UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

þQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period endedDecember 31, 20182019

 

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

 

Commission File Number:001-37776

 

 

SHINECO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 52-2175898
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

 

Room 1001,3106, Building T5, DaZu Square,B
#39 East 3rd Ring Middle Road
Chaoyang District

Daxing District, Beijing

People’s Republic of China 100176100222

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(+86) 10-87227366

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ☐

 

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 (Sec. 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 þ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company ☒
 Emerging growth company ☒

  

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 17(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No þ

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange
on which registered

 

As of February 19, 2019,13, 2020, the registrant had 22,871,77227,333,428 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 Page
Number
  
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION1
   
Item 1.Financial Statements1
   
 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)1
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (unaudited)2
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsChanges in Equity (unaudited)3
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)5
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)46
   
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations2832
   
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk4650
   
Item 4.Controls and Procedures4650
   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION4751
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings4751
   
Item 1A.Risk Factors4751
   
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds4751
   
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities4751
   
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures4751
   
Item 5.Other Information4751
   
Item 6.Exhibits4752
   
SIGNATURES5453

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

SHINECO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

  December 31,  June 30, 
  2018  2018 
  (Unaudited)    
ASSETS      
         
CURRENT ASSETS:        
Cash $35,660,309  $31,487,053 
Accounts receivable, net  13,024,961   15,478,336 
Due from related parties  124,657   388,261 
Inventories  2,375,124   2,364,558 
Advances to suppliers, net  7,162,774   4,977,407 
Deferred issuance cost  -   434,000 
Other current assets  911,980   1,034,780 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS  59,259,805   56,164,395 
         
Property and equipment, net  11,105,700   11,697,304 
Land use right, net of accumulated amortization  1,281,681   1,345,088 
Investments  6,633,289   6,567,090 
Distribution rights  1,075,722   1,114,837 
Long-term deposit and other noncurrent assets  106,866   113,764 
Long-term accounts receivable, net  -   2,700,367 
Prepaid leases  3,048,201   3,397,572 
Deferred tax assets  12,719   - 
TOTAL ASSETS $82,523,983  $83,100,417 
         
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Short-term loans $2,142,699  $2,316,283 
Accounts payable  881,324   2,270,140 
Advances from customers  6,803   17,500 
Due to related parties  182,840   197,617 
Other payables and accrued expenses  2,270,829   1,736,735 
Taxes payable  3,128,025   2,991,624 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  8,612,520   9,529,899 
         
Income tax payable - noncurrent portion  685,185   685,185 
Deferred tax liability  -   11,652 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  9,297,705   10,226,736 
         
Commitments and contingencies  -   - 
         
EQUITY:        
Common stock; par value $0.001, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 22,871,772 and 21,234,072 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018  22,872   21,234 
Additional paid-in capital  24,759,356   23,171,102 
Statutory reserve  4,169,342   4,085,819 
Retained earnings  47,324,470   46,051,289 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (4,099,568)  (1,509,212)
Total Stockholders' equity of Shineco, Inc.  72,176,472   71,820,232 
Non-controlling interest  1,049,806   1,053,449 
TOTAL EQUITY  73,226,278   72,873,681 
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $82,523,983  $83,100,417 

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


SHINECO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

  For the Six Months Ended December 31,  For the Three Months Ended December 31, 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
             
REVENUE $15,971,013  $21,941,696  $8,381,932  $14,132,202 
                 
COST OF REVENUE                
Cost of product and services  11,421,721   14,994,212   5,957,257   9,288,701 
Business and sales related tax  38,286   41,337   24,596   25,724 
Total cost of revenue  11,460,007   15,035,549   5,981,853   9,314,425 
                 
GROSS PROFIT  4,511,006   6,906,147   2,400,079   4,817,777 
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES                
General and administrative expenses  3,089,931   1,863,924   1,562,745   1,028,373 
Selling expenses  487,181   845,219   289,846   550,283 
Total operating expenses  3,577,112   2,709,143   1,852,591   1,578,656 
                 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS  933,894   4,197,004   547,488   3,239,121 
                 
OTHER INCOME                
Income from equity method investments  288,877   350,652   145,742   202,194 
Purchase rebate income  517,626   779,935   225,187   411,132 
Other income  104,299   139,975   51,730   54,356 
Interest expense, net  (10,610)  (31,324)  (2,836)  (12,139)
Total other income  900,192   1,239,238   419,823   655,543 
                 
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES  1,834,086   5,436,242   967,311   3,894,664 
                 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES  444,146   595,035   225,363   312,178 
                 
NET INCOME  1,389,940   4,841,207   741,948   3,582,486 
                 
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest  33,236   (12,428)  18,068   (15,259)
                 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHINECO, INC. $1,356,704  $4,853,635  $723,880  $3,597,745 
                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                
Net income $1,389,940  $4,841,207  $741,948  $3,582,486 
Other comprehensive income (loss): foreign currency translation gain (loss)  (2,627,235)  3,030,781   30,097   1,561,371 
Total comprehensive income (loss)  (1,237,295)  7,871,988   772,045   5,143,857 
Less: comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest  (3,643)  32,395   17,985   9,542 
                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHINECO, INC. $(1,233,652) $7,839,593  $754,060  $5,134,315 
                 
Weighted average number of shares basic and diluted  22,079,624   21,034,072   22,871,772   21,034,072 
                 
Basic and diluted earnings per common share $0.06  $0.23  $0.03  $0.17 

  December 31,  June 30, 
  2019  2019 
  (Unaudited)    
ASSETS      
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash $42,087,793  $35,330,676 
Accounts receivable, net  9,689,266   9,683,074 
Due from related parties  122,734   188,453 
Inventories  2,618,043   2,215,559 
Advances to suppliers, net  4,316,821   11,833,994 
Other current assets  1,771,627   1,710,619 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS  60,606,284   60,962,375 
         
Property and equipment, net  9,949,225   10,667,730 
Land use right, net of accumulated amortization  1,229,692   1,264,309 
Investments  6,696,183   6,650,944 
Distribution rights  1,059,128   1,074,736 
Long-term deposit and other noncurrent assets  100,020   103,864 
Right of use assets  3,105,286   - 
Prepaid leases  -   2,857,344 
Deferred tax assets  326,890   158,171 
TOTAL ASSETS $83,072,708  $83,739,473 
         
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Short-term loans $1,722,159  $2,410,147 
Accounts payable  155,456   220,119 
Advances from customers  6,776   382,091 
Due to related parties  495,555   234,500 
Other payables and accrued expenses  3,884,148   3,893,027 
Operating lease liabilities - current  411,280   - 
Taxes payable  3,347,354   3,341,872 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  10,022,728   10,481,756 
         
Income tax payable - noncurrent portion  625,603   625,603 
Operating lease liabilities - non-current  3,132   - 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  10,651,463   11,107,359 
         
Commitments and contingencies  -   - 
         
EQUITY:        
Common stock; par value $0.001, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 27,333,428 and 22,871,772 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019  27,333   22,872 
Additional paid-in capital  27,277,758   24,759,356 
Statutory reserve  4,198,107   4,198,107 
Retained earnings  45,055,036   46,735,190 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (5,279,389)  (4,184,024)
Total Stockholders’ equity of Shineco, Inc.  71,278,845   71,531,501 
Non-controlling interest  1,142,400   1,100,613 
TOTAL EQUITY  72,421,245   72,632,114 
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $83,072,708  $83,739,473 

 

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

 


SHINECO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSINCOME (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

  For the Six Months Ended December 31, 
  2018  2017 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net income $1,389,940  $4,841,207 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  326,844   295,832 
Provision (recovery of) for doubtful accounts  964,614   (18,931)
(Decrease) increase in inventory reserve  (38,002)  148,043 
Deferred tax benefit  (23,903)  (41,523)
Income from equity method investments  (288,877)  (350,652)
Value of shares issued to IFG Fund for equity, we subsequently cancelled  434,000   - 
         
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  3,486,213   35,996 
Advances to suppliers  (2,469,378)  (733,215)
Inventories  (55,295)  (145,327)
Other receivables  369,576   (195,516)
Prepaid expense and other assets  283,428   189,270 
Due from related parties  -   (8,399)
Prepaid leases  229,594   237,751 
Accounts payable  (1,305,922)  1,544,313 
Advances from customers  (10,058)  17,181 
Other payables  584,425   1,640,458 
Taxes payable  239,007   323,744 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES  4,116,206   7,780,232 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Acquisitions of property and equipment  (87,750)  (564,937)
Payment for construction in progress  (41,439)  (602,267)
Repayments (advances) of loans from third parties  (396,388)  830,889 
Loan advances to related party  249,362   (52,698)
Deposit for business acquisition  -   (121,959)
Cash of subsidiary acquired  -   22,830 
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES  (276,215)  (488,142)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Proceeds from short-term loans  988,724   1,204,533 
Repayment of short-term loans  (1,080,811)  (2,743,199)
Proceeds from issuance of 1,637,700 of common stock  1,589,892   - 
Repayments of advances from related parties  (7,824)  73,556 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES  1,489,981   (1,465,110)
         
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH  (1,156,716)  370,082 
         
NET INCREASE IN CASH  4,173,256   6,197,062 
         
CASH - Beginning of the Period  31,487,053   23,154,551 
         
CASH - End of the Period $35,660,309  $29,351,613 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES:        
Cash paid for income taxes $339,607  $492,206 
Cash paid for interest $58,544  $69,498 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITY:        
Issued 200,000 shares of deferred issuance cost $-  $- 

  For the Six Months Ended December 31,  For the Three Months Ended December 31, 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
             
REVENUE $14,915,393  $15,971,013  $7,868,612  $8,381,932 
                 
COST OF REVENUE                
Cost of product and services  10,882,848   11,421,721   5,488,425   5,957,257 
Business and sales related tax  27,663   38,286   15,200   24,596 
Total cost of revenue  10,910,511   11,460,007   5,503,625   5,981,853 
                 
GROSS PROFIT  4,004,882   4,511,006   2,364,987   2,400,079 
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES                
General and administrative expenses  5,446,957   3,089,931   2,092,314   1,562,745 
Selling expenses  195,155   487,181   73,269   289,846 
Total operating expenses  5,642,112   3,577,112   2,165,583   1,852,591 
                 
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS  (1,637,230)  933,894   199,404   547,488 
                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)                
Income from equity method investments  140,582   288,877   70,683   145,742 
Purchase rebate income  -   517,626   -   225,187 
Other income  38,457   104,299   48,211   51,730 
Interest income (expense), net  (308)  (10,610)  2,818   (2,836)
Total other income  178,731   900,192   121,712   419,823 
                 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES  (1,458,499)  1,834,086   321,116   967,311 
                 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES  164,392   444,146   169,175   225,363 
                 
NET INCOME (LOSS)  (1,622,891)  1,389,940   151,941   741,948 
                 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest  57,263   33,236   39,458   18,068 
                 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHINECO, INC. $(1,680,154) $1,356,704  $112,483  $723,880 
                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)                
Net income (loss) $(1,622,891) $1,389,940  $151,941  $741,948 
Other comprehensive gain (loss): foreign currency translation gain (loss)  (1,110,841)  (2,627,235)  1,747,696   30,097 
Total comprehensive income (loss)  (2,733,732)  (1,237,295)  1,899,637   772,045 
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest  41,787   (3,643)  66,147   17,985 
                 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO
SHINECO, INC.
 $(2,775,519) $(1,233,652) $1,833,490  $754,060 
                 
Weighted average number of shares basic and diluted  25,760,163   22,079,624   27,333,428   22,871,772 
                 
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share $(0.07) $0.06  $0.00  $0.03 

 

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

 


SHINECO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

                 ACCUMULATED       
        ADDITIONAL        OTHER  NON-    
  COMMON STOCK  PAID-IN  STATUTORY  RETAINED  COMPREHENSIVE  CONTROLLING  TOTAL 
  SHARES  AMOUNT  CAPITAL  RESERVE  EARNINGS  LOSS  INTEREST  EQUITY 
Balance at June 30, 2018  21,234,072  $21,234  $23,171,102  $4,085,819  $46,051,289  $(1,509,212) $1,053,449  $72,873,681 
                                 
Stock issuance  1,637,700   1,638   1,588,254   -   -   -   -   1,589,892 
Net income for the year  -   -   -   -   1,356,704   -   33,236   1,389,940 
Appropriation of statutory reserve  -   -   -   83,523   (83,523)  -   -   - 
Foreign currency translation loss  -   -   -   -   -   (2,590,356)  (36,879)  (2,627,235)
Balance at December 31,
2018
  22,871,772  $22,872  $24,759,356  $4,169,342  $47,324,470  $(4,099,568) $1,049,806  $73,226,278 
                                 
Balance at June 30, 2019  22,871,772  $22,872  $24,759,356  $4,198,107  $46,735,190  $(4,184,024) $1,100,613  $72,632,114 
                                 
Stock issuance  4,461,656   4,461   2,518,402   -   -   -   -   2,522,863 
Net income (loss) for the year  -   -   -   -   (1,680,154)  -   57,263   (1,622,891)
Foreign currency translation loss  -   -   -   -   -   (1,095,365)  (15,476)  (1,110,841)
Balance at December 31,
2019
  27,333,428  $27,333  $27,277,758  $4,198,107  $45,055,036  $(5,279,389) $1,142,400  $72,421,245 

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


SHINECO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

                 ACCUMULATED       
        ADDITIONAL        OTHER  NON-    
  COMMON STOCK  PAID-IN  STATUTORY  RETAINED  COMPREHENSIVE  CONTROLLING  TOTAL 
  SHARES  AMOUNT  CAPITAL  RESERVE  EARNINGS  LOSS  INTEREST  EQUITY 
Balance at September 30, 2018  22,871,772  $22,872  $24,759,356  $4,141,955  $46,627,977  $(4,129,748) $1,030,360  $72,452,772 
                                 
Net income for the year  -   -   -   -   723,880   -   18,068   741,948 
Appropriation of statutory reserve  -   -   -   27,387   (27,387)  -   -   - 
Foreign currency translation gain  -   -   -   -   -   30,180   1,378   31,558 
Balance at December 31, 2018  22,871,772  $22,872  $24,759,356  $4,169,342  $47,324,470  $(4,099,568) $1,049,806  $73,226,278 
                                 
Balance at September 30, 2019  27,333,428  $27,333  $27,277,758  $4,198,107  $44,942,553  $(7,000,396) $1,076,253  $70,521,608 
                                 
Net income for the year  -   -   -   -   112,483   -   39,458   151,941 
Foreign currency translation gain  -   -   -   -   -   1,721,007   26,689   1,747,696 
Balance at December 31, 2019  27,333,428  $27,333  $27,277,758  $4,198,107  $45,055,036  $(5,279,389) $1,142,400  $72,421,245 

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


SHINECO, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

  For the Six Months Ended December 31, 
  2019  2018 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income (loss) $(1,622,891) $1,389,940 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  664,380   326,844 
Loss from disposal of property and equipment  59,974   - 
Provision for doubtful accounts  2,556,565   964,614 
Provision for (Reversal of) inventory reserve  173,948   (38,002)
Deferred tax benefit  (169,510)  (23,903)
Income from equity method investments  (140,582)  (288,877)
Value of shares issued to IFG Fund for equity, we subsequently cancelled  -   434,000 
Restricted shares issued for management  1,022,661   - 
         
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (650,613)  3,486,213 
Advances to suppliers  5,305,586   (2,469,378)
Inventories  (604,780)  (55,295)
Other receivables  (740,709)  369,576 
Prepaid expense and other assets  429,782   283,428 
Due from related parties  62,427   - 
Right of use assets  (102,123)  - 
Prepaid leases  -   229,594 
Accounts payable  (60,925)  (1,305,922)
Advances from customers  (366,510)  (10,058)
Other payables  256,188   584,425 
Taxes payable  40,610   239,007 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES  6,113,478   4,116,206 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Acquisitions of property and equipment  (1,494)  (87,750)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment  79,233   - 
Payment for construction in progress  -   (41,439)
Advances of loans to third parties  (56,857)  (396,388)
Loan advances to related party  -   249,362 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES  20,882   (276,215)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Proceeds from short-term loans  284,499   988,724 
Repayment of short-term loans  (924,621)  (1,080,811)
Repayment of other short-term loans  (7,112)  - 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock  1,500,203   1,589,892 
Proceeds from (repayments of) advances from related parties  262,132   (7,824)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES  1,115,101   1,489,981 
         
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH  (492,344)  (1,156,716)
         
NET INCREASE IN CASH  6,757,117   4,173,256 
         
CASH - Beginning of the Period  35,330,676   31,487,053 
         
CASH - End of the Period $42,087,793  $35,660,309 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES:        
Cash paid for income taxes $139,906  $339,607 
Cash paid for interest $58,266  $58,544 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH OPERATING ACTIVITY:        
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations $413,009  $- 

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


NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

Shineco, Inc. (“Shineco” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on August 20, 1997. The Company is a holding company whose primary purpose is to develop business opportunities in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”). 

 

On December 30, 2004, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. (“Tenet-Jove”), a PRC company, in exchange for restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, and the sole operating business of the Company became that of its subsidiary, Tenet-Jove. Tenet-Jove was incorporated on December 15, 2003 under the laws of China. Consequently, Tenet-Jove became a 100% owned subsidiary of Shineco and was officially granted the status of a Wholly Foreign-Owned Entity (“WFOE”) by Chinese authorities on July 14, 2006. This transaction was accounted for as a recapitalization. Tenet-Jove owns 90% interest of Tianjin Tenet Huatai Technological Development Co., Ltd. (“Tenet Huatai”).

 

On December 31, 2008, June 11, 2011 and May 24, 2012, Tenet-Jove entered into a series of contractual agreements including an Executive Business Cooperation Agreement, a Timely Reporting Agreement, an Equity Interest Pledge Agreement and Executive Option Agreement (collectively, the “VIE Agreements”), with each one of the following entities, Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (“Ankang Longevity Group”), Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. (“Zhisheng Freight”), Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. (“Zhisheng Trade”), Yantai Mouping District Zhisheng Agricultural Produce Cooperative (“Zhisheng Agricultural”) and Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services., Ltd. (“Qingdao Zhihesheng”). On February 24, 2014, Tenet-Jove entered into the same series of contractual agreements with Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhisheng Bio-Tech”), which was incorporated in 2014. Zhisheng Bio-Tech, Zhisheng Freight, Zhisheng Trade, Zhisheng Agricultural, and Qingdao Zhihesheng are collectively referred to herein as the “Zhisheng Group”.

 

Pursuant to the VIE Agreements, Tenet-Jove has the exclusive right to provide to the Zhisheng  Group and Ankang Longevity Group consulting services related to their business operations and management. All the above contractual agreements obligate Tenet-Jove to absorb a majority of the risk of loss from the Zhisheng Group and Ankang Longevity Group’s activities and entitle Tenet-Jove to receive a majority of their residual returns. In essence, Tenet-Jove has gained effective control over the Zhisheng Group and Ankang Longevity Group. Therefore, the Zhisheng Group and Ankang Longevity Group are treated as Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 “Consolidation”. Accordingly, the accounts of these entities are consolidated with those of Tenet-Jove.

 

Since Shineco is effectively controlled by the majority shareholders of the Zhisheng Group and Ankang Longevity Group, Shineco owns 100% of Tenet-Jove. Accordingly, Shineco, Tenet-Jove, and its VIEs, the Zhisheng Group and Ankang Longevity Group are effectively controlled by the same majority shareholders. Therefore, Shineco, Tenet-Jove and its VIEs are considered under common control. The consolidation of Tenet-Jove and its VIEs into Shineco was accounted for at historical cost and prepared on the basis as if the aforementioned exclusive contractual agreements between Tenet-Jove and its VIEs had become effective as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

On April 19, 2017, Tenet-Jove established Xinjiang Tiankunrunze Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. (“Tiankunrunze”) with registered capital of RMB 50.0 million (US$ 7,262,000) and owns 65% interest of Tiankunrunze. On April 28, 2017, Tiankunrunze established Xinjiang Tianzhuo Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Tianzhuo”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,450,233). On May 22, 2017, Tiankunrunze established Xinjiang Tianhuihechuang Agriculture Development Co., Ltd. (“Tianhuihechuang”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,452,294). On May 23, 2017, Tiankunrunze established Xinjiang Tianxintongye Biotechnology Development Co., Ltd. (“Tianxintongye”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,451,615). Therefore, Tenet-Jove controls Tiankunrunze and its wholly owned subsidiaries.


On May 2, 2017, the Company entered into a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Beijing Zhongke Biorefinery Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (“Biorefinery”), a leading high-tech biomass refining company financially backed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Process Engineering, to establish the Institute of Chinese Apocynum Industrial Technology Research (“ICAITR”). Pursuant to the Strategic Cooperation Agreement the two parties agreed to establish the ICAITR, the Company and Biorefinery own 80% and 20% of the equity interests of ICAITR, respectively. Shineco invested RMB 5.0 million (US$ 737,745) as the registered capital, and Biorefinery will invest a technology patent named “Steam Explosion Degumming”.

 

On September 30, 2017, Tenet-Jove established Xinjiang Shineco Taihe Agriculture Technology Ltd. (“Xinjiang Taihe”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,502,650). On September 30, 2017, Tenet-Jove established Xinjiang Tianyi Runze Bioengineering Co., Ltd. (“Runze”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,502,650). Xinjiang Taihe and Runze became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Tenet-Jove.

 

On December 10, 2016, Tenet-Jove entered into a purchase agreement with Tianjin Tajite E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Tajite”), an online e-commerce company based in Tianjin, China, specializing in distributing Luobuma related products and branded products of Daiso 100-yen shops, pursuant to which Tenet-Jove would acquire a 51% equity interest in Tianjin Tajite for cash consideration of RMB 14,000,000 (approximately US$ 2.1 million). On December 25, 2016, the Company paid the full amount as the deposit to secure the deal. In May, 2017, the Company amended the agreement that required Tianjin Tajite to satisfy certain preconditions related to product introductions into China. On October 26, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition for 51% of the shares in Tianjin Tajite.

 

On October 27, 2017, the Company, through its subsidiary Tianjin Tajite E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Tajite”), obtained contractual rights to distribute branded products of Daiso Industries Co., Ltd. (“Daiso”), a large franchise of 100-yen shops founded in Japan, via JD.com (“JD”), one of the largest e-commerce companies and one of the largest retailers in China. On November 3, 2017, the Company further developed the cooperation with Daiso by entering into a supply and purchase agreement (the “Daiso Agreement”) for the purpose of establishing a continuous supply and sale of Daiso’s products in China. Pursuant to the Daiso Agreement, the Company planned to purchase Daiso Products in the amount of approximately RMB 20 million by August, 2018 and add orders as circumstance requires. The term of the Daiso Agreement is for one year, and it renews for an additional one-year at the end of each term unless terminated by written notice by either Tianjin Tajite or Daiso. Due to the policy of China Customs, many of the bestselling products of Daiso are not allowed to be imported through the general form of trade model, but only through cross-border e-commence business model. As a result, the Company and Daiso agreed to suspend the cooperation temporarily and wait for the opening of the China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Zone.

 

On November 1, 2017, the Company established an Apocynum Industrial Park in Xinjiang, China. The industrial park is focusing on planting and purchasing Bluish Dogbane, processing and distributing Bluish Dogbane preliminary products.

 

On March 13, 2019, Tenet-Jove established Beijing Tenjove Newhemp Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“TNB”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,502,650). TNB became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tenet-Jove. 

The business operation of Tiankunrunze and its wholly owned subsidiaries was ceased in July 2019. 

On August 22, 2019, Tenet-Jove established Shineco Zhong Hemp Group Co., Ltd. (“Zhong Hemp”) with registered capital of RMB 200.0 million (US$ 28,237,022) and owns 60% interest of Zhong Hemp.

The Company, its subsidiaries, its VIEs and its VIEs’ subsidiaries (collectively the “Group”) operate three main business segments: 1) Tenet-Jove is engaged in manufacturing and selling of Bluish Dogbane and related products, also known in Chinese as “Luobuma”, including therapeutic clothing and textile products made from Luobuma; 2) Zhisheng Group is engaged in the business of planting, processing and distributing of green agricultural produce as well as providing domestic and international logistic services for agricultural products (“Agricultural Products”); and, 3) Ankang Longevity Group manufactures traditional Chinese medicinal herbal products as well as other retail pharmaceutical products. These different business activities and products can potentially be integrated and benefit from one another.

 

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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for interim financial information pursuant to the rules of the SEC and have been consistently applied. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018,2019, which was filed on October 15, 2018.September 27, 2019.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company reflect the principal activities of the Company, its subsidiaries, its VIEs and its VIEs’ subsidiaries. The non-controlling interest represents the minority shareholders’ interest in the Company’s majority owned subsidiaries and VIEs. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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 making ability. All VIEs and their subsidiaries with which the Company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.

 

The carrying amount of the VIEs and their subsidiaries’ consolidated assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

June 30,

2018

  December 31,
2019
  

June 30,
2019

 
          
Current assets $53,422,203  $49,812,314  $57,539,496  $57,328,097 
Plant and equipment, net  9,303,302   9,818,518   8,562,202   8,965,671 
Other non-current assets  10,876,887   11,194,017   11,382,612   11,028,775 
Total assets  73,602,392   70,824,849   77,484,310   77,322,543 
Total liabilities  (5,797,078)  (5,014,036)  (5,301,117)  (6,090,955)
Net assets $67,805,314  $65,810,813  $72,183,193  $71,231,588 

 

Non-controlling Interests

 

US GAAP requires that non-controlling interests in subsidiaries and affiliates be reported in the equity section of a company’s balance sheet. In addition, the amounts attributable to the non-controlling interests in the net income (loss) of these entities are reported separately in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

 

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Risks and Uncertainties

 

The operations of the Company are located in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic, and legal environment in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC economy. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among other factors, 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 the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies or interpretations with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things. Although the Company has not experienced losses from these situations and believes that it is in compliance with existing laws and regulations, changes could affect the Company’s interest in these entities and its operations in the PRC.

 

Members of the current management team own controlling interests in the Company and are also the owners of the VIEs in the PRC. The Company only controls the VIEs through contractual arrangements which obligate it to absorb the risk of loss and to receive the residual expected returns. As such, the controlling shareholders of the Company and the VIEs could cancel these agreements or permit them to expire at the end of the agreement terms, as a result of which the Company would not retain control of the VIEs. In addition, should these agreements be challenged or litigated, they would also be subject to the laws and courts of the PRC legal system which could make enforcing the Company’s rights difficult.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates required to be made by management include, but are not limited to, useful lives of property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets, the recoverability of long-lived assets and the valuation of accounts receivable, deferred taxes and inventory reserves. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company previously recognized revenue from sales of Luobuma products, Chinese medicinal herbal products and agricultural products, as well as providing logistic services and other processing services to external customers. The Company recognized revenue when all of the following have occurred: (i) there was persuasive evidence of an arrangement with a customer; (ii) delivery had occurred or services had been rendered; (iii) the sales price was fixed or determinable; and (iv) the Company’s collection of such fees was reasonably assured. These criteria, as related to the Company’s revenue, were considered to have been met as follows:

 

Sales of products: The Company recognizedrevenue from the sale of products when the goods were delivered and title to the goods passed to the customer provided that there were no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance; persuasive evidence of an arrangement existed;existed; the sales price was fixed or determinable; and collectability was deemed probable.

 

Revenue from the rendering of services: Revenue from international freight forwarding, domestic air and overland freight forwarding services wasrecognized upon the performance of services as stipulated in the underlying contract or when commodities were being released from the customer’s warehouse; the service price was fixed or determinable; and collectability was deemed probable.


With the adoption of ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” revenue is recognized when all of the following five steps are met: (i) identify the contract(s) with the customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; (v) recognize revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied. The Company adopted the new revenue standard beginning July 1, 2018, and adopted a modified retrospective approach upon adoption. The Company believes that its previous revenue recognition policies are generally consistent with the new revenue recognition standards set forth in ASC 606. Potential adjustments to input measures are not expected to be pervasive to the majority of the Company’s contracts. There is no significant impact upon adoption of the new guidance.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, cash on deposit and other highly liquid investments which are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have original maturities of three months or less when purchased. The Company maintains cash with various financial institutions mainly in the PRC. As of December 31, 20182019 and June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had no cash equivalents.

 

Under PRC law, it is generally required that a commercial bank in the PRC that holds third party cash deposits protect the depositors’ rights over and interests in their deposited money. PRC banks are subject to a series of risk control regulatory standards, and PRC bank regulatory authorities are empowered to take over the operation and management of any PRC bank that faces a material credit crisis. The Company monitors the banks utilized and has not experienced any problems. 

  

AccountsReceivable

 

Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value consisting of the carrying amount less an allowance for uncollectible accounts, as necessary. The Company reviews the accounts receivable on a periodic basis and makes general and specific allowances when there is doubt as to the collectability of individual balances. In evaluating the collectability of individual receivable balances, the Company considers many factors, including the age of the balance, the customers’ historical payment history, their current credit-worthiness and current economic trends. The fair value of long-term receivables is determined using a present value technique by discounting the future expected contractual cash flows using current rates at which similar instruments would be issued at the measurement date. As of December 31, 20182019 and June 30, 2018,2019, the allowance for doubtful accounts was US$ 1,245,2544,769,928 and US$ 232,355,4,323,141, respectively. Accounts are written off against the allowance after efforts at collection prove unsuccessful.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories, which are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, consist of raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods related to the Company’s products. Cost is determined using the first in first out (“FIFO”) method.  Agricultural products that the Company farms are recorded at cost, which includes direct costs such as seed selection, fertilizer, labor cost and contract fees that are spent in growing agricultural products on the leased farmland, and indirect costs which include amortization of prepayments of farmland leases and farmland development costs. All the costs are accumulated until the time of harvest and then allocated to the harvested crops costs when they are sold. The Company periodically evaluates its inventory and records an inventory reserve for certain inventories that may not be saleable or whose cost exceeds net realizable value.

 

Advances to Suppliers

 

Advances to suppliers consist of payments to suppliers for materials that have not been received. Advances to suppliers are reviewed periodically to determine whether their carrying value has become impaired. As of December 31, 20182019 and June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had an allowance for uncollectible advances to suppliers of US$ 128,8432,417,959 and US$ 13,819,431,646, respectively.

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Business Acquisitions

 

Business acquisitions are accounted for under the acquisition method. The acquisition method requires the reporting entity to identify the acquirer, determine the acquisition date, recognize and measure the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity, and recognize and measure goodwill or a bargain gain from the purchase. The acquiree’s results are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their fair values on the date acquired and the excess of the purchase price over the amounts assigned is recorded as goodwill, or if the fair value of the net assets acquired exceeds the purchase price consideration, a bargain purchase gain is recorded. Adjustments to fair value assessments are generally recorded to goodwill over the measurement period (not longer than twelve months). The acquisition method also requires that acquisition-related transaction and post-acquisition restructuring costs be charged to expense as committed, and requires the Company to recognize and measure certain assets and liabilities including those arising from contingencies and contingent consideration in a business combination.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired. The goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill of the reporting unit would be considered impaired. To measure the amount of the impairment loss, the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill is compared to the carrying amount of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. For each of these tests, the fair value of each of the Company’s reporting units is determined using a combination of valuation techniques, including a discounted cash flow methodology. To corroborate the discounted cash flow analysis performed at each reporting unit, a market approach is utilized using observable market data such as comparable companies in similar lines of business that are publicly traded or which are part of a public or private transaction (to the extent available).

 

Leases 

The Company adopted ASU 2016-02, “Leases” on July 1, 2019 and used the alternative transition approach which permits the effects of adoption to be applied at the effective date. The new standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. The Company elected the ‘package of practical expedients’, which permits us not to reassess under the new standard our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. The Company also elected the short-term lease exemption and combining the lease and non-lease components practical expedients. The most significant impact upon adoption relates to the recognition of new Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet for office space operating leases. Upon adoption, the Company recognized additional operating liabilities of approximately US$ 0.4 million, with corresponding ROU assets of US$ 3.2 million based on the present value of the remaining rental payments under current leasing standards for existing operating leases. There was no cumulative effect of adopting the standard.

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Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Expenditures for additions, major renewals and betterments are capitalized, and expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis, less estimated residual value, if any, over an asset’s estimated useful life. Farmland leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of lease term or estimated useful lives of the underlying assets. The estimated useful lives of the Company’s property and equipment are as follows:

    

 Estimated
useful lives
  
Buildings20-50 years
Machinery equipment5-10 years
Motor vehicles5-10 years
Office equipment5-10 years
Farmland leasehold improvements12-18 years

 

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Land Use Rights

 

According to Chinese laws and regulations regarding land use rights, land in urban districts is owned by the State, while land in the rural areas and suburban areas, except otherwise provided for by the State, is collectively owned by individuals designated as resident farmers by the State. In accordance with the legal principle that land ownership is separate from the right to the use of the land, the government grants individuals and companies the rights to use parcels of land for a specified period of time. Land use rights, which are usually prepaid, are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is provided over the life of the land use rights, using the straight-line method. The useful life is 50 years, based on the term of the land use rights.

 

Long-lived Assets

 

Finite-lived assets and intangibles are reviewed for impairment testing when circumstances require. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of long-lived assets, when undiscounted future cash flows will not be sufficient to recover an asset’s carrying amount, the asset is written down to its fair value. The long-lived assets of the Company that are subject to evaluation consist primarily of property, plant and equipment, land use rights, investments and long-term prepaid leases. For the six and three months ended September 30,December 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, the Company did not recognize any impairment of its long-lived assets.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company follows the provisions of ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs, other than quoted prices in level,  that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

 

Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the asset or liability.

 

The carrying value of financial instruments included in current assets and liabilities approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 



Income Taxes

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.


The provisions of ASC 740-10-25, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” prescribe a more-likely-than-not threshold for consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken (or expected to be taken) in a tax return. This ASC also provides guidance on the recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and related disclosures. The Company does not have any uncertain tax positions at September 30, 2018December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2018.2019. The Company has not provided deferred taxes for undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries at September 30, 2018,December 31, 2019, as it is the Company’s policy to indefinitely reinvest these earnings in non-U.S. operations. Quantification of the deferred tax liability, if any, associated with indefinitely reinvested earnings is not practicable.

 

The statute of limitations for the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns and certain state income tax returns remains open for tax year 2015 and thereafter. As of September 30, 2018,December 31, 2019, the tax years ended June 30, 2013December 31, 2014 through June 30, 2018December 31, 2019 for the Company’s People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) subsidiaries remain open for statutory examination by PRC tax authorities.

 

On December 22, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (“The Act”) was enacted. Under the provisions of The Act, the U.S. corporate tax rate decreased from 35% to 21%. As the Company has a June 30 fiscal year end, the lower corporate income tax rate will be phased in, resulting in a U.S. statutory federal rate of approximately 28% for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, and 21% for subsequent fiscal years. Additionally, The Act imposes a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriation of historical earnings of foreign subsidiaries, and future foreign earnings are subject to U.S. taxation. The change in rate has caused us to re-measure the Company’s income tax liability and record an estimated income tax expense of US$ 744,766 for the year ended June 30, 2018. On December 22, 2017, Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”) was issued to address the application of US GAAP in situations when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Act. In accordance with SAB 118, additional work is necessary to do a more detailed analysis of the Act as well as potential correlative adjustments. Any subsequent adjustment to these amounts will be recorded to current tax expense in fiscal 2019 when the analysis is complete. The Company elects to pay the transition tax over an eight-year period using specified percentages (eight percent per year for the first five years, 15 percent in year six, 20 percent in year seven, and 25 percent in year eight).

 

Value Added Tax

 

Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of a Value-Added Tax (“VAT”). Before May 1, 2018, all of the Company’s products that were sold in the PRC were subject to a Chinese value-added tax at a rate of 17% of the gross sales price, and afterprice. After May 1, 2018, the Company subject a tax rate of 16%, and after April 1, 2019, the tax rate was further reduced to 13% based on the new Chinese tax law. This VAT may be offset by VAT paid by the Company is on raw materials and other materials included in the cost of producing finished products or acquiring finished products. The Company records a VAT payable or VAT receivable in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Foreign Currency Translation

 

The Company uses the United States dollar (“U.S. dollars”, “USD” or “US$”) for financial reporting purposes. The Company’s subsidiaries and VIEs maintain their books and records in their functional currency of Renminbi (“RMB”), the currency of the PRC. 

 

In general, for consolidation purposes, the Company translates the assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries and VIEs into U.S. dollars using the applicable exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date, and the statements of income and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the reporting periods. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet. Equity accounts are translated at historical rates. Adjustments resulting from the translation of the financial statements of the subsidiaries and VIEs are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

 


The balance sheet amounts, with the exception of equity, at December 31, 20182019 and June 30, 20182019 were translated at 1 RMB to 0.14580.1435 USD and at 1 RMB to 0.15110.1456 USD, respectively. The average translation rates applied to the income and cash flow statement amounts for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 20172018 were at 1 RMB to 0.14540.1422 USD and at 1 RMB to 0.15060.1454 USD, respectively. The average translation rates applied to income and cash flow statement amounts for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were at 1 RMB to 0.1420 USD and 2017 were at 1 RMB to 0.1446 USD, and at 1 RMB to 0.1512 USD, respectively.

 

Comprehensive Income (loss)

 

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of two components, net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). The foreign currency translation gain or loss resulting from translation of the financial statements expressed in RMB to USD is reported in other comprehensive income (loss) in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income.income (loss). 

 

Equity Investment

 

An investment in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have a controlling interest, is accounted for using the equity method. Significant influence is generally considered to exist when the Company has an ownership interest in the voting stock between 20% and 50%, and other factors, such as representation on the Board of Directors, voting rights and the impact of commercial arrangements, are considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate.

 

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., outstanding convertible securities, options and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. 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 calculation of diluted EPS. There is no anti-dilutive effect for the six and three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017.2018.

  

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New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-13, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and Leases (Topic 842). The main objective of this pronouncement is to clarify the effective date of the adoption of ASC Topic 606 and ASC Topic 842 and the definition of public business entity as stipulated in ASU 2014-09 and ASU 2016-02. ASU 2014-09 provides that a public business entity and certain other specified entities adopt ASC Topic 606 for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. All other entities are required to adopt ASC Topic 606 for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. ASU 2016-12 requires that “a public business entity and certain other specified entities adopt ASC Topic 842 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. All other entities are required to adopt ASC Topic 842 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020”. ASU 2017-13 clarifies that the SEC would not object to certain public business entities electing to use the non-public business entities effective dates for applying ASC 606 and ASC 842. ASU 2017-13, however, limits such election to certain public business entities that “otherwise would not meet the definition of a public business entity except for a requirement to include or inclusion of its financial statements or financial information in another entity’s filings with the SEC”. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its financial statements. 


In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). The amendments in this update allow a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Consequently, the amendments eliminate the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and will improve the usefulness of information reported to financial statement users. However, because the amendments only relate to the reclassification of the income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the underlying guidance that requires that the effect of a change in tax laws or rates be included in income from continuing operations is not affected. The amendments in this update also require certain disclosures about stranded tax effects. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 with early adoption permitted, including interim periods within those years. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” or ASU 2018-07. ASU 2018-07 simplifies the accounting for share-based payments made to nonemployees so the accounting for such payments is substantially the same as those made to employees. Under this ASU, share based awards to nonemployees will be measured at fair value on the grant date of the awards, entities will need to assess the probability of satisfying performance conditions if any are present, and awards will continue to be classified according to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718 upon vesting which eliminates the need to reassess classification upon vesting, consistent with awards granted to employees. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its financial statements.

  

In JulyAugust 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases,” which clarifies how to apply certain aspects of the new leases standard. This ASU addresses the rate implicit in the lease, impairment of the net investment in the lease, lessee reassessment of lease classification, lessor reassessment of lease term and purchase options, variable payments that depend on an index or rate and certain transition adjustments. This ASU has the same effective date and transition requirements as the new leases standard, which is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will have a material impact on its financial statements.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements” which provides a new transition method and a practical expedient for separating components of a contract. This ASU is intended to reduce costs and ease the implementation of the new leasing standard for financial statement preparers. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments related to separating components of a contract are the same as the effective date and transition requirements in ASU 2016-02. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will have a material impact on its financial statements. 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement,” to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements related to recurring or nonrecurring fair value measurements by removing amounts and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, policies for timing of transfers between different levels for fair value measurements, and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The new standard requires disclosure of the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. The amendments in this update are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its financial statements

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract,” (ASU 2018-15), to align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs relating to internal-use software. The update requires entities in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract to follow the guidance in Subtopic 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as an asset and which costs to expense. ASU 2018-15 is effective for the Corporation on January 1, 2020 and may be applied using either the retrospective or prospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will have a material impact on its financial statements. 

In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-17, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Targeted Improvements to Related Party Guidance for Variable Interest Entities”. The new standard changes how entities evaluate decision-making fees under the variable interest entity guidance. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted in any interim period after issuance. The standard should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings at the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its financial statements. 


In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-19, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses.” ASU 2018-19 clarifies that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of Subtopic 326-20. Instead, impairment of receivables arising from operating leases should be accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its financial statements.

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-08, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The guidance identifies, evaluates, and improves areas of GAAP for which cost and complexity can be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided. The amendments in that Update expanded the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. For entities that have adopted the amendments in Update 2018-07, the updated guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and is applicable to the Company in fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The Board is issuing this Update as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards (the Simplification Initiative). The objective of the Simplification Initiative is to identify, evaluate, and improve areas of GAAP for which cost and complexity can be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements. The specific areas of potential simplification in this Update were submitted by stakeholders as part of the Simplification Initiative. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

The Company believes that other recent accounting pronouncement updates will not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTE 3 - INVENTORIES

 

The inventories consist of the following:

 

 

December  31,

2018

 

June 30,

2018

  December 31,
2019
  

June 30,
2019

 
          
Raw materials $674,215  $1,225,830  $609,963  $974,639 
Work-in-process  699,283   766,119   1,177,110   651,769 
Finished goods  1,912,199   1,355,774   1,936,918   1,533,318 
Less: inventory reserve  (910,573)  (983,165)  (1,105,948)  (944,167)
Total $2,375,124  $2,364,558  $2,618,043  $2,215,559 

 

Work-in-process includes direct costs such as seed selection, fertilizer, labor cost and subcontractor fees that are spent in growing agricultural products on the leased farmland, and indirect costs which include amortization of the prepayment of the farmland lease fees and farmland development costs. All the costs are accumulated until the time of harvest and then allocated to harvested crop costs when they are sold.

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NOTE 4 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment consist of the following:

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

June 30,

2018

  December 31,
2019
  

June 30,
2019

 
          
Buildings $11,996,927  $12,433,157  $11,693,729  $11,994,407 
Building improvements  79,349   82,599   -   79,628 
Machinery and equipment  941,440   922,065   873,174   930,109 
Motor vehicles  81,615   84,583   47,320   81,541 
Construction in progress  78,479   40,524   -   78,407 
Office equipment  209,915   179,624   235,834   219,605 
Farmland leasehold improvements  3,065,221   3,176,677   3,017,935   3,062,410 
  16,452,946   16,919,229   15,867,992   16,446,107 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization  (5,347,246)  (5,221,925)  (5,918,767)  (5,778,377)
Property and equipment, net $11,105,700  $11,697,304  $9,949,225  $10,667,730 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense charged to operations was US$ 307,772419,958 and US$ 276,438307,772 for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense charged to operations was US$ 120,920241,743 and US$ 139,456120,920 for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively.

 

Farmland leasehold improvements consist of following:

 

  

December  31,

2018

  

June 30,

2018

 
       
Blueberry farmland leasehold improvements $2,354,839  $2,440,465 
Yew tree planting base reconstruction  263,829   273,422 
Greenhouse renovation  446,553   462,790 
Total farmland leasehold improvements $3,065,221  $3,176,677 

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  December 31,
2019
  

June 30,
2019

 
       
Blueberry farmland leasehold improvements $2,318,512  $2,352,679 
Yew tree planting base reconstruction  259,759   263,587 
Greenhouse renovation  439,664   446,144 
Total farmland leasehold improvements $3,017,935  $3,062,410 

 

NOTE 5 - LAND USE RIGHTS

 

Land use rights are recognized at cost less accumulated amortization. According to the Chinese laws and regulations regarding land use rights, land in urban districts is owned by the State, while land in the rural areas and suburban areas, except otherwise provided for by the State, is collectively owned by individuals designated as resident farmers by the State. However, in accordance with the legal principle that land ownership is separate from the right to the use of the land, the government grants the user a “land use right” (the “Right”) to use the land. The Company has the Right to use the land for 50 years and amortizes the rights on a straight-line basis over the period of 50 years.

 

 

December  31,

2018

 

June 30,

2018

  December 31,
2019
  

June 30,
2019

 
          
Land use rights $1,621,306  $1,680,259  $1,596,295  $1,619,820 
Less: accumulated amortization  (339,625)  (335,171)  (366,603)  (355,511)
Land use rights, net $1,281,681  $1,345,088  $1,229,692  $1,264,309 

 

For the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, the Company recognized amortization expense of US$ 19,07218,427 and US$ 19,394,19,072, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, the Company recognized amortization expense of US$ 9,4349,213 and US$ 9,749,9,434, respectively.


The estimated future amortization expenses are as follows:

 

Twelve months ending December 31:      
      
2019 $32,426 
2020  32,426  $31,926 
2021  32,426   31,926 
2022  32,426   31,926 
2023  32,426   31,926 
2024  31,926 
Thereafter  1,119,551   1,070,062 
Total $1,281,681  $1,229,692 

 

NOTE 6 - DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS

 

The Company acquired distribution rights to distribute branded products of Daiso 100-yen shops through the acquisition of Tianjin Tajite. As this distribution right is difficult to acquire and will contribute significant revenue to Tianjin Tajite, such distribution rights were identified and valued as an intangible asset in the acquisition of Tianjin Tajite. The distribution rights, which have no expiration date, have been determined to have an indefinite life. Since the distribution rights have an indefinite life, the Company will evaluate them for impairment at least annually or earlier if determined necessary. As of December 31, 2018,2019, the distribution rights were evaluated at RMB 7,380,000 (US$ 1,075,722)1,059,128).

 

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NOTE 7 - INVESTMENTS

 

Ankang Longevity Group entered into two equity investment agreements with Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group Pai’ang Medicine Co. Ltd. (“Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group”), a Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical enterprise to invest a total of RMB 6.8 million (approximately US$ 1.0 million) for a 49% equity interest in a pharmacy retail company called Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Sunsimiao Drugstores Ankang Retail Chain Co., Ltd. (“Sunsimiao Drugstores”), and a 49% equity interest in a pharmaceutical wholesale distribution company named Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Holding Group Longevity Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Longevity Pharmacy”). These two equity investments were formed as new business entities to collaborate with Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group to expand sales to regional hospitals and clinics and to establish the presence of retail pharmacies under the Brand name “Sunsimiao”. The investments are accounted for using the equity method because Ankang Longevity Group has significant influence, but no control of these two entities. Ankang Longevity Group recorded income of US$ 288,877140,582 and US$ 350,652288,877 for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively and recorded income of US$ 145,74270,683 and US$ 202,194145,742 for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, from the investments, which was included in “Income from equity method investments” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (see Note 11).

 

Ankang Longevity Group entered into a supplemental agreement with Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group. According to the supplemental agreement, new 49% equity investment companies established by Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group and Ankang Longevity Group are required to exclusively purchase certain raw materials and drug products from Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group. In return, Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group has agreed to compensate Ankang Longevity Group with a purchase rebate of 7% of the total purchases made from Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group. For the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, a total of US$ 517,626Nil and US$ 779,935517,626 was recognized by Ankang Longevity Group from this supplemental agreement in addition to its 49% share of the income from the equity investment companies, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2018,2019, total income of US$ 225,187Nil was recognized by Ankang Longevity Group from this supplemental agreement, compared to US$ 411,132225,187 in the same period in 2017.2018.


On October 21, 2013, the Company, through its controlled subsidiaries, Zhisheng Freight and Zhisheng Agricultural, entered into an agreement with an unrelated third party, Zhejiang Zhen’Ai Network Warehousing Services Co., Ltd. (“Zhen’Ai Network”), and invested RMB 14.5 million (approximately US$ 2.2 million) into Tiancang Systematic Warehousing project (“Tiancang Project”) operated by Zhen’Ai Network. The Tiancang Project is an online platform established to provide comprehensive warehousing and logistic solutions to companies involved in E-commerce. The Company is entitled to 29% of Tiancang Project’s after-tax net income annually, less 30% statutory reserve and a 10 % employee welfare fund contribution. When the amount of the accumulated statutory reserve reaches 30% of the total investment for the Tiancang Project, no additional appropriation to the statutory reserve is required. For the six and three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, the Company did not record investment income from this investment.

 

On November 21, 2016, the Company (the “Investor”) entered into an agreement with Original Lab Inc., a California corporation (the “Investee”), and made a payment of US$ 200,000 in exchange for the right to acquire certain shares of the Investee’s common and preferred stock. For the six and three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, theThe Company did not recordconsidered it’s unlikely to obtain any investment income fromin the near future, and decided the make a fully impairment on this investment.investment during the year ended June 30, 2019. 

 

The Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities consist of the following:

 

 

December  31,

2018

 

June 30,

2018

  December 31,
2019
  

June 30,
2019

 
          
Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Holding Group Longevity Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (Ankang Longevity Pharmacy) $3,552,628  $3,439,793  $3,774,388  $3,717,277 
Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Sunsimiao Drugstores Ankang Chain Co., Ltd.  767,115   736,898   840,853   822,058 
Zhejiang Zhen’Ai Network Warehousing Services Co., Ltd.  2,113,546   2,190,399   2,080,942   2,111,609 
Original Lab Inc.  200,000   200,000 
Total $6,633,289  $6,567,090  $6,696,183  $6,650,944 

 


Summarized financial information of unconsolidated entities is as follows:

 

 December 31,
2018
 June 30,
2018
  December 31,
2019
  June 30,
2019
 
          
Current assets $37,239,944  $38,079,702  $38,714,700  $35,675,858 
Noncurrent assets  254,782   291,267   220,420   241,580 
Current liabilities  28,693,934   29,862,664   29,531,039   26,668,485 

 

 For the six months ended
December 31,
  For the six months ended December 31, 
 2018 2017  2019  2018 
          
Net sales $16,306,851  $18,018,250  $16,283,932  $16,306,851 
Gross profit  2,020,501   2,353,334   1,674,366   2,020,501 
Income from operations  665,455   816,023   287,432   665,455 
Net income  589,545   715,617   286,902   589,545 

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NOTE 8 - PREPAID LEASES

 

OneEffective July 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new lease accounting standard using the optional transition method which allowed us to continue to apply the guidance under the lease standard in effect at the time in the comparative periods presented. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients, which allowed us 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 has also elected the practical expedient allowing us to not separate the lease and non-lease components for all classes of underlying assets. Adoption of this standard resulted in the recording of operating lease ROU assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities of $3,587,788 and $450,123, respectively, as of July 1, 2019 with no impact on accumulated deficit. Financial position for reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2019, are presented under the new guidance, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with previous guidance.

The Company leases offices space under non-cancelable operating leases, with terms ranging from one to three years. In addition, one of the Company’s controlled subsidiaries, Zhisheng Group entered into several farmland lease contracts with farmer cooperatives to lease farmland in order to plant and grow organic vegetables, fruit and Chinese yew trees. The lease terms vary from 5 years to 24 years. The aggregate prepaid lease payments on these leases was approximately RMB 36.7 million (approximately US$ 5.3 million). Zhisheng Group was requiredCompany considers those renewal or termination options that are reasonably certain to prepaybe exercised in the leases plus transfer fees at the beginningdetermination of the lease.

These leases are accountedlease term and initial measurement of right of use assets and lease liabilities. Lease expense for as operating leases and will be amortized each yearlease payment is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. The amortization expense is initiallyterm. Leases with initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded as work in processon the balance sheet. 

When available, the Company uses the rate implicit in the inventory account duringlease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of the growing period and then transferred to harvested crops costs atCompany’s leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the timeCompany discount lease payments based on an estimate of harvest and then allocated to cost of sales when they are sold.its incremental borrowing rate.

 

Future amortization expense will be recognized as follows:The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

 

Twelve months ending December 31:   
    
2019 $460,328 
2020  460,328 
2021  439,436 
2022  209,618 
2023  209,618 
Thereafter  1,268,873 
Total $3,048,201 

The table below presents the operating lease related assets and liabilities recorded on the balance sheets. 

 

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  December 31,
2019
 
Rights of use lease assets $3,105,286 
   - 
Operating lease liabilities – current $411,280 
Operating lease liabilities – non-current  3,132 
Total operating lease liabilities $414,412 

 

The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for all of operating leases were as follows as of December 31, 2019:

December 31,
2019
Remaining lease term and discount rate:
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)9.74
Weighted average discount rate5.0%

Rent expense totaled US$ 201,328 and US$ 295,460 for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Rent expense totaled US$ 109,003 and US$ 136,109 for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.


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

2020 $735,163 
2021  310,101 
2022  209,689 
2023  209,163 
2024  209,163 
Thereafter  1,439,177 
Total lease payments  3,112,456 
Less: imputed interest  (7,170)
Less: prepayments  (2,690,874)
Present value of lease liabilities $414,412 

 

NOTE 9 - SHORT-TERM LOANS

 

Short-term loans consist of the following:

 

Lender December  31,
2018
 Maturity
Date
 Int.
Rate/Year
  December 31,
2019
 Maturity
Date
 Int.
Rate/Year
 
MY Bank-a  29,152  2019/8/29  15.80%
Agricultural Bank of China-b  1,166,095  2019/1/30  5.66%
Agricultural Bank of China-c  291,524  2019/8/12  5.66% 1,435,132 2020-2-25 5.66%
Agricultural Bank of China-b  655,928  2019/11/13  4.57%
Agricultural Bank of China-c  287,027 2020-8-26 5.60%
Total $2,142,699      $1,722,159   

 

Lender June 30,
2018
 Maturity
Date
 Int.
Rate/Year
  June 30,
2019
 Maturity
Date
 Int.
Rate/Year
 
MY Bank-a  50,354  2018-10-20* 11.84% 7,282 2019-8-29* 15.80%
Agricultural Bank of China-b  302,124  2018-7-3* 5.22% 291,256 2019-8-12* 5.66%
Agricultural Bank of China-b  755,310  2018-10-12* 5.66% 655,327 2019-11-13 3.92%
Agricultural Bank of China-b  1,208,495  2019-1-30  5.66%
Agricultural Bank of China-c  1,456,282 2020-2-25 5.66%
Total $2,316,283      $2,410,147   

 

The loans outstanding were guaranteed by the following properties, entities or individuals: 

 

a.Not collateralized or guaranteed.

 

b.Guaranteed by a commercial credit guaranty company, unrelated to the Company and also by Jiping Chen, a shareholder of the Company.

 

c.Collateralized by the building owned by Xiaoyan Chen and Jing Chen, who are both related parties of the Company. Xiaoyan Chen is one of the shareholders of Ankang Longevity Group. Jing Chen is the sister of the Xiaoyan Chen but not a shareholder of Ankang Longevity Group.

 

*The Company repaid the loan in full on maturity date.

 

The Company recorded interest expense of US$ 58,54458,266 and US$ 69,49858,544 for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. The annual weighted average interest rates are 5.74%5.32% and 5.58%5.74% for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.

 

The Company recorded interest expense of US$ 27,17227,989 and US$ 33,47027,172 for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. The annual weighted average interest rates are 5.77%5.52% and 5.83%5.77% for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.

  

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NOTE 10 - ACQUISITION

 

On December 12, 2016, the Company entered into a merger and acquisition agreement with Tianjin Tajite E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Tajite”), a professional e-commerce company distributing Luobuma fabric commodities and branded products of Daiso 100-yen shops, based in Tianjin, China, to acquire a 51 % equity interest of Tianjin Tajite.

 

Pursuant to the agreement, the Company made a payment of RMB 14,000,000 (approximately US$ 2.1 million) at the end of December, 2016 as the total consideration for the acquisition of Tianjin Tajite.

 

On October 26, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of Tianjin Tajite. The acquisition provides a unique opportunity for the Company to enter the market of Luobuma fabric commodities and branded products of Daiso 100-yen shops.


The transaction was accounted for in accordance with the provisions of ASC 805-10, Business Combinations. The Company retained independent appraisers to advise management in the determination of the fair value of the various assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The values assigned in these financial statements represent management’s best estimate of fair values as of the Acquisition Date.

 

As required by ASC 805-20, Business Combinations—Identifiable Assets and Liabilities, and Any Noncontrolling Interest, management conducted a review to reassess whether they identified all the assets acquired and all the liabilities assumed, and followed ASC 805-20’s measurement procedures for recognition of the fair value of net assets acquired.

 

The following table summarizes the allocation of estimated fair values of net assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

 

Accounts receivable, net  27,053   26,635 
Inventory  58,172   57,275 
Other current assets  184,908   182,056 
Distribution rights  1,075,722   1,059,128 
Property, plant and equipment  14,082   13,865 
Advance from customers  (78,335)  (77,127)
Tax payable  (16,909)  (16,648)
Deferred tax liabilities  (268,931)  (264,782)
Salary payable  (25,143)  (24,755)
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities  (995,636)  (980,277)
Non-controlling interest  1,428   1,406 
Goodwill  2,042,151   2,010,649 
Total purchase price for acquisition, net of US$ 22,103 of cash $2,018,562 
Total purchase price for acquisition, net of US$ 21,761 of cash $1,987,425 

 

The excess of the purchase price over the aggregate fair value of assets acquired was allocated to goodwill. The results of operations of Tianjin Tajite have been included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations from the date of acquisition.

 

In June 2018, the management performed evaluation on the impairment of goodwill. Due to the lower than expected revenue and profit, and unfavorable business environment, the management fully recorded an impairment loss on goodwill of Tianjin Tajite.  


The fair value of distribution rights and its estimated useful lives is as follows:

 

  Preliminary
Fair Value
  Weighted Average Useful Life
(in Years)
 
Distribution rights $1,075,722   (a) 
  Preliminary
Fair Value
  Weighted Average Useful Life
(in Years)
Distribution rights $1,059,128  (a)

 

(a) The distribution rights with no expiration date has been determined to have an indefinite life.

 

Under ASC 805-10, acquisition-related costs (i.e., advisory, legal, valuation and other professional fees) are not included as a component of consideration transferred, but are expensed in the periods in which the costs are incurred. Acquisition-related costs were nil in the six months ended December 31, 2018.2019.

The Company has included the operating results of Tianjin Tajite in its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements since the Acquisition Date. US$ 65,782 in net sales and US$ 94,586 in net loss of Tianjin Tajite were included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six month ended December 31, 2018. US$ 43,483 in net sales and US$ 54,728 in net loss of Tianjin Tajite were included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three month ended December 31, 2018.


The following unaudited pro forma condensed financial information presents the combined results of operations for the six and three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 of Shineco, Inc and Tianjin Tajite as if the acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of each period presented (in thousands except per share amounts):

  Pro Forma Combined
Six Months Ended
December 31,
  Pro Forma Combined
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Net sales $15,971  $22,099  $8,382  $14,194 
Net income  1,390   4,644   742   3,553 
Net income per common share, basic and diluted $0.06  $0.22  $0.03  $0.17 
Shares outstanding, basic and diluted  22,080   21,034   22,872   21,034 

The unaudited pro forma condensed financial information is not intended to represent or be indicative of the consolidated results of operations of the Company that would have been reported had the acquisition been completed as of the beginning of the period presented, and should not be taken as being representative of the future consolidated results of operations of the Company.

 

NOTE 11 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

DUE FROM RELATED PARTIES

 

The Company had previously made temporary advances to certain shareholders of the Company and to other entities that are either owned by family members of those shareholders or to other entities that the Company has investments in. Those advances are due on demand, non-interest bearing.

 

As of December 31, 20182019 and June 30, 2018,2019, the outstanding amounts due from related parties consist of the following:

 

  December 31,
2018
  June 30,
2018
 
       
Yang Bin $43,729  $151,063 
Zhang Xin  -   93,658 
Chang Song  -   59,669 
Beijing Huiyinansheng Asset Management Co., Ltd  21,893   22,690 
Wang Qiwei  59,035   61,181 
  $124,657  $388,261 
  December 31,
2019
  June 30,
2019
 
       
Yang Bin $43,054  $43,688 
Beijing Huiyinansheng Asset Management Co., Ltd (a.)  21,556   21,873 
Beijing Shengguang Tianyi Clothing Co., Ltd (b.)  -   63,911 
Wang Qiwei  58,124   58,981 
  $122,734  $188,453 

a.This Company is wholly owned by one of the Company’s senior management.
b.This Company is wholly owned by one of the Company’s shareholders.

 

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DUE TO RELATED PARTIES

 

As of December 31, 20182019 and June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had related party payables of US$ 182,840495,555 and US$ 197,617,234,500, respectively, mainly due to the principal shareholders or certain relatives of the shareholders of the Company who lend funds for the Company’s operations. The payables are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.

 

 December 31,
2018
 June 30,
2018
  December 31,
2019
  June 30,
2019
 
          
Wu Yang $93,360  $96,755  $91,920  $93,275 
Wang Sai  8,611   8,738 
Chen Jiping  -   989 
Zhang Yuying  -   2,913 
Zhou Guocong  11,481   - 
Li Baolin  215,270   - 
Zhao Min  89,480   100,862   168,273   128,585 
 $182,840  $197,617  $495,555  $234,500 

 

SALES TO RELATED PARTIES

 

For the six and three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded sales to Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group, a related party (see Note 7), of US$ 1,545,849 and US$ 750,301, respectively. For the six and three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded sales to Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group, a related party, (see Note 7), of US$ 1,801,787 and US$ 998,877, respectively. For the six and three months ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded sales to Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group, a related party, of US$ 1,601,634 and US$ 830,180, respectively. As of December 31, 20182019 and June 30, 2018,2019, the balance of accounts receivable due from Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group was US$ 2,238,2692,054,466 and US$ 1,526,351,2,706,111, respectively.

 

NOTE 12 - TAXES

 

(a)Corporate Income Taxes

        

The Company is subject to income taxes on an entity basis on income arising in or derived from the location in which each entity is domiciled.

 

Shineco is incorporated in the United States and has no operating activities. Tenet-Jove and its VIEs entities are governed by the Income Tax Laws of the PRC, and are currently subject to tax at a statutory rate of 25% on taxable income. Two VIE entities and Xinjiang Taihe receive a full income tax exemption from the local tax authority of the PRC as agricultural enterprises as long as the favorable tax policy remains unchanged.

 

On December 22, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (“The Act”) was enacted, The Act imposes a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriation of historical earnings of foreign subsidiaries, and future foreign earnings are subject to U.S. taxation. The change in rate has caused us to re-measure the Company’s income tax liability and record an estimated income tax expense of US$ 744,766 for the year ended June 30, 2018. In accordance with SAB 118, additional work is necessary to do a more detailed analysis of the Act as well as potential correlative adjustments. Any subsequent adjustment to these amounts will be recorded to current tax expense in fiscal 2019 when the analysis is complete. The Company elects to pay the transition tax over an eight year period using specified percentages (eight percent per year for the first five years, 15 percent in year six, 20 percent in year seven, and 25 percent in year eight).


i)The components of the income tax expense (benefit) are as follows:

 

 For the six months ended
December 31,
 For the three months ended
December 31,
  For the six months ended December 31,  For the three months ended December 31, 
 2018 2017 2018 2017  2019  2018  2019  2019 
Current income tax provision $468,049  $636,558  $250,893  $327,222  $333,902  $468,049  $193,061  $250,893 
Deferred income tax benefit  (23,903)  (41,523)  (25,530)  (15,044)  (169,510)  (23,903)  (23,886)  (25,530)
Total $444,146  $595,035  $225,363  $312,178  $164,392  $444,146  $169,175  $225,363 

 


ii)The following table summarizes deferred tax assets resulting from differences between the financial reporting basis and tax basis of assets and liabilities:

 

  December 31,
2018
  June 30,
2018
 
Deferred tax assets:      
Allowance for doubtful accounts $54,930  $22,225 
Inventory reserve  226,720   244,832 
Net operating loss carry-forwards  520,148   539,061 
Total  801,798   806,118 
Valuation allowance  (520,148)  (539,061)
Total deferred tax assets  281,650   267,057 
Deferred tax liability:        
Distribution rights  (268,931)  (278,709)
Total deferred tax liability  (268,931)  (278,709)
Deferred tax assets (liability), net $12,719  $(11,652)

  December 31,
2019
  June 30,
2019
 
Deferred tax assets:      
Allowance for doubtful accounts $322,480  $197,962 
Inventory reserve  269,192   228,893 
Net operating loss carry-forwards  512,124   519,671 
Total  1,103,796   946,526 
Valuation allowance  (512,124)  (519,671)
Total deferred tax assets  591,672   426,855 
Deferred tax liability:        
Distribution rights  (264,782)  (268,684)
Total deferred tax liability  (264,782)  (268,684)
Deferred tax assets, net $326,890  $158,171 

Movement of the valuation allowance:

 

 December 31,
2018
 June 30,
2018
  December 31,
2019
  June 30,
2018
 
          
Beginning balance $539,061  $111,882  $519,671  $539,061 
Current year addition  -   424,517   -   - 
Exchange difference  (18,913)  2,662   (7,547)  (19,390)
Ending balance $520,148  $539,061  $512,124  $519,671 

 

(b) Value Added Tax

 

The Company is subject to a value added tax (“VAT”) for selling merchandise. The applicable VAT rate is 17% before May 1, 2018 for products sold in the PRC and decreased to 16% thereafter.thereafter, and after April 1, 2019, the tax rate was further reduced to 13% based on the new Chinese tax law. The amount of VAT liability is determined by applying the applicable tax rate to the invoiced amount of goods sold (output VAT) less VAT paid on purchases made with the relevant supporting invoices (input VAT). Under commercial practice in the PRC, the Company pays VAT based on tax invoices issued. The tax invoices may be issued subsequent to the date on which revenue is recognized, and there may be a considerable delay between the date on which the revenue is recognized and the date on which the tax invoice is issued.

 

In the event that the PRC tax authorities dispute the date on which revenue is recognized for tax purposes, the PRC tax office has the right to assess a penalty based on the amount of the taxes which are determined to be late or deficient, and will be expensed in the period if and when a determination is made by the tax authorities. There were no assessed penalties during the six and three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017.2018.

  

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(c) Taxes Payable

 

Taxes payable consists of the following:

 

 December 31,
2018
 June 30,
2018
  December 31,
2019
  June 30,
2019
 
          
Income tax payable $3,248,286  $3,106,642  $3,422,879  $3,425,080 
Value added tax payable  556,378   562,960   542,600   536,486 
Business tax and other taxes payable  8,546   7,207   7,478   5,909 
Total  3,813,210   3,676,809   3,972,957   3,967,475 
Less: current portion  3,128,025   2,991,624   3,347,354   3,341,872 
Income tax payable - noncurrent portion $685,185  $685,185  $625,603  $625,603 

 

NOTE 13 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Initial Public Offering

 

On September 28, 2016, the Company completed its initial public offering of 1,713,190 shares of common stock at a price of US$ 4.50 per share for gross proceeds of US$ 7.7 million and net proceeds of approximately US$ 5.4 million. The Company’s common shares began trading on September 28, 2016 on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “TYHT.” 

  

Statutory Reserve

 

The Company is required to make appropriations to reserve funds, comprising the statutory surplus reserve and discretionary surplus reserve, based on after-tax net income determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the PRC (“PRC GAAP”).

 

Appropriations to the statutory surplus reserve are required to be at least 10% of the after taxafter-tax net income determined in accordance with PRC GAAP until the reserve is equal to 50% of the entities’ registered capital. Appropriations to the discretionary surplus reserve are made at the discretion of the Board of Directors. As of December 31, 20182019 and June 30, 2018,2019, the balance of the required statutory reserves werewas US$ 4,169,3424,198,107 and US$ 4,085,819,4,198,107, respectively.

 

On January 23, 2018, Shineco, Inc. entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with IFG Opportunity Fund LLC (“IFG Fund”) whereby, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, the Company had the right, from time to time in its sole discretion during the 24-month term of the Purchase Agreement, to direct IFG Fund to purchase up to a total of US$ 15,000,000 worth of shares of common stock. As consideration for IFG Fund to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to issue 200,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Commitment Shares”) to IFG Fund. The Purchase Shares wereare being offered in an indirect primary offering consisting of an equity line of credit, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement. The total number of Purchase Shares wouldshall not exceed 4,000,000. On January 23, 2018, the Company issued the Commitment Shares to IFG Fund. On July 3, 2018, the Company and IFG Fund entered into a termination agreement, dated July 3, 2018 (the “Termination Agreement”) effective as of July 3, 2018, to terminate the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. IFG retained the 200,000 commitment shares which were valued at US$ 434,000 and written off during the threesix months ended September 30, 2018.

 

On September 27, 2018, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with selected investors whereby the Company agreed to sell up to 1,637,700 of common stock at a purchase price of US$ 1 per share, for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately US$ 1,637,700 (the “2018 Offering”). After deducting the offering cost, the net proceeds the Company received was US$ 1,589,892. The 2018 Offering closed on September 28, 2018. The 2018 Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-221711) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a prospectus supplement thereunder.


On May 8, 2019, TNB, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities on Form D regarding an offering (“Offering”) of simple agreement for future tokens. Tenet-Jove intends to use the net proceeds from sales of the tokens to develop land and facilities for cultivating industrial hemp in China under a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary (the “Operations”). The minimum target amount in this private placement is $1,000,000. Once Shineco raises $1,000,000, investors will have the option to convert smart contracts that represent preferred stock into Shinceo’s common stock. For this, smart contracts that shall be convertible into common stock at the following ratio of 20:1. If Shineco raises $1,000,000 in this private placement, then up to 500,000 shares of common stock will be issued pursuant to the following calculation if the smart contract holders choose to convert their smart contracts that represent preferred stock into Shinceo’s common stock:

 

231. Each smart contract is $ 0.1;

 

2. $1,000,000 can get 10,000,000 smart contracts. ($1,000,000 divided by 0.1 equals to 10,000,000 smart contracts.)

3. The conversion ratio of smart contracts to common stock is 20:1

4. Therefore,-10,000,000-smart-contracts-divided by 20 -equals-500,000-common stock.

Shineco plans to issue no more than 4,000,000 shares in connection with this transaction, specifically for the exchange of smart contracts.

On September 3, 2019, the Company granted 1,662,864 restricted shares to its employees as compensation cost for awards. The fair value of the restricted shares was US$ 1,022,661 based on the closing stock price US$ 0.615 at September 3, 2019. These restricted shares were vested immediately from the grant date. 

On September 5, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with select investors whereby the Company agreed to sell, and the investors agreed to purchase, up to 2,798,792 shares of common stock (the “Shares”) at a purchase price of US$ 0.52 per Share. The net proceeds that the Company received was US$ 1,500,203. The offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-221711) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a prospectus supplement thereunder.

 

NOTE 14 - CONCENTRATIONS AND RISKS

 

The Company maintains principally all bank accounts in the PRC. The cash balance held in the PRC bank accounts was US$ 35,626,18442,070,119 and US$ 31,423,68635,311,106 as of December 31, 20182019 and June 30, 2018,2019, respectively.

 

During the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, almost 100% of the Company’s assets were located in the PRC and 100% of the Company’s revenues were derived from its subsidiaries and VIEs located in the PRC.

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, four customers accounted for approximately 13%, 11%, 10% and 10% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2019, four customers accounted for approximately 12%, 10%, 10% and 10% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. At December 31, 2019, five customers accounted for approximately 70% of the Company’s accounts receivable.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2018, five customers accounted for approximately 14%, 11%, 11%, 11% and 11% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2018, two customers accounted for approximately 15% and 12% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. At December 31, 2018, four customers accounted for approximately 60% of the Company’s accounts receivable.

        

For the six months ended December 31, 2017, three customers2019, two vendors accounted for approximately 16%, 13%41% and 11%14% of the Company’s total sales,purchases, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2017, two customers accounted for approximately 26% and 20% of the Company’s total sales, respectively.

For the six months ended December 31, 2018, three vendors accounted for approximately 45%, 15% and 10% of the Company’s total purchases, respectively.

For the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017, four vendors2019, two vendor accounted for approximately 40%, 10%, 10%,45% and 10%13% of the Company’s total purchases, respectively.

For the three months ended December 31, 2018, one vendor accounted for approximately 28% of the Company’s total purchases, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2017, two vendors accounted for approximately 54% and 15% of the Company’s total purchases, respectively.

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NOTE 15 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTIGENCIES

 

Lease Commitments

 

The Company leases four main office spaces under non-cancelable operating lease agreements through January 15, 2021. The Company also leases farmland under a non-cancelable operating lease agreement through April 26, 2041. Most of those operating lease payments are scheduled on a quarterly basis. The future minimum rental payments are as follows:

Twelve months ending December 31:   
    
2019 $448,339 
2020  353,422 
2021  210,346 
2022  209,377 
2023  209,377 
Thereafter  3,629,199 
Total $5,060,060 

Rent expense totaled US$ 295,460 and US$ 269,022 for the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Rent expense totaled US$ 136,109 and US$ 140,566 for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.


In addition, the Company sublets the above-mentioned farmland to a third party under a non-cancelable operating lease agreement through May 31, 2020. The future minimum sublease rental income to be received is as follows:

 

Twelve months ending December 31:      
      
2019 $209,377 
2020  87,240  $85,350 
Total $296,617  $85,350 

 

Sublease rental income totaled US$ 104,688102,420 and US$ 108,408104,688 for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.

 

Sublease rental income totaled US$ 51,78451,111 and US$ 54,43751,784 for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.

Legal Contingencies

 

On May 16, 2017, Bonwick Capital Partners, LLC (“Plaintiff”) commenced a lawsuit (Case No. 1:17-cv-03681-PGG) against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Plaintiff alleges that the Company entered into an agreement with Plaintiff (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Plaintiff was to provide the Company with financial advisory services in connection with the Company’s initial public offering in the United States. Plaintiff alleges that the Company breached the Agreement and seeks money damages up to US$ 6 million. The Company believes that these claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend its position.

 

NOTE 16 - SEGMENT REPORTING

 

ASC 280, “Segment Reporting”, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Group’s internal organizational management structure as well as information about geographical areas, business segments and major customers in for details on the Group’s business segments.

 

The Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer who reviews the financial information of separate operating segments when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Group. Based on management’s assessment, the Company has determined that it has three operating segments according to its major products and locations as follows:

 

ØDeveloping, manufacturing and distributing of specialized fabrics, textile products and other by-products derived from an indigenous Chinese plant called Apocynum Venetum, commonly known as “Bluish Dogbane” or known in Chinese as “Luobuma” (referred to herein as Luobuma):

 

The operating companies of this segment, namely Tenet-Jove and Tenet Huatai, specialize in Luobuma growing, development and manufacturing of relevant products, as well as purchasing Luobuma raw materials processing.

 

This segment’s operations are focused in the north region of Mainland China, mostly carried out in Beijing, Tianjin and Xinjiang City.

  

ØProcessing and distributing of traditional Chinese medicinal herbal products as well as other pharmaceutical products (“Herbal products”):

 

The operating companies of this segment, namely AnKang Longevity Group and its subsidiaries, process more than 600 kinds of Chinese medicinal herbal products with an established domestic sales and distribution network.

 

Ankang Longevity Group is also engaged in the retail pharmacy business and the operating revenue, which is not material, is also included in this segment.


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ØPlanting, processing and distributing of green and organic agricultural produce as well as growing and cultivating of Chinese Yew trees (���(“Other agricultural products”):

 

The operating companies of this segment, the Zhisheng Group, is engaged in the business of growing and distributing green and organic vegetables and fruits as well as providing logistics services for distributing agricultural products. This segment has been focusing its efforts on the growing and cultivating of Chinese yew trees (formally known as “taxus media”), a small evergreen tree whose branches can be used for the production of medications believed to be anti-cancer and the tree itself can be used as an ornamental indoor bonsai tree, which are known to have the effect of purifying air quality.

 

The operations of this segment are located in the East and North regions of Mainland China, mostly carried out in Shandong Province and in Beijing where the Zhisheng Group has newly developed over 100 acres of modern greenhouses for cultivating yew trees and other plants.

 

The following table presents summarized information by segment for the six months ended December 31, 2018:2019: 

 

 For the six months ended December 31, 2018  For the six months ended December 31, 2019 
 Luobuma Herbal Other agricultural    Luobuma Herbal Other agricultural    
 products products products Total  products  products  products  Total 
Segment revenue $510,724  $6,797,904  $8,662,385  $15,971,013  $138,759  $6,839,600  $7,937,034  $14,915,393 
Cost of revenue and related business and sales tax  221,786   5,154,956   6,083,265   11,460,007   269,157   5,227,120   5,414,234   10,910,511 
Gross profit  288,938   1,642,948   2,579,120   4,511,006   (130,398)  1,612,480   2,522,800   4,004,882 
Gross profit %  56.6%  24.2%  29.8%  28.2%  (94.0)%  23.6%  31.8%  26.9%

 

The following table presents summarized information by segment for the six months ended December 31, 2017:2018:

 

 For the six months ended December 31, 2017  For the six months ended December 31, 2018 
 Luobuma Herbal Other agricultural    Bluish Herbal Other agricultural    
 products products products Total  dogbane  products  products  Total 
Segment revenue $4,934,073  $6,928,139  $10,079,484  $21,941,696  $510,724  $6,797,904  $8,662,385  $15,971,013 
Cost of revenue and related business and sales tax  2,462,985   5,358,556   7,214,008   15,035,549   221,786   5,154,956   6,083,265   11,460,007 
Gross profit  2,471,088   1,569,583   2,865,476   6,906,147   288,938   1,642,948   2,579,120   4,511,006 
Gross profit %  50.1%  22.7%  28.4%  31.5%  56.6%  24.2%  29.8%  28.2%

 

The following table presents summarized information by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2019: 

  For the three months ended December 31, 2019 
  Luobuma  Herbal  Other agricultural    
  products  products  products  Total 
Segment revenue $73,240  $3,539,279  $4,256,093  $7,868,612 
Cost of revenue and related business and sales tax  37,653   2,627,716   2,838,256   5,503,625 
Gross profit  35,587   911,563   1,417,837   2,364,987 
Gross profit %  48.6%  25.8%  33.3%  30.1%

The following table presents summarized information by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2018: 

 

  For the three months ended December 31, 2018 
  Luobuma  Herbal  Other agricultural    
  products  products  products  Total 
Segment revenue $344,539  $3,499,581  $4,537,812  $8,381,932 
Cost of revenue and related business and sales tax  167,357   2,580,690   3,233,806   5,981,853 
Gross profit  177,182   918,891   1,304,006   2,400,079 
Gross profit %  51.4%  26.3%  28.7%  28.6%

The following table presents summarized information by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2017:

  For the three months ended December 31, 2017 
  Luobuma  Herbal  Other agricultural    
  products  products  products  Total 
Segment revenue $3,887,776  $3,662,246  $6,582,180  $14,132,202 
Cost of revenue and related business and sales tax  1,877,222   2,762,352   4,674,851   9,314,425 
Gross profit  2,010,554   899,894   1,907,329   4,817,777 
Gross profit %  51.7%  24.6%  29.0%  34.1%

 

Total Assets as of

 

 December 31,
2018
 June 30,
2018
  December 31,
2019
  June 30,
2019
 
          
Luobuma products $9,133,916  $11,927,928  $4,971,200  $6,268,974 
Herbal products  42,543,399   40,904,909   46,125,282   45,095,019 
Other agricultural products  30,846,668   30,267,580   31,976,226   32,375,480 
 $82,523,983  $83,100,417  $83,072,708  $83,739,473 

 

NOTE 17 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were approved by management and available for issuance on February 15,XX, 2019, and the Company has evaluated subsequent events through this date. No subsequent events required adjustments to or disclosure in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains certain statements of a forward-looking nature. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements about our plans, objectives, expectations, assumptions or future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “we believe,” “we intend,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “could” and similar expressions denoting uncertainty or an action that may, will or is expected to occur in the future. These statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Examples of forward-looking statements include:

the timing of the development of future products;

projections of revenue, earnings, capital structure and other financial items;

statements of our plans and objectives, including those that relate to our proposed expansions and the effect such expansions may have on our revenues;

statements regarding the capabilities of our business operations;

statements of expected future economic performance;

statements regarding competition in our market; and

assumptions underlying statements regarding us or our business.

The ultimate correctness of these forward-looking statements depends upon a number of known and unknown risks and events. We discuss our known material risks under the heading “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K and Registration Statement on Form S-1. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Consequently, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Nonetheless, the Company reserves the right to make such updates from time to time by press release, periodic report or other method of public disclosure without the need for specific reference to this Report. No such update shall be deemed to indicate that other statements not addressed by such update is incorrect or create an obligation to provide any other updates.


ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the results of our operations and financial condition for the six months and three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 20172018 should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and the notes to those unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Report and our annual report on Form 10-K for the twelve months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, including the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. All monetary figures are presented in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The statements in this discussion that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “estimate,” “continue,” the negative forms thereof, or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements are identified by those words or expressions. Forward-looking statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond our control. Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements depending on a variety of important factors, including, but not limited to, weather, local, regional, national and global Luobuma and herbal medicines price fluctuations, availability of financing and interest rates, competition, changes in, or failure to comply with, government regulations, costs, uncertainties and other effects of legal and other administrative proceedings, and other risks and uncertainties. . Actual results and the timing of the events may differ materially from those contained in these forward looking statements due to many factors, including those discussed in the “Forward-Looking Statements” set forth elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. We are not undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.

 

Business Overview and Corporate Structure

 

Shineco, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on August 20, 1997. On December 30, 2004, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. (“Tenet-Jove”), a PRC company, in exchange for our restricted shares of common stock. Consequently, Tenet-Jove became our 100% owned subsidiary and its operating business became that of the Company. Tenet-Jove was incorporated on December 15, 2003 under the laws of China and was officially granted the status of a Wholly Foreign-Owned Entity (“WFOE”) by Chinese authorities on July 14, 2006. This transaction was accounted for as a recapitalization. Tenet-Jove owns a 90% interest of Tianjin Tenet Huatai Technological Development Co., Ltd. (“Tenet Huatai”).

 

On December 31, 2008, June 11, 2011 and May 24, 2012, Tenet-Jove entered into a series of contractual agreements including an Executive Business Cooperation Agreement, a Timely Reporting Agreement, an Equity Interest Pledge Agreement and Executive Option Agreement (collectively, the “VIE Agreements”), with each one of the following entities, Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (“Ankang Longevity Group”), Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. (“Zhisheng Freight”), Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. (“Zhisheng Trade”), Yantai Mouping District Zhisheng Agricultural Produce Cooperative (“Zhisheng Agricultural”) and Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services., Ltd. (“Qingdao Zhihesheng”). On February 24, 2014, Tenet-Jove entered into the same series of contractual agreements with Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhisheng Bio-Tech”), which was incorporated in 2014. Zhisheng Bio-Tech, Zhisheng Freight, Zhisheng Trade, Zhisheng Agricultural, and Qingdao Zhihesheng are collectively referred to herein as the “Zhisheng Group.”  Zhisheng Agricultural has not had any significant business activities and thus we have deregistered it in 2017. We have transferred all assets, rights and liabilities to an affiliated entity, Zhisheng Freight.

 


Pursuant to the VIE Agreements, Tenet-Jove has the exclusive right to provide to each of the Zhisheng Group entities and Ankang Longevity Group consulting services related to their business operations and management. All these contractual agreements obligate Tenet-Jove to absorb a majority of the risk of loss from each of the Zhisheng Group entities and Ankang Longevity Group’s activities and entitle Tenet-Jove to receive a majority of their residual returns. In essence, Tenet-Jove has gained effective control over each of the Zhisheng Group and Ankang Longevity Group. Based on these contractual arrangements, the Zhisheng Group and Ankang Longevity Group are treated as Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 “Consolidation”. Accordingly, the accounts of each of the Zhisheng Group entities and Ankang Longevity Group are consolidated with those of Tenet-Jove. Ankang Longevity Group has several subsidiaries. We carry out all of our business in China through our PRC subsidiaries, our VIEs and their subsidiaries.

 

On April 19, 2017, Tenet-Jove established Xinjiang Tiankunrunze Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. (“Tiankunrunze”) with registered capital of RMB 50.0 million (US$ 7,262,000) and owns 65% interest of Tiankunrunze. On April 28, 2017, Tiankunrunze established Xinjiang Tianzhuo Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Tianzhuo”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,450,233). On May 22, 2017, Tiankunrunze established Xinjiang Tianhuihechuang Agriculture Development Co., Ltd. (“Tianhuihechuang”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,452,294). On May 23, 2017, Tiankunrunze established Xinjiang Tianxintongye Biotechnology Development Co., Ltd. (“Tianxintongye”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,451,615). Therefore, Tenet-Jove controls Tiankunrunze and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

 

On May 2, 2017, the Company entered into a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Beijing Zhongke Biorefinery Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (“Biorefinery”), a leading high-tech biomass refining company financially backed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Process Engineering, to establish the Institute of Chinese Apocynum Industrial Technology Research (“ICAITR”). Pursuant to the Strategic Cooperation Agreement the two parties agreed to establish the ICAITR, the Company and Biorefinery own 80% and 20%  of the equity interests of ICAITR, respectively. Shineco invested RMB 5.0 million (US$ 737,745) as the registered capital, and Biorefinery will invest a technology patent for “Steam Explosion Degumming”.

 

On September 21, 2017, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Tenet-Jove, entered into a Strategic Cooperation Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Mr. Jianjun Wang, who is experienced in apocynum planting, manufacturing and knowledgeable in apocynum market and administration procedures with relevant authorities in apocynum industry in China, to establish an Apocynum Industrial Park in Xinjiang, China. Pursuant to the Agreement entered into on September 21, 2017, both parties have agreed to establish a new company, namely, Xinjiang Shineco Taihe Agriculture Technology Ltd. to hold and operate the Apocynum Industrial Park, with a total investment of RMB 50 million (approximately US$ 7.57 million), of which the Company will invest RMB 47.5 million and Mr. Wang will invest RMB 2.5 million. Upon the closing of the Agreement, Shineco owns 95% of the equity interest of Xinjiang Taihe.

 

On September 30, 2017, Tenet-Jove established Xinjiang Shineco Taihe Agriculture Technology Ltd. (“Xinjiang Taihe”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,502,650). On September 30, 2017, Tenet-Jove established Xinjiang Tianyi Runze Bioengineering Co., Ltd. (“Runze”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,502,650). Xinjiang Taihe and Runze became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Tenet-Jove.

 

On December 10, 2016, Tenet-Jove entered into a purchase agreement with Tianjin Tajite, an online e-commerce company based in Tianjin, China, specializing in distributing Luobuma related products and branded products of Daiso 100-yen shops, pursuant to which Tenet-Jove would acquire a 51% equity interest in Tianjin Tajite E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Tajite”), a professional e-commerce company distributing Luobuma fabric commodities and branded products of Daiso 100-yen shops, based in Tianjin, China, for cash consideration of RMB 14,000,000 (approximately US$ 2.1 million). On December 25, 2016, the Company paid the full amount as the deposit to secure the deal. In May, 2017, the Company amended the agreement that required Tianjin Tajite to satisfy certain preconditions related to product introductions into China. On October 26, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition for 51% of the equity interest in Tianjin Tajite.

 


On October 27, 2017, the Company, through its subsidiary Tianjin Tajite E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (“Tianjin Tajite”), obtained contractual rights to distribute branded products of Daiso Industries Co., Ltd. (“Daiso”), a large franchise of 100-yen shops founded in Japan, via JD.com (“JD”), one of the largest e-commerce companies and one of the largest retailers in China. On November 3, 2017, the Company further developed the cooperation with Daiso by entering into a supply and purchase agreement (the “Daiso Agreement”) for the purpose of establishing a continuous supply and sale of Daiso’s products in China. Pursuant to the Daiso Agreement, the Company planned to purchase Daiso Products in the amount of approximately RMB 20 million by August, 2018 and add orders as circumstance requires. The term of the Daiso Agreement is for one year, and it renews for an additional one-year at the end of each term unless terminated by written notice by either Tianjin Tajite or Daiso. Due to the policy of China Customs, many of the bestselling products of Daiso are not allowed to be imported through the general form of trade model, but only through cross-border e-commence business model. As a result, the Company and Daiso agreed to suspend the cooperation temporarily and waits for the opening of the China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Zone.

 

On November 1, 2017, the Company established the Apocynum Industrial Park in Xinjiang, China.

 

We ceased the business operation of Tenet-Jove Xuzhou branch in November 2017.

 

On March 13, 2019, Tenet-Jove established Beijing Tenjove Newhemp Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“TNB”) with registered capital of RMB 10.0 million (US$ 1,502,650). TNB became wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. 

We ceased the business operation of Tiankunrunze and its wholly owned subsidiaries in July 2019. 

On August 22, 2019, Tenet-Jove established Shineco Zhong Hemp Group Co., Ltd. (“Zhong Hemp”) with registered capital of RMB 200.0 million (US$ 28,237,022) and owns 60% interest of Zhong Hemp.

The Company, through its subsidiary, Xinjiang Taihe has entered into a definitive Share Exchange and Acquisition Agreement (the “Xinjiang Tiansheng Agreement”) with Western Xinjiang Tiansheng Agricultural Development Co., Ltd (“Xinjiang Tiansheng”). Pursuant to the Xinjiang Tiansheng Agreement, Xinjiang Taihe will receive 51% equity ownership in Xinjiang Tiansheng for further investment in apocynum business expansion in Xinjiang, China, in exchange for a combination of 14% equity ownership in Xinjiang Taihe and cash payments in three separate installments (the “Acquisition Consideration”). The first installment in the amount of RMB 810,000 (approximately US$ 117,933) was paid to Xinjiang Tiansheng (the “Xinjiang Tiansheng Deposit”). The Acquisition Consideration in the aggregate is valued at RMB 23.8 million (approximately US$ 3.5 million) contingent upon certain milestones in the next years. The Company and Xinjiang Tiansheng terminated the Xinjiang Tiansheng Agreement on July 10, 2018 and Xinjiang Tiansheng returned the full Xinjiang Tiansheng Deposit following such termination by the end of July 2018.

 

Currently, we have three main business segments: (i) Tenet-Jove is engaged in developing, manufacturing and selling of Bluish Dogbane and related products, also known in Chinese as “Luobuma,” including therapeutic clothing and textile products made from Luobuma, , as well as purchasing Luoboma raw materials processing; (ii) Zhisheng Group is engaged in the business of planting, processing and distributing of green agricultural produce as well as providing domestic and international logistic services for agricultural products (“Agricultural Products”); and, (iii) Ankang Longevity manufactures traditional Chinese medicinal herbal products as well as other retail pharmaceutical products. These different business activities and products can potentially be integrated and benefit from one another.

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Financing Activities

 

On January 23, 2018, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with IFG OPPORTUNITY FUND LLC (“IFG Fund”) whereby, the Company had  the right, from time to time in its sole discretion during the 24-month term of the Purchase Agreement, to direct IFG Fund to purchase up to a total of US$ 15,000,000 of shares of Common Stock and an additional 200,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Commitment Shares”) as consideration for IFG to enter into the Purchase Agreement. The Company and IFG Fund, on January 23, 2018, entered into a Registration Rights Agreement for certain registration rights in connection with the Purchase Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The IFG Fund offering was made pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 26, 2018 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) and an accompanying prospectus dated November 21, 2017, under the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 declared effective by the SEC on December 19, 2017 (File No. 333-221711) (the “Registration Statement”). On January 23, 2018, the Company issued the Commitment Shares to IFG Fund. On July 3, 2018, the Company and IFG Fund entered into a termination agreement, dated July 3, 2018 (the “Termination Agreement”) effective as of July 3, 2018, to terminate the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. IFG retained the 200,000 commitment shares which were valued at US$ 434,000 and written off during the six months ended December 31,September 30, 2018.


On September 27, 2018, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with selectselected investors pursuant to whichwhereby the Company soldagreed to sell up to 1,637,700 shares of common stock at a purchase price of US$1 per share, for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately US$1,637,700 (the “2018 Offering”). After deducting the offering expenses,cost, the net proceeds that the Company received was US$1,589,892. The 2018 Offering closed on September 28, 2018. The 2018 Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-221711) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a prospectus supplement thereunder.

On May 8, 2019, TNB, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities on Form D regarding an offering (“Offering”) of simple agreement for future tokens. Tenet-Jove intends to use the net proceeds from sales of the tokens to develop land and facilities for cultivating industrial hemp in China under a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary (the “Operations”). The minimum target amount in this private placement is $1,000,000. Once Shineco raises $1,000,000, investors will have the option to convert smart contracts that represent preferred stock into Shinceo’s common stock. For this, smart contracts that shall be convertible into common stock at the following ratio of 20:1. If Shineco raises $1,000,000 in this private placement, then up to 500,000 shares of common stock will be issued pursuant to the following calculation if the smart contract holders choose to convert their smart contracts that represent preferred stock into Shinceo’s common stock:

 

1. Each smart contract is $ 0.1;

2. $1,000,000 can get 10,000,000 smart contracts. ($1,000,000 divided by 0.1 equals to 10,000,000 smart contracts.)

3. The conversion ratio of smart contracts to common stock is 20:1

4. Therefore,-10,000,000-smart-contracts-divided by 20 -equals-500,000-common stock.

Shineco plans to issue no more than 4,000,000 shares in connection with this transaction, specifically for the exchange of smart contracts.

On September 5, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with select investors whereby the Company agreed to sell, and the investors agreed to purchase, up to 2,798,792 shares of common stock (the “Shares”) at a purchase price of US$ 0.52 per Share. The net proceeds that the Company received was US$ 1,500,203. The offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-221711) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a prospectus supplement thereunder. 


Factors Affecting Financial Performance

 

We believe that the following factors will affect our financial performance:

 

Increasing demand for our products - The increasing demand for our agricultural products will have a positive impact on our financial position. We plan to develop new products and expand our distribution network as well as to grow our business through possible mergers and acquisitions of similar or synergetic businesses, all aimed at increasing awareness of our brand, developing customer loyalty, meeting customer demands in various markets and providing solid foundations for our continuous growth. As of the date of this Report however, we do not have any agreements, undertakings or understandings to acquire any such entities and there can be no guarantee that we ever will.

 

Expansion of our sources of supply, production capacity and sales network - To meet the increasing demand for our products, we need to expand our sources of supply and production capacity. We plan to make capital improvements in our existing production facilities which would improve both their efficiency and capacity. In the short-run, we intend to increase our investment in our reliable supply network, personnel training, information technology applications and logistic system upgrades. We also participate in two non-equity investment opportunities through a VIE, both of which we expect to provide us with new networks and platforms.

 

Maintaining effective control of our costs and expenses - Successful cost control depends upon our ability to obtain and maintain adequate material supplies as required by our operations at competitive prices. We will focus on improving our long-term cost control strategies including establishing long-term alliances with certain suppliers to ensure adequate supply is maintained. We will carry forward the economies of scale and advantages from our nationwide distribution network and diversified offerings. Moreover, we will step up our efforts in higher value added products of Luobuma by using an exclusive and patented technology, to optimize quality management, procurement processes and cost control, and give full play to the strong production capacity and trustworthy sales teams to maximize our profit and bring better long-term return for our shareholders.

  

Economic and Political Risks

 

Our operations are conducted primarily in the PRC. Accordingly, our business, financial conditions and results may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy.

 

Our operations in the PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks with, among others, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. Our Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversions, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Critical accounting policies are those accounting policies that may be material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or the susceptibility of such matters to change, and that have a material impact on financial condition or operating performance. While we base our estimates and judgments on our experience and on various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe the following critical accounting policies used in the preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements require significant judgments and estimates. For additional information relating to these and other accounting policies, see Note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report.

 

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

 

In accordance with accounting standards regarding consolidation of VIEs, 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 and their subsidiaries with which the Company is involved must be evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary of the risks and rewards of the VIE. The primary beneficiary is required to consolidate the VIE for financial reporting purposes.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates required to be made by management include, but are not limited to, useful lives of property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets, the recoverability of long-lived assets and the valuation of accounts receivable, deferred taxes and inventory reserves. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value consisting of the carrying amount less an allowance for uncollectible accounts, as necessary. The Company reviews the accounts receivable on a periodic basis and makes general and specific allowances when there is doubt as to the collectability of individual balances. In evaluating the collectability of individual receivable balances, the Company considers many factors, including the age of the balance, the customers’ historical payment history, their current credit-worthiness and current economic trends. The fair value of long-term receivables is determined using a present value technique by discounting the future expected contractual cash flows using current rates at which similar instruments would be issued at the measurement date. As of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, the allowance for doubtful accounts was US$ 4,769,928 and US$ 4,323,141, respectively. Accounts are written off against the allowance after efforts at collection prove unsuccessful.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories, which are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, consist of raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods related to the Company’s products. Cost is determined using the first in first out (“FIFO”) method. Agricultural products that the Company farms are recorded at cost, which includes direct costs such as seed selection, fertilizer, labor cost and contract fees that are spent in growing agricultural products on the leased farmland, and indirect costs which include amortization of prepayments of farmland leases and farmland development costs. All the costs are accumulated until the time of harvest and then allocated to the harvested crops costs when they are sold. The Company periodically evaluates its inventory and records an inventory reserve for certain inventories that may not be saleable or whose cost exceeds net realizable value. 

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

The Company previously recognized revenue from sales of Luobuma products, Chinese medicinal herbal products and agricultural products, as well as providing logistic services and other processing services to external customers. The Company recognized revenue when all of the following have occurred: (i) there was persuasive evidence of an arrangement with a customer; (ii) delivery had occurred or services had been rendered; (iii) the sales price was fixed or determinable; and (iv) the Company’s collection of such fees was reasonably assured. These criteria, as related to the Company’s revenue, were considered to have been met as follows:

 

Sales of products: The Company recognized revenue from the sale of products when the goods were delivered and title to the goods passed to the customer provided that there were no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance; persuasive evidence of an arrangement existed; the sales price was fixed or determinable; and collectability was deemed probable.

 

Revenue from the rendering of services: Revenue from international freight forwarding, domestic air and overland freight forwarding services was recognized upon the performance of services as stipulated in the underlying contract or when commodities were being released from the customer’s warehouse; the service price was fixed or determinable; and collectability was deemed probable.

 

With the adoption of ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” revenue is recognized when all of the following five steps are met: (i) identify the contract(s) with the customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; (v) recognize revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied. The Company adopted the new revenue standard beginning July 1, 2018, and adopted a modified retrospective approach upon adoption. The Company believes that its previous revenue recognition policies are generally consistent with the new revenue recognition standards set forth in ASC 606. Potential adjustments to input measures are not expected to be pervasive to the majority of the Company’s contracts. There is no significant impact upon adoption of the new guidance.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company follows the provisions of ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs, other than quoted prices in level, that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

 

Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the asset or liability.

 

The carrying value of financial instruments included in current assets and liabilities approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

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Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended December 31, 20182019 and 20172018

 

Overview

 

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017:2018:

 

  

Six Months Ended

December 31,

  Variance 
  2018  2017  Amount  % 
Revenue $15,971,013  $21,941,696  $(5,970,683)  (27.21)%
Cost of revenue  11,460,007   15,035,549   (3,575,542)  (23.78)%
Gross profit  4,511,006   6,906,147   (2,395,141)  (34.68)%
General and administrative expenses  3,089,931   1,863,924   1,226,007   65.78%
Selling expenses  487,181   845,219   (358,038)  (42.36)%
Income from operations  933,894   4,197,004   (3,263,110)  (77.75)%
Income from equity method investments  288,877   350,652   (61,775)  (17.62)%
Purchase rebate income  517,626   779,935   (262,309)  (33.63)%
Other income  104,299   139,975   (35,676)  (25.49)%
Interest expense, net  (10,610)  (31,324)  20,714   (66.13)%
Income before income tax provision  1,834,086   5,436,242   (3,602,156)  (66.26)%
Provision for income taxes  444,146   595,035   (150,889)  (25.36)%
Net income $1,389,940  $4,841,207  $(3,451,267)  (71.29)%
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Shineco Inc. $(1,233,652) $7,839,593  $(9,073,245)  (115.74)%

  

Six Months Ended

December 31,

  Variance 
  2019  2018  Amount  % 
Revenue $14,915,393  $15,971,013  $(1,055,620)  (6.61)%
Cost of revenue  10,910,511   11,460,007   (549,496)  (4.79)%
Gross profit  4,004,882   4,511,006   (506,124)  (11.22)%
General and administrative expenses  5,446,957   3,089,931   2,357,026   76.28%
Selling expenses  195,155   487,181   (292,026)  (59.94)%
Income (loss) from operations  (1,637,230)  933,894   (2,571,124)  (275.31)%
Income from equity method investments  140,582   288,877   (148,295)  (51.33)%
Purchase rebate income  -   517,626   (517,626)  (100.00)%
Other income  38,457   104,299   (65,842)  (63.13)%
Interest expense, net  (308)  (10,610)  10,302   (97.10)%
Income (loss) before income tax provision  (1,458,499)  1,834,086   (3,292,585)  (179.52)%
Provision for income taxes  164,392   444,146   (279,754)  (62.99)%
Net income (expense) $(1,622,891) $1,389,940  $(3,012,831)  (216.76)%
Comprehensive loss attributable to Shineco Inc. $(2,775,519) $(1,233,652) $(1,541,867)  124.98 

 

Revenue

 

Currently, we have three revenue streams derived from our three major business segments. First, developing, manufacturing and distributing specialized fabrics, textiles and other by-products derived from an indigenous Chinese plant Apocynum Venetum, known in Chinese as “Luobuma” or “Bluish Dogbane”, as well as Luoboma raw materials processing, this segment is channeled through our wholly owned subsidiary, Tenet-Jove. Second, processing and distributing traditional Chinese medicinal herbal products as well as other pharmaceutical products; this segment is conducted via our VIE, Ankang Longevity Group and its subsidiaries. Third, planting, processing and distributing green and organic agricultural produce as well as growing and cultivation of yew trees; this segment is conducted through our VIEs, the Zhisheng Group.

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our revenue for each of our three segments, for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively:

 

 Six Months Ended December 31,  Variance  Six Months Ended December 31,  Variance 
 2018  %  2017  %  Amount  %  2019  %  2018  %  Amount  % 
Luobuma products $510,724   3.20% $4,934,073   22.49% $(4,423,349)  (89.65)% $138,759   0.93% $510,724   3.20% $(371,965)  (72.83)%
Chinese medicinal herbal products  6,797,904   42.56%  6,928,139   31.58%  (130,235)  (1.88)%  6,839,600   45.86%  6,797,904   42.56%  41,696   0.61%
Other agricultural products  8,662,385   54.24%  10,079,484   45.93%  (1,417,099)  (14.06)%  7,937,034   53.21%  8,662,385   54.24%  (725,351)  (8.37)%
Total Amount $15,971,013   100.00% $21,941,696   100.00% $(5,970,683)  (27.21)% $14,915,393   100.00% $15,971,013   100.00% $(1,055,620)  (6.61)%


For the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, revenue from sales of Luobuma products was US$ 510,724138,759 and US$ 4,934,073,510,724, respectively, which represented a decrease of US$ 4,423,349371,965 or 89.65%72.83%. The decrease of revenue from this segment was mainly due to the decrease in revenue from Xinjiang TaiheTenet-Jove of US$ 2,934,428. In Xinjiang province, Apocynum Venetum plant grows in302,703. Since the wild field. In order to conduct large-scale harvesting,beginning of the Company is required to obtain a permit from local authority. However, the Company only managed to obtain the permit in the end of December 2018. Asyear, we did not launch new products, and we mainly focused on clearing off our old stocks, as a result, there was a delay in harvesting the Apocynum Venetum plant and hence no revenue was generated by Xinjiang Taihesales decreased during the six months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease was also due2019 as compared to the decrease in revenue from Tenet-Jove Xuzhou branchsame period of US$ 1,313,074, as the business operation of this branch ceased in November 2017.2018.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, revenue from sales of Chinese medicinal herbal products was US$ 6,797,9046,839,600 and US$ 6,928,139,6,797,904, respectively, representing a slight decreaseincrease of US$ 130,23541,696 or 1.88%0.61%. The sales of Chinese medicinal herbal products waswere comparatively stable during the six months ended December 31, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017. The decrease was due to the depreciation of RMB against US$. The average translation rate for the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were at 1 RMB to 0.1454 USD and at 1 RMB to 0.1506 USD, respectively, which represented a decrease of 3.43%.

2018.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, revenue from sales of other agricultural products was US$ 8,662,3857,937,034 and US$ 10,079,484,8,662,385, respectively, representing a decrease of US$ 1,417,099725,351 or 14.06%8.37%. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in sales volume of yew trees forrevenue generated from logistics services as less service orders were received from our customers during the six months ended December 31, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017. The main reason of the decrease was that the Company sold US$ 2,240,431 in November 2017 to fulfill a one-time large order from one of the Company’s customers, Qingdao Ship Owners Association.2018.

 

Cost of Revenue and related tax

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of the Company’s cost of revenue for each of our three segments, for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively:

 

 Six Months Ended December 31,  Variance  Six Months Ended December 31,  Variance 
 2018  %  2017  %  Amount  %  2019  %  2018  %  Amount  % 
Luobuma products $218,784   1.92% $2,449,556   16.29% $(2,230,772)  (91.07)% $268,836   2.46% $218,784   1.92% $50,052   22.88%
Chinese medicinal herbal products  5,129,906   44.76%  5,330,648   35.45%  (200,742)  (3.77)%  5,203,807   47.70%  5,129,906   44.76%  73,901   1.44%
Other agricultural products  6,073,031   52.99%  7,214,008   47.99%  (1,140,977)  (15.82)%  5,410,205   49.59%  6,073,031   52.99%  (662,826)  (10.91)%
Business and sales related tax  38,286   0.33%  41,337   0.27%  (3,051)  (7.38)%  27,663   0.25%  38,286   0.33%  (10,623)  (27.75)%
Total Amount $11,460,007   100.00% $15,035,549   100.00% $(3,575,542)  (23.78)% $10,910,511   100.00% $11,460,007   100.00% $(549,496)  (4.79)%

 

For the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, cost of revenue from sales of our Luobuma products was US$ 218,784268,836 and US$ 2,449,556,218,784, respectively, representing a decreasean increase of US$ 2,230,77250,052 or 91.07%22.88%. The decreaseincrease was primarilymainly due to the increased allowance we accrued for our slow-moving inventories, and the increase was partially offset by the decrease in cost of revenue from Xinjiang Taihe as no revenue was generatewe sold less products during the six months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease was also due to the decreased cost of revenue from Tenet-Jove Xuzhou branch, as the business operation of this branch ceased in November 2017. The percentage of decrease in cost of revenue was proportional to the percentage of the decrease in sales. 2019.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, cost of revenue from sales of Chinese medicinal herbal products was US$ 5,129,9065,203,807 and US$ 5,330,648,5,129,906, respectively, representing a slight decreaseincrease of US$ 200,74273,901 or 3.77%1.44%. The percentage of decreaseincrease in cost of revenue was proportional to the percentage of the decreaseincrease in sales.  

 

For the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, cost of revenue from sales of other agricultural products was US$ 6,073,0315,410,205 and US$ 7,214,008,6,073,031, respectively, representing a decrease of US$ 1,140,977662,826 or 15.82%10.91%. The decrease was mainly due to less logistics services we sold less yew trees forprovided during the six months ended December 31, 2018,2019, as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. The percentage of decrease in cost of revenue was proportional to the percentage of the decrease in sales.

 

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Gross Profit

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of the Company’s gross profit for each of our three segments, for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively:

 

 Six Months Ended December 31,  Variance  Six Months Ended December 31,  Variance 
 2018  %  2017  %  Amount  %  2019  %  2018  %  Amount  % 
Luobuma products $288,938   6.41% $2,471,088   35.78% $(2,182,150)  (88.31)% $(130,398)  (3.25)% $288,938   6.41% $(419,336)  (145.13)%
Chinese medicinal herbal products  1,642,948   36.42%  1,569,583   22.73%  73,365   4.67%  1,612,480   40.26%  1,642,948   36.42%  (30,468)  (1.85)%
Other agricultural products  2,579,120   57.17%  2,865,476   41.49%  (286,356)  (9.99)%  2,522,800   62.99%  2,579,120   57.17%  (56,320)  (2.18)%
Total Amount $4,511,006   100.00% $6,906,147   100.00% $(2,395,141)  (34.68)% $4,004,882   100.00% $4,511,006   100.00% $(506,124)  (11.22)%

 

Gross profit from Luobuma product sales decreased by US$ 2,182,150419,336 and gross profit contribution percentage decreased by 88.31%145.13% for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017. As mentioned above, the decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the decrease in revenue from Xinjiang Taihe and Tenet-Jove Xuzhou branch for2018. During the six months ended December 31, 2018. The percentage of the variance in2019, our negative gross profit was proportional to the percentage of the variance in revenueUS$ 130,398, it was mainly due to the stable gross marginincreased allowance we accrued for our slow-moving inventories amounted to US$ 173,948. In addition, in order to reduce our old stocks, we sold some of our products.products below their original costs during the six months ended December 31, 2019.

 

Gross profit from sales of Chinese medicinal herbal products increaseddecreased slightly by US$ 73,36530,468 or 4.67%1.85% for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. The percentage of the variance in gross profit was proportional to the percentage of the variance in revenue due to the stable gross margin of our products.

 

Gross profit from sales of other agricultural products decreased by US$ 286,35656,320 or 9.99%2.18% for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. As mentioned above, the decrease was mainly due to the decrease in sales volume of yew trees forless logistics services we provided during the six months ended December 31, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. The percentage of the variance in gross profit was proportional to the percentage of the variance in revenue due to the stable gross margin of our products.

 

Expenses

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our operating expenses for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively:

 

 Six Months Ended December 31,  Variance  Six Months Ended December 31,  Variance 
 2018  %  2017  %  Amount  %  2019  %  2018  %  Amount  % 
General and administrative expenses $3,089,931   86.38% $1,863,924   68.80% $1,226,007   65.78% $5,446,957   96.54% $3,089,931   86.38% $2,357,026   76.28%
Selling expenses  487,181   13.62%  845,219   31.20%  (358,038)  (42.36)%  195,155   3.46%  487,181   13.62%  (292,026)  (59.94)%
Total Amount $3,577,112   100.00% $2,709,143   100.00% $867,969   32.04% $5,642,112   100.00% $3,577,112   100.00% $2,065,000   57.73%

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2018,2019, our general and administrative expenses were US$ 3,089,931,5,446,957, representing an increase of US$ 1,226,0072,357,026 or 65.78%76.28%, as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to increasedan increase in bad debt expense of US$ 983,5451,591,951, an increase in staff salary due to issuance of restricted shares to the management as compensation of US$ 1,022,661, as well as an increased general and administrative expenses of US$ 149,324 for our newly established entity TNB. The increase was partially offset by the decreased offering cost write-off of US$ 434,000. The US$ 434,000 was the valuation of the Commitment Shares retained by IFG Fund upon termination of the Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement.

Agreement in the six months ended December 31, 2018. 

 

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Selling Expenses

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2018,2019, our selling and distribution expenses were US$ 487,181195,155, representing a decrease of US$ 358,038,292,026, or 42.36%59.94%, as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. The decrease was primarilymainly due to the decrease in sellingadvertising expenses fromof Tenet-Jove Xuzhou branch of US$ 253,836,205,717 as less advertising activities were carried out during the business operationsix months ended December 31, 2019 as compared to the same period of this branch ceased in November 2017.2018. The decrease was also due to the decrease in advertising expenses and salary expenses from Tenet-Jove of US$ 61,384 and US$ 33,481 for57,167 as a result of reduced number of staff during the six months ended December 31, 2018.2019.

Income from Equity Method Investments

 

We are 49% owners in two equity investment companies with Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group Pai’ang Medicine Co. Ltd. (“Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group”): Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Sunsimiao Drugstores Ankang Retail Chain Co., Ltd. (“Sunsimiao Drugstores”), and Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Holding Group Longevity Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Longevity Pharmacy”). We recorded net income of US$ 288,877140,582 and US$ 350,652288,877 from these equity method investments for the for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. The decrease in net income was primarily due to lower net profit in the two 49% equity investment companies in the current period.

 

We invested RMB 14.5 million (approximately US$ 2.2 million) into Tiancang Systematic Warehousing project (“Tiancang Project”) operated by Zhen’Ai Network. The Tiancang Project is currently operational. For the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, we did not record investment income from Zhen’Ai Network.

 

Purchase Rebate Income

 

We are party to a supplemental agreement with Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group. According to the supplemental agreement, the participants in the 49% equity investment companies established by Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group and Ankang Longevity Group are required to purchase certain raw materials and drug products exclusively from Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group. In return, Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group has agreed to compensate Ankang Longevity Group with a purchase rebate of 7% of the total purchases made from Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, total2019, no income of US$ 517,626 was recognized by Ankang Longevity Group from this supplemental agreement, compared to US$ 779,935517,626 in the same period in 20172018. The management assessed the collectability of the accounts receivable due from Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group, and determined that the collection could not be reasonably assured. As of December 31, 2019, provision for bad debt was amounted to US$ 1,205,325. Therefore, on a prudent basis, the decrease in purchases in the current period.

Interest Expense, net

Formanagement did not record any purchase rebate income during the six months ended December 31, 2018, our net interest expense was US$ 10,610 as compared to net interest expense2019. Management will continue putting effort in collection of US$ 31,324 in the same period in 2017. The decrease in interest expense was primarily attributable to decreased average balance of short-term bank loans for six months ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. The decrease was also due to the increased interest income as there was an increased average amount of cash deposits we maintained during the six months ended September 30, 2018.

overdue account receivables from Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group.

 

Other Income

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2018,2019, our other income was US$ 104,29938,457, representing a decrease of US$ 35,676,65,842, or 25.49%63.13%, as compared to other income of US$ 104,299 in the same period in 2017.2018. The decrease in other income was primarily due to loss from disposal of property and equipment of US$ 62,397 during the decrease in rental income received by Tenet-Jove, as the Company decided to use the premise as its own office since June 2018.

six months ended December 31, 2019.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

For the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, the Company’s provision for income taxes decreased by US$ 150,889279,754 or 25.36%62.99% to US$ 164,392 for the six months ended December 31, 2019 from US$ 444,146 for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from US$ 595,0352018. The decrease in provision for income taxes was mainly due to decreased taxable income of Ankang Longevity Group and increased deferred income tax benefit of Tenet-Jove and Tenet Huatai for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The decrease in the Company’s provision for income taxes was primarily due to decreased taxable income of Tenet-Jove and Ankang Longevity Group for the six months ended December 31, 2018.2019.

 

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Net Income (Loss)

 

Our net loss was US$ 1,622,891 for six months ended December 31, 2019, an increase of US$ 3,012,831 or 216.76% from net income decreased byof US$ 3,451,267 or 71.29%1,389,940 for the six months ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. The decrease in net income was primarily a result of the decrease in gross profit and purchase rebate income, and the increase in general and administrative expenses, and decrease in purchase rebate income, offset by the decrease in selling expenses and provision for income taxes.

Comprehensive Income (loss)Loss

The comprehensive loss was US$ 2,733,732 for the six months ended December 31, 2019, an increase of US$ 1,496,437 from comprehensive loss of US$ 1,237,295 for the six months ended December 31, 2018, an increase of US$ 9,109,283 from comprehensive income of US$ 7,871,988 for the six months ended December 31, 2017.2018. After deduction of non-controlling interest, the comprehensive loss attributable to the Company was US$ 2,775,519 for the six months ended December 31, 2019, compared to comprehensive loss attributable to the Company of US$ 1,233,652 for the six months ended December 31, 2018, compared to comprehensive income attributable to the Company of US$ 7,839,593 for the six months ended December 31, 2017.2018. The reason of the significant increase of comprehensive loss was due to the increase in other comprehensive loss due to the increase in the recorded loss of foreign currency translation where the financial statements denominated in RMB were translated to the USD denomination, and the decrease in net income as mentioned above.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 20182019 and 20172018

 

Overview

 

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017:2018:

 

  

Three Months Ended

December 31,

  Variance 
  2019  2018  Amount  % 
Revenue $7,868,612  $8,381,932  $(513,320)  (6.12)%
Cost of revenue  5,503,625   5,981,853   (478,228)  (7.99)%
Gross profit  2,364,987   2,400,079   (35,092)  (1.46)%
General and administrative expenses  2,092,314   1,562,745   529,569   33.89%
Selling expenses  73,269   289,846   (216,577)  (74.72)%
Income from operations  199,404   547,488   (348,084)  (63.58)%
Income from equity method investments  70,683   145,742   (75,059)  (51.50)%
Purchase rebate income  -   225,187   (225,187)  (100.00)%
Other income  48,211   51,730   (3,519)  (6.80)%
Interest income (expense), net  2,818   (2,836)  5,654   (199.37)%
Income before income tax provision  321,116   967,311   (646,195)  (66.80)%
Provision for income taxes  169,175   225,363   (56,188)  (24.93)%
Net income $151,941  $741,948  $(590,007)  (79.52)%
Comprehensive income attributable to Shineco Inc. $1,833,490  $754,060  $1,079,430   143.15%

  

Three Months Ended

December 31,

  Variance 
  2018  2017  Amount  % 
Revenue $8,381,932  $14,132,202  $(5,750,270)  (40.69)%
Cost of revenue  5,981,853   9,314,425   (3,332,572)  (35.78)%
Gross profit  2,400,079   4,817,777   (2,417,698)  (50.18)%
General and administrative expenses  1,562,745   1,028,373   534,372   51.96%
Selling expenses  289,846   550,283   (260,437)  (47.33)%
Income from operations  547,488   3,239,121   (2,691,633)  (83.10)%
Income from equity method investments  145,742   202,194   (56,452)  (27.92)%
Purchase rebate income  225,187   411,132   (185,945)  (45.23)%
Other income  51,730   54,356   (2,626)  (4.83)%
Interest expense, net  (2,836)  (12,139)  9,303   (76.64)%
Income before income tax provision  967,311   3,894,664   (2,927,353)  (75.16)%
Provision for income taxes  225,363   312,178   (86,815)  (27.81)%
Net income $741,948  $3,582,486  $(2,840,538)  (79.29)%
Comprehensive income attributable to Shineco Inc. $754,060  $5,134,315  $(4,380,255)  (85.31)%

 


Revenue

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our revenue for each of our three segments, for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively:

 

 Three Months Ended December 31,  Variance  Three Months Ended December 31,  Variance 
 2018  %  2017  %  Amount  %  2019  %  2018  %  Amount  % 
Luobuma products $344,539   4.10% $3,887,776   27.51% $(3,543,237)  (91.14)% $73,240   0.93% $344,539   4.10% $(271,299)  (78.74)%
Chinese medicinal herbal products  3,499,581   41.75%  3,662,246   25.91%  (162,665)  (4.44)%  3,539,279   44.98%  3,499,581   41.75%  39,698   1.13%
Other agricultural products  4,537,812   54.15%  6,582,180   46.58%  (2,044,368)  (31.06)%  4,256,093   54.09%  4,537,812   54.15%  (281,719)  (6.21)%
Total Amount $8,381,932   100.00% $14,132,202   100.00% $(5,750,270)  (40.69)% $7,868,612   100.00% $8,381,932   100.00% $(513,320)  (6.12)%

 

For the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, revenue from sales of Luobuma products was US$ 344,539and73,240 and US$ 3,887,776,344,539 respectively, which represented a decrease of US$ 3,543,237271,299 or 91.14%78.74%. The decrease of revenue from this segment was mainly due to the decrease in revenue from Xinjiang TaiheTenet-Jove of US$ 2,934,428. In Xinjiang province, Apocynum Venetum plant grows in221,086. Since the wild field. In order to conduct large-scale harvesting,beginning of the Company is required to obtain a permit from local authority. However, the Company only managed to obtain the permit in the end of December 2018. Asyear, we did not launch new products, and we mainly focused on clearing off our old stocks, as a result, there was a delay in harvesting the Apocynum Venetum plant and hence no revenue was generated by Xinjiang Taihesales decreased during the three months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease was also due2019 as compared to the decrease in revenue from Tenet-Jove Xuzhou branchsame period of US$ 477,070, as the business operation of this branch ceased in November 2017.2018.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, revenue from sales of Chinese medicinal herbal products was US$ 3,499,5813,539,279 and US$ 3,662,246,3,499,581, respectively, representing a slight decreaseincrease of US$ 162,66539,698 or 4.44%1.13%. The sales of Chinese medicinal herbal products were comparatively stable during the three months ended December 31, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017. The decrease was due to the depreciation of RMB against US$. The average translation rate for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were at 1 RMB to 0.1446 USD and at 1 RMB to 0.1512 USD, respectively, which represented a decrease of 4.47%.2018.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, revenue from sales of other agricultural products was US$ 4,537,8124,256,093 and US$ 6,582,180,4,537,812, respectively, representing a decrease of US$ 2,044,368281,719 or 31.06%6.21%. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in sales volume of yew trees forrevenue generated from logistics services as less service orders were received from our customers during the three months ended December 31, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017. The main reason of the decrease was that the Company generated US$ 2,240,431 in yew tree sales in November 2017 to fulfill a one-time large order from one of the Company’s customers, Qingdao Ship Owners Association.

2018.

 

Cost of Revenue and related tax

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of the Company’s cost of revenue for each of our three segments, for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively:

 

 Three Months Ended December 31,  Variance  Three Months Ended December 31,  Variance 
 2018  %  2017  %  Amount  %  2019  %  2018  %  Amount  % 
Luobuma products $165,189   2.76% $1,868,265   20.06% $(1,703,076)  (91.16)% $37,455   0.67% $165,189   2.76% $(127,734)  (77.33)%
Chinese medicinal herbal products  2,565,400   42.89%  2,745,585   29.48%  (180,185)  (6.56)%  2,613,877   47.49%  2,565,400   42.89%  48,477   1.89%
Other agricultural products  3,226,668   53.94%  4,674,851   50.18%  (1,448,183)  (30.98)%  2,837,093   51.55%  3,226,668   53.94%  (389,575)  (12.07)%
Business and sales related tax  24,596   0.41%  25,724   0.28%  (1,128)  (4.39)%  15,200   0.29%  24,596   0.41%  (9,396)  (38.20)%
Total Amount $5,981,853   100.00% $9,314,425   100.00% $(3,332,572)  (35.78)% $5,503,625   100.00% $5,981,853   100.00% $(478,228)  (7.99)%


For the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, cost of revenue from sales of our Luobuma products was US$ 165,18937,455 and US$ 1,868,265,165,189, respectively, representing a decrease of US$ 1,703,076127,734 or 91.16%. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in cost of revenue from Xinjiang Taihe as no revenue was generate during the three months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease was also due to the decreased cost of revenue from Tenet-Jove Xuzhou branch, as the business operation of this branch ceased in November 2017. The percentage of decrease in cost of revenue was proportional to the percentage of the decrease in sales. 

For the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, cost of revenue from sales of Chinese medicinal herbal products was US$ 2,565,400 and US$ 2,745,585, respectively, representing a slight decrease of US$ 180,185 or 6.56%77.33%. The percentage of decrease in cost of revenue was proportional to the percentage of the decrease in sales.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, cost of revenue from sales of Chinese medicinal herbal products was US$ 2,613,877 and US$ 2,565,400, respectively, representing a slight increase of US$ 48,477 or 1.89%. The percentage of increase in cost of revenue was proportional to the percentage of the increase in sales.  

For the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, cost of revenue from sales of other agricultural products was US$ 3,226,6682,837,093 and US$ 4,674,851,3,226,668, respectively, representing a decrease of US$ 1,448,183389,575 or 30.98%12.07%. The decrease was mainly due to the fact thatless logistics services we sold fewer yew trees forprovided during the three months ended December 31, 2018,2019, as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. The percentagedecrease was also due to less labor costs incurred, as we reduced the number of decreaseemployees in cost of revenue was proportionalorder to save costs during the percentage of the decrease in sales.

three months ended December 31, 2019.

 

Gross Profit

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of the Company’s gross profit for each of our three segments, for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively:

 

 Three Months Ended December 31,  Variance  Three Months Ended December 31,  Variance 
 2018  %  2017  %  Amount  %  2019  %  2018  %  Amount  % 
Luobuma products $177,182   7.38% $2,010,554   41.73% $(1,833,372)  (91.19)% $35,587   1.51% $177,182   7.38% $(141,595)  (79.92)%
Chinese medicinal herbal products  918,891   38.29%  899,894   18.68%  18,997   2.11%  911,563   38.54%  918,891   38.29%  (7,328)  (0.80)%
Other agricultural products  1,304,006   54.33%  1,907,329   39.59%  (603,323)  (31.63)%  1,417,837   59.95%  1,304,006   54.33%  113,831   8.73%
Total Amount $2,400,079   100.00% $4,817,777   100.00% $(2,417,698)  (50.18)% $2,364,987   100.00% $2,400,079   100.00% $(35,092)  (1.46)%

 

Gross profit from Luobuma product sales decreased by US$ 1,833,372141,595 and gross profit contribution percentage decreased by 91.19%79.92% for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017. As mentioned above, the decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the decrease in revenue over Xinjiang Taihe and Tenet-Jove Xuzhou branch for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The percentage of the variance in gross profit was proportional to the percentage of the variance in revenue due to the stable gross margin of our products.

 

Gross profit from sales of Chinese medicinal herbal products increaseddecreased slightly by US$ 18,9977,328 or 2.11%0.80% for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. The percentage of the variance in gross profit was proportional to the percentage of the variance in revenue due to the stable gross margin of our products.

 

Gross profit from sales of other agricultural products decreasedincreased by US$ 603,323113,831 or 31.63%8.73% for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. As mentioned above, the decreaseincrease was mainly due to less labor costs incurred. Due to less logistics services orders received from our customers, we reduced the decreasenumber of employees in order to save costs, as a result, gross profit from sales volume of yew trees forother agricultural products increased during the three months ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. The percentage of the variance in gross profit was proportional to the percentage of the variance in revenue due to the stable gross margin of our products.

2019.

 

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Expenses

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our operating expenses for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively:

 

 Three Months Ended December 31,  Variance  Three Months Ended December 31,  Variance 
 2018  %  2017  %  Amount  %  2019  %  2018  %  Amount  % 
General and administrative expenses $1,562,745   84.35% $1,028,373   65.14% $534,372   51.96% $2,092,314   96.62% $1,562,745   84.35% $529,569   33.89%
Selling expenses  289,846   15.65%  550,283   34.86%  (260,437)  (47.33)%  73,269   3.38%  289,846   15.65%  (216,577)  (74.72)%
Total Amount $1,852,591   100.00% $1,578,656   100.00% $273,935   17.35% $2,165,583   100.00% $1,852,591   100.00% $312,992   16.89%

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2019, our general and administrative expenses were US$ 2,092,314, representing an increase of US$ 529,569 or 33.89%, as compared to the same period in 2018. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to an increase in bad debt expense of US$ 470,735 during the three months ended December 31, 2019.

Selling Expenses

For the three months ended December 31, 2018,2019, our generalselling and administrativedistribution expenses were US$ 1,562,745,73,269, representing an increasea decrease of US$ 534,372216,577, or 51.96%74.72%, as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. The increasedecrease was mainly due to the decrease in general and administrativeadvertising expenses was also a result of increased bad debt expenseTenet-Jove of US$ 660,974, the increase was partially offset by the decreased general and administrative expenses of Tianjin Tajite amounting to US$ 71,742146,622 as less advertising activities were carried out during the three months ended December 31, 2018. As Tajite’s online Apocynum sales was unstable, the Company has significantly reduced the general and administrative expenses through downsizing the headcount of its employees from 23 to 7, relocating its office premise to Tenet-Jove and reducing other office expenses.

Selling Expenses

For the three months ended December 31, 2018, our selling and distribution expenses were US$ 289,846 representing a decrease of US$ 260,437, or 47.33%,2019 as compared to the same period in 2017. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in selling expenses from Tenet-Jove Xuzhou branch of US$ 121,997, as the business operation of this branch ceased in November 2017.2018. The decrease was also due to the decrease in advertisingsalary expenses from Tenet-Jove of US$ 65,621 as well as decreased selling expenses of Tajite25,404 as a result of cost cutting forreduced number of staff during the three months ended December 31, 2018.

2019.

 

Income from Equity Method Investments

 

We are 49% owners in two equity investment companies with Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group Pai’ang Medicine Co. Ltd. (“Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group”): Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Sunsimiao Drugstores Ankang Retail Chain Co., Ltd. (“Sunsimiao Drugstores”), and Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Holding Group Longevity Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Longevity Pharmacy”). We recorded net income of US$ 145,74270,683 and US$ 202,194145,742 from these equity method investments for the for the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. The decrease in net income was primarily due to lower net profit in the two 49% equity investment companies in the current period.

 

We invested RMB 14.5 million (approximately US$ 2.2 million) into Tiancang Systematic Warehousing project (“Tiancang Project”) operated by Zhen’Ai Network. The Tiancang Project is currently operational. For the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, we did not record investment income from Zhen’Ai Network.

 

Purchase Rebate Income

 

We are party to a supplemental agreement with Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group. According to the supplemental agreement, the participants in the 49% equity investment companies established by Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group and Ankang Longevity Group are required to purchase certain raw materials and drug products exclusively from Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group. In return, Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group has agreed to compensate Ankang Longevity Group with a purchase rebate of 7% of the total purchases made from Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group. For the three months ended December 31, 2018, total2019, no income of US$ 225,187 was recognized by Ankang Longevity Group from this supplemental agreement, compared to US$ 411,132225,187 in the same period in 20172018. The management assessed the collectability of the accounts receivable due from Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group, and determined that the collection could not be reasonably assured. As of December 31, 2019, provision for bad debt was amounted to US$ 1,205,325. Therefore, on a prudent basis, the decrease in purchases in the current period.

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Interest Expense, net

Formanagement did not record any purchase rebate income during the three months ended December 31, 2018, our net interest expense was US$ 2,836 as compared to net interest expense2019. Management will continue putting effort in collection of US$ 12,139 in the same period in 2017. The decrease in interest expense was primarily attributable to decreased average balance of short-term bank loans for three months ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. The decrease was also due to the increased interest income as there was an increased average amount of cash deposits we maintained during the three months ended September 30, 2018.overdue account receivables from Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Group.

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Provision for Income Taxes

 

For the three months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, the Company’s provision for income taxes decreased by US$ 86,81556,188 or 27.81%24.93% to US$ 169,175 for the three months ended December 31, 2019 from US$ 225,363 for the three months ended December 31, 20182018. The decrease in provision for income taxes was mainly due to decreased taxable income of Ankang Longevity Group.

Net Income

Our net income was US$ 151,941 for three months ended December 31, 2019, a decreased by US$ 590,007 or 79.52% from net income of US$ 312,178741,948 for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The decrease in the Company’s provision for income taxes was primarily due to decreased taxable income of Tenet-Jove and Ankang Longevity Group for the period indicated.

Net Income

Our net income decreased by US$ 2,840,538 or 79.29% for the three months ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.2018. The decrease in net income was primarily a result of the decrease in gross profit and purchase rebate income, and the increase in general and administrative expenses, and decrease in purchase rebate income, offset by the decrease in selling expenses and provision for income taxes.

Comprehensive Income

The comprehensive income was US$ 1,899,637 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, an increase of US$ 1,127,592 from comprehensive income of US$ 772,045 for the three months ended December 31, 2018, a decrease2018. After deduction of US$ 4,371,812 fromnon-controlling interest, the comprehensive income ofattributable to the Company was US$ 5,143,8571,833,490 for the three months ended December 31, 2017. After deduction of non-controlling interest, the comprehensive loss attributable to the Company was US$ 754,060 for the three months ended December 31, 2018,2019, compared to comprehensive income attributable to the Company of US$ 5,134,315754,060 for the three months ended December 31, 2017.2018. The reason of the significant decreaseincrease of comprehensive income was due to the decrease in other comprehensive income due to the decreaseincrease in the recorded income of foreign currency translation where the financial statements denominated in RMB were translated to the USD denomination, and the decrease in net income as mentioned above.denomination.

 

Treasury Policies

 

We have established treasury policies with the objectives of achieving effective control of treasury operations and of lowering cost of funds. Therefore, funding for all operations and foreign exchange exposure have been centrally reviewed and monitored from the top level. To manage our exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates and interest rates on specific transactions and foreign currency borrowings, currency structured instruments and other appropriate financial instruments will be used to hedge material exposure, if any.

 

Our policy precludes us from entering into any derivative contracts purely for speculative activities. Through our treasury policies, we aim to:

 

(a) Minimize interest risk

 

This is accomplished by loan re-financing and negotiation. We will continue to closely monitor the total loan portfolio and compare the loan margin spread under our existing agreements against the current borrowing interest rates under different currencies and new offers from banks.

 

(b) Minimize currency risk

 

In view of the current volatile currency market, we will closely monitor the foreign currency borrowings at the company level. As of December 31, 20182019 and June 30, 2018,2019, we do not engage in any foreign currency borrowings or loan contracts.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We currently finance our business operations primarily through cash flows from operations and proceeds from our initial public offering, as well as from short-term loans.loans and the sale of our common stock. Our current cash primarily consists of cash on hand and cash in bank, which is unrestricted as to withdrawal and use and is deposited with banks in China.

 

On September 28, 2016, we completed the initial public offering of 1,713,190 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of US$ 4.50 per share for gross proceeds of US$ 7.7 million and net proceeds of approximately US$ 5.4 million.

 

On September 27, 2018, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with selectselected investors whereby the Company soldagreed to sell up to 1,637,700 shares of of common stock at a purchase price of US$ 1 per share, for gross proceeds of US$ 1.6 million and net proceeds of approximately US$ 1.6 million.

On September 5, 2019, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with select investors whereby the Company sold 2,798,792 shares of common stock at a purchase price of US$ 0.52 per share, for the net proceeds of approximately US$ 1.5 million.

 

Management believes that our current cash, cash flows from current and future operations, and access to loans will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs for at least the next 12 months. We intend to continue to carefully execute our growth plans and manage market risk

Working Capital

  

The following table provides the information about our working capital at December 31, 20182019 and June 30, 2018:2019:

 

 December 31,
2018
  June 30,
2018
  December 31,
2019
  June 30,
2019
 
          
Current Assets $59,259,805  $56,164,395  $60,606,284  $60,962,375 
Current Liabilities  8,612,520   9,529,899   10,022,728   10,481,756 
Working Capital $50,647,285  $46,634,496  $50,583,556  $50,480,619 

 

The working capital increased by US$ 4,012,789102,937 or 8.6%0.2% as of December 31, 20182019 from June 30, 2018,2019, primarily as a result of a decrease in accounts payable and an increase in cash and advances to suppliers,decrease in short-term loans, partially offset by the decrease in accounts receivableadvances to suppliers during the six months ended December 31, 2018.2019. We believe that we currently have sufficient working capital to operate our business.

 

As of December 31, 2018 from2019 and June 30, 2018,2019, the other major component of our working capital is accounts receivable.

The accounts receivable as of December 31, 20182019 were US$ 13,024,961,9,689,266, a decreaseslight increase of approximately 15.9%0.1% from US$ 15,478,3369,683,074 as of June 30, 2018, mainly due to the decreased accounts receivable2019. Management will continue putting effort in collection of Xinjiang Taihe during the six months ended December 31, 2018. In August 2018, the Company entered into three accounts receivable repayment plans with three major customers of Xinjiang Taihe, Horgos Huajing Tencel Technology Development Co., Ltd., Qingdao Shipping Service Association and Qingdao Ship Owners Association, whereby each agreed to pay RMB 3.0 million (US$ 437,285 as of December 31, 2018), RMB 1.2 million (US$ 174,914 as of December 31, 2018) and RMB 1.2 million (US$ 174,914 as of December 31, 2018) per month beginning in September 2018, and the balance of account receivable from them as of June 30, 2018 are expected to be paid off before January 2020, June 2019 and June 2019, respectively. As of the date of this Report, theoverdue account receivables from these three major customers were collected under the repayment plans. Meanwhile, the Company continues to make sales transactions with these three customers.

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Capital Commitments and Contingencies

 

Capital commitments refer to the allocation of funds for the possible purchase in the near future for fixed assets or investment. Contingency refers to a condition that arises from past transactions or events, the outcome of which will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of uncertain futures events.

 

As of December 31, 2018 from2019 and June 30, 2018,2019, we had no material capital commitments or contingent liabilities.

 

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Cash Flows

 

The following table provides detailed information about our net cash flows for the six months ended December 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively:

 

 For the six months ended December 31,  For the six months ended December 31, 
 2018  2017  2019  2018 
          
Net cash provided by operating activities $4,116,206  $7,780,232  $6,113,478  $4,116,206 
Net cash used in investing activities  (276,215)  (488,142)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  1,489,981   (1,465,110)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  20,882   (276,215)
Net cash provided by financing activities  1,115,101   1,489,981 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  (1,156,716)  370,082   (492,344)  (1,156,716)
Net increase in cash  4,173,256   6,197,062   6,757,117   4,173,256 
Cash, beginning of period  31,487,053   23,154,551   35,330,676   31,487,053 
Cash, end of period $35,660,309  $29,351,613  $42,087,793  $35,660,309 

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended December 31, 2019 was approximately US$ 6.1 million, consisting of net loss of US$ 1.6 million, bad debt expenses of US$ 2.6 million, restricted shares issued for management of US$ 1.0 million, and net changes in our operating assets and liabilities, which mainly included a decrease in advances to suppliers of US$ 5.3 million, partially offset by the increase in other receivables of US$ 0.7 million. Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended December 31, 2018 was approximately US$ 4.1 million, consisting of net income of US$ 1.4 million, bad debt expenses of US$ 1.0 million, of US$ 0.4 million for the value of shares issued to IFG Fund for equity that we subsequently cancelled, and net changes in our operating assets and liabilities, which mainly included a decrease in account receivables of US$ 3.5 million, partially offset by an increase in advances to suppliers of US$ 2.5 million and a decrease in accounts payable of US$ 1.3 million. Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended December 31, 2017 was approximately US$ 7.8 million, consisting of net income of US$ 4.8 million and net changes in our operating assets and liabilities, which mainly included an increase in other payable of US$ 1.6 million and an increase in accounts payable of US$ 1.5 million.

 

Investing Activities

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2018,2019, net cash used inprovided by investing activities was approximately US$ 276,21520,882 as compared to net cash used in investing activities of US$ 488,142276,215 for the same period in 2017.of 2018. The decreaseincrease in net cash used inprovided by investing activities was primarily due to an increase in advances of loansthe proceeds from third parties of US$ 1.2 million, partially offset by the decrease in acquisitionsdisposal of property and equipment of US$ 0.5 million and payment for construction79,233, partially offset by the increase in progressadvance of loans to third parties of US$ 0.6 million56,857 for the six months ended December 31, 2018,2019, as compared to the same period in 2017.

2018. 

 

Financing Activities

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, net cash provided by financing activities amounted to US$ 1.1 million, primarily due to the proceeds from issuance of common stock of US$ 1.5 million, and proceeds from short-term loans of US$ 0.3 million, partially offset by the repayment of short-term loans of US$ 0.9 million. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, net cash provided by financing activities amounted to US$ 1.5 million, as opposed to net cash used in financing activities of US$ 1.5 million for the same period in 2017. The increase of US$ 3.0 million in net cash provided by financing activities was primarily due to the proceeds from the issuance of 1,637,700 shares of common stock to select investors for the six months ended December 31, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017.


SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains certain statements of a forward-looking nature. Forward-looking statements involve risksUS$ 1.6 million, and uncertainties, such as statements about our plans, objectives, expectations, assumptions or future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “we believe,” “we intend,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “could” and similar expressions denoting uncertainty or an action that may, will or is expected to occur in the future. These statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materiallyproceeds from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or impliedshort-term loans of US$ 1.0 million, partially offset by the forward-looking statements.

Examplesrepayment of forward-looking statements include:

the timing of the development of future products;
projections of revenue, earnings, capital structure and other financial items;
statements of our plans and objectives, including those that relate to our proposed expansions and the effect such expansions may have on our revenues;
statements regarding the capabilities of our business operations;
statements of expected future economic performance;
statements regarding competition in our market; and
assumptions underlying statements regarding us or our business.

The ultimate correctnessshort-term loans of these forward-looking statements depends upon a number of known and unknown risks and events. We discuss our known material risks under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Registration Statement on Form S-1. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Consequently, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Nonetheless, the Company reserves the right to make such updates from time to time by press release, periodic report or other method of public disclosure without the need for specific reference to this Report. No such update shall be deemed to indicate that other statements not addressed by such update is incorrect or create an obligation to provide any other updates.US$ 1.1 million. 

 


Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for recognition and disclosure through the date these financial statements were filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and concluded that no subsequent event or transactions have occurred that required recognition or disclosure in our consolidated financial statements.

  

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

As a small reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

 (a)

Evaluation of Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that the 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. Based on our review, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report due to following material weaknesses:

 

 Lack of full-time U.S. GAAP personnel in the accounting department to monitor the recording of the transactions;

 Lack of segregation of duties for accounting personnel who prepared and reviewed the journal entries.

  

In order to address the above material weaknesses, our management plans to take the following steps:

 

 Recruiting sufficient qualified professionals with appropriate levels of knowledge and experience to assist in reviewing and resolving accounting issues in routine or complex transactions. To mitigate the reporting risks, we engaged an outside professional consulting firm to supplement our efforts to improve our internal control over financial reporting;

 Improving the communication between management, board of directors and the Chief Financial Officer; and

 Obtaining proper approval for other significant and non-routine transactions from the Board of Directors.

 

The Company believes the foregoing measures will remediate the identified material weaknesses in future periods. The Company is committed to monitoring the effectiveness of these measures and making any changes that are necessary and appropriate.

 

 (b)

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting during our three months period ended December 31, 2018.first fiscal quarter of 2019. Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Further, because of changes in conditions, effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting may vary over time. Our system contains self-monitoring mechanisms, and actions are taken to correct deficiencies as they are identified.


 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

  

Other than ordinary routine litigation (of which we are not currently involved), we know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against us, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation, and there are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our company except as set forth below:

 

On May 16, 2017, Bonwick Capital Partners, LLC (“Plaintiff”) commenced a lawsuit (Case No. 1:17-cv-03681-PGG) against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Plaintiff alleges that the Company entered into an agreement with Plaintiff (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Plaintiff was to provide the Company with financial advisory services in connection with the Company’s initial public offering in the United States. Plaintiff alleges that the Company breached the Agreement and seeks money damages up to $6 million. The Company believes that these claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information otherwise required by this Item.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

There have been no unregistered sale of equity securities during the three months ended December 31, 2018.2019.

On September 27, 2018, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with selected investors whereby the Company agreed to sell up to 1,637,700 of common stock at a purchase price of US$ 1 per share, for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately US$ 1,637,700 (the “2018 Offering”). After deducting the offering cost, the net proceeds the Company received was US$ 1,589,892. The 2018 Offering closed on September 28, 2018. The 2018 Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-221711) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a prospectus supplement thereunder. The net proceeds of the 2018 Offering have been used for general corporate purposes, which include working capital, capital expenditures, and research and development expenditures.

  

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

  


 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

NumberExhibit
3.1†Certificate of Incorporation of Shineco, Inc. (1)
3.2†Amended and Restated Bylaws of Shineco, Inc.(1)
4.1†Specimen Common Stock Share Certificate (3)
4.2†2016 Share Incentive Plan (2)
10.1†Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. and Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. dated February 24, 2014. (1)
10.2†Timely Reporting Agreement between Shineco Inc. and Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. dated July 3, 2014. (1)
10.3†Equity Interest Pledge Agreement among Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd., Wang Qiwei, Wang Sai, Yin Weixing, Liu Yu, Zhou Qi, Yang Chunhong, and Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. dated February 24, 2014. (1)
10.4†Exclusive Option Agreement among Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd., Wang Qiwei, Wang Sai, Yin Weixing, Liu Yu, Zhou Qi, Yang Chunhong (Shareholders from Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd.), and Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. dated February 24, 2014. (1)
10.5†Power of Attorney by and between Yang Chunhong and Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. dated February 24, 2014. (1)


 

Number Exhibit
10.6†Power of Attorney by and between Yin Weixing and Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. dated February 24, 2014. (1)
10.7†Power of Attorney by and between Liu Yu and Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. dated February 24, 2014. (1)
10.8†Power of Attorney by and between Wang Qiwei and Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. dated February 24, 2014. (1)
10.9†Power of Attorney by and between Wang Sai and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. dated February 24, 2014. (1)
10.10†Power of Attorney by and between Zhou Qi and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Shineco Zhisheng (Beijing) Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. dated February 24, 2014. (1)
10.11†Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. and Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.12†Timely Reporting Agreement between Shineco Inc. and Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. dated July 3, 2014. (1)
10.13†Equity Interest Pledge Agreement among Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd., Wang Qiwei, Wang Sai, Yin Weixing, Zhang Weisheng, Zhou Qi, Yang Chunhong, and Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.14†Exclusive Option Agreement among Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd., Wang Qiwei, Wang Sai, Yin Weixing, Zhang Weisheng, Zhou Qi, Yang Chunhong, and Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.15†Power of Attorney by and between Zhou Qi and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.16†Power of Attorney by and between Zhang Weisheng and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.17†Power of Attorney by and between Yang Chunhong and Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)


NumberExhibit
10.18†Power of Attorney by and between Wang Qiwei and Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.19†Power of Attorney by and between Wang Sai and Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.20†Power of Attorney by and between Yin Weixing and Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.21†Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. and Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.22†Timely Reporting Agreement between Shineco Inc. and Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. dated July 3, 2014. (1)
10.23†Equity Interest Pledge Agreement among Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd., Wang Qiwei, Wang Sai, Yin Weixing, Zhang Weisheng, Zhou Qi, Yang Chunhong, and Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.24†Exclusive Option Agreement among Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd., Wang Qiwei, Wang Sai, Yin Weixing, Zhang Weisheng, Zhou Qi, Yang Chunhong, and Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.25†Power of Attorney by and between Zhang Weisheng and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.26†Power of Attorney by and between Zhou Qi and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.27†Power of Attorney by and between Wang Qiwei and Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.28†Power of Attorney by and between Yin Weixing and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.29†Power of Attorney by and between Wang Sai and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.30†Power of Attorney by and between Yang Chunhong and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Zhisheng International Trade Co., Ltd. dated June 16, 2011. (1)


NumberExhibit
10.31†Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services, Co., Ltd. dated May 24, 2012. (1)
10.32†Timely Reporting Agreement between Shineco Inc. and Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services, Co., Ltd. dated July 3, 2014. (1)
10.33†Equity Interest Pledge Agreement among Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd., Wang Qiwei, Wang Sai, Yin Weixing, Zhang Weisheng, Zhou Qi, Yang Chunhong, and Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services, Co., Ltd. dated May 24, 2012. (1)
10.34†Exclusive Option Agreement among Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd., Wang Qiwei, Wang Sai, Yin Weixing, Zhang Weisheng, Zhou Qi, Yang Chunhong, and Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services, Co., Ltd. dated May 24, 2012. (1)
10.35†Power of Attorney by and between Wang Sai and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services Co., Ltd. dated May 24, 2012. (1)
10.36†Power of Attorney by and between Wang Qiwei and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services Co., Ltd. dated May 24, 2012. (1)
10.37†Power of Attorney by and between Yin Weixing and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services, Co., Ltd. dated May 24, 2012. (1)
10.38†Power of Attorney by and between Zhang Weisheng and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services, Co., Ltd. dated May 24, 2012. (1)
10.39†Power of Attorney by and between Zhou Qi and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services, Co., Ltd. dated May 24, 2012. (1)
10.40†Power of Attorney by and between Yang Chunhong and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Qingdao Zhihesheng Agricultural Produce Services, Co., Ltd. dated May 24, 2012. (1)
10.41†Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. and Yantai Mouping District Zhisheng Agricultural Produce Cooperative dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.42†Timely Reporting Agreement between Shineco Inc. and Yantai Mouping District Zhisheng Agricultural Produce Cooperative dated July 3, 2014. (1)


NumberExhibit
10.43†Guarantee Agreement among Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd., Wang Qiwei, and Yantai Mouping District Zhisheng Agricultural Produce Cooperative dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.44†Power of Attorney by and between Zhang Weisheng and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Mouping District Zhisheng Agricultural Produce Cooperative dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.45†Power of Attorney by and between Yin Weixing and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Mouping District Zhisheng Agricultural Produce Cooperative dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.46†Power of Attorney by and between Wang Sai and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Mouping District Zhisheng Agricultural Produce Cooperative dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.47†Power of Attorney by and between Wang Qiwei and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Yantai Mouping District Zhisheng Agricultural Produce Cooperative dated June 16, 2011. (1)
10.48†Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement between Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. and Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. dated December 31, 2008. (1)
10.49†Timely Reporting Agreement between Shineco Inc. and Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. dated July 3, 2014. (1)
10.50†Equity Interest Pledge Agreement among Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd., Chen Jiping, Chen Xiaoyan, and Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. dated December 31, 2008. (1)
10.51†Exclusive Option Agreement among Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd., Chen Jiping, Chen Xiaoyan, and Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. dated December 31, 2008. (1)
10.52†Power of Attorney by and between Chen Xiaoyan and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. dated December 31, 2008. (1)
10.53†Power of Attorney by and between Chen Jiping and Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. regarding shareholding of Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. dated December 31, 2008. (1)
10.54†Summary translation of Cooperation Agreement between Shaanxi Pharmacy Sunsimiao Drugstore Chain Co., Ltd. and Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. dated September 27, 2012. (1)
10.55†Summary translation of Cooperation Agreement between Shaanxi Pharmacy Holding Group Xi’an Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. dated September 27, 2012. (1)


NumberExhibit
10.56†Summary translation of Loan Contract between Beijing Tenet-Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. Tiantongyuan Branch dated December 31, 2009. (1)
10.57†Summary translation of Project Shares Purchase Contract among Yantai Zhisheng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd., Yantai Mouping District Zhisheng Agricultural Produce Cooperative and Zhejiang Zhen’Ai Network Warehousing Services Co., Ltd. dated October 21, 2013. (1)
10.58†Summary translation of Contractual Management/Operation Agreement between Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical Group Chain Co., Ltd. and Qiu Haiyin dated March 1, 2013. (1)
10.59†Summary translation of Supplementary Agreement between Ankang Longevity Pharmaceutical Group Chain Co., Ltd. and Qiu Haiyin dated February 28, 2014. (1)
10.60†Form of Independent Director Engagement Letter (2)
10.61†2016 Share Incentive Plan (included in Exhibit 4.2) (2)
10.62†Translated Definitive Share Exchange and Acquisition Agreement between Xinjiang Taihe and Western Xinjiang Tiansheng Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., dated December 6, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 11, 2017)
10.63†Common Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and IFG Opportunity Fund LLC, dated January 23, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 26, 2018)
10.64†Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and IFG Opportunity Fund LLC, dated January 23, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 26, 2018)
10.65†Termination Agreement between the Company and IFG Opportunity Fund LLC, dated July 3, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 5, 2018)
10.66†Form of Securities Purchase Agreement among the Company and selected investors, dated September 27, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 28, 2018)
   
31.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to RuleRules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) (4)under the Securities Exchange Act of Chief Executive Officer1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to RuleRules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) (4)under the Securities Exchange Act of Chief Financial Officer1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1** Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 of Title 18, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the United States CodeSarbanes-Oxley Act of Chief Executive Officer2002.
   
32.2** Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 of Title 18, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the United States CodeSarbanes-Oxley Act of Chief Financial Officer2002.
   
101.INS* XBRL Instance Document
   
101.SCH* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

*Filed herewith.

 

**Furnished but not filed.

Previously filed.

(1)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on July 1, 2015 (Registration No. 333-202803).

(2)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC September 28, 2016.

(3)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 27, 2016 (Registration No. 333-202803).


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 SHINECO, INC.
   
Dated: February 19, 201914, 2020By:/s/ Yuying Zhang
  Yuying Zhang
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
Dated: February 19, 201914, 2020By:/s/ Sai (Sam) Wang
  Sai (Sam) Wang
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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