Organization and Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Organization and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization and Line of Business

Shiner International, Inc. (the “Company” or “Shiner”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on November 12, 2003. The Company, through its subsidiaries manufactures Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (“BOPP”) tobacco film, coated films, color printing products, advanced film, and water based coatings selling to customers throughout the People’s Republic of China (“China” or “PRC”), Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. Our products are sold to companies in the following industries: food, tobacco, chemical, agribusiness, medical, pharmaceutical, personal care, electronics, automotive, construction, graphics, music and video publishing and other consumer goods.

Except as otherwise indicated by the context, all references in this report to “Shiner,” “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” are to Shiner International, Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries: (i) Hainan Shiner Industrial Co., Ltd., or “Hainan Shiner,” (ii) Hainan Shiny-Day Color Printing Packaging Co., Ltd., or “Shiny-Day,” (iii) Hainan Modern Hi-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd., or “Hainan Modern,” (iv) Zhuhai Modern Huanuo Packaging Material Co., Ltd., or “Zhuhai Modern,” (v) Shimmer Sun Ltd., or “Shimmer Sun,” (vi) Hainan Jingyue New Material Co., Ltd., or “Jingyue,” (vii) Hainan Shunhao New Material Co., Ltd., or “Shunhao,” (viii) Hainan Yongxin Environmental Co., Ltd., or “Yongxin,” (ix) Hainan Runhai Color Printing Packaging Co., or “Hainan Runhai,” (x) Hainan Saihang Photoelectric Co. Ltd., or “Hainan Saihang, ” (xi) Hainan Juneng Functional Film Co., or “Hainan Juneng” and (xii) Ningbo Neisuoer Latex Co., Ltd., or “Ningbo.”

The Company has historically advanced minimal funds to customers and other unrelated third parties that are non-interest bearing and payable upon demand. However, in 2014 the Company decided to temporarily expand its advances to unrelated third parties. On April 17, 2014, Hainan Shiner, the Company’s primary operating subsidiary, drew down entirely on a RMB120 million (approximately $19.5 million) credit facility collateralized by the common stock of Hainan Shiner, buildings and land use rights. The facility bears interest at 7.35% per annum and is due and payable on April 17, 2017. Under the terms of the credit facility agreement, the proceeds of the funds borrowed under the credit facility are to be used solely for the construction of an office building and research facility at the Hainan Xiandai Packaging Industrial Park, and for the purchase of research and development equipment. However, on April 30, 2014, the Company loaned the entire proceeds of the credit facility to unrelated third parties (See Note 3). The business purpose for these loans was for the Company to make the spread between the amount of interest it pays on the credit facility and the amount of interest it can charge. Such parties have not provided the Company with significant collateral on such loans, other than a written guarantee from each of the borrowers and an unrelated fourth party. The Company does not consider this practice of lending money to third parties to be a new business segment as we deem this practice to be temporary.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Shiner and its subsidiaries as follows:

	Place	Percentage
Subsidiary	Incorporated	Owned	Parent
Shiner International, Inc.	Nevada, USA		-
Hainan Shiner	China	100%	Shiner International, Inc.
Shiny-Day	China	100%	Shiner International, Inc.
Hainan Modern	China	100%	Shiny-Day/Hainan Shiner
Zhuhai Modern	China	100%	Hainan Shiner/Shiner International, Inc.
Shimmer Sun	China	100%	Shiner International, Inc.
Jingyue	China	100%	Shimmer Sun Limited
Shunhao	China	100%	Jingyue
Yongxin	China	100%	Shunhao
Hainan Runhai	China	100%	Shiny-Day
Hainan Saihang	China	100%	Hainan Shiner
Hainan Juneng	China	50%	Hainan Shiner
Ningbo	China	65%	Yongxin

The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The Company’s functional currency is the Chinese Yuan Renminbi (“RMB”); however, the accompanying consolidated financial statements were translated and presented in United States Dollars (“$” or “USD”).

Noncontrolling Interest

On May 2, 2011, Shiner acquired 100% of the stock of Shimmer Sun for $3.2 million. The Company paid $1.3 million in cash and the remaining $1.9 million was recorded as “other payables’ which was paid by September 30, 2011. The acquisition gave Shiner a 65% controlling interest in Shimmer Sun’s subsidiary, Ningbo. The transaction was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting, with the purchase price allocated based on the fair value (“FV”) of the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company set up a new subsidiary, Hainan Juneng, originally owned 70% by Hainan Shiner and 30% by an unrelated third party. During the quarter ended March 31, 2015 another unrelated third party purchased additional stock from Hainan for RMB3,900,000 ($634,530). As of December 31, 2015, the Company owns 50% of Hainan Juneng and two other parties own the remaining 50%. The 50% owned by the third parties is presented as noncontrolling interest.

The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “ Consolidation ,” which governs the accounting for and reporting of non-controlling interests (“NCIs”) in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and the loss of control of subsidiaries. Certain provisions of this standard indicate, among other things, that NCIs be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability, that increases and decreases in the parent’s ownership interest that leave control intact be treated as equity transactions rather than as step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses, and that losses of a partially owned consolidated subsidiary be allocated to the NCI even when such allocation might result in a deficit balance. This standard also required changes to certain presentation and disclosure requirements.

The net income attributed to the NCI is separately designated in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income (loss).

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Shiner International, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances were eliminated in consolidation.

Foreign Currency Translation

The accounts of the Company’s Chinese subsidiaries are maintained in RMB and the accounts of the US parent company are maintained in USD. The accounts of the Chinese subsidiaries are translated into USD in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 830, “Foreign Currency Matters” with the RMB as the functional currency. According to ASC Topic 830, all assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date, stockholders’ equity is translated at historical rates and statement of operations items are translated at the weighted average exchange rate for the period. The resulting translation adjustments are reported under other comprehensive income in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income.” Gains and losses resulting from the translations of foreign currency transactions and balances are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).