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1 Business Description
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
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1 Business Description

1                BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

  

Aoxing Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (“the Company” or “Aoxing Pharma”) is a specialty pharmaceutical company specializing in research, development, manufacturing and distribution of a variety of narcotic, pain-management, and addiction treatment pharmaceutical products.

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had one operating subsidiary: Hebei Aoxing Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (“Hebei”), which is organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).  As of June 30, 2013, the Company owned 95% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Hebei.

 

Since 2002, Hebei has been engaged in developing narcotic, pain management, and addiction treatment pharmaceutical products, building its facilities and obtaining the requisite licenses from the Chinese Government.  Headquartered in Shijiazhuang City, the pharmaceutical capital of China, outside of Beijing, Hebei now has China's largest and the most advanced manufacturing facility for highly regulated narcotic medicines, addressing a very under-served and fast-growing market in China. Its facility is one of the few GMP facilities licensed for manufacturing narcotics medicines. The Company is working closely with the Chinese government and SFDA to assure the strictly regulated availability to medical professionals throughout China of its narcotic drugs and pain medicines.

 

In April, 2008, Hebei completed the acquisition of 100% of the registered capital of Lerentang (“LRT”).  LRT was engaged in the manufacture and distribution of Chinese traditional medicines focusing on pain management related therapeutics within China.  By 2011 the manufacturing operations of LRT had been completely integrated into Hebei.  Currently over 80% of the Company’s revenues derive from one herbal extraction, obtained from the acquisition of LRT, which is used to alleviate oral/dental and bone pain. 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Currently and historically, the Company has managed to operate the business with negative net working capital. The Company’s negative working capital is primarily due to substantial short-term loans from banks. The Company is able to operate with a negative net working capital because of local governmental subsidies and loans from unrelated and related parties. During the year ended June 30, 2013, the Company was able to obtain long-term bank loans from Beijing International Trust Co., Ltd and use these funds to repay short-term notes. The long-term loans carry higher interest rates, but have terms of two years, providing the Company with more financial flexibility. The Company believes operating cash flows turning positive in the near-term, continued support from related parties, and the ability to continue to roll over short-term debt, taken together, provide adequate resources to fund ongoing operations in the foreseeable future. The Company believes that the increased market demand for its main product in the near term and sales from several new products in future years will produce substantial positive cash flow. If the Company’s short-term cash flows decrease significantly and the Company is unable to pay its short-term liabilities, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially affected. 

 

We have incurred recurring operating losses and had an accumulated deficit of $55.6 million as of June 30, 2013. In addition, we had negative working capital of $9.8 million as of as of June 30, 2013. Our history of operating losses and lack of binding financing commitments raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.  Despite recent negative operating cash flow positions, our management anticipates that we will generate sufficient cash flows to fund our operations for the next twelve months by increasing revenues and profit margins of our core product sales and continued support from our lenders to rollover debt when it becomes due.  If future sales do not meet our forecasts, we may be required to fund operations by raising additional capital or seek external financing. As such, our ability to achieve our business plan is primarily dependent upon our ability to grow our planned level of operations and/or obtain sufficient additional capital at acceptable costs. With respect to these objectives, we cannot provide any assurance that we will succeed. If events or circumstances occur such that we are unable to or do not meet our operating plan as expected and/or do not secure additional financing, we may be required to significantly curtail or cease operations.

 

Investment in Joint Venture (“JV”)

 

On April 26, 2010, Aoxing Pharma and Johnson Matthey Plc (‘JM”) entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture focused on research, development, manufacturing and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredients for narcotics and neurological drugs for the China market. The joint venture represents a significant new opportunity for both companies to expand their business in the rapidly growing pharmaceutical market in China.  Under the terms of the agreement, Macfarlan Smith Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson Matthey Plc, headquartered in the United Kingdom, will contribute technology expertise and capital to the joint venture. Hebei will contribute capital, fixed assets and related active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturing licenses. The joint venture company is called Hebei Aoxing API Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd. (“API”).  Hebei Aoxing has a 51% stake in API, while Macfarlan Smith (Hong Kong) Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of JM) holds 49%. Each company has equal representation on the board of directors that will oversee a management team responsible for corporate strategies and operations.  The new joint venture is located on the Hebei  campus in Xinle City, 200 kilometers southwest of Beijing.  On March 10, 2010, the joint venture obtained a business license from the City Industry & Commercial Administrative Bureau. The Company accounts for its investment in the Joint Venture under the equity method of accounting.