore, we conduct substantially all of our operations in Jordan through our operating subsidiaries. Because the majority of our assets are located outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or certain of our directors and officers may not be collectible within the United States.

Risk Factors Relating to our Securities

There currently is no trading market for our securities and one may never develop.

There is currently no active trading market or public market for our securities. Although we intend to list our securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) in connection with our anticipated initial public offering (the “IPO”), an adequate trading market for the securities may not develop or be sustained after the IPO. The initial public offering price will be determined by negotiations between the underwriters and our board of directors and may not be representative of the market price at which our securities may trade.

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We have filed an application to have our securities listed on the Nasdaq. We can provide no assurance that our securities will be listed, and if listed, that our securities will continue to meet Nasdaq listing requirements. If we fail to comply with the continuing listing standards of the Nasdaq, our securities could be delisted.

On January 26, 2018, we filed an application to have our securities listed on the Nasdaq. We anticipate that our securities will be eligible to be listed on the Nasdaq, subject to actions which may be required to meet the exchange’s listing requirements. However, we can provide no assurance that our application will be approved, and, if approved, that an active trading market for our securities will develop and continue. As a result, you may find it more difficult to purchase and dispose of our securities and to obtain accurate quotations as to the value of our securities. For our securities to be listed on the Nasdaq, we must meet the current Nasdaq initial and continued listing requirements. If we were unable to meet these requirements, our securities could be delisted from the Nasdaq. Any such delisting of our securities could have an adverse effect on the market price of, and the efficiency of the trading market for, our securities, not only in terms of the number of shares that can be bought and sold at a given price, but also through delays in the timing of transactions and less coverage of us by securities analysts, if any. Also, if in the future we were to determine that we need to seek additional equity capital, it could have an adverse effect on our ability to raise capital in the public or private equity markets.

Our majority stockholders will control the Company for the foreseeable future, including the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval.

Three of our stockholders beneficially own approximately 84.82% of our outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2017. Therefore our other shareholders do not have any ability to exercise control over us, and such entities and individuals will have the ability, acting together, to elect all of our directors and to substantially influence the outcome of corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, such as: (i) a merger or a sale of the Company, (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of our assets; and (iii) amendments to our corporate documents. This concentration of voting power and control could have a significant effect in delaying, deferring or preventing an action that might otherwise be beneficial to our other stockholders and be disadvantageous to our stockholders with interests different from those entities and individuals.

Our shareholders’ ownership interest in us may be diluted by exercises of currently outstanding or committed warrants.

We have granted warrants to purchase up to 71,100 units to designees of the placement agent in connection with a private placement offering that we initially closed on May 15, 2017 and had subsequent closings on August 18, 2017 and September 27, 2017 (the “Private Placement”). Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant (with each such warrant being immediately exercisable for one-tenth (1/10th) of one share of common stock at an exercise price of $6.25 per share for a period of five years from the issuance date). The private placement agent warrants are exercisable with respect to 48,600 units beginning on July 15, 2017 and expiring on May 15, 2022, 18,000 units beginning on October 18, 2017 and expiring on August 18, 2022, and 4,500 units beginning on November 27, 2017 expiring on September 27, 2022. The private placement agent’s warrants are exercisable at a price per unit equal to $5.50.

Also in connection with the Private Placement, we issued five-year warrants to purchase up to 79,000 shares of our common stock to various accredited investors at an exercise price of $6.25 per share. Such warrants expire on May 15, 2022 with respect to 54,000 warrants, August 18, 2022 with respect to 20,000 warrants, and September 27, 2022 with respect to 5,000 warrants. We have also issued a five-year warrant to one of our board advisors to purchase up to 50,000 shares of common stock. The warrant has an exercise price of $5.00 per share and may be converted by means of a cashless exercise during the term of the warrant. This warrant may be exercised any time until May 15, 2022.

Finally, in connection with this offering, we have agreed to issue the Underwriter Warrants to purchase the amount of shares equal to 10% of the shares sold in this offering for 125% of the offering price of the shares sold in this offering. The warrants will be non-exercisable for a period of six months following the closing date of this offering, and expire five years from the date the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, is declared effective by the SEC.


To the extent any of the foregoing warrants are exercised, our shareholders’ ownership interest in us will be diluted, which will reduce the value of an investment in us.

Future sales and issuances of our capital stock or rights to purchase capital stock could result in additional dilution of the percentage ownership of our stockholders and could cause the market price of our securities to decline.

We may issue additional securities in the future. We intend to establish a 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and reserve 1,484,250 shares of common stock equal to ten percent of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding, for issuance to certain members of management and key employees of the Company pursuant to the Plan. Shares to be issued under the Plan will be registered pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8.

Future sales and issuances of our capital stock or rights to purchase our capital stock could result in substantial dilution to our existing stockholders. We may sell common stock, convertible securities and other equity securities in one or more transactions at prices and in a manner as we may determine from time to time. If we sell any such securities in subsequent transactions, our stockholders may be materially diluted. New investors in such subsequent transactions could gain rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock.

We do not expect to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

We do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, any potential investor who anticipates the need for current dividends from his or her investment should not purchase our common stock.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about us, or if they adversely change their recommendations regarding our common stock, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us, our industry and our market. If no analyst elects to cover us and publish research or reports about us, the market for our common stock could be severely limited and our stock price could be adversely affected. In addition, if one or more analysts ceases coverage of us or fails to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline. If one or more analysts who elect to cover us issue negative reports or adversely change their recommendations regarding our common stock, our stock price could decline.

The requirements of being a public company, including compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, may strain our resources, increase our costs and distract management, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.

We are required to comply with the laws, regulations, requirements and certain corporate governance provisions under the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Complying with these statutes, regulations and requirements will occupy a significant amount of time of our board of directors and management, and will significantly increase our costs and expenses and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. In connection with becoming a reporting company, we will need to continue or begin:


·Instituting a more comprehensive compliance function;

·Preparing and distributing periodic and current reports under the federal securities laws;

·Establishing new internal policies, such as those related to insider trading; and

·Involving and retaining outside counsel and accountants to a greater degree than before we became a reporting company.

Our ongoing compliance efforts will increase general and administrative expenses and may divert management’s time and attention from the development of our business, which may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. We estimate that we may incur approximately $735,000 in costs during the fiscal years ending March 31, 2018 and 2019 in connection with becoming a public company.

Our lack of experienced accounting staff may impact our ability to report our future financial results on a timely and accurate basis, and we need to retain the services of additional accountants and consultants with the required accounting experience and expertise.

With the exception of our chief financial officer, our accounting and finance staff lacks depth and skill in the application of U.S. GAAP with respect to external financial reporting for Exchange Act reporting companies. We intend to engage the services of additional accounting personnel and expert consultants to assist with our financial accounting and reporting requirements to develop our internal control over financial reporting and to produce timely financial reports. Until we do so, we may experience difficulty producing reliable and timely financial statements, which could cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, the market price of our stock to decline significantly, reduce the likelihood that we would be able to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms, and harm our business and financial condition.

We will not be required to evaluate our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act until the end of the second fiscal year reported on our second annual report on Form 10-K.

We will not be required to evaluate our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act until our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. In addition, as a smaller reporting company, we willare not be required to obtain an auditor attestation of management’s evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting once such internal controls are in place. As a result, we may fail to identify and remediate a material weakness or deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting, which may cause our financial statements and related disclosure to contain material misstatements and could cause delays in filingprovide the information required financial statements and related reports. Furthermore, the process of designing and implementing internal controls over financial reporting may divert our internal resources and take a significant amount of time and expense to complete. The actual or perceived risk associated with our lack of internal controls could cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could negatively impact the market for our common stock and cause us to be unable to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms or at all, which could cause harm to our business and financial condition.

The reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies may make our common stock less attractive to investors, which may lead to volatility and a decrease in the price of our common stock.

For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of exemptions from reporting requirements that apply to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. Investors may find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions, which include not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We have elected to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with the revised accounting standards. This election is irrevocable. If investors find our common stock less attractive as a result of exemptions and reduced disclosure requirements, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile or may decrease.by this item.

 

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

On November 27, 2019, as compensation for services, we granted our Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Gilbert K. Lee, an option to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, under our Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. This option is exercisable at a per share exercise price of $6.50 and will fully vest on the six-month anniversary of the date of grant. This option may be exercised at any time until November 27, 2029.

The foregoing transaction was effected without registration in reliance on the exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 afforded by Rule 701 thereunder as transactions pursuant to compensatory benefit plans or contracts relating to compensation as provided under such rule.

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.Other Information

None.


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Item 6.Exhibits

 

The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Index to Exhibits

 

    Incorporated by Reference
(Unless Otherwise Indicated)
Exhibit 
Number
 Exhibit Title Form File Exhibit Filing Date
           
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation S-1 333-222596 3.1 September 19, 2018
           
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws 8-K 001-38474 3.1 July 24, 2019
           
4.1 Specimen Certificate for Common Stock S-1 333-218991 4.1 June 27, 2017
           
4.2 Description of Securities 10-K 001-38474 4.1 June 28, 2019
           
10.1 Employment Agreement, dated November 27, 2019, by and between Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. and Gilbert K. Lee 8-K 001-38474 10.1 December 2, 2019
           
10.2 Option Award Agreement, dated November 27, 2019, by and between Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. and Gilbert K. Lee 8-K 001-38474 10.2 December 2, 2019
           
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002    Filed herewith
           
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002    Filed herewith
           
32.1* Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002    Furnished herewith
           
32.2* Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002    Furnished herewith
           
101.INS XBRL Instance Document Filed herewith
     
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Linkbase Filed herewith
     
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Filed herewith
     
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Filed herewith
     
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Filed herewith
     
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Filed herewith
     
* In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release No. 34-47986, the certifications furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 herewith are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.  

Exhibit
Number
DescriptionLocation
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2.1Equity Contribution Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2017, by and among (i) Jerash Holdings (US), Inc., (ii) Merlotte Enterprises Limited, Lee Kian Tjiauw and Ng Tsze Lun, and (iii) Maxim Partners LLC, Dayspring Capital LLC, HSE Capital Partners, LLC, GH Global Enterprises, LLC and Asset Intelligence LimitedIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017
2.2Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 11, 2017, by and between Global Trend Investments Limited and Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017
3.1Certificate of IncorporationIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017
3.2Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of January 13, 2017Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017
3.3Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of May 11, 2017Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017
3.4Certificate of Merger, dated as of May 11, 2017Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017
3.5BylawsIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017
4.1Form of Common Stock CertificateIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017
10.1†Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2017, by and between Jerash Holdings (US), Inc., Lee Kian Tjiauw and the purchasers signatory thereto.Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on October 10, 2017
10.2†Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2017, by and between Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. and the purchasers signatory theretoIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on October 10, 2017
10.3Form of WarrantIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017
10.4Letter Agreement for Banking Facilities, dated as of May 29, 2017, by and between The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Treasure Success International LimitedIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017
10.5Letter Agreement for Invoice Discounting / Factoring Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2017, by and between The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Treasure Success International Limited, Choi Lin Hung, Ng Tsze Lun, Jerash Garments and Fashions Manufacturing Company Limited, and Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017

10.6+Consulting Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2017, by and between Jerash Holdings (US), Inc., and LogiCore Strategies, LLCIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 27, 2017
10.7+Unified Employment Agreement for Expatriate Staff in the Textile, Garment and Clothing Industry between Jerash Garments of Fashions Manufacturing Company Limited and Wei Yang dated as of January 5, 2017Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on September 29, 2017
10.8Sale Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006, by and between Jerash Garments and Fashions Manufacturing Company Limited and Victory Apparel (Jordan) Manufacturing Company LimitedIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on September 29, 2017
10.9Dissolution of Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, between Jerash Garments and Fashions Manufacturing Company Limited and Victory Apparel (Jordan) Manufacturing Company LimitedIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on September 29, 2017
10.10Rental Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2016, by and between Ford Glory International Limited and Treasure Success International LimitedIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on August 21, 2017
10.11Guarantee of Mr. Choi Lin Hung and Mr. Ng Tsze Lun dated May 31, 2017Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on September 29, 2017
10.12Invoice Discounting/Factoring Agreement dated August 21, 2017, by and between The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Treasure Success International LimitedIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on September 29, 2017
10.13+Consulting Agreement, dated January 12, 2018, by and between Treasure Success International Limited and Yukwise LimitedIncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018
10.14Consulting Agreement, dated January 16, 2018, by and between Treasure Success International Limited and Multi-Glory Corporation Ltd.Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on January 18, 2018
31.1Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Filed herewith.
31.2Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Filed herewith.
32.1Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Filed herewith.
32.2Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Filed herewith.

101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation LinkbaseFiled herewith.
101.INSXBRL Instance DocumentFiled herewith.
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label LinkbaseFiled herewith.
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation LinkbaseFiled herewith.
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema LinkbaseFiled herewith.
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+Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. has requested confidential treatment of certain information contained in this exhibit. Such information was filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to an application for confidential treatment under 17 C.F.R. §§ 200.80(b)(6) and 230.406.

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SignatureSIGNATURES

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: February 9, 201813, 2020Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.
  
 By:/s/ Richard J. ShawGilbert K. Lee
  Richard J. ShawGilbert K. Lee
  Chief Financial Officer  (Principal
(Principal Financial and Authorized Officer)


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