SUNRISE REAL ESTATE GROUP, INC. RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS FORM 10-Q
In addition to historical information, this Form 10-Q contains forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and
expectations, information currently available to us, estimates and projections
about our industry, and certain assumptions made by our management. These
statements are not historical facts. We use words such as "anticipates",
"expects", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", and similar
expressions to identify our forward-looking statements, which include, among
other things, our anticipated revenue and cost of our agency and investment
business.
Because we are unable to control or predict many of the factors that will
determine our future performance and financial results, including future
economic, competitive, and market conditions, our forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance. They are subject to risks, uncertainties,
and errors in assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ
materially from those reflected in our forward-looking statements. We believe
that the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable.
However, the investor should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. They only reflect our view and expectations as of the date of this
Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement in light of new information, future events, or other
occurrences.
There are several risks and uncertainties, including those relating to our
ability to raise money and grow our business and potential difficulties in
integrating new acquisitions with our current operations, especially as they
pertain to foreign markets and market conditions. These risks and uncertainties
can materially affect the results predicted. The Company's future operating
results over both the short and long term will be subject to annual and
quarterly fluctuations due to several factors, some of which are outside our
control. These factors include but are not limited to fluctuating market demand
for our services, and general economic conditions.
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") is intended to help
the reader understand Sunrise Real Estate Group, Inc. ("SRRE"). MD&A is provided
as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our financial
statements and the accompanying notes.
OVERVIEW
InOctober 2004 , the former shareholders ofSunrise Real Estate Development Group, Inc. (Cayman Islands ) ("CY-SRRE") andLIN RAY YANG Enterprise Ltd. ("LRY") acquired a majority of our voting interests in share exchange. Before the completion of the share exchange, SRRE had no continuing operations, and its historical results would not be meaningful if combined with the historical results of CY-SRRE, LRY and their subsidiaries. As a result of the acquisition, the former owners of CY-SRRE and LRY hold a majority interest in the combined entity. Generally accepted accounting principles require in certain circumstances that a company whose shareholders retain the majority voting interest in the combined business be treated as the acquirer for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the acquisition has been accounted for as a "reverse acquisition" arrangement whereby CY-SRRE and LRY are deemed to have purchased SRRE. However, SRRE remains the legal entity and the Registrant forSecurities and Exchange Commission reporting purposes. The historical financial statements prior toOctober 5, 2004 are those of CY-SRRE and LRY and their subsidiaries. All equity information and per share data prior to the acquisition have been restated to reflect the stock issuance as a recapitalization of CY-SRRE and LRY. 21
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SRRE and its subsidiaries, namely, CY-SRRE, LRY,Shanghai Xin Ji Yang Real Estate Consultation Company Limited ("SHXJY"),Shanghai Shang Yang Real Estate Consultation Company, Ltd. ("SHSY"),Suzhou Gao Feng Hui Property Management Company, Ltd , ("SZGFH"),Suzhou Shang Yang Real Estate Consultation Company ("SZSY"),Suzhou Xin Ji Yang Real Estate Consultation Company, Ltd. ("SZXJY"),Linyi Shang Yang Real Estate Development Company Ltd ("LYSH"),Shangqiu Shang Yang Real Estate Consultation Company, Ltd. , ("SQSY"),Wuhan Gao Feng Hui Consultation Company Ltd. (WHGFH),Sanya Shang Yang Real Estate Consultation Company, Ltd. ("SYSH"),Shanghai Rui Jian Design Company, Ltd. , ("SHRJ"), andWuhan Yuan Yu Long Real Estate Development Company, Ltd. ("WHYYL") are sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Company", "we", "our" or "us".
The principal activities of the Company are real estate development and sales, real estate investments, property leasing services and property management services in the PRC.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Our major business is real estate agency sales, real estate marketing services, real estate investments, property leasing services, property management services, and real estate development in the PRC. Additionally, we expand our business to the field of financial activities such as entity investment, fund management, financial services and so on. Since we started our agency sales operations in 2001, we have established a reputation as a sales and marketing agency for new projects. With our accumulated expertise and experience, we intend to take a more aggressive role by participating in property investments. We plan to select property developers with outstanding qualifications as our strategic partners, and continue to build strength in design, planning, positioning and marketing services. InOctober 2011 , we established LYSY and own 34% of the company. During the first quarter of 2012, we acquired approximately 103,385 square meters for the purpose of developing villa-style residential housing. The LYSY project has divided into three phases. Phase 1 has completed construction of 121 units inMay 2015 and sold 119 units out of all 121 units at the end ofJuly 25, 2021 . Phase 2 was divided into north and south area and completed construction of 88 units at the end of 2020. 16 units and 71 units out of all 88 units have been sold and pre-sold during phase 2 by the end ofJuly 25, 2021 . Phase 3 began construction in first quarter of 2021. InSeptember 2020 , the Company expanded the Linyi project by purchasing additional 54,312 square meters in the amount of228 million RMB for future development. OnMarch 13, 2014 , the Company signed a joint development agreement withZhongji Pufa Real Estate Co. ("SHGXL"). According to this agreement, the Company has obtained a right to develop the Guangxinglu ("GXL") project, located at 182 lane Guangxinglu, Putuo district,Shanghai , PRC. This project covers a site area of approximately 2,502 square meters for the development of one apartment building. In 2016, the government issued a regulation prohibiting the by-unit sale of commercial-use buildings. The apartment unit sale for the GXL project was put on hold until the government reviewed our project's status. During that time, we rented any unsold apartment units while not recognizing the units previously sold before the regulation. InMarch 2019 , we received government confirmation that our project cannot be sold on a unit-by-unit basis going forward. The Company decided to continue operating the project by renting the units. These unsold units are recognized as investment in properties in Note 8. We also recognized all the units that were sold before the regulation in our financial statement for the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2019 . SHDEW was established inJune 2013 with its business as a skincare and cosmetic company. SHDEW's online Wechat stores had a membership of over ten million members as ofJuly 25, 2021 . SHDEW develops its own skincare products as well as improving its online ecommerce platform. SHDEW sells products under its own brands as well as the products from third parties. The products include skincare, cosmetics, personal care products such as soaps, shampoos, skin care devices and children's apparel. SHDEW has an online shopping app, "???," where consumers can purchase its cosmetics and skincare products as well as products imported intoChina . 22 Table of Contents InOctober 2018 , HATX purchased the property in Huai'an, Qingjiang Pu district with an area of 78,030 square meters. InDecember 2018 , we established HAZB with a 78.46% ownership for the purpose of real estate investment and inMarch 2019 , HAZB purchased 100% of HATX and its land usage rights to the Huai'an property. The Huai'an project, namedTianxi Times , started its first phase development in early 2019 with a GFA of 82,218 sqm totaling 679 units, and started its second phase in 2020 with a GFA of 99,123 sqm totaling 873 units. As ofJuly 25, 2021 , the Company pre-sold 673 out of 679 units of the first phase and pre-sold 364 out of 873 of the second phase.
RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
InJune 2016 , theFinancial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a new accounting standard that amends the guidance for measuring and recording credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost by replacing the incurred-loss model with an expected-loss model. Accordingly, these financial assets are now presented at the net amount expected to be collected. This new standard also requires that credit losses related to available-for-sale debt securities be recorded as an allowance through net income rather than reducing the carrying amount under the former other-than-temporary-impairment model. We adopted this standard as ofJanuary 1, 2020 , using a modified-retrospective approach. Adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. InAugust 2018 , the FASB issued a new accounting standard update which eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The update eliminates the requirement to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and introduces a requirement to disclose the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. The Company adopted this new accounting standard onJanuary 1, 2020 , using the prospective method, and the adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. InNovember 2018 , the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-18 "Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the Interaction between Topic 808 and Topic 606" ("ASU 2018-18"). ASU 2018-18 clarifies that certain transactions between participants in a collaborative arrangement should be accounted for under Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" when the counterparty is a customer. In addition, the update precludes an entity from presenting consideration from a transaction in a collaborative arrangement as customer revenue if the counterparty is not a customer for that transaction. OnJanuary 1, 2020 , we adopted this standard and applied it retrospectively toJanuary 1, 2018 when we initially adopted Topic 606. The adoption did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss new accounting pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or
disclosures.
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APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements. These financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles inthe United States ("U.S. GAAP"), which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities and revenues and expenses, to disclose contingent assets and liabilities on the date of the consolidated financial statements, and to disclose the reported amounts of revenues and expenses incurred during the financial reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions include revenue recognition, and the useful lives and impairment of property and equipment, and investment properties, the valuation of real estate property under development, the recognition of government subsidies, and the provisions for income taxes. We continue to evaluate these estimates and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We rely on these evaluations as the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates. Some of our accounting policies require higher degrees of judgment than others in their application. We believe critical accounting policies as disclosed in this Form 10-Q reflect the more significant judgments and estimates used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements. We believe there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates.
The following critical accounting policies rely upon assumptions and estimates and were used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
Most of the Company's revenue is derived from real estate sales in the PRC. The majority of the Company's contracts contain a single performance obligation involving significant real estate development activities that are performed together to deliver a real estate property to customers. Revenues arising from real estate sales are recognized when or as the control of the asset is transferred to the customer. The control of the asset may transfer over time or at a point in time. For the sales of individual condominium units in a real estate development project, the Company has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date, revenue is recognized over time by measuring the progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation. Otherwise, revenue is recognized at a point in time when the customer obtains control of the asset.
All revenues represent gross revenues less sales and business tax.
ASC 606 requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of the contract(s) which include (i) identifying the contract(s) with the customer, (ii) identifying the separate performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determining the transaction price, (iv) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (v) recognizing revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied. ASC 606 also specifies the accounting for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract and the costs directly related to fulfilling a contract. In addition, ASC 606 requires extensive disclosures. The Company adopted ASC 606 onJanuary 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach with no restatement of comparative periods and no cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings recognized as of the date of adoption. A significant portion of the Company's revenue is derived from development and sales of condominium real estate property in the PRC, with revenue previously recognized using the percentage of completion method. Under the new standard, to recognize revenue over time similar to the percentage of completion method, contractual provisions need to provide the Company with an enforceable right to payment and the Company has no alternative use of the asset. Historically, all contracts executed contained an enforceable right to home purchase payments and the Company had no alternative use of assets, therefore, the adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. 24 Table of Contents
Real Estate Property under Development
Real estate property under development, which consists of residential unit sites
and commercial and residential unit sites under development, is stated at the
lower of carrying amounts or fair value less selling costs.
Expenditures for land development, including cost of land use rights, deed tax,
pre-development costs and engineering costs, are capitalized and allocated to
development projects by the specific identification method. Costs are allocated
to specific units within a project based on the ratio of the sales value of
units to the estimated total sales value times the total project costs.
Costs of amenities transferred to buyers are allocated as common costs of the
project that are allocated to specific units as a component of total
construction costs. For amenities retained by the Company, costs in excess of
the related fair value of the amenity are also treated as common costs. Results
of operations of amenities retained by the Company are included in current
operating results.
In accordance with ASC 360, "Property, Plant and Equipment" ("ASC 360"), real
estate property under development is subject to valuation adjustments when the
carrying amount exceeds fair value. An impairment loss is recognized only if the
carrying amount of the assets is not recoverable and exceeds fair value. The
carrying amount is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted
cash flows expected to be generated by the assets.
Government Subsidies
Government subsidies include cash subsidies received by the Company's subsidiaries in the PRC from local governments.
In recognizing the benefit of government subsidies in accordance withU.S. GAAP, the Company considers intended use of and restrictions of the subsidy, the requirements for the receipt of funds, and whether or not the incentive is given for immediate financial support, or to encourage activities such as land development in specified area. Each grant is evaluated to determine the propriety of classification on the consolidated statements of operations and consolidated balance sheets. Those grants that are substantively reimbursements of specified costs are matched with those costs and recorded as a reduction in costs. Those benefits that are more general in nature or driven by business performance measures are classified as revenue. The government subsidy received by the Company is given to reimburse the land acquisition costs and certain construction costs incurred for its property development project in Linyi. The subsidy is repayable if the Company fails to complete the subsidized property development project by the agreed date. The Company recorded the subsidy received as a deferred government subsidy in consolidated balance sheets.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period the enactment occurs. A valuation allowance is provided for certain deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize tax assets through future operations. Deferred tax assets or liabilities were off-set by a 100% valuation allowance; therefore there has been no recognized benefit as ofJune 30, 2021 andDecember 31, 2020 .
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
We provide the following discussion and analyses of our changes in financial condition and results of operations for the 3 months and 6 months period endedJune 30, 2021 with comparisons to the same periods endedJune 30, 2020 . 25 Table of Contents Revenue
The following table shows the net revenue detail by line of business:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2021 % to total 2020 % to total % change 2021 % to total 2020 % to total % change
Agency sales - - 127,726 34 (100) - - 237,942 33 (100)
Property
management 305,416 5 245,152 66 25 627,998 8 484,041 67 30
House sales 5,699,917 95 - 0 N/A 7,738,936 92 - - N/A
Net revenues 6,005,333 100 327,878 100 1,510 8,366,934 100 721,983 100 1,058
The net revenue in the second quarter of 2021 was $6,005,333 , which increased
1,510% from $327,878 in the second quarter of 2020. The net revenue in the first
two quarters of 2021 was $8,366,934 , which represented a increase of 1,058% from
$721,983 , in the first two quarter of 2020. In the second quarter of 2021,
agency sales, property management, and house sales represented 0%, 5%, and 95%
of our net revenues, respectively. For the first two quarters of 2020, agency
sales, property management, and house sales represented 0%, 8%, and 92% of our
net revenues, respectively. The increase in net revenue in the first two quarter
of 2021 was mainly due to we recognized the sales revenue of the Linyi Shangyang
project in the first quarter of 2021.
Agency sales
For the second quarter and first two quarters of 2021, 0% and 0%, respectively, of our net revenues were attributable to agency sales. As compared with the same period in 2020, net revenue of agency sales decreased 100% and 100%, respectively, for the second quarter and the first two quarters of 2021.
Property Management
Property management represented 8% of our revenue for the first two quarters of 2021 and revenue from property management increased by 30% compared with the same period in 2020. House sales
For the first two quarters of 2021, the Company recognized revenue of house sales of Linyi Shanghyang. House sales represented 92% of our revenue for the first two quarters of 2021.
Cost of Revenue
The following table shows the cost of revenue detail by line of business:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2021 % to total 2020 % to total % change 2021 % to total 2020 % to total % change
Agency sales - - 155,280 30 (100) - - 258,303 22 (100)
Property management 419,213 8 354,407 70 18 809,343 11 902,666 78 (10)
House sales 4,797,953 92 - 0 N/A 6,621,144 89 - - N/A
Cost of revenues 5,216,404 100 509,687 100 923 7,430,487 100 1,160,969 100 540
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The cost of revenues for the second quarter of 2021 was $5,216,404 , which
increased 923% from $509,687 during the second quarter of 2020. The cost of
revenues for the first two quarters of 2021 was $7,430,487 , which increased 540%
from $1,160,969 during the first two quarters of 2020. For the second quarter of
2021, agency sales, property management, and house sales represented 0%, 8%, and
92% of our cost of revenues, respectively. For the first two quarters of 2021,
agency sales, property management, and house sales represented 0%, 11%, and 89%
of our cost of revenues, respectively. The increase in the cost of revenue in
the second quarter and decrease in the first two quarters of 2021 was mainly
cost of revenue was recognized of Linyi Shangyang project for house sales.Agency sales
The cost of revenue for agency sales for the first two quarters of 2021 was$0 . This decrease was mainly due to none agency sales activity and cost of agency sales happened. Property management The cost of revenue for property management for the first two quarters of 2021 was$809,343 , a decrease of 10% from$902,666 for the same period in 2020. This was mainly due to less business for the property management.
House sales
For the first two quarters of 2021, the Company recognized cost of revenue for house sales of the Linyi Shangyang project. House sales represented 89% of our cost of revenue for the first two quarters of 2021.
Operating Expenses
The following table shows the operating expenses detail by line of business:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2021 % to total 2020 % to total % change 2021 % to total 2020 % to total % change Agency sales
- - 19,917 2 (100) - - 47,141 2 (100)
Property management 321,999 38 588,540 54 (45) 518,190 27 1,130,584 48 (54)
House sales 532,956 62 489,618 44 8 1,393,996 73 1,170,300 50 19
Operating expenses 854,955 100 1,098,075 100
(22) 1,912,086 100 2,348,025 100 (18)
The operating expenses for the second quarter of 2021 were$854,955 , which decreased 22% from$1,098,075 for the same period in 2020. The total operating expenses for the first two quarters of 2021 were$1,912,086 , which decreased 18% from$2,348,025 for the same period in 2020. In the second quarter of 2021, agency sales, property management, and house sales represented 0%, 38%, and 64% of the total operating expenses, respectively. For the first two quarters of 2021, agency sales, property management, and house sales represented 0%, 27%, 73% of the total operating expenses, respectively. The decrease in the overall operating expense resulted from the increase in house sales and decrease in property management for the second quarter and the first two quarters of 2021.
Agency sales
The operating expenses for agency sales for the first two quarter of 2021 were
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Property management
The operating expenses for property management for the first two quarters of
2021 were
House sales
The operating expenses for house sales for the first two quarters of 2021 were
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the first two quarters of 2021 were
Equity in net gain of an affiliate
A dividend from SHDEW of
Other income, net Other income for the first two quarters of 2021 was$502,985 , an increase of 17% from$428,937 for the same period in 2020. The income increased mainly due to the subsidy received from the government in the period.
Major Related Party Transaction
A related party is an entity that can control or significantly influence the management or operating policies of another entity to the extent one of the entities may be prevented from pursuing its own interests. A related party may also be any party the entity deals with that can exercise that control.
We received a dividend from SHDEW of
Amount due to directors
The total amount due to directors as of
Amount due toLin Chi-Jung
The balances due to
Amount due to
The amount of
Amount due to affiliate
The amounts due to SHSJ and JXSY, in the amounts of
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
For the first two quarters of 2021, our principal sources of cash were revenues from our house sales collection and property management business, as well as the dividend receipt from the affiliates. Most of our cash resources were used to fund our property development investment and revenue related expenses, such as salaries and commissions paid to the sales force, daily administrative expenses and the maintenance of regional offices.
We ended the period with a cash position of
The Company's operating activities used cash in the amount of
The Company's investing activities provided cash resources of
The Company's financing activities provided cash resources of
The potential cash needs for 2021 include the investment in transactional financial assets, the rental guarantee payments and promissory deposits for various property projects as well as our development of the Linyi project and the Huai'an project.
Capital Resources Considering our cash position, available credit facilities and cash generated from operating activities, we believe that we have sufficient funds to operate our existing business for the next twelve months. If our business otherwise grows more rapidly than we currently predict, we plan to raise funds through the issuance of additional shares of our equity securities in one or more public or private offerings. We will also consider raising funds through credit facilities obtained with lending institutions. There can be no guarantee that we will be able to obtain such funds through the issuance of debt or equity or obtain funds that are with terms satisfactory to management and our board of directors.
OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements.
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