FUNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
one)
x
|
Quarterly
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934
|
For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
or
o
|
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:
333-69270
DIGUANG
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
(Formerly
known as Online Processing, Inc.)
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
|
|
22-3774845
|
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization)
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|
(IRS
Employer
Identification Number)
|
8
th
Floor,
Building 64, Jinlong Industry District Majialong
Nanshan
District, Shenzhen, PRC
Post
Code: 518052
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
011-86-755-2655-3580
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Online
Processing, Inc.
750
East Interstate 30
Suite
100
Rockwall,
TX 75087
(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 Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90
days.
Yes
x
No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). (Check
one):
Large
accelerated filer
o
|
Accelerated
filer
o
|
Non-accelerated
filer
x
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
o
No
x
As
of
September 30, 2007, the Company had 22,593,000
shares of
common stock issued and outstanding.
Diguang
International Development Co., Ltd.
Form
10-Q
For
the Quarter Ended September 30, 2007
Table
of Contents
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Page
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Part
I - Financial Information
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F-1
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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F-1
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Consolidated Balance
Sheets
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F-1
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Consolidated
Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
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F-2
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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F-3
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-4
- F-13
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Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results
of Operations
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3
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
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22
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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25
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Part
II - Other Information
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26
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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26
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Item
1A. Risk Factors.
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26
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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40
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Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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40
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Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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40
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Item
5. Other Information
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40
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Item
6. Exhibits
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41
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Signatures
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42
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Certifications
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DIGUANG
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(In
US Dollars)
|
|
December
31,
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
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|
ASSETS
|
|
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|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
18,910,808
|
|
$
|
11,945,287
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $751,145
and
$764,451
|
|
|
5,006,649
|
|
|
16,497,479
|
|
Trade
receivable from a related party
|
|
|
246,337
|
|
|
-
|
|
Inventories,
net of provision $545,446 and $899,831
|
|
|
4,008,445
|
|
|
7,418,700
|
|
Advance
to suppliers
|
|
|
756,208
|
|
|
572,943
|
|
Prepayment
and other receivables
|
|
|
215,569
|
|
|
503,423
|
|
VAT
recoverable
|
|
|
220,793
|
|
|
50,573
|
|
Amount
due from related parties
|
|
|
55,997
|
|
|
67,798
|
|
Deferred
tax asset
|
|
|
86,572
|
|
|
90,168
|
|
Loan
receivable from a related party
|
|
|
2,050,204
|
|
|
2,252,829
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
31,557,582
|
|
|
39,399,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
2,672,338
|
|
|
9,005,349
|
|
Prepayment
for purchasing office space
|
|
|
1,969,462
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
37,699,382
|
|
$
|
49,904,549
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$
|
5,685,836
|
|
$
|
14,567,676
|
|
Advance
from customers
|
|
|
177,184
|
|
|
266,707
|
|
Accruals
and other payables
|
|
|
1,575,933
|
|
|
2,529,870
|
|
Accrued
payroll and related expense
|
|
|
342,531
|
|
|
581,775
|
|
Income
tax payable
|
|
|
335,672
|
|
|
381,394
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
8,117,156
|
|
|
18,327,422
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
8,117,156
|
|
|
18,327,422
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Minority
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,312,071
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock, par value $0.001 per share, 50 million shares authorized,
22,593,000 shares and 22,593,000 shares outstanding
|
|
|
22,593
|
|
|
22,593
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|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
14,193,773
|
|
|
15,088,702
|
|
Treasury
stock at cost
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(340,000
|
)
|
Appropriated
earnings
|
|
|
1,294,578
|
|
|
1,294,578
|
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
|
13,202,629
|
|
|
12,222,613
|
|
Translation
adjustment
|
|
|
868,653
|
|
|
1,976,570
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
29,582,226
|
|
|
30,265,056
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
|
$
|
37,699,382
|
|
$
|
49,904,549
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|
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
DIGUANG
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In
US Dollars)
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
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|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
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(Unaudited)
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|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Revenues,
net
|
|
$
|
25,991,193
|
|
$
|
31,378,156
|
|
$
|
8,252,019
|
|
$
|
15,719,648
|
|
Cost
of sales
|
|
|
16,600,268
|
|
|
25,901,467
|
|
|
5,199,144
|
|
|
12,749,505
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
9,390,925
|
|
|
5,476,689
|
|
|
3,052,875
|
|
|
2,970,143
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling
expense
|
|
|
1,099,820
|
|
|
1,620,372
|
|
|
337,441
|
|
|
657,631
|
|
Research
and development costs
|
|
|
863,884
|
|
|
945,399
|
|
|
272,659
|
|
|
387,052
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
3,644,061
|
|
|
4,303,260
|
|
|
1,631,319
|
|
|
1,476,831
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations
|
|
|
3,783,160
|
|
|
(1,392,342
|
)
|
|
811,456
|
|
|
448,629
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income (expense), net
|
|
|
113,685
|
|
|
169,319
|
|
|
8,299
|
|
|
84,063
|
|
Investment
income (loss)
|
|
|
35,392
|
|
|
119,260
|
|
|
7,135
|
|
|
(24,802
|
)
|
Other
income
|
|
|
64,940
|
|
|
432,827
|
|
|
52,455
|
|
|
386,018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
3,997,177
|
|
|
(670,936
|
)
|
|
879,345
|
|
|
893,908
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax provision
|
|
|
545,059
|
|
|
50,668
|
|
|
210,029
|
|
|
31,219
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) before minority interest
|
|
|
3,452,118
|
|
|
(721,604
|
)
|
|
669,316
|
|
|
862,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interests
|
|
|
|
|
|
217,614
|
|
|
|
|
|
81,246
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
3,452,118
|
|
$
|
(939,218
|
)
|
$
|
669,316
|
|
$
|
781,443
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding - basic
|
|
|
21,383,960
|
|
|
22,590,794
|
|
|
22,593,000
|
|
|
22,586,407
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
(loss) per share - basic
|
|
|
0.16
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
0.03
|
|
|
0.03
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding - diluted
|
|
|
21,624,765
|
|
|
22,590,794
|
|
|
22,814,979
|
|
|
22,586,407
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earning
(loss) per shares - diluted
|
|
|
0.16
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
0.03
|
|
|
0.03
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
3,452,118
|
|
|
(939,218
|
)
|
|
669,316
|
|
|
781,443
|
|
Translation
adjustment
|
|
|
360,862
|
|
|
1,107,917
|
|
|
252,488
|
|
|
620,718
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
$
|
3,812,980
|
|
$
|
168,699
|
|
$
|
921,804
|
|
$
|
1,402,161
|
|
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
DIGUANG
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
US Dollars)
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
3,452,118
|
|
$
|
(939,218
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
provided
by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
217,614
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
195,987
|
|
|
569,146
|
|
Share-based
compensation
|
|
|
1,855,713
|
|
|
894,929
|
|
Inventory
provision
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
354,385
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(227,901
|
)
|
|
(9,752,754
|
)
|
Inventory
|
|
|
(1,169,655
|
)
|
|
(3,262,732
|
)
|
Prepayment
and other receivable
|
|
|
175,076
|
|
|
(176,741
|
)
|
VAT
recoverable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
169,314
|
|
Advance
to suppliers
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
146,625
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
173,396
|
|
|
7,521,096
|
|
Accruals
and other payable
|
|
|
457,002
|
|
|
863,123
|
|
Advance
from customers
|
|
|
(333,194
|
)
|
|
94,908
|
|
Taxes
payable
|
|
|
(4,658
|
)
|
|
44,454
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
4,573,884
|
|
|
(3,255,851
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of plant, property and equipment
|
|
|
(689,189
|
)
|
|
(3,829,854
|
)
|
Purchase
of marketable securities
|
|
|
331,814
|
|
|
-
|
|
Long
term investment
|
|
|
(1,500,000
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Due
from related parties
|
|
|
(432,137
|
)
|
|
(128,869
|
)
|
Business
acquisition, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(469,145
|
)
|
Deposit
for office building
|
|
|
(1,824,161
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(4,113,673
|
)
|
|
(4,427,868
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend
paid
|
|
|
(111,140
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Stock
purchase-back
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(340,000
|
)
|
Gross
proceeds from issuing 2.4 million shares
|
|
|
12,000,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
Due
to related parties
|
|
|
(135,820
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Offering
expense
|
|
|
(1,714,906
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
10,038,134
|
|
|
(340,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect
of changes in foreign exchange rates
|
|
|
309,819
|
|
|
1,058,198
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
10,808,164
|
|
|
(6,965,521
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
|
|
|
10,054,568
|
|
|
18,910,808
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of the period
|
|
$
|
20,862,732
|
|
$
|
11,945,287
|
|
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
NOTE
1 ─ REORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
Diguang
International Development Co., Ltd., the “Company”, was established under the
laws of the State of Nevada in 2000. The predecessor company was named
Online Processing, Inc. That name was changed into the current name after
a
reverse merger transaction was consummated on March 17, 2006. After that
reverse
merger, the Company holds 100% interest in the following three
entities:
|
·
|
Shenzhen
Diguang Electronics Co., Ltd., a China based
entity;
|
|
·
|
Well
Planner Limited, a Hong Kong based entity;
and
|
|
·
|
Diguang
Science and Technology (HK) Limited, a British Virgin Islands based
entity.
|
On
January 3, 2007, the Company acquired 65% interest of North Diamond by
exercising a purchase option, which was entered between the Company and Song
brothers who are the holders of these 65% interest in North Diamond because
North Diamond is conducting the same business as the Company. The determination
of the relevant purchase price was specified in the amended purchase option.
The
purchase price was determined on January 3, 2007 was $1,977,864.
North
Diamond is a holding company of
Dihao
(Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. thereafter “Dihao”
,
an
operating entity, which is
registered in the Yangzhou City Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, China.
Dihao
conducts business activities developing, manufacturing and marketing backlight
products for large size electronic display devices and provide relevant
technical services in China.
On
November 18, 2006, Shenzhen Diguang Electronics Co., Ltd., “Diguang
Electronics”, and Diguang International Holdings Limited, “Diguang Holdings”,
entered into a Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Venture Agreement, the “Joint Venture
Agreement”, for the establishment of Wuhan Diguang Electronics Co., Ltd., “Wuhan
Diguang”. Pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement, Diguang Electronics and
Diguang Holdings shall set up Wuhan Diguang in Wuhan, Hubei Province, the
People’s Republic of China, with a registered capital of $1 million, of which
70% shall be infused by Diguang Electronics and the remaining 30% by Diguang
Holdings. The business scope of Wuhan Diguang shall be “manufacture and sale of
flat panel display, LED optical-electronic parts, fuse, LCD module, back
light
and electronic spare parts”.
Wuhan
Diguang was then established on March 13, 2007 and its business license issued
by Wuhan Municipal Administrative Bureau for Industry and Commerce is valid
for
20 years expiring on March 12, 2027. Diguang Wuhan started operation on July
1,
2007, and its operating results have been included in the income statement
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
The
Company designs, develops, manufactures, and sells LED and CCFL backlight
units.
These backlight units are essential components used in illuminating display
panels such as TFT-LCD and color STN-LCD panels. These display panels are
used
in products such as mobile phones, PDAs, digital cameras, liquid crystal
computer or television displays and other household and industrial electronic
devices. The Company’s customers are located in both China and
overseas.
NOTE
2 ─ SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of
Regulation S-X.
Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required
by
generally accepted accounting principles for the complete consolidated financial
statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of
normal
recurring adjustments) considered necessary for fair presentation have been
included. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30,
2007
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
year
ending December 31, 2007.
NOTE
2 ─ SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
Principles
of Consolidation
The
financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have
been
eliminated. All of the consolidated financial statements have been prepared
based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States.
Foreign
Currency Translations and Transactions
The
Renminbi, “RMB”, the national currency of PRC, is the primary currency of the
economic environment in which the operations of three of subsidiaries, Diguang
Electronics and Dihao, Wuhan Diguang are conducted. Hong Kong dollar is the
primary currency of the economic environment in which the operations of one
of
subsidiaries, Well Planner, are conducted. U.S dollar is the functional currency
in which Diguang Technology, one subsidiary established under the laws of
the
British Virgin Islands, recorded all its activities. The Company uses the
United
States dollars, “U.S. dollars”, for financial reporting purposes.
The
Company translates three subsidiaries’ assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars
using the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date, and the
statement of income is translated at average rate during the reporting period.
Adjustments resulting from the translation of subsidiaries’ financial statements
from the functional currency into U.S. dollars are recorded in shareholders'
equity as part of accumulated comprehensive income (loss) - translation
adjustments. Gains or losses resulting from transactions in currencies other
than the functional currency are reflected in the statements of income for
the
reporting periods.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
generated from sales of backlight units to customers is recognized when
persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the products has
occurred, the significant risks and rewards of the ownership have been
transferred to the customer, the price is fixed or determinable and
collectibility is reasonably assured. Revenue presented on the Company’s income
statements is net of sales taxes.
Substantially
all of the Company’s sales are subject to the ultimate usage of the products by
the Company’s customers. Revenue is not recognized on these transactions until
the period in which the Company is able to determine that the products shipped
have been used by its customers.
Accounts
Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risk
During
the normal course of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to its
customers. Typically credit terms require payment to be made within 120 days
of
the invoice date. The Company does not require collateral from its
customers.
The
Company regularly evaluates and monitors the creditworthiness of each customer
on a case-by-case basis. The Company includes any accounts balances that
are
determined to be uncollectible in the allowance for doubtful accounts. After
all
attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off
against the allowance. Based on the information available to management,
the
Company believes that its allowance for doubtful accounts as of
December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2007 were adequate, respectively.
However, actual write-off might exceed the recorded allowance.
The
following table presents allowance activities in accounts
receivable.
|
|
December
31,
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Beginning
balance
|
|
$
|
491,908
|
|
$
|
751,145
|
|
Additions
charged to expense
|
|
|
259,237
|
|
|
-
|
|
Recovery
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Write-off
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Translation
Difference
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
13,306
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending
balance
|
|
$
|
751,145
|
|
$
|
764,451
|
|
NOTE
2 ─ SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
Accounts
Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risk
(Continued)
Inventories
Inventories
are composed of raw materials and components, work in progress, and finished
goods, all of which are related to backlight products. Inventories are valued
at
the lower of cost, based on weighted average method, or the market.
Value
Added Tax
Diguang
Electronics is subject to value added tax (VAT) imposed by the PRC government
on
its domestic product sales. VAT rate for the Company is 17%. The input VAT
can
be offset against the output VAT. VAT payable or receivable balance presented
on
the Company’s balance sheets represents either the input VAT less than or larger
than the output VAT. The debit balance represents a credit against future
collection of output VAT instead of a receivable.
Property
and
equipment
Properties
and
equipment are recorded at cost and are stated net of accumulated depreciation.
Depreciation is determined using the straight-line method over the shorter
of
either the estimated useful lives or the remaining contractual life related
to
leasehold improvements, as follows:
Office
building
|
|
20
years
|
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
|
5-10
years
|
|
Furniture
and office equipment
|
|
5
years
|
|
Accounting
Software
|
|
2
years
|
|
Vehicles
|
|
5-10
years
|
|
Software
|
|
2-5
years
|
|
Leasehold
improvement
|
|
5
years
|
|
Life
of land usage right
|
|
50
years
|
|
Maintenance
and repairs are charged directly to expense as incurred, whereas betterment
and
renewals are generally capitalized in their respective property accounts.
When
an item is retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and applicable accumulated
depreciation are removed and the resulting gain or loss is recognized and
reflected as an item before operating income (loss).
NOTE
2 ─ SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
The
Company adopts the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
No.
144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS
No.144”). SFAS No.144 requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
of
an asset may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows
expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets. Whenever
any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the
amount
by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value.
Research
and Development
Research
and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development
expense
for the nine-month ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 were $863,884 and $945,399,
respectively.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to
make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from
those
estimates.
Earnings
(Loss) Per Share
The
Company presents earnings per share in accordance with the Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings per Share”
,
“SFAS
No. 128”. SFAS No. 128 replaces the calculation of primary and fully
diluted earnings (loss) per share with basic and diluted earnings (loss)
per
share. Basic earnings (loss) per share includes no dilution and is computed
by
dividing income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss)
per share reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share
in the
earnings of an entity, similar to fully diluted earnings (loss) per share.
The
outstanding stock options at September 30, 2006 were 518,000 shares and included
in the computation of diluted earnings per share. The outstanding stock options
at September 30, 2007 were 421,666 shares and not included determination
of the
diluted earnings per share as they were anti-diluted.
Share-Based
Payment
The
Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No 123(R):
“Share-Based Payments” (SFAS No. 123(R)) effective January 1, 2006. SFAS 123R
amends existing accounting pronouncements for share-based payment transactions
in which an enterprise receives employee and certain non-employee services
in
exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities
that
are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may
be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. SFAS 123(R) generally
requires such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method.
The
Company accounted for the stock option granted using a fair-value-based method
in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R).
NOTE
2 ─ SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Continued)
Adoption
of FIN 48
Effective
January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the FASB’s Interpretation No. 48,
“Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the
accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s
financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for
the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken
or
expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on
de-recognition of tax benefits, classification on the balance sheet, interest
and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.
In
accordance with FIN 48, the Company performed a self-assessment and concluded
that there were no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition
in
its financial statements. The Company’s policy is to classify interest and
penalties as part of income tax provision. There were no amounts of interest
of
penalties incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 or payable
at
September 30, 2007.
NOTE
3 ─ INVENTORIES
Inventories
consisted of the following:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Raw
materials
|
|
$
|
1,893,360
|
|
$
|
3,175,446
|
|
Work
in progress
|
|
|
930,190
|
|
|
1,803,578
|
|
Finished
goods
|
|
|
1,207,961
|
|
|
1,618,837
|
|
Consignment
goods
|
|
|
522,380
|
|
|
1,720,670
|
|
|
|
|
4,553,891
|
|
|
8,318,531
|
|
Provision
|
|
|
(545,446
|
)
|
|
(899,831
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventories,
net
|
|
$
|
4,008,445
|
|
$
|
7,418,700
|
|
NOTE
4 ─ PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
A
summary
of property and equipment at cost is as follows:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Land
usage rights
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,222,786
|
|
Office
buildings
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,242,811
|
|
Machinery
|
|
|
2,447,037
|
|
|
3,713,668
|
|
Office
equipments
|
|
|
464,738
|
|
|
845,948
|
|
Vehicles
|
|
|
159,959
|
|
|
233,631
|
|
Software
|
|
|
10,238
|
|
|
101,551
|
|
Building
improvement
|
|
|
407,756
|
|
|
1,228,911
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,489,728
|
|
|
10,589,306
|
|
Accumulated
depreciation
|
|
|
(817,390
|
)
|
|
(1,583,957
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,672,338
|
|
$
|
9,005,349
|
|
NOTE
4 ─ PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Continued)
The
depreciation and amortization for the nine-months ended September 30, 2006
and
2007 were $195,987 and $569,146, respectively. On January 3, 2007, the Company
acquired 65% interest of North Diamond, which has resulted in an increase
on
accumulated depreciation of $197,421.
NOTE
5 ─ RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related
Party Relationships
Name
of Related Parties
|
|
Relationship
with the Company
|
Mr.
Yi Song
|
|
One
of shareholders of the Company
|
|
|
|
Mr.
Hong Song
|
|
One
of the shareholders of the Company
|
|
|
|
Shenzhen
Diguang Engine & Equipment Co., Ltd.,
a
China based entity
|
|
80%
owned by Mr. Yi Song and
20%
owned by Mr. Hong Song
|
|
|
|
Dongguan
Diguang Electronic Science and Technology Co., Ltd., a China based
entity
from which Diguang
Electronics
has rented the plant.
|
|
92%
owned by Sino Olympics Industrial Limited and 8% owned by Shenzhen
Diguang
Engine & Equipment Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
|
Sino
Olympics Industrial Limited
|
|
The
representative of Song’s brothers
|
According
to the lease agreement between Diguang Electronics and Dongguan Diguang
Electronic Science & Technology Co., Ltd., a company 92% owned by Sino
Olympics Industrial Limited and 8% owned by Shenzhen Diguang Engine &
Equipment Co., Ltd., dated March 30, 2005, Diguang Electronics agreed to
pay the
rental of
RMB380,000
per month including all maintenance fees based on the prevailing market price
for a similar facility to be leased in Dongguan area. The lease terms start
from
February 1, 2005 to January 31, 2010. Both parties agreed that the rental
for
three months from February to April 2005 shall be waived as Diguang Electronics
had to finish its interior remodeling during this period. Based on the above
agreement, the Company recorded the monthly rental of RMB361,000 on a
straight-line basis. As of December 31, 2006, the related party receivable
from
Dongguan Diguang is $55,997, approximately one-month rental prepaid. During
the
nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company accrued rental of $424,068
payable to Dongguan Diguang and made payments of $435,869 to that entity,
resulting in a related party trade receivable of $67,798 as of September
30,
2007. For cash flow reporting purposes, net result of these activities were
included in operating activities.
According
to the Board resolution on September 26, 2006, Diguang Electronics decided
to
make a loan of $2 million to Dongguan Diguang through a bank at the current
market rate for this type of loan, which would be used for the construction
of
the new production facility and dormitory in Dongguan area. On September
30,
2006, Diguang Electronics entered into a loan agreement with Dongguan Diguang,
which limits the borrowing up to RMB16 million and requires interest payment
at
a rate consistent with the market rate. On September 30, 2006, Diguang
Electronics advanced RMB3,040,000 being the principal with a 5.5% interest
rate
to Dongguan Diguang through China Merchants Bank, Shenzhen Nanyou Branch.
On
October 10, 2006, Diguang Electronics advanced RMB12,960,000 being the principal
with a 5.5% interest rate to Dongguan Diguang through China Merchants Bank,
Shenzhen Nanyou Branch. And on September 30, 2007, the cumulative interest
for
the loan is RMB880,000, resulting in a related party loan receivable of
$2,252,829, The loan will be matured on November 30, 2007.
NOTE
6 ─ EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
In
accordance with the signed Share Exchange Agreement, the shareholders of
Diguang
International Holdings Limited will be granted certain incentive shares if
the
Company (post reverse merger) meets certain financial performance criteria.
The
incentive shares and financial performance criteria are as follows:
|
|
Total
Incentive
Shares
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2008
|
|
2009
|
|
Sino
Olympics Industries Limited
|
|
|
6,000,000
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
After-tax
Profit Target (in million) (1)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
15.7
|
|
$
|
22.8
|
|
$
|
31.9
|
|
$
|
43.1
|
|
(1)
After-tax profit targets shall be the income from operations, less taxes
paid or
payable with regard to such income, excluding the effect on income from
operations, if any, resulting from issuance of Incentive Shares in any
year.
NOTE
6 ─ EQUITY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)
The
Company accounts for the transactions of issuing these incentive shares based
on
the fair value on the grant date. Under SFAS 123R, the Company assesses whether
it is probable at the grant date the awards would be earned and if it is
probable the expense would be recorded over the period, which in this case
is
specified as whether the shareholders of
Diguang
International Development Co., Ltd.
can earn
any of the above presented shares each year. The Company estimated, based
on the
results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, that the after-tax
profit
target for the entire year 2007 would not be met and did not record any
share-based compensation for Song Brothers during this reporting
period.
In
accordance with the board resolution of the Company dated February 21, 2007,
the
Company appointed Chardan Capital Markets, LLC, “Chardan”, as the agent to
purchase back up to $5 million of Diguang’s common shares on behalf of the
Company pursuant to Rule 10b-18 and 10b-5. As of September 30, 2007, the
Company
had repurchased 200,000 shares of stock at $1.70 per share, resulting in
22,393,000 shares of outstanding stock. The repurchased shares at cost were
presented in line of treasury stock in the stockholders’ equity section on the
balance sheet as of September 30, 2007.
NOTE
7 ─ STOCK OPTIONS
The
Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.123 (revised
2004), “Share-Based Payment” (FAS 123(R)).
The
Company recognized the share-based compensation based on the grant-date fair
value estimated in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123(R). During the
nine
months ended September 30, 2007, the Company granted 26,000 stock options
with
an exercise price at $5.00 per share to two employees. The Company used
Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options
on the grant date. The fair value of 26,000 options was approximately $2.18
per
share, resulting in a share-based compensation totaling $56,680. Of the total
fair value of 56,680, $16,164 was recognized as expenses under the graded
method
and the remaining balance would be recognized over the vesting period. As
of
September 30, 2007, 133,722 shares of stock options became
exercisable.
Assumptions
The
fair
value of each stock option granted was estimated at the date of grant using
the
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions, assuming
no
expected dividends:
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
48.04
|
%
|
|
105.04
|
%
|
Weighted
average volatility
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Expected
term
|
|
|
7
years
|
|
|
7
years
|
|
Risk
free interest rate
|
|
|
4.60
|
%
|
|
4.51
|
%
|
NOTE
7 ─ STOCK OPTIONS (Continued)
The
expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of the Company’s
stock. The observation is made on a daily basis. The period of observation
covered was from January 1, 2005 to March 1, 2007. The expected terms of
stock
options are based on the average vesting period and the contractual life
of
stock options granted. The newly granted 26,000 shares of stock options granted
to two employees vest on each of the first four anniversaries of the granting
date. The risk-free rate is consistent with the expected terms of stock option
and based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
The
Company estimated the forfeiture rate of its stock options was
6.13%.
Stock
Option Plan
The
Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, the “2006 Plan”, which is
shareholder-approved, permits the grant of stock options to its employees
up to
1,500,000 shares of common stock. The Company believes that such awards better
align the interests of its employees with those of its shareholders. Option
awards are generally granted with an exercise price per share equal to the
market price of the grant date. These options have up to ten-year contractual
life term. Awards generally vest over four years in equal installments on
the
next four succeeding anniversaries of the grant date. The share-based
compensation will be recognized based on graded method over the four years
or
over the three years regarding the options granted to directors in order
to
match their directorship terms. A summary of option activities under the
2006
Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is presented as
follows:
Stock
Options
|
|
Shares
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
Weighted
-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
at
Reporting
Date
|
|
Outstanding
at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
506,000
|
|
$
|
5.00
|
|
|
8.42
|
|
|
-
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
26,000
|
|
|
5.00
|
|
|
9.42
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Forfeited
or expired
|
|
|
(110,334
|
)
|
|
5.00
|
|
|
8.42
|
|
|
-
|
|
Outstanding
at June 30, 2007
|
|
|
421,666
|
|
|
5.00
|
|
|
8.46
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Exercisable
at June 30, 2007
|
|
|
133,722
|
|
$
|
5.00
|
|
|
8.42
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
(Note:
The trading price of the Company’s common stock at September 30, 2007 was $1.55
per share. Therefore, no intrinsic value reported.)
A
summary
of the status of the Company’s non-vested stock options during the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 is presented below:
Non-Vested
Options
|
|
Shares
|
|
Weighted-Average
Grant
Date Fair Value
|
|
Non-vested
at January 1, 2007
|
|
|
472,667
|
|
$
|
11.10
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
26,000
|
|
|
2.18
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
(100,389
|
)
|
|
11.10
|
|
Forfeited
or expired
|
|
|
(110,334
|
)
|
|
11.10
|
|
Non-vested
at June 30, 2007
|
|
|
287,944
|
|
$
|
10.29
|
|
NOTE
7 ─ STOCK OPTIONS (Continued)
As
stock-based compensation expense recognized in the unaudited consolidated
statements of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2007
was
based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated
forfeitures. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time
of
grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures
differ from those estimates. Forfeitures were estimated based on historical
experience. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2007, stock-based
compensation expenses recognized were $1,855,713 and $894,929,
respectively.
NOTE
8 ─ ACQUIRING 65% INTEREST OF NORTH DIAMOND
On
January 3, 2007, the Company acquired 65% interest in North Diamond and the
purchase price determined in accordance with the Amended and Restated Purchase
Option Agreement was $1,977,864, of which $97,507 was the interest paid at
a
rate of 6% per annum in line with the amount of capital infused and the time
length in which the capital was infused. This transaction was accounted for
as
assets exchanged between the entities under common control in accordance
with
Appendix D of SFAS No. 141, as the owners of the 65% of North Diamond also
own
greater than 50% of the Company. The amount of cash consideration exceeded
the
historical cost of the investment on the parent company’s book was deemed as
dividends.
The
historical value of total assets and total liabilities and resulting net
assets
at North Diamond were as follows:
|
|
January
1, 2007
|
|
Assets
at carrying value:
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
1,508,719
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
1,377,604
|
|
Other
receivables
|
|
|
27,694
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
387,802
|
|
Advance
to suppliers
|
|
|
43,226
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
956,412
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets at North Diamond
|
|
|
4,301,457
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
at carrying value:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
1,023,468
|
|
Payroll
accrual
|
|
|
47,454
|
|
Other
payables
|
|
|
233,412
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
17,022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities at North Diamond
|
|
|
1,321,356
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
assets at carrying value
|
|
$
|
2,980,101
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
price
|
|
$
|
1,977,864
|
|
65%
net assets at carrying value
|
|
|
1,937,066
|
|
Deemed
dividends paid
|
|
$
|
40,798
|
|
Since
the
financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 did not
include the financial information of North Diamond, the pro forma information
presented below will provide the information of financial performance as
if the
acquisition took place on January 1, 2006.
NOTE
8 ─ ACQUIRING 65% INTEREST OF NORTH DIAMOND (Continued)
|
|
Historical
Information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
Company
|
|
North
Diamond
|
|
Pro
Forma Adjustment
|
|
Pro
Forma Information
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Net
sales
|
|
$
|
25,991,193
|
|
$
|
2,336,649
|
|
$
|
(1,076,096
|
)
|
$
|
27,251,746
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
3,452,118
|
|
$
|
(10,039
|
)
|
$
|
(32,728
|
)
|
$
|
3,409,351
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
Diluted
earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
weighted average number of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
21,383,960
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,383,960
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
weighted average number of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
21,624,765
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,624,765
|
|
*
The pro
forma adjustment was resulted from the inter-company transactions between
the
Company and North Diamond during the nine months ended September 30,
2006.
NOTE
9 ─ EARNINGS PER SHARE
The
following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net earnings
per
share for the periods indicated:
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
3,452,118
|
|
$
|
(939,218
|
)
|
|
669,316
|
|
$
|
781,443
|
|
Net
income (loss) used in computing diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
3,452,118
|
|
$
|
(939,218
|
)
|
|
669,316
|
|
$
|
781,443
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding - basic
|
|
|
21,383,960
|
|
|
22,590,794
|
|
|
22,593,000
|
|
|
22,586,407
|
|
Potential
diluted shares from stock options granted
|
|
|
240,805
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
221,979
|
|
|
-
|
|
Weighted
average common share outstanding - diluted
|
|
|
21,624,765
|
|
|
22,590,794
|
|
|
22,814,979
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
NOTE
10 ─ SEGMENT REPORTING
The
Company currently operates only in one business segment. As the Company’s major
production base is in China while export revenue and net income in overseas
entities accounted for a significant portion of total consolidated revenue
and
net income, management believes that the following tables present useful
information to chief operation decision makers for measuring business
performance, financing needs, and preparing corporate budget, etc.
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Sales
to China domestic customers
|
|
$
|
4,401,017
|
|
$
|
6,507,453
|
|
$
|
2,247,108
|
|
$
|
2,139,699
|
|
Sales
to international customers
|
|
|
21,590,176
|
|
|
24,870,703
|
|
|
6,004,911
|
|
|
13,579,949
|
|
|
|
$
|
25,991,193
|
|
$
|
31,378,156
|
|
$
|
8,252,019
|
|
$
|
15,719,648
|
|
|
|
China
|
|
International
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customers
|
|
Customers
|
|
Total
|
|
As
of September 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
4,401,017
|
|
$
|
21,590,176
|
|
$
|
25,991,193
|
|
Gross
margin
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
37
|
%
|
|
36
|
%
|
Receivable
|
|
|
2,662,573
|
|
|
3,673,754
|
|
|
6,336,327
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
4,618,684
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,618,684
|
|
Property
and equipment
|
|
|
2,622,629
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,622,629
|
|
Expenditures
for long-lived assets
|
|
|
2,513,350
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,513,350
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
of September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
6,507,453
|
|
$
|
24,870,703
|
|
$
|
31,378,156
|
|
Gross
margin
|
|
|
25
|
%
|
|
15
|
%
|
|
17
|
%
|
Receivable
|
|
|
1,972,669
|
|
|
15,028,233
|
|
|
17,000,902
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
7,418,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,418,700
|
|
Property
and equipment
|
|
|
9,005,349
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
9,005,349
|
|
Expenditures
for long-lived assets
|
|
|
3,829,854
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,829,854
|
|
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS
THIS
REPORT CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, INCLUDING STATEMENTS THAT INCLUDE
THE WORDS "BELIEVES," "EXPECTS," "ESTIMATES," "ANTICIPATES" OR SIMILAR
EXPRESSIONS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS,
UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSE OUR ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE
OR ACHIEVEMENTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. RISK FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,
COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH FINANCING NEW PRODUCTS; OUR ABILITY TO COST-EFFECTIVELY
MANUFACTURE OUR PRODUCTS ON A COMMERCIAL SCALE; THE CONCENTRATION OF OUR
CURRENT
CUSTOMER BASE; COMPETITION; OUR ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS; POTENTIAL NEED FOR EXPANSION OF OUR PRODUCTION FACILITY; THE
POTENTIAL LOSS OF A STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP; INABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN
KEY
PERSONNEL; MANAGEMENT'S ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE OUR GROWTH; DIFFICULTIES
AND RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS IN DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS; PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
OF OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISPUTES; COMPLIANCE
WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS; CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY; CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS; CONTROL OF
OUR
MANAGEMENT AND AFFAIRS BY PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
THE
READER SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER, TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER MATTERS REFERRED
TO
HEREIN, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED UNDER THE CAPTION "RISK FACTORS" IN OUR
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K FILED WITH THE COMMISSION ON MARCH 21, 2006 FOR
A
MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THESE SIGNIFICANT RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. WE
CAUTION THE READER, HOWEVER, NOT TO UNDULY RELY ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS.
RISK
FACTORS
Investment
in our common stock involves risk. You should carefully consider the investing
risks before deciding to invest. The market price of our common stock could
decline due to any of these risks, in which case you could lose all or part
of
your investment. In assessing these risks, you should also refer to the other
information included in this prospectus, including our consolidated financial
statements and the accompanying notes. You should pay particular attention
to
the fact that we are a holding company with substantial operations in China
and
are subject to legal and regulatory environments that in many respects differ
from that of the United States. Our business, financial condition or results
of
operations could be affected materially and adversely by any of the risks
discussed below and any others not foreseen. This discussion contains
forward-looking statements.
Business
Overview
We
specialize in the design, production and distribution of small to medium-sized
Light Emitting Diode, “LED”, and Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp, “CCFL”,
backlights for various Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Displays, “TFT-LCD”,
and Super-Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Display, “STN-LCD”, Twisted Nematic
Liquid Crystal Display, “TN-LCD”, and Mono LCDs, taken together, these
applications are referred to as “LCD” applications. Those applications
include color displays for cell phones, car televisions and navigation systems,
digital cameras, televisions, computer displays, camcorders, PDAs and DVDs,
CD
and MP3/MP4 players, appliance displays and the like.
We
conduct that business principally through the operations of Diguang Electronics
and Dihao (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd., thereafter “Dihao”. As of September 30,
2007, Diguang Electronics has approximately 2,000 full-time employees, which
changes from time to time as needed, Diguang is headquartered in Shenzhen,
China, with additional offices and its backlight manufacturing operations
in
Dongguan, China. As of September 30, 2007, Dihao has approximately 378 full-time
employees, which changes from time to time as needed. Dihao is a subsidiary
of
North Diamond, 65% of which was acquired by us on January 3, 2007. Wuhan
Diguang
Electronics Co., Ltd was established as in-house facilities mainly for a
Taiwan-based customer with the capacity to provide large inches of TFT-LCD
and
it has approximately 258 employees as of September 30, 2007.
Well
Planner is involved in the import of raw materials into China and export
of
finished products from China. Well Planner currently has no fixed
assets.
Diguang
Technology is directly involved with the international buying of raw materials
and selling of backlight products for Diguang Electronics. Diguang
Technology purchases raw materials from international suppliers and acts
as an
international sales group for both Diguang Electronics and Well Planner.
Diguang Technology has no fixed assets.
Well
Planner and Diguang Technology have only a few employees.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
discussion and analysis of our financial condition presented in this section
are
based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance
with
the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. During
the
preparation of our financial statements we are required to make estimates
and
judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue
and
expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On
an
ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related
to sales, returns, pricing concessions, bad debts, inventories, investments,
fixed assets, intangible assets, income taxes and other contingencies. We
base
our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that
we
believe are reasonable under current conditions. Actual results may differ
from
these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
In
response to the SEC’s Release No. 33-8040, “Cautionary Advice Regarding
Disclosure about Critical Accounting Policy,” we identified the most critical
accounting principles upon which our financial status depends. We determined
that those critical accounting principles are related to the use of estimates,
inventory valuation, revenue recognition, income tax and impairment of
intangibles and other long-lived assets. We present these accounting policies
in
the relevant sections in this management’s discussion and analysis, including
the Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements discussed below.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
generated from sales of backlight units to customers is recognized when
persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the products has
occurred, the significant risks and rewards of the ownership have been
transferred to the customer, the price is fixed or determinable and
collectibility is reasonably assured. Revenue presented on the Company’s income
statements is net of sales taxes.
Substantially
all of the Company’s sales are subject to the ultimate usage of the products by
the Company’s customers. Revenue is not recognized on these transactions until
the period in which the Company is able to determine that the products shipped
have been used by its customers.
Accounts
Receivable
During
the normal course of business, we extend unsecured credit to our customers.
Typical credit terms require payment to be made within 90 or 120 days of
the
invoice date. We do not require collateral from our customers.
We
regularly evaluate and monitor the creditworthiness of each customer on a
case-by-case basis. We include any account balances that are determined to
be
uncollectible in the allowance for doubtful accounts. After all attempts
to
collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off against the
allowance. Based on the information available to management, the Company
believes that its allowance for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2007
and December 31, 2006 was adequate, respectively. However, actual write-off
might exceed the recorded allowance.
Inventories
Inventories
are composed of raw materials and components, work in progress and finished
goods, all of which are related to backlight products. Inventories are valued
at
the lower of cost, based on weighted average method, or the market. Our industry
is characterized by rapid technological change, short-term customer commitments
and rapid changes in demand. We make provisions for estimated excessive and
obsolete inventory based on our regular reviews of inventory quantities on
hand
and the latest forecasts of product demand and production requirements from
our
customers. We write down inventories that are not saleable, excessive or
obsolete, whether raw materials, work-in-process or finished goods, by charging
such write-downs to cost of sales. In addition to write-downs based on newly
introduced parts and statistics, judgments are used for assessing provisions
for
the remaining inventory based on salability and obsolescence.
The
increase in inventories are primarily related to the finished goods in transit
to certain domestic customers at month end and the corresponding revenue would
be recognized in fourth quarter this year subsequent to the completion of
customs clearance.
Income
Taxes
We
account for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, “SFAS No. 109”. SFAS No. 109
requires an entity to recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets. Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequence
attributable to the difference between the tax bases of assets and liabilities
and their reported amounts in the financial statements. Deferred tax assets
and
liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rate 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 income in the period that included the
enactment date.
Effective
January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the FASB’s Interpretation No. 48,
“Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the
accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s
financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for
the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken
or
expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on
de-recognition of tax benefits, classification on the balance sheet, interest
and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. In
accordance with FIN 48, the Company performed a self-assessment based on the
information available and concluded that there were no significant uncertain
tax
positions requiring recognition in its financial statements. The Company
classifies interest and/or penalties as part of income tax provision, which
was
zero during nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Well
Planner is subject to corporate income tax under Hong Kong Inland Revenue
jurisdiction. However, Well Planner does not have Hong Kong sourced income.
In
accordance with Hong Kong tax regulation, Well Planner has not been taxed since
its inception.
There
is
no income tax for the companies domiciled in the BVI. Accordingly, Diguang
Technology and North Diamond have not presented any income tax provision related
to British Virgin Islands tax jurisdiction.
Diguang
Electronics is registered at Shenzhen and subject to a favorable income tax
rate
at 15% comparing to a statutory income tax rate of 33%, 30% for the central
government and 3% for the local government, under the current Chinese tax laws
because Shenzhen is a special zone designated by Chinese central government
to
attract foreign investments. Diguang Electronics has been deemed as a high-tech
company by Shenzhen Bureau of Science, Technology & Information. Under this
category, Diguang Electronics has been entitled to enjoy a 50% exemption from
corporate income tax at the rate of 15% for three years from January 1, 2004
to
December 31, 2006. However, in accordance with the Rules for the Implementation
of the Income Chinese Tax law for Enterprises with Foreign Investment and
Foreign Enterprises prescribed by the central government, the minimum corporate
income tax rate should be 10% within three years ended December 31, 2004, 2005,
and 2006. We recorded the income tax provision based on 10% of corporate income
tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006 considering that
the difference between the 7.5% rate implemented by the Chinese local tax
authority and the 10% rate in terms of the rules prescribed by the Chinese
central government should be recognized as income tax payable for conservative
consideration.
Dihao
is
registered at Yangzhou and subject to a favorable income tax rate at 24%
comparing to a statutory income tax rate of 33%, 30% for the Chinese central
government and 3% for the local government, under the current tax laws of PRC
because Yangzhou Development Zone is a special zone designated by Chinese
central government to attract foreign investments. Dihao has been a high-tech
company by Yangzhou Bureau of Science, Technology and Information. Under this
category, Dihao entitled to enjoy a 100% exemption of corporate income tax
for
the first two years from the first profit-making year and a 50% exemption of
corporate income tax for the following three years in accordance with the
preferential rules established by Yangzhou local tax authority on August 2,
1999. Therefore, there is no income tax for Dihao.
Wuhan
Diguang Electronics Co., Ltd (Wuhan Diguang)
has
been
a foreign investment company. Under this category,
Wuhan
Diguang
entitled
to enjoy a 100% exemption of corporate income tax for the first two years from
the first profit-making year and a 50% exemption of corporate income tax for
the
following three years in accordance with the preferential rules established
by
Wuhan local tax authority. Therefore, there is no income tax for
Wuhan
Diguang
in the
year of 2007. After the favorable income tax period, Wuhan Diguang will subject
to a statutory income tax rate of 33%, 30% for the Chinese central government
and 3% for the local government.
Diguang
International Development Co., Ltd. was established under the laws of the State
of Nevada and is subject to U.S. federal income tax and one state income tax.
For U.S. income tax purposes no provision has been made for U.S. taxes on
undistributed earnings of overseas subsidiaries with which the Company intends
to continue to reinvest. It is not practicable to estimate the amount of
additional tax that might be payable on the foreign earnings if they were
remitted as dividends, or lent to the Company, or if the Company should sell
its
stock in the subsidiary. The predecessor company accumulated certain net
operation loss carry forwards; however, due to the changes in ownership, the
use
of these net operation loss carry forwards may be limited in accordance with
the
U.S. tax laws.
Because
the consolidated financial statements were based on the respective entities’
historical financial statements, the respective effective income tax rate for
the periods reported only represents the effect of actual income tax provisions
incurred in Diguang Electronics, Dihao and Diguang International Development
Co., Ltd.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
We
review
long-lived assets for impairment when certain indicators are present that
suggest the carrying amount may not be recoverable. This review process
primarily focuses on other intangible assets from business acquisitions and
property, plant and equipment. Factors considered include the under-performance
of a business compared to expectations and shortened useful lives due to planned
changes in the use of the assets. Recoverability is determined by comparing
the
carrying amount of long-lived assets to estimate future undiscounted cash flows.
If future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the
long-lived assets, an impairment charge would be recognized for the excess
of
the carrying amount over fair value determined by either a quoted market price,
if any, or a value determined by utilizing a discounted cash flow technique.
Additionally, in the case of assets that will continue to be used by us in
future periods, a shortened life may be utilized if appropriate, resulting
in
accelerated amortization or depreciation based upon the expected net realizable
value of the asset at the date the asset will no longer be utilized by us.
Actual results may vary from estimates due to, among other things, differences
in operating results, shorter asset useful lives and lower market values for
excess assets.
Share-Based
Payments
We
adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No 123(R): “Share-Based
Payments” (SFAS 123R) effective January 1, 2006. SFAS 123R amends existing
accounting pronouncements for share-based payment transactions in which an
enterprise receives employee and certain non-employee services in exchange
for
(a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are
based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be
settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. SFAS 123R generally requires
such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method. As the
Company has never issued any stock options and warrants before January 1, 2006
and issued certain stock options on March 1, 2006, the Company accounted for
the
stock option granted using a fair-value-based method in accordance with SFAS
No.
123R.
Results
of Operations
Comparison
of Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
Revenue
Net
revenue was approximately $15.7 million for three months ended September 30,
2007, an increase of $7.4 million or 90%, compared to $8.3 million for the
same
period of the prior year. The material increase in revenue was due to the
following facts that 1) a new international customer placed its order and asked
us to deliver our products in the third quarter resulting in the increase in
revenue; 2) certain customers asked us to deliver our products in the third
quarter as the market demands for their products, large size panels, increased;
and 3) the supply of large size glass has significantly improved during the
third quarter so that we increased our output by enhancing the use of capacity
because certain long-time major customers required us to produce more units
of
backlights for their large size panels. Our significant portion of revenue
was
derived from selling the CCFL and LED backlights for production of LCD monitors.
Despite the fact that the backlights for LCD monitors were under pressure to
cut
down the unit price due to price erosion in LCD monitor market, we still managed
to improve our product mix in favor of higher-priced products in the category
such as CCFL for automobile TV, large size of CCFL for TFT-LCD and the LED
for
portable DVD and LCD monitors. Doing so mitigated somehow the impact of pricing
pressure on our gross margin.
Our
total
net revenue can be divided into international sales and domestic sales as
follows:
|
|
Three
months ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
International
sales
|
|
|
6,005,000
|
|
|
13,580,000
|
|
Domestic
sales
|
|
|
2,247,000
|
|
|
2,140,000
|
|
Total
|
|
|
8,252,000
|
|
|
15,720,000
|
|
Sales
to
international customers totaled $13.6 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2007, an increase of $7.6 million or 126%, compared to $6 million
for the same period of the prior year. The increase in revenue was primarily
due
to the balance of supply and demand of LCD raw material for the TFT-LCD panel
assembly industry in the market and the significant global demand in the LCD
market, particularly the digital display products such as automobile TV,
portable DVD, MP3 and MP4 and the LCD series resulting in the surge in demand
for the LED backlight in this quarter. Moreover, we still managed to secure
certain large Taiwanese and Korean customers. Also, by integration of our
marketing effort through the acquisition of 65% interest in North Diamond,
which
owns a backlight manufacturing company in Yangzhou at the beginning of 2007,
we
were able to establish a foothold in the Eastern China market, mitigating the
pricing pressure. Revenue generated by the
Yangzhou
facility
amounted to $2.8 million for the quarter ended September 30,
2007 and its backlight products were delivered to the Taiwanese customers in
Eastern China. Our newly established facility in Wuhan located in Central China
also accommodated the production orders on large inches of CCFL products for
LCD
monitors for a new Taiwanese-owned LCD panel maker in this quarter in addition
to the maiden delivery to an existing customer, which is a large Taiwanese-owned
TFT-LCD company, in the second quarter of 2007. By increasing our presence
in
different location of China, we increased our exposure to Taiwanese-owned
companies in the TFT-LCD industry. Consequently, sales to the Taiwanese
customers increased to $4.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007,
an
increase of $3.8 million or 507%, compared to $742,000 for the same period
of
the prior year. Due to the improvement of supply of TFT-LCD materials and the
strong demand for the LCD monitors in the market during this quarter, sales
to
Hong Kong customers were $6.7 million, an increase of $2.5 million or 59%,
compared with $4.2 million in the same period of the prior year. The addition
of
a maiden delivery of the LED products to one of our major Hong Kong customers
was also one contributing factor. And sales to some international customers
other than the Taiwanese customers and Hong Kong customers also contributed
to
the increase of $1.3 million. Moreover, our sales to the major Korean customers
amounted
to $1.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. The main reason
for the increase in sales to the Korean customers is that China is becoming
a
major potential manufacturing country of TFT-LCD products due to its low labor
cost and other competitive edges so that most of the top and secondary tier
LCD
panel makers have shifted their sources of supply to China from their existing
upstream and midstream vendor chain. Accordingly, we believe that this shift
would provide a vast opportunity for us to venture into the larger size of
CCFL
backlight, which is our core competency, and probably the related industries
such as LED TV backlight and LCD assembly.
Sales
to
domestic customers were $2.1 million for three months ended September 30, 2007,
a decrease of $107,000 or 5%, compared to $2.2 million for the same period
of
the prior year. Despite our effort to explore new customers to secure more
market share, the revenue dropped mainly due to the general reduction in product
price in the competitive market.
From
the
product mix aspect, our sales can be divided into two main categories: CCFL
and
LED products as follows.
|
|
Three
months ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
CCFL
|
|
|
5,367,000
|
|
|
8,230,000
|
|
LED
|
|
|
2,885,000
|
|
|
7,490,000
|
|
Total
|
|
|
8,252,000
|
|
|
15,720,000
|
|
During
the three months ended September 30, 2007, CCFL products accounted for 52%
of
our total sales revenue, compared to 65% for the same period of the prior year.
Sales of CCFL backlights totaled $8.2 million for the quarter ended September
30, 2007, an increase of $2.8 million or 52%, compared to $5.4 million for
the
same period of the prior year. The increase in revenue from sales of CCFL was
primarily due to the improvement in supply of TFT-LCD raw material (e.g. glass
substitutes) during this quarter and the demand for backlight increased
correspondingly in this quarter. Along with the improvement in supply of
materials, we increased our delivery of large inches of CCFL backlight to
certain long-time customers. Despite the prevailing situation that the unit
price of CCFL products was continuing dropping, we still successfully managed
to
boost the sales of higher-priced products within the CCFL category, such as
backlights for automobile TV and the first time supply of larger size of 19”
CCFL to a new globally sizeable Taiwanese-based customer during this quarter,
mitigating the effect of the pricing pressure. Furthermore, our subsidiary
in
Yangzhou continued to provide its customers with the comparatively higher-priced
CCFL products to the Taiwanese customers during this quarter.
LED
backlight products accounted for the remainder of the total sales revenues.
Sales of LED backlight products totaled $7.5 million for three months ended
September 30, 2007, an increase of $4.6 million or 159%, compared to $2.9
million for the same period of the prior year. The increase is due to more
new
and existing customers for small inches of LCD products, mobile phones and
electrical products due to the great demand in the end-user consumer market
during the Christmas festival. Moreover, our subsidiary in Yangzhou continued
to
deliver the LED products to our customers in this quarter since its maiden
delivery in the preceding quarter and its revenue from LED products contributed
to $1.3 million or 18% of the consolidated revenue of LED backlights for this
quarter. The shift of LED products recorded 47% for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2007, which is higher than 42% and 46% for the first and second
quarters this year, respectively, and significantly higher than 35% recorded
in
the third quarter last year. The global demand for digital display products
resulted in the significant delivery of LED backlights ranged from 4”-10.4” in
this quarter.
Cost
of Sales
Since
the
basic materials for all backlight products are similar, we discuss cost of
sales
in the aggregate for all products. Cost of sales was $12.7 million for the
three
months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of $7.5 million, or 144%, compared
to $5.2 million for the same period of the prior year.
Raw
material cost was $10.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007,
an increase by $7.1 million or 193%, compared to $3.7 million, for the same
period of the prior year.
The
increase in cost of sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was due
mainly to the increase of sales volume. In addition, due to the decrease in
unit
selling price, the percentage of raw material in revenue increased to 68% from
45% for the same period of the prior year. Furthermore, we were unable to
decrease the procurement cost in the same percentage as the reduction in the
unit price pressured by market force as a general trend because some of the
components were market-driven and supply was limited. And some of our new
products were with a low margin, due to the consideration that we wish to remain
in the backlight market and try to increase our market share in order to enhance
our reputation and image among our customers. Regarding the increase of raw
material cost, we noted that the increase of large size CCFL product volume
sold
to our long-time customers and a newly added Taiwanese customer accounted for
the increase of raw material cost as the material used had a much higher cost
tag attached than the cost of raw materials used on other products. Facing
this
kind of situation, we tried very hard to develop new customers through tough
negotiation in order for us to become one of their vendors.
Labor
cost was $1,277,000 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007,
compared to $975,000 for the same period of the prior year. The increase is
due
mainly to the labor cost incurred by our Wuhan subsidiary during this quarter
and the labor cost incurred in our Yangzhou subsidiary. As labor cost increased
by 31% whereas revenue increased by 83%, part of that difference contributed
to
the increase in gross margin for the third quarter of 2007. The result was
that
as a percentage of revenue, the labor cost accounted for 4% of the total net
revenue, compared to 12% of the net revenue for the same period of
2006.
Production
overhead was $715,000 for three months ended September 30, 2007, an increase
of
$164,000 or 30%, compared to $551,000 for the same period of the prior year.
The
increase is due mainly to the increase in production volume. The increase was
primarily attributable to the leasehold expenses amounting to $216,000 for
the
third quarter in 2007, an increase of $142,000 or 191%, which was paid for
the
manufacturing facilities including newly established manufacturing facilities
in
Wuhan and a newly acquired subsidiary in Yangzhou, compared with $74,000 for
the
same period in the preceding year. Also, due to the increase of the production
equipment, the deprecation were $90,000, an increase of $28,000 or 45%, compared
with $62,000 for the same period in preceding year. The above increase was
mitigated by the decrease in repair and maintenance expenses, which were
$19,000, a decrease of $6,000 or 32%, compared with $13,000 for the same period
in the preceding year. The increase in production overhead is lower than the
increase in sales revenue, because the production overhead was semi-variable
in
nature. As a percentage of the net revenue, overhead accounted for 5% of the
net
revenue compared to 6% of the net revenue for the same period in
2006.
Gross
Margin
The
overall gross margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was 19%, a 17%
decrease, compared to 36% gross margin for the same period of the prior year.
During the third quarter of 2007, we suffered a huge price reduction pressure
on
similar products already launched in 2006 and the sales from large size CCFL
backlights accounted for 23% of the net total revenue for this quarter,
generating a low-average gross margin. And our new manufacturing facilities
in
Wuhan also provided products with a lower margin to two new large size customers
in this quarter. Under the huge price reduction pressure on our products, the
unit price of our old products declined approximately 16%, compared to the
unit
price during the same period of the prior year. We were unable to transfer
the
price reduction pressure to our suppliers, which meant that we still paid the
market price to procure our raw materials. However, on our sales side, certain
new products, such as backlight for 19” CCFL LCD and mobile phones, were
launched to our customers at the competitive price in order to win the contracts
during this quarter. Furthermore, in order to move into the high-end product,
the price of certain components contained in the customers’ specification was
higher than the price of the same type of components used in the low-end
products, which reduced our gross margin and we were unable to pass the entire
burden to our customers in order to maintain our market share in this industry.
To the extent we were able to purchase our raw material with lower price
consistent with the general price trend of that product market, we took the
lower prices, which mitigated the price pressure exercised by our customers.
At
the same time, our strategy to shift to LED products to our long-time customers
also contributed a positive impact to our gross margin during this
quarter.
Regarding
international sales, our gross margin was approximately 18%, a 20% decrease,
compared to 38% for the same period of the prior year due to the price reduction
pressure from end users who are LCD panel makers. Regarding domestic sales,
our
gross margin was approximately 26%, a 9% decrease, compared to 35% for the
same
period of the prior year.
Selling
Expenses
Selling
expenses were $658,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, an
increase of $321,000 or 95%, compared to $337,000 for the prior period. The
increase was primarily attributable to the commissions paid amounting to
$319,000 for the third quarter in 2007, an increase of $242,000 or 316%, which
were paid to our trade agencies for marketing activities for existing and
prospective customers, comparing with $77,000 for the same period in the
preceding year. Also, during the third quarter in 2007, the transportation
expenses were $100,000, an increase of $31,000 or 46%, compared with the
increase in revenue of 83%, compared with $69,000 for the same period in the
preceding year. In the meantime, we increased the number of our sales
representatives and raised the sales incentives, resulting in increased expense
of $52,000. The remaining increase of $51,000 includes traveling fee of $23,000
and entertainment fee of $31,000. The increases were mitigated by the decrease
of $56,000 in exhibition expenses. As a percentage of total net revenue, selling
expenses were approximately 4.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2007
and 4.1% for the same period of the prior year, respectively.
Research
and Development
For
the
three months ended September 30, 2007, the net research and development expenses
were $387,000, an increase of $114,000 or 42%, compared to $273,000 for the
same
period of the prior year. The increase was mainly attributed to the payroll
expense related to our engineers performing research and development functions
amounting to $218,000, an increase of $143,000 or 191%, compared with $75,000
for the same period in the preceding year. However the increase was mitigated
by
the decrease of $52,000 in material consumption and the increase of $23,000
in
research related expenses. As a percentage of total sales revenue, research
and
development expenses were approximately 2.6% and 3.3% for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively.
General
and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative expenses were $1.48 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2007, a decrease of $154,000 or 10%, compared to $1.63 million
for
the prior year. The decrease was attributed mainly to the recognition of
share-based compensation of approximately $110,000 in the third quarter ended
September 30, 2007, a decrease of $685,000 or 86%, compared with $795,000 for
the same period of the prior year, following the resignation of the former
chief
financial officer and two independent directors in the second quarter ended
June
30, 2007. However, more professional fees incurred in the third quarter in
2007
in the amount of $46,000 compared with the same period in the preceding year.
Start-up expenses in connection with the new manufacturing facilities in Wuhan
contributed to the increase of $194,000 for the quarter ended September 30,
2007
and since the production commenced in this quarter and it is expected no further
start-up expenses would be incurred in fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007.
The other increase of $291,000 was the lease expense and depreciation expenses
associated with the new office building in Shenzhen, which was purchased in
the
year of 2006 and put into use in March of 2007, and the office expense, such
as
telecommunication fee, business travel expense and office instruments
consumption mitigated both decreases above. As a percentage of total sales
revenue, general and administrative expenses represented 9.6% and 19.8% for
the
quarter ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Excluding the stock
compensation expense, the current general and administrative expense for the
period ended September, 2007 and 2006 represented 8.6% and 10.1% of total sales
revenue respectively.
Interest
Income
The
net
interest income was $84,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007,
representing an increase of $76,000 or 90%, compared with an interest income
of
$8,000 in the same quarter in 2006. We had no interest-bearing debt outstanding
during the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase
of $36,000 is from the loan to related party Dongguan Diguang Electronic Science
and Technology Co., Ltd., a China based entity from which Diguang Electronics
has rented the plant, and the remaining was earned on cash generated from
operations and unused proceeds from the private placement that took place on
March 17, 2006. Interest income for the periods ended September 30 2007 and
2006
represented 0.6% and 0.1% of total sales revenue respectively.
Income
Tax Provision
Income
tax provision for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was approximately
$31,000, a decrease of $179,000, compared to $210,000 for the prior period.
The
decrease in income tax provision was attributable mainly to the decrease of
estimated taxable profit in Diguang Electronics, the estimated taxable profit
in
Diguang Electronics for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $203,000,
compared to the taxable income of $2.1 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 of the prior period. The tax provision rate for the quarters
ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 was 15% and 10%, respectively.
As a percentage of net revenue, income tax provision was 0.2% and 2.5% for
the
three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Net
Income
Net
income was $781,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, an increase of
$112,000 or 17% compared with $669,000 net income for the same period of the
prior year. The net income was arrived after deduction of the minority interest
of $81,000 for the 35% interest in North Diamond, from which we acquired 65%
interest on January 3, 2007. The employee stock option program started on March
1, 2006 when 540,000 shares of stock options were granted. As a result, net
income was reduced by share-based compensation of $110,000, compared with
$795,000 for the same period of the prior year. The increase in net income
was
mainly due to
a
n
increase in total revenues
which
was offset by the increase in production cost, and the
increase
in operating expenses, which was primarily
attributable
to the
increase in research and development expenses, selling expenses and general
and
administration expenses attributable to the increase in professional
expense,
start-up
expenses in connection with the new manufacturing facilities in Wuhan and the
general increase in office expenses.
As
a
percentage of revenue, net income was 3% and 3% for three months ended September
30, 2007 and 2006, respectively..
Comparison
of Nine Months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
Revenue
Net
revenue was approximately $31.4 million for the nine months ended September
30,
2007, an increase of $5.4 million or 21%, compared to $26 million for the same
period of the prior year. The increase in revenue was due to the following
factors that 1) the recovery of long-time major customers, particularly the
international customers, in the third quarter as a result of the surge in orders
from the new products developed since the fourth quarter in 2006; 2) significant
increase in delivery of 7”-10.4” inches of LED products following our efforts in
research and development of LED backlight series in earlier stages; 3) the
revenue generated from CCFL products above 10.4”, particularly the large inches
of 19” CCFL higher-priced products, was increasing, which replaced the sales
from the traditional products of 7”-10.4”; 4) the increasing contribution from
North Diamond, our joint venture in Yangzhou, Eastern China for both mid-size
of
LED and CCFL products; 5) the continued contribution from Wuhan manufacturing
facilities which was already in full operation in the third quarter in 2007;
6)
the tremendous global demand for LCD products, which was the significant growth
driver for the backlight industry; and 7) despite the fact that the backlights
were under pressure to cut down their unit prices due to price erosion in the
LCD monitor end market, we successfully managed to improve our product mix
in
favor of higher-priced products in the category such as CCFL for automobile
TV
and large size of CCFL for TFT-LCD. As such, numerous multinational corporations
shifted their procurement to China for low cost solution and this presented
an
excellent opportunity to Diguang in terms of cost competition.
Our
total
net revenue can be divided into international sales and domestic sales as
follows:
|
|
Nine
months ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
International
sales
|
|
|
21,590,000
|
|
|
24,871,000
|
|
Domestic
sales
|
|
|
4,401,000
|
|
|
6,507,000
|
|
Total
|
|
|
25,991,000
|
|
|
31,378,000
|
|
Sales
to
international customers totaled $24.9 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, an increase of $3.3 million or 15%, compared to $21.6
million for the same period of the prior year. The rise in revenue was primarily
due to the global demand in the LCD market, particularly the digital display
products such as automobile TV, portable DVD, MP3 and MP4 and the LCD series
resulting in the surge in demand for the LED backlight. We were able to secure
and develop certain large Taiwanese and Korean customers this year. Also, by
integration of our marketing effort through the acquisition of a 65% interest
in
North Diamond, which owns a backlight manufacturing company in Yangzhou at
the
beginning of 2007, we were able to establish a foothold in the Eastern China
market, mitigating the pricing pressure. Revenue generated by the joint venture
company amounted to $5.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
and the backlight products were delivered to the Taiwanese customers in Eastern
China, particularly Shanghai, which is the prime location for the famous
international and domestic LCD module manufacturers. Moreover, currently, we
are
working with the top TFT-LCD panel makers in our new manufacturing facilities
in
Wuhan for the higher-priced 19” CCFL products and increased our revenue in the
third quarter ended September 30, 2007. Along with the maiden delivery of large
size of 19” CCFLs to two large Taiwanese-owned LCD panel makers in the nine
months ended September 30, 2007, we are now increasing our exposure to the
Taiwanese TFT-LCD industry. This situation would assist us to be familiar with
the new backlight technology and to enhance our capacity. Revenue generated
by
the Wuhan factory was $1.2 million in the third quarter ended September 30,
2007
and its financial performance had improved after the full operation this
quarter. It is noted that Wuhan is also a strategic location since numerous
international LCD module manufacturers already had established their
manufacturing bases there. As such, we believe that the growth driven by our
key
customers in the Wuhan factory would be sustainable. Despite the general
reduction trend in the product price, sales to the Taiwanese customers increased
to $9.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of
$4.7 million or 101%, compared with $4.7 million for the same period of the
prior year. Despite the sharp reduction of revenue from Hong Kong customers
due
to the severe TFT-LCD market conditions for the first half year ended June
30,
2007, we successfully regained their orders in the third quarter, so the revenue
generated from Hong Kong customers was $10.6 million for the first nine months
in the current year, merely a slight decrease of $665,000 or 6%, compared with
$11.3 million in the same period of the prior year. And sales to some
international customers rather than the Taiwanese customers and Hong Kong
customers mitigated the increase of sales to the Taiwanese customers by $754,000
due to price reduction pressure. Moreover, our sales to major Korean customers
increased to $3 million for the first nine months this year, an increase of
$2.2
million or 273%, compared with $793,000 for the same period in the preceding
year. The increase is mainly due to our maiden sales to a giant Korean-based
customer in Southern China amounting to $2.3 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. The main reason for the increase in sales to Korean
customers is that China is becoming a major potential manufacturing country
of
TFT-LCD product market due to its low labor cost and other competitive costs
so
that most of the top and secondary tier LCD panel makers have shifted their
sources of supply to China from their existing upstream and midstream vendor
chain. Consequently, we believe that this shift would provide a vast opportunity
for us to venture into the larger size of CCFL backlight, which is our core
competency, and probably the related industries such as LED TV backlight and
LCD
assembly. Our principal manufacturing based in Dongguan, Southern China is
well
positioned to serve the customers which are LCD TV and monitors manufacturers
and LCD assembly firms. Therefore, we had successfully completed the blueprint
in our key strategic points located in Eastern, Central and Southern China
for
our medium to long term development.
Sales
to
domestic customers were $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2007, an increase of $2.1 million or 48%, compared to $4.4 million for the
same
period of the prior year. The increase in domestic sales was primarily due
to
exploration of new customers despite a decrease in product price in the
competitive market. Despite the lower margin, we could enlarge our customer
base
to secure more market share. The increase is due to more sales of backlights
for
LCD products and the electrical product markets in China.
From
the
product mix aspect, our sales can be divided into two main categories: CCFL
and
LED products as follows.
|
|
Nine
months ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
CCFL
|
|
|
17,597,000
|
|
|
16,949,000
|
|
LED
|
|
|
8,394,000
|
|
|
14,429,000
|
|
Total
|
|
|
25,991,000
|
|
|
31,378,000
|
|
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2007, CCFL products accounted for 54% of
our
total sales revenue, compared to 68% for the same period of the prior year.
Sales of CCFL backlights totaled $16.9 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, a decrease of $648,000 or 3.6%, compared to $17.6 million
for the same period of the prior year. The decrease in revenue from sales of
CCFL was primarily due to a significant drop in sales to a major Hong Kong
based
customer due to the uncontrollable TFT-LCD raw materials supply experienced
in
the first six months in the current year, coupled with the price erosion for
similar products due to market pricing pressure. Despite the prevailing
situation of the drop in unit price for CCFL products, we successfully boosted
the sales of higher-priced products within the CCFL category, such as backlights
for automobile TV and the supply of larger size of 19” CCFL to a Taiwanese
customer in the first nine months in 2007. Moreover, our joint venture company
in Yangzhou also contributed the supply of comparatively higher-priced CCFL
products to the customers in the first nine months in the current year. Also,
the tremendous increase in delivery of CCFL products to our long-time Hong
Kong
customers in the third quarter in 2007 mitigated the downside effect experienced
in the first half year.
LED
backlight products accounted for the remainder of the total sales revenues.
Sales of LED backlight products totaled $14.4 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, an increase of $6.0 million or 72%, compared to $8.4 million
for the same period of the prior year. The increase is due to more new and
existing customers for small inches of LCD products, mobile phones and
electrical products. Moreover, our joint venture company in Yangzhou commenced
to deliver LED products to our customers from the second quarter ended June
30,
2007 onwards and the revenue contributed to $2 million or 14% of the total
LED
revenue for the first nine months in 2007. The shift of LED products recorded
46% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, which is higher than 32%
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006. During the third quarter this year,
there is a significant increase in LED products ranging from 4” to 10.5”
delivered to our customers and CCFL products of similar size were gradually
replaced by the large size of CCFL products.
We
expect
our LED driver shipments will continue to grow and be more sustainable, as
the
transition from CCFL to LED backlights is becoming more compelling due to its
superior performance in contrast ratio, color gamut, localized dimming and
low
power consumption.
Cost
of Sales
Since
the
basic materials for all backlight products are similar, we discuss cost of
sales
in the aggregate for all products. Cost of sales was $25.9 million for the
nine
months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of $9.3 million, or 56%, compared
to $16.6 million for the same period of the prior year. The increase in cost
of
sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was higher than the increase
of 21% in total revenue for the same period.
Raw
material cost was $20.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
an
increase by $8.1 million or 66% compared to $12.3 million for the same period
of
the prior year. The increase in cost of sales for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 was mainly due to the increase of sales volume. In addition,
as a percentage of total revenue, raw material accounted for 64% for the first
nine months in 2007, compared with 47% for the same period of the prior year.
The reason for the sharp increase is that the company had made a one-off
inventory write-down for aging and obsolete inventory amounting to $354,000
in
the second quarter this year. Also, we have delivered large inches of CCFL
to
both Hong Kong and Taiwan customers at lower margin particularly in the third
quarter this year. Furthermore, we were unable to decrease the procurement
cost
in the same percentage as the reduction in the unit price pressured by market
force as a general trend because some of the components were market-driven
and
supply was limited. Furthermore, we were unable to decrease the procurement
cost
in the same percentage as the reduction in the unit price pressured by market
force as a general trend because some of the components were market-driven
and
supply was limited. And some of our new products were with a low margin, due
to
the consideration that we wish to remain in the backlight market and try to
increase our market share in order to enhance our reputation and image among
our
customers. Regarding the increase of raw material cost, we noted that the
increase of large size CCFL product volume sold to our long-time customers
and a
newly added Taiwanese customer accounted for the increase of raw material cost
as the material used had a much higher cost tag attached than the cost of raw
materials used on other products. Facing this kind of situation, we tried very
hard to develop new customers through tough negotiation in order for us to
become one of their vendors. In addition, to lessen the fund requirement in
procurement of raw materials for consumption of large size of CCFL backlight,
we
processed the products for one of our key Taiwanese customers in Wuhan on an
OEM
basis. Also, we have developed a low cost solution to offset against its effect
on lower margin.
Labor
cost was $3,297,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared
to
$2,654,000 for the same period of the prior year. There was an increase of
$643,000 or 24% in labor cost compared to the same period of prior year. As
labor cost increased by 24% whereas revenue increased by 21%, labor cost
increased slightly higher than the increase in revenue. However, as a percentage
of labor cost to revenue, the labor cost accounted for 10% of total net revenue,
compared with 12% of the net revenue for the same period in 2006. We were able
to reduce the percentage of labor cost to revenue through improvement of our
productivity so as to effectively control the labor cost. In addition, the
increase in revenue of large inches of CCEL required less labor content for
production.
Production
overhead was $2,256,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an
increase of $602,000 or 36%, compared to $1,654,000 for the same period of
the
prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to the start-up expenses
in
connection with the new manufacturing facilities in Wuhan amounting to $435,000
for the nine months ended in September of 2007, an increase of $355,000 or
442%,
compared with $80,000 for the same period in the preceding year. As the result
of an increase in production volume, there was an increase for water and
electricity fee, water and electricity fee was $488,000, an increase of $179,000
or 58%, compared with $308,000 for the same period in the preceding year. Also,
the leasehold expense for manufacturing facilities was $464,000, an increase
of
$134,000 or 41%, compared with $330,000 for the same period in the preceding
year. The above increase was mitigated by the decrease in repair and maintenance
expenses and factory expenses, the repair and maintenance expenses were $35,000,
a decrease of $52,000 or 60%, compared with $87,000 for the same period in
the
preceding year; the factory expenses mainly including telecommunication fee
and
travelling expenses etc were $73,000, a decrease of $14,000 or 19%, compared
with $59,000 for the same period in the prior year. The increase in production
overhead was lower than the increase in the sales revenue, because the
production overhead was semi-variable in nature. As percentage of production
overhead to revenue, overhead accounted 7% of the total net revenue, compared
to
6% of the net revenue for the same period in 2006.
Gross
Margin
The
overall gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was 17%,
a 19%
decrease, compared to 36% gross margin for the same period of the prior year.
During the first nine months in 2007, we suffered a huge price reduction
pressure on our products, the unit price of our old products declined
approximately 27% compared to the same period of the prior year. We were unable
to transfer the price reduction pressure to our suppliers, which meant that
we
still paid the market price to procure our raw materials. In addition, certain
component cost in the customers’ specification is in the high level and we were
not able to pass the cost increase to our customers. The one-off inventory
write
down and the production cost in the trial run and commissioning period before
the mass production stage for the in-house facilities in Wuhan increased the
cost of sales by $743,000. However, on our sales side, certain new products,
such as backlight for 19” CCFL LCD and mobile phones, were launched to our
customers at the competitive price in order to win the contracts during the
first nine months of 2007. Furthermore, in order to move into the high-end
products, the price of certain components contained in the customers’
specification was higher than the price of the same type of components used
in
the low-end products, which reduced our gross margin and we were unable to
pass
the entire burden to our customers in order to maintain our market share in
this
industry. To the extent we were able to purchase our raw material with lower
price consistent with the general trend of that product market; we took the
lower prices, which mitigated the price pressure exercised by our customers.
At
the same time, our strategy to shift to LED products to our long-time customers
also contributed a positive impact to our gross margin during the nine months
ended in September of 2007.
Regarding
international sales, our gross margin was approximately 15%, a 22% decrease,
compared to 37% for the same period of the prior year due to the price reduction
pressure from end users who are LCD panel makers. Regarding domestic sales,
our
gross margin was approximately 25%, an 8% decrease, compared to 33% for the
same
period of the prior year.
Selling
Expenses
Selling
expenses were $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, an
increase of $521,000 or 47%, compared to $1.1 million for the prior period.
The
increase was primarily attributable to the increase in transportation cost
of
$113,000 and traveling and entertainment expenses of $88,000. In the meantime,
we increased the number of our sales representatives and raised the sales
incentives, resulting in increased expense of $120,000. Also, commission paid
to
trade agencies contributed to an increase of $223,000 and the office expenses
decreased by $43,000 for the first nine months in 2007 compared with the same
period in the preceding year. The remaining increase of $112,000 was mainly
telecommunication, leasehold fee and advertisement etc. However, there was
a
decrease in trade shows and exhibition by $92,000 .As a percentage of total
sales revenue, selling expenses were approximately 10% for the nine months
ended
September 30, 2007 and 4.2% for the same period of the prior year,
respectively.
Research
and Development
For
nine
months ended September 30, 2007, the net research and development expenses
were
$945,000, an increase of $81,000 or 9%, compared to $864,000 for the same period
of the prior year. The increase was mainly attributed to the decrease in mould
charges and raw materials for design and development usage by $334,000, which
was offset by the increase in payroll expense of $366,000 related to our
engineers performing research and development function. And office expense
for
research and development contributed to an increase of $50,000. As a percentage
of total sales revenue, research and development expenses were approximately
3.1% and 3.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
respectively.
General
and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative expenses were $4.3 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, an increase of $659,000 or 18%, compared to $3.6 million
for
the prior year. The increase was attributed mainly to the increase in payroll
expenses for business expansion by $520,000 and the start-up expenses for
in-house facilities in Wuhan amounting to $297,000. And the increase in lease
expense and the depreciation expense associated with the new office building
in
Shenzhen that was purchased in the year of 2006 and put into use in March of
2007, and the increase of office expense, such as telecommunication fee and
office instruments consumption, also contributed to the increase of general
and
administrative expenses in the amount of $860,000. On the other hand, the
recognition of share-based compensation of approximately $895,000 in the nine
months ended September 30, 2007, a decrease of $961,000 or 52%, compared with
approximately $1,856,000 for the same period of the prior year, following the
resignation of the former chief financial officer and two independent directors
in the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. In addition, less professional fees
of $57,000 incurred in the nine months ended on September 30 of 2007 compared
with the same period in the preceding year because certain professional services
were rendered in the second quarter in 2006 following the reverse merger on
March 17, 2006. As a percentage of total sales revenue, general and
administrative expenses represented 14% for both nine months ended September
30,
2007 and 2006. Excluding the stock compensation expense, the current general
and
administrative expense for the nine months ended September, 2007 and 2006
represented 11% and 7% of total sales revenue respectively.
Interest
Income
The
net
interest income was $170,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
representing an increase of $56,000 or 33%, compared with an interest income
of
$114,000 in the same period of 2006. We had no interest-bearing debt outstanding
during both nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest
income was earned on cash generated from operations and unused proceeds from
the
private placement that took place on March 17, 2006. Interest income for the
periods ended September 30 2007 and 2006 represented 0.55% and 0.44% of total
sales revenue respectively.
Income
Tax Provision
Income
tax provision for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 was approximately $51,000,
a decrease of $494,000, compared to $545,000 for the prior period. The decrease
in income tax provision was attributable mainly to the taxable loss from Diguang
Electronics. The taxable loss in Diguang Electronics for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 was $302,000, compared to the taxable income of $5.5 million
for the prior period. The tax provision rate for the nine months ended September
30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 was 15% and 10%, respectively. As a percentage of
net
revenue, income tax provision was 0.16% and 2.1% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Net
Loss
Net
loss
was $939,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared with $3.5
million net income for the same period of the prior year. The net loss was
arrived after deduction of the minority interest of $218,000 for the 35%
interest in North Diamond, from which we acquired 65% interest on January 3,
2007. The employee stock option program started on March 1, 2006 when 540,000
shares of stock options were granted. As a result, net income was reduced by
share-based compensation of $895,000, compared with $1,856,000 for the same
period of the prior year. The decrease in net income was due mainly to an
increase in production cost, an increase in operating expenses, which was
primarily attributable to an increase in selling expenses, an increase in
payroll expenses, start-up expenses in new facilities, an increase in research
and development expenses and offset by a decrease in professional expense,
an
increase in revenue and increase in other income. As a percentage of revenue,
net income fell to -4.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from
16%
for the prior period.
Due
to
aggressive efforts in improving our financial result for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, we have come to a turnaround situation in the third quarter
this year. Our strategy of securing key international customers in key strategic
points in China and our research and development efforts in launching LED
backlight towards medium size have started to bear fruitful results in this
quarter.
Below
is
a summary of the financial performance from the quarter ended December 31,
2006
to the quarter ended September 30, 2007.
|
|
December
31,
2006
|
|
March
31,
2007
|
|
June
30,
2007
|
|
September
30,
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement
of Income Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
revenues
|
|
$
|
5,867,000
|
|
$
|
6,762,000
|
|
$
|
8,896,000
|
|
$
|
15,720,000
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
1,076,000
|
|
|
1,338,000
|
|
|
1,169,000
|
|
|
2,970,000
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
(1,785,000
|
)
|
|
(1,073,000
|
)
|
|
(648,000
|
)
|
|
781,000
|
|
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
September 30, 2007, we had total assets of $49.9 million, of which cash amounted
to $11.9 million, accounts receivable amounted to $16.5 million and inventories
amounted to $7.4 million. Our working capital was approximately $21 million
and
our equity was $30.3 million compared with working capital of $23.4 million
and
equity of $29.6 million on December 31, 2006. Our quick ratio was approximately
1.70:1 compared to the quick ratio of 3.39:1 as of December 31,
2006.
Comparison
of Nine Months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
As
of
September 30, 2007, our cash position had a net decrease of $7 million, compared
with cash position of $18.9 million at December 31, 2006.
Net
cash
used in operating activities was $3.25 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, compared to the net cash provided by the operating
activities of $4.57 million for the same period of the prior year.
Non-cash
items added approximately $2,036,000 back to cash outflow from operating
activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared with total
non-cash items of $2,052,000 for the same period of the prior year. Of the
non-cash items for nine months ended September 30, 2007, approximately $894,000
was the share-based compensation, $962,000 lower than $1,856,000 for the same
period of the prior year. Depreciation was $569,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, $373,000 higher than $196,000 for the prior period,
primarily due to the addition of equipment and machinery for our new product
lines, such as backlights for computer monitors, and new office building in
Shenzhen that was purchased in the year of 2006 and put into use in March of
2007, during the current reporting period. Inventory provision was $900,000
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007, $354,000 higher than $546,000 for
the
prior period. Minority interest was $218,000 for nine months ended September
30,
2007, and zero for the same period of the prior year, due to the newly acquired
65% interest of North Diamond on January 3, 2007.
The
impact of the changes in operating assets and liabilities on cash flow was
explained as follows. The accounts receivable during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, was increased by approximately $9.5 million, compared with
a
$228,000 increase in accounts receivable for the nine months of 2006. Inventory
level increased by $3.3 million during the current period, compared to a $1.2
million increase in inventory for the same period of the prior year. Deposits,
prepayment and other receivables increased by $177,000 during the current
period, compared to a $175,000 decrease in deposits, prepayment and other
receivables for the same period of the prior year. VAT recoverable increased
by
$169,000 during the current period whereas there was no such change for the
first nine months of 2006. Advances to suppliers during the current reporting
period decreased by $147,000 whereas there was no such change for the first
nine
months of 2006.
Advances
from customers increased by $94,000 during the current reporting period,
compared with a $333,000 decrease in the same category for the first nine months
of 2006. In addition, tax payable increased by $44,000 for the current reporting
period, compared with an decrease of $5,000 for the same period of the prior
year. Accounts payable increased by $7,521,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, compared with a $173,000 increase in the same category
for
the nine months of 2006. Accruals and other payables increased by $863,000,
an
increase of $406,000 compared with the first nine months of 2006. The following
summarized the impact of changes in operating assets and liabilities on cash
flow between nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30,
2006:
|
·
|
$9,525,000
from Accounts receivable (negative impact)
|
|
·
|
$2,093,000
from inventory(negative impact)
|
|
·
|
$352,000
from deposits, prepayment and other receivable (negative
impact)
|
|
·
|
$169,000
from VAT recoverable (positive
impact)
|
|
·
|
$147,000
from Advance to suppliers (positive
impact)
|
|
·
|
$7,348,000
from accounts payable (positive
impact)
|
|
·
|
$406,000
from accruals and other payable (positive
impact)
|
|
·
|
$428,000
from advance from customers (positive
impact)
|
|
·
|
$49,000
from taxes payable (positive
impact)
|
The
total
negative impact from above non-cash items and changes in operating assets and
liabilities was approximately $3.3 million.
Net
cash
used in investing activities amounted to $4.4 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, an increase of $314,000 or 8%, compared to the $4.1 million
cash used in investing activities during the first nine months of 2006. For
the
nine months ended September 30, 2007, we invested $3.8 million in plant,
property and equipment, an increase of $3.1 million or 456%, compared with
$689,000 for the first nine months of 2006. The long-term investment for the
prior year was $1.5 million. For the first nine month of 2006, we redeemed
$331,000 marketable securities and paid deposit of $1.8 million for the new
office building into which we moved in during the six months ended June 30,
2007. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we acquired 65% interest
of North Diamond by using the net cash of $469,000 after offsetting the cash
acquired from North Diamond to establish a foothold in the Eastern China. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2007, due from related parties increased
by
$129,000, mainly due to the increase of interest receivable from related parties
on the loan to Dongguan Diguang Electronic Science & Technology Co.,
Ltd.
Our
primary source of funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was from
operating cash flows and the remaining proceeds from financing activities
incurred in March 2006. In March 2006, we completed a $12 million private
placement in connection with effecting a reverse merger with Online Processing,
Inc. Offering expenses paid for the nine months ended September 30, 2006,
amounted to approximately $1.7 million. In addition, we paid dividends of
approximately $111,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. For the
nine
months ended September 30, 2007, we had repurchased stock of
$340,000.
ITEM
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
Transaction
Risk and Currency Risk Management
Our
operations do not employ financial instruments or derivatives which are market
sensitive and therefore we are not subject to the financial market risks
associated with such instruments and derivatives.
Exchange
Rate Sensitivity
Our
financial results could be affected by factors such as changes in foreign
currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions in foreign markets. Since
a
majority of our sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were made
in
U.S. dollars and Hong Kong dollars, and since the Hong Kong dollar is pegged
to
the U.S. dollar at an amount in the range of 7.77 to 7.78, a strengthening
of
the U.S. dollar could make our products less competitive in foreign markets.
Our
interest expense is sensitive to changes in the general level of interest rates
in the U.S.
Due
to
the nature of our short-term investments, we do not believe that there is any
material market risk exposure and therefore do not believe that quantitative
tabular disclosures are required.
Our
production base is in China, which results in a substantial portion of our
operating expenses being denominated in Renminbi, although the majority of
our
purchases are made in U.S. dollars.
The
value
of the Renminbi, the main currency used in the PRC, fluctuates and is affected
by, among other things, changes in China's political and economic conditions.
The conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies such as the dollar has been
generally based on rates set by the People's Bank of China, which are set daily
based on the previous day's interbank foreign exchange market rates and current
exchange rates on the world financial markets. The official exchange rate has
remained stable over the past several years. However, China recently adopted
a
floating rate with respect to the Renminbi, with a 0.3% fluctuation. As a
result, the exchange rate of the Renminbi recently rose to 7.49 against the
dollar, amounting to a 4% appreciation of the Renminbi for the nine months
ended
September 30, 2007. This floating exchange rate, and any appreciation of the
Renminbi that may result from such rate, could have various adverse effects
on
our business, as described in
Risk
Factors
,
above.
We
currently do not engage in hedging or other activities to control the risk
of
our foreign currency exposure.
Exchange
Controls
Chinese
law allows enterprises owned by foreign investors to remit their profits,
dividends and bonuses earned in China to other countries, and the remittance
does not require prior approval by the State Administration on Foreign Exchange.
SAFE regulations formerly required extensive documentation and reporting, some
of which was burdensome and slowed payments. If there is a return to payment
restrictions and reporting, the ability of a Chinese company to attract
investors will be reduced. Also, current investors may not be able to obtain
the
profits of the business which they own as a result of other restrictions that
the Chinese government may impose. Relevant Chinese law and regulation
permit payment of dividends only from retained earnings, if any, determined
in
accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. It is possible
that the Chinese tax authorities may require changes in our reported income
that
would limit our ability to pay dividends and other distributions. Chinese law
requires companies to set aside a portion of net income to fund certain reserves
which amounts are to distributable as dividends. These rules and possible
changes could restrict a company in China from repatriating funds to us and
our
shareholders as dividends.
Interest
Rate Risk
We
are
equity financed and do not have any debt that is subject to interest rate change
risk.
SIGNIFICANT
EVENTS
On
April
21, 2006, the Company entered into an option agreement with two of its major
shareholders and corporate officers, Yi Song, President and CEO, and Hong Song,
COO, to obtain an option to acquire the interest held by the Song Brothers
in
North Diamond, which is a British Virgin Islands based company. North Diamond
established a wholly-owned subsidiary named Dihao Electronic (Yangzhou) Co.,
Ltd. in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China on June 11, 2004, with registered
capital of $5 million. This wholly owned foreign enterprise (WOFE) in China
started operation in early 2006.
Sino
Olympics committed to infuse $3.25 million, accounting for 65% interest, to
North Diamond and the other investors committed to infuse $1.75 million,
accounting for a 35% interest, to North Diamond. As of June 30, 2006, Sino
Olympics has infused capital of $1 million, increasing its capital contribution
up to $1.4875 million, accounting for a 59.5% interest. The other investors
infused $1.0125 million, accounting for a 40.5% interest in North Diamond.
On
September 19, 2006, Sino Olympics infused another $392,857. By doing so, it
obtained the expected 65% equity ownership of North Diamond before exercising
the purchase option. On September 19, 2006, the 65% versus 35% equity interest
in North Diamond satisfied the original capital commitment.
Pursuant
to the signed option agreement, the Company has the right to acquire the 32.5%
interest currently held by the Song Brothers in North Diamond, in exchange
for
cash payment of $487,500 plus interest at 6% per annum from the date of capital
infused to the date of acquisition actually taken place. The Company also
obtained an option to acquire the entire 65% interest from Sino Olympics with
the expectation that the total investment could reach $3.25 million plus
interest at 6% per annum from the date at which the Song brothers infused their
capital into North Diamond to the date the Company exercises this acquisition
option. If the Company exercises, solely based on the Company’s discretion, the
aforementioned option, the Company will assume the obligation to contribute
$3.25 million of the registered capital ($5 million) into this
WOFE.
On
May
12, 2006, the option agreement mentioned above was amended. Pursuant to the
new
purchase option agreement, the purchase price for the equity Interest and the
additional 32.5% interest should be the amount paid by Optionor for the Equity
Interest and $487,500, plus interest at the rate of 6% per annum which should
be
applied to both of the equity Interest and the additional 32.5% interest, and
assumption of any remaining obligation of Optionor to contribute the registered
capital to North Diamond. The interest at the rate of 6% per annum shall
commence on the date of payment made by Optionor towards its registered capital
of North Diamond and shall end on the date of the Exercise Notice.
On
January 3, 2007, the Company exercised the option and the purchase price
determined in accordance with the Amended and Restated Purchase Option Agreement
was $1,977,864, of which $97,507 was the interest paid at an interest rate
at
6%. This transaction will be accounted for as assets exchanged between the
entities under common control in accordance with Appendix D of SFAS No. 141.
The
amount of cash consideration exceeding the historical cost of the investment
on
the parent company’s book will be deemed as dividends.
On
November 18, 2006, Shenzhen Diguang Electronics Co., Ltd., “Diguang
Electronics”, and Diguang International Holdings Limited, “Diguang Holdings”,
entered into a Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Venture Agreement, the “Joint Venture
Agreement”, for the establishment of Wuhan Diguang Electronics Co., Ltd., “Wuhan
Diguang”. Pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement, Diguang Electronics and
Diguang Holdings shall set up Wuhan Diguang in Wuhan, Hubei Province, the
People’s Republic of China, with a registered capital of $1 million, of which
70% shall be infused by Diguang Electronics and the remaining 30% by Diguang
Holdings. The business scope of Wuhan Diguang shall be “manufacture and sale of
flat panel display, LED optical-electronic parts, fuse, LCD module, back light
and electronic spare parts”.
Wuhan
Diguang was then established on March 13, 2007 and its business license issued
by Wuhan Municipal Administrative Bureau for Industry and Commerce is valid
for
20 years expiring on March 12, 2027. In accordance with the Joint Venture
Agreement, the registered capital of Wuhan Diguang shall be contributed in
three
installments, with the first one ($150,000) made in three months after the
issuance of the business license, the second one ($300,000) made in twelve
months after the issuance of the business license, and the last one ($550,000)
made in eighteen months after the issuance of the business license.
As
of
June 30, 2007, $700,000 has been infused by Diguang Electronics, and $300,000
has been infused by Diguang Holdings.
On
June
29, 2007, in accordance with the Board resolution, the Company made $2,198,992
(RMB17 million) of investment for purchasing the land usage rights of 34,930
square meters of industrial land in Guangming High-Tech Industry Park in
Shenzhen, PRC, for 50 years, which was shown in Property and equipment. The
land
must be mainly used for developing and producing New-style Efficiency
Semiconductor, TFT-LCD, in accordance with agreement of High-Tech Industry
Park
Office.
On
March
26, 2007, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized
the repurchase of up to $5 million of Company common stock from the public
market or in private purchases. The terms of the repurchase program permitted
the Company to repurchase shares within twelve months. The terms of the
repurchase program permit the Company to repurchase shares at a pace at the
discretion of management. Share repurchases under the authorizations were
as
follows:
Stock Repurchase Program
Period
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Total
Number of Shares
Repurchased
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Average
Price
Paid
Per
Share
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Remaining
Amount
Available
Under
the
Repurchase
Programs
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Quarter Ending September 30, 2007
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200,000
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$
340,000
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$
1.70
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$
4,660,000
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Total
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200,000
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$
340,000
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As of
September 30, 2007, the shares repurchased were in the name of a security
firm. Due to the time needed for the registration procedures, the total common
stock issued and outstanding as at September 30, 2007 remained as
22,593,000,
and
the
repurchased shares at cost are recorded as treasury stock in the stockholders’
equity section on the balance sheet as at September 30,
2007.
As
of November 13, 2007, the Company has already
repurchased 229,600 shares of its common stock at an average price of US$1.67,
200,000 shares of which were purchased before September 30, 2007 and reported
in
the above table.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
a.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
.
Our
disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange
Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Our disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed under the
Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including
our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. We carried out an evaluation, under
the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our
principal executive and financial officers, of the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this
report. Based upon and as of the date of that evaluation, our principal
executive and financial officers concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed
in
the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
Commission's rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed
in
the reports filed under the Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated
to management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as
appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
b.
Internal
Controls
.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial
reports and effectively prevent fraud. Pursuant to Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we will be required, beginning with the first fiscal
year ending on or after December 15, 2007, to include in our annual report
an
assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting, and our audited financial statements as of the end of fiscal year
ending on or after December 15, 2007. Furthermore, our independent registered
public accounting firm BDO Shenzhen Dahua Tiancheng CPA will be required to
attest to whether its assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting is fairly stated in all material respects and
separately report on whether it believes we maintained, in all material
respects, effective internal control over financial reporting for years ending
after December 15, 2008. We have not completed our assessment of the
effectiveness of our internal controls. If we fail to timely complete this
assessment, or if our independent registered public accounting firm cannot
timely attest to its assessment, we could be subject to regulatory sanctions
and
a loss of public confidence in our internal controls. In addition, any failure
to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered
in
their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail
to
timely meet our regulatory reporting obligations. Any of these failures could
have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock.
c.
Changes
in Internal Controls
.
There
has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during
our
last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. Legal Proceedings - None
ITEM
1A. Risk Factors.
The
Company’s business, financial conditions and results of operations could be
materially and adversely affected by many risk factors. Because of these
risk factors, actual results might differ significantly from those projected
in
the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences
include, among others, the following:
Risks
Related to our Business
Adverse
trends in the electronics industry, such as an overall decline in sales or
a
shift away from products that incorporate our backlights, may reduce our
revenues and profitability.
Our
business depends on the continued vitality of the electronics industry, which
is
subject to rapid technological change, short product life cycles and margin
pressures. In addition, the electronics industry historically has been cyclical
and subject to significant downturns characterized by diminished product demand,
accelerated erosion of average selling prices and production
over-capacity. It is also characterized by sudden upswings in the
cycle, which can lead to shortages of key components needed for our business,
for which there is not always an alternative source. Economic conditions
affecting the electronics industry in general or our major customers may
adversely affect our operating results by reducing the level of business that
they furnish to us or the price they are willing to pay for our products.
If our customers’ products fail to gain widespread commercial
acceptance, become obsolete or otherwise suffer from low sales volume, our
revenues and profitability may stagnate or decline.
If
OLED technology matures, it may lessen the demand for LCDs and LED/CCFL
Backlights, which could reduce our revenues and profits.
Organic
Light Emitting Diode technology is an alternative to traditional LED technology
that is still in the development phase, with companies attempting to create
an
OLED solution for cell phones and other small size applications. This
technology has the potential to supplant traditional LEDs in many applications,
but it still faces many performance issues related to the life span, processing
technology, restrictions of sizes, etc. and for many applications it is still
cost prohibitive. If development of this technology overcomes those
drawbacks, it will compete with existing LCD display technologies and may reduce
the demand for LCDs and the backlights that we supply to the makers of LCDs.
Our client base is currently diverse and involved with manufacturing
products in a variety of different sizes and for many different applications.
Due to the current diverse product base of our customers, a currently
perceived growing demand for our backlights in medium and large size
applications and enhancements in LCD technology, we believe that OLED technology
will have little or no short term or medium-term effect on our levels of LCD
backlight sales. However, if the OLED technology matures or our current
beliefs or understandings materially change, it may lessen the demand for LCDs
and related components, leading to a reduction of our revenues or profits or
both.
A
few customers and applications account for a significant portion of our sales,
and the loss of any one of these customers may reduce our revenues and profits.
A
significant portion of our revenue is generated from a small number of
customers. The aggregate percentage of the revenue contributed by our top
three customers in 2006 was 52%, with roughly 47% coming from the two largest
customers. For the third quarter of 2007, the top four customers contributed
59%
of the total revenue, with 52% coming from our top three customers. Under
present conditions, the loss of any of these customers, or a significant
reduction in our level of sales to any or all of them, could have a material
adverse effect on our business and operating results.
We
do not have long-term purchase commitments from our customers and may have
to
rely on customer forecasts in making production decisions, and any cancellation
of purchase commitments or orders may result in the waste of raw materials
or
work in process associated with those orders, reducing both our revenues and
profitability.
As
a
backlight manufacturer, we must provide increasingly rapid product turnaround.
A
variety of conditions, both specific to individual customers and generally
affecting the demand for these products, may cause customers to cancel, reduce
or delay orders. Cancellations, reductions or delays by a significant customer
or by a group of customers would result in a material reduction in revenue.
Those customer decisions could also result in excess and obsolete
inventory and/or unabsorbed manufacturing capacity, which could reduce our
profits or impair our cash flow. On occasion, customers require rapid increases
in production, which can strain our resources, leading to a reduction in our
margins as a result of the additional costs necessary to meet those demands.
Our
customers generally do not provide us with firm, long-term volume purchase
commitments. In addition, industry trends over the past five years have led
to
dramatically shortened lead times on purchase orders, as rapid product cycles
have become the norm. Although we sometimes enter into manufacturing contracts
with our customers, these contracts principally clarify order lead times,
inventory risk allocation and similar matters, rather than providing for firm,
long-term commitments to purchase a specified volume of products at a fixed
price. As a result, customers can generally cancel purchase commitments or
reduce or delay orders at any time. The large percentage of our sales to
customers in the electronics industry, which is subject to severe competitive
pressure, rapid technological change and product obsolescence, increases our
inventory and overhead risks, among others, as we must maintain inventories
of
raw materials, work in process and finished goods to meet customer delivery
requirements, and those inventories may become obsolete if the anticipated
customer demand does not materialize.
We
also make significant decisions, including determining the levels of business
that we will seek and accept, production schedules, component procurement
commitments, facility requirements, personnel need, and other resource
requirements, based upon our estimates of customer requirements. The short-term
nature of our customers’ commitments and the possibility of rapid changes in
demand for these products reduce our ability to estimate accurately the future
requirements of those customers. Because many of our costs and operating
expenses are fixed, a reduction in customer demand can reduce our gross margins
and operating results. In order to transact business, we assess the integrity
and creditworthiness of our customers and suppliers and we may, based on this
assessment, incur design and development costs that we expect to recoup over
a
number of orders produced for the customer. Such assessments are not
always accurate and expose us to potential costs, including the write off of
costs incurred and inventory obsolescence if the orders anticipated do not
materialize. We may also occasionally place orders with suppliers based on
a
customer’s forecast or in anticipation of an order that is not realized.
Additionally, from time to time, we may purchase quantities of supplies and
materials greater than required by customer orders to secure more favorable
pricing, delivery or credit terms. These purchases can expose us to losses
from
cancellation costs, inventory carrying costs or inventory obsolescence, and
hence adversely affect our business and operating results.
Failure
to optimize our manufacturing potential and cost structure could materially
increase our overhead, causing a decline in our margins and profitability.
We
strive
to utilize the manufacturing capacity of our facilities fully but may not do
so
on a consistent basis. Our factory utilization is dependent on our success
in
accurately forecasting demand, predicting volatility, timing volume sales to
our
customers, balancing our productive resources with product mix, and planning
manufacturing services for new or other products that it intends to produce.
Demand for contract manufacturing of these products may not be as high as we
expect, and we may fail to realize the expected benefit from our investment
in
our manufacturing facilities. Our profitability and operating results are also
dependent upon a variety of other factors, including: utilization rates of
manufacturing lines, downtime due to product changeover, impurities in raw
materials causing shutdowns, and maintenance of contaminant-free operations.
Failure to optimize our manufacturing potential and cost structure could
materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.
Moreover,
our cost structure is subject to fluctuations from inflationary pressures in
China and other geographic regions where we conduct business. China is currently
experiencing dramatic growth in its economy. This growth may lead to continued
pressure on wages and salaries that may exceed increases in productivity. In
addition, these may not be compensated for and may be exacerbated by currency
movements.
We
face intense competition, and many of our competitors have substantially greater
resources than we have. Increased competition from these competitors may
reduce our revenues or decrease our margins, either or both of which would
reduce our profitability and could impair cash flow.
We
operate in a competitive environment that is characterized by price deflation
and technological change. We compete with major international and domestic
companies. Our major competitors include Shian Yih Electronics Ind. Co. Ltd.,
Wai Chi Electronics Ltd., Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation, K-Bridge
Electronics Co. Ltd., etc. and other similar companies primarily located in
Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong and China Mainland. Our competitors may have
greater market recognition and substantially greater financial, technical,
marketing, distribution, purchasing, manufacturing, personnel and other
resources than we do. Furthermore, some of our competitors have
manufacturing and sales forces that are geographically diversified, allowing
them to reduce transportation expenses, tariff costs and currency fluctuations
for certain customers in markets where their facilities are located. Many
competitors have production lines that allow them to produce more sophisticated
and complex devices than we currently do and to offer a broader range of display
devices to our target customers. Other emerging companies or companies in
related industries may also increase their participation in the display and
display module markets, which would intensify competition in our markets. We
might lose some of our current or future business to these competitors or be
forced to reduce our margins to retain or acquire that business, which could
decrease our revenues or slow our future revenue growth and lead to a decline
in
profitability.
In
2006,
our revenue and net income decreased by $3.8 million and $7.2 million
respectively compared with the prior year, partly due to the price reduction
as
a result of keen competition in the market.
In
the
nine months ended September 30 2007, our revenue increased by $5.4 million,
whereas net income decreased by $2.6 million respectively compared with the
same
period of the prior year. The revenue increase is partly due to the new
production facilities establishment, and the net income decrease is mainly
due
to the price reduction as a result of keen competition in the
market.
We
depend on the market acceptance of our customers’ products, and significant
slowdown in demand for those products would reduce our revenues and our profits.
Currently,
we do not sell products to end users. Instead, we design and manufacture various
display product solutions that our customers incorporate into their products.
As
a result, our success depends almost entirely upon the widespread market
acceptance of our customers’ products. Any significant slowdown in the demand
for our products would likely reduce our revenues and profits. Therefore,
we must identify industries that have significant growth potential and establish
strong, long-term relationships with manufacturers in those industries. Our
failure to identify potential growth opportunities or establish these
relationships would limit our revenue growth and profitability.
We
extend credit to our customers and may not be able to collect all receivables
due to us, and our inability to collect such receivables may have an adverse
effect on our immediate and long-term liquidity.
We
extend
credit to our customers based on assessments of their financial circumstances,
generally without requiring collateral. As of September 30 2007, our
accounts receivable, after deducting an allowance for bad debts, was $16.5
million. Our overseas customers may be subject to economic cycles and
conditions different from those of our domestic customers. We may also be unable
to obtain satisfactory credit information or adequately secure the credit risk
for some of these overseas customers. The extension of credit presents an
exposure to risk of uncollected receivables. Additionally, we may not
realize from receivables denominated in a foreign currency the anticipated
amounts in United States dollar terms due to fluctuations in currency values.
Our inability to collect on these accounts may reduce on our immediate and
long
term liquidity.
The
growth of our business depends on our ability to finance new products and
services and these increased costs may reduce our cash flows and, if the
products and services in which we have invested do not succeed, it would reduce
our profitability.
We
operate in the consumer electronics industry, which is characterized by rapid
change. New technologies are appearing with increasing frequency to
supplant existing technologies. In order to capture increased market
share, manufacturers are adopting a shorter product life cycle from a cosmetic,
if not functional, standpoint, but those cosmetic changes generally have a
direct effect on the backlight products that the new designs incorporate.
Technological advances, the introduction of new products, new designs and new
manufacturing techniques could render our inventory obsolete, or it could shift
demand into areas where we are not currently engaged. If we fail to adapt
to those changing conditions in a timely and efficient manner, our revenues
and
profits would likely decline. To remain competitive, we must continue to incur
significant costs in product development, equipment and facilities and to make
capital investment. These costs may increase, resulting in greater fixed costs
and operating expenses. As a result, we could be required to expend substantial
funds for and commit significant resources to the following:
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research
and development activities on existing and potential product solutions;
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additional
engineering and other technical
personnel;
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advanced
design, production and test
equipment;
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manufacturing
services that meet changing customer
needs;
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technological
changes in manufacturing processes; and
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expansion
of manufacturing capacity.
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Our
future operating results will depend to a significant extent on our ability
to
continue to provide new product solutions and electronic manufacturing services
that compare favorably on the basis of time to market, cost and performance
with
the design and manufacturing capabilities and competing third-party suppliers
and technologies. Our failure to increase our net sales sufficiently to offset
these increased costs would reduce our profitability.
We
are subject to lengthy sales cycles, and it could take longer than we anticipate
before our sales and marketing efforts result in revenue.
Our
focus
on developing a customer base that requires custom displays and devices means
that it may take longer to develop strong customer relationships. Moreover,
factors specific to certain industries have an impact on our sales cycles.
In
particular, those customers who operate in or supply to the medical and
automotive industries require longer sales cycles, as qualification processes
are longer and more rigorous, often requiring extensive field audits. These
lengthy and challenging sales cycles may mean that it could take longer before
our sales and marketing efforts result in revenue to us, if at all. As a
result, the return on the time and effort invested in developing these
opportunities may be deferred, or may not be realized at all, reducing our
profitability.
Products
we manufacture may contain design or manufacturing defects, which could result
in reduced demand for our services and customer claims, causing us to sustain
additional costs, loss of business reputation and legal liability.
We
manufacture products to our customers’ requirements, which can be highly complex
and may at times contain design or manufacturing errors or failures. Any defects
in the products we manufacture, whether caused by a design, manufacturing or
component failure or error, may result in returns, claims, delayed shipments
to
customers or reduced or cancelled customer orders. If these defects occur,
we
will incur additional costs, and if in they occur in large quantity or
frequently, we may sustain additional costs, loss of business reputation and
legal liability.
We
could become involved in intellectual property disputes, resulting in
substantial costs and diversion of our management resources. Such disputes
could materially and adversely affect our business by increasing our expenses
and limiting the resources that we can devote to expansion of our business,
even
if we ultimately prevail.
Diguang
Electronics currently possesses two Chinese patents, and we utilize the
additional patented technologies that are material to our business, which are
in
the process of being transferred to Diguang Electronics from Yi Song, our
Chairman, CEO and the current owner of the patents. If the patents are not
successfully transferred, we will not be able to use the same patents, which
would hamper our production and this would have a material and adverse effect
on
our business and revenues. If a patent is infringed upon by a third party,
we
may need to devote significant time and financial resources to attempt to halt
the infringement. We may not be successful in defending the patents involved
in
such a dispute. Similarly, while we do not knowingly infringe on patents,
copyrights or other intellectual property rights owned by other parties; we
may
be required to spend a significant amount of time and financial resources to
resolve any infringement claims against us. We may not be successful in
defending our position or negotiating an alternative remedy. Any
litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of our management
resources and could reduce our revenues and profits.
Our
customers may decide to design and/or manufacture the products that they
currently purchase from us, which may reduce our revenues and profits, as we
may
not be able to compete successfully with these in-house developments.
Our
competitive position could also be adversely affected if one or more of our
customers decide to design and/or manufacture their own backlights and display
modules. We may not be able to compete successfully with these in-house
developments by our customers, which would tend to favor their in-house supply
over us, even in cases where price and quality may not be comparable.
We
may develop new products that may not gain market acceptance, and our
significant costs in designing and manufacturing services for new product
solutions may not result in sufficient revenue to offset those costs or to
produce profits.
We
operate in an industry characterized by frequent and rapid technological
advances, the introduction of new products and new design and manufacturing
technologies. As a result, we may be required to expend funds and commit
resources to research and development activities, possibly requiring additional
engineering and other technical personnel; purchasing new design, production,
and test equipment; and continually enhancing design and manufacturing processes
and techniques. We may invest in equipment employing new production techniques
for existing products and new equipment in support of new technologies that
fail
to generate adequate returns on the investment due to insufficient productivity,
functionality or market acceptance of the products for which the equipment
may
be used. We could, therefore, incur significant sums in design and manufacturing
services for new product solutions that do not result in sufficient revenue
to
make those investments profitable. Furthermore, customers may change or
delay product introductions or terminate existing products without notice for
any number of reasons unrelated to us, including lack of market acceptance
for a
product. Our future operating results will depend significantly on our ability
to provide timely design and manufacturing services for new products that
compete favorably with design and manufacturing capabilities and third party
suppliers.
Our
component and materials suppliers may fail to meet our needs, causing us to
experience manufacturing delays, which may harm our relationships with current
or prospective customers and reduce sales.
We
do not
have long term supply contracts with the majority of our suppliers or for
specific components. This generally serves to reduce our commitment risk but
does expose us to supply risk and to price increases that we may not be able
to
pass on to our customers. In our industry, at times, there are shortages
of some of the materials and components that it uses. If we are unable to obtain
sufficient components on a timely basis, we may experience manufacturing delays,
which could harm our relationships with current or prospective customers and
reduce sales. Moreover, some suppliers may offer preferential terms to our
competitors, who may have greater buying power or leverage in negotiations.
That would place us at a competitive disadvantage.
We
may be affected by power shortages, causing delays in delivery of products
to
our customers, resulting in possible loss of business or claims against us
and
cause us to lose future business from those or other customers.
Our
Dongguan factory consumes a significant amount of electricity, and there are
a
significant number of industrial facilities in the area where this factory
is
located. Therefore, power shortages may occur and the facility may be
deprived of electricity for undetermined periods of time. This may result
in longer production timeframes and delays in delivery of product to our
customers. Failure to meet delivery deadlines may result in the loss of
business or claims against us, which may have a material and adverse effect
on
our business, profitability and reputation.
Our
financial performance could be harmed if compliance with new environmental
regulations becomes too burdensome.
Although
we believe that we are operating in compliance with applicable Chinese
government environmental laws, there is no assurance that we will be in
compliance consistently, as such laws and regulations or their interpretation
and implementation change. Failure to comply with environmental regulation
could
result in the imposition of fines, suspension or halting of production or
closure of manufacturing operations.
We
may not be able to secure financing needed for future operating needs on
acceptable terms, or on any terms at all.
From
time
to time, we may seek additional equity or debt financing to provide the capital
required to maintain or expand our design and production facilities and
equipment and/or working capital, as well as to repay outstanding loans if
cash
flow from operations is insufficient to do so. We cannot predict with certainty
the timing or amount of any such capital requirements. If such financing is
not
available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to expand our business or
to
develop new business at the rate desired.
Failure
to manage growth effectively could result in inefficiencies that could increase
our costs, reducing our profitability.
We
have
increased the number of our manufacturing and design programs and intend to
expand further the number and diversity of our programs. The number of
locations where we manufacture may also increase. Our ability to manage
our planned growth effectively will require us to:
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enhance
quality, operational, financial and management systems;
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expand
facilities and equipment; and
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successfully
hire, train and motivate additional employees, including the technical
personnel necessary to operate our production facilities.
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An
expansion and diversification of our product range, manufacturing and sales
will
result in increases in our overhead and selling expenses. We may also be
required to increase staffing and other expenses as well as expenditures on
plant, equipment and property in order to meet the anticipated demand of our
customers. Customers, however, generally do not commit to firm production
schedules for more than a short time in advance. Any increase in expenditures
in
anticipation of future orders that do not materialize would adversely affect
our
profitability. Customers also may require rapid increases in design and
production services that place an excessive short-term burden on our resources
and reduce our profitability.
Potential
strategic alliances may not achieve their objectives, which could lead to wasted
effort or involvement in ventures that are not profitable and could harm our
company’s reputation.
We
are
currently exploring strategic alliances designed to enhance or complement our
technology or to work in conjunction with our technology, increase our
manufacturing capacity, provide additional know-how, components or supplies,
and
develop, introduce and distribute products and services utilizing our technology
and know-how. Any strategic alliances entered into may not achieve their
strategic objectives, and parties to our strategic alliances may not perform
as
contemplated. As a result, the alliances themselves may run at a loss,
which would reduce our profitability, and if the products or customer service
provided by such alliances were of inferior quality, our reputation in the
marketplace could be harmed, affecting our existing and future customer
relationships.
We
may not be able to retain, recruit and train adequate management and production
personnel. We rely heavily on those personnel to help develop and execute
our business plans and strategies, and if we lose such personnel, it would
reduce our ability to operate effectively.
Our
success is dependent, to a large extent, on our ability to retain the services
of our executive management, who have contributed to our growth and expansion
to
date. The executive directors play an important role in our operations and
the development of our new products. Accordingly, the loss of their services,
in
particular Messrs. Yi Song and Hong Song, without suitable replacements, will
have an adverse affect on our business generally, operating results and future
prospects.
In
addition, our continued operations are dependent upon our ability to identify
and recruit adequate management and production personnel in China. We require
trained graduates of varying levels and experience and a flexible work force
of
semi-skilled operators. Many of our current employees come from the more remote
regions of China as they are attracted by the wage differential and prospects
afforded by Shenzhen and our operations. With the economic growth currently
being experienced in China, competition for qualified personnel will be
substantial, and there can be no guarantee that a favorable employment climate
will continue and that wage rates we must offer to attract qualified personnel
will enable us to remain competitive internationally. Inability to attract
such
personnel may or the increased cost of doing so could reduce our competitive
advantage relative to other backlight producers, reducing or eliminating our
growth in revenues and profits.
Mr.
Yi Song, our Chief Executive Officer, controls approximately 75% of our
outstanding common shares and may have conflict of interest with our minority
shareholders.
Mr.
Yi
Song, our Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns approximately 75% of the
outstanding shares of our common stock. As a result of being the majority
shareholder, for transactions that require shareholders approval, he has control
over decisions to enter into any of them, which could result in the approval
of
transactions that might not maximize shareholders’ value, and has the ability to
prevent entry into any of them. In addition, he can control the election
of members of the Company’s board, have the ability to appoint new members to
the Company’s management team and control the outcome of matters submitted to a
vote of the holders of the Company’s common stock. The interests of Mr. Yi
Song may at times conflict with the interests of our other shareholders.
Risks
Related to International Operations
If
China does not continue its policy of economic reforms, it could, among other
things, result in an increase in tariffs and trade restrictions on products
we
produce or sell following a business combination, making our products less
attractive and potentially reducing our revenues and profits.
China’s
government has been reforming its economic system since the late 1970s. The
economy of China has historically been a nationalistic, “planned economy,”
meaning it has functioned and produced according to governmental plans and
pre-set targets or quotas.
However,
in recent years, the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing
the
utilization of market forces for economic reform and the reduction of state
ownership in business enterprises. Although we believe that the changes adopted
by the government of China have had a positive effect on the economic
development of China, additional changes still need to be made. For example,
a
substantial portion of productive assets in China are still owned by the Chinese
government. Additionally, the government continues to play a significant role
in
regulating industrial development. We cannot predict the timing or extent of
any
future economic reforms that may be proposed, but should they occur, they could
reduce our operating flexibility or require us to divert our efforts to products
or ventures that are less profitable than those we would elect to pursue on
our
own.
A
recent
positive economic change has been China’s entry into the World Trade
Organization, the global international organization dealing with the rules
of
trade between nations. It is believed that China’s entry will ultimately result
in a reduction of tariffs for industrial products, a reduction in trade
restrictions and an increase in trading with the United States. However,
China has not fully complied with all of its WTO obligations to date, including
fully opening its markets to American goods and easing the current trade
imbalance between the two countries. If actions are not taken to rectify these
problems, trade relations between the United States and China may be strained,
and this may have a negative impact on China's economy and our business by
leading to the imposition of trade barriers on items that incorporate our
products, which would reduce our revenues and profits.
We
are dependent on our Chinese manufacturing operations to generate the majority
of our income and profits, and the deterioration of any current favorable local
conditions may make it difficult or prohibitive to continue to operate or expand
the manufacturing facilities in China.
Our
current manufacturing operations are located in China, our administrative
offices are in the United States and we have additional establishments in Hong
Kong and the British Virgin Islands. The geographical distances between these
facilities create a number of logistical and communications challenges,
including time differences and differences in the cultures in each location,
which makes communication and effective cooperation more difficult. In
addition, because of the location of the manufacturing facilities in China,
we
could be affected by economic and political instability there, including
problems related to labor unrest, lack of developed infrastructure, variances
in
payment cycles, currency fluctuations, overlapping taxes and multiple taxation
issues, employment and severance taxes, compliance with local laws and
regulatory requirements, greater difficulty in collecting accounts receivable,
and the burdens of cost and compliance with a variety of foreign laws. Moreover,
inadequate development or maintenance of infrastructure in China, including
adequate power and water supplies, transportation, raw materials availability
or
the deterioration in the general political, economic or social environment
could
make it difficult, more expensive and possibly prohibitive to continue to
operate or expand the manufacturing facilities in China.
The
Chinese government could change its policies toward, or even nationalize,
private enterprise, which could leave us unable to use the assets we have
accumulated for the purpose of generating profits for the benefit of our
shareholders.
Over
the
past several years, the Chinese government has pursued economic reform policies,
including the encouragement of private economic activities and decentralization
of economic regulation. The Chinese government may not continue to pursue these
policies or may significantly alter them to our detriment from time to time
without notice. Changes in policies by the Chinese government that result in
a
change of laws, regulations, their interpretation, or the imposition of
confiscatory taxation, restrictions on currency conversion or imports and
sources of supply could materially reduce the value of our business by making
us
uncompetitive or, for example, by reducing our after-tax profits. The
nationalization or other expropriation of private enterprises by the Chinese
government could result in the total loss of our investment in China, where
a
significant portion of our profits are generated.
The
Chinese legal system may have inherent uncertainties that could materially
and
adversely impact our ability to enforce the agreements governing our operations.
The
performance of the agreements and the operations of our factories are dependent
on our relationship with the local government. Our operations and prospects
would be materially and adversely affected by the failure of the local
government to honor our agreements or an adverse change in the laws governing
them. In the event of a dispute, enforcement of these agreements could be
difficult in China. China tends to issue legislation, which is followed by
implementing regulations, interpretations and guidelines that can render
immediate compliance difficult. Similarly, on occasion, conflicts arise between
national legislation and implementation by the provinces that take time to
reconcile. These factors can present difficulties in our ability to achieve
compliance. Unlike the United States, China has a civil law system based on
written statutes in which judicial decisions have limited precedential value.
The Chinese government has enacted laws and regulations to deal with economic
matters such as corporate organization and governance, foreign investment,
commerce, taxation and trade. However, our experience in implementing,
interpreting and enforcing these laws and regulations is limited, and our
ability to enforce commercial claims or to resolve commercial disputes in China
is therefore unpredictable. These matters may be subject to the exercise of
considerable discretion by agencies of the Chinese government, and forces and
factors unrelated to the legal merits of a particular matter or dispute may
influence their determination.
Because
our operations are international, we are subject to significant worldwide
political, economic, legal and other uncertainties that may make collection
of
amounts owed to us difficult or costly, or conducting operations more difficult
should materials needed from certain places be unavailable for an indefinite
or
extended period of time.
We
have
subsidiaries in the British Virgin Islands, China and Hong Kong. Because we
manufacture all of our products in China, substantially all of the net book
value of our total fixed assets is located there. However, we sell our products
to customers worldwide, with concentrations of customers in Taiwan, Hong Kong,
North America, Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia and China Mainland. As a
result, we will have receivables from and goods in transit to those locations.
Protectionist trade legislation in the United States or foreign countries,
such
as a change in export or import legislation, tariff or duty structures, or
other
trade policies, could adversely affect our ability to sell products in these
markets, or even to purchase raw materials or equipment from foreign suppliers.
Moreover, we are subject to a variety of United States laws and regulations,
changes to which may affect our ability to transact business with certain
customers or in certain product categories.
We
are
also subject to numerous national, state and local governmental regulations,
including environmental, labor, waste management, health and safety matters
and
product specifications. We are subject to laws and regulations governing our
relationship with our employees, including: wage and hour requirements, working
and safety conditions, citizenship requirements, work permits and travel
restrictions. These include local labor laws and regulations, which may require
substantial resources for compliance. We are subject to significant government
regulation with regard to property ownership and use in connection with our
leased facilities in China, import restrictions, currency restrictions and
restrictions on the volume of domestic sales and other areas of regulation,
all
of which can limit our ability to react to market pressures in a timely or
effective way, thus causing us to lose business or miss opportunities to expand
our business.
Fluctuation
of the Renminbi could make our pricing less attractive, causing us to lose
sales, or could reduce our profitability when stated in terms of another
currency, such as the U.S. dollar.
The
value
of the Renminbi, the main currency used in China, fluctuates and is affected
by,
among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions. The
conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies such as the dollar has been
generally based on rates set by the People’s Bank of China, which are set daily
based on the previous day's interbank foreign exchange market rates and current
exchange rates on the world financial markets. The official exchange rate had
remained stable over the past several years. However, China recently adopted
a
floating rate with respect to the Renminbi, with a 0.3% fluctuation. As a
result, the exchange rate of the Renminbi recently rose to 7.80 against the
dollar, amounting to a 3.3% appreciation of the Renminbi. This floating exchange
rate, and any appreciation of the Renminbi that may result from such rate,
could
have various effects on our business, which include making our products more
expensive relative to those of our competitors than has been true in the past,
or increasing our profitability when stated in dollar terms. It is not
possible to predict if the net effects of the appreciation of the Renminbi,
if
it occurred, would be positive or negative for our business.
Changes
in foreign exchange regulations in China may affect our ability to pay dividends
in foreign currency or conduct other business for which we would need access
to
foreign currency exchange.
Renminbi,
or RMB, is not currently a freely convertible currency, and the restrictions
on
currency exchanges may limit our ability to use revenues generated in RMB to
fund business activities outside China or to make dividends or other payments
in
United States dollars. The Chinese government strictly regulates conversion
of
RMB into foreign currencies. For example, RMB cannot be converted into
foreign currencies for the purpose of expatriating the foreign currency, except
for purposes such as payment of debts lawfully owed to parties outside of China.
Over the years, foreign exchange regulations in China have significantly
reduced the government’s control over routine foreign exchange transactions
under current accounts.
The
State
Administration for Foreign Exchange, “SAFE”, regulates the conversion of the RMB
into foreign currencies. Currently, Foreign Invested Enterprises, “FIE”, are
required to apply for “Foreign Exchange Registration Certificates,” which permit
the conversion of RMB into foreign exchange for the purpose of expatriating
profits earned in China to a foreign country. Our China subsidiary,
Diguang Electronics, is a FIE that has obtained the registration certifications,
and with such registration certifications, which need to be renewed annually,
Diguang Electronics is allowed to open foreign currency accounts including
a
“current account” and “capital account.” Currently, conversion within the scope
of the “current account”, e.g. remittance of foreign currencies for payment of
dividends, etc., can be effected without requiring the approval of SAFE.
However, conversion of currency in the “capital account”, e.g. for capital items
such as direct investments, loans, securities, etc., still requires the approval
of SAFE. In accordance with the existing foreign exchange regulations in
China, Diguang Electronics is able to pay dividends in foreign currencies,
without prior approval from the SAFE, by complying with certain procedural
requirements.
Although
we have not experienced any difficulties in the repatriation of our profits
out
of China or in meeting our foreign exchange needs to date, there can be no
assurance that the current foreign exchange measures will not be changed in a
way that will make payment of dividends and other distributions outside of
China
more difficult or unlawful. As a result, if we intend to distribute profits
outside of China, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain
sufficient foreign exchange to do so.
In
addition, on October 21, 2005, SAFE promulgated Notice 75, Notice on Issues
concerning Foreign Exchange Management in People’s Republic of China Residents’
Financing and Return investments through Overseas Special Intention Company.
Notice 75 provides that Chinese residents shall apply for Foreign Exchange
Investment Registration before establishing or controlling an OSIC, which is
defined by Notice 75 as a foreign enterprise directly established or indirectly
controlled by Chinese residents for foreign equity capital financing with their
domestic enterprise assets and interests.
Notice
75
further requires that Chinese residents shall process the modification of
foreign investment exchange registration for the interests of net assets held
by
Chinese residents in an OSIC and its alteration condition, if Chinese residents
contributed their domestic assets or shares into the OSIC, or processed foreign
equity capital financing after contributing their domestic assets or shares
into
the OSIC.
Pursuant
to Notice 75, Chinese residents are prohibited, among other things, from
distributing profits or proceeds from a liquidation, paying bonuses, or
transferring shares of the OSIC outside of China if Chinese residents have
not
completed or do not maintain the Foreign Investment Exchange Registration.
Yi
Song
and Hong Song, our principals, have filed the requisite application for foreign
investment exchange registration under the relevant laws of China and the
regulations of Notice 75, and their registration application has been approved
by SAFE. Their foreign investment exchange registration is valid, legal and
effective for the purpose of Notice 75.
On
May
29, 2007, SAFE issued new “operating procedures” further clarifying its
earlier-released Notice 75.
However,
we cannot provide any assurance that Chinese regulatory authorities will not
impose further restrictions on the convertibility of the RMB. Since our
subsidiary in China generates a significant proportion of our revenue and these
revenues are denominated mainly in RMB, any future restrictions on currency
exchanges may limit our ability to repatriate such revenues for the distribution
of dividends to our shareholders or for funding our other business activities
outside China.
We
are subject to various tax regimes, which may adversely affect our profitability
and tax liabilities in the future.
Diguang
Development has subsidiaries and/or operations or other presence in the U.S.,
China, Hong Kong and the British Virgin Islands, and it will be subject to
the
tax regimes of these countries. Although virtually all of Diguang
Development’s profits will be earned outside of the U.S., under U.S. tax laws it
is possible that some or much of Diguang Development’s earnings will be subject
to U.S. taxation. That may be true even if Diguang Development does not
repatriate any of its foreign earnings to the U.S. If that occurs, Diguang
Development’s after-tax profits could decrease significantly. Diguang
Development will attempt to structure its operations in a manner that minimizes
its overall corporate tax costs, but there is no assurance that it will be
able
to avoid having to pay significantly higher taxes than we have paid
historically.
As
we
were established under the laws of the state of Nevada, we are subject only
to
federal income tax and state income tax. Because our main operating activities
are located outside the U.S., the taxable income outside the U.S. may not be
able to offset the taxable loss generated in the U.S. We may have accumulated
certain net operation loss carry forwards; however, due to the changes in
ownership, the use of these net operation loss carry forward may be limited
in
accordance with the U.S. tax laws.
In
addition, any change in tax laws and regulations or the interpretation or
application thereof, either internally in one of those jurisdictions or as
between those jurisdictions, may adversely affect Diguang Development’s
profitability and tax liabilities in the future.
Cessation
of the income tax exemption for Diguang Electronics may have an adverse impact
on our net profits.
Diguang
Electronics is currently enjoying a reduced rate of income tax under the central
government and provincial government laws. Under Chinese income tax law,
Diguang Electronics, as a Foreign Investment Enterprise, “FIE”, would ordinarily
be subject to the PRC central government and local income tax rates of 30%
and
3%, respectively. However, Chinese income tax law also provides that any
FIE engaged in manufacturing that is scheduled to operate for not less than
10
years shall receive an exemption from the entire central government income
tax
for the two years beginning with its first profitable year and receive a 50%
reduced income tax in the third through fifth years.
Normally,
the concession rate for the central government income tax for FIEs established
in special economic zones is 15%. The concession rate for the central
government income tax for FIEs of a production nature is 24% if they are
established in coastal economic open zones or in the old urban districts of
cities where the special economic zones or the economic and technological
development zones are located. However, because Diguang’s subsidiary, Diguang
Electronics, is recognized as a high-tech enterprise by the Shenzhen Science
and
Technology Bureau, it is entitled to a 50% reduction in the central government
income tax for an additional three years, i.e., in the sixth through eighth
years, subject to a minimum central government income tax rate of 10% in each
of
these years, pursuant to the Rules for the Implementation of the Income Tax
law
of the PRC for Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises.
In fact, Diguang Electronics received a 100% exemption for the first two
years in 1999 and 2000 and a 50% exemption of the central government income
tax
for the next three years, from 2001 through 2003.
Although
local tax authorities in China are responsible for collecting the applicable
central government income tax as well as provincial government income tax,
these
authorities often follow local practices in tax collection matters. Like
most high-tech enterprises in Shenzhen, Diguang Electronics paid total income
tax at a rate of 7.5% in 2004, 2005 and 2006 whereas, the applicable minimum
required central government income tax rate was 10% for 2004, 2005 and 2006,
respectively. The Shenzhen tax authority had accepted without objection
Diguang Electronics’ tax filings and payments for 2005 and 2006. Diguang
Electronics also expects that it will continue to pay income tax at a rate
of
15% for 2007 because of local tax practices implemented by local tax authority.
Diguang Electronics believes the risk of application of a retroactive
additional 2.5% tax and related penalties, if any, for 2005 and 2006 to be
minimal. However, there can be no assurance that Diguang Electronics will
not be required to pay the deficient tax and any related penalty in the future.
Furthermore,
enterprises are entitled to receive a government subsidy sourcing from the
proceeds collected as the central government income tax imposed on profits
generated by certain products that have been approved for inclusion within
the
National (and/or Provincial) Important New Products Project. Diguang
Electronics needs to apply for this kind of government subsidies for three
years
from the date a product receives this approval. Two of Diguang
Electronics’ products, its color CCFL backlight for TFT-LCD TV and its white LED
backlight have received this approval and are included in the National (and/or
Provincial) Important New Products Project. Under the local incentive program
implemented by Shenzhen Treasury Department financial fund assistance, Diguang
Electronic had applied for receiving this kind of government subsidies based
on
50% income tax imposed on the profit related to the above two products. Pursuant
to the relevant approvals, Diguang Electronics received the subsidies for the
income tax imposed on the profit generated by these two products from the local
government. Diguang Electronics has been noticed through governmental
circular that it had received the subsidy for 2006 because one product
named New Type High Efficiency CCFL/LED Backlight (TFT-LCD Backlight) was listed
on the National (and/or Provincial) Important New Products Project by the
relevant local government. Diguang Electronics intends to apply for continued
inclusion of this one product within the National (and/or Provincial) Important
New Products Project in October 2006 for the 2006 subsidy; if the application
is
approved, Diguang Electronics will be entitled to receive this kind of subsidy
until at least October 2007. However, there is no assurance that Diguang
Electronics’ application will be approved. If Diguang Electronics’
application is not successful, the subsidy income of tax refund may be reduced
and its after tax profits may be adversely affected.
Cessation
of value added tax refund for Diguang Electronics may have an adverse impact
on
our net profits.
Normally,
Diguang Electronics would be required to pay a value added tax, or the
difference between the VAT it pays and collects. Based on the fact that
two of Diguang Electronics’ products, its color CCFL backlight for TFT-LCD TV
and its white LED backlight, are included in the National (and/or Provincial)
Important New Products Project, Diguang Electronics is entitled to receive
financial support according to the Rules for the Implementation of Financial
Preferential Treatment on Shenzhen Important New Products. In accordance
with the detailed explanation provided by relevant government agencies, Diguang
Electronics applied to receive government subsidy based on a 50% of the local
portion of the VAT, which represents 25% of the total VAT, or VAT paid x 25%
x
50%, in relation to these two products approved by Shenzhen Treasury Department
financial fund assistance. This application should be effective for three
years from the date a product receives approval to be included in the National
(and/or Provincial) Important New Products Project. Pursuant to the relevant
approvals, Diguang Electronics received the subsidies for the income tax imposed
on the profit generated by these two products from the local government.
Diguang Electronics has been noticed through governmental circular that it
is entitled to receive subsidy for 2006 because one product named New Type
High Efficiency CCFL/LED Backlight, TFT-LCD Backlight, was listed on the
National (and/or Provincial) Important New Products Project by the relevant
local government. Diguang Electronics intends to apply for continued
inclusion of this one product within the National (and/or Provincial) Important
New Products Project in October 2006 for the 2006 subsidy; if the application
is
approved, Diguang Electronics will be entitled to the VAT refund until at least
October 2007. However, there is no assurance that Diguang Electronics’
application will be approved. If Diguang Electronics’ application is not
successful, the subsidy of VAT tax refund, may be reduced and its after tax
profits may be adversely affected.
Because
Chinese law will govern almost all of our material agreements after the Share
Exchange, we may not be able to enforce our legal rights within China or
elsewhere, which could result in a significant loss of business, business
opportunities, or capital.
Chinese
law will govern almost all of our material agreements after the Share Exchange.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to enforce any of our material
agreements or that remedies will be available outside of China. The system
of
laws and the enforcement of existing laws in China may not be as certain in
implementation and interpretation as in the United States. The Chinese
judiciary is relatively inexperienced in enforcing corporate and commercial
law,
leading to a higher than usual degree of uncertainty as to the outcome of any
litigation. The inability to enforce or obtain a remedy under any of our future
agreements could result in a significant loss of business, business
opportunities or capital.
Additionally,
substantially all of our assets will be located outside of the United States
and
most of our officers and directors will reside outside of the United States.
As a result, it may not be possible for United States investors to enforce
their legal rights, to effect service of process upon our directors or officers
or to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil
liabilities and criminal penalties of our directors and officers under Federal
securities laws. Moreover, we have been advised that China does not have
treaties providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments
of courts with the United States. Further, it is unclear if extradition
treaties now in effect between the United States and China would permit
effective enforcement of criminal penalties of the Federal securities laws.
It
will be extremely difficult to acquire jurisdiction and enforce liabilities
against our officers, directors and assets based in China.
Because
most of our officers and directors reside outside of the United States, it
may
be difficult, if not impossible, to acquire jurisdiction over those persons
if a
lawsuit is initiated against us and/or our officers and directors by a
shareholder or group of shareholders in the United States. Also, because
our officers will likely be residing in China at the time such a suit is
initiated, achieving service of process against such persons would be extremely
difficult. Furthermore, because the majority of our assets are located in
China it would also be extremely difficult to access those assets to satisfy
an
award entered against us in United States court. Moreover, we have been advised
that China does not have treaties with the United States providing for the
reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts.
We
may have difficulty establishing adequate management, legal and financial
controls in China, which could impair our planning processes and make it
difficult to provide accurate reports of our operating results.
China
historically has not followed Western style management and financial reporting
concepts and practices, and its access to modern banking, computer and other
control systems has been limited. We may have difficulty in hiring and
retaining a sufficient number of qualified employees to work in China in these
areas. As a result of these factors, we may experience difficulty in
establishing management, legal and financial controls, collecting financial
data
and preparing financial statements, books of account and corporate records
and
instituting business practices that meet Western standards, making it difficult
for management to forecast its needs and to present the results of our
operations accurately at all times.
Imposition
of trade barriers and taxes may reduce our ability to do business
internationally, and the resulting loss of revenue could harm our profitability.
We
may
experience barriers to conducting business and trade in our targeted emerging
markets in the form of delayed customs clearances, customs duties and tariffs.
In addition, we may be subject to repatriation taxes levied upon the exchange
of
income from local currency into foreign currency, substantial taxes of profits,
revenues, assets and payroll, as well as value-added tax. The markets in
which we plan to operate may impose onerous and unpredictable duties, tariffs
and taxes on our business and products, and there can be no assurance that
this
will not reduce the level of sales that we achieve in such markets, which would
reduce our revenues and profits.
There
can be no guarantee that China will comply with the membership requirements
of
the World Trade Organization, which could leave us subject to retaliatory
actions by other governments and reduce our ability to sell our products
internationally.
China
has
agreed that foreign companies will be allowed to import most products into
any
part of China. In the sensitive area of intellectual property rights,
China has agreed to implement the trade-related intellectual property agreement
of the Uruguay Round. There can be no assurances that China will implement
any
or all of the requirements of its membership in the World Trade Organization
in
a timely manner, if at all. If China does not fulfill its obligations to
the World Trade Organization, we may be subject to retaliatory actions by the
governments of the countries into which we sell our products, which could render
our products less attractive, thus reducing our revenues and
profits.
There
can be no guarantee that our management will continuously meet its obligations
under Chinese law to enable distribution of profits earned in China to entities
outside of China.
A
circular recently promulgated by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange,
“SAFE”, has increased the ability of foreign holding companies to receive
distributions of profits earned by Chinese operating subsidiaries. We
qualify for this treatment, but remaining qualified for it will require the
Chinese principals involved, Yi Song and Hong Song to meet annual filing
obligations. While they have agreed to meet those annual requirements, it
is possible that they will fail to do so, which could limit our ability to
gain
access to the profits earned by Diguang Electronics. The result could be
the inability to pay dividends to our stockholders or to deploy capital outside
of China in a manner that would be beneficial to our business as a whole.
Risks
Related to our Securities.
The
market price of our shares is subject to significant price and volume
fluctuations.
The
markets for equity securities have been volatile. The price of our common shares
may be subject to wide fluctuations in response to variations in operating
results, news announcements, trading volume, general market trends both
domestically and internationally, currency movements and interest rate
fluctuations or sales of common shares by our officers, directors and our
principal shareholders, customers, suppliers or other publicly traded companies.
Certain events, such as the issuance of common shares upon the exercise of
our
outstanding stock options, could also materially and adversely affect the
prevailing market price of our common shares. Further, the stock markets in
general have recently experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that
have affected the market prices of equity securities of many companies and
that
have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of such
companies. These fluctuations may materially and adversely affect the market
price of our common shares and the ability to resell shares at or above the
price paid, or at any price.
There
may not be an active, liquid trading market for our common stock.
Our
common stock is currently traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board and
we
intend to file an application for listing on The NASDAQ Market as soon as
practicable thereafter. Although we intend on meeting all of the necessary
requirements as stated by NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4420(a), there is no guarantee
that our application will be accepted. If we do not succeed in securing a
listing on the NASDAQ Market, it could limit the ability to trade our common
stock and result in a reduction of the price that can be obtained for shares
being sold.
Compliance
with all of the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may be a further condition
of continued listing or trading. There is no assurance that if we are granted
a
listing on the NASDAQ Market we will always be able to meet the NASDAQ Market
listing requirements, or that there will be an active, liquid trading market
for
our common stock in the future. Failure to meet the NASDAQ Market listing
requirements could result in the delisting of our common stock from the NASDAQ
Market, which may adversely affect the liquidity of our shares, the price that
can be obtained for them or both.
We
may not pay dividends.
We
may
not pay dividends in the future. Instead, we expect to apply earnings toward
the
further expansion and development of our business. The likelihood of our paying
dividends is further reduced by the fact that, in order to pay dividends, we
would need to repatriate profits earned outside of the U.S., and in doing so
those profits would become subject to U.S. taxation. Thus, the liquidity
of your investment is dependent upon your ability to sell stock at an acceptable
price, rather than receiving an income stream from it. The price of our stock
can go down as well as up, and fluctuations in market price may limit your
ability to realize any value from your investment, including recovering the
initial purchase price.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Information
called for in this item was provided in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on March 21, 2006.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES - None.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS -
None.
ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION - None
ITEM
6.
EXHIBITS
a.
EXHIBITS
3.1(i)
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Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference
to the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on October 30,
2006)
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3.1(ii)
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on October 30,
2006)
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10.1
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Amended
and Restated Share Exchange Agreement (Incorporated by reference
to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 21,
2006)
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10.2
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Amended
and Restated Purchase Option Agreement (Incorporated by reference
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15,
2006)
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10.3
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Employment
Agreement of Yi Song (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K/A filed on April 21,
2006)
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10.4
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Employment
Agreement of Hong Song (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K/A filed on April 21,
2006)
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10.5
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Production
Building Lease Contract with Dongguan Diguang Electronics Science
&
Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Diguang Electronics Co. (Incorporated
by
reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on
June 16, 2006)
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a - 14 (a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith
electronically)
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a - 14 (a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith
electronically)
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as
adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed
herewith
electronically).
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32.2
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Certification
of Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed
herewith
electronically).
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99.1
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2006
Stock Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on June 26,
2006)
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99.2
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Form
of Stock Option Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 26,
2006)
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99.3
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Code
of Ethics (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed on October 30,
2006)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by
the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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DIGUANG
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
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Dated:
November 13, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Yi
Song
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Yi
Song
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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Dated:
November 13, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Keith
Hor
|
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Keith
Hor
Chief
Financial Officer
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