Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “plan,” “future,” “continue” and other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and that do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations or forecasts of future events, can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, and are subject to various business risks and known and unknown uncertainties, a number of which are beyond our control. Therefore, actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this document, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law. A wide variety of factors could cause or contribute to such differences and could adversely impact revenues, profitability, cash flows and capital needs. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this document will, in fact, transpire or prove to be accurate.
Factors that could cause or contribute to our actual results to differ materially from those discussed herein or for our stock price to be adversely affected include, but are not limited to: (i) our short operating history, limited revenue and history of losses; (ii) our independent registered certified public accountants have expressed a going concern opinion; (iii) our ability to raise additional working capital that we may require and, if available, that such working capital will be on terms acceptable to us; (iv) our ability to implement our business plan; (v) uncertainties regarding our ability to generate revenues and penetrate our market; (vi) economic and general risks relating to business; (vii) our ability to manage our costs of production; (viii) our ability to protect our intellectual property through patents and other intellectual property protection; (ix) our dependence on key personnel; (x) increased competition or our failure to compete successfully; (xi) our ability to keep pace with technological advancements in our industry; (xii) our ability to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as required; (xiii) our nonpayment of dividends and lack of plans to pay dividends in the future; (xiv) future sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock that could depress the trading price of our common stock, if it trades, lower our value and make it more difficult for us to raise capital; (xv) our additional securities available for issuance, which, if issued, could adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock; (xvi) our ability to have our common stock trade in an active public market; (xvii) the price of our stock, if it trades, is likely to be highly volatile because of several factors, including a relatively limited public float; and (xviii) indemnification of our officers and directors.
General
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements and notes thereto. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements concerning our plans, anticipated expenditures, the need for additional capital and other events and circumstances described in terms of our expectations and intentions. You are urged to review the information set forth under the captions for factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those discussed below.
Overview
Living 3D Holdings, Inc. is a FinTech company with focus on developing no-frills software solutions that facilitate the wide spread adoption of cutting edge technological ideas. Our flagship product is a B2B cryptocurrency web based trading system featuring newsfeed, live quote, integrated CRM, agent management and accounting system. This web based trading system is then customized and provided to companies with previous experience in the financial, trading or similar fields allowing them to capture a new and existing market with minimum change to their current Modus Operandi. These companies have user right to the customized web based trading system, which allow their end-customers to trade cryptocurrencies as registered users. These companies mainly reside in Hong Kong and Singapore with many operating online with target pockets in the global market. We provide technical support to ensure that our web based trading system and customers work within the confines of their respective legal system, and we are very sensitive to any reaction of the legal system as a whole with regards to the regulation of cryptocurrencies. We provide our web based trading system with AML and KYC compliance support which we deem as an inalienable part of the web based trading system and management protocol, and we conduct thorough training sessions with our
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customers to ensure compliance and also the documentation and consequences of non-compliance.
Recent Development. On December 4, 2017, the Company entered into a share acquisition and exchange agreement (the "Share Acquisition and Exchange II") with HKCCEX, a company incorporated in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Under the Share Acquisition and Exchange II, the Company issued an aggregate of 40,000,000 shares of its common stock at par value of $0.001 each to the sole shareholder of HKCCEX in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding stock of HKCCEX. The Share Acquisition and Exchange II was closed on December 28, 2017. As a result of the Share Acquisition and Exchange II, HKCCEX became the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary.
The Company, through its subsidiary, HKCCEX, a FinTech company, focuses on developing no-frills software solution that facilitate the wide spread adoption of cutting edge technological ideas.
The eGaming market is experiencing a rapid growth every year at an exponential rate. In 2017, worldwide revenues generated in the eGaming market amounted to 47 billion U.S. dollars. By 2020, the market is expected to generate over 59 billion U.S. dollars in revenues, which indicates an annual growth rate of 5 percent. The Company, through its subsidiary - XYZMILL.COM Limited, has started a collection of product to enable operator of the eGaming business to focus on their business without worrying the multifaceted aspect of eGaming system development.
By the end of year 2018, the Company has started the development of an online multiplayer “Mahjong” game platform, which is one of the most popular board game in Chinese culture. Our “Mahjong” game solution is available on mobile platform and is one of the few available in the eGaming industry. Our target customers are those who operate licensed online gaming company, and our turnkey solution offers them the most convenient road path to enter the market in the shortest period of time possible.
The Company will continue to expand our gaming platform to include more popular board game including “Dou dizhu (landlords)” and Texas Holdem.
With a view of broadening its revenue base, the Company is currently in the course of the building of a Video on Demand Streaming System “VODSS” in June 2019. VODSS is a programming system which allows users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content such as movies and TV shows whenever they choose, rather than at a scheduled broadcast time.
Furthermore, the Company is in the course of developing software for the trading of investment products, namely QuantDragon. QuantDragon is an Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) system used for speculating investment market movements. The system makes use of different statistical techniques, including time-series, regression and other technical analysis, together with A.I. technology, to predict market movements and to make investment decisions. The operation of the system is accompanied with cloud technology and robotics trading platform to ensure safe and efficient execution environment. By this consolidated investment mechanism, good investment opportunities are detected automatically and transformed into actual trading positions without intervention of humans. This aims to help users to enjoy passively managed income. Sophisticated testing has been performed and passed. It has been successfully endorsed by a private fund.
In August 2019, the Company has entered into a reseller agreement with Pareto International Holding Limited and engaged Pareto International Holding Limited as an independent reseller of the Company’s product, with the non-exclusive right to market, promote and resell.
The following discussion summarizes the material changes in our results of operations and our financial condition for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The Consolidated Statements of Operations is included in the Financial Statements attached to this report. Please refer to the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
Results from Operations
Revenue. For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, revenues were $32,027 and $390 respectively, an increase of $31,637. The increase in revenue was attributable to the increase in sales. The Company has shifted to the business of the development of a cryptocurrency web based trading system which was to grant a customer the right to use in April 2018 and has secured an additional customer in May 2019. The Company has managed to generate minimal monthly commission fee there from.
In August, 2019, the Company has appointed Pareto International Holding Limited, a related party, as a reseller of our cryptocurrency web based trading system to end user. The Company requires the reseller to pay in full, rather than to pay monthly commission fee, before the delivery of our cryptocurrency web based system is to be made. This change in sale strategy has improved our sale. The sales to related party for the three months ended September 30, 2019 amounted to $25,000. As the Company’s business in cryptocurrency web based trading system is still in the early stage of development, its sales fluctuate. Management believes that the revenue of the Company will increase substantially when more customers are acquired.
By the end of year 2018, XYZMILL.COM Limited has started the development of an online multiplayer “Mahjong” game platform, which is one of the most popular board game in Chinese culture. Our “Mahjong” game solution is available on mobile platform and is one of the few available in the eGaming industry. Our target customers are those who operate licensed online gaming company, and our turnkey solution offers them the most convenient road path to enter the market in the shortest period of time possible. This game platform has been put into use in June 2019 and the Company has successfully secured a customer. This partially accounted for the increase in revenue. The Company will continue to expand our gaming platform to include more popular board game including “Dou dizhu (landlords)” and Texas Holdem.
Cost of Revenue. The cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $15,316 and $16,738, respectively, a decrease of $1,422. The cost of revenue represented mainly the amortization and associated cloud servers expenses and was fairly stable for the periods under review.
Gross Profit (Loss). For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the gross profit was $16,711 compared with a loss of $(16,348) for the same period in 2018, a decrease of $33,059. The increase in profit was because of the increase in sales of our cryptocurrency web based trading system and the decrease in cost of revenue as discussed above.
General and Administrative Expenses. For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, general and administrative expenses were $13,601 and $15,821, respectively, a decrease of $2,220. The general and administrative expenses remained fairly stable for the periods under review.
Net Income (Loss). For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the net income was $3,110 and, for the same period in 2018, the net loss was $(32,169), a decrease of $35,279. The decrease of net loss between the periods was explained by the increase in sales which was further aggregated by the decrease in general and administrative expenses as discussed above.
Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
Results from Operations
Revenue. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, revenues were $36,073 and $3,414 respectively, an increase of $32,659. The revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 represented commission fee earned on the trading of cryptocurrency by the end users on our web based trading system, the sale of our cryptocurrency web based trading system by our reseller, and licensee fee earned from our Mahjong eGaming platform respectively, whereas the revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was substantially derived from website development. The Company had ceased its operation in the website development once the cryptocurrency trading system was launched. Therefore, the increase in revenue was attributable to the increase in the
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sale and commission fee derived from the cryptocurrency trading platform and the licensee fee derived from Mahjong eGaming platform which was partially offset by the decrease in the fee earned from website development.
The Company has shifted to the business of the development of a cryptocurrency web based trading system which was to grant a customer the right to use in April 2018 and has secured an additional customer in May 2019. The Company has managed to generate minimal revenue there from.
In August, 2019, the Company has appointed Pareto International Holding Limited, a related party, as a reseller of our cryptocurrency web based trading system to end user. The Company requires the reseller to pay in full, rather than to pay monthly commission fee, before the delivery of our cryptocurrency web based system is to be made. The change in sale strategy has improved our sale. The sales to related party for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 amounted to $25,000. As the Company’s business in cryptocurrency web based trading system is still in the early stage of development, its sales fluctuate. Management believes that the revenue of the Company will increase substantially when more customers are acquired.
By the end of year 2018, XYZMILL.COM Limited has started the development of an online multiplayer “Mahjong” game platform, which is one of the most popular board game in Chinese culture. Our “Mahjong” game solution is available on mobile platform and is one of the few available in the eGaming industry. Our target customers are those who operate licensed online gaming company, and our turnkey solution offers them the most convenient road path to enter the market in the shortest period of time possible. This game platform has been put into use in June 2019 and the Company has successfully secured a customer. This partially accounted for the increase in revenue. The Company will continue to expand our gaming platform to include more popular board game including “Dou dizhu (landlords)” and Texas Holdem.
Cost of Revenue. The cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $45,684 and $32,870, respectively, an increase of $12,814. The increase can mainly be explained by the increase in the amortization and associated cloud servers expenses. The amortization expense of the cryptocurrency trading platform was only charged to the cost of revenue starting April 2018.
Gross Loss. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the gross loss was $9,611 compared with $29,456 for the same period in 2018, a decrease of $19,845. The decrease was because of the increase in sales which was partially offset by the increase in cost of revenue.
General and Administrative Expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, general and administrative expenses were $226,887 and $70,375, respectively, an increase of $156,512. The increase was attributable to the increase in salaries accrued to the directors of $180,000. Effective from October 1, 2018, a monthly salary of $10,000 has been accrued to three out of the four directors of the Company. Such salaries will only be paid after the Company has shown its ability to operate on a profitable basis for a period of time, in the judgment of the Board of Directors. However, the decision for salaries accrual was revoked by the directors. No salaries had been accrued to directors since July 1, 2019.
The above increase was offset by the decrease in legal fee and the decrease in amortization of the web based trading system in cryptocurrency that had been charged to the administrative expenses. The web based trading system was to be amortized over a period of three years on a straight-line method starting from January 2018 when it was ready for use. The amortization had been charged to the administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and has been allocated to the cost of revenue starting April 2018 when the web based trading system was put into use.
Net Loss. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the net loss was $236,498 and, for the same period ended September 30, 2018, the net loss was $99,831, an increase of $136,667. The increase of net loss between the periods was explained by the increase in general and administrative expenses which were partially offset by the decrease in gross loss as discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources. Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $5,365 and $893, respectively. There were no substantial movements in the funds used in operating activities as almost all the expenses of the Company were paid by Man Wah Stephen Yip and So Ka Yan on behalf of
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the Company.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Current and Expected Liquidity
Historically, we have financed operations primarily through the issuance of debt. In the near future, as additional capital is needed, we expect to rely primarily on loans from our major shareholder and the sale of equity securities.
Our cash flows used in operating activities decreased by $942 from $(5,895) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to $(4,953) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, due principally to the net loss of $236,498 and the increase in accounts receivable of $6,822, offset by an increase in accrued liabilities and other payables of $ 199,382 and depreciation and amortization expenses of $38,985.
Our cash flows provided by financing activities increased by $51,836, from $(42,411) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to $9,425 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, due principally to the decrease in repayments to related party of $115,283 offset by the decrease in proceeds from related party of $63,447.
We will require substantial additional capital to develop a market for web based trading system in cryptocurrencies and implement our business plan. We plan to pursue financing from private investors and institutions in and outside the PRC. We do not have any commitments for additional financing. Such new financing could include equity, which would likely be dilutive to our shareholders, or debt, which would likely restrict our ability to borrow from other sources. In addition, such securities may contain rights, preferences or privileges senior to the rights of our current shareholders.
There can be no assurance that additional funds will be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. If adequate funds are not available, we may have to materially curtail our operations. Any inability to raise adequate funds could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operation and financial condition.
Due to the uncertainties related to these matters, there exists substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
Capital Commitments
We had no material commitments for capital expenditures.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
There were no off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2019.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Accounting Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results when ultimately realized could differ from those estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The carrying amounts of financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, and accrued liabilities and other payables, approximates their fair value due to the relatively short-term nature of these instruments.
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Management believes it is not practical to determine the fair value of due to related party because the transactions cannot be assumed to have been consummated at arm’s length, the terms are not deemed to be market terms, there are no quoted values available for these instruments, and an independent valuation would not be practical due to the lack of data regarding similar instruments, if any, and the associated potential costs.
Property and Equipment. The Company’s property and equipment consists primarily of a motor vehicle and is initially recognized at cost and subsequently carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation of motor vehicle is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate its depreciable amount over its estimated useful life of three years.
Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, the Company assesses the goods or services promised within each contract and determines those that are performance obligations and assesses whether each promised good or service is distinct. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price, which is allocated to the respective performance obligation, when the performance obligation is satisfied.
Website Development Costs. The Company accounts for website development costs in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 350-50 “Website Development Costs”. Accordingly, all costs incurred in the planning stage are expensed as incurred, costs incurred in the website application and infrastructure development stage that meet specific criteria are capitalized and costs incurred in the day to day operation of the website are expensed as incurred.
All capitalized costs associated with the website will be subject to straight-line amortization over its expected useful life of three years when the website is ready for its intended use.
The Company reviews its website development costs for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the website development costs may no longer be recoverable. When these events occur, the Company measures impairment by comparing the carrying value of the website development costs to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the website development costs and their eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the website development costs, the Company would recognize an impairment loss based on the fair value of the website development costs.
Foreign Currency Translation. The reporting currency of the Company is the USD. The functional currency of Sugar, XYZMILL.COM and HKCCEX is the Hong Kong Dollar (“HKD”). For financial reporting purposes, the financial statements of Sugar, XYZMILL.COM and HKCCEX which are prepared in Hong Kong Dollar are translated into United States Dollars. Balance sheet accounts are translated using the closing exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date and income and expense accounts are translated using the average exchange rate prevailing during the reporting period. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. Adjustments resulting from the translation, if any, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the owners' equity.
We follow FASB ASC 80-30, "Foreign Currency Translation", for both the translation and re-measurement of balance sheet and income statement items into U.S. dollars. Resulting translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of accumulated comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders' equity. In fact, the exchange rate for HKD to US dollars has varied by very little during the periods reported. A consistent exchange rate of 7.80 HKD per each US dollar has been used. Since there have been no greater fluctuations in the exchange rate, there is no gain or loss from foreign currency translation and no resulting other comprehensive income or loss.
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Income Taxes. Income tax expense is based on reported income before income taxes. We account for income taxes using the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized as income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided for the amount of deferred tax assets that, based on available evidence, are not expected to be realized.
Related Parties. A party is considered to be related to the Company if the party directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal shareholders of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal shareholders of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. A party which can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or if it has an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests is also a related party.
Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm's-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free-market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.