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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 10-Q
 

 
(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2013
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: 333-172135

CHINA INDUSTRIAL STEEL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
 
27-1847645
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

110 Wall Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10005
 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

1-646-328-1502
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

____________________________
 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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 x  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 x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether 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
 
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes o  No x
 
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes o  No o

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 73,620,391 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding as of November 13, 2013.
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
Forward Looking Statements
 
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
 
Our unaudited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward looking statements.
 
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars. All references to “common shares” refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
 
As used in this quarterly report, the terms "we", "us", "our", and "CIS" mean China Industrial Steel Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
 
 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
CHINA INDUSTRIAL STEEL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (IN US DOLLARS)
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
September 30
   
December 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
ASSETS
           
Current Assets:
           
Cash
  $ 2,380,671     $ 1,710,887  
Bank notes receivable
    2,271,305       979,111  
Accounts receivables, net
    13,677,181       9,639,396  
Accounts receivables - related parties
    4,781,683       -  
Inventories, net
    18,187,580       11,585,277  
Advances to suppliers, net
    15,308,589       2,372,693  
VAT recoverable
    29,931,075       32,208,807  
Advances to related parties
    124,317,700       183,797,203  
Deferred income tax assets
    611,254       -  
Other current asset
    163,400       3,884,342  
Total Current Assets
    211,630,438       246,177,716  
                 
Machinery and Equipment, Net
    110,626,078       101,450,993  
Machinery and Equipment - acquired from related parties, Net
    80,051,427       85,471,360  
Total Machinery and Equipment, Net
    190,677,505       186,922,353  
                 
                 
Other Assets:
               
Restricted cash
    5,882,400       5,778,360  
Land use rights and buildings under capital leases
    4,553,077       4,985,732  
Total Other Assets
    10,435,477       10,764,092  
                 
 TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 412,743,420     $ 443,864,161  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 55,941,601     $ 92,228,161  
Accounts payable - related parties
    3,747,798       1,833,558  
Accrued liabilities
    2,783,099       3,123,315  
Taxes payables
    1,564,983       2,427  
Bank loans payable
    22,549,200       26,034,722  
Bank notes payable
    5,392,200       5,296,830  
Equipment loan payable - related parties - current
    2,936,862       2,884,919  
Current obligations under capital leases - related parties - current
    698,029       648,893  
Short term loan payable - related party
    163,400       802,550  
Customer financing
    19,117,800       31,620,470  
Advances from customers
    87,399,776       77,275,327  
Total Current Liabilities
    202,294,748       241,751,172  
                 
Long Term Liabilities:
               
Equipment loan payables - related parties - non current
    1,107,541       1,087,952  
Obligation under capital leases - related parties - non current
    5,238,631       5,669,438  
Total Long Term Liabilities
    6,346,172       6,757,390  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    208,640,920       248,508,562  
                 
Commitments and Contingencies
               
                 
Stockholders' Equity:
               
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
    -       -  
Blank Check Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
    -       -  
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 980,000,000 authorized, 73,620,391 and 73,620,391 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively
    7,362       7,362  
Paid-in capital
    16,417,235       16,417,235  
Statutory reserves
    6,530,869       6,530,869  
Retained earnings
    161,310,448       156,124,507  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    19,836,586       16,275,626  
Total Stockholders' Equity
    204,102,500       195,355,599  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 412,743,420     $ 443,864,161  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
CHINA INDUSTRIAL STEEL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (IN US DOLLARS)
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Revenues
                       
Sales to customers
  $ 182,482,721     $ 162,539,814     $ 530,297,073     $ 475,334,300  
Sales to related parties
    6,111,694       7,010,402       27,387,473       16,816,933  
    Total Revenues
    188,594,415       169,550,216       557,684,546       492,151,233  
                                 
Cost of Revenue
                               
Cost of Revenue - non-related parties
    87,889,927       72,622,372       201,904,677       197,528,829  
Cost of Revenue - related parties
    94,027,016       99,305,592       340,621,123       283,719,169  
    Total Cost of Revenue
    181,916,943       171,927,964       542,525,800       481,247,998  
                                 
Gross Profit
    6,677,472       (2,377,748 )     15,158,746       10,903,235  
                                 
Selling and General and Administrative Expenses
                               
Selling and General and Administrative Expenses - non-related parties
    1,598,783       579,364       3,230,720       1,940,420  
Selling and General and Administrative Expenses - related parties
    257,757       165,787       772,282       1,048,696  
Total Selling and General and Administrative Expenses
    1,856,540       745,151       4,003,002       2,989,116  
                                 
Income From Operations
    4,820,932       (3,122,899 )     11,155,744       7,914,119  
                                 
Other Income (Expenses)
                               
Interest and other income
    55,592       137,276       109,265       191,885  
Interest expense
    (847,765 )     (584,983 )     (3,334,508 )     (2,451,068 )
Interest expense - related parties
    (172,575 )     (177,674 )     (514,205 )     (1,464,263 )
    Total Other Income (Expenses)
    (964,748 )     (625,381 )     (3,739,448 )     (3,723,446 )
                                 
Income from operation before income tax
    3,856,184       (3,748,280 )     7,416,296       4,190,673  
Provision for income tax
    1,092,562       -       2,230,355       1,384,392  
Net Income
    2,763,622       (3,748,280 )     5,185,941       2,806,281  
                                 
Earnings Per Share - Basic and Diluted
  $ 0.04     $ (0.05 )   $ 0.07     $ 0.04  
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Basic and Diluted
    73,620,391       73,620,391       73,620,391       73,585,924  
                                 
Other Comprehensive Income:
                               
Foreign currency translation gain
    570,656       2,042,302       3,560,960       243,850  
Comprehensive Income
  $ 3,334,278     $ (1,705,978 )   $ 8,746,901     $ 3,050,131  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
CHINA INDUSTRIAL STEEL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (IN US DOLLARS)
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 AND 2012
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
             
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
           
Net Income
  $ 5,185,941     $ 2,806,281  
 Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
         
 Provision (reduction) for allowance for doubtful accounts receivable
    811,654       (225,900 )
 Allowance for doubtful advances to suppliers
    1,052,818       860,201  
 Depreciation
    21,558,680       18,870,122  
 Amortization of land use rights and buildings under capital leases
    518,427       505,063  
 Common stock issued for services
    -       117,499  
 Deferred income tax
    (611,254 )     -  
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
    (Increase) decrease in accounts receivables
    (4,648,850 )     14,929,348  
    Increase in accounts receivables - related parties
    (4,745,103 )     -  
    (Increase) decrease in bank notes receivable
    (1,264,815 )     2,104,142  
    (Increase) decrease in inventories
    (6,344,797 )     6,325,459  
    Increase in advances to suppliers
    (13,841,277 )     (281,797 )
    Decrease (increase) in VAT recoverable
    2,835,794       (8,048,709 )
    Decrease in other current assets
    3,761,880       -  
    Decrease (increase) in advances to related parties
    62,308,461       (140,477,692 )
    (Decrease) increase in accounts payable
    (37,656,845 )     73,122,036  
    Increase in accounts payable - related parties
    1,866,835       474,397  
    Decrease in accrued liabilities
    (393,419 )     (205,294 )
    Increase in advances from customers
    8,666,291       72,227,077  
    Increase (decrease) in taxes payables
    1,550,559       (1,840,346 )
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
    40,610,980       41,261,887  
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (21,780,372 )     (11,493,538 )
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
    (21,780,372 )     (11,493,538 )
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
               
Proceeds from bank loans
    40,148,340       68,701,153  
Repayment of bank loans
    (44,072,370 )     (83,092,220 )
Proceeds from customer financing
    19,117,800       -  
Repayment of customer financing
    (31,620,470 )     -  
Proceeds from short term loan - related parties
    -       2,663,374  
Repayment of short term loan - related parties
    (648,600 )     (3,611,194 )
Repayment of equipment loan - related parties
    -       (16,487,701 )
Payment of obligation under capital lease - related parties
    (491,643 )     (445,322 )
Deposit of restricted cash
    -       1,895,640  
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
    (17,566,943 )     (30,376,270 )
                 
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash
    (593,881 )     (29,135 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    669,784       (637,056 )
Cash - Beginning of the Period
    1,710,887       1,737,495  
                 
Cash - End of the Period
  $ 2,380,671     $ 1,100,439  
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
               
Interest Paid
  $ 3,715,585     $ 3,880,343  
Income taxes
  $ 1,074,723     $ 2,986,552  
                 
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing Activities:
               
 Repayment of equipment loan payable - related parties by offsetting previous advances to related parties
  $ -     $ (41,892,031 )
Construction in progress paid by related party
  $ -     $ 9,450,961  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
CHINA INDUSTRIAL STEEL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.  
Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization

China Industrial Steel inc. (“CIS”) was incorporated January 27, 2010 under the laws of the State of Maryland. On February 5, 2010, CIS formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Northern Steel Inc. (“Northern”), under the laws of the State of Colorado to facilitate the Company’s operations in China.

On July 15, 2010, Northern formed its wholly owned foreign enterprise in Handan City, Hebei Province, China, Nuosen (Handan) Trading Co., Ltd (“Nuosen”), under the laws of China. Nuosen is a management company to manage operations in China.

Handan Hongri Metallurgy Co., Ltd. (“Hongri”) is a Chinese company located at Handan City, Hebei Province, China. Hongri was incorporated under the Chinese laws on March 7, 2007 with registered capital of Reminbi (“RMB”) 90,489,999 (approximately $12 million US dollars at historical exchange rate). Hongri is primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling steel plates, steel bars, steel wires and steel billets for domestic customers and certain related parties.

Hebei Wu’an Yuanbaoshan Industry Group Co., Ltd (“YBS Group”) is an enterprise incorporated in Hebei province, China. YBS Group owns 70% equity interest of Hongri.

Fakei Investment (Hong Kong) Ltd (“Fakei”) is an enterprise incorporated in Hong Kong. Fakei owns 30% equity interest of Hongri.

On August 1, 2010, CIS, through Northern and its wholly owned foreign enterprise, Nuosen, entered into an Entrusted Management Agreement, an Exclusive Option Agreement, and a Covenants Agreement (collectively, the “Entrusted Agreements”) with Hongri and shareholders of Hongri, YBS Group and Fakei. The effect of the Entrusted Agreements is to cede control of management and economic benefits of Hongri to Nuosen. As consideration, CIS issued 44,083,529 restricted shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001, to Karen Prudente, a nominee and trustee of the shareholders of YBS Group for entering into the Entrusted Agreements with Nuosen. CIS also issued 17,493,463 restricted shares of its common stock to the shareholders of Fakei in consideration for Fakei entering into the Entrusted Agreements with Nuosen.
 
The Entrusted Agreements empower CIS, through Northern and Nuosen, with the ability to control and substantially influence Hongri’s daily operations and financial affairs, appoint its senior executives and approve all matters requiring shareholders’ approval. As a result of these Entrusted Agreements, which obligate CIS to absorb a majority of expected losses of Hongri and enable CIS to receive a majority of expected residual returns from Hongri and because CIS has the power to direct the activities of Hongri that most significantly impact Hongri’s economic performance, CIS, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, accounts for Hongri as its Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) under ASC 810-10-05-8A. Accordingly, CIS consolidates Hongri’s operating results, assets and liabilities.
 
On August 10, 2010, Mr. Shenghong Liu, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and one of the shareholders of YBS Group and several other shareholders of YBS Group (each of them, a “Purchaser”) have entered into call option agreements, (collectively, the “Call Option Agreements”), with the major shareholder, Karen Prudente, pursuant to which they are entitled to purchase up to 100% of the issued and outstanding shares from Karen Prudente at a price of $0.0001 per 100 shares for a period of five years as outlined in the Call Option Agreements: the options may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following schedule: 34% of the option shares subject to the options shall vest and become exercisable on January 1, 2012; 33% of the option shares subject to the options shall vest and become exercisable on January 1, 2013 and 33% of the option shares subject to the options shall vest and become exercisable on January 1, 2014. The shareholders did not exercise these options as of the date of this report. According to the above mentioned Call Option Agreements, Karen Prudente would transfer all restricted shares of the Company’s common stock that she received to the shareholders of YBS Group subject to the terms and conditions thereunder and entrust the shareholders of YBS Group with her voting rights in the Company.
 

For accounting purposes, the above transactions were accounted for in a manner similar to a reverse merger or recapitalization, since the former equity shareholders of Hongri now effectively control a majority of CIS’ common stock immediately following the transactions. Consequently, the assets and liabilities and historical operations reflected in the consolidated financial statements prior to the transactions are those of Hongri and are recorded at the historical cost of Hongri, and the consolidated financial statements after completion of the transactions include the assets and liabilities of CIS, Northern, Nuosen, and Hongri (collectively, CIS or the “Company”), historical operations of Hongri, and operations of CIS, Northern, Nuosen and Hongri from the date of the transaction.
 
CIS through Hongri, its operating company in China, produces and sells steel plates, steel bars, steel wires and steel billets. The Company currently has an aggregate of 2.3 million metric tons steel making production capacity and 2.6 million metric tons of steel rolling production capacity per year from its headquarters on approximately 1,000 acres in Handan City, Hebei Province, China. The Company’s products are domestically sold in China.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments unless otherwise indicated) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented.
 
Certain information in footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America has been condensed or omitted pursuant to such principles and the financial results for the periods presented may not be indicative of the full year’s results. The Company believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.
 
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10K filed in April 2013.

2.  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes during 2013 in the Companies’ significant accounting policies to these previously disclosed in the 2012 annual report.  Only those policies considered to be most important to the reader have been disclosed in the quarterly Form 10-Q.
 
Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consists of balances due from customers for the sale of the Company’s steel products. Accounts receivable is recorded at the net realizable value consisting of the carrying amount less an allowance for uncollectible amounts.

The Company estimates the valuation allowance for anticipated uncollectible receivable balances after taking into consideration industry experience, the current economic climate and facts and circumstances specific to the applicable customer. Account balances are written-off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.
 
 
Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, as determined on a weighted average basis, or market. Costs of inventories include the purchase price and related manufacturing costs incurred in bringing the products to their present location and condition. Market value is determined by reference to selling prices or to management’s estimates based on prevailing market conditions. Management writes down the inventories to market value if it is expected to be below cost through the expected selling cycle and also regularly evaluates the composition of its inventories to identify slow-moving and obsolete inventories to determine if a valuation allowance is required.

Advances to Suppliers and Related Parties

In order to ensure a steady supply of raw materials, the Company is required from time to time to make cash advances when placing its purchase orders. Management regularly evaluates the balance of advances and will record a reserve if necessary. 

See Note 11 for advances to related parties in the normal course of business.

Advances from Customers
 
Customer advances consist of amounts received from customers relating to the sales of the Company’s steel products. The Company recognizes these funds as a current liability until the revenue can be recognized.
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
The Company’s financial information is presented in U.S. dollars. The functional currency of the US parent company and US subsidiaries is the US dollar. The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries in the PRC is the RMB. Subsidiary transactions, which are denominated in currencies other than RMB, are translated into RMB at the exchange rate quoted by the People’s Bank of China prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in a currency other than the RMB are included in statements of income as foreign currency transaction gain or loss.
 
The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with ASC 830, “Foreign Currency Matters”. The financial information is first prepared in RMB and then is translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates for revenue and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. The effects of foreign currency translation adjustments are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.
 
The foreign exchange rates used in the translation were as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
   
2012
 
RMB/US$ exchange rate
  $ 0.1634     $ 0.1591     $ 0.1634     $ 0.1591     $ 0.1605  
Average RMB/US$ exchange rate
    0.1633       0.1575       0.1622       0.1580       0.1585  
 
The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars at the rates used in translation.
 
Cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based upon the local currencies using the average translation rate. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheets.
 
 
Earnings Per Share
 
Basic earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
 
Diluted earnings per share is computed similarly to basic earnings per share except that it includes the dilutive securities (warrants) outstanding and potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities were converted. Such securities (2,580,022 warrants at $4.50 per share and 1,000 warrants at $2.00 per share), had an anti-dilutive effect and, as such, were excluded from the calculation for all periods presented.
 
Risks and Uncertainties
 
The operations of the Company are located in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business and financial condition may be influenced by the political, economic, and legal environments in the PRC, as well as by the general state of the PRC economy. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political, regulatory and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies or interpretations with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation. The current management team (specifically the CEO) of the Company and the majority owner of the Company through YBS are also the majority owners of the controlled variable interest entity in the PRC, Hongri. The US parent company (or CIS) only controls Hongri through certain agreements which obligated CIS to absorb a majority of expected losses of Hongri or  enabled CIS  to receive a majority residual returns from Hongri and granted CIS the power to direct the activities of Hongri that most significantly impact Hongri’s economic performance. As such, there is a risk that the majority shareholders of the Company and, or Hongri could cancel these agreements. If such action was to be taken, the Company would no longer retain control of Hongri, the operating subsidiary. Although the Company has not experienced losses from these risks and believes that they are in compliance with existing laws and regulations including the organization and structure disclosed in Note 1, this may not be indicative of future results. In addition, the management of the Company currently intends reinvest all of the income of Hongri for strategic expansion purpose and CIS will not receive Hongri’s profit directly for the foreseeable future.
 
The Company has significant exposure to the fluctuation of raw materials and energy. The Company does not enter into any commodity contracts or other financial derivatives to hedge these risks. In addition, the Company is subject to the cyclical nature of the steel industry and the current economic and political environment as it relates to steel production in China. There are many factors of the business which are impacted by prevailing market conditions, specifically, a change in the raw material and energy product pricing environment, rise or decline, will influence inventory levels, purchasing decisions and will, ultimately, all have an impact on the Company’s gross profit and operating results. Excessive steel production capacities, lack of demand for steel products and higher iron ore, coking coal and other material costs are major challenges that the Chinese steel industry can occur and have begun to be encountered by the Company. In addition, a significant portion of the Company’s assets have been advanced to a related party supplier (see Note 11). These advances have been or are expected to be used to purchase raw materials for production of molten iron, which is a major raw material of the Company, equivalent to 9 weeks of cost of molten iron used by the Company currently. In the event that the steel products market demand is lower, or there are further price reductions on raw materials already purchased, such asset could be impaired and/or the gross profit margin may be negatively impacted. 

The Company provides credit in the normal course of business. Management continues to take appropriate actions to perform ongoing business and credit reviews of customers to reduce exposure to new and recurring customers who have been deemed to pose a high credit risk based on their commercial credit reports, the Company’s collection history, and perception of the risk posed by their geographic location. Concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited because a large number of geographically diverse customers make up the Company’s customer base.
 
 
The Company is potentially exposed to risks of losses that may result from business interruptions, injury to others (including employees) and damage to property. These losses may be uninsured, especially due to the fact that the Company’s operations are in China, where business insurance is not readily available. As of September 30, 2013, the Company has not experienced any uninsured losses from injury to others or other losses.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, A Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (A Consensus the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). ASU 2013-11 provides guidance on financial statement presentation of unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carrforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The FASB’s objective in issuing this ASU is to eliminate diversity in practice resulting from a lack of guidance on this topic in current U.S. GAAP. This ASU applies to all entities with unrecognized tax benefits that also have tax loss or tax credit carryforwards in the same tax jurisdiction as of the reporting date. This amendment is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013 and interim periods within those years. The company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations.
 
Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, will have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

3.
Bank Notes Receivable

Bank notes receivable are highly liquid negotiable instruments issued by banks in the PRC on behalf of Hongri’s customers. These notes typically have maturities between one to six months. With these bank notes, The Company can: (a) redeem the notes for face value at maturity, (b) endorse the notes to the Company’s vendors as a form of payment instrument at full value, or (c) factor the notes to a bank. In the event that the Company factors these notes to a bank, it will record as interest expense the difference between cash received and the face value of the note. The Company believes all of the notes are fully realizable as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively and none have been factored during the periods.
 
4.
Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of the following:

   
2013
   
2012
 
Accounts receivable
  $ 14,743,383     $ 9,880,791  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (1,066,202 )     (241,395 )
Accounts receivable, net
    13,677,181       9,639,396  
Accounts receivable - related parties
    4,781,683       -  
Accounts receivable, total
  $ 18,458,864     $ 9,639,396  

5.
Inventories

Inventories at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of the following:
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Raw materials
  $ 1,488,201     $ 405,113  
Finished products
    10,788,366       5,919,991  
Spare parts
    5,911,013       5,260,173  
Total
  $ 18,187,580     $ 11,585,277  
 
 
6.
Machinery and Equipment, Net

Machinery and equipment stated at cost less accumulated depreciation at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of the following:
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Machinery and equipment
  $ 284,802,229     $ 262,788,674  
Auxiliary facilities
    15,773,861       3,059,109  
Transportation equipment
    585,388       570,219  
Office equipment
    44,210       43,428  
Electronic equipment
    59,759       58,702  
Subtotal
    301,265,447       266,520,132  
Accumulated depreciation
    (120,265,470 )     (96,960,996 )
Construction in progress
    9,677,528       17,363,217  
Total
  $ 190,677,505     $ 186,922,353  
 
In 2013, an aggregate of $10,790,829, including equipment and related auxiliary facilities valued at cost, was transferred from construction in progress to fixed assets after testing of production. Those equipment and auxiliary facilities were used in the second steel wire production line.
 
7.
Restricted Cash

Restricted cash at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of the following:
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Bank deposit as part of collateral to bank notes payable
  $ 4,248,400     $ 4,173,260  
Bank deposit as part of collateral to working capital loan
    1,634,000       1,605,100  
Total
  $ 5,882,400     $ 5,778,360  
 
Restricted cash represents required cash deposits by the bank as a part of collateral to bank notes payable and working capital loan (see Note 9). The Company has to maintain 100% or 50% of the balance of the bank notes payable to ensure future credit availability. The Company earns interest at a variable rate per month on this restricted cash.

8.  
Obligations Under Capital Leases – Related Parties

The Company accounts for its related party leases with YBS and its affiliates as capital leases under ASC 840 “Leases” because the length of the terms of all leases can be extended or renewed whenever the current term is due. Therefore, the leases meet the requirement for capitalization of assets as the term is expected to be greater than 75% of the useful life of the asset. The terms of the leases were based on YBS’s costs and structured without significant built in profit. The value of the capitalized assets has been calculated to be the present value of all lease payments over the stated term using the Company’s bank borrowing rates.

In December 2007, the Company entered into a lease agreement with YBS Group to lease 956 mu (approximately 157.5 acres) of land as its manufacturing site. The rent for the first three years was waived per lease agreement. The annual lease payment is $234,389 (RMB 1,434,450) which commenced in 2011. The lease is set to expire on December 31, 2037. The present value of the total lease payments at inception was $2,075,694 (RMB 12,703,147 at the current exchange rate), which was calculated with a discount rate of 7.83%, a PRC long term borrowing rate in December 2007.
 
In November 2007, the Company entered into a lease agreement with YBS Group to lease the manufacturing building of Plate-Rolling I. The annual lease payment is $575,529 (RMB 3,522,211) commencing on January 1, 2008. The lease is set to expire on December 31, 2017. The present value of the total lease payments at inception was $3,891,636 (RMB 23,816,623 at the current exchange rate), which was calculated with a discount rate of 7.83%, a PRC long term borrowing rate in December 2007.
 
 
In November 2007, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Hongrong, a related party, to lease the manufacturing building of Steel-Making I. The annual lease payment is $197,831 (RMB 1,210,716) commencing on January 1, 2008. The lease is set to expire on December 31, 2017. The present value of the total lease payments at inception was $1,337,701 (RMB 8,186,666 at the current exchange rate), which was calculated with a discount rate of 7.83%, a PRC long term borrowing rate in December 2007.
 
In November 2009, the Company entered into a lease agreement with YBS Group to lease the manufacturing building of Steel-Making II. The annual lease payment is $17,560 (RMB 107,469) commencing on January 1, 2010. The lease is set to expire on December 31, 2019. The present value of the total lease payments at inception was $129,609 (RMB 793,198 at the current exchange rate), which was calculated with a discount rate of 5.94%, a PRC long term borrowing rate in December 2009.
 
In November 2009, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Hongrong to lease the manufacturing building of Bar-Rolling III. The annual lease payment is $123,939 (RMB 758,503) commencing on January 1, 2010. The lease is set to expire on December 31, 2019. The present value of the total lease payments at inception was $914,803 (RMB 5,598,552 at the current exchange rate), which was calculated with a discount rate of 5.94%, a PRC long term borrowing rate in December 2009.
 
As of September 30, 2013, future minimum rental payments applicable to the above non-cancelable capital leases with remaining terms in excess of one year were as follows:

September 30,
 
Capital Leases
 
2014
  $ 1,149,248  
2015
    1,149,248  
2016
    1,149,248  
2017
    1,149,248  
2018
    569,228  
Thereafter
    4,688,866  
  Total minimum lease payments
    9,855,086  
Less amount representing interest
    (3,918,426 )
  Present value of net minimum lease payments
    5,936,660  
Less current obligations
    (698,029 )
  Long-term obligations
  $ 5,238,631  
 
9.  
Bank Notes, Bank Loan Payable, Short Term Loan Payable – Related Party and Customer Financing

Bank Notes Payable

The bank notes payable do not have a stated interest rate, but carry a specific due date usually within six months. These notes are negotiable documents issued by financial institutions on the Company’s behalf to vendors. These notes can either be endorsed by the vendor to other third parties as payment, or prior to becoming due, factored to other financial institutions. These notes are short-term in nature, and as such, the Company does not calculate imputed interest with respect to them. These notes are collateralized by the Company’s restricted bank deposits. The Company has to maintain 100% or 50% of the balance of the bank notes payable to ensure future credit availability.
 

Bank Loans Payable

Bank loans at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of the following:

     
2013
   
2012
 
To Credit Union
             
  Interest at 11.40%, payable September 24, 2013
(a)
  $ -     $ 3,049,690  
  Interest at 11.40%, payable September 2, 2014
(a)
    3,104,600          
  Interest at 7.28%, payable April 7, 2013
(b)
    -       3,049,690  
  Interest at 7.28%, payable October 10, 2013
(b)
    3,104,600       -  
To Raiffeisen Bank International AG Beijing Branch
                 
  Interest at 7.31%, due varied from January to February 2013
(c)
    -       16,051,000  
  Interest at 7.31%, due varied from December 2013 to January 2014
(c)
    16,340,000       -  
To a ICBC Letter of Credit Loan
                 
  Interest at 0%, payable May 16, 2013
(d)
    -       3,884,342  
  Interest at 6.44%, payable August 14, 2013
(e)
    -       -  
Total Short Term Bank Loans
    $ 22,549,200     $ 26,034,722  
 
 
(a) The Company borrowed $3,049,690 (RMB 19,000,000 translated at December 31, 2012 exchange rate) loan on September 25, 2012 from the Credit Union. The loan was a “working capital” loan that bore interest at 11.40% per annum and due on September 24, 2013. The loan was repaid on September 3, 2013. Immediately after the repayment, the Company borrowed $3,104,000 (RMB 19,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate) from the Credit Union. The new loan bears interest at 11.40% per annum and due on September 2, 2014. The loan borrowed from the Credit Union is secured by the equipment of Hongrong, a related party.

 
(b) On October 8, 2012 the Company received a $3,049,690 (RMB 19,000,000 translated at December 31, 2012 exchange rate) short-term borrowing from Credit Union. The loan was a “working capital” loan that bore interest at 7.28% per annum and was due by April 7, 2013. On April 7, 2013, the Company repaid RMB 19,000,000 short-term borrowing and borrowed same amount from Credit Union. The new borrowing of $3,104,600 (RMB 19,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate) bore interest at 7.28% per annum and due by October 10, 2013. On October 8, 2013, the Company repaid RMB 19,000,000 short-term borrowing and borrowed same amount from Credit Union on October 10, 2013, which is due by April 10, 2014. The borrowing from the Credit Union is secured by the equipment of Hongrong, a related party.

 
(c) On September 18, 2012, Hongri entered into a second amendment agreement (the “Amendment Agreement II”) with Raiffeisen Bank International AG Beijing Branch (“Raiffeisen”). The Amendment Agreement II provides for a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $16,051,000 (RMB 100,000,000 translated at December 31, 2012 exchange rate). The borrowing from Raiffeisen bank is for working capital only. Each borrowing could not exceed 180 days or days the Bank agreed during the Amendment Agreement period. The Amendment Agreement II is to be terminated on January 31, 2014.

From the end of January and the beginning of February 2013, the Company repaid the loans borrowed from Raiffeisen in 2012 and re-borrowed same amount (RMB 100,000,000) immediately after repayment. The borrowing was due varied from July to August 2013. Current loan balances of $16,340,000 (RMB 100,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate) were renewed from July to August 2013 and are due varied from December 2013 and January 2014.

Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement II, borrowings will bear interest at 130.6% of the benchmark rates of similar loans published by the People’s Bank of China. Current benchmark interest rate for a six months loan is 5.6% revised on July 6, 2012. The borrowing interest is 7.31% currently. The interest is calculated on the daily basis and shall be paid on the 20th of the last month of each quarter.
 
 
The Raiffeisen borrowings are secured substantially by the following: all machinery and equipment of Hongri acquired before 2012. The net value of these machinery and equipment is approximately $159 million as of December 31, 2012, a security deposit of $1,634,000 (RMB 10,000,000) into the Raiffeisen bank as a collateral; corporate guaranty from YBS group, a majority shareholder of Hongri; and personal guaranty from Mr. Beifang Liu, Chairman of YBS group and Mr. Shenghong Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
 
 
(d) On December 4, 2012, the Company borrowed a $3,884,342 (RMB 24,200,000 translated at December 31, 2012 exchange rate) short-term collateral loan from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”). The loan was collaterated by a letter of credit in the same amount held by the Company, which was recorded as other assets in the balance sheet. The collateral loan was interest free and repaid by May 15, 2013.

 
(e) On February 26, 2013, the Company borrowed a $1,564,224 (RMB 9,600,000 translated at June 30, 2013 exchange rate) short-term loan from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”). The loan was collaterated by a letter of credit in the same amount held by the Company, which was recorded as other assets in the balance sheet. The loan bore interest at 6.44% per annum and due by August 15, 2013. The Company paid in full.
 
Short Term Loan Payable – Related Party
 
On June 28, 2012, the Company borrowed $163,400 (RMB 1,000,000) from Mr. Beifang Liu, director of the Company, and $653,600 (RMB 4,000,000) from Mr. Maisheng Liu, brother of the CEO of the Company. These payables are interest free and due on demand. The Company repaid $653,600 (RMB 4,000,000) loan from Mr. Maisheng Liu during the third quarter of 2013.

The weighted average short term loan balance consisting of financial institution loans and Binchang Liu, Beifang Liu and Maisheng Liu loans was $19,039,874 and $24,051,181 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The weighted average interest rate for short term loan was 7.42% and 8.77% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Credit Guarantee to Customers and Customer financing
 
The Company is sometimes requested to provide a short term credit guarantee to vendors or customers for them to get bank loans or bank notes during the routine of business. As of September 30, 2013, the Company’s credit guarantee to vendors or customers totaled to $33,006,800 (RMB 202,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate). Among the amount of credit guarantee, $9,804,000 (RMB 60,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate) was to a related party, who supplies coke and electricity to the Company.
 
The customers who received bank loans guaranteed by the Company may advance cash receipt from the bank to the Company as a prepayment for the goods. The Company will record such prepayment as “customer financing” until advanced customer prepayment be returned to the customers or Company’s products be delivered to the customers. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the customer financing was $19,117,800 and $31,620,470, respectively.

10.  
Taxes Payable

Tax payables at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of:
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
PRC corporation income tax
  $ 1,543,310     $ -  
Other taxes payable
    21,673       2,427  
Total
  $ 1,564,983     $ 2,427  

See Note 13.
 

11.  
Related Party Transactions

70% of the ownership interest of Hongri is owned by YBS Group, a major shareholder of certain other steel production related companies, mainly Hongrong Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (“Hongrong”), Wu'an Baoye Coke Industrial Co. Ltd. (“Baoye”), Wu'an Yuanbaoshan Cement Plant (“Cement Plant”), Wu'an Yuanbaoshan Ore Treatment Plant (“Ore Treatment”), Wu'an Yuanbaoshan Industrial Group Go. Ltd - Gas Station and Wu’an Yeijin Iron Co. Ltd. (“Yeijin”). During the routine business process, Hongri purchases raw materials and supplies from these companies and advances to / or owes cash to these companies.

The relationships and the nature of related party transactions are summarized as follow:
 
Name of Related Party
 
Owned by YBS and its major shareholders
   
Relationship
 to Hongri
 
Nature of Transactions
Hebei Wu'an Yuanbaoshan Industrial Group Co. Ltd. (“YBS Group”)
 
Self
   
70% parent
 
Services, information and public relationship, and coordination
Wu'an Yuanbaoshan Industrial Group Co. Ltd - Gas Station
    100 %  
Affiliated company
 
Supplier of gas
Wu'an Hongrong Iron & Steel Co. Ltd (“Hongrong”)
    67 %  
Affiliated company
 
Supplier of molten iron
Wu'an Baoye Coke Industrial Co. Ltd. (“Baoye”)
    49 %  
Affiliated company
 
Supplier of coke
Wu'an Yuanbaoshan Cement Plant
    36 %  
Affiliated company
 
Supplier of cement
Wu'an Yuanbaoshan Ore Treatment Plant
    33 %  
Affiliated company
 
Supplier of granular
Wu’an Yeijin Iron Co. Ltd
    31 %  
Affiliated company
 
Supplier of iron

Consolidation is required when an entity holds a controlling interest in another entity (often in the form of control through voting interests) or if the entity meets the requirements of a variable interest entity (“VIE”). The Company has no direct control of the affiliated companies, noted above, through voting interests. However, because the Company has a variable interest in some of these affiliated companies via the supply relationships noted above (i.e. implied relationships), the Company is required to determine whether such affiliates are VIE’s and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary so that consolidation must occur. A VIE has the following characteristics in accordance with ASC 810-10-15-14: insufficient equity investment at risk; equity lacking decision-making rights; equity with nonsubstantive voting rights; lacking the obligation to absorb an entity’s expected losses and lacking the right to receive an entity’s expected residual returns. The Company’s analysis concluded that such affiliates were not VIE’s because none of these characteristics are present.

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, advances to related parties and accounts payable - related parties consisted of:
 
Advances to Related Parties
 
Name of related parties
 
2013
   
2012
 
Hongrong
  $ 119,415,700     $ 183,633,559  
Wu’an Yeijin Iron Co. Ltd
    4,902,000       -  
Cement Plant
    -       163,644  
Total Advances to Related Parties
  $ 124,317,700     $ 183,797,203  
 
 
Accounts Payable - Related Parties
 
Name of related parties
 
2013
   
2012
 
Baoye
  $ (3,744,560 )   $ (1,830,377 )
Ore Treatment
    (3,238 )     (3,181 )
Total Accounts Payable - Related Parties
  $ (3,747,798 )   $ (1,833,558 )
 
YBS Group is a parent company. It provides various services to the subsidiary companies, such as market and industrial information, public relationship, various government agents’ relationship, coordination of the production and purchase for subsidiaries and so on. YBS group charged a service fee based on applicable itemized expenses and fixed service fee. Commencing in 2010, YBS Group charged 0.1% of current year revenue of Hongri as a fixed service fee. Service fees consisted of management salaries, training, consultations, common areas charges and other fees. Management believes that 0.1% of revenue is a reasonable charge method. The Company estimated that this service fee would be similar or marginally higher if the same services had been provided by third parties. In addition to the fixed service fee, YBS will charge itemized service and expense to the Company if such service and expenses are incurred. The services fees were $257,757 and $165,787 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $772,282 and $1,023,655 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Among the services fees, an itemized expense in connection with the refinancing of loan from Raiffeisen Bank was $73,467 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $218,903 and $560,254 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Executive officers’ salaries were stand-alone expenses. Such expenses were $16,326 and $15,911 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $48,643 and $47,531 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Purchases from related parties
 
Hongri purchased raw materials from the above-mentioned related parties and had advances and accounts payable to these related parties in the routine business operations. It is a common practice in China that a vendor or supplier requires an advance payment before the shipment of merchandise. The Company’s advances to the related parties enable these related parties to pay partial amounts in advance to their vendors or suppliers. The Company prefers Hongrong as its primary molten iron supplier. It will reduce the transportation cost and steel making cost because Hongrong is located nearby Hongri with a capacity to supply all molten iron needs for the production of Hongri. However, the Company may purchase part of its irons supplies from third parties in addition to purchase from Hongrong due to various business or production reasons. The balance of advances to Hongrong was $119,415,700 and $183,633,559 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The amount advanced to Hongrong approximated to 10 weeks and 18 weeks purchase of molten iron used in production, respectively, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
 
Accounts payable to related parties represents an unsettled amount in the normal course of business. These payables were short term in nature. Total payable to related parties was $3,747,798 and $1,833,558 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company purchased $82,524,249 (225,271 metric tons) molten iron and steel iron and $10,855,531 gas, electricity and other materials from Hongrong. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company purchased $310,115,464 (837,858 metric tons) molten iron and $28,910,114 gas, electricity and other materials from Hongrong. For the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company purchased $95,602,827 (246,092 metric tons) molten iron and $1,708,558 gas, electricity and other materials from Hongrong. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company purchased $269,643,744 (649,844 metric tons) molten iron and $14,586,473 gas, electricity and other materials from Hongrong.
 
The Company purchased $647,236 and $1,712,159 electricity from Baoye for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.
 

Sales to related parties

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company sold $3,247,429 and $19,385,134 of its products to YBS Group, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company’s sales of its products to YBS Group were $4,660,167 and $8,871,871, respectively. YBS acts as a distributor of steel products for the Company and all sales are final. The only right of return is for defective steel products and the Company has not experienced any returns in the past years of operations. The steel products are picked up directly by YBS’ customers at which time the Company recognizes the sale. The Company has determined these sales should be recorded on a gross basis based on the following analysis: upon shipment all risks of ownership transfer to YBS’ customers and the Company does not bare any additional risks and YBS has all of the collection risk from its customers.

Accounts receivable from YBS Group were $2,426,163 and $0 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

During the three and nine months ended September, 2013, the Company sold $0 and $972,222 steel products to Hongrong. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company sold $343,455 and $3,833,650 steel products to Hongrong. The Company’s products sold to Hongrong were used in Hongrong’s blast furnace constructions and maintenance. The Company also sold $2,746,900 and $6,912,751 by-products to Hongong for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $2,006,780 and $4,102,425 by-products to Hongrong for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, which were re-used in manufacturing of molten iron.

During three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company sold $117,365and $117,365 steel products to Baoye. During three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company sold $0 and $8,987 steel products to Baoye.

Equipment purchased from related parties

See Note 12 Equipment Loans Payable – Related Parties.

Loan from related party

See Note 9 Bank Notes, Bank Loan Payable and Short Term Loan Payable – Related Party

Leases from related parties

See Note 8 Obligations Under Capital Lease – Related Parties

12.  
Equipment Loans Payable – Related Parties

Equipment loan payables – related parties at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of:

Equipment Loans Payable
 
2013
   
2012
 
Equipment loan - YBS Group payable
  $ 4,044,403     $ 3,972,871  
Less: current portion
    (2,936,862 )     (2,884,919 )
Long-term payable
  $ 1,107,541     $ 1,087,952  
 
 
On November 30, 2007, the Company purchased Plate-Rolling I production line and related auxiliary equipment from YBS Group at a price of $26,208,524 (RMB 191,163,559 translated at the historical exchange rate), which was at cost, and carryover basis of YBS group. YBS Group provided a 10 year seller-financed loan to the Company to finance the purchase. The loan bears interest at 5% per annum, and has a fixed repayment schedule at $2,936,863 (RMB 17,973,455 at the September 30, 2013 exchange rate) per annum (payable at the end of the year). During 2012, the Company repaid $14,983,023 (RMB 94,518,192 translated at the 2012 average rate) equipment loan to YBS group by offsetting its previous advanced fund to YBS group. The remaining unpaid loan balance was $4,044,403 (RMB 24,751,549 translated at the September 30, 2013 exchange rate) at September 30, 2013.

On November 30, 2009, the Company purchased Steel-Making II production line and related auxiliary equipment from YBS Group at a price of $35,718,399 (RMB 243,811,599 at the historical exchange rate), which was at cost, and carryover basis of YBS Group. YBS Group provided a 10 year seller-financed loan to the Company to finance the purchase. The loan bore interest at 5% per annum, and had a fixed repayment schedule at $3,913,233 (RMB 24,380,000 at the December 31, 2012 exchange rate) per annum (payable at the end of the year). During 2012, the Company repaid remaining balance of $27,054,862 (RMB 170,671,599 at the 2012 average exchange rate) in full by offsetting its previous advanced fund to YBS group.

On November 30, 2007, the Company purchased Steel-Making I production line and related auxiliary equipment from Hongrong at a price of $44,698,499 (RMB 326,028,440 translated at the historical exchange rate), which was at cost, and carryover basis of Hongrong. Hongrong provided a 10 year seller-financed loan to the Company to finance the purchase. The loan bore interest at 5% per annum, and had a fixed annual repayment schedule at $4,881,755 (RMB 30,414,021 at  the December 31, 2012 exchange rate) per annum (payable at the end of the year). On March 31, 2012, the Company repaid the remaining $16,545,106 (RMB 104,372,354 at the 2012 average rate) by offsetting its current advanced fund to Hongrong.

Equipment loan interest paid to YBS group was $50,512 and $150,506 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $49,228 and $990,368 for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

Equipment loan interest paid to Hongrong was $0 in 2013, and $0 and $206,762 for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

13.  
Income Tax

The provision for income tax arose from income tax incurred and or paid to the Chinese tax agent.
 
Hongri is subject to the PRC’s 25% standard enterprise income tax commencing on January 1, 2013. The income tax rate was 12.5%, 12.5%, 12.5%, 0% and 0% for 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, due to foreign investment enterprise exemption.

Nuosen is subject to the PRC’s 25% standard enterprise income tax.
 
Foreign pretax earnings were $3,902,943 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and a loss of $3,679,977 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. Foreign pretax earnings were and $7,673,752 and $4,688,782 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Pretax earnings of a foreign subsidiary are subject to U.S. taxation when effectively repatriated. The Company provides income taxes on the undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries except to the extent that such earnings are indefinitely invested outside the United States. As of September 30, 2013, approximately $169,881,000 of accumulated unadjusted earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries was indefinitely invested. At the existing U.S federal corporation income tax rate of 34%, an additional tax of approximately $47,351,000 would have to be provided if such earnings were remitted currently.
 

The following table reconciled the US statutory rates to the Company’s effective rate for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
US statutory tax rate
    34.0 %     34.0 %     34.0 %     34.0 %
Foreign income not recognized in US
    -34.0 %     -34.0 %     -34.0 %     -34.0 %
China income tax rate
    25.0 %     -       25.0 %     29.5 %
DTA valuation allowance
    2.6 %     -       4.3 %     -  
Non-deductible expenses
    0.7 %     -       0.8 %     3.5 %
Effective rate
    28.3 %     -       30.1 %     33.0 %

The components of deferred income tax asset were as follows:
 
Deferred Income Tax Asset
           
   
September 30, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
Current Deferred Income Tax Asset:
           
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  $ 236,376     $ 30,174  
Allowance for inventory valuation
    197,769       92,414  
Allowance for forfeited advance to vendors
    378,967       111,259  
Accrued expenses - service fee
    194,577       -  
Accumulated valuation allowance - current
    (396,435 )     (233,847 )
Net Current Deferred Income Tax Asset
    611,254       -  
                 
Non-current Deferred Income Tax Asset
               
Accumulated depreciation for residual value of assets
    878,701       587,200  
WOFE NOL carry forward
    104,904       84,996  
US NOL carry forward
    693,605       606,070  
Accumulated valuation allowance - non-current
    (1,677,210 )     (1,278,266 )
Net Non-current Deferred Income Tax Asset
    -       -  
                 
Net Deferred Income Tax Asset
  $ 611,254     $ -  
 
CIS and Northern were incorporated in the United States and have incurred net operating losses for income tax purposes in past years and the current period. As September 30, 2013, the Companies had loss carry forwards of approximately $2,040,000 for U.S. income tax purposes available for offset against future taxable U.S. income expiring in 2031 and 2032. Management believes that the realization of the benefits from these losses appears uncertain due to the Company's limited operating history. Accordingly, a full deferred tax asset valuation allowance has been provided and no deferred tax asset benefit has been recorded. The valuation allowance as of September 30, 2013 was approximately $694,000.

The Company files income tax returns with U.S. Federal Government and the states of Maryland and Colorado. With few exceptions, the Company is subject to U.S. federal and Maryland state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years on or after 2008 and for years on or after 2007 by Colorado tax authorities. The Company’s foreign subsidiaries also file income tax returns with the National Tax Bureau (with its branches in Handan) and other taxes and surcharges with the Local Tax Bureaus (Hebei Provincial Tax Bureau and Handan Municipal Tax Bureau). The Company is subject to tax examinations by these foreign tax authorities for years from 2008 to 2012.

The Company evaluated its tax positions, and as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. No uncertain tax position has been identified.
 

14.  
Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to contingencies, including legal proceedings and claims arising out of the normal course of businesses that relate to a wide range of matters, including among others, product liability. The Company records accruals for such contingencies based upon the assessment of the probability of occurrence and where determinable, an estimate of the liability. Management may consider many factors in making these assessments including past history, scientific evidence and the specifics of each matter. There were no known contingencies as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The Company is sometimes requested to provide a short term credit guarantee to vendors or customers for them to get bank loans or bank notes during the routine of business. As of September 30, 2013, the Company’s credit guarantee to vendors or customers totaled to $33,006,800 (RMB 202,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate). Among the amount of credit guarantee, $9,804,000 (RMB 60,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate) was to a related party, who supplies coke and electricity to the Company.

The customers who received bank loans guaranteed by the Company may advance cash receipt from the bank to the Company as a prepayment for the goods. The Company will record such prepayment as “customer financing” until advanced customer prepayment be returned to the customers or Company’s products be delivered to the customers. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the customer financing was $19,117,800 and $31,620,470, respectively.

15.  
Major Vendors and Customers

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, 52% of the Company’s total purchase was from Hongrong, and 42% of the total purchase was from two (2) un-related third parties, each of which was 31% and 11%, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2012, 59% of the total Company’s purchase was from Hongrong, and 32% of the total purchase was from an unrelated party.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, 64% of the Company’s total purchase was from Hongrong, and 27% of the total purchase was from four (4) un-related third parties, each of which accounted for 10%, 7%, 5% and 5%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, 62% of the Company’s total purchase was from Hongrong, and 32% of the total purchase was from an unrelated party.

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, there were four (4) major customers that accounted for approximately 35% of the Company’s total sales, 10%, 10%, 8% and 7%, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2012, there were two (2) major customers that accounted for approximately 48% of the Company’s total sales, 25% and 23%, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, there were two (2) major customers that accounted for an aggregate of approximately 31% and 42% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. Each of the major customer accounted 16% and 15% of total sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 22% and 20% of total sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.


16.  
Major Products Lines

The Company operates in one industry segment and in one geographic region, which is the PRC. Revenues and costs of goods sold by major products for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 consisted of:
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Major Products
 
Revenues
   
Revenues
   
Revenues
   
Revenues
 
Steel plates
  $ 105,987,228     $ 68,888,563     $ 299,011,600     $ 234,481,468  
Steel bars/steel wires
    78,302,616       79,207,594       247,840,951       184,161,945  
Steel billets
    -       17,691,200       -       64,758,880  
Byproducts and others
    4,304,571       3,762,859       10,831,995       8,748,940  
Total Revenues
  $ 188,594,415     $ 169,550,216     $ 557,684,546     $ 492,151,233  
 
Costs of Revenue
  2013     2012     2013     2012  
Steel plates
  $ 104,150,116     $ 74,576,323     $ 296,081,935     $ 241,787,579  
Steel bars/steel wires
    77,085,447       79,810,988       244,587,052       178,480,622  
Steel billets
    -       17,230,547       -       59,539,101  
Others
    681,380       310,106       1,856,813       1,440,696  
Total Cost of Revenue
  $ 181,916,943     $ 171,927,964     $ 542,525,800     $ 481,247,998  
 
Gross Profit Margin
  2013     2012     2013     2012  
Steel plates
    1.73 %     -8.26 %     0.98 %     -3.12 %
Steel bars/steel wires
    1.55 %     -0.76 %     1.31 %     3.08 %
Steel billets
    -       2.60 %     -       8.06 %
Total Gross Profit Margin
    1.66 %     -3.52 %     1.13 %     0.74 %
 
    2013     2012     2013     2012  
Major Products
 
Metric Ton
   
Metric Ton
   
Metric Ton
   
Metric Ton
 
Steel plates
    223,752       146,689       616,450       443,065  
Steel bars/steel wires
    166,482       164,331       518,113       345,902  
Steel billets
    -       35,957       -       121,559  
Total Metric Tons
    390,234       346,977       1,134,563       910,526  

17.   Subsequent Events

On October 8, 2013, the Company repaid a $3,104,600 (RMB 19,000,000) short-term borrowing and borrowed same amount from Credit Union on October 10, 2013, which is due on April 10, 2014.

 
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto included in this report.

On August 1, 2010, China Industrial Steel Inc. (“CIS”), through Northern Steel Inc. (“Northern”) and its wholly owned foreign enterprise, Nuosen (Handan) Trading Co., Ltd (“Nuosen”), entered into an Entrusted Management Agreement, an Exclusive Option Agreement, and a Covenants Agreement (collectively, the “Entrusted Agreements”) with Handan Hongri Metallurgy Co., Ltd. (“Hongri”) and shareholders of Hongri, Hebei Wu’an Yuanbaoshan Industry Group Co., Ltd (“YBS Group”) and Fakei Investment (Hong Kong) Ltd (“Fakei”). The effect of the Entrusted Agreements is to cede control of management and economic benefits of Hongri to Nuosen. As consideration, CIS issued 44,083,529 restricted shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001, to Karen Prudente, a nominee and trustee for shareholders of YBS Group for entering into the Entrusted Agreements with Nuosen. CIS also issued 17,493,463 restricted shares of its common stock to shareholders of Fakei in consideration for Fakei entering into the Entrusted Management Agreement with Nuosen.

The Entrusted Agreements empower CIS, through Northern and Nuosen, with the ability to control and substantially influence Hongri’s daily operations and financial affairs, appoint its senior executives and approve all matters requiring shareholders’ approval. As a result of these entrusted agreements, which obligate CIS to absorb a majority of expected losses of Hongri and enable CIS to receive a majority of expected residual returns from Hongri and because CIS has the power to direct the activities of Hongri that most significantly impact Hongri’s economic performance, CIS, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, accounts for Hongri as its Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) subtopic 810-10-05-8, “Consolidation of VIEs”. Accordingly, CIS consolidates Hongri’s operating results, assets and liabilities. The management of the Company currently intends reinvest all of the income of Hongri for strategic expansion purpose and CIS will not receive Hongri’s profit directly for the foreseeable future.

For accounting purposes, the above transactions were accounted for in a manner similar to a reverse merger or recapitalization, since the former equity shareholders of Hongri now effectively control a majority of CIS’ common stock immediately following the transactions. Consequently, the assets and liabilities and historical operations reflected in the consolidated financial statements prior to the transactions are those of Hongri and are recorded at the historical cost of Hongri. The consolidated financial statements after completion of the transactions include the assets and liabilities of CIS, Northern, Nuosen, and Hongri (collectively, the “Company”), historical operations of Hongri, and operations of CIS, Northern, Nuosen and Hongri from the date of the transaction. The 44,083,529 restricted shares of common stock issued to Karen Prudente and 17,493,463 restricted shares of common stock issued to Fakei were presented as of the beginning of the first period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

CIS through Nuosen and Hongri produces and sells steel plates, steel wires and steel billets in China. The Company currently operates from its headquarters on approximately 1,000 acres in Handan City, Hebei Province, China. Most of the Company’s products are sold domestically in China.

The Company has an annual steelmaking capacity of 2.3 million metric tons currently. Annualized production of steelmaking to total capacity utilization rate was approximately 71% and 61% for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Annualized production of steelmaking to total capacity utilization rate was approximately 68% and 52% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In addition to steelmaking capacity, the Company currently has an aggregate of 2.6 million metric tons of annual steel rolling production capacity (including steel plate and steel wire/bar production). Annualized production of steel rolling to total capacity utilization rate was approximately 62% and 61% for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Annualized production of steel rolling to total capacity utilization rate was approximately 59% and 52% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

There are many factors of our business which are impacted by prevailing market conditions. Specifically, a change in the prices of raw material and energy will influence the Company’s inventory levels and purchasing and selling decisions which will, ultimately, impact the Company’s realized gross margin. The management’s decisions in response to the market will change as market conditions change. The Company does not undertake any hedging strategies to mitigate the fluctuation of market prices as is the common practice in the small-middle sized business in China. Therefore, the fluctuation of commodity prices will have a direct impact on the Company’s operation through the price change in local steel market.
 

According to the Association of Chinese Steel Industry, steel manufactures’ Chinese comprehensive price index of steel products (“CSPI”), an index combining prices of various steel products and an economic indicator of market demand for steel products, decreased continuously since the beginning of 2012. As of December 31, 2012, CSPI was 105.31, a decrease of 13% compared to 120.45 as of December 31, 2011. In the meantime, according to IndexMundi, the average monthly price of iron ore was $128.87 per dry metric ton as of December 31, 2012, a decrease of 6% compared to $136.46 per dry metric ton as of December 31, 2011. Though the price of iron ore, coking coal and other materials decreased in the same period, decrease in steel products prices was sharper than the decrease in the prices of raw material. The combination of the unparalleled decrease in selling prices of steel products, excessive steel production capacities and lack of demand for steel products in the Chinese domestic market, had a direct negative impact on steel making manufacturers.

The prices of steel products and iron ore rebounded in February 2013 but started to decrease continuously after February 2013.  CSPI was 100.57 at the end of September, a decrease of 4.5% compared to 105.31 as of December 31, 2012. The decrease in the prices of steel products has had a negative impact on our results of operations in 2013. The recovery of the Chinese steel market is still uncertain and will largely depend on new economic development policy in China and the recovery of the world economy.

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, 52% of the Company’s total purchase was from Hongrong, and 42% of the total purchase was from two (2) un-related third parties, each of which was 31% and 11%, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2012, 59% of the total Company’s purchase was from Hongrong, and 32% of the total purchase was from an unrelated party.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, 64% of the Company’s total purchase was from Hongrong, and 27% of the total purchase was from four (4) un-related third parties, each of which accounted for 10%, 7%, 5% and 5%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, 62% of the Company’s total purchase was from Hongrong, and 32% of the total purchase was from an unrelated party.

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, there were four (4) major customers that accounted for approximately 35% of the Company’s total sales, 10%, 10%, 8% and 7%, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2012, there were two (2) major customers that accounted for approximately 48% of the Company’s total sales, 25% and 23%, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, there were two (2) major customers that accounted for an aggregate of approximately 31% and 42% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. Each of the major customer accounted 16% and 15% of total sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 22% and 20% of total sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

Comparison of Revenue for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

   
2013
   
2012
 
Products
 
Revenue
   
Quantity (Ton)
   
Revenue
   
Quantity (Ton)
 
Steel plates
  $ 105,987,228       223,752     $ 68,888,563       146,689  
Steel wires/bars
    78,302,616       166,482       79,207,594       164,331  
Steel billets
    -       -       17,691,200       35,957  
Byproducts
    4,304,571       -       3,762,859       -  
Products Total
  $ 188,594,415       390,234     $ 169,550,216       346,977  
 
The Company sold 390,234 metric tons steel products in the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of 43,257 metric tons, or 12%, compared to 346,977 metric tons in the same period of 2012. Total revenue from sales in the three months ended September 30, 2013 were $188,594,415, an increase of $19,044,199, or 11% compared to $169,550,216 in the comparable period of 2012. The increase in sales was mainly due to the increase in sales of steel plates, offset by the decrease in sales of steel wires and steel billets. The continuing decrease in unit sales price in the three months ended September 30, 2013 kept its negative impact on the results of operations. The average unit sales price was $472 per ton, a decrease of $6, or 1%, compared to $478 per ton in the comparable period of 2012.
 

The Company sold 223,752 metric tons of steel plates, an increase of 77,063 metric tons, or 53%, in the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 146,689 in the comparable period of 2012. Revenue from steel plates increased $37,098,665, or 54% to $105,987,228 in the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $79,207,594 in the same period of 2012. The increase in the sales of steel plates resulted from the increased market demand for steel plates, especially in the month of July, 2013. This demand also drove the steel plate price up. The average unit sales price of steel plates was approximately $474 per ton in the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $4 per ton, or 1%, compared to $470 in the same period of 2012.
 
The Company sold 166,482 tons of steel wire in the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of 2,151 tons, or 1%, compared to 164,331 tons in the comparable period of 2012. However, the average unit sales price of steel wire decreased $12 per ton, or 2% to $470 per ton in the three months ended September 30, 2013 from $482 per ton in the same period of 2012. The decrease in unit sales price offset the increase in sales quantities and caused a slight decrease in revenue generated from steel wires. Revenue from steel wires was $78,302,616 in 2013, a decrease of $904,978, or 1% compared to $79,207,594 in 2012.

Revenue from steel billets was $0 and $17,691,200 in the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Steel billets are semi-finished products that can be used to produce steel plates, steel bars and steel wires with further processing, or they can be sold directly in the market. The Company did not sell steel billets in the three months ended September 2013 because of internal needs for production of steel plates and steel wires/bars.

Byproducts and others consist of offcuts of steel plates, steel drop, oxygen gas and others. Byproducts and other sales were $4,304,571 in the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $541,712, or 14%, compared to $3,762,859 in the comparable period of 2012. The Company does not sell byproduct in its regular daily sales activities. The selling of byproducts depends on the market condition as byproducts may be reused as raw materials in our production.

Comparison of Cost of Revenue for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

Costs of Revenue
 
2013
   
2012
 
Steel plates
  $ 104,150,116     $ 74,576,323  
Steel bars/steel wires
    77,085,447       79,810,988  
Steel billets
    -       17,230,547  
Others
    681,380       310,106  
Total Cost of Revenue
  $ 181,916,943     $ 171,927,964  
 
Gross Profit Margin
  2013     2012  
Steel plates
    1.73 %     -8.26 %
Steel bars/steel wires
    1.55 %     -0.76 %
Steel billets
    -       2.60 %
Total Gross Profit Margin
    1.66 %     -3.52 %
 
Cost of revenue totaled $181,916,943 in the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $9,988,979, or 6%, compared to $171,927,964 in the comparable period of 2012. The increase in cost of revenue was mainly due to a 12% increase in the sales quantities of steel products in the three months ended September 30, 2013, offset by the decrease in the unit price of raw materials. The average unit price of raw material purchased was $464 per ton in the three months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $31, or 6%, compared to $495 per ton in the comparable period of 2012.

The Company does not buy any commodity products to hedge the fluctuation of market price, as is common among small and mid-sized Chinese steel manufactures. The fluctuation of commodity price will have a direct impact on the Company’s operation through the price changes in the local steel market. The Company actively manages the production volume and the type of steel products manufactured to maximize net profit or reduce loss in response to the fluctuations in market conditions.

Comparison of Selling and General and Administrative Expenses for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

Selling and general and administrative expenses consist of allowance for bad debts, selling expenses, professional service fees and other general and administrative expenses. The aggregate selling and general and administrative expenses were $1,856,540 in the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $1,111,389, or 149%, compared to $745,151 in the comparable period of 2012. Selling and general and administrative expenses – non related parties were $1,598,783 in the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $1,019,419, or 176%, compared to $579,364 in 2012. The increase in selling and general and administrative expenses – non related parties was mainly due to a $478,030 increase in allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and a $570,685 increase in allowance for impairment of advance to vendors. The Company incurred $40,250 of professional service and consulting fees in the three months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $22,000, or 36%, compared to $62,250 in the same period of 2012.
 

The selling and general and administrative expenses – related parties represented service fees charged by YBS Group. YBS Group owns 70% of the equity interest of Hongri. It provides various services to its subsidiaries, including market and industrial information, public relationship, various government agents’ relationship, coordination of recycling of byproducts among the subsidiaries and executive officers’ salaries. YBS Group charged a service fee based on countable expenses and fixed service fee. Commencing in 2010, YBS Group charged Hongri a fixed service fee of 0.1% of Hongri’s annual revenue. Service fees consisted of management salaries, trainings, consultations, common areas charges and other fees. The management believes that 0.1% of revenue is reasonable. The Company estimated that service fee would be similar or marginally higher than the current fees charged by YBS Group if the services were provided by third parties. In addition to the fixed service fee, YBS Group will charge itemized services and expenses to the Company if such service and expenses are incurred. Selling and general and administrative expenses – related parties were $257,757 in the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $91,970, or 56%, compared to $165,787 in the comparable period of 2012. Among the services fees, an itemized expense in connection with the refinancing of loan from Raiffeisen Bank International AG Beijing Branch (“Raiffeisen”) was $73,467 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Executive officers’ salaries were stand-alone expenses. Such expenses were $16,326 and $15,911 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Comparison of Other Expenses for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

Other expenses consist of interest expense and interest income. Total net other expenses were $964,748 in the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $339,367, or 55% compared to $625,381 in the comparable period of 2012. Interest expense for bank borrowings was $847,765 in the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $262,782, or 45%, compared to $584,983 in the comparable period of 2012. The increase of interest expense for bank loan borrowings resulted from the increase in bank interest charges for bank notes receivables.

Comparison of Income Tax for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

The provision for income tax was $1,092,562 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The incurred provision for income tax was foreign income tax and paid to the Chinese tax authority. The Company is subject to the PRC’s 25% standard enterprise income tax commencing on 2013. The income tax rate was 12.5% for 2012 due to a foreign investment enterprise exemption.

Comparison of Net Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

Net income was $2,763,622 in the three months ended September 30, 2013. The Company incurred a loss of $3,748,280 in the comparable period of 2012. The increase in net income in the three months ended September 30, 2013 was mainly due to the increase in the sales quantity of steel plates and increased unit sales price of steel plate and a decrease in unit cost.
 
Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

Comparison of Revenue for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

   
2013
   
2012
 
Products
 
Revenue
   
Quantity (Ton)
   
Revenue
   
Quantity (Ton)
 
Steel plates
  $ 299,011,600       616,450     $ 234,481,468       443,065  
Steel wires/bars
    247,840,951       518,113       184,161,945       345,902  
Steel billets
    -       -       64,758,880       121,559  
Byproducts
    10,831,995       -       8,748,940       -  
Products Total
  $ 557,684,546       1,134,563     $ 492,151,233       910,526  
  
The Company sold 1,134,563 metric tons steel products in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of 224,037 metric tons, or 25%, compared to 910,526 metric tons in the same period of 2012. Total revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were $557,684,546, an increase of $65,533,313, or 13%, compared to $492,151,233 in the comparable period of 2012. The increase in sales was mainly due to the increase in sales of steel plates and steel wires. The continuing decrease in unit sales price in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 kept its negative impact on the results of operations. The average unit sales price was $482 per ton, a decrease of $49, or 9%, compared to $531 per ton in the comparable period of 2012.
 

The Company sold 616,450 tons of steel plates in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of 173,385 tons, or 39%, compared to 443,065 tons in the comparable period of 2012. Revenue from sale of steel plates was $299,011,600 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $64,530,132, or 28%, compared to $234,481,468 in the comparable period of 2012. The average unit sales price was $485 per ton, a decrease of $44, or 8%, compared to $529 per ton in the comparable period of 2012. The increase in sales of steel plate both in volume and revenue was mainly attributable to the recovery of steel plate market in the third quarter of 2013.

The Company sold 518,113 metric tons of steel wires in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of 172,211 metric tons, or 50%, compared to 345,902 tons in the comparable period of 2012. Revenue from sale of steel wires was $247,840,951 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $63,679,006, or 35%, compared to $184,161,94551 in the same period of 2012. The increase in the sales of steel wires resulted from the Company’s new 600,000 ton steel wire production line, which commenced production in January 2013. The increase in sales of steel wires was offset by the decrease in the sales price of steel wires. The average unit sales price of steel wires was $478 per ton in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $54 per ton, or 10%, compared to $532 per ton in the same period of 2012.

Revenue from steel billets was $0 and $64,758,880 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Steel billets are semi-finished products that can be used to produce steel plates, steel bars and steel wires with further processing, or they can be sold directly in the market. The Company did not sell steel billets in the nine months ended September 2013 because of internal needs for production of steel plates and steel wires.
 
Byproducts and others consist of offcuts of steel plates, steel drop, oxygen gas and others. Byproducts and other sales were $10,831,995 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $2,083,055, or 24%, compared to $8,748,940 in the comparable period of 2012. The Company does not sell byproduct in its regular daily sales activities. The selling of byproducts depends on the market condition as byproducts may be reused as raw materials in our production.

Comparison of Cost of Revenue for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

Costs of Revenue
 
2013
   
2012
 
Steel plates
  $ 296,081,935     $ 241,787,579  
Steel bars/steel wires
    244,587,052       178,480,622  
Steel billets
    -       59,539,101  
Others
    1,856,813       1,440,696  
Total Cost of Revenue
  $ 542,525,800     $ 481,247,998  
 
Gross Profit Margin
  2013     2012  
Steel plates
    0.98 %     -3.12 %
Steel bars/steel wires
    1.31 %     3.08 %
Steel billets
    -       8.06 %
Total Gross Profit Margin
    1.13 %     0.74 %
 
Cost of revenue totaled $542,525,800 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $61,277,802, or 13%, compared to $481,247,998 in the comparable period of 2012. The increase in cost of revenue was mainly due to a 25% increase in the sales quantities of steel products in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, offset by the decrease in the unit price of raw materials purchased. The average unit price of cost of revenue was $477 per ton in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $50, or 10%, compared to $527 per ton in the comparable period of 2012.

The Company does not buy any commodity products to hedge the fluctuation of market price, as is common among small and mid-sized Chinese steel manufacturers. The fluctuation of commodity price will have a direct impact on the Company’s operation through the price changes in the local steel market. The Company actively manages the production volume and the type of steel products manufactured to maximize net profit or reduce loss in response to the fluctuations in market conditions.
 

Comparison of Selling and General and Administrative Expenses for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
 
Selling and general and administrative expenses consist of allowance for bad debts, selling expenses, professional service fees and other general and administrative expenses. The aggregate selling and general and administrative expenses were $4,003,002 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $1,013,886, or 34%, compared to $2,989,116, in the comparable period of 2012. Selling and general and administrative expenses – non related parties were $3,230,720 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $1,290,300, or 67%, compared to $1,940,420 in 2012. The increase in selling and general and administrative expenses – non related parties was mainly due to a $1,037,554 increase in allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and a $192,617 increase in allowance for impairment of advance to vendors. The Company incurred $240,107 of professional service and consulting fees in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $245,908, or 51%, compared to $486,015 in the same period of 2012.
 
The selling and general and administrative expenses – related parties represented service fees charged by YBS Group. YBS Group owns 70% of the equity interest of Hongri. It provides various services to its subsidiaries, including market and industrial information, public relationship, various government agents’ relationship, coordination of recycling of byproducts among the subsidiaries and executive officers’ salaries. YBS Group charged a service fee based on countable expenses and fixed service fee. Commencing in 2010, YBS Group charged Hongri a fixed service fee of 0.1% of Hongri’s annual revenue. Service fees consisted of management salaries, trainings, consultations, common areas charges and other fees. The management believes that 0.1% of revenue is reasonable. The Company estimated that service fee would be similar or marginally higher than the current fees charged by YBS Group if the services were provided by third parties. In addition to the fixed service fee, YBS Group will charge itemized services and expenses to the Company if such service and expenses are incurred. Selling and general and administrative expenses – related parties were $772,282 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $276,414, or 27%, compared to $1,048,696 in the comparable period of 2012. Among the services fees, an itemized expense in connection with the refinancing of loan from Raiffeisen was $218,903 and $560,254 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Executive officers’ salaries were stand-alone expenses. Such expenses were $48,643 and $47,531 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Comparison of Other Expenses for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

Other expenses consist of interest expense and interest income. Total net other expenses were $3,739,448 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $16,002, or 1%, compared to $3,723,446 in the comparable period of 2012. Interest expense for bank borrowings was $3,334,508 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $883,440, or 36%, compared to $2,451,068 in the comparable period of 2012. The increase of interest expense for bank loan borrowings resulted from the increase in bank interest charges for bank notes receivables. Interest expense for the related parties was $514,205 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $950,058, or 65%, compared to $1,464,263 in the same period of 2012. The decrease in interest expense paid to related parties resulted from partial paid off of related party equipment loans in 2012.

Comparison of Income Tax for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

The provision for income tax was $2,230,355 and $1,384,392 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The incurred provision for income tax was foreign income tax and paid to the Chinese tax authority. The Company is subject to the PRC’s 25% standard enterprise income tax commencing on 2013. The income tax rate was 12.5% for 2012 due to a foreign investment enterprise exemption.

Comparison of Net Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

Net income was $5,185,941 and $2,806,281 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, an increase of $2,379,660, or 85%. The increase in net income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was due to the increase in the sales of steel plates and increased unit sales price of steel plate during the three months ended September 30, 2013. It was also contributable to the increase in sales of steel wires resulted from our new production line and the improvement of gross profit, which in turn was a direct result of decreasing in unit cost.
 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The cash flow generated from our operations can support our daily operations currently. Nevertheless, it may not be enough to support our operations in the future if the deterioration of the steel market continues. The Company has been facing rigorous challenges in 2013, including unfavorable steel industry cycles, unforeseeable recovery of world economy and uncertainty of political environment resulting from change of leadership in China. All those factors may continue to have a negative impact on our operations and cash flows. It is difficult to predict and mitigate these unfavorable trends. Management will continuously monitor these negative factors and determine the production based on the demand of market, cash on hand and available credit facilitates.

In addition, the Company plans to add a new value added production line to adapt to the market demand. To implement this expansion strategy, the Company may require external financial sources to support the capital investment. Management believes that the Company’s available cash will not be sufficient to fund its expansion requirements and therefore, the Company will look for external sources such as debt or equity financings. However, there is no assurance that any such funds from external sources will be available on attractive terms or that they will not have a significant dilutive effect on the Company’s existing stockholders. If such funds from outside sources are limited, or not available, the Company will adjust its expansion plan accordingly.

The Company had previously relied on related parties at its early stage of development. The Company’s internal and immediate sources of liquidity will be loans from YBS Group, Hongri’s parent company and Hongrong Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (“Hongrong”). YBS Group and Hongrong had previously made loans to the Company for acquisition of equipment. On the other hand, the Company may advance cash surplus, if any, to YBS Group or other related parties when requested and available. Those cash advances will be used as a credit and offset the liabilities due to YBS Group and other related parties. More recently, the Company has funded its operations with cash flow generated from operations and through borrowing from banks generally with a term of one year or less. During 2012 and 2013, the Company has been able to repay or refinance these borrowings. As of the reporting date, there are $22.5 million short term loans outstanding, of which $16.3 million is due by January 2014. To the extent that this outstanding loan is not to be extended as has occurred in 2012 and 2013, management believes its cash from operations will enable the repayment, if necessary, and the funding of operations under the current prices level of steel products. However, if the price of steel products decreased or, the price of raw materials increased, the Company may need further financing from third party and its operation may be negatively impacted.
 
Relevant PRC statutory laws and regulations restrict certain payments, such as dividends, loans or advances, from the Company’s registered capital. Such restricted capital amounted to approximate $14,799,000 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Company is also required to allocate a portion of its after-tax profits to the statutory reserve. Annual appropriations to the statutory reserve are required to be at least 10% of the enterprise’s after-tax net income determined under Chinese GAAP. When the surplus reserve account balance is equal to or greater than 50% of the Company’s paid-in capital, no further allocation to the surplus reserve account is required. The Company’s surplus reserve is over 50% of the paid-in capital and does not need more surplus reserve in the future. As of September 30, 2013 and December 2012, the Company’s reserve fund totaled $6,530,869. In addition, our ability to use revenue generated in RMB to fund any future business activities outside of China or to make dividend or other payments in U.S. dollars is limited due to the regulations of PRC’s currency exchange. We cannot be certain that the Chinese regulatory authorities will not impose more stringent restrictions on the convertibility of the RMB in the future.

The Company currently intends to retain all earnings, if any, for use in its business operations. We have no plan to repurchase our common stock, nor declare any dividends in the near future.

The Company will have obligations to pay expenses in US dollars in connection with its status as a US public company, including audit, legal, contracted CFO and other SEC filing related service fees. These service fees are usually wired to the Company’s US bank account or paid to vendors directly from China to satisfy the Company’s obligations, which is allowed under the current PRC regulations. Other than these service fees, the Company currently has no significant obligations outside the PRC. The Company had cash of $2,380,671 and $1,710,887 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Most of the Company’s funds are kept in financial institutions in China, which do not provide insurance for deposits.

It has been the intent of the management to accelerate repayments of equipment loans, which were due to the related parties. During 2012, the Company repaid $42,037,885 equipment loans to YBS Group by offsetting its advances to related parties. The Company repaid $16,545,106 equipment loans to Hongrong by offsetting its advances to related parties in 2012. The remaining equipment loan balance to YBS group is $4,044,403 as of September 30, 2013.
 
 
It is common practice in China that a vendor or supplier requires an advance payment before the shipment of merchandise. The Company’s advances to the related parties enable these related parties to pay partial amounts in advance to their vendors or suppliers. The Company prefers Hongrong as its primary molten iron supplier. It will reduce the transportation cost and steel making cost because Hongrong is located nearby Hongri with a capacity to supply all molten iron needs for the production of Hongri. However, the Company may purchase part of its irons supplies from third parties in addition to purchase from Hongrong due to various business or production reasons. The balance of advances to Hongrong was $119,415,700 and $183,633,559 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The amount advanced to Hongrong approximated to 10 weeks and 18 weeks purchase of molten iron used in production, respectively, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The decrease in advance to Hongrong was primarily because that Hongri used more molten iron supplied by Hongrong in 2013. However, in the event that Hongrong’s new blast furnace does not operate normally, or the demand of Hongri’s steel products is lower, or there are further price reductions on raw materials already purchased, the assets advanced to Hongrong could be impaired and/or the gross profit margin may be negatively impacted.
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company purchased $82,524,249 (225,271 metric tons) molten iron and steel iron and $10,855,531 gas, electricity and other materials from Hongrong. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company purchased $310,115,464 (837,858 metric tons) molten iron and steel iron and $28,910,114 gas, electricity and other materials from Hongrong. For the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company purchased $95,602,827 (246,092 metric tons) molten iron and steel iron and $1,708,558 gas, electricity and other materials from Hongrong. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company purchased $269,643,744 (649,844 metric tons) molten iron and steel iron and $14,586,473 gas, electricity and other materials from Hongrong. The Company purchased $647,236 and $1,712,159 electricity from Wu'an Baoye Coke Industrial Co. Ltd. (“Baoye”) for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

The Company’s sales volume increased 25% and revenue increased 13% in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to same period of 2012. As a results, accounts receivable, inventories and advances to suppliers, increased accordingly.

The Company’s accounts receivable were $13,677,181 as of September 30, 2013, an increase of $4,037,785, or 42% compared $9,639,396 as of December 31, 2012. The increase in accounts receivable resulted from 13% increase in sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and increased customer bases. As of September 30, 2013, there were 37 un-related customers included in accounts receivable, an increase of 7, or 24%, compared to 30 un-related customers included in accounts receivable at December 31, 2012. One of the new customer’s accounts receivable balance was approximately $4,345,000 as of September 30, 2013.

The Company’s advances to suppliers were $15,308,589 as of September 30, 2013, and increase of $12,935,896, or 546%, compared to $2,372,693 at December 31, 2012. The increase in advances to suppliers resulted from increase in advance to a major molten iron supplier. The advance to this supplier was approximately $15,427,000 at September 30, 2013.

The Company’s accounts payable were $55,941,601 as of September 30, 2013, a decrease of $36,286,560, or 40% compared $92,228,161 as of December 31, 2012. The decrease in accounts payable resulted from decrease in accounts payable balance to one major steel pig iron supplier of the Company and offset by increased accounts payable to a new steel pig iron supplier. The net change was approximately $40,601,680. The Company will pay these payables from cash generated from its operation. If the deterioration of steel market continues and the sales prices further decrease, the Company’s ability to pay these payables from its operation would be very limited. The Company may look for a debt or equity financing, if needed, after taking into consideration the impact of the advances to related parties, the advances from customers and current debt requirements.

Advance from customers was $87,399,776 as of September 30, 2013, an increase of $10,124,449, or 14% compared to $77,275,327 as of December 31, 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, one new customer made $12,255,000 deposits into the Company’s account offset by various adjustments of customers’ deposits. The sales prices of steel products are fluctuated daily. Timing of buying and selling is one of the keys for profit. In order to ensure availability of the Company’s products in the event that the prices of steel products go up, the customers will deposit certain amounts of money in the Company’s account. Advances from customers are short term in nature and are interest free. If the deterioration of steel market continues and the sales prices are further decreased, some of the customers may recall their deposits. If it happens, it will have a negative impact on the Company’s cash flows and the Company may look for debt or equity financing if needed, after taking into consideration the impact of the advances to related parties, accounts payable and current debt requirements.
 
Net cash provided by operating activities was $40,610,980 for the nine months ended September, 2013, a decrease of $650,907, or 2%, compared to $41,261,887 for the comparable period of 2012. The decrease was due to the decrease in adjustment of change in working capital components offset by the increase in net income of $2,379,660.  The changes in working capital components primarily contributing to the decrease in cash flow provided in operating activities were: (i) a decrease in advance to related parties ($62,308,461 decrease in 2013 and $140,477,692 increase in 2012), offset by: (ii) a decrease in accounts payable ($37,656,845 decrease in 2013 and $73,122,036 increase in 2012), (iii) a decrease in advances from customers ($8,666,291 increase in 2013 and $72,227,077 increase in 2012), (iv) an increase in accounts receivable ($4,648,850 increase in 2013 and $14,929,348 decrease in 2012), (v) an increase in inventory ($6,344,797 increase in 2013 and $6,325,459 decrease in 2012).

Net cash used in investing activities was $21,780,372 and $11,493,538, respectively, in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, an increase of $10,286,834, or 90%. Those expenditures were primarily related to the construction of steel wire production lines and replacement, or modification of current production line equipment.
 

Net cash used in financing activities was $17,566,943 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to $30,376,270 in the same period in 2012, an increase of $12,809,327 or 42%.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company repaid an aggregate of $32,430,000 and renewed and borrowed an aggregate of $32,430,000 from Raiffeisen  pursuant to a revolving loan agreement (the “Raiffeisen Loan Agreement”) with Raiffeisen  signed on June 28, 2011 and amended on July 23, 2012 and September 18, 2012 subsequently. The Amended Agreement II (as defined herein below) provides for a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $16,340,000 (RMB 100,000,000) which shall be used as working capital only and could not exceed 180 days. The Company repaid total of $6,161,700 (RMB 38,000,000) short-term borrowings and borrowed same amount from Credit Union in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The Company acquired a letter of credit loan from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”) in the amount of $1,556,640 and repaid $5,480,670 in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The Company repaid $31,834,215 to customer financing and received $19,117,800 customer financing in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The Company paid $491,643 to related parties for obligation under capital lease in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The Company repaid a $648,600 short term loan received from a related party during nine months ended September 30, 2013.
 
Net cash used in financing activities was 30,376,270 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company repaid total of $72,666,200 and renewed and borrowed total of $60,028,600 from Raiffeisen  pursuant to a revolving loan agreement (the “Amendment Agreement II”) with Raiffeisen. The Company repaid total of $10,426,020 and renewed and borrowed total of $7,424,590 from credit Union. During nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company repaid equipment loans of $16,487,701 to Hongrong. The Company received $2,663,374 short term loan from related parties and repaid $3,611,194 to related parties. The Company received $1,895,640 deposit returned by bank as collateral for bank notes payable. The Company paid $445,322 to related parties for obligation under capital lease in 2012.

Short-term Borrowings

Bank Notes Payable

The bank notes payable do not have a stated interest rate, but carry a specific due date usually within six months. These notes are negotiable documents issued by financial institutions on the Company’s behalf to vendors. These notes can either be endorsed by the vendor to other third parties as payment, or prior to becoming due, factored to other financial institutions. These notes are short-term in nature, and as such, the Company does not calculate imputed interest with respect to them. These notes are collateralized by the Company’s restricted bank deposits. The Company has to maintain 100% or 50% of the balance of the bank notes payable to ensure future credit availability.

Bank Loans Payable

Bank loans at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of the following:

     
2013
   
2012
 
To Credit Union
             
  Interest at 11.40%, payable September 24, 2013
(a)
  $ -     $ 3,049,690  
  Interest at 11.40%, payable September 2, 2014
(a)
    3,104,600          
  Interest at 7.28%, payable April 7, 2013
(b)
    -       3,049,690  
  Interest at 7.28%, payable October 10, 2013
(b)
    3,104,600       -  
To Raiffeisen Bank International AG Beijing Branch
                 
  Interest at 7.31%, due varied from January to February 2013
(c)
    -       16,051,000  
  Interest at 7.31%, due varied from December 2013 to January 2014
(c)
    16,340,000       -  
To ICBC
                 
  Interest at 0%, payable May 16, 2013
(d)
    -       3,884,342  
  Interest at 6.44%, payable August 14, 2013
(e)
    -       -  
Total Short Term Bank Loans
    $ 22,549,200     $ 26,034,722  
 
 
(a) The Company borrowed $3,049,690 (RMB 19,000,000 translated at December 31, 2012 exchange rate) loan on September 25, 2012 from the Credit Union. The loan was a “working capital” loan that bore interest at 11.40% per annum and due on September 24, 2013. The loan was repaid on September 3, 2013. Immediately after the repayment, the Company borrowed $3,104,000 (RMB 19,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate) from the Credit Union. The new loan bears interest at 11.40% per annum and due on September 2, 2014. The loan borrowed from the Credit Union is secured by the equipment of Hongrong, a related party.
 

 
(b) On October 8, 2012 the Company received a $3,049,690 (RMB 19,000,000 translated at December 31, 2012 exchange rate) short-term borrowing from Credit Union. The loan was a “working capital” loan that bore interest at 7.28% per annum and was due by April 7, 2013. On April 7, 2013, the Company repaid RMB 19,000,000 short-term borrowing and borrowed same amount from Credit Union. The new borrowing of $3,104,600 (RMB 19,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate) bore interest at 7.28% per annum and due by October 10, 2013. On October 8, 2013, the Company repaid RMB 19,000,000 short-term borrowing and borrowed same amount from Credit Union on October 10, 2013, which is due by April 10, 2014. The borrowing from the Credit Union is secured by the equipment of Hongrong, a related party.

 
(c) On September 18, 2012, Hongri entered into a second amendment agreement (the “Amendment Agreement II”) with Raiffeisen Bank International AG Beijing Branch (“Raiffeisen”). The Amendment Agreement II provides for a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $16,051,000 (RMB 100,000,000 translated at December 31, 2012 exchange rate). The borrowing from Raiffeisen is for working capital only. Each borrowing could not exceed 180 days or days Raiffeisen agreed during the Amendment Agreement period. The Amendment Agreement II is to be terminated on January 31, 2014.

From the end of January and the beginning of February 2013, the Company repaid the loans borrowed from Raiffeisen in 2012 and re-borrowed same amount (RMB 100,000,000) immediately after repayment. The borrowing was due varied from July to August 2013. Current loan balances of $16,340,000 (RMB 100,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate) were renewed from July to August 2013 and are due varied from December 2013 and January 2014.

Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement II, borrowings will bear interest at 130.6% of the benchmark rates of similar loans published by the People’s Bank of China. Current benchmark interest rate for a six months loan is 5.6% revised on July 6, 2012. The borrowing interest is 7.31% currently. The interest is calculated on the daily basis and shall be paid on the 20th of the last month of each quarter.

The borrowings are secured substantially by the following: all machinery and equipment of Hongri acquired before 2012. The net value of these machinery and equipment is approximately $159 million as of December 31, 2012, a security deposit of $1,634,000 (RMB 10,000,000) into the Raiffeisen as a collateral; corporate guaranty from YBS group, a majority shareholder of Hongri; and personal guaranty from Mr. Beifang Liu, Chairman of YBS group and Mr. Shenghong Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 
(d) On December 4, 2012, the Company borrowed a $3,884,342 (RMB 24,200,000 translated at December 31, 2012 exchange rate) short-term collateral loan from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”). The loan was collaterated by a letter of credit in the same amount held by the Company, which was recorded as other assets in the balance sheet. The collateral loan was interest free and repaid by May 15, 2013.

 
(e) On February 26, 2013, the Company borrowed a $1,564,224 (RMB 9,600,000 translated at June 30, 2013 exchange rate) short-term loan from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”). The loan was collaterated by a letter of credit in the same amount held by the Company, which was recorded as other assets in the balance sheet. The loan bore interest at 6.44% per annum and due by August 15, 2013. The Company paid in full.
 
Short Term Loan Payable – Related Party
 
On June 28, 2012, the Company borrowed $163,400 (RMB 1,000,000) from Mr. Beifang Liu, director of the Company, and $653,600 (RMB 4,000,000) from Mr. Maisheng Liu, brother of the CEO of the Company. These payables are interest free and due on demand. The Company repaid $653,600 (RMB 4,000,000) loan from Mr. Maisheng Liu during the third quarter of 2013.

The weighted average short term loan balance consisting of financial institution loans and Binchang Liu, Beifang Liu and Maisheng Liu loans was $19,039,874 and $24,051,181 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, , respectively. The weighted average interest rate for short term loan was 7.42% and 8.77% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Credit Guarantee to Customers and Customer Financing

The Company is sometimes requested to provide a short term credit guarantee to vendors or customers for them to get bank loans or bank notes during the routine of business. As of September 30, 2013, the Company’s credit guarantee to vendors or customers totaled to $33,006,800 (RMB 202,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate). Among the amount of credit guarantee, $9,804,000 (RMB 60,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate) was to a related party, who supplies coke and electricity to the Company.
 

The customers who received bank loans guaranteed by the Company will advance cash receipt from the bank to the Company as a prepayment for the goods. The Company will record such prepayment as “customer financing” until advanced customer prepayment be returned to the customers or Company’s products be delivered to the customers. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the customer financing was $19,117,800 and $31,620,470, respectively.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

In Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 included in the Form 10K, the Company discusses those accounting policies that are considered to be significant in determining the results of operations and its financial position. The Company believes that the accounting principles utilized by it conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Company applies the following critical accounting policies related to revenue recognition in the preparation of its financial statements.
 
Use of Estimates

In preparing the consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting year. Significant estimates, required by management, include bad debt allowance, recoverability of long-lived assets and the valuation of inventories. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

The recognize revenue from the sales of products. The Company recognizes revenues under FAS ASC Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition”. Revenue is recognized when all of the following have occurred: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the ability to collect is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally satisfied at the time of delivery for sales when risk of loss and title passes to the customer. Revenue is reported net of all value added taxes. Other income is recognized when it is earned. The Company does not routinely permit customers to return products and historically, customer returns have been immaterial. The Company will replace the original product with a similar product if the customer is not satisfied with the quality of product.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist of bank notes receivable, accounts receivable, net, advances to suppliers, VAT tax recoverable, advance to related parties, current portion of equipment loan payables, short term loan payable – related party, accrued liabilities, bank notes payable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, tax payables, advances from customers, and accounts payable - related parties.  The fair value of these financial instruments approximate their carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets due to their short-term maturity or by comparison to other instruments with similar terms.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company’s financial information is presented in U.S. dollars. The functional currency of the US parent company and US subsidiaries is the US dollar. The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries in the PRC is the RMB. Subsidiary transactions, which are denominated in currencies other than RMB, are translated into RMB at the exchange rate quoted by the People’s Bank of China prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in a currency other than the RMB are included in statements of income as foreign currency transaction gain or loss.
 
The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with ASC 830, “Foreign Currency Matters”. The financial information is first prepared in RMB and then is translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates for revenue and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. The effects of foreign currency translation adjustments are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.
 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company is sometimes requested to provide a short term credit guarantee to vendors or customers for them to get bank loans or bank notes during the routine of business. As of September 30, 2013, the Company’s credit guarantee to vendors or customers totaled to $33,006,800 (RMB 202,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate). Among the amount of credit guarantee, $9,804,000 (RMB 60,000,000 translated at September 30, 2013 exchange rate) was to a related party, who supplies coke and electricity to the Company.
 
The customers who received bank loans guaranteed by the Company will advance cash receipt from the bank to the Company as a prepayment for the goods. The Company will record such prepayment as “customer financing” until advanced customer prepayment be returned to the customers or Company’s products be delivered to the customers. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the customer financing was $19,117,800 and $31,620,470, respectively.
 
Contractual Obligations

At September 30, 2013, our significant contractual obligations were as follows:

   
Less than
One Year
   
One to
Three Years
   
Three to
Five Years
   
More Than
Five Years
   
Total
 
Equipment loan
  $ 2,936,862     $ 1,107,541     $ -     $ -     $ 4,044,403  
Capital Leases
    698,029       1,558,454       1,223,344       2,456,833       5,936,660  
Interest on Capital Leases
    451,219       740,043       495,135       2,232,029       3,918,426  
Interest on Equipment loan
    50,555       55,377       -       -       105,932  
Bank loans
    27,941,400       -       -       -       27,941,400  
    $ 32,078,065     $ 3,461,415     $ 1,718,479     $ 4,688,862     $ 41,946,821  

 
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
 
Foreign Exchange Risk

While our reporting currency is the US dollar, almost all of our consolidated revenues and consolidated costs and expenses are denominated in RMB. All of our assets are denominated in RMB except for some cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivables. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk as our revenues and results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between US dollar and RMB. If the RMB depreciates against the US dollar, the value of our RMB revenues, net income and assets as expressed in our US dollar financial statements will decline.  If the RMB appreciates against the US dollar, the value of our RMB revenues, net income and assets as expressed in US dollars will increase. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign exchange risk.

Inflation Risk

According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the change in Consumer Price Index in China was 3.3%, 5.4% and 2.6% in 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively. In recent years, the PRC has not experienced significant inflation, and thus inflation has not had a material impact on our results of operations. Although we are generally able to pass along minor incremental cost inflation to our customers, 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 and distribution, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues if the selling prices of our products do not increase to cope with these increased costs.

Higher Interest Rate Risk

The Company may borrow more loans from bank in addition to other source of fund to support its expansion. We are exposed to higher interest rate risk arising from short-term borrowings. The interest rate in China is higher than that of in the US. The interest rate may go higher under the pressure of inflation. Our future interest expense will fluctuate in line with changes of borrowing rates.
 
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
As required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our management, with the participation of our principal executive and principal financial officer evaluated our company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report on Form 10-Q. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our company's reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our company's reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our principal executive officer and our principal accounting officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on their evaluation, management concluded that as of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, these disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
 

Plan for Remediation of Material Weaknesses
 
As financial conditions permit, we plan to take the following actions to improve our internal control over financial reporting, including actions to remediate those material weaknesses identified.
  
1.
Recruit qualified staff for internal control positions and develop a suitable internal control system to provide effective oversight of our internal control over financial reporting.
 
2.
Look to engage the services of qualified consultants with China GAAP, U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting experience to support our financial reporting and SOX compliance requirements, including assistance with the following:
 
 
o  
Remediating identified material weaknesses;
 
 
o  
Monitoring our internal control over financial reporting on an ongoing basis;
 
 
o  
Managing our period-end financial closing and reporting processes; and
 
 
o  
Identifying and resolving non-routine or complex accounting matters.
   
Our management will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures, as well as its internal control over financial reporting, on an ongoing basis, and is committed to taking further action and implementing additional improvements, as necessary and as funds allow.  However, our management cannot guarantee that the measures taken or any future measures will remediate the material weaknesses identified or that any additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies will not arise in the future due to a failure to implement and maintain adequate internal control.
 
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the period ended September 30, 2013, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
  
Certifications
 
Certifications with respect to disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting under Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act are attached to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
 
 
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
 
None.
 
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
 
Information about risk factors for the three months ended September 30, 2013, does not differ materially from that set forth in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
 
None.
 
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
 
None.
 
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.
 
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
 
None.
 
 
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
 
Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

Exhibit Index

3.1
Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Maryland on January 27, 2010 (1)
   
3.2
Bylaws of the Company (3)
   
10.1
Financial Advisory Agreement, dated 8, 2008, entered into between the Company and Friedland Capital Inc. (2)
   
10.2
Entrusted Management Agreement, by and among Fakei, YBS Group, Hongri Metallurgy and Nuosen (1)
   
10.3
Exclusive Option Agreement, by and among Nuosen, Fakei, YBS Group and Hongri Metallurgy (2)
   
10.4
Covenant Letter (2)
   
10.5
Call Option Agreement (2)
   
10.6
Molten Iron Purchase Contract (1)
   
21.1
List of subsidiaries (1)
   
31.1
   
31.2
   
32.1
   
32.2
   
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
   
101.SCH 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
   
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
   
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
   
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
   
101.PRE 
XBRL Extension Presentation Linkbase

(1)  Previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-172135) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein.
(2)  Previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2011, and incorporated by reference herein.
(3)  Previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2011, and incorporated by reference herein.

* Filed herewith.

 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
CHINA INDUSTRIAL STEEL INC.
 
       
Dated:  November 14, 2013
By:
/s/Liu Shenghong   
   
Liu Shenghong
 
   
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
 
   
(Chief Executive Officer)
 
     
       
 Dated:  November 14, 2013
By:
/s/Xiaolong Zhou   
   
Xiaolong Zhou
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
   
 (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
 
    

 
 
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