PART I
Item 1.
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Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
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Directors and senior management.
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Not applicable.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
Item 2.
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Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
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Not applicable.
B.
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Method and expected timetable.
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Not applicable.
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Selected financial data
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The selected consolidated statement of operations data for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and the selected consolidated balance sheets data as of March 31, 2013 and
March 31, 2014 set forth below have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are derived from our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this annual report. The selected consolidated statement of
operations data for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010 and 2011 and the selected consolidated balance sheets data as of March 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012 set forth below have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are
derived from our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto not included elsewhere in this annual report. The selected consolidated financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with Item 5Operating and Financial
Review and Prospects, the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and other financial information which appear elsewhere in this annual report.
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Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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(In thousands, except for per share data)
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Statement of operations data:
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Net sales
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$
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39,049
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$
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42,727
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$
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55,213
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$
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66,827
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$
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62,693
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Cost of goods sold
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(34,369
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(38,190
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(48,385
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(56,855
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(57,999
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Gross profit
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4,680
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4,537
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6,828
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9,972
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4,694
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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(6,615
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(8,166
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(7,027
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(12,384
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(13,148
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Other operating income, net
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179
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1,138
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29
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Operating loss
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(1,756
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(2,491
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(170
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(2,412
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(8,454
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Interest income, net
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281
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537
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95
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1,504
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685
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Other income (expenses), net
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304
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441
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1,125
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583
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2,397
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Income (Loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
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(1,171
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(1,513
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1,050
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(325
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(5,372
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Income tax (expense) benefit
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(389
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(204
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(1,229
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842
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256
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Income (Loss) from continuing operations
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(1,560
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(1,717
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(179
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517
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(5,116
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Income (Loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes
(1)
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5,026
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(2,471
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1,596
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(2,588
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(5,547
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Net income (loss)
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3,466
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(4,188
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1,417
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(2,071
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(10,663
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Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
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175
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(6
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108
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108
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Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc.
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$
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3,466
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$
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(4,013
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$
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1,411
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(1,963
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$
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(10,555
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Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share of common stock:
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Income (Loss) from continuing operations
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$
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(0.51
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$
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(0.51
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$
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(0.06
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$
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0.21
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$
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(1.65
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Income (Loss) from discontinued operations
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1.65
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(0.81
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0.52
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(0.86
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(1.82
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Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock
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$
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1.14
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$
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(1.32
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$
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0.46
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$
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(0.65
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$
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(3.47
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Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock
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3,038
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3,039
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3,039
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3,040
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3,042
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(1)
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In January 2012 and December 2013, the Company discontinued the operation of its home appliance and EMS business segments, respectively.
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(2)
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Comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with current years presentation.
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At March 31,
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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(In thousands)
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Balance sheets data:
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Working capital
(1)
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$
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51,870
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$
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45,170
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$
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54,000
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$
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45,383
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$
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36,343
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Total assets
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111,087
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119,936
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109,040
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108,226
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99,667
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Net assets
(2)
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77,736
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76,512
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80,259
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76,534
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66,174
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Total debt
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12,585
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4,000
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4,826
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7,280
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Shareholders equity
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77,736
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76,337
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80,091
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76,258
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65,790
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Working capital is the excess of current assets over current liabilities.
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(2)
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Net assets are the excess of total assets over total liabilities and non-controlling interests.
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(3)
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Total debt is the summation of short-term borrowings, current portion of long-term bank borrowings and non-current portion of long-term bank
borrowings.
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Capitalization and indebtedness
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Not applicable.
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Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds
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Not applicable.
Passive foreign investment company.
Based on our financial statements, the valuation of our assets and the interpretation that rental income from our non-US based factories and equipment is
considered passive, we believe that it may be determined in the future that we are a passive foreign investment company (PFIC). We have experienced recent changes in the composition of our income and assets resulting from the
discontinuation of our home appliance and EMS businesses, and could experience further changes that may result from increases in the Companys cash reserves and/or the generation of rental income from the lease of portions of our facilities. If
we become a passive foreign investment company, such characterization could result in adverse U.S. tax consequences to our investors if they are a U.S. investor. For example, if we become a PFIC, our U.S. investors will become subject to increased
tax liabilities under U.S. tax laws and regulations and will become subject to burdensome reporting requirements.
If we are a
PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. investor holds our common shares, unless the U.S. investor made a mark-to-market election, the U.S. investor would be subject to special tax rules with respect to any excess distribution
received and any gain realized from a sale or other disposition, including a pledge, of common shares. Distributions received in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received during the shorter of the three
preceding taxable years or a U.S. investors holding period for the common shares will be treated as excess distributions. Under these special tax rules:
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the excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over the U.S. investors holding period for the common shares,
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the amount allocated to the current taxable year, and any taxable year prior to the first taxable year in which we were a PFIC, will be treated as
ordinary income, and
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the amount allocated to each other year will be subject to tax at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and the interest charge generally
applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the resulting tax attributable to each such year.
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In
addition, non-corporate U.S. investors will not be eligible for reduced rates of taxation on any dividends received from us in taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2015, if we are a PFIC in the taxable year in which such dividends are
paid or in the preceding taxable year.
The determination of whether or not we are a PFIC is made on an annual basis and
depends on the composition of our income and assets from time to time. Specifically, we will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. tax purposes if either: (i) 75% or more of our gross income in a taxable year is passive income, or (ii) the
average percentage of our assets (which include cash) by (determined on a quarterly average) value in a taxable year which produce or are held for the production of passive income (which includes cash) is at least 50%. The calculation of the value
of our assets will be based, in part, on the then prevailing market value of our common shares, which is subject to change. We have calculated our position for fiscal 2014 and our plan for 2015 and believe we are not currently a PFIC and do not
expect to be in fiscal 2015. See Item 10. Additional InformationE. TaxationMaterial United States Federal Income Tax Consequences.
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Downturns in economic and financial conditions
. Demand for our products
depends in large part upon worldwide consumers of telecom products. While general economic conditions have shown improvement in many parts of the world, there has been continued economic weakness in many key markets. Additionally, growth in the PRC
has slowed and government polices continue to evolve. A downturn in economic conditions in the PRC or elsewhere may reduce the willingness or ability of our customers and prospective customers to commit funds to purchase our products and services,
and may reduce their ability to pay for our products and services after purchase. Economic conditions that could impact our business include, but are not limited to, recessionary conditions, slow or negative economic growth rates, the impact of
state and sovereign debt defaults. Similarly, our suppliers may not be able to supply us with needed raw materials or components on a timely basis, may increase prices or go out of business, which could result in our inability to meet customer
demand, or fulfill our contractual obligations or could affect our gross margins. If the economy or markets in which we operate deteriorate or financial markets weaken, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely
impacted.
Operations Strategy.
In recent years the Company has experienced inflationary pressures that have
severely impacted its ability to operate a manufacturing enterprise in the location in the PRC that was originally established for that purpose in 1995. The government has consistently changed the rules to provide a better living standard for
migrant workers, de-emphasized low value added export industries and increased energy costs to try and reduce pollution. Additionally, there is a shortage of technical talent and retaining such talent is a major challenge for management.
The net effect is that government sponsored/supported high technology enterprises can better flourish in this environment. We are not one
of them. Our primary goal therefore is to secure the best use for the real estate we have and this will require cooperation from the local government. To date the government has approved our program including our rental arrangements but there is no
assurance that they will continue to do so.
At present our rental income, assuming our tenants are financially viable, is
nearly sufficient to cover the costs of the facility but if we do not develop an appropriate use of our land and buildings in the future, that is approved and supported by the local authorities, our financial position will be adversely impacted.
Under Chinese laws and regulations, a landlord can be held responsible to pay past due wages, social insurance and severance
in the event any tenant becomes financially insolvent. If any of our tenants become insolvent, particularly our start-up EMS lessee, and the government holds us responsible, our overall cost could materially exceed the deposits we hold from our
tenants. In such an occurrence our results of operations and financial condition would be adversely effected.
Inflation
and increased labor costs.
The economy in China has grown significantly over the past 20 years, which has resulted in an increase in inflation and the average cost of labor, especially in the coastal cities. Chinas overall economy and
the average wage in the PRC are expected to continue to grow. Increases in Chinas inflation and material increases in the cost of labor would diminish our competitive advantage and, unless we are able to pass on these increased labor costs to
our customers by increasing prices for our products and services, our profitability and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Additional Land Use Rights Payments
. Following our exit from the home appliance and EMS businesses, approximately 122,000 square meters of production space and 10,000 square meters of
dormitories were no longer needed for our operation. We began leasing a portion of this space to independent third parties in fiscal 2013 and, as of the date of this annual report, we had leased 76,000 square meters of former production space to be
used as warehouse space. In addition, in April 2014, we entered into two five-year lease agreements to rent out our former EMS production facility and equipment plus office space which totalled 26,453 square meters.
The land use right certificates obtained by the Company for the land where the leased facilities are located include a statement as to
the approved use of the land. The Dongguan City local government retains the right to demand additional fees from the Company in the event that it is deemed that the Companys leasing of certain of its facilities is inconsistent with the
approved use of the land stated on the land use right certificates. No formal fee schedule exists; thus the Company cannot quantify the amount of such fees, should the local government elect to demand the payment of such fees. No accruals have been
made as these fees are neither probable nor quantifiable. In the event that we are required to pay additional land use rights, it would have an adverse effect on our financial condition and operations.
Conflict Minerals.
In August 2012, under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
(Dodd-Frank), the SEC adopted new requirements for companies that use certain minerals and derivative metals (referred to as conflict minerals, regardless of their actual country of origin) in their products. These new
requirements will require companies to investigate, disclose and report whether or not such metals originated from the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining countries. In October 2012, the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S.
Chamber of commerce filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in response to a section of Dodd-Frank regulation that requires public companies to disclose whether their products have been manufactured with
these conflict minerals in countries where the sale of these minerals fuel humanitarian violence. In April 2014, the Court found that certain aspects of the requirements violated the first Amendment. In January 2013, the SECs conflicts
minerals disclosure rules were to become effective, requiring companies to make their first conflict minerals disclosures on or before May 31, 2014 for the 2013 calendar year. However, the SEC issued a Partial Stay of the Conflict Mineral Rules
on May 2, 2014 and we will continue evaluating the disclosure requirements in order to comply with the SEC rules, as they are ultimately prescribed.
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As there may be only a limited number of suppliers offering conflict free
metals, we cannot be certain that our suppliers will be able to obtain necessary metals in sufficient quantities or at competitive prices. Also, since our supply chain is complex and some suppliers will not share their confidential supplier
information, we may face challenges with our customers and suppliers if we are unable to sufficiently verify that the metals used in our products are conflict free. Some customers may choose to disqualify us as a supplier and we may have
to write off inventory in the event that it becomes unsalable as a result of these regulations.
Credit terms in the
PRC.
Some of the Companys major customers in the PRC are granted credit terms of up to 210 days; however, receivables for some of the Companys customers may extend beyond the stated credit terms. An increase in receivables that
extend beyond stated credit terms or a customers refusal or inability to pay would have a material adverse effect on our profitability and results of operations.
Dependence on major customers.
Our five largest Electronic Components customers represent approximately 60% of consolidated net sales for continuing operations in fiscal 2014. We have no
contractual arrangements with these customers and only sell to them based on purchase orders received. We expect that a limited number of customers will continue to represent a substantial portion of our sales for the foreseeable future. The loss of
any of our major customers or a decrease or delay in orders or anticipated spending by such customers could materially reduce our revenues and profitability. Our largest customers could also engage in business combinations, which could increase
their size, reduce their demand for our products as they recognize synergies or rationalize assets and increase or decrease the portion of our total sales concentration to any single customer.
Penalties for workforce reductions
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In June 2007, the National Peoples Congress of the PRC enacted new labor
law legislation called the Labor Contract Law, which became effective on January 1, 2008. It formalizes workers rights concerning overtime hours, pensions, layoffs, employment contracts and the role of trade unions. Considered one of the
strictest labor laws in the world, among other things, this new law requires an employer to conclude an open-ended employment contract with any employee who either has worked for the employer for 10 years or more or who has had two
consecutive fixed-term contracts. An open-ended employment contract is in effect a lifetime, permanent contract, which is terminable only in specified circumstances, such as a material breach of the employers rules and regulations,
or for a serious dereliction of duty. Under the new law, downsizing by 20% or more of an individual entity may occur only under specified circumstances, such as a restructuring undertaken pursuant to Chinas Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, or where
a company suffers serious difficulties in production and/or business operations. Also, in the event of a layoff of more than 20 employees at one time, the entity is required to communicate with its labor union and report to the District Labor
Bureau. We complied with all of the requirements when discontinuing our home appliance and EMS businesses at significant cost. Any further workforce reductions would have a material impact on our financial results.
Security of bank accounts in the PRC.
The Company has a number of bank accounts in the PRC to satisfy lines of credit,
exchange regulations and banking facilities and to support its operations. None of these accounts are government-insured. There is considerable uncertainty over the long-term effects of the expansionary monetary and fiscal policies adopted by PRC
banks and financial authorities and it remains unclear whether the stimulus plans and other measures implemented by the Chinese government will be enough to avert an economic downturn. The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) has recently
expressed its intentions not to support the interbank market and its desire for tighter monetary policies. In the event of a credit crisis, our accounts would be vulnerable to loss, which would have a material adverse effect on our business and
financial condition.
PRC Social Insurance Law.
In October 2010
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China promulgated the Social Insurance
Law of the Peoples Republic of China (the Social Insurance Law), which became effective as of July 1, 2011. Before its promulgation, Chinas social insurance policies were implemented through a web of rules and
regulations at both national and local levels. The Law unifies previous, scattered laws that relate to social insurance matters. The Social Insurance Law expressly clarifies that the social insurance system in China includes pension insurance,
medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work-related injury insurance and maternity insurance, all of which are mandatory for employees of companies operating in the PRC. Both employers and employees are required to make contributions for
pension, medical and unemployment insurance, while only employers are required to make contributions for work-related injury insurance and maternity insurance. Additionally, under certain circumstances, employers must provide housing subsidies for
its workers.
The Social Insurance Law does not specify the contribution rates or the basis for calculating each kind of
social insurance, which leaves room for local governments to implement the Social Insurance Law based upon their local economic realities and consistent with the national policy. Currently, contribution rates are determined at the provincial or
municipal level and many local governments have not yet established contribution rates.
Previously, the Company adhered to a
policy of accruing and expensing social insurance premiums equivalent to two years of such costs at published rates, without regard to actual payments. The Company has assessed the potential for retroactive application of the Social Insurance Law
and concluded that such retroactive application is neither likely nor calculable. In prior years, new accruals were offset by a resulting reversal of accruals made two years prior. However, should the local government rates or applicability
ultimately differ from those used by the Company, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial results and financial condition.
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In fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2014, in connection with our exit from the home appliance and EMS
businesses respectively, previous accruals for the social insurance expenses for their segments were reversed to offset severance and other costs relating to the termination of employees previously assigned to their respective businesses.
Cost and availability of labor.
There is an emerging trend of a shortage of supply of migrant workers in China,
particularly in Guangdong Province where our factory is located. Both in numbers and in skill, the labor force in China cannot keep up with the current speed of economic development and labor organizations have begun to initiate industrial action to
raise wages. We continually adjust salaries and fringe benefits in order to attract and retain an adequate labor force. This trend of labor shortages is expected to continue and will likely result in further increases in wages as companies seek to
retain their existing work forces. In the coming year, we expect that both a potential shortage of labor and increasing costs will impact our manufacturing operations, which has affected and will continue to adversely affect gross margins.
Cancellation or delays in purchase orders placed by our customers
. Sales to our customers are primarily based
on purchase orders and forecasts we receive. We generally purchase and stock components upon receiving orders; however, we will purchase components for certain customers based on their rolling forecasts. We are required to purchase components on an
occasional or continuous basis in the expectation of receiving purchase orders for products that use such components. In the event the actual orders are delayed or cancelled, we would have increased inventory levels or possible write-downs of our
inventory that could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Foreign sales, operations
and assets
. Substantially all of our products are currently manufactured in China and over 99% of the net book value of our total long-lived assets is located there. We sell products to companies based principally in China and Asia.
Consequently, our international operations and sales may be subject to the following risks, among others:
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political and economic risks, including political instability, currency controls and exchange rate fluctuations;
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changes in import/export regulations;
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changes in the rate of inflation;
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changes in tariff and freight rates; and
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Governmental regulation
. Our operations and assets in China are subject to significant political, economic, legal and other
uncertainties. Any of the followings could result from policy changes by the Chinese government and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition:
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Under its current leadership, the Chinese government has been pursuing economic reform policies, including the encouragement of private economic activity and greater economic decentralization. In 2001,
China was admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and is now entitled to the full trading rights afforded a WTO member country. There can be no assurance, however, that China will continue to pursue and implement favorable
economic reform policies, that such policies will be successful if pursued or that such policies will not be significantly altered from time to time without prior notice.
The municipal authorities in each township in China have a certain amount of discretion to impose or waive a large number of fees and taxes including value-added tax, real estate tax, stamp duty, licenses
and permits. In the Companys manufacturing location, it is subject to the laws and regulations of the township of Dongguan, Guangdong Province and the PRC. To the extent the government authorities decide to exercise their discretion to
increase or impose new fees, our operations could be materially affected.
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Change in PRC taxation
. Under PRC tax law before 2008, the Company was subject
to a lower overall effective tax rate than some U.S. domiciled corporations because of the location of its business operations. However, on March 16, 2007, the Chinese government enacted a unified enterprise income tax law or EIT, which became
effective on January 1, 2008. Prior to the EIT, as a foreign invested enterprise, or FIE, some of our subsidiaries enjoyed preferential tax treatment. Under the EIT, most domestic enterprises and FIEs are subject to a single PRC
enterprise income tax rate of 25%. One of our subsidiaries in China is qualified as a High and New Technology Enterprise (HNTE) and subject to a preferential tax rate of 15% effective January 1, 2012 as long as it retains its HNTE
classification. We base our tax position upon the anticipated nature and conduct of our business and upon our understanding of the tax laws of the various administrative regions and countries in which we have assets or conduct activities. However,
our tax position is subject to review and possible challenge by the tax authorities and to possible changes in law, which may have retroactive effect. We cannot determine in advance the extent to which some jurisdictions may require us to pay taxes
or make payments in lieu of taxes, which could have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations.
PRC taxation on deemed income
. The PRC tax authorities could determine that any inter-company payable account in accordance
with PRC GAAP could be deemed income if such inter-company payables cannot be settled and are therefore income subject to taxation. In accordance with FASB ASC 740, we evaluated our position and determined that such inter-company payables will be
settled, and particularly, since prior year tax assessments have been confirmed with the PRC tax authorities, deeming such inter-company payables as income is not likely. However, if the PRC tax authorities deem the inter-company payables of our PRC
subsidiaries as income, it would have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations.
PRC
taxation on worldwide income
. We may be deemed a PRC resident enterprise under the EIT Law and be subject to PRC taxation on our worldwide income. The EIT Law provides that enterprises established outside of China whose de facto
management bodies are located in China are considered resident enterprises and are generally subject to the uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on their worldwide income. Under the implementation regulations for the EIT Law
issued by the PRC State Council, de facto management body is defined as a body that has material and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances and treasury, and
acquisition and disposition of properties and other assets of an enterprise. Also, on April 22, 2009, the State Administration of Tax (SAT) issued a Tax Circular,
Guoshuifa (2009) No. 82, Notice on the Recognition of
Overseas Incorporated Domestically Controlled Enterprises as PRC Resident Enterprises Based on the Place of Effective Management Criteria
, or Circular 82, with retrospective effect from 1 January 2008. According to Circular 82, any
enterprise established under the law of a country or region other than the PRC but whose main investor is a PRC enterprise or Group shall be recognized as a resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes if all the following criteria are met: (i) the
senior executives responsible for its daily production or business operations and the place where such responsibilities are carried out are mainly located in China; (ii) decisions about its finances (such as borrowing, lending, financing and
managing financial risk) and human resources (such as staff recruitment, termination, and remuneration policies) are made or approved by organizations or individuals located in China; (iii) its major properties, accounting books and records,
company seal, board minutes and resolutions, shareholders meeting minutes, etc. are kept in China; and (iv) 50% or more of its voting directors or its senior executives habitually reside in China. The principle of substance over
form applies when determining the place of effective management. Although Circular 82 was issued to regulate the PRC tax resident judgment of companies established overseas and controlled by PRC companies, which is not applicable in our case,
the criteria in Circular 82 should be used as a reference to the SATs view on this issue. We believe the risk of being recognized as a PRC resident enterprise under the EIT Law is very low. If we are treated as a resident enterprise for PRC
tax purposes, we will be subject to PRC tax on our worldwide income at the 25% uniform tax rate, which could have an impact on our effective tax rate and an adverse effect on our results of operations.
Potential taxes on dividends and sale of our stock.
Under the EIT Law and implementation regulations issued by the State
Council, PRC income tax at the rate of 10% is applicable to dividends payable to investors that are non-resident enterprises which do not have an establishment or place of business in the PRC, or which have such establishment or place of
business but the relevant income is not effectively connected with the establishment or place of business, to the extent that such dividends have their sources within the PRC. Similarly, any gain realized on the transfer of shares by such investors
is also subject to 10% PRC income tax if such gain is regarded as income derived from sources within the PRC. If we are considered a PRC resident enterprise, it is unclear whether dividends we pay with respect to our common shares, or
the gain our investors may realize from the transfer of our common shares, would be treated as income derived from sources within the PRC and be subject to PRC tax. If we are required under the EIT Law to withhold PRC income tax on dividends payable
to our non-PRC investors that are non-resident enterprises, or if our investors are required to pay PRC income tax on the transfer of our common shares, the value of their investment in common shares may be materially and adversely
affected.
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Unsecured cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.
We have cash and
short-term
cash equivalent instruments,
available-for-sale
investments which are invested with third party financial institutions that
may not be insured or exceed the insurance limits of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or other government insurance agencies. While we make an effort to monitor the cash balances in our operating accounts and adjust the
cash balances as appropriate, these cash balances could be impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or become subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets. Additionally, there are restrictions in the PRC concerning
transfer of funds outside the PRC. We have not experienced any loss in our cash and cash equivalents to date or lack of access to cash in our operating accounts. We also invest excess cash in immediately available and short-term interest bearing
cash equivalent instruments. If a commercial bank or financial institution in which we have our funds deposited should become insolvent or be taken over by the FDIC or other governmental insurance agencies, we could have significant unrecoverable
cash deposits. A loss in cash deposits would have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
New products and rapid technological change.
The technology incorporated in many of our products, particularly consumer electronics, is characterized by rapid change in the marketplace. In
addition, the emergence of new technologies can quickly render existing products obsolete or unmarketable. Our ability to anticipate changes in technology and industry standards or consumer demand and successfully develop and introduce new or
enhanced products that gain market acceptance will be a critical factor in our ability to grow and remain competitive. There can be no assurance that we will timely or successfully complete the development of new or enhanced products or successfully
manage the transition from one product release to the next, or that our future products will achieve market acceptance. The failure to realize such goals could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Proprietary technology; patent protection
. We rely on a combination of internal procedures,
nondisclosure agreements, intellectual property rights assignment agreements, as well as licenses, patents, trademarks and copyright law to protect our intellectual property and know-how. Our intellectual property rights may not be successfully
asserted in the future or may be invalidated, circumvented or challenged. For example, we frequently explore and evaluate potential relationships and projects with other parties, which often requires that we provide the potential partner with
confidential technical information. While confidentiality agreements are typically put in place, there is a risk the potential partner could violate the confidentiality agreement and use our technical information for its own benefit or the benefit
of others or compromise the confidentiality. In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries in which our products may be sold or manufactured do not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the
United States. For example, laws in China may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as in the United States. Failure or inability to protect our proprietary information could result in a decrease in our sales or
profitability. The protection of our intellectual property may require expensive investment in protracted litigation and the investment of substantial management time and there is no assurance we ultimately would prevail or that a successful outcome
would lead to an economic benefit that is greater than the investment in the litigation. In addition, we may be unable to prevent third parties from using our intellectual property rights and know-how without our authorization or from independently
developing intellectual property that is the same as or similar to ours, particularly in those countries where the laws do not protect our intellectual property rights as fully as in the United States. We compete in a number of industries that are
small or specialized, which makes it easier for a competitor to monitor our activities and increases the risk that ideas will be stolen. The unauthorized use of our know-how by third parties could reduce or eliminate any competitive advantage we
have developed, cause us to lose sales or otherwise harm our business or increase our expenses as we attempt to enforce our rights.
Potential patent infringement or similar claims.
Although it is our intention to avoid infringing or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights of others, third parties may
nevertheless claim (and in the past have claimed) that our processes and products infringe their intellectual property and other rights. We compete with other companies for contracts in some small or specialized industries, which increases the risk
that the other companies will develop overlapping technologies leading to an increased possibility that infringement claims will arise. Whether or not these claims have merit, we may be subject to costly and time-consuming legal proceedings, and
this could divert our managements attention from operating our businesses. In order to resolve such proceedings, we may need to obtain licenses from these third parties or substantially re-engineer or rename our products in order to avoid
infringement. In addition, we might not be able to obtain the necessary licenses on acceptable terms, or at all, or be able to re-engineer or rename our products successfully.
Product liability
. We may be subject to substantial product liability costs if claims arise out of problems associated with our products. We provide a warranty for limited manufacturing
defects to certain of our customers. We do not provide warranties, however, that extend to the ultimate consumers of the product. Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that we will not be subject to a suit by a consumer who uses one of our
products if the product causes an injury to any person or does not perform properly. We maintain product liability insurance in an amount we believe is sufficient. There can be no assurance, however, that our insurance coverage will be adequate or
that all product liability claims will be covered by our current product liability insurance. In addition, these policies must be renewed annually. To date, we have not been subject to any material product liability claim. While we have been able to
obtain product liability insurance in the past, premiums continue to increase in cost and may not be available in the future on terms acceptable to us, if at all. The failure to maintain insurance coverage, or a successful claim against us not
covered by or in excess of the insurance coverage, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, product liability claims, regardless of their merit or eventual outcome, may have a
material adverse effect on our business reputation.
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Product safety; delays in regulatory approval
. Prior to the commercial
introduction of our products into the market, we always obtain approval of our products by at least one of the organizations engaged in testing product safety and/or other appropriate agencies. The application process for securing these approvals
requires a significant commitment of time and resources by our technical staff and could delay the introduction of our products. Our inability to obtain regulatory approval within the projected timeframe for commercial introduction of our products
or other product introduction delays could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Risks of manufacturing in China; property damage
. All of our products are manufactured at our factory complex located in Dongguan, China. In addition to the political and economic risks of
operations in China, firefighting and disaster relief assistance in China is not as sophisticated as in certain Western countries. We currently maintain property damage insurance in the aggregate of approximately $135 million which covers our
inventory, furniture, equipment, machinery and buildings and also maintain business interruption insurance in the aggregate of approximately $20.7 million for losses relating to our factory. Material damage to, or the loss of, our facilities due to
fire, severe weather, flood, force majeure or other act of God or cause, even if insured against, would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Impact of environmental regulations
. We are subject to Chinese laws that regulate environmental quality, the utilization of
natural resources and the reduction of pollution. Environmental regulation in China is currently evolving and could become more stringent or more stringently enforced in the future, which could require us to make substantial additional capital
expenditures in the future to maintain compliance. As a manufacturer, we are subject to annual inspections by the local branch of the State Environment Protection Administration (SEPA). Although compliance with environmental regulations
has not had a material adverse effect on us in the past, failure to comply with these laws or to pass an inspection in the future could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Dependence on distributions from operating subsidiaries and currency fluctuation
. We have no direct business operations,
other than our ownership of our subsidiaries. If we decide to pay dividends in the future, as a holding company, our ability to pay dividends and meet other obligations would depend upon the receipt of dividends or other payments from our operating
subsidiaries and our other holdings and investments. In addition, our operating subsidiaries may also be subject to restrictions on their ability to make distributions to us, including, among others, restrictive covenants in loan agreements,
restrictions on the conversion of local currency into U.S. dollars or other hard currency and other regulatory restrictions, particularly as it relates to our PRC subsidiaries. Since we do not engage in hedging or other similar transactions,
extraordinary currency fluctuations could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Concentration of ownership
. Wing Shing Holdings Company Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (Wing Shing Holdings), directors and family members of directors of the Company
beneficially own approximately 67.3% of our outstanding common shares (issued net of treasury shares). The share ownership of Wing Shing Holdings is held 44.0% by the estate of Kwong Ho Sham who, prior to his passing, served as the Chairman of the
Companys Board of Directors, and 56.0% by our Chief Executive Officer, John Sham, who currently serves as a director. Voting control of Wing Shing Holdings is effectively held by John Sham. As a result, Wing Shing Holdings and its shareholders
and their family members are in a position to control our activities and policies, including possessing the voting power to elect our board of directors and approve all matters requiring shareholder approval and the ability to generally direct our
affairs. In June 2011, Kwong Ho Sham established a trust that is intended to own his portion of Wing Shing Holdings shares in the Company. Upon his passing, 303,070 shares currently owned by Wing Shing Holdings are intended to go into this
trust and 385,727 shares owned by Wing Shing Holdings would be transferred to John C.K. Sham. As of June 2014, the transfers had not yet taken place but are expected to occur when his estate is settled. John C.K. Sham, as a trustee of his
fathers charitable trust, declines beneficial ownership of any of the trusts shares.
Unexpected loss of our
C.E.O. or other key personnel
. Our continued success requires us to hire, retain and develop our leadership bench and other highly skilled personnel. The unexpected loss of our Chief Executive Officer, John C.K. Sham, turnover in key
personnel, or our failure to develop and implement an adequate succession plan to backfill current leadership could deplete our institutional knowledge base, erode our competitive advantage and jeopardize our continued viability.
Service and enforcement of legal process
. We are organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. All but one of our
directors and executive officers reside outside the United States, and most of our assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for investors to effect service of process on these persons within the
United States or to enforce against these persons judgments obtained in U.S. courts, including judgments predicated on the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States. In particular, judgments of U.S. courts
predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States may be difficult to enforce in British Virgin Islands courts and it is uncertain whether British Virgin Islands courts will enter judgments in
original actions brought in British Virgin Islands courts predicated solely upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States.
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British Virgin Islands company
. Our corporate affairs are governed by our
memorandum and articles of association and by the International Business Companies Act of the British Virgin Islands. Principles of law relating to such matters as the validity of corporate procedures, the fiduciary duties of management and the
rights of our shareholders may differ from those that would apply if we were incorporated in the United States or another jurisdiction. The rights of shareholders under British Virgin Islands law are not as clearly established as are the rights of
shareholders in many other jurisdictions. Thus, our shareholders may have more relative difficulty protecting their interests against certain actions by our board of directors or principal shareholders than similarly situated shareholders of a
corporation incorporated in another jurisdiction. Please see details under Item 10Additional Information.
Director actions without shareholder approval
. Under our memorandum and articles of association and the laws of the British
Virgin Islands, our memorandum and articles of association may be amended by our board of directors without shareholder approval. This includes:
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Our ability to amend our memorandum and articles of association by a resolution of directors or a resolution of members could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of
the Company without any further action by the shareholders including, but not limited to, a tender offer to purchase our common shares at a premium over then current market prices.
Our status as a foreign private issuer
. We are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of rules promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the Exchange Act). As such, we are exempt from certain of the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act and corporate governance standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq).
Because of these exemptions, investors are not afforded the same protection or information generally available to investors holding shares in public companies organized in the United States or traded on the Nasdaq. However, Nasdaq does not exempt
foreign private issuers from independent audit committee requirements and we are required to disclose any significant ways our current corporate governance practices differ from those followed by domestic companies under Nasdaq listing standards. In
addition, our Chief Executive Officer must notify Nasdaq if one of our executive officers becomes aware of any material non-compliance with any applicable Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards to Nasdaq. Please see Item
16GCorporate Governance for more information.
Reciprocal enforcement of foreign judgments
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treaty exists between Hong Kong and the United States providing for the reciprocal enforcement of foreign judgments. Accordingly, Hong Kong courts might not enforce judgments predicated on the federal securities laws of the United States, whether
arising from actions brought in the United States or, if permitted, in Hong Kong.
Delisting of our common
shares
. Our Common Stock is currently quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market. The Company must satisfy certain minimum listing maintenance requirements to maintain such quotation, including a series of financial tests relating to shareholders
equity or net income or market value, public float, number of market makers and shareholders, market capitalization, and maintaining a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share for the Common Stock. If our Common Stock is delisted from the Nasdaq Global
Market, then our Common Stock may trade on the Over-the-Counter-Bulletin Board, which is viewed by most investors as a less desirable and less liquid market place. Delisting from the Nasdaq Global Market could make trading our Common Stock more
difficult and increase expenses for the Company to raise additional capital and may have an adverse impact on the overall value of our Common Stock.
Inherent limitation on Internal Control.
Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent
limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be
circumvented by collusion or improper management decision. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these
inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it may be possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
Inherent uncertainty in preparation of financial statements.
The consolidated and condensed consolidated financial
statements included in the periodic reports we file with the SEC are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP involves making estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect
reported amounts of assets, liabilities and related reserves, revenues, expenses and income. Estimates, judgments and assumptions are inherently subject to changes in the future, and any such changes could result in corresponding changes to the
amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and income. Any such changes could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.
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Increased global IT security threats.
Increased global IT security threats and
more sophisticated and targeted computer crime pose a risk to the security of our systems and networks and the confidentiality, availability and integrity of our data. While we attempt to mitigate these risks by employing a number of measures,
including employee training, comprehensive monitoring of our networks and systems, and maintenance of backup and protective systems, our systems, networks, products, solutions and services remain potentially vulnerable to advanced persistent
threats. Depending on their nature and scope, such threats could potentially lead to the compromising of confidential information, improper use of our systems and networks, manipulation and destruction of data, defective products, production
downtimes and operational disruptions, which in turn could adversely affect our reputation, competitiveness and results of operations.
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History and development of the Company
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Our legal name is Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. (formerly known as Global-Tech Appliances Inc.). The Company was organized as an
international business company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on May 2, 1991 and became a publicly traded entity on April 7, 1998. The address of our registered office in the British Virgin Islands is TrustNet Chambers, P.O.
Box 3444, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and the telephone number at that address is
(284) 494-5296.
The address of our principal place of business, and the location of our executive and administrative offices, is 12/F., Kin Teck Industrial Building, 26 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, and the
telephone number at that address is
(852) 2814-0601.
Our e-mail address is
investorrelations@global-webpage.com.
Our website is located at
http://www.global-webpage.com.
The information contained on our website does not constitute a part of this annual report.
Historically, the Companys primary business was the export of a wide range of small electrical appliances to North American and European markets. However, the Companys continuing efforts to
diversify its business, together with the discontinuation of our home appliance business, resulted in all of our revenues from continuing operations for fiscal 2014 being derived from the Chinese domestic telecommunications market. It is anticipated
that the majority of the Companys future business is likely to be focused on opportunities in the PRC.
In fiscal 2014,
we reported our results of operations in two segments: (i) electronic components and (ii) others. Through December 2013 we had a third reportable segment: electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and through December 2011 a
fourth reportable segment: home appliances. These segments were managed separately and were characterized by different originations, processes and locations. As a result of our exit from the home appliance business in January 2012 and EMS in
December 2013, we began reporting these operations as discontinued operations as of March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2014, respectively. Because our segment results are reported on a continuing operations basis, we have two remaining
reportable segments for fiscal 2014: (i) electronic components and (ii) others.
The electronic components and EMS
businesses became reportable segments in fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2010, respectively, as a result of the separation of management functions for the businesses. The others segment is comprised of a number of product lines/units, which
individually are not yet material and have not met the quantitative thresholds for a reportable segment, and development programs that have not materialized to date into full product businesses. The results of each segment are routinely evaluated in
assessing performance and allocating resources amongst the segments.
As discussed more fully under Discontinued
Operations below and in Note 18, Discontinued Operations, in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, our home appliance and EMS businesses are reported as discontinued operations.
Recent Developments
Discontinued Operations
As previously disclosed and discussed elsewhere in this annual report, the Company completed its exit from the EMS business in December
2013.
Prior to its exit from the EMS business, the Company performed electronic manufacturing services for its PRC telecom
customers. Using Surface Mount Technology (SMT) equipment, we produced printed circuit boards utilizing the telecom provided chip and then assembled the whole mobile phone for them using customer supplied materials. Initial pricing for
producing printed circuit boards was sufficient to invest in the necessary equipment and clean room. However, due to competition and the economic clout of the customers, pricing deteriorated in fiscal 2012 and further in fiscal 2013. At the same
time our labor and utility costs were increasing by 15 to 20% per annum.
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The assembly process was primarily offered to our telecom customers to encourage them to
increase their subcontracting of printed circuit boards to us where our operation was profitable. Assembly was marginally profitable on a stand alone basis assuming reasonable productivity at the time we established this operation. However not only
did labor costs rise but constant labor turnover caused productivity issues to the extent that assembly losses exceeded any contribution from SMT. In the year preceding the Companys exit from the EMS business, significant losses were incurred
primarily due to labor cost inflation and deteriorating productivity from excessive labor turnover. Due to competition and the dominance of the Companys PRC based telecom customers, no pricing relief was likely and costs were likely to
continue increasing. With no opportunity to raise prices, the only solution was to shut down the operation. Due to impairment charges and severance, a substantial charge related to the discontinuance of the EMS business was incurred in fiscal 2014.
Even if the labor productivity could be resolved, the EMS business could not be competitive in the long run when operated in
Dongguan, a high cost area in China and relocating to a less costly area was not likely to generate sufficient margins to cover the cost of the move.
Lease of Former Home Appliance and EMS Facilities
With the discontinuation
of the home appliance segment, certain portions of our facilities in Dongguan, PRC were no longer needed for our operation. We began leasing the space to independent third parties during fiscal 2013 and as of March 31, 2014, 76,000 square
meters of production space had been leased. The average rent is RMB10 per square meter per month and the net rental income exceeded the depreciation and maintenance of the idle facilities in fiscal 2014.
With the discontinuation of the EMS segment, the surface mount and assembly equipment, clean rooms, offices and dormitories totaling
26,453 square meters were offered for lease to an independent third party to operate. Subsequent to our fiscal year end we entered into a five year lease totaling RMB63.4 million, equivalent to US$10.2 million.
While we received a two months deposit and there are severe early termination penalties in the contract, we still rely on our lessee
being successful in their business to continue receiving rental income. In the event their business is not successful they could enter bankruptcy or liquidate their company and we would have to terminate the lease and seek alternative uses for the
facility.
Electronic Components
We continue to acquire new technologies in an effort to expand our capabilities in manufacturing finished products and components. These transactions are part of our long-term business strategy to
gradually diversify and transform a portion of our manufacturing facility into a facility capable of producing higher-value, technology-oriented products that will allow us to leverage our existing research and development and technical management
staff in Hong Kong, as well as our manufacturing infrastructure in China.
Initially we acquired Lite Array, Inc. a U.S. based
technology company involved in thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) and organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays. We sold Lite Arrays TFEL factory in China in 2003, but maintained its OLED program which we
subsequently abandoned. Due to declining retail prices for OLED displays, revisions to our OLED strategy became necessary. We combined our efforts with Anwell Technologies Limited (Anwell), a public company in Singapore, by establishing
a jointly controlled entity to develop a more cost effective process for producing OLED equipment, rather than just marketing OLED displays. Our main interest in developing OLED displays was focused on cellular phone displays, and as a result of our
business contacts in the telecommunications industry in the PRC, we determined that making camera modules for cell phones was a promising business opportunity for us.
In late fiscal 2005, we established a new entity, Global Optics Limited, to produce and market complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) camera modules (CCMs) to cell phone
manufacturers in China and to develop other products incorporating optical systems. In fiscal 2014, our net sales of CCMs and other electronic products were $60.6 million, which represents a 7.1% decrease over fiscal 2013 net sales of $65.2 million.
We believe the opportunity to sell CCMs and other electronic components to cellular phone and tablet computer manufacturers
in the PRC continues to be a viable business for us, albeit currently at commodity-type margins and subject to intense competition. Up to last year we sourced the sensors and lenses exclusively so that we could apply our resources to the operation
of a top quality clean room in our manufacturing facility in the PRC for low-cost assembly and concurrently concentrate on software development, customer integration design and product enhancements, particularly higher pixel count cameras and
improved optics. We also continued developing products that incorporate CCMs for non-telecommunication applications, our primary focus being on document photo scanners, security products and medical instruments. During fiscal 2013, we invested in
chip-on-board (COB) equipment to produce existing sensors and higher pixel sensors more cost effectively. High yields are critical in this process and our initial results have been mixed primarily due to labor turnover, increased
overhead and a steeper learning curve than anticipated.
All of our customers for electronic components are presently in the
PRC or Hong Kong and we sell in Renminbi or U.S. dollars.
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Strategy
Our primary strategy for electronic components is to provide our telecom manufacturing customers in the PRC and other Asian countries with superior cameras for their cell phones. As more consumers, both
in Asia and the export markets our customers serve, require increasingly sophisticated products with enhanced features, we must develop the software and camera modules necessary to satisfy these demands. Additionally our sales of CCMs to tablet
computer and PC manufacturers are growing and we continue incorporating CCMs into finished products we design and market.
Partnership with vendors
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The sensors and lenses utilized in CMOS cameras are highly specialized and are only available
from a small number of vendors. While the Company has no binding agreements with its vendors, we have established a long-standing and mutually beneficial relationship with a major sensor company that views our PRC based operations as an opportunity
to access many of the PRC cellular phone manufacturers. It is by virtue of this relationship, as well as relationships with other vendors, that the Company receives valuable technical support essential to the business and product development
programs. These relationships are critical to the development of new products and the expansion of existing product lines.
Innovative product development
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Each CCM application requires its own software and integration programs. We submit
multiple samples to our customers to test and evaluate. This process ensures application effectiveness and superior optical performance are achieved. We also concentrate on developing higher pixel count and clearer resolution CCMs as customer
demands for such features continue to rise. Recently, we have begun designing and selling a range of security devices and photo scanners incorporating CCMs that we market primarily in the PRC.
Superior quality PRC based manufacturing.
Utilizing our clean room expertise derived from OLED production, we have been able to
produce high quality CCMs that demonstrate excellent reliability. This allows our PRC based customers to purchase CCMs in the PRC rather than importing them from Korea or Taiwan, and remain confident in the quality of the products they are
receiving.
Expansion of manufacturing capabilities
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We have invested in all of the equipment necessary
to assemble modules in a Class 1000 clean room. We have added precision mounting equipment and a full range of testing apparatus to support and maintain high quality production. We continually expanded our facility from inception through fiscal 2014
as demand for CCMs continued to grow, and now have sufficient capacity to support steady growth in this business with limited additional investment. Our primary CMOS technology is CSP, or chip scale packaging, that supplies us with an integrated
sensor and lens. In late fiscal 2013, we began investing in COB, or chip-on-board technology. This required construction of a class 10 clean room and investment in new equipment and processes. The investment enables us to produce higher pixel CCMs
more efficiently.
Products
We started manufacturing CCMs early in fiscal 2006 primarily utilizing 0.3 megapixel CMOS sensors. Sales in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 were $60.6 million, $65.2 million and $54.4 million, respectively. As
pricing for VGA cell phone cameras continued to decline at a rate exceeding 20% per annum, we developed higher pixel count camera modules and introduced 1.3 and 2.0 megapixel versions in fiscal 2009, 3.0 and 5.0 megapixel versions in fiscal
2010 and 8.0 megapixel versions in fiscal 2013. The original VGA camera has developed into a low margin commodity, which adversely impacts unit revenues and overall profitability. However, we will continue to provide our customers with these
products as well as developing higher pixel units in fiscal 2015. Our aim in fiscals 2012 and 2013 was to reduce the share of 0.3 megapixel units to less than 50% of our unit volume, which we achieved. In fiscal 2014, we concentrated on growing our
5.0 and 8.0 pixel cameras with limited success as the market price for 2.0 units dropped sufficiently to make them very attractive for our customers to reduce costs for their basic mobile phones. We expect continuing price erosion in fiscal 2015 as
capacity in the PRC exceeds demand but will continue our efforts to market more complex camera modules to improve margins.
Product Design
and Development
The development group for electronic components consists of a dedicated team of software and optical
engineers supported by a large number of process, electronic and clean room engineers in our factory in Dongguan. We also rely extensively on our principal sensor supplier for new technology and expanded features.
Our expenditures for design and development of electronic components were $0.3 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million in fiscal 2014,
2013 and 2012, respectively.
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Manufacturing
We operate clean rooms in two of the buildings in our manufacturing complex in Dongguan. We built one class 1000 clean room in 2007 and have expanded every year since including building a 669 square
meters class 10 clean room for COB production in fiscal 2013. Our production area for Guangdong Lite Array Company Limited (DGLAD) which includes our SMT production area with a maximum of class 1000 total is 4,886 square meters and the
other working area is 2,436 square meters of which production and working areas for CCMs are 2,949 and 373 square meters respectively.
We have in place the capacity to produce up to 3 million CCMs using CSP and 1.5 million using COB per month which is sufficient to support anticipated demand for peak periods in the near term.
We currently operate three COB lines whereas some of our larger competitors operate thirty. Major customers can be concerned about capacity constraints but, we have the space and necessary financial resources to expand quickly if profitable
opportunities arise.
We ship our CCMs directly to our PRC customers, most of whom are located in Guangdong province, or ship
to export customers from our warehouse in Hong Kong. Title for sales to PRC customers is transferred when the delivery note is acknowledged by the customer. Title for shipments to export customers from our warehouse passes when the
customer takes physical delivery of the goods.
Quality Control
Superior quality control procedures are essential for the manufacture of electronic components. The average life expectancy of cell phones
requires that each critical component performs reliably for many years. We test every CCM before shipment and our customers test every one during their assembly process. Any rejects are returned to us for further inspection, and if appropriate,
rework. This is considered as a standard operating procedure in the industry. Any sensors that are defective, such that the CCM cannot be repaired, are returned to the vendor.
Suppliers
We obtain lenses, connectors and other components from a number
of different vendors in Taiwan, Korea and the PRC and are not reliant on any one vendor. However, we have developed a close relationship with one vendor and purchase a majority of our CMOS sensors from them. We have preapproved and certified
alternative vendors who could satisfy all of our demand if necessary at minimal additional cost.
Major customers
Sales to our largest CCMs customer Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Ltd. amounted to $21.7 and $26.8 million or 33.0% and 33.0% of
consolidated net sales in fiscals 2014 and 2013, respectively. Shenzhen ZTE Mobile Tech Co., Ltd. was our largest CCMs customer in fiscal 2012 and its sales accounted for $24.2 million or 34.8% of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2012.
Our top five customers represented 60.7% of our consolidated net sales in fiscal 2014 and 65.7% of segment net sales.
Marketing
Marketing is
designed to provide widespread exposure to our innovative, high-quality products and cost-effective production capabilities. Generally, we emphasize personal contact with our customers and potential customers in our facilities. While our customers
rely on us for high-quality products, the ultimate consumers of the products rely on the customers brand name and generally do not know the identity of the manufacturer. The primary concern of our customers in maintaining a relationship with
us is buying better performing products at competitive prices. We believe that innovation is the key for both our customers and us in this regard.
While price and production capacity are still the main criteria in securing sales, our software and integration capabilities are still significant to our telecom customers and this helps to offset some of
the commodity nature of this business. Additionally, as a result of technical advances in our development programs, we are now able to market our products to top tier consumer electronic brands in China as well as governmental and financial
agencies. We continue upgrading our scanning software to enable bureaucracies to record a wider variety of documents and script and are attempting to obtain local and national government accreditation for our products.
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Competition
Competition in the electronic components market is intense and growing with many new well financed entrants. However, since the market for cellular phone cameras continues to expand in China and its
export markets, we believe that in the future demand will continue to meet or exceed our capacity; provided, however, that margins may not remain at current levels without productivity improvements. As we become a more significant supplier to
certain large PRC cell phone manufacturers, expand our software and integration capabilities and continue expanding our capacity, we are realizing small competitive advantages which we hope will improve our margins.
Competition is also intense in the security devices market. We hope to take advantage of our relationships with certain real estate
companies to gain a competitive edge in this market.
While competition is strong in the scanner market, especially given the
number of products already on the market, we believe our software incorporates a number of superior features. Growth in this business will be somewhat dependent on the specifications reflected in government procurement practices.
Intellectual Property Rights
We currently hold 102 patents, primarily registered in the PRC. We rely primarily upon a combination of trademark, copyright, know-how, trade secrets and contractual restrictions to protect our
intellectual property rights. There can be no assurance that steps taken by us to protect these proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent misappropriation of the technology or the independent development of similar technology by others.
Others
The primary emphasis in Others over the previous three fiscal years has been to develop a medical instrument business for the PRC domestic
market. We also continue to experiment and carry out modest development work in other areas.
Dongguan Microview Medical
Technology Company Limited was incorporated in China to provide an operating entity to house our medical instrument business, which has moved from the development stages into an operational business. This business requires a manufacturing
environment certified by Chinese FDA authorities and all medical products are subject to numerous approval processes. Our initial product, a disposable cannula incorporating a CMOS camera along with an integrated workstation, recently received
Chinese FDA approval. Our product is now used in over 213 hospitals in China and in nine provinces (Guangxi, Hebei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong, Xinjiang, Anhui, Chongqing and Shanghai) , the official hospital reimbursement rate has been
established which is required for any medical product for system wide use. Two further products have recently received Chinese FDA approval. Growth in this business depends on the number of doctors trained to use our instruments and we currently are
increasing the number of physician trainers we retain. We also have developed three additional medical instruments currently undergoing field trials as part of the Chinese FDA certification process.
Late in fiscal 2012 we established a subsidiary, Joke Media Limited, with the intent to install media displays for developing and
distributing advertising and entertainment content for use in shopping centers, restaurants and hotels. We installed a trial system during fiscal 2013.
We determined from this trial that the economics were not favorable compared to traditional billboard advertising and have therefore refocused the business on billboards at recreational facilities.
Initial results have been positive and generated an immaterial cash flow in fiscal 2014.
Strategy
The market for medical instruments in China is growing substantially but entry into the market is restricted by established hospital and
distributor systems and product and procedure pricing is subject to approval of the provincial government where each hospital is located. Additionally, securing PRC FDA approval of our products requires extensive trials, which can be time consuming
and expensive. To date our disposable cannula and workstation have received the necessary PRC FDA approvals and we are slowly achieving entry into the Guangdong Province market. We intend to expand our product offerings, all of which will be
compatible with the workstation developed for our initial cannula. As with the cannula, governmental approval and acceptance by distributors and provincial approval of product pricing will dictate the success of future products. Our growth will also
depend on the willingness of consumers in the PRC and elsewhere to pay a premium for products that improve the safety of existing procedures.
Our strategy for our media business is to install traditional billboard advertising in recreational facilities.
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Product Design and Development
The principle development work in Others over the last two years has been devoted to medical instruments and some solar
devices. Development expenses for Others were approximately $160,000, $174,000 and $182,000 in fiscal 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.
Discontinued Operations
Home Appliances.
The home appliance
segment became a discontinued operation in fiscal 2012. The operation was closed down in January 2012 and any remaining contractual product obligations were subcontracted to alternate manufacturers. Most of the equipment was fully depreciated or
written down to scrap value which is minimal. The equipment is being stored and available for sale. In the event any such equipment was sold, the Company would recognize a gain in discontinued operations. Due to the high cost of labor and the
continuing migration of PRC manufacturing, the Company is not competitive and therefore will not re-establish the business.
EMS.
Prior to its discontinuation of the EMS segment, the Company performed electronic manufacturing services for its PRC
telecom customers. Using surface mount technology (SMT) equipment, we produced printed circuit boards utilizing the telecom provided chip and then assembled the whole mobile phone for them using customer supplied materials. Initial
pricing for producing printed circuit boards was sufficient to invest in the necessary equipment and clean room. However, due to competition and the economic clout of the customers, pricing deteriorated in fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013. At the same
time labor and utility costs were increasing by 15 to 20% per annum.
The assembly process was primarily offered to our
telecom customers to encourage them to increase their subcontracting of printed circuit boards to us where our operation was profitable. Assembly was marginally profitable on a standalone basis assuming reasonable productivity at the time we
established this operation. However not only did labor costs rise but constant labor turnover caused productivity issues to the extent that assembly losses exceeded any contribution from SMT. With no opportunity to raise prices, the only solution
was to shut down the operation. Due to impairment charges and severance, a substantial charge was incurred in fiscal 2014.
Both home appliance and EMS were businesses that could not be competitive in the long run, when operated from Dongguan, a high cost area
in China. Relocating to a less costly area was not likely to generate sufficient margins to cover the cost of the move.
Rental Operation
Following the discontinuation of the home appliance and EMS businesses, a determination as to the future use of the
facilities that previously housed these operations was necessary. At the time these facilities were originally constructed, they were located on the periphery of Qingxi City, an almost exclusively industrial area. Since this time, the areas
surrounding these facilities have seen slow but continual development and a shift away from traditional manufacturing.
Based
on the shift in the property use of the surrounding areas, the continued use of a number of these facilities for traditional manufacturing operations was no longer appropriate. Accordingly, these facilities were leased to a number of independent
entities as storage space. Typical leases are for one year at approximately RMB120 (US$19) per square meter per annum.
In
early fiscal 2015, we entered into five-year lease agreements with an independent third party that will operate our EMS facility including offices, clean rooms, equipment and production areas. The terms of the lease protect us in the case of any
default. (See Exhibit 4-16 and 4-17 for details of the leases.) However, in the event of the bankruptcy or financial liquidation of the lessee company, we may not be able to collect damages and the deposit we retain may not be sufficient to cover
the cost of recovering our facility.
The facilities housing our remaining operations occupy a small contiguous area in one
corner of the compound and will not preclude the future development when such a determination is made.
Managements short term
plans are to generate sufficient rental income at the property to cover maintenance, depreciation, local taxes and common charges associated with the leased space. At present we have no plans to develop the property further but expect at some time
in the future opportunities will arise to get more profitable use of the significant contiguous land area we occupy.
Foreign Issuer
Considerations
Because we are a foreign issuer incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and we conduct our operations
and own assets primarily in China and Hong Kong, our operations and assets are subject to significant political, economic, legal and other uncertainties in China, Hong Kong and, in some instances, the British Virgin Islands. These uncertainties
include the following:
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Chinese government regulation
. Our operations and assets in China are subject
to significant political, economic, legal and other uncertainties. Changes in policies by the Chinese or local governments resulting in:
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has been pursuing economic reform policies, including the encouragement of private economic activity and greater economic decentralization. There can be no assurance, however, that the Chinese government will continue to pursue such policies, that
such policies will be successful if pursued or that such policies will not be significantly altered from time to time without notice. Following the Chinese governments program of privatizing many state-owned enterprises, the government has
attempted to augment its revenues through increased tax collection. Continued efforts to increase tax revenues could result in increased taxation expense being incurred by us. Economic development may be limited as well by:
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manufacturing process and taxes the importation of certain capital equipment. The approval of imports by the government is based to some extent on the lack of qualified domestically produced products and strategic plans for the development of local
Chinese industry. There can be no assurance that the governments policies will continue to allow the raw materials we require to be imported into China. There also can be no assurance that the governments policies will not impose import
fees, which would raise the cost of raw materials or capital equipment. Imposing such fees could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Chinese legal system
. Chinas legal system is a civil law system that is based on written statutes and in which
decided legal cases have little precedential value. China does not have a well-developed, consolidated body of laws governing foreign investment enterprises. As a result, the administration of laws and regulations by government agencies may be
subject to considerable discretion. As legal systems in China develop, foreign business entities may be adversely affected by new laws, changes to existing laws or interpretations of existing laws and preemption of provincial or local laws by
national laws. In circumstances where adequate laws exist, it may not be possible to obtain swift and equitable enforcement of the laws.
Chinese environmental law
. Environmental protection in China is regulated in accordance with the Environmental Protection Law of the Peoples Republic of China, which became effective
on December 26, 1989. The law sets national standards for environmental quality and monitoring, as well as the utilization of natural resources and the reduction of pollution. As a manufacturer, we are subject to annual inspections by the local
branch of the SEPA. We have passed our most recent inspection and believe that we are in material compliance with all applicable environmental laws. There can be no assurance, however, that we will continue to pass future inspections or that we will
continue to be in material compliance with all applicable environmental laws in the future. Environmental regulation is evolving in China and the imposition of additional or more stringent environmental laws by China, or more stringent enforcement
of existing laws, could cause us to have to make substantial additional capital expenditures to maintain compliance in the future. The necessity to make such additional capital expenditures could have a material adverse effect upon our results of
operations and financial condition.
Conditions in Hong Kong
. Hong Kong, the jurisdiction of incorporation of
six of our subsidiaries and the location of our headquarters, was restored to China on July 1, 1997. We conduct marketing, administration and other activities in Hong Kong. Accordingly, we may be adversely affected by factors affecting Hong
Kongs political situation and its economy or its international political and economic relations.
No treaty exists
between Hong Kong and the United States providing for the reciprocal enforcement of foreign judgments. Accordingly, Hong Kong courts might not enforce judgments predicated on the federal securities laws of the United States, whether arising from
actions brought in the United States or, if permitted, in Hong Kong.
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The following chart sets forth the significant subsidiaries owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company as of June 30, 2014.
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Global Display Holdings Limited
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GDH
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Investment Holding
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British Virgin Islands
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100.0
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Kwong Lee Shun Trading Company Limited
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KLS
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Hong Kong
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GTI
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Global Optics Limited
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GOL
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100.0
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Dongguan Wing Shing Electrical Products Factory Company Limited
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DWS
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Factory complex rental and maintenance
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China
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Guangdong Lite Array Company Limited (formerly known as Dongguan Lite Array Company Limited)
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DGLAD
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Developing, manufacturing and marketing of electronic and optical components
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DMC
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Joke Media Limited
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LWH
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Pentalpha Medical Limited
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Global-Tech (GAI) is a holding company, which does not engage in daily business operations
other than owning subsidiaries and holding investments in operating and trading companies. GT Investments (BVI) Limited is the immediate holding company of Pentalpha Hong Kong Limited, Pentalpha Medical Limited and Global Household Products Limited.
Consortium Investment (BVI) Limited is the immediate holding company of Lite Array Holdings Limited and Kwong Lee Shun
Trading Company Limited. On March 17, 2006, CIBL entered into an agreement with Anwell, a publicly listed company in Singapore, to form a joint venture company which Anwell invested in by purchasing a 70% interest in LAH. LAH is the holding
company of Litewell Technology (HK) Limited and Dongguan Litewell (OLED) Technology Limited. LAH and its subsidiaries fiscal year end is December 31, which is different from the Company.
Global Display Holdings Limited is the immediate holding company of Global Optics Limited and Dongguan Microview Medical Technology
Company Limited.
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Global Lite Array (BVI) Limited is the immediate holding company of Lite Array, Inc.
Wing Shing Overseas Limited and Global Appliances Holdings Limited were dissolved on May 28, 2013 and
September 12, 2013, respectively.
Guangdong Lite Array Company Limited was formerly known as Dongguan Lite Array
Company Limited.
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Our manufacturing facility located in Dongguan, China has a land use
area of 207,300 square meters. We have the right to use such land, which we acquired from the Dongguan local government.
We
have obtained a land use right certificate for a substantial portion of land with an aggregate area of 183,900 square meters as well as the related property ownership certificates for our production premises. The formal grant of land rights is
required should we decide to sell this property. Although we presently have no intention to pursue this option, the local government still has the right to demand additional transfer fees before issuance of any land use right certificates. The
application for the remaining portion of land is currently in process with the appropriate governmental agencies in China. Upon expiration of the 50-year lease term of the land, we have the right to extend the lease for an additional 20 years upon
payment of a fee of approximately $23.00 per square meter for the whole land use right extension. The land use rights lease for the Dongguan facility between the Company and the Peoples Government of Qingxi Township, Dongguan City, Guangdong
Province is for a term of 50 years ending August 7, 2043.
The manufacturing complex includes 40 buildings, of which 12
buildings are dormitories with accommodation for up to 4,500 employees and cafeterias and recreational areas. The remaining buildings used to house manufacturing, quality control, warehousing, product development and administrative functions. We
have obtained a portion of the property ownership certificates for buildings (29 out of total of 40 properties) and have freely transferable land use rights for a period of 50 years for the land upon which our buildings and facilities are
located. Excluding dormitories, cafeterias and recreation areas, roads and a portion of land reserved for future expansion, our completed production area is approximately 174,000 square meters.
As a result of our exit from the home appliance and EMS businesses, approximately 122,000 square meters of production space and 10,000
square meters of dormitories were no longer needed for our operation. We began leasing a portion of this space to independent third parties in fiscal 2013 and as of March 31, 2014, we had leased 76,000 square meters of production space to be
used as warehouse space. In addition, in April 2014, we entered into a five-year lease agreement to rent out our former EMS production facility and equipment plus office space which totalled 26,453 square meters. It is expected that our net rental
income after depreciation, maintenance, taxes and common charges will contribute significantly to reduce our overall facility costs in fiscal 2015.
We purchased office space of approximately 1,000 square meters for RMB27.7 million (equivalent to US$4.5 million) in Shenzhen and relocated our electronic components sales staff and administrative
personnel from a leased office in Shenzhen in August 2013.
We also rent an office in Guangzhou, the PRC of approximately
235 square meters at an annual rent of approximately US$32,000.
Hong Kong
In April 2008, we entered into three renewal lease agreements with Wing Shing Products Company Limited (Wing Shing Products),
a company owned in part by our Chief Executive Officer, John Sham, with a total area of 25,690 square feet of space leased for our executive offices, administrative group and warehouse at a rate of approximately $173,000 per annum. On
January 1, 2012, we amended the lease agreement with Wing Shing Products that reduced the total area to 11,010 square feet at a rate of approximately $70,786 per annum. In April 2012, we amended the lease agreement with Wing Shing Products
to increase the rent to $113,043 per annum. For the period beginning in February 2013 through March 2014, we reduced the space we leased to 7,340 square feet at an annual rent of $75,420 per annum. Effective April 1, 2014, Wing Shing Products
increased the annual rent to US$92,800 per annum which represents the fair market value for such space.
We believe that our
administrative office space in Hong Kong and China will be adequate for the operation of our business for the foreseeable future. We believe that our manufacturing facility in Dongguan will also be adequate for the operation of our business for the
foreseeable future. We anticipate that any further expansion of our Electronic Component business could increase utilization at the Dongguan facility and eventually require us to renovate one of the buildings formerly used in the operation of our
home appliance business.
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Item 5.
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Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.
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Except for statements of historical facts, this section contains forward-looking statements such as expect, anticipate, project, believe, plan,
intend, seek, should, estimate, future or variations of such words and other similar expressions to identify forward looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking
statements.
Forward-looking
statements are not a guarantee of our future performance or results and our actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these
forward-looking
statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth under the sections of this Report entitled Item 3DRisk factors and
Item 4BBusiness overview. This section should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 18 of this annual report.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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Operating Results.
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014 Compared with Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013
In fiscal 2014, we reported our results of operations in two segments: (i) electronic components and (ii) others. Through December 2013, we had a third reportable segment: EMS. As a result of
our exit from the EMS business in December 2013, we began reporting the operation as discontinued operations as of March 31, 2014. The segment was managed separately and was characterized by different originations, processes and locations.
Through December 2011 we had a fourth reportable segment: home appliances. As a result of our exit from the home appliance business in January 2012, we began reporting this operation as a discontinued operation as of March 31, 2012. Because our
segment results are reported on a continuing operations basis, we have two remaining reportable segments for fiscal 2014: (i) electronic components; and (ii) others.
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations excludes the results of our discontinued operations unless otherwise noted. See Note 18, Discontinued
Operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion of these operations.
Electronic
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Net sales
. Our net sales include sales of electronic components (primarily CCMs), products
incorporating CCMs and raw materials for customer prototypes. Net sales consist of gross amounts invoiced less discounts and VAT, if applicable. Sales are typically denominated in RMB for sales in the PRC and denominated in US$ for export sales. Our
most significant material costs are typically denominated in dollars but all our other costs are in local currency.
The CCM
business, which constitutes the bulk of our net sales of electronic components, was established in mid-fiscal 2006, and expanded rapidly until the worldwide economic slowdown in the fall of 2008. Recently, the business had seen gradual improvement
as the Chinese telecommunication market resumed growth but pricing continued to deteriorate. Net sales in fiscal 2014 decreased by 7.1% to $60.6 million from net sales of $65.2 million in fiscal 2013 primarily due to a less favorable mix
of business as well as price reductions.
Unit sales in fiscal 2014 increased by 8.0% to 24.6 million units of which 31%
were commodity type VGA units and approximately 14% were produced using our new chip on board process.
Despite our efforts to
promote our higher pixel camera modules for laptops and note pads, our telecom business was still responsible for the majority of sales revenue, where competition continues to be intense.
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While we expect volume to increase significantly in fiscal 2015, the mix of the business
will be critical to improving profitability.
Our product sales of scanners and security device incorporating CCMs did not
meet our expectations in fiscal 2014, but amounted to $3.7 million of business compared to $3.8 million in the prior year. We expect a modest increase in this business in fiscal 2015 primarily from our range of document scanners, but
establishing a more effective distribution network will be essential for this business to grow materially.
Gross profit.
Gross profit in fiscal 2014 was $4.6 million or 7.6% of net sales compared to $9.0 million or 13.8% of net sales in fiscal 2013. Gross profit in the CSP process is directly related to the mix of business since unit labor and overhead
is the same for each type of CCM. Therefore, the higher the pixel count (and thus a higher price), the greater the contribution which is why improving the mix of the business has a major impact on gross profit. In the COB process yields and
productivity are key to profitability.
In the CSP process, sensors and lenses are the key components. Their prices have
declined at a similar rate to our core prices and material costs as a percentage of sales were similar in fiscal 2014 and 2013 at approximately 76% of sales.
In the COB process chip yield is critical to reducing material cost. Fiscal 2014 was our first full fiscal year of COB production thus productivity and yields were less than expected particularly after
Chinese New Year as there was significant employee turnover.
Our labor cost increased by 50% over the prior year, overhead by
21% and depreciation doubled over the prior year, most of the increases being associated with the establishment of the COB operation. These increased costs, along with declining prices seriously impacted our gross margin. With competition continuing
to drive down prices to get more business, we have to reduce our costs by improving productivity and continue bringing innovation to our product line.
For this segment to regain profitability in fiscal 2015, we have to increase volume production with no further increase in costs, improve yields and the mix of the business. Plans have been developed to
achieve these goals but further price deterioration beyond what we anticipate would have a adverse impact on our plans.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
. SG&A expenses in fiscal 2014 were $6.5 million or 10.8% of net sales
compared to $5.6 million or 8.6% of net sales in fiscal 2013. The primary components of SG&A are personnel costs, occupancy costs for our PRC staff where the entire CCM operation is located, and development and prototyping expense. Our
personnel costs rose primarily due to the impact of continuing wage inflation. We spent $0.3 million on development programs in fiscal 2014 and do not expect it to increase significantly in fiscal 2015.
Operating income (loss), net.
Operating loss in fiscal 2014 was approximately $1.9 million or 3.2% of net sales compared to
an operating income of approximately $3.4 million or 5.2% in fiscal 2013.
Additionally our overhead increased much more
than plan as indirect labor was added to help improve productivity.
Other income (expenses), net.
Other income
(expense), net in fiscal 2014 was a gain of approximately of $1.0 million compared to a gain of $0.4 million in fiscal 2013. The primary component of other income (expenses), net in both years was government grants that support
high-tech
activities in the PRC domestic market.
Segment income (loss).
Segment loss in fiscal 2014 was $1.1 million compared to a segment profit of $3.7 million in fiscal 2013.
Others segment
Net sales of other products in fiscal 2014 were approximately $2.1 million, and were primarily from sales of
disposable medical devices, motors and small appliances. Net sales of other products in fiscal 2013 were approximately $1.6 million, which were primarily from sales of disposable medical devices, motors and small appliances.
We generated a gross profit of approximately of $99,000 in fiscal 2014, compared to approximately $1.0 million in fiscal 2013.
The operating loss in fiscal 2014 was approximately $3.1 million, compared to approximately $1.4 million in fiscal
2013. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $0.7 million from 2013 due to the accounting for many of our common charges in our Dongguan facility that had previously been absorbed by the home appliance business as well as added
personnel for our medical device business and an increase in government fees and taxes. The segment loss in fiscal 2014 was $1.5 million, compared to $1.2 million in fiscal 2013. In both years the primary cause for losses was our initial
development and distribution programs for medical products and in fiscal 2014 the additional common charges further increased the loss.
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Corporate
Selling, general and administrative expenses.
Non-allocated corporate expenses were $3.5 million in fiscal 2014 compared to $4.3 million in fiscal 2013. The primary reason for the decline was due
to a decrease in stock compensation expenses in fiscal 2014.
Interest income, net.
Interest income, net was
approximately $0.8 million in fiscal 2014 and $1.6 million in fiscal 2013, including $84,000 and $0.8 million reversal of potential interest related to potential tax adjustments. In fiscal 2014, we had an average invested fund balance, which
includes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, time deposits and available-for-sale investments, of approximately $39.2 million, with an average rate of return of 2.0% as compared to an average invested balance of approximately $48.0 million,
with an average rate of return of 1.75% in fiscal 2013.
Other income (expenses), net.
In fiscal 2014, other income
(expenses), net from continuing operations was $2.4 million compared to $0.6 million in fiscal 2013. Rental income in fiscal 2014 was $1.3 million compared to $0.2 million in the prior year and government grants were $0.8 million in fiscal 2014
compared to $0.4 million in fiscal 2013. In fiscal 2014, we incurred a foreign exchange loss of $0.1 million compared to an immaterial gain in fiscal 2013. (See Note 16Other income (expenses), net of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
for a detailed breakdown of the components of Other income (expenses), net).
Income tax.
Our financial statements
include a provision for income tax benefit of approximately $0.2 million in fiscal 2014 which mainly represents a reversal of potential tax provisions, compared to a benefit of $0.8 million in fiscal 2013 which also primarily represents a reversal
of potential tax provisions.
We are not subject to taxation in the British Virgin Islands, however we are subject to income
tax in each jurisdiction where our subsidiaries do business. Certain of our income is earned in China, where the standard tax rate is 25.0%, and in Hong Kong, where the corporate tax rate is 16.5% for both fiscal 2014 and 2013, on income from
operations but excluding interest, dividend income and capital gains. In Hong Kong, estimated taxes for each fiscal year are paid during the year based on the prior years taxable earnings from operations. An adjustment in the form of
additional taxes paid or refunds to us is then made in the following fiscal year based on actual taxable earnings. Therefore, in each fiscal year, our statement of operations and comprehensive income reflects a provision for estimated taxes for the
current fiscal year and adjustments for over- or under-provision with respect to the prior fiscal year.
Our Chinese subsidiaries are subject to income tax based upon the taxable income as reported in the statutory
financial statements prepared under Chinese accounting regulations. During the 5
th
Session of the 10
th
National Peoples Congress of the PRC, which was concluded on March 16, 2007, a unified enterprise income tax law, or EIT, was approved and became effective on January 1, 2008. The EIT Law
introduced a wide range of changes which included the unification of income tax rates for domestic-invested and foreign-invested enterprises at 25%. Subsequently, Guangdong Lite Array qualified as a High and New Technology Enterprise
(HNTE) which entitles it to pay a preferential tax rate of 15% so long as it remains classified as an HNTE. Taxes in China are based upon the financial statements of our four PRC subsidiaries based upon their preparation in accordance
with PRC GAAP. Certain inter-company transactions could be interpreted by the local authorities as taxable transactions. In accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 740, such transactions have been assessed and reflected in the computation of
income taxes payable. To the extent that we have income effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business in any fiscal year, we would be subject to U.S. taxes at an effective rate up to 55%. We do not believe that our current
method of operations subjects us to U.S. taxes.
Loss from continuing operations
. The loss from continuing operations
in fiscal 2014 was $5.0 million compared to income of $0.6 million in fiscal 2013.
Loss from discontinued operations
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Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax was $5.5 million in fiscal 2014 compared to $2.6 million in fiscal 2013. Discontinued operations represent the home appliance and EMS segments that ceased operation in January 2012 and December 2013,
respectively.
Net loss.
Net loss for the group for fiscal 2014 was approximately $10.6 million, or $3.47 per share, as
compared to a net loss of $2.0 million, or $0.65 per share for fiscal 2013.
A.
Operating Results.
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013 Compared with Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012
In fiscal 2013, we reported our results of operations in three segments: (i) electronic components; (ii) electronic
manufacturing services (EMS); and (iii) others. These segments were managed separately and were characterized by different originations, processes and locations. Through December 2011 we had a fourth reportable segment: home
appliances. As a result of our exit from the home appliance business in January 2012, we began reporting this operation as discontinued operations as of March 31, 2012. Because our segment results are reported on a continuing operations basis,
we have three remaining reportable segments for fiscal 2013: (i) electronic components; (ii) electronic manufacturing services (EMS); and (iii) others.
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The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations excludes the
results of our home appliance business unless otherwise noted. See Note 18, Discontinued Operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion of these operations.
Electronic Components segment
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incorporating CCMs and raw materials for customer prototypes. Net sales consist of gross amounts invoiced less discounts and VAT, if applicable. Sales are typically denominated in RMB for sales in the PRC and denominated in US$ for export sales. Our
most significant material costs are typically denominated in dollars but all our other costs are in local currency.
The CCM
business, which constitutes the bulk of our net sales of electronic components, was established in mid-fiscal 2006, and expanded rapidly until the worldwide economic slowdown in the fall of 2008. Recently, the business has seen gradual improvement
as the Chinese telecommunication market has resumed growth. Net sales in fiscal 2013 increased by 19.8% to $65.2 million from net sales of $54.4 million in fiscal 2012.
Unit sales in fiscal 2013 increased by 11.2% to 22.8 million units of which 34% were commodity type VGA units and the balance higher
pixel units. However, one of our most significant customers downgraded from 5.0 megapixels to 3.0 megapixels in their primary export cellphones and our high value 5.0 CCMs only accounted for 10% of units, considerably below
expectations. Unit prices declined 20% for VGA units and 25% for the other units during the year as supply in China continued to exceed demand.
We expect unit sales will increase marginally in fiscal 2014, but we expect a better mix and are optimistic that pricing will remain stable. Additionally with our investment in COB, we will be able to
market 5.0 and 8.0 megapixel CCMs for tablets and 4G phones at more competitive prices.
Our product sales of
scanners and security device incorporating CCMs did not meet our expectations in fiscal 2013, but amounted to $3.8 million of incremental business. We expect a modest increase in this business in fiscal 2014 primarily from our range of document
scanners, but establishing a more effective distribution network will be essential for this business to grow materially.
Gross profit.
Gross profit in fiscal 2013 was $9.0 million or 13.8% of net sales compared to $6.6 million or 12.1% of
net sales in fiscal 2012. Gross profit is directly related to the mix of business since unit labor and overhead is the same for each type of CCM. Therefore, the higher the pixel count (and thus a higher price), the greater the contribution which is
why improving the mix of the business has a major impact on gross profit.
Sensors and lenses, the key components in CCMs,
continue to decline in cost at a similar rate as the camera modules themselves. Material costs as a percentage of sales have been gradually improving over the last three years and were at 75% in fiscal 2013 versus 78% in fiscal 2012. The improvement
in 2013 was primarily due to achieving better yields from slightly lower grade VGA sensors.
The labor content for each CCM is
the same regardless of pixel count but direct labor costs continue to escalate due to inflation in pay rates and benefits in excess of 10% per annum. Direct labor and overhead in fiscal 2013 were 3.6% and 7.3% of net sales respectively compared
to 3.5% and 5.4%, respectively, in fiscal 2012. Overhead increased by $1.9 million to $4.8 million in fiscal 2013 due primarily to significant increases in social insurance rates and utilities, both of which are likely to increase again in
fiscal 2014.
There is an indication that our cost increases may be more manageable as the growth rate in China is slowing, so
volume growth and an improving mix of business along with cost savings from COB production will remain critical to improving profitability in 2014.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
. SG&A expenses in fiscal 2013 were
$5.6 million or 8.6% of net sales compared to $4.0 million or 7.5% of net sales in fiscal 2012. The primary components of SG&A are personnel costs, occupancy costs for our PRC staff where the entire CCM operation is located, and development and
prototyping expense. Our personnel costs rose primarily due to the impact of continuing wage inflation. We spent $0.2 million on development programs in fiscal 2013 and do not expect it to increase significantly in fiscal 2014.
Operating income, net
. Operating income in fiscal 2013 was approximately $3.4 million or 5.2% of net sales compared to an
operating income of approximately $2.5 million or 4.6% in fiscal 2012.
Other income (expenses), net.
Other income
(expense), net in fiscal 2013 was a gain of approximately of $0.4 million compared to a gain of $0.5 million in fiscal 2012. The primary component of other income (expenses), net in both years was government grants that support high-tech
activities in the PRC domestic market.
Segment income (loss).
Segment profit in fiscal 2013 was $3.7 million compared
to a segment profit of $2.9 million in fiscal 2012.
EMS segment
EMS consists of two allied functions: SMT automated processing for printed circuited board assembly and final assembly and testing of cell
phones. Both functions serve telecommunication customers in the PRC. While assembly is a low margin business, offering this service to our telecom customers has helped secure their business for our more profitable CCM and SMT business.
This business became a separate segment in fiscal 2010.
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Our net revenues include fees for SMT processing and assembly of mobile phones.
Revenues in fiscal 2013 were $14.3 million compared to $14.4 million in fiscal 2012.
At the revenue levels achieved in fiscal
2013, we were still operating at less than optimal production. Delays in securing key new customers, due primarily to general slowing of export markets, continued to impact the business. Expansion of this business will continue to depend on our
ability to attract new customers, particularly from outside the PRC.
As discussed previously in this annual report, we have
made significant capital investments in the expansion of the EMS business in order to establish an efficient level of production capacity. We have the capacity to generate up to $25 million in annual revenue, with no further significant investment
in capital but do not expect to achieve this level of business in the immediate future.
Gross profit.
Gross profit in
fiscal 2013 was approximately $0.3 million or 2.0% of revenues compared to a gross profit of $3.8 million or 26.4% in fiscal 2012. Gross profit in fiscal 2013 was impacted materially by major labor issues. Turnover was high which led to
poor productivity and the quality of the labor and supervision available in Dongguan was not acceptable even though wages and benefits were increased to a very competitive level. Unless labor productivity is improved significantly in the near
future, certain EMS assembly services will no longer be offered to our customers. Direct labor was $5.9 million and overhead excluding depreciation was $7.4 million or 41.4% and 51.9% respectively of net revenues compared to
$4.2 million and $5.8 million in fiscal 2012 or 28.8% and 40.0% of net revenues respectively. The principal elements of overhead are supervisory labor of $2.4 million, utilities, software testing charges and PRC social insurance for
labor. Depreciation in fiscal 2013 was approximately $972,000 compared to $918,000 in fiscal 2012.
Selling,
general & administrative expenses.
SG&A expenses in fiscal 2013 were $3.9 million or 27.1% of revenues and were $3.6 million or 24.8% of revenue in fiscal 2012. The primary components of SG&A are personal and travel
and entertainment costs for the sales and marketing group. The compensation programs for our sales staff are currently being amended to focus on adding new customers and achieving price increases. Included in SG&A in fiscal 2013 were development
costs of $0.4 million compared to $0.3 million in 2012.
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Operating income (loss), net.
Operating loss in fiscal 2013 was approximately $3.6
million or 25.1% of net revenues compared to an operating income of approximately $0.2 million or 1.6% of net revenues in fiscal 2012. In 2014, we will reduce our overhead and SG&A staff levels to reflect changes in our EMS business.
Other income (expenses), net.
Other income, net in fiscal 2013 was approximately $262,000, whereas, in fiscal 2012, this comprised
of other expenses, net of approximately $8,200. In fiscal 2013 the primary other income was a handling fee related to procuring materials for a customer and paying the associated VAT.
Segment income (loss).
Segment loss in fiscal 2013 was approximately $3.3 million compared to segment income of approximately $0.2
million in fiscal 2012.
Others segment
Net sales of other products in fiscal 2013 were approximately $1.6 million, and were primarily from sales of disposable medical devices, motors and small appliances. Net sales of other products in fiscal
2012 were approximately $0.8 million, which were primarily from sales of disposable medical devices.
We generated a gross
profit of approximately of $1.0 million in fiscal 2013, compared to approximately $0.3 million in fiscal 2012.
The operating
loss in fiscal 2013 was approximately $1.4 million, compared to approximately $0.7 million in fiscal 2012. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $1.5 million from 2012 due to the accounting for many of our common charges in our
Dongguan facility that had previously been absorbed by the home appliances business as well as added personnel for our potential medical device business and an increase in government fees and taxes. The segment loss in fiscal 2013 was $1.2 million,
compared to $0.6 million in fiscal 2012. In both years the primary cause for losses was our initial development and distribution programs for medical products and in fiscal 2013 the additional common charges have further increased the loss.
Corporate
Selling, general and administrative expenses.
Non-allocable corporate expenses were $4.3 million in fiscal 2013 compared to $2.0 million in fiscal 2012. Expenses in fiscal 2013 included non-cash
stock compensation expenses of approximately $267,000 compared to $34,000 in the prior year. Corporate expenses in fiscal 2013 reflected an increase of approximately $2.3 million mainly due to an increase of stock compensation expenses, insurance
premiums and corporate salaries costs. Many of these costs are reflected in discontinued operations in prior years. The primary components of corporate expenses are audit fees and legal and professional fees (approximately $627,000 in fiscal 2013 as
compared to approximately $673,000 in fiscal 2012) and the cost of senior management and administrative staff of $1.7 million compared to $0.9 million in fiscal 2012 (also $1.7 million in fiscal 2011).
Other operating income (expenses), net.
Other operating income in fiscal 2012 of $29,000 related to proceeds from the settlement
of a lawsuit. No such proceeds are recorded in other operating income (expenses) in fiscal 2013.
Interest income, net.
Interest income, net was approximately $1.6 million in fiscal 2013, including $0.8 million reversal of potential interest related to potential tax adjustments, compared to $0.2 million which reflected an accrual for interest related to potential tax
adjustments of $0.2 million in fiscal 2012. In fiscal 2013, we had an average invested fund balance, which includes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and available-for-sale investments, of approximately $48.0 million, with an average rate
of return of 1.75% as compared to an average invested balance of approximately $47.4 million, with an average rate of return of 0.8% in fiscal 2012.
Other income (expenses), net.
In fiscal 2013, the major components of other income (expenses), net, in corporate included foreign exchange gains of approximately $225,000, a tax penalty of
$258,000, rental income of $178,000 and a loss on the disposal of fixed assets of approximately $44,000. In fiscal 2012, the major components of other income (expenses), net, in corporate included foreign exchange gains of approximately $167,000,
loss on disposal of fixed assets of $86,000 and a reversal of an accrual for potential litigation of US$500,000. (See Note 16Other income (expenses), net of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a detailed breakdown of the components
of Other income (expenses), net).
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Income tax.
Our financial statements include a provision for income tax benefits of
approximately $0.8 million in fiscal 2013 which mainly represents a reversal of potential tax provisions, compared to a provision of $1.3 million in fiscal 2012 primarily for EIT profit tax in the PRC.
We are not subject to taxation in the British Virgin Islands, however we are subject to income tax in each jurisdiction where our
subsidiaries do business. Certain of our income is earned in China, where the standard tax rate is 25.0%, and in Hong Kong, where the corporate tax rate is 16.5% for both fiscal 2013 and 2012, on income from operations but excluding interest,
dividend income and capital gains. In Hong Kong, estimated taxes for each fiscal year are paid during the year based on the prior years taxable earnings from operations. An adjustment in the form of additional taxes paid or refunds to us is
then made in the following fiscal year based on actual taxable earnings. Therefore, in each fiscal year, our statement of operations and comprehensive income reflects a provision for estimated taxes for the current fiscal year and adjustments for
over- or under-provision with respect to the prior fiscal year.
Our Chinese subsidiaries are subject to
income tax based upon the taxable income as reported in the statutory financial statements prepared under Chinese accounting regulations. During the 5
th
Session of the 10
th
National Peoples Congress of the PRC, which concluded on March 16, 2007, a unified enterprise income tax
law, or EIT, was approved and became effective on January 1, 2008. The EIT Law introduced a wide range of changes which included the unification of income tax rates for
domestic-invested
and
foreign-invested
enterprises at 25%. Subsequently, Guangdong Lite Array qualified as a High and New Technology Enterprise (HNTE) which entitles it to pay a preferential tax rate of 15% so long as it
remains classified as an HNTE. Taxes in China are based upon the financial statements of our two PRC subsidiaries based upon their preparation in accordance with PRC GAAP. Certain
inter-company
transactions
could be interpreted by the local authorities as taxable transactions. In accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 740, such transactions have been assessed and reflected in the computation of income taxes payable. To the extent that we have
income effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business in any fiscal year, we would be subject to U.S. taxes at an effective rate up to 55%. We do not believe that our current method of operations subjects us to U.S. taxes.
Income (loss) from continuing operations
. The loss from continuing operations in fiscal 2013 was $2.8 million
compared to income of $43,000 in fiscal 2012 due to the significant deterioration in income from operations.
Income (loss)
from discontinued operations
. Income from discontinued operations, net of tax was $0.7 million in fiscal 2013 compared to $1.4 million in fiscal 2012. Discontinued operations represent the home appliances segment that ceased operation
in January 2012. Income in fiscal 2013 was generated from the sale of machines, materials and parts from inventory previously written off in prior years. Income from discontinued operations in fiscal 2012 represented nine and a half months of the
home appliances segment.
Net income (loss)
. Net loss for the group for fiscal 2013 was approximately
$2.0 million, or $0.65 per share, as compared to a net income of $1.4 million, or $0.46 per share for fiscal 2012.
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Our primary source of financing historically has been cash generated from operating activities. During fiscal 2014 we did not generate
cash from operating activities due primarily to the discontinuance of the EMS business and the fact that the electronic components business was operating at a loss. Additionally, we purchased an office in Shenzhen, the PRC for RMB27.7 million
(equivalent to US$4.5 million) to accommodate our administrative and marketing personnel.
Working capital as of
March 31, 2014 was $36.3 million compared to $45.4 million as of March 31, 2013. Cash and cash equivalents, time deposits, restricted cash and short-term investments decreased $7.8 million. Our cash and cash equivalents,
time deposits and restricted cash amounted to $38.2 million as of March 31, 2014. Of this $16.4 million (of which $15.0 million was originally denominated in RMB, equivalent to RMB93.0 million) was in banks in the PRC,
$13.9 million in banks in Hong Kong and the balance with financial institutions in the US. Our
short-term
bank loans in the PRC amounted to RMB38.9 million and RMB30.0 million (equivalent to
$6.3 million and $4.8 million respectively) as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of March 31, 2014, we had short-term bank loans in Hong Kong amounted to $1.0 million (equivalent to HK$8.0 million). Our
borrowing capacity is limited to the amount of cash we have on deposit so we have not effectively been extended credit and we are not likely to be extended credit in the PRC in the future. All of our cash and related short-term deposits and
short-term investments are in very
short-term
safe securities.
Accounts and bills
receivable were $21.2 million at the end of fiscal 2014, compared to $19.7 million at the end of fiscal 2013. Receivables at March 31, 2014 represented 118 days of net sales compared to 89 days of sales from continued and
discontinued operations at March 31, 2013. Accounts and bills receivable for electronic components represented 128 days of sales in fiscal 2014. Our large CCM customers in China are granted credit terms and as is customary in the PRC, the
bills they issue typically mature after 90 days, therefore we expect our domestic receivables to continue increasing in fiscal 2015 as sales in the PRC increase.
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Our aggregate capital expenditures during fiscal 2014 and 2013 were $6.0 million and
$7.6 million, respectively. Capital expenditures in fiscal 2014 consisted mainly of our purchase of an office in Shenzhen for RMB27.7 million and in fiscal 2013 primarily included expansion of existing clean room space and purchase of
equipment and machinery, most of which was related to our COB production facility. Our capital commitments as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were approximately $126,792 and $4,211,595, respectively. The significant commitment as of March 31,
2013 was for the purchase of the office in Shenzhen.
Our revolving credit facilities are provided by Standard Chartered Bank,
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. and China Construction Bank Corporation with an aggregate facilities limit of approximately $13.2 million, as of March 31, 2014. The amounts payable each month on the revolving credit facilities
varies depending upon the amounts drawn at the time. Our outstanding borrowings traditionally vary according to our seasonal working capital requirements but as of March 31, 2014, banking facilities of HKD8.0 million (equivalent to
US$1.0 million) and RMB38.8 million (equivalent to US$6.3 million) were utilized. (See
Note 14Short-term
bank loans and Banking Facilities of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)
We are in compliance with all of the covenants entered into with our banks in connection with the revolving credit agreements
and have been in compliance during all periods presented. In addition, we have not entered into any
cross-default
provision in our debt agreements with our banks. However, since the agreements are subject to
periodic review by our banks, which may result in changes of their terms and conditions, there can be no assurance that our agreements will not be subject to cross-default provisions in the future.
We anticipate that cash from operating activities and our quick assets will be adequate to satisfy our capital requirements for at least
the next two years.
Inflation
. For the last five years inflation in Hong Kong has ranged from (1.6%) to
7.9% (approximately 4.3% during calendar 2013 and 4.1% for the first four months of 2014). Currently inflation in Hong Kong has little effect on our operations as much more of our costs are fixed and wage increases are discretionary.
While the appreciation of the Renminbi in prior years has had an impact on the Companys competitiveness, we also have been impacted
by wage and utility inflation in China, particularly in the last two years. While the official inflation rate has abated recently due to the slowdown in manufacturing, it is still reported as approximately 5% per annum.
Currency and exchange rates.
The functional currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The functional currencies of our
subsidiaries in locations outside the U.S. are either the respective local currencies or the U.S. dollar. Most of our sales are denominated in RMB since only our export sales are made in US$. With the growth of our PRC Telecom business and the
discontinuance of home appliance business, most of our revenues in the future will be in RMB. The majority of our expenses, including salaries and wages and other production and administrative costs are denominated in Hong Kong dollars and RMB.
Certain raw materials and capital equipment are purchased using a variety of currencies including the U.S. dollar, RMB, Japanese yen and the EURO, but the majority of purchases are made in RMB. In prior years, we have not been significantly affected
by exchange rate fluctuations and therefore have not needed to hedge our positions. However, in the event that the Renminbi continues to appreciate against the U.S. dollar we may need to reconsider whether hedging our positions is appropriate. (See
Note 3(q) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)
Application of Critical Accounting Policies.
The
Company believes the following critical accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements can affect its results of operations. The policies set forth below require managements most subjective
or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to estimate the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.
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Valuation of long-lived assets. The Company evaluates long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment or any other asset group, for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances (such as a significant adverse change to market conditions that will impact the future use of the assets) indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or a group of
long-lived
assets may not be recoverable in accordance with FASB ASC 360 Property, Plant and Equipment. When these events occur, the Company evaluates the impairment by comparing the carrying
amount of the assets to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Company
would recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount of the assets over their recoverable amount. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, impairment losses of US$2,103,780, nil and $1,230,727,
respectively relating to property, plant and equipment were recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
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Warranty cost. The Company estimates the warranty cost for defective products based on various factors including the likelihood of defects, an
evaluation of our quality controls over the manufacturing processes, technical analysis, industry information on comparable companies and our history. Based on the above criteria, the Company has accrued for warranty costs of US$869,734, $403,627
and $729,528 as of March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The basis and the amount of the warranty accrual are reviewed and adjusted to reflect actual experience.
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Deferred tax valuation allowance. The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740 Income Taxes, using the liability
method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that will be in effect in the year in which the
differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance to offset deferred tax assets if based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized as income or loss in the period that includes the enactment date. For financial reporting purposes, the Company established valuation allowances by tax jurisdiction for
deferred tax assets which management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized in the foreseeable future. As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had tax losses carried forward of $25,530,406 and
$23,591,422 respectively, which included tax losses of $5,591,707 and $4,114,021 respectively that are available indefinitely for offsetting future taxable income of the companies in which these losses arose. Tax losses of $19,938,699 and
$19,477,401 as at March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, may be carried back for 2 years or carried forward for 20 years from the year the tax losses arose. Since tax returns have to be filed for each subsidiary in the jurisdiction in which it
operates, management has to assess whether transfer pricing or expense allocations could be challenged by the authorities based on the technical merits of the tax positions taken and probable outcome of a tax assessment. Based on an evaluation of
these uncertain tax positions, we have to estimate the potential income tax expense and any related penalties and interest. This has resulted in significant income tax expense being accrued in previous loss years since not all subsidiaries are in a
loss position for tax purposes and there is no off-setting allowed between subsidiaries in the PRC and Hong Kong.
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Inventory reserves. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost, calculated on the weighted average basis, comprises direct
materials and, where applicable, direct labor and an appropriate proportion of production overheads. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, write-downs of inventories to fair market value of $804,256, $867,312 and $932,848,
respectively, were recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
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Allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our
customers to make required payments. Whenever it is clear that the amounts are deemed to be uncollectible, receivables are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts.
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Contingencies. The Company accounts for various uncertain events, or contingencies in accordance with FASB ASC 450 Contingencies. Under
FASB ASC 450, contingent losses must be accrued if available information indicates it is probable that the loss has been or will be incurred given the likelihood of the uncertain event, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.
Management judgment is required in deciding the amount and timing of any accrual for a contingency. For example, legal proceedings are inherently uncertain, and in order to determine the amount of any reserves required, the Company assesses the
likelihood of any adverse judgment or outcomes in any litigation, as well as potential ranges of probable losses. However, the actual results may differ from such estimates and the difference may be material.
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Uncertain tax provision. As of March 31, 2014, the Company has recognized $4,454,069 of liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits and, in
addition, $436,920 of related interest and penalties. The unrecognized tax benefits relate mainly to potential transfer pricing arrangements reflected in the Hong Kong and PRC income tax returns of certain subsidiaries of the Company. The final
outcome of these tax uncertainties is dependent upon various matters including tax examinations, legal proceedings, certain authority proceedings, changes in regulatory tax laws and interpretations of those tax laws, or expiration of statutes of
limitation. However, based on the number of jurisdictions, the uncertainties associated with litigation, and the status of examinations, including the protocols of finalizing audits by the relevant tax authorities, which could include formal legal
proceedings, there is a high degree of uncertainty regarding the future cash outflows associated with these tax uncertainties. As of March 31, 2014, the Company classified $4,454,069 of its liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits and $436,920
of interest and penalties as current liabilities.
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Recent accounting pronouncements
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(i)
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The FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment
(Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. The amendments in the ASU change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. It also addresses
sources of confusion and inconsistent application related to financial reporting of discontinued operations guidance in U.S. GAAP.
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Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations should be presented as discontinued operations. Those strategic shifts should have a major effect on the
organizations operations and financial results. Examples include a disposal of a major geographic area, a major line of business, or a major equity method investment.
In addition, the new guidance requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information about the assets, liabilities, income, and
expenses of discontinued operations.
The new guidance also requires disclosure of the pre-tax income attributable to a
disposal of a significant part of an organization that does not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. This disclosure will provide users with information about the on-going trends in a reporting organizations results from continuing
operations.
The amendments in this ASU enhance convergence between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS). Part of the new definition of discontinued operation is based on elements of the definition of discontinued operations in IFRS 5, Non-Current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations.
The amendments in the ASU are effective in the first quarter of 2015 for public organizations with calendar year ends. For most nonpublic
organizations, it is effective for annual financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted.
The Company believes that its adoption of the ASU will not have any material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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The FASB has issued ASU No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax
Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).
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U.S. GAAP does
not include explicit guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The amendments in this ASU state that an
unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward,
except as follows. To the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that
would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit
should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets.
This ASU
applies to all entities that have unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists at the reporting date. The amendments in this ASU are effective for
fiscal years
, and
interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. For nonpublic entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is
permitted. The amendments should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. Retrospective application is permitted.
The Company believes that its adoption in fiscal 2015 of the ASU will not have any material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
C.
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Research and development, patents and licenses, etc
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We spent approximately $0.8 million, $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively, on product design and development in each of the fiscal
years 2014, 2013 and 2012. These expenses were primarily attributable to salaries and wages for technical staff and prototyping and cost of samples. For a more complete description of our research and development, patents and licenses, etc., see
Item 4.BBusiness Overview.
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See Item 5.Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation for discussion of the most significant recent trends in our business since the
last fiscal year.
E.
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Off-balance sheet arrangements
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The Company has no off-balance-sheet arrangements such as guarantees, derivative securities, retained interests or variable interests that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material effect on the
Companys financial condition, revenue and expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures and capital resources.
F.
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Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
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The following is a schedule reflecting our aggregate financial commitments as of March 31, 2014:
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Contractual Obligations
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Total
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Less than
1 year
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1-3 years
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4-5 years
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More than
5 years
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US$
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US$
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US$
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US$
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US$
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Capital Commitments
(1)
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126,792
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126,792
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Operating Lease Commitments
(2)
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10,362,955
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381,394
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704,580
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704,580
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8,572,401
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Total Contractual Obligations
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10,489,747
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508,186
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704,580
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704,580
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8,572,401
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(1)
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Our capital commitments are for the purchase of property, plant and equipment.
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(2)
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The Company has various operating lease agreements for parking lots, motor vehicles, equipment and real estate that extend through 2043.
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Item 6.
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Directors, Senior Management and Employees.
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A.
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Directors and senior management
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Our directors and senior management at March 31, 2014 are set forth below:
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Name
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Age
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Position
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John C.K. Sham
(1)
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51
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Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Acting Chief Financial Officerand Director
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Brian Yuen
(1)(2)
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58
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Chief Executive Officer, Global-Tech USA, Inc. and Director
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Patrick Po-On Hui
(2)(3)
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56
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Director
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Ken Ying-Keung Wong
(3)
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65
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Director
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Barry J. Buttifant
(3)
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69
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Director
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(1)
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Member of the finance committee.
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(2)
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Member of the compensation committee.
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(3)
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Member of the audit committee.
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John C.K. Sham
has served as our Chairman since September 2012 and our President and Chief Executive Officer since June 1992. He has served as a director of Global-Tech since July 1991.
Effective April 1, 2011 Mr. Sham assumed the role of Acting Chief Financial Officer following the termination of Mr. Leung. Mr. Sham was our Chief Financial Officer from June 1992 through January 2002. Mr. Sham joined us in
1984 as managing director of Kwong Lee Shun Trading Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ours. From 1982 to 1984, Mr. Sham served as President of Wesi Corp., a New York corporation which specialized in the marketing and distribution of
household goods. Mr. Sham is the son of our founder, Mr. Kwong Ho Sham.
Brian Yuen
joined us in
January 1997, was elected to our Board of Directors in August 1997 and became the Chief Executive Officer of our subsidiary Global-Tech USA, Inc. in October 1997. Mr. Yuen serves as the chairman of the finance committee of our Board of
Directors and was a consultant to us from March 1994 to December 1996. Prior to joining us, Mr. Yuen served as purchasing manager of Magla Products, Inc., a manufacturer, importer and distributor of household products, from December 1992 to
December 1996.
Patrick Po-On Hui
has served as a director of Global-Tech since March 2000. Mr. Hui is a
practicing attorney and has been a partner at Messrs. Iu, Lai & Li since June 2011. From June 1988 to 2008, he was a consultant to, and then appointed as a partner of Robin Bridge & John Liu in 2008, a law firm based in Hong Kong.
Mr. Hui was an Associate Partner of the law firm of Johnson Stokes & Master from March 1996 to May 1998 and an Assistant Solicitor of that firm from September 1989 to February 1996.
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Ken Ying-Keung Wong
has served as a director of Global-Tech since June 2001.
Dr. Wong is a medical doctor who, since 1995, has maintained a medical practice in Hong Kong. Dr. Wong previously practiced family medicine in Canada from 1977 to 1995.
Dr. Barry John Buttifant
has served as a director of Global-Tech since November 2003.
Dr. Buttifant is currently an independent adviser to MCL Financial Group Ltd and an independent non-executive director of Giordano
International Limited and Daiwa Associate Holdings Limited, all of which are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Dr. Buttifant also serves as a non-executive director of China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd., which is New York Stock
Exchange listed public company.
Dr. Buttifant has been an executive director of Hsin Chong Construction Group Ltd.
(HCCG), and a non-executive director of Synergis Holdings Limited (Synergis), a subsidiary of HCCG since 2011, all of which are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Prior to that, Dr. Buttifant was a chief
executive officer of the IDT International Limited. In 2009, Dr. Buttifant was a director of Mission Hills Group (MHG) corporate finance, and prior to this appointment, he was a consultant to the Group since 2008. Prior to
joining MHG, Dr. Buttifant served as a principal of KLC Kennic Lui & Company (KLC), a professional accounting firm and was managing director of KLC Transactions Limited. Prior to joining KLC, Dr. Buttifant was the
executive director finance, of MHG. In 2004, Dr. Buttifant was the managing director of Hsin Chong International Holdings Limited, a controlling shareholder of both the construction company HCCG (which was acquired by MHG in November
2007) and a property management service company, Synergis (which was acquired by HCCG in September 2008). Dr. Buttifant was also an alternate director to both public companies. Dr. Buttifant was an operating partner of Baring Private
Equity Asia Limited. He was also the managing director of Wo Kee Hong (Holdings) Limited (Wo Kee Hong) from 2001 to 2002 and was the Advisor to the board of directors of Wo Kee Hong from 2002 to 2004. Prior to joining Wo Kee Hong, he was
the managing director of IDT International Limited for over eight years and had worked for Polly Peck Group and Sime Darby Hong Kong Limited for more than 11 years in the capacity of finance director and managing director.
Dr. Buttifant is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK); the Hong Kong Institute of Certified
Public Accountants; the Chartered Management Institute (UK); the Hong Kong Management Association; and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors. Dr. Buttifant, being a person distinguished by eminence and by attainments, was admitted to the degree
of honorary doctorate of Business Administration (honoris causa) by Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom in 2013.
No
family relationship exists among any of our directors and senior management.
No arrangement or understanding exists between
any director or member of senior management and any other person pursuant to which any director or member of senior management was elected to such a position with us.
The aggregate direct remuneration paid to all directors and senior management as a group (5 persons) during fiscal 2014 was approximately $1.1 million. This includes amounts set aside or accrued to
provide pension, retirement or similar benefits, but does not include amounts (including business travel, professional and business association dues and expenses) reimbursed to officers and other fringe benefits commonly reimbursed or paid for by
companies in Hong Kong.
Our articles of association provide for a board of directors of not less than five or more than nine members. Each director is elected to serve until the next annual general meeting of shareholders and
until his or her successor has been elected unless a different term is specified. Currently, there are five directors serving on the board of the Company, of which three are independent. See Item 6ADirectors and senior
management for the service time of our directors.
Audit committee
. The purpose of the audit committee is
to fulfill the board of directors oversight responsibility to the shareholders, potential shareholders and the investment community relating to the integrity of the Companys financial statements and the financial reporting process, the
Companys compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the independent auditors qualification and independence, the performance of the Companys independent auditors and the annual independent audit of the Companys
financial statements. In discharging its oversight role, the audit committee is empowered by the Companys board of directors to investigate any matter brought to its attention. Such investigation can include but is not limited to full access
to all books, records, facilities and personnel of the Company and the authority to retain outside counsel or other experts for this purpose.
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The Companys audit committee is governed by a written charter. The functions of the
audit committee as enumerated in its charter include:
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assisting the board of directors oversight of (1) the integrity of the Companys financial statements and the financial reporting
process, (2) the companys compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the independent auditors qualifications and independence, (4) the performance of the Companys independent auditors, and (5) the
annual independent audit of the Companys financial statements;
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the direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation and retention of the independent auditors for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit
report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company;
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regularly reviewing with the independent auditors any audit problems or difficulties encountered during the course of the audit work, including any
restrictions on the scope of the independent auditors activities or access to requested information;
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meeting with the independent auditors to discuss the scope and plans of their audit engagement;
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meeting with our financial management and independent auditors together, and periodically separately, to review matters relating to internal accounting
controls over financial reporting;
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reviewing our critical accounting policies and practices and other matters relating to our financial condition including any significant written
communications between the independent auditors and management; and
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reviewing with the full board of directors any issues that arise with respect to the quality or integrity of the companys financial statements,
compliance with legal or regulatory requirements and the performance and independence of the independent auditors.
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The audit committee is currently comprised of Barry J. Buttifant, Patrick Po-On Hui, and Ken Ying-Keung Wong. Dr. Buttifant is the chairman of the audit committee.
Compensation committee
. Our Board of Directors also has a compensation committee. The compensation committee reviews and
determines compensation for officers, directors and consultants, as well as bonuses and other incentive programs for employees. As of March 31, 2014, the compensation committee was comprised of Patrick Po-On Hui and Brian Yuen. Mr. Yuen is
not considered to be independent since he is also a member of management of the Company.
We do not have, and none of our
subsidiaries have, service contracts with any of our directors providing benefits upon termination of employment. We do have an employment agreement with John C.K. Sham that provides for severance benefits in certain circumstances. If Mr. Sham
resigns as a result of certain material changes relating to his employment, his agreements entitle him to a lump sum payment equal to the aggregate amount of salary and performance bonus that would have been payable to him through the end of the
term of his agreement, continued receipt of other benefits under the agreement for the remainder of the term of his agreement and immediate vesting of his outstanding equity awards. The agreement also generally entitles Mr. Sham to the same
severance benefits if he terminates his employment, or his employment is terminated, as a result of a change in control of Global-Tech. If a liquidation plan for Global-Tech is approved by a court or agency of pertinent jurisdiction, Mr. Sham
is also entitled to a lump sum payment equal to the aggregate amount of salary and performance bonus that would have been payable to him through the end of the term of his agreement.
At March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, we employed 1,474, 2,528 and 2,264 persons, respectively, on a full-time basis. Of our employees at March 31, 2014, 24 were located in Hong Kong and, 1,450 in
China.
As discussed elsewhere in this annual report, the Company completed its exit from the EMS business in December 2013.
In connection with our exit from the EMS business, our labor force was significantly reduced as a result of the release of a majority of the employees assigned to the EMS business.
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A breakdown of persons employed as of March 31, 2014 by main category of activity is as follows:
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Category
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No.
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Manufacturing
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1,021
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Production management
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14
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Finance and administration
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120
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Receiving and warehousing
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19
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Quality control
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113
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Production engineering
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36
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Product design and development
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88
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Sales and marketing
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59
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Human resources
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4
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1,474
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Since our production levels fluctuate, the number of employees varies from time to time based on our
production requirements. During peak production periods in fiscal 2014, we employed a maximum of approximately 2,479 people in our Dongguan factory. Our manufacturing personnel are paid a monthly salary and periodic incentive bonuses and are
provided with housing, medical care and subsidized meals in our dormitory complex adjacent to each factory. We have not experienced any significant labor stoppages and we believe that relations with our employees are satisfactory.
Our relationships with our employees in China are subject to the Labor Law of the Peoples Republic of China which went into effect
on January 1, 1995. The Labor Law regulates, among other things, the number of hours employees may work on a daily and weekly basis, provides allowances for legal holidays, regulates working conditions such as safety and hygiene and provides
for various social welfare and employment benefits. We believe that we are in compliance with such regulations. Availability of labor in the future may have a negative impact on our results of operations since demand in Guangdong Province for
unskilled manufacturing labor currently exceeds supply.
In June 2007, the National Peoples Congress of the PRC enacted
new labor legislation called the Labor Contract Law, which became effective on January 1, 2008. It formalizes workers rights concerning overtime hours, pensions, layoffs, employment contracts and the role of trade unions. Considered one
of the strictest labor laws in the world, among other things, this new law requires an employer to conclude an open-ended employment contract with any employee who either has worked for the employer for 10 years or more or has had two
consecutive fixed-term contracts. An open-ended employment contract is in effect a lifetime, permanent contract, which can only be terminated in specified circumstances, such as a material breach of the employers rules and
regulations, or for a serious dereliction of duty. Under the new law, downsizing by 20% or more may occur only under specified circumstances, such as a restructuring undertaken pursuant to Chinas Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, or where a company
suffers serious difficulties in production and/or business operations. The Company took the Labor Contract Law into account and incorporated its requirements into its exit from the home appliance and EMS businesses. Additionally, the severance
programs were established in accordance with the law and were supervised, at our request, by the appropriate authorities within the Dongguan local authority.
The following table sets forth information regarding the share ownership in Global-Tech as of June 30, 2014 held by the directors and senior management and options granted to them on our common
shares:
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Name of Owner
(1)
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Number of Shares
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Percentage#
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Wing Shing Holdings Company Limited
(2)
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688,797
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22.6
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%
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John C.K. Sham
(3)
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1,001,124
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31.2
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%
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Brian Yuen
(4)
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97,803
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3.1
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%
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Barry J. Buttifant
(5)(6)
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11,250
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*
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Patrick Po-On Hui
(5)(6)
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5,250
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*
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Ken Ying-Keung Wong
(5)(6)
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3,250
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*
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All officers and directors as a group (5 persons)
(7)
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1,118,677
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33.8
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%
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#
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In accordance with SEC rules, each beneficial owners holdings have been calculated assuming full exercise of outstanding options covering our common shares, if
any, exercisable by such owner within 60 days after June 30, 2014, but no exercise of options covering our common shares held by any other person.
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(1)
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Unless otherwise indicated, the persons named in the table above have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all common shares beneficially
owned by them.
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(2)
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The share ownership of Wing Shing Holdings Company Limited is held 44.0% by the estate of Kwong Ho Sham and 56.0% by John C.K. Sham. Prior to the
passing of Kwong Ho Sham, voting control of Wing Shing Holdings Company Limited (Wing Shing Holdings) was held approximately 34.3% by Kwong Ho Sham and 65.7% by John C.K. Sham. Following Kwong Ho Shams passing, John C.K. Sham
assumed 100% voting control of Wing Shing Holdings. Once the estate is settled, the shares of the Company owned by Wing Shing Holdings will be distributed to its two shareholders. The estate of Kwong Ho Sham will receive 303,070 shares, which are
intended to be gifted to a charitable trust, and 385,727 shares of the Company will be distributed to John C.K. Sham.
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(3)
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Includes 688,797 shares owned by Wing Shing Holdings and 168,750 common shares issuable to John C.K. Sham within 60 days after June 30, 2014 upon
exercise of options granted under our 1997 and 2005 Stock Option Plans and the 2011 Omnibus Equity Plan. Excludes 600,000 shares owned by the mother of John C.K. Sham, 300,000 shares owned by the wife of John C.K. Sham and 300,000 shares owned by
the daughter of John C.K. Sham. Mr. John C.K. Sham disclaims any beneficial ownership in such shares.
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(4)
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Includes 84,751 common shares issuable to Brian Yuen within 60 days after June 30, 2014 upon exercise of options granted under our 1997 and 2005
Stock Option Plans and the 2011 Omnibus Equity Plan. Excludes 1,975 shares owned by the wife and son of Mr. Yuen. Mr. Yuen disclaims any beneficial ownership in such shares.
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(5)
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Each of Barry J. Buttifant, Patrick Po-On Hui and Ken Ying-Keung Wong own less than 1% of the issued and outstanding common shares as of June 30,
2014.
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(6)
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Includes 7,000, 5,250 and 3,250 shares issuable to Messrs. Buttifant, Hui and Wong, respectively, within 60 days after June 30, 2014 upon
exercise of options granted under the 1997 and 2005 Stock Option Plans, and the 2011 Omnibus Equity Plan.
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(7)
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Includes 688,797 common shares owned by Wing Shing Holdings and 269,001 common shares beneficially owned by or issuable to various officers and
directors within 60 days after June 30, 2014 upon exercise of options granted under under our 1997 and 2005 Stock Option Plans and the 2011 Omnibus Equity Plan.
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Our directors and senior management do not have different voting rights.
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech
. The Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan (the 1997
Plan) was adopted by our Board of Directors in September 1997. Prior to its expiration, the 1997 Plan provided for the grant of:
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options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options, or ISOs, within the meaning of Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to employees; and
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options not intended to qualify as ISOs to employees and consultants.
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The 1997 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors, or a committee of directors appointed by the Board, which determines:
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the terms of the options, including the exercise price;
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the number of common shares subject to the option; and
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the terms and conditions of exercise.
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No option granted under the 1997 Plan is transferable by the optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and each vested option is exercisable during the contractual life of the
options by such optionee. The exercise price of all ISOs granted under the 1997 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of such common shares on the date of grant. With respect to any participant who owns (or is deemed to own) stock
possessing more than 10% of the voting rights of our outstanding capital stock, the exercise price of any ISO must be not less than 110% of the fair market value on the date of grant. The term of each option granted under the 1997 Plan may be
established by the Board of Directors, or a committee of the board, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the maximum term of each ISO granted under the 1997 Plan is 10 years. With respect to any ISO granted to a participant who owns (or
is deemed to own) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our outstanding capital stock, the maximum term is 5 years.
During fiscal 2012, an aggregate of 1,250 options with exercise prices of $25.00 and $30.56 per share were forfeited upon resignation of the relevant participants and 82,167 options with exercise prices
between $19.00 and $25.00 per share expired, including 65,500 options granted to Directors.
During fiscal 2013, an aggregate
of 5,950 options with an exercise price of $15.60 to $30.56 per share were forfeited upon the termination of the relevant participants.
During fiscal 2014, an aggregate of 65,500 options with an exercise price of US$30.40 to US$30.56 expired.
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The 1997 Plan expired on September 17, 2008, after which date no further grants were
made.
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Global-Tech
. The 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 1999
Plan) was adopted by our Board of Directors in January 1999. The 1999 Plan was approved by our stockholders at our annual meeting of stockholders in March 1999. Prior to its expiration, the total number of common shares available for issuance
under the 1999 Plan was 450,000 common shares.
The 1999 Plan is administered by our Board of Directors, or a committee of the
board, which determines:
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the participants to be awarded stock grants;
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the number of shares subject to each stock grant, or the formula pursuant to which such number will be determined;
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the date of award and the vesting; and
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expiration terms applicable to each stock grant.
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Up to the plans expiration in 2009, we granted, in the aggregate, net of forfeiture, 63,753 common shares under the 1999 Plan.
2005 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech
. The 2005 Stock Option Plan (the 2005 Plan) was adopted by our Board of
Directors in October 2005 and approved by the Companys shareholders in November 2005. The plan provides for the grant of:
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options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options, or ISOs, within the meaning of Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to employees; and
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options not intended to qualify as ISOs to employees and consultants.
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The plan is administered by the Board of Directors, or a committee of outside directors appointed by the board, which determines:
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the terms of options, including the exercise price;
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the number of common shares subject to the option; and
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the terms and conditions of exercise.
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No option granted under the 2005 Plan is transferable by the optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and each option is exercisable during the lifetime of the optionee only by
such optionee. The exercise price of all ISOs granted under the 2005 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of such common shares on the date of grant. With respect to any participant who owns (or is deemed to own) stock possessing
more than 10% of the voting rights of our outstanding capital stock, the exercise price of any ISO must be not less than 110% of the fair market value on the date of grant. The term of each option granted under the 2005 Plan may be established by
the Board of Directors, or a committee of the board, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the maximum term of each ISO granted under the 2005 Plan is 10 years. With respect to any ISO granted to a participant who owns (or is deemed to
own) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our outstanding capital stock, the maximum term is 5 years.
The total number of common shares available for options under the 2005 Plan is 450,000 shares. We have granted options to purchase on the dates and in the amounts indicated below:
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During fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, no options were granted and none were forfeited.
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Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. 2011 Omnibus Equity Plan
. The Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. 2011 Omnibus
equity Plan (the Omnibus Plan) was adopted by our Board of Directors in October 2010 and approved by the Companys shareholders in November 2010. The plan provides for the grant of stock options (non-statutory and incentive), stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance shares and common shares.
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A committee authorized by the Board of Directors (the Committee) will administer
the Omnibus Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Compensation Committee will administer the Omnibus Plan. Subject to the terms of the Omnibus Plan, the Committee has the sole discretion to select the employees,
consultants, and non-employee directors who will receive awards, determine the terms and conditions of awards, and to interpret the provisions of the Omnibus Plan and outstanding awards. The Committee may not, without the approval of the
Companys shareholders, institute an exchange program under which outstanding awards are amended to provide for a lower exercise price or surrendered or cancelled in exchange for awards with a lower exercise price.
Awards granted under the Omnibus Plan are generally not transferable, and all rights with respect to an award granted to a participant
generally will be available during a participants lifetime only to the participant. If the Committee makes an award transferable, such award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the committee deems appropriate.
The total number of common shares available for awards under the Omnibus Plan is 400,000 shares.
No shares were granted under the Omnibus Plan during fiscal 2012.
During fiscal 2013, 73,000 options were granted to officers and directors, 5,000 options to an employee and 8,000 options
to a consultant.
In fiscal 2014, no shares were granted and 3,000 options which were previously granted to a
Director were exercised.
Share compensation.
Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions
of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004),
Share-Based
Payment (SFAS No. 123 (R)) which is now codified as FASB ASC 718
Compensation-Stock
Compensation and related interpretations in accounting for its employee stock-based compensation plans. Accordingly, stock compensation cost is measured on the date of grant, based on fair value which is estimated using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. The compensation cost is amortized over the vesting period of the options using the
straight-line
method provided that the amount of compensation cost recognized at any date must at least
equal the portion of the
grant-date
value of the award that is vested at that date. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123 (R), we applied the
intrinsic-value
basis
prescribed in Accounting Principles Board (APB) opinion No, 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and related interpretations in accounting for employee stock options.
As permitted by SFAS No. 123 (R), the Company has elected to apply the modified prospective method for the transition,
in which compensation cost is recognized beginning with the effective date based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123 (R) (i) for all
share-based
payments granted after the effective date and
(ii) for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 123 (R) that remained unvested on the effective date.
As of March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, there were unrecognized share-based compensation costs of nil, nil and $1,969, respectively, relating to stock granted to an employee under the 1999 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan. The unrecognized compensation cost for stock granted is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of two years and five years, respectively. To the extent that the actual forfeiture rate is different from
the original estimate, actual
share-based
compensation relating to these awards may be different from the expectations.
We also have granted options to consultants and accounted for such options under the fair value method. We amortize
share-based
compensation expense over the
vesting periods of the related options.
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Item 7.
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Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions.
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The following table sets forth information regarding the share ownership in Global-Tech as of June 30, 2014 of shareholders that are beneficial owners of 5% or more of our outstanding common shares:
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Name of Owner
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Number of Shares
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Percentage
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Shun Chi Hui
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600,000
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19.7
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%
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Jenny, Meng Chen Tsai
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300,000
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9.9
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%
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Estee M.Y. Sham
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300,000
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9.9
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%
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Wing Shing Holdings Company Limited
(1)(2)
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688,787
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22.6
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%
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Grace & White, Inc.
(3)
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189,855
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6.24
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%
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(1)
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The share ownership of Wing Shing Holdings Company Limited was held 44.0% by the estate of Kwong Ho Sham and 56.0% by John C.K. Sham. Voting control of
Wing Shing Holdings Company Limited was held approximately 34.3% by estate of Kwong Ho Sham and 65.7% by John C.K. Sham. Kwong Ho Sham passed away on July 11, 2011. Following Kwong Ho Shams passing, John C.K. Sham assumed 100% voting
control of Wing Shing Holdings.
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(2)
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In June 2011, Kwong Ho Sham established a trust that is intended to own his portion of Wing Shing Holdings Company Limited (Wing Shing
Holdings) shares in the Company. Upon his passing, 303,070 shares owned by Wing Shing Holdings are intended to go into this trust and 385,727 shares owned by Wing Shing Holdings will be transferred to John C.K. Sham. As of June 30, 2014,
the transfers had not yet taken place but are expected to occur when his estate is settled. John C.K. Sham as a trustee of his fathers charitable trust will decline beneficial ownership of any of the trusts shares.
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(3)
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According to a
Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 30, 2014, Grace & White, Inc. reported beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 189,855 shares, including sole voting power over 51,685 shares and sole dispositive power over 189,855 shares. Grace &
White, Inc. is located at 515 Madison Ave., Suite 1700, New York, New York 10022.
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Our major shareholders
have the same voting rights as all holders of our common shares.
As of June 30, 2014, approximately 64.7%, of our
outstanding common shares were held in the United States by 6 holders registered on the books of our transfer agent.
As
disclosed elsewhere in this annual report, the Companys directors, members of our directors families, and entities directed and controlled such persons own approximately 67.3% of our outstanding shares. As a result, certain of our
directors and their family members, together with jointly controlled entities, are in a position to control our activities and policies. To the best of our knowledge, aside from the entities, directors and members of their family identified above
and elsewhere in this report, we are not directly or indirectly controlled or owned by any other corporation, foreign government or any other natural or legal person, and we are not subject to any arrangements the operation of which may at a
subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.
B.
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Related party transactions
.
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In April, 2008, we entered into renewal lease agreements with Wing Shing Products Company Limited (Wing Shing Products), a company owned by
John Sham, for offices and warehouses located in Hong Kong with a total area of 25,690 square feet, which were occupied by our executive officers, administrative group and warehouse staff at a rate totaling approximately $173,000 per annum. On
January 31, 2012, we amended the lease with Wing Shing Products that reduced the rental space to 11,010 square feet at a rate totaling approximately $70,786 per annum. In April 2012, we amended the lease agreement with Wing Shing Products to
increase the rent to $113,043 per annum. In February 2013, we further reduced the total rental space to 7,340 square feet and the rent to $75,420 per annum. Effective April 1, 2014, Wing Shing Products increased the annual rent to US$92,800 per
annum, which reflects the fair market for such space.
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In addition to the office and warehouse space described above, the Company also entered into automobile lease agreement with Wing Shing Products.
Monthly rental for the vehicle is approximately $4,800, which is the estimated fair value of rental or lease rates in Hong Kong for similar vehicles.
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The total expense incurred for the real estate and automobile leases described above for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was approximately US$132,661, US$164,096 and US$189,832,
respectively. These expenses were payable to Wing Shing Products.The amounts due are unsecured, interest-free and have no fixed terms of repayment. We believe the leases are on terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been received
from unaffiliated third parties.
Our Policy Concerning Related Party Transactions
All transactions with our executive officers and directors must be approved by a majority of our disinterested directors.
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C.
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Interests of experts and counsel
.
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Not applicable.
Item 8.
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Financial Information.
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A.
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Consolidated financial statements and other financial information
.
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Our consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and audited by an
independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). A consolidated balance sheet is presented for each of fiscal 2014 and 2013 along with a consolidated statement
of operations and comprehensive income, statement of cash flows and statement of changes in shareholders equity which are presented for each of fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012. See Item 18Financial Statements for detailed
financial information.
Legal Proceedings
Global-Tech and its subsidiaries are not a party in any material litigation or arbitration, However, we may occasionally become subject to various legal actions related to performance under contracts,
product liability, taxes, employment, intellectual property and other matters, several of which actions claim substantial damages, in the ordinary course of business.
Dividends
We are a holding company and have no business operations other
than ownership of our subsidiaries. In the event that we decide to pay cash dividends, as a holding company, our ability to pay dividends and meet other obligations depends upon the receipt of dividends or other payments from our operating
subsidiaries and our other holdings and investments. In addition, our operating subsidiaries from time to time may be subject to restrictions on their ability to make distributions to us as a result of restrictive covenants in loan agreements,
restrictions on the conversion of local currency into U.S. dollars or other hard currency and other regulatory restrictions, including withholding tax on dividend income and contribution to statutory reserve. Restrictions on currency conversion may
be in effect from time to time but have not had a material effect on us to date.
During fiscal year 2013, the Companys
Board of Directors approved a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share that was paid on September 5, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 22, 2012. The dividend payment was made following the completion of the
Companys exit from the home appliance business, which provided relief to the Companys working capital requirements and presented an opportunity to return capital to the Companys shareholders while still maintaining the resources
necessary to support growth.
Not Applicable.
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Item 9.
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The Offer and Listing.
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A.
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Offer and listing details
.
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Our common shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol GAI on April 8, 1998.
Effective December 10, 2008, Global-Techs common stock was no longer traded on the NYSE and commenced trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq). The following table lists the high and low market prices on the NYSE and Nasdaq
for the periods indicated.
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Pre-split
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Adjustment to
reflect
4-for-1 reverse stock split
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High
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Low
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High
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Low
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US$
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US$
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Fiscal 2009:
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Annual
|
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16.08
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6.00
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Fiscal 2010:
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Annual
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13.37
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6.40
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Fiscal 2011:
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Annual
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12.51
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6.78
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Fiscal 2012:
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First Quarter
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7.53
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4.00
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Second Quarter
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4.65
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3.03
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Third Quarter
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3.91
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|
|
|
2.68
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|
Fourth Quarter
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6.90
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|
|
3.26
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Annual
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7.53
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2.68
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Fiscal 2013:
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First Quarter
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9.94
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|
|
4.75
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Second Quarter
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9.40
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4.26
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Third Quarter
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7.40
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4.47
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Fourth Quarter
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11.98
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6.53
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Annual
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11.98
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4.26
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Fiscal 2014:
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First Quarter
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11.85
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6.00
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Second Quarter
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17.94
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6.21
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Third Quarter
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8.28
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6.07
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Fourth Quarter
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7.59
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5.60
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Annual
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17.94
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5.60
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Most Recent Six Months:
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January 2014
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7.59
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6.25
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February 2014
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6.76
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6.01
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March 2014
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6.30
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5.60
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April 2014
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6.49
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5.30
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May 2014
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6.20
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5.51
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June 2014
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5.88
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5.40
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B.
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Plan of distribution
.
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Not applicable.
See Item 9.AThe Offer and ListingOffer and Listing Details above.
D.
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Selling shareholders
.
|
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
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F.
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Expenses of the issue
.
|
Not applicable.
Item 10.
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Additional Information.
|
Not applicable.
B.
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Memorandum and articles of association
.
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Objects and Purposes
Our objects and purposes are described in
Clause 5 of our memorandum of association and generally allow us to engage in any act or activity that is not prohibited under British Virgin Islands law.
Directors
British Virgin Islands law and our articles of association
provide that no agreement or transaction between us and one or more of our directors or any entity in which any director has a financial interest or to which any director is related, including as a director of that other entity, is void or voidable
for this reason only or by reason only that the director is present at the meeting of directors or at the meeting of the committee of directors that approves the agreement or transaction or that the vote or consent of the director is counted for
that purpose if the material facts of the interest of each director in the agreement or transaction and his or her interest in or relationship to any other party to the agreement or transaction are disclosed in good faith or are known by the other
directors. In addition, a director who has an interest in any particular business to be considered at a meeting of directors or shareholders may be counted for the purposes of determining whether the meeting is duly constituted.
Our articles of association provide that the directors may, by a resolution of directors, fix the emoluments of directors with respect to
services to be rendered in any capacity to us.
British Virgin Islands law and our articles of association provide that our
business and affairs shall be managed by our directors, who in addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred by our articles of association, may also exercise all such powers of the Company as are not by our memorandum, articles of
association or British Virgin Islands law required to be exercised by the shareholders.
British Virgin Islands law and our
articles of association do not contain an age limit requirement for our directors. Our articles of association do not contain a share qualification for directors.
Rights of Shareholders
Our memorandum authorizes the issuance of
12,500,000 ordinary shares of $0.04 each and 250,000 preference shares of $0.04 each. We do not have any preference shares currently outstanding. The preference shares may be issued by our directors, without further action by shareholders. Our
directors also have the right to fix by resolution of directors the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the preference shares, such as voting rights (including the right to vote as a series on
particular matters), preferences as to dividends and liquidation, conversion and redemption rights and sinking fund provisions.
Dividend rights
. Subject to the preferential and other dividend rights of any outstanding series of preference shares,
holders of our common shares will be entitled to equal dividends per share when, as and if declared by our board of directors. The board may declare interim dividends and recommend a final annual dividend from retained earnings available for cash
dividends as determined for statutory purposes at such times and in such amounts as they may determine. See Item 8.AConsolidated Statements and Other Financial InformationDividend Policy. According to our articles of
association, all dividends that remain unclaimed for a period of three years after their declaration may be forfeited by our board of directors for our benefit.
Voting rights
. Holders of our common shares have one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. Our board of directors is not classified and therefore, all
the directors stand for reelection at the same interval.
Liquidation rights. In the event we are liquidated or wound up, the
holders of our common shares will be treated equally on a per share basis and will be entitled to receive all of our remaining assets following distribution of the preferential and/or other amounts to be distributed to the holders of our preference
shares.
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Other provisions
. We have no provisions in either our memorandum or articles
of association for redemption or sinking fund provisions, or providing that any shareholder has a right to share in our profits. Our common shares are not subject to further capital calls by us. We have no provisions in our memorandum or articles of
association that discriminate against any existing or prospective holder of our common shares as a result of the existing or prospective holders owning a substantial number of our common shares.
Changes to Rights of Shareholders
Under our memorandum and articles of association and British Virgin Islands law, our memorandum and articles of association may be amended by a resolution of directors or a resolution of members. This
includes amendments
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authorizing the issuance of different classes of shares, including preference shares, and
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increasing or reducing the par value of our shares.
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The directors may also increase our capital without shareholder approval by transferring a portion of our surplus to capital. Or the directors may reduce our capital without shareholder approval, subject
to the requirements of British Virgin Island law, by transferring a portion of our capital to surplus. Our memorandum and articles of association provide that differences which may rise between us and any of our shareholders, their executors,
administrators or assigns relating to our memorandum and articles of association shall, unless the parties agree to a single arbitrator, be referred to two arbitrators to be chosen by each of the differing parties. No amendment to our memorandum and
articles of association will be effective unless and until it is filed with the Companies Registry of the British Virgin Islands.
Annual,
General and Extraordinary Meetings of Shareholders
British Virgin Islands law and our articles of association do not
require us to hold an annual meeting. We do, however, typically hold an annual meeting of shareholders for the election of directors and for such other business as may come before the meeting.
Under British Virgin Islands law, unless otherwise provided by a companys memorandum or articles of association, the directors may
call meetings of shareholders at any time. Our articles of association require the directors to call meetings upon a written request from shareholders holding 30% or more of the outstanding voting shares.
Our articles of association provide that notice of all meetings of shareholders shall be given not fewer than seven days before the date
of the proposed meeting to those persons whose names appear as a shareholder in our share register on the date notice is given and are entitled to vote at the meeting. A meeting of shareholders may be called on shorter notice, however, if members
holding, in general, at least 90% of the total number of shares entitled to vote on all matters to be considered at the meeting consent or all the shareholders holding shares entitled to vote on all matters to be considered at the meeting waive the
right of notice.
Limitations on Share Ownership
British Virgin Islands law and our memorandum and articles of association do not impose any limitations on the right of anyone to own, hold or exercise voting rights to our common shares. British Virgin
Islands law does not impose any limitation on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our common shares.
Indemnity and Insurance
Our articles of association provide that we may
indemnify directors, officers, liquidators and other individuals who act on our behalf or upon our request for liabilities and expenses that they may incur as a result of their actions. We may only indemnify a person who acted honestly and in good
faith with a view to our best interests and, in the case of criminal proceedings, if the person had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The decision of the directors as to whether a person acted honestly and in good
faith is, in the absence of fraud, conclusive unless a question of law is involved. We also are entitled under our articles of association to purchase and maintain directors and officers liability insurance.
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Certain Anti-Takeover Matters
Under our memorandum and articles of association and the laws of the British Virgin Islands, our memorandum and articles of association
may be amended by a resolution of directors or a resolution of members. This includes amendments authorizing the creation of different classes of shares, including preference shares. Our ability to amend our memorandum and articles of association by
a resolution of directors could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of us without any further action by our shareholders including but not limited to, a tender offer to purchase our common shares at a premium
over then current market prices. In addition, the issuance of preference shares without shareholder approval, on terms as the board of directors may determine, could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our common shares, including
the loss of voting control to others. Written consent or resolution passed at a meeting of the holders of the relevant shares is required to vary class shareholders right.
Ownership Information
British Virgin Islands law and our memorandum and
articles of association do not provide that information about our shareholders, even those owning significant percentages of our shares, must be disclosed.
Differences from United States Law
In general, the laws of the British
Virgin Islands governing the provisions of our memorandum and articles of association discussed above are not significantly different than the laws governing similar provisions in the charter documents of Delaware companies, other than with respect
to the holding of an annual meeting for our shareholders and the amendment of our memorandum and articles of association. We are not required by the laws of the British Virgin Islands to hold an annual meeting for our shareholders but we would be
required to hold an annual meeting if we were incorporated under Delaware law. If we choose not to hold an annual meeting, then the ability of our shareholders to submit and vote on proposals would be significantly less than that of shareholders in
U.S. companies incorporated in Delaware. In addition, our board of directors may amend our memorandum of association under certain circumstances without shareholder approval, whereas Delaware law requires shareholders to approve any amendments to a
Delaware corporations certificate of incorporation.
We are a British Virgin Islands company and our affairs are
governed by, among other things, the International Business Companies Act (IBCA) of the British Virgin Islands. IBCA of British Virgin Islands differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Since it is
impractical and burdensome to list all the difference items, set forth below is a brief description of identifiable differences between the provisions of IBCA applicable to us and those followed by domestic companies under the Nasdaq listing
standards.
Board composition
Pursuant to section 42 of IBCA, the business and affairs of a BVI company shall be managed by a board of directors that consists of one or more persons but it is silent on the requirement of having a
majority of independent directors. In addition, there is no requirement to evaluate directors independence from management.
Scheduled independent director meeting
There is no requirement that non-management directors must meet at regularly scheduled executive meetings not attended by management. Under Section 48(1) of IBCA, the directors may meet at such times
and in such manner and places within or outside the British Virgin Islands as the directors may determine to be necessary or desirable.
Nominating/corporate governance committee
The Nasdaq listing standards require companies to have a nominating/corporate governance committee comprised of independent directors governed by a written charter establishing minimum requirements. There
is no such requirement under BVI rules.
Compensation committee
The Nasdaq listing standards require companies to have a compensation committee comprised entirely of independent directors governed by a
written charter establishing certain minimum requirements. There is no such requirement under the BVI rules.
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Audit committee
The Nasdaq listing standards require companies to have an audit committee, consisting of a minimum of three independent members of the board of directors governed by a written charter establishing the
duties and responsibilities of the audit committee. There is no such requirement under BVI rules. However, we have an audit committee governed by a written charter consisting of three independent directors as defined in Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange
Act.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
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Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc.
(Global-Tech)
(formerly known as
Global-Tech
Appliances Inc.) is primarily
an investment holding company, which was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on May 2, 1991.
Global-Tech
and its subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively referred to as the Company) was
primarily a manufacturer of consumer electrical products, including, but not limited to electronic and optical components, and is also involved in the assembly of cellular phones. The Companys manufacturing operation is located in Dongguan,
the Peoples Republic of China (the PRC). The Companys products are primarily sold to customers located in the PRC.
Effective December 10, 2008,
Global-Techs
common stock was no longer traded on the New York Stock Exchange and commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital
Market (Nasdaq) under the symbol GAI.
Global-Tech
also changed its name to
Global-Tech
Advanced Innovations Inc., effective as of the
close of business on December 10, 2008.
To satisfy the minimum bid price requirement of Nasdaq,
Global-Techs
Board of Directors authorized an amendment to
Global-Techs
Memorandum of Association to effect a
4-for-1
reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of
Global-Tech,
effective as of the close of business on December 10, 2008 (the
Effective Date).
Global-Tech
also proportionally reduced the authorized number of its common and preferred stock by four to 12,500,000 and 250,000, respectively. These consolidated financial
statements present common stock, preferred stock and share option information to reflect the
above-mentioned
reverse stock split on a retroactive basis.
Details of
Global-Techs
subsidiaries as of March 31, 2014 were as follows:
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Name
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Place of
incorporation/
registration
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Percentage of
equity interest
attributable to
the Company
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Principal activities
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Global Display Holdings Limited
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British Virgin Islands
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100
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Investment holding
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Kwong Lee Shun Trading Company Limited
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Hong Kong
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100
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Leasing of a property
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Consortium Investment (BVI) Limited
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British Virgin Islands
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100
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Investment holding
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GT Investments (BVI) Limited
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British Virgin Islands
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100
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Investment holding
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Global Optics Limited
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Hong Kong
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100
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Trading of raw materials and electronic and optical components
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Dongguan Wing Shing Electrical Products Factory Company Limited (DWS)
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PRC
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100
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Factory complex rental and maintenance
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Guangdong Lite Array Company Limited (DGLAD) (formerly known as Dongguan Lite Array Company
Limited)
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PRC
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100
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Developing, manufacturing and marketing of electronic and optical components
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Dongguan Microview Medical Technology Company Limited
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PRC
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100
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Manufacturing and distribution of medical instruments
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Joke Media Limited
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PRC
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100
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Media services
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Global Household Products Limited
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Hong Kong
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100
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Inactive
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Pentalpha Medical Limited
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Hong Kong
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100
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Inactive
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Pentalpha Hong Kong Limited
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Hong Kong
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100
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Inactive
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Global-Tech
USA, Inc.
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State of Delaware, U.S.A.
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100
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Provision of consultation services
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Global Lite Array (BVI) Limited
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British Virgin Islands
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76.75
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Investment holding
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Lite Array, Inc.
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State of Delaware, U.S.A.
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76.75
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Inactive
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Wing Shing Overseas Limited and Global Appliances Holdings Limited were dissolved on May 28, 2013
and September 12, 2013, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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These
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (U.S. GAAP).
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Basis of consolidation
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The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Global-Tech and its subsidiaries. The fiscal year end date of Lite Array Holdings Limited (Lite Array Holdings), a jointly-controlled entity of the Company, is
December 31. There have been no significant transactions in Lite Array Holdings and its subsidiaries which would materially affect the Companys financial position and results of operations during each of the periods from Lite Array
Holdings fiscal year end date to March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
All significant intercompany
balances and transactions between group companies are eliminated on consolidation.
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Discontinued operations
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Unless
otherwise indicated, information presented in the notes to the consolidated financial statements relates only to Global-Techs continuing operations. Information related to discontinued operations is included in note 18 and in some instances,
where appropriate, is included as separate disclosure within the individual footnotes.
The
preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions. These estimates, judgments and assumptions affect the amounts that are reported in these
consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. The accounting estimates with regard to these consolidated financial statements that require the most significant and subjective judgments include, but are not limited to, valuation of
investments and determination of other-than-temporary impairments, useful lives of property, plant and equipment, recoverability of long-lived assets, determination of impairment losses, assessment of market value of inventories and provision for
inventory obsolescence, allowance for doubtful accounts, provision for employee benefits, provision for warranty, recognition and measurement of current and deferred income taxes (including income tax benefit (expense)), valuation allowance for
deferred tax assets, assumptions used for the valuation of options to purchase Global-Techs common stock, provision for loss contingencies, and measurement of fair values of financial instruments. Changes in facts and circumstances may result
in revised estimates.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash
and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and bank deposits, which are unrestricted to withdraw and use, and other investments that are readily convertible into cash with original maturities of three months or less.
Restricted
cash consists of bank deposits, which may only be used to settle pre-arranged general banking facilities.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
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Debt and equity
investments designated as available-for-sale investments are stated at fair value. Unrealized gains or losses, net of tax, on
available-for-sale
investments are included
in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of shareholders equity. Realized gains and losses and any declines in fair value judged to be
other-than-temporary
on
available-for-sale
investments are included in the consolidated
statement of operations and comprehensive income. Gains or losses on sale of investments and amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings are computed based on the specific identification method. Interest or
dividend income on securities classified as available-for-sale investments is included in interest income or dividend income, respectively.
Non-derivative securities with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturities are classified as
held-to-maturity
investments if the Company has both the positive intention and ability to hold the financial assets to maturity. Investments intended to be held to maturity are measured at amortized cost. Interest on securities classified as
held-to-maturity
investments is included in interest income.
Prior to April 1, 2009, declines in the fair value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their amortized cost, that were deemed to be other-than-temporary, were all reported in
investment gains (losses), net. Effective April 1, 2009, the Company adopted new accounting guidance for impairment of debt securities that are deemed to be other-than temporary. Factors considered in evaluating potential impairment include,
but are not limited to, the current fair value as compared to cost or amortized cost of the security, as appropriate, the length of time the investment has been below cost or amortized cost and by how much, our intent to sell a security and whether
it is
more-likely-than-not
we will be required to sell the security before the recovery of our amortized cost basis, and specific
credit issues related to the issuer and current economic conditions. Under the new impairment model, the credit component of an other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security is reported in investment gains (losses), net and the noncredit
component is reported in other comprehensive income (loss). In addition, other-than-temporary declines in beneficial interests purchased or retained in a securitization transaction which are classified as
available-for-sale
debt securities are recognized if there has been an adverse change in the cash flows as of the end of the reporting period. Interest and dividends, as well as amortization of premiums and
accretion of discounts, are reported in interest and dividend income. Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on debt securities are recognized over the remaining maturity under the interest method.
A jointly-controlled entity is a joint venture that is subject to joint control, resulting in none of the participating parties having
unilateral control over the economic activity of the jointly-controlled entity. The Companys investment in a jointly-controlled entity for which it, not being the unilateral controlling owner of the entity, but has the ability to exercise
joint control, is accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method, the Companys proportionate share of the jointly-controlled entities net income or loss and amortization of any identifiable intangibles arising from the
investment is included in Share of income (losses) of jointly-controlled entities. The Company ceases to apply the equity method when its share of the jointly-controlled entities losses exceeds the carrying value of its investment.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company has discontinued the recognition of its share
of losses of the
jointly-controlled
entities because the share of losses of the
jointly-controlled
entities exceeded the Companys interests in the
jointly-controlled
entities. The Company has no further obligations to fund operations.
All
other investments for which the Company does not have the ability to exercise joint control or significant influence (generally, when the Company has an investment of less than 20% ownership and no representation on the investees board of
directors) and for which there is not a readily determinable fair value, are accounted for using the cost method. Dividends and other distributions of earnings from such investees, if any, are included in income when declared. The Company
periodically evaluates the carrying value of its investments accounted for under the cost method for impairment with any loss included in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income in the period when it is incurred.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
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Accounts and bills receivable
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Accounts and bills receivable are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts, which is an estimate of amounts that may not be
collectible. The Company does not charge interest on accounts receivable. The allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on historical experience, receivable aging, current economic trends and specific identification of certain receivables
that are at the risk of not being paid. The Company reviews the aged analysis of accounts and bills receivable on a regular basis. Whenever it is clear that the amounts are deemed to be uncollectible, receivables are written off against the
allowance for doubtful accounts.
Inventories are
stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost, calculated on the weighted average basis, comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labor and an appropriate proportion of overheads.
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Property, plant and equipment
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Property, plant and equipment, other than construction in progress, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated
impairment losses. The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment comprises its purchase price and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its working condition and location for its intended use. Expenditure incurred after an
item of property, plant and equipment has been put into operation, such as repairs and maintenance, is normally charged to the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income in the period in which it is incurred. In situations where
it can be clearly demonstrated that the expenditure has resulted in an increase in the future economic benefits expected to be obtained from the use of an item of property, plant and equipment, and where the cost of the item can be measured
reliably, the expenditure is capitalized as an additional cost of that asset. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis at annual rates over the assets estimated useful life.
The principal annual rates used for this purpose are as follows:
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Leasehold improvements
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Buildings
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Plant
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4.5%
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Machinery
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10%
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Moulds
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Transportation equipment
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Furniture, fixtures and equipment
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15% - 33%
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An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic
benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. The gain or loss arising on derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment, calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the
item, is included in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income in the period the item is derecognized. Machinery and equipment used in the home appliance business has been derecognized pending sale.
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Construction in progress
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Construction in progress represents property, plant and equipment under construction or installation and is stated at cost less any
accumulated impairment losses, and is not depreciated. Cost comprises the direct costs of construction, installation and other costs in making the asset ready for its intended use. Construction in progress is reclassified to the appropriate category
of property, plant and equipment when completed and ready for its intended use.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
3.
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
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Impairment of long-lived assets
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Long-lived assets are included in impairment evaluations when events and circumstances exist that indicate the carrying value of these
assets may not be recoverable. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ASC 360 Property, Plant and Equipment the Company assesses the recoverability of the carrying value of long-lived assets by first
grouping its long-lived assets with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities (the asset group) and, secondly, estimating the
undiscounted future cash flows that are directly associated with and expected to arise from the use of and eventual disposition of such asset group. The Company estimates the undiscounted cash flows over the remaining useful life of the primary
asset within the asset group. If the carrying value of the asset group exceeds the estimated undiscounted cash flows, the Company records an impairment charge to the extent the carrying value of the long-lived asset exceeds its fair value. The
Company determines fair value through quoted market prices in active markets or, if quotations of market prices are unavailable, through the performance of internal analysis using a discounted cash flow methodology or obtains external appraisals
from independent valuation firms. The undiscounted and discounted cash flow analysis is based on a number of estimates and assumptions, including the expected period over which the asset will be utilized, projected future operating results of the
asset group, discount rate and long-term growth rate. Long-lived assets, excluding buildings, associated with the home appliance business and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) business are considered to be impaired and accordingly
have been written down to fair value less the estimated cost of disposal. Since the Company has leased a significant portion of the buildings previously occupied by the home appliance business and EMS business, the Company was able to perform an
impairment analysis based on anticipated future rental income, and as a result determined that they were not impaired.
The
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, Revenue Recognition, which requires that four basic criteria must be met
before revenue can be recognized: (1) there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; (3) the fee is fixed or determinable; and (4) collectibility is reasonably
assured. Net sales represent the gross invoiced amount, net of discounts, and are recognized when goods are shipped and title has passed. To the extent products are required to meet customer specifications, such products are subject to technical and
quality tests that are designed to ensure compliance prior to shipment.
Under the Companys standard terms and
conditions, which are mainly Free On Board shipping point, title and risk of loss are transferred to the customer at the time the product is delivered to the customers freight forwarder.
Revenue related to camera modules (CCMs) shipments to certain telecommunication customers in the PRC is recognized upon
notarized acceptance of the product by the customer.
Revenue related to the provision of assembly services is recognized upon
the completion of such services and delivery of the related products using the same criteria of SAB No. 104 stated above.
Deposits or advance payments from customers prior to delivery and passage of title of merchandise are recorded as customer deposits.
Revenue related to the provision of tooling income is recognized upon the completion of such services and delivery of the
related product using the same criteria of SAB No. 104 stated above.
In accordance with the relevant tax laws in the
PRC, value-added tax is levied on the invoiced value of sales of goods and is payable by the purchaser. Revenue is recognized net of all value-added tax imposed by governmental authorities and collected from customers concurrent with
revenue-producing transactions.
Advertising
costs represent costs relating to promotional activities intended to stimulate, directly or indirectly, a customers purchase of goods, and are charged to the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income as incurred and are
included in Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A). Advertising expenses were US$151,027, US$223,682 and US$81,098 from continuing operations for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012,
respectively. Whereas, US$5,074, US$7,489 and US$1,754 were from discontinued operations for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
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Design and development costs
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Design and development costs primarily relate to the cost of samples and prototypes and salaries of our engineers. The Company expenses
all design and development costs when incurred. Included in the SG&A expenses line item in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income were design and development costs of US$498,068, US$366,001 and US$284,499 from
continuing operations (from discontinued operations 2014, 2013 and 2012: US$331,424, US$454,648 and US$442,459) for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
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Shipping and handling costs
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In
accordance with FASB ASC 605 Revenue Recognition, shipping and handling fees billed to customers are included in net sales in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. Any shipping and handling costs incurred by
the Company associated with the sale of products are included in SG&A on the face of the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, shipping and handling costs
charged to SG&A were US$202,112, US$167,411 and US$82,290 from continuing operations (from discontinued operations 2014: US$54,729, 2013: US$160,384 and 2012: US$857,449), respectively.
Any inbound freight charges, receiving, inspection, warehousing and internal transfer costs incurred by the Company are expensed as cost
of goods sold. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, inbound freight costs charged to cost of goods sold were US$31,986, US$21,434 and US$20,922 from continuing operations (from discontinued operations 2014: nil, 2013:
nil and 2012: US$70,279), respectively. Other related costs are included in manufacturing overheads.
All
transactions in currencies other than functional currencies during the year are translated at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities existing at the balance sheet date denominated in
currencies other than functional currencies are remeasured at the exchange rates existing on that date. Exchange differences are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
The functional currency of Global-Tech is the U.S. Dollar (US$). The financial statements of all subsidiaries are
translated in accordance with FASB ASC 830 Foreign Currency Matters. All assets and liabilities are translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date and all income and expense items are translated at the average rates
of exchange over the year. All exchange differences arising from the translation of subsidiaries financial statements are recorded as a component of comprehensive income or loss.
Deferred income
taxes are provided using the asset and liability method in accordance with FASB ASC 740
Income taxes
. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for all significant temporary differences at enacted rates and
classified as current or non-current based upon the classification of the related asset or liability in the consolidated financial statements. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the amount of deferred tax assets if it is considered more
likely than not that some portion of, or all, the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
FASB ASC 740 clarifies the
accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprises financial statements, and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or
expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides accounting guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Interest and penalties from tax assessments, if any, are
included in income taxes in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
The Company records its
possible interest and penalties due to any potential underpayment of income taxes, if and when required, in interest expense and other expenses, respectively.
The Company did not provide for deferred income taxes and foreign withholding taxes on the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. The Company intends to permanently reinvest foreign
subsidiaries earnings.
F-15
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
3.
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
|
|
(s)
|
Stock compensation expense
|
The
Company adopted FASB ASC 718 Compensation-Stock Compensation, and related interpretations in accounting for its employee share-based payment transactions. Accordingly, stock compensation cost is measured at the date of grant and
estimated using the option pricing model. Stock issued to an employee as compensation is measured at fair value based on the grant date quoted market price. The compensation cost for share-based awards with service conditions is amortized over the
vesting period of the awards using the straight-line method provided that the amount of compensation cost recognized at any date must at least equal the portion of the grant date fair value of the award that is vested at that date.
The Company accounts for stock options granted to a counterparty other than an employee in accordance with FASB ASC 505
Equity. Fair value of the equity instruments is recognized on the measurement date which is the earlier of (i) a commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments being reached or (ii) the
counterpartys performance being completed.
Retirement
cost contributions relating to defined contribution plans are made based on a percentage of the relevant employees salaries and are included in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income as they become payable. The
assumptions used in calculating the obligation for retirement cost contributions depend on the local economic environment, interpretations and practices in respect thereof.
Leases where
substantially all the rewards and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are accounted for as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases net of any incentives received from the lessors are charged to the consolidated statement of
operations and comprehensive income on a straight-line basis over the period of the relevant leases.
Assets leased out under
operating leases are included in Property, plant and equipment in the consolidated balance sheet. They are depreciated over the expected useful lives on a basis consistent with similar owned items of property, plant and equipment. Rental
income (net of any incentives given to lessees) is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms.
|
(v)
|
Earnings (loss) per share
|
Basic earnings or loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing the net income or loss available to common shareholders for the
year by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year.
Diluted earnings or loss per share
of common stock reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts/arrangements to issue shares of common stock were exercised or converted into shares of common stock. Common equivalent shares, comprised of
incremental shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options, are included in diluted earnings or loss per share if they have a dilutive effect by application of the treasury stock method.
The Company
accounts for the acquired shares of its own capital stock (treasury stock) in accordance with Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) No. 43, Chapter 1B, and Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 6, Status of
Accounting Research Bulletins. The cost of the acquired treasury stock is shown as a deduction from shareholders equity. Gains on sale of treasury stock not previously accounted for as constructively reissued are credited to additional
paid-in capital while losses are charged to additional paid-in capital to the extent that previous net gains from the sale or retirement of the same class of stock are included therein, otherwise the loss is charged to retained earnings/accumulated
deficit.
F-16
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
3.
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
|
|
(x)
|
Comprehensive income (loss)
|
Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the consolidated change in equity of the Company during a period from transactions and other
events and circumstances excluding transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to shareholders. Total net comprehensive income (loss) includes net income or loss for the year as well as additional other comprehensive income
(loss). The Companys other comprehensive income (loss) consists of the Companys share of other comprehensive income of jointly-controlled entities, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments and foreign currency
translation adjustments, all recorded net of tax.
|
(y)
|
Accruals and loss contingencies
|
The Company makes provision for all loss contingencies when information available prior to the issuance of the consolidated financial
statements indicates that it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.
For provision or accruals related to litigation, social insurance, property tax, etc, the Company makes provisions based on information
from legal counsel and the best estimation of management. The Company assesses the potential liability to be recorded if the contingency loss is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The actual resolution of the contingency
may differ from the Companys estimates. If the contingency was settled for an amount greater than the estimate, a future charge to income would result. Likewise, if the contingency was settled for an amount that is less than our estimates, a
future credit to income would result.
The Company
follows FASB ASC 280 Segment Reporting. During fiscal 2014, the Company operated and managed its business in two segments. The Company exited the EMS business in December 2013 and home appliance business in January 2012 and thus the home
appliance and EMS segments are presented as discontinued operations. The accounting policies used in its segment reporting are the same as those used in the reporting of its results in the consolidated financial statements.
The Company
estimates its warranty provision for defective products based on various factors including the likelihood of defects, an evaluation of its quality controls, technical analysis, industry information on comparable companies and its own experience.
Based on the above consideration, the Company has accrued for warranty costs of US$869,734 for the year ended March 31, 2014 (2013: US$403,627 and 2012: US$729,528). The basis and the amount of the warranty accrual are reviewed and adjusted
periodically based on actual experience.
Government
grants are recognized when received and the stipulated activities are achieved. Such amounts are included in other income (expenses), net in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
F-17
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
3.
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
|
|
(ac)
|
Retained Earnings and Reserves
|
The Companys retained earnings are not restricted as to the payment of dividends except to the extent dictated by prudent business
practices. The Company believes that there are no material restrictions, including foreign exchange controls, on the ability of its non-PRC subsidiaries to transfer surplus funds to the Company in the form of cash dividends, loans, advances or
purchases. With respect to the Companys PRC subsidiaries, there are restrictions on the payment of dividends and the distribution of dividends from the PRC. On March 16, 2007, the PRC promulgated the Law of the PRC on Enterprise Income
Tax (the New Law) by Order No. 63 of the President of the PRC. Please refer to Note 17 for further details of the New Law. The New Law became effective from January 1, 2008. Prior to the enactment of the New Law, when dividends
were paid by the Companys PRC subsidiaries, such dividends would reduce the amount of reinvested profits and accordingly, the refund of taxes paid might be reduced to the extent of tax applicable to profits not reinvested. Subsequent to the
enactment of the New Law, due to the removal of tax benefit related to reinvestment of capital in PRC subsidiaries, the Company may not reinvest the profits made by the PRC subsidiaries. Payment of dividends by PRC subsidiaries to foreign investors
on profits earned subsequent to January 1, 2008 will also be subject to withholding tax under the New Law. In addition, pursuant to the relevant PRC regulations, a certain portion of the profits made by these subsidiaries must be set aside for
future capital investment and are not distributable, and the registered capital of the Companys PRC subsidiaries are also restricted. Under applicable PRC regulations, foreign-invested enterprises in China may pay dividends only out of their
accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with the 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 based on PRC accounting
standards each year for its general reserves until the cumulative amount of such reserves reaches 50% of its registered capital. These reserves are not distributable 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 may not be distributed to equity owners except in the event of liquidation. However, the Company believes that such restrictions will not have a
material effect on the Companys liquidity or cash flows.
The PRC
subsidiaries are required by the relevant laws and regulation to transfer at least 10% of their after-tax profit determined in accordance with the PRC accounting rules and regulations to a statutory surplus reserve until such reserve balance reaches
50% of their registered capital.
The Company transferred US$101,868 and US$1,238,361 out of after-tax profit of its PRC
subsidiaries to the statutory reserves for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
The statutory reserves
can only be utilized to offset prior years losses or for capitalization as paid-in capital. No distribution of the remaining reserves shall be made other than upon liquidation of the PRC subsidiaries.
F-18
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
3.
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
|
Recent accounting pronouncements
|
(i)
|
The FASB has issued ASU No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued
Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. The amendments in the ASU change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. It also addresses sources of confusion and inconsistent
application related to financial reporting of discontinued operations guidance in U.S. GAAP.
|
Under the new
guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations should be presented as discontinued operations. Those strategic shifts should have a major effect on the organizations operations and financial results. Examples include a
disposal of a major geographic area, a major line of business, or a major equity method investment.
In addition, the new
guidance requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information about the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of discontinued operations.
The new guidance also requires disclosure of the pre-tax income attributable to a disposal of a significant part of an organization that
does not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. This disclosure will provide users with information about the on-going trends in a reporting organizations results from continuing operations.
The amendments in this ASU enhance convergence between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Part of the new definition of discontinued operation is based on elements of the definition of discontinued operations in IFRS 5, Non-Current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations.
The amendments in the ASU are effective in the first quarter of 2015 for public organizations with calendar year ends. For most
nonpublic organizations, it is effective for annual financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted.
The Company believes that its adoption of the ASU will not have any material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
|
(ii)
|
The FASB has issued ASU No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax
Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).
|
U.S. GAAP does
not include explicit guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The amendments in this ASU state that an
unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward,
except as follows. To the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that
would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit
should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets.
This ASU
applies to all entities that have unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists at the reporting date. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. For nonpublic entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2014. Early adoption is permitted.
The amendments should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. Retrospective application is permitted.
The Company believes that its adoption of the ASU will not have any material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
F-19
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4.
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Cash on hand and at banks
|
|
|
15,942,867
|
|
|
|
24,551,490
|
|
Money market funds
|
|
|
6,877,433
|
|
|
|
7,833,886
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
22,820,300
|
|
|
|
32,385,376
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The cash on hand and at bank balances in the PRC subsidiaries are denominated in Renminbi
(RMB), United States dollars (US$) and Hong Kong dollars (HK$) with the total amount equivalent to RMB76,953,161 (equivalent to US$12,382,243) and RMB61,563,027 (equivalent to US$9,911,137) as of March 31,
2014 and 2013, respectively. Of these amounts, RMB68,012,481 (equivalent to US$10,943,631) and RMB56,510,003 (equivalent to US$9,097,642) are originally denominated in RMB as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. RMB is not freely
convertible into other currencies; however, under Mainland Chinas Foreign Exchange Control Regulations and Administration of Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange Regulations, the Company is permitted to exchange RMB for other
currencies through banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange business. Other than RMB, the cash on hand and at banks of the Company in Hong Kong and the United States are denominated in HK$ and US$.
As of March 31, 2014, a time deposit of RMB70,472,817 (equivalent to USD11,339,515) (as at March 31, 2013:
nil) was deposited with a creditworthy bank with an original maturity of more than three months when acquired. The time deposit bore interest at 3.35% per annum and matured in July 2014.
As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, time deposits of RMB24,943,500 (equivalent to US$4,013,565) and RMB90,640,000
(equivalent to US$14,592,289) respectively were deposited with and pledged to banks to secure credit facilities granted to the Company, including revolving bank loans.
7.
|
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE INVESTMENTS
|
The following is a summary of available-for-sale debt and equity securities as of March 31, 2014 and 2013:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Net unrealized
gains
|
|
|
Fair values
|
|
|
|
2014
US$
|
|
|
2013
US$
|
|
|
2014
US$
|
|
|
2013
US$
|
|
|
2014
US$
|
|
|
2013
US$
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unlisted investments
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,050,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed equity securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,138
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,153
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
3,138
|
|
|
|
50,500
|
|
|
|
14,015
|
|
|
|
1,050,500
|
|
|
|
17,153
|
|
Non-current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unlisted investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,045,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,003,138
|
|
|
|
50,500
|
|
|
|
59,215
|
|
|
|
1,050,500
|
|
|
|
1,062,353
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, investments totaling nil and US$2,235 were in unrealized loss
positions of nil and US$1,839 respectively. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, a gain of US$1,052 was recognized on the disposal of the Companys listed equity securities in available-for-sale investments. During the fiscal years
ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, no significant gain or loss was recognized on the disposal of the Companys available-for-sale investments.
F-20
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
7.
|
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE INVESTMENTS (continued)
|
The fair values of listed equity securities are based on quoted market prices at the balance sheet date.
Unlisted investments which have remaining terms of less than 1 year are measured at fair value using a price quoted by a third party,
such as a broker or bank, at the balance sheet date.
The net unrealized gains consisted of gross unrealized gains as at
March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 of US$50,500, US$61,054 and US$38,680, respectively, and gross unrealized losses as at March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 of nil, US$1,839 and US$1,952, respectively.
The proceeds from the disposal of available-for-sale investments for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were
US$18,218, US$2,000,000 and US$9,000,000, respectively.
As detailed in note 14 of the consolidated financial statements, the
unlisted investments had been pledged to a bank as security for the short term bank loans of HK$8,008,123 (equivalent to US$1,032,334) (2013: nil) granted to a Hong Kong subsidiary.
8.
|
ACCOUNTS AND BILLS RECEIVABLE, NET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
15,833,127
|
|
|
|
9,673,986
|
|
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
(74,413
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
15,758,714
|
|
|
|
9,673,986
|
|
Bills receivable
|
|
|
5,458,170
|
|
|
|
10,039,622
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts and bills receivable, net
|
|
|
21,216,884
|
|
|
|
19,713,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal years ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
March 31,
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at beginning of fiscal year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
768
|
|
Additions
|
|
|
74,413
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount written-off as uncollectible during the fiscal year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(768
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
74,413
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Raw materials
|
|
|
2,491,135
|
|
|
|
2,791,811
|
|
Work in progress
|
|
|
2,303,800
|
|
|
|
878,718
|
|
Finished goods
|
|
|
2,367,932
|
|
|
|
1,721,803
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,162,867
|
|
|
|
5,392,332
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, a write-down of inventories to fair market
value of US$804,256, US$867,312 and US$932,848, respectively, was recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income, of which nil, nil and US$548,293 were included in income (loss) from discontinued operations.
F-21
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
10.
|
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
A related party is any party that controls, jointly controls or can significantly influence the management or operating
policies of the Company. Such parties would also include affiliates, investments accounted for by the equity method, principal shareholders, management, directors and the immediate family members of principal shareholders, management or directors.
In addition to the transactions and balances detailed elsewhere in the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years
ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company had the following material transactions with related parties during those years:
The Company incurred annual motor car rental expenses for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 of approximately US$57,241, US$57,245 and US$57,068, respectively. These expenses were
payable to a related company of which a shareholder is also director of Global-Tech in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012.
The
Company incurred annual real estate rental expenses for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 of approximately US$315,216, US$346,662 and US$451,507, respectively, payable to two directors of Global-Tech and certain related
companies of which certain of their directors are also directors of Global-Tech. Included in the aforesaid annual real estate rental expenses were amounts of US$239,796, US$239,811 and US$318,743 paid to directors (one director in fiscal 2014 and
2013 and two directors in fiscal 2012) of Global-Tech, during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which were included in their remuneration for the respective fiscal years as housing allowances.
The amount due from a related party, of which one of the directors of Global-Tech was a shareholder as of March 31, 2014 and 2013,
and two directors of Global-Tech were shareholders as of March 31, 2012, is unsecured, interest-free and has no fixed term of payment.
F-22
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
11.
|
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Leasehold improvements and buildings
|
|
|
32,953,940
|
|
|
|
28,511,687
|
|
Plant and machinery
|
|
|
28,072,532
|
|
|
|
35,469,194
|
|
Moulds
|
|
|
617,380
|
|
|
|
386,554
|
|
Transportation equipment
|
|
|
1,527,750
|
|
|
|
1,552,518
|
|
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
|
|
|
4,541,432
|
|
|
|
5,885,172
|
|
Construction in progress
|
|
|
1,259,572
|
|
|
|
2,288,034
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
68,972,606
|
|
|
|
74,093,159
|
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(42,655,648
|
)
|
|
|
(47,564,478
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
26,316,958
|
|
|
|
26,528,681
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, impairment losses relating to property, plant and equipment of US$2,103,780, nil and US$1,230,727,
respectively, were recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income for certain moulds, plant and machinery, and furniture, fixtures and equipment which are no longer used in the operations of the Company. Impairment
losses of US$1,944,571 and US$1,230,727 were recognized in Income (Loss) from discontinued operations during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2012 respectively. No impairment loss was recognized for the year ended
March 31, 2013.
|
|
(b)
|
As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, a building with aggregate net book values of approximately US$13,094 and US$13,976, respectively, was situated in Hong Kong and
buildings and manufacturing facilities with aggregate net book values of approximately US$13,065,398 and US$9,987,761, respectively, were situated in Mainland China. The land where the manufacturing facilities were situated is held under certain
land use rights that will expire in 2043. Up to March 31, 2014, the Company has obtained a sizable portion of the property ownership certificates for its buildings (29 out of a total of 40 properties) (up to March 31, 2013: 29 out of a
total of 40). The application for the remaining property ownership certificates will commence only after the land use right certificates for the relevant pieces of land are obtained.
|
|
(c)
|
The amounts of depreciation charged for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were US$3,957,964, US$3,342,484 and US$3,463,481, respectively, of
which, US$1,198,844, US$1,336,208 and US$2,791,698 were included in Income (Loss) from discontinued operations for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively.
|
|
(d)
|
The gains on disposal of property, plant and equipment recognized during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were US$11,322 and US$463,358, respectively
and a loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment of US$86,015 was recognized during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Company recognized a gain on disposal of property, plant and
equipment of US$134,669 which was included in income (loss) from continuing operations. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment of US$43,311 and US$86,015 respectively, were
recognized in income (loss) from continuing operations.
|
|
(e)
|
The amount of additions to property, plant and equipment during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were US$6,020,163, US$7,613,631 and
US$814,247, respectively. The additions in fiscal 2014 were primarily from the acquisition of new office space in Shenzhen, the PRC. The additions in fiscal 2013 were primarily from the expansion of existing clean room space and purchase of
equipment and machinery related to the chip-on-board (COB) facility.
|
F-23
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Land use rights represent prepayments under operating leases for land use for a predetermined time period. They are
charged to the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income over the lease periods on a straight-line basis. The Company has the rights to use certain pieces of land located in the PRC and has obtained or is in the process of
obtaining the land use rights certificates covering a substantial portion of such lands. On August 26, 2006, the Company entered into a supplementary agreement with the Dongguan local government regarding the use of a piece of land with a total
area of 45,208 square meters which the Company had occupied. Pursuant to the supplementary agreement, the Company has vacated a portion of this land (13,698 square meters in aggregate), which was previously used as a recreational area, and has
arranged to use the remaining portion of the land (31,510 square meters) until August 6, 2043. However, the Company had to pay monthly fees of RMB59,248 (approximately US$9,533) to the Dongguan local government for the period from
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 and RMB193,048 (approximately US$31,063) from January 1, 2009 onwards until August 6, 2043. Up to March 31, 2014, the Company has obtained a sizable portion of its land use rights
certificates covering 183,900 square meters out of a total area of 207,300 square meters (up to March 31, 2013: covering 183,900 square meters out of a total area of 207,300 square meters). The application of certain property ownership
certificates as further detailed in note 11 to the consolidated financial statements commences only after the land use rights certificates for the relevant pieces of land have been obtained. The Company is in the process of obtaining the remaining
land use rights and property ownership certificates. However, no definitive time frame has been provided by the Dongguan local government as to when the certificates will be provided to the Company.
Included in other accrued liabilities are warranty provisions of US$869,734, US$403,627 and US$729,528 as of
March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, none of which are from discontinued operations. The Companys warranty activity during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is summarized below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal years ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
March 31,
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Balance at beginning of fiscal year
|
|
|
403,627
|
|
|
|
729,528
|
|
|
|
296,410
|
|
Additional provision
|
|
|
485,229
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
473,551
|
|
Reversal of unutilized amounts
|
|
|
(19,122
|
)
|
|
|
(325,901
|
)
|
|
|
(40,433
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
869,734
|
|
|
|
403,627
|
|
|
|
729,528
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-24
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
14.
|
SHORT TERM BANK LOANS AND BANKING FACILITIES
|
Global-Tech has provided a bank with: (i) an unlimited corporate guarantee for general banking facilities granted
to certain subsidiaries of the Company; and (ii) a security agreement over bank deposits and available-for-sale investments in aggregate of HK$10.0 million (equivalent to US$1,289,108) for general banking facilities granted to a subsidiary of
the Company without obtaining written consent of the bank for general facilities granted to its Hong Kong subsidiaries. The Company has made deposits to banks as security for credit facilities granted to the PRC subsidiaries, including bank loans
and bills payable.
The Company has credit facilities with a number of banks amounting to the equivalent of US$13,212,260 and
US$15,880,533 as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively. Of these amounts, HK$10.0 million (equivalent to US$1,289,108) and HK$10.0 million (equivalent to US$1,288,244) were denominated in Hong Kong dollars as of March 31, 2014 and 2013,
respectively.
Of the credit facilities, the Company utilized HK$8,008,123 (equivalent to US$1,032,334) and RMB38,832,198
(equivalent to US$6,248,342) as of March 31, 2014 compared to US$4,826,241 and HK$10,599 (in total equivalent to US$4,827,607) utilized as of March 31, 2013.
Banking facilities of HK$1,991,877 (equivalent to US$256,775) and RMB35,267,802 (equivalent to US$5,674,809), and HK$9,989,401 (equivalent to US$1,286,878) and RMB60,661,802 (equivalent to US$9,766,048)
remained unutilized as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
The weighted average interest rate of the bank loans
for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was 0.55% and 0.48% per annum respectively with an average maturity of 74 and 189 days from March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Holders of common stock of Global-Tech have one vote for each stock held on all matters submitted to vote at a
shareholders meeting of Global-Tech. Subject to the rights of the holders of stock with preferential or other special rights which may be authorized in the future, holders of common stock of Global-Tech are entitled to receive dividends
pro
rata
out of assets legally available therefore and, in the event of the winding up of Global-Tech, to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities of Global-Tech. The Board of Directors of Global-Tech may declare interim
dividends and recommend a final annual dividend from retained earnings available for cash dividends as determined for statutory purposes at such times and in such amounts as they may determine. Dividends may only be declared and paid out of surplus.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, the Board of Directors of Global-Tech authorized an amendment to
Global-Techs Memorandum of Association to effect a 4-for-1 reverse stock split (the Reverse Stock Split) of the issued and outstanding common stock of Global-Tech, effective from December 10, 2008 (the Effective
Date). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, Global-Tech also proportionally reduced the authorized number of shares of its common and preferred stock to 12,500,000 and 250,000, respectively. On the Effective Day, every four shares
of common stock of Global-Tech issued and outstanding as of the Effective Date were consolidated into one share of post-reverse split common stock.
F-25
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
16.
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES), NET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Foreign exchange gains (losses), net
|
|
|
(121,990
|
)
|
|
|
23,900
|
|
|
|
184,706
|
|
Gains (Losses) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
11,322
|
|
|
|
463,358
|
|
|
|
(86,015
|
)
|
Impairment of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
(2,103,780
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,230,727
|
)
|
Rental income from third parties
|
|
|
1,292,903
|
|
|
|
177,556
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management fee received from a third party
|
|
|
77,944
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reversal of (Accrual for) potential tax surcharge, net
|
|
|
130,328
|
|
|
|
(60,622
|
)
|
|
|
46,086
|
|
Reversal of compensation for potential litigation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
Government grants
|
|
|
837,656
|
|
|
|
443,468
|
|
|
|
439,471
|
|
Sale of scrap materials
|
|
|
533
|
|
|
|
213,718
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others
|
|
|
311,388
|
|
|
|
310,201
|
|
|
|
69,978
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
436,304
|
|
|
|
1,571,579
|
|
|
|
(76,501
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expenses), net from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Continuing operations
|
|
|
2,396,789
|
|
|
|
583,315
|
|
|
|
1,124,478
|
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
(1,960,485
|
)
|
|
|
988,264
|
|
|
|
(1,200,979
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
436,304
|
|
|
|
1,571,579
|
|
|
|
(76,501
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Global-Tech and its subsidiaries are subject to income taxes on an entity basis on the taxable income arising in or
derived from the respective tax jurisdictions in which they are domiciled or deemed to operate. Global-Tech and its investment holding subsidiaries incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are not subject to tax in the BVI in
accordance with the BVI tax regulations. The Company conducts substantially all of its businesses and operations through its subsidiaries located in Hong Kong and the PRC.
The Companys operating subsidiaries are subject to various statutory tax rates, according to the respective jurisdictions in which they operate. The Companys subsidiaries in Hong Kong are
subject to Hong Kong profits tax at a rate of 16.5% on their assessable income arising in Hong Kong during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.
The Companys subsidiaries registered in the PRC, including DWS and DGLAD, are subject to the PRC enterprise
income tax (EIT) on income as reported in their PRC statutory accounts, adjusted in accordance with relevant PRC income tax laws and regulations. DWS and DGLAD are located in a coastal open economic zone in the PRC and, accordingly, were
entitled to a preferential tax rate of 27% (24% reduced tax rate and 3% local income tax rate) for the calendar years ended prior to December 31, 2008. During the 5
th
Session of the 10
th
National Peoples Congress of the PRC, which was concluded on March 16, 2007, a unified EIT law was approved
and became effective on January 1, 2008 (New EIT Law). The New EIT Law introduced a wide range of changes which include the unification of the income tax rate for domestic-invested and foreign-invested enterprises at 25%. DGLAD is
entitled to a tax concession period (Tax Holiday), whereby it was exempted from EIT for its first two profit-making years and is entitled to a 50% tax reduction for the succeeding three years. DGLAD has qualified as a High and New
Technology Enterprise (HNTE). Accordingly, after the expiry of its Tax Holiday in December 2011, DGLAD became subject to a preferential tax rate of 15% commencing from January 2012. The EIT of DWS for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012
remained 25%.
F-26
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
17.
|
INCOME TAXES (continued)
|
Income tax expense (benefit) consists of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Continuing Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
|
(255,927
|
)
|
|
|
(820,039
|
)
|
|
|
1,229,229
|
|
Deferred
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21,861
|
)
|
|
|
(604
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations
|
|
|
(255,927
|
)
|
|
|
(841,900
|
)
|
|
|
1,228,625
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,263
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,263
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income tax expense (benefit)
|
|
|
(255,927
|
)
|
|
|
(841,900
|
)
|
|
|
1,253,888
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) computed at the Hong Kong statutory income tax rate to
the total income (loss) from continuing operations and discontinued operations before income taxes at the effective income tax rate is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Income tax expenses (benefit) at the Hong Kong statutory income tax rate
|
|
|
(1,801,722
|
)
|
|
|
(480,671
|
)
|
|
|
440,752
|
|
Foreign rate differential
|
|
|
(299,512
|
)
|
|
|
30,822
|
|
|
|
200,857
|
|
Non-taxable other income
|
|
|
(227,440
|
)
|
|
|
(386,664
|
)
|
|
|
(294,827
|
)
|
Non-tax deductible expenses
|
|
|
1,035,101
|
|
|
|
670,389
|
|
|
|
1,124,153
|
|
Under (Over) provision of tax in prior periods
|
|
|
(695,630
|
)
|
|
|
(1,314,491
|
)
|
|
|
206,387
|
|
Unrecognized tax benefits
|
|
|
278,338
|
|
|
|
223,959
|
|
|
|
569,997
|
|
Changes in valuation allowance
|
|
|
1,454,938
|
|
|
|
414,756
|
|
|
|
(993,431
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income tax expense (benefit) at the Companys effective income tax rate
|
|
|
(255,927
|
)
|
|
|
(841,900
|
)
|
|
|
1,253,888
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hong Kong statutory income tax rate
|
|
|
16.5
|
%
|
|
|
16.5
|
%
|
|
|
16.5
|
%
|
Effective income tax rate
|
|
|
2.3
|
%
|
|
|
28.9
|
%
|
|
|
46.9
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-27
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
17.
|
INCOME TAXES (continued)
|
Deferred tax assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 comprise the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2014
|
|
|
March 31, 2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
2,318,586
|
|
|
|
2,031,131
|
|
Provision for inventories
|
|
|
238,730
|
|
|
|
196,834
|
|
Provision for warranty
|
|
|
217,434
|
|
|
|
111,903
|
|
Operating losses carried forward
|
|
|
4,391,655
|
|
|
|
3,418,116
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross deferred tax assets
|
|
|
7,166,405
|
|
|
|
5,757,984
|
|
Less: Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
|
|
|
(7,166,405
|
)
|
|
|
(5,757,984
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other temporary differences
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax over book depreciation of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
(5,183
|
)
|
|
|
(5,180
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
(5,183
|
)
|
|
|
(5,180
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal years ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
March 31,
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Valuation allowance:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at beginning of fiscal year
|
|
|
5,757,984
|
|
|
|
5,185,404
|
|
|
|
6,057,516
|
|
Additions (reversals)
|
|
|
1,454,938
|
|
|
|
414,756
|
|
|
|
(993,431
|
)
|
Exchange realignment
|
|
|
(46,517
|
)
|
|
|
157,824
|
|
|
|
121,319
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
7,166,405
|
|
|
|
5,757,984
|
|
|
|
5,185,404
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For financial reporting purposes, the Company has established valuation allowances by tax jurisdiction
for deferred tax assets, which management believes are more likely than not to be realized in the foreseeable future. As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had tax losses carried forward of US$25,530,406 and US$23,591,422, respectively,
which included tax losses of US$5,591,707 and US$4,114,021 respectively that are available indefinitely for offsetting against future taxable income of the companies in which these losses arose. Tax losses of US$19,938,699 and US$19,477,401 as at
March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, may be carried back for 2 years or carried forward for 20 years from the year the tax losses arose.
A reconciliation of the movements of unrecognized tax benefits under FASB ASC 740 during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, exclusive of related interest and penalties, is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal years ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Balance at beginning of fiscal year
|
|
|
8,870,677
|
|
|
|
9,117,443
|
|
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
|
|
|
422,094
|
|
|
|
799,637
|
|
Reduction for tax positions related to prior year
|
|
|
(700,780
|
)
|
|
|
(1,070,199
|
)
|
Exchange realignment
|
|
|
(2,827
|
)
|
|
|
23,796
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
8,589,164
|
|
|
|
8,870,677
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-28
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
17.
|
INCOME TAXES (continued)
|
As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Companys unrecognized tax benefits under FASB ASC 740 of US$4,454,069 and
US$4,879,338, respectively, are presented in the consolidated balance sheets within income tax payable. The remaining balance of US$4,135,095 and US$3,991,339 as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, are set off against the corresponding
tax losses carried forward.
If the unrecognized tax benefits under FASB ASC 740 as of March 31, 2014 were realized in a
future period, these would result in a tax benefit of US$4,454,069 (US$4,879,338 as of March 31, 2013) and a reduction of the Companys effective tax rate.
For all the years presented and in accordance with FASB ASC 740, the Company classified interest and potential penalties relating to any underpayment of income taxes and uncertain tax positions, if and
when required, as interest expense and other expenses, respectively. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company reversed interest and potential penalties of US$213,976 and US$1,021,397, respectively, relating to certain
uncertain tax positions in its consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, the Company accrued interest and potential penalties of US$121,032 relating to certain uncertain tax
positions in its consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. As of March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had accrued interest and potential penalties relating to uncertain tax positions amounting to US$436,920 and US$651,721,
respectively.
One of the Companys wholly-owned subsidiaries was under examination by the Hong Kong tax authority in
prior years. The tax period open for examination by the tax authority included the fiscal years ended March 31, 2003 through 2011. During fiscal 2013, the Companys subsidiary and the Hong Kong tax authority reached an agreement to settle
the tax audit case with additional assessable profits of HK$12,520,654 (equivalent to US$1,612,967) being raised together with penalty and interest on tax undercharged, for which the amount had already been provided for within FASB ASC 740. The
total amount of penalty and interest paid was HK$2,000,000 and HK$466,249 (equivalent to US$257,649 and US$60,064), respectively, which were included in Other income, net and Interest income, net from continuing operations.
The PRC tax authorities could determine that any inter-company payable account in accordance with PRC GAAP could be deemed
income if such inter-company payables cannot be settled and therefore would be subject to taxation. In accordance with FASB ASC 740, we evaluated our position and determined that such inter-company payables will be settled, particularly since prior
year tax assessments have been confirmed by the PRC tax authorities and such inter-company payables were not deemed as income.
Except as noted above, based on existing tax regulations in the Companys various operating jurisdictions, tax years 2005 through
2014 remain open to possible tax examination by relevant tax authorities.
The Company has not provided for possible income
taxes on the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries that are considered to be reinvested indefinitely.
18.
|
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
As previously disclosed and discussed elsewhere in this annual report, the Company completed its exit from the home
appliance business in January 2012 and the EMS business in December 2013.
In the fiscal periods preceding the Companys
exit from the home appliance business and EMS business, profit margins had been rapidly decreasing due at least, in part, to the rising cost of raw materials and labor in the PRC, together with the unwillingness or inability of our customers to
offset these costs through pricing increases. Customer pricing demands no longer reflected actual production costs and, as a result, margins for these two businesses in recent years approached unacceptable levels, with the home appliance segment and
EMS segment actually suffering significant losses in fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2013 respectively.
In response to the foregoing,
on June 3, 2011 and December 15, 2013, the Board of Directors approved plans to exit the home appliance business and EMS business in fiscal 2012 and 2014 respectively while active production for the home appliance business and EMS business
ceased in January 2012 and December 2013 respectively.
F-29
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
18.
|
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (continued)
|
In accordance with guidance contained in FASB ASC 205-20 Discontinued Operations, the results of operations
for the home appliance and EMS segments have been excluded from continuing operations and reported as discontinued operations for the current and prior periods.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Net Sales
|
|
|
2,922,127
|
|
|
|
14,256,314
|
|
|
|
68,325,333
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
|
(4,323,267
|
)
|
|
|
(13,962,646
|
)
|
|
|
(55,010,909
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit (loss)
|
|
|
(1,401,140
|
)
|
|
|
293,668
|
|
|
|
13,314,424
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
(2,185,399
|
)
|
|
|
(3,870,995
|
)
|
|
|
(10,489,783
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating profit (loss)
|
|
|
(3,586,539
|
)
|
|
|
(3,577,327
|
)
|
|
|
2,824,641
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,402
|
)
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
(1,960,485
|
)
|
|
|
988,264
|
|
|
|
(1,200,979
|
)
|
Income tax expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(25,263
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
(5,547,024
|
)
|
|
|
(2,589,063
|
)
|
|
|
1,595,997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment losses of US$1,944,571 and US$1,230,727 were recognized in the income (loss) from discontinued
operations in fiscal 2014 and 2012 respectively for machinery and equipment that were used in the operations of the EMS segment and home appliance segment. No impairment loss was recognized in fiscal 2013.
F-30
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
19.
|
BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
|
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share of common stock of the Company for the fiscal years ended March 31,
2014, 2013 and 2012 is computed in accordance with FASB ASC 260 Earnings Per Share by dividing the net earnings (loss) for each fiscal year attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during that fiscal year.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per
share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
(5,116,577
|
)
|
|
|
517,804
|
|
|
|
(178,661
|
)
|
Income (Loss) from continuing operations attributable to
non-controlling
interests
|
|
|
108,044
|
|
|
|
107,958
|
|
|
|
(6,659
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of
Global-Tech
Advanced Innovations Inc.
|
|
|
(5,008,533
|
)
|
|
|
625,762
|
|
|
|
(185,320
|
)
|
Income (Loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(5,547,024
|
)
|
|
|
(2,589,063
|
)
|
|
|
1,595,997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
|
|
|
(10,555,557
|
)
|
|
|
(1,963,301
|
)
|
|
|
1,410,677
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Number
|
|
Denominator for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of shares of common stock
|
|
|
3,041,625
|
|
|
|
3,040,310
|
|
|
|
3,039,727
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (Loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
(1.65
|
)
|
|
|
0.21
|
|
|
|
(0.06
|
)
|
Earnings (Loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(1.82
|
)
|
|
|
(0.86
|
)
|
|
|
0.52
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (Loss) attributable to common stockholder
|
|
|
(3.47
|
)
|
|
|
(0.65
|
)
|
|
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
343,751 and 369,752 stock options of
Global-Tech
were excluded
from the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively, because their inclusion would have been
anti-dilutive.
During the fiscal year ended March 31,2012, the weighted average share price of the Company during the year was below the exercise
prices of all stock options as at March 31, 2012, resulting in no incremental common shares for that year for the purpose of diluted earnings per share calculation.
F-31
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
As of
March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had capital commitments contracted but not provided for of US$126,792 and US$4,211,595, respectively, for the purchase of property, plant and equipment.
|
(b)
|
Operating lease commitments
|
In
addition to the land use rights described in note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has entered into various operating lease arrangements for parking lots, motor vehicles, equipment, land and office premises. The Company
recorded rental expenses, excluding the land use rights payments described in note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 of US$247,234, US$361,918 and US$352,206, respectively. The
Company has leased out certain manufacturing facilities machineries to third parties, and recorded lease rental income of US$1,292,903, US$177,556 and nil for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Payable:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Within one year
|
|
|
381,394
|
|
|
|
754,386
|
|
Over one year but not exceeding two years
|
|
|
352,290
|
|
|
|
374,706
|
|
Over two years but not exceeding three years
|
|
|
352,290
|
|
|
|
352,478
|
|
Over three years but not exceeding four years
|
|
|
352,290
|
|
|
|
352,478
|
|
Over four years but not exceeding five years
|
|
|
352,290
|
|
|
|
352,478
|
|
Over five years
|
|
|
8,572,401
|
|
|
|
8,929,433
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,362,955
|
|
|
|
11,115,959
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsequent to March 31, 2014, a subsidiary renewed the tenancy agreement with a related company and
extended the leasing term for one year to March 31, 2015, with future lease payments due of US$92,815 not reflected in the table above.
Future minimum rentals receivable under non-cancelable operating leases as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Receivable:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Within one year
|
|
|
511,923
|
|
|
|
321,057
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsequent to March 31, 2014, some subsidiaries entered into five-year lease agreements with a third
party to lease out certain manufacturing facilities together with machineries that were previously used by the EMS segment with total future lease payments receivables of US$10,189,226 not reflected in the table above.
F-32
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
As of March 31, 2014, the Company has accrued as a current liability US$4,454,069 (as of March 31, 2013:
US$4,879,338) for unrecognized tax benefits and US$436,920 (as of March 31, 2013: US$651,721) for related interest and penalties. The unrecognized tax benefits relate mainly to potential transfer pricing arrangements reflected in the Hong Kong
and PRC income tax returns of certain subsidiaries of the Company. The final outcome of these tax uncertainties is dependent upon various matters including tax examinations, legal proceedings, certain authority proceedings, changes in regulatory tax
laws and interpretations of those tax laws, or expiration of statutes of limitation. However, based on the number of jurisdictions, the uncertainties associated with litigation, and the status of examinations, including the protocols of finalizing
audits by the relevant tax authorities, which could include formal legal proceedings, there is a high degree of uncertainty regarding the future cash outflows associated with these tax uncertainties.
22.
|
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
2,568,678
|
|
|
|
2,241,659
|
|
Other tax payable
|
|
|
832,050
|
|
|
|
997,001
|
|
Land use right payable operating lease
|
|
|
1,119,005
|
|
|
|
784,400
|
|
Other payables for procuring materials for customers
|
|
|
40,278
|
|
|
|
5,194,086
|
|
Rental deposits received
|
|
|
240,247
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other payables for procuring equipment and consumables
|
|
|
397,441
|
|
|
|
199,228
|
|
Other payable
|
|
|
523,058
|
|
|
|
227,264
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,720,757
|
|
|
|
9,643,638
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company operates a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme and an Occupational Retirement Schemes
Ordinance (ORSO) scheme for all its qualified employees in Hong Kong. Both the MPF and the ORSO schemes are defined contribution programs and are administered by independent fund companies.
MPF is available to all employees aged 18 to 64 and with at least 60 days of service as an employee of the Company in Hong Kong. Under
the MPF scheme, both the Company and each of the qualified employees contribute the lower of 5% of the employees basic salary and HK$1,250 (approximately US$161), subject to a cap of a monthly basic salary of HK$25,000 (approximately
US$3,223). Qualified employees are entitled to 100% of the Companys contributions together with accrued returns irrespective of their length of service with the Company, but the benefits are required by law to be preserved until the retirement
age of 65.
Certain full-time employees in Hong Kong who joined the Company before December 2000 are eligible to participate
in the ORSO scheme immediately following the date on which they have completed their probationary period. Under the ORSO scheme, both the Company and each of the eligible employees contribute 5% of the employees basic salary.
The costs of these schemes recognized during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were US$52,119, US$48,075 and
US$61,107, respectively.
F-33
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
23.
|
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (continued)
|
According to the relevant laws and regulations in the PRC, the Company is required to contribute 17.3% of the
stipulated employee salary set by the local government of Dongguan to certain social insurance, medical and retirement benefit schemes for its employees. No forfeited contributions may be used by the employer to reduce the existing level of
contributions. The Company also provides housing, medical care and subsidized meals to all existing factory employees. The aggregate amounts incurred by and provided for by the Company for all benefits for factory employees was US$879,811 and
US$1,963,173 during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively. However, as a result of the payment of severance in accordance with government rules upon the exit from the home appliance segment, the Company recognized a net
benefit of US$449,557 during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 due to a reversal of social insurance provisions accrued for previous years.
The Company operates in two segments: Electronic Components and Others for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.
These segments are operated and managed as separate strategic business units that offer different products/services. The Companys Electronic Components segment produces complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS)
CCMs primarily for sale to cellular phone and tablet manufacturers in the PRC. The Companys Others segment comprises a number of immaterial product lines and development programs that have not materialized to date into full product
businesses. None of these units has ever individually met the quantitative thresholds for determining reportable segments. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the results of each segment in assessing performance and allocating resources
among the segments.
There were no material intersegment sales or transfers during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014,
2013 and 2012.
As stated in note 18 Discontinued Operations, the EMS and home appliance segments were
discontinued effective in December 2013 and January 2012 respectively. The results of operations of the EMS segment and home appliance segment have been classified as Income (Loss) from discontinued operations on the face of the
consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income for all years presented. The home appliance segment profit for fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 represented sales of equipment and materials that had previously been written off.
F-34
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
24.
|
SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)
|
|
(a)
|
The following table provides operating financial information for the two reportable segments and discontinued segments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home
Appliance#
|
|
|
Electronic
Components
|
|
|
EMS#
|
|
|
Others
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
Combined
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
As of or for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from external customers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,574,912
|
|
|
|
2,922,127
|
|
|
|
2,117,989
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,615,028
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditure
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,836,735
|
|
|
|
32,682
|
|
|
|
148,269
|
|
|
|
2,477
|
|
|
|
6,020,163
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
822,826
|
|
|
|
822,826
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(129,775
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,913
|
)
|
|
|
(137,688
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,154,231
|
|
|
|
1,198,844
|
|
|
|
379,122
|
|
|
|
1,328,884
|
|
|
|
4,061,081
|
|
Segment profit (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,107,157
|
)
|
|
|
(5,547,024
|
)*
|
|
|
(1,502,779
|
)
|
|
|
(2,398,597
|
)
|
|
|
(10,555,557
|
)
|
Total assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,999,530
|
|
|
|
52,202
|
|
|
|
1,160,087
|
|
|
|
55,456,124
|
|
|
|
99,667,943
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of or for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from external customers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,188,724
|
|
|
|
14,256,314
|
|
|
|
1,638,346
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
81,083,384
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditure
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,484,577
|
|
|
|
767,186
|
|
|
|
358,813
|
|
|
|
3,055
|
|
|
|
7,613,631
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,663,714
|
|
|
|
1,663,714
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(109,749
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(49,799
|
)
|
|
|
(159,548
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
554,337
|
|
|
|
1,336,208
|
|
|
|
223,915
|
|
|
|
1,328,267
|
|
|
|
3,442,727
|
|
Segment profit (loss)
|
|
|
725,773
|
|
|
|
3,687,547
|
|
|
|
(3,314,836
|
)
|
|
|
(1,182,894
|
)
|
|
|
(1,878,891
|
)
|
|
|
(1,963,301
|
)
|
Total assets
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
29,618,065
|
|
|
|
16,203,482
|
|
|
|
1,114,654
|
|
|
|
61,289,608
|
|
|
|
108,225,843
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of or for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from external customers
|
|
|
53,885,407
|
|
|
|
54,431,519
|
|
|
|
14,439,926
|
|
|
|
781,260
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
123,538,112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditure
|
|
|
240,763
|
|
|
|
226,277
|
|
|
|
273,926
|
|
|
|
73,281
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
814,247
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
377,075
|
|
|
|
377,075
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(2,402
|
)
|
|
|
(104,517
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
321
|
|
|
|
(177,402
|
)
|
|
|
(284,000
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,522,962
|
|
|
|
594,746
|
|
|
|
1,268,736
|
|
|
|
76,809
|
|
|
|
98,577
|
|
|
|
3,561,830
|
|
Segment profit (loss)
|
|
|
1,374,342
|
*
|
|
|
2,885,762
|
|
|
|
221,655
|
|
|
|
(640,020
|
)
|
|
|
(2,431,062
|
)
|
|
|
1,410,677
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
313,033
|
|
|
|
34,554,319
|
|
|
|
11,614,176
|
|
|
|
739,106
|
|
|
|
61,819,375
|
|
|
|
109,040,009
|
|
#
|
As discussed in note 18, the EMS and home appliance segments were discontinued in December 2013 and in January 2012 respectively. The results of the operations have
been classified as discontinued operations on the face of the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
|
*
|
Impairment losses of US$1,944,571 and US$1,230,727 were recognized in income (loss) from discontinued operations for machineries and equipment that were used in the
operations of the EMS segment and home appliance segment in fiscal 2014 and 2012. No impairment loss was recognized in fiscal 2013.
|
F-35
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
24.
|
SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)
|
|
(b)
|
Net sales including net sales of discontinued operations by geographic area based on the location of customers are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Australia
|
|
|
307,996
|
|
|
|
533,077
|
|
|
|
501,665
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
139,694
|
|
|
|
326,298
|
|
|
|
4,469,428
|
|
North America
|
|
|
23,735
|
|
|
|
49,423
|
|
|
|
47,969,847
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
65,143,603
|
|
|
|
80,174,586
|
|
|
|
70,596,126
|
|
Other regions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,046
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,615,028
|
|
|
|
81,083,384
|
|
|
|
123,538,112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
Net sales including net sales of discontinued operations by product/service type
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Floor care products
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,056,019
|
|
Kitchen appliances
|
|
|
307,996
|
|
|
|
533,077
|
|
|
|
755,607
|
|
CCMs
|
|
|
59,795,999
|
|
|
|
63,913,523
|
|
|
|
53,094,225
|
|
Cellular phone assembly services
|
|
|
2,922,127
|
|
|
|
14,256,314
|
|
|
|
14,439,927
|
|
Others
|
|
|
2,588,906
|
|
|
|
2,380,470
|
|
|
|
4,192,334
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,615,028
|
|
|
|
81,083,384
|
|
|
|
123,538,112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Hong Kong
|
|
|
91,792
|
|
|
|
150,734
|
|
Mainland China
|
|
|
29,148,590
|
|
|
|
29,404,484
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,240,382
|
|
|
|
29,555,218
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Long-lived assets represent land use rights and property, plant and equipment.
|
F-36
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
24.
|
SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)
|
Customers
accounting for 10% or more of the Companys combined net sales are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
From continuing operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Ltd. (Lenovo)
|
|
|
21,688,510
|
|
|
|
26,799,405
|
|
|
|
11,698,569
|
|
Wingtech Group (Wingtech)
|
|
|
8,000,133
|
|
|
|
4,477,345
|
|
|
|
225
|
|
From discontinued operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electrolux S.A. and subsidiaries (Electrolux)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52,339,623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, 33.0%, 33.0% and 9.5%, respectively of
the Companys combined net sales including discontinued operations were made to Lenovo, which is an unrelated customer. As of March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, 33.3%, 34.2% and 19.4%, respectively of the Companys total accounts and
bills receivable were from Lenovo. Lenovo is a customer of the Companys electronic components segment.
During the
fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, 12.2%, 5.52% and 0.01%, respectively of the Companys combined net sales including discontinued operations were made to Wingtech, which is an unrelated customer. As of March 31, 2014,
2013 and 2012, 13.8%, 5.8% and nil, respectively of the Companys total accounts and bills receivable were from Wingtech. Wingtech is a customer of the Companys electronic components segments.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, 0.0%, 0.0% and 42.4%, respectively, of the Companys combined net
sales including discontinued operations were made to Electrolux, which is an unrelated customer. As of March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, no accounts and bills receivable were from Electrolux. Electrolux was the major customer of the Companys
home appliance segment.
The Company was a contract manufacturer of floor care products that are marketed by Electrolux under
its respective brand names.
F-37
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
25. CONCENTRATION OF RISKS
Concentration of credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, time deposits, restricted cash, available-for-sale
investments, financial assets included in deposits and other assets and accounts and bills receivable.
Substantially all of
the Companys cash and cash equivalents, time deposits, restricted cash, interest receivable, and available-for-sale investments were financial assets that management believes are of high credit quality.
The Companys concentration on a limited number of customers will continue to represent a substantial portion of our sales for the
foreseeable future. The loss of any major customers or a decrease or delay in orders, or anticipated spending by such customers could materially reduce our revenues and profitability. Our largest customers could also engage in business combinations,
which could increase their size, reduce their demand for our products as they recognize synergies or rationalize assets and increase or decrease the portion of their sales to any single customer.
The Company conducts credit evaluations of its customers but does not require collateral or other security from its customers. The
Company makes allowance for doubtful accounts primarily based on the age of receivables and factors surrounding the customers credit risk.
Current vulnerability due to certain concentrations
The Companys
operations are mainly conducted in Hong Kong and Mainland China with a majority of its sales from continuing operations to Asia. As a result, the Companys businesses, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may be influenced
by the political, economic and legal environments in Hong Kong and Mainland China, and by the general state of the Hong Kong and Mainland China economies.
The Companys operations may be adversely affected by significant political, economic and social uncertainties in Mainland China. Although the PRC government has been pursuing economic reform
policies for more than 20 years, no assurance can be given that the PRC government will continue to pursue such policies or that such policies may not be significantly altered, especially in the event of a change in leadership, social or political
disruption or unforeseen circumstances affecting its political, economic and social conditions. There is also no guarantee that the PRC governments pursuit of economic reforms will be consistent or effective.
A significant portion of the Companys business is transacted in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. On
January 1, 1994, the PRC government abolished the dual rate system and introduced a single rate of exchange as quoted daily by the Peoples Bank of China. However, the unification of the exchange rates does not imply the convertibility of
RMB into United States dollars or other foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions continue to take place either through the Peoples Bank of China or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates
quoted by the Peoples Bank of China. Approval of foreign currency payments by the Peoples Bank of China or other institutions generally requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers invoices, shipping
documents, signed contracts and/or other documents, as appropriate.
A significant portion of the Companys sales in
previous years from discontinued operations were made to the U.S. and the Company is responsible for ensuring that its products are safe and satisfy all of the requirements of the consumer products safety commission (CPSC) in the U.S.
This may also apply to OEM products manufactured by the Company to customer specifications. In the event of a recall required by the CPSC, the customers may require the Company to provide replacement conforming units at its cost, which could have a
material adverse effect on its business, quality reputation and results of operations.
26.
|
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
|
The Companys financial instruments that are subject to credit risks are limited to its cash and cash equivalents,
time deposits, restricted cash, available-for-sale investments, accounts and bills receivable, financial assets included in deposits and other assets, and amounts due from a related party.
The Companys financial assets and liabilities are recognized initially at cost which is the fair value of the consideration given
(in the case of assets) or received (in the case of liabilities). Transaction costs are included in the initial measurement of all financial assets and liabilities. Subsequent to initial recognition, assets and liabilities are either valued at cost,
amortized cost using the effective interest rate method or fair value, depending on classification.
F-38
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
26.
|
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)
|
The following table sets forth the carrying values and estimated fair values of the
Companys financial assets and liabilities recognized as of March 31, 2014 and 2013. There were no material unrecognized financial assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and 2013.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying value
|
|
|
Fair value
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Current financial assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
22,820,300
|
|
|
|
32,385,376
|
|
|
|
22,820,300
|
|
|
|
32,385,376
|
|
Time deposits
|
|
|
11,339,515
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,339,515
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
4,013,565
|
|
|
|
14,592,289
|
|
|
|
4,013,565
|
|
|
|
14,592,289
|
|
Available-for-sale investments
|
|
|
1,050,500
|
|
|
|
17,153
|
|
|
|
1,050,500
|
|
|
|
17,153
|
|
Accounts and bills receivable, net
|
|
|
21,216,884
|
|
|
|
19,713,608
|
|
|
|
21,216,884
|
|
|
|
19,713,608
|
|
Financial assets included in deposits and other assets
|
|
|
586,022
|
|
|
|
3,846,653
|
|
|
|
586,022
|
|
|
|
3,846,653
|
|
Amount due from a related party
|
|
|
12,569
|
|
|
|
18,841
|
|
|
|
12,569
|
|
|
|
18,841
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61,039,355
|
|
|
|
70,573,920
|
|
|
|
61,039,355
|
|
|
|
70,573,920
|
|
Non-current financial assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,045,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,045,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total financial assets
|
|
|
61,039,355
|
|
|
|
71,619,120
|
|
|
|
61,039,355
|
|
|
|
71,619,120
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying value
|
|
|
Fair value
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Current financial liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short term bank loans
|
|
|
7,279,629
|
|
|
|
4,826,241
|
|
|
|
7,279,629
|
|
|
|
4,826,241
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
12,520,080
|
|
|
|
7,134,526
|
|
|
|
12,520,080
|
|
|
|
7,134,526
|
|
Accrued salaries, allowances and other employee benefits
|
|
|
2,980,622
|
|
|
|
4,367,642
|
|
|
|
2,980,622
|
|
|
|
4,367,642
|
|
Other accrued liabilities
|
|
|
5,720,757
|
|
|
|
9,643,638
|
|
|
|
5,720,757
|
|
|
|
9,643,638
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total financial liabilities
|
|
|
28,501,088
|
|
|
|
25,972,047
|
|
|
|
28,501,088
|
|
|
|
25,972,047
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The carrying amounts of the Companys cash and cash equivalents, time deposits, restricted cash,
accounts and bills receivable, financial assets included in deposits and other assets, amounts due from a related party, short term bank loans, accounts payable, accrued salaries, allowances and other employee benefits and other accrual liabilities
approximate to their fair values because of their short maturities. The available-for-sale investments are stated at quoted market price.
The Companys cash and cash equivalents, time deposits and restricted cash are placed primarily with banking institutions in the PRC with high credit ratings. The Company performs periodic credit
standing evaluation of those banking institutions to limit the Companys exposure to any significant credit risks.
The
Companys accounts and bills receivable largely represent amounts due from the Companys principal customers. Receivable balances are monitored on an ongoing basis and the Companys exposure to bad debts is not significant. The
Company does not require collateral or other credit enhancement for any of its financial assets.
If the counterparties to the
above financial assets fail to perform completely under the terms of their contract/arrangement, the maximum loss, based on the gross fair value of the financial instruments, due to this credit risk would be US$61,039,355 and US$71,619,120 as at
March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
27.
|
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
|
FASB ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures, the Company adopted in fiscal 2009, clarify that fair
value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be
determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions and risk of non-performance. As a basis for considering such assumptions, it establishes a three-tier
value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
Level 1
Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2
Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Level 3 Unobservable inputs
which are supported by little or no market activity.
FASB ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,
describes three main approaches to measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities: (1) market approach; (2) income approach and (3) cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated from
market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present value amount. The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market
expectations about those future amounts. The cost approach is based on the amount that would currently be required to replace an asset. The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of
unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
The Companys financial assets carried at fair value on a recurring basis
are detailed in the table below. The fair values of such financial assets are measured in accordance with FASB ASC 820 inputs, including quoted market price.
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 are summarized below:
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|
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Fair Value Measurements
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
|
Quoted prices in active
markets for identical assets
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed equity securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,153
|
|
Level 2:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unlisted investments
|
|
|
1,050,500
|
|
|
|
1,045,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total financial assets measured at fair value
|
|
|
1,050,500
|
|
|
|
1,062,353
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech
|
In September 1997, the Board of Directors of Global-Tech adopted Global-Techs 1997 Stock Option Plan (as amended, the 1997 Plan). The 1997 Plan provides for the grant of (i) options
that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options (Incentive Stock Options or ISO) within the meaning of Section 422 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) to employees and
(ii) options not intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options to employees and consultants. The total number of shares of common stock of Global-Tech for which options may be granted under the 1997 Plan is 400,000 shares. The 1997 plan
expired on September 17, 2008 and no further grants can be made from this plan.
The 1997 Plan is administered by the
Board of Directors of Global-Tech, or a committee of directors appointed by the Board of Directors of Global-Tech, who determines the terms of options, including the exercise price, the number of stock subject to the options and the terms and
conditions of exercise. No option granted under the 1997 Plan is transferable by the optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and each vested option is exercisable within the contractual period of the option. With respect
to any participant who owns (or is deemed to own) stock possessing more
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
28.
|
STOCK COMPENSATION (continued)
|
than 10% of the voting rights of Global-Techs outstanding capital stock, the
exercise price of any ISO must not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. The term of each option granted pursuant to the 1997 Plan may be established by the Board of Directors of Global-Tech, or a committee of
the Board of Directors of Global-Tech, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the maximum term of each ISO granted pursuant to both the 1997 Plan is 10 years. With respect to any ISO granted to a participant who owns (or is deemed to own)
stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of Global-Techs outstanding capital stock, the maximum term is five years. Shares of common stock distributed under the 1997 Plan will be from authorized, but
unissued stock or common stock held in the treasury of the Company. Every option granted shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the terms of the applicable option agreement. Options can be exercised for a period not exceeding 10 years
from the date of grant.
During fiscal 2012, an aggregate of 1,250 options with exercise prices of US$25.00 to US$30.56 per
share were forfeited upon resignation of the relevant participants and 82,167 options with exercise prices between US$19.00 and US$25.00 per share expired including 65,500 options granted to directors of Global-Tech.
During fiscal 2013, an aggregate of 5,950 options with exercise prices of US$15.60 to US$30.56 per share were forfeited upon resignation
of the relevant participants.
During fiscal 2014, an aggregate of 65,500 options with exercise prices of US$30.40 to US$30.56
expired.
|
(b)
|
2005 Stock Option Plan of Global-Tech
|
In October 2005, the Board of Directors of Global-Tech adopted Global-Techs 2005 Stock Option Plan (the 2005 Plan). The 2005 Plan provides for the grant of (i) ISO within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code; (ii) non-qualified stock options that do not qualify as ISO (NQSOs); and (iii) stock appreciation rights. The total number of shares of common stock of Global-Tech for which options may
be granted under the 2005 Plan is 450,000 shares.
The 2005 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors of Global-Tech or a
committee appointed by the Board of Directors of Global-Tech, who determines the terms of options, including the exercise price, the number of stock subject to the options and the terms and conditions of exercise. No option granted under the Plan is
transferable by the optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and each vested option is exercisable within the contractual period of the option. With respect to any participant who owns (or is deemed to own) stock
possessing more than 10% of the voting rights of Global-Techs outstanding capital stock, the exercise price of any ISO must not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. The term of each option granted
pursuant to the Plan may be established by the Board of Directors of Global-Tech, or a committee of the Board of Directors of Global-Tech, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the maximum term of each ISO granted pursuant to the 2005 Plan
is 10 years. With respect to any ISO granted to a participant who owns (or is deemed to own) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of Global-Techs outstanding capital stock, the maximum term is five
years. Every option granted shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the terms of the applicable option agreement. Options can be exercised for a period not exceeding 10 years from the date of grant.
During fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, no options were granted and none were forfeited.
|
(c)
|
Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. 2011 Omnibus Equity Plan
|
The Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. 2011 Omnibus Equity Plan (the Omnibus Plan) was adopted by the Board of Directors in October 2010 and approved by the Companys shareholders in
November 2010. The plan provides for the grant of stock options (non-statutory and incentive), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performances shares and common shares.
A committee authorized by the Board of Directors of Global-Tech (the Committee) will administer the Omnibus Plan. Unless
otherwise determined by the Board of Directors of Global-Tech, the Compensation Committee will administer the Omnibus Plan. Subject to the terms of the Omnibus Plan, the Committee has the sole discretion to select the employees, consultants, and
non-employee directors who will receive awards, determine the terms and conditions of awards, and to interpret the provisions of the Omnibus Plan and outstanding awards. The Committee may not, without the approval of the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
28.
|
STOCK COMPENSATION (continued)
|
|
(c)
|
Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. 2011 Omnibus Equity Plan (continued)
|
Companys shareholders, institute an exchange program under which outstanding
awards are amended to provide for a lower exercise price or cancelled in exchange for awards with a lower exercise price.
Awards granted under the Omnibus Plan are generally not transferable, and all rights with respect to an award granted to a participant
generally will be available during a participants lifetime only to the participant. If the Committee makes an award transferable, such award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the committee deems appropriate.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, no shares or options were granted under the 2011 Omnibus Equity Plan.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, 73,000 options were granted to officers and directors, 5,000 options to an employee and
8,000 options to a consultant.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, no shares were granted and 3,000 options
which had been granted to a director were exercised.
Under the 1997 Plan and the 2005 Plan (the Plans), which
expire in 10 years, options granted generally vest 25% after the first year of service and ratably each month over a further 36-month period.
The expected life of the options is based on the historical data and is not necessarily indicative of the exercise patterns that may occur. The expected volatility reflects the assumption that the
historical volatility is indicative of future trends, which may also not necessarily be the actual outcomes. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve with maturity equal to
the expected life of the options in effect at the time of grant.
The total compensation expense recognized in the SG&A
line item in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 amounted to US$36,378, US$258,128 and US$34,121, respectively.
Changes in outstanding options under both the 1997 Plan, the 2005 Plan and the Omnibus Plan during the fiscal years ended March 31,
2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
|
Number of
options
|
|
|
Range of
exercise
price
|
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term
|
|
|
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US$
(per share)
|
|
|
US$
(per share)
|
|
|
(years)
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Outstanding, at beginning of fiscal year
|
|
|
419,751
|
|
|
|
4.75 30.56
|
|
|
|
14.96
|
|
|
|
4.28
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
(65,500
|
)
|
|
|
30.40 30.56
|
|
|
|
30.55
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(3,000
|
)
|
|
|
4.75
|
|
|
|
4.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
351,251
|
|
|
|
4.75 15.56
|
|
|
|
12.14
|
|
|
|
3.91
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested and expected to be vested at March 31, 2014
|
|
|
351,251
|
|
|
|
4.75 15.56
|
|
|
|
12.14
|
|
|
|
3.91
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable, at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
343,751
|
|
|
|
4.75 15.56
|
|
|
|
12.24
|
|
|
|
3.85
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
28.
|
STOCK COMPENSATION (continued)
|
Changes in outstanding options under both the 1997 Plan, the 2005 Plan and the Omnibus
Plan during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows: (continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
Number of
options
|
|
|
Range of
exercise
price
|
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term
|
|
|
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US$
(per share)
|
|
|
US$
(per share)
|
|
|
(years)
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Outstanding, at beginning of fiscal year
|
|
|
339,701
|
|
|
|
8.99 30.56
|
|
|
|
17.66
|
|
|
|
3.96
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
86,000
|
|
|
|
4.75
|
|
|
|
4.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(5,950
|
)
|
|
|
15.60 30.56
|
|
|
|
21.26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
419,751
|
|
|
|
4.75 30.56
|
|
|
|
14.96
|
|
|
|
4.28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested and expected to be vested at March 31, 2013
|
|
|
419,751
|
|
|
|
4.75 30.56
|
|
|
|
14.96
|
|
|
|
4.28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable, at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
369,752
|
|
|
|
4.75 30.56
|
|
|
|
13.41
|
|
|
|
4.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
Number of
options
|
|
|
Range of
exercise
price
|
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term
|
|
|
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US$
(per share)
|
|
|
US$
(per share)
|
|
|
(years)
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Outstanding, at beginning of fiscal year
|
|
|
423,118
|
|
|
|
8.99 30.56
|
|
|
|
18.00
|
|
|
|
4.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
(82,167
|
)
|
|
|
19.00 25.00
|
|
|
|
19.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(1,250
|
)
|
|
|
25.00 30.56
|
|
|
|
29.45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
339,701
|
|
|
|
8.99 30.56
|
|
|
|
17.66
|
|
|
|
3.96
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested and expected to be vested at March 31, 2012
|
|
|
339,701
|
|
|
|
8.99 30.56
|
|
|
|
17.66
|
|
|
|
3.96
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable, at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
287,452
|
|
|
|
8.99 30.56
|
|
|
|
16.06
|
|
|
|
4.17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In January 1999, the Board of Directors of Global-Tech adopted an employee stock purchase plan. The plan
was approved by the stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders in March 1999. The total number of common stock which may be granted under the plan is 450,000 shares. Stock grants may be awarded under the plan to the employees, including
officers, directors, non-employee directors and consultants in consideration for their services to the Group.
During the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, Global-Tech granted an aggregate of 3,750 shares of common stock of Global-Tech to an employee with an effective grant date of November 6, 2006. 750 shares of such common stock vested and were issued on
the first anniversary of the date of the stock grant and 750 shares of such common stock vested and were issued on the second, third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the date of the stock grant, respectively.
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GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
28.
|
STOCK COMPENSATION (continued)
|
Changes in stock grants during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012
are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Weighted
average
grant-date
fair value
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Weighted
average
grant-date
fair value
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Weighted
average
grant-date
fair value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Non-vested, at beginning of fiscal year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
750
|
|
|
|
10,380
|
|
|
|
750
|
|
|
|
10,380
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(750
|
)
|
|
|
10,380
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested, at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
750
|
|
|
|
10,380
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The total fair value of the 750 shares of common stock vested during the fiscal year ended March 31,
2013 was US$6,503.
The expense for the employee stock purchase plan recognized in the SG&A line item in the consolidated
statement of operations and comprehensive income for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 amounted to nil, US$9,108 and nil respectively.
Further details relating to the options granted under the 1997 Plan, the 2005 Plan and the Omnibus Plan that are outstanding as of March 31, 2014 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding as of March 31,
2014
|
|
Options exercisable
as of March 31,
2014
|
Number of
options
|
|
Range of
exercise price
per
option
|
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise price
per
option
|
|
Number
of options
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise price
per
option
|
|
|
US$
(per share)
|
|
(years)
|
|
US$
(per share)
|
|
|
|
US$
(per share)
|
83,000
|
|
4.75
|
|
8.31
|
|
4.75
|
|
80,500
|
|
4.75
|
20,000
|
|
8.99
|
|
5.70
|
|
8.99
|
|
15,000
|
|
8.99
|
248,251
|
|
13.2015.60
|
|
2.29
|
|
14.87
|
|
248,251
|
|
14.87
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
351,251
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
343,751
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, there was an unrecognized share-based compensation cost of nil,
nil and US$1,969, respectively relating to stock granted to an employee under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The unrecognized compensation cost for stock granted is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of two
years and five years. To the extent that the actual forfeiture rate is different from the original estimate, actual share-based compensation relating to these awards may be different from the expectations.
The fair value of the options granted was estimated on the date of grant using the following assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
Risk-free Interest Rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.97% 1.50%
|
|
|
|
|
Expected Dividend Yield
|
|
|
|
|
|
0%
|
|
|
|
|
Expected Option Life
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 10 years
|
|
|
|
|
Expected Stock Price Volatility
|
|
|
|
|
|
53.28% 58.71%
|
|
|
|
|
F-44
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
29.
|
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF GLOBAL-TECH
|
Under the relevant PRC laws and regulations, the Companys PRC subsidiaries (the PRC Subsidiaries) are
restricted in their ability to transfer certain of their net assets to Global-Tech in the form of dividend payments, loans, or advances. The amounts restricted include net assets of the PRC Subsidiaries, as determined pursuant to PRC generally
accepted accounting principles, totaling RMB311,667,606 (approximately US$50,144,200) as of March 31, 2014.
The
following is the condensed financial information of Global-Tech on a stand-alone basis:
Balance sheets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2014
|
|
|
March 31,
2013
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
6,719,079
|
|
|
|
19,405,865
|
|
Time deposits
|
|
|
11,339,515
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale investments
|
|
|
1,050,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
17,803
|
|
|
|
46,903
|
|
Deposits and other assets
|
|
|
302,107
|
|
|
|
40,087
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
19,429,004
|
|
|
|
19,492,855
|
|
Interests in subsidiaries
|
|
|
46,474,157
|
|
|
|
55,812,262
|
|
Available-for-sale investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,045,200
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
65,903,161
|
|
|
|
76,350,317
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other accrued liabilities
|
|
|
113,158
|
|
|
|
92,114
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
113,158
|
|
|
|
92,114
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, par value US$0.04 per share; 12,500,000 shares authorized; 3,233,814 and 3,230,814 shares issued as of
March 31, 2014 and 2013
|
|
|
129,353
|
|
|
|
129,233
|
|
Preferred stock, par value US$0.04 per share; 250,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
85,103,910
|
|
|
|
85,053,402
|
|
Statutory reserves
|
|
|
1,340,229
|
|
|
|
1,238,361
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(26,590,366
|
)
|
|
|
(15,932,941
|
)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
10,854,689
|
|
|
|
10,709,740
|
|
Less: Treasury stock, at cost, 189,587 shares as of March 31, 2014 and 2013
|
|
|
(4,663,321
|
)
|
|
|
(4,663,321
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. shareholders equity
|
|
|
66,174,494
|
|
|
|
76,534,474
|
|
Non-controlling interests
|
|
|
(384,491
|
)
|
|
|
(276,271
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total equity
|
|
|
65,790,003
|
|
|
|
76,258,203
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders equity
|
|
|
65,903,161
|
|
|
|
76,350,317
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-45
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
29.
|
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF GLOBAL-TECH (continued)
|
Statements of operations and comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal years ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Net sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
(887,346
|
)
|
|
|
(1,071,502
|
)
|
|
|
(1,158,531
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(887,346
|
)
|
|
|
(1,071,502
|
)
|
|
|
(1,158,531
|
)
|
Interest income, net
|
|
|
359,062
|
|
|
|
344,582
|
|
|
|
35,349
|
|
Equity in profits (losses) of subsidiaries
|
|
|
(7,308,381
|
)
|
|
|
(484,185
|
)
|
|
|
1,923,914
|
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
(2,718,892
|
)
|
|
|
(752,196
|
)
|
|
|
609,945
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc.
|
|
|
(10,555,557
|
)
|
|
|
(1,963,301
|
)
|
|
|
1,410,677
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
153,629
|
|
|
|
989,800
|
|
|
|
2,278,213
|
|
Release of unrealized loss on available-for-sale investments, net of income tax of nil, upon disposal
|
|
|
(13,980
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments, net of income tax of nil
|
|
|
5,300
|
|
|
|
22,495
|
|
|
|
23,957
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareholders of
Global-Tech
Advanced
Innovations Inc.
|
|
|
(10,410,608
|
)
|
|
|
(951,006
|
)
|
|
|
3,712,847
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-46
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
29.
|
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF GLOBAL-TECH (continued)
|
Statements of cash flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal years ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
|
US$
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc.
|
|
|
(10,555,557
|
)
|
|
|
(1,963,301
|
)
|
|
|
1,410,677
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. to net cash
provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock compensation expense
|
|
|
36,378
|
|
|
|
258,128
|
|
|
|
34,121
|
|
Shares issued to an employee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,108
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in losses (profits) of subsidiaries
|
|
|
7,308,381
|
|
|
|
484,185
|
|
|
|
(1,923,914
|
)
|
Interest received from available-for-sale investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
29,100
|
|
|
|
(3,693
|
)
|
|
|
(2,582
|
)
|
Deposits and other assets
|
|
|
(262,020
|
)
|
|
|
(15,364
|
)
|
|
|
4,969
|
|
Other accrued liabilities
|
|
|
21,044
|
|
|
|
(109,369
|
)
|
|
|
(26,324
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(3,422,674
|
)
|
|
|
(1,340,306
|
)
|
|
|
(503,066
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of available-for-sale investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,999,987
|
)
|
Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
|
9,000,000
|
|
Repayment of amounts due from (advances to) subsidiaries, net
|
|
|
2,061,153
|
|
|
|
910,372
|
|
|
|
13,091,819
|
|
Increase in time deposits
|
|
|
(11,339,515
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital injection into subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,107,753
|
)
|
|
|
(1,732,162
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by investing activities
|
|
|
(9,278,362
|
)
|
|
|
1,802,619
|
|
|
|
11,359,670
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from stock options exercised
|
|
|
14,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividend paid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,040,753
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
14,250
|
|
|
|
(3,040,753
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(12,686,786
|
)
|
|
|
(2,578,440
|
)
|
|
|
10,856,604
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of fiscal year
|
|
|
19,405,865
|
|
|
|
21,984,305
|
|
|
|
11,127,701
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of fiscal year
|
|
|
6,719,079
|
|
|
|
19,405,865
|
|
|
|
21,984,305
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the
purposes of the preparation of the condensed financial information of Global-Tech, the Company records its interests in direct and indirect subsidiaries under the equity method of accounting as prescribed in FASB ASC 323 Investments-Equity
Method and Joint Ventures. Such interests, together with the advances to subsidiaries, are presented as Interests in subsidiaries on the balance sheets and share of the subsidiaries income and losses is presented as
Equity in profits (losses) of subsidiaries on the statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Global-Tech has
provided a letter of support to certain of its subsidiaries indicating its commitment to provide continuing financial support to those subsidiaries.
F-47