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Summary of significant accounting policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Summary of significant accounting policies
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Summary of significant accounting policies

Basis of presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim consolidated financial information.  Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes necessary for comprehensive consolidated financial statements.

In the opinion of the management of the Company, all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the six-month period have been made.  Results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for the entire fiscal year.  These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011.

Principles of consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  These accounts and estimates include, but are not limited to, the valuation of trade and other receivables, inventories and deferred income taxes, provision for warranty and the estimation on useful lives of property and equipment.  Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made; however, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Concentrations of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments and trade receivables.  As of June 30, 2011, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were held by major financial institutions located in the PRC and Hong Kong, which management believes are of high credit quality.  With respect to trade receivables, the Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition.  The Company generally does not require collateral for trade receivables and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts of trade receivables.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, there was no customer whose revenue contributed 10% or more to the Company’s total revenue.  As of June 30, 2011, there were two suppliers whose trade deposits represented approximately 36% and 17% of the Company’s total trade deposits paid to suppliers.

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, there was a customer whose revenue represented approximately 14% of the Company’s total revenue.  As of June 30, 2010, there were three suppliers whose trade deposits represented approximately 42%, 38% and 11% of the Company’s total trade deposits paid to suppliers.

Short-term investments

Short-term investments represented the Company’s investment in structured product offered by a PRC financial institution.  The Company could not call the redemption of the investment from the financial institution and will receive the redemption price based on the rate of return as announced by the financial institution.

The investments as of June 30, 2011 had a maturity period of 29 days.
 
Stock-based compensation

The Company adopted the fair value method of accounting for share-based compensation.  Under the fair value method, compensation cost related to employee stock options or similar equity instruments which are equity-classified awards, is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is recognized over the requisite service period, which is usually the vesting period.  The cost of a liability-classified award is measured based on its current fair value.

Fair value of share options granted is determined using the Black-Scholes model.  Under this model, certain assumptions, including the risk-free interest rate, the expected life of the options, the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock and the expected volatility, are required to determine the fair value of the options. If different assumptions had been used, the fair value of the options would have been different from the amount the Company computed and recorded, which would have resulted in either an increase or decrease in the compensation expense.

Fair value of financial instruments

ASC 820 requires the disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments including those financial instruments for which fair value option was not elected. Except for the bank loan disclosed below, the carrying amounts of other financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair values due to short maturities :-

   
As of June 30, 2011
   
As of December 31, 2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
   
Carrying
         
Carrying
       
   
amount
   
Fair value
   
amount
   
Fair value
 
                         
Long-term secured bank loan
  $ 1,160,250     $ 1,153,252     $ 1,213,600     $ 1,206,614  

The fair value of bank loan is calculated using the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

Basic and diluted earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods presented.  The weighted average number of shares of the Company represents the average number of common stock outstanding during the reporting periods.

Diluted earnings per share are computed using the sum of weighted average number of shares outstanding and dilutive potential shares outstanding during the periods presented.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, there were no dilutive potential shares.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In July 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-20 “Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses”. The objective of ASU 2010-20 is to provide financial statement users with greater transparency about an entity’s allowance for credit losses and the credit quality of its financing receivables. Under ASU 2010-20, an entity is required to provide disclosures so that financial statement users can evaluate the nature of the credit risk inherent in the entity’s portfolio of financing receivables, how that risk is analyzed and assessed to arrive at the allowance for credit losses, and the changes and reasons for those changes in the allowance for credit losses. ASU 2010-20 is applicable to all entities, both public and non-public and is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Comparative disclosure for earlier reporting periods that ended before initial adoption is encouraged but not required. However, comparative disclosures are required to be disclosed for those reporting periods ending after initial adoption. The adoption of this ASU has no material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

The FASB issued ASU 2011-01 “Receivables (Topic 310): Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20”.  The amendments in this Update temporarily delay the effective date of the disclosure about troubled debt restructurings in ASU 2010-20 for public entities.  The delay is intended to allow the Board time to complete its deliberations on what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring.  The effective date of the new disclosures about troubled debt restructuring for public entities and the guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring will then be coordinated.  Currently, that guidance is anticipated to be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011.  The adoption of this ASU has no material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02 “Receivables (Topic 310): A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring”.  The amendments to Topic 310 clarify the guidance on a creditor’s evaluation of whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties.  A creditor should evaluate whether it is probable that the debtor would be in payment default on any of its debts in foreseeable future without the modification. In addition, the amendments to Topic 310 clarify that a creditor is precluded from using the effective interest rate test in the debtor’s guidance on restructuring of payables (paragraph 470-60-55-10) when evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring.  An entity should disclose the total amount of receivables and the allowance for credit losses as of the end of the period of adoption related to those receivables that are newly considered impaired under Section 310-10-35 for which impairment was previously measured under Subtopic 450-20, Contingencies – Loss Contingencies.  The guidance in this ASU is anticipated to be effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011.  The management is assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s financial statements.
 
In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-03 “Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”.  The amendments in this ASU remove from the assessment of effective control (1) the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event of default by the transferee, and (2) the collateral maintenance implementation guidance related to that criterion.  The guidance in this ASU is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011.  The guidance should be applied prospectively to transactions or modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after the effective date.  Early adoption is not permitted.  The management is assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. The FASB and the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) work together to ensure that fair value has the same meaning in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs and that their respective fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are the same (except for minor differences in wording and style).  The Boards concluded that the amendments in this ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.  The amendments in this ASU explain how to measure fair value.  They do not require additional fair value measurements and are not intended to establish valuation standards or affect valuation practices outside of financial reporting.  The amendments in this ASU are to be applied prospectively.  For public entities, the amendments are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  Early application by public entities is not permitted.  The management is assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05 “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income”.  In this ASU, the entity has the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. This Update eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. The amendments in this ASU do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income.  The amendments in this ASU are to be applied retrospectively.  For public entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011.  Early application by public entities is permitted.  The management is assessing the impact of this ASU on the Company’s financial statements.