(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number
and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Act.
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each
of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report (December 31, 2021):
23,940,000
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a
well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐
No ☒
If this report is an annual or transition report,
indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405
of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files) Yes
☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large
accelerated filer, “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
If an emerging growth company that prepares its
financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition
period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting
the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
If “Other” has been checked in response
to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. ☐
Item 17 ☐ Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐
No ☒
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent
to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Not Applicable
Except as otherwise indicated by the context and
for the purposes of this report only, references in this report to:
In addition to historical information, this report
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. We use
words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “plan,”
“optimistic,” “intend,” “aim,” “will” or similar expressions which are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements include, among others, those concerning market and industry segment growth and demand and
acceptance of new and existing products; any projections of sales, earnings, revenue, margins or other financial items; any statements
of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; and any statements regarding future economic conditions or
performance, as well as all assumptions, expectations, predictions, intentions or beliefs about future events. Investors are cautioned
that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions,
which, if they were to ever materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the possibility that we
may not be able to maintain or increase our net revenues and profits due to our failure to anticipate consumer preferences and develop
new menswear products, our failure to execute our business expansion plan, changes in domestic and foreign laws, regulations and taxes,
changes in economic conditions, uncertainties related to China’s legal system and economic, political and social events in China,
a general economic downturn, a downturn in the securities markets, and other risks and uncertainties which are generally set forth under
Item 3 “Key information—D. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report.
Readers are urged to carefully review and consider
the various disclosures made by us in this report and our other filings with the SEC. These reports attempt to advise interested parties
of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and prospects. The forward-looking
statements made in this report speak only as of the date hereof and we disclaim any obligation, except as required by law, to provide
updates, revisions or amendments to any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in our expectations or future events.
PART I
ITEM 1. |
IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS |
A. |
Directors and Senior Management |
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. |
OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE |
Not applicable.
B. |
Method and Expected Timetable |
Not applicable.
B. |
Capitalization and Indebtedness |
Not applicable.
C. |
Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds |
Not applicable.
An investment in our capital stock involves
a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information included in
this annual report, before making an investment decision. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition
or results of operations could suffer. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part
of your investment.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
In connection with the initial public offering
of our Ordinary Shares in February 2022, we entered into certain agreements with a Hong Kong entity pursuant to which we believe we were
defrauded of in excess of $10 million; because we failed to disclose such agreements at the time of the initial public offering, regardless
of the arguably fraudulent nature of such agreements, we may be subject to potential liabilities or litigation exposure as a result of
such agreements.
The Company closed its initial
public offering (the “IPO”) of its ordinary shares on February 18, 2022, through which the Company raised $39.4 million through
the sale of 3,940,000 ordinary shares at a purchase price of $10.00 per share. During the roadshow leading up to the IPO, a Hong Kong
investment company named Tai He International Group Limited (“Tai He”) was referred to the Company by Shengang Securities
Company Limited (“Shengang”), the Company’s co-underwriter based in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).
Tai He, through negotiations with Shengang, asserted that it would participate in the IPO as an investor. As a development stage PRC medical
device company, the Company’s management had no experience in the US capital markets and relied on its investment bankers and underwriters
in providing guidance and advice concerning its US public offering. Accordingly, the Company was unaware of the actual motives of Tai
He. Based on the Company’s trust in Shengang, and given the circumstances that the Company was unable to make further verification,
the Company hastily entered into a series of agreements with Tai He (the “Tai He Agreements”).
Pursuant to the Tai He
Agreements, Tai He agreed to invest a minimum of $35 million in the IPO subject to the Company making a $7.0 million refundable
deposit and advancing a $3.0 million service fee for investor relations and other services (together, the “Services”)
payable to Tai He. The Company, its affiliates and individual shareholders paid the $7.0 million Refundable Deposit and $3.0 million
service fee to Tai He in several installments from January 27, 2022 to March 11, 2022. After March 11, 2022, the Company has made no
other payments to, nor had any direct interaction with, Tai He, and, in actuality, the Company never directly communicated with Tai
He during the negotiations, only communicating about Tai He and the Tai He Agreements through Shengang.
After the IPO, through the
Company’s internal risk control process, the Company learned that Tai He does not appear to be an investor in the Company and, when
the Company attempted to inquire about it, Tai He refused to speak with the Company. Based on the facts as investigated and understood
by the Company, the Company believes that it was defrauded by Tai He and that Tai He never actually invested $35 million in the IPO. In
fact, the Company learned that Tai He made no investments in the Company at all, and Tai He has no involvement in the Company’s
IPO matters. In addition, the Refundable Deposit has not been repaid to the Company and no Services have been provided to the Company
by Tai He. As a result, the Company believes that the Tai He Agreements may be deemed a fraud perpetrated by Tai He and Shengang against
the Company by Tai He taking advantage of asymmetric information, including the Company’s lack of knowledge and understanding of
the US markets, IPO rules and processes, and the trust of the Company.
After consultation with professionals,
the Company is now aware that the Tai He Agreements were required to be disclosed to the public and the Company believes that the agreements
themselves are fraudulent and non-enforceable, and therefore the Company is disclosing the Tai He Agreements to meet the compliance requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Further, the Company acknowledges that it had improperly relied on the
advice, direction and counsel of Shengang when entering into the Tai He Agreements. The Company is now proactively working to terminate
the Tai He Agreements and recover the monies already paid to Tai He by the Company. The Company and its executive management team intends
to cooperate with the SEC, as well as any other relevant authorities, to ensure that its investors’ interests are protected while
such matters are resolved. Nonetheless, because of the Tai He Agreements and the Company’s failure to disclose them could expose
the Company potential shareholder litigation and/or SEC enforcement or other regulatory action.
Our operating history may not be indicative
of our future growth or financial results and we may not be able to sustain our historical growth rates.
Our operating history may
not be indicative of our future growth or financial results. There is no assurance that we will be able to grow our revenues in future
periods. Our growth rates may decline for any number of possible reasons, and some of them are beyond our control, including decreasing
customer demand, increasing competition, declining growth of the medical device industry in general, emergence of alternative business
models, or changes in government policies or general economic conditions. We will continue to expand our sales network and product offerings
to bring greater convenience to our customers and to increase our customer base and number of transactions. However, the execution of
our expansion plan is subject to uncertainty and the total number of items sold and number of transacting customers may not grow at the
rate we expect for the reasons stated above. If our growth rates decline, investors’ perceptions of our business and prospects may
be adversely affected and the market price of our common stock could decline.
Failure to maintain the quality and safety
of our products could have a material and adverse effect on our reputation, financial condition and results of operations.
The quality and safety of
our products, whether self-manufactured or outsourced, are critical to our success. As a medical device manufacturer with a history of
over 30 years, and a management team with more than 40 years of industry experience, quality and safety are maintained as our core value.
Our medical devices are directly used on the human body and are essential to human health. We pay close attention to quality control,
monitoring each step in the process from procurement to production and from warehouse to delivery. Maintaining consistent product quality
depends significantly on the effectiveness of our quality control system, which in turn depends on a number of factors, including but
not limited to the design of our quality control system, employee training to ensure that our employees adhere to and implement our quality
control policies and procedures and the effectiveness of monitoring of any potential violation(s) of our quality control policies and
procedures. There can be no assurance that our quality control system will always prove to be effective.
In addition, the quality
of the products or services provided by our suppliers or business partners is subject to factors beyond our control, including the effectiveness
and the efficiency of their quality control system, among others. There can be no assurance that our suppliers or business partners will
always be able to adopt appropriate quality control systems and meet our stringent quality control requirements in respect of the products
or services they provide. Any failure of our suppliers or business partners to provide satisfactory products or services could harm our
reputation and adversely impact our operations. In addition, we may be unable to receive sufficient compensation from suppliers and business
partners for the losses caused by them.
As of the date of this report,
we are unaware of any material accidents related to the quality of safety of our products.
Any failure to maintain effective quality
control over our products and services could materially adversely affect our business.
The quality of our services
and products is critical to the success of our business, and such quality to a large extent depends on the effectiveness of our quality
control system. We have developed a rigorous quality control system that enables us to monitor each stage of the production process.
However, despite our quality
control management system, we cannot eliminate all risks of errors, defects or failures. We may fail to detect or cure defects as a result
of a number of factors, many of which are outside our control, including:
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Failure to detect quality
defects in our products could result in patient injury, customer dissatisfaction, or other problems that could seriously harm our reputation
and business, expose us to liability, and adversely affect our revenue and profitability.
In 2018, our PRC subsidiaries
Jiangsu Yada and Jiangsu Huadong were fined an immaterial amount for noncompliance with certain local laws and regulations, which non-compliance
was cured by us in the same year.
For the fiscal year of 2021
and as of the date of report, we are not aware of any material investigations, prosecutions, disputes, claims or other proceedings relating
to quality or quality control issues, nor has the Company received any notices of, been punished for, nor can we foresee any punishment
being made by any related government authorities of the PRC as of the date of this report.
Due to the nature of our business, we may
experience or be exposed to significant liability claims or complaints from customers, doctors and patients, litigation and regulatory
investigations and proceedings, such as claims arising in relation to medical device safety, or adverse publicity involving our products,
which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We face an inherent risk
of liability claims or complaints from our customers, doctors and patients. We take those complaints and claims seriously and endeavor
to reduce such complaints by implementing various remedial measures. Nevertheless, we cannot assure you that we can successfully prevent
or address all complaints.
Any complaints or claims
against us, even if meritless and unsuccessful, may divert management’s attention and other resources from our business and adversely
affect our business and operations. Such complaints or claims may cause customers to lose confidence in us and our brand, which may adversely
affect our business and results of operations. Furthermore, negative publicity including but not limited to negative online reviews on
social media and crowd-sourced review platforms, industry findings or media reports related to medical device quality and safety, public
health concerns, illness, injuries, whether or not accurate, and whether or not concerning our products, can adversely affect our business,
results of operations and reputation.
We face potential liability,
expenses for legal claims and harm due to our business nature. For example, customers could assert legal claims against us in connection
with personal injuries or illness related to the use of medical devices we sell. The PRC government, media outlets and public advocacy
groups have been increasingly focused on customer protection in recent years. Selling of defective products may expose us to liabilities
associated with customer protection laws. We may be responsible for compensation on customer’s loss even if personal injuries or
illness are not caused by us. Thus, we may also be held liable if our suppliers or other business partners fail to comply with applicable
product quality and safety related rules and regulations. Though we can ask the responsible parties for indemnity after that, our reputation
could still be adversely affected.
We may face additional exposure
to claims and lawsuits. These claims could divert management time and attention away from our business and result in significant costs
to investigate and defend, regardless of the merits of the claims. In some instances, we may elect or be forced to pay substantial damages
if we are unsuccessful in our efforts to defend against these claims, which could harm our business, financial condition and results of
operations. In addition, our directors, management and employees may from time to time be subject to litigation and regulatory investigations
and proceedings or otherwise face potential liability and expense in relation to medical device quality and safety, commercial, labor,
employment, securities or other matters, which could adversely affect our reputation and results of operations.
As of the date of this report,
we are not aware of any notices, warnings, investigations, prosecutions, disputes, claims or other proceedings related to customer rights
protection having been brought against us, nor have we been punished or fined or can we foresee any punishment or fines to be made by
any government authorities of the PRC or any other jurisdiction.
We face the risk of fluctuations in the
cost, availability and quality of our raw materials, which could adversely affect our results of operations.
The cost, availability and
quality of our principal raw materials, such as rubber, chemical PE, polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, non-woven fabrics and other bulk
commodities, are important to our operations. After years of development, we have established long-term cooperative relationships with
numerous raw material suppliers under a positive price negotiation and adjustment mechanism. However, if the cost of raw materials increases
due to policy changes, large market price fluctuations or any other reasons, our business and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
Lack of availability of raw
materials, whether due to shortages in supply, delays or interruptions in processing, failure of timely deliver materials or otherwise,
could interrupt our operations and adversely affect our financial results.
Defective raw materials or
raw materials with quality issues could subject us to product liability claims or legal actions, which could adversely affect our financial
conditions and results of operations.
A significant interruption in the operations
of our third-party suppliers and other business partners could potentially disrupt our operations.
We have limited control over
the operations of our third-party suppliers and other business partners and any significant interruption in their operations may have
an adverse impact on our operations. For example, a significant interruption in the operations of our supplier’s manufacturing facilities
could cause delay or termination of shipment of the raw materials to us, which may cause delay or termination of shipment of ordered products
to our customers, resulting in damage to our customer relationships. If we could not solve the impact of the interruptions of operations
of our third-party suppliers, our business operations and financial results may be materially and adversely affected.
Although we believe that
we could establish alternate sources from other suppliers for most of our raw materials, any delay in locating and establishing relationships
with other sources could result in shortages or back orders for such raw materials. There can be no assurance that such replacement suppliers
will provide the raw materials that are needed by us in the quantities that we request or at the prices that we are willing to pay. Any
shortage in quantities or increase in prices could adversely affect our financial conditions and results of operations.
As the relevant land plots are of allocated
land use right, we may be required to pay the land granting fees to convert such allocated land use rights to granted land use rights.
Allocated land use rights
may only be held by Chinese state-owned enterprises, government authorities and public entities or used for certain prescribed purposes
- for example, military installations and infrastructure projects. Allocated lands may be requisitioned by the state at any time and without
compensation. An allocated land use right may be converted to a granted land use rights by the payment of land granting fees to the land
authority. Therefore, we might be required to convert the land use rights of the relevant land plots from “allocated” to “granted”
by payment of the land granting fees.
While we utilize numerous suppliers, we
do not have long term contracts with any of those suppliers and they could reduce order quantities or terminate their sales to us at any
time.
While we utilize numerous
suppliers, we do not have long term contracts with any of those suppliers. As a result, at any time, our suppliers could reduce the quantities
of products they sell to us, or cease selling products to us altogether. Such reductions or terminations could have a material adverse
impact on our revenues, profits and financial condition.
Overall tightening of the labor market,
increases in labor costs or any possible labor unrest may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Our business requires a substantial
number of personnel. Any failure to retain and maintain stable and dedicated workforce by us may lead to disruption to our business operations.
Although we have not experienced any labor shortages to date, we have observed an overall tightening and increasingly competitive labor
market. We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, increases in labor costs due to increases in salary, social benefits
and employee headcount. We compete with other companies in our industry and other labor-intensive industries for labor, and we may not
be able to offer competitive remuneration and benefits compared to them. If we are unable to manage and control our labor costs, our business,
financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
We are dependent on our top customers. If
we fail to acquire new customers or retain existing customers in a cost-effective manner, our business, financial condition and results
of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
Maintaining existing customers
and developing new customers are always essential to our success. Although we are not heavily dependent on one or two customers, we are
still dependent on our top customers. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, our top five customers contributed approximately
56.96%, 53.47% and 46.87%, respectively, to our revenue.
Our ability to cost-effectively
attract new customers and retain existing customers, especially our top customers, is crucial to driving net revenues growth and achieving
profitability. We have invested significantly in branding, sales and marketing to acquire and retain customers since our inception. For
example, we attend domestic and international expos and exhibitions in marketing our products and attracting new customers. We also expect
to continue to invest significantly to acquire new customers and retain existing ones, especially our top customers. There can be no assurance
that new customers will stay with us, or the net revenues from new customers we acquire will ultimately exceed the cost of acquiring those
customers. In addition, if our existing customers, especially our existing top customers no longer find our products appealing, or if
our competitors offer more attractive products, prices, discounts or better customer services, our existing customers may lose interest
in us, decrease their orders or even stop ordering from us. If we are unable to retain our existing customers, especially our top customers
or to acquire new customers in a cost-effective manner, our revenues may decrease and our results of operations will be adversely affected.
If we are unable to build and maintain sufficient
sales and distribution network to meet increasing demand of our products, our ability to execute on our business plan as outlined in this
report will be impaired.
We sell our products through
our direct sales force and distribution channel. As of the date of this report, we have 82 employees in our sales department and 5,000
independent sales agents, 2,550 distributors for domestic sales and 319 exporting distributors for overseas sales. Each of the aforementioned
319 exporting distributors may sell medical devices to at least three overseas customers. We have also established a cooperative network
with more than 495 hospitals through our direct sales network. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, our direct sales
force contributed 9.13%, 10.59% and 11.85%, respectively, to our revenues, and distributors contributed 90.87%, 89.41% and 88.15%, respectively,
to our revenues.
Although our sales and distribution
satisfy our existing business needs, they might be insufficient to meet demand for our products as we continue to grow our business, which
could result in harm to our sales and business operations, financial condition and results of operations. To mitigate such risk, we intent
to invest our internally generated cash from operations and capital to be raised to add additional teams to our direct sales force, expand
our geographic reach with new distribution channels into other provinces within China and overseas. If our planned efforts to expand our
direct sales force and distribution channels are not effective, our ability to execute on our business plan and to realize continued growth
with be impaired.
If we fail to provide a one-stop solution
to our customers, we may lose customers, which would cau7se our financial conditions and results of operations to be adversely affected.
We sell our own brand of
products and the products of other brands. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we recognized total revenues
of $104,037,710, $89,061,010, and 79,626,071, respectively, of which our own brand sales accounted for 46.19%, 49.94% and 48.39%, respectively,
and the resales of sourced disposable medical devices from other manufacturers accounted for 53.81%, 50.06% and 51.61%, respectively.
When we receive an order
containing products out of our product portfolio, we may procure such products per the specific order requirements from other manufacturers
and provide our customers with a one-stop shopping experience. Lack of availability of these products from other manufacturers, whether
due to shortages in supply, delays or interruptions in processing, failure of timely delivery or otherwise, could interrupt our operations
and adversely affect our financial results.
Our industry is intensely competitive. We
may face competition from, and we may be unable to compete successfully against, new entrants and established companies with greater resources.
The medical device industry
is intensely competitive and includes thousands of companies both domestically and internationally. As more medical device companies seek
to outsource more of the design, prototyping and manufacturing of their products, we will face increasing competitive pressures to grow
our business in order to maintain our competitive position and we may encounter competition from, and lose customers to, other companies
with design, technological and manufacturing capabilities similar to ours. Some of our potential competitors may have greater name recognition,
greater operating revenues, larger customer bases, longer customer relationships and greater financial, technical, personnel and marketing
resources than we have. If we are unsuccessful competing with our competitors for our existing and prospective customers’ business,
our financial conditions and results of operation may be adversely affected.
Furthermore, increased competition
may reduce our market share and profitability and require us to increase our sales and marketing efforts and capital commitment in the
future, which could negatively affect our results of operations or force us to incur further losses. Although we continually aim to grow
our customer base, there is no assurance that we will be able to continue to do so in the future against current or future competitors,
and such competitive pressures may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The continuing development of our products
depends upon our maintaining strong working relationships with our customers, distributors and independent sales agents.
The research, development,
marketing and sales of our current products and potential new and improved products or future product indications for which we receive
regulatory clearance or approval depend upon our maintaining working relationships with our customers, distributors and independent sales
agents. See “Our Research and Development” on page 46 below. We rely on those professionals to provide us with considerable
knowledge and experience regarding the research, development, marketing and sales of our products. Distributors and independent sales
agents assist us in marketing and sales, as well as collecting customers’ feedbacks and advice related to our products. Researchers
at hospital and medical institution customers keep us informed of their latest requirements and R&D results. If we cannot maintain
our strong working relationships with these professionals and continue to receive their advice and input, the development, improvement
and marketing of our products could suffer, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of operations.
Technological change may adversely affect
sales of our products and may cause our products to become obsolete.
The medical device market
is characterized by extensive research and development and rapid technological change. Technological progress or new developments in our
industry could adversely affect sales of our products. Our products could be rendered obsolete because of future innovations by our competitors
or others, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Consolidation in the medical device industry
could have an adverse effect on our revenue and results of operations.
Many medical device companies
are consolidating to create new companies with greater market power. As the medical device industry consolidates, competition to provide
goods and services to industry participants will become more intense. These industry participants may try to use their market power to
negotiate price concessions or reductions for our products. If we reduce our prices because of consolidation in the healthcare industry,
our revenue would decrease, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If we fail to identify, acquire and develop
other products, we may be unable to grow our business.
As a significant part of
our growth strategy, we intend to develop and commercialize additional products through our research and development program or by acquiring
additional technologies and patents from third parties. The success of this strategy depends upon our ability to identify, select and
acquire the technologies and patents on terms that are acceptable to us.
Any patents and technology
we identify or acquire may require additional development efforts prior to commercial manufacturing and sale, including approval or clearance
by the applicable regulatory authorities. All products are prone to the risks of failure inherent in medical device product development,
including the possibility that the product will not be shown to be sufficiently safe and effective for approval or clearance by regulatory
authorities. In addition, we cannot assure you that any such products that are approved or cleared will be manufactured or produced economically,
successfully commercialized or widely accepted in the marketplace.
If we are unable to develop
suitable potential products through internal research programs or by obtaining patents or technologies from third parties, it could have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If we are not able to implement our strategies
to achieve our business objectives, our business operations and financial performance will be adversely affected.
Our business plan and growth
strategy are based on currently prevailing circumstances and the assumption that certain circumstances will or will not occur, as well
as the inherent risks and uncertainties involved in various stages of development. However, there is no assurance that we will be successful
in implementing our strategies or that our strategies, even if implemented, will lead to the successful achievement of our objectives.
If we are not able to successfully implement our strategies, our business operations and financial performance will be adversely affected.
We are dependent upon certain key executives
and highly qualified managers and we cannot assure their retention.
Our success depends, in part,
upon the continued services of key members of our management team. Our executives’ and managers’ knowledge of the market,
our business and our company represents a key strength of our business, which cannot be easily replicated. The success of our business
strategy and our future growth also depends on our ability to attract, train, retain and motivate skilled managerial, sales, administration,
development and operating personnel.
There can be no assurance
that our existing personnel will be adequate or qualified to carry out our strategy, or that we will be able to hire or retain experienced,
qualified employees to carry out our strategy. The loss of one or more of our key management or operating personnel, or the failure to
attract and retain additional key personnel, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations. Currently, our CEO, Yulin Wang, serves under an employment contract with renewable one-year terms, with the current term ending
in 2023. We have developed a mature production system, a stable and reliable sales network and marketing team, a complete after-sales
service system, and a research and development process and team that keeps us abreast of market needs. We have also developed complete
management systems, including personnel management and welfare systems, raw material procurement and supply systems, warehousing systems,
safe production and manufacturing procedures and systems, capital utilization management systems, sales and after-sales service systems,
quality assessment, review and inspection systems, labor safety security system, accountability system for violations of laws and disciplines,
and a comprehensive information feedback system, which ensure the normal business development of the company. Due to the maturity and
complexity of our management and operations systems, Mr. Wang was initially engaged for a one-year period to allow him to become familiar
with the Company and its operations. At the end of this initial one-year period, our board of directors has twice renewed his agreement
for one year terms, currently extending through November 2023. Following completion of the current term, the board intends to evaluate
our CEO’s performance with the plan of setting an engagement term of three to five years.
Should Mr. Wang leave the
company, we do have qualified managers in the Company’s second echelon who could take over immediately. The loss of our CEO, however,
would require us to expend additional time and resources to familiarize a new chief executive with the Company’s extensive operations
and systems.
If we fail to adopt new technologies to
evolving customer needs or emerging industry standards, our business may be materially and adversely affected.
To remain competitive, we
must continue to stay abreast of the constantly evolving industry trends and enhance and improve our technology accordingly. Our success
will depend, in part, on our ability to identify, develop or acquire leading technologies useful in our business. There can be no assurance
that we will be able to use new technologies effectively or meet customer’s requirements. If we are unable to adapt in a cost-effective
and timely manner in response to changing market conditions or customer preferences, whether for technical, legal, financial or other
reasons, our business may be materially and adversely affected.
Changes to our payment terms with both customers
and suppliers may materially adversely affect our operating cash flows.
We may experience significant
pressure from our suppliers to reduce the number of days our accounts payable remain outstanding. At the same time, we may experience
pressure from our customers to extend the number of days before paying our accounts receivable. Any failure to manage our accounts payable
and accounts receivable may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If we are unable to collect account receivables
from our customers, our results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.
Our business depends on our
ability to successfully obtain payment from customers of the amounts they owe us for products sold. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020,
our accounts receivable balance amounted to $67,101,297 and $45,696,336, respectively. This growth in receivables reflects, in part, our
growth in sales. If we are unable to timely collect our accounts receivable on a timely and consistent basis, however, our cash flows
and access to operating capital could be adversely affected.
If we fail to manage our inventory effectively,
our operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.
If we fail to manage our
inventory effectively, we may be subject to a heightened risk of inventory obsolescence, a decline in inventory value, and significant
inventory write-downs or write-offs. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, our inventory balance amounted to $1,251,393 and $1,326,090, respectively.
Economic recessions could have a significant,
adverse impact on our business.
Our revenues are generated
from sales of medical devices both domestically and internationally and we anticipate that revenues from such sales will continue to represent
a substantial portion of our total revenues in the near future. Our sales and earnings can also be affected by changes in the general
economy.
The medical device industry
historically has experienced cyclical fluctuations in financial results due to economic recession, downturns in business cycles of our
customers, interest rate fluctuations, and other economic factors beyond our control. Deterioration in the economic environment subjects
our business to various risks, which may have a material and adverse impact on our operating results and cause us to not reach our long-term
growth goals. For example, a downturn in the economy could directly affect the discretionary spending power of our customers and in turn,
depress the number of orders for our products.
We may be subject to intellectual property
infringement claims, which may be expensive to defend and may disrupt our business and operations.
We
cannot be certain that our operations or any aspects of our business do not or will not infringe upon or otherwise violate intellectual
property rights held by third parties. We are currently one of several defendants to a lawsuit regarding the alleged sale of products
which infringe on a patent in China, entitled (2020) Zhe 01 Zhi Min Chu Case No. 681. In this case, Beijing Renhende Medical Technology
Co., Ltd. (the Name of Invention Patent: Correction of deformed ears; Patent Number: 200880108740.X) sued Taizhou Laisai Medical Device
Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Huibai Medical Device Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Huadong Medical Device Industrial Co., Ltd., and other defendants for patent
infringement. Our subsidiary, Jiangsu Huadong, is the third defendant in this case. The case was initiated on April 15, 2021. When Jiangsu
Huadong purchased and sold the allegedly infringing products, it was unaware that these products might involve patent infringement. After
receiving the plaintiff’s lawyer’s letter on August 21, 2021, Jiangsu Huadong immediately stopped purchasing and selling
the accused infringing products, and at the same time launched an infringement investigation. After finding that there may be infringement,
Jiangsu Huadong decided to permanently stop purchasing and selling the accused infringing products. Because Jiangsu Huadong immediately
stopped purchasing and selling the infringing products upon receipt of the notice, the Company believes it is unlikely that Jiangsu Huadong
will be found guilty of infringement. In the future, however, we may be subject to other legal proceedings and claims relating to the
intellectual property rights of others. Like the case discussed above, such future proceedings could also involve existing intellectual
property of which we are not aware and on which our products may inadvertently infringe. We cannot assure you that holders of intellectual
property purportedly relating to some aspect of our technology or business, if any such holders exist, would not bring such intellectual
property claims or enforcement actions against us in China or any other jurisdiction. If we are found to have violated the intellectual
property rights of others, we may be subject to liability for our infringement activities or may be prohibited from using such intellectual
property going forward, and, in addition, we may incur licensing fees or be forced to develop alternatives of our own. In addition, we
may incur significant expenses, and may be forced to divert management’s time and other resources from our business and operations
to defend against these infringement claims, regardless of their merits. Successful infringement or licensing claims made against us
may result in significant monetary liabilities and may materially disrupt our business and operations by restricting or prohibiting our
use of the intellectual property in question, and our business, financial position and results of operations could be materially and
adversely affected.
Further, the application
and interpretation of China’s patent laws and the procedures and standards for granting patents in China are still evolving and
uncertain, and we cannot assure you that PRC courts or regulatory authorities would agree with our analysis or interpretation concerning
their implementation.
We may not be able to prevent others from
unauthorized use of our intellectual property, which could harm our business and competitive position.
We rely on a combination
of trademark, fair trade practice, patent, copyright and trade secret protection laws in China, as well as confidentiality procedures
and contractual provisions, to protect our intellectual property rights. We enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees that
include terms identifying all employee-developed intellectual property as service inventions belonging to the Company. In addition, we
are carful to remain current in our annual patent fee payments. We regard our trademark, patents, know-how, proprietary technologies,
and similar intellectual property as critical to our success. We may become an attractive target to intellectual property attacks in the
future with the increasing recognition of our brand. Any of our intellectual property rights could be challenged, invalidated, circumvented
or misappropriated, or such intellectual property may not be sufficient to provide us with competitive advantages. In addition, there
can be no assurance that (i) all of our intellectual property rights will be adequately protected, or (ii) our intellectual
property rights will not be challenged by third parties or found by a judicial authority to be invalid or unenforceable. Intellectual
property protection may not be sufficient in China. Confidentiality agreements may be breached by counterparties, and there may not be
adequate remedies available to us for any such breach. Accordingly, we may not be able to effectively protect our intellectual property
rights or to enforce our contractual rights in China. In addition, policing any unauthorized use of our intellectual property is difficult,
time-consuming and costly and the steps we have taken may be inadequate to prevent the misappropriation of our intellectual property.
In the event that we resort to litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights, such litigation could result in substantial costs
and a diversion of our managerial and financial resources. We can provide no assurance that we will prevail in such litigation. In addition,
our trade secrets may be leaked or otherwise become available to, or be independently discovered by, our competitors. Any failure in protecting
or enforcing our intellectual property rights could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Changes in U.S. and international trade
policies, particularly with regard to China, may adversely impact our business and operating results.
The U.S. government has recently
made statements and taken certain actions that may lead to potential changes to U.S. and international trade policies, including imposing
tariffs affecting certain products manufactured in China. It is unknown whether and to what extent new tariffs (or other new laws or regulations)
will be adopted, or the effect that any such actions would have on us or our industry and customers. Although cross-border business currently
contributes a small portion of our business, as we continue to sell our products internationally in the future, any unfavorable government
policies on international trade, such as capital controls or tariffs, may affect the demand for our products and services, impact the
competitive position of our products or prevent us from being able to sell products in certain countries. If any new tariffs, legislation
and/or regulations are implemented, or if existing trade agreements are renegotiated or, in particular, if the U.S. government takes retaliatory
trade actions due to the recent U.S.-China trade tension, such changes could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
results of operations.
We have no business liability or disruption
insurance, which could expose us to significant costs and business disruption.
The insurance industry in
China is still at an early stage of development, and insurance companies in China currently offer limited business-related insurance products.
We do not have any business liability or disruption insurance to cover our operations. We have determined that the costs of insuring for
these risks and the difficulties associated with acquiring such insurance on commercially reasonable terms make it impractical for us
to have such insurance. Any uninsured risks may result in substantial costs and the diversion of resources, which could adversely affect
our results of operations and financial condition.
We may incur liabilities that are not covered
by insurance.
While we seek to maintain
appropriate levels of insurance, not all claims are insurable and we may experience major incidents of a nature that are not covered by
insurance. We maintain accident insurance for some of our high risk employees, such as electricians. We also provide social security insurance
including pension, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, on-the-job injury insurance and housing fund plans
through a PRC government-mandated benefit contribution plan for our employees. We do not carry any key-man life insurance, product liability
and professional liability insurance. Even if we were to purchase these kinds of insurance, the insurance may not fully protect us from
the financial impact of defending against product liability or professional liability claims. We have not purchased any property insurance
or business interruption insurance. We have determined that the costs of insuring for related risks and the difficulties associated with
acquiring such insurance on commercially reasonable terms make it impractical. We consider our insurance coverage to be sufficient for
our business operations in China. We maintain an amount of insurance protection that we believe is adequate, but there can be no assurance
that such insurance will continue to be available on acceptable terms or that our insurance coverage will be sufficient or effective under
all circumstances and against all liabilities to which we may be subject. If we were to incur substantial losses or liabilities due to
fire, explosions, floods, other natural disasters or accidents or business interruption, our results of operations could be materially
and adversely affected. We could, for example, be subject to substantial claims for damages upon the occurrence of several events within
one calendar year. In addition, our insurance costs may increase over time in response to any negative development in our claims history
or due to material price increases in the insurance market in general.
Pandemics and epidemics, natural disasters,
terrorist activities, political unrest, and other outbreaks could disrupt our delivery and operations, which could materially and adversely
affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Global pandemics, epidemics
in China or elsewhere in the world, or fear of spread of contagious diseases, such as Ebola virus disease (EVD), coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), H1N1 flu, H7N9 flu, and avian flu, as well
as hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, or other natural disasters could disrupt our business operations, reduce or restrict our supply
of products and services, incur significant costs to protect our employees and facilities, or result in regional or global economic distress,
which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Actual or threatened war, terrorist
activities, political unrest, civil strife, and other geopolitical uncertainty could have a similar adverse effect on our business, financial
condition, and results of operations. Any one or more of these events may impede our production and delivery efforts and adversely affect
our sales results, or even for a prolonged period of time, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition,
and results of operations.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
adversely affected many businesses in China. Although our manufacturing facility continued to operate at the beginning of 2020, as China
implemented nationwide efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, logistic and delivery of products to our clients were affected
greatly, which lead to overdue deliveries. Even though our production capacity and operational efficiency were not affected by the COVID-19
pandemic, our suppliers’ abilities to timely deliver raw materials, parts and components, or other services were affected due to
the temporary travel restrictions in China, which adversely affected the logistic of our suppliers. The global spread of COVID-19 may
also affect our overseas sales. We do not believe that the pandemic had overall material adverse effect on our business and related financials.
We are also vulnerable to
natural disasters and other calamities. We cannot assure you that we are adequately protected from the effects of fire, floods, typhoons,
earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications failures, break-ins, war, riots, terrorist attacks, or similar events. Any of the foregoing
events may give rise to interruptions, damage to our property, delays in production, breakdowns, system failures, technology platform
failures, or internet failures, which could cause the loss or corruption of data or malfunctions of our manufacturing facility as well
as adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our international sales are subject to a
variety of risks that could adversely affect our profitability and operating results.
We
sell disposable medical devices internationally. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, our
international sales accounted for 14.22%, 18.10% and 21.02%,
respectively, of our revenues. Although we take measures to minimize risks inherent to our international sales, the following risks
may have a negative effect on our profitability and operating results, impair the performance of our foreign sales or otherwise
disrupt our business:
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We are subject to a variety of environmental
laws that could be costly for us to comply with, and we could incur liability if we fail to comply with such laws or if we are responsible
for releases of contaminants to the environment.
Our operating subsidiaries
are all located in PRC. The manufacturing of our products will generate wastewater, exhaust gas, solid waste and equipment noise. Chinese
laws impose various environmental controls on the management, handling, generation, manufacturing, transportation, storage, use and disposal
of wastewater, exhaust gas, solid waste, equipment noise and other materials used or generated in the manufacturing of our products. If
we fail to comply with any present or future environmental laws, we could be subject to fines, corrective action, other liabilities or
the suspension of production.
We pay great attention to
environmental protection and governance and have formulated a systematic environmental protection management system in the treatment of
our wastewater, exhaust gas, solid waste and equipment noise in accordance with national requirements. However, changes in environmental
laws may result in costly compliance requirements or otherwise subject us to future liabilities. To the extent these changes affect our
customers and require changes to their demand in medical devices, our customers may have a reduced need for our products, and, as a result,
our revenue could adversely affect.
In addition, with the implementation
of the fund-raising investment project, our pollutant emissions will increase, resulting in the increase of the environmental protection
spending and the difficulty of environmental protection management, which could have an adverse effect on our financial conditions and
results of operations.
As of the date of this report,
the Company is not aware of any investigations, prosecutions, disputes, claims or other proceedings in respect of environmental protection,
nor has the Company been punished or can foresee any punishment to be made by any environmental administration authorities of the PRC.
Failure to keep up with the changes in domestic
industry policies or standards could have a material and adverse effect on our reputation, financial condition and results of operations.
As a medical device manufacturer,
the products we manufacture and sell are closely related to human health, which is subject to strict supervision by relevant Chinese authorities.
The related national government authorities have issued a series of regulatory guidelines and industry policies to ensure the healthy
development of the industry. In recent years, as China further deepens the reform of its medical and health system, relevant government
departments have successively implemented a series of regulations and policies regarding industry standards, bidding, price formation
mechanisms, circulation systems and other related fields, which have brought wide and profound impact on the livelihood and development
of pharmaceutical companies.
In April 2016, the General
Office of the State Council issued the Notice on Key Tasks for Deepening the Reform of the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare System in 2016,
proposing to actively encourage the implementation of the “two-invoice system” in pilot cities for comprehensive reform of
public hospitals. In December 2016, the Medical Reform Office of the State Council promulgated the Opinions on the Implementation of the
“Two-Invoice System” in Drug Procurement by Public Medical Institutions (for Trial Implementation), which means that the “Two
Invoice System” has been officially launched and will be further promoted nationwide. Under the “two-invoice system,”
invoices are issued once when pharmaceutical products are sold from manufacturers to wholesalers; and then, invoices are issued again
when wholesalers resell the products to hospitals. The aim is to shorten circulation links and reduce hospital procurement costs. Under
the “two-invoice system,” consumable products manufacturers with advantages of brand and economies of scale could increase
their coverage of terminals. At the same time, the “two-invoice system” also presents consumable products manufacturers with
higher requirements for the construction and optimization of marketing channels. Manufacturers will need to grow their marketing teams,
expand sales networks and improve refined service capabilities.
The deepening of the reform
of the domestic pharmaceutical industry and the strengthening of supervision may affect our operations and profitability in the domestic
market. If we fail to adapt to the profound changes in industry policies in a timely manner, it could materially and adversely affect
our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We depend on our professional technology
research and development talents and we cannot assure their retention.
Our
success partly depends upon the retention of our professional technology research and development talents (“R&D Talents”).
As a high-tech enterprise in the medical device industry, we have a professional R&D Talents team comprised of 30 employees as of
the date of this report, who have expertise in polymer materials, medicine, molds, and mechanical automation and possess high-level professional
technology expertise and profound industry experience. Among those R&D Talents, seven have a bachelor’s degree and the other
23 have received an associate degree. There can be no assurance
that our existing R&D Talents will be adequate or qualified to carry out our strategy, or that we will be able to hire or retain new
R&D Talents to carry out our strategy. The loss of one or more of our R&D Talents, or the failure to attract and retain additional
R&D Talents, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, if we fail to
establish a competitive incentive mechanism in terms of career prospects, salary, benefits and working environment, we may face the risk
of instability in the scientific research team, which could adversely affect our long-term development.
Loss of certain procurement bids could have
a material and adverse effect on our reputation, financial conditions and results of operations.
According to the Notice of
the Ministry of Health on Further Strengthening the Management of Centralized Procurement of Medical Devices (Wei Gui Cai Fa [2007] No.
208), centralized procurement of medical equipment within the large medical equipment management list is required. For other medical equipment
and consumables, the provincial health administrative department shall study and formulate a centralized procurement catalog at the provincial
and prefecture level based on actual conditions. In recent years, China has actively promoted a provincial-level bidding platform for
medical devices with reference to the drug procurement bidding platform. At present, some provinces and cities have conducted a unified
bid for some types of medical devices.
Under the centralized procurement
model, the price information becomes more transparent and open, which will put greater downward pressure on the winning bid price of the
product. If we lose a bid to our competitors due to the disadvantage of product price or other reason, we will lose some hospital customers.
If the local procurement platform does not solicit a supplementary bid for a long time or reopen the bid, it could have a material and
adverse effect on our reputation, financial conditions and results of operations.
If our employees or customers are involved
in improper medical device sales transactions, it could adversely affect our reputation, financial conditions and results of operations.
We have established and improved
our internal control system against unfair business practices, to prevent, minimize and eliminate employees and customers improper behaviors
in the medical device sales transactions, including unauthorized rebates. There can be no assurance that our existing internal control
system will be adequate to prevent, minimize and eliminate such improper transactions, that we will be able to effectively implement our
internal control polices, or that we will be able to perfect our internal control system to eliminate such improper transactions. If any
individual employees or downstream customers have improper business practices in the purchase and sale of medical devices, we may be identified
by the relevant regulatory authorities as a violator of relevant laws and regulations and thus included in the blacklist of commercial
records, which could adversely affect our reputation, financial conditions and results of operations.
If we fail to timely renew our medical device
licenses or registration certificates, it could adversely affect our reputation, financial conditions and results of operations.
As a medical device manufacturer
with all of our operating subsidiaries located in PRC, all of our manufacturing and sales activities must comply with relevant Chinese
laws and regulations. Pursuant to the Measures for the Administration of Registration of Medical Devices promulgated on June 27, 2012
and effective on October 1, 2014, as amended from time to time, Class I medical devices are subject to recordation administration with
Class II and Class III medical devices subject to registration administration. We are in the business of manufacturing and sales of Class
I, II and III medical devices. If we fail to timely record or register our medical devices, our financial conditions and results of operations
will be adversely affected.
As of the date of this report,
we are current in the recording and/or registration of all of our medical devices.
Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure
Our directors and officers currently own an
aggregate of 66.56% of the total voting power of our outstanding ordinary shares.
Currently, our directors
and officers collectively own an aggregate of 66.56% of the total voting power of our outstanding Ordinary Shares. These beneficial owners
could have significant influence on determining the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to the shareholders
for approval, including mergers, consolidations, the election of directors and other significant corporate actions. In cases where their
interests are aligned and they vote together, these beneficial owners will also have the power to prevent or cause a change in control.
Without the consent of some or all of these shareholders, we may be prevented from entering into transactions that could be beneficial to
us or our minority shareholders. The interests of these beneficial owners may differ from the interests of our other shareholders. The
concentration in the ownership of our Ordinary Shares may cause a material decline in the value of our Ordinary Shares. For more information
regarding our beneficial owners and their affiliated entities, see “Principal Shareholders.”
You may face difficulties in protecting your
interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands
law.
We are an exempted company
incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Our corporate affairs are governed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association, the Companies Act (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Act”) and the common law of the Cayman
Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary duties of
our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of
the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from the common law
of England, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding, on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights
of our shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be
under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a different body
of securities laws than the United States. Some U.S. states, such as Delaware, have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies
of corporate law than the Cayman Islands. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative
action in a federal court of the United States. There is no statutory recognition in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United
States, although the courts of the Cayman Islands will in certain circumstances recognize and enforce a non-penal judgment of a foreign
court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits.
Shareholders of Cayman Islands
exempted companies like us have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records or to obtain copies of lists of
shareholders of these companies. Our directors have discretion under our articles of association to determine whether or not, and under
what conditions, our corporate records may be inspected by our shareholders, but are not obliged to make them available to our shareholders.
This may make it more difficult for you to obtain the information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder motion or
to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest.
Certain corporate governance
practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, differ significantly from requirements for companies incorporated in other
jurisdictions such as the United States. To the extent we choose to follow home country practice with respect to corporate governance
matters, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they otherwise would under rules and regulations applicable to U.S. domestic
issuers.
As a result of all of the
above, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members
of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a company incorporated in the United States.
For a discussion of significant differences between the provisions of the Companies Act and the laws applicable to companies incorporated
in the United States and their shareholders, see “Description of Share Capital—Differences in Corporate Law.”
You may be unable to present proposals before
annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings not called by shareholders.
Cayman Islands law provides
shareholders with only limited rights to convene a general meeting and does not provide shareholders with any right to put any proposal
before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our articles of association
allow our shareholders holding shares representing in aggregate not less than 10 percent of our voting share capital in issue, to convene
a general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our directors are obliged to call such meeting. Advance notice of at least seven
days is required for the convening of our general meetings. A quorum required for a meeting of shareholders consists of at least one shareholder
present or by proxy, representing a majority of the paid up voting share capital in the Company.
Recently introduced economic substance legislation
of the Cayman Islands may impact the Company or its operations
The Cayman Islands, together
with several other non-European Union jurisdictions, have recently introduced legislation aimed at addressing concerns raised by the Council
of the European Union as to offshore structures engaged in certain activities which attract profits without real economic activity. Effective
January 1, 2019, the International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act, 2018 (the “Substance Law”) and issued Regulations
and Guidance Notes came into force in the Cayman Islands introducing certain economic substance requirements for “relevant entities”
which are engaged in certain “relevant activities,” which in the case of exempted companies incorporated before January 1,
2019, will apply in respect of fiscal years commencing July 1, 2019, onwards. A “relevant entity” includes an exempted company
incorporated in the Cayman Islands; however, it does not include an entity that is tax resident outside the Cayman Islands. Accordingly,
for so long as the Company is a tax resident outside the Cayman Islands, it is not required to satisfy the economic substance test under
the Substance Law. Although it is presently anticipated that the Substance Law will have little material impact on the Company or its
operations, as the legislation is new and remains subject to further clarification and interpretation it is not currently possible to
ascertain the precise impact of these legislative changes on the Company.
Certain judgments obtained against us by
our shareholders may not be enforceable.
We are a Cayman Islands company
and substantially all of our assets are located outside of the United States. Substantially all of our current operations are conducted
in the PRC. In addition, our current officers are nationals and residents of countries other than the United States. Substantially all
of the assets of these persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for you to bring
an action against us or against these individuals in the United States in the event that you believe that your rights have been infringed
under the U.S. federal securities laws or otherwise. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman
Islands and of the PRC may render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers. For
more information regarding the relevant laws of the Cayman Islands and the PRC, see “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities.”
Risks Related to Doing Business in China
Because all of our operations are in China,
our business is subject to the complex and rapidly evolving laws and regulations there. The Chinese government may exercise significant
oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result
in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our Ordinary Shares.
As a business operating in
China, we are subject to the laws and regulations of the PRC, which can be complex and evolve rapidly. The PRC government has the power
to exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business, and the regulations to which we are subject may change
rapidly and with little notice to us or our shareholders. As a result, the application, interpretation, and enforcement of new and existing
laws and regulations in the PRC are often uncertain. In addition, these laws and regulations may be interpreted and applied inconsistently
by different agencies or authorities, and inconsistently with our current policies and practices. New laws, regulations, and other government
directives in the PRC may also be costly to comply with, and such compliance or any associated inquiries or investigations or any other
government actions may:
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The promulgation of new laws
or regulations, or the new interpretation of existing laws and regulations, in each case that restrict or otherwise unfavorably impact
the ability or manner in which we conduct our business and could require us to change certain aspects of our business to ensure compliance,
which could decrease demand for our products, reduce revenues, increase costs, require us to obtain more licenses, permits, approvals
or certificates, or subject us to additional liabilities. To the extent any new or more stringent measures are required to be implemented,
our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected as well as materially decrease the value of our
ordinary shares.
If the Chinese government chooses to exert
more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, such action could
significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors outside of China and, as a
result, cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
Recent statements by the Chinese government have indicated an intent
to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted outside of China and/or foreign investments in China based issuers.
The PRC has recently promulgated new rules that require companies collecting or holding large amounts of data to undergo a cybersecurity
review prior to listing in foreign countries, a move that will significantly tighten oversight over China-based internet giants. The Measures
for Cybersecurity Review (2021 version) was promulgated on December 28, 2021 and became effective on February 15, 2022. These measures
specify that any “online platform operators” controlling the personal information of more than one million users which seek
to list on a foreign stock exchange are subject to prior cybersecurity review.
As our business belongs to the medical instrument industry in China,
and our business does not involve the collection of user data or involve any other type of restricted industry, our business is generally
outside the scope of the Measures for Cybersecurity Review. Based on the advice of counsel and our understanding of currently applicable
PRC laws and regulations, our recent registered initial public offering in the U.S. was not subject to the review or prior approval of
the CAC or the CSRC. Uncertainties still exist, however, due to the possibility that laws, regulations or policies in the PRC could change
or rapidly evolve in the future. Any future action by the PRC government expanding the categories of industries and companies whose foreign
securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer
or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
If the Chinese government were to impose
new requirements for approval from the PRC Authorities to issue our ordinary shares to foreign investors or list on a foreign exchange,
such action could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause
the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
Recently, the General Office
of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the “Opinions
on Severely Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities According to Law,” or the Opinions, which was made available to the public
on July 6, 2021. The Opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities, and the need to
strengthen the supervision over overseas listings by Chinese companies. Effective measures, such as promoting the construction of relevant
regulatory systems will be taken to deal with the risks and incidents of China-concept overseas listed companies, and cybersecurity and
data privacy protection requirements and similar matters.
On December 24, 2021, the
CSRC released the Administrative Provisions of the State Council Regarding the Overseas Issuance and Listing of Securities by Domestic
Enterprises (Draft for Comments) and the Measures for the Overseas Issuance of Securities and Listing Record-Filings by Domestic Enterprises
(Draft for Comments), which were published for public comments only with the comment period expired on January 23, 2022. The Draft Rules
Regarding Overseas Listing lay out the filing regulation arrangement for both direct and indirect overseas listing, and clarify the determination
criteria for indirect overseas listing in overseas market.
The Draft Rules Regarding
Overseas Listing stipulate that the Chinese-based companies, or the issuer, shall fulfill the filing procedures within three working days
after the issuer makes an application for initial public offering and listing in an overseas market. The required filing materials for
an initial public offering and listing should include at least the following: record-filing report and related undertakings; regulatory
opinions, record-filing, approval and other documents issued by competent regulatory authorities of relevant industries (if applicable);
and security assessment opinion issued by relevant regulatory authorities (if applicable); PRC legal opinion; and prospectus.
In addition, an overseas
offering and listing is prohibited under any of the following circumstances: (1) if the intended securities offering and listing is specifically
prohibited by national laws and regulations and relevant provisions; (2) if the intended securities offering and listing may constitute
a threat to or endangers national security as reviewed and determined by competent authorities under the State Council in accordance with
law; (3) if there are material ownership disputes over the equity, major assets, and core technology, etc. of the issuer; (4) if, in the
past three years, the domestic enterprise or its controlling shareholders or actual controllers have committed corruption, bribery, embezzlement,
misappropriation of property, or other criminal offenses disruptive to the order of the socialist market economy, or are currently under
judicial investigation for suspicion of criminal offenses, or are under investigation for suspicion of major violations; (5) if, in past
three years, directors, supervisors, or senior executives have been subject to administrative punishments for severe violations, or are
currently under judicial investigation for suspicion of criminal offenses, or are under investigation for suspicion of major violations;
(6) other circumstances as prescribed by the State Council. The Administration Provisions defines the legal liabilities of breaches such
as failure in fulfilling filing obligations or fraudulent filing conducts, imposing a fine between RMB 1 million and RMB 10 million, and
in cases of severe violations, a parallel order to suspend relevant business or halt operation for rectification, revoke relevant business
permits or operational license.
However, as of the date of
this report, the Draft Rules Regarding Overseas Listing have not yet gone into effect, it is still uncertain how PRC governmental authorities
will regulate overseas listing in general and whether we are required to obtain any specific regulatory approvals or to fulfill any record-filing
requirements. The Draft Rules Regarding Overseas Listing, if enacted, may subject us to additional compliance requirement in the future,
and we cannot assure you that we will be able to get the clearance of filing procedures under the Draft Rules Regarding Overseas List
on a timely basis, or at all. If we do not receive any required approvals or record-filing or if we incorrectly conclude that approvals
or record-filing are not required or if the CSRC or other regulatory agencies promulgate new rules, explanations or interpretations requiring
that we obtain their prior approvals or ex-post record-filing for our recent public offering or any follow-on offering, we may be unable
to obtain such approvals and record-filing which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer
securities to our investors.
Furthermore, the PRC government
authorities may strengthen oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers
like us. Such actions taken by the PRC government authorities may intervene or influence our operations at any time, which are beyond
our control. Therefore, any such action may adversely affect our operations and significantly limit or hinder our ability to offer or
continue to offer securities and reduce the value of such securities.
As of the date of this report,
we and our PRC subsidiaries have not been involved in any investigations on cybersecurity review initiated by the Cyber Administration
of China or related governmental regulatory authorities, and have not received any requirements to obtain permissions from any PRC authorities
to issue our Ordinary Shares to foreign investors or were denied such permissions by any PRC authorities. However, given the current PRC
regulatory environment, it is uncertain when and whether we or our PRC subsidiaries, will be required to obtain permission from the PRC
government to list on U.S. exchanges in the future, and even when such permission is obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded.
We have been closely monitoring
regulatory developments in China regarding any necessary approvals from the CSRC or other PRC governmental authorities required for overseas
listings. As of the date of this report, except for the potential uncertainties disclosed above, we have not received any inquiry, notice,
warning, sanctions or regulatory objection from the CSRC or other PRC governmental authorities. However, there remains significant uncertainty
as to the enactment, interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements related to overseas securities offerings and other capital
markets activities.
Changes in China’s economic, political
or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.
Substantially all of our
assets and operations are located in the PRC. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may
be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic and social conditions in the PRC generally. The Chinese economy differs from
the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the level of government involvement, development, growth rate, control
of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization
of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets, and the establishment of improved corporate
governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in the PRC is still owned by the government. In addition,
the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The Chinese
government also exercises significant control over the PRC’s economic growth through allocating resources, controlling payment of
foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.
While the Chinese economy
has experienced significant growth over past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy.
Any adverse changes in economic conditions in the PRC, in the policies of the Chinese government or in the laws and regulations in the
PRC could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of the PRC. Such developments could adversely affect our business
and operating results, lead to a reduction in demand for our services and adversely affect our competitive position. The Chinese government
has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit
the overall Chinese economy but may nonetheless have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations
may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations. In addition, in the past the Chinese
government has implemented certain measures, including interest rate adjustment, to control the pace of economic growth. These measures
may cause decreased economic activity in the PRC, which may adversely affect our business and operating results.
Non-compliance with labor-related laws and
regulations of the PRC may have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operation.
We have been subject to stricter
regulatory requirements in terms of entering into labor contracts with our employees and paying various statutory employee benefits, including
pensions, housing fund, medical insurance, work-related injury insurance, unemployment insurance and childbearing insurance to designated
government agencies for the benefit of our employees. Pursuant to the PRC Labor Contract Law, or the Labor Contract Law, that became effective
in January 2008 and its implementing rules that became effective in September 2008 and was amended in July 2013, employers are subject
to stricter requirements in terms of signing labor contracts, minimum wages, paying remuneration, determining the term of employees’
probation and unilaterally terminating labor contracts. In the event that we decide to terminate some of our employees or otherwise change
our employment or labor practices, the Labor Contract Law and its implementation rules may limit our ability to effect those changes in
a desirable or cost-effective manner, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. We believe our current practice
complies with the Labor Contract Law and its amendments. However, the relevant governmental authorities may take a different view and
impose fines on us.
As the interpretation and
implementation of labor-related laws and regulations are still evolving, we cannot assure you that our employment practice does not and
will not violate labor-related laws and regulations in China, which may subject us to labor disputes or government investigations. If
we are deemed to have violated relevant labor laws and regulations, we could be required to provide additional compensation to our employees
and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
China’s economic, political and social
conditions, as well as changes in any government policies, laws and regulations, could have a material adverse effect on our business.
All of our operations are
located in China and substantially of our net revenues are derived from customers where the contracting entity is located in China. Accordingly,
our business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects and certain transactions we may undertake may be subject, to a significant
extent, to economic, political and legal developments in China.
China’s economy differs
from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the amount of government involvement, level of development,
growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although China’s economy has been transitioning from a planned
economy to a more market-oriented economy since the late 1970s, the PRC government continues to play a significant role in regulating
industry development by imposing industrial policies. The PRC government also exercises significant control over China’s economic
growth through allocating resources, controlling the incurrence and payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary
policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies. Changes in any of these policies, laws and regulations
could adversely affect the economy in China and could have a material adverse effect on our business.
The PRC government has implemented
various measures to encourage foreign investment and sustainable economic growth and to guide the allocation of financial and other resources.
However, we cannot assure you that the PRC government will not repeal or alter these measures or introduce new measures that will have
a negative effect on us. China’s social and political conditions may change and become unstable. Any sudden changes to China’s
political system or the occurrence of widespread social unrest could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal
system could adversely affect us.
The PRC legal system is a
civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike the common law system, prior court decisions under the civil law system may be cited
for reference but have limited precedential value.
In 1979, the PRC government
began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters generally. The overall effect of legislation
over the past three decades has significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in the PRC. However,
the PRC has not developed a fully integrated legal system, and recently enacted laws and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects
of economic activities in the PRC. In particular, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties.
Since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory provisions and contractual
terms, it may be difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy.
These uncertainties may affect our judgment on the relevance of legal requirements and our ability to enforce our contractual rights or
tort claims. In addition, these regulatory uncertainties may be exploited through unmerited or frivolous legal actions or threats in attempts
to extract payments or benefits from us.
Furthermore, the PRC legal
system is based in part on government policies and internal rules, some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all and may
have a retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of any of these policies and rules until sometime after the
violation. In addition, any administrative and court proceedings in the PRC may be protracted, resulting in substantial costs and diversion
of resources and management attention.
You may experience difficulties in effecting
service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in China against us or our management named in the report based
on foreign laws.
We conduct substantially
all of our operations in China, and substantially all of our assets are located in China. In addition, our current officers reside within
China and are PRC nationals. As a result, it may be difficult for our shareholders to effect service of process upon us or those persons
inside the PRC. In addition, the PRC does not have treaties providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts
with the Cayman Islands and many other countries and regions. Therefore, recognition and enforcement in the PRC of judgments of a court
in any of these non-PRC jurisdictions in relation to any matter not subject to a binding arbitration provision may be difficult or impossible.
We may rely on dividends and other distributions
on equity paid by our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, and any limitation on the ability of our
PRC subsidiaries to make payments to us could have a material and adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business.
We rely principally on dividends
and other distributions on equity from our PRC subsidiaries for our cash requirements, including for services of any debt we may incur.
Our PRC subsidiaries’
ability to distribute dividends is based upon their distributable earnings. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay
dividends to their respective shareholders only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting
standards and regulations. In addition, each of our PRC subsidiaries, as a Foreign Invested Enterprise, or FIE, are required to draw 10%
of its after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a common reserve, which may stop drawing its after-tax profits if the aggregate balance
of the common reserve has already accounted for over 50 percent of its registered capital. These reserves are not distributable as cash
dividends. If our PRC subsidiaries incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their
ability to pay dividends or make other payments to us. Any limitation on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to distribute dividends or
other payments to their respective shareholders could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions
that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends or otherwise fund and conduct our business.
In addition, the Enterprise
Income Tax Law and its implementation rules provide that a withholding tax rate of up to 10% will be applicable to dividends payable by
Chinese companies to non-PRC-resident enterprises unless otherwise exempted or reduced according to treaties or arrangements between the
PRC central government and governments of other countries or regions where the non-PRC resident enterprises are incorporated.
PRC regulation of loans to and direct investment
in PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may delay us from using the proceeds of
future securities offerings to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries, which could materially and adversely
affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.
Any funds we transfer to
our PRC subsidiaries, either as a shareholder loan or as an increase in registered capital, are subject to approval by or registration
with relevant governmental authorities in China. According to the relevant PRC regulations on foreign-invested enterprises, or FIEs, in
China, capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries are subject to the approval of or filing with the Ministry of Commerce, or MOFCOM
or its local branches and registration with a local bank authorized by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE. In addition,
(i) a foreign loan of less one year duration procured by our PRC subsidiaries is required to be registered with SAFE or its local branches
and (ii) a foreign loan of one year duration or more procured by our PRC subsidiaries is required to be applied to the NDRC in advance
for undergoing recordation registration formalities. Any medium or long-term loan to be provided by us to our PRC operating subsidiaries,
must be registered with the NDRC and the SAFE or its local branches. We may not be able to complete such registrations on a timely basis,
with respect to future capital contributions or foreign loans by us to our PRC Subsidiary. If we fail to complete such registrations,
our ability to use the proceeds of any future securities offerings and to capitalize our PRC operations may be negatively affected, which
could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.
On March 30, 2015, the SAFE
promulgated the Circular on Reforming the Management Approach Regarding the Foreign Exchange Capital Settlement of Foreign-Invested Enterprises,
or SAFE Circular 19, which took effect as of June 1, 2015. SAFE Circular 19 launched a nationwide reform of the administration of the
settlement of the foreign exchange capitals of FIEs and allows FIEs to settle their foreign exchange capital at their discretion, but
continues to prohibit FIEs from using the Renminbi fund converted from their foreign exchange capital for expenditure beyond their business
scopes, providing entrusted loans or repaying loans between nonfinancial enterprises. The SAFE issued the Circular on Reforming and Regulating
Policies on the Control over Foreign Exchange Settlement of Capital Accounts, or SAFE Circular 16, effective in June 2016. Pursuant to
SAFE Circular 16, enterprises registered in China may also convert their foreign debts from foreign currency to Renminbi on a self-discretionary
basis. SAFE Circular 16 provides an integrated standard for conversion of foreign exchange under capital account items (including but
not limited to foreign currency capital and foreign debts) on a self-discretionary basis which applies to all enterprises registered in
China. SAFE Circular 16 reiterates the principle that Renminbi converted from foreign currency-denominated capital of a company may not
be directly or indirectly used for purposes beyond its business scope or prohibited by PRC laws or regulations, while such converted Renminbi
shall not be provided as loans to its non-affiliated entities. As this circular is relatively new, there remains uncertainty as to its
interpretation and application and any other future foreign exchange related rules. Violations of these Circulars could result in severe
monetary or other penalties. SAFE Circular 19 and SAFE Circular 16 may significantly limit our ability to use Renminbi converted from
the net proceeds of future securities offerings to fund our PRC operating subsidiary, to invest in or acquire any other PRC companies
through our PRC Subsidiary, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Although the audit report included in this
report was issued by U.S. auditors who are currently inspected by the PCAOB, if it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect
or investigate our auditor completely, investors would be deprived of the benefits of such inspection and our ordinary shares may be delisted
or prohibited from trading.
The audit report
included in this report for our 2021 fiscal year was issued by Paris Kreit and Chiu, CPA LLP (“PKC”), a U.S.-based
accounting firm that is registered with the PCAOB and can be inspected by the PCAOB. The audit report included in this report for
our 2020 fiscal year was issued by Briggs & Veselka Co. (“B&V”), which was also a U.S.-based accounting firm
that was registered with the PCAOB and can be inspected by the PCAOB. We have no intention of engaging any auditor not based in the
U.S. and not subject to regular inspection by the PCAOB. As an auditor of companies that are registered with the SEC and publicly
traded in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, our auditor is required under the laws of the United States to
undergo regular inspections by the PCAOB to assess its compliance with the laws of the United States and professional standards. If
we were to engage a different auditor at any time in the future, we would engage an auditor that is U.S.-based and subject to full
PCAOB inspection with all materials related to the audit of our financial statements accessible to the PCAOB. There is no guarantee,
however, that any future auditor engaged by the Company would remain subject to full PCAOB inspection during the entire term of our
engagement. In such case, we will engage a new qualified and fully inspected auditor, which may result in us delaying or restating
our financial statements.
The PCAOB is currently unable
to conduct inspections in China without the approval of Chinese government authorities. If it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable
to inspect or investigate our auditor completely, investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Any audit reports not
issued by auditors that are completely inspected by the PCAOB, or a lack of PCAOB inspections of audit work undertaken in China that prevents
the PCAOB from regularly evaluating our auditors' audits and their quality control procedures, could result in a lack of assurance that
our financial statements and disclosures are adequate and accurate.
As part of a continued regulatory
focus in the United States on access to audit and other information currently protected by national law, in particular mainland China’s,
in June 2019, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced bills in both houses of the U.S. Congress which, if passed, would require the
SEC to maintain a list of issuers for which PCAOB is not able to inspect or investigate the audit work performed by a foreign public accounting
firm completely. The proposed Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (“EQUITABLE”)
Act prescribes increased disclosure requirements for these issuers and, beginning in 2025, the delisting from U.S. national securities
exchanges such as the Nasdaq of issuers included on the SEC’s list for three consecutive years. It is unclear if this proposed legislation
will be enacted. Furthermore, there have been recent deliberations within the U.S. government regarding potentially limiting or restricting
China-based companies from accessing U.S. capital markets. On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable
Act (the “HFCAA”), which includes requirements for the SEC to identify issuers whose audit work is performed by auditors that
the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a restriction imposed by a non-U.S. authority in the auditor’s
local jurisdiction. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the HFCAA on December 2, 2020, and the HFCAA was signed into law on December
18, 2020. Additionally, in July 2020, the U.S. President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued recommendations for actions
that can be taken by the executive branch, the SEC, the PCAOB or other federal agencies and department with respect to Chinese companies
listed on U.S. stock exchanges and their audit firms, in an effort to protect investors in the United States. In response, on November
23, 2020, the SEC issued guidance highlighting certain risks (and their implications to U.S. investors) associated with investments in
China-based issuers and summarizing enhanced disclosures the SEC recommends China-based issuers make regarding such risks. On December
2, 2021, the SEC adopted final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the HFCAA.
We will be required to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies us as having a “non-inspection” year (as defined in the
interim final rules) under a process to be subsequently established by the SEC. The SEC is assessing how to implement other requirements
of the HFCAA, including the listing and trading prohibition requirements described above. Under the HFCAA, our securities may be prohibited
from trading on the Nasdaq or other U.S. stock exchanges if our auditor is not inspected by the PCAOB for three consecutive years, and
this ultimately could result in our Ordinary Shares being delisted. Furthermore, on June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating
Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“AHFCAA”), which, if enacted, would amend the HFCAA and require the SEC to prohibit
an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive
years instead of three. On September 22, 2021, the PCAOB adopted a final rule implementing the HFCAA, which provides a framework for the
PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCAA, whether the Board is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered
public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction.
On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a Determination Report which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely
registered public accounting firms headquartered in: (1) mainland China of the People’s Republic of China, because of a position
taken by one or more authorities in mainland China; and (2) Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region and dependency of the PRC, because
of a position taken by one or more authorities in Hong Kong. Thayer is not headquartered in mainland China or Hong Kong and was
not identified in this report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determination. Our former auditor, B&V, was also not headquartered in mainland China or Hong Kong and was not
identified in this report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determination.
Should the PCAOB be unable to fully conduct inspection of our auditor’s
work papers in China, it will make it difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of our auditor’s audit or quality control procedures.
Investors may consequently lose confidence in our reported financial information and procedures or quality of the financial statements,
which would adversely affect us and our securities.
Fluctuations in exchange rates could have
a material and adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.
The value of the Renminbi
against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions
and the foreign exchange policy adopted by the PRC government. It is difficult to predict how long such appreciation of RMB against the
U.S. dollar may last and when and how the relationship between the RMB and the U.S. dollar may change again. All of our revenues
and substantially all of our costs are denominated in Renminbi. We rely on dividends paid by our operating subsidiaries in China for our
cash needs. Any significant revaluation of Renminbi may materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial position
reported in Renminbi when translated into U.S. dollars, and the value of, and any dividends payable on, the common stock in U.S. dollars.
To the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars into Renminbi for our operations, appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar
would have an adverse effect on the Renminbi amount we would receive. Conversely, if we decide to convert our Renminbi into U.S. dollars
for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our common stock or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against
the Renminbi would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount.
Governmental control of currency conversion
may limit our ability to utilize our revenues effectively and affect the value of your investment.
The PRC government imposes
controls on the convertibility of the Renminbi into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China.
We receive substantially all of our revenues in Renminbi. Under our current corporate structure, we primarily rely on dividend payments
from our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments
of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions,
can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval of SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. Specifically, under
the existing exchange restrictions, without prior approval of SAFE, cash generated from the operations of our PRC subsidiaries in China
may be used to pay dividends to our company. However, approval from or registration with appropriate government authorities is required,
in principle, where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment
of loans denominated in foreign currencies. As a result, we need to obtain SAFE approval to use cash generated from the operations of
our PRC subsidiaries to pay off their respective debt in a currency other than Renminbi owed to entities outside China, or to make other
capital expenditure payments outside China in a currency other than Renminbi. The PRC government may at its discretion restrict access
to foreign currencies for current account transactions in the future. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining
sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our
shareholders, including holders of the Common stock.
Certain PRC regulations may make it more
difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions.
Among other things, the Regulations
on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (“M&A Rules”) and Anti-Monopoly Law of the People’s
Republic of China promulgated by the Standing Committee of the NPC which became effective in 2008 (“Anti-Monopoly Law”), established
additional procedures and requirements that could make merger and acquisition activities by foreign investors more time-consuming and
complex. Such regulation requires, among other things, that State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) be notified in advance of
any change-of-control transaction in which a foreign investor acquires control of a PRC domestic enterprise or a foreign company with
substantial PRC operations, if certain thresholds under the Provisions of the State Council on the Standard for Declaration of Concentration
of Business Operators, issued by the State Council in 2008, are triggered. Moreover, the Anti-Monopoly Law requires that transactions
which involve the national security, the examination on the national security shall also be conducted according to the relevant provisions
of the State. In addition, PRC Measures for the Security Review of Foreign Investment which became effective in January 2021 require acquisitions
by foreign investors of PRC companies engaged in military-related or certain other industries that are crucial to national security be
subject to security review before consummation of any such acquisition. We may pursue potential strategic acquisitions that are complementary
to our business and operations.
Complying with the requirements
of these regulations to complete such transactions could be time-consuming, and any required approval processes, including obtaining approval
or clearance from the MOFCOM, may delay or inhibit our ability to complete such transactions, which could affect our ability to expand
our business or maintain our market share.
PRC regulations relating to the establishment
of offshore special purpose companies by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident beneficial owners or our PRC subsidiary to liability
or penalties, limit our ability to inject capital into our PRC subsidiary, limit our PRC subsidiary’ ability to increase their registered
capital or distribute profits to us, or may otherwise adversely affect us.
In July 2014, SAFE promulgated
the Circular on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Control on Domestic Residents’ Offshore Investment and Financing and
Roundtrip Investment Through Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular 37, to replace the Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign
Exchange Administration for Domestic Residents’ Financing and Roundtrip Investment Through Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles, or
SAFE Circular 75, which ceased to be effective upon the promulgation of SAFE Circular 37. SAFE Circular 37 requires PRC residents (including
PRC individuals and PRC corporate entities) to register with SAFE or its local branches in connection with their direct or indirect offshore
investment activities. SAFE Circular 37 is applicable to our shareholders who are PRC residents and may be applicable to any offshore
acquisitions that we make in the future.
Under SAFE Circular 37, PRC
residents who make, or have prior to the implementation of SAFE Circular 37 made, direct or indirect investments in offshore special purpose
vehicles, or SPVs, will be required to register such investments with SAFE or its local branches. In addition, any PRC resident who is
a direct or indirect shareholder of an SPV is required to update its filed registration with the local branch of SAFE with respect to
that SPV, to reflect any material change. Moreover, any subsidiary of such SPV in China is required to urge the PRC resident shareholders
to update their registration with the local branch of SAFE. If any PRC shareholder of such SPV fails to make the required registration
or to update the previously filed registration, the subsidiary of such SPV in China may be prohibited from distributing its profits or
the proceeds from any capital reduction, share transfer or liquidation to the SPV, and the SPV may also be prohibited from making additional
capital contributions into its subsidiary in China. On February 13, 2015, the SAFE promulgated a Notice on Further Simplifying and
Improving Foreign Exchange Administration Policy on Direct Investment, or SAFE Notice 13, which became effective on June 1, 2015.
Under SAFE Notice 13, applications for foreign exchange registration of inbound foreign direct investments and outbound overseas direct
investments, including those required under SAFE Circular 37, will be filed with qualified banks instead of SAFE. The qualified banks
will directly examine the applications and accept registrations under the supervision of SAFE.
Certain of our shareholders that we are aware of are subject to SAFE
regulations, and we expect all of these shareholders will have completed all necessary registrations with the local SAFE branch or qualified
banks as required by SAFE Circular 37. We cannot assure you, however, that all of these shareholders will continue to make required filings
or updates in a timely manner, or at all. We can provide no assurance that we are or will in the future continue to be informed of identities
of all PRC residents holding direct or indirect interest in our company. Any failure or inability by such shareholders to comply with
SAFE regulations may subject us to fines or legal sanctions, such as restrictions on our cross-border investment activities or our PRC
subsidiaries’ ability to distribute dividends to, or obtain foreign exchange-denominated loans from, our company or prevent us from
making distributions or paying dividends. As a result, our business operations and our ability to make distributions to you could be materially
and adversely affected.
Furthermore, as these foreign
exchange regulations are still relatively new and their interpretation and implementation have been constantly evolving, it is unclear
how these regulations, and any future regulation concerning offshore or cross-border transactions, will be interpreted, amended and implemented
by the relevant government authorities. For example, we may be subject to a more stringent review and approval process with respect to
our foreign exchange activities, such as remittance of dividends and foreign-currency-denominated borrowings, which may adversely affect
our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if we decide to acquire a PRC domestic company, we cannot assure you that
we or the owners of such company, as the case may be, will be able to obtain the necessary approvals or complete the necessary filings
and registrations required by the foreign exchange regulations. This may restrict our ability to implement our acquisition strategy and
could adversely affect our business and prospects.
As of the date of this disclosure, to our knowledge these PRC resident
shareholders have applied for foreign exchange registration under the SAFE Circular 37 and other related rules. Although they
are in the process of making foreign exchange registration, they may still face the above said possible fines in accordance with the PRC
Laws.
Failure to make adequate contributions to
various employee benefit plans and withhold individual income tax on employees’ salaries as required by PRC regulations may subject
us to penalties.
Companies operating in China
are required to participate in various government-mandated employee benefit contribution plans, including certain social insurance, housing
funds and other welfare-oriented payment obligations, and contribute to the plans in amounts equal to certain percentages of salaries,
including bonuses and allowances, of our employees up to a maximum amount specified by the local government from time to time at locations
where we operate our businesses. The requirement of employee benefit contribution plans has not been implemented consistently by the local
governments in China given the different levels of economic development in different locations. Companies operating in China are also
required to withhold individual income tax on employees’ salaries based on the actual salary of each employee upon payment. We may
be subject to late fees and fines in relation to the underpaid employee benefits and under-withheld individual income tax, our financial
condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Any failure to comply with PRC regulations
regarding the registration requirements for employee stock incentive plans may subject the PRC plan participants or us to fines and other
legal or administrative sanctions.
Pursuant to the Notices on
Issues Concerning the Foreign Exchange Administration for Domestic Individuals Participating in Stock Incentive Plan of Overseas Publicly-Listed
Company, promulgated by SAFE in 2012, or SAFE Notices No. 7, PRC citizens and non-PRC citizens who reside in China for a continuous
period of no less than one year who participate in any stock incentive plan of an overseas publicly listed company offered to the director,
supervisor, senior management and other employees of, and any individual who has labor relationship with its domestic affiliated entities
are required to register with SAFE through a domestic qualified agent, which could be a PRC subsidiary of such overseas listed company,
and complete certain other procedures. In addition, an overseas entrusted institution must be retained to handle matters in connection
with the exercise or sale of stock options and the purchase or sale of shares and interests. We and our directors, executive officers
and other employees who are PRC citizens or who reside in the PRC for a continuous period of no less than one year and who have been granted
stock options became subject to these regulations when our company became an overseas listed company upon the completion of our recent
initial public offering. Failure to complete the SAFE registrations for our employee incentive plans after our listing may subject them
to fines and legal sanctions, and may also limit our ability to contribute additional capital into our PRC subsidiaries and limit our
PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute dividends to us. We also face regulatory uncertainties that could restrict our ability to
adopt additional incentive plans for our directors, executive officers and employees under PRC law.
In addition, the State Administration
of Taxation, or SAT, has issued certain circulars concerning employee stock options and restricted shares. Under these circulars, our
employees working in China who exercise stock options or are granted restricted shares will be subject to PRC individual income tax. Our
PRC subsidiaries have obligations to file documents related to employee stock options or restricted shares with relevant tax authorities
and to withhold individual income taxes of those employees who exercise their share options or are granted with restricted shares. If
our employees fail to pay or we fail to withhold their income taxes according to relevant laws and regulations, we may face sanctions
imposed by the tax authorities or other PRC governmental authorities.
U.S. regulatory bodies may be limited in
their ability to conduct investigations or inspections of our operations in China.
Any disclosure of documents
or information located in China by foreign agencies may be subject to jurisdiction constraints and must comply with China’s state
secrecy laws, which broadly define the scope of “state secrets” to include matters involving economic interests and technologies.
There is no guarantee that requests from U.S. federal or state regulators or agencies to investigate or inspect our operations will be
honored by us, by entities who provide services to us or with whom we associate, without violating PRC legal requirements, especially
as those entities are located in China. Furthermore, under the current PRC laws, an on-site inspection of our facilities by any of these
regulators may be limited or prohibited.
If we are classified as a PRC resident enterprise
for PRC income tax purposes, such classification could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders.
Under the PRC Enterprise
Income Tax Law and its implementation rules, an enterprise established outside of the PRC with its “de facto management
body” within the PRC is considered a “resident enterprise” and will be subject to the enterprise income tax on its global
income at the rate of 25%. The implementation rules define the term “de facto management body” as the body that
exercises full and substantial control and overall management over the business, productions, personnel, accounts and properties of an
enterprise. In 2009, the State Administration of Taxation, or SAT, issued a circular, known as SAT Circular 82, which provides certain
specific criteria for determining whether the “de facto management body” of a PRC-controlled enterprise that is
incorporated offshore is located in China. Although this circular applies only to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or
PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreigners, the criteria set forth in the circular may reflect the SAT’s
general position on how the “de facto management body” text should be applied in determining the tax resident
status of all offshore enterprises. According to SAT Circular 82, an offshore incorporated enterprise controlled by a PRC enterprise or
a PRC enterprise group will be regarded as a PRC tax resident by virtue of having its “de facto management body”
in China, and will be subject to PRC enterprise income tax on its global income only if all of the following conditions are met: (i) the
primary location of the day-to-day operational management is in the PRC; (ii) decisions relating to the enterprise’s financial
and human resource matters are made or are subject to approval by organizations or personnel in the PRC; (iii) the enterprise’s
primary assets, accounting books and records, company seals, and board and shareholder resolutions are located or maintained in the PRC;
and (iv) at least 50% of voting board members or senior executives habitually reside in the PRC.
We believe our company is
not a PRC resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes. However, the tax resident status of an enterprise is subject to determination by the
PRC tax authorities and uncertainties remain with respect to the interpretation of the term “de facto management body.”
If the PRC tax authorities determine that our company is a PRC resident enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes, we would be subject
to PRC enterprise income on our worldwide income at the rate of 25%. Furthermore, we would be required to withhold a 10% tax from dividends
we pay to our shareholders that are non-resident enterprises. In addition, non-resident enterprise shareholders (including the common
stockholders) may be subject to PRC tax on gains realized on the sale or other disposition of the common stock, if such income is treated
as sourced from within the PRC. Furthermore, if we are deemed a PRC resident enterprise, dividends paid to our non-PRC individual shareholders
(including the common stockholders) and any gain realized on the transfer of the common stock or ordinary shares by such shareholders
may be subject to PRC tax at a rate of 20% (which, in the case of dividends, may be withheld at source by us). These rates may be reduced
by an applicable tax treaty, but it is unclear whether non-PRC shareholders of our company would be able to claim the benefits of any
tax treaties between their country of tax residence and the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise. Any such
tax may reduce the returns on your investment in our common stock.
We face uncertainty with respect to indirect
transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies.
On February 3, 2015,
the SAT issued the Public Notice Regarding Certain Corporate Income Tax Matters on Indirect Transfer of Properties by Non-Tax Resident
Enterprises, or SAT Bulletin 7. SAT Bulletin 7 extends its tax jurisdiction to transactions involving the transfer of taxable assets through
offshore transfer of a foreign intermediate holding company. In addition, SAT Bulletin 7 has introduced safe harbors for internal group
restructurings and the purchase and sale of equity through a public securities market. SAT Bulletin 7 also brings challenges to both foreign
transferor and transferee (or other person who is obligated to pay for the transfer) of taxable assets, as such persons need to determine
whether their transactions are subject to these rules and whether any withholding obligation applies.
On October 17, 2017,
the SAT issued the Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation on Issues Concerning the Withholding of Non-resident Enterprise
Income Tax at Source, or SAT Bulletin 37, which came into effect on December 1, 2017. The SAT Bulletin 37 further clarifies the practice
and procedure of the withholding of non-resident enterprise income tax.
Where a non-resident enterprise
transfers taxable assets indirectly by disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, which is an “Indirect Transfer”,
the non-resident enterprise as either transferor or transferee, or the PRC entity that directly owns the taxable assets, may report such
Indirect Transfer to the relevant tax authority. Using a “substance over form” principle, the PRC tax authority may disregard
the existence of the overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was established for the purpose of reducing,
avoiding or deferring PRC tax. As a result, gains derived from such Indirect Transfer may be subject to PRC enterprise income tax, and
the transferee or other person who pays for the transfer is obligated to withhold the applicable taxes currently at a rate of 10% for
the transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise. Both the transferor and the transferee may be subject to penalties under
PRC tax laws if the transferee fails to withhold the taxes and the transferor fails to pay the taxes.
We face uncertainties as
to the reporting and other implications of certain past and future transactions where PRC taxable assets are involved, such as offshore
restructuring, sale of the shares in our offshore subsidiaries and investments. Our company may be subject to filing obligations or taxed
if our company is transferor in such transactions, and may be subject to withholding obligations if our company is transferee in such
transactions, under SAT Bulletin 7 and/or SAT Bulletin 37. For transfer of shares in our company by investors who are non-PRC resident
enterprises, our PRC subsidiaries may be requested to assist in the filing under SAT Bulletin 7 and/or SAT Bulletin 37. As a result, we
may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with SAT Bulletin 7 and/or SAT Bulletin 37 or to request the relevant transferors
from whom we purchase taxable assets to comply with these circulars, or to establish that our company should not be taxed under these
circulars, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Ordinary Shares
The market price for our Ordinary Shares
may be volatile.
The trading prices of our
Ordinary Shares are likely to be volatile and could fluctuate widely due to factors beyond our control. This may happen because of broad
market and industry factors, like the performance and fluctuation in the market prices or the underperformance or deteriorating financial
results of internet or other companies based in China that have listed their securities in the United States in recent years. The securities
of some of these companies have experienced significant volatility since their initial public offerings, including, in some cases, substantial
price declines in their trading prices. The trading performances of other Chinese companies’ securities after their offerings, including
internet and e-commerce companies, may affect the attitudes of investors toward Chinese companies listed in the United States, which
consequently may impact the trading performance of our Ordinary Shares, regardless of our actual operating performance. In addition, any
negative news or perceptions about inadequate corporate governance practices or fraudulent accounting, corporate structure or other matters
of other Chinese companies may also negatively affect the attitudes of investors towards Chinese companies in general, including us, regardless
of whether we have conducted any inappropriate activities. In addition, securities markets may from time to time experience significant
price and volume fluctuations that are not related to our operating performance, such as the large decline in share prices in the United States,
China and other jurisdictions in late 2008, early 2009 and the second half of 2011, which may have a material adverse effect on the market
price of our Ordinary Shares.
In addition to the above
factors, the price and trading volume of our ordinary Shares may be highly volatile due to multiple factors, including the following:
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regulatory developments affecting us, our consumers or our industry; |
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conditions in the medical supplies business and the public perception of the legitimacy and ethics of certain business practices of our competitors or other market players within the industry; |
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announcements of studies and reports relating to the quality of our product and service offerings or those of our competitors; |
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changes in the economic performance or market valuations of other medical supplies businesses; |
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actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly results of operations and changes or revisions of our expected results; |
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changes in financial estimates by securities research analysts; |
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announcements by us or our competitors of new product and service offerings, acquisitions, strategic relationships, joint ventures or capital commitments; |
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additions to or departures of our senior management; |
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detrimental negative publicity about us, our management or our industry; |
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fluctuations of exchange rates between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar; |
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release or expiry of lock-up or other transfer restrictions on our outstanding Ordinary Shares; and |
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sales or perceived potential sales of additional Ordinary Shares. |
The trading market for our
Ordinary Shares will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business.
If research analysts do not establish and maintain adequate research coverage or if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade
Shares or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the market price for our Ordinary Shares would likely decline.
If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in
the financial markets, which, in turn, could cause the market price or trading volume for our Ordinary Shares to decline.
If securities or industry analysts do not
publish research or reports about our business, or if they adversely change their recommendations regarding our Ordinary Shares, the market
price for our Ordinary Shares and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our
Ordinary Shares will be influenced by research or reports that industry or securities analysts publish about our business. If industry
or securities analysts decide to cover us and in the future downgrade our Ordinary Shares, the market price for our Ordinary Shares would
likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease to cover us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility
in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the market price or trading volume for our Ordinary Shares to decline.
Because we do not expect to pay dividends
in the foreseeable future, you must rely on price appreciation of our Ordinary Shares for return on your investment.
We currently intend to retain
most, if not all, of our available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business. As a result, we do
not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, you should not rely on an investment in our Ordinary Shares
as a source for any future dividend income.
Our board of directors has
discretion as to whether to distribute dividends, subject to certain restrictions under Cayman Islands law, namely that our company may
only pay dividends out of profits or share premium; provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result in our
company being unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. In addition, our shareholders may by ordinary
resolution declare a dividend, but no dividend may exceed the amount recommended by our board of directors. Even if our board of directors
decides to declare and pay dividends, the timing, amount and form of future dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, our
future results of operations and cash flow, our capital requirements and surplus, the amount of distributions, if any, received by us
from our subsidiaries, our financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.
Accordingly, the return on your investment in our Ordinary Shares will likely depend entirely upon any future price appreciation of our
Ordinary Shares. There is no guarantee that our Ordinary Shares will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which you purchased
our Ordinary Shares. You may not realize a return on your investment in our Ordinary Shares and you may even lose your entire investment
in our Ordinary Shares.
Substantial future sales or perceived potential
sales of Ordinary Shares in the public market could cause the price of our Ordinary Shares to decline.
Sales of Ordinary Shares
in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur, could cause the market price of our Ordinary Shares to decline.
As of the date of this report, we have 23,940,000 Ordinary Shares outstanding. All of the 3,940,000 Ordinary Shares sold in
our recent initial public offering are freely transferable without restriction or additional registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. All of our executive officers and directors and shareholders holding at least ten percent of
our common stock have agreed not to sell our Ordinary Shares for a period of 365 days following the effective date of our recent IPO,
subject to extension under specified circumstances. Ordinary shares subject to these lock-up agreements will become eligible for sale
in the public market upon expiration of these lock-up agreements, subject to volume and other restrictions as applicable under Rules 144
and 701 under the Securities Act. To the extent shares are released before the expiration of the lock-up period and sold into the
market, the market price of our Ordinary Shares could decline. Moreover, the perceived risk of this potential dilution could cause
shareholders to attempt to sell their shares and investors to short our Ordinary Shares. These sales also may make it more difficult for
us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.
We may need additional capital and may sell
additional Ordinary Shares or other equity securities or incur indebtedness, which could result in additional dilution to our shareholders
or increase our debt service obligations.
We may require additional
cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide
to pursue. If our cash resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities
or obtain a credit facility. The sale of additional equity securities or equity-linked debt securities could result in additional dilution
to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing
covenants that would restrict our operations. We cannot assure you that financing will be available in amounts or terms acceptable to
us, if at all.
Certain existing shareholders have substantial
influence over our company and their interests may not be aligned with the interests of our other shareholders.
Our directors and officers
collectively own an aggregate of 66.56% of the total voting power of our outstanding ordinary shares. As a result, they have substantial
influence over our business, including significant corporate actions such as mergers, consolidations, election of directors and other
significant corporate actions.
They may take actions that
are not in the best interest of us or our other shareholders. This concentration of ownership may discourage, delay or prevent a change
in control of our company, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale
of our company and may reduce the price of our Ordinary Shares. These actions may be taken even if they are opposed by our other shareholders.
In addition, the significant concentration of share ownership may adversely affect the trading price of our Ordinary Shares due to investors’
perception that conflicts of interest may exist or arise. For more information regarding our principal shareholders and their affiliated
entities, see “Principal Shareholders.”
We are an emerging growth company within
the meaning of the Securities Act and may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements.
We are an “emerging
growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various requirements applicable
to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, most significantly, not being required to comply with the
auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 so long as we are an emerging growth company. As
a result, if we elect not to comply with such auditor attestation requirements, our investors may not have access to certain information
they may deem important.
In addition, under the JOBS
Act, emerging growth companies can also delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to
private companies. We have elected to avail ourselves of an exemption that allows us to delay adopting new or revised accounting standards
until such time as those standards apply to private companies. As a result, we will not be subject to the same new or revised accounting
standards as other public companies that comply with the public company effective dates. We have also elected to take advantage of certain
of the reduced disclosure obligations in the registration statement of which this report is a part and may elect to take advantage of
other reduced reporting requirements in future filings. As a result of these elections, the information that we provide to our stockholders
may be different than you might receive from other public reporting companies.
We are a foreign private issuer within
the meaning of the rules under the Exchange Act and, as such, we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to U.S. domestic public
companies.
Because we qualify as a foreign
private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the securities rules and regulations in the United States
that are applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, including:
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the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K; |
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the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; |
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the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and |
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the selective disclosure rules by issuers of material nonpublic information under Regulation FD. |
We are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F within four
months of the end of each fiscal year. In addition, we intend to publish our financial results on a semi-annual basis in the form of press
releases, distributed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Global Market. Press releases relating to financial results
and material events will also be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K. However, the information we are required to file with or furnish
to the SEC will be less extensive and less timely compared to that required to be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers. As
a result, you may not be afforded the same protections or information that would be made available to you were you investing in a U.S. domestic
issuer.
As a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, we are permitted to
adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from the Nasdaq Global Market
corporate governance requirements; these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully
with the Nasdaq Global Market corporate governance requirements. However, presently, we do not have any immediate plans to rely on home
country practice with respect to our corporate governance.
We may lose our foreign private issuer status
in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.
As discussed above, we are a foreign private issuer and, therefore,
we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The determination
of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal
quarter. We would lose our foreign private issuer status if, for example, more than 50% of our ordinary shares are directly or indirectly
held by residents of the U.S. and we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to maintain our foreign private issuer status. In
the future, if we lose our foreign private issuer status as of the last date of our second fiscal quarter, we would be required to file
with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms beginning on the following January 1, which
are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to us as a foreign private issuer. In such case, we would also have to comply
with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders would become subject to the short-swing
profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we would lose our ability to rely upon
exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements under the Nasdaq Global Market listing rules. As a U.S. listed public company
that is not a foreign private issuer, we would incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we do not presently
incur as a foreign private issuer listed on a U.S. securities exchange.
If we fail to establish and maintain proper
internal financial reporting controls, our ability to produce accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could
be impaired.
Prior to our initial public offering in February of 2022, we were a
private company with limited accounting personnel and other resources with which to address our internal controls and procedures. Since
then, we have been in a continuing process to develop, establish, and put in place a system to maintain internal controls and procedures
that will allow our management to report on, and our independent registered public accounting firm to attest to, our internal controls
over financial reporting if and when required to do so under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Although our independent registered
public accounting firm is not required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section
404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act until the date we are no longer an emerging growth company, our management will be required to report
on our internal controls over financial reporting under Section 404.
As of December 31, 2021, our management assessed the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting. The material weaknesses relate to the fact that the Company does not have accounting
personnel with sufficient knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting procedures. Management concluded that as of December 31, 2021, our internal
control over financial reporting were ineffective.
In order to address and resolve the foregoing material weakness, we
have begun to implement measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting to remediate this material weakness,
including hiring Cheng Du Milly Bay Consultant Ltd. as our consultant and who has the requisite training and experience in the preparation
of financial statements in compliance with applicable SEC requirements. In addition to hiring an outside consultant, we also plan to take
remedial measures including (i) hiring more qualified accounting personnel with relevant U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting experience and qualifications
to strengthen the financial reporting function and to set up a financial and system control framework; (ii) implementing regular and continuous
U.S. GAAP accounting and financial reporting training programs for our accounting and financial reporting personnel; (iii) setting up
an internal audit function as well as engaging an external consulting firm to assist us with assessment of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements
and improvement of overall internal control; and (iv) appointing independent directors, establishing an audit committee, and strengthening
corporate governance. Finally, we intend to use approximately $1,000,000 from the net proceeds of our recent initial public offering to
improve the internal control system, including adopting ERP system (Enterprise Resource Planning Administration) and robot management.
The implementation of these
measures may not fully address the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, and we cannot conclude that they
have been fully remedied. Our failure to correct theses material weaknesses or our failure to discover and address any other material
weaknesses could result in inaccuracies in our financial statements and could also impair our ability to comply with applicable financial
reporting requirements and related regulatory filings on a timely basis. As a result, our business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects, as well as the trading price of our Ordinary Shares, may be materially and adversely affected. Moreover, ineffective internal
control over financial reporting significantly hinders our ability to prevent fraud. In addition, once we cease to be an “emerging
growth company” as such term is defined in the JOBS Act, our independent registered public accounting firm must attest to and report
on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Our management may conclude that our internal control over financial
reporting is not effective. Moreover, even if our management concludes that our internal control over financial reporting is effective,
our independent registered public accounting firm, after conducting its own independent testing, may issue a report that is qualified
if it is not satisfied with our internal controls or the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed, or
if it interprets the relevant requirements differently from us. In addition, after we become a public company, our reporting obligations
may place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future. We may be
unable to timely complete our evaluation testing and any required remediation.
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ON THE COMPANY |
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History and Development of the Company |
We are a holding company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands
on November 10, 2020, by shareholder Yongjun Liu. Our direct subsidiary is Kang Fu International Medical, a Hong Kong company. Kang Fu
International Medical was incorporated on October 13, 2015 by four shareholders, Yongjun Liu, Yin Liu, Ace Capital Limited and King Tai
International Holding Limited. On November 22, 2019, Yongjun Liu acquired 9,300,000 shares from Ace Capital Limited and 4,500,000 shares
from King Tai International Holding Limited, respectively. Upon consummation of such share transfer, Yongjun Liu and Yin Liu constituted
all of the shareholders of Kang Fu International Medical, holding 100% shares of Kang Fu International Medical. On December 21, 2020,
we in turn acquired 41,400,000 shares (69%) from Yongjun Liu and 18,600,000 shares (31%) from Yin Liu, respectively, resulting in
Kang Fu International Medical becoming our wholly owned subsidiary. In exchange for our acquisition on Kang Fu, we issued a total of 15,935,000
ordinary shares to Mr. and Mrs. Liu, who in turn transferred their shares to a holding company, Bright Accomplish Limited, on December
21, 2020. Bright Accomplish Limited is our controlling shareholder, holding approximately 66.56% of our ordinary shares as of the date
of this report.
We operate our business through
our indirect subsidiaries in China. Below is a list of our operating subsidiaries in China:
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Yangzhou Huada Medical Device Co., Ltd., or Yangzhou Huada: a subsidiary
wholly owned by Kang Fu International Medical and established in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC on December 24, 2001 with a registered
capital of $602,400, which manufactures and sells Class I disposable medical devices under our own brands, and distributes Class I and
Class II disposable medical devices sourced from other manufacturers, to our domestic customers. Specifically, Yangzhou Huada mainly
focuses on the manufacturing, sales and distributions of non-bottled products, such as brushes, ID bracelets for domestic sales. |
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Jiangsu Yada Technology Group Co., Ltd., or Jiangsu Yada: a subsidiary
wholly owned by Yangzhou Huada and established in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC on December 5, 1991 with a registered capital of RMB51,390,000,
which manufactures and sells Class I and Class II disposable medical devices under our own brands, and distributes Class I and Class
II disposable medical devices sourced from other manufacturers, to our domestic and overseas customers. Specifically, Jiangsu Yada mainly
focuses on overseas sales. |
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Jiangsu Huadong Medical Device Industrial Co., Ltd., or Jiangsu Huadong:
a subsidiary wholly owned by Jiangsu Yada and established in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC on November 18, 2000 with a registered capital
of RMB50,000,000, which manufactures and sells Class I, II and III disposable medical devices under our own brands, and distributes Class
I, II and III disposable medical devices sourced from other manufacturers, to our domestic and overseas customers. Specifically, Jiangsu
Huadong mainly focuses on the manufacturing, sales and distributions of polyethylene bottled products, such as eye drop bottles and tablet
bottles. |
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Yangzhou Guanghui Medical Technology Co., Ltd., or Guanghui: a subsidiary wholly owned by Jiangsu Huadong was established in Yangzhou, China on December 22, 2020 with a registered capital of RMB1,000,000, to mainly manufactures and sells Class II disposable medical devices. Guanghui has no real business. |
Meihua owns 100% of Kang
Fu International Medical. Kang Fu International Medical owns 100% of Yangzhou Huada. Yangzhou Huada owns 100% of Jiangsu Yada. Jiangsu
Yada, in turn, owns 100% of Jiangsu Huadong. Jiangsu Huadong, in turn, owns 100% of the equity interests of Guanghui. The following diagram
illustrates our corporate structure as of the date of this report, including our principal subsidiary and their respective principal subsidiaries.
The structure of cash flows within our organization, and a summary
of the applicable regulations, is as follows:
1. Our equity structure is a direct holding structure, pursuant to which
the overseas entity listed in the U.S., Meihua International Medical Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Meihua International”), directly
controls Yangzhou Huada Medical Device Co., Ltd (“Yangzhou Huada”) (the “WFOE”) and other domestic operating entities
which are directly owned through the Hong Kong company, Kang Fu International Medical Co., Limited (“Kang Fu”).
2. Within our direct holding structure,
the cross-border transfer of funds within our corporate group is legal and compliant with the laws and regulations of the PRC. After foreign
investors’ funds enter Meihua International at the close of securities offerings, the funds can be directly transferred to Kang
Fu, and then transferred to subordinate operating entities through the WFOE.
If the Company intends to
distribute dividends, the Company will transfer the dividends to Kang Fu in accordance with the laws and regulations of the PRC, and then
Kang Fu will transfer the dividends to Meihua International, and the dividends will be distributed from Meihua International to all shareholders
respectively in proportion to the shares they hold, regardless of whether the shareholders are U.S. investors or investors in other countries
or regions.
3. In the reporting periods presented in this Report, no cash and other
asset transfers have occurred among the Company and its subsidiaries; and no dividends or distributions of a subsidiary has been made
to the Company. On February 18, 2022, the Company closed its initial public offering of ordinary shares and received approximately USD
35 million. In March and April 2022, US$17 million was transferred to Kang Fu, these funds were used to increase the capital of Huada.
For the foreseeable future, the Company intends to use the earnings for research and development, to develop new products and to expand
its production capacity. As a result, we do not expect to pay any cash dividends.
4. Our PRC subsidiaries’ ability
to distribute dividends is based upon their distributable earnings. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends
to their respective shareholders only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards
and regulations. In addition, each of our PRC subsidiaries is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if
any, to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of each of their registered capitals. These reserves are not distributable
as cash dividends. See “Regulations Relating to Dividend Distributions” for more information.
To address persistent capital outflows and the RMB’s depreciation against the U.S. dollar in the fourth quarter of 2016, the People’s
Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, have implemented a series of capital control measures in the
subsequent months, including stricter vetting procedures for China-based companies to remit foreign currency for overseas acquisitions,
dividend payments and shareholder loan repayments. The PRC government may continue to strengthen its capital controls and our PRC subsidiaries’
dividends and other distributions may be subject to tightened scrutiny in the future. The PRC government also imposes controls on the
conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, we may experience difficulties in
completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment of dividends from our profits,
if any. Furthermore, if our subsidiaries in the PRC incur debt on their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict
their ability to pay dividends or make other payments.
In
addition, the Enterprise Income Tax Law and its implementation rules provide that a withholding tax at a rate of 10% will be applicable
to dividends payable by Chinese companies to non-PRC-resident enterprises unless reduced under treaties or arrangements between the PRC
central government and the governments of other countries or regions where the non-PRC resident enterprises are tax resident. Pursuant
to the tax agreement between Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the withholding tax rate in respect to the
payment of dividends by a PRC enterprise to a Hong Kong enterprise may be reduced to 5% from a standard rate of 10%. However, if the relevant
tax authorities determine that our transactions or arrangements are for the primary purpose of enjoying a favorable tax treatment, the
relevant tax authorities may adjust the favorable withholding tax in the future. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the reduced 5%
withholding rate will apply to dividends received by our Hong Kong subsidiary from our PRC subsidiaries. This withholding tax will reduce
the amount of dividends we may receive from our PRC subsidiaries.
Recent Developments
Completion of the Initial Public Offering
(“IPO”)
On February 18, 2022,
we closed our initial public offering (“IPO”) of 3,940,000 ordinary shares, par value US$0.0005 per share at a public offering
price of $10.00 per share, and our ordinary shares started to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “MHUA”
on February 16, 2022. We sold 3,600,000 shares pursuant to our underwriters’ firm commitment, together with an additional 340,000
shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option.
The total net proceeds
to the Company from the IPO, after deducting discounts, expense allowance, and expenses, were approximately $34,576,000. At the closing
of the IPO, the Company deposited $500,000 from the gross proceeds from the Offering into an escrow account established by Wilmington
Trust, National Association, as escrow agent, for purpose of covering potential legal actions against Prime Number Capital LLC, as a representative
of the Underwriters, pursuant to an indemnification escrow agreement.
As a result of certain developments
related to the IPO, the Company may face certain legal liabilities and exposure. Specifically, during the roadshow leading up to the IPO,
a Hong Kong investment company named Tai He International Group Limited (“Tai He”) was referred to the Company by Shengang
Securities Company Limited (“Shengang”), the Company’s co-underwriter based in the People’s Republic of China
(“PRC”). Tai He, through negotiations with Shengang, asserted that it would participate in the IPO as an investor. As a development
stage PRC medical device company, the Company’s management had no experience in the US capital markets and relied on its investment
bankers and underwriters in providing guidance and advice concerning its US public offering. Accordingly, the Company was unaware of the
actual motives of Tai He. Based on the Company’s trust in Shengang, and given the circumstances that the Company was unable to make
further verification, the Company hastily entered into a series of agreements with Tai He (the “Tai He Agreements”).
Pursuant
to the Tai He Agreements, Tai He agreed to invest a minimum of $35 million in the IPO subject to the Company making a $7.0 million
refundable deposit and advancing a $3.0 million service fee for investor relations and other services (together, the
“Services”) payable to Tai He. The Company, its affiliates and individual shareholders paid the $7.0 million Refundable
Deposit and $3.0 million service fee to Tai He in several installments from January 27, 2022 to March 11, 2022. After March 11,
2022, the Company has made no other payments to, nor had any direct interaction with, Tai He, and, in actuality, the Company never
directly communicated with Tai He during the negotiations, only communicating about Tai He and the Tai He Agreements through
Shengang.
After the IPO, through the
Company’s internal risk control process, the Company learned that Tai He does not appear to be an investor in the Company and, when
the Company attempted to inquire about it, Tai He refused to speak with the Company. Based on the facts as investigated and understood
by the Company, the Company believes that it was defrauded by Tai He and that Tai He never actually invested $35 million in the IPO. In
fact, the Company learned that Tai He made no investments in the Company at all, and Tai He has no involvement in the Company’s
IPO matters. In addition, the Refundable Deposit has not been repaid to the Company and no Services have been provided to the Company
by Tai He. As a result, the Company believes that the Tai He Agreements may be deemed a fraud perpetrated by Tai He and Shengang against
the Company by Tai He taking advantage of asymmetric information, including the Company’s lack of knowledge and understanding of
the US markets, IPO rules and processes, and the trust of the Company.
After consultation with professionals, the Company is now aware that
the Tai He Agreements were required to be disclosed to the public and the Company believes that the agreements themselves are fraudulent
and non-enforceable, and therefore the Company is disclosing the Tai He Agreements to meet the compliance requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Further, the Company acknowledges that it had improperly relied on the advice, direction
and counsel of Shengang when entering into the Tai He Agreements. The Company is now proactively working to terminate the Tai He Agreements
and recover the monies already paid to Tai He by the Company. The Company and its executive management team intends to cooperate with
the SEC, as well as any other relevant authorities, to ensure that its investors’ interests are protected while such matters are
resolved.
OUR INDUSTRY
All the information and data presented in this
section have been derived from independent research organizations and sources. The following discussion projections for future growth,
which may not occur at the rates that are projected or at all.
Overview of China’s Disposable Medical
Device Industry
Over the past four decades, China’s disposable medical device
industry witnessed a consistent and rapid growth. According to the data released in the “China NMPA (CFDA) Blue book (2020 version),”
the market has maintained rapid growth due to the extensive use of disposable medical devices, which mainly benefits from the improvement
of living standard as well as the increased demand for medical care and health concern. However, compared with developed countries, such
as the United States, Europe and Japan, the disposable medical device industry in China is relatively behind in technology, which is characteristic
with a market primarily filled with medium to low value-added disposable medical devices. Between 2015 and 2019, the market has experienced
consistent expansion. Specifically, in 2017, under the guidance of the national policy for “structural adjustment and change in
methods,” China’s low value-added medical disposables industry began transitioning from an inefficient and extensive growth
model to a more refined and intensive one. Meanwhile, its production structure has also been continuously optimized. Influenced by the
transition, the industry’s growth rate in 2017 had fallen slightly to 19.42%.
Although growth was slowed
down in 2017 due to the transition, the long-term benefits of “structural adjustment and change in method” are inarguable.
Against the backdrop of the actively changing development method and improving production structure, from 2018-2020, the industry continued
to expand and grow even faster. Affected by the spread of the pandemic worldwide, the demand of China’s low value-added disposable
medical devices increased more than ten times. According to Eshare, the market size of China’s low value-added disposable medical
devices in 2020 was about 97 billion RMB and the year-on-year growth rate is 25.97%.
(Source: China NMPA (CFDA) Blue book 2021 version)
Chart 1: Market Size of China’s Low Value-added
Disposable Medical Devices from 2016-2020
(Unit: RMB100 million, %)
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Market Size of Low Value-added Disposable Medical Devices (100 million) YoY (%) |
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Source:2021 China NMPA (CFDA) Blue book, collated by Forward Intelligence |
Global Competitiveness Analysis for
China’s Disposable Medical Devices
According to the Global Medical Devices Report Q2 2017 published
by BMI Research, a research institute under Fitch, the global market size for low-value disposable medical devices reached $52.8 billion
in 2016, which was increased to $55.3 billion and $58.1 billion in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Based on the market changes, Forward Intelligence
had forecast hat in 2019, the global disposable medical device market could reach up to $61.0 billion. Latest opinions from the Global
Medical Devices Report Q2 2020 pointed out that while the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demands for high-value medical devices,
inevitably resulting in additional pressure on the global trade and supply chain of medical devices, it comparably brings new opportunities
for low value-added disposable medical devices.
China’s market share
in the low value-added disposable medical device market, calculated through its market scale, witnessed a steady increment in the global
market between 2016 and 2019. In 2016, China’s global market share was 12.78%, which was increased to 18.30% in 2019. The global
competitiveness of China’s low value-added disposable medical devices has been significantly improved. Below chart is the global
low value-added disposable medical device market scale and China’s market share from 2016 to 2019.
Chart 2: Global Low Value-added Disposable Medical
Device Market Scale and China’s Market Share from 2016-2019
(Unit: $100 million, %)
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Global Low Value-added Disposable Medical Device Market Scale (Unit: $100 million China’s Market Share (%) |
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Source:China Association for Medical Devices Industry (CAMDI), collated by Forward Intelligence. 2020 and 2021 estimations were estimated by Forward Intelligence. |
Although the information
discussed above indicates that China’s share of the global low value-added disposable medical device market has increased in recent
years, we do not have sufficient information from reliable sources regarding the market share of specific other countries which produce
disposal medical devices.
Regional Development of China’s Disposable
Medical Device Industry
With the development of China’s
disposable medical device industry, four regional disposable medical device centers were gradually formed in China, located at Changyuan
of Henan Province, Touqiao Town of Yangzhou in Jiangsu Province, Jinxian County of Jiangxi Province and Tonglu of Zhejiang Province, respectively,
all of which in aggregate accounted for approximately 52.08% market share in China. Among those four centers, Jinxian County in Jiangxi
Province is the largest center, occupying 24.94% market share, with Changyuan of Henan Province, Touqiao Town of Yangzhou in Jiangsu Province
and Tonglu of Zhejiang Province occupying 16.88%, 7.40% and 2.86% market share in China, respectively.
Although Touqiao Town’s
market share in China is comparatively low compared with other centers, it grows very fast in recent years. Benefit from the variety of
products, it is very competitive with absolute advantage when it comes to the One-stop shopping experience. Additionally, Touqiao is also
an important manufacturing base for China’s injection and puncture medical disposables and the largest segment of overall disposable
medical devices in China. Below chart is the regional breakdown of China’s disposable medical devices in 2019.
Chart 3:Regional
Breakdown of China’s Disposable Medical Devices in 2019
(Unit: %)
Source: Collated by Forward (Qianzhan) Intelligence
Qualifications of Medical Device Manufacturer
in China
Pursuant to the laws and
regulations in China, manufacturers must obtain qualifications in order to manufacture medical devices in China. Data released by China
National Medical Products Administration shows that as of the end of 2019, there are 18,000 medical device manufacturers in China, among
which 8,232 manufacturers are qualified to manufacture Class I medical devices, with 10,033 for Class II medical devices, and 1,977 for
Class III medical devices. Below chart is China’s medical device manufacturer breakdown in 2019.
(Note: Pursuant to PRC National
Medical Device Management regulations, Class I medical devices are those devices with low level of risks and whose safety and effectiveness
can be ensured through routine administration; Class II medical devices are those devices with moderate risks that must be strictly controlled
and regulated to ensure their safety and effectiveness; Class III medical devices are those devices with relatively high risks that must
be strictly controlled.)
Chart 4:Qualification
of China’s Medical Device Manufacturers in 2019
(Unit: number of companies)
Development of the Medical Device Industry
in Touqiao Town, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province
Touqiao Town, one of the
four disposable medical device centers in China, is located at the southeastern part of the Guangling district in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province,
PRC, and has approximately 357 medical device manufactures covering Class I, II, and III medical devices, with distribution networks extending
to more than 100 countries and regions, including the United States, Europe, Africa, India and Brazil.
As one of the first special
towns in Jiangsu Province, Touqiao Town was titled “The Town of Disposable Medical Devices in China” in 2017. The output value
in Touqiao Town reached approximately $0.50 billion in 2017, $0.66 billion in 2018 and $0.81 billion in 2019, with an average annual increase
of approximately 28%.
As a top player in the region,
the Company’s revenues accounted for approximately 10% of the total revenues generated from all medical device manufactures in Touqiao
Town.
Chart 5: Disposable Medical Device Industry
Size in Touqiao Town, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province from 2017-2019
(Unit: RMB100 million)
Source: Collated by Forward (Qianzhan) Intelligence
Business
Overview
Meihua International is a
Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated on November 10, 2020. Kang Fu International is our wholly owned subsidiary formed in Hong
Kong on October 13, 2015. We operate our business through our operating subsidiaries in China, namely 1) Yangzhou Huada, a wholly foreign
owned subsidiary of Kang Fu International Medical, formed on December 24, 2001, located in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC; 2) Jiangsu
Yada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yangzhou Huada, formed on December 5, 1991, located in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC; 3) Jiangsu
Huadong, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jiangsu Yada, formed on November 18, 2000, located in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC; and 4) Guanghui,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Jiangsu Huadong, formed December 22, 2020.
Through our operating
subsidiaries in the PRC, Yangzhou Huada, Jiangsu Yada and Jiangsu Huadong, we are mainly specialized in the research, development,
manufacturing and sales of Class I, Class II and Class III disposable medical devices both domestically and internationally.
Pursuant to the Regulations
on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices promulgated on January 4, 2000, which is effective on June 1, 2014 and amended
by the State Council on May 4, 2017, medical devices are classified into the following three categories based on the degree of risk.
Class |
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Standard (per PRC National Medical Device Management regulations) |
I |
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Class I medical devices shall refer to those devices with low level of risks and whose safety and effectiveness can be ensured through routine administration. |
II |
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Class II medical devices shall refer to those devices with moderate risks that must be strictly controlled and regulated to ensure their safety and effectiveness. |
III |
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Class III medical devices shall refer to those devices with relatively high risks that must be strictly controlled and regulated through special measures to ensure their safety and effectiveness. |
We provide our customers
with One-stop solution for a variety of safety and quality disposable medical devices. The safety and quality of disposable medical devices
are always our core values. We attribute our success to our sustainable and organic growth driven by our capacity expansion based on market
demand, our deep understanding of our target end markets and our sound relationships with our customers, distributors, independent sales
agents, and suppliers.
Our Revenue Model
We generate revenues through:
1) manufacturing and sales of Class I, II, III disposable medical devices under our own brands, 2) resales of Class I, II, III disposable
medical devices sourced by us from other manufacturers. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we recognized $104,037,710,
$89,061,010 and $79,626,071, respectively, in revenues, of which our own brand sales accounted for 46.19%, 49.94% and 48.39%, respectively,
and the resales of sourced disposable medical devices from other manufactures accounted for 53.81%, 50.06% and 51.61%, respectively.
Our disposable medical devices reach end users both domestically and
internationally. For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, our total sales to domestic direct end users customers and
domestic distributor customers accounted for 85.78%, 81.90% and 78.98% of our revenues, respectively. For the twelve months ended December
31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, our sales to overseas distributing customers accounted for 14.22%, 18.10% and 21.02%, respectively, of our revenues.
We sell disposable medical devices through our direct sales force and
distributors. For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, our sales through direct sale channels accounted for 9.13%, 10.59%
and 11.85%, respectively, of our revenues, and our sales through distributors accounted for 90.87%, 89.41% and 88.15%, respectively, of
our revenues, of which domestic distributors accounted for 76.65%, 71.31% and 67.13%, respectively, and exporting distributors accounted
for 14.22%, 18.10% and 21.02%, respectively, of our revenues.
Our Products
In the Chinese market, our
products cover all regions of PRC. Internationally, our products are exported to more than 30 countries, including Europe, North America,
South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
Our current product portfolio
(consisting of both self-manufactured and out-sourced products) includes: 1) Class I disposable medical devices, such as, disposable medical
X-ray films, medical dry films, dry laser imagers, gauze bandages, examination gloves, pharmaceutical packaging materials and containers,
low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bottles for eye drops, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles for tablets, etc.; 2) Class II disposable
medical devices, such as, disposable full anesthesia kits, medical brush, woman’s examination kits, urethral catheterization kits,
gynecological examination kits, endotracheal intubation, medical masks, anal bags, and suction connecting tube, etc.; and 3) Class III
disposable medical devices, such as disposable infusion pumps, anesthesia puncture kits, electronic pumps, etc.
As of the date of this report,
we have a total of 956 products in our product portfolio, including 832 products for domestic sales and 124 products for overseas sales.
Our top 20 products for twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
were as follows:
Class Category | |
Product Name | |
Image | |
Own brand / source from other | |
Use | |
% of Sales in 2021 | | |
% of Sales in 2020 | |
Class II | |
Disposable ID bracelet | |
| |
Own Brand | |
Identify patients | |
| 14.40 | % | |
| 13.07 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Disposable woman’s examination kits | |
| |
Own Brand | |
Gynecological examination | |
| 8.39 | % | |
| 5.55 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Disposable medical brush | |
| |
Own Brand | |
Clean the test tube or plastic pipe | |
| 8.14 | % | |
| 7.16 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Medical kit | |
| |
source from other | |
For operation | |
| 4.83 | % | |
| 3.86 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Medical sterile dressing surgical kits | |
| |
Own brand | |
Use before operation | |
| 4.56 | % | |
| 3.81 | % |
Class Category | |
Product Name | |
Image | |
Own brand / source from other | |
Use | |
% of Sales in 2021 | | |
% of Sales in 2020 | |
Class II | |
Medical Brush | |
| |
source from other | |
Hand wash before Operation | |
| 3.96 | % | |
| 4.10 | % |
| |
| |
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| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class I | |
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles for tablets | |
| |
Own brand | |
Tablet bottles | |
| 3.13 | % | |
| 2.48 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Medical catheter | |
| |
source from other | |
Use for catheterization | |
| 2.83 | % | |
| 3.46 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Uterine tissue suction tube | |
| |
Own brand | |
Uterine tissue sampling | |
| 2.78 | % | |
| 3.44 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other | |
Disposable plastic milk bottle | |
| |
Own brand | |
Use for feeding | |
| 2.34 | % | |
| 1.49 | % |
Class Category | |
Product Name | |
Image | |
Own brand / source from other | |
Use | |
% of Sales in 2021 | | |
% of Sales in 2020 | |
Class I | |
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bottles for eye drops | |
| |
Own brand | |
Eyedrop bottle | |
| 2.30 | % | |
| 2.78 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Disposable Gynecological sampler | |
| |
Own brand | |
Getting samples during gynecological examination | |
| 1.92 | % | |
| 2.31 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Disposable medical brush (type B1) | |
| |
Own brand | |
Hand wash before operation | |
| 1.48 | % | |
| 1.24 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Disposable anal bag | |
| |
Own brand | |
For the rectal colon or ileum anal stoma postoperative patients and patients with urinary incontinence to collect feces and other feces care | |
| 1.44 | % | |
| 1.20 | % |
Class Category | |
Product Name | |
Image | |
Own brand / source from other | |
Use | |
% of Sales in 2021 | | |
% of Sales in 2020 | |
Class II | |
Disposable women’s examination kits | |
| |
source from other | |
Gynecological examination | |
| 1.25 | % | |
| 2.17 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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| | | |
| | |
Other | |
Nb / PSN rubber cover | |
| |
Own brand | |
Use for capping | |
| 1.03 | % | |
| 1.04 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Disposable virus sampling tube | |
| |
source from other | |
Used to hold test samples | |
| 0.74 | % | |
| 0.09 | % |
| |
| |
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| |
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| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Disposable humidified nasal oxygen tube | |
| |
Own brand | |
Connect with oxygen supply device and used to moisten the patient and inject oxygen | |
| 0.58 | % | |
| 0.61 | % |
| |
| |
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| |
| | | |
| | |
Class II | |
Medical disposable protective clothing | |
| |
source from other | |
protective suit | |
| 0.56 | % | |
| 0.06 | % |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Class I | |
Throat strip | |
| |
source from other | |
For throat surgery | |
| 0.54 | % | |
| 0.64 | % |
As a medical device manufacturing and sales company, we are subject
to extensive government regulation and supervision in China. See the section entitled “PRC Regulation.” Pursuant to
PRC laws, we must obtain production license for Class II and III disposable medical devices, operation license for Class III disposable
medical devices, and filing or registration certificates for certain Class I, II or Class III disposable medical devices. As of the date
of this report, we are current on all licenses and certificates and have obtained Class I, II and III disposable medical device qualifications
in China. Meanwhile, we have established a sound quality assurance system. We have received international “CE” certification
and ISO 13485 system certification. We have also registered with the FDA (registration number: 3006554788) for over 20 products as of
the date hereof, including but not limited to ID bracelets, surgical tapes, elastic and adhesive bandages, which are all FDA Class I products.
Our operating subsidiaries in the PRC focus on the manufacturing and
sales of the disposable medical devices as follows:
Yangzhou Huada
Yangzhou Huada mainly manufactures
and sells Class I disposable medical devices, such as disposable pharmaceutical packaging materials and containers using LDPE for eye
drops and high-density polyethylene (“HDPE”) bottles for tablets, as well as disposable plastic baby bottles, NB/PSN rubber
covers and 8.2mL folded spoons for tools and containers, etc.
Additionally, Yangzhou Huada
is also engaged in the resales of Class I and II disposable medical devices sourced from other manufacturers when we provide One-stop
shopping experience to our customers.
As of the date of this report,
Yangzhou Huada has no manufacturing activities for Class II and III disposable medical devices and its sales are limited to our domestic
customers.
Jiangsu Yada
Jiangsu Yada mainly manufactures
and sells both domestically and internationally 1) Class I disposable medical devices, such as medical dry imaging films; and 2) Class
II disposable medical devices, such as disposable woman’s examination kits, suction connecting tubes, and Class II 6866 medical
polymer materials and products (including but not limited to transfusion equipment and pipelines, endotracheal intubation for respiratory
anesthesia or ventilation), etc.
In addition to above, Jiangsu
Yada is also engaged in the domestic and international resales of 1) Class I and Class II disposable medical devices sourced from other
manufacturers when we provide One-stop shopping experience to our customers.
As of the date of this report,
Jiangsu Yada has no manufacturing and sales activities for Class III disposable medical devices.
Jiangsu Huadong
Jiangsu Huadong mainly manufactures
and sales both domestically and internationally 1) Class I medical devices, such as medical x-ray films, multi-functional self-extracting
X-ray film machines, dry films for medical use, gauze bandages, examination gloves, etc.; 2) Class II medical devices, such as disposable
full anesthesia kits, urethral catheterization kits, gynecological examination kits, endotracheal intubation, medical masks, and various
tubes, etc.; and 3) Class III medical devices, such as disposable infusion pumps, anesthesia puncture kits, electronic pumps, etc.
In addition to above, Jiangsu
Huadong is also engaged in the domestic and international resales of Class I, II and III medical devices sourced from other manufacturers
when we provide One-stop shopping experience to our customers.
COVID-19 Pandemic Products
With the impact of the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak commencing in the first half of 2020, demand in products related to virus prevention
and control surged worldwide. Although these products were not our main stream products previously, we witnessed order surges and
demand outstripped supply for several months starting in February 2020. In 2019, orders for masks and gloves were valued at $0.2
million and $1.4 million, respectively. For the 12 months’ period ended December 31, 2020, orders for masks and gloves were
valued at $10.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively.
As of the date of this report, although the current market demand for
certain virus prevention products is not as strong as that in 2020 in China due to the ongoing recovery from the COVID-19, awareness of
protection against COVID-19 and other similarly situated droplet transmission diseases is to some extent rooted among people in China,
resulting in continuing high demand among people for virus prevention and control products compared to previous years. Internationally,
except for China, other countries are still in high demand of certain virus prevention products for the prevention and control of COVID-19.
According to a COVID-19 Vaccines update released by World Health Organization in December 2020, there are three COVID-19 vaccines for
which certain national regulatory authorities have authorized the use. None have yet received WHO EUL/PQ authorization. The impact of
COVID-19 vaccines on the pandemic will depend on several factors, such as the effectiveness of the vaccines; how quickly they are approved,
manufactured, and delivered; and how many people get vaccinated. Most scientists anticipate that, like most other vaccines, COVID-19 vaccines
will not be 100% effective. (Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)-vaccines?adgroupsurvey={adgroupsurvey}&gclid=CjwKCAiA_eb-BRB2EiwAGBnXXrbZVR1ojK9i13YVEq7Hg5YBAULf8ii7IRf8kxKBu3fQQVpzJ8iD9hoCtHUQAvD_BwE).
As a result, we believe certain virus prevention products will still be in high demand due to the uncertainty surrounding the future severity
of COVID-19 and the awareness of the general public towards the virus prevention. To anticipate and adapt to this new normal phase, the
Company is building a 2,550 square meter of new factory for expanding the production scale of exporting products, located in Jiangsu Yada’s
factory plant. The Company received government approval on December 22, 2020 and has started construction. The Company excepts to complete
construction during the current year, with an estimated cost of $1.1 million. The source of funds for the new factory will come mainly
from bank loans. The Company has placed an order for 12 production lines, which will be installed in the new factory when construction
is complete. The new production lines have an estimated cost of $3.71 million and will be used to produce medical and civil non-woven
products for outbreak prevention, including masks, protective clothing and testing papers. The annual production capacity of the new production
lines includes approximately 45 million masks, 2.7 million insulation suits, 1.5 million protection suits, 90 million testing papers,
0.6 million Minimally invasive high-value consumables. Starting in February 2020, we began to gradually add to the production line for
masks and increase the production of masks. As of the date of this report, we have added 8 mask production lines. Sales of masks for the
year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were approximately $1.02 million, $10.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
As the epidemic gradually
flattens out, the needs for masks decreased. We have not generated material cost consumption on the production of masks and masks are
not our main sales product. Accordingly, the decrease of demand for masks in 2021 not have a material adverse effect on our revenue.
With additional capacity and a broad spectrum of product offerings,
we are capable of providing tailored “one-stop” services to our customers, ranging from wound care, surgical auxiliary supplies
to disease prevention.
Our One-stop Service
Our operating subsidiaries
are located in Touqiao Town, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, PRC (“Touqiao Town”), one of the four medical device centers
in PRC. Touqiao Town is conferred on “Hometown of Medical Device & Consumables in China” by China Medical Device Industry
Association and granted by the Jiangsu local government as one of the 25 nationally certified “Chinese Towns with Special Features”
on medical devices. Hundreds of disposable medical device manufacturers have their facilities or offices in Touqiao Town and provide a
variety of product offerings to more than 100 countries and areas, including United States, Europe, Africa, India, Brazil, etc. Lots of
medical device professionals, including R&D and technology professionals and thousands of independent sales agents are also based
in Touqiao Town, providing sufficient labor to local medical device companies.
Due to our unique geographical advantage, we are capable of providing
One-stop service to our customers. By placing one single order with us, our customers will receive all products on their order even if
there are more than 100 to 1000 different kinds of products on such order and some products are not in our product portfolio. Upon receipt
of such orders, we are able to quickly fulfill the orders by including our own brand products in addition to qualified products sourced
from other manufacturers in Touqiao Town.
Our one-stop service not
only bring benefits and conveniences to our customers, but also reduces our procurement costs, such as transportation fee and travel fee,
and mitigates the impact of raw material price fluctuations in the market, thus increasing our profit margins.
Our Customers
We have three types of customers,
i) direct end user customers, which includes hospitals, pharmacies, and medical institutions, ii) domestic distributor customers, which
distribute our products to end-user customers in China, and iii) export distributor customers, which distribute our products to end users
customers in North America, Asia, South America, Africa and Oceania. As of December 31, 2021, the company had a total of 3,364 customers,
of which 495 are direct end user customers, 2,550 are domestic distributors customers, and 319 are export distributors customers. Our
direct end user customers, as well as substantially all of our domestic distributor customers and our export distributor customers, are
based in China.
We do not have long-term
written sales agreements with our customers. Each customer sale is typically governed by a brief purchase-order based sales agreement.
The key terms of the sales agreements (including those agreements with our top customers) include:
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The product’s name, type, quantity and price. |
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Quality standard - medical device qualifications, including business license, medical device production and operation licenses, medical device registration certificates, inspection report, etc. Lack of one of the qualifications will result in termination of the agreements. |
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Delivery method and payment terms. Payments are typically due within 90 days after delivery. |
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Breach of contract terms, including refund and return of products. Purchasers are entitled to refunds and may return the product if the wrong product is delivered or the product does not meet agreed quality standards. |
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Shipping costs are typically borne by the seller. |
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Dispute solutions, including bringing a lawsuit at the local People’s court if negotiations are unsuccessful. |
For the 12 months ended December
31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the revenues generated from our direct end user customers and domestic distributor customers amounted to $89,240,394,
$72,941,380 and $62,889,186, respectively, constituting approximately 85.78%, 81.90% and 78.98%, respectively, of our total revenues,
with export distributor customers accounting for $14,797,316, $16,119,630 and $16,736,886, respectively, constituting approximately 14.22%,
18.10% and 21.02%, respectively, of our total revenues.
As we provide our products to export distributor customers based upon
their regional coverage, we do not have country-specific information on end-users overseas. Substantially all end users who acquire our
products through domestic distributors are based in China. End users who acquire our products through licensed export distributors have
2 types – foreign distributors from other countries and end users from other countries. Top two customers for the years ended December
31, 2021 and 2020 are the same for both years. They are Customer A (a domestic distributor customer) and Customer B (an export distributor
customer). For the year ended December 31, 2021, our total sales to these top 2 customers accounted for 21.91% and 11.26% of our revenues,
respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2020, our total sales to these top 2 customers accounted for 17.68% and 12.71% of our revenues,
respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2019, our total sales to these top 2 customers accounted for 12.77% and 14.26% of our revenues,
respectively.
Our Suppliers
We source our suppliers through
multiple channels: (i) through referrals from local medical device industry associations, (ii) through industry exhibitions/expos, (iii)
through our distributors, and (iv) through open bids.
Our suppliers are divided
into two categories: 1) those providing raw materials for the manufacturing of our products, and 2) those providing products for our resales.
Our raw and auxiliary materials
include rubber, chemical polyethylene (PE), polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon and non-woven fabrics, all of which are purchased from
certified and qualified suppliers in China. Our raw materials supply has been very stable for many years and are easily sourced due to
our unique geographical location.
We distribute products sourced
from certain suppliers when it comes to our one-stop service. We from time to time receive orders from our customers with a variety of
products not in our product portfolio. Through our suppliers, we are capable of accommodating our customers’ need and providing
one-stop service to our customers.
We do not have long-term
written purchase agreements with our suppliers. We do not consider any of our suppliers to be material to our business. As of the date
of this report, we have a total number of 61 suppliers. We can utilize any supplier we determine at our sole discretion. Although we can
utilize any supplier we determine, we believe that we established healthy and stable relationships with our significant suppliers through
years of cooperation. These significant suppliers, in the aggregate, accounted for over 25% of our raw material purchases for the year
ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2021, our three significant suppliers are Yangzhou Tianyi Medical
Instrument Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Changfeng Medical Industry Co., Ltd. and Yangzhou Jiangzhou Medical Instrument Co., Ltd. representing 9.42%,
8.88% and 8.33% of our total purchase respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2020, our three significant suppliers are Yangzhou
Xiaguang Medical Instrument Co., Ltd., Yangzhou Jiangzhou Medical Instrument Co., Ltd. Ltd. and Yangzhou Tianyi Medical Instrument Co.,
Ltd. representing 9.25%, 8.13% and 8.09% of our total purchase respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2019, our three significant
suppliers are Yangzhou century Shunda Technology Co., Ltd., Yangzhou Xiaguang Medical Instrument Co., Ltd. and Yangzhou Tianyi Medical
Instrument Co., Ltd. representing 9.43%, 8.92% and 7.26% of our total purchase respectively. There are no minimum purchase requirements
with any of our suppliers, including these significant ones. Each supplier order is typically governed by a brief purchase-order based
purchase agreement. The key terms of the supplier purchase agreements (including those agreements with our significant suppliers) include:
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The supply cooperation relationship of the parties. Some suppliers
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Quality terms which are typically expressed with reference to national or industry standards. |
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Delivery method and payment terms; typically, payment is due 90 days after delivery. Shipping costs are the responsibility of the supplier |
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Breach of contract terms, including refund and return of products, compensatory damages. If the supplier cannot deliver the product within the time agreed, or if the products do not meet the stated quality standard, the supplier must compensate us for losses caused, including treble damages if the products are defective or counterfeit. In the event we cannot pay timely, liquidated damages are due to the supplier. |
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For some significant supplier agreements, the breaching party is contractually
required to pay 10% of the contract amount as liquidated damages if they unilaterally terminate the agreement. If the supplier fails to
deliver the products within the time agreed, the supplier is contractually required to pay 5% of the contract amount on a daily basis
for each and every date they delay delivery. |
Marketing and Sales
We market and sell our products
through multiple channels: (1) through direct sales force, including our own employees and independent sales agents, and (ii) through
distribution network, including our domestic and exporting distributors.
Direct Sales Force
Our Sales Team
As of the date of this report,
we have a direct sales team of 83 employees in our Company. Our sales team provides us with direct access to our customers and is capable
of addressing our customers’ needs in a fast and efficient way. They also coordinate with our distributors and independent sales
agents in marketing and sales of our products.
The compensation package
for our sales team includes fixed base salaries and commissions of 0.5%-1% based on the revenues or collection they achieve. We provide
our sales team with regular training and internally developed systems to assist them in quickly becoming proficient and productive sales
personnel.
Independent Sales Agents
As of the date of this report,
we have a large number of independent sales agents for the marketing and sales of our products in the Chinese market, covering all regions
of the PRC. Our independent sales agents market and sell our products in the regions where they are located.
We have no written sales
agent agreements with our independent sales agents and we are connected with them via oral agreements. Upon successful sales of our products
to customers secured by them, they settle their commission with our customers. We do not provide any commission, or make any payments
to them.
Our direct sales force has
secured a total of 473 domestic customers, including hospitals and medical institutions. We will continue to work with existing, and identify
and secure new, independent sales agents, to expand our customer base and enhance our brand recognition across China.
Distribution Network
As of the date of this report,
we have 2,550 domestic distributors and 319 exporting distributors. Distributors usually purchase products from us at a lower price and
then resell our products to end customers both domestically and internationally at a comparatively higher price and earn the price difference.
Our domestic distributors
cover 32 provincial-level administrative regions of PRC for the resales of our products in the Chinese market. They market and distribute
our products in the regions where they locate and have secured approximately 5,400 domestic customers for us, including hospitals and
medical institutions.
Our exporting distributors
are limited to our overseas sales. Each of our exporting distributor usually sells medical devices to at least three overseas customers.
We therefore estimate conservatively that the total number of established direct and indirect customer relationships established overseas
through our exporting distributors in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania to be about 900.
Distributors must have related
qualifications in order to distribute our products. Upon our verification and approval by inspecting their qualification materials, such
as business license, disposable medical device operation license, and medical device exporting license, etc., and verifying their sales
channels, distribution capacity and business reputation, distributors are authorized to distribute our products to their domestic and
overseas customers.
We do not have long-term
written agreements with our distributors. Each distributor order is typically governed by a brief purchase-order based sales agreement.
The key terms of the distributor purchase agreements include:
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Quality standard - medical device qualifications, including business license, medical device production and operation licenses, medical device registration certificates, inspection report, etc. Lack of one of the qualifications will result in termination of the agreements. |
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Delivery method and payment terms; payment is typically due within 90 days after delivery Shipping costs re typically borne by us. |
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Breach of contract terms, including refund and return of products. Distributors are entitled to refunds and may return the product if the wrong product is delivered or the product does not meet agreed quality standards. |
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Dispute solutions, including bringing a lawsuit at the local People’s court. |
Our distributors have secured
a total of approximately 6,300 customers for us both domestically and internationally. We will continue to work with existing distributors,
and identify and secure new distributors, to expand our customer base and enhance our brand recognition both in PRC and abroad.
Our Research and Development (“R&D”)
We invest in R&D efforts that advance our technology with the goal
to expand new products and improve upon our existing product offerings. Our R&D expenses totaled approximately $2.7 million, $2.5
million and $3.2 million, for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. R&D expenses mainly consist of applicable
personnel, design, sample testing and materials expenses. As of the date of this report, we have a total of 30 employees in
the R&D department. In the future, we expect R&D expenses to increase in absolute dollars as we continue to develop new products,
enhance existing products and technologies and perform activities related to obtaining additional regulatory approval.
We adhere to a market-oriented
R&D approach and actively cooperate with universities, hospitals, medical institutions, distributors and independent sales agents
in sorting out our R&D orientation based on the real market demand. Our market-oriented R&D approach includes the following:
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Hospitals to Factories. There is usually a technology department or scientific research department in every hospital in China. Hospitals conduct R&D on innovative products due to their needs, but they normally have no manufacturing capabilities and qualifications. As a disposable medical device manufacturer, to serve our customers better, we from time to time communicate with hospital personnel and keep ourselves informed of their latest demands, including but not limited to acquiring the patents on their IP list required for the manufacturing of certain products, and research, develop and manufacture such products that tailored to their needs. |
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Universities to Factories. A lot of universities and medical colleges have research centers, where they develop and patent certain R&D results. We from time to time communicate with their research personnel and keep ourselves informed of their latest R&D and patents, and if needed by our customers, purchase patents from them and research, develop and manufacture products with such patents. |
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Customers’ Feedbacks from Distributors and Independent Sales Agents. Distributors and independent sales agents from time to time receive feedbacks and proposals from end use customers and then pass on to us. Upon our internal evaluations on those feedbacks and proposals, we may either research, develop and improve our products accordingly, or entrust university or college research centers for R&D. Once we receive their R&D results, we may improve our products in accordance with their R&D results, including acquiring patents from those centers for manufacturing of our products. |
By continuously upgrading
and improving products and technologies that tailed to our customers’ requirements, we have further strengthened our customer’s
loyalty.
As of the date of this report,
we have 15 registered patents. Faced with the ever-changing market demands, we continue to abandon and phase out unsuitable patents and
technologies, and simultaneously invest in acquiring new patents and technologies that tailored to our customer’s fast changing
requirements.
We believe our ability to
rapidly develop innovative products is attributable to the dynamic product innovation process that we have implemented, the versatility
and leveragability of our core technology and the management philosophy behind that process. We have recruited and retained professionals
with significant experience in the development and improvement of medical devices. We have a pipeline of products in various stages of
development that are expected to provide additional commercial opportunities. Our research and development efforts are based at our operating
subsidiaries in PRC.
Competition
The medical device industry
is intensely competitive, subject to rapid change and significantly affected by new product introductions and other market activities
of industry participants. We compete or plan to compete with manufacturers of disposable medical devices. Some of these competitors are
large, well-capitalized companies with significantly greater market share and resources than we have. As a consequence, they are able
to spend more on product development, marketing, sales and other product initiatives than we can. We also compete with smaller medical
device companies that have single products or a limited range of products. Some of our competitors have:
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broader or deeper relations with healthcare professionals, customers and third-party payers; |
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more established distribution networks; |
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additional lines of products and the ability to offer rebates or bundle products to offer greater discounts or other incentives to gain a competitive advantage; |
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greater experience in conducting research and development, manufacturing, clinical trials, marketing and obtaining regulatory clearance or approval for products; and |
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greater financial and human resources for product development, sales and marketing and patent prosecution. |
The Company believes that
it competes favorably with respect to these factors, although there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to compete
successfully in the future.
We believe the following
companies may be our competitors:
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Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Limited, is principally engaged in the research and development, production and sale of single-use medical devices. The Group has a wide range of products, which includes: i) consumables (infusion sets, syringes, medical needles, blood bags, pre-filled syringes, blood sampling products, and other consumables); ii) orthopedic materials and iii) blood purification consumables and equipment. Currently, its sales are mainly conducted in the PRC market, but it is actively exploring opportunities in international markets, with products having been exported to 30 countries and regions, including the United States, Germany, Romania, Australia and the United Kingdom. (Source: http://en.weigaogroup.com/gfccontentEn/Enterpr.aspx) |
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Jiangxi Hongda Medical Equipment Group Ltd. specialize in manufacturing sterile medical devices for single use. Their products cover 9 categories, such as infusion sets, blood transfusion equipment, injection equipment, puncture sets, examination and assistant supplies, anesthesia appliances, catheters, medical equipment, cardiovascular intervention, blood purification products, etc. It is a major supplier of sterile medical equipment for a lot of countries, such as the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Southeast Asia. It is also one of biggest manufacturers to produce and process medical disposables, with nearly a quarter of the total market share in China alone. (Source: http://en.jxhd.cn/comcontent_detail.html) |
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Henan Tuoren Medical Device Co., Ltd., founded in 2004, is a healthcare solutions provider, focusing on medical consumables and extending to electronic medical devices, surgery devices and biomedical materials. It is dedicated to designing, developing and distributing medical devices to its customers, covering 220 kinds of products with over 1880 specifications mainly in the field of anesthesia, pain management, nursing, diagnostics, surgery, hemodialysis and intervention. Its products have been sold to more than 70 countries and regions around the world, with international subsidiaries established in the United States and India. (Source: http://www.tuoren.com/en/index.php?s=/about/history.html) |
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Allmed Medical Products Co., Ltd., founded in 1992, is the largest OEM (original equipment manufacturer) manufacturer and exporter of wound care products in China, providing a worldwide range of traditional wound care products, including gauze swabs, non-woven swabs, lap sponges, fluffy bandages, abdominal pads, non-stick pads, adhesive bandages, elastic bandages, medical kits and disposable drapes, etc. Compared with our products, their products are very limited. (Source: http://www.allmed-china.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=11) |
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Jiangxi Sanxin Medtec Co., Ltd, founded in 1997, is a listed company in China, focusing on researching and developing, manufacturing and marketing of medical devices. It is the first listed company in the field of syringe and infusion. Their main products are “catheter tubing series”, “blood purification series”, “syringe series” and “infusion & transfusion series”, totally four series products with over 30 types of more than 1000 specifications. Its products are sold both domestically and internationally, covering more than 30 provinces in China and more than 60 countries and regions nationwide. (Source: http://www.sanxin-med.com/category/Category/index/cid/295) |
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Jiangxi 3L Products Group Co., Ltd, founded in 1990, combines the scientific research, production and marketing of single use medicinal macromolecular products and equipment, medical purification equipment sales, and maintenance and installation work into one. It established trade abroad with more than 20 countries and regions. It also has branch offices in Hong Kong, South Africa, Russia, etc. In the past few years, their surgical towels comprised of more than 90% of the domestic market share in China, and their combined sales have taken over half of the nationwide total product needs in the domestic market in China. (Source: http://www2.3l.com.cn/web/2.htm) |
Our main competitors from
other provinces and cities are Shandong Weigao Group, Jiangxi Hongda Group, Henan Tuoren Group, and Hubei Allmed Co., Ltd. These companies
are our competitors as well as our partners. For example, Weigao Group in Shandong Province distributes disposable infusion pumps, medical
kits, and other products produced by our Huodong subsidiary, while our Huadong subsidiary distributes the detained needle products of
Weigao Group in our Yangzhou area; Tuoren Group distributes nitrile glove products of our Huadong subsidiary in Henan Province, while
our Huadong subsidiary distributes Tuoren’s medical guidewires and catheters in our Jiangsu Province. Another example is Hubei Allmed
Co., Ltd., 80% of whose products are exported with 20% are domestically distributed (in comparison to our 80% domestic sales and 20% indirect
exporting sales). The disposable stainless steel medical brushes it exports are exclusively supplied by our Yada subsidiary, so we regard
company not only our domestic client, but also our competitor in the international market. Because of the huge market in China and in
the world, there are tens of thousands of varieties of medical consumables. Not a single company in the world can dominate the entire
market. While competing in the market, we more often cooperate with each other. Under the guidance of industry associations and local
governments, we have formed an industry alliance to continuously exchange ideas with each other, discuss market development needs, and
to build a common development platform. It should be noted that in the face of the sudden outbreak of the epidemic last year and this
year, we shared information, supported each other with epidemic prevention materials, raw materials, and auxiliary materials, as well
as production equipment, thus achieving win-win cooperation with fruitful outcomes.
A demand for One-stop service for medical consumables is an inevitable
development in the medical consumables industry. There are several reasons why our company has achieved steady development over its more
than 30 year history. One of the most important reasons is our One-stop service system, through which we can supply all disposable medical
devices required by the client, combining products manufactured by us with products outsourced from others but passed through our quality
control scrutiny. Through market research, we have learned that our competitors are also developing a One-stop service system and are
in one of the following levels of progress: first, some companies have established a One-stop service system; second, some companies have
established a One-stop service system, but their system is underperforming and needs improvement; and third, some companies are still
undergoing development of a One-stop service system.
There are currently 357 manufacturers
and distributors of medical consumables where the company is located in Touqiao Town, which is known as the “Hometown of Medical
Consumables in China.” As a top player in the region, the Company’s revenues accounted for approximately 10% of the total
revenues generated from all medical device manufactures in Touqiao Town. Our total sales in 2020 were more than RMB600 million (approximately
($89 million), with more than 10,000 product types. By comparison, our research indicates that the annual sales of the second- and third-ranking companies
in Touqiao Town are just over RMB100 million, while the annual sales of the fourth- and fifth-ranking companies are in the range of RMB80
million to RMB90 million, with a lesser variety of product types. Since our production scale and number of product types far surpass those
of other companies in Touqiao Town, we consider other local companies to be our partners more than our competitors. We supply each other’s
needs in terms of production, procurement, and distribution. At the same time, these local enterprises in Touqiao Town are not able to
provide customers with the same One-stop service that we provide due to their limited scale and product types. The total output value
of the top 20 companies in Touqiao Town, including our company, was about RMB2.3 billion in 2020. Our company’s output value in
2020 was RMB610 million, accounting for about 26.5% of the total output value, while the other four next-largest companies in Touqiao
Town had a total output value of about RMB400 million in 2020, accounting for 17.4% of the total output value.
Competitive Strengths
We are dedicated to serving
our customers. We believe that the following strengths contribute to our success and are the differentiating factors that set us apart
from our peers:
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Cost-effective methods to address customers’ significant needs with a variety of products. As of the date of this report, we have a total of 956 products in our product portfolio covering all Class I, II, and III disposable medical devices, including 832 products for domestic sales and 124 products for overseas sales. Through sales of different products to our customers via our One-stop service, we are able to cost-effectively address our client’s needs. |
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Massive distribution network of clients, distributors, and suppliers. Through both direct sales and our massive distribution network, our products are sold to hospitals, pharmacies and medical institutions both domestically and internationally. As of the date of this report, we have 82 employees in our sales department and 5,000 independent sales agents, 2,550 distributors for domestic sales and 319 exporting distributors for overseas sales. We not only have accumulated a substantial domestic customer base and forged strong relationships with these customers, but also established good long-term cooperative relationships with well-known foreign medical equipment brand companies, which extends our reach world-wide. We believe that these customers will continue to be a source of business as well as a good referral source to new customers. |
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Geographical advantages allow us to provide One-stop service to our customers at reduced cost. Hospitals and other medical institutions normally have lists of over a hundred or even a thousand of different kinds of disposable medical devices which they must procure on a regular basis. Our PRC operating subsidiaries and primary operations are located in Touqiao Town, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, one of the four medical device centers in PRC. Dubbed the “Hometown of Medical Devices & Consumables in China,” Touqiao Town hosts hundreds of disposable medical device manufacturers manufacturing all different kinds of products. In addition to our own products, we are qualified to distribute products sourced from other manufacturers. As a result, our clients are able to receive all required products by placing just a single order with us. When we receive an order from our hospital clients or distributors, we are able to quickly fulfill the order by including our own branded products and qualified products sourced from other manufacturers in Touqiao Town. There are also large numbers of medical device professionals, including research and development, or “R&D,” and technology professionals, and thousands of independent sales agents based near our primary operations. We are therefore able to procure high quality raw materials and products of other brands at a comparatively low price within a short period of time and to obtain sufficient labor and support to our One-stop service and manufacturing. |
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Economies of scale and automation provide significant cost advantages. The scale of our production is regional-leading within Yangtze River Delta region of China. The disposable medical devices we manufacture and sell are mainly low value-added products, which, however, are largely consumed and in huge demand every day in hospitals, medical institutions, and other health related industry entities. Through scaled production, we are able to increase our profits margin. In the procurement process, the production scale reduces our procurement costs and mitigate the impact of raw material price fluctuations. In the manufacturing process, we retrofitted equipment and introduced automation to improve production efficiency. At present, we have 12 purification plants covering a total area of approximately 110,352 square feet (10,252 square meters). |
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Leading competitive position maintained by high quality standard systems. Quality and safety are always our core value. Applying information acquired during our long-term business transactions with major medical institutions across China, we have developed a sophisticated quality management system, as well as a strict and effective internal control standard system. All of our products, either self-manufactured or sourced, fall within our quality control system subject to our quality inspection before delivery (See the section entitled “Quality Control” in Business). |
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Market-driven research and development allow for continual improvement and long-term client loyalty. As of the date of this report, we have a R&D team of 78 people, accounting for 12.54% of our total employees. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we have invested a total of$2,725,014 and $2,492,059 in the products and technologies R&D. We adhere to a market-oriented R&D approach and actively cooperate with universities, hospitals, medical institutions, distributors and independent sales agents in sorting out our R&D orientation based on the real market demand. We continuously upgrade and improve our products and technologies to better suit our customers. |
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Visionary and experienced management
team
Building a trusted brand and always doing
the right thing for people has been at the heart of our founding management team since day one. Our company culture, strategic
vision and operational execution are driven by our visionary founder, Yongjun Liu. Mr. Liu is a successful entrepreneur who has been
engaged in the medical device industry for over 40 years, and has accumulated extensive experiences and led his businesses to make
remarkable achievements. He has been awarded as Excellent Entrepreneur, Honest Entrepreneur Representative and Medical Device
Industry Representative for many times. At the same time, he is keen on public welfare undertakings. He has also sponsored a lot of
splendid undertakings such as road reconstruction in towns and villages, donations to the Red Cross Society, reconstruction of
nursing homes, poverty alleviation and aid for students. Our company culture mirrors our founder’s mission to empower and
serve those who serve others. |
Quality Control
All of our products, either
self-manufactured or sourced, fall within our quality control system subject to our quality inspection before delivery. For sourced products,
they must first be shipped to us for quality inspection, upon passing inspection, be packaged, labeled and shipped to our customers.
Medical device and equipment
are medical products directly applied to the human body, which is closely related to the life and health of users. Quality and safety
are always our core value. Reliable, safe and stable product quality is an important driving factor for maintaining market competitiveness.
Through long-term business dealings with major hospitals and medical institutions across China, we believe that we have developed a sophisticated
quality control management system as well as a strict and effective internal control system in accordance with the requirements of Chinese
laws and regulations.
We prioritize product quality
management and are committed to strengthening the professional ethics and cultivating quality consciousness of our employees, forming
a strict quality management system, which we believe is in line with international standards.
Our rigorous quality control
management programs have earned us a number of quality-related manufacturing designations. Our manufacturing facilities are ISO 13485
compliant with ISO 13485:2016 edition certification achieved in 2020. In 2018, we achieved compliance with European Union’s CE certification,
allowing certain of our products (such as Disposable Amniotic Membrane Perforators, Disposable Medical Suction Connecting Tubes and Disposable
Gynecologic Samplers) to be CE marked. In April 2020, we renewed registration of certain products with United States Food and Drug Administration
(“FDA”), including ID bracelet, surgical tapes, elastic, adhesive bandages, etc., allowing our products to enter U.S market.
We have more than 60 categories of products passed the quality system inspections administered by the China Food and Drug Administration
and local authorities in Yangzhou City.
We have annual quality targets, which are distributed to our employees
and all departments annually. We conduct monthly follow-ups and quarterly evaluations on execution of the plans held to ensure that the
annual quality targets are met.
However, despite our quality control management system, we cannot eliminate
all risks of errors, defects or failures. We may fail to detect or cure defects as a result of a number of factors, many of which are
outside our control, including:
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technical or mechanical malfunctions in the production process; |
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human error or malfeasance by our quality control personnel; |
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tampering by third parties; and |
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defective raw materials or equipment. |
Failure to detect quality
defects in our products could result in patient injury, customer dissatisfaction, or other problems that could seriously harm our reputation
and business, expose us to liability, and adversely affect our revenue and profitability.
In 2018, our PRC subsidiaries
Jiangsu Yada and Jiangsu Huadong got fined of immaterial amount for noncompliance with the local laws and regulations. Upon receipt of
the fine notices, we promptly reacted to the comments from the related local government, rectified the noncompliance situation, recalled
all noncompliance products and paid the fines in full. As a result, we took some measures to avoid future noncompliance.
Specific rectification measures
and the impacts on our products and business are as follows:
No. |
|
Penalty decision |
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Misconduct for penalized |
|
Regulatory measures after rectification |
|
Effect on products/business |
1 |
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(Yangzhou) Shi Yao Jian Xie Fa [2017] No. 48 / (Yangzhou) Shi Yao Jian Xie Fa [2018] No. 23 |
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Medical surgical film does not label the texture of the transparent plastic film/ providing fake registration product criterion to the Food and Drug regulatory authority that supervises and inspects products |
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Canceling registration certificates and stopping producing such related products |
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The Company has canceled the relevant registration certificates and no longer produced such products. Because the output of these products is minor, which occupies an extremely low proportion of the Company’s total products, terminating the production of this product will not exert any adverse effect on the Company’s business. |
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2 |
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(Yangzhou) Shi Yao Jian Xie Fa [2017] No. 46 |
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Production of inspection gloves that fail to meet the compulsory standards [model specification: 7.5] (Production date of glossy powder: 20170108) (The reason for the insufficient tension is that the rubber supplier has not followed the specifications standards during production) |
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Enhancing the random inspection of the supplier’s production specification standards when accepting outsourced materials, as well as promoting the proportion of random inspections |
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Such administrative penalty has not adversely affected products and the Company’s business. |
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3 |
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(Yangzhou) Shi Yao Jian Xie Fa [2018] No. 16 |
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“ultraviolet absorbance” test of disposable infusion pumps has failed (The main reason that caused the product’s UV absorbance to exceed the standard is the secondary vulcanization time and vulcanization temperature of the liquid storage bag has not met the specified requirements. The liquid storage bag is an outsourcing material, and the original supplier does not strictly follow its production process specifications during production, which shortens the secondary vulcanization time and vulcanization temperature, causing UV absorbance to exceed the standard.) |
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1. Switch to another supplier of the liquid storage bag;
2. Improve the internal control standard requirements for the incoming inspection of liquid storage bags (the ultraviolet absorbance index of the incoming inspection liquid storage bag is ≤ 0.2) |
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Such administrative penalty has not adversely affected products and the Company’s business. |
For the fiscal year of 2021
and as of the date of this report, we are not aware of any investigations, prosecutions, disputes, claims or other proceedings in respect
of quality issues, nor has the Company been punished or can foresee any punishment to be made by any related government authorities of
the PRC.
Class I, II, and III Medical Device Approval
Process in China
“Class I” medical
devices in China refers to sanitary and civilian products with extremely low risk, which do not need to be disinfected. To record this
type of product in the official catalogue, a recordation application must be submitted on the website of the National Medical Products
Administration. The application must clarify relevant information about product standard, the scope of use, production technologies, and
instructions for the use of material. The device may then be produced and distributed after obtaining the online approval of the National
Medical Products Administration. The application and approval process for Class I devices is as follows:
Schedule 1 Flow
Chart of the Application Procedures for Recordation of the Medical Devices of Class I
(statutory time limit: on-the-spot conclusion)
[Chart derived from regulations
on the supervision and administration of medical devices (Order No. 650 of the State Council of the PRC) and the Measures for the supervision
and administration of the operation of medical devices (Order No. 8 of the State Food and Drug Administration)].
“Class II” and
“Class III” medical devices in China refer to medical-grade products with higher risk. The application procedures for recordation
of these two types of products in China are as follows: First, the products are submitted for inspection with various materials. After
the submitted materials are reviewed by the experts to their satisfaction, the National Medical Products Administration will organize
a team of experts to visit the factory for on-site inspection and acceptance. After passing the on-site acceptance, the products with
higher risk are required to be clinically tested. Only after the clinical report and other application documents are submitted to the
National Medical Products Administration, which approves these materials and issues the product registration certificate, shall the enterprise
be allowed to produce and distribute the product. The application and approval process for Class II and III devices is as follows:
[Chart derived from regulations
on the supervision and administration of medical devices (Order No. 650 of the State Council of the PRC) and the Measures for the supervision
and administration of the operation of medical devices (Order No. 8 of the State Food and Drug Administration)].
The chart below summarizes
the classification, approval dates, and current approval terms of our top 20 products:
No. |
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Product
Name |
|
Remarks |
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Date
of approval |
|
Term
of validity |
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Class |
1 |
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Disposable ID bracelet |
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By Yada, CE certified |
|
2020-12-17 |
|
2023-12-16 |
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Class II |
2 |
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Disposable medical brush |
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Class II |
3 |
|
Masks |
|
By Huadong |
|
2021-2-26 |
|
2026-2-25 |
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Class II |
4 |
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Disposable woman’s examination kits |
|
By Huadong |
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2021-2-25 |
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2026-2-24 |
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Class II |
5 |
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Medical Brush |
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Source from other (No registration certificate is required) |
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Class II |
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6 |
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Medical kit |
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Source from other (No registration certificate is required) |
|
Class II |
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7 |
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Medical sterile dressing surgical kits |
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By Yada, CE certified |
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2020-12-17 |
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2023-12-16 |
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Class II |
8 |
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Medical catheter |
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Source from other (No registration certificate is required) |
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Class II |
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9 |
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Uterine tissue suction tube |
|
By Yada, CE certified |
|
2020-12-17 |
|
2023-12-16 |
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Class II |
10 |
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Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bottles for eye drops |
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By Huada, Long term |
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Class I |
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11 |
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High-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles for tablets |
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By Huada, Long term |
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Class I |
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12 |
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Disposable women’s examination kits |
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Source from other (No registration certificate is required) |
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Class II |
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13 |
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Disposable Gynecological sampler |
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By Yada, CE certified |
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2020-12-17 |
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2023-12-16 |
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Class II |
14 |
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Disposable medical brush (type B1) |
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By Yada, CE certified |
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2020-12-17 |
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2023-12-16 |
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Class II |
15 |
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Disposable anal bag |
|
By Yada, CE certified |
|
2020-12-17 |
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2023-12-16 |
|
Class II |
16 |
|
Inspection gloves |
|
By Yada |
|
2016-2-29 |
|
Long term |
|
Class I |
17 |
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Disposable humidified nasal oxygen tube |
|
By Huadong |
|
2021-1-27 |
|
2026-1-26 |
|
Class II |
18 |
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Disposable suction connecting tube |
|
By Huadong |
|
2021-3-9 |
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2026-3-8 |
|
Class II |
19 |
|
Medical dressing |
|
By Huadong |
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2018-4-18 |
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2023-4-17 |
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Class II |
20 |
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Electronic pump |
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By Huadong |
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2021-3-9 |
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2026-3-8 |
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Class III |
Competitive Challenges
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Our production capacity for certain pandemic prevention products is limited. Our existing production capacity for certain products, consisting primarily of some pandemic prevention-related products, is unable to meet the current market demand due to limitations on our funding, production equipment, and facilities. As a result, our ability to expand our market share in this area is limited. |
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To date, limited access to capital has slowed our ability to gain additional market share. Our various product lines have developed rapidly and are competitive in the market. However, expansion of our production capacity, deepening of our marketing network, and improvement of our research and development efforts require sufficient capital investment. To date, lack of access to sufficient capital has limited some projects with development potential and has tempered our further expansion of market share. The Company needs more capital to expand its operations. |
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We sell primarily low value-added products, which limits our sales margins. The Company currently primarily manufactures and sells Class I and Class II medical products, with a lesser proportion of Class III products. The medical device industry is highly competitive, especially in respect of low value-added medical devices, which has low entry requirements subject to rapid change and significantly affected by new product introductions and other activities of industry participants. We face potential competition from major medical device companies worldwide, many of which have longer, more established operating histories, and significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, sales, distribution, and other resources. As a result, we may find it difficult to compete with companies commercializing high-end products and enjoying a higher profit margins per-product. |
Manufacturing
Our production is comprised
of both in-house manufacturing and outsourcing to third parties. Except for purchases according to the requirement of bid clients, all
third party manufactures shall ship products to us for our inspection first, and upon passing our inspection, we will label and assemble,
and then ship them to clients per orders.
In-house Manufacturing
Our in-house production is
all located at our facilities in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC. We produce products and stock inventory of raw materials, components
and finished goods at our facilities pursuant to the market demand, orders we receive or plan to receive, our production plan and capacity,
procurement information from our direct sales force and our distributors. Our in-house per-order production model is as follows:
Due to the nature of the
products, all products must be produced in the dust-free purification workshops and must be sterilized. This production process is subject
to continuous review and monitoring by the quality control team to ensure that finished products are of the highest quality and meet customer
requirements and ISO 13485 medical device quality management systems standard.
In order to the maintain
product safety and a high standard of product quality, we implement a strict set of quality control policies and inspection protocols.
These policies and protocols are enforced by our quality control team, senior management and officers along every step of the production
to post-production process.
Outsourcing
Our outsourcing of products, which to some extent expands our production
capacity, are produced by third party manufacturers by either 1) using qualified raw material suppliers designated by us and completing
the production in accordance with our standards, or 2) using their own selection of raw materials and production standards in line with
our quality control requirements.
Given our unique geographical
location, we are able to procure qualified raw materials, and locate qualified third party manufacturers and suppliers locally at a cost-effective
way such as lower price and save of transportation costs in a shorten period, thus realizing scale production, reducing our production
costs and increasing profit margin. By outsourcing some semi-finished product processing to the local consigned manufacturers in Touqiao
Town, we not only expand our production capacity and improve our production efficiency, but also reduce production costs while meeting
clients’ demands for products of various specifications.
Environmental
Due to the nature of the Company’s products, the Company’s
PRC subsidiaries do not generate industrial wastewater and wastes, the wastewater they generate is sanitary wastewater which can be disposed
directly into municipal pipelines. The generated corner wastes shall be cleaned and collected by the cleaning personnel on time, and then
transported to the municipal garbage disposal site for treatment by the local sanitation department. Solid wastes generated during operation
shall be collected and sent to relevant manufacturers for recycling. If new products are developed in the future and environmental measures
are needed according to law, the Company will take corresponding environmental protection measures according to relevant laws and regulations.
The waste discharge fees for fiscal years of 2021 and 2020 were $4,890 and $5,009, respectively, which has been paid in full.
The Company and its subsidiaries
passed the environmental inspection and evaluation by the Environmental Protection Bureau of Yangzhou Guangling District in 2020, which
determined that no waste, hazardous substances or wastewater were produced during manufacturing.
As of the date of this report,
our waste discharge is in compliance with the local laws and regulations and we are not aware of any warning, investigations, prosecutions,
disputes, claims or other proceedings in respect of environmental protection, nor have we been punished or can foresee any punishment
to be made by any government authorities of the PRC.
Employees
As of the date of this report,
we have a total of 622 full time employees, as follows:
Function/Department | |
Yangzhou Huada | | |
Jiangsu Huadong | | |
Jiangsu Yada | |
Management | |
| 10 | | |
| 33 | | |
| 39 | |
Sales and Marketing | |
| 9 | | |
| 37 | | |
| 36 | |
Research and Development | |
| 0 | | |
| 41 | | |
| 37 | |
Production | |
| 62 | | |
| 97 | | |
| 221 | |
Subtotal Total | |
| 81 | | |
| 208 | | |
| 333 | |
Total | |
| | | |
| 622 | | |
| | |
Our success depends on our
ability to attract, motivate, train and retain qualified personnel. We believe we offer our employees competitive compensation packages
and an environment that encourages self-development and, as a result, have generally been able to attract and retain qualified personnel
and maintain a stable core management team.
As required by laws and regulations
in China, we participate in various employee social security plans that are organized by municipal and provincial governments including,
among other things, pension, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, on-the-job injury insurance and housing fund
plans through a PRC government-mandated benefit contribution plan. We are required under PRC law to make contributions to employee benefit
plans at specified percentages of the salaries, bonuses and certain allowances of our employees, up to a maximum amount specified by the
local government from time to time.
We believe we maintain a
good working relationship with our employees, and we have not experienced any material labor disputes. None of our employees is represented
by a labor union.
Intellectual Property
Our business is dependent
on a combination of trademarks, patents, copy rights, domain names, trade names, trade secrets and other proprietary rights in order to
protect our intellectual property rights. As of the date of this report, we have two (2) registered trademark, fifteen (15) registered
patents and two (2) copyrights in the PRC.
Trademarks
Set forth below is a detailed
description of our registered trademarks:
Country |
|
Trademark |
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Trademark
Registration No. |
|
Trademark
Name |
|
Trademark
Registration
Date |
|
Trademark
Classes |
|
Trademark
Owner |
|
Trademark
Term |
|
Trademark
Status |
|
China |
|
|
|
19576090 |
|
Hu Jun |
|
08/28/2017 |
|
30 |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
08/28/2017 to 08/27/2027 |
|
Registered |
|
China |
|
|
|
1415306 |
|
Yada |
|
06/28/2000 |
|
10 |
|
Jiangsu Yada
|
|
06/28/2020 to 6/27/2030 |
|
Registered |
|
China |
|
|
|
1421255 |
|
Yada |
|
07/14/2000 |
|
6 |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
07/14/2020 to 07/13/2030 |
|
Registered |
|
Patents
China’s patent law
stipulates that there are three types of patent protection: invention patent, utility model patent and design patent.
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A patent for invention refers to a new technical solution for a product, a method or an improvement thereof. |
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Utility model patent refers to a new technical solution suitable for practical use, which is proposed for the shape, structure or combination of the product. |
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Design patent refers to the new design of product shape, pattern, color or their combination, which is aesthetic and suitable for industrial application. |
Set forth below is a detailed
description of our registered patents:
Country |
|
Patent No. |
|
Patent Name |
|
Patent
Publication
Date |
|
Patent
Type |
|
Patent
Validity
Period |
|
Patent Status |
|
China |
|
ZL201310537304.7 |
|
Wound marginal cell crawling promoting type temperature control swell-shrink type drainage tube |
|
09/09/2015 |
|
Invention |
|
20 years from the application date (11/03/2013) |
|
Renewed and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL201420092814.8 |
|
Nano-crystalline cellulose dressing for treating extensive burns |
|
2/25/2015 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (3/3/2014) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL201821229644.8 |
|
Bone mineral density instrument with good anti-falling performance |
|
7/5/2019 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (8/1/2018) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL2019 2235101 2.X |
|
Novel device for gynecological diagnosis and treatment |
|
10/16/2020 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (12/24/2019) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL202020054930.6 |
|
Special atomizer of neonates |
|
10/27/2020 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (1/13/2020) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL202020002206.9 |
|
Joint fixation frame for orthopedic surgery |
|
10/23/2020 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (01/01/2020) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL202020017703.6 |
|
Wound debridement device for emergency care |
|
10/16/2020 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (01/06/2020) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
Country |
|
Patent No. |
|
Patent Name |
|
Patent
Publication
Date |
|
Patent
Type |
|
Patent
Validity
Period |
|
Patent Status |
|
China |
|
ZL2013105 373 27.8 |
|
Interrupted thread clearance hole wall type injection needle |
|
11/4/2015 |
|
Invention |
|
20 years from the application date (11/3/2013) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL201922473496.5 |
|
Sputum suction tube preventing respiratory mucosa from being damaged |
|
10/20/2020 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (12/31/2019) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL202020129072.7 |
|
High-flow oxygen supply mask drainage and medicine delivery mechanism in the department of respiratory medicine |
|
10/20/2020 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (01/20/2020) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
202020022326.5. |
|
High-strength sealed plastic joint for a medical drainage bag |
|
10/20/2020 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (01/07/2020) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL201922332612.1 |
|
Uterine cavity sampler for gynecological reproductive clinics |
|
10/23/2020 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (12/23/2019) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL201922412254.5 |
|
Disposable intubate package |
|
10/30/2020 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (12/28/2019) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL201921757111.1 |
|
Painless anesthetic needle |
|
11/3/2020 |
|
Utility model |
|
10 years from the application date (10/19/2019) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
ZL201910037322.6 |
|
Neurological rehabilitation adjuvant therapy stimulation device |
|
10/23/2020 |
|
Invention |
|
20 years from the application date (01/15/2019) |
|
Registered and effective |
|
Our currently registered
patents do not relate to our top 20 products, which are mature products. Instead, our registered patents represent the phased achievements
of our R & D department, which will serve as the basis for future research and the planned development of new products.
Currently, we have 15 registered
and effective patents, and we have not signed any royalty or licensing agreements with any third parties with respect to these patents.
Currently, however, we are working under a collaboration agreement to develop and register a patented product for production and sale.
The patent relates to a tracheal tube kit capable of pulverization and dosing by a tube wall fan spraying concurrently, and it is a utility
model patent issued in China with a validity period of ten years from May 29, 2019. A utility model patent is issued for a new technical
scheme suitable for practical use based on the shape, structure or combination of the products used. Moreover, to be suitable for a utility
model patent, an invention must possess novelty, creativity and practicability. We are authorized by the patent owner to develop a new
use for his patent and to file a medical device registration certificate for the developed product. Under our agreement with the patent
owner, once the product is in production and sales, we will distribute 25% of the profit after tax to him. Under the agreement, the patent
owner has the right to request an accounting of profits at his own expense. If the patent owner wishes to transfer the patent in the future,
he can only transfer it to us. Currently, for this collaboration agreement, we have completed the development of the new use of the patented
product and we are in the process of applying for medical device registration certificate. Because the new product has not been put into
production and has not generated any sales yet, we have not distributed any profit to the patent owner and no other fees have been paid
or received under the agreement. The collaboration agreement and the profit-sharing arrangement are for a perpetual term. The collaboration
agreement may be terminated, however, in the event that we are unable to provide an accurate accounting of profits for the product to
the patent owner. In that case, all rights to the patent may be returned to the patent owner and we will be liable for damages in the
amount of an additional 10% of net profits received from the product. The collaboration agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.9.
Copyrights
Set forth below is a detailed
description of our registered copyrights:
Country |
|
Copyright No. |
|
Copyright Name |
|
Copyright
Publication
Date |
|
Copyright
Type |
|
Copyright
Application
Date |
|
Copyright
Status |
|
China |
|
2019SR0829585 |
|
Self-service printing terminal control system software of image
diagnostic film (V1.0) |
|
8/9/2019 |
|
software copyright |
|
6/13/2019 |
|
Registered and effective |
|
China |
|
2019SR0813645 |
|
Intelligent Medical film image printing output system software
(V1.0) |
|
8/6/2019 |
|
software copyright |
|
6/20/2019 |
|
Registered and effective |
|
Insurance
We maintain Group Life Insurance
for some of our high-risk employees, such as electricians, plumbers and tooling operators. We also provide social security insurance including
pension, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, on-the-job injury insurance and housing fund plans through a
PRC government-mandated benefit contribution plan for our employees. We do not carry any key-man life insurance, product liability and
professional liability insurance. Even if we purchase these kinds of insurance, the insurance may not fully protect us from the financial
impact of defending against product liability or professional liability claims. We have not purchased any property insurance or business
interruption insurance. We have determined that the costs of insuring for related risks and the difficulties associated with acquiring
such insurance on commercially reasonable terms make it impractical. We consider our insurance coverage to be sufficient for our business
operations in China.
Legal Proceedings
With the exception of the
following proceedings, we are currently not a party to any material legal or administrative proceedings:
| ● | Case number (2020) Zhe 01 Zhi Min Chu Case No. 681, patent infringement action. The summary of the case is as follows: Beijing Renhende Medical
Technology Co., Ltd. (the Name of Invention Patent: Correction of deformed ears; Patent Number: 200880108740.X) sued Taizhou Laisai
Medical Device Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Huibai Medical Device Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Huadong Medical Device Industrial Co., Ltd., and other
defendants for patent infringement dispute. Jiangsu Huadong is the third defendant in this case. The case initiated on April 15,
2021. When Jiangsu Huadong purchased and sold the allegedly infringing products, it was unaware that these products might involve
patent infringement. After receiving the plaintiff’s lawyer’s letter on August 21, 2019, Jiangsu Huadong immediately
stopped purchasing and selling the accused infringing products, and at the same time launched an infringement investigation. After
finding that there may be infringement, Jiangsu Huadong decided to permanently stop purchasing and selling the accused infringing
products. Because Jiangsu Huadong immediately stopped purchasing and selling the infringing products upon receipt of the notice, it
is unlikely that Jiangsu Huadong will be found guilty of infringement. |
| ● | Case No. CGC-22-598030,
Macias, Gini & O’Connell LLP vs. Meihua International Medical Technologies Co.,
Ltd., filed April 2, 2022 in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.
This is an action filed by a former accounting firm for the collection of allegedly past-due
professional fees. We believe the action to be without merit and are preparing to answer
the Complaint and defend this action. |
We may from time to time
be subject to various legal or administrative claims and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Litigation or any other
legal or administrative proceeding, regardless of the outcome, is likely to result in substantial cost and diversion of our resources,
including our management’s time and attention.
REGULATIONS
We operate our business in
the PRC under a legal regime consisting of the National People’s Congress, which is the country’s highest legislative body,
the State Council, which is the highest authority of the executive branch of the PRC central government, and several ministries and agencies
under its authority, including the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, the Ministry of Commerce, or MOFCOM, the National
Development and Reform Commission, or NDRC, the State Administration for Market Regulation, or SAMR, formerly known as the State Administration
for Industry and Commerce, or SAIC, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, or MCA, and their respective authorized local counterparts.
This section sets forth a
summary of the most significant rules and regulations that affect our business activities in the PRC.
Regulation Relating to Foreign Investment
All limited liability companies
incorporated and operating in the PRC are governed by the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China, or the Company
Law, which was amended and promulgated by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on October 26, 2018. However,
on December 24, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress issued the Company Law of the People’s Republic
of China (Draft for Comments) (the “Revised Company Law”), which is now open for public comments. The Revised Company Law
further stipulates the establishment and withdrawal of the company, the organizational structure and the capital system of the company,
and strengthens the responsibilities of shareholders and management personnel and Corporate Social Responsibility. Foreign invested projects
must also comply with the Company Law, with exceptions as specified in foreign investment laws.
With respect to the establishment
and operation of wholly foreign-owned projects, or WFOE, the MOFCOM and NDRC, promulgated the Special Administrative Measures for the
Access of Foreign Investment (Negative List) (2021 Version) (the “2021 Negative List”) on December 27, 2021, which became
effective on January 1, 2022. The 2021 Negative List replaced the Special Administrative Measures for the Access of Foreign Investment
(2020 Version) (the “2020 Negative List”) and serves as the main basis for management and guidance for the MOFCOM to manage
and supervise foreign investments. Those industries not set out on the 2021 Negative List shall be classified as industries permitted
for foreign investment. None of our businesses are on the 2021 Negative List, nor on the 2020 Negative List. Therefore, the Company is
able to conduct its business through its wholly owned PRC Subsidiaries without being subject to restrictions imposed by the foreign investment
laws and regulations of the PRC.
The Foreign Investment Law
of the People’s Republic of China (the “Foreign Investment Law”) was adopted by the second meeting of the 13th National
People’s Congress on March 15, 2019, which became effective on January 1, 2020. On December 26, 2019, the State Council promulgated
Regulation for Implementing the Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Regulation”), which became
effective on January 1, 2020.
The Foreign Investment Law
and the Regulation apply the administrative system of pre-establishment national treatment plus negative list to foreign investment and
clarify the state shall develop a catalogue of industries for encouraging foreign investment to specify the industries, fields, and regions
where foreign investors are encouraged and directed to invest, which refers to the Catalogue of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investment
Industries (amended in 2020) (the “Catalogue”). Specifically, the special administrative measures to be implemented are the
restricted and prohibited industry categories as well as encouraged industry categories having shareholding and executive management requirements
prescribed in the Catalogue (the Special Administrative Measures for the Access of Foreign Investment specified in the Catalogue was replaced
by the 2020 Negative List, and the Catalogue of Industries for Encouraged Foreign Investment specified in the Catalogue was replaced by
the Catalogue of Industries for Encouraged Foreign Investment (2020 Version).
Regulation Relating to Wholly Foreign-owned
Enterprises
The abovementioned Company
Law of the People’s Republic of China provides that companies established in the PRC may take the form of company of limited liability
or company limited by shares. Each company has the status of a legal person and owns its assets itself. Assets of a company may be used
in full for the company’s liability. The Company Law applies to foreign-invested companies unless relevant laws provide otherwise.
The Foreign Investment Law
replaced Law of the People’s Republic of China on Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprises. It stipulates that the PRC implements a system
of pre-establishment national treatment plus negative list for the administration of foreign investment. Foreign investors are not allowed
to invest in fields or sectors prohibited in the market access negative list for foreign investment. Foreign investors that intend to
invest in the fields subject to access restrictions stipulated in market access negative list for foreign investment shall satisfy the
conditions stipulated in such negative list. The PRC policies supporting enterprise development are equally applicable to foreign-invested
enterprises. The PRC does not impose expropriation on foreign investment. Under special circumstances, if it requires imposing expropriation
on foreign investment due to the need of public interest, expropriation shall be imposed according to legal procedures, and the foreign-invested
enterprises concerned shall receive fair and reasonable compensation. Foreign-invested enterprises can raise funds through public issuance
of stocks, corporate bonds and other securities in accordance with the law. Overall, The Foreign Investment Law establishes the clear
principle of applying national treatment to FIEs except those engaged in industries on the 2020 Negative List. Since our current and planned
business is not on the 2020 Negative List, to the best of our knowledge, it will not create any material adverse effect to our Company’s
business.
Regulations Relating to Intellectual Property
Copyright
China has adopted comprehensive
legislation governing intellectual property rights, including trademarks and copyrights. China is a signatory to the primary international
conventions on intellectual property rights and has been a member of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
since its accession to the WTO in December 2001.
In September 1990, the
SCNPC promulgated the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China, effective in June 1991 and amended in 2001 and 2010 respectively.
The amended Copyright Law extends copyright protection to internet activities, products disseminated over the internet and software products.
In addition, there is a voluntary registration system administered by the Copyright Protection Centre of China.
In order to further implement
the Computer Software Protection Regulations, promulgated by the State Council in December 2001 and amended in 2011 and 2013 respectively,
the National Copyright Administration issued Computer Software Copyright Registration Procedures in February 2002, which specify detailed
procedures and requirements with respect to the registration of software copyrights.
Trademark
According to the Trademark
Law of the People’s Republic of China, promulgated by the SCNPC in August 1982, and amended in 1993, 2001, 2013 and 2019 respectively,
the Trademark Office of China National Intellectual Property Administration is responsible for the registration and administration of
trademarks and is also responsible for resolving trademark disputes in China. Registered trademarks are valid for ten years from the date
the registration is approved. A registrant may apply to renew a registration within twelve months before the expiration date of the registration.
If the registrant fails to apply in a timely manner, a grace period of six additional months may be granted. If the registrant fails to
apply before the grace period expires, the registered trademark shall be deregistered. Renewed registrations are valid for ten years.
In April 2014, the State Council issued the revised Implementation of the Trademark Law, which specified the requirements of applying
for trademark registration and review.
Patent
According to the Patent Law
of the People’s Republic of China promulgated by the SCNPC in 1984 and amended in 1992, 2000, 2008 and 2020, respectively, a patentable
invention or a utility model must meet three criteria: novelty, inventiveness and practicability. A patent is valid for a twenty-year
term for an invention and a ten-year term for a utility model or design, starting from the application date.
Domain Names
In May 2012, the China
Internet Network Information Center issued the Implementing Rules for Domain Name Registration setting forth the detailed rules for registration
of domain names. In August 2017, the MIIT promulgated the Administrative Measures on Internet Domain Names, or the Domain Name Measures.
The Domain Name Measures regulate the registration of domain names, such as the top-level domain name “.cn”.
Regulations on Offshore Parent Holding Companies’
Direct Investment in and Loans to Their PRC Subsidiaries
An offshore company may invest
equity in a PRC company, which will become the PRC subsidiary of the offshore holding company after investment. Such equity investment
is subject to a series of laws and regulations generally applicable to any foreign-invested enterprise in China, all as amended from time
to time, and their respective implementing rules; the Administrative Provisions on Foreign Exchange in Domestic Direct Investment by Foreign
Investors; and the Notice of the State Administration on Foreign Exchange on Further Improving and Adjusting Foreign Exchange Administration
Policies for Direct Investment. Under the aforesaid laws and regulations, the increase of the registered capital of a foreign-invested
enterprise is subject to the prior approval by the original approval authority of its establishment. In addition, the increase of registered
capital and total investment amount shall both be registered with SAIC and SAFE. Shareholder loans made by offshore parent holding companies
to their PRC subsidiaries are regarded as foreign debts in China for regulatory purpose, which is subject to a number of PRC laws and
regulations, including the PRC Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations, the Interim Measures on Administration on Foreign Debts, the
Tentative Provisions on the Statistics Monitoring of Foreign Debts and its implementation rules, and the Administration Rules on the Settlement,
Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange. Under these regulations, the shareholder loans made by offshore parent holding companies to their
PRC subsidiaries shall be registered with SAFE.
Regulations Relating to Foreign Exchange
Pursuant to the Foreign
Exchange Administration Regulations, as amended in August 2008, the RMB is freely convertible for current account items, including the
distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, but not for capital account items,
such as direct investments, loans, repatriation of investments and investments in securities outside the PRC, unless SAFE’s prior
approval is obtained and prior registration with SAFE is made. In May 2013 SAFE promulgated the Circular of the SAFE on Printing
and Distributing the Administrative Provision on Foreign Exchange in Domestic Direct Investment by Foreign Investors and Relevant Supporting
Documents which provides for and simplifies the operational steps and regulations on foreign exchange matters related to direct investment
by foreign investors, including foreign exchange registration, account opening and use, receipt and payment of funds, and settlement and
sales of foreign exchange.
Pursuant to the Circular
on Relevant Issues concerning Foreign Exchange Administration of Overseas Investment and Financing and Return Investments Conducted by
Domestic Residents through Overseas Special Purpose Vehicles or the SAFE Circular 37, promulgated by SAFE and which became effective
on July 4, 2014, (a) a PRC resident shall register with the local SAFE branch before he or she contributes assets or equity
interests in an overseas special purpose vehicle, or Overseas Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV), that is directly established or controlled
by the PRC Resident for the purpose of conducting investment or financing; and (b) following the initial registration, the PRC Resident
is also required to register with the local SAFE branch for any major change, in respect of the Overseas SPV, including, among other things,
a change of the Overseas SPV’s PRC Resident shareholder(s), name of the Overseas SPV, term of operation, or any increase or reduction
of the Overseas SPV’s registered capital, share transfer or swap, and merger or division. Pursuant to SAFE Circular 37, failure
to comply with these registration procedures may result in penalties.
Pursuant to the Circular
of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Simplifying and Improving the Direct Investment-related Foreign Exchange Administration
Policies, or the SAFE Notice 13, which was promulgated on February 13, 2015 and with effect from June 1, 2015, the foreign exchange registration
under domestic direct investment and the foreign exchange registration under overseas direct investment is directly reviewed and handled
by banks in accordance with the SAFE Notice 13, and the SAFE and its branches shall perform indirect regulation over the foreign exchange
registration via banks.
Regulations Relating to Dividend Distributions
According to the PRC Company
Law and Foreign Investment Law, each of our PRC subsidiaries, as a foreign invested enterprise, or FIE, are required to draw 10% of its
after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a common reserve, which may stop drawing its after-tax profits if the aggregate balance of
the common reserve has already accounted for over 50% of its registered capital. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends.
Furthermore, under the EIT Law, which became effective in January 2008, the maximum tax rate for the withholding tax imposed on dividend
payments from PRC foreign invested companies to their overseas investors that are not regarded as “resident” for tax purposes
is 20%. The rate was reduced to 10% under the Implementing Regulations for the EIT Law issued by the State Council. However, a lower withholding
tax rate might be applied if there is a tax treaty between China and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding companies, such as tax rate
of 5% in the case of Hong Kong companies that holds at least 25% of the equity interests in the foreign-invested enterprise, and certain
requirements specified by PRC tax authorities are satisfied.
Regulations Relating to Overseas Listings
On December 24, 2021, the
China Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, issued Provisions of the State Council on the Administration of Overseas Securities
Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments) (the “Administration Provisions”), and the Provisions of the
State Council on the Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (Draft for Comments) (the “Measures”),
which are now open for public comments.
The Administration Provisions
and Measures for overseas listings lay out specific requirements for filing documents and include unified regulation management, strengthening
regulatory coordination, and cross-border regulatory cooperation. Domestic companies seeking to list abroad must carry out relevant security
screening procedures if their businesses involve such supervision. Companies endangering national security are among those off-limits
for overseas listings.
According to Relevant Officials
of the CSRC Answered Reporter Questions ("CSRC Answers”), after the Administration Provisions and Measures are implemented
upon completion of public consultation and due legislative procedures, the CSRC will formulate and issue guidance for filing procedures
to further specify the details of filing administration and ensure that market entities could refer to clear guidelines for filing, which
means it will still take time to put the Administration Provisions and Measures into effect. As the Administration Provisions and Measures
have not yet come into effect, the Company is currently unaffected by them.
However, according to CSRC
Answers, only new initial public offerings and refinancing by existing overseas listed Chinese companies will be required to go through
the filing process; other existing overseas listed companies will be allowed a sufficient transition period to complete their filing procedure,
which means the Company will certainly go through the filing process in the future, perhaps because of refinancing, or after being given
a sufficient transition period to complete the filing procedure as an existing overseas listed Chinese company.
In August 2006, six PRC regulatory
authorities, including the CSRC, jointly adopted the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors,
or the M&A Rules, amended in June 2009. The M&A Rules, among other things, require that if an overseas company established or
controlled by PRC companies or individuals, or PRC Citizens, intends to acquire equity interests or assets of any other PRC domestic company
affiliated with the PRC Citizens, such acquisition must be submitted to the MOFCOM for approval. The M&A Rules also require that an
Overseas SPV formed for overseas listing purposes and controlled directly or indirectly by the PRC Citizens shall obtain the approval
of the CSRC prior to overseas listing and trading of such Overseas SPV’s securities on an overseas stock exchange.
Our PRC legal counsel, Dentons
Shanghai, has advised us that, based on its understanding of the current PRC laws and regulations, our corporate structure and arrangements
are not subject to the M&A Rules. However, our PRC legal counsel has further advised us that there are substantial uncertainties as
to how the M&A Rules will be interpreted or implemented in the context of an overseas offering, and its opinions summarized above
are subject to any new laws, rules and regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations in any form relating to the M&A
Rules.
Regulations Relating to Employment
The Labor Law of the People’s
Republic of China, or the Labor Law, which became effective in January 1995 and was amended in 2018, and the Employment Contract Law of
the People’s Republic of China, or the Employment Contract Law, effective in January 2008 and amended in 2012, require employers
to provide written contracts to their employees, restrict the use of temporary workers and aim to give employees long-term job security.
Employers must pay their employees’ wages equal to or above local minimum wage standards, establish labor safety and workplace sanitation
systems, comply with state labor rules and standards and provide employees with appropriate training on workplace safety. In September
2008, the State Council promulgated the Implementing Regulations for the PRC Employment Contract Law which became effective immediately
and interprets and supplements the provisions of the Employment Contract Law.
Under the Labor Contract
Law, an employer shall limit the number of dispatched workers so that they do not exceed a certain percentage of its total number of workers.
In January 2014, the MOHRSS issued the Interim Provisions on Labor Dispatching, which became effective in March 2014, pursuant to which
it provides that the number of dispatched workers used by an employer shall not exceed 10% of the total number of its employees.
The PRC governmental authorities
have passed a variety of laws and regulations regarding social insurance and housing funds from time to time, including, among others,
the Social Insurance Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Regulation of Insurance for Labor Injury, the Regulations of Insurance
for Unemployment, the Provisional Insurance Measures for Maternal Employees, the Interim Administrative Provisions on Registration of
Social Insurance and the Administrative Regulations on the Housing Provident Fund. Pursuant to these laws and regulations, enterprises
in the PRC shall provide their employees with welfare schemes covering pension insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance,
occupational injury insurance and medical insurance, as well as housing fund and other welfare plans. Failure to comply with such laws
and regulations may result in various fines and legal sanctions and supplemental contributions to the local social insurance and housing
fund regulatory authorities.
Regulations Relating to Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Law
The Environmental Protection
Law of the PRC, or the Environmental Protection Law, was promulgated and effective on December 26, 1989, and most recently amended on
April 24, 2014. This Environmental Protection Law has been formulated for the purpose of protecting and improving both the living environment
and the ecological environment, preventing and controlling pollution, other public hazards and safeguarding people’s health.
According to the provisions
of the Environmental Protection Law, in addition to other relevant laws and regulations of the PRC, the Ministry of Environmental Protection
and its local counterparts take charge of administering and supervising said environmental protection matters. Pursuant to the Environmental
Protection Law, the environmental impact statement on any construction project must assess the pollution that the project is likely to
produce and its impact on the environment, and stipulate preventive and curative measures; the statement shall be submitted to the competent
administrative department of environmental protection for approval. Installations for the prevention and control of pollution in construction
projects must be designed, built and commissioned together with the principal part of the project.
Permission to commence production
at or utilize any construction project shall not be granted until its installations for the prevention and control of pollution have been
examined and confirmed to meet applicable standards by the appropriate administrative department of environmental protection that examined
and approved the environmental impact statement. Installations for the prevention and control of pollution shall not be dismantled or
left idle without authorization. Where it is absolutely necessary to dismantle any such installation or leave it idle, prior approval
shall be obtained from the competent local administrative department of environmental protection.
The Environmental Protection
Law makes it clear that the legal liabilities of any violation of said law include warning, fine, rectification within a time limit,
compulsory cease operation, compulsory reinstallation of dismantled installations of the prevention and control of pollution or compulsory
reinstallation of those left idle, compulsory shutout or closedown, or even criminal punishment.
As of the date of this report,
we are not aware of any warning, investigations, prosecutions, disputes, claims or other proceedings in respect of environmental protection,
nor have we been punished or can foresee any punishment to be made by any government authorities of the PRC.
Order on Ecosystem by The Ministry of Ecology
and Environment 2019 Classification-based Management on Fixed Pollutant Source
Pursuant to the Order on
Ecosystem by The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, which was issued on July 28, 2017 and most recently amended on December 20, 2019,
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment implements a classification-based management on the environmental impact assessment, or EIA, of
pollutants according to pollutant amount and the impact of the pollutants on the environment as below:
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The medical device manufacturing
is classified as to fill in a Registration Form. Upon submission of all required documentation, we are registered under the new system
by filling in Pollution Source Registration Form.
Regulations Relating to Customer Rights Protection
The PRC Customer Rights
and Interests Protection Law, or Customer Protection Law, as amended on October 25, 2013 and effective on March 15, 2014, sets
out the obligations of business operators and the rights and interests of the customers. Pursuant to this law, business operators must
guarantee that the commodities they sell satisfy the requirements for personal or property safety, provide customers with authentic information
about the commodities, and guarantee the quality, function, usage and term of validity of the commodities. Failure to comply with the
Customer Protection Law may subject business operators to civil liabilities such as refunding purchase prices, exchange of commodities,
repairing, ceasing damages, compensation, and restoring reputation, and even subject the business operators or the responsible individuals
to criminal penalties if business operators commit crimes by infringing the legitimate rights and interests of customers.
Regulations Relating to Tax in the PRC
Income Tax
The PRC Enterprise Income
Tax Law was promulgated in March 2007 and was most recently amended in December 2018. The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law applies
a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate to both foreign-invested enterprises and domestic enterprises, except where tax incentives are
granted to special industries and projects. Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, an enterprise established outside China with
“de facto management bodies” within China is considered a “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income
tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on its worldwide income. Under the implementation regulations
to the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, a “de facto management body” is defined as the body that exercises full and
substantial control and overall management over the business, productions, personnel, accounts and properties of an enterprise.
In April 2009, the Ministry
of Finance, or MOF, and SAT jointly issued the Notice on Issues Concerning Process of Enterprise Income Tax in Enterprise Restructuring
Business, or the Circular 59. In December 2009, SAT issued the Notice on Strengthening Administration of Enterprise Income Tax
for Share Transfers by Non-PRC Resident Enterprises, or the Circular 698. Both Circular 59 and Circular 698 became effective retroactively
as of January 2008. In March 2011, SAT issued the Notice on Several Issues Regarding the Income Tax of Non-PRC Resident Enterprises, or
the SAT Circular 24, effective in April 2011. By promulgating and implementing these circulars, the PRC tax authorities have enhanced
their scrutiny over the direct or indirect transfer of equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise by a non-resident enterprise.
In February 2015, SAT issued
the Notice on Certain Corporate Income Tax Matters on Indirect Transfer of Properties by Non-PRC Resident Enterprises, or the
SAT Circular 7, to supersede existing provisions in relation to the indirect transfer as set forth in Circular 698, while the other provisions
of Circular 698 remain in force. SAT Circular 7 introduces a new tax regime that is significantly different from that under Circular 698.
SAT Circular 7 extends its tax jurisdiction to capture not only indirect transfers as set forth under Circular 698 but also transactions
involving transfer of immovable property in China and assets held under the establishment, and placement in China, of a foreign company
through the offshore transfer of a foreign intermediate holding company. SAT Circular 7 also addresses transfer of the equity interest
in a foreign intermediate holding company broadly. In addition, SAT Circular 7 provides clearer criteria than Circular 698 on how to assess
reasonable commercial purposes and introduces safe harbor scenarios applicable to internal group restructurings. However, it also brings
challenges to both the foreign transferor and transferee of the indirect transfer as they have to determine whether the transaction should
be subject to PRC tax and to file or withhold the PRC tax accordingly. In October 2017, SAT issued the Announcement on Issues Relating
to Withholding at Source of Income Tax of Non-resident Enterprises, or the SAT Circular 37, amended in June 2018. The SAT Circular
37 superseded the Non-resident Enterprises Measures and SAT Circular 698 as a whole and partially amended some provisions in SAT Circular
24 and SAT Circular 7. SAT Circular 37 purports to clarify certain issues in the implementation of the above regime, by providing, among
others, the definition of equity transfer income and tax basis, the foreign exchange rate to be used in the calculation of withholding
amount, and the date of occurrence of the withholding obligation. Specifically, SAT Circular 37 provides that where the transfer income
subject to withholding at source is derived by a non-PRC resident enterprise in installments, the installments may first be treated as
recovery of costs of previous investments. Upon recovery of all costs, the tax amount to be withheld must then be computed and withheld.
Value-Added Tax
The PRC Provisional Regulations
on Value-Added Tax were promulgated by the State Council on December 13, 1993, which became effective on January 1, 1994 and were subsequently
amended from time to time. The Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the PRC Provisional Regulations on Value-Added Tax (2011 Revision)
was promulgated by the Ministry of Finance on December 25, 1993 and subsequently amended on December 15, 2008 and October 28, 2011. On
November 19, 2017, the State Council promulgated the Decisions on Abolishing the PRC Provisional Regulations on Business Tax and Amending
the PRC Provisional Regulations on Value-Added Tax. Pursuant to these regulations, rules and decisions, all enterprises and individuals
engaged in sale of goods, provision of processing, repair, and replacement services, sales of services, intangible assets, real property,
and the importation of goods within the PRC territory are VAT taxpayers. On March 21, 2019, the Ministry of Finance, the SAT, and the
General Administration of Customs jointly issued the Announcement on Relevant Policies on Deepen the Reform of Value-Added Tax. Sales
revenue represents the invoiced value of goods, net of VAT. The VAT is based on gross sales price, starting from April 1, 2019, VAT rate
was lowered to 13%.
LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO MEDICAL DEVICES
Regulation and Classification of Medical Devices
Pursuant to the Regulations
on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices promulgated on January 4, 2000, effective on June 1, 2014, amended by the State
Council on May 4, 2017 and now effective, and then amended on February 9, 2021 but not yet effective until June 1, 2021 (“Regulation
on Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices”), the Food and Drug Administration of the State Council shall be responsible
for the national administration and supervision of medical devices of the PRC and its local counterparts take charge of the local administration
and supervision of medical devices of the PRC.
Under this regulation, medical
devices have been classified into three categories based on the degree of risk. Class I medical devices shall refer to those devices with
low level of risks and whose safety and effectiveness can be ensured through routine administration. Class II medical devices shall refer
to those devices with moderate risks that must be strictly controlled and regulated to ensure their safety and effectiveness. Class III
medical devices shall refer to those devices with relatively high risks that must be strictly controlled and regulated through special
measures to ensure their safety and effectiveness.
The products we currently
manufacture and sell include Class I, II and III disposable medical devices.
Registration and Filings of Medical Devices
Pursuant to the Regulations
on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices and the Administrative Measures for the Registration of Medical Devices promulgated
by CFDA on July 30, 2014 and came into effect on October 1, 2014 (“the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices”
was amended and came into effect on May 4, 2017. Then it was amended on February 9, 2021 and came into effect on June 1, 2021), Class
I medical devices are subject to filing administration, and Class II and Class III medical devices are subject to pre-approval registration
administration. A registration certificate for Class II and Class III medical devices are issued upon approval, which is valid for five
years and may be renewed six months prior to its expiration date.
Clinical trials are not required
for the filing of the Class I medical devices, but necessary for the registration of Class II and Class III medical device with certain
exceptions.
As of the date of this report,
we are current on the registration and filing of medical devices.
Production License for Medical Devices
Pursuant to the Regulation
on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices promulgated on July 30, 2014 and came into effect on October 1, 2014, as amended
in 2017 and came into effect on May 4, 2017 (amended on February 9, 2021, came into effect on June 1, 2021), and the Administrative Measures
on the Production Supervision of Medical Devices promulgated on July 30, 2014 and came into effect on October 1, 2014, as amended in 2017
and came into effect on November 11, 2017, manufacturers engaged in the manufacturing of Class I medical devices are subject to production
filing administration and receive production filing certificates upon satisfaction of filing requirements; while those engaged in the
manufacturing of Class II and Class III medical devices are subject to pre-approval licensing administration and receive medical device
production licenses upon receipt of approval for licensing. A medical device production license is valid for five years and may be renewed
six months prior to its expiration date.
In addition, a manufacturer
of medical devices shall satisfy the following conditions:
| (1) | possessing production sites, environmental conditions, production
equipment and professional technicians that are suitable for such medical device produced; |
| (2) | possessing organizations or professional examination staff
and examination equipment that carry out quality examination for such medical device produced; |
| (3) | formulating a management system which ensures the quality
of such medical device; |
| (4) | having capability of after-sale services that is suitable
for such medical device produced; (5) satisfying the requirements as prescribed in production R&D and production technique documents. |
As of the date of this report,
we are current on the production filing and licensing of the medical devices.
Production and Quality Management of Medical
Devices
Pursuant to the Administrative
Measures on the Supervision of the Production of Medical Devices promulgated on December 29, 2014 and came into effect on March 1, 2015,
as amended in 2017 and came into effect on November 17, 2017, and the Standards on Production and Quality Management of Medical Devices
promulgated by the CFDA on December 29, 2014 and came into effect on March 1, 2015, an enterprise engaged in the production of medical
devices shall establish and effectively maintain a quality control system in accordance to the requirements of the Standards on Production
and Quality Management of Medical Devices. The enterprise engaged in the production of medical devices shall regularly conduct comprehensive
self-inspection on the operation of quality management system and submit this report to the local food and drug supervision and administration
authorities before the end of every year. The enterprise shall also establish its procurement control procedure and assess its suppliers
by establishing an examination system to ensure the purchased products are in compliance with the statutory requirements. The enterprise
shall apply risk management to the whole process of design and development, production, sales and after-sale services.
Pursuant to The Notice of
Four Guidelines including On-site Inspection Guidelines for the standards on Production and Quality Management of Medical Devices promulgated
by the CFDA on September 25, 2015 and came into effect on September 25, 2015, during the course of on-site verification of the registration
of medical devices and on-site inspection of production license t(including change production license), the inspection team shall, in
accordance with the guidelines, issue recommended conclusions for on-site inspections, which shall be divided into “Passed,”
“Failed” and “Reassessment after rectification.” During the supervision and inspection, if it is found that the
requirements of the key items or ordinary items that may have direct impact on product quality are not satisfied, the enterprise shall
suspend production and go through rectification. If it is found that the requirements of the ordinary items are not satisfied, and it
does not directly affect product quality, the enterprise shall rectify in a prescribed time. The regulatory authorities will examine and
verify the recommended conclusions and on-site inspection materials submitted by the inspection group, and issue the final inspection
results.
The inspection team has conducted
several on-site inspections on our standards of production and quality management of medical devices during the track record period, the
recommended conclusions issued by the inspection team were “Passed” or “Rectification within the prescribed period.
The matters with respect to “Rectification within the prescribed period” have been rectified within the prescribed period
and submitted to the inspection team.
According to the on-site
inspections on our standards of production and quality management conducted by competent authorities, we are in compliance with the requirements
of the standards on production and quality management of medical devices.
Good Clinical Practice for Medical Devices
On March 1, 2016, the CFDA
and the National Health and Family Planning Commission jointly promulgated the Good Clinical Practice for Medical Devices, which became
effective as of June 1, 2016. The regulation includes full procedures of clinical trial of medical devices, including, among others, the
protocol design, conduction, monitoring, verification, inspection, and data collection, recording, analysis and conclusion and reporting
procedure of a clinical trial.
For conducting clinical trials
of medical devices, an applicant shall organize to formulate scientific and reasonable clinical trial protocol based on the categories,
risks and intended use of the medical devices for the clinical study. The applicant shall be responsible for organizing to develop and
revise of the researcher’s manual, clinical trial protocol, informed consent form, case report form, relevant standard operating
procedures and other relevant documents, and shall be responsible for organizing necessary trainings for the clinical trials. The applicant
shall select the clinical trial institutions and its researchers from the qualified medical device clinical trial institutions according
to the characteristics of the medical devices to be used in the clinical study.
As an applicant for clinical
trials of medical devices, we are responsible for initiating, applying, organizing and monitoring such clinical trials, and shall be responsible
for the authenticity and reliability of the clinical trials.
Operation License for Medical Device
Pursuant to the Regulations
on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices and the Administrative Measures on the Operation Supervision of Medical Devices,
promulgated on July 30, 2014 and came into effect on October 1, 2014 (amended on November 17, 2017, came into effect on November 17, 2017),
filing and licensing are not required for the operation of Class I medical devices. Operators engaged in the operation of Class II medical
devices are subject to filing administration and will receive medical device operation filing certificate upon satisfaction of filing
requirement, while operators engaged in the operation of Class III medical devices are subject to pre-approval licensing administration
and will receive medical device operation license upon receipt of approval for licensing. A medical device operation license is valid
for five years and may be renewed six months prior to its expiration date
To engage in business operations
of medical devices, the following requirements shall be met:
| 1. | Having a quality control institution or staff corresponding
to the business scope and scale, and the staff shall have relevant education or professional titles certified by the state. |
| 2. | Having an operation and storage premise corresponding to
the business scope and scale. |
| 3. | Having storage conditions corresponding to the business scope
and scale; warehouses are not required if all storage is commissioned to other operators of medical devices. |
| 4. | Having a quality control system corresponding to the medical
devices concerned. |
| 5. | Possessing the capability of professional guidance, technical
training and after-sale service corresponding to the medical devices it operates; or it has come into an agreement on technical support
with a relevant institution. |
An enterprise to be engaged
in business operations of Category III medical devices shall also have a computerized information management system compliant with quality
standards to ensure traceability of products. An enterprise to be engaged in business operations of Category I or Category II medical
devices is encouraged to set up such a system.
As of the date of this report,
we are current on the operation filing and licensing of the medical devices.
Special Procedures for Examination and Approval
of Innovative Medical Devices
On October 2017, the General
Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Evaluation
and Approval Systems and Encouraging Innovation on Drugs and Medical Devices, which aims to encourage the innovation for medical devices.
Pursuant to the Opinions,
the priority review and approval will be applicable to innovative medical devices supported by the National Science and Technology Major
Projects and the National Key R&D Program of China, and the clinical trials of which having been conducted by the National Clinical
Research Center, and approved by the management department of National Clinical Research Center. Pursuant to the Special Procedures for
Examination and Approval of Innovative Medical Devices which were promulgated by the NMPA on November 2, 2018 and came into effect on
December 1, 2018, special procedures shall be applicable to the examination and approval for medical devices in the following circumstances:
| (1) | if the applicant legally owns the invention patent of the
core technology of the product through its technological innovation activities in the PRC, or legally obtained the invention patent or
the right of use thereof through transfer in the PRC, and that the interval between the date of application for the special examination
and approval of innovative medical devices to the date of authorized publication should not exceed five years; or the patent administration
department of the State Council has disclosed the application for the invention patent of the core technology and the Patent Search and
Consultation Center of the National Intellectual Property Administration of the PRC has issued the patent search report setting out the
novelty and innovation of the core technology solution of the product; |
| (2) | the applicant has developed the prototype product and completed
the preliminary research under a true and controllable process that generated complete and traceable data; |
| (3) | the product has major working mechanism or mechanism of action
which is the first of its kind in the PRC, has fundamental improvement in product performance or safety compared with similar products,
is of an internationally leading standard in terms of techniques and has significant clinical value. The Center for Medical Device Evaluation
of the NMPA should give priority to the innovative medical devices in their technical review upon receiving the registration application,
after which the NMPA will give priority to the product in their administrative approval. |
Advertisements of Medical Devices
Pursuant to the Regulations
on Tentative Measures for the Censorship of Advertisement for Drugs, Medical Devices, Dietary Supplements, Food Formula for Special Medical
Purpose promulgated by SAMR on December 24, 2019 and came into effect on March 1, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation
is responsible for organizing and guiding the review of advertisements for drugs, medical devices, health foods and formula foods for
special medical purposes. The administrations for market regulation and drug administrations (hereinafter referred to as the “advertisement
review authorities”) of all provinces, autonomous regions and centrally administered municipalities shall be responsible for the
review of advertisements for drugs, medical devices, health food and formula food for special medical purposes, and may entrust other
administrative authorities to implement review of advertisements pursuant to the law.
The validity period of the
advertisement approval number for drugs, medical devices, health food and formula food for special medical purposes shall be consistent
with the shortest validity period of the product registration certificate, filing certificate or production license. If no valid period
is prescribed in the product registration certificate, filing certificate or production license, the valid period of the advertisement
approval number shall be two years.
Advertisements for drugs,
medical devices, health food and formula food for special medical purposes shall be true and legitimate and shall not contain any false
or misleading contents. Advertisers shall be responsible for the veracity and legitimacy of the contents of advertisements for drugs,
medical devices, health food and formula food for special medical purposes.
National Medical Insurance Program
The national medical insurance
program was adopted pursuant to the Decision of the State Council on the Establishment of the Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance Program
issued by the State Council on December 14, 1998, under which all employers in urban cities are required to enroll their employees in
the Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance Program and the insurance premium is jointly contributed by the employers and employees. Pursuant
to the Opinions on the Establishment of the New Rural Cooperative Medical System forwarded by the General Office of the State Council
on January 16, 2003, China launched the New Rural Cooperative Medical System to provide medical insurance for rural residents in selected
areas which has since spread to the whole nation. The State Council promulgated the Guiding Opinions of the State Council about the Pilot
Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance on July 10, 2007, under which urban residents of the pilot district, rather than urban employees,
may voluntarily join Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance. In 2015, the PRC government announced the Outline for the Planning of the
National Medical and Health Service System (2015-2020) which aims to establish a basic medical and health care system that covers both
rural and urban citizens by 2020. On January 3, 2016, the State Council issued the Opinions on Integrating the Basic Medical Insurance
Systems for Urban and Rural Residents to integrate the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance and the New Rural Cooperative Medical System
and the establishment of a unified Basic Medical Insurance for Urban and Rural Residents, which will cover all urban and rural non-working
residents expect for rural migrant workers and persons in flexible employment arrangements who participate in the basic medical insurance
for urban employees.
With regard to reimbursement
for medical devices and diagnostic tests, the Notice of Opinion on the Diagnosis and Treatment Management, Scope and Payment Standards
of Medical Service Facilities Covered by the National Urban Employees Basic Medical Insurance Scheme (Lao She Bu Fa [1999] No. 22) prescribes
the coverage of diagnostic and treatment devices and diagnostic tests where part of the fees is paid through the basic medical insurance
scheme. It also includes a negative list that precludes certain devices and medical services from governmental reimbursement. Detailed
reimbursement coverage and rate for medical devices and medical services (including diagnostic tests and kits) are subject to each province’s
local policies.
Export Registration
Pursuant to Measures for
the Supervision and Administration of Medical Device Production promulgated by the CFDA and amended on November 11, 2017, CFDA, in accordance
with the spirit of the Notice of Guo Ban Fa [94] No. 66 of the State Council, conducts inspections of safety and legality of the exported
products manufactured by domestic enterprises, grants legitimate production license in China (if these products are sold within Chinese
territory) and files the relevant product information by its branches at the level of a districted city for recordation. In accordance
with international practice, the quality of exported medical devices is mainly supervised by the importing countries. However, some importing
countries/regions may require exporting enterprises to provide Medical Device Product Export Sales Certificates issued by the CFDA. Pursuant
to Announcement on Issuing the Provisions on the Administration of Medical Device Product Export Sales Certificates, promulgated by the
CFDA and effective on September 1, 2015, such exporting enterprises may apply to the provincial departments of the CFDA at the places
where enterprises are located for Medical Device Product Export Sales Certificates.
The premise of obtaining
Medical Device Product Export Sales Certificates is that the relevant production enterprises have obtained medical device product registration
certificates and production licenses or have undergone the formalities for recordation and production recordation of medical device products
in China. The valid period of Medical Device Product Export Sales Certificates, except being specified for one time use, shall not expire
after the earliest deadline of any certificate among various certificates submitted by the enterprise amid the application materials,
and shall be no longer than two years. Where the relevant materials submitted by an enterprise change, the enterprise shall report to
the certificate issuing department in a timely manner. Where the relevant materials change, or the Medical Device Product Export Sales
Certificate still needs to be used after its expiration, the enterprise shall apply for a new Medical Device Product Export Sales Certificate.
Where the CFDA find that any relevant enterprises fail to meet the requirements of relevant regulations on production, they shall downgrade
the credit ratings of such enterprises to lower levels; or, when any enterprises are considered failing to meet the requirements for issuance
of certificates anymore, or the relevant materials submitted by the enterprises change, the provincial CFDA departments shall notify the
relevant information in a timely manner.
Two-invoice System
According to the Notice of
Publishing Opinions on Implementing Two-invoice System in Drug Procurement Among Public Medical Institutions (For Trial Implementation)
which was issued on December 26, 2016, the “two-invoice system” refers to the system that requires one invoice to be issued
from pharmaceutical manufacturers to pharmaceutical distributors and the other invoice to be issued from pharmaceutical distributors to
medical institutions. The wholly owned or holding commercial company (only one commercial company is permitted in the whole country) or
the domestic general agent for overseas drugs (only one domestic agent is permitted in the whole country) established by a pharmaceutical
manufacturer or a group enterprise integrating science, industry and trade may be regarded as a manufacturer. The allocation of drugs
between a pharmaceutical distribution group enterprise and its wholly owned (holding) subsidiaries or among its wholly owned (holding)
subsidiaries may not be regarded as a process for which an invoice should be issued, but one invoice is allowed to be issued at most.
Currently, some provinces
in the PRC have formulated relevant rules and regulations to implement the “two-invoice system” in the field of medical consumables,
for instance, the Notice on the Sharing of Transparent Procurement Results of Medical Devices (Medical Consumables) across the Province
promulgated by the Fujian Provincial Medical Security Management Committee Office in July 2018, the Notice on Further Promoting the “Two
Invoice System” on Medicines and Medical Consumables issued by eight local government departments of Shaanxi Province including
Deepen Medical and Healthcare System Reform Leading Group Office of Shaanxi Province in July 2018, and the Opinions on Implementation
of the “Two Invoice System” in Medical Consumables Procurement by Public Medical Institutions in Anhui Province (for Trial
Implementation) issued by five local government departments of Anhui Province including Food and Drug Administration of Anhui Province
in November 2017.
LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO LAND USE
Overview of relevant PRC Laws and Regulations
on Land Use Rights
Pursuant to relevant PRC
land laws and stipulations, there are two kinds of land in China: 1) collectively owned land, which is normally owned by the farmers or
village for agricultural use; and 2) state owned land which is sub-divided into allocated and granted land use rights. Allocated land
are land rights granted by the Chinese government to an entity for a particular purpose (e.g., research, military, medical etc.). These
allocated rights are inferior in that they must be used for the specified purpose and cannot be transferred, leased or mortgaged. Granted
land, on the other hand, is paid for and can be used for commercial and industrial purposes. These land use rights are the preferred land
use rights for foreign investors as they are freely transferable (subject normally to the land being developed, as undeveloped land cannot
normally be sold), leased and mortgaged. Land may be designated for commercial, industrial, residential or other purposes and may not
be used for any non-designated purpose. The land authorities may impose administrative sanctions, including fines, injunction orders or
even confiscation of the land use rights, for any breach of this provision. The term of land use rights varies depending on the designated
purpose. A land user may extend the term by entering into a contract to extend the term and pay an additional land grant fee to the land
authorities. Upon the execution of a land use rights grant contract and payment of the land grant fee, owners of land use rights will
be issued a State-owned land use certificate, which sets forth, among other things: (i) the nature (granted or allocated); (ii) designated
purpose; (iii) term of the land use rights; (iv) the location and area of the land; and (v) whether the land use rights are subject to
any security interest. This certificate is the primary evidence of legal and valid land use rights.
Overview of relevant PRC Laws and Regulations
on Buildings
It is required under the
PRC law to obtain relevant permits from different authorities before commencing the construction of a building. The required permits are,
inter alia, a State-owned Land Use Certificate, a Planning Permit of Land for Construction Use, a Planning Permit of Construction Project,
and a Commencement Permit of Construction Project (except for those projects where the construction investment is less than RMB 300,000
or the construction area is less than 300 square meters). After the completion of construction, the owner shall also apply at relevant
authorities for inspection and acceptance of the construction project and then obtain a Certificate for Completion Acceptance of Construction
Project as well as a Title Certificate for Building. Further, pursuant to relevant PRC laws and regulations, the premises title certificate
is the only legal certificate by which the owner legally has the ownership in respect of the building and thereby exercises rights to
possess, utilize, profit from and dispose of the premises. Without such certificate, it is not permitted to transfer the premises.
According to the Urban and
Rural Planning Law of the People’s Republic of China, if a rural construction planning permit is not obtained in accordance with
the law or construction is not carried out in accordance with the provisions of the rural construction planning permit, the township or
town people’s government shall order the construction to stop and make corrections within a time limit.
Not all the buildings of
Jiangsu Yada and Jiangsu Huadong attached on the land have appropriate title certificates. The buildings not granted title certificate
are at a risk of being dismantled or other administrative penalties if they are identified as illegal buildings due to the violation of
the PRC Land Administration Law, the PRC Law on Urban and Rural Planning, and other relevant laws and regulations.
Regulation and Classification of Land Allocation
According to the PRC Land
Administration Law, the State legally adopts the system of compensation for the use of land owned by the State, except where the State
allocates the right to use state-owned land within the bounds of the law; A construction project developer utilizing state-owned land
shall generally obtain the use right of state owned land through paid means such as granting for compensation. The following categories
of land may be directly allocated with the lawful approval of the people’s governments at or above the county level: (1) land for
use by government institutions or the military; (2) land for urban infrastructure or public welfare projects; (3) land for energy, transportation.
and water conservancy projects as well as other infrastructure projects supported by the government; and (4) other land as provided for
by laws or administrative regulations. In addition, according to the Provisions on the Economical and Intensive Use of Land (promulgated
by Order No.61 of the Ministry of Natural Resources on May 22, 2014 and amended in accordance with the Decision of the Ministry of Natural
Resources on the First Group of Repealed and Amended Departmental Rules adopted at the 2nd executive meeting of the Ministry of Natural
Resources on July 16, 2019), except that land for military use, affordable housing, or other special purposes such as national security
or public order may be supplied without consideration by means of allocation, payment is required for land used for business purposes,
including land used for office space of state authorities, transportation, energy, or water conservancy and other infrastructure (industry),
urban infrastructure and various social undertakings; the land user and land prices for commercial use shall be determined by means of
bidding, auction, or listing. The acquisition and use of allocated land by enterprises shall comply with the special restrictions as prescribed
by laws and regulations.
Pursuant to Interim Regulations
of the People’s Republic of China Concerning the Assignment and Transfer of the Right to the Use of the State-owned Land in the
Urban Areas, promulgated by the State Council and amended on November 29, 2020, the allocated right to the use of the land may not be
transferred, leased, or mortgaged, with the exception of cases as specified in following cases and subject to the approval of the land
administration departments and the housing administration departments under the people’s governments at the municipal and county
levels: (i) the land users are companies, enterprises, or other economic organizations, or individuals; (ii) a certificate for the use
of state-owned land had been obtained; (iii) possessing legitimate certificates of property rights to the above-ground buildings and other
attached objects; and (iv) a contract for assigning the right to the use of land is signed in accordance with the regulations and the
land user makes up for the payment of the assignment fee to the local municipal or county people’s government or uses the proceeds
resulting from the transfer, lease or mortgage to pay the assignment fee. Any units or individuals that transfer, lease or mortgage the
allocated right to the use of the land without authorization shall have their illegal incomes thus secured confiscated by the land administration
departments under the people’s governments at the municipal and county levels and shall be fined in accordance with the seriousness
of the case.
C. |
Organizational Structure |
We operate our business through
our indirect subsidiaries in China. Below is a list of our operating subsidiaries in China:
|
● |
Yangzhou Huada Medical Device Co., Ltd., or Yangzhou Huada: a subsidiary wholly owned by Kang Fu International Medical and established in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC on December 24, 2001 with a registered capital of $602,400, to mainly manufactures and sells Class I disposable medical devices under our own brands, and distributes Class I and Class II disposable medical devices sourced from other manufacturers, to our domestic customers. Specifically, Yangzhou Huada mainly focuses on the manufacturing, sales and distributions of non-bottled products, such as brushes, ID bracelets for domestic sales. |
|
● |
Jiangsu Yada Technology Group Co., Ltd., or Jiangsu Yada: a subsidiary wholly owned by Yangzhou Huada and established in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC on December 5, 1991 with a registered capital of RMB51,390,000, to mainly manufactures and sells Class I and Class II disposable medical devices under our own brands, and distributes Class I and Class II disposable medical devices sourced from other manufacturers, to our domestic and overseas customers. Specifically, Jiangsu Yada mainly focuses on overseas sales. |
|
● |
Jiangsu Huadong Medical Device Industrial Co., Ltd., or Jiangsu Huadong: a subsidiary wholly owned by Jiangsu Yada and established in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC on November 18, 2000 with a registered capital of RMB50,000,000, to mainly manufactures and sells Class I, II and III disposable medical devices under our own brands, and distributes Class I, II and III disposable medical devices sourced from other manufacturers, to our domestic and overseas customers. Specifically, Jiangsu Huadong mainly focuses on the manufacturing, sales and distributions of polyethylene bottled products, such as eye drop bottles and tablet bottles. |
|
● |
Yangzhou Guanghui Medical Technology Co., Ltd., or Guanghui: a subsidiary wholly owned by Jiangsu Huadong was established in Yangzhou, China on December 22, 2020 with a registered capital of RMB1,000,000. Guanghui has no real business. |
Meihua owns 100% of Kang
Fu International Medical. Kang Fu International Medical owns 100% of Yangzhou Huada. Yangzhou Huada owns 100% of Jiangsu Yada. Jiangsu
Yada, in turn, owns 100% of Jiangsu Huadong. Jiangsu Huadong, in turn, owns 100% of the equity interests of Guanghui. The following diagram
illustrates our corporate structure as of the date of this report, including our principal subsidiary and their respective principal subsidiaries.
D. |
Property, Plants and Equipment |
Property, Plants, and Equipment
Our PRC headquarters, manufacturing
facilities and office spaces are located in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC.
Land Use Rights We Obtained
We obtained the following
land use rights for the construction of our headquarters, manufacturing facilities and office spaces, which cover an aggregate lot area
of approximately 383,172 square feet (equivalent to 35,597.84 square meters), with the breakdown of land use set forth in the table below:
Land User |
|
Land Use Type |
|
Description/Use |
|
Location |
|
Lot Area
(Square Meters) |
|
Yangzhou Huada |
|
Allocation |
|
Industrial land |
|
Tongda Road, Touqiao Town, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou |
|
|
6,700.24 |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
Assignment |
|
Industrial land |
|
Xinqiao Village, Touqiao Town, Guangling District, Yangzhou |
|
|
15,991.00 |
|
Jiangsu Huadong |
|
Allocation |
|
Industrial land |
|
No.88 Tongda Road, Touqiao Town, Guangling District, Yangzhou |
|
|
11,717.44 |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
Allocation |
|
Industrial land |
|
Tongda Road, Touqiao Town, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou |
|
|
1,189.16 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,597.84 |
|
Properties We Own
We own the premises of our
headquarters, manufacturing facilities and office spaces, which cover an aggregate building area of approximately 246,538 square feet
(equivalent to 22,904.12 square meters), with the breakdown of square footage set forth in the table below:
Description/Use |
|
Owner |
|
Location |
|
Area (Square Meters) |
|
Manufacturing facility |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
No.58 Yada Road, Touqiao Town |
|
Land Lot Area 15,991.00/ Building Area 3,545.09 (Floors 1-4) |
|
Manufacturing facility |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
No.58 Yada Road, Touqiao Town |
|
Land Lot Area 15,991.00/ Building Area 394.62 (Floor 1) |
|
Manufacturing facility |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
No.58 Yada Road, Touqiao Town |
|
Land Lot Area 15,991.00/ Building Area 2,412.30 |
|
Manufacturing facility |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
No.58 Yada Road, Touqiao Town |
|
Land Lot Area 15,991.00/ Building Area 428.79 (Floor 1) |
|
Manufacturing facility |
|
Yangzhou Huada |
|
No.1 East Tongda Road, Touqiao Town |
|
Land Lot Area 6,700.24/ Building Area 2,109.77 (Floors 1-2) |
|
Office space & manufacturing facility |
|
Yangzhou Huada |
|
No.2,3,4 East Tongda Road, Touqiao Town |
|
Land Lot Area 6,700.24 464.2 (Floor 1);1,224.45 (Floors 1-2);1,005.73 (Floor 1) |
|
Manufacturing facility |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
No.1 Zhu Group, Xuzhuang, Datong Village, Touqiao Town |
|
3,023.2 |
|
Manufacturing facility |
|
Jiangsu Huadong |
|
No.88 Tongda Road, Touqiao Town |
|
Land Lot Area 11717.44/ Building Area 3,709.93 (Floors 1-2) |
|
Manufacturing facility |
|
Jiangsu Huadong |
|
No.88 Tongda Road, Touqiao Town |
|
Land Lot Area 11717.44/ Building Area 4,586.04 (Floors 1-2) |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
22,904.12 |
|
Properties We Lease
In addition to the above
mentioned properties that we own, we currently lease several properties in Yangzhou for an aggregate area of approximately 85,241 square
feet (equivalent to 7,919 square meters) from our PRC subsidiaries for processing shops and office space. All leases are subject to renewal
upon approval of the lessors, subject to the lessor receiving renewal requests at least three months in advance. Presently, the leases
have been renewed through 2022.
The breakdown of the leased
properties is as follows:
Lessor/Rental
Cost per month |
|
Lessee |
|
Location |
|
Area
(Square
Meter) |
|
Annual
Rent |
|
Term |
|
Use |
|
Jiangsu Huadong |
|
Yangzhou Huada |
|
No.88 Tongda Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou |
|
670 |
|
$5,718(RMB40,200.00) |
|
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
|
Processing Workshop |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
Yangzhou Huada |
|
No.88 Tongda Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou |
|
20 |
|
$171 (RMB1,200.00) |
|
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
|
Office |
|
Jiangsu Huadong |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
No.88 Tongda Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou |
|
1,100 |
|
$9,388 (RMB66,000.00) |
|
December January 1, 20222to December 31, 2022 |
|
Processing Workshop |
|
Yangzhou Huada |
|
Jiangsu Huadong |
|
No.88 Tongda Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou |
|
4,804.15 |
|
$41,003 (RMB288,249.00) |
|
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
|
Processing Workshop |
|
Jiangsu Yada |
|
Jiangsu Huadong |
|
No.88 Tongda Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou |
|
1,325.00 |
|
$11,309 (RMB79,500.00) |
|
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
|
Office |
|
* |
Zhu Yi is not a related party to the Company. |
ITEM 4A. |
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. |
OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS |
Business Overview
The Company, through its
operating subsidiaries, is mainly engaged in the manufacture, research and development and sales of Class I, II and III medical devices.
It has a history of more than 30 years and has a sound product category, with more than 800 domestic products and more than 120 export
products. The main product lines include disposable infusion pumps, anesthesia puncture kits, electronic pumps, full anesthesia kits,
urethral catheterization kits, gynecological examination kits, endotracheal intubation, dressing application and various tubes. It is
the leading enterprise in China's medical consumables industry. The Company has received qualification to manufacture and produce China's
first, second and third type of medical device consumables and, at the same time, the Company has acquired FDA registration and the European
Union’s CE certification. Relevant permissions have been obtained in major sales markets to meet local regulatory requirements.
The Company’s distribution
network covers major global markets. Internationally, the Company mainly exports medical devices through exporting distributors. Up to
now, the Company has 319 exporting distributors responsible for distributing its products to end users in Europe, North America, Asia,
South America, Africa, and Oceania. In the Chinese market, the Company sells products under its own brand to customers all over the country.
The Company’ product permeation for mainland China has reached major medical institutions and pharmacies through some 2,550 distributors.
At the same time, the Company has established a cooperative network with more than 495 hospitals through its own direct sales channels.
Revenues increased by $14,976,700,
or approximately 17%, to $104,037,710 for the year ended December 31, 2021 from $89,061,010 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The
increase was mainly due to the Company's business expansion, research and development of new products and development of new customers.
Net income increased by $1,904,324,
or approximately 10%, to $20,949,579 for the year ended December 31, 2021 from $19,045,255 for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Revenues increased by $9,434,939,
or approximately 12%, to $89,061,010 for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $79,626,071 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The
increase was mainly due to increasing orders for products related to virus prevention due to Covid-19 in fiscal year 2020.
Net income increased by
$3,614,058, or approximately 23%, to $19,045,255 for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $15,431,197 for the year ended December 31,
2019.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
On January 30, 2020, the
World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the corona-virus disease (COVID-19) a “Public Health Emergency of International
Concern,” and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak as a “pandemic.” Governments
in affected countries have imposed travel bans, quarantines and other emergency public health measures, which have caused material disruption
to businesses globally and result in an economic slowdown. These measures, though temporary in nature, may continue and increase depending
on developments in the COVID-19’s outbreak.
In fiscal year 2020, COVID-19
had a significant impact on our business and results of operations as the sales volume of masks had risen sharply, while the sales of
products other than masks have declined due to the decrease in market demand. In fiscal year 2021, with the stable control of the domestic
epidemic in China, the market of masks was no longer in urgent shortage compared to the same period in 2020, and the production of epidemic
prevention products has resumed normal production levels. In general, with the precise control of the epidemic in China, our production
and operations have recovered smoothly, and the demand for other products has increased gradually.
With a high degree of uncertainty
surrounding the future severity of COVID-19, and as actions taken by governments, private companies and hospitals to contain the coronavirus
vary and are evolving, the extent to which COVID-19 will continue to impact our business, sales and operating results will depend on,
and vary in relation to, future developments.
In preparing these consolidated
financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through July 29, 2022,
the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued. No events require additional adjustment to or disclosure
in the consolidated financial statements.
Results of Operations
The following table sets
forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the periods presented. This information should be read together with our
consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this annual report. The results of operations in any period
are not necessarily indicative of our future trends.
(Amounts expressed in U.S. dollars, except share
data and per share data, or otherwise noted)
Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020
and 2019
| |
For the Year Ended December 31, | |
| |
2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| |
Revenues | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Third party sales | |
$ | 103,461,809 | | |
$ | 88,244,403 | | |
$ | 78,799,618 | |
Related party sales | |
| 575,901 | | |
| 816,607 | | |
| 826,453 | |
Total revenues | |
| 104,037,710 | | |
| 89,061,010 | | |
| 79,626,071 | |
Cost of revenues | |
| 64,232,469 | | |
| 51,900,823 | | |
| 47,415,110 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Gross profit | |
| 39,805,241 | | |
| 37,160,187 | | |
| 32,210,961 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling | |
| 6,457,801 | | |
| 6,624,332 | | |
| 5,405,638 | |
General and administrative | |
| 4,361,472 | | |
| 4,577,570 | | |
| 4,203,406 | |
Research and development | |
| 2,725,014 | | |
| 2,492,059 | | |
| 3,214,326 | |
Total operating costs and expenses | |
| 13,544,287 | | |
| 13,693,961 | | |
| 12,823,370 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Income from operations | |
| 26,260,954 | | |
| 23,466,226 | | |
| 19,387,591 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other (income) expense: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest expense | |
| 180,744 | | |
| 137,160 | | |
| 97,790 | |
Interest income | |
| (23,855 | ) | |
| (36,583 | ) | |
| (48,842 | ) |
Currency exchange (gain) loss | |
| (174,413 | ) | |
| (393,478 | ) | |
| 89,472 | |
Other expense (income), net | |
| 50,437 | | |
| 25,551 | | |
| (735 | ) |
Total other (income) expenses | |
| 32,913 | | |
| (267,350 | ) | |
| 137,685 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Income before income tax provision | |
| 26,228,041 | | |
| 23,733,576 | | |
| 19,249,906 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Income taxes expense | |
| 5,278,462 | | |
| 4,688,321 | | |
| 3,818,709 | |
Net income | |
$ | 20,949,579 | | |
$ | 19,045,255 | | |
$ | 15,431,197 | |
Year ended December 31, 2021 compared to
year ended December 31, 2020
Revenues
Revenues increased by $14,976,700,
or approximately 17%, to $104,037,710 for the year ended December 31, 2021 from $89,061,010 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The
increase was mainly due to the Company’s business expansion, research and development of new products and development of new customers.
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues primarily
include cost of materials, direct labors, overhead, and other related incidental expenses that are directly attributable to the Company’s
principal operations. Cost of revenue increased by $12,331,646, or approximately 24%, to $64,232,469 for the year ended December 31,
2021 from $51,900,823 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was mainly attributable to the increased sales in fiscal year
2021.
Gross profit margin
The following table sets
forth the overall gross profit margin of the Company:
|
|
For the Year Ended
December, 31 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
$104,037,710 |
|
|
|
$89,061,010 |
|
Costs of revenues |
|
|
64,232,469 |
|
|
|
51,900,823 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
$39,805,241 |
|
|
|
$37,160,187 |
|
Gross profit margin % |
|
|
38% |
|
|
|
42% |
|
Gross profit increased by
$2,645,054, or approximately 7%, to $39,805,241 for the year ended December 31, 2021 from $37,160,187 for the year ended December 31,
2020. Gross profit margin decreased from 42% for the year ended December 31, 2020 to 38% for the year ended December 31, 2021. The higher
gross profit margin in fiscal 2020 was mainly attributable to much higher selling price and gross margin for medical masks as a result
of COVID-19 in fiscal year 2020. The price of medical mask fell back to normal level as a result of increased supply in fiscal 2021,
which brought down the overall gross profit margin.
Operating costs and expenses
Our operating costs and
expenses consist of selling expenses, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses.
Selling
The following table sets
forth a breakdown of the selling expenses of the Company:
Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
| |
2021 | | |
2020 | |
Transportation expenses | |
$ | 2,802,680 | | |
$ | 2,473,655 | |
Salaries and benefits | |
| 1,287,436 | | |
| 1,110,441 | |
Entertainment expenses | |
| 786,226 | | |
| 869,591 | |
Conference expenses | |
| 774,298 | | |
| 805,832 | |
Travel allowance | |
| 341,165 | | |
| 266,518 | |
Auto expenses | |
| 168,832 | | |
| 191,860 | |
Advertising expenses | |
| 21,498 | | |
| 53,770 | |
Market research | |
| - | | |
| 579,357 | |
Other expenses | |
| 275,666 | | |
| 273,308 | |
Total | |
$ | 6,457,801 | | |
$ | 6,624,332 | |
The selling expenses decreased
by $166,531, or approximately 3%, to $6,457,801 for the year ended December 31, 2021 from $6,624,332 for the year ended December 31,
2020. The decrease was mainly attributable to the combined effects of the followings:
|
(a) |
Our market research expenses decreased
by $579,357 to nil for the year ended December 31, 2021 from $579,357 for the year ended December
31, 2020. The decrease was mainly attributable to that the market research conducted in fiscal year
2020 were still valid in fiscal year 2021 and therefore did not conduct additional market research
in fiscal 2021. |
|
(b) |
Our transportation expenses increased by $329,025, or approximately
13%, to $2,802,680 for the year ended December 31, 2021 from $2,473,655 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was mainly
attributable to the increased in sales in fiscal year 2021. |
|
(c) |
Our salaries and benefits expenses
increased by $176,995 or approximately 16%, to $1,287,436 for the year ended December 31, 2021 from
$1,110,441 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was mainly attributable to that the
Covid-19 pandemic in China had been brought under control and the local government had canceled the
social insurance relief policy. |
|
(d) |
Our entertainment expenses decreased
by $83,365, or approximately 10%, to $786,226 for the year ended December 31, 2021 from $869,591
for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was mainly attributable to that Yangzhou City
in PRC had been under lockdown for some period due to the epidemic in fiscal 2021, so the relevant
business entertainment expenses were reduced. |
General and administrative
General and administrative expenses
primarily consist of the following expenses:
Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
| |
2021 | | |
2020 | |
Salaries and benefits | |
$ | 1,227,228 | | |
$ | 1,062,041 | |
Entertainment expenses | |
| 816,196 | | |
| 998,613 | |
Conference fee | |
| 510,267 | | |
| 595,217 | |
Auto expense | |
| 153,911 | | |
| 192,148 | |
Maintenance expenses | |
| 126,650 | | |
| 153,896 | |
Depreciation expenses | |
| 147,522 | | |
| 127,174 | |
Travel allowance | |
| 118,113 | | |
| 80,179 | |
Office expenses | |
| 94,686 | | |
| 115,204 | |
Surtax expenses | |
| 655,679 | | |
| 557,522 | |
Amortization expenses | |
| 26,951 | | |
| 26,195 | |
Rental expenses | |
| 20,349 | | |
| 19,013 | |
Insurance expenses | |
| 9,743 | | |
| 8,444 | |
Service expenses | |
| 183,647 | | |
| 426,461 | |
Other expenses | |
| 270,530 | | |
| 215,463 | |
Total | |
$ | 4,361,472 | | |
$ | 4,577,570 | |
The general and administrative
expenses decreased by $216,098, or approximately 5%, to $4,361,472 for the year ended December 31, 2021, from $4,577,570 for the year
ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease of $0.2 million service expenses in fiscal year 2021.
Research and development
The following table sets forth a breakdown
of the research and development expenses of the Company:
Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
| |
2021 | | |
2020 | |
Sample manufacturing expenses | |
$ | 1,205,437 | | |
$ | 1,114,789 | |
Salaries and benefits | |
| 1,093,717 | | |
| 931,569 | |
Travel allowance | |
| 116,266 | | |
| 105,236 | |
Depreciation expenses | |
| 8,161 | | |
| 5,642 | |
Design expenses | |
| 110,265 | | |
| 125,199 | |
Material expenses | |
| 46,103 | | |
| 50,869 | |
Other expenses | |
| 145,065 | | |
| 158,755 | |
Total | |
$ | 2,725,014 | | |
$ | 2,492,059 | |
The research and development
expenses increased by $232,955, or approximately 9%, to $2,725,014 for the year ended December 31, 2021, from $2,492,059 for the year
ended December 31, 2020. The increase was mainly due to the increase in salaries and benefits expenses which was mainly attributable
to that the pandemic in China had been brought under control and the local government had canceled the social insurance relief policy.
Income from operations
As a result of the factors
described above, our income from operations increased by $2,794,728, or approximately 12%, to $26,260,954 for the year ended December
31, 2021 from $23,466,226 for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Income tax expense
The Provision for income
taxes increased by $590,141, or approximately 13%, to $5,278,462 for the year ended December 31, 2021, from $4,688,321 for the year ended
December 31, 2020. The increase was mainly due to the increase of profit before provision for income taxes in 2021.
Net income
As a result of the factors
described above, our net income increased by $1,904,324, or approximately 10%, to $20,949,579 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021
from $19,045,255 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment
The Company’s reporting
currency is the United States dollar (“US$”). The Company’s operations are primarily conducted through the PRC subsidiaries
where the local currency is the functional currency. The functional currency of Kang Fu HK is the Hong Kong dollar and the functional
currency of Huada, Yada, Huadong and Guanghui is the Renminbi (“RMB”). Results of operations and cash flows are translated
at average exchange rates during the period, assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate at the end of the period
and equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the financial
statements denominated in RMB into U.S. dollars are included in other comprehensive income. Our foreign currency translation gain for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 was $2,083,243, compared to the foreign currency translation gain of $4,759,973 for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2020, decreasing by $2,676,730 or approximately 56%. The decrease was primarily due to the exchange rate fluctuation
of RMB against the U.S. dollars.
Year ended December 31, 2020 compared to
year ended December 31, 2019
Revenues
Revenues increased by $9,434,939
or approximately 12%, to $89,061,010 for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $79,626,071 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The
increase was mainly due to increasing orders for products related to virus prevention due to Covid-19 in FY2020.
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues primarily
include cost of materials, direct labors, overhead, and other related incidental expenses that are directly attributable to the Company’s
principal operations. Cost of revenue increased by $4,485,713, or approximately 9%, to $51,900,823 for the year ended December 31, 2020
from $47,415,110 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was mainly attributable to the increased sales in fiscal year 2020.
Gross profit margin
The following table sets
forth the overall gross profit margin of the Company:
| |
For
the Year Ended December
31, | |
| |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
| |
| | |
| |
Revenues | |
$ | 89,061,010 | | |
$ | 79,626,071 | |
Costs of revenues | |
| 51,900,823 | | |
| 47,415,110 | |
Gross profit | |
$ | 37,160,187 | | |
$ | 32,210,961 | |
Gross profit margin % | |
| 42 | % | |
| 40 | % |
Gross
profit increased by $4,949,226, or approximately 15%, to $37,160,187 for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $32,210,961 for the year
ended December 31, 2019. Gross profit margin increased from 40% for the year ended December 31, 2019 to 42% for the year ended December
31, 2020, which was mainly attributable to much higher selling price and gross margin for medical masks as a result of huge demand and
short supply of medical masks under the impact of COVID-19 in fiscal year 2020.
Operating costs and expenses
Our operating costs and
expenses consist of selling expenses, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses.
Selling
The following table sets
forth a breakdown of the selling expenses of the Company:
Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
| |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
Transportation expenses | |
$ | 2,473,655 | | |
$ | 2,093,284 | |
Salaries and benefits | |
| 1,110,441 | | |
| 1,020,951 | |
Entertainment expenses | |
| 869,591 | | |
| 660,454 | |
Conference expenses | |
| 805,832 | | |
| 598,858 | |
Travel allowance | |
| 266,518 | | |
| 338,855 | |
Auto expenses | |
| 191,860 | | |
| 243,151 | |
Advertising expenses | |
| 53,770 | | |
| 226,111 | |
Market research | |
| 579,357 | | |
| - | |
Other expenses | |
| 273,308 | | |
| 223,974 | |
Total | |
$ | 6,624,332 | | |
$ | 5,405,638 | |
The selling expenses increased
by $1,218,694, or approximately 23%, to $6,624,332 for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $5,405,638 for the year ended December 31,
2019. The increase was mainly attributable to the combined effects of the followings:
|
(a) |
Our market research expenses increased by $579,357 to $579,357 for
the year ended December 31, 2020 from nil for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was mainly attributable to that the
Company conducted market research to better adjust the production strategy in 2020. |
|
(b) |
Our transportation expenses increased by $380,371, or approximately
18%, to $2,473,655 for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $2,093,284 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was mainly
attributable to increased sales in fiscal year 2020. |
|
(c) |
Our entertainment expenses increased by $209,137, or approximately
32%, to $869,591 for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $660,454 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was mainly
attributable to that the Company had increased the search for first-class agents in the People's Republic of China (“PRC”)
under the existing business scale. Besides, the Company had also strengthened cooperation with hospitals. |
|
(d) |
Our conference expenses increased by $206,974, or approximately 35%,
to $805,832 for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $598,858 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was mainly attributable
to that the Company had increased the search for first-class agents in PRC under the existing business scale. In addition, the Company
had also strengthened cooperation with hospitals. |
General and administrative
General and administrative
expenses primarily consist of the following expenses:
Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
| |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
Salaries and benefits | |
$ | 1,062,041 | | |
$ | 996,220 | |
Entertainment expenses | |
| 998,613 | | |
| 750,568 | |
Conference fee | |
| 595,217 | | |
| 735,357 | |
Auto expense | |
| 192,148 | | |
| 253,220 | |
Maintenance expenses | |
| 153,896 | | |
| 171,767 | |
Depreciation expenses | |
| 127,174 | | |
| 142,367 | |
Travel allowance | |
| 80,179 | | |
| 156,750 | |
Office expenses | |
| 115,204 | | |
| 120,627 | |
Surtax expenses | |
| 557,522 | | |
| 583,907 | |
Amortization expenses | |
| 26,195 | | |
| 28,159 | |
Rental expenses | |
| 19,013 | | |
| 19,000 | |
Insurance expenses | |
| 8,444 | | |
| 10,722 | |
Service expenses | |
| 426,461 | | |
| 93,513 | |
Other expenses | |
| 215,463 | | |
| 141,229 | |
Total | |
$ | 4,577,570 | | |
$ | 4,203,406 | |
The general and administrative
expenses increased by $374,164, or approximately 9% to $4,577,570 for the year ended December 31, 2020, from $4,203,406 for the year
ended December 31, 2019. The increase was mainly due to increase in service expenses.
Research and development
The following table sets
forth a breakdown of the research and development expenses of the Company:
Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
| |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
Sample manufacturing expenses | |
$ | 1,114,789 | | |
$ | 1,664,943 | |
Salaries and benefits | |
| 931,569 | | |
| 954,894 | |
Travel allowance | |
| 105,236 | | |
| 110,730 | |
Depreciation expenses | |
| 5,642 | | |
| 1,861 | |
Design expenses | |
| 125,199 | | |
| 197,585 | |
Material expenses | |
| 50,869 | | |
| 88,823 | |
Other expenses | |
| 158,755 | | |
| 195,490 | |
Total | |
$ | 2,492,059 | | |
$ | 3,214,326 | |
The research and development
expenses decreased by $722,267, or approximately 22%, to $2,492,059 for the year ended December 31, 2020, from $3,214,326 for the year
ended December 31, 2019. The decrease was mainly due to the $550,154 decrease of sample manufacturing expenses as the Company had strengthened
control of R&D expenditures, such as control over consumption of samples.
Income from operations
As a result of the factors
described above, our income from operations increased by $4,078,635, or approximately 21%, to $23,466,226 for the year ended December
31, 2020 from $19,387,591 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Income tax expense
The Provision for income
taxes increased by $869,612, or approximately 23%, to $4,688,321 for the year ended December 31, 2020, from $3,818,709 for the year ended
December 31, 2019. The increase was mainly due to the increase of profit before provision for income taxes in 2020.
Net income
As a result of the factors
described above, our net income increased by $3,614,058, or approximately 23%, to $19,045,255 for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2020 from $15,431,197 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment
The Company’s reporting
currency is the United States dollar (“US$”). The Company’s operations are primarily conducted through the PRC subsidiaries
where the local currency is the functional currency. The functional currency of Kang Fu HK is the Hong Kong dollar and the functional
currency of Huada, Yada and Huadong is the Renminbi (“RMB”). Results of operations and cash flows are translated at average
exchange rates during the period, assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate at the end of the period and equity
is translated at historical exchange rates. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the financial statements
denominated in RMB into U.S. dollars are included in other comprehensive income. Our foreign currency translation gain for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2020 was $4,759,973, compared to the foreign currency translation loss of $579,862 for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2019, increasing by $5,339,835. The increase was primarily due to the appreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar.
B. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources |
Cash Flows and Working Capital
As of December 31, 2021
and 2020, we had cash of $8,149,276, and $7,187,334, respectively. We believe that our current cash, cash to be generated from our operations
and access to capital market will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs for at least the next twelve months. And we do not
have any amounts committed to be provided by our related party. We are also not dependent upon future financing to meet our liquidity
needs for the next twelve months. In order to implement our growth strategies, we plan to expand our business. With additional capacity,
and varied product offerings, the Company will provide tailored “one-stop” services from wound care, to surgical auxiliary
supplies, to disease prevention. To do so, we may need more capital through equity financing to expand our production and meet market
demands.
Substantially all of our
operations are conducted in China and all of our revenues, expense and cash are denominated in Renminbi (RMB). RMB is subject to the
exchange control regulation in China, and, as a result, we may have difficulty in distributing any dividends outside of China due to
PRC exchange control regulations which restrict the ability to convert RMB into U.S. Dollars.
Under applicable PRC regulations,
foreign-invested enterprises in China may pay dividends only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with
PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, a foreign-invested enterprise in China is required to set aside at least 10% of
its after-tax profit every year as its general reserves based on PRC accounting standards until the accumulative amount of such reserves
reaches 50% of its registered capital. These reserves can’t be distributed as cash dividends. The board of directors of a foreign-invested
enterprise has the discretion to allocate a portion of its after-tax profits to staff welfare and bonus funds, which can’t be distributed
to equity owners except liquidation. Under PRC law, RMB can be converted into U.S. Dollars under the company’s “current account”
(including dividends, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions) rather than the “capital account” (including
foreign direct investments and loans, without the prior approval of the SAFE).
For retained earnings accrued
after such date, the board of directors will declare dividends after taking into account our operations, earnings, financial condition,
the demand for cash and availability and other relevant factors. Any declaration, payment and amount of dividends should be subject to
our By-Laws, charter and applicable Chinese and U.S. state and federal laws and regulations, including the approval from the shareholders
of each subsidiary which intends to declare such dividends, if applicable.
We have limited financial
obligations dominated in US dollars, thus the foreign currency restrictions and regulations in PRC on the dividends distribution will
not have a material impact on the liquidity, financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Cash Flow Summary
Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
| |
2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| |
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities | |
$ | (54,663 | ) | |
$ | 5,325,996 | | |
$ | 9,308,316 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | |
| (833,817 | ) | |
| (16,094,404 | ) | |
| (8,901,599 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | |
| 1,860,234 | | |
| 1,706,750 | | |
| 923,770 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash | |
| (9,812 | ) | |
| 218,137 | | |
| (103,255 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash at Beginning of Year | |
| 7,187,334 | | |
| 16,030,855 | | |
| 14,803,623 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash at End of Year | |
$ | 8,149,276 | | |
$ | 7,187,334 | | |
$ | 16,030,855 | |
We had a balance of cash
of $8,149,276, $7,187,334 and $16,030,855, respectively as of December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019.
Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
Cash Flow in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating
activities was $54,663 for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to net cash generated from operating activities of $5,325,996 for
the year ended December 31, 2020, representing a $5,380,659, or a 101% decrease, in the net cash inflow generated from operating activities.
The decrease in net cash generated from operating activities was primarily due to the following:
|
a) |
Change in bank acceptance receivables was approximately $6.5 million
net cash outflow for the year ended December 31, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2020, change in bank acceptance receivables
was approximately $5.8 million net cash outflow, which led to approximately $0.8 million increase in net cash outflow from operating
activities. |
|
b) |
Change in accounts receivable was approximately
$20.1 million net cash outflow for the year ended December 31, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2020, change in accounts receivable
was approximately $13.6 million net cash outflow, which led to approximately $6.5 million increase in net cash outflow from operating
activities.
|
|
c) |
Change
in due from related party was approximately $0.4 million net cash inflow for the year ended December 31, 2021. For the year ended December
31, 2020, change in due from related party was approximately $0.2 million net cash outflow, which led to approximately $0.6 million increase
in net cash inflow from operating activities. |
|
|
|
|
d) |
Change in inventories was approximately $0.1 million net cash inflow for the year ended December 31, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2020, change in inventory was approximately $0.2 million net cash outflow, which let to approximately $0.3 million decrease in net cash outflow from operating activities. |
|
e) |
Change in deferred IPO costs and other current assets was approximately $0.9 million net cash outflow for the year ended December 31, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2020, change in deferred IPO costs and other current assets was approximately $0.4 million net cash outflow, which led to approximately $0.5 million increase in net cash outflow from operating activities. |
Cash Flow in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing
activities was $833,817 for the year ended December 31, 2021. It consisted of purchases of property and equipment of $850,231 and proceeds
from disposal of fixed assets of $16,414.
Net cash used in investing
activities was $16,094,404 for the year ended December 31, 2020. It consisted of payments for long-term deposits for building of $12,311,347,
purchases of property and equipment of $3,808,259 and proceeds from disposal of fixed assets of $25,202.
Cash Flow in Financing Activities
For the year ended December
31, 2021, the Company had net cash provided by financing activities of $1,860,234, which consisted of the proceeds from short-term bank
loans of $6,510,820, and repayments of short-term bank loans of $4,650,586.
For the year ended December
31, 2020, the Company had net cash provided by financing activities of $1,706,750, which consisted of the proceeds from short-term bank
loans of $4,359,665, the proceeds from subscriptions receivable of $1,272,232, and repayments of short-term bank loans of $3,925,147.
Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
Cash Flow in Operating Activities
Net cash generated from
operating activities was $5,325,996 for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to net cash generated from operating activities of
$9,308,316 for the year ended December 31, 2019, represented a $3,982,320 or a 43% decrease in the net cash inflow generated from operating
activities. The decrease in net cash generated from operating activities was primarily due to the following:
|
a) |
Change in bank acceptance receivables was approximately $5.8 million
net cash outflow for the year ended December 31, 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2019, change in bank acceptance receivable
was approximately $1.8 million net cash inflow, which led to approximately $7.6 million decrease in net cash outflow from operating
activities. |
|
b) |
Change in accounts receivable was approximately
$13.6 million in net cash outflow for the year ended December 31, 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2019, change in accounts receivable
was approximately $4.7 million in net cash outflow, which led to approximately $8.9 million increase in net cash outflow from operating
activities.
|
|
c) |
Change in inventory was approximately $0.2 million in net cash outflow for the year ended December
31, 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2019, change in inventory was approximately $0.8 million in net cash inflow, which let
to approximately $1.0 million decrease in net cash outflow from operating activities. |
|
d) |
Change in accounts payable was approximately $5.3 million in net cash
inflow for the year ended December 31, 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2019, change in accounts payable was approximately $4.2
million in net cash outflow, which led to approximately $9.5 million increase in net cash inflow from operating activities. |
|
e) |
Change in taxes payable was approximately $0.6 million in net cash inflow for the year ended December
31, 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2019, change in taxes payable was approximately $0.4 million in net cash outflow, which
led to approximately $1.0 million increase in net cash inflow from operating activities. |
Cash Flow in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing
activities was $16,094,404 for the year ended December 31, 2020. It consisted of payments for long-term deposits toward building purchase
of $12,311,347, purchases of property and equipment of $3,808,259 and proceeds from disposal of fixed assets of $25,202.
Net cash used in investing
activities was $8,901,599 for the year ended December 31, 2019. It consisted of payments for land use right of $8,685,456, purchases
of property and equipment of $266,744 and proceeds from disposal of fixed assets of $50,601.
Cash Flow in Financing Activities
For the year ended December
31, 2020, the Company had net cash provided by financing activities of $1,706,750, which consisted of the proceeds from short-term bank
loans of $4,359,665, the proceeds from subscriptions receivable of $1,272,232, and repayments of short-term bank loans of $3,925,147.
For the year ended December
31, 2019, the Company had net provided by financing activities of $923,770, which consisted of the proceeds from short-term bank loans
of $2,605,637, the proceeds from subscription receivable of $344,739, and repayments of short-term bank loans of $2,026,606.
Analysis of Items with
Major Changes on the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020
and 2019
(US$, except share data
and per share data, or otherwise noted)
| |
2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| |
Assets | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Current Assets | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Cash | |
$ | 8,149,276 | | |
$ | 7,187,334 | | |
$ | 16,030,855 | |
Bank acceptance receivables | |
| 19,379,845 | | |
| 12,467,785 | | |
| 5,968,284 | |
Accounts receivable | |
| 67,101,297 | | |
| 45,696,336 | | |
| 29,297,302 | |
Inventories | |
| 1,251,393 | | |
| 1,326,090 | | |
| 1,024,968 | |
Deferred IPO costs and other current assets | |
| 1,394,539 | | |
| 496,612 | | |
| 107,943 | |
Due from related parties | |
| - | | |
| 392,074 | | |
| 146,811 | |
Total current assets | |
| 97,276,350 | | |
| 67,566,231 | | |
| 52,576,163 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Property, plant and equipment | |
| 7,477,744 | | |
| 7,102,477 | | |
| 3,401,046 | |
Intangible assets | |
| 562,001 | | |
| 575,519 | | |
| 565,388 | |
Investment | |
| 941,531 | | |
| 919,540 | | |
| 861,846 | |
Deposits | |
| 30,599,755 | | |
| 29,885,057 | | |
| 15,800,511 | |
Total assets | |
$ | 136,857,381 | | |
$ | 106,048,824 | | |
$ | 73,204,954 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Current liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Short-term bank borrowings | |
$ | 5,178,420 | | |
$ | 3,218,391 | | |
$ | 2,585,538 | |
Accounts payable | |
| 20,981,041 | | |
| 15,637,853 | | |
| 9,359,183 | |
Taxes payable | |
| 2,082,252 | | |
| 1,748,242 | | |
| 1,045,443 | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | |
| 847,066 | | |
| 708,558 | | |
| 488,241 | |
Due to related parties | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 68,229 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 29,088,779 | | |
| 21,313,044 | | |
| 13,546,634 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total liabilities | |
| 29,088,779 | | |
| 21,313,044 | | |
| 13,546,634 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Commitments and contingencies | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Shareholders’ equity | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Preferred share, $0.0005 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Ordinary share, $0.0005 par value, 80,000,000 shares authorized, 20,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 | |
| 10,000 | | |
| 10,000 | | |
| 9,288 | |
Additional paid-in capital | |
| 9,716,484 | | |
| 9,716,484 | | |
| 8,100,225 | |
Subscription receivable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 344,739 | |
Statutory surplus reserves | |
| 15,178,467 | | |
| 15,178,467 | | |
| 13,308,334 | |
Retained earnings | |
| 77,574,663 | | |
| 56,625,084 | | |
| 39,449,962 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | |
| 5,288,988 | | |
| 3,205,745 | | |
| (1,554,228 | ) |
Total shareholders’ equity | |
| 107,768,602 | | |
| 84,735,780 | | |
| 59,658,320 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | |
$ | 136,857,381 | | |
$ | 106,048,824 | | |
$ | 73,204,954 | |
Year ended December 31, 2021 compared to year ended December
31, 2020
Bank acceptance receivables
Bank acceptance receivables
increased by $6,912,060, or approximately 55%, to $19,379,845 as of December 31, 2021 from $12,467,785 as of December 31, 2020. The increase
was mainly attributable to significant customers who settled through bills had significantly increased the use of bank acceptance notes
to pay bills in 2021.
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable increased
by $21,404,961, or approximately 47%, to $67,101,297 as of December 31, 2021 from $45,696,336 as of December 31, 2020. The increase was
mainly due to i) sales of the Company had increased significantly and ii) some customers' year-end payment collection failed to arrive
in time due to the impact of Covid-19.
The following table sets
forth the aging breakdown of accounts receivable (US$):
| |
For the Year Ended December,
31 | |
| |
2021 | | |
2020 | |
0-60 days | |
| 24,211,516 | | |
| 18,606,519 | |
61-120 days | |
| 22,564,136 | | |
| 14,114,724 | |
121-180 days | |
| 14,671,298 | | |
| 7,717,803 | |
181 days -1year | |
| 5,654,347 | | |
| 5,257,290 | |
Total accounts receivable | |
| 67,101,297 | | |
| 45,696,336 | |
Historically,
the Company’s accounts receivable would be collected within three to six months. However, in 2021, due to the impact of Covid-19,
some customers had slowed down their payments. Through April 30, 2022, all accounts receivable balances between 121 to 180 days and between
180 days to one year had been collected, approximately 94% of accounts receivable balances between 61 to 120 days had been collected
and approximately 17% of accounts receivable balance between 0 to 30 days had been collected.
Inventories
Inventories decreased by
$74,697, or approximately 6%, to $1,251,393 as of December 31, 2021 from $1,326,090 as of December 31, 2020. Inventories remained stable
compared to the fiscal year 2020.
Due from related parties
Due from related parties
decreased by $392,074, or 100%, to nil as of December 31, 2021 from $392,074 as of December 31, 2020. The decrease was mainly due to
that related parties made accounts receivable payments in time. As of December 31, 2021, there were no due from related parties balance
outstanding.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment,
net increased by $375,267, or approximately 5%, to $7,477,744 as of December 31, 2021 from $7,102,477 as of December 31, 2020. The increase
was mainly attributable to that in 2021, the Company had purchased some plants, machineries and motor vehicles.
Deposits
Long-term deposits increased
by $714,698, or approximately 2%, to $30,599,755 as of December 31, 2021 from $29,885,057 as of December 31, 2020. The increase was mainly
attributable to the appreciation of RMB against US$. The land was expected to be delivered to the Company in August 2022 and the property
was expected to be transferred to the Company in August of 2022.
Short-term bank borrowings
Short-term bank borrowings
increased by $1,960,029, or approximately 61%, to $5,178,420 as of December 31, 2021 from $3,218,391 as of December 31, 2020. This increase
was mainly due to the new RMB 9.0 million bank loan borrowed from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
Accounts payable
Accounts payable increased
by $5,343,188, or approximately 34%, to $20,981,041 as of December 31, 2021 from $15,637,853 as of December 31, 2020. This increase was
mainly due to that the growth of sales led to the growth of procurement, and the amounts of accounts payable also increased accordingly.
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
increased by $138,508, or approximately 20%, to $847,066 as of December 31, 2021 from $708,558 as of December 31, 2020. The increase was
mainly due to the increase of professional service fee.
Taxes payable
Tax payable increased by
$334,010, or approximately 19%, to $2,082,252 as of December 31, 2021 from $1,748,242 as of December 31, 2020. This increase was mainly
attributable to the increase of VAT and income tax due to increased sales.
Significant events
Significant subsequent events
are included in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
A list of recently issued
accounting pronouncements that are relevant to us is included in note 2 of our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in
this report.
Year ended December 31, 2020 compared
to year ended December 31, 2019.
Bank acceptance receivables
Bank acceptance receivables
increased by $6,499,501, or approximately 109%, to $12,467,785 as of December 31, 2020 from $5,968,284 as of December 31, 2019. The increase
was mainly attributable to that significant customers increased the use of bank acceptance notes to pay bills.
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable increased
by $16,399,034, or approximately 56%, to $45,696,336 as of December 31, 2020 from $29,297,302 as of December 31, 2019. The increase was
mainly due to i) the Company had extended the credit period of long-term stable and key customers and ii) some customers' year-end payment
collection failed to arrive in time due to the impact of Covid-19.
The following table sets
forth the aging breakdown of accounts receivable (US$):
| |
For the Year Ended December,
31 | |
| |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
0-60 days | |
| 18,606,519 | | |
| 9,529,318 | |
61-120 days | |
| 14,114,724 | | |
| 13,434,392 | |
121-180 days | |
| 7,717,803 | | |
| 6,333,592 | |
181 days -1year | |
| 5,257,290 | | |
| - | |
Total accounts receivable | |
| 45,696,336 | | |
| 29,297,302 | |
Historically, the Company’s
accounts receivable would be collected with three to four months. However, in 2020, due to the impact of Covid-19, some customers slowed
down the payments. By the end of January 2021, all accounts receivable balances between 181 days to 1 year had been collected. By the
end of March 2021, all accounts receivable balances between 121 to 180 days had been collected. As of July 2021, all accounts receivable
between 61 to 120 days had been collected, and accounts receivable between 0 to 60 days had been collected.
Inventories
Inventories increased by
$301,122, or approximately 29%, to $1,326,090 as of December 31, 2020
from $1,024,968 as of December 31, 2019. The increase was mainly attributable to that according to the growth of actual sales in FY2020,
the Company expanded the reserve of safety stock to ensure the timely and effective flow of inventory.
Amounts due from related parties
Amounts due from related
parties increased by $245,263, or approximately 167%, to $392,074 as of December 31, 2020 from $146,811 as of December 31, 2019. This
increase was mainly attributable to a modest fluctuation in the annual amount of related party transactions, which related party transactions
mainly occurred at the end of the period so due from related parties increased.
Property, plants and equipment
Property, plants and equipment,
net increased by $3,701,431, or approximately 109%, to $7,102,477 as of December 31, 2020 from $3,401,046 as of December 31, 2019. The
increase was mainly attributable to the fact that in 2020, the Company had renovated and expanded the factory buildings and office areas,
including the purchase of some machinery and equipment, thus causing a substantial increase in expenditures for property, plants and
equipment.
Deposits
Long-term deposits increased
by $14,084,546, or approximately 89%, to $29,885,057 as of December 31, 2020 from $15,800,511 as of December 31, 2019. The increase was
mainly attributable to the fact that on April 20, 2020, the Company signed a factory building purchase agreement with Jiangsu Qionghua
Group Co., Ltd. and paid a deposit of $13.03 million (RMB 85 million) on such property. The property is expected to be transferred to
the Company in August of 2022.
Accounts payable
Accounts payable increased
by $6,278,670, or approximately 67%, to $15,637,853 as of December 31, 2020 from $9,359,183 as of December 31, 2019. This increase was
mainly due to that the growth of sales led to the growth of procurement, and the amounts of accounts payable also increased accordingly.
Taxes payable
Tax payable increased by
$702,799, or approximately 67%, to $1,748,242 as of December 31, 2020 from $1,045,443 as of December 31, 2019. This increase was mainly
attributable to the increase of VAT and income tax. due to the increased sales.
Significant events
On April 20, 2020, the Company
signed a factory building purchase agreement with Jiangsu Qionghua Group Co., Ltd. and paid a deposit of $13.03 million (RMB 85 million).
The property is expected to be transferred to the Company in August of 2022.
Significant subsequent events
are included in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
A list of recently issued
accounting pronouncements that are relevant to us is included are in Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements and are included
elsewhere in this report.
C. |
Research and Development, Patents and Licenses,
etc. |
Please see Item 4.A. “Information
on the Company—Business Overview—Intellectual Property,” above.
Other than as disclosed
elsewhere in this annual report, we are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events for the year ended December
31, 2021 that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our net revenues, income, profitability, liquidity or capital
resources, or that would cause the disclosed financial information to be not necessarily indicative of future operating results or financial
conditions.
E. |
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements |
As of December 31, 2021
and 2020, there were no off-balance sheet arrangements.
F. |
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations |
As of December 31, 2021,
we had the following contractual obligations:
| |
Payments Due by Period | |
Contractual Obligations | |
Total | | |
Less than
1 year | | |
1-3 years | | |
3-5 years | | |
More than
5 years | |
(1) Debt Obligations | |
$ | 8,081,474 | | |
$ | 8,081,474 | | |
$ | | | |
$ | | | |
$ | | |
Total | |
$ | 8,081,474 | | |
$ | 8,081,474 | | |
$ | | | |
$ | | | |
$ | | |
| (1). | On October 22, 2018, the Company signed a land use right agreement
with the government of Touqiao Town, Yangzhou City and paid RMB 50 million ($7.85 million) and RMB 60 million ($9.42 million), respectively,
in 2018 and 2019 according to the agreement. The remaining amount of RMB 12.5 million ($1.96 million) will be paid when the land use right
is transferred. On April 20, 2020, the Company signed a factory building purchase agreement with Jiangsu Qionghua Group Co., Ltd. and
paid deposit of RMB 85 million ($13.33 million). The remaining amount of RMB 39 million ($6.12 million) will be paid when the factory
building is transferred. |
See “Introductory Notes—Forward-Looking
Information.”
ITEM 6. |
DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES |
A. |
Directors and Senior Management |
The following table sets
forth certain information regarding our directors and senior management, as well as employees upon whose work we are dependent, as of
the date of this annual report.
Directors
and Executive Officers |
|
Age |
|
Position/Title |
Yongjun
Liu |
|
64 |
|
Chairman
of the Board |
Yulin Wang |
|
56 |
|
Chief Executive Officer and
Interim Chief Financial Officer; Director |
Xiaoming E |
|
60 |
|
Independent Director |
Xu Han |
|
59 |
|
Independent Director |
Wenzhang Jia |
|
56 |
|
Independent Director |
The following is a brief
biography of each of our executive officers and directors:
Yongjun Liu - Chairman of the Board
Mr. Liu, aged 64, has been
our Company’s Chairman of the board of directors since October, 2020, Chairman and General Manager of Kang Fu International Medical
since October 2015, Chairman and General Manager of Yangzhou Huada since December 2001, Chairman and General Manager of Jiangsu Huadong
since November 2000, and Chairman and General Manager of Jiangsu Yada since December 1990. In October 2015, Mr. Liu co-founded Kang Fu
International Medical with several other co-founders, In December 2001, November 2000 and December 1990, he founded Yangzhou Huada, Jiangsu
Huadong and Jiangsu Yada, respectively.
From October 1998 to present,
Mr. Liu has been the Chairman of Yangzhou Medical Device Industry Association and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Touqiao County.
From November 2013 to present, Mr. Liu is the Deputy to The People’s Congress of Guangling district, Yangzhou City. In December
2018, Mr. Liu was awarded the “Outstanding Entrepreneurs of Guangling District” in Yangzhou. Mr. Liu is a successful entrepreneur
with over 40 years’ experience in the medical device industry. Mr. Liu is a successful entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience
in the medical device industry. He has been awarded as Excellent Entrepreneur, Honest Entrepreneur Representative and Medical Device
Industry Representative many times. Mr. Liu participates in philanthropic activities, including public welfare undertakings and has sponsored
various impactful undertakings, such as road reconstruction in towns and villages, donations to the Red Cross Society, reconstruction
of nursing homes, poverty alleviation, and aid for students.
As the founder of the Company
and based on his extensive experience in the medical device industry, we believe that Mr. Liu is qualified to serve as a director.
Yulin Wang – Chief Executive Officer
and Director
Mr. Wang, aged 56, has
been our Chief Executive Officer and Director since October 2020 and assumed the position of Interim Chief Financial Officer in
April 2022. Prior to assuming the position of CEO, Mr. Wang served as Chief Executive Officer of Kang Fu International Medical since
March 2020 and Special Assistant to the Chairman of Jiangsu Yada since October 2019. From July 1985 to June 2016 (retired), he
successively served as Deputy Director General of the Foreign Tax Sub-bureau, Deputy Director General of the Tax Collection and
Administration Department, Deputy Director General of the Second Sub-bureau and Deputy Director General of the National Tax Bureau
of Guangling District in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. From 1998 to 2000, he served as deputy director of Yangzhou Diesel Engine
Factory. He holds a college degree in Finance and Accounting from Yangzhou Teachers College and he earned a Master in Philosophy
from Nanjing University in 1999. He earned a PhD in Economics from Beijing Normal University in 2011.
We believe that Mr. Wang
is qualified to serve as a director because of his extensive knowledge and management experience in the area of tax management and his
experience in factory operations.
Xiaoming E – Independent Director
Mr. E, aged 60, has been
a director of our Company since February 15, 2022. From January 2010 to present, he has served as Chairman and General Manager of Jiangsu
Changfeng Medical Industry Co., Ltd. From May 2004 to present, he has been Vice Chairman of the Yangzhou Guangling District Medical Device
Industry Association. From July 1998 to May 2004, he served as Vice Chairman of Yangzhou Sanitary Product Association. He earned a college
degree from Yangzhou Education College in economic management in March 2004.
We believe that Mr. E is
qualified to serve as a director because of his experience in the medical device industry.
Xu Han – Independent Director
Mr. Han, aged 59, has been
a director of our Company since February 15, 2022. He retired from the Taxation Bureau in 2016. From 1990 to 2016, Mr. Han was with the
Yangzhou Taxation Bureau, where he successively served as director general, deputy director general of the Bureau of Inspections, and
deputy director general of the National Taxation Bureau of Guangling District. From 1977-1990, Mr. Han was an athlete on the Jiangsu
Provincial Team. Mr. Han has a college degree in Administrative Management.
We believe that Mr. Han
is qualified to serve as director because of his experience in China’s taxation system as concerns businesses. We believe he can
provide valuable guidance and oversight to the Company.
Wenzhang Jia – Independent Director
Mr. Wenzhang Jia, aged 56,
has been a director of our Company, and the chairman of our audit committee, since June 10, 2022. Mr. Jia is the chairman and chief financial
officer of Jiangsu Xibei Electronic Network Co., a company that produces and sells wire and cable, cable TV equipment and network communications
equipment, a position he has served in since February of 2000. Mr. Jia received his Bachelor’s degree in finance in 2004 from Yangzhou
Institute of Commerce and Industry and pursued post-graduate studies in business administration at Tsinghua University in 2007. Mr. Jia
has been president of the Yangzhou Electrical Appliance Industry Association since 2007.
As a result of Mr. Jia’s knowledge and experience in business
and finance, we believe Mr. Jia is qualified to serve as a director on our board of directors and will provide us with valuable oversight
and guidance.
Set forth below is the compensation
paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 for each of our executive officers and directors:
Name | |
2021
Compensation | |
Yongjun Liu | |
$ | 46,506 | |
Yulin Wang | |
$ | 35,344 | |
Tongying Zhang (1) | |
$ | 100,000 | |
Xiaoming E | |
| -- | |
Xu Han | |
| -- | |
Wenzhang Jia | |
| -- | |
(1) |
The Company had entered into an acting CFO agreement
with Cheng Du Milly Bay Consultant Ltd. (“Milly Bay”), pursuant to which Tongying Zhang was assigned by Milly Bay
to act as CFO of the Company and the compensation was paid to Milly Bay. Tongying Zhang resigned from her position as our CFO on
April 26, 2022. Since that time, Yulin Wang, our CEO and director, has served as our Interim CFO. |
Term of Office
Our directors are appointed
for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until removed from office in accordance
with our articles of association.
Employment Agreement with our Chief Executive
Officer, Yulin Wang
Our Chief Executive Officer,
Yulin Wang, currently serves under an employment agreement, originally dated November 28, 2020, and subsequently renewed annually, which
agreement runs for consecutive one-year terms. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Wang receives a monthly base salary of approximately
$2,714 (equivalent to RMB19,000). The agreement may be renewed by the mutual agreement of the parties within 30 days prior to the expiration
of the employment agreement. The base salary includes amounts paid to Mr. Wang for services to be rendered to our operating subsidiaries,
including Kang Fu International Medical and our three PRC subsidiaries.
Under the employment agreement,
we have the unilateral right to terminate Mr. Wang’s employment for cause if: (1) our CEO is in default of his services as CEO
and fails to rectify such default within thirty (30) days after receipt of our notification; or (2) our Board of Directors deems our
CEO is unfit for the position and passes a resolution to terminate his employment. Notwithstanding the aforementioned reasons, the employment
agreement will be automatically terminated upon either: (1) expiry of the employment term (if not renewed by us), or (2) early termination
regulated by laws and regulations.
We are entitled to 1) a
compensation of no less than $7,143 (RMB50,000) from our CEO for his breach of any obligations set forth in this employment agreement;
and 2) a compensation of no less than $14,286 (RMB100,000) from our CEO in the event that he does not fully perform his obligations under
the employ resulting in termination of the employment agreement, together with a compensation of all losses we may incur due to his breach.
Our CEO is not permitted
to: (1) use his power to accept bribes or other illegal incomes, or misappropriate the Company’s assets; (2) use the Company’s
assets or funds to open any bank account under his own name; (3) use the Company’s funds to make loans or provide guaranties to
any other party without approval of Board of Directors or shareholder’s meetings; (4) take illegal commissions or credits from
the Company’s transactions for personal use; and (5) do harm to the Company under other circumstances set forth under this employment
agreement.
Our CEO has also agreed
to be bound by non-competition restrictions during the term of his employment. He is not allowed to use his powers to take the business
opportunities which belong to the Company, or operate on his own or on behalf of other individuals or enterprises any business providing
the same or similar products or services.
Directors Service Contracts
On February 18, 2022, we
entered into Director Service Agreements (the “Agreements”) with each of our independent directors, Xiaoming E, Xu Han and
Heung Ming Wong (whose service terminated on June 10, 2022). The Agreements each feature a one-year term with annual renewals. Mr. E
and Mr. Han will each receive a monthly stipend of ¥8,000 (approximately $1,265) per month during their terms of service. Mr. Wong,
who served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board, received a monthly stipend of $2,500 per month during his term of service.
In addition, Mr. Wong received options to purchase 1,000 Ordinary Shares of the Company, at an exercise price of $8.90 per share, representing
a value of $10,000, as determined by reference to the Company’s IPO price. The options were to vest in equal monthly installments
over Mr. Wong’s initial year of service and were exercisable for a term of ten years. Upon annual renewals of his service agreement,
Mr. Wong was to receive additional options valued at $10,000, with the number of options granted to be determined with reference to the
volume weighted average price for the Company’s Ordinary Shares during the thirty (30) trading days preceding the annual renewal
date. We entered into a similar agreement with Mr. Jia following his appointment to the Board of Directors, and as chair of the
Audit Committee, on June 28, 2022, pursuant to which Mr. Jia received $10,000, or 1,886, of our Ordinary Shares, exercisable at $5.30
per share, which was the closing price of our Ordinary Shares on the date of grant and which options vest in substantially equal monthly
installments over a period of 12 months. Mr. Jia also receive a cash fee of $2,500 per month during his term of service.
Committees of the Board
We have established and
will maintain three committees under the board of directors: an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nominating and corporate
governance committee. We have adopted the charter for each of the three committees. Each committee’s members and functions are
described below.
Audit Committee.
Our audit committee consists of Wenzhang Jia, Xiaoming E and Xu Han, and is chaired by Mr. Jia. Wenzhang Jia, Xiaoming E and Xu Han each
satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule 5605(c)(2) of the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market and meets
the independence standards under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. We have determined that Wenzhang Jia qualifies as an “audit
committee financial expert.” The audit committee will oversee our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of
the financial statements of our company. The audit committee is responsible for, among other things:
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selecting the independent registered public accounting firm and pre-approving
all auditing and non-auditing services permitted to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm; |
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reviewing with the independent registered public accounting firm any
audit problems or difficulties and management’s response; |
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reviewing and approving all proposed related party transactions, as
defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act; |
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discussing the annual audited financial statements with management
and the independent registered public accounting firm; |
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reviewing major issues as to the adequacy of our internal controls
and any special audit steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies; |
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annually reviewing and reassessing the adequacy of our audit committee
charter; |
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meeting separately and periodically with management and the independent
registered public accounting firm; and |
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reporting regularly to the board. |
Compensation Committee.
Our compensation committee consists of Wenzhang Jia, Xiaoming E and Xu Han, and is chaired by Xu Han. The compensation committee
will assist the board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure, including all forms of compensation, relating to our directors
and executive officers. Our chief executive officer may not be present at any committee meeting during which his compensation is deliberated
upon. The compensation committee is responsible for, among other things:
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reviewing the total compensation package for our executive officers
and making recommendations to the board with respect to it; |
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reviewing the compensation of our non-employee directors and making
recommendations to the board with respect to it; and |
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periodically reviewing and approving any long-term incentive compensation
or equity plans, programs or similar arrangements, annual bonuses, and employee pension and welfare benefit plans. |
Nominating Committee. Our
nominating committee consists of Wenzhang Jia, Xiaoming E and Xu Han, and is chaired by Xu Han. The nominating committee will assist
the board in selecting individuals qualified to become our directors and in determining the composition of the board and its committees.
The nominating committee is responsible for, among other things:
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recommending nominees to the board for election or re-election to the
board, or for appointment to fill any vacancy on the board; |
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reviewing annually with the board the current composition of the board
with regards to characteristics such as independence, age, skills, experience and availability of service to us; |
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selecting and recommending to the board the names of directors to serve
as members of the audit committee and the compensation committee, as well as of the nominating committee itself; and |
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monitoring compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics,
including reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our procedures to ensure proper compliance. |
Duties of Directors
Under Cayman Islands law,
our directors owe fiduciary duties to our company, including a duty of loyalty, a duty to act honestly, and a duty to act in a manner
they consider in good faith to be in our best interests. Our directors must also exercise their powers only for a proper purpose. Our
directors also owe to our company a duty to act with skill and care. It was previously considered that a director need not exhibit in
the performance of his duties a greater degree of skill than may reasonably be expected from a person of his knowledge and experience.
However, English and Commonwealth courts have moved towards an objective standard with regard to the required skill and care and these
authorities are likely to be followed in the Cayman Islands. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance
with our memorandum and articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time. We have the right to seek damages if a duty
owed by our directors is breached. In limited exceptional circumstances, a shareholder may have the right to seek damages in our name
if a duty owed by our directors is breached. You should refer to “Description of Share Capital—Differences in Corporate Law”
for additional information on our standard of corporate governance under Cayman Islands law.
Terms of Directors
Our directors may be elected
by a resolution of our board of directors, or by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders. Our directors are not subject to a term
of office and hold office until such time as they are removed from office by ordinary resolution of the shareholders. A director will
cease to be a director if, among other things, the director (i) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his
creditors; (ii) dies or is found by our company to be or becomes of unsound mind, (iii) resigns his office by notice in writing
to the company, or (iv) without special leave of absence from our board, is absent from three consecutive board meetings and our
directors resolve that his office be vacated.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our board has adopted a
code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees. A copy of this code is available on our website.
We intend to disclose on our website any amendments to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and any waivers of the Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics that apply to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller,
or persons performing similar functions.
As of the date of this report,
we have a total of 622 full time employees, as follows:
Function/Department | |
Yangzhou
Huada | | |
Jiangsu
Huadong | | |
Jiangsu
Yada | |
Management | |
| 10 | | |
| 33 | | |
| 39 | |
Sales and Marketing | |
| 9 | | |
| 37 | | |
| 36 | |
Research and Development | |
| 0 | | |
| 41 | | |
| 37 | |
Production | |
| 62 | | |
| 97 | | |
| 221 | |
Subtotal Total | |
| 81 | | |
| 208 | | |
| 333 | |
Total | |
| | | |
| 622 | | |
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The following table sets
forth, as of the date of this report, the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares by each executive officer and director, by each
person known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our ordinary shares and by the executive officers and directors as a group. Except
as otherwise indicated, all shares are owned directly and the percentage shown is based on 23,940,000 shares of ordinary shares issued
and outstanding.
Title of class |
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Name of
beneficial owner |
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Amount of
beneficial ownership |
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Percent
of class |
|
Current Executive Officers and Directors |
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|
Ordinary Shares |
|
Yongjun Liu(1) |
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15,935,000 |
|
|
|
66.56 |
% |
Ordinary Shares |
|
Yulin Wang |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
% |
Ordinary Shares |
|
Tongying Zhang |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
% |
Ordinary Shares |
|
Xiaoming E |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
% |
Ordinary Shares |
|
Xu Han |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
% |
Ordinary Shares |
|
Wenzhang Jia(2) |
|
|
1,886 |
|
|
|
- |
% |
Total of All Current Officers and Directors: |
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|
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15,936,886 |
|
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|
66.56 |
% |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
≥ 5% Beneficial Owners |
|
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|
|
|
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None. |
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(1) |
Mr. Liu holds these shares through Bright Accomplish Limited, a holding
company controlled jointly by Mr. Liu and his wife, Yin Liu. |
(2) |
Represents options to purchase 1,886 Ordinary Shares
of the Company, at an exercise price of $5.30 per share. The options vest in equal monthly installments over Mr. jia’s initial
year of service and are exercisable for a term of ten years. |
As used in this table, “beneficial
ownership” means the sole or shared power to vote, or to direct the voting of, a security, or the sole or shared investment power
with respect to a security (i.e., the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, a security). In addition, for purposes of
this table, a person is deemed, as of any date, to have “beneficial ownership” of any security that such person has the right
to acquire within 60 days after such date.
The persons named above
have full voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated. Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
a person (or group of persons) is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if he or she, directly or indirectly, has
or shares the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such
security. Accordingly, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same security. A person is also deemed to be
a beneficial owner of any security, which that person has the right to acquire within 60 days, such as options or warrants to purchase
our ordinary shares.
Major Shareholders
Other than as set forth
above, there are no beneficial owners of 5% or more of our voting securities. The company is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled
by another corporation(s) or by any foreign government. There are no arrangements, known to us, the operation of which may at a subsequent
date result in a change in control of the company.
ITEM 7. |
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
Please refer to Item 6 “Directors,
Senior Management and Employees—E. Share Ownership.”
B. |
Related Party Transactions |
Except as set forth below,
during our preceding three financial years up to the date of this report, there have been no transactions or loans between the company
and (a) enterprises that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control or are controlled by, or are under common
control with, the company; (b) associates; (c) individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power of the company
that gives them significant influence over the company, and close members of any such individual’s family; (d) key management personnel,
that is, those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the company, including
directors and senior management of companies and close members of such individuals’ families; and (e) enterprises in which a substantial
interest in the voting power is owned, directly or indirectly, by any person described in (c) or (d) or over which such a person is able
to exercise significant influence:
Transaction with Yangzhou Meihua Import
and Export Co., Ltd.
We sell products at
market price to Yangzhou Meihua Import and Export Co., Ltd., an affiliate controlled by Kai Liu, the son of Yongjun Liu, our
Chairman and shareholder. For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the sales amount was $51,750 and $71,855,
respectively, and as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the amount due from Yangzhou Meihua Import and Export Co., Ltd. was
nil and $56,616, respectively. The main business of Yangzhou Meihua Import and Export Co., Ltd. is the import and export of medical
consumables, and the main types of products it purchases from the Company are dressing wounds and wiping wounds, Yang Ke Tou
(Suction tube), disposable urinary swab, disposable umbilical cord clamp, disposable suction connection pipe, disposable medical
gauze, medical urine cup, medical disinfection dressing surgical kit and round head steel needles.
Transaction with Yangzhou Yada Powder Metallurgy
Co., Ltd.
We sell products at market
price to Yangzhou Yada Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd., an affiliate controlled by Kai Liu, the son of Yongjun Liu, our Chairman and shareholder.
For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the sales amount was $347,737 and $669,583, respectively, and as of December 31,
2021 and December 31, 2020, the amount due from Yangzhou Yada Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd. was nil and $301,113, respectively. The main
business of Yangzhou Yada Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd. is gear and metal accessories processing, and the main types of products it purchases
from the Company are One-way seat fittings, Gear 2 accessories, Gear 3 accessories, Steel needle, Crank fittings, Universal joint seat
fittings, Cylindrical pin, Axle sleeve, Axle pin and Bevel gear fittings.
Transaction with Shanghai Xinya Pharmaceutical
Hanjiang Co., Ltd.
We sell products at market
price to Shanghai Xinya Pharmaceutical Hanjiang Co., Ltd., an affiliate controlled by Kai Liu, the son of Yongjun Liu, our Chairman and
shareholder. For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the sales amount was $176,414 and $67,101, respectively, and as of December
31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the amount due from Xinya Pharmaceutical Hanjiang Co., Ltd. was nil and $34,345, respectively. The main
business of Shanghai Xinya Pharmacy Hanjiang Co., Ltd. is drug production and sales, and the main types of products it purchases from
the Company are oral solid medical high-density polyethylene bottles and disposable masks.
Transaction with Jiangsu Qinqin Group Yangzhou
Hujun Food Co., Ltd
We sell products at market
price to Jiangsu Qinqin Group Yangzhou Hujun Food Co., Ltd, an affiliate controlled by Kai Liu, the son of Yongjun Liu, our Chairman
and shareholder. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the sales amount was nil and $8,038, respectively, and as of
December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the amount due from Jiangsu Qinqin Group Yangzhou Hujun Food Co., Ltd was nil and nil, respectively.
The main business of Jiangsu Qinqin Group Yangzhou Hujun Foods Co., Ltd. is food production and sales, and the main product it purchases
from the Company is disposable masks.
Share Exchange Agreement with Kang Fu International
Medical Co., Ltd. and its Shareholders
On December 21, 2020, we
entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Kang Fu International Medical Co., Ltd. (“Kang Fu”) and its shareholders, Yongjun
Liu (our Chairman and Director) and Yin Liu (his wife). Under the Share Exchange Agreement, we issued a total of 15,933,000 ordinary
shares to Mr. and Mrs. Liu, and in turn acquired 41,400,000 shares (69%) of Kang Fu from Yongjun Liu and 18,600,000 shares (31%) of Kang
Fu from Yin Liu, respectively, resulting in Kang Fu becoming our wholly owned subsidiary. Mr. and Mrs. Liu subsequently transferred the
15,935,000 ordinary shares received in this transaction to their holding company, Bright Accomplish Limited.
C. |
Interests of Experts and Counsel |
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. |
FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
A. |
Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information |
Financial Statements
We have appended consolidated financial statements
filed as part of this report. See Item 18 “Financial Statements.”
Legal Proceedings
Please see Item 4 – Part B “Business
Overview” above, under “Legal Proceedings.”
Dividend Policy
To date, we have not paid any cash dividends on
our shares. As a Cayman Islands company, we may only declare and pay dividends except when the corporation is insolvent or would thereby
be made insolvent or when the declaration or payment would be contrary to any restrictions contained in our Articles of Association. Dividends
may be declared and paid out of surplus only; but in case there is no surplus, dividends may be declared or paid out of the net profits
for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and for the preceding fiscal year. We currently anticipate that we will retain any
available funds to finance the growth and operation of our business and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable
future. Additionally, our cash held in foreign countries may be subject to certain control limitations or repatriation requirements, limiting
our ability to use this cash to pay dividends.
No significant change has occurred since the date
of our consolidated financial statements filed as part of this annual report.
ITEM 9. |
THE OFFER AND LISTING |
A. |
Offer and Listing Details |
Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global
Market and trade under the symbol “MHUA.”
Approximate Number of Holders of Our Securities
On March 17, 2022, there were 10 shareholders
of record of our common stock. Certain of our securities are held in nominee or street name so the actual number of beneficial owners
of our securities is greater than the number of record holders set forth above.
Not applicable.
See our disclosures above under “A. Offer
and Listing Details.”
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
As of the date of this annual
report, our company’s authorized share capital consists of US$50,000 divided into: (i) 80,000,000 ordinary shares with a par value
of US$0.0005 per share; and (ii) 20,000,000 preferred shares, par value US$0.0005 per share. As of the date of this report, 23,940,000
ordinary shares are issued and outstanding. All of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares are fully paid.
B. |
Memorandum and Articles of Association |
The following are summaries of material provisions
of our memorandum and articles of association and of the Companies Law, insofar as they relate to the material terms of our ordinary shares.
Purpose and Objectives
of Our Company. Under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the purpose and objectives of our company
are unrestricted and we have the full power and authority to carry out any objective not prohibited by the law of the Cayman Islands.
Ordinary Shares.
Our ordinary shares are issued in registered form and are issued when registered in our register of members. Our shareholders who are
non-residents of the Cayman Islands may freely hold and vote their shares.
Dividends. The
holders of our ordinary shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors. In addition, our shareholders
may by ordinary resolution declare a final dividend, but no dividend may exceed the amount recommended by our directors. Our amended and
restated articles of association provide that dividends may be declared and paid out of our profits, realized or unrealized, or from any
reserve set aside from profits which our board of directors determine is no longer needed. Dividends may also be declared and paid out
of share premium account or any other fund or account which can be authorized for this purpose subject to the restrictions of the Companies
Act, provided that in no circumstances may we pay a dividend if this would result in our company being unable to pay its debts as they
fall due in the ordinary course of business.
Voting Rights.
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the shareholders must be taken at a duly called and quorate annual or extraordinary general
meeting of the shareholders entitled to vote on such action, or in lieu of a general meeting, be effected by a resolution in writing.
On a show of hands each shareholder is entitled to one vote or, on a poll, each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each ordinary
share, voting together as a single class, on all matters that require a shareholder’s vote. Voting at any shareholders’ meeting
is by show of hands unless a poll is demanded. A poll may be demanded by the chairman of such meeting or one or more shareholders present
in person or by proxy entitled to vote and who together hold not less than 10 percent of the paid-up voting share capital for the Company.
A quorum required for a meeting
of shareholders consists of one or more shareholders present and holding at least a majority of the votes of the issued and outstanding
voting shares in our company. Shareholders may be present in person or by proxy or, if the shareholder is a legal entity, by its duly
authorized representative. Shareholders’ meetings may be convened by our board of directors on its own initiative or upon a request
to the directors by shareholders holding no less than 10 percent of our paid voting share capital. Advance notice of at least seven days
is required for the convening of our annual general shareholders’ meeting and any other general shareholders’ meeting.
An ordinary resolution to
be passed at a meeting by the shareholders requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes attaching to the ordinary shares
cast at a meeting, while a special resolution requires the affirmative vote of no less than two-thirds of the votes cast attaching to
the outstanding ordinary shares at a meeting. A special resolution will be required for important matters such as a change of name or
making changes to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Holders of the ordinary shares may, among other things,
divide or combine their shares by ordinary resolution.
Election of directors.
Directors may be appointed by an ordinary resolution of our shareholder or by a resolution of the directors of the Company.
Meetings of directors.
At any meeting of directors, a quorum will be present if two directors are present, unless otherwise fixed by the directors. If
there is a sole director, that director shall be a quorum. A person who holds office as an alternate director shall be counted in the
quorum. A director who also acts as an alternate director shall be counted twice towards the quorum. An action that may be taken by the
directors at a meeting may also be taken by a resolution of directors consented to in writing by all of the directors.
Transfer of Ordinary
Shares. Any of our shareholders may transfer all or any of his or her ordinary shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual
or common form or any other form approved by our board of directors.
Our board of directors may,
in its absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of any ordinary share whether or not it is fully paid up without assigning
any reason for doing so.
If our directors refuse to
register a transfer they shall, within two months after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, send to each of the transferor
and the transferee notice of such refusal.
The registration of transfers
of our ordinary shares may be suspended and the register closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may from
time to time determine, provided, however, that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended nor the register closed for more
than 45 days in any year as our board may determine.
Liquidation. On
a return of capital on winding up or otherwise (other than on conversion, redemption or purchase of shares), assets available for distribution
among the holders of ordinary shares shall be distributed among the holders of our shares on a pro rata basis. If our assets available
for distribution are insufficient to repay all of the paid-up capital, the assets will be distributed so that the losses are borne by
our shareholders proportionately.
Calls on Shares and
Forfeiture of Shares. Our board of directors may from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaid on their
shares in a notice served to such shareholders at least 14 days prior to the specified time and place of payment. The shares that have
been called upon and remain unpaid are subject to forfeiture.
Redemption of Shares.
The Companies Act and our amended and restated articles of association permit us to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire our own shares,
subject to certain restrictions and requirements under the Companies Act, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association
and any applicable requirements imposed from time to time by the Nasdaq, the Securities and Exchange Commission. In accordance with our
articles of association and provided the necessary shareholders or board approval have been obtained, we may issue shares on terms that
are subject to redemption, at our option or at the option of the holders of these shares, on such terms and in such manner, including
out of capital, as may be determined by our board of directors. Under the Companies Act, the repurchase of any share may be paid out of
our company’s profits, out of our share capital account or out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for the purpose of
such repurchase, or, subject to certain conditions, out of capital. If the repurchase proceeds are paid out of our Company’s capital,
our Company must, immediately following such payment, be able to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. In
addition, under the Companies Act, no such share may be repurchased (1) unless it is fully paid up, (2) if such repurchase would result
in there being no shares outstanding, and (3) unless the manner of purchase (if not so authorized under the amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association) has first been authorized by a resolution of our shareholders. In addition, under the Companies Act, our
Company may accept the surrender of any fully paid share for no consideration unless, as a result of the surrender, the surrender would
result in there being no shares outstanding (other than shares held as treasury shares).
Variations of Rights
of Shares. The rights attached to any class or series of shares (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares
of that class or series), whether or not our company is being wound-up, may be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of two-thirds
of the issued shares of that class or series or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders
of the shares of the class or series. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued shall not, unless otherwise
expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares
ranking pari passu with such existing class of shares.
Changes in the number
of shares we are authorized to issue and those in issue. We may from time to time by resolution of shareholders in the requisite
majorities:
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increase or decrease the authorized share capital of our Company; |
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subdivide our authorized and issued shares into a larger number of shares; and |
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consolidate our authorized and issued shares into a smaller number of shares. |
Issuance of Additional
Shares. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorizes our board of directors to issue additional
ordinary shares from time to time as our board of directors shall determine, to the extent of available authorized but unissued shares.
Inspection of Books
and Records. Holders of our ordinary shares will have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or obtain copies of
our list of shareholders or our corporate records. However, we will provide our shareholders with annual audited financial statements.
See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
Preferred Shares
As at the date of this report,
we have not issued any preferred shares. Under the amended and restated articles of association, before any Preferred Shares of any series
are issued, our directors shall fix, by resolution of directors, the following provisions of such series:
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the designation of such series and the number of Preferred Shares to constitute such series; |
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whether the shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by Companies Act, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights, which may be general or limited; |
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the dividends, if any, payable on such series, whether any such dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from what dates, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, the preference or relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any Shares of any other class of Shares or any other series of Preferred Shares; |
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whether the Preferred Shares or such series shall be subject to redemption by the Company, and, if so, the times, prices and other conditions of such redemption; |
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the amount or amounts payable upon Preferred Shares of such series upon, and the rights of the holders of such series in, a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or upon any distribution of the assets, of the Company; |
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whether the Preferred Shares of such series shall be subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund and, if so, the extent to and manner in which any such retirement or sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption of the Preferred Shares of such series for retirement or other corporate purposes and the terms and provisions relative to the operation of the retirement or sinking fund; |
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whether the Preferred Shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, Shares of any other class of Shares or any other series of Preferred Shares or any other securities and, if so, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of conversion or exchange; |
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the limitations and restrictions, if any, to be effective while any Preferred Shares or such series are outstanding upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and upon the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company of, the existing Shares or Shares of any other class of Shares or any other series of Preferred Shares; |
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the conditions or restrictions, if any, upon the creation of indebtedness of the Company or upon the issue of any additional Shares, including additional shares of such series or of any other class of Shares or any other series of Preferred Shares; and |
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Exempted Company
We are an exempted company
incorporated with limited liability under the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands. The Companies Act of the Cayman Islands distinguishes
between ordinary resident companies and exempted companies. Any company that is registered in the Cayman Islands but conducts business
mainly outside of the Cayman Islands may apply to be registered as an exempted company. The requirements for an exempted company are essentially
the same as for an ordinary company except that, for an exempted company that does not hold a license to carry on business in the Cayman
Islands:
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an exempted company’s register of members is not required to be open to inspection; |
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an exempted company does not have to hold an annual general meeting; |
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an exempted company is prohibited from making any invitation to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any of its securities; |
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an exempted company may not issue negotiable or bearer shares; |
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an exempted company may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 20 years in the first instance); |
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an exempted company may register by way of continuation in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands; |
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an exempted company may register as an exempted limited duration company; and |
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“Limited liability”
means that the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount unpaid by the shareholder on that shareholder’s shares of
the company.
We have not entered into any material contracts
other than in the ordinary course of business and other than those described in Item 4 “Information on the Company,” Item
5 “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—F. Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations,” Item 7 “Major
Shareholders and Related Party Transactions,” or filed (or incorporated by reference) as exhibits to this annual report or otherwise
described or referenced in this annual report.
Cayman Islands Exchange Controls
There are no material exchange
controls restrictions on payment of dividends, interest or other payments to the holders of our common stock or on the conduct of our
operations in the Cayman Islands, where we were incorporated. There are no material Cayman Islands laws that impose any material exchange
controls on us or that affect the payment of dividends, interest or other payments to nonresident holders of our common stock. Cayman
Islands law and our memorandum and articles of association do not impose any material limitations on the right of non-residents or foreign
owners to hold or vote our common stock.
PRC Exchange Controls
Regulations on Foreign Currency Exchange
Under the PRC Foreign Currency Administration
Rules promulgated on January 29, 1996 and last amended on August 5, 2008 and various regulations issued by SAFE and other relevant PRC
government authorities, payment of current account items in foreign currencies, such as trade and service payments, payment of interest
and dividends can be made without prior approval from SAFE by following the appropriate procedural requirements. By contrast, the conversion
of RMB into foreign currencies and remittance of the converted foreign currency outside the PRC for the purpose of capital account items,
such as direct equity investments, loans and repatriation of investment, requires prior approval from SAFE or its local office.
On February 13, 2015, SAFE promulgated the Circular
on Simplifying and Improving the Foreign Currency Management Policy on Direct Investment, effective from June 1, 2015, which cancels the
requirement for obtaining approvals of foreign exchange registration of foreign direct investment and overseas direct investment from
SAFE. The application for the registration of foreign exchange for the purpose of foreign direct investment and overseas direct investment
may be filed with qualified banks, which, under the supervision of SAFE, may review the application and process the registration.
The Circular of the SAFE on Reforming the Management
Approach regarding the Settlement of Foreign Capital of Foreign-invested Enterprise, or SAFE Circular 19, was promulgated on March 30,
2015 and became effective on June 1, 2015. According to SAFE Circular 19, a foreign-invested enterprise may, according to its actual business
needs, settle with a bank the portion of the foreign exchange capital in its capital account for which the relevant foreign exchange bureau
has confirmed monetary contribution rights and interests (or for which the bank has registered the account-crediting of monetary contribution).
For the time being, foreign-invested enterprises are allowed to settle 100% of their foreign exchange capitals on a discretionary basis;
a foreign-invested enterprise shall truthfully use its capital for its own operational purposes within the scope of business; where an
ordinary foreign-invested enterprise makes domestic equity investment with the amount of foreign exchanges settled, the invested enterprise
shall first go through domestic re-investment registration and open a corresponding Account for Foreign Exchange Settlement Pending Payment
with the foreign exchange bureau (bank) at the place of registration. The Circular of the SAFE on Reforming and Regulating Policies on
the Control over Foreign Exchange Settlement of Capital Accounts, or SAFE Circular 16, was promulgated and became effective on June 9,
2016. According to SAFE Circular 16, enterprises registered in PRC may also convert their foreign debts from foreign currency into Renminbi
on self-discretionary basis. SAFE Circular 16 provides an integrated standard for conversion of foreign exchange under capital account
items (including but not limited to foreign currency capital and foreign debts) on self—discretionary basis, which applies to all
enterprises registered in the PRC. SAFE Circular 16 reiterates the principle that Renminbi converted from foreign currency-denominated
capital of a company may not be directly or indirectly used for purposes beyond its business scope and may not be used for investments
in securities or other investment with the exception of bank financial products that can guarantee the principal within the PRC unless
otherwise specifically provided. Besides, the converted Renminbi shall not be used to make loans for related enterprises unless it is
within the business scope or to build or to purchase any real estate that is not for the enterprise own use with the exception for the
real estate enterprise.
On January 26, 2017, SAFE promulgated the Circular
on Further Improving Reform of Foreign Exchange Administration and Optimizing Genuineness and Compliance Verification, or SAFE Circular
3, which stipulates several capital control measures with respect to the outbound remittance of profits from domestic entities to offshore
entities, including (i) banks must check whether the transaction is genuine by reviewing board resolutions regarding profit distribution,
original copies of tax filing records and audited financial statements, and (ii) domestic entities must retain income to account for previous
years’ losses before remitting any profits. Moreover, pursuant to SAFE Circular 3, domestic entities must explain in detail the
sources of capital and how the capital will be used, and provide board resolutions, contracts and other proof as a part of the registration
procedure for outbound investment.
Regulations on Foreign Exchange Registration
of Overseas Investment by PRC Residents
SAFE issued the Circular on Relevant Issues Relating
to Domestic Resident’s Investment and Financing and Roundtrip Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular 37,
which became effective in July 2014, to replace the Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Issues Concerning the
Regulation of Foreign Exchange in Equity Finance and Roundtrip Investments by Domestic Residents through Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles,
to regulate foreign exchange matters in relation to the use of special purpose vehicles, or SPVs, by PRC residents or entities to seek
offshore investment and financing or conduct round trip investment in China. SAFE Circular 37 defines a SPV as an offshore entity established
or controlled, directly or indirectly, by PRC residents or entities for the purpose of seeking offshore financing or making offshore investment,
using legitimate onshore or offshore assets or interests, while “round trip investment” is defined as direct investment in
China by PRC residents or entities through SPVs, namely, establishing foreign-invested enterprises to obtain the ownership, control rights
and management rights. SAFE Circular 37 stipulates that, prior to making contributions into an SPV, PRC residents or entities be required
to complete foreign exchange registration with SAFE or its local branch. In addition, SAFE promulgated the Notice on Further Simplifying
and Improving the Administration of the Foreign Exchange Concerning Direct Investment in February 2015, which amended SAFE Circular 37
and became effective on June 1, 2015, requiring PRC residents or entities to register with qualified banks rather than SAFE in connection
with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas investment or financing.
PRC residents or entities who had contributed
legitimate onshore or offshore interests or assets to SPVs but had not obtained registration as required before the implementation of
the SAFE Circular 37 must register their ownership interests or control in the SPVs with qualified banks. An amendment to the registration
is required if there is a material change with respect to the SPV registered, such as any change of basic information (including change
of the PRC residents, name and operation term), increases or decreases in investment amount, transfers or exchanges of shares, and mergers
or divisions. Failure to comply with the registration procedures set forth in SAFE Circular 37 and the subsequent notice, or making misrepresentation
on or failure to disclose controllers of the foreign-invested enterprise that is established through round-trip investment, may result
in restrictions being imposed on the foreign exchange activities of the relevant foreign-invested enterprise, including payment of dividends
and other distributions, such as proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation, to its offshore parent or affiliate,
and the capital inflow from the offshore parent, and may also subject relevant PRC residents or entities to penalties under PRC foreign
exchange administration regulations. See “Risk Factors—PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose
companies by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident beneficial owners or our PRC subsidiary to liability or penalties, limit our ability
to inject capital into our PRC subsidiary, limit our PRC subsidiary’s ability to increase its registered capital or distribute profits
to us, or may otherwise adversely affect us.”
Regulations on Dividend Distribution
Distribution of dividends
of foreign investment enterprises are mainly governed by the Foreign Investment Enterprise Law, issued in 1986 and amended in 2000 and
2016 respectively, and the Implementation Rules under the Foreign Investment Enterprise Law, issued in 1990 and amended in 2001 and 2014
respectively. Under these regulations, foreign investment enterprises in the PRC may distribute dividends only out of their accumulative
profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, no less than 10% of the accumulated
profits of the foreign investment enterprises in the PRC are required to be allocated to fund certain reserve funds each year unless these
reserves have reached 50% of the registered capital of the enterprises. A PRC company is not permitted to distribute any profits until
any losses from previous fiscal years have been offset. Profits retained from prior fiscal years may be distributed together with distributable
profits from the current fiscal year. Under our current corporate structure, our BVI holding company may rely on dividend payments from
our wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated in China to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. Limitation on the ability
of our operating subsidiaries to make remittance to our WOFEs and on the ability of our WOFEs to pay dividends to us could limit our ability
to access cash generated by the operations of those entities.
The following summary of the material Cayman Islands,
PRC and U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in our ordinary shares is based upon laws and relevant interpretations thereof
in effect as of the date of this registration statement, all of which are subject to change. This summary does not deal with all possible
tax consequences relating to an investment in our ordinary shares, such as the tax consequences under U.S. state and local tax laws or
under the tax laws of jurisdictions other than the Cayman Islands, the People’s Republic of China and the United States.
Cayman Islands Taxation
The Cayman Islands currently
levies no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits, income, gains or appreciation and there is no taxation in the nature
of inheritance tax or estate duty. There are no other taxes likely to be material to investors levied by the government of the Cayman
Islands except for stamp duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or, after execution, brought within the jurisdiction
of the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands is a party to a double tax treaty entered with the United Kingdom in 2010 but is otherwise is
not party to any double tax treaties which are applicable to any payments made to or by our company. There are no exchange control regulations
or currency restrictions in the Cayman Islands.
Payments of dividends and
capital in respect of Ordinary Shares will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will be required under
Cayman Islands laws on the payment of a dividend or capital to any holder of Ordinary Shares, nor will gains derived from the disposal
of Ordinary Shares be subject to Cayman Islands income or corporation tax.
No stamp duty is payable
in the Cayman Islands in respect of the issue of our ordinary shares or on an instrument of transfer in respect of our ordinary shares
except those which hold interests in land in the Cayman Islands.
People’s Republic of China Taxation
Under the PRC EIT Law and
its implementation rules, an enterprise established outside the PRC with a “de facto management body” within the PRC is considered
a resident enterprise and will be subject to the enterprise income tax at the rate of 25% on its global income. The implementation rules
define the term “de facto management body” as the body that exercises full and substantial control over and overall management
of the business, production, personnel, accounts and properties of an enterprise. In April 2009, the SAT issued the Circular of the SAT
on Issues Relating to Identification of PRC-Controlled Overseas Registered Enterprises as Resident Enterprises in Accordance With the
De Facto Standards of Organizational Management, or SAT Circular 82, which provides certain specific criteria for determining whether
the “de facto management body” of a PRC-controlled enterprise that is incorporated offshore is located in China. Although
this circular only applies to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC
individuals or foreigners, the criteria set forth in the circular may reflect the SAT’s general position on how the “de facto
management body” test should be applied in determining the tax resident status of all offshore enterprises. According to SAT Circular
82, an offshore incorporated enterprise controlled by a PRC enterprise or a PRC enterprise group will be regarded as a PRC tax resident
by virtue of having its “de facto management body” in the PRC only if all of the following conditions are met: (i) the primary
location of the day-to-day operational management is in the PRC; (ii) decisions relating to the enterprise’s financial and human
resource matters are made or are subject to approval by organizations or personnel in the PRC; (iii) the enterprise’s primary assets,
accounting books and records, company seals, and board and shareholder resolutions, are located or maintained in the PRC; and (iv) at
least 50% of voting board members or senior executives habitually reside in the PRC.
Further to SAT Circular 82,
the SAT issued the SAT Bulletin 45, which took effect in September 2011, to provide more guidance on the implementation of SAT Circular
82. SAT Bulletin 45 provides for procedures and administration details of determination on resident status and administration on post-determination
matters. Our Company is a company incorporated outside the PRC. As a holding company, its sole asset is its share ownership of its direct
subsidiary, a Hong Kong company, and its key assets are located, and its records (including the resolutions of its board of directors
and the resolutions of its shareholders) are maintained, outside the PRC. As such, we do not believe that our Company meets all of the
conditions above or is a PRC resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes. However, the tax resident status of an enterprise is subject to
determination by the PRC tax authorities and uncertainties remain with respect to the interpretation of the term “de facto management
body.” There can be no assurance that the PRC government will ultimately take a view that is consistent with us. If the PRC tax
authorities determine that our Cayman Islands holding company is a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, a number
of unfavorable PRC tax consequences could follow. For example, a 10% withholding tax would be imposed on dividends we pay to our non-PRC
enterprise shareholders. In addition, nonresident enterprise shareholders may be subject to PRC tax on gains realized on the sale or other
disposition of ordinary shares, as if such income is treated as sourced from within the PRC. Furthermore, if we are deemed a PRC resident
enterprise, dividends paid to our non-PRC individual shareholders and any gain realized on the transfer of ordinary shares by such shareholders
may be subject to PRC tax at a rate of 20% (which, in the case of dividends, may be withheld at source by us). These rates may be reduced
by an applicable tax treaty, but it is unclear whether in practice non-PRC shareholders of our Company would be able to obtain the benefits
of any tax treaties between their country of tax residence and the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise.
See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China—If we are classified as a PRC resident enterprise for PRC
income tax purposes, such classification could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders.”
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
our PRC subsidiaries, Jiangsu Huadong enjoy preferential income tax rate of 15% until December 31, 2021, due to its treatment as “National
High-Tech Enterprises” in China. Prior to the expiration date of such treatment, it may submit applications for renewal and continue
enjoying the preferential income tax rate if granted.
United States Federal Income Taxation
Considerations
The following discussion
is a summary of United States federal income tax considerations generally applicable to the ownership and disposition of our Ordinary
Shares by a U.S. holder (as defined below) that acquires our Ordinary Shares and holds our Ordinary Shares as “capital
assets” (generally, property held for investment) under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
This discussion is based upon existing United States federal income tax law, which is subject to differing interpretations and may
be changed, possibly with retroactive effect. No ruling has been sought from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with
respect to any United States federal income tax consequences described below, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court
will not take a contrary position. This discussion does not address all aspects of United States federal income taxation that may
be important to particular investors in light of their individual circumstances, including investors subject to special tax rules (for example,
certain financial institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers, traders in securities that have elected the mark-to-market method
of accounting for their securities, partnerships and their partners, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, and
tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations)), investors who are not U.S. holders, investors who own (directly, indirectly,
or constructively) 10% or more of our stock (by vote or value), investors that will hold their Ordinary Shares as part of a straddle,
hedge, conversion, constructive sale, or other integrated transaction for United States federal income tax purposes, investors required
to accelerate the recognition of any item of gross income with respect to our Ordinary Shares as a result of such income being recognized
on an applicable financial statement, or investors that have a functional currency other than the United States dollar, all of whom
may be subject to tax rules that differ significantly from those summarized below. In addition, this discussion does not discuss any non-United States,
alternative minimum tax, state, or local tax or any non-income tax (such as the U.S. federal gift or estate tax) considerations,
or the Medicare tax on net investment income. Each U.S. holder is urged to consult its tax advisor regarding the United States
federal, state, local, and non-United States income and other tax considerations of an investment in our Ordinary Shares.
General
For purposes of this discussion,
a “U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of our Ordinary Shares that is, for United States federal income tax purposes,
(i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation (or other entity treated as
a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created in, or organized under the laws of, the United States or
any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income
taxation regardless of its source, or (iv) a trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of
a United States court and which has one or more United States persons who have the authority to control all substantial decisions
of the trust or (B) that has otherwise elected to be treated as a United States person under the Code or applicable United States
Treasury regulations.
If a partnership (or other
entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of our Ordinary
Shares, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the
partnership. Partnerships holding our Ordinary Shares and partners in such partnerships are urged to consult their tax advisors as to
the particular United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in our Ordinary Shares.
Sale or Other Disposition of Ordinary Shares
Subject to the PFIC rules
discussed below, a U.S. holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale or other disposition of Ordinary Shares
in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized upon the disposition and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis
in such Ordinary Shares. Any capital gain or loss will be long-term if our Ordinary Shares have been held for more than one year and will
generally be United States source gain or loss for United States foreign tax credit purposes. Long-term capital gain of individuals
and other non-corporate U.S. holders is generally eligible for a reduced rate of taxation. The deductibility of a capital loss may
be subject to limitations.
In the event that we are
treated as a PRC “resident enterprise” under the Enterprise Income Tax Law and gain from the disposition of our Ordinary Shares
is subject to tax in the PRC, a U.S. holder that is eligible for the benefits of the income tax treaty between the United States
and the PRC may elect to treat the gain as PRC source income. If a U.S. holder is not eligible for the benefits of the income tax
treaty or fails to make the election to treat any gain as foreign source, then such U.S. holder may not be able to use the foreign
tax credit arising from any PRC tax imposed on the disposition of our Ordinary Shares unless such credit can be applied (subject to applicable
limitations) against U.S. federal income tax due on other income derived from foreign sources in the same income category (generally,
the passive category). U.S. holders are advised to consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences if a foreign tax is
imposed on a disposition of our Ordinary Shares, including the availability of the foreign tax credit under their particular circumstances
and the election to treat any gain as PRC source.
Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules
If we are a PFIC for any
taxable year during which a U.S. holder holds our Ordinary Shares, and unless the U.S. holder makes a mark-to-market election
(as described below), the U.S. holder will generally be subject to special tax rules that have a penalizing effect, regardless
of whether we remain a PFIC, for subsequent taxable years, on (i) any excess distribution that we make to the U.S. holder (which
generally means any distribution paid during a taxable year to a U.S. holder that is greater than 125% of the average annual distributions
paid in the three preceding taxable years or, if shorter, the U.S. holder’s holding period for our Ordinary Shares), and (ii) any
gain realized on the sale or other disposition, including, under certain circumstances, a pledge, of Ordinary Shares. Under the PFIC rules:
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such amount allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable years in the U.S. holder’s holding period prior to the first taxable year in which we are a PFIC, or pre-PFIC year, will be taxable as ordinary income; |
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such amount allocated to each prior taxable year, other than a pre-PFIC year, will be subject to tax at the highest tax rate in effect for that year; and |
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If we are a PFIC for any
taxable year during which a U.S. holder holds our Ordinary Shares and any of our non-United States subsidiaries is also a PFIC,
such U.S. holder would be treated as owning a proportionate amount (by value) of the shares of the lower-tier PFIC for purposes
of the application of these rules. U.S. holders are advised to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules
to any of our subsidiaries.
As an alternative to the
foregoing rules, a U.S. holder of “marketable stock” in a PFIC may make a mark-to-market election with respect to our
Ordinary Shares, provided that our Ordinary Shares are regularly traded on the Nasdaq Global Market.
Because a mark-to-market
election cannot be made for any lower-tier PFICs that a PFIC may own, a U.S. holder who makes a mark-to-market election with respect
to our Ordinary Shares will generally continue to be subject to the general PFIC rules with respect to such U.S. holder’s indirect
interest in any investments held by us that are treated as an equity interest in a PFIC for United States federal income tax purposes.
If a mark-to-market election is made, the U.S. holder will generally (i) include as ordinary income for each taxable year that
we are a PFIC the excess, if any, of the fair market value of Ordinary Shares held at the end of the taxable year over the adjusted tax
basis of such Ordinary Shares and (ii) deduct as an ordinary loss the excess, if any, of the adjusted tax basis of our Ordinary Shares
over the fair market value of such Ordinary Shares held at the end of the taxable year, but only to the extent of the net amount previously
included in income as a result of the mark-to-market election. The U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in our Ordinary Shares
would be adjusted to reflect any income or loss resulting from the mark-to-market election. If a U.S. holder makes an effective mark-to-market
election, in each year that we are a PFIC any gain recognized upon the sale or other disposition of our Ordinary Shares will be treated
as ordinary income and loss will be treated as ordinary loss, but only to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as
a result of the mark-to-market election. If a U.S. holder makes a mark-to-market election it will be effective for the taxable year
for which the election is made and all subsequent taxable years unless our Ordinary Shares are no longer regularly traded on a qualified
exchange or the IRS consents to the revocation of the election.
If a U.S. holder makes
a mark-to-market election in respect of a PFIC and such corporation ceases to be a PFIC, the U.S. holder will not be required to
take into account the mark-to-market gain or loss described above during any period that such corporation is not a PFIC.
We do not intend to provide
information necessary for U.S. holders to make qualified electing fund elections, which, if available, would result in tax treatment
different from (and generally less adverse than) the general tax treatment for PFICs described above.
If a U.S. holder owns
our Ordinary Shares during any taxable year that we are a PFIC, such holder would generally be required to file an annual IRS Form 8621.
Each U.S. holder is advised to consult its tax advisors regarding the potential tax consequences to such holder if we are or become
a PFIC, including the possibility of making a mark-to-market election.
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Dividends and Paying Agents |
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
We have filed this annual report on Form 20-F
with the SEC under the Exchange Act. Statements made in this report as to the contents of any document referred to are not necessarily
complete. With respect to each such document filed as an exhibit to this report, reference is made to the exhibit for a more complete
description of the matter involved, and each such statement shall be deemed qualified in its entirety by such reference.
We are subject to the informational requirements
of the Exchange Act as a foreign private issuer and file reports and other information with the SEC. Reports and other information filed
by us with the SEC including this report, may be inspected and copied at the public reference room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington
D.C. 20549. You can also obtain copies of this report by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F. Street, N.E., Washington
D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Additionally, copies of this material may be obtained from the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.
The SEC’s telephone number is 1-800-SEC-0330. In accordance with NASDAQ Stock Market Rule 5250(d), we will also post this annual
report on Form 20-F on our website at www.kbsfashion.com.
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from
the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of quarterly reports and proxy statements, and officers, directors
and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange
Act.
I. |
Subsidiary Information |
Please see Item 4.a, Information on the Company
– History and Development of the Company, above.
ITEM 11. |
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Foreign Exchange Risk
Foreign currency risk arises from future commercial
transactions, recognized assets and liabilities and net investments in foreign operations. Substantially all of our revenue-generating
transactions, and a majority of our expense-related transactions, are denominated in Renminbi, which is the functional currency of our
operations. We do not hedge against currency risk.
The value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar
and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions. To the extent
that we need to convert U.S. dollars into Renminbi for our operations, appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would reduce
the Renminbi amount we receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert Renminbi into U.S. dollars for the purpose of
making payments for dividends on our ordinary shares, servicing outstanding debts, or for other business purposes, appreciation of the
U.S. dollar against the Renminbi would reduce the U.S. dollar amounts available to us.
Our functional currency is the RMB, and our financial
statements are presented in U.S. dollars. The RMB appreciated by 2.34% and 6.27% for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
It is difficult to predict how market forces or PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S.
dollar in the future. The change in the value of the RMB relative to the U.S. dollar may affect our financial results reported in the
U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying changes in our business or results of operations. Currently, our assets, liabilities,
revenues and costs are denominated in RMB.
Interest Rate Risk
We are not currently exposed to interest rate
risk. We do not own any interest-bearing instruments and our interest-bearing debt carries a fixed rate.
Market Price Risk
We are not currently exposed to commodity price
risk or market price risk.
Inflation
Inflation does not materially affect our business
or the results of our operations.
Seasonality
Seasonality does not materially affect our business
or the results of our operations.
ITEM 12. |
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES |
Not applicable.
As of the date of this Report, we had the following
warrants and options outstanding:
Our independent director,
Wenzhang Jia, hold options to purchase 1,886 Ordinary Shares of the Company, exercisable at a price of $5.30 per share, which options
vest in equal monthly installments over the course of Mr. Jia’s initial year of service and are exercisable for a term of 10 years.
Our former independent director,
Heung Ming Wong, presently holds options to purchase 361 Ordinary Shares of the Company, at an exercise price of $8.90 per share. The
options vested in equal monthly installments over Mr. Wong’s initial year of service and are exercisable for a term of ten years.
At the time of his resignation, on June 10, 2022, all unvested Ordinary Shares held by Mr. Wong were forfeited.
Not applicable.
D. |
American Depositary Shares |
We do not have any American Depositary Shares.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Organization and principal activities |
Principal Activities:
Meihua International Medical Technologies Co.,
Ltd. (“Meihua”) was incorporated on November 10, 2020 in the Cayman Islands. It is a holding company with no operations.
Meihua produces and sells medical consumables through its wholly owned subsidiaries located in People’s Republic of China (“PRC”
or “China”).
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Meihua International Medical Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Meihua”) |
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Cayman |
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Parent |
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November 10, 2020 |
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Investment holding |
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康复国际医疗有限公司 Kang Fu International Medical Co., Limited (“Kang Fu”) |
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Hong Kong |
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100% by Meihua |
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October 13, 2015 |
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Investment holding |
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扬州华达医疗器械有限公司 Yangzhou Huada Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Huada”) |
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Yangzhou |
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100% by Kang Fu |
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December 24, 2001 |
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Medical Equipment Sales |
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江苏亚达科技集团有限公司 Jiangsu Yada Technology Group Co., Ltd. (“Yada”) |
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Yangzhou |
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100% by Huada |
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December 5, 1991 |
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Medical Equipment Sales |
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江苏华东医疗器械实业有限公司 Jiangsu Huadong Medical Device Industry Co., Ltd. (“Huadong”) |
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Yangzhou |
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100% by Yada |
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November 18, 2000 |
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Medical Equipment Sales |
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扬州光辉医疗科技有限公司 Yangzhou Guanghui Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (“Guanghui”) |
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Yangzhou |
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100% by Huadong |
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December 22, 2020 |
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Medical Equipment Sales |
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Kang Fu was incorporated on October 13, 2015 with
a registered capital of HKD63,254,200 ($8,109,513). Kang Fu is a holding company with no operations. The following operating entities
(Huada, Yada and Huadong) are all directly and indirectly 100% owned by Kang Fu for all the periods presented.
Huada is a subsidiary wholly owned by Kang Fu
and established in Yangzhou, China on December 24, 2001 with a registered capital of $602,400.
Yada is a subsidiary wholly owned by Huada and
was established in Yangzhou, China on December 5, 1991 with a registered capital of RMB51,390,000.
Huadong is a subsidiary wholly owned by Yada and
was established in Yangzhou, China on November 18, 2000 with a registered capital of RMB50,000,000.
Those three subsidiaries primarily manufacture
and sell Class I, II and III disposable medical devices under the Company’s own brands, and distribute Class I, II and III disposable
medical devices sourced from other manufacturers to our domestic and overseas customers.
Guanghui is a subsidiary wholly owned by Huadong
and was established in Yangzhou, China on December 22, 2020 with a registered capital of RMB1,000,000.
Reorganization and Share Issuance
On November 10, 2020, Meihua was incorporated
in the Cayman Islands and issued 50,000 ordinary shares at par value of $1.00 to Yongjun Liu.
On December 21, 2020, Yongjun Liu surrendered
49,999 shares to the Company for cancellation. The Company subdivided each existing share with a par value of $1.00 into 2,000 shares
with a par value of $0.0005 par value and created a new class of preferred shares. Upon completion of the share capital changes, the Company’s
share capital includes 80,000,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0005 per share and 20,000,000 preferred shares with a par value
of $0.0005 per share.
Also on December 21, 2020, the Company engaged
in a corporate reorganization to combine the controlled entities (now referred to as the subsidiaries) into one legal corporation (the
Company). The specific transactions related to this reorganization are outlined below. The Company entered into a share exchange agreement
with Kang Fu to issue an aggregate of 15,933,000 ordinary shares to Yongjun Liu and Yin Liu in exchange for 100% ownership of Kang Fu,
and allotted 2,640,000 ordinary shares at $0.0005 par value to three BVI companies held by founders of the Company for no consideration.
On December 22, 2020, Guanghui was incorporated for the purpose of foreign exchange registration under the laws of the People’s
Republic of China as there was no substantive business of Guanghui. The shares of Guanghui are owned by 13 natural persons (the “Guanghui
Shareholders”) and on May 10, 2021, all of the Guanghui Shareholders agreed to transfer all their shares held in Guanghui to Huadong
(an indirect subsidiary of the Company) for no consideration. Through such transaction, Guanghui then became a wholly owned subsidiary
of Huadong.
On December 18, 2020, Yongjun Liu and Yin Liu
and other shareholders (collectively, the “Parties”) executed an Acting-in-Concert Agreement. The major terms of this agreement
are:
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The Parties shall inform and discuss with each other and reach a consensus before exercising voting rights in the Company’s decision making. |
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If no consensus could be reached by the Parties, the decision made by Yongjun Liu and Yin Liu (who are a couple) prevails. |
As a result of the Acting-in-Concert agreement,
Yongjun Liu and Yin Liu together have the ultimate control of the Company.
The Acting-in-Concert Agreement that establishes
the common control between Meihua International and Kang Fu is treated as though it was effective for all periods presented as during
the years presented in these financial statements, the control of the entities has never changed (always under the control of Yongjun
Liu and Yin Liu who were couples). Accordingly, the combination has been treated as a corporate restructuring (reorganization) of entities
under common control and thus the current capital structure has been retroactively presented in prior periods as if such structure existed
at that time and in accordance with ASC 805-50-45-5, the entities under common control are presented on a combined basis for all periods
to which such entities were under common control. Since all of the subsidiaries were under common control for the entirety of the years
ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the results of these subsidiaries are included in the financial statements for all periods.
After the restructuring, Meihua holds 100% ownership
of Kang Fu and has 80,000,000 ordinary shares and 20,000,000 preferred shares authorized, 18,575,000 ordinary shares and nil preferred
share issued and outstanding.
The discussion and presentation of financial statements
herein assumes the completion of the restructuring, which is accounted for retroactively as if it occurred on January 1, 2019, and the
equity has been restated to reflect the change as well.
On December 22, 2020, the Company issued a total
of 1,425,000 ordinary shares to three BVI companies with total consideration of $1,616,971 in a private offering. The consideration was
received by Huada due to Meihua not having been incorporated at the time of payments received. The timing of the payments received is
listed below:
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US$ | |
December 2019 | |
| 344,739 | |
January 2020 | |
| 359,885 | |
April 2020 | |
| 508,814 | |
September 2020 | |
| 403,533 | |
Total | |
| 1,616,971 | |
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include
all accounts of Meihua and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) and have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All inter-company transactions
have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements
in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed
in the consolidated financial statements and related notes.
The most significant estimates and judgments include
allowance for bad debts, the valuation of inventory, useful life of property, plant and equipment and income taxes related to realization
of deferred tax assets and uncertain tax position. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates.
Functional Currency and Foreign Currency
Translation
The Company’s reporting currency is the
United States dollar (“US$”). The Company’s operations are principally conducted through the PRC subsidiaries where
the local currency is the functional currency. Therefore, the functional currency of Kang Fu is the Hong Kong dollar and the functional
currency of Huada, Yada, Huadong and Guanghui is the Renminbi (“RMB”).
Transactions denominated in currencies other than
the functional currencies are re-measured into the functional currency of the entity at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction
dates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the applicable functional currency are translated into the
functional currency at the prevailing rates of exchange at the balance date. The resulting exchange differences are reported in the consolidated
statements of income and comprehensive income.
The assets and liabilities of the Company are
translated at the exchange spot rate at the balance sheet date, stockholders’ equity is translated at the historical rates and the
revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates for the periods. The resulting translation adjustments are reported
under other comprehensive income in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income in accordance with Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 220, Comprehensive Income. The following
are the exchange rates that were used in translating the Company’s PRC subsidiaries’ financial statements into the consolidated
financial statements:
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For the Years Ended December 31 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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Period Ended spot |
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US$1=RMB 6.3726 |
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US$1=RMB 6.5250 |
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US$1=RMB 6.9618 |
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Period Average |
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US$1=RMB 6.4508 |
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US$1=RMB 6.9042 |
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US$1=RMB 6.9081 |
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The exchanges rates used for translation from
Hong Kong dollar to US$ was 7.8000, a pegged rate determined by the linked exchange rate system in Hong Kong. This pegged rate was used
to translate Kang Fu’s balance sheets, income statement items and cash flow items for both the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020
and 2019.
Certain Risks and Concentration
The Company’s financial instruments that
potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and receivables. As of December
31, 2021 and 2020, substantially all the Company’s cash were held in major financial institutions located in Hong Kong and the PRC,
which management considers to be of high credit quality.
The top two customers whose revenues individually
represented greater than 10% of the total revenues of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
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For the Years Ended December 31 | |
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2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
Customer A | |
| 21.91 | % | |
| 17.68 | % | |
| 12.77 | % |
Customer B | |
| 11.26 | % | |
| 12.71 | % | |
| 14.26 | % |
Accounts receivable due from those two customers were as follows:
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December 31 | |
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2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
Customer A | |
$ | 17,367,577 | | |
$ | 6,590,324 | | |
$ | 5,432,234 | |
Customer B | |
$ | 6,495,983 | | |
$ | 4,091,756 | | |
$ | 6,231,470 | |
Bank acceptance receivables due from those two customers were as follows:
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December 31 | |
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2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
Customer A | |
$ | 4,817,500 | | |
$ | 3,739,464 | | |
$ | 1,292,769 | |
Customer B | |
$ | 3,577,818 | | |
$ | 2,022,989 | | |
$ | 1,508,231 | |
There were no suppliers that individually represented
greater than 10% of the cost of revenues of the Group for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Fair Value Measurement
Fair value is the price that would be received
from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When
determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers
the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it considers assumptions that market participants would use
when pricing the asset or liability.
The Company adopted the guidance of Accounting
Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 for fair value measurements which clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods
for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
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Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date. |
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Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. |
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Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information. |
The Company’s financial instruments include
cash, accounts receivable, bank acceptance receivables, due from related parties, accounts payable, other liabilities and accrued expenses
and short-term bank borrowings. The carrying amounts approximate their fair values due to their short maturities as of December 31, 2021
and 2020.
The Company noted no transfers between levels
during any of the periods presented. The Company did not have any instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring
basis as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Cash
Cash consists of petty cash on hand and cash held
in banks, which are highly liquid and are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use.
Bank Acceptance Receivables
Bank acceptance receivables are issued by bank
under the request of the Company’s customers, to pay for the purchased goods. The Company can choose to hold acceptance notes until
maturity and receive the face value payment from the bank, or sell (exchange) the acceptance notes at a discount to another party willing
to wait until maturity to receive the bank’s promised payment. The maturity date of the receivables is all within one year of the
original issuance date and carried at face value. The Company is not lending money, it just sells goods to the customers (customers can
pay the purchased goods by cash, accounts receivable or bank acceptance receivables). The receivables mature within one year, and are
non-interest bearing. As bank acceptance receivables are issued by the banks, payments are guaranteed. The Company has
not discounted or endorsed any bank acceptances as of December 31, 2021.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
Accounts receivable represent trade receivables
and are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently adjusted for any allowance for doubtful accounts or impairment.
The Company records impairment losses for accounts
receivable based on assessments of the recoverability of the trade and other receivables and individual account analysis, including the
current creditworthiness and the past collection history of each debtor. Impairments arise when there is objective evidence indicating
that the balances may not be collectible. The identification of bad and doubtful debts, in particular of a loss event, requires the use
of judgment and estimates, which involve the estimates of specific losses on individual exposures, as well as a provision on historical
trends of collections. Based on management of customers’ credit and ongoing relationship, management makes conclusions whether any
balances outstanding at the end of the period will be deemed non-collectible on an individual basis and on aging analysis basis. The provision
is recorded against accounts receivables balances, with a corresponding charge recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive income. Delinquent account balances are written-off against the allowance for doubtful accounts after management has determined
that the likelihood of collection is not probable.
The Company historically has not had material
bad debts in accounts receivable. There were no bad debt expenses for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 and there was no
provision for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Inventories
Inventories are valued using the lower of cost
or net realizable value. Cost is principally determined using the weighted-average method. The Company records adjustments to inventory
for excess quantities, obsolescence, or impairment, when appropriate, to reflect inventory at net realizable value. These adjustments
are based upon a combination of factors including current sales volume, market conditions, lower of cost or market analysis and expected
realizable value of the inventory.
There were no write-downs recognized of inventories
as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Deferred IPO costs and other current assets
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, Deferred IPO
costs and other current assets were $1,394,539 and $496,612.
Deferred IPO costs represent the incremental costs
incurred for the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”). These costs are deferred and were charged against the gross
proceeds of the IPO subsequent to year end (see Note 14). Deferred IPO costs primary include specific legal, audit and professional
consulting costs. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the deferred IPO costs were $1,277,152 and $408,681, respectively.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment items are recorded
at their historic cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. The Company calculates depreciation using the straight-line
method, after consideration of the estimated residual values, over the following estimated useful lives:
Category | |
Useful lives | | |
Estimated residual value | |
Buildings | |
| 20 years | | |
| 10 | % |
Machinery and Equipment | |
| 10 years | | |
| 10 | % |
Motor vehicles | |
| 5 years | | |
| 10 | % |
Electronic Equipment | |
| 5 years | | |
| 10 | % |
Office Equipment | |
| 3 years | | |
| 10 | % |
Inspection Equipment | |
| 5 years | | |
| 10 | % |
Major improvements are capitalized and expenditures
for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Construction in progress represents property, plant and equipment under construction
or being installed. Costs include original cost, installation, construction and other direct costs. Interest expenses directly related
to construction in progress would be capitalized. Construction in progress is transferred to the appropriate fixed asset account and depreciation
commences when the asset has been substantially completed and placed in service.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are non-monetary assets without
physical substance. These items are initially measured at cost and subsequently carried at cost less any accumulated amortization and
impairment losses. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.
Amortization of finite-lived intangible assets is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives, which is as
follows:
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Useful lives |
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Land use rights |
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50 years |
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Patent |
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5 years |
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Trademark |
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10 years |
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company accounts for impairment of long-lived
assets in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, Property, Plant and Equipment. (“ASC
360”). Long-lived assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets. In accordance with ASC 360,
the Company evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets when it determines a triggering event has occurred, or whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When indicators exist, recoverability of
assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying value of the asset group to the estimated undiscounted future net cash flows expected
to be generated by the asset. Examples of such triggering events include a significant disposal of a portion of such assets, and adverse
change in the market involving the business employing the related assets. If such assets are determined not to be recoverable, the Company
performs an analysis of the fair value of the asset group and will recognize an impairment loss when the fair value is less than the carrying
amounts of such assets. The fair value, based on reasonable and supportable assumptions and projections, require subjective judgments.
Depending on the assumptions and estimates used, the appraised fair value projected in the evaluation of long-lived assets can vary within
a range of outcomes. The Company considers the likelihood of possible outcomes in determining the best estimate for the fair value of
the assets. The Company did not record any impairment charges for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. There can be no assurance
that future events will not have impact on company revenue or financial position which could result in impairment in the future.
Investment
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards
Board (“FASB”) ASC 321, “Investment-Equity Securities,” the Company accounts for non-marketable securities on
a prospective basis. Equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values and do not qualify for the net asset value practical
expedient are eligible for the measurement alternative.
On March 3, 2011, Yada invested in Yangzhou Juyuan Guarantee Co., Ltd
(“Juyuan”) and obtained 12% equity interest of Juyuan. For the Company’s passive and without significant influence or
control equity investment in private company which do not have readily determinable fair values, the Company has elected the measurement
alternative defined as cost, less impairment, plus or minus adjustments resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions
for the identical or a similar investment of the Company. The investment is reviewed periodically to determine if its value has been impaired
and adjustments are recorded as necessary in profit or loss for the period. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019,
no impairment indicators were identified and no loss related to revaluation of its investment in the private company was recorded.
Value-added Tax
Value-added taxes (“VAT”) collected
from customers relating to product sales and remitted to governmental authorities are presented on a net basis. VAT collected from customers
is excluded from revenue which is recorded in VAT payable. The Company is subject to a VAT rate of 16% from January 1, 2019 to March 31,
2019, and the most current VAT rate of 13% effective on April 1, 2019. The VAT payable may be offset by VAT paid by the Company on raw
materials and other materials included in the cost of producing or acquiring its finished products.
Related Parties
Parties are considered to be related to the Company
if the parties, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with
the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal
owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal with if one party controls or can significantly
influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully
pursuing its own separate interests. The Company discloses all significant related party transactions.
Revenue Recognition
Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted
ASC Topic 606 using the modified retrospective adoption method. Based on the requirements of ASC Topic 606, revenue is recognized when
control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects
to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company primarily sells its products to hospitals and medical equipment
companies. Revenue is recognized when the following 5-step revenue recognition criteria are met:
| 1) | Identify the contract with
a customer |
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Identify the performance obligations in the contract |
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Determine the transaction price |
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Allocate the transaction price |
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Recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfies a performance obligation |
Revenue from product sales is recognized at the
point in time control of the products is transferred, generally upon customer receipt based upon the standard contract terms. Shipping
and handling activities are considered to be fulfillment activities rather than promised services and are not, therefore, considered to
be separate performance obligations. The Company’s sales terms provide no right of return outside of a standard quality policy and
returns are generally not significant. Payment terms for product sales are generally set at 90 to 180 days after the consideration becomes
due and payable.
Revenue Disaggregation
The Company’s disaggregated revenues are
represented by two categories which are type of goods and type of customers.
Type of Goods
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For the year ended December 31, | |
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2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
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US$ | | |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
Self-Manufactured Products | |
| 48,059,165 | | |
| 44,473,076 | | |
| 38,527,955 | |
Resales of Sourced Disposable Medical Devices from Third Party Manufacturers | |
| 55,978,545 | | |
| 44,587,934 | | |
| 41,098,116 | |
Total Revenue | |
| 104,037,710 | | |
| 89,061,010 | | |
| 79,626,071 | |
Type of Customers
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For the year ended December 31, | |
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2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
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US$ | | |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
Direct sales | |
| 9,499,748 | | |
| 9,430,082 | | |
| 9,436,382 | |
Distributors | |
| 94,537,962 | | |
| 79,630,928 | | |
| 70,189,689 | |
Total Revenue | |
| 104,037,710 | | |
| 89,061,010 | | |
| 79,626,071 | |
Earnings per Ordinary Share
Earnings (loss) per ordinary share is calculated
in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing the net income
(loss) attributable to shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. Diluted
earnings per ordinary share is computed in accordance with the treasury stock method and based on the weighted average number of ordinary
shares and dilutive ordinary share equivalents. Dilutive ordinary share equivalents are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings
per ordinary share if their effects would be anti-dilutive. There is no ordinary share equivalent issued to date.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
ASC 220, Comprehensive Income (“ASC 220”)
establishes rules for reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components. ASC 220 requires that unrealized gains and losses
on the Company’s foreign currency translation adjustments be included in comprehensive income (loss).
Advertising Costs
The Company’s advertising costs are expensed
as incurred. Advertising expenses are included in selling expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and comprehensive
income. Advertising expenses were $21,498, $53,770 and $226,111 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development expenses are expensed
as incurred. Research and development expenses were $2,725,014, $2,492,059 and $3,214,326 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020
and 2019, respectively.
Income Tax
Current income taxes are provided on the basis
of net profit for financial reporting purposes, adjusted for income and expense items which are not assessable or deductible for income
tax purposes, in accordance with the regulations of the relevant tax jurisdictions.
Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary
differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements, net operating
loss carry forwards and credits. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more
likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided in accordance
with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted rates expected to apply
to taxable income in which temporary differences are expected to be reversed or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities
of changes in tax rates is recognized in the statement of comprehensive income in the period of the enactment of the change.
The Company considers positive and negative evidence
when determining whether a portion or all of its deferred tax assets will more likely than not be realized. This assessment considers,
among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, the duration
of statutory carry-forward periods, its experience with tax attributes expiring unused, and its tax planning strategies. The ultimate
realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient future taxable income within the carry-forward
periods provided for in the tax law and during the periods in which the temporary differences become deductible. When assessing the realization
of deferred tax assets, the Company has considered possible sources of taxable income including (i) future reversals of existing
taxable temporary differences, (ii) future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards, (iii) future
taxable income arising from implementing tax planning strategies, and (iv) specific known trend of profits expected to be reflected
within the industry.
The Company recognizes a tax benefit associated
with an uncertain tax position when, in its judgment, it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination
by a taxing authority. For a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Company initially and subsequently
measures the tax benefit as the largest amount that the Company judges to have a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate
settlement with a taxing authority. The Company’s liability associated with unrecognized tax benefits is adjusted periodically due
to changing circumstances, such as the progress of tax audits, case law developments and new or emerging legislation. Such adjustments
are recognized entirely in the period in which they are identified. The Company’s effective tax rate includes the net impact of
changes in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and subsequent adjustments as considered appropriate by management. The Company
classifies interest and penalties recognized on the liability for unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense.
Segment Reporting
FASB 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes
standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organizational structure
as well as information of the Company’s business segments, geographical areas, segments and major customers. The Company uses the
“management approach” in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization
and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the
source for determining the Company’s reportable segments. The chief operating decision maker is the Company’s president and
Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Management, including the chief operating decision maker, reviews operating results of different
products at revenue level with no allocation of operating costs. Consequently, based on management’s assessment, the Company has
determined that it has only one operating segment as defined by FASB ASC 280.
The Company has disclosed the type of revenue by government category
as follows.
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December 31, 2021 | | |
December 31, 2020 | | |
December 31, 2019 | |
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US$ | | |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
Category | |
Produced | | |
Purchased | | |
Total | | |
Produced | | |
Purchased | | |
Total | | |
Produced | | |
Purchased | | |
Total | |
Class I | |
| 6,151,443 | | |
| 7,331,962 | | |
| 13,483,405 | | |
| 5,181,532 | | |
| 6,155,223 | | |
| 11,336,755 | | |
| 4,437,204 | | |
| 5,160,589 | | |
| 9,597,793 | |
Class II | |
| 36,788,116 | | |
| 41,313,745 | | |
| 78,101,861 | | |
| 35,863,806 | | |
| 33,573,351 | | |
| 69,437,157 | | |
| 30,876,709 | | |
| 31,733,898 | | |
| 62,610,607 | |
Class III | |
| 1,094,957 | | |
| 2,291,899 | | |
| 3,386,856 | | |
| 758,525 | | |
| 2,355,768 | | |
| 3,114,293 | | |
| 1,463,677 | | |
| 2,287,449 | | |
| 3,751,126 | |
Others | |
| 4,024,649 | | |
| 5,040,939 | | |
| 9,065,588 | | |
| 2,669,213 | | |
| 2,503,592 | | |
| 5,172,805 | | |
| 1,750,365 | | |
| 1,916,180 | | |
| 3,666,545 | |
Total | |
| 48,059,165 | | |
| 55,978,545 | | |
| 104,037,710 | | |
| 44,473,076 | | |
| 44,587,934 | | |
| 89,061,010 | | |
| 38,527,955 | | |
| 41,098,116 | | |
| 79,626,071 | |
Class I, II, and III medical devices are defined
by the National Medical Products Administration of China according to their risk levels under the Regulation on the Supervision and Administration
of Medical Devices (2021 Revision), Article 6 as follows:
|
● |
“Class I Medical Devices” means medical devices with low risks, whose safety and effectiveness can be ensured through routine administration. |
|
● |
“Class II Medical Devices” means medical devices with moderate risks, which shall be strictly controlled and administered to ensure their safety and effectiveness. |
|
● |
“Class III Medical Devices” means medical devices with relatively high risks, which shall be strictly controlled and administered through special measures to ensure their safety and effectiveness. |
Furthermore, the Company has disclosed revenue by major product type
included in each government category.
| |
| |
December 31, | | |
December 31, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
| |
2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
Category | |
Products | |
US$ | | |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
Class I | |
Eye drops bottle | |
| 2,398,222 | | |
| 2,466,978 | | |
| 1,988,619 | |
| |
Oral medicine bottle | |
| 3,263,135 | | |
| 2,200,569 | | |
| 1,843,626 | |
| |
Anal bag | |
| 739,376 | | |
| 554,859 | | |
| 537,221 | |
| |
Other Class I | |
| 7,082,672 | | |
| 6,114,349 | | |
| 5,228,327 | |
Subtotal-Class I | |
| |
| 13,483,405 | | |
| 11,336,755 | | |
| 9,597,793 | |
Class II | |
Masks | |
| 600,534 | | |
| 9,632,150 | | |
| 239,439 | |
| |
Identification tape | |
| 15,049,686 | | |
| 11,617,668 | | |
| 11,986,329 | |
| |
Disposable medical brush | |
| 8,493,760 | | |
| 6,353,649 | | |
| 6,866,189 | |
| |
Gynecological inspection kits | |
| 8,752,617 | | |
| 4,924,689 | | |
| 5,534,425 | |
| |
Surgical kit | |
| 4,754,769 | | |
| 3,383,215 | | |
| 3,631,577 | |
| |
Medical brush | |
| 4,130,703 | | |
| 3,635,190 | | |
| 3,268,554 | |
| |
Medical kit | |
| 5,037,054 | | |
| 3,429,371 | | |
| 3,028,961 | |
| |
Other Class II | |
| 31,282,738 | | |
| 26,461,225 | | |
| 28,055,133 | |
Subtotal-Class II | |
| |
| 78,101,861 | | |
| 69,437,157 | | |
| 62,610,607 | |
Class III | |
Electronic pump | |
| 246,819 | | |
| 292,211 | | |
| 549,942 | |
| |
Anesthesia puncture kit | |
| 430,288 | | |
| 438,047 | | |
| 429,806 | |
| |
Disposable infusion pump | |
| 278,734 | | |
| 335,632 | | |
| 364,858 | |
| |
Infusion pump | |
| 309,746 | | |
| 196,686 | | |
| 350,450 | |
| |
Electronic infusion pump | |
| 291,725 | | |
| 185,030 | | |
| - | |
| |
Laparoscopic trocar | |
| 219,901 | | |
| 134,585 | | |
| 222,205 | |
| |
Other Class III | |
| 1,609,643 | | |
| 1,532,102 | | |
| 1,833,865 | |
Subtotal-Class III | |
| |
| 3,386,856 | | |
| 3,114,293 | | |
| 3,751,126 | |
Others | |
| |
| 9,065,588 | | |
| 5,172,805 | | |
| 3,666,545 | |
Total | |
| |
| 104,037,710 | | |
| 89,061,010 | | |
| 79,626,071 | |
For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and
2019, revenues and assets within PRC contributed over 90% of the Company’s total revenues and assets.
The Outbreak of COVID-19
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization
declared the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern,” and on March
11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak as a “pandemic.” COVID-19 has had a severe and negative
impact on the Chinese and the global economy and such impact persists as of the date of this annual report.
In fiscal year 2020, COVID-19 had a significant impact on our business
and results of operations as the sales volume of masks rose sharply while the sales of products other than masks declined due to an overall
decrease in market demand. In fiscal year 2021, with the stable control of the domestic epidemic in China, the market of masks was no
longer in urgent shortage compared to the same period in 2020, and the production of epidemic prevention products resumed more normal
production levels. In general, with the precise control of the epidemic in China, our production and operations have recovered smoothly,
and the demand for other products has increased gradually.
Whether the ongoing influence of Covid-19 will
lead to a continued downturn in the economy is still unknown. With a high degree of uncertainty surrounding the future severity of COVID-19
and actions taken by governments, private companies and hospitals to contain the coronavirus, the extent to which COVID-19 will continue
to impact the companies’ businesses, sales and operating results will depend on future developments.
Recently adopted Accounting Standards
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted
ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The
new standard replaces the ‘incurred loss methodology’ credit impairment model with a new forward-looking “methodology
that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform
credit loss estimates.” In applying the new standard, the Company has adopted the loss rate methodology to estimate historical losses
on accounts receivables. The Company has adopted the aging methodology to estimate the credit losses on accounts receivables. The historical
data is adjusted to account for forecasted changes in the macroeconomic environment in order to calculate the current expected credit
loss. The Company’s adoption of ASC 326 did not result in a material change in the carrying values of the Company’s financial
assets on the transition date.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016–02,
Leases (Topic 842), ASC 842, and subsequently amended the guidance relating largely to transition considerations under the standard in
July 2018. The new guidance, which creates new accounting and reporting guidelines for leasing arrangements, requires organizations that
lease assets to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet related to the rights and obligations created by those leases, regardless
of whether they are classified as finance or operating leases. Consistent with current guidance, the recognition, measurement, and presentation
of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease primarily will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. The guidance
also requires new disclosures to help financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising
from leases. The new standard is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018,
including interim periods within that reporting period, with early application permitted. In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-01, Leases
(Topic 842) Codification Improvements, which further clarifies the determination of fair value of the underlying asset by lessors that
are not manufacturers or dealers and modifies transition disclosure requirements for changes in accounting principles and other technical
updates. The amendments in ASU 2019-01 amend Topic 842 and the effective date of those amendments is for fiscal years beginning December
15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years for public business entities. For all other entities, ASC 842 is effective
for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company only had an operating lease of
office space from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, and the Company did not have any finance lease. The Company recorded lease expenses
of $7,839 under general and administrative expenses during the year. The Company has renewed the same operating lease with a term from
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, with all other lease contents remaining the same.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12,
Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which removes specific exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and to simplifies
accounting for income taxes. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020
and for interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company does not expect the adoption
to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01,
Investments-Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic
815): Clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815, which clarifies the interaction of the accounting for equity
investments under Topic 321 and investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting in Topic 323 and the accounting for certain
forward contracts and purchased options accounted for under Topic 815. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2021 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect the adoption to
have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Inventories consist of the following:
| |
December 31, 2021 | | |
December 31, 2020 | |
| |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
Raw material | |
| 305,408 | | |
| 503,391 | |
Work-in-process | |
| 224,694 | | |
| 30,453 | |
Finished goods | |
| 682,699 | | |
| 779,465 | |
Low-value consumables | |
| 38,592 | | |
| 12,781 | |
Total | |
| 1,251,393 | | |
| 1,326,090 | |
For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, there were
no writes-down of inventories.
4. |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
| |
December 31, 2021 | | |
December 31, 2020 | |
| |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
Buildings | |
| 9,552,700 | | |
| 9,329,585 | |
Machinery and equipment | |
| 2,897,846 | | |
| 2,827,808 | |
Motor vehicles | |
| 574,006 | | |
| 583,503 | |
Electronic equipment | |
| 239,005 | | |
| 212,560 | |
Office equipment | |
| 46,987 | | |
| 34,886 | |
Inspection equipment | |
| 94,683 | | |
| 92,471 | |
Construction in progress | |
| 657,880 | | |
| - | |
Total | |
| 14,063,107 | | |
| 13,080,813 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | |
| 6,585,363 | | |
| 5,978,336 | |
Property and equipment, net | |
| 7,477,744 | | |
| 7,102,477 | |
Depreciation
expense was $595,522, $497,238 and $481,062 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company
pledged buildings to secure bank borrowings to the Company as disclosed in Note 8.
Intangible assets consisted of the following:
| |
December 31, 2021 | | |
December 31, 2020 | |
| |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
Land use rights | |
| 814,865 | | |
| 795,833 | |
Patents | |
| 31,384 | | |
| 30,651 | |
Software | |
| 10,201 | | |
| 9,962 | |
Trademarks | |
| 131,814 | | |
| 128,736 | |
Total | |
| 988,264 | | |
| 965,182 | |
Less: accumulated amortization | |
| 426,263 | | |
| 389,663 | |
Intangible assets, net | |
| 562,001 | | |
| 575,519 | |
Amortization expense was $26,951, $26,195 and
$28,159 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The following table sets forth the Company’s
amortization expenses for the twelve months ending December 31 of the following years:
2022 | | |
$ | 23,438 | |
2023 | | |
| 16,297 | |
2024 | | |
| 16,297 | |
2025 | | |
| 16,297 | |
2026 | | |
| 16,297 | |
Thereafter | | |
| 473,375 | |
| | |
$ | 562,001 | |
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company
pledged land use rights to secure bank borrowings to the Company as disclosed in Note 8.
On March 3, 2011, Yada invested RMB 6 million
into Yangzhou Juyuan Guarantee Co., Ltd. (“Juyuan”) and obtained 12% equity interest of Juyuan. Juyuan mainly provides financing
guarantee services and relevant consulting services to customers. Juyuan has only one executive director and one supervisor. Neither the
executive director nor supervisor is related to Yada. Therefore, Yada has neither control nor significant influence over Juyuan. For the
Company’s passive and without significant influence or control equity investment in a private company which does not have readily
determinable fair values, the Company has elected the measurement alternative defined as cost, less impairment, plus or minus adjustments
resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer.
For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020
and 2019, no impairment indicators were identified and no loss related to revaluation of its investment in the private company was
recorded.
| |
December 31, 2021 | | |
December 31, 2020 | |
| |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
Deposits for land use right | |
| 17,261,400 | | |
| 16,858,237 | |
Deposits for buildings | |
| 13,338,355 | | |
| 13,026,820 | |
Total | |
| 30,599,755 | | |
| 29,885,057 | |
On October 22, 2018, the Company signed a land
use right agreement with the government of Touqiao Town, Yangzhou City and paid RMB 50 million ($7.85 million) and RMB 60 million ($9.42
million), respectively, in 2018 and 2019 according to the agreement. The remaining amount of RMB 12.5 million ($1.96 million) will be
paid when the land use right is transferred. The Company expects that the land use right will be transferred in August 2022.
On April 20, 2020, the Company signed a factory
building purchase agreement with Jiangsu Qionghua Group Co., Ltd. and paid deposit of RMB 85 million ($13.34 million). The remaining amount
of RMB 39 million ($6.12 million) will be paid when the factory building is transferred. The buildings are expected to be transferred
to the Company in August 2022.
8. |
Short-term Bank Borrowings |
Short-term bank borrowings are working capital
loans from banks in China. Short-term bank borrowings as of December 31, 2021 consisted of the following:
Lender |
|
Company |
|
|
Rate |
|
|
Issuance Date |
|
|
Expiration Date |
|
|
Amount-RMB |
|
|
Amount-US$
| |
Bank of Communications |
|
Huadong |
|
|
|
3.70% |
|
|
11/1/2021 |
|
|
10/19/2022 |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
784,610 |
|
Agricultural Bank of China |
|
Huadong |
|
|
|
3.70% |
|
|
11/3/2021 |
|
|
11/3/2022 |
|
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
|
1,412,296 |
|
Jiangsu Yangzhou Rural Commercial Bank |
|
Huadong |
|
|
|
3.95% |
|
|
2/25/2021 |
|
|
2/17/2022* |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
784,609 |
|
Bank of China |
|
Huadong |
|
|
|
3.80% |
|
|
3/3/2021 |
|
|
3/2/2022* |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
784,609 |
|
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China |
|
Yada |
|
|
|
3.85% |
|
|
2/19/2021 |
|
|
2/18/2022* |
|
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
|
1,412,296 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,000,000 |
|
|
|
5,178,420 |
|
* | These loans were renewed upon maturity. |
Short-term bank borrowings as of December 31, 2020 consisted of the
following:
Lender |
|
Company |
|
|
Rate |
|
|
Issuance Date |
|
|
Expiration Date |
|
|
Amount-RMB |
|
|
Amount-US$
| |
Jiangsu Yangzhou Rural Commercial Bank |
|
Huadong |
|
|
|
3.15% |
|
|
2/18/2020 |
|
|
2/5/2021 |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
766,284 |
|
Bank of China |
|
Huadong |
|
|
|
3.15% |
|
|
2/26/2020 |
|
|
2/22/2021 |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
|
306,513 |
|
Agricultural Bank of China |
|
Huadong |
|
|
|
3.70% |
|
|
11/3/2020 |
|
|
11/2/2021 |
|
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
|
1,379,310 |
|
Bank of Communications |
|
Huadong |
|
|
|
3.85% |
|
|
9/8/2020 |
|
|
8/23/2021 |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
766,284 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,000,000 |
|
|
|
3,218,391 |
|
Interest expense was $180,744, $137,160 and $97,790
for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The Company’s short-term bank
borrowings are pledged by the Company’s assets and guaranteed by the Company’s major shareholders Yongjun Liu, Yin Liu,
Kai Liu and its subsidiary Yada.
The carrying values of the Company’s pledged
assets to secure short-term borrowings by the Company are as follows:
| |
December 31, 2021 | | |
December 31, 2020 | |
| |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
Buildings, net | |
| 2,499,131 | | |
| 2,254,013 | |
Land use right, net | |
| 294,582 | | |
| 187,913 | |
Total | |
| 2,793,713 | | |
| 2,441,926 | |
Taxes payable consisted of the following:
| |
December 31, 2021 | | |
December 31, 2020 | |
| |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
VAT payable | |
| 488,443 | | |
| 433,214 | |
Income tax payable | |
| 1,521,767 | | |
| 1,253,258 | |
Other tax payable | |
| 72,042 | | |
| 61,770 | |
Total | |
| 2,082,252 | | |
| 1,748,242 | |
Cayman Islands
Under the current laws of the Cayman Islands,
the Company is not subject to tax on income or capital gain. Additionally, upon payments of dividends to the shareholders, no Cayman Islands
withholding tax is imposed.
Hong Kong
Under the current Hong Kong Inland Revenue Ordinance,
the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiary, Kang Fu, is subject to 16.5% income tax on its taxable income generated from operations in Hong
Kong. On December 29, 2017, Hong Kong government announced a two-tiered profit tax rate regime. Under the two-tiered tax rate regime,
the first HK$2.0 million assessable profits will be subject to an 8.25% lower tax rate and the remaining taxable income will continue
to be taxed at the existing 16.5% tax rate. The two-tiered tax regime becomes effective from the assessment year of 2018 and 2019, which
is on or after April 1, 2018. The application of the two-tiered rates is restricted to only one nominated enterprise among connected entities.
Kang Fu is nominated by the Company as the entity to apply the two-tiered rates among the group for the assessment years of 2021, 2020
and 2019.
PRC
Provisions for income tax are as follows:
| |
December 31, 2021 | | |
December 31, 2020 | | |
December 31, 2019 | |
| |
US$ | | |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
Provisions for current income tax | |
| 5,278,462 | | |
| 4,688,321 | | |
| 3,818,709 | |
Provisions for deferred income tax | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total | |
| 5,278,462 | | |
| 4,688,321 | | |
| 3,818,709 | |
The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s
total income tax expense to the income before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively:
| |
2021 | | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
| |
US$ | | |
US$ | | |
US$ | |
Income before income tax provision | |
| 26,228,041 | | |
| 23,733,576 | | |
| 19,249,906 | |
Tax at the PRC EIT tax rates | |
| 5,605,035 | | |
| 4,724,933 | | |
| 4,003,701 | |
Other | |
| (13,086 | ) | |
| (28,392 | ) | |
| - | |
Tax effect of non-deductible expenses | |
| 226,222 | | |
| 313,006 | | |
| 223,045 | |
Tax effect of R&D expenses additional
deduction* | |
| (539,709 | ) | |
| (321,226 | ) | |
| (408,037 | ) |
Income tax expense | |
| 5,278,462 | | |
| 4,688,321 | | |
| 3,818,709 | |
* | According to PRC tax regulations, an additional of 75% of
current year R&D expenses may be deducted from tax income. |
Under the Enterprise Income Tax Law (“EIT
Law”), Foreign Investment Enterprises (“FIEs”) and domestic companies are subject to Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”)
at a uniform rate of 25%.
Huadong was entitled High and New Technology Enterprise
(“HNTE”) certificate and enjoyed preferential tax rate of 15% for a three-year validity period from November 30, 2016 and
the HNTE certificate was renewed on November 22, 2019 with a three-year validity period. Thus, Huadong is eligible for a 15% preferential
tax rate from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2021.
The EIT Law also provides that an enterprise established
under the laws of a foreign country or region but whose “de facto management body” is located in the PRC be treated as a resident
enterprise for PRC tax purposes and consequently be subject to the PRC income tax at the rate of 25% for its global income. The Implementing
Rules of the EIT Law define the location of the “de facto management body” as “the place where the exercising, in substance,
of the overall management and control of the production and business operation, personnel, accounting, properties, etc., of a non-PRC
company is located.” Based on a review of surrounding facts and circumstances, the Company does not believe that it is likely that
its entities registered outside of the PRC should be considered as resident enterprises for the PRC tax purposes.
The EIT Law also imposes a withholding income
tax on dividends distributed by a FIE to its immediate holding company outside of the PRC. Kang Fu, which is the parent of Huada, Yada
and Huadong, is therefore subject to a maximum withholding tax of 10% on dividends distributed by Huada, Yada and Huadong. In accordance
with accounting guidance, all undistributed earnings are presumed to be transferred to the parent company and are subject to the withholding
taxes. The presumption may be overcome if the Company has sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the undistributed dividends will be
re-invested and the remittance of the dividends will be postponed indefinitely. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has determined that
the undistributed earnings in Huada, Yada and Huadong will be re-invested into the subsidiary for the expansion of the Company’s
business in mainland China and hence the remittance of the dividends will be postponed indefinitely.
Uncertain tax positions
The Company evaluates each uncertain tax position
(including the potential application of interest and penalties) based on the technical merits, and measure the unrecognized benefits associated
with the tax positions. As of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not have any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions.
|
11. |
Commitments and Contingencies |
Operating lease
The Company has an operating lease to rent an
office space in Shanghai. The lease term is 12 months, with the option to renew annually. Rent expense was $7,839, $7,324 and $7,320 and
is included in general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company has
renewed the same operating lease with a term from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, with all other lease contents remaining the same.
Purchase of land use right and factory building
As described in Note 7, according to contracts
signed on October 22, 2018 and April 20, 2020, the Company would pay the remaining amount of RMB 12.5 million ($1.96 million) and RMB
39 million ($6.12 million) respectively, when the land use right and factory building were transferred to the Company.
Other commitments
The Company did not have other significant commitments,
long-term obligations, or guarantees as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Contingencies
The Company is subject to legal proceedings and
regulatory actions in the ordinary course of business. The results of such proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, but the Company
does not anticipate that the final outcome arising out of any such matter will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated business,
financial position, cash flows or results of operations taken as a whole. As of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company is not a
party to any material legal or administrative proceedings.
12. |
Statutory Surplus Reserves and Restricted Net Assets |
Pursuant to laws applicable to entities incorporated in the PRC, the
Company is required to make appropriations to certain reserve funds, comprising the statutory surplus reserve and the discretionary surplus
reserve, based on after-tax net income determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the PRC (“PRC GAAP”).
Appropriations to the statutory surplus reserve are required to be at least 10% of the after-tax net income determined in accordance with
PRC GAAP until the reserve is equal to 50% of the entity’s registered capital. Appropriations to the discretionary surplus reserve
are made at the discretion of the Board of Directors. And as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not have a discretionary surplus
reserve. As of December 31, 2021, all of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries reserves had reached 50% of their registered capital threshold
and, as a result, the Company stopped being required to allocate after-tax profits to this reserve.
As a result of these PRC laws and regulations
and the requirement that distributions by PRC entities can only be paid out of distributable profits computed in accordance with PRC GAAP,
the PRC entities are restricted from transferring a portion of their net assets to the Company. Amounts restricted include paid-in capital
and the statutory reserves of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries. The aggregate amounts of capital and statutory reserves restricted
which represented the amount of net assets of the relevant subsidiaries in the Company not available for distribution was $15,780,867
and $15,780,867 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Under PRC laws and regulations, statutory surplus
reserves are restricted to set-off against losses, expansion of production and operation and increasing registered capital of the respective
company and are not distributable other than upon liquidation. The reserves are not allowed to be transferred to the Company in terms
of cash dividends, loans or advances, nor allowed for distribution except under liquidation.
13. |
Related Party Transactions and Balances |
Related Parties:
Name of related parties |
|
Relationship with the Company |
Yangzhou Yada Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd. |
|
An entity controlled by Kai Liu, son of Yongjun Liu |
Jiangsu Qinqin Group Yangzhou Hujun Food Co., Ltd. |
|
An entity controlled by Kai Liu, son of Yongjun Liu |
Shanghai Xinya Pharmaceutical Hanjiang Co., Ltd. |
|
An entity controlled by Kai Liu, son of Yongjun Liu |
Yangzhou Meihua Import and Export Co., Ltd. |
|
An entity controlled by Kai Liu, son of Yongjun Liu |
Related Party Sales
The Company sells products to its related parties and the sales amount
and the accounts receivable from related parties for 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
Sales:
Name of related party |
|
For the Year Ended
December 31, |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
Yangzhou Meihua Import and Export Co., Ltd. |
|
$ |
51,750 |
|
|
$ |
71,885 |
|
|
$ |
113,121 |
|
|
Yangzhou Yada Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd. |
|
|
347,737 |
|
|
|
669,583 |
|
|
|
567,559 |
|
|
Shanghai Xinya Pharmaceutical Hanjiang Co., Ltd. |
|
|
176,414 |
|
|
|
67,101 |
|
|
|
145,773 |
|
|
Jiangsu Qinqin Group Yangzhou Hujun Food Co., Ltd. |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,038 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
575,901 |
|
|
$ |
816,607 |
|
|
$ |
826,453 |
|
|
Due from Related Parties:
Name of related party |
|
December 31,
2021 |
|
|
December 31,
2020 |
|
Yangzhou Meihua Import and Export Co., Ltd. |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
56,616 |
|
Yangzhou Yada Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd. |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
301,113 |
|
Shanghai Xinya Pharmaceutical Hanjiang Co., Ltd. |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
34,345 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
392,074 |
|
The Company has evaluated the impact of events that have occurred subsequent
to December 31, 2021, through the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued, and concluded that no subsequent
events have occurred that would require recognition in the consolidated financial statements or disclosure in the notes to the consolidated
financial statements, except as follow:
Initial public offering
On February 18, 2022, the Company closed its initial public offering
(the “Offering”) of ordinary shares, par value $0.0005 per share (the “Shares”). The Shares were offered by the
Company pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-1, as amended (File No. 333-258659), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”), which was declared effective by the Commission on February 15, 2022. A final prospectus relating to this
Offering was filed with the Commission on February 17, 2022. Under the terms of an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”)
with Prime Number Capital LLC and Shengang Securities Company Limited, as the representatives of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”),
the Company sold a total of 3,940,000 Shares at an offering price of $10.00 per share for gross proceeds of $39,400,000. The Shares sold
consisted of 3,600,000 Shares sold pursuant to the Underwriters’ firm commitment, together with an additional 340,000 Shares sold
pursuant to the Underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option under the Underwriting Agreement. The total net proceeds
to the Company from the Offering, after deducting discounts, expense allowance, and expenses, were approximately $34,576,000. Following
the closing of the Offering, the Company has a total of 23,940,000 Shares issued and outstanding. At the closing of the Offering, the
Company deposited $500,000 from the gross proceeds from the Offering into an escrow account established by Wilmington Trust, National
Association, as escrow agent, for the purpose of covering potential legal actions against Prime Number Capital LLC, as a representative
of the Underwriters, pursuant to the indemnification escrow agreement filed.
Subsidiary capital increase
The Company increased by US$17 million of capital for Yangzhou Huada
Medical Equipment Co., Ltd., one of the Company’s subsidiaries, using the funds received from the Company’s initial public
offering.
Bank borrowing
As the date these consolidated financial statements
were available to be issued, the Company has new bank borrowings in the amount of $3,609,201 (RMB 23 million) with interest rates ranging from
3.55-3.95% and has bank loan repayment of $3,002,796 (RMB 19 million).
New bank borrowing
Subsequent new bank borrowings consisted of the
following:
Lender |
|
Company |
|
Rate |
|
|
Issuance
Date |
|
Collateral/Security |
|
Amount-RMB |
|
|
Amount-USD |
|
Jiangsu Yangzhou Rural Commercial Bank |
|
Huadong |
|
|
3.95 |
% |
|
2/17/2022 |
|
Yada, Yongjun Liu |
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
784,609 |
|
Bank of China |
|
Huadong |
|
|
3.70 |
% |
|
3/3/2022 |
|
Yongjun Liu, Yin Liu |
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
784,609 |
|
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China |
|
Yada |
|
|
3.70 |
% |
|
2/18/2022 |
|
Properties of Yada |
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
|
1,412,296 |
|
Bank of Communications |
|
Huadong |
|
|
3.55 |
% |
|
3/9/2022 |
|
Yongjun Liu, Yin Liu, Yada |
|
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
|
627,687 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,000,000 |
|
|
|
3,609,201 |
|
Repayment
Subsequent repayments on bank borrowings consisted of the following:
Lender |
|
Company |
|
Rate |
|
|
Repayment
Date |
|
Collateral/Security |
|
Amount-RMB |
|
|
Amount-USD |
|
Jiangsu
Yangzhou Rural Commercial Bank |
|
Huadong |
|
|
3.95 |
% |
|
2/17/2022 |
|
Yada, Yongjun Liu |
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
788,880 |
|
Bank
of China |
|
Huadong |
|
|
3.80 |
% |
|
3/2/2022 |
|
Yongjun Liu, Yin Liu |
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
791,014 |
|
Industrial
and Commercial Bank of China |
|
Yada |
|
|
3.85 |
% |
|
2/18/2022 |
|
Properties of Yada |
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
|
1,422,902 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,000,000 |
|
|
|
3,002,796 |
|
Dissolution of customer
On February 21, 2022, a customer whose revenues
individually represented 11.26%, 12.71% and 14.26% of the Company's total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
was dissolved.
As the date of this consolidated financial statements
were available to be issued, all accounts receivable due from the customer have been collected and the Company does not expect the dissolution
of the customer to have a material impact on future operations.
Legal proceedings
Case No. CGC-22-598030, Macias, Gini & O’Connell
LLP vs. Meihua International Medical Technologies Co., Ltd., filed April 2, 2022 in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.
This is an action filed by a former accounting firm for the collection of allegedly past-due professional fees totaling $210,000 plus
attorney’s fees. We believe the action to be without merit and are preparing to answer the Complaint and defend this action.
Potential
liability related to the Offering
In conjunction with our initial public offering,
during the roadshow leading up to the IPO, a Hong Kong investment company named Tai He International Group Limited (“Tai He”)
was referred to the Company by Shengang Securities Company Limited (“Shengang”), the Company’s co-underwriter based
in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). Tai He, through negotiations with Shengang, asserted that it would participate
in the IPO as an investor. As a development stage PRC medical device company, the Company’s management had no experience in the
US capital markets and relied on its investment bankers and underwriters in providing guidance and advice concerning its US public offering.
Accordingly, the Company was unaware of the actual motives of Tai He. Based on the Company’s trust in Shengang, and given the circumstances
that the Company was unable to make further verification, the Company hastily entered into a series of agreements with Tai He (the “Tai
He Agreements”).
Pursuant to the Tai He Agreements, Tai He agreed
to invest a minimum of $35.0 million in the IPO subject to the Company making a $7.0 million refundable deposit (the “Refundable
Deposit”) and advancing a $3.0 million service fee for investor relations and other services (together, the “Services”)
payable to Tai He. The Company, its affiliates and individual Company shareholders paid the $7.0 million Refundable Deposit and $3.0 million
service fee to Tai He in several installments from January 27, 2022 to March 11, 2022. After March 11, 2022, the Company has made no other
payments to, nor had any direct interaction with, Tai He, and, in actuality, the Company never directly communicated with Tai He during
the negotiations, only communicating about Tai He and the Tai He Agreements through Shengang.
After the IPO, through the Company’s internal
risk control process, the Company learned that Tai He does not appear to be an investor in the Company and, when the Company attempted
to inquire about it, Tai He refused to speak with the Company. Based on the facts as investigated and understood by the Company, the Company
believes that it was defrauded by Tai He and that Tai He never actually invested $35 million in the IPO. In fact, the Company learned
that Tai He made no investments in the Company at all, and Tai He has no involvement in the Company’s IPO matters. In addition,
the Refundable Deposit has not been repaid to the Company and no Services have been provided to the Company by Tai He. As a result, the
Company believes that the Tai He Agreements may be deemed a fraud perpetrated by Tai He and Shengang against the Company by Tai He taking
advantage of asymmetric information, including the Company’s lack of knowledge and understanding of the US markets, IPO rules and
processes, and the trust of the Company.
After consultation with professionals, the Company
is now aware that the Tai He Agreements were required to be disclosed to the public and believes that the agreements themselves are fraudulent
and non-enforceable, and therefore the Company has made an immediate decision to disclose the Tai He Agreements to meet the compliance
requirements of the SEC. Further, the Company acknowledges that it had improperly relied on the advice, direction and counsel of Shengang
when entering into the Tai He Agreements. The Company is now proactively working to terminate the Tai He Agreements and recover the monies
already paid to Tai He by the Company. The Company and its executive management team intends to cooperate with the SEC, as well as any
other relevant authorities, to ensure that its investors’ interests are protected while such matters are resolved.
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