cxdc_10q-033113.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

or

¨ 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:  000-53131

CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada
04-3836208
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   
 
No. 9 Dalian North Road, Haping Road Centralized Industrial Park,
Harbin Development Zone, Heilongjiang Province, PRC 150060
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

86-451-84346600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check 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 ¨

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                                                                                     Smaller reporting company  x
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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

As of  May 10, 2013, the registrant had 47,788,772 shares of common stock, par value US$0.0001 per share, outstanding.
 
 
 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
PAGE
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  2
     
Item 1. Financial Statements
2
     
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
2
     
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
3
     
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
4
     
 
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
5
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
14
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
22
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
23
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
  24
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
24
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors
24
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
24
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
24
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
24
     
Item 5. Exhibits
24
     
Signatures
25
 
 
 
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
   
US$
   
US$
 
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
   
 113,749,846
     
83,822,602
 
Restricted cash
   
14,048,110
     
16,915,359
 
Time deposits
   
111,901,848
     
47,955,923
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
   
151,262,256
     
143,843,764
 
Amounts due from related parties
   
37,718
     
219,360
 
Inventories
   
84,396,710
     
78,263,071
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
2,119,123
     
6,090,232
 
Total current assets
   
 477,515,611
     
377,110,311
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
219,551,928
     
223,780,133
 
Land use rights, net
   
10,502,373
     
10,524,451
 
Other non-current assets
   
169,940
     
169,414
 
Total assets
   
 707,739,852
     
611,584,309
 
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Short-term bank loans
   
191,561,474
     
162,076,050
 
Bills payable
   
20,528,756
     
15,810,340
 
Accounts payable
   
 56,038,308
     
7,061,259
 
Amounts due to a related party
   
10,000
     
-
 
Income taxes payable
   
7,951,661
     
8,511,679
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
 32,680,605
     
34,442,983
 
Total current liabilities
   
 308,770,804
     
227,902,311
 
Deferred income tax liabilities
   
20,344,854
     
20,733,959
 
Warrants liability
   
988,426
     
1,008,750
 
Total liabilities
   
 330,104,084
     
249,645,020
 
                 
Redeemable Series D convertible preferred stock
   
97,576,465
     
97,576,465
 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Series B preferred stock
   
100
     
100
 
Common stock, US$0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 47,809,772 shares and 47,584,772 shares issued, 47,788,772 shares and 47,563,772 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively
   
4,781
     
4,758
 
Treasury stock, 21,000 shares at cost as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
   
(92,694
)
   
(92,694
)
Additional paid-in capital
   
72,948,235
     
72,583,910
 
Retained earnings
   
 191,659,347
     
177,208,492
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
 15,539,534
     
14,658,258
 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
 280,059,303
     
264,362,824
 
Commitments and contingencies
   
-
     
-
 
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stocks and stockholders’ equity
   
 707,739,852
     
611,584,309
 


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   
Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
   
US$
   
US$
 
             
Revenues
   
170,967,571
     
123,176,815
 
Cost of revenues
   
(141,811,440
)
   
(91,955,249
)
    Gross profit
   
29,156,131
     
31,221,566
 
                 
Selling expenses
   
(62,774
)
   
(129,688
)
General and administrative expenses
   
(3,483,915
)
   
(2,417,370
)
Research and development expenses
   
(5,010,919
)
   
(2,455,039
)
    Total operating expenses
   
 (8,557,608
)
   
(5,002,097
)
                 
    Operating income
   
 20,598,523
     
26,219,469
 
                 
Interest income
   
1,069,604
     
1,001,729
 
Interest expense
   
(2,935,986
)
   
(485,400
)
Foreign currency exchange gains
   
489,193
     
54,583
 
Government grant
   
208,919
     
-
 
Change in fair value of embedded conversion option
   
-
     
14
 
Change in fair value of warrants liability
   
20,324
     
333,705
 
    Total non-operating income (expenses), net
   
(1,147,946
)
   
904,631
 
    Income before income taxes
   
 19,450,577
     
27,124,100
 
Income tax expense
   
(4,999,722
)
   
(6,561,692
)
    Net income
   
 14,450,855
     
20,562,408
 
                 
Earnings per share of common stock:
               
Basic and diluted
   
0.23
     
0.32
 
                 
Net income
   
14,450,855
     
20,562,408
 
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
               
  Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil income taxes
   
 881,276
     
(79,823
)
                 
Comprehensive income
   
 15,332,131
     
20,482,585
 


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
   
US$
   
US$
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
68,826,607
     
4,520,959
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchase of time deposits
   
 (87,783,014
)
   
-
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
   
(4,678,651
)
   
(30,587
)
Proceeds from maturity of time deposits
   
24,106,067
     
-
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(68,355,598
)
   
(30,587
)
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from bank borrowings
   
105,865,810
     
15,850,121
 
Repayments of bank borrowings
   
(76,938,530
)
   
(28,530,218
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
28,927,280
     
(12,680,097
)
                 
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
   
528,955
     
(72,268
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
29,927,244
     
(8,261,993)
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
83,822,602
     
135,482,386
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
   
113,749,846
     
127,220,393
 
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Interest paid
   
825,939
     
485,400
 
Income taxes paid
   
6,036,785
     
6,049,473
 
                 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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CHINA XD PLASTICS COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1 - Basis of presentation, significant concentrations and risks

(a) Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted as permitted by rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of China XD Plastics Company Limited (“China XD Plastics”) and subsidiaries (the “Company”). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended.

In the opinion of the management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the financial position as of March 31, 2013, the results of operations and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, have been made.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the recoverability of the carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment, the realizability of inventories and deferred income tax assets, the useful lives of property, plant and equipment, the collectibility of accounts receivable, the probability of the redemption of redeemable Series D convertible preferred stock, the fair values of financial instruments and stock-based compensation awards, and the accruals for tax uncertainties and other contingencies. The current economic environment has increased the degree of uncertainty inherent in those estimates and assumptions.

(b) Significant concentrations and risks

Sales concentration
 
The Company sells its products, substantially through approved distributors in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).  The Company's sales are highly concentrated.  Sales to five major distributors, which individually exceeded 10% of the Company's revenues, are as follows:
 
   
For the Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
   
US$
   
%
   
US$
   
%
 
Distributor A
   
43,531,918
     
25.5%
     
40,135,842
     
32.6%
 
Distributor B
   
 43,001,855
     
25.2%
     
8,859,500
     
7.2%
 
Distributor C
   
23,024,899
     
13.5%
     
18,762,041
     
15.2%
 
Distributor D
   
22,864,098
     
13.4%
     
19,588,881
     
15.9%
 
Distributor E
   
22,921,894
     
13.4%
     
9,726,154
     
7.9%
 
Total
   
 155,344,664
     
91.0%
     
97,072,418
     
78.8%
 

The Company expects revenues from these distributors to continue to represent a substantial portion of its revenue in the future. Any factors adversely affecting the automobile industry in the PRC or the business operations of these customers will have a material effect on the Company's business, financial position and results of operations.


 
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Purchase concentration

The principal raw materials used for the Company's production of modified plastics products are plastic resins, such as polypropylene, ABS and nylon. The Company purchases substantially all of its raw materials through three distributors.  Raw material purchases from these three suppliers, which individually exceeded 10% of the Company's total raw material purchases, accounted for approximately 98.7% and 99.9% of the Company's total raw material purchases for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Management believes that other suppliers could provide similar raw materials on comparable terms. A change in suppliers, however, could cause a delay in manufacturing and a possible loss of sales, which would adversely affect the Company's business, financial position and results of operations.
 
The Company has three production facilities, all of which are located in Harbin, Heilongjiang province of the PRC.  The Company purchased equipment from an equipment distributor, which accounted for 51% and nil of the Company's total equipment purchases for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. A change of the supplier could cause a delay in manufacturing and a possible loss of sales, which could adversely affect the Company's business, financial position and results of operations.  The majority owner of the equipment distributor is also the majority owner of a major raw material supplier that supplied approximately 19% and 26% of the Company's total raw material purchases for three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  In addition, the majority owner of the equipment distributor is also the majority owner of sales Distributor C presented above.

Cash concentration

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and time deposits maintained at banks consist of the following:

   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
     
US$
     
US$
 
RMB denominated bank deposits with financial institutions in the PRC
   
 239,655,789
     
 140,788,222
 
U.S. dollar denominated bank deposits with a financial institution in the U.S.
   
 39,656
     
18,391
 
U.S. dollar denominated bank deposits with financial institutions in the PRC
   
-
     
7,828,156
 
U.S. dollar denominated bank deposits with a financial institution in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“SAR”)
   
2,926
     
11,287
 
 
The bank deposits with financial institutions in the PRC are uninsured by any government authority.  To limit exposure to credit risk relating to bank deposits, the Company primarily places bank deposits with large financial institutions in the PRC with acceptable credit rating.

Cash that is restricted as to withdrawal or usage is reported as restricted cash in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and is not included as cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Short-term bank deposits that are pledged as collateral for short-term bank borrowings are reported as restricted cash and amounted to US$4,790,043 and US$4,775,204 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Short-term bank deposits that are pledged as collateral for bills payable relating to purchase of raw materials are reported as restricted cash and amounted to US$9,258,067 and US$10,914,753 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Upon maturity and repayment of the bills payable, which is generally within 6 months, the cash becomes available for use by the Company. Short-term bank deposits that are pledged as collateral for letter of credit relating to purchase of raw materials are reported as restricted cash and amounted nil and US$1,225,402 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The cash will be available for use by the Company after 60 days since the issuance of the letter of credit. The cash flows from the pledged bank deposits, which relate to purchases of raw materials, are reported within cash flows from operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
 


 
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Note 2 - Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable consist of the following:

   
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
   
US$
 
US$
         
Accounts receivable
   
151,409,482
 
143,991,818
Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
(147,226
)
(148,054)
Accounts receivable, net
   
151,262,256
 
143,843,764

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the accounts receivable balances also include notes receivable in the amount of US$4,193,641 and US$927,390, respectively.  As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, US$96,182,437 and US$95,338,947 of accounts receivable are pledged for the short-term bank loans respectively.

There was no accrual of additional provision or write-off of accounts receivable for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

Note 3 - Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
US$
 
US$
 
         
Raw materials
    55,899,933       70,672,300  
Work in progress
    224,052       110,964  
Finished goods
    28,272,725       7,479,807  
Total inventories
    84,396,710       78,263,071  
 
 There were no write down of inventories for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

Note 4 – Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:

   
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
   
US$
 
US$
         
Advances to suppliers
   
 213,145
 
4,355,607
Interest receivable
   
1,296,849
 
1,145,244
Other
   
609,129
 
589,381
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
2,119,123
 
6,090,232
 
 
The Company is required to pay deposits to suppliers for the principal raw materials ordered. The Company makes advanced orders of raw materials based upon (1) the demand and supply situation in the raw materials market and (2) the forecasted demand of products.  All advances to suppliers as of March 31, 2013 are related to the purchase of raw materials, which were subsequently received by the Company in April 2013.

Interest receivable mainly represents the interests earned from the 3 month or 6 month time deposits, as well as from the restricted cash.
 
Other mainly includes other prepaid expenses and staff advances.


 
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Note 5 – Property, plant and equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
 
   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
   
US$
   
US$
 
                 
Machinery, equipment and furniture
   
201,549,066
     
193,999,396
 
Motor vehicles
   
1,442,948
     
1,438,596
 
Workshops and buildings
   
40,504,023
     
40,357,145
 
Construction in progress
   
3,787,105
     
10,471,463
 
Total property, plant and equipment
   
247,283,142
     
246,266,600
 
Less accumulated depreciation
   
(27,731,214
)
   
(22,486,467
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
219,551,928
     
223,780,133
 
 
For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, no interest expense was capitalized as a component of the cost of construction-in progress as the amount was inconsequential. Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment was allocated to the following expense items:

 
Thee-Month Period Ended
 March 31,
 
 
2013
   
2012
 
 
US$
   
US$
 
Cost of revenues
 
4,163,505
     
1,986,199
 
General and administrative expenses
 
640,866
     
229,263
 
Research and development expenses
 
367,983
     
257,508
 
Total depreciation expense
 
5,172,354
     
2,472,970
 

Note 6 – Short-term bank loans

   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
   
US$
   
US$
 
Unsecured loans
   
95,156,824
     
65,970,048
 
Loans secured by accounts receivable
   
72,454,434
     
 72,229,981
 
Loans secured by bank deposits
   
23,950,216
     
23,876,021
 
Total short-term bank loans
   
191,561,474
     
162,076,050
 
 
As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company’s short-term bank loans bear a weighted average interest rate of 6.0% and 6.1% per annum, respectively. All short-term bank loans mature and expire at various times within one year and contain no renewal terms.

As of March 31, 2013, the Company has total lines of credit with remaining terms less than 12 months of RMB1,448 million (US$233 million), of which RMB258 million (US$42 million) was unused.  These lines of credit are all from PRC banks in Harbin, Heilongjiang province and contain certain financial covenants such as total stockholders’ equity, debt asset ratio, current ratio, contingent liability ratio and net profit. As of March 31, 2013, the Company has met these financial covenants.

Note 7 - Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
 
   
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
   
US$
   
US$
 
             
Payables for purchase of property, plant and equipment
   
 25,609,764
     
30,029,901
 
Others
   
 7,070,841
     
4,413,082
 
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
32,680,605
     
34,442,983
 

Others mainly represent accrual for professional service expenses, accrued payroll and employee benefits, accrued utility charges, non income tax payables and other accrued miscellaneous operating expenses.


 
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Note 8 – Related party transactions

During the periods presented, the Company entered into related party transactions with Harbin Xinda High-Tech Co., Ltd. (“Xinda High-Tech”), an entity controlled by the wife of Mr. Han, the chief executive officer and controlling stockholder of the Company, Mr. Han and Mr. Han’s son.  The significant related party transactions are summarized as follows:

   
Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
   
US$
   
US$
 
Costs and expenses resulting from transactions with related parties:
             
Rental expenses for plant and office spaces
(a)
   
  198,052
     
 95,735
 

The balances due from and to the related parties are summarized as follows:
 
     
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
     
US$
 
US$
Amounts due from related parties:
         
Prepaid rent expenses to Xinda High-Tech
(a)
   
25,642
 
219,360
Prepaid rent expenses to Mr. Han’s son
(a)
   
12,076
 
-
Total
     
37,718
 
219,360
             
Amounts due to a related party:
           
Advances payable to Mr. Han
(b)
   
10,000
 
-

(a)
The Company rents the following plant and office buildings in Harbin, Heilongjiang province from Xinda High-Tech:
 
Premise Leased
 
Area (M2)
   
Annual Rental Fee (US$)
 
Period of Lease
Plant and office building
   
20,250
     
 660,125
 
Between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2015
Office building
   
250
     
 8,050
 
Between January 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013
Office building
   
3,394
     
 109,293
 
Between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013

The Company also rents a facility of approximately 3,134 square meters in Harbin, Heilongjiang province from Mr. Han’s son for an annual rental fee of RMB100,000 (approximately US$16,101).  The period of the lease is from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
 
Total rental expenses paid or payable to Xinda High-Tech and Mr. Han’s son amounted to US$198,052 and US$95,735 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
(b) 
In March 2013, Mr. Han advanced US$10,000 to Xinda Holding (HK) US Sub Inc. ("Xinda Holding (US)"), a subsidiary of China XD Plastics, to facilitate timely payment of certain expenses of Xinda Holding (US). The advance was non-interest bearing and due on demand. In April 2013, the balance of US$10,000 was repaid to Mr. Han by Xinda Holding (US) in cash. The imputed interest of the advance was insignificant.
 
 

 
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Note 9 – Income tax

In 2011, Harbin Xinda Macromolecule Material Co., Ltd. (Harbin Xinda) renewed its Advanced and New Technology Enterprise qualification, which entitled it to the preferential income tax rate of 15% from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013.  In December 2011, Heilongjiang Xinda Enterprise Group Co., Ltd (Xinda Group) was established and is subject to income tax at 25%.  In January 2012, as a result of an internal reorganization, all assets and liabilities, business and employees of Harbin Xinda were transferred to Xinda Group. Harbin Xinda is being liquidated after the transfer.  Xinda Group remains subject to income tax at 25% after the transfer.

The effective income tax rates for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were 25.7% and 24.2%, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 differs from the PRC statutory income tax rate of 25% primarily due to the increase of valuation allowance against deferred income tax assets and tax rate differential for non-PRC entities.

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, full valuation allowances of US$625,390 and US$556,677 were provided against the deferred income tax assets of entities which were in cumulative loss positions.

As of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits, and thus no interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits were recorded. In addition, the Company does not expect that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change significantly within the next 12 months.

Note 10 - Warrants

The following is a summary of outstanding warrants as of March 31, 2013:

Warrants
   
Exercise Price
 
Number of Warrants
Outstanding
   
Remaining
Contractual Life
 
     
US$
       
Years
 
Series A investor warrants
   
4.9
 
1,320,696
   
1.67
 
Series A placement agent warrants
   
5.5
 
117,261
   
1.67
 
Series C placement agent warrants
   
7.5
 
166,667
   
0.27
 
         
1,604,624
       

The fair values of the warrants as of March 31, 2013 were calculated using Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

   
Series A Investor
Warrants
   
Series A Placement
Agent Warrants
   
Series C Placement
Agent Warrants
 
Volatility
 
47.5%
   
47.5%
   
93.9%
 
Expected dividends yield
   
0%
   
0%
   
0%
 
Fair value of underlying common stock (per share)
   
4.0
   
4.0
   
4.0
 
Risk-free interest rate (per annum)
   
0.23%
   
0.23%
   
0.08%
 

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, no warrants were exercised.  

 
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Note 11 – Stockholders’ equity

The changes of each caption of stockholders’ equity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 are as follows:

   
Series B Preferred Stock
   
Common Stock
                     
Accumulated Other
    Total  
   
Number
of Shares
   
Amount
   
Number
of Shares
   
Amount
   
Treasury Stock
   
Paid-in
Capital
   
Retained
Earnings
   
Comprehensive
Income
   
Stockholders’ Equity
 
         
US$
         
US$
                               
Balance as of January 1, 2013
    1,000,000       100       47,563,772       4,758       (92,694 )     72,583,910       177,208,492       14,658,258       264,362,824  
Net income
    -       -       -       -       -       -       14,450,855       -       14,450,855  
Other comprehensive income     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       881,276       881,276  
Vesting of unvested shares     -       -       225,000       23       -       (23 )     -       -       -  
Stock based
compensation
    -       -       -       -       -       364,348       -       -       364,348  
Balance as of
March 31, 2013
    1,000,000       100       47,788,772       4,781       (92,694 )     72,948,235       191,659,347       15,539,534       280,059,303  

Note 12 – Stock based compensation

A summary of stock option activities is as follows:
 
   
Number of
Options
Outstanding
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
US$
 
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
Years
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
US$
Outstanding as of December 31, 2012
   
148,500
     
8.01
       
Expired
   
-
     
-
       
Outstanding as of March 31, 2013
   
148,500
     
8.01
 
7.36
 
-
Vested and expected to vest as of March 31, 2013
   
148,500
     
8.01
 
7.36
 
-
Exercisable as of March 31, 2013
   
-
     
-
       
 
The Company recognized US$9,791 and US$81,923 of compensation expense in general and administration expenses relating to stock options for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. As of March 31, 2013, there was US$101,693 of total unrecognized compensation cost relating to stock options, which is to be recognized over a period of 0.35 years.

A summary of the nonvested shares activity is as follows

 
Number of
Nonvested Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Per share
     
US$
Balance as of December 31, 2012
 
513,000
 
4.66
Vested
 
(225,000)
 
4.35
Outstanding as of March 31, 2013
 
288,000
 
4.86

The Company recognized US$354,557 and US$70,782 of compensation expense in general and administration expenses relating to nonvested shares for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. As of March 31, 2013, there was US$835,305 of total unrecognized compensation cost relating to nonvested shares, which is to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.94 years.

 
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Note 13 - Earnings per share

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated as follows:
 
   
Three-Month Period
Ended March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
   
US$
   
US$
 
Numerator:
               
Net income
   
 14,450,855
     
20,562,408
 
Less: Dividends to Series C convertible preferred stockholders
   
-
     
(30
)
Net income available to common stockholders
   
14,450,855
     
20,562,378
 
Less:
               
Earnings allocated to participating Series C convertible preferred stock
   
-
     
(140
)
Earnings allocated to participating Series D convertible preferred stock
   
(3,608,385
)
   
(5,170,145
)
Earnings allocated to participating nonvested shares
   
(85,812
)
   
(34,383
)
Net income for basic earnings per share
   
10,756,658
     
15,357,710
 
Changes in fair value of derivative liabilities - Series A investor warrants
   
-
     
(287,794
)
Net income for diluted earnings per share
   
10,756,658
     
15,069,916
 
Denominator:
               
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
               
Weighted average number of common stock outstanding
   
47,696,272
     
47,527,367
 
Series A investor warrants
   
-
     
119,639
 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share
   
47,696,272
     
47,647,006
 
Earnings per share:
               
Basic and diluted
   
0.23
     
0.32
 
 
The following table summarizes potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, because their effects are anti-dilutive:

   
Three-Month Period
Ended March 31,
   
2013
 
2012
         
Shares issuable upon conversion of Series C convertible preferred stock
   
-
 
435
Shares issuable upon conversion of Series D convertible preferred stock
   
16,000,000
 
16,000,000
Shares issuable upon exercise of Series A investor warrant
   
1,320,696
 
-
Shares issuable upon exercise of Series A placement agent warrant
   
117,261
 
117,261
Shares issuable upon exercise of Series C placement agent warrant
   
166,667
 
166,667
Shares issuable upon exercise of stock options
   
148,500
 
297,000

 
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Note 14 - Commitments and contingencies

(1)  
Lease commitments

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases agreements as of March 31, 2013 were as follows. The company’s leases do not contain any contingent rent payments terms.

   
US$
 
Period from April 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
       
Years ending December 31,
       
2013
   
 578,567
 
2014
   
 754,707
 
2015
   
 251,569
 
2016
   
-
 
2017 and thereafter
   
-
 

Rental expenses incurred for operating leases of plant and equipment and office spaces were US$218,167 and US$115,704 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. There are no step rent provisions, escalation clauses, capital improvement funding requirements, other lease concessions or contingent rent in the lease agreements. The Company has no legal or contractual asset retirement obligations at the end of leases.

(2) 
Plant construction

Pursuant to the agreement with Harbin Shengtong, the Company has a commitment of RMB172,947,312 (equivalent to US$27,846,221) as of March 31, 2013, for the acquisition of the Project upon completion.

(3) 
Warehouse construction

Pursuant to the agreement with Oriental International Construction Engineering Company Limited, the Company has a commitment of RMB4,932,698 (equivalent to US$794,213)   as of March 31, 2013, for the construction of a warehouse.
 
(4) 
Equipment acquisition

As of March 31, 2013, the Company has a commitment of RMB9,043,260 (equivalent to US$ 1,456,054) for the acquisition of equipment.

 
 
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

We make forward-looking statements in this report, in other materials we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or otherwise release to the public, and on our website. In addition, our senior management might make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, the media and others. Statements concerning our future operations, prospects, strategies, financial condition, future economic performance (including growth and earnings) and demand for our products and services, and other statements of our plans, beliefs, or expectations, including the statements contained in this Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,” regarding our future plans, strategies and expectations are forward-looking statements. In some cases these statements are identifiable through the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “target,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because these forward-looking statements we make are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to various assumptions, risks, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by these forward-looking statements. Thus, our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to, changes in: economic conditions generally and the automotive modified plastics market specifically, legislative or regulatory changes that affect our business, including changes in regulation, the availability of working capital, the introduction of competing products, and other risk factors described herein. These risks and uncertainties, together with the other risks described from time-to-time in reports and documents that we filed with the SEC should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Indeed, it is likely that some of our assumptions will prove to be incorrect. Our actual results and financial position will vary from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements and the variances may be material. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Overview

China XD Plastics Company Limited (“China XD”, “we”, and the “Company”, and “us” or “our” shall be interpreted accordingly) is one of the leading specialty chemical companies engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of modified plastics primarily for automotive applications in China. Through our wholly-owned operating subsidiaries in China, we develop modified plastics using our proprietary technology, manufacture and sell our products primarily for use in the fabrication of automobile parts and components. We have 253 certifications from manufacturers in the automobile industry as of March 31, 2013. We are the only company certified as a National Enterprise Technology Center in modified plastics industry in Heilongjiang province. Our Research and Development (the “R&D”) team consists of 121 professionals including 16 consultants, of which two consultants are members of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and one consultant is the former chief scientist of Specialty Plastics Engineering Institute of Jilin University. As a result of the integration of our academic and technological expertise, we have a portfolio of 69 patents, one of which we have obtained the patent rights and the remaining 68 of which we have applications pending in China as of March 31, 2013.
 
Our products include seven categories: modified polypropylene (PP), modified engineering plastics, modified polyamides (PA), environmentally-friendly plastics, alloy plastics, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and modified acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS).  The Company's products are primarily used in the production of exterior and interior trim and functional components of more than 24 automobile brands and 80 automobile models manufactured in China, including Audi, Volkswagen, BMW, GM, Mazda, Toyota, Cherry, Geely and Hafei new energy vehicles. Our research center is dedicated to the research and development of modified plastics, and benefits from its cooperation with well-known scientists from prestigious universities in China. We operate three manufacturing bases in Harbin, Heilongjiang in the PRC. As of March 31, 2013, we had approximately 390,000 metric tons of production capacity across 83 automatic production lines utilizing German twin-screw extruding systems, automatic weighing systems and Taiwan conveyer systems, including the newly launched three additional factory buildings with 30 production lines completed the trial-run in December of 2012 and further expanded our annual capacity potential by approximately 135,000 metric tons and support our future growth in 2013 and beyond.
 
 
 
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Highlights for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 include:

· Revenues were $171.0 million, an increase of 38.8% from $123.2 million in the first quarter of 2012
· Gross profit was $29.2 million, a decrease of 6.4% from $31.2 million in the first quarter of 2012
· Gross profit margin was 17.1%, compared to 25.3% in the first quarter of 2012
· Net income was $14.5 million, compared to $20.6 million in the first quarter of 2012
· Total volume shipped was 61,145 metric tons, up 33.4% from 45,835 metric tons in the first quarter of 2012
  
Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, statements of income data in thousands of USD:

 
Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except percentages)
2013
   
2012
 
  
Amount
   
%
   
Amount
   
%
 
Revenues
$
170,968
     
100
%
 
$
123,177
     
100
%
Cost of revenues
$
141,811
     
83
%
 
$
91,955
     
75
%
Gross profit
$
29,157
     
17
%
 
$
31,222
     
25
%
Total operating expenses
$
8,558
     
5
%
 
$
5,003
     
4
%
O Operating income
$
20,599
     
12
%
 
$
26,219
     
21
%
    Income before income taxes
$
19,451
     
11
%
 
$
27,124
     
22
%
Income tax expenses
$
5,000
     
2
%
 
$
6,562
     
5
%
Net income
$
14,451
     
9
%
 
$
20,562
     
17
%
 
Revenues

Revenues were US$ 171.0 million in the first quarter of 2013, an increase of US$ 47.8 million, or 38.8%, compared to US$ 123.2 million in the same period of last year, due to a 33.4% increase in sales volume and a 4.0% increase in the average RMB selling price of our products. The increase of sales volume was driven by the strong demand of modified plastics in the PRC market and higher penetration of our business in our existing markets supported by our additional 30 production lines in December 2012, as well as the marketing efforts to develop new customers. Such increase in demand was driven by increasing demand for middle and high-end automobiles by Chinese consumers, continuing substitution of imported modified plastics by domestic suppliers, as well as the increase of plastic content on the per-vehicle-basis in China. The increase of average RMB selling price was due to the shift of product mix towards higher-end products.
 
 
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Product Mix
 
The following table summarizes the breakdown of revenues by product mix in millions of US$:
 
(in millions, except percentage)
   
Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
                 
     
2013
     
2012
                 
     
Amount
     
%
     
Amount
     
%
     
Change in Amount
     
Change in
%
 
Modified Polypropylene (PP)
    57.3       33.5 %     64.6       52.4 %     (7.3 )     (11.3 )%
                                                 
Engineering Plastics
    39.7       23.2 %     24.8       20.1 %     14.9       60.1 %
                                                 
Modified Polyamide (PA)
    29.9       17.5 %     10.9       8.9 %     19.0       174.3 %
                                                 
Environmentally Friendly Plastics
    25.9       15.1     9.7       7.9     16.2       167.0
                                                 
Alloy Plastics
    12.9       7.6 %     6.4       5.2 %     6.5       101.6 %
                                                 
Modified Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
    4.8       2.8 %     4.8       3.9 %     -       -  
                                                 
     Sub-total
    170.5       99.7 %     121.2       98.4 %     49.3       40.7 %
                                                 
After-sales Service
    0.5       0.3 %     2.0       1.6 %     (1.5 )     (75.0 )%
Total Revenues
    171.0       100 %     123.2       100 %     47.8       38.8 %

The following table summarizes the breakdown of metric tons (MT) by product mix:
 
(in MTs, except percentage)
   
Three-Month Period Ended March  31,
                 
     
2013
     
2012
                 
     
MT
     
%
     
MT
     
%
     
Change in
 MT
     
Change in
 %
 
Modified Polypropylene (PP)
    28,871       47.3 %     30,994       67.6 %     (2,123 )     (6.8 )%
                                                 
Engineering Plastics
    8,145       13.3 %     4,805       10.5 %     3,340       69.5 %
                                                 
Modified Polyamide (PA)
    6,369       10.4 %     2,213       4.8 %     4,156       187.8 %
                                                 
Environmentally Friendly Plastics
    11,869       19.4     4,150       9.1     7,719       186.0
                                                 
Alloy Plastics
    4,121       6.7 %     1,893       4.1 %     2,228       117.7 %
                                                 
Modified Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
    1,770       2.9 %     1,780       3.9 %     (10 )     (0.6 ) %
                                                 
Total sales volume
    61,145       100 %     45,835       100 %     15,310       33.4 %

The Company has continued its shift of product mix to higher-end product categories such as modified polyamide (PA), environmentally-friendly plastics and engineering plastics by focusing on applications used in higher-end car models, primarily due to (i) the increasing demand of advanced modified plastics in luxury automobile models in China, (ii) the stronger demand for clean energy vehicles promoted by the Chinese government and (iii) stronger sales of higher-end cars made by automotive manufacturers from China and Germany, US and Japan joint ventures, which tend to use more and higher-end modified plastics in quantity per vehicle in China.

 
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Gross Profit and Gross Margin

   
Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
   
Change
 
(in millions, except percentage)
 
2013
   
2012
   
Amount
   
%
 
Gross Profit
 
$
29.2
   
$
31.2
   
$
(2.0
)
   
(6.4)
%
Gross Margin
   
17.1%
     
25.3%
             
(8.2)
%

Gross profit was US$29.2 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to US$31.2 million in the same period of 2012, representing a decrease of 6.4%. Our gross margin decreased to 17.1% during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 from 25.3% during the same quarter of 2012.
 
The decrease of gross margin was primarily due to:
 
(i) an average 7.0% discount off the original prices during the first quarter of 2013 to early-paying distributors. To be eligible for the discounts, our distributors must make payments earlier than our standard credit term, which we believe improved our cash flow situation and enhanced our ability to timely satisfy our capital requirements for our Sichuan project. The major purpose of this marketing strategy is to further penetrate East China market and prepare our market entry to the Southwest region. As a result, revenues contribution from East China grew to 30.1% during the first quarter of 2013 compared to 19.5% in the first quarter of 2012. We plan to reduce the discounts to 5% during this year.
 
(ii) a 1.4% increase in shipping expenses as a percentage of revenues during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 as we started managing logistics to better serve our customers in a more timely manner to increase sales.  Such arrangement is expected to continue in the future.
 
General and Administrative Expenses

   
Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
   
Change
 
(in millions, except percentage)
 
2013
   
2012
   
Amount
   
%
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
$
3.5
   
$
2.4
   
$
1.1
     
45.8
%
as a percentage of revenues
   
2.0
%
   
1.9
%
           
0.1
%

General and administrative (G&A) expenses were US$3.5 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to US$2.4 million in the same period in 2012, representing an increase of 45.8%, or US$1.1 million. This increase is primarily due to increase of payroll resulting from an increase of both average salary and headcount. On a percentage basis, G&A expenses in the first quarter of 2013 increased to 2.0% of revenues from 1.9% in the first quarter of 2012.

 
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Research and Development Expenses

   
Three–Month Period Ended March 31,
   
Change
 
(in millions, except percentage)
 
2013
   
2012
   
Amount
   
%
 
Research and Development Expenses
 
$
5.0
   
$
2.5
   
$
2.5
     
100
%
as a percentage of revenues
   
3.0
%
   
2.0
%
           
1.0
%

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses were US$5.0 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared with US$2.5 million during the same period in 2012, an increase of US$2.5 million, or 100%, reflecting increased research and development activities on new products primarily in consumption of raw materials for various experiments for automotive applications from automobile manufacturers as well as other non-automotive applications.  As of March 31, 2013, the number of ongoing research and development projects was 134.  The consumption of raw materials for these projects accounted for 90% of total R&D expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
 
We expect to complete and realize economic benefits on approximately 30% of the projects in the near term. The remaining projects are expected to be carried out for a longer period. The majority of the projects are in the field of modified plastics in automotive applications and the rest are in advanced fields such as ships, airplanes, high-speed rail and medical devices.

Operating Income

Total operating income was US$20.6 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to US$26.2 million in the same period of 2012, representing a decrease of 21.4% or US$5.6 million. This decrease is primarily due to lower gross profit, and higher G&A and R&D expenses.

Other Income (Expense)

Interest Income (Expenses)
 
   
Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
   
Change
 
(in millions, except percentage)
 
2013
   
2012
   
Amount
   
%
 
Interest Income
 
$
1.1
   
$
1.0
   
$
0.1
     
10.0
%
Interest Expenses
   
(2.9)
     
(0.5)
     
(2.4)
     
480.0
%
Net Interest Income (Expenses)
 
$
(1.8)
   
$
0.5
   
$
(2.3)
     
460.0
as a percentage of revenues
   
(1.1)
%
   
0.4
%
           
(1.5)
%
 
Net interest expense was US$1.8 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to net interest income of US$0.5 million in the same period of 2012, primarily due to increase of short-term loans to meet the need of operating activities. The average loan balance for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was US$176.8 million as compared to US$25.1 million as of that of the prior year, leading to US$2.4 million more interest expense.
 
 
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Income Taxes

   
Three–Month Period Ended March 31,
   
Change
 
(in millions, except percentage)
 
2013
   
2012
   
Amount
   
%
 
Income before Income Taxes
 
$
19.5
   
$
27.1
   
$
(7.6)
     
(28.0
)%
Income Tax Expense
   
(5.0)
     
(6.5)
     
1.5
     
(23.1
)%
Effective income tax rate
   
25.7%
     
24.2%
             
1.5
%

The effective income tax rates for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were 25.7% and 24.2%, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 differs from the PRC statutory income tax rate of 25% primarily due to the increase of valuation allowance against deferred income tax assets and tax rate differential for non-PRC entities.
 
Our PRC subsidiaries have US$239.6 million of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and time deposits as of March 31, 2013, which is planned to be indefinitely reinvested in the PRC. The distributions from our PRC subsidiaries are subject to the U.S. federal income tax at 34%, less any applicable foreign tax credits. Due to our policy of indefinitely reinvesting our earnings in our PRC business, we have not provided for deferred income tax liabilities on undistributed earnings of our PRC subsidiaries.

Net Income

As a result of the above factors, we had a net income of US$14.5 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to net income of US$20.6 million in the same quarter of 2012.
 
Selected Balance Sheet Data as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
 
   
March 31, 
2013
   
December 31,
2012
   
Change
 
(in millions, except percentage)
             
Amount
   
%
 
Cash and cash equivalents
    113.7       83.8       29.9       35.7 %
Restricted cash
    14.0       16.9       (2.9 )     (17.2 )%
Time deposits
    111.9       48.0       63.9       133.1 %
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
    151.3       143.8       7.5       5.2 %
Inventories
    84.4       78.3       6.1       7.8 %
Property, plant and equipment, net
    219.5       223.8       (4.3     (1.9 )%
Total assets
    707.7       611.6       96.1       15.7 %
Short-term bank loans
    191.6       162.1       29.5       18.2 %
Accounts payable
    56.0       7.1       48.9       688.7 %
Bills payable
    20.5       15.8       4.7       29.7 %
Income tax payable
    8.0       8.5       (0.5 )     (5.9 )%
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    32.7       34.4       (1.7 )     (4.9 )%
Redeemable Series D convertible preferred stock
    97.6       97.6       -       -  
Stockholders' equity
    280.0       264.4       15.6       5.9 %


 
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Our financial condition continues to improve as measured by an increase of 5.9% in stockholders’ equity as of March 31, 2013 compared to December 31, 2012. Accounts payable increased by 688.7% due to the 30 days payment terms renegotiated with our raw material suppliers, a shift from prepayment to suppliers in the past, in order to strengthen our working capital.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Historically, our primary uses of cash have been to finance working capital needs and capital expenditures for new production lines. We have financed these requirements primarily from cash generated from operations, short-term bank borrowings, and the issuance of our convertible preferred stocks and other equity financings. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had US$113.7 million and US$83.8 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents, which were primarily deposited with banks in China (including Hong Kong). As of March 31, 2013, we had US$191.6 million outstanding short-term bank loans, including US$95.2 million unsecured loans, US$72.4 million loans secured by accounts receivable, and US$24.0 million loans secured by time deposits.  These loans bear a weighted average interest rate of 6.0% per annum and have terms of no longer than one year and do not contain any renewal terms. We have historically been able to make repayments when due.  In addition, we obtained lines of credit from below banks during 2012 and 2013.
 
A summary of lines of credit for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 and the remaining lines of credit as of March 31, 2013 is as below:
 
(in millions)
March 31, 2013
 
 
Lines of Credit, Obtained
     
Remaining Available
 
Name of Financial Institution
Date of Approval
   
RMB
     
USD
     
USD
 
Bank of Communication
January 5, 2013
   
100.0
     
16.1
     
0.0
 
Bank of Longjiang, Heilongjiang
March 14, 2013
   
200.0
     
32.2
     
0.0
 
Bank of China
March 14, 2013
   
350.0
     
56.4
     
24.4
 
HSBC
June 28, 2012
   
93.2
     
15.0
     
2.0
 
China Guangfa Bank
August 28, 2012
   
30.0
     
4.8
     
0.0
 
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
October 11, 2012
   
300.0
     
48.3
     
0.0
 
Agriculture Bank of China
December 7, 2012
   
200.0
     
32.2
     
0.0
 
China Construction Bank
December 19, 2012
   
175.0
     
28.2
     
15.3
 
Total
     
 1,448.2
     
 233.2
     
 41.7
 

We have historically been able to make repayments when due.  In addition, as of March 31, 2013, we have contractual obligations to pay (i) lease commitments in the amount of US$1.6 million, including US$0.6 million due in 2013; (ii) plant construction in the amount of US$27.8 million; (iii) warehouse construction in the amount of US$0.8 million; and (iv) equipment acquisition in the amount of US$1.5 million, all of capital commitments are due in 2013.
 
We expect that we will be able to meet our needs to fund operations, capital expenditures and other commitments in the next 12 months primarily with our cash and cash equivalents, operating cash flows and bank borrowings. 
 
We may, however, require additional cash resources due to changes in business conditions or other future developments. If these sources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain a credit facility. The sale of additional equity or equity-linked securities could result in additional dilution to stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financial covenants that would restrict operations. Financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, or at all.

 
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The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated.
 
   
Three-Month Period Ended
March 31,
 
(in millions US$)
 
2013
   
2012
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
68.8
     
4.5
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(68.4)
     
-
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
28.9
     
(12.7)
 
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
   
0.6
     
(0.1)
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
29.9
     
(8.3)
 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period
   
83.8
     
135.5
 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period
   
113.7
     
127.2
 

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities increased to US$68.8  million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 from US$4.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, primarily due to (i) the increase of approximately US$69.9 million in cash collected from our customers for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 resulting from increasing sales during the period, and (ii) an increase of approximately US$5.6 million in cash operating expenditures, including raw material purchases, rental and personnel costs for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in the investing activities was US$68.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 as compared to US$30,587 for the same period of last year, mainly due to the increase of US$87.8 million purchase of time deposits and US$4.7 million purchase of property, plant and equipment in order to expand the production capacity, partially offset by US$24.1 million proceeds from maturity of time deposits.
 
Financing Activities

Net cash provided by the financing activities was US$28.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, primarily as a result of $105.8 million borrowings of short-term bank loans from local banks, which was offset by US$76.9 million repayments of bank borrowings, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

Net cash used in the financing activities was US$12.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, primarily as a result of US$28.5 million repayment of bank borrowings, partially offset by addition of US$15.8 million short-term loans from local banks.
 
As of March 31, 2013, our cash balance was US$113.7 million, compared to US$83.8 million at December 31, 2012.

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) has increased from 42 days for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 to 80 days for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 as a result of overall China economic slowdown and its impact to our industry. It takes longer to collect from our customers. We believe that our DSO is still below industry average. The average DSO for the automotive modified plastic industry is generally 90 days based on our industry experience. We anticipate our DSO to remain this level this year.

Industry Standard Customer and Supplier Payment Terms (days) as below:
 
   
 Three-month period ended March 31, 2013 
 
 Year ended December 31, 2012
Customer Payment Term 
 
 Payment in advance/up to 90 days  
 
 Payment in advance/up to 90 days
Supplier Payment Term
 
 Payment in advance/up to 30 days
 
 Payment in advance/up to 30 days
 
Inventory turnover days was 52 days for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.


 
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Based on past performance and current expectations, we believe our cash, cash equivalents and cash generated from operating activities and bank borrowings will satisfy our working capital needs, capital expenditures and other liquidity requirements associated with our operations for at least the next 12 months.
 
The majority of the Company’s revenues and expenses were denominated primarily in Renminbi (“RMB”), the currency of the People’s Republic of China. There is no assurance that exchange rates between the RMB and the U.S. Dollar will remain stable. The Company does not engage in currency hedging. Inflation has not had a material impact on the Company’s business.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contractual Obligations

Our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2013 are as follows:

Contractual obligations
 
Total
   
Payment due 
less than 1 year
   
2 – 3 years
   
4-5 years
   
More than 5
years
 
Lease commitments
   
1,584,843
     
578,567
     
1,006,276
     
-
     
-
 
Plant construction
   
27,846,221
     
27,846,221
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Warehouse construction
   
794,213
     
794,213
     
-
     
-
         
Equipment acquisition
   
1,456,054
     
1,456,054
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total
   
31,681,331
     
30,675,055
     
1,006,276
     
-
     
-
 

In addition, on March 8, 2013, Xinda Holding (HK) Company Limited ("Xinda Holding (HK)") entered into an investment agreement to establish the Company's fourth production base, with 315,000 Metric Tons of planned production capacity, and an affiliated R&D and Training Center (the "Investment Agreement") with the People's Government of Shunqing District, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, pursuant to which, Xinda Holding (HK) agrees to invest through its PRC affiliate or otherwise approximately RMB1.7 billion (equivalent to US$274 million) in property, plant and equipment  and approximately RMB0.6 billion (equivalent to US$97 million) in working capital from 2013 to 2015.
 
Legal Proceedings

None.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have not engaged in any off-balance sheet transactions.
 
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
We are exposed to interest rate risk primarily with respect to our short-term bank loans. Although the interest rates, which are based on the banks' prime rates with respect to our short-term loans are fixed for the terms of the loans, increase in interest rates will increase the cost of new borrowings and our interest expense.
 
 
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A hypothetical 1.0% increase in the annual interest rates for all of our credit facilities under which we had outstanding borrowings as of March 31, 2013 would decrease income before income taxes by approximately $0.48 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013. Management monitors the banks' prime rates in conjunction with our cash requirements to determine the appropriate level of debt balances relative to other sources of funds. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to interest rate risk.
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates
 
All of our revenues are collected in and substantially all of our expenses are paid in RMB. We face foreign currency rate translation risks when our results are translated to U.S. dollars.

The RMB was relatively stable against the U.S. dollar at approximately 8.28 RMB to the $1.00 U.S. dollar until July 21, 2005 when the Chinese currency regime was altered resulting in a 2.1% revaluation versus the U.S. dollar. From July 21, 2005 to June 30, 2010, the RMB exchange rate was no longer linked to the U.S. dollar but rather to a basket of currencies with a 0.3% margin of fluctuation resulting in further appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar. Since June 30, 2009, the exchange rate had remained stable at 6.8307 RMB to 1.00 U.S. dollar until June 30, 2010 when the Chinese Central Bank allowed a further appreciation of the RMB by 0.43% to 6.798 RMB to 1.00 U.S. dollar. On March 31, 2013, the RMB traded at 6.2108 RMB to 1.00 U.S. dollar.
 
There remains international pressure on the Chinese government to adopt an even more flexible currency policy and the exchange rate of RMB is subject to changes in China’s government policies which are, to a large extent, dependent on the economic and political development both internationally and locally and the demand and supply of RMB in the domestic market. There can be no assurance that such exchange rate will continue to remain stable in the future amongst the volatility of currencies, globalization and the unstable economies in recent years. Since (i) our revenues and net income of our PRC operating entities are denominated in RMB, and (ii) the payment of dividends, if any, will be in U.S. dollars, any decrease in the value of RMB against U.S. dollars would adversely affect the value of the shares and dividends payable to shareholders, in U.S. dollars.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
The Company’s management has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the design and operations of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective because of weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
 
Notwithstanding management’s assessment that our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective as of December 31, 2012 due to two material weaknesses as identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, we believe that our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report present fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013 in all material respects.
 
(b) Changes in internal controls.
 
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, there were no new material pending legal proceedings, other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, to which we are a party or of which our property is subject, and no material developments in the legal proceedings previously reported.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

As of the date of this filing, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 25, 2013. We operate in a changing environment that involves numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could materially affect our operations. The risks, uncertainties and other factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K may cause our actual results, performances and achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. If any of these risks or events occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected.
 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5.  Exhibits

Exhibit
No.
  
Document Description
     
31.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).
32.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).
101
 
Interactive Data Files Pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T.
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
China XD Plastics Company Limited
     
Date: May 14, 2013
By:  
 /s/ Jie Han
 
Name: Jie Han
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

     
Date: May 14, 2013
By:  
 /s/ Taylor Zhang
 
Name: Taylor Zhang
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 

 
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Exhibit Index

Exhibit
No.
  
Document Description
     
31.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).
32.2
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).
101
 
Interactive Data Files Pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T.


 
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