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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025
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: 001-41761
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina
81-3509120
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
8707 Research Drive
Irvine, California 92618
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 418-7804
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
CTNT
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
☒
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of May 5, 2025, there were 2,672,011 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding.
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2025
Contents
Part I
Financial Information
2
Item 1
Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2024
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (Unaudited)
3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (Unaudited)
4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (Unaudited)
5
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
6
Item 2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
31
Item 3
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
39
Item 4
Controls and Procedures
Part II
Other Information
40
Legal Proceedings
Item 1A
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
41
Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5
Item 6
Exhibits
42
Signatures
43
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CHEETAH NET SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICE INC.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31,
December 31,
2025
2024
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
324,142
1,650,962
Accounts receivable
59,059
47,976
Loan receivable
9,114,695
6,088,295
Other receivable
500,862
370,696
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
247,188
338,642
Current assets of discontinued operations
—
2,540,501
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
10,245,946
11,037,072
NONCURRENT ASSETS:
Property, plant, and equipment, net
388,513
398,395
Operating lease right-of-use assets
1,693,790
1,836,521
Deferred tax assets, net
600
Intangibles, net
1,035,000
1,063,072
Goodwill
1,044,394
Other non-current assets
100,000
TOTAL ASSETS
14,508,243
15,379,454
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable
33,010
18,992
Current portion of long-term debt
35,013
34,577
Loan payable from premium finance
60,871
120,461
Tax payable
5,200
Operating lease liabilities, current
524,140
438,351
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities
257,388
217,980
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
52,900
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
915,622
883,261
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt, net of current portion
600,634
610,020
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
1,112,039
1,268,501
TOTAL LIABILITIES
2,628,295
2,761,782
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 3,218,886 and 1,119,750 shares issued and outstanding, including*:
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 891,750,000 shares authorized, 2,672,011 and 604,125 shares issued and outstanding
267
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 108,250,000 shares authorized, 546,875 and 515,625 shares issued and outstanding
55
Additional paid-in capital
17,314,146
17,297,961
Accumulated deficit
(5,434,520)
(4,680,611)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
11,879,948
12,617,672
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
*
Retrospectively adjusted for the reverse split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of 1-for-16, which took effect on October 21, 2024 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). See also Note 15.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2024**
REVENUE
479,799
76,834
COST OF REVENUE
423,543
42,500
GROSS PROFIT
56,256
34,334
OPERATING EXPENSES
General and administrative expenses
1,000,519
767,642
Share-based compensation expenses
16,185
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
1,016,704
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS
(960,448)
(733,308)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)
Interest income
208,090
28,930
Interest expenses
(8,812)
(8,305)
Other income
12,616
621
OTHER INCOME, NET
211,894
21,246
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
(748,554)
(712,062)
Income tax provision (benefits)
5,355
(245,714)
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
(753,909)
(466,348)
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX**
(142,582)
NET LOSS
(608,930)
Loss from continuing operations per ordinary share - basic and diluted*
(0.23)
(0.40)
Loss from discontinued operations per ordinary share - basic and diluted*
0.00
(0.12)
Loss per share - basic and diluted*
(0.52)
Weighted average shares - basic and diluted*
3,218,886
1,171,307
*Retrospectively adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split. See also Note 15.
**
Reclassification- certain reclassifications have been made to the financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2024, to conform to the presentation for the discontinued operations, with no effect on previously reported net income (loss). See Note 5.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock*
Class A
Class B
Additional
Total
Common
paid-in
Subscription
Accumulated
Stockholders’
stock
Amount
capital
Receivable
Deficit
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2024
2,672,011
546,875
Net loss from continuing operations for the year
Balance, March 31, 2025
Retained Earnings
(Accumulated Deficit)
Balance, December 31, 2023
604,125
60
515,625
52
6,996,275
(600,000)
508,241
6,904,628
Termination of equity classified warrant
(78,125)
Issuance of common stock for acquisition
79,521
8
899,992
900,000
Net loss from discontinued operations for the year
Balance, March 31, 2024
683,646
68
7,818,142
(100,689)
7,117,573
Retrospectively restated for effect of the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws and share reverse split on October 24, 2024.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Loss
Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
Loss from continuing operations
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
9,882
2,171
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets
79,730
38,560
Amortization of Intangible Assets
28,071
8,714
Deferred income tax benefits
(247,343)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(11,083)
11,890
Other receivables
(230,166)
(672,295)
90,856
(35,785)
Other payables and other current liabilities
5,734
41,152
Operating lease liabilities
(7,674)
(8,475)
Cash used in operating activities-continuing operations
(772,374)
(1,470,341)
Cash provided by operating activities-discontinued operations *
2,540,500
3,166,058
Net cash provided by operating activities
1,768,126
1,695,717
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
(220,117)
Loans made to third parties
(3,075,400)
Loans repayment received from third parties
49,000
172,500
Cash used in investing activities-continuing operations
(3,026,400)
(47,617)
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash paid for warrant termination
Repayments of premium finance
(59,590)
(73,713)
Repayments of long-term borrowings
(8,949)
(8,068)
Borrowing from a related party
(13,423)
Cash provided by financing activities-continuing operations
(68,539)
(173,329)
Cash used in financing activities-discontinued operations*
(1,004,565)
Net cash used in financing activities
(1,177,894)
Net (decrease) increase in cash
(1,326,813)
470,206
Cash, beginning of year
1,650,955
432,998
Cash, end of year
903,204
Cash of continuing operations
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for income taxes
155
Cash paid for interests
8,812
7,552
Noncash Financing and investing activities:
Fair value of common stock issued for acquisition
1,700,000
Reclassification- certain reclassifications have been made to the financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024, to conform to the presentation for the discontinued operations, with no effect on previously reported net income (loss). See Note 5.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. (“Cheetah Net,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us”), formerly known as Yuan Qiu Business Group LLC, was established under the laws of the State of North Carolina on August 9, 2016 as a limited liability company (“LLC”). On March 1, 2022, the Company filed articles of incorporation including articles of conversion with the Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina to convert from an LLC to a corporation, and changed its name to Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. The Company holds 100% of the equity interests in the following entities:
On September 30, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved its fourth amended and restated articles of incorporation, which authorizes a reverse stock split of the issued shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a ratio ranging from 1-for-10 to 1-for-30, as determined at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors. On October 7, 2024, the Company’s board of directors (“Board”) approved a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of 1-for-16. On October 21, 2024, the Company effectuated a reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1-for-16. Following such reverse split, each 16 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding were automatically combined into one new share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse split; any fractional shares resulting from the reverse split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. The par value per share of the Company’s common stock remained unchanged. The Company’s Class A common stock started trading on a post-split basis on October 24, 2024, at which time the Class A common stock was assigned a new CUSIP number (16307X202). All share information included in this quarterly report has been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split as if it had occurred as of the earliest period presented.
Discontinued operations - Parallel-import Vehicles
The Company previously engaged in the business of sourcing and reselling parallel-import vehicles, primarily from the U.S. market to dealers in the U.S. and the PRC. Parallel-import vehicles in the PRC refer to automobiles purchased directly from overseas markets and imported for sale outside of the brand manufacturers’ official distribution networks. In the past, this business contributed significantly to the Company’s revenue. Between 2016 and the first half of 2022, the Company experienced growth in sales volume and gross profit due to favorable market conditions. However, beginning in the second half of 2022, the business was negatively affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns in the PRC, a decline in customer demand due to weakening macroeconomic conditions, price competition from luxury automakers in the PRC, and a shift in consumer preference toward domestic electric vehicles (“EVs”).
These market challenges led to a decline in parallel-import vehicle sales by 30.5% in 2023 and a reduction in net income by 83.6% compared to 2022. The decline accelerated in 2024, and the Company’s vehicle sales decreased from 82 units in the first three months of fiscal year 2023 to 13 units in the first three months of 2024, representing a 86.0% decrease in revenue. The Company’s vehicle sales decreased from 303 units in 2023 to 14 units in 2024, resulting in a 95.7% drop in revenue from $38.3 million in 2023 to $1.6 million in 2024.In addition, the financial strains on the Company’s customers made it increasingly difficult to collect outstanding receivables. While the Company successfully recovered $4.0 million in 2024 and collected additional $2.5 million from the five aged accounts as of the date of the annual report for 2024, the remaining $1.6 million from two customers was determined to be uncollectible, as a result, the management recorded as a credit loss of $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
As the parallel-import vehicle market conditions continued to deteriorate and sales activity in this segment ceased, management determined that the business no longer had a sustainable path forward. On March 3, 2025, the Board formally approved the discontinuation of the parallel-import vehicle business. In accordance with ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations, the Company determined that the parallel-import vehicle segment met the conditions for reporting as a discontinued operation during the year ended December 31, 2024. As a result, all financial results associated with this business have been reclassified as discontinued operations in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 presented. For additional financial details regarding discontinued operations, refer to Note 5-Discontinued Operations.
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Logistics and Warehousing Services
The Company’s subsidiary, Edward, operates as a licensed Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier. It manages freight forwarding, including shipment consolidation and carrier selection, aimed at optimizing shipping operations. Edward also provides warehousing services encompassing fulfillment, storage, and inventory management, crucial for supporting both the Company’s operations and its clients’ logistics needs.
The Company’s subsidiary, TWEW, specializes in general labor support services and logistics coordination, providing workforce solutions and operational efficiency tools tailored to the logistics and labor sectors. TWEW’s expertise in labor management and logistical support enables the Company to streamline operations, expand service offering, and enhance market position. As of the date of this quarterly report, the Company is undergoing a business transformation of its business model. The Company is shifting its business focus from parallel-import vehicle sales to logistics and warehousing services. Management continues to focus on improving operational efficiencies and expanding its market presence of the two acquired businesses. The transformation of the Company’s business model could have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations. The business shift may take longer time than expected to generate ideal profits depending on factors from the business environment and operation management and market expansion.
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted consistent with Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements and include all adjustments as necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, and results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures have been prepared with the presumption that users of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have read or have access to the audited consolidated financial statements for the preceding fiscal years. Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2024. The accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the audited consolidated financial statements for the preceding fiscal year. Results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full fiscal year or for any future period. The Company’s fiscal year end date is December 31.
Going Concern Consideration
The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company reported a net operating loss of approximately $0.7 million. Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $1.8 million, with an approximately $2.5 million of positive cash flows from discontinued operations, partially offset by $0.7 million cash used in operating activities-continuing operations due to the ongoing transition to the logistics and warehousing business. The Company may continue to incur operating losses and generate negative cash flow. These factors may raise doubts about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $0.3 million and a working capital balance of $9.3 million, including a loan receivable of $9.1 million due from third parties within a year.
Management has evaluated the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in accordance with ASC 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern. This evaluation considered the Company’s current financial condition, expected cash flows, obligations due within the next 12 months, and available sources of liquidity.
While management understands that the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully execute its new business strategy and eventually attain profitable operations, management has concluded that there are no conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year from the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2025 have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Use of estimates
In preparing the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are based on information as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. Significant estimates required to be made by management include, but are not limited to, allowance credit losses of accounts receivables, the revenue recognition, impairment of long-lived assets, and the realization of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Risks and uncertainties
The Company is undergoing a business transformation of our business model. As a company located in the U.S. and doing business with the PRC, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by political, economic, and legal environments in the U.S. and the PRC, as well as by the general state of the U.S. and the PRC economies. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political, regulatory, and social conditions in the U.S. and the PRC.
Risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s business include, but are not limited to, the following:
The Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may also be negatively impacted by risks related to natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, health epidemics, and other catastrophic incidents, which could significantly disrupt the Company’s operations.
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Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash in bank and interest-bearing certificates of deposit with an initial term of three months when purchased. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, all cash and cash equivalents were related to continuing operations.
Cash held in Current Accounts
627,924
Certificate of Deposit
1,023,038
Total cash and cash equivalents shown in the statements of cash flows
Accounts receivable represent the amounts that the Company has an unconditional right to consideration, which are stated at the original amount less an allowance of credit loss, in accordance with the Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) model under ASC 326. The Company estimates expected credit losses based on a combination of historical loss experience, customer creditworthiness, current economic conditions, and reasonable and supportable forward-looking information. The allowance for credit losses is updated at each reporting period to reflect changes in credit risk. The allowance for credit losses is recorded against accounts receivable balances, with a corresponding charge to the consolidated statements of operations. Delinquent account balances are written off against the allowance when management determines that collection is remote. If previously written-off receivables are subsequently recovered, the Company records a reversal of the allowance for credit losses.
As a result of the Company’s decision to discontinue the parallel-import vehicles business, the entire accounts receivable balance of $2,540,501 as of December 31, 2024 was reclassified to “Current Assets of Discontinued Operations” in accordance with ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, no allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable from continuing operations was recorded. (See Note 5 – Discontinued Operations for further details.)
The Company’s loans receivable, which consist of loans to third parties, are recognized at the point of loan disbursement, initially measured at fair value, primarily reflecting the disbursed amount and associated transaction costs. Both secured and unsecured lending are encompassed in these receivables, with terms including varying interest rates and maturity dates. Subsequently, these receivables are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, which ensures the accurate recognition of interest income over the loan period. The interest rates for these loans may be subject to change based on the terms of loan agreements. Periodic reviews of the loan portfolio are conducted to assess for impairment, utilizing the expected credit loss model. This approach considers historical credit loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable forecasts in estimating potential credit losses. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, no impairment allowance was recorded for the loan receivable.
Property, plant, and equipment, net are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment charges. Depreciation is calculated primarily based on the straight-line method (after taking into account their respective estimated residual values) over the estimated useful lives of the assets:
Property, plant, and equipment
Estimated useful life
Motor vehicles
10 years
Leasehold improvements
3-6 years
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not materially extend the useful lives of the assets, are charged to expenses as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments which substantially extend the useful life of assets are capitalized.
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Intangible assets, net
The Company recorded intangible assets with the acquisitions of Edward and TWEW during the first quarter and the fourth quarter of 2024, respectively (see Note 8- Intangible Asset and Goodwill). Intangible assets consist of developed technology, customer relationships, and trade names, which are amortized on a straight-line basis or over their respective useful lives using patterns that reflect the economic benefits the assets are expected to realize. The Company reviews its intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable.
Amortization of intangible assets is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as below:
Intangible assets
Developed technology
7 years
Customer relationships
10-12 years
Trade names
The estimated useful lives of intangible assets with finite lives are reassessed if circumstances occur that indicate the original estimated useful lives have changed.
The Company did not recognize any impairment to intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Fair value of financial instruments
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of input used to measure fair value are as follows:
Unless otherwise disclosed, the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, loans receivable, loans payable, and other payables and other current liabilities, approximated the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 based upon the short-term nature of the assets and liabilities.
The Company applied level 3 to obtain the fair value of intangible assets and goodwill. See NOTE 8 — Intangible Asset and Goodwill.
The Company believes that the carrying amount of long-term loans approximated fair value as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 based on the terms of the borrowings and current market rates as the rates of the borrowings are reflective of the current market rates.
Leases
The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 842, Leases (“Topic 842”). The Company leases office space, which is classified as operating leases in accordance with Topic 842. Under Topic 842, lessees are required to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases, usually with an initial term of 12 months or less) on the commencement date: (i) lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis, and (ii) right-of-use (“ROU”) asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term.
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At the commencement date, the Company recognizes the lease liability at the present value of the lease payments not yet paid, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate for the same term as the underlying lease. The ROU asset is recognized initially at cost, which primarily comprises the initial amount of the lease liability, plus any initial direct costs incurred, consisting mainly of brokerage commissions, less any lease incentives received. All ROU assets are reviewed for impairment annually. There was no impairment for ROU lease assets for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Additionally, the Company elected a short-term lease exception policy, which allows entities to not apply the new standard to short-term leases (i.e., leases with terms of 12 months or less) and a hindsight policy, which allows an entity to include current considerations for existing leases when determining initial lease terms.
The Company records goodwill as the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is an operating segment, or one level below. The Company has one reporting unit. The Company measures goodwill impairment, if any, as the amount by which the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill.
The review of goodwill impairment consists of either using a qualitative approach to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the assets is less than their respective carrying values or a one-step quantitative impairment test. In performing the qualitative assessment, the Company considers many factors in evaluating whether the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable, including declines in the Company’s stock price and market capitalization of the Company and macroeconomic conditions. If, based on the results of the qualitative assessment, it is concluded that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, additional quantitative impairment testing is performed. The quantitative test requires that the carrying value of each reporting unit be compared with its estimated fair value. If the carrying value of a reporting unit is greater than its fair value, a goodwill impairment charge will be recorded for the difference (up to the carrying value of goodwill). The Company uses the income approach and/or a market-based approach to determine the reporting units’ fair values, which are based on discounted cash flows. The determination of discounted cash flows of the reporting units and assets and liabilities within the reporting units requires significant estimates and assumptions. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making these estimates, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Impairment of long-lived assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets to be held-and-used for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If an impairment indicator is present, the Company evaluates recoverability by comparing the carrying amount of the asset group to the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows over the remaining useful life of a long-lived asset group. If the assets are impaired, an impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds the fair value of the asset. The Company estimates fair value using the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate consistent with the risks associated with the recovery of the asset.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company did not record any impairment.
Revenue recognition
ASC 606 establishes principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity’s contracts to provide goods or services to customers. The core principle requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that it expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services recognized as performance obligations are satisfied. ASC 606 requires the use of a new five-step model to recognize revenue from customer contracts. The five-step model requires that the Company (i) identify the contract with the customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, including variable consideration to the extent that it is probable that a significant future reversal will not occur, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the respective performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies the performance obligation. The application of the five-step model to the revenue streams compared to the prior guidance did not result in significant changes in the way the Company records its revenue. Under the new guidance, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the new guidance requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.
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In 2024, the Company generated revenue from the parallel-import vehicle dealership and logistics and warehousing services. Revenue from the parallel-import vehicle dealership business is generated from the sales of parallel-import vehicles to both domestic and overseas parallel-import vehicle dealers. It purchases automobiles from the U.S. market through its team of professional purchasing agents, and resells them to parallel-import vehicle dealers in the U.S. and the PRC. In accordance with ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue at the point in time when the performance obligation has been satisfied and control of the vehicles has been transferred to the dealers. For sales to U.S. domestic parallel-import car dealers, revenue is recognized when a vehicle is delivered, and its title has been transferred to the dealers. For overseas sales, the Company sells vehicles under Cost and Freight (“CFR”) shipping point terms, and revenue is recognized when a vehicle is loaded on a cargo ship and its title has been transferred to the dealers. The Company accounts for the revenue generated from sales of vehicles on a gross basis as the Company is acting as a principal in these transactions, is subject to inventory risk, has latitude in establishing prices, and is responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide customers the specified goods, which the Company has control of the goods and has the ability to direct the use of goods to obtain substantially all the benefits. All of the Company’s contracts have one single performance obligation as the promise is to transfer the individual vehicle to parallel-import vehicle dealers, and there is no separately identifiable other promise in the contracts. The Company’s vehicles are sold with no right of return and the Company does not provide other credits or sales incentives to parallel-import car dealers. Historically, no customer returns have occurred. Therefore, the Company did not provide any sales return allowances for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The Company generates revenues from freight forwarding services provided by Edward and general labor and logistics provided by TWEW to corporate and retail clients, including transportation, cargo warehousing, freight forwarding, labor service, and cargo loading and unloading. Revenue for freight forwarding services generated by Edward, both export and import, is recognized when the services are provided. The Company’s role as the principal in these services involves managing the process up to the point where control is transferred based on contractual terms, allowing revenue recognition on a gross basis throughout the transit period. For warehousing services, revenue is primarily derived from storage fees, which are recognized based on the actual number of days the goods are stored in the warehouse while awaiting further transportation. Across all operations, the Company maintains a principal position, controlling the goods and services, bearing inventory and pricing risks, and fulfilling performance obligations directly. Each contract is typically structured with a single performance obligation without allowances for returns or sales incentives. There were no provisions for sales return allowances based on historical experiences of no returns.
Revenue from general labor and logistics services, provided through TWEW, is recognized upon services rendered, based on verified labor hours or project milestones outlined in client agreements, with billing tied to predefined service rates (e.g., per-hour fees or fixed-scope pricing). The Company recognizes revenue on a gross basis as the principal service provider, reflecting its contractual obligation to deliver labor solutions to clients, despite outsourcing workforce operations to third parties. Contracts generally consist of a single performance obligation (supplying labor resources), with revenue measured at the transaction price agreed upon in service agreements. No provisions for returns or sales incentives are included, as historical experience indicates no material rights of return or refunds.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company disaggregates its revenue by geographic areas, as the Company believes it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of the revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.
U.S. domestic market
464,883
49,479
Overseas market
14,916
27,355
Total revenue
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, total revenue from continuing operations was $479,799, an increase from $76,834 for the same period in 2024. This growth was primarily driven by the acquisition of TWEW in November 2024, whose operations are entirely focused on the U.S. domestic market.
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Cost of Revenues
Logistics and Warehousing Segment
Cost of logistics and warehousing service revenue mainly includes the cost of freight and fulfillment expenses for freight forwarding services, while cost of labor services comprises payments to third parties for outsourced workforce provisioning, including bundled recruitment, training, and payroll processing. Cost recognition aligns with service delivery progress, validated through subcontractor utilization reports and client acceptance documentation.
General and Administration Expenses
The Company’s general and administrative expenses for the continuing operations primarily include employee salaries and benefits, depreciation and amortization, office lease expenses, travelling and entertainment expenses, legal and consulting fees, insurance and other miscellaneous administrative expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, general and administration expenses for the continuing operations were $1,000,519 and $767,642, respectively.
Share-based Compensation
The Company has adopted its Amended and Restated 2024 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), for the purpose of providing incentives and rewards to eligible participants who contribute to the success of the Company’s operations. Shareholders, directors, and employees of the Company receive remuneration in the form of share-based awards including option, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, dividend equivalent, or other awards that are permitted under the Plan, whereby the recipients render services as consideration for such share-based compensation.
The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award and recognizes the cost over the period during which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, which generally is the vesting period. The amount of cost recognized is adjusted to reflect any expected forfeitures prior to vesting. The fair value of stock award is measured at grant date’s per share closing price of the Company’s common stock, and the fair value of option is measured at grant date using the Black-Scholes pricing model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the share-based awards are granted. Where the employees have to meet vesting conditions before becoming unconditionally entitled to the share-based awards, the total estimated fair value of the share-based awards is spread over the vesting period, taking into account the probability that the share-based awards will vest, provided that the cumulative amount of compensation cost recognized at any date at least equals the portion of the grant-date value of such award that is vested at that date.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities based on temporary differences between financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates expected to apply when these differences reverse. The impact of tax rate changes is recorded in the period of enactment.
The Company assesses deferred tax assets to determine whether they are realizable. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, as it has generated a three-year cumulative pretax book loss and is forecasting a loss for 2025. Based on this evidence, realization of deferred tax assets is not considered more-likely-than-not at this time.
The Company records uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740, using a two-step process to determine whether tax positions will be sustained. The Company has concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions requiring recognition as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
The Company is not subject to the Section 163(j) interest expense limitation, as it qualifies for an exception due to floor plan financing indebtedness.
The Company monitors tax law changes and has determined that no recent changes materially impact the financial statements.
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The Company and its U.S. operating subsidiaries are subject to the U.S. tax laws. The Company elected to file income taxes as a corporation instead of an LLC for the tax years ended December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s consolidated income tax returns for the tax years ended December 31, 2021 through December 31, 2024 remained open for statutory examination by U.S. tax authorities.
(Loss) Earnings per share
The Company computes (loss) earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”). ASC 260 requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as net income divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options, and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no dilutive shares outstanding, as presented in the tables below:
March 31, 2025
Loss
Share
Per share amount
Basic and diluted EPS
Loss from continuing operations per ordinary share
Loss from discontinued operations per ordinary share
Loss from operations per ordinary share
March 31, 2024
Income (loss)
Related parties and transactions
The Company identifies related parties, and accounts for and discloses related party transactions in accordance with ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosures” and other relevant ASC standards.
Parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Corporations are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.
Transactions between related parties commonly occurring in the normal course of business are considered to be related party transactions. Transactions between related parties are also considered to be related party transactions even though they may not be given accounting recognition.
Segment reporting
The Company uses the management approach in determining reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for making operating decisions about the allocation of resources of the segment and the assessment of its performance in determining the Company’s reportable operating segments. The Company reported two operating segments: the parallel-import vehicle business and logistics and warehousing services in 2024. Following the discontinuation of the parallel-import vehicles business, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company reported a single reportable segment on logistics and warehousing services.
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Recent accounting pronouncements
ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, requires disclosures about significant segment expenses and additional interim disclosure requirements. This standard also requires a single reportable segment to provide all disclosures required by Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The amendments should be applied retrospectively for all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 beginning January 1, 2025. The adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, establishes incremental disaggregation of income tax disclosures pertaining to the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and requires prospective application with the option to apply it retrospectively. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 beginning January 1, 2025. The adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3 — LOAN RECEIVABLE
Loan receivable consisted of the following:
Short-term loan receivables
On June 20, 2024, the Company entered into a one- year unsecured short-term loan agreement with Hongkong Sanyou Petroleum Co Limited. The principal amount of the loan is $1,000,000, bearing an annual interest rate of 12.0%, and is set to mature in 12 months. On July 23, 2024, the Company extended an additional unsecured short-term loan of $1,500,000 to Hongkong Sanyou Petroleum Co Limited under the same terms.
On August 16, 2024, the Company entered into a one-year unsecured short-term loan agreement with Asia Finance Investment Limited for a principal amount of $649,250. After mutual debt adjustments, the adjusted principal balance of this loan is $558,295. This loan accrues interest at a monthly rate of 1.0%, with a single lump-sum repayment due 12 months from the disbursement date. The agreement includes a mutual debt adjustment provision, where the balance after offsetting mutual debts is applied to reduce interest charges. Any overdue payments under this agreement bear an annual interest rate of 18%.
On October 2, 2024 and October 28, 2024, the Company entered into two one-year unsecured short-term loan agreements with Hongkong Sanyou Petroleum Co Limited, for the principal amount of the loan $1,000,000 and $1,000,000, respectively, bearing an annual interest rate of 12.0% and set to mature in 12 months.
On October 24, 2024, the Company entered into a one-year unsecured short-term loan agreement with Asia Finance Investment Limited for a principal amount of $530,000. This loan accrues interest at a monthly rate of 1.0%, with a single lump-sum repayment due 12 months from the disbursement date.
On November 20, 2024, the Company entered into a one-year unsecured short-term loan agreement with Hongkong Sanyou Petroleum Co Limited. The principal amount of the loan is $500,000. This loan carries an annual interest rate of 12.0% and is set to mature in 12 months.
On January 7, 2025, the Company entered into a one-year unsecured short-term loan agreement with Asia Finance Investment Limited for a principal amount of $100,000. This loan accrues interest at a monthly rate of 1.0%, with a single lump-sum repayment due 12 months from the disbursement date. On January 29, 2025, the Company extended an additional unsecured short-term loan of $300,000 to Asia Finance Investment Limited under the same terms.
On March 5, 2025, the Company received an early repayment of $49,000 for the loan scheduled to mature on June 20, 2025.
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On March 17, 2025, the Company entered into a one-year unsecured short-term loan agreement with Hongkong Sanyou Petroleum Co Limited. The principal amount of the loan is $950,000. This loan carries an annual interest rate of 12.0% and is set to mature in 12 months.
On March 18, 2025, the Company entered into a one-year unsecured short-term loan agreement with Asia Finance Investment Limited for a principal amount of $825,400. This loan accrues interest at a monthly rate of 1.0%, with a single lump-sum repayment due 12 months from the disbursement date. On March 19, 2025, the Company extended an additional unsecured short-term loan of $900,000 to Asia Finance Investment Limited under the same terms.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded interest income of $202,668 and $22,333 from short-term loan receivables, respectively.
NOTE 4 — OTHER RECEIVABLES
Other receivables consisted of the following:
December 31, 2024
Rent Deposit
13,498
112,751
Interest Receivable(1)
443,176
245,655
Others
44,188
12,290
Total Other Receivables
NOTE 5 — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
1) Loss from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was as follows:
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
Revenue
1,430,951
Cost of Revenue
1,440,234
Gross loss
(9,283)
Operating expenses
Selling, General and administrative expenses
78,840
Total operating expenses
Loss from discontinued operations
(88,123)
Other income (expenses)
54,459
Other expenses, net
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes
Income tax provision
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On March 3, 2025, the Board approved the discontinuation of the Company’s parallel-import vehicles business authorizing the writing off of receivables, and winding down of operations in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. In accordance with ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements — Discontinued Operations, the Company determined that the parallel-import vehicle segment met the conditions for reporting as a discontinued operation. As a result, all financial results associated with this business have been reclassified as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, revenue from discontinued operations was $1.4 million. The significant decline was due to the discontinuation of the Company’s parallel-import vehicles business.
Selling expenses related to the discontinued parallel-import vehicles business include salaries and benefits for the Company’s sales personnel, and ocean freight expenses, which are associated with shipping and delivery of vehicles to automobile dealers, are expensed as incurred. Total selling expenses of discontinued operations was $78,840 for three months ended March 31, 2024.
General and administrative expenses related to discontinued operations were operational expenses associated with sourcing, purchasing, and shipping vehicles, leading to improved financial performance in future periods.
Interest expenses of discontinued operations were $54,459 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, which were related to loan of inventory financing, loan of letter of credit financing, loan of dealer financing and revolving credit line of financing, all of which are classified under Current liabilities of discontinued operations. Further details on these financing arrangements are provided in “3) Current liabilities of discontinued operations.” The loans related were all paid off as of March 31, 2025.
2) Results of Discontinued Operations and Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations
The major components of assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations are summarized below:
Accounts receivable, net*
Other receivables**
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
TOTAL ASSETS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
LIABILITIES
Accrued expense and other liabilities
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
TOTAL LIABILITIES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
*Accounts Receivable, net
Accounts receivable consisted of the following:
Parallel-import Vehicles
4,130,047
Less: allowance of credit loss
(1,589,546)
Total accounts receivable, net
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The Company’s parallel-import vehicle business was negatively impacted by deteriorating macroeconomic conditions since the second half of 2022. Several aged accounts receivable were concentrated among four long-term customers, who were in the process of business recovery. These receivables were partially backed by third-party guarantees, providing some assurance of collection. Through management’s active collection efforts, the Company successfully collected approximately $4.0 million of the outstanding balances during the year ended December 31, 2024.
The Company conducted an initial assessment of collectability and recognized a credit loss of $1.1 million for accounts deemed uncollectible during the first three quarters of 2024. During the year-end CECL reassessment, the Company evaluated expected credit losses based on historical loss trends, customer risk factors, and forward-looking economic conditions, and provided an additional credit loss provision of $475,366 in the fourth quarter of 2024, resulting in a total allowance for credit loss of $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Subsequently, the Company collected an additional $2.5 million of the outstanding balance. On March 3, 2025, following the Board’s approved decision on discontinued operations, the Company had zero account receivable balance after the above mentioned credit loss of $1.6 million and the subsequent collection of additional $2.5 million outstanding balance.
**Other Receivables
Write-down of other receivables for discontinued operations include below:
Vehicle deposits (1)
100,800
Sales tax deposits (2)
34,886
(135,686)
Total other receivables, net
(1)Vehicle deposits were prepaid to suppliers for purchasing vehicles under the parallel-import vehicle business. Following the business discontinuation, certain deposits became unrecoverable due to supplier financial distress and contract terminations. The Company recognized a total expected credit loss of $100,800 on vehicle deposits for the discontinued operations during the year ended December 31, 2024.
(2)Sales tax receivables related to tax refunds and overpayments associated with vehicle transactions. Due to changes in tax policies and the cessation of vehicle sales, certain tax receivables became unrecoverable. The Company recognized a total credit loss of $34,886 for the discontinued operations during the year ended December 31, 2024.
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3) Cash Flows from discontinued operations
Net (loss) income
Less: (Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax
(Loss) from continuing operations
Cash used in operations-continuing operations
Cash provided by operations-discontinued operations
Net Cash provided by operating activities
Net Cash used in investing activities
Cash used by financing activities-continuing operations
Cash used in financing activities-discontinued operations
Net Cash used in financing activities
NOTE 6 — PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant, and equipment, net consisted of the following:
Estimated Useful Life
in Years
Motor Vehicles
365,000
Leasehold improvements*
3-6
60,795
Subtotal
425,795
Less accumulated depreciation
(37,282)
(27,400)
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded deprecation of $9,882 and $2,171, respectively.
There was no impairment loss during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
*Leasehold improvements were related to Edward’s full steel manual gates, yard fence, and office roof upgrade.
NOTE 7 — LEASES
The Company leases office spaces from various third parties under non-cancelable operating leases, with terms ranging from 12 to 55 months. The Company considers the renewal or termination options that are reasonably certain to be exercised in the determination of the lease term and initial measurement of ROU assets and lease liabilities. Lease expenses are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.
The Company determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at the inception of the contract and whether that lease meets the classification criteria of a finance or operating lease. When available, the Company uses the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of the Company’s leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company discounts lease payments based on an estimate of its incremental borrowing rate.
The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
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On July 19, 2024, the Company entered into a non-cancellable operating lease with an independent third party, Zina Development, LLC, for office space in Irvine, California, comprising approximately 15,000 square feet. The lease term commenced on July 23, 2024, and expires on July 31, 2027. The lease is guaranteed by West Buy Media Inc., a North Carolina Corporation 100% owned by the Company’s chief executive officer, Huan Liu, ensuring the Company’s full payment and performance of all obligations under the lease. Monthly base rent payments under this lease range from $42,000 to $45,000, with scheduled increases over the lease term. The office space is designated for general business operations. In accordance with ASC 842, the Company has recognized a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on its balance sheet related to this operating lease.
On April 28, 2023, the Company entered a First Amendment to Lease Agreement (the “Amended Lease”) with one of its landlords, which amended a previous lease agreement between the two parties, whereby the Company leases office space from the landlord with an initial lease term from December 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Amended Lease, the initial lease term was extended for a period commencing January 1, 2024 and expiring February 28, 2027, unless sooner terminated as provided in the Amended Lease. On January 10, 2025 and January 31, 2025, the Company sent two letters to the lessor requesting to terminate the lease, as the Company had vacated the property. As of the date of this quarterly report, the Company has ceased to pay rent per the Company's legal counsel advice.
The Company’s subsidiary, Edward, entered into a Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with its landlord on May 22, 2023, which amended a previous lease agreement and the first amendment between the parties, whereby Edward leases a warehouse from the landlord with an initial lease term from June 1, 2013 to July 31, 2018. The lease term was extended to July 31, 2023 by the first amendment. The second amendment further extended the lease to August 31, 2028.
The short-term lease runs month-to-month from January 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024. Both operating lease expenses and short-term lease expenses are recognized in general and administrative expenses. The components of lease expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
Lease expenses
Operating lease expenses
177,763
48,606
Short-term lease expenses
30,366
6,911
Total lease expenses
208,129
55,517
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred total operating lease expenses of $177,763 and $48,606, respectively. The total lease expenses were $208,129 and $55,517 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Right-of-use assets
797,888
Operating lease liabilities – current
148,916
Operating lease liabilities – non-current
634,538
Total operating lease liabilities
1,636,179
783,454
The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for all operating leases were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Remaining lease term and discount rate:
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
2.63
4.08
Weighted average discount rate *
5.2
%
14.5
*The Company used weighted average incremental borrowing rate of 5.2% per annum for its lease contracts based on the Company’s current borrowings from various financial institutions.
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As of March 31, 2025, future maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
Fiscal Years
2025 (from April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025)
514,114
2026
795,559
2027
517,765
Thereafter
126,976
Total lease payments
1,954,415
Less: imputed interest
(318,236)
Present value of lease liabilities
NOTE 8 — INTANGIBLE ASSET AND GOODWILL
1)Acquisition of Edward
On January 24, 2024, Cheetah Net entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the entity interests in Edward. The transaction closed on February 2, 2024. The gross purchase price was $1.5 million. Consideration paid consisted of $0.3 million of cash and the issuance of 79,521 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock with a fair value of $1.2 million. In accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), it was determined that the fair value of the stock consideration was $0.9 million at the time of the transaction, reflecting a comprehensive evaluation of the stock’s market conditions and liquidity impacted by lock-up period restrictions.
The purchase price was initially recorded on a preliminary basis as of February 2, 2024. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were estimated based on management’s estimates, available information, and supportable assumptions that management considered reasonable. During the second quarter of 2024, the Company finalized the purchase price allocation. As a result, adjustments were made, particularly concerning the deferred tax liability related to intangible assets, which led to a corresponding adjustment in the value of goodwill. The final valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was reflected in the financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and shown below.
As of December 31, 2024
As of March 31, 2024
Change
Finalized value
Preliminary value
Acquired assets acquired and (liabilities):
Cash
79,883
Accounts Receivable
47,354
Other Current Assets
42,685
Right-of-use Lease Asset
645,625
Fixed Assets
Developed Technology
120,000
Customer Relationships
360,000
Trade Names
36,000
568,532
437,382
131,150
Other Noncurrent Assets
27,000
Accounts Payable
(34,686)
Accrued Expenses Payable
(20,933)
Deferred Tax Liability
(131,150)
Operating Lease Liability, Current
(94,548)
Operating Lease Liability, Long Term
(506,557)
Total Purchase Consideration
1,200,000
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The fair value of the accounts receivable, other assets, and liabilities assumed approximates their gross contractual amounts. The fair value of the fixed assets approximates its net carrying value as of the acquisition date. The fair values of intangible assets, including $120,000 of developed technology, $360,000 of customer relationships, and $36,000 of trade names, were determined using assumptions that are representative of those market participants would use in estimating fair value.
2)Acquisition of TWEW
On November 27, 2024, Cheetah Net entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests in TWEW. The transaction closed on December 19, 2024. The gross purchase price was $1 million. Consideration paid consisted of $0.2 million of cash and the issuance of 469,484 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock with a fair value of $0.8 million. Following ASC 805, it was determined that the fair value of the stock consideration was $1 million at the time of the transaction, reflecting a comprehensive evaluation of the stock’s market conditions and liquidity impacted by lock-up period restrictions.
69,980
43,120
1,210
600,000
475,861
(140,171)
Short term loan payable
(50,000)
1,000,000
The fair value of the accounts receivable, other current assets, and short-term loan payable assumed approximates their gross contractual amounts. The customer relationship intangibles of $600,000 were valued by discounting estimated after-tax earnings over their remaining useful lives using the multi-period excess earnings method, that are representative of those a market participant would use in estimating fair value. The Company recorded amortization of intangible assets with finite lives are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as below:
Intangible Assets
Estimated Useful Lives (month)
Edward-Developed Technology
84
Edward-Customer Relationships
144
Edward-Trade Names
TWEW-Customer Relationships
120
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred accumulated amortization expenses of $28,071 and $8,714, respectively.
Total future amortization expenses for finite-lived intangible assets were estimated as follows:
84,214
112,286
2028
2029
501,642
No impairment loss was made to the carrying amounts of the intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
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NOTE 9 — PREMIUM FINANCE
On August 1, 2024, the Company entered into a premium finance agreement (the “Premium Finance Agreement”) with ETI Financial Corporation to finance the purchase of its directors and officers’ insurance. Pursuant to the Premium Finance Agreement, the Company borrowed $205,774.80 at an annual interest rate of 8.51%. The loan is structured to be repaid in 10 monthly installments, starting with the first payment on September 1, 2024.
Premium finance consisted of the following:
Premium finance
Interest expenses incurred related to the Premium Finance Agreement were $2,142 and $996 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
NOTE 10 — LONG-TERM BORROWINGS
Long-term borrowings consisted of the following:
Small Business Administration(1)
465,363
468,542
Thread Capital Inc.(2)
170,284
176,055
Total long-term borrowings
635,647
644,597
Current portion of long-term borrowings
Non-current portion of long-term borrowings
On March 16, 2022, the Company entered into an amended agreement with SBA to borrow an additional $350,000 for 30 years as working capital to alleviate economic injury caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the aggregate, the Company’s borrowings amounted to $500,000 with a maturity date of May 23, 2050. The amended loan bears a fixed interest rate of 3.75% per annum. Beginning from March 2022, 24 months from the date of the original loan agreement, the Company is required to make a new monthly installment payment of $2,485 within the remaining term of loan, with the last installment to be paid in May 2050.
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The future maturities of the SBA loan as of March 31, 2025 were as follows:
Future repayment
8,309
11,474
11,942
12,430
12,937
408,271
(2)
On May 15, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Thread Capital Inc. (“Thread Capital”) to borrow $50,000 as working capital with a maturity date of November 1, 2024. The loan bore a fixed interest rate of 5.50% per annum. This loan agreement was subsequently terminated on May 17, 2021, at which time the Company entered into a new loan agreement with Thread Capital to borrow an additional $171,300 as working capital. In the aggregate, the Company’s borrowings from Thread Capital amounted to $221,300 with a maturity date of May 1, 2031. Interest is payable at a fixed annual interest rate of 0.25% between September 1, 2021 and November 30, 2022. Beginning from December 1, 2022, the loan bears a fixed annual interest rate of 5.5%, and the Company is required to make a monthly installment payment of $2,721 within the remaining term of loan, with the last installment to be paid in May 2031.
The future maturities of the loan from Thread Capital as of March 31, 2025 were as follows:
17,785
24,881
26,285
27,768
29,334
44,231
For the above-mentioned long-term borrowings, the Company recorded interest expenses of $9,279 and $8,305 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
NOTE 11 — STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
On August 16, 2024, the Company’s board of directors approved the adoption of the Plan. Subsequently, on September 30, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved the Plan. The Plan provides for the granting of share-based awards, including options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalents, and other awards to directors, employees, and consultants of the Company.
Vested shares
On September 30, 2024, the compensation committee of the Company’s Board approved the grant of 45,938 shares of Class A common stock and 31,250 shares of Class B common stock (the “Award”) to Mr. Huan Liu, chief executive officer of the Company. The Award vested immediately upon grant.
Nonvested shares
On September 30, 2024, the compensation committee of the Company’s Board approved the grant of 18,750 and 54,062 shares of Class A common stock to one director and six employees, respectively, vesting ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. Subsequently, on November 30, 2024, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors approved the grant of 6,250 shares of Class A common stock to one employee.
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A summary of the nonvested shares activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 is as follows:
Weighted
Number of
Average Grant
non-vested
Date Fair Value
Shares
Per Share (US$)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024
79,062
3.28
Grant
Vested
Forfeited
Outstanding as of March 31, 2025
The fair value of vested and nonvested shares is determined by the market closing price of Class A common stock at the grant date. Accordingly, the Company recorded share-based compensation expenses of $16,185 for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
As of March 31, 2025, total unrecognized compensation cost relating to nonvested shares was $227,093, which is to be recognized over a weighted average period of three years.
NOTE 12 — INCOME TAXES
The Company and its operating subsidiaries in the United States are subject to federal and various state income taxes. The Company elected to file income taxes as a corporation instead of an LLC for the tax years ended December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2024.
(i)
(Loss) before Income tax expense (benefit)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
(ii)
The components of the income tax provision were as follows:
Current:
Federal
(128)
State
5,156
Total current income tax provision
5,028
Deferred:
(166,147)
(84,595)
Total deferred income tax expenses (benefits)
(250,742)
Total income tax expense (benefits)
(iii)
Reconciliations of the statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate were as follows:
Federal income tax at the statutory rate
21.0
State statutory tax rate
7.7
Permanent Items
(0.4)
Change in valuation allowance
(29.0)
Non-deductible expenses
8.1
Effective tax rate
(0.7)
29.1
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(iv)
Deferred tax assets, net were composed of the following:
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carry forwards
1,001,992
Tax attribute carryovers
1,110,892
Lease liability
382,246
398,757
438,159
436,613
Total gross deferred tax assets
1,931,297
1,837,362
Less valuation allowance
(1,293,194)
(1,159,129)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
638,103
678,233
Deferred tax liabilities:
(241,798)
(249,183)
Right of use assets
(395,705)
(429,050)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(637,503)
(678,233)
Total deferred tax assets, net
The Company assesses deferred tax assets to determine whether they are realizable. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $1,293,194 and $1,159,129 against deferred tax assets, respectively, as it has generated a three-year cumulative pretax book loss and is forecasting a loss for 2025. Based on this evidence, realization of deferred tax assets is not considered more-likely-than-not at this time.
The Company records uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740, using a two-step process to determine whether tax positions will be sustained. The Company has concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions requiring recognition as of March 31, 2025 and 2024.
The Company was not previously subject to the interest expenses limitation under §163(j) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, due to the small business exemption. Its average annual gross receipts for the three tax years preceding 2022 do not exceed the relevant threshold amount ($27 million for 2022). The Company no longer met the small business exception in 2024, but it meets one of the other exceptions to the §163(j) limitation, “floor plan financing indebtedness” (indebtedness used to finance the acquisition of motor vehicles held for sale or lease or secured by such inventory) and will therefore continue to be exempt from the §163(j) interest expenses limitation in 2025.
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NOTE 13 — CONCENTRATIONS
Political and economic risk
The operations of the Company are in the U.S. and the Company’s primary market is in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by political, economic, and legal environments in the U.S. and the PRC, as well as by the general states of the U.S. and the PRC economy. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political, regulatory, and social conditions in the U.S. and the PRC. Although the Company has not experienced losses from these situations and believes that it is in compliance with existing laws and regulations, including its organization and structure disclosed in Note 1, such experience may not be indicative of future results.
Recent tariff actions imposed by governments of the U.S. and the PRC present risks to the Company’s logistics and warehousing operations, potentially affecting shipping volumes, warehouse utilization, and customer demand. The Company has been monitoring trade policy developments closely.
Credit risk
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, all of the Company’s cash was on deposit at financial institutions in the U.S., which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation subject to certain limitations. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.
Concentrations
The Company has undergone a business transformation since the acquisition of Edward, which happened in February 2024 and TWEW in December 2024 (see also NOTE 8 — Intangible Asset and Goodwill). As of the date of this quarterly report, the Company’s logistic and warehousing business is still in its early stage.
NOTE 14 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock
Cheetah Net was established under the laws of the State of North Carolina on August 9, 2016. Under the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation dated July 2, 2024, the total authorized number of shares of common stock is 1,000,000,000 with par value of $0.0001, which consists of 891,750,000 shares of Class A common stock and 108,250,000 shares of Class B common stock. The Company also has the authority to issue 500,000 shares of preferred stock as deemed necessary with a par value per share equal to the par value per share of the Class A common stock. Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock have the same rights except for voting and conversion rights. In respect of matters requiring the votes of stockholders, each share of Class A common stock is entitled to one vote, and each share of Class B common stock is entitled to 15 votes. Class B common stock is convertible into Class A common stock at any time after issuance at the option of the holder on a one-to-one basis. Class A common stock is not convertible into shares of any other class. The numbers of authorized and outstanding common stock were retroactively applied as if the transaction occurred at the beginning of the period presented.
On June 27, 2022, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with a group of investors (the “Investors”) whereby the Company agreed to sell, and the Investors agreed to purchase, up to 104,125 shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $28.8 per share. These Investors are unrelated parties to the Company. The gross proceeds were approximately $3.0 million, before deducting offering expenses of approximately $0.3 million. The net proceeds were approximately $2.7 million, of which approximately $1.2 million was received in 2022 and $1.2 million in 2023, for a total receipt of approximately $2.4 million. After negotiations between Rapid Proceed Limited (“Rapid”), one of the Investors, and the Company regarding the fund’s release terms, an agreement was reached on November 2, 2023, stipulating that the outstanding $0.6 million would be paid by Rapid within six months following the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”). On March 13, 2024, considering the impact of market volatility and the long-term benefits of continued cooperation, Rapid requested and the Company agreed to extend the payment due date of the outstanding $0.6 million to September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, the outstanding balance of subscription payments had been collected.
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On August 3, 2023, the Company closed its IPO of 78,125 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $64.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $5.0 million before deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses, including the issuance to the underwriter of warrants to purchase 3,906 shares of common stock (the “Warrants”), with an exercise price of $80.00 per share. The Company’s Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “CTNT” on August 1, 2023.
On January 24, 2024, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Edward and Juguang Zhang, Edward’s sole stockholder (the “Seller”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in Edward from the Seller (the “Acquisition”). On February 2, 2024, the Company closed the Acquisition for a total purchase price that included a cash payment of $300,000 and the issuance of 79,521 shares of the Company’s unregistered Class A common stock, initially valued at $1,200,000. Subsequent valuation determined the fair value of these shares to be $9 million. Please see Note 8 for further details.
On May 14, 2024, the Company entered into a placement agency agreement with AC Sunshine Securities LLC on a best efforts basis, relating to the Company’s public offering (the “May Offering”) of 825,625 shares of Class A common stock for a price of $9.92 per share, less certain placement agent fees. On the same day, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with purchasers identified therein. On May 15, 2024, the Company closed the May Offering pursuant to the prospectus included in its registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-276300), which was initially filed with the SEC on December 28, 2023, and declared effective by the SEC on April 26, 2024, and a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-279388) filed on May 13, 2024, pursuant to Rule 462 (b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The May Offering resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $8.19 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses and fees.
On July 25, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors for a follow-on offering of 404,979 shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a price of $3.68 per share. On the same day, the Company entered into a placement agency with FT Global Capital, Inc., who acted as the exclusive placement agent on a best efforts basis in connection with such offering. Pursuant to the placement agency agreement, the Company paid FT Global Capital, Inc. a fee of 7.25% of the aggregate purchase price for the shares of Class A common stock sold in the offering, and reimbursed FT Global Capital, Inc. for its expenses up to $90,000 in the aggregate. On July 26, 2024, the Company closed the offering, with net proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.1 million for the Company’s working capital and general corporate purposes.
Reverse Stock Split
At a special stockholders’ meeting held on September 30, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to authorize a reverse stock split. Subsequently, on October 7, 2024, the Company’s board of directors approved the Reverse Stock Split and filed its Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the State of North Carolina pursuant to North Carolina Revised Statutes 55-8-21 on October 8, 2024. The Reverse Stock Split took effect on October 21, 2024. Starting on October 24, 2024, the Company’s Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on a post-split basis. All share information included in this quarterly report has been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split as if it had occurred as of the earliest period presented.
On November 27, 2024, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with TWEW and its stockholders (the “TWEW Seller”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in TWEW from the TWEW Seller (the “TWEW Acquisition”) for a total purchase price that included a cash payment of $200,000 and the issuance of 469,484 shares of the Company’s unregistered Class A common stock, valued at $800,000. On December 19, 2024, the Company closed the TWEW Acquisition and issued 469,484 shares accordingly.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were 2,672,011 shares of Class A common stock and 546,875 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
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Warrants
The Company accounts for stock warrants as either equity instruments or derivative liabilities depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement. The Warrants are equity-classified as a result of being indexed to the Company’s Class A common stock and meeting certain equity classification criteria, and the instruments will not be remeasured in subsequent periods as long as the instruments continue to meet these accounting criteria. The fair value of the Warrants was recorded to additional paid-in capital within stockholders’ equity.
Total Common
Shares Issuable &
terminated as of
Exercise
Title of Warrant
Date Issued
Expiry Date
Price
Equity-classified warrants
August 2023 – underwriter warrants
8/3/2023
07/31/2026
80.00
3,906
Termination of Warrants
On March 4, 2024, the Company and Maxim Group LLC signed an agreement to terminate 3,906 outstanding warrants that had previously been granted to Maxim Group LLC. On March 27, 2024, the Company completed the payment of termination fees totaling $78,125, which was recorded as an offset to additional paid in capital within stockholders’ equity.
There were no warrant shares remaining as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
NOTE 15 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On February 23, 2023, the Company filed a complaint in the New York Supreme Court, New York County, against Stefanie A. Rehfeld (the “Defendant”), alleging that she breached an independent contractor agreement with the Company by misappropriating a vehicle that she had acquired and was contractually obliged to deliver to the Company in exchange for a commission. On April 25, 2023, the court granted the Company’s motion for summary judgment on its causes of action seeking specific performance and contractual indemnification. The Company has successfully recovered the vehicle and received its title. On August 7, 2024, the court conducted an inquest and awarded the Company $64,359.22 in fees and costs. The final judgment was entered on January 14, 2025. To enforce the judgment, the Company initiated post-judgment collection efforts. On January 23, 2025, the Company served subpoenas and a restraining notice on the Defendant’s bank, and information subpoenas on her former employers to help with the Company’s post judgment collection efforts.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to: any projections of earnings, revenue, or other financial items; any statements regarding the adequacy, availability, and sources of capital, any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new products, services, or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “project,” or “anticipate,” and other similar words. In addition to any assumptions and other factors and matters referred to specifically in connection with such forward-looking statements, factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include those factors set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in our annual report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-41761) (the “Annual Report”), which was filed with the SEC on March 12, 2025.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties, such as those disclosed in this quarterly report. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.
The information included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Annual Report.
Business Overview and Recent Developing Trends
We are a provider of logistics and warehousing services, historically in connection with the sale of parallel-import vehicles sourced in the U.S. to be sold in the PRC market, and more recently for the transportation of other goods between the U.S. and the PRC. Parallel-import vehicles in the PRC refer to automobiles purchased directly from overseas markets and imported for sale outside of the brand manufacturers’ official distribution networks. This business contributed significantly to our revenue since our inception. Between 2016 and the first half of 2022, the Company experienced growth in sales volume and gross profit due to favorable market conditions. Beginning in the second half of 2023, the business was negatively affected by a decline in customer demand due to weakening macroeconomic conditions, price competition from luxury automakers in the PRC, and a shift in consumer preference toward domestic EVs. These market challenges led to a decline in parallel-import vehicle sales by 30.5% in 2023 and a reduction in net income by 87.5% compared to 2022. The decline accelerated further in 2024. Vehicle sales dropped sharply from 82 units in the first quarter of 2023 to 13 units in the first quarter of 2024. For year ended December 31, 2024, vehicle sales decreased from 303 units in 2023 to 14 units in 2024, resulting in a 95.7% drop in revenue from $38.3 million in 2023 to $1.6 million in 2024. In addition, the financial strain on the Company’s customers made it increasingly difficult to collect outstanding receivables. While the Company successfully recovered $4.0 million in 2024 and collected additional $2.5 million from the five aged accounts as of March 31, 2025, the remaining $1.6 million from two customers was determined to be uncollectible. As a result, the management recorded a credit loss of $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
As market conditions continued to deteriorate and sales activity in the parallel-import vehicle segment ceased, on March 3, 2025, our board of directors approved the discontinuation of our parallel-import vehicle business. In accordance with ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations, we determined that the parallel-import vehicle segment met the conditions for reporting as a discontinued operation. As a result, all financial results associated with this business have been reclassified as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. For additional financial details regarding discontinued operations, refer to Note 5 – Discontinued Operations.
Logistics and Warehousing
In February 2024, we acquired Edward to start our logistics and warehousing service operations. Beginning in the second quarter of 2024, we increased our marketing staff to pursue new business opportunities and focus on international trade flows between the PRC and the U.S. In July 2024, we relocated our headquarters from Charlotte, NC, to Irvine, CA, which we believe will enable a stronger management focus on our logistics and warehousing business due to Irvine’s proximity to the important ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
In December 2024, we acquired TWEW, a California-based labor and logistics service provider which specializes in general labor support services and logistics coordination to further expand our logistics services.
Additionally, on December 19, 2024, we acquired 100% membership interest of NexTrade, a Delaware limited liability company for the consideration of $1. As of the date of this quarterly report, NexTrade has not been engaged in any business operations.
Further, on March 28, 2025, the Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Cheetah BVI, in the British Virgin Islands. The incorporation of Cheetah BVI is intended to support the Company’s future international business development and facilitate potential global partnerships. As of the date of this quarterly report, Cheetah BVI has not commenced operations.
On September 30, 2024, our stockholders approved our fourth amended and restated articles of incorporation, which authorizes a reverse stock split of the issued shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a ratio ranging from 1-for-10 to 1-for-30, as determined at the discretion of our board of directors. On October 7, 2024, our board of directors approved a reverse stock split of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-16. On October 21, 2024, we effectuated a reverse stock split of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-16. Following such reverse split, each 16 shares of our common stock outstanding were automatically combined into one new share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse split; any fractional shares resulting from the reverse split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. The par value per share of our common stock remained unchanged. Our Class A common stock started trading on a post-split basis on October 24, 2024, at which time the Class A common stock was assigned a new CUSIP number (16307X202).
Risks and Uncertainties
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Results of Operations
The following table provides a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, highlighting the financial impact of both continuing and discontinued operations:
USD
100.0
402,965
524.5
88.3
55.3
381,043
896.6
Gross Profit
11.7
44.7
21,922
63.8
General and administration expenses
208.5
999.1
232,877
30.3
3.4
Interest income, net
199,278
41.5
20,625
26.8
178,653
866.2
Other income, net
2.6
0.8
11,995
1,931.6
(Loss) from continuing operations before tax provision
(156.0)
(926.8)
(36,492)
5.1
Income tax (benefits)
1.1
(319.8)
251,069
(102.2)
(157.1)
(607.0)
(287,561)
61.7
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
(185.6)
142,583
(100.0)
(792.5)
(144,979)
23.8
Continuing Operations-Logistics and Warehousing Services
Revenues
Revenues from Edward
62,515
13.0
(14,319)
(18.6)
Revenues from TWEW
417,284
87.0
Total revenues
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we reported revenue of $479,799 from logistics and warehousing services segment, including $62,515, or 13.0%, of our total revenue from Edward, and $417,284, or 87.0%, of our total revenue from TWEW (See also Note 8- Intangible Asset and Goodwill).
Revenue from Edward decreased by 18.6% primarily due to the decreased international trade flow resulting from the trade tensions between China and the U.S.
We will continue to focus on improving operational efficiencies and expanding our market presence of the two acquired businesses in the California area.
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Cost of Revenues from Edward
41,810
9.9
(690)
(1.6)
Cost of Revenues from TWEW
381,733
90.1
Total cost of revenues
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, total cost of revenues increased to $423,543 from $42,500 for the same period in 2024, representing an increase of $381,043, or 896.6%, primarily due to the contribution from TWEW. Cost of revenues attributable to TWEW was $381,733, representing 90.1% of total cost of revenues in the first quarter of 2025.
Cost of revenues from Edward was $41,810, or 9.9% of total cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $42,500 for the same period in 2024, representing a slight decrease of $690, or 1.6%, consistent with the corresponding decline in revenue from Edward.
Cost of revenues is mainly labor costs for TWEW and ocean freight service cost for Edward.
Operating Expenses
General and Administrative Expenses
Three Months Ended March 31,
Payroll and Benefits
314,192
196,422
117,770
60.0
Rental and Leases
86,205
121,924
141.4
Travel and Entertainment
42,030
19,483
22,547
115.7
Legal and Accounting Fees
258,005
309,916
(51,911)
(16.8)
Insurance Expenses
68,736
87,973
(19,237)
(21.9)
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
37,953
10,886
27,067
248.6
71,474
56,757
14,716
25.9
Total General and Administrative Expenses
232,876
General and administrative expenses for our continuing operations increased by $0.2 million, or 30.3%, to $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to (i) an increase of $0.1 million in personnel-related expenses, which was attributed to the hiring of additional staff to support the newly launched logistics and warehousing segment, (ii) an increase of $0.1 million in rental and leases following the acquisition of Edward and a new office workspace in California in July 2024, (iii) an increase of $22,547 in travel and entertainment expenses as part of business development efforts and client engagement, (iv) an increase of $27,067 in depreciation and amortization expenses, primarily due to the acquisition of new fixed assets and recorded intangible assets from Edward and TWEW acquisitions, as detailed in Notes 6 – Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net, and Note 8 - Intangible Asset and Goodwill, (v) an increase of 14,716 in other miscellaneous general and administration expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025, partially offset by a decrease of $51,911 in legal and accounting fees due to additional professional fees for preparing a registration statement on Form S-1 during the first quarter of 2024 and a decrease of $19,237 in insurance expenses resulting from a change in our insurance provider.
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Share-based compensation expenses were $16,185 and nil for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
On August 16, 2024, our board of directors approved the adoption of the Amended and Restated 2024 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Subsequently, on September 30, 2024, our stockholders approved the Plan. The total number of shares granted by the compensation committee of our board of directors on September 30, 2024 were 150,000, including 118,750 shares of Class A common stock and 31,250 shares of Class B common stock. Share-based compensation expenses of $16,185 were recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025. See Note 11 – Stock Based Compensation for more details.
Other Income (Expenses), net
179,160
619.3
Interest expenses:
Loan Interest expense
6,670
(882)
(11.7)
Credit Card Interest
(242)
242
Premium Finance Interest
2,142
996
1,146
115.1
Total Interest expenses
8,305
507
6.1
Total other income net
190,648
897.3
Interest income from continuing operations was $208,090 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $28,930 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, representing an increase of $179,160, or 619.3%. The significant increase was primarily driven by interest earned on short-term loan receivables and certificates of deposit, funded by the net proceeds from our IPO, the May Offering, and the July Offering.
Interest expense incurred from our continuing operations was $8,812 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, which increased by $507, or 6.1%, from $8,305 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, mainly due to increased Premium Finance interest for D&O Insurance.
Income Tax (Benefits)
Our income tax provision for continuing operations were $5,355 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared with income tax benefits of approximately $245,714 for the same period in 2024.
As a result of the above factors, we had a net loss of $753,909 from our continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to net loss of $608,930 for the same period of 2024.
Discontinued Operations -Parallel- Import vehicle Business
As disclosed in Note 5 – Discontinued Operations, our Board approved the discontinuation of our parallel-import vehicle business on March 3, 2025. The Company fully exited its parallel-import vehicle business during the year ended December 31, 2024. In accordance with ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations, the following discussion provides an overview of the operating results of discontinued operations during the first quarter of 2024.
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Discontinued Operations- Parallel -Import Vehicles Business
The following table summarizes the operating results of our discontinued operations for the three months ended 2024:
Total Revenue
Cost of vehicle
1,314,973
Fulfilment expense
125,261
Total Cost of Revenue
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we generated revenue of $1.4 million from the parallel-vehicle business. Only 13 units of vehicles were sold following the significant downturn of parallel-import vehicle business as stated in “—Business Overview and Recent Developing Trends.”
We also reported cost of revenue of $1.4 million, mainly the fulfillment expenses, and a gross loss of $9,283 of the discontinued business for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Selling Expenses for Discontinued Operations
The following table presents selling expenses for the discontinued operations:
Selling Expenses
Payroll and benefits
58,230
Ocean freight
20,610
Total selling expenses
Total selling expenses for the discontinued parallel-import vehicle business was $78,840 for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Interest Expenses
The table below presents interest expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
LC Financing
23,123
Line of Credit
31,336
Total interest expenses
Total interest expenses on LC financing and Line of Credit charges was $54,459 for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Net loss for the discontinued operations was approximately $142,582 for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, our primary uses of cash have been to finance the working capital needs. We believe that we will be able to fund current operations and other commitments for at least the next 12 months from operating cash flow and proceeds from the capital infusion which were held in our cash and cash equivalents.
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.
As of March 31, 2025, we had current assets of $10.2 million, consisting of cash and cash equivalents of $0.3 million, $9.1 million in loan receivables, $0.5 million of other receivables, $0.1 million of accounts receivable, and $0.2 million in prepaid expenses other current assets from continuing operations. Our current liabilities, all of which related to continuing operations, totaled approximately $0.9 million, consisting of $0.5 million of operating lease liabilities, $0.3 million of other payables, and $0.1 million of loan payable, including the current portion of long-term borrowings.
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, with continuing operations and discontinued operations presented separately:
Three Months ended March 31,
Cash outflows from operations-continuing operations
Cash inflows from operations-discontinued operations
Cash outflows from operations-discontinued operations
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations was $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The negative cash flow was primarily due to (i) a net loss of $0.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, and (ii) an increase of $0.2 million in other receivables, partially offset by (iii) an increase of $0.1 million in amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets and intangible assets, and (iv) $0.1 million in prepaid expenses.
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations was $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. This was primarily attributable to (i) a net loss of $0.6 million, (ii) a deferred tax benefit of $0.2 million, (iii) an increase of $0.7 million in other receivables, partially offset by non-cash adjustments including, (iv) $38,560 in amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets, (v) $8,714 in amortization of intangible assets, and (vi) $41,152 increase in other payables.
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations was $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to the collection of $2.5 million in accounts receivable resulting from vehicle sales.
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations was $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. This was primarily attributable to (i) the collection of $1.6 million in accounts receivable resulting from vehicle sales, (ii) a $1.3 million decrease in vehicle inventory, (iii) a $0.2 million decrease in other receivables from vehicle deposit and sales tax return, and (iv) a $0.1 million increase in other payables.
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Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations was approximately $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, including (i) $3.0 million in short-term loans receivable from third parties, and offset by (ii) $49,000 proceeds of repayment from these loans.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, net cash used in investing activities was $47,617, including (i) $220,117 cash paid in the Edward acquisition, offset by (ii) $172,500 proceeds of repayment from pledged loan made to third parties.
There were no investing activities related to discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations was $68,539 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, which consisted of (i) net repayment of premium finance of $59,590, and (ii) net repayment of long-term borrowings of $8,949.
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operation of $173,329 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, consisted of (i) cash paid for warrant termination of $78,125, (ii) repayments of premium finance of $73,713, (iii) repayments of long-term borrowing of $8,068, and (iv) repayment of $13,423 to a related party.
There were no financing activities related to discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Net cash used in financing activities from discontinued operations was $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, which was the repayment of LC financing.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not currently have any off-balance sheet financing arrangements as defined under the rules and regulations of the SEC, or any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, including entities sometimes referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, that were established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP and the Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and operating results require the Company’s management to make judgments, assumptions, and estimates that affect the amounts reported. Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q and in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Annual Report describe the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. There have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting estimates since the Annual Report.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide this information.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, we recognize that no controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide absolute assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
In accordance with Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Exchange Act, management, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive and principal financial officers, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2025 and determined that the disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective at a reasonable assurance level as of that date.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
No change occurred in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d -15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are not currently involved in any material legal proceedings. From time-to-time we are, and we anticipate that we will be, involved in legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of our business and otherwise. The ultimate costs to resolve any such matters could have a material adverse effect on our financial statements. We could be forced to incur material expenses with respect to these legal proceedings, and in the event that there is an outcome in any that is adverse to us, our financial position and prospects could be harmed.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The July Offering
The following “Use of Proceeds” information relates to the registration statement on Form S-1 (File Number 333-280743) for the July Offering, which was declared effective by the SEC on July 15, 2024. We issued and sold an aggregate of 404,979 shares of Class A common stock, at a price of $3.68 per share for gross proceeds of $1.49 million before deducting offering related expenses. FT Global Capital, Inc. was the exclusive placement agent of such offering.
We incurred approximately $395,000 in expenses in connection with the July Offering, which included approximately $110,000 in placement agent fees, approximately $35,000 in expenses paid to or for the placement agent, and approximately $250,000 in other expenses. None of the transaction expenses included payments to directors or officers of our Company or their associates, persons owning more than 10% or more of our equity securities or our affiliates. None of the net proceeds we received from the July Offering were paid, directly or indirectly, to any of our directors or officers or their associates, persons owning 10% or more of our equity securities or our affiliates.
The net proceeds raised from the July Offering were approximately $1.1 million after offering expenses. As of the date of this quarterly report, we have used $200,000 from the proceeds raised from the July Offering as the cash consideration for the acquisition of TWEW. We intend to use the remaining proceeds raised from the July Offering in the manner disclosed in our registration statement on Form S-1 (File Number 333-280743).
The May Offering
The following “Use of Proceeds” information relates to the registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File Number 333-276300) for the May Offering, which was declared effective by the SEC on April 26, 2024 and a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-279388) filed on May 13, 2024, pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We issued and sold an aggregate of 825,625 shares of Class A common stock, at a price of $9.92 per share for gross proceeds of $8.19 million before deducting offering related expenses. AC Sunshine Securities LLC was the exclusive placement agent of such offering.
We incurred approximately $876,000 in expenses in connection with the May Offering, which included approximately $290,000 in placement agent fees, approximately $66,000 in expenses paid to or for the placement agent, and approximately $520,000 in other expenses. None of the transaction expenses included payments to directors or officers of our Company or their associates, persons owning more than 10% or more of our equity securities or our affiliates. None of the net proceeds we received from the May Offering were paid, directly or indirectly, to any of our directors or officers or their associates, persons owning 10% or more of our equity securities or our affiliates.
The net proceeds raised from the May Offering were approximately $7.4 million after offering expenses. As of the date of this quarterly report, we have used approximately $7.2 million for working capital and other general corporate purposes in support of our current business. We intend to use the remaining proceeds from the May Offering in the manner disclosed in our registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File Number 333-276300).
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
Incorporated by Reference(Unless Otherwise Indicated)
Number
Exhibit Title
Form
File
Filing Date
3.1
Fourth Amended and Restated Article of Incorporation
8-K
001-41761
October 21, 2024
3.2
Bylaws
S-1
333-271185
April 7, 2023
4.1
Specimen Stock Certificate
333-280743
July 10, 2024
10.1
Employment Agreement dated February 18, 2025 by and between Cindy Tang and the Company
February 18, 2025
10.2
Indemnification Agreement dated February 18, 2025 by and between Cindy Tang and the Company
10.3
Loan Agreement dated November 20, 2024 by and between the Company and Hongkong Sanyou Petroleum Co Limited
Filed herewith
10.4
Loan Agreement dated January 7, 2025 by and between the Company and Asia Finance Investment Limited
10.5
Loan Agreement dated January 29, 2025 by and between the Company and Asia Finance Investment Limited
10.6
Loan Agreement dated March 17, 2025 by and between the Company and Hongkong Sanyou Petroleum Co Limited
10.7
Loan Agreement dated March 18, 2025 by and between the Company and Asia Finance Investment Limited
10.8
Loan Agreement dated March 19, 2025 by and between the Company and Asia Finance Investment Limited
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Furnished herewith
32.2*
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release No. 34-47986, the certifications furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 herewith are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 5, 2025
By:
/s/ Huan Liu
Huan Liu
Chief Executive Officer, Director, and Chairman of the Board of Directors