Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
þ Quarterly
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For the
quarterly period ended June 30,
2010
or
o Transition
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For the
transition period from _______ to _______ .
Commission
File Number 001-33746
CHINA
MEDIAEXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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20-8951489
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Room
2805, Central Plaza, Wanchai, Hong Kong
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices including zip code)
+852 2827
6100
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every, Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). * Yes No *The
registrant has not yet been phased into the interactive data
requirements.Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large
Accelerated Filer o
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Accelerated
Filer þ
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Non-Accelerated
Filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) o
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Smaller
reporting company o
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of
August 11, 2010, 33,290,552 shares of the issuer’s common stock, par value
$0.001, were outstanding.
Table of
Contents
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Page
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Part
I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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2
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ITEM
1
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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2
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ITEM
2
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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14
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ITEM
3
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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19
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ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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20
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Part
II OTHER INFORMATION
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20
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ITEM
1
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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20
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ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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20
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ITEM
2
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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20
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ITEM
3
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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20
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ITEM
4
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(REMOVED AND
RESERVED)
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20
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ITEM
5
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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21
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ITEM
6
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EXHIBITS
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21
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PART
I
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
ITEM
1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands of United
States (“U.S.”) dollars (“$’000”), except number of shares and per share
amounts)
(Unaudited)
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2010
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2009
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ASSETS
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
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$ |
139,321 |
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$ |
57,151 |
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Accounts
receivable
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20,664 |
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12,569 |
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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3,372 |
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251 |
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Total
current assets
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$ |
163,357 |
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$ |
69,971 |
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Non-current
Assets:
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Property
and equipment, net
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$ |
12,018 |
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$ |
11,065 |
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Long
term prepayment
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10,093 |
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- |
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Deferred
tax assets
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3,187 |
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1,943 |
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Total
non-current assets
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$ |
25,298 |
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$ |
13,008 |
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Total
assets
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$ |
188,655 |
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$ |
82,979 |
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LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
Liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ |
2,839 |
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$ |
2,179 |
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Amounts
due to related parties
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3,382 |
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13,315 |
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Payables
for acquisitions of equipment
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2,250 |
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2,071 |
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Income
tax payable
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9,980 |
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5,765 |
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Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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6,505 |
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4,144 |
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Accrued
concession fees - current
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2,357 |
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1,134 |
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Total
current liabilities
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$ |
27,313 |
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$ |
28,608 |
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Non-current
Liability:
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Accrued
concession fees - non-current
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$ |
10,392 |
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$ |
6,639 |
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Total
non-current liability
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$ |
10,392 |
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$ |
6,639 |
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Total
liabilities
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$ |
37,705 |
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$ |
35,247 |
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Commitment
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Shareholders’
equity
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Common shares ($0.001 par
value:
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40,000,000
shares authorized; 33,290,552 and
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24,859,368
shares issued and outstanding as of
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June
30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively)
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$ |
33 |
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$ |
24 |
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Preferred
Shares ($0.001 par value:
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1,000,000
shares authorized; 1,000,000 and
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0
shares issued and outstanding as of
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June
30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively;
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liquidation
value: $30,000 of June 30, 2010)
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22,095 |
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- |
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Additional
paid-in capital
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62,781 |
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1,960 |
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Subscription
receivable from shareholders
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- |
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(3,350 |
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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1,775 |
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1,346 |
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Statutory
reserve
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8,834 |
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8,834 |
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Retained
earnings
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55,432 |
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38,918 |
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Total
shareholders’ equity
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$ |
150,950 |
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$ |
47,732 |
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$ |
188,655 |
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$ |
82,979 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial information.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands of U.S.
dollars (“$’000”), except number of shares and per share
amounts)
(Unaudited)
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Three
months ended June 30,
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Six
months ended June 30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Revenue,
net
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$ |
53,511 |
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$ |
19,092 |
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$ |
98,036 |
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$ |
37,861 |
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Cost
of revenue
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(11,398 |
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(7,229 |
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(29,329 |
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(14,362 |
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Gross
profit
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42,113 |
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11,863 |
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68,707 |
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23,499 |
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Selling
expenses
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(2,134 |
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(261 |
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(3,890 |
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(526 |
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Administrative
expenses
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(1,681 |
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(517 |
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(2,278 |
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(1,353 |
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Total
operating expenses
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(3,815 |
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(778 |
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(6,168 |
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(1,879 |
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Income
from operations
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38,298 |
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11,085 |
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62,539 |
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21,620 |
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Interest
income
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84 |
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21 |
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145 |
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43 |
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Income
before income tax expense
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38,382 |
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11,106 |
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62,684 |
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21,663 |
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Income
tax expense
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(9,878 |
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(2,825 |
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(16,038 |
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(5,927 |
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Net
income
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$ |
28,504 |
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$ |
8,281 |
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$ |
46,646 |
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$ |
15,736 |
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Deemed
dividend on convertible preferred shares
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- |
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- |
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(9,242 |
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- |
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Income
attributable to holders of common shares
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$ |
28,504 |
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$ |
8,281 |
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$ |
37,404 |
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$ |
15,736 |
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Earnings
per share:
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Basic
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$ |
0.86 |
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$ |
0.40 |
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$ |
1.16 |
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$ |
0.75 |
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Diluted
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$ |
0.80 |
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$ |
0.40 |
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$ |
1.07 |
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$ |
0.75 |
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Weighted
average number of shares used in calculating:
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Basic
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33,290,387 |
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20,915,000 |
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32,288,383 |
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20,915,000 |
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Diluted
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35,830,505 |
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20,915,000 |
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34,875,216 |
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20,915,000 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial information.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands of U.S.
dollars (“$’000”), except number of shares and per share
amounts)
(Unaudited)
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Six months ended June
30,
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2010
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2009
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income
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$ |
46,646 |
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$ |
15,736 |
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
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Depreciation
of property and equipment
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1,909 |
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1,543 |
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Amortization
of long term prepayment
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762 |
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- |
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Deferred
tax
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(1,228 |
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(175 |
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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(8,666 |
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(1,347 |
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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(14,212 |
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23 |
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Accounts
payable
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759 |
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235 |
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Amounts
due to related parties
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- |
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545 |
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Income
tax payable
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4,158 |
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354 |
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Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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2,753 |
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77 |
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Accrued
concession fees
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5,329 |
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666 |
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Accrued
severance payment
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- |
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35 |
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Net
cash from operating activities
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$ |
38,210 |
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$ |
17,692 |
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Cash
flows used in investing activities:
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Acquisitions
of property and equipment, net of related payables
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$ |
(2,520 |
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$ |
(635 |
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Cash
flows from (used in) financing activities:
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Dividend
paid to shareholders
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$ |
- |
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$ |
(17,555 |
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Exercise
of warrants
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47,616 |
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- |
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Issuance
of preferred shares and warrants
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30,000 |
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- |
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Payment
of additional consideration in relation to the Share
Exchange
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(20,890 |
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- |
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Repayment
of promissory note in connection with Share Exchange
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(10,000 |
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- |
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Transaction
cost paid for issuance of preferred shares and warrants
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(583 |
) |
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- |
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Net
cash from (used in) financing activities
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$ |
46,143 |
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$ |
(17,555 |
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Effect
of foreign currency translation adjustments on cash
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$ |
337 |
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$ |
(62 |
) |
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
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$ |
82,170 |
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$ |
(560 |
) |
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Cash
at the beginning of the period
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57,151 |
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29,997 |
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Cash
at the end of the period
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$ |
139,321 |
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$ |
29,437 |
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Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
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Income
taxes paid
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$ |
13,108 |
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$ |
5,748 |
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Interest
paid
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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Supplemental
schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
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Deemed
dividend on convertible preferred shares
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$ |
9,242 |
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- |
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Acquisitions
of property and equipment included in accrued
liabilities
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$ |
2,250 |
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$ |
114 |
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial information
CHINA
MEDIAEXPRESS HOLDING, INC.
(Amounts in thousands of U.S.
dollars (“$’000”), except number of shares and per share amounts
and
unless otherwise
stated)
(Unaudited)
NOTE1: BASIS OF
PRESENTATION
Hong Kong
Mandefu Holding Limited (“HKMDF”) and China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. (the
“Company” and together with its consolidated variable interest entities, the
“Group”) entered into a Share Exchange Agreement on May 1, 2009, as amended on
September 30, 2009 (the “Share Exchange”) under which the Company acquired all
of the issued and outstanding shares of HKMDF in exchange for:
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i)
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The
issuance of 20,915,000 newly issued common shares of the Company to the
shareholders of HKMDF (the “Sellers”);
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ii)
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The
payment of $10,000 to the Sellers in three years. These promissory notes
are non-interest bearing;
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iii)
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The
issuance of up to 15,000,000 common shares of the Company (“Earn-out
Shares”) to the Sellers if certain performance targets as calculated based
on the terms as stipulated in the Share Exchange Agreement are met in
fiscal 2009, 2010 and 2011 and
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iv)
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The
payment of up to $20,890 of cash proceeds from the exercise of the
Company’s publicly held warrants to the Sellers to the extent a
sufficient number of these warrants are
exercised.
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The Share
Exchange was approved at the Company’s special meeting of shareholders on
October 15, 2009. As explained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010, the accompanying
consolidated financial statements for periods prior to the consummation of the
Share Exchange are those of HKMDF and its subsidiary and variable interest
entity, except the equity section.
The
promissory notes of $10,000 as part of the Share Exchange were accounted for as
a distribution to shareholders and the payable was fully repaid in February
2010.
The
Earn-out Shares in relation to the fiscal year 2009 will be issued and
distributed in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 as the Company achieved the
performance target as stipulated in the Share Exchange Agreement for the year
ended December 31, 2009.
In the
first quarter of 2010, a sufficient number of the public warrants were exercised
and $20,890 was paid to the Sellers, and this payment was accounted for as a
distribution to shareholders.
NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
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(a)
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Basis
of presentation
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The
condensed consolidated financial information of the Company have been prepared
in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.
(“U.S. GAAP”). These condensed consolidated financial information should be read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes
contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009 (the “2009 Form 10-K”).
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial information include, in
the opinion of the management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring
adjustments, necessary to summarize fairly the Company’s financial position,
results of operations and cash flows for the interim period. The interim period
results and cash flows reported in these condensed consolidated financial
information should not be taken as indicative of results and cash flows that may
be expected for the entire year.
The
preparation of condensed consolidated financial information in conformity with
U.S. GAAP requires the Group’s management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated
financial information and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those
estimates. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates,
including those related to useful lives and residual values of long-lived
assets, the recoverability of the carrying values of long-lived assets,
increment rate of concession fees and valuation allowance for deferred tax
assets. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised
estimates.
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(c)
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Long
term prepayments
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The Group
signed framework agreements with some media companies to acquire the exclusive
operating right to operate television screens on the inter-city or airport
express buses in different cities and region in Peoples Republic of China (the
“PRC”). A lump sum concession fee is required to be paid to these media
companies who have exclusive agreements with the bus operators, and the amount
will be amortized to the profit or loss in accordance with the terms of the
contracts. The portion of the prepaid media costs that will be
amortized within one year is classified as current assets, and the portion that
will not be amortized over one year is classified as non-current
assets.
Income
taxes related to ordinary income for interim periods are computed at an
estimated annual effective tax rate and the income taxes related to all other
items are individually computed and recognized when the items occur. The
estimated effective tax rate is used in providing for income taxes on a current
year-to-date basis.
The
Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions
are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax
positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of
being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected
in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company
records interest related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties, if any, in
income tax expense.
Basic
earnings per share are computed by dividing net income of the Group by the
weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the
period.
Diluted
earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if
securities or other contracts to issue common shares were exercised or converted
into common shares.
For the
purpose of calculating earnings per share for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2009, the number of ordinary shares outstanding is determined on the
basis of HKMDF’s historical number of ordinary shares outstanding multiplied by
the share exchange ratio established in the Share Exchange.
|
(f)
|
Preferred
Shares and Warrants
|
Convertible
preferred shares and warrants issued in the first quarter of 2010 are classified
as equity (see Note 4)
|
(g)
|
Comprehensive
Income (loss)
|
Comprehensive
income (loss) includes net income and foreign currency translation
adjustments. Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity
during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances except for
transactions resulting from investments by shareholders and distributions to
shareholders and is reported in the consolidated statements of shareholders’
equity and comprehensive income.
Comprehensive
income of the Group totaled $28,897 and $47,075 for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and $8,284 and $15,674 for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
NOTE
3 RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In April
2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update
(“ASU”) 2010-13, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718); Effect of
Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Award in the Currency
of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades. The
objective of this ASU is to address the classification of an employee
share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the currency of
a market in which the underlying equity security trades. FASB Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, provides
guidance on the classification of a share-based payment award as either equity
or a liability. A share-based payment award that contains a condition that is
not a market, performance, or service condition is required to be classified as
a liability. Under Topic 718, awards of equity share options granted to an
employee of an entity’s foreign operation that provide a fixed exercise price
denominated in (1) the foreign operation’s functional currency or (2) the
currency in which the employee’s pay is denominated should not be considered to
contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition.
However, U.S. GAAP do not specify whether a share-based payment award with an
exercise price denominated in the currency of a market in which the underlying
equity security trades has a market, performance, or service condition.
Diversity in practice has developed on the interpretation of whether such an
award should be classified as a liability when the exercise price is not
denominated in either the foreign operation’s functional currency or the
currency in which the employee’s pay is denominated. ASU 2010-13 clarifies that
an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in the
currency of a market in which a substantial portion of the entity’s equity
securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a
market, performance or service condition. Therefore, an entity would
not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as
equity. This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods
within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15,
2010. The adoption of ASU 2010-13 is not expected to have a material
impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash
flows.
NOTE
4 STARR SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
On
January 12, 2010, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with
Starr Investments Cayman II, Inc. (“Starr”). Under this agreement,
Starr purchased from the Company 1,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock with par value US$0.001 (the “Preferred Shares”), and warrants
(the “Starr Warrants”) to purchase 1,545,455 shares of the common shares of the
Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $30,000. Concurrently, certain
shareholders of the Company transferred 150,000 common shares to Starr for no
additional cash consideration (the “Transferred Shares”). The $30,000
consideration received from Starr has been allocated to the Preferred Shares,
Starr Warrants and Transferred Shares on a relative fair value
basis.
The
Transferred Shares have been accounted for as deemed contribution from
shareholders.
The
holder of the Preferred Shares have various rights and preferences as
follows:
Conversion
Each
Preferred Share is convertible into three common shares of the Company at the
discretion of the holder anytime and shall be automatically converted into
common shares of the Company upon the earliest of the following to occur: (1)
the fourth year anniversary of the original issuance date of the Preferred
Shares, (2) the Company’s market capitalization is at least US$ 1.2 billion, or
(3) the closing price of the Company’s common shares has been at least $25 for a
period of 20 consecutive trading days over any 30 consecutive trading
days.
Liquidation
(a) Voluntary
or Involuntary Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the affairs of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary,
holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive for each share of
Preferred Stock, out of the assets of the Company or proceeds thereof (whether
capital or surplus) available for distribution to shareholders of the Company,
and after satisfaction of all liabilities and obligations to creditors of the
Company, before any distribution of such assets or proceeds is made to or set
aside for the holders of common stock any other class or series of capital stock
that ranks junior to the Preferred Stock, an amount (the “Liquidation
Preference”) equal to the greater of (1) the sum of $30 per share and (2) the
per share amount of all cash, securities and other property (such securities or
other property having a value equal to its fair market value as reasonably
determined by the board of directors of the Company) to be distributed in
respect of common stock such holder would have been entitled to receive had it
converted such Preferred Stock immediately prior to the date fixed for such
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.
(b) Partial
Payment. If in connection with any distribution described in above the assets of
the Company or proceeds thereof are not sufficient to pay the Liquidation
Preference in full to all holders of Preferred Stock, the amounts paid to the
holders of Preferred Stock shall be paid pro rata in accordance with the
respective aggregate Liquidation Preferences of the holders of Series A
Preferred Stock.
Anti-dilution
provision
In the
event the number of common shares of shall be increased by a subdividsion of the
outstanding common shares, stock dividends, stock distribution, recapitalization
or similar event, the conversion price of the Preferred Stock (“Conversion
Price”) shall be proportionately decreased. In the event the number of common
shares shall be decreased by a combination of the outstanding common shares, the
Conversion Price then in effect immediately before the combination shall be
proportionately increased.
Voting
rights
Each
holder of Preferred Shares shall have the right to one vote for each common
share into which such Preferred Shares could be converted, with full voting
rights and powers equal to the voting rights and powers of holders of common
shares.
Dividends
rights
The
Preferred Shares are not entitled to any dividend.
Redemption
There is
no redemption rights for the Preferred Shares holders.
Convertible
preferred shares and warrants issued on January 12th, 2010. The
Company assessed the fair value of the Convertible preferred shares and
warrants. Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred shares and
warrants are allocated proportionally on their fair values. The difference
between the effective conversion price of the Preferred Shares and the fair
value of the Company’s common shares as of the date of the agreement of $9,242
is accounted for as deemed dividend to the Preferred Shares holder.
The Starr
Warrants are exercisable until the earlier of the fifth year anniversary of the
original issuance date of the Starr Warrants and the date of redemption of the
Starr Warrants. The exercise price for the Starr Warrants is $6.47
per share. The Company may redeem the Starr Warrants at $0.01
per warrant if the last sales price of the Company’s common share has been at
least $14 per share for a period of 20 consecutive trading days over any 30
consecutive trading days.
During
the 6-month period following the closing, no transfer by Starr of shares of
Preferred Shares, common shares issued upon conversion of Preferred Shares,
Warrants and common shares issued upon exercise of its Warrants and the 150,000
common shares transferred from certain shareholders of the Company (other than
to Starr’s permitted transferees or pursuant to certain other customary
exception).
NOTE
5 EARNINGS PER SHARE
Earnings
per share for the period prior to the Share Exchange have been restated to
effect the Share Exchange. For the purpose of calculating earnings
per share for the prior period presented, the number of ordinary shares
outstanding is determined on the basis of HKMDF’s historical number of ordinary
shares outstanding multiplied by the share exchange ratio established in the
Share Exchange Agreement.
The
calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share are computed as
follows:
|
|
Three
months ended June 30,
|
|
|
Six
months ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
28,504 |
|
|
$ |
8,281 |
|
|
$ |
46,646 |
|
|
$ |
15,736 |
|
Less:
deemed dividend on convertible preferred shares
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(9,242 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income used for basic and diluted earnings per share
|
|
$ |
28,504 |
|
|
$ |
8,281 |
|
|
$ |
37,404 |
|
|
$ |
15,736 |
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator
for basic earnings per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding during the
period
|
|
|
33,290,387 |
|
|
|
20,915,000 |
|
|
|
32,288,383 |
|
|
|
20,915,000 |
|
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
Warrants
|
|
|
1,540,118 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,586,833 |
|
|
|
- |
|
-
Earn-out Shares for fiscal year 2009
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Denominator
used for diluted earnings per share
|
|
|
35,830,505 |
|
|
|
20,915,000 |
|
|
|
34,875,216 |
|
|
|
20,915,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
earnings per share
|
|
$ |
0.86 |
|
|
$ |
0.40 |
|
|
$ |
1.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.75 |
|
Diluted
earnings per share
|
|
$ |
0.80 |
|
|
$ |
0.40 |
|
|
$ |
1.07 |
|
|
$ |
0.75 |
|
The
impact of Earn-out Shares for fiscal year 2009 was included in the calculation
of the diluted earnings per share as the Company achieved the performance target
for fiscal year 2009 as stipulated in the Share Exchange
Agreement. The Earn-out Shares for fiscal year 2009 will be issued in
the third quarter of fiscal year 2010.
The
1,000,000 Preferred Shares were excluded in the computation of diluted earnings
per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 as their effects were
anti-dilutive.
NOTE
6 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property
and equipment consist of the following:
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Buildings
|
|
$ |
230 |
|
|
$ |
228 |
|
Electronic
and office equipment
|
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
Motor
vehicles
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
190 |
|
Display
network equipment
|
|
|
22,119 |
|
|
|
19,259 |
|
Sub-total
|
|
$ |
22,708 |
|
|
$ |
19,782 |
|
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(10,690 |
) |
|
|
(8,717 |
) |
Total
|
|
$ |
12,018 |
|
|
$ |
11,065 |
|
Depreciation
expense was $979 and $1,909 for the three months and six months ended June 30,
2010 respectively, and $783 and $1,543 for the three months and six months ended
June 30, 2009.
NOTE
7 CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Common
Shares
During
the first quarter of 2010, 8,050,577 common shares were issued as a result of
the exercises of Public Warrants (see Note 9 below) and 365,572 common shares
were issued as a result of the exercises of Insider Warrants (see Note 9
below).
Preferred
Shares
The
Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preferred shares of par value of $0.001
each, with such designations, voting and other rights and preference as may be
determined from time to time by the board of directors of the
Company.
As stated
in Note 4, on January 12, 2010, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with Starr and the Company issued 1,000,000 Preferred Shares and Starr
Warrants to purchase 1,545,455 shares of the common shares of the Company for a
consideration of $30,000.
NOTE
8 DIVIDENDS
On
February 5, 2009, the board of directors of HKMDF approved and paid a dividend
of $17,570 (equivalent to RMB120 million) or $1,757 per share (before the effect
of Share Exchange) payable to Cheng Zheng, the sole shareholder of HKMDF at the
date of dividend declaration.
NOTE
9 WARRANTS
Public Warrants
On
October 17, 2007 (“IPO Date”), the date that the Company completed its initial
public offering (“IPO”), the Company sold 10,255,000 units in the IPO at a price
of $8.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one share of the Company’s
common share and one redeemable common stock purchase warrant (“Public
Warrant(s)”). Each Public Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase
from the Company one share of common share at an exercise price of $5.50
commencing on the later of the completion of a business combination and one year
from IPO Date and expires four years from IPO Date.
The
Company announced the redemption of all the public warrants on December 29, 2009
and extinguished all the outstanding Public Warrants at a price of $0.01 per
warrants on or about January 29, 2010.
During
the first quarter of 2010:
|
i)
|
8,050,577
Public Warrants were exercised and converted into common shares of the
Company
|
|
|
|
|
ii)
|
27,718
Public Warrants were redeemed by the Company at $0.01 on or about January
29, 2010
|
As a
result, no Public Warrants were outstanding as of June 30, 2010.
No Public
Warrants were exercised during the three and six months ended June 30,
2009.
Insider
Warrants
The
Company’s initial officers and initial directors purchased a total of 2,100,000
warrants (“Insider Warrants”) at $1.00 per warrant (for an aggregate purchase
price of $2,100,000) concurrently with the consummation of the IPO pursuant to a
private placement agreement with the Company. The Insider Warrants
are identical to the Public Warrants except that the Insider Warrants may not be
called for redemption and the Insider Warrants are exercisable on cashless
basis, at the holder’s option, so long as such securities are held by such
purchaser or his affiliates.
Furthermore,
the purchasers have agreed that the Insider Warrants will not be sold or
transferred by them, except for estate planning purposes, until after the
Company has completed a business combination. The sale of the Insider
Warrants to management did not result in the recognition of any stock-based
compensation expense because they were sold above fair market
value. The holder of Insider Warrants will not have any right to any
liquidation distributions with respect to shares underlying Insider Warrants if
the Company fails to consummate a business combination, in which event Insider
Warrants will expire worthless.
During
the first quarter of 2010, 604,656 Insider Warrants were exercised and converted
into 365,572 common shares, while no Insider Warrants were exercised during the
first quarter of 2009.
During
the second quarter of 2010, 25,000 insider Warrants were exercised and converted
into 15,035 common shares, while no Insider Warrants were exercised
during the second quarter of 2009.
Pursuant
to the agreement with Starr, the Company issued 1,545,455 Starr Warrants (see
Note 4).
NOTE
10 COMMITMENTS
The Group
has entered into certain leasing arrangements relating to office premises that
are classified as operating leases.
Future
minimum lease payments for non-cancellable operating leases during the remained
of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 and over the next fiscal years are
as follows:
July
1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
|
|
$ |
81 |
|
2011
|
|
|
84 |
|
2012
|
|
|
51 |
|
2013
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
$ |
226 |
|
Total
rental expenses were approximately $109 and $135 during the three months and six
months ended June 30, 2010 and $46 and $99 during the three months and six
months ended June 30, 2009, respectively, and were charged to the consolidated
statements of operations.
The Group
has entered into concession right agreements with passenger bus
operators. The contract terms of such concession rights range from
five years to eight years.
Future
minimum concession fee payments under non-cancelable concession right agreements
during the remained of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 and over the
next seven fiscal years are as follows:
July
1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
|
|
$ |
16,985 |
|
2011
|
|
|
39,065 |
|
2012
|
|
|
30,886 |
|
2013
|
|
|
24,239 |
|
2014
|
|
|
20,331 |
|
2015
|
|
|
2,982 |
|
2016
|
|
|
1,663 |
|
2017
|
|
|
637 |
|
|
|
$ |
136,788 |
|
There
were no material capital commitments as at June 30, 2010.
Note
11 SEGMENT REPORTING
The Group
is engaged in the selling of advertising time slots on its advertising network
of television screens placed in passenger buses traveling on the highways
throughout the PRC. The Group’s chief operating decision maker has
been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews the consolidated
results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing
performance of the Group.
The Group
operates in the PRC and all of the Group’s identifiable assets are located in
the PRC.
Although
the Group operates in multiple cities in the PRC which include Fujian, Beijing,
Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Chengdu and other cities, the chief operating
decision maker evaluates the Group’s performance as a single reportable segment
and thus the Group believes it operates in one segment as it provides services
to customers irrespective of their locations.
Major
customers
In the
three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2010, there were no single
customers that contributed for 10% or more of the Group’s revenue.
NOTE
12 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Other
than the dividends paid as described in Note 8, the Group has the following
transactions and balances with its related parties.
|
|
June
30,
2010
|
|
|
December
31,
2009
|
|
Amounts
due to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cheng
Zheng (Note a)
|
|
$ |
3,382 |
|
|
$ |
6,515 |
|
Thousand
Space Holdings Limited (Note b)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,800 |
|
|
|
$ |
3,382 |
|
|
$ |
13,315 |
|
Notes:
|
(a)
|
The
amount as of December 31, 2009 included a promissory note of $3,200, which
was unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable in 3
years. The promissory note was fully repaid in the first
quarter of 2010.
|
The
remaining amount as of December 31, 2009 and the amount as of June 30, 2010 were
unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.
|
(B)
|
Thousand
Space Holdings Limited was one of the shareholders of HKMDF prior to the
Share Exchange, and is a shareholder of the Company after the Share
Exchange. The amount as of December 31, 2009 represented a
promissory note of $6,800, which was unsecured, non-interest bearing and
repayable in 3 years. The promissory note was fully repaid in
the first quarter of 2010.
|
ITEM2
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed financial
statements and footnotes thereto contained in this report.
Forward
Looking Statements
This
quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities
Act”), as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to statements regarding the Company’s expectations, hopes, beliefs,
intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that
refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or
circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking
statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,”
“expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,”
“project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify
forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a
statement is not forward-looking.
The
forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this
quarterly report on Form 10-Q are based on our current expectation and beliefs
concerning future developments and their potential effects on us and speak only
as of the date of such statements. There can be no assurance that future
developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of
which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results
or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by
these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2009. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize,
or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in
material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We
undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
may be required under applicable securities laws.
References
in this report as to “we,” “us” or “our Company” refer to China MediaExpress
Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a TM Entertainment and Media, Inc.).
Overview
The
Company, through contractual arrangements with Fujian Fenzhong, an entity
majority owned by CME’s majority shareholder, operates the largest television
advertising network on inter-city express buses in China. Our operations
in general and similar connotations, refer to Fujian Fenzhong, an entity which
is controlled by the Company through contractual agreements and which operates
the advertising network. While we have no direct equity ownership in Fujian
Fenzhong, through the contractual agreements we receive the economic benefits of
Fujian Fenzhong’s operations. We generate revenues by selling advertising
on its network of television displays installed on inter-city express buses in
China.
CME’s
extensive and growing network covers inter-city express bus services originating
in China’s most prosperous regions. As of June 30, 2010, our network covered
inter-city express bus services originating in fourteen regions, including the
four municipalities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing and ten
economically prosperous provinces, namely Guangdong, Jiangsu, Fujian, Sichuan,
Anhui, Hubei, Hebei, Shandong , Shanxi and Inner Mongolia. These fifteen regions
in aggregate generated over half of China’s gross domestic product, or GDP.
CME’s network is capable of reaching a substantial and growing audience. Many of
the cities connected in our network are major transportation hubs, which serve
as points of transfer for large numbers of leisure, business and other travelers
in China to other modes of transportation. CME’s network also includes airport
buses connecting major cities to airports and tour buses traveling on routes
that connect major cities with popular tourist destinations in China. As of June
30, 2010, our network covered all transportation hubs designated by the Ministry
of Transport, and we expect to further increase this percentage as it continues
to expand the geographic coverage of its network. In addition to major
transportation hubs, the network also covers small to medium-sized cities in
China, some of which rely on highway transportation as the primary
transportation option for connection outside these cities.
Fujian
Fenzhong has entered into long-term framework agreements with 61 bus operator
partners for terms ranging from three to eight years. Pursuant to these
agreements, we pay the bus operators concession fees for the right to install
its displays and automated control systems inside their buses and display
entertainment content and advertisements. CME’s entertainment content is
provided by third parties and advertisements provided by its clients. CME
obtains a wide range of free entertainment content from Fujian SouthEastern
Television Channel and Hunan Satellite Television each month and purchases a
limited amount of copyrighted programs from time to time.
In
October 2007, Fujian Fenzhong entered into a five-year cooperation agreement
with an entity affiliated with the Ministry of Transport of the People’s
Republic of China to be the sole strategic alliance partner in the establishment
of a nationwide in-vehicle television system that displays copyrighted programs
on buses traveling on highways in China. The cooperation agreement also gave CME
exclusive rights to display advertisements on the system. In November 2007, this
entity issued a notice regarding the facilitation of implementation of the
system contemplated under the cooperation agreement to municipalities,
provinces and transportation enterprises in China. CME believes its status as
the sole strategic alliance partner designated by an entity affiliated with the
Ministry of Transport and the exclusive rights to display advertisements on the
system has facilitated its historical expansion and is expected to continue to
provide them with a competitive advantage in the future.
We
believe our network is a highly effective advertising medium. The network is
capable of reaching audiences on inter-city express buses while they remain in a
comfortable and enclosed environment with minimal distraction. The majority of
the inter-city express buses within the network are equipped with leather seats
and air-conditioning, providing a comfortable environment which makes the
audiences more receptive to the content displayed on CME’s network. Inter-city
travel in China typically takes a number of hours. Audiences are therefore
exposed to the content displayed on its advertising platform for a significantly
longer period of time than on shorter-distance travel. In addition, our patented
automated control systems ensure that the programs and advertisements are
displayed continuously throughout the journey.
CME has
grown significantly since it commenced its advertising services business in
November 2003. During the year ended December 31, 2009, more than 450
advertisers had purchased advertising time on CME’s network either through
advertising agents or directly from CME. Some of these clients have purchased
advertising time from CME for more than three years, including Hitachi, China
Telecom, Toyota, Siemens and China Pacific Life Insurance. CME has attracted
several well-known international and national brands to its advertising network,
including Coca Cola, Pepsi, Wahaha, Siemens, Hitachi, China Telecom, China
Mobile, China Post, Toyota, Bank of China and China Pacific Life Insurance. For
the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009, CME generated total net
revenues of $25.8 million, $63.0 million and $95.9 million,
respectively. During the same periods, CME had net income of
$7.0 million, $26.4 million and $41.7 million, respectively. For six
months ended June 30, 2010, CME generated total net revenue and net income of
$98.0 million and $37.4 million respectively.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to adopt
accounting policies and make significant judgments and estimates to develop
amounts reflected and disclosed in the financial statements. In many cases,
there are alternative policies or estimation techniques that could be used. We
maintain a process to review the application of our accounting policies and to
evaluate the appropriateness of the many estimates that are required to prepare
the financial statements of a large, global corporation. However, even under
optimal circumstances, estimates routinely require adjustment based on changing
circumstances and the receipt of new or better information. After
management reviewed the growth rate of concession fee based on the past trend,
CME increased the growth rate of the concession fees to 15% per year, instead of
the original estimate of 10% per year. Other than this, there have been no
significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as
discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2009.
Results
of Operations
Three
months ended June 30, 2010 Compared to Three months ended June 30,
2009
Net
revenues. CME’s sales, net of business tax and related
surcharges increased to $53.5 million for the three months ended June 30,
2010 from $ 19.1 million for the three months ended June 30,
2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the increased total
amount of advertising time that CME sold, an increase in average rates per
second, increase in CME’s advertising base, expansion of the geographic coverage
of CME’s network, increase in the portion of the direct sales to the
advertisers, additional revenue generated from the embedded advertisement which
was displayed during the broadcasting of the content for the three months ended
June 30, 2010. In addition, CME started to separate out the airport
express buses from the original inter-cities buses and sold the timeslots and
the embedded advertisement separately to the advertisers and agencies in the
first quarter of 2010. For the three months ended June 30, 2010, CME
covers Beijing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Qingdao airports in the PRC. The
charge rates for these airport express buses route were higher than those
inter-cities buses, which partially contributes to the increase in CME’s
sales. The net revenue generated from the airport express buses for
the three months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $ 13.6
million.
Cost of
sales. CME’s cost of sales increased to $11.4 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $7.2 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2009 due to the following reasons:
Concession
fees. Concession fees charged by inter-city express bus
operators and airport express increased to $7.2 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2010 from $6.2 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2009. The increase was attributable to the
increase in the concession fees payable to the group of bus operators
participating in CME’s network through the execution of long-term framework
agreements for the three months ended June 30, 2010, an increase in the
number of inter-city express buses and airport express buses carrying CME’s
network as a result of the increase in number of buses operators that
signed contracts with CME and the amortization of lump sum payment to the media
company in order to obtain the operating right of some regions. Since first
quarter of 2010, management reviewed the growth rate of concession fee,and CME
increased the growth rate of the concession fees to 15% per year, instead of the
original estimate of 10% per year. For three months ended June 30,
2010 and March 31, 2010, it resulted an increase of COGS totaled 0.7M and $
1.8M, respectively.
Depreciation. Depreciation
for CME’s digital television displays and hard disk drives increased to $1
million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $ 0.8 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2009. The increase was attributable to installation
of new equipment and control systems in connection with the increase in the
number of inter-city express buses and airport express in the CME’s
networks.
Business
tax. Business tax increased to $2.0 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2010 from $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30,
2009. The increase was primarily attributable to business taxes
arising from consulting services Across Express provided to Fujian Fenzhong in
the three months ended June 30, 2010.
Production cost for embedded
advertisement. Production costs increased to $0.9 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2010 from nil for the three months ended June
30, 2009 as CME started to produce the embedded advertisements inside the
content.
Gross profit. As a
result of the foregoing, CME’s gross profit increased to $42.1 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2010 from $11.9 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2009. CME’s gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30,
2010 was 78.7% compared to the gross profit margin of 62.1% for the
three months ended June 30, 2009. The increase in the margin was
because we enjoyed a higher margin on the airport express buses and also the
higher margin from the embedded advertisement.
Operating
expenses. CME’s operating expenses increased to $3.8 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $0.8 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2009 due to the following reasons:
Selling
expenses. Selling expenses were $2.1 million and $0.3 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The
majority of selling expenses consisted of the salary and staff welfare of the
sales force and the promotion expenses. The significant increase of the selling
expenses is mainly a result of increasing sales staffs to meet the growing sales
demand as well as the increasing sales commission.
General and administrative
expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by
225% to $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $0.5 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The increase was primarily
attributable to increase of professional fees and the compliance fee since CME
became a public company on October 2009.
Operating
income. As a result of the foregoing, CME’s operating income
increased by 245% to $38.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from
$11.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
Interest
income. CME’s interest income increased by 300% to $84,000 for
the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $21,000 for the three months ended
June 30, 2009, primarily as a result of higher cash balances.
Income tax
expenses. CME’s income tax expenses increased by 250% to $9.9
million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $2.8 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the
increase in income before income taxes.
Net income. As a
result of the foregoing, CME’s net income increased by 244% to $28.5 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $8.3 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2009. CME’s net profit margin increased to 53.3% for
the three months ended June 30, 2010 from 43.4% for the three months ended
June 30, 2009, primarily attributable to an increase in gross profit in the
three months ended June 30, 2010.
Six
months ended June 30, 2010 Compared to Six months ended June 30,
2009
Net
revenues. CME’s sales, net of business tax and related
surcharges increased to $98.0 million for the six months ended June 30,
2010 from $37.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The
increase was primarily attributable to the increased total amount of advertising
time that CME sold, an increase in average rates per second, increase in CME’s
advertising base, expansion of the geographic coverage of CME’s network,
increase in the portion of the direct sales to the advertisers, additional
revenue generated from the embedded advertisement which was displayed during the
broadcasting of the content for the six months ended June 30,
2010. In addition, CME started to separate out the airport express
buses from the original inter-cities buses and sold the timeslots and the
embedded advertisement separately to the advertisers and agencies in the first
quarter of 2010. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, CME covers
Beijing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Qingdao airports in the PRC. Fuzhou and
Guangzhou airport started to generate revenue from January 2010 while Beijing
and Qingdao airport started to generate revenue from March 2010. The
charge rates for these airport express buses route were higher than those
inter-cities buses, which partially contributes to the increase in CME’s
sales. The net revenue generated from the airport express buses for
the six months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $ 20.1
million.
Cost of
sales. CME’s cost of sales increased to $29.3 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $14.4 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2009 due to the following reasons:
Concession
fees. Concession fees charged by inter-city express bus
operators increased to $21.5 million for the six months ended June 30,
2010 from $11.5 million for the six months ended June 30,
2009. The increase was attributable to the increase in the concession
fees payable to the group of bus operators participating in CME’s network
through the execution of long-term framework agreements for the
three months ended June 30, 2010, an increase in the number of inter-city
express buses and airport express carrying CME’s network as a result of the
increase in number of buses operators that signed contracts with CME and
the amortization of lump sum payment to the media company in order to obtain the
operating right of some buses route. Since first quarter of 2010,
management reviewed the growth rate of concession fee and CME increased the
growth rate of the concession fees to 15% per year, instead of the original
estimate of 10% per year. For six months ended June 30, 2010, it resulted an
increase of COGS totaled $2.5M.
Depreciation. Depreciation
for CME’s digital television displays and hard disk drives increased to $1.9
million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $1.5 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2009. The increase was attributable to installation of new
equipment and control systems in connection with the increase in the number of
inter-city express buses and airport express in the CME’s networks.
Business
tax. Business tax increased to $3.7 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2010 from $ 1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
The increase was primarily attributable to business taxes arising from
consulting services Fujian Express provided to Fujian Fenzhong in the six months
ended June 30, 2010.
Production cost for embedded
advertisement. Production costs increased to $1.8 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2010 from nil for the six months ended June 30,
2009 as CME started to produce the embedded advertisements inside the
content.
Gross profit. As a
result of the foregoing, CME’s gross profit increased to $68.7 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2010 from $23.5 million for the six months ended June
30, 2009. CME’s gross profit margin for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was
70.1% compared to the gross profit margin of 62.1% for the six months
ended June 30, 2009.
Operating
expenses. CME’s operating expenses increased to $6.2 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $1.9 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2009 due to the following reasons:
Selling
expenses. Selling expenses were $3.9 million and $0.5 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The
majority of selling expenses consisted of the salary and staff welfare of the
sales force, commission and the promotion expenses. The significant increase of
the selling expenses is mainly a result of increasing sales staffs to meet the
growing sales demand.
General and administrative
expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by
68.4% to $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $1.4 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The increase was primarily attributable
to audit and consulting fees.
Operating
income. As a result of the foregoing, CME’s operating income
increased by 189% to $62.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from
$21.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
Interest
income. CME’s interest income increased by 237% to $145,000
for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $43,000 for the six months ended
June 30, 2009, primarily as a result of higher cash balances.
Income tax
expenses. CME’s income tax expenses increased by 171% to $16.0
million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $5.9 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to the
increase in income before income taxes.
Net income. As a
result of the foregoing, CME’s net income increased by 196% to $46.6 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $15.7 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2009. CME’s net profit margin increased to 47.6% for the six months
ended June 30, 2010 from 41.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2009,
primarily attributable to an increase in gross profit in the three months ended
June 30, 2010.
Liquidity
and capital resources.
As of
June 30, 2010, CME had net cash of $139.3 million. CME’s cash primarily consists
of cash on hand and cash deposited in banks and interest-bearing savings
accounts. CME’s liquidity requirements primarily include cash required to
install its equipment and control systems on the inter-city express buses
carrying its network, concession fees payable to the inter-city express bus
operators participating in its network and its working capital
needs.
For the
six months ended June 30, 2010 , CME has financed its liquidity needs primarily
through cash flows from operating activities and capital financing from the
preferred shares and warrants from Starr.
As of
June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, CME’s accounts receivable, one of the
principal components of CME’s current assets, were $20.7 million and
$12.6 million, respectively. CME’s accounts receivable relate to
advertising fees payable by its clients. CME expects its accounts receivable to
increase as it continues to grow its business. CME intends to maintain its
current policies for collections of accounts receivable, which provide a
30-60-day credit period following the month in which the advertisements are
displayed. CME mitigates its collection risk by evaluating the creditworthiness
of its clients and monitoring outstanding balances payable by its clients. In
addition, as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, CME’s accounts
payable, one of the principal components of its current liabilities, were
$2.8 million and $2.2 million, respectively. CME’s accounts payable
relate to concession fees payable to the inter-city express bus operators
participating in CME’s networks. CME expects its accounts payable to increase as
the number of inter-city express buses carrying its network increases. CME
settles such concession fees on a monthly basis based on the actual number of
buses carrying its network in the preceding month. Moreover, as of June 30, 2010
and December 31, 2009, CME’s accrued liabilities for the purchase of property,
plant and equipment were $2.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively.
Such liabilities relate to CME’s purchase of equipment and control systems.
CME believes the cash it generates from its customers, will be sufficient
to fund its expansions and payment obligations to the inter-city express bus
operators and CME’s equipment supplier.
CME
believes that its existing cash resources, the anticipated cash flows from
operating activities, will be sufficient to meet both its short-term and
long-term liquidity needs, including capital expenditure requirements to achieve
its expansion plans and the potential increase in costs as a result of becoming
a public reporting company.
Net cash
from operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2010 increased
$38.2 million compared with the prior year comparable period primarily due
to:
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used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2010 increased
$2.5 million compared with the prior year comparable period primarily due to
increase in capital expenditures for business expansion.
Net cash
from financing activities of $46.1 million was noted during the six months ended
June 30, 2010 while it was net cash used in financing activities of $17.6
million during the prior year comparable period primarily due to:
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ITEM
3 QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreign
Exchange Risk
All of
CME’s revenue, and majority of costs and expenses are denominated in Reminbi, or
RMB. Although the conversion of the RMB is highly regulated in China, the value
of the RMB against the value of the United States dollar, or U.S.
dollar or any other currency nonetheless may fluctuate and be affected by, among
other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions. Under
current policy, the value of the RMB is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow
band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. China is currently under
significant international pressures to liberalize this government currency
policy, and if such liberalization were to occur, the value of the RMB could
appreciate or depreciate against the U.S. dollar.
Because
all of CME’s earnings and cash balance are denominated in RMB, appreciation or
depreciation in the value of the RMB relative to the U.S. dollar would affect
CME’s financial results reported in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to
any underlying change in CME’s business or results of operations. Fluctuations
in the exchange rate will also affect the relative value of any dividend CME
issues after this offering that will be exchanged into U.S. dollars and earnings
from, and the value of, any U.S. dollar-denominated investments CME makes in the
future. If the RMB vs USD exchange rate increase/decrease by 1%, the
net income will increase/decrease by 1% correspondingly as most of the assets,
liabilities, revenue and expenses are dominated by RMB.
Very
limited hedging transactions are available in China to reduce our exposure to
exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging
transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange
risk. While CME may decide to enter into hedging transactions in the future, the
availability and effectiveness of these hedging transactions may be limited and
CME may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all. In addition, our
currency exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control regulations
that restrict our ability to convert RMB into foreign currency.
Interest
Rate Risk
CME has
not been, nor does it anticipate being, exposed to material risks due to changes
in interest rates. CME’s risk exposure to changes in interest rates relates
primarily to the interest income generated by cash deposited in interest-bearing
savings accounts. CME has not used, and does not expect to use in the future,
any derivative financial instruments to hedge its interest risk exposure.
However, CME’s future interest income may fall short of its expectation due to
changes in interest rates in the market.
Credit
Risk
The
Company is exposed to credit risk from its cash in bank and accounts receivable.
The credit risk on cash in bank and fixed deposits is limited because the
counterparties are recognized financial institutions. Accounts receivable are
subjected to credit evaluations. An allowance would be made, if necessary, for
estimated irrecoverable amounts by reference to past default experience, if any,
and by reference to the current economic environment.
Inflation
Inflationary
factors, such as increases in the cost of our products and overhead costs, could
impair our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had
a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a
high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability
to maintain current levels of gross margin and selling, general and
administrative expenses as a percentage of sales revenue if the selling prices
of our products do not increase with these increased costs.
Company’s
Operations are Substantially in Foreign Countries
Substantially
all of our operations are conducted in China and are subject to various
political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties inherent in conducting
business in China. Among other risks, the Company and its subsidiaries’
operations are subject to the risks of restrictions on transfer of funds; export
duties, quotas, and embargoes; domestic and international customs and tariffs;
changing taxation policies; foreign exchange restrictions; and political
conditions and governmental regulations. Additional information regarding such
risks can be found under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
We
maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined under
Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed,
summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules
and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In
designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management
recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and
operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control
objectives and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance our management
necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit
relationship of possible controls and procedures. We have carried out an
evaluation as required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the supervision and with the
participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2010. Based upon their
evaluation and subject to the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer concluded that as of June 30, 2010 our disclosure controls and
procedures were effective in ensuring that material information relating to us,
is made known to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer by
others within our company during the period in which this report was being
prepared.
There
were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting identified in
connection with the evaluation that occurred during the quarter ended June 30,
2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal controls over financial reporting.
Part
II
OTHER
INFORMATION
None.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
There
have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 in response
to Item 1A to Part I of Form 10-K.
ITEM
2 UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Not
applicable.
ITEM
3 DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not
applicable.
ITEM
4 (REMOVED
AND RESERVED)
Not
applicable.
Not
applicable.
The
exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are filed as part of this
report.
(a) Exhibits:
31.1 Certification
by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification
by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification
by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
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CHINA
MEDIAEXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.
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Jacky Lam
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Jacky Lam
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31.1
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Certification
by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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Certification
by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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