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 September 30, 2024
☐ 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: 001-37513
GD CULTURE GROUP LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | | 47-3709051 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | | Identification Number) |
22F - 810 Seventh Avenue, | | |
New York, NY 10019 | | 10019 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: +1-347- 2590292
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, 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 |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | | GDC | | Nasdaq Capital Market |
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 Date 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 November 14, 2024, there were 11,167,294
shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements
that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements
relate to anticipated future events, future results of operations and or future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by their use of terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,”
“expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “ought to,” “plan,” “possible,”
“potentially,” “predicts,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,”
negatives of such terms or other similar terms. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q include, without limitation, statements relating to:
| ● | our
goals and strategies; |
| ● | our
future business development, results of operations and financial condition; |
| ● | our
estimates regarding expenses, future revenues, capital requirements and our need for additional financing; |
| ● | our
estimates regarding the market opportunity for our services; |
| ● | the
impact of government laws and regulations; |
| ● | our
ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel; |
| ● | our
failure to comply with regulatory guidelines; |
| ● | uncertainty
in industry demand; |
| ● | general
economic conditions and market conditions in the financial services industry; |
| ● | future
sales of large blocks or our securities, which may adversely impact our share price; and |
| ● | depth
of the trading market in our securities. |
The preceding list is not intended to be an exhaustive
list of all of our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and
are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties, including those described in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
You should not unduly rely on any forward-looking
statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward- looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be
achieved or will occur. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any
reason after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
UNAUDITED
INTERIM consolidated financial statements AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Index to unaudited
interim consolidated financial statements
GD CULTURE GROUP LIMITED
AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
| |
September 30, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
ASSETS | |
| | |
| |
CURRENT ASSETS | |
| | |
| |
Cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | 31,969 | | |
$ | 5,175,518 | |
Loan receivable | |
| 650,000 | | |
| - | |
Other receivables, net | |
| 48,046 | | |
| 9,459 | |
Convertible notes receivable | |
| 1,062,858 | | |
| 2,602,027 | |
Prepaid and other current assets | |
| 157,370 | | |
| 1,290,890 | |
Total current assets | |
| 1,950,243 | | |
| 9,077,894 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
EQUIPMENT, NET | |
| 8,963 | | |
| 12,511 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS, NET | |
| 1,453,125 | | |
| 1,561,058 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
OTHER ASSETS | |
| | | |
| | |
Intangible assets, net | |
| 1,164,800 | | |
| 3,307,949 | |
Other assets | |
| 250,740 | | |
| 250,740 | |
Total other assets | |
| 1,415,540 | | |
| 3,558,689 | |
Total assets | |
$ | 4,827,871 | | |
$ | 14,210,152 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | |
CURRENT LIABILITIES | |
| | | |
| | |
Other payables and accrued liabilities | |
$ | 161,518 | | |
$ | 23,338 | |
Other payables - related parties | |
| 172,361 | | |
| 20,833 | |
Lease liabilities - current | |
| 406,414 | | |
| 358,998 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 740,293 | | |
| 403,169 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
OTHER LIABILITIES | |
| | | |
| | |
Lease liabilities – non-current | |
| 1,181,309 | | |
| 1,317,678 | |
Deferred tax liabilities | |
| 305,156 | | |
| 327,822 | |
Total other liabilities | |
| 1,486,465 | | |
| 1,645,500 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 2,226,758 | | |
| 2,048,669 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | |
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 10,171,024 and 5,453,416 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | |
| 1,017 | | |
| 545 | |
Additional paid-in capital | |
| 82,759,075 | | |
| 77,530,221 | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (80,663,233 | ) | |
| (69,358,225 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | |
| 218,812 | | |
| 175,306 | |
Total GD Culture Group Limited shareholders’ equity | |
| 2,315,671 | | |
| 8,347,847 | |
Noncontrolling interest | |
| 285,442 | | |
| 3,813,636 | |
Total shareholders’ equity | |
| 2,601,113 | | |
| 12,161,483 | |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | |
$ | 4,827,871 | | |
$ | 14,210,152 | |
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
GD CULTURE GROUP LIMITED
AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)
| |
For the Three Months ended September 30, | | |
For the Nine Months ended September 30, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
REVENUES | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Software copyright | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 150,000 | |
TOTAL REVENUES | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 150,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
COST OF REVENUES | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Software copyright | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
TOTAL COST OF REVENUES | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
GROSS PROFIT | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 150,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
OPERATING EXPENSES | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling expenses | |
| 2,909 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,402,909 | | |
| - | |
General and administrative expenses | |
| 873,067 | | |
| 1,596,340 | | |
| 4,345,438 | | |
| 1,872,194 | |
Research and development expenses | |
| 217,500 | | |
| - | | |
| 652,500 | | |
| - | |
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | |
| 1,093,476 | | |
| 1,596,340 | | |
| 7,400,847 | | |
| 1,872,194 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | |
| (1,093,476 | ) | |
| (1,596,340 | ) | |
| (7,400,847 | ) | |
| (1,722,194 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest income | |
| 10,381 | | |
| 46,891 | | |
| 45,383 | | |
| 47,070 | |
Interest expense | |
| - | | |
| (52 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (52 | ) |
Other-than-temporary impairment losses | |
| (2,756,986 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (4,256,986 | ) | |
| - | |
Gain from disposal of subsidiaries | |
| - | | |
| 100,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 100,000 | |
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | |
| (2,746,605 | ) | |
| 146,839 | | |
| (4,211,603 | ) | |
| 147,018 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |
| (3,840,081 | ) | |
| (1,449,501 | ) | |
| (11,612,450 | ) | |
| (1,575,176 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LESS: INCOME TAX BENEFIT | |
| (748 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (22,666 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |
| (3,839,333 | ) | |
| (1,449,501 | ) | |
| (11,589,784 | ) | |
| (1,575,176 | ) |
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest | |
| (98,134 | ) | |
| (102,485 | ) | |
| (284,776 | ) | |
| (102,485 | ) |
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of common stock | |
| (3,741,199 | ) | |
| (1,347,016 | ) | |
| (11,305,008 | ) | |
| (1,472,691 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Discontinued operations: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Loss on disposal, net of taxes | |
| - | | |
| (230 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (230 | ) |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes | |
| - | | |
| (2,081,029 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (2,132,161 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
NET LOSS | |
$ | (3,839,333 | ) | |
$ | (3,530,760 | ) | |
$ | (11,589,784 | ) | |
$ | (3,707,567 | ) |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | |
| (98,134 | ) | |
| (102,485 | ) | |
| (284,776 | ) | |
| (102,485 | ) |
Net loss attributable to shareholders of common stock | |
| (3,741,199 | ) | |
| (3,428,275 | ) | |
| (11,305,008 | ) | |
| (3,605,082 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
- Foreign currency translation adjustment | |
| 9,961 | | |
| 4,291 | | |
| (9,950 | ) | |
| (107,992 | ) |
- Fair value changes of convertible note receivables | |
| (106 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (39,169 | ) | |
| - | |
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS, net of tax | |
$ | (3,829,478 | ) | |
$ | (3,526,469 | ) | |
$ | (11,638,903 | ) | |
$ | (3,815,559 | ) |
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | |
| (95,478 | ) | |
| (102,485 | ) | |
| (377,401 | ) | |
| (102,485 | ) |
Comprehensive loss attributable to shareholders of common stock | |
| (3,734,000 | ) | |
| (3,423,984 | ) | |
| (11,261,502 | ) | |
| (3,713,074 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON STOCKS | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted | |
| 10,453,319 | | |
| 3,053,563 | | |
| 9,065,183 | | |
| 2,447,446 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Loss per share from continuing operations | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted | |
$ | (0.36 | ) | |
$ | (0.44 | ) | |
$ | (1.25 | ) | |
$ | (0.60 | ) |
Loss per share from discontinued operations | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted | |
$ | (0.00 | ) | |
$ | (0.68 | ) | |
$ | (0.00 | ) | |
$ | (0.87 | ) |
Loss per share available to common shareholders | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted | |
$ | (0.36 | ) | |
$ | (1.12 | ) | |
$ | (1.25 | ) | |
$ | (1.47 | ) |
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
GD CULTURE GROUP LIMITED
AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2024
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
Additional | | |
| | |
Accumulated Other | | |
Total GD Culture Group Limited | | |
Non | | |
Total | |
| |
Preferred Stock | | |
Common Stock | | |
Paid-in | | |
Accumulated | | |
Comprehensive | | |
Shareholders’ | | |
controlling | | |
Shareholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Deficit | | |
Income | | |
Equity | | |
Interest | | |
Equity | |
Balance, January 1, 2024 | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 5,453,416 | | |
$ | 545 | | |
$ | 77,530,221 | | |
$ | (69,358,225 | ) | |
$ | 175,306 | | |
$ | 8,347,847 | | |
$ | 3,813,636 | | |
$ | 12,161,483 | |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,978,628 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (3,978,628 | ) | |
| (178,911 | ) | |
| (4,157,539 | ) |
Issuance of common stock for Cash | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 810,277 | | |
| 81 | | |
| 829,798 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 829,879 | | |
| - | | |
| 829,879 | |
Issuance of common stock for acquisition of 13.33% noncontrolling interest of Shanghai Xianzhui | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 400,000 | | |
| 40 | | |
| 3,150,753 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,150,793 | | |
| (3,150,793 | ) | |
| - | |
Exercise of pre-funded warrants | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 567,691 | | |
| 57 | | |
| 597 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 654 | | |
| - | | |
| 654 | |
Exercise of November 2023 Registered Warrants | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 709,877 | | |
| 71 | | |
| (71 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Foreign currency translation | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 78,891 | | |
| 78,891 | | |
| (94,000 | ) | |
| (15,109 | ) |
Fair value changes of convertible notes receivable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 54,849 | | |
| 54,849 | | |
| - | | |
| 54,849 | |
Balance, March 31, 2024 | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 7,941,261 | | |
$ | 794 | | |
$ | 81,511,298 | | |
$ | (73,336,853 | ) | |
$ | 309,046 | | |
$ | 8,484,285 | | |
$ | 389,932 | | |
$ | 8,874,217 | |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,585,181 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (3,585,181 | ) | |
| (7,731 | ) | |
| (3,592,912 | ) |
Issuance of common stock for acquisition of copyright | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,560,000 | | |
| 156 | | |
| 1,247,844 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,248,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,248,000 | |
Foreign currency translation | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,521 | ) | |
| (3,521 | ) | |
| (1,281 | ) | |
| (4,802 | ) |
Fair value changes of convertible notes receivable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (93,912 | ) | |
| (93,912 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (93,912 | ) |
Balance, June 30, 2024 | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 9,501,261 | | |
$ | 950 | | |
$ | 82,759,142 | | |
$ | (76,922,034 | ) | |
$ | 211,613 | | |
$ | 6,049,671 | | |
$ | 380,920 | | |
$ | 6,430,591 | |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,741,199 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (3,741,199 | ) | |
| (98,134 | ) | |
| (3,839,333 | ) |
Exercise of pre-funded warrants | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 577,007 | | |
| 58 | | |
| (58 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Exercise of February 2021 Registered Warrants | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 92,756 | | |
| 9 | | |
| (9 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Foreign currency translation | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 7,305 | | |
| 7,305 | | |
| 2,656 | | |
| 9,961 | |
Fair value changes of convertible notes receivable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (106 | ) | |
| (106 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (106 | ) |
Balance, September 30, 2024 | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 10,171,024 | | |
$ | 1,017 | | |
$ | 82,759,075 | | |
$ | (80,663,233 | ) | |
$ | 218,812 | | |
$ | 2,315,671 | | |
$ | 285,442 | | |
$ | 2,601,113 | |
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
GD CULTURE GROUP LIMITED
AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2023
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
Additional | | |
Stock | | |
Accumulated Deficit | | |
Accumulated Other | | |
Total GD Culture Group Limited | | |
Non- | | |
Total | |
| |
Preferred Stock | | |
Common Stock |
| |
Paid-in | | |
Subscription | | |
Statutory | | |
| | |
Comprehensive | | |
Shareholders’ | | |
Controlling | | |
Shareholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Receivable | | |
Reserves | | |
Unrestricted | | |
Income | | |
Equity | | |
Interest | | |
Equity | |
Balance, January 1, 2023 | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 1,844,877 | | |
$ | 184 | | |
$ | 60,124,087 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 4,467 | | |
$ | (56,841,074 | ) | |
$ | 179,460 | | |
$ | 3,467,124 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 3,467,124 | |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| (21,309 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (21,309 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (21,309 | ) |
The cancellation of the common stock | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (133,333 | ) | |
| (13 | ) | |
| (947,987 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (948,000 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (948,000 | ) |
Foreign currency translation | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 10,188 | | |
| 10,188 | | |
| - | | |
| 10,188 | |
Balance, March 31, 2023 | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 1,711,544 | | |
$ | 171 | | |
$ | 59,176,100 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 4,467 | | |
$ | (56,862,383 | ) | |
$ | 189,648 | | |
$ | 2,508,003 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 2,508,003 | |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (155,498 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (155,498 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (155,498 | ) |
Issuance of common stock for Cash | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,154,519 | | |
| 115 | | |
| 8,618,125 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 8,718,240 | | |
| - | | |
| 8,718,240 | |
Issuance of common stock for acquisition right, title, and interest
in and to the certain software copyright | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 187,500 | | |
| 19 | | |
| 749,981 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 750,000 | |
Foreign currency translation | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (122,471 | ) | |
| (122,471 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (122,471 | ) |
Balance, June 30, 2023 | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 3,053,563 | | |
$ | 305 | | |
$ | 68,544,206 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 4,467 | | |
$ | (57,017,881 | ) | |
$ | 67,177 | | |
$ | 11,698,274 | | |
| - | | |
| 11,598,274 | |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,428,275 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (3,428,275 | ) | |
| (102,485 | ) | |
| (3,530,760 | ) |
Contribution by noncontrolling interest shareholder | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 5,486,133 | | |
| 5,486,133 | |
Stock subscription receivable from issuance of common stock | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,370,614 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,370,614 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1,370,614 | ) |
Foreign currency translation | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,291 | | |
| 4,291 | | |
| - | | |
| 4,291 | |
Balance, September 30, 2023 | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 3,053,563 | | |
$ | 305 | | |
$ | 68,544,206 | | |
$ | (1,370,614 | ) | |
$ | 4,467 | | |
$ | (60,446,156 | ) | |
$ | 71,468 | | |
$ | 6,903,676 | | |
$ | 5,383,648 | | |
$ | 12,187,324 | |
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
GD CULTURE GROUP LIMITED
AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| |
For the Nine Months ended September 30, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| |
| | |
| |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |
| | |
| |
Net loss | |
$ | (11,589,784 | ) | |
$ | (3,707,567 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Depreciation of equipment | |
| 3,548 | | |
| 751 | |
Amortization of intangible assets | |
| 628,834 | | |
| 162,500 | |
Lease expenses of right-of-use assets | |
| 313,472 | | |
| 60,224 | |
Disposal of the company | |
| - | | |
| 230 | |
Goodwill impairments | |
| - | | |
| 2,070,753 | |
Other-than-temporary impairment losses from convertible note | |
| 1,500,000 | | |
| - | |
Other-than-temporary impairment losses from intangible assets | |
| 2,756,986 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts receivable | |
| - | | |
| (52,196 | ) |
Other receivables | |
| (38,587 | ) | |
| (51,399 | ) |
Prepaid expense - related party | |
| - | | |
| (100,000 | ) |
Prepaid and other current assets | |
| 1,128,935 | | |
| (4,610,398 | ) |
Accounts payable | |
| - | | |
| (91,273 | ) |
Other payables and accrued liabilities | |
| 138,130 | | |
| (16,410 | ) |
Customer deposits | |
| - | | |
| 68,531 | |
Lease liabilities | |
| (294,492 | ) | |
| (31,342 | ) |
Taxes payable | |
| - | | |
| (6,994 | ) |
Other payables - related party | |
| 151,528 | | |
| (160,760 | ) |
Deferred tax liability | |
| (22,666 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net cash used in operating activities | |
| (5,324,096 | ) | |
| (6,465,350 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |
| | | |
| | |
Purchase of intangible assets | |
| - | | |
| (2,500,000 | ) |
Purchase of equipment | |
| - | | |
| (9,617 | ) |
Purchase of convertible notes | |
| - | | |
| (2,500,000 | ) |
Loan to a third party | |
| (1,900,000 | ) | |
| - | |
Repayment of loan to a third party | |
| 1,250,000 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net cash used in investing activities | |
| (650,000 | ) | |
| (5,009,617 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |
| | | |
| | |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | |
| 829,879 | | |
| 8,618,240 | |
Contribution by noncontrolling shareholder | |
| - | | |
| 4,115,519 | |
Proceeds from exercise of pre-funded warrants | |
| 654 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | |
| 830,533 | | |
| 12,733,759 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | |
| 14 | | |
| (752 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | |
| (5,143,549 | ) | |
| 1,258,040 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | |
| 5,175,518 | | |
| 389,108 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD | |
$ | 31,969 | | |
$ | 1,647,148 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash paid for income tax | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Cash paid for interest | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS OF INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |
| | | |
| | |
Issuance of common stock for acquisition right, title, and interest in and to the certain software | |
$ | 1,248,000 | | |
$ | 750,000 | |
The cancellation of the common stock | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 948,000 | |
Initial recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liability | |
$ | 205,539 | | |
$ | 1,731,824 | |
Issuance of common stock for 13.3333% interest in SH Xianzhui | |
$ | 3,150,793 | | |
$ | - | |
Exercise of November 2023 Registered Warrants | |
$ | 71 | | |
$ | - | |
Exercise of pre-funded warrants pursuant to the Warrant Exchange Agreements | |
$ | 58 | | |
$ | - | |
Exercise of February 2021 Registered Warrants | |
$ | 9 | | |
$ | - | |
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
GD CULTURE GROUP LIMITED
AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 – Nature of Business and Organization
GD Culture Group Limited (“GDC” or
the “Company”), formerly known as Code Chain New Continent Limited, TMSR Holding Company Limited and JM Global Holding Company,
is a Nevada corporation and a holding company. The Company currently conducts its operations on virtual content production (the “Virtual
Content Production”) through the Company and two subsidiaries, AI Catalysis corp. (“AI Catalysis”) and Shanghai Xianzhui
Technology Co., Ltd. (“SH Xianzhui”). The Company focuses its business mainly on: 1) AI-driven digital human creation and
customization; 2) Live streaming and e-commerce, and, 3) Live Streaming Interactive Game. The Company has relentlessly been focusing on
serving its customers and creating value for them through the continual innovation and optimization of its products and services. Currently,
the Company’s subsidiaries, Citi Profit Investment Holding Limited (“Citi Profit BVI”), Highlights Culture Holding Co.,
Limited (“Highlight HK”), Shanghai Highlight Entertainment Co., Ltd. (“Highlight WFOE”) are holding companies
with no material operations.
SH Xianzhui was incorporated by Highlight
WFOE and other two shareholders on August 10, 2023. SH Xianzhui is principally engaged in the provision of social media marketing agency
service. Highlight WFOE initially owns 60% of the total equity interest of SH Xianzhui. On October 27, 2023, the Company entered
into an equity purchase agreement with Highlight WFOE and Beijing Hehe Property Management Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Hehe”), which
was amended on November 10, 2023 (such equity purchase agreement, as amended, the “Agreement” for purpose of this section
“Investment in JV”), pursuant to which the Highlight WFOE agreed to purchase 13.3333% equity interest in SH Xianzhui
from Beijing Hehe and the Company agreed to issue 400,000 shares of common stock of the Company, valued at $2.7820 per
share, the average closing bid price of the common stock of GDC as of the five trading days immediately preceding the date of the Agreement,
to Beijing Hehe or its assigns. On January 11, 2024, the Company issued the 400,000 shares of its common stock, at the price
of $2.5 per share, to Beijing Hehe and the transaction was completed. Up to the date of this unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements were issued, the Company owns 73.3333% of the total equity interest of SH Xianzhui.
AI Catalysis is a Nevada corporation, incorporated
on May 18, 2023. AI Catalysis is expected to bridge the realms of the internet, media, and artificial intelligence (“AI”)
technologies. Positioned at the crossroads of traditional and streaming media, AI Catalysis plans to elevate the experience of media with
AI-based interactive and smart content, aiming to transform the whole media landscape. At present, AI Catalysis primarily focused on the
application of AI digital human technology with the sectors of e-commerce and entertainment to improve the interaction experiences online.
AI Catalysis strives to deliver stable interactive livestreaming products to AI Catalysis’ users. AI Catalysis foresees future expansion
to a variety of business sectors with AI applications in different scenarios. AI Catalysis plans to enter into the livestreaming market
with a focus on e-commerce and livestreaming interactive game.
Prior to June 26, 2023, the Company had a subsidiary
TMSR Holdings Limited (“TMSR HK”), which owns 100% equity interest in Makesi IoT Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Makesi
WFOE”). Makesi WFOE had a series of contractual arrangement with Shanghai Yuanma Food and Beverage Management Co., Ltd. (“Yuanma”)
that established a variable interest entity (the “VIE”) structure. For accounting purposes, Makesi WFOE was the primary beneficiary
of Yuanma. Accordingly, under U.S. GAAP, GDC treated Yuanma as the consolidated affiliated entity and has consolidated Yuanma’s
financial results in GDC’s financial statements prior to June 26, 2023. On June 26, 2023, GDC entered into a share purchase agreement
with a buyer unaffiliated with the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to sell, and the buyer agreed to purchase all
the issued and outstanding equity interest in TMSR HK. The sale of TMSR HK did not have any material impact on the Company’s unaudited
interim consolidated financial statements.
Prior to September 26, 2023, the Company also
conducted business through Shanghai Highlight Media Co., Ltd. (“Highlight Media”). Highlight WFOE had a series of contractual
arrangement with Highlight Media. For accounting purposes, Highlight WFOE was the primary beneficiary of Highlight Media. Accordingly,
under U.S. GAAP, GDC treated Highlight Media as the consolidated affiliated entity and has consolidated Highlight Media’s financial
results in GDC’s financial statements prior to September 26, 2023. Highlight Media was an integrated marketing service agency, focusing
on enterprise brand management, crisis public relations, intelligent public opinion monitoring, media PR, financial and economic we-media
operation, digital face application, large-scale exhibition services and other businesses. On September 26, 2023, Highlight WFOE entered
into a termination agreement with Highlight Media and the shareholders of Highlight Media to terminate the VIE Agreements and sold the
interest in the VIE Agreements. As a result of such termination, the Company no longer treats Highlight Media as a consolidated affiliated
entity or consolidates the financial results and balance sheet of Highlight Media in the Company’s unaudited interim consolidated
financial statements.
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated
financial statements reflect the activities of GDC and each of the following entities:
Name | | | Background | | Ownership |
Citi Profit BVI | | ● | A British Virgin Island company Incorporated in April 2019 | | 100% owned by the Company |
TMSR HK | | ● | A Hong Kong company | | 100% owned by Citi Profit BVI |
| | ● | Incorporated in April 2019 | | |
| | ● | Disposed on June 26, 2023 | | |
Highlight HK | | ● | A Hong Kong company | | 100% owned by Citi Profit BVI |
| | ● | Incorporated in November 2022 | | |
Makesi WFOE | | ● | A PRC limited liability company and deemed a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) | | 100% owned by TMSR HK |
| | ● | Incorporated in December 2020 | | |
| | ● | Disposed on June 26, 2023 | | |
Highlight WFOE | | ● | A PRC limited liability company and deemed a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) | | 100% owned by Highlight HK |
| | ● | Incorporated in January 2023 | | |
Yuanma | | ● | A PRC limited liability company | | VIE of Makesi WFOE |
| | ● | Acquired on June 21, 2022 | | |
| | ● | Disposed on June 26, 2023 | | |
Highlight Media | | ● | A PRC limited liability company | | VIE of Highlight WFOE |
| | ● | Acquired on September 16, 2022 | | |
| | ● | Disposed on September 26, 2023 | | |
AI Catalysis | | ● | A Nevada company | | 100% owned by the Company |
| | ● | Incorporated in May 2023 | | |
SH Xianzhui | | ● | A PRC limited liability company | | 73.3333% owned by Highlight WFOE |
| | ● | Incorporated in August 2023 | | |
Contractual Arrangements
Yuanma and Highlight Media were controlled through
contractual agreements in lieu of direct equity ownership by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Such contractual arrangements consist
of a series of five agreements, consulting services agreement, equity pledge agreement, call option agreement, voting rights proxy agreement,
and operating agreement (collectively the “Contractual Arrangements”).
Material terms of each of the VIE agreements with
Yuanma are described below. The Company disposed TMSR HK, Makesi WFOE and Yuanma on June 26, 2023.
Technical Consultation and Services Agreement.
Pursuant to the technical consultation and services
agreement between Makesi WFOE and Yuanma dated June 21, 2022, Makesi WFOE has the exclusive right to provide consultation services to
Yuanma relating to Yuanma’s business, including but not limited to business consultation services, human resources development,
and business development. Makesi WFOE exclusively owns any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of this agreement.
Makesi WFOE has the right to determine the service fees based on Yuanma’s actual operation on a quarterly basis. This agreement
will be effective for 20 years and can be extended by Makesi WFOE unilaterally by prior written notice to the other parties. Makesi WFOE
may terminate this agreement at any time by giving a 30 days’ prior written notice to Yuanma. If any party breaches the agreement
and fails to cure within 30 days from the written notice from the non-breach party, the non-breach party may (i) terminate the agreement
and request the breaching party to compensate the non-breaching party’s loss or (ii) request special performance by the breaching
party and the breaching party to compensate the non-breaching party’s loss.
Equity Pledge Agreement.
Under the equity pledge agreement among Makesi
WFOE, Yuanma and Yuanma Shareholders dated June 21, 2022, Yuanma Shareholders pledged all of their equity interests in Yuanma to Makesi
WFOE to guarantee Yuanma’s performance of relevant obligations and indebtedness under the technical consultation and services agreement.
In addition, Yuanma Shareholders will complete the registration of the equity pledge under the agreement with the competent local authority.
If Yuanma breaches its obligation under the technical consultation and services agreement, Makesi WFOE, as pledgee, will be entitled to
certain rights, including the right to sell the pledged equity interests. This pledge will remain effective until all the guaranteed obligations
are performed or the Yuanma Shareholders cease to be shareholders of Yuanma.
Equity Option Agreement.
Under the equity option agreement among Makesi
WFOE, Yuanma and Yuanma Shareholders dated June 21, 2022, each of Yuanma Shareholders irrevocably granted to Makesi WFOE or its designee
an option to purchase at any time, to the extent permitted under PRC law, all or a portion of his equity interests in Yuanma. Also, Makesi
WFOE or its designee has the right to acquire any and all of its assets of Yuanma. Without Makesi WFOE’s prior written consent,
Yuanma’s shareholders cannot transfer their equity interests in Yuanma and Yuanma cannot transfer its assets. The acquisition price
for the shares or assets will be the minimum amount of consideration permitted under the PRC law at the time of the exercise of the option.
This pledge will remain effective until all options have been exercised.
Voting Rights Proxy and Financial Support
Agreement.
Under the voting rights proxy and financial support
agreement among Makesi WFOE, Yuanma and Yuanma Shareholders dated June 21, 2022, each Yuanma Shareholder irrevocably appointed Makesi
WFOE as its attorney-in-fact to exercise on such shareholder’s behalf any and all rights that such shareholder has in respect of
his equity interests in Yuanma, including but not limited to the power to vote on its behalf on all matters of Yuanma requiring shareholder
approval in accordance with the articles of association of Yuanma. The proxy agreement is for a term of 20 years and can be
extended by Makesi WFOE unilaterally by prior written notice to the other parties.
On June 26, 2023, the Company sold all the issued
and outstanding equity interest in TMSR HK.
Material terms of each of the VIE agreements with
Highlight Media are described below. The VIE agreements with Highlight Media were terminated and the Company disposed Highlight Media
as of September 26, 2023.
Technical Consultation and Services Agreement.
Pursuant to the technical consultation and services
agreement between Highlight Media and Makesi WFOE dated September 16, 2022, Makesi WFOE has the exclusive right to provide consultation
services to Highlight Media relating to Highlight Media’s business, including but not limited to business consultation services,
human resources development, and business development. Makesi WFOE exclusively owns any intellectual property rights arising from the
performance of this agreement. Makesi WFOE has the right to determine the service fees based on Highlight Media’s actual operation
on a quarterly basis. This agreement will be effective as long as Highlight Media exists. Makesi WFOE may terminate this agreement at
any time by giving a 30 days’ prior written notice to Highlight Media.
Equity Pledge Agreement.
Under the equity pledge agreement among Makesi
WFOE, Highlight Media and the shareholders of Highlight Media dated September 16, 2022, the shareholders of Highlight Media pledged all
of their equity interests in Highlight Media to Makesi WFOE to guarantee Highlight Media’s performance of relevant obligations and
indebtedness under the technical consultation and services agreement. In addition, the shareholders of Highlight Media will complete the
registration of the equity pledge under the agreement with the competent local authority. If Highlight Media breaches its obligation under
the technical consultation and services agreement, Makesi WFOE, as pledgee, will be entitled to certain rights, including the right to
sell the pledged equity interests. This pledge will remain effective until all the guaranteed obligations are performed or the shareholders
of Highlight Media cease to be shareholders of Highlight Media.
Equity Option Agreement.
Under the equity option agreement among Makesi
WFOE, Highlight Media and the shareholders of Highlight Media dated September 16, 2022, each of the shareholders of Highlight Media irrevocably
granted to Makesi WFOE or its designee an option to purchase at any time, to the extent permitted under PRC law, all or a portion of his
equity interests in Highlight Media. Also, Makesi WFOE or its designee has the right to acquire any and all of its assets of Highlight
Media. Without Makesi WFOE’s prior written consent, Highlight Media’s shareholders cannot transfer their equity interests
in Highlight Media and Highlight Media cannot transfer its assets. The acquisition price for the shares or assets will be the minimum
amount of consideration permitted under the PRC law at the time of the exercise of the option. This pledge will remain effective until
all options have been exercised.
Voting Rights Proxy and Financial Support
Agreement.
Under the voting rights proxy and financial support
agreement among Makesi WFOE, Highlight Media and the shareholders of Highlight Media dated September 16, 2022, each Highlight Media Shareholder
irrevocably appointed Makesi WFOE as its attorney-in-fact to exercise on such shareholder’s behalf any and all rights that such
shareholder has in respect of his equity interests in Highlight Media, including but not limited to the power to vote on its behalf on
all matters of Highlight Media requiring shareholder approval in accordance with the articles of association of Highlight Media. The proxy
agreement is for a term of 20 years and can be extended by Makesi WFOE unilaterally by prior written notice to the other parties.
On February 27, 2023, Highlight WFOE entered into
a series of assignment agreements with Makesi WFOE, Highlight Media and Highlight Shareholders, pursuant to which Makesi WFOE assign all
its rights and obligations under the VIE agreements to Highlight WFOE. The VIE agreements and the assignment agreements grant Highlight
WFOE with the power, rights and obligations equivalent in all material respects to those it would possess as the sole equity holder of
Highlight Media, including absolute rights to control the management, operations, assets, property and revenue of Highlight Media. The
assignment does not have any impact on Company’s unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
On September 26, 2023, Highlight WFOE terminated
the VIE agreements with Highlight Media and the shareholders of Highlight Media.
As of the date of this report, the Company primary
operations are focused on the live streaming market with focus on e-commerce and live streaming interactive game in the United States
through its subsidiaries AI Catalysis and SH Xianzhui. All Highlight Media enterprise brand management service have been disposed.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $31,969
in its operating bank accounts and working capital of approximately $1.2 million. In October 2024, Mr. Xiaojian Wang, the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company(“CEO”), executed a Letter of Support in which he agreed to provide continuing financial support to
the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the issuance date of the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements
for the period ended September 30, 2024. On September 18, 2024 and September 20, 2024, the CEO lent $9,500 and $50,000, respectively,
to the Company through two loan agreements, for working capital purposes. On October 4, 2024 and October 23, 2024, the CEO lent $50,000
and $200,000, respectively, to the Company through two loan agreements, for working capital purposes. Pursuant to the loan agreements,
these loans are non-interest bearing and will be due on September 18, 2025, September 20, 2025, October 4, 2025 and October 23, 2025,
respectively. Up to the date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements were issued, the Company received $309,500 in total from
the CEO.
The Company also intends to raise additional debt
or equity capital to fund future operations. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain sufficient additional funds
when needed or that such funds, if available, will be obtainable on terms satisfactory to the Company. In addition, the Company has planned
and implemented cost-cutting measures to reduce operating expenditures and loss. Management believes that the Company can adjust the pace
of its business development and control operating expenses when necessary. Therefore, the Company assesses that current working capital,
together with the letter of financial support from Mr. Xiaojian Wang, will be sufficient to meet its obligations for the next 12 months
from the issuance date of this report. These unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared on going concern basis.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated
financial statements reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are of a normal recurring nature and are necessary to
fairly present the financial statements for the interim periods. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are presented
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and have been prepared
in accordance with the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements. Results
for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. These unaudited interim consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on April 2, 2024,
as amended on July 8, 2024 and July 22, 2024.
Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
of the Company include the accounts of GDC and its wholly owned subsidiaries and VIEs. All intercompany transactions and balances
are eliminated upon consolidation.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of unaudited interim consolidated
financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Significant accounting estimates reflected
in the Company’s unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the useful lives of intangible assets and equipment,
impairment of long-lived assets, collectability of receivables, fair value of convertible notes, discount rate used to measure present
value of lease liabilities and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions
The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S.
dollar. The PRC subsidiaries of the Company conduct their businesses in the local currency, Renminbi (RMB), as its functional currency.
Assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate as quoted set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal
Reserve Board at the end of the period. The statements of operations accounts are translated at the average translation rates and the
equity accounts are translated at historical rates. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other
comprehensive income. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency
other than the functional currency are included in the results of operations as incurred.
Translation adjustments included in accumulated
other comprehensive income amounted to $218,165 and $73,279 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The
unaudited interim consolidated balance sheets amounts, with the exception of shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2024 and December
31, 2023 were translated at 7.01 RMB and 7.10 RMB to $1.00, respectively. The shareholders’ equity accounts
were stated at their historical rate. The average translation rates applied to unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations
accounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were 7.17 RMB and 7.30 RMB to $1.00, respectively.
Unaudited interim consolidated statements of cash flows are also translated at average translation rates for the periods, therefore, amounts
reported on the unaudited interim consolidated statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances
on the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheets.
The PRC government imposes significant exchange
restrictions on fund transfers out of the PRC that are not related to business operations. These restrictions have not had a material
impact on the Company because it has not engaged in any significant transactions that are subject to the restrictions.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand
and demand deposits placed with commercial banks or other financial institutions and highly liquid investments that are readily convertible
to known amounts of cash and with original maturities from the date of purchase of three months or less. All cash and cash equivalents
are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use.
Loan Receivable
Loan receivable is the amounts lent to a third
party with the interest rate of 5% per annual. Since the loan will be due within one year, the Company classified the loan as current
assets under the loan receivable account on the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet. The interest accrued during the reporting
period was recorded as interest income on the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations.
Prepaid and Other Current Assets
Prepaid and other current assets are advances
paid to outside vendors for services purchases. The Company has legally binding contracts with its vendors, which require any outstanding
prepayments to be returned to the Company when the contract ends.
Convertible Notes Receivable
The Company evaluated the terms of the DigiTrax
Convertible Notes and the Liquid Convertible Notes (as defined in Note 12) according to ASC 320 “Investments — Debt Securities”
and concluded that the convertible notes should be classified as an available-for-sale (“AFS”) security and measured at fair
value. To evaluate the fair value of the available-for-sale security, the Company used the discounted cash flow method. The fair value
changes of the convertible notes receivable were recorded as other comprehensive income.
The Company evaluates quarterly whether AFS securities
are other-than-temporarily impaired (OTTI) based on criteria that include the extent to which cost exceeds market value, the duration
of the market decline, the credit rating of the issuer or security, the failure of the issuer to make scheduled principal or interest
payments, and the financial health and prospects of the issuer or security.
Declines in the value of AFS securities determined
to be OTTI are recognized in earnings and included in other-than-temporary impairment losses. Debt securities with unrealized losses are
considered OTTI if the Company intends to sell the security or if the Company will be required to sell the security prior to any anticipated
recovery. If the Company determines that a security is OTTI under these circumstances, the impairment recognized in earnings is measured
as the difference between the amortized cost and the current fair value. A debt security is also determined to be OTTI if the Company
does not expect to recover the amortized cost of the security. However, in this circumstance, if the Company does not intend to sell the
security and will not be required to sell the security, the impairment recognized in earnings equals the estimated credit loss as measured
by the difference between the present value of expected cash flows and the amortized cost of the security. Expected cash flows are discounted
using the security’s effective interest rate. An equity security is determined to be OTTI if the Company does not expect to recover
the cost of the security. Declines in the value of AFS securities determined to be temporary are reported, net of tax, as other comprehensive
earnings (losses) and included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.
Equipment
Equipment are stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method after consideration of the estimated useful lives of the assets
and estimated residual value. The estimated useful lives and residual value are as follows:
| | Useful Life | | Estimated Residual Value | |
Office equipment and furnishing | | 5 years | | | 5 | % |
The cost and related accumulated depreciation
of assets sold or otherwise retired are eliminated from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the consolidated statements of
operations and comprehensive loss. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred, while additions, renewals
and betterments, which are expected to extend the useful life of assets, are capitalized. The Company also re-evaluates the periods of
depreciation to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets represent software copyright
that are stated at cost, less accumulated amortization. Research and development costs associated with internally developed patents are
expensed when incurred. Amortization expense is recognized on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The
software copyrights have finite useful lives and are amortized using a straight-line method that reflects the estimated pattern in which
the economic benefits of the intangible asset are to be consumed. The Company amortizes the cost of software copyrights, over their useful
life using the straight-line method. The Company also re-evaluates the periods of amortization to determine whether subsequent events
and circumstances revised estimates of useful lives. The estimated useful life is as follows:
| | Useful Life |
Software copyrights | | 5 years |
Lease
The Company determines if an arrangement is a
lease at inception. Leases that transfer substantially all of the benefits and risks incidental to the ownership of assets are accounted
for as finance leases as if there was an acquisition of an asset and incurrence of an obligation at the inception of the lease. All other
leases are accounted for as operating leases. The Company has no significant finance leases.
The Company recognizes lease liabilities and corresponding
right-of-use assets on the balance sheet for leases. Operating lease right- of-use assets (the “ROU”) are disclosed as non-current
assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Current maturities of operating lease liabilities are classified as operating
lease liabilities - current, and operating lease liabilities that will be due in more than one year are disclosed as non-current liabilities
on the consolidated balance sheets. Operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are initially recognized based
on the present value of future lease payments at lease commencement. The operating lease right-of-use asset also includes any lease payments
made prior to lease commencement and the initial direct costs incurred by the lessee and is recorded net of any lease incentives received.
As the interest rates implicit in most of the leases are not readily determinable, the Company uses the incremental borrowing rates based
on the information available at lease commencement to determine the present value of the future lease payments. Operating lease expenses
are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
Most leases have initial terms ranging from 1.1
to 5.4 years. The Company’s lease agreements did not include non-lease components. Lease expense for fixed lease payments
is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any significant residual
value guarantees or restricted covenants.
The Company evaluates the carrying value of ROU
assets if there are indicators of impairment and reviews the recoverability of the related asset group.
The Company reassesses of a contract is or contains
a leasing arrangement and re-measures ROU assets and liabilities upon modification of the contract. The Company will derecognize ROU assets
and liabilities, with difference recognized in the income statement on the contract termination.
Impairment for
Long-lived Assets
Long-lived assets, including equipment, intangible
assets and ROU assets with finite lives are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances (such as a significant
adverse change to market conditions that will impact the future use of the assets) indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not
be recoverable individually or as a group at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent
of the cash flows of the other assets and liabilities. The Company assesses the recoverability of the assets (or group of assets) based
on the undiscounted future cash flows the assets (or group of assets) are expected to generate and recognize an impairment loss when estimated
undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset (or group of assets) plus net proceeds expected from disposition
of the asset (or group of assets), if any, are less than the carrying value of the asset (or group of assets). If an impairment is identified,
the Company would reduce the carrying amount of the asset (or group of assets) to its estimated fair value based on a discounted cash
flows approach or, when available and appropriate, to comparable market values. The carrying amount of the asset (or the long-lived assets
in the asset group on a pro rata basis using the relative carrying amounts) is reduced to the extent not lower than the fair value of
the asset. The adjusted carrying amounts after an impairment charge represent the new cost basis and is depreciated over their remaining
useful lives.
Fair Value Measurement
The accounting standard regarding fair value of
financial instruments and related fair value measurements defines financial instruments and requires disclosure of the fair value of financial
instruments held by the Company. The Company considers the carrying amount of cash, accounts receivable, loan receivable, other receivables,
accounts payable, other payables and accrued liabilities to approximate their fair values because of their short-term nature.
The accounting standards define fair value, establish
a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhance disclosure requirements for fair value measures.
The three levels are defined as follow:
| ● | Level
1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. |
| ● | Level
2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are
observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments. |
| ● | Level
3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value. |
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
the carrying values of cash, other receivables, loan receivable, other payables and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values
due to the short-term nature of the instruments. Fair value of convertible notes receivable have been discussed in Note 20.
Revenue Recognition
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting
Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) using the modified retrospective
method for contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2018. This did not result in an adjustment to retained earnings upon adoption
of this new guidance as the Company’s revenue, other than retainage revenues, was recognized based on the amount of consideration
we expect to receive in exchange for satisfying the performance obligations. However, the impact of the Company’s retainage revenue
was not material as of the date of adoption, and as a result, did not result in an adjustment.
The core principle underlying the revenue recognition
ASC 606 is that the Company will recognize revenue to represent the transfer of goods and services to customers in an amount that reflects
the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in such exchange. This will require the Company to identify contractual
performance obligations and determine whether revenue should be recognized at a point in time or over time, based on when control of goods
and services transfers to a customer.
The Company’s revenue streams are primarily
recognized at a point in time.
The 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. Upon adoption, the Company evaluated its revenue recognition policy for all revenue streams within
the scope of the ASC 606 under previous standards and using the five-step model under the new guidance and confirmed that there were no
differences in the pattern of revenue recognition except its retainage revenues.
An entity will also be required to determine if
it controls the goods or services prior to the transfer to the customer in order to determine if it should account for the arrangement
as a principal or agent. Principal arrangements, where the entity controls the goods or services provided, will result in the recognition
of the gross amount of consideration expected in the exchange. Agent arrangements, where the entity simply arranges but does not control
the goods or services being transferred to the customer, will result in the recognition of the net amount the entity is entitled to retain
in the exchange.
The Company, as a principal, provides services
to clients under separate contracts, generating revenue. The pricing terms specified in the contracts are fixed. An obligation to perform
is identified in contracts with clients. Revenue is recognized over the period in which the services are earned.
Payments received prior to the relevant criteria
for revenue recognition are met, are recorded as customer deposits.
The Company have $nil and $150,000 revenue streams
from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance
with U.S. GAAP. The charge for taxation is based on the results for the fiscal year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or
disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
Deferred taxes is accounted for using the asset
and liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities
in the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit.
In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the
extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Deferred
tax is calculated using tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred
tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it is related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which
case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management,
it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Current income taxes are provided
for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities.
An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit
only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination
being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized
on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. Penalties
and interest incurred related to underpayment of income tax are classified as income tax expense in the period incurred. The Company incurred
no such penalties and interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Interest
Interest income is mainly generated from bank
deposits and other interest earning financial assets and is recognized on an accrual basis using the effective interest method.
Net Loss per Common Stock
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing loss
available to common shareholders of the Company by the weighted average common stocks outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per
share takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stocks were exercised
and converted into common stocks.
In May 2023 and November 2023 in connection with
the placement agency agreements (see Note 16), the Company issued and sold pre-funded warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 844,351 and 1,876,103 shares
of common stock, at the exercise price of $8.35 and $3.019 per share, of which $8.349 and $3.018 was pre-funded and
paid to the Company upon issuance of the pre-funded warrants, respectively. The remaining exercise price of the pre-funded warrants is
$0.001 per share. The pre-funded warrants are exercisable by the holders at any time and do not expire.
On November 1, 2023, in connection with the Warrant
Exchange Agreements (see Note 16), the holders of May 2023 Unregistered Warrants (as defined in Note 16) surrendered the May 2023 Unregistered
Warrants, and the Company cancelled the May 2023 Unregistered Warrants and issued to these holders pre-funded warrants to purchase up
to 577,260 shares of the Company’s common stock with no consideration.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, 1,144,951 pre-funded
warrants representing 1,144,698 shares of the Company’s common stock were exercised for $654. As of September 30, 2024,
344,812 pre-funded warrants are immediately exercisable after issuance and do not expire. As the remaining shares underlying the pre-funded
warrants are issuable for nominal consideration of $0.001 per share, 344,812 in common stocks underlying the unexercised
pre-funded warrants were considered outstanding for purposes of the calculation of loss per share as of September 30, 2024.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, 844,351 pre-funded
warrants representing 844,351 shares of the Company’s common stock were exercised for no consideration. As of September
30, 2023, no pre-funded warrants are outstanding.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and
2023, 3,142,515 and 5,644,970 of outstanding warrants (excluding the Pre-funded Warrants and Exchange Warrants) which are equivalent
to convertible of 2,941,127 and 1,415,806 common stocks, respectively, were excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation
due to their antidilutive effect.
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss is defined as the changes in
equity of the Company during a year from transactions and other events and circumstances excluding transactions resulting from investments
by owners and distributions to owners. Accumulated other comprehensive income of the Company includes the foreign currency translation
adjustments and unrealized gains or loss on available-for-sale investments.
Reclassification
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified
to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net loss or and financial position.
Recently Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08,
Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers
(ASU 2021-08), which clarifies that an acquirer of a business should recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in
a business combination in accordance with Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new amendments are effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be applied prospectively
to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments, with early adoption permitted. The Company has evaluated
and concluded that there’s no impact of the new guidance on the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. The Company
adopted ASU 2021-08 since January 1, 2024.
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, “Fair
Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions”,
which clarifies that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the
equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. The amendments also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate
unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. This guidance also requires certain disclosures for equity securities
subject to contractual sale restrictions. The new guidance is required to be applied prospectively with any adjustments from the adoption
of the amendments recognized in earnings and disclosed on the date of adoption. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning
after 15 December 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has evaluated and
concluded that there’s no impact of the new guidance on the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted
ASU 2022-03 since January 1, 2024.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07,
“Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures”, which is intended to improve
reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The purpose of
the amendment is to enable investors to better understand an entity’s overall performance and assess potential future cash flows.
The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The guidance is to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the
financial statements. The Company will begin providing the enhanced reportable segment financial disclosures effective with its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2024.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-08,
Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets, which
establishes accounting guidance for crypto assets meeting certain criteria. Bitcoin meets this criteria. The amendments require crypto
assets meeting the criteria to be recognized at fair value with changes recognized in net income each reporting period. Upon adoption,
a cumulative-effect adjustment is made to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the annual reporting period
of adoption. ASU 2023-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those fiscal
years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has evaluated and concluded that there’s no impact of the new guidance on the unaudited
interim consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted ASU 2022-08 since January 1, 2024.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09,
Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which requires disclosure of incremental
income tax information within the rate reconciliation and expanded disclosures of income taxes paid, among other disclosure requirements.
ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s management
does not believe the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have a material impact on its financial statements and disclosures.
The Company does not believe other recently issued
but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited interim
consolidated balance sheets, unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and unaudited interim consolidated
statements of cash flows.
Note 3 – Variable Interest Entity
Yuanma
On June 21, 2022, Makesi WFOE entered into a series
of contractual arrangements with Yuanma and its shareholders. The significant terms of these contractual arrangements are summarized in
“Note 1 - Nature of business and organization” above. As a result, the Company classified Yuanma as VIE.
On June 26, 2023, GDC entered into a share purchase
agreement with a buyer unaffiliated with the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to sell and the buyer agreed to purchase
all the issued and outstanding equity interest in TMSR HK, which hold 100% of the equity interests in Makesi WFOE. The purchase price
for the transaction contemplated by the Agreement was $100,000. The sale of TMSR HK included the sale of Makesi WFOE and Yuanma, which
has any material impact on the Company’s unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
Highlight Media
On September 16, 2022, Makesi WFOE entered into
contractual arrangements with Highlight Media and its shareholders. The significant terms of these contractual arrangements are summarized
in “Note 1 - Nature of business and organization” above. As a result, the Company classifies Highlight Media as VIE.
On February 27, 2023, Highlight WFOE entered into
a series of assignment agreements with Makesi WFOE, Highlight Media and Highlight Shareholders, pursuant to which Makesi WFOE assign all
its rights and obligations under the VIE agreements to Highlight WFOE. The VIE agreements and the assignment agreements granted Highlight
WFOE with the power, rights and obligations equivalent in all material respects to those it would possess as the sole equity holder of
Highlight Media, including absolute rights to control the management, operations, assets, property and revenue of Highlight Media. The
assignment did not have any impact on Company’s unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
On September 26, 2023, Highlight WFOE entered
into a termination agreement with Highlight Media and the shareholders of Highlight Media to terminate the VIE Agreements and sell the
interest in the VIE Agreements for a purchase price of $100,000. As a result of such termination, the Company no longer treats Highlight
Media as a consolidated affiliated entity or consolidates the financial results and balance sheet of Highlight Media in the Company’s
unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
A VIE is an entity that has either a total equity
investment that is insufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, or whose
equity investors lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, such as through voting rights, right to receive the expected
residual returns of the entity or obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity. The variable interest holder, if any, that has
a controlling financial interest in a VIE is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and must consolidate the VIE. Highlight WFOE is deemed
to have a controlling financial interest and be the primary beneficiary of Highlight Media and Makesi WFOE is deemed to have a controlling
financial interest and be the primary beneficiary of Yuanma because Highlight WFOE and Makesi WFOE have both of the following characteristics:
| (1) | The
power to direct activities at Highlight Media and Yuanma that most significantly impact such entity’s economic performance, and |
| (2) | The
obligation to absorb losses of, and the right to receive benefits from Highlight Media and Yuanma that could potentially be significant
to such entity. |
Accordingly, the accounts of Highlight Media and
Yuanma are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements pursuant to ASC 810-10, Consolidation. In addition, Yuanma’s
financial positions and results of operations were included in the Company’s unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
prior to June 26, 2023 and Highlight Media’s financial positions and results of operations were included in the Company’s
unaudited interim consolidated financial statements prior to September 26, 2023.
As of and for the nine months ended September
30, 2024, the Company did not have any VIE operations. The operations results from VIE operations for the nine months ended September
30, 2023 have been reflected in discontinued operations as disclosed in Note 19.
Note 4 – Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash at banks represents cash balances maintained
at commercial banks. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company did not have any cash equivalents. The Company maintains
bank accounts in the United States and institutions in PRC.
| |
September 30, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
Cash at Banks | |
$ | 31,969 | | |
$ | 5,175,518 | |
Note 5 – Prepaid and Other Current Assets
Prepaid and other current assets consisted of the following as of September
30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
| |
September 30, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
Prepayments of digital human services | |
$ | 145,000 | | |
$ | 797,500 | |
Prepayments of live streaming services | |
| - | | |
| 487,587 | |
Other prepayments | |
| 12,370 | | |
| 5,803 | |
Total prepaid and other current assets | |
$ | 157,370 | | |
$ | 1,290,890 | |
Note 6 – Loan Receivable
On January 13, 2024,
the Company entered into a loan agreement with Lotus City Limited (“Lotus”), pursuant to which, the Company agreed to lend
$1,900,000 to Lotus, with the interest rate of 5% per annum accrued daily. The Loan together with accrued and unpaid interest and all
other charges, costs and expenses, is due and payable on or before January 16, 2025. On January 16, 2024, the Company transferred $1,900,000
to Lotus. Since the loan will be due within one year, the Company classified the loan as current assets under the loan receivable account
on the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet.
On April 3, 2024 and
June 4, 2024, Lotus repaid $1,000,000 and $250,000, respectively to the Company, leaving $650,000 in principal outstanding.
For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2024, the Company accrued $8,192 and $38,851, respectively, of interest and recorded as interest income on
the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2024, the outstanding balance of loan receivable was
$650,000.
Note 7 – Other Receivables
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, other receivables consisted
of the following:
| |
September 30, 2024 | | |
December 31, 2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
Interest receivable | |
$ | 38,851 | | |
$ | - | |
Lease deposit | |
| 9,195 | | |
| 9,459 | |
Total other receivables, net | |
$ | 48,046 | | |
$ | 9,459 | |
Note 8 – Equipment,
net
Equipment, net consisted of the following as of September 30, 2024
and December 31, 2023:
| |
September 30, 2024 | | |
December 31, 2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
Office equipment and furniture | |
$ | 14,190 | | |
$ | 14,190 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | |
| (5,227 | ) | |
| (1,679 | ) |
Total | |
$ | 8,963 | | |
$ | 12,511 | |
Depreciation expense for the three months ended
September 30, 2024 and 2023 amounted to $1,183 and $663, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30,
2024 and 2023 amounted to $3,548 and $751, respectively.
Note 9 – Intangible Assets, net
Intangible assets consisted of the following as of September 30, 2024
and December 31, 2023:
| |
September 30, 2024 | | |
December 31, 2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
Software copyrights | |
$ | 4,906,210 | | |
$ | 3,653,104 | |
Subtotal | |
| 4,906,210 | | |
| 3,653,104 | |
Less: accumulated amortization | |
| (977,342 | ) | |
| (345,155 | ) |
Accumulated impairment | |
| (2,764,068 | ) | |
| - | |
Total | |
$ | 1,164,800 | | |
$ | 3,307,949 | |
Amortization expense for the three months ended
September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $245,136 and $162,500, respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024
and 2023 was $628,834 and $162,500, respectively.
Due to limited potential economic benefits for
varying reasons for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized impairment losses of $2,756,986 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2024, to the software copyrights.
Note 10 – Other Payables and Accrued Liabilities
Other payables and accrued liabilities consisted of the following as
of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
| |
September 30, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
Professional service fee | |
$ | 120,135 | | |
$ | - | |
Payroll | |
| 41,096 | | |
| 3,944 | |
Rental | |
| - | | |
| 15,981 | |
Travel and Entertainment expenses | |
| - | | |
| 3,413 | |
Others | |
| 287 | | |
| - | |
Total | |
$ | 161,518 | | |
$ | 23,338 | |
Note 11 – Related Party Transactions
Other payables – related parties:
Name of related party | | Relationship | | Nature | | September 30, 2024 | | | December 31, 2023 | |
| | | | | | | (unaudited) | | | | | |
Xiaojian Wang | | Chief Executive Officer | | Accrued compensations | | $ | 37,500 | | | $ | - | |
Xiaojian Wang | | Chief Executive Officer | | Interest-free loans to the Company | | | 59,500 | | | | - | |
Xiaojian Wang | | Chief Executive Officer | | Invoices paid on behalf of the Company | | | 30,000 | | | | - | |
Zihao Zhao | | Chief Finance Officer | | Accrued compensations | | | 43,333 | | | | 20,833 | |
Zihao Zhao | | Chief Finance Officer | | Reimbursement | | | 2,028 | | | | - | |
Total | | | | | | $ | 172,361 | | | $ | 20,833 | |
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
the balance of other payables- related parties were $172,361 and $20,833, respectively, mainly consisted of accrued compensations of the
Company’s officers and interest- free loans received from the Company’s officers.
For the three and nine months ended September
30, 2024, the Company recorded compensation expenses to its officers amounted to $20,000 and $60,000, respectively, for their
services provided to the Company. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded compensation expenses to
its officers amounted to $7,500 and $13,333, respectively, for their services provided to the Company.
Note 12 – Convertible Notes Receivable
The Company’s convertible notes receivable
consisted of the following as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
| |
Convertible
Notes
Receivable | |
Beginning | |
$ | - | |
Convertible note receivable | |
| 2,500,000 | |
Fair value changes of convertible notes | |
| 102,027 | |
As of December 31, 2023 | |
| 2,602,027 | |
Fair value changes of convertible notes | |
| 54,849 | |
As of March 31, 2024 | |
| 2,656,876 | |
Fair value changes of convertible notes | |
| (93,912 | ) |
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on convertible note receivable | |
| (1,500,000 | ) |
AS of June 30, 2024 | |
| 1,062,964 | |
Fair value changes of convertible notes | |
| (106 | ) |
As of September 30, 2024 | |
$ | 1,062,858 | |
On June 1, 2023 and August 17, 2023, the Company
purchased two convertible notes issued by DigiTrax Entertainment Inc. (the “DigiTrax”) for an aggregated of $1,000,000 (the
“DigiTrax Convertible Notes”). Each DigiTrax Convertible Note will be due on one year after the original issuance (the “DigiTrax
Convertible Note Maturity Date”). The Company has the right to receive interest on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding
principal amount of these notes at the rate of 10% per annum. Accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable on conversion,
repayment, redemption, maturity or default. At any time (after six months) after the issuance until the notes are no longer outstanding,
the notes shall be convertible, in whole or part, into shares of common stock of DigiTrax at a price of $1.4 per share. In the event
DigiTrax consummates a public offering of any capital stock and is able to receive gross proceeds of at least $10,000,000 (“Qualified
Offering”) prior to the DigiTrax Convertible Note Maturity Date and there’s no event of default, all then outstanding principal
and accrued but unpaid interest under the DigiTrax Convertible Notes should convert into the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares
of DigiTrax common stock based on the lesser of (i) $1.4 per share, or (ii) seventy percent (70%) of the price per share of DigiTrax
common stock that is subject to the Qualified Offering.
On June 2, 2023 and August 17, 2023, the Company
purchased two convertible notes issued by Liquid Marketplace Corp. (the “Liquid”) for an aggregated of $1,500,000 (the
“Liquid Convertible Notes”). Each Liquid Convertible Note will be due on one year after the original issuance (the “Liquid
Convertible Note Maturity Date”). The Company has the right to receive interest on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding
principal amount of these notes at the rate of 8% per annum. Accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable on conversion, repayment,
redemption, maturity or default. At any time after the issuance until the notes are no longer outstanding, the notes shall be convertible,
in whole or part, into shares of common stock of Liquid at a price of $0.25 per share. In the event Liquid consummates a public offering
of any capital stock and is able to receive gross proceeds of at least $10,000,000 (“Qualified Offering”) prior to the
Liquid Convertible Note Maturity Date and there’s no event of default, all then outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest
under the Liquid Convertible Notes should convert into the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Liquid common stock based
on the lesser of (i) $0.25 per share, or (ii) seventy percent (70%) of the price per share of Liquid common stock that is subject
to the Qualified Offering.
The Company evaluated
the terms of the DigiTrax Convertible Notes and the Liquid Convertible Notes according to ASC 320 and concluded that these notes should
be classified as an available-for-sale security and measured at fair value.
As of September 30, 2024, the DigiTrax Convertible
Notes were due and extended to May 31, 2025 and August 17, 2025, respectively, with the same terms and conditions as set forth in the
original notes, as agreed by the Company and DigiTrax.
As of September 30, 2024, the Liquid Convertible
Notes were due, but the Company failed to collect repayments from Liquid. The Company evaluated the recoverability of the aggregated $1,500,000
Liquid Convertible Notes according to ASC 326 and concluded that, the decline in value of Liquid Convertible Notes is other-than-temporary-impairment.
The Company recorded $1,500,000 impairment loss on the Liquid Convertible Notes in the accompanying unaudited statement of operations,
for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The unrealized gains on the fair value changes of the Liquid Convertible Notes amounted
to $83,726, which was recognized in prior periods, were reversed from other comprehensive income. Up to the date of the unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements were issued, there’s no evidence indicating that the fair value of Liquid Convertible Notes increased.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024
and 2023, the Company recorded unrealized loss on the fair value changes of these notes amounted to $14,639 (consisting of $53,808
unrealized loss on the fair value changes of Liquid Convertible Notes, partially offset by $39,169 unrealized gain on the fair value
changes of DigiTrax Convertible Notes) and $nil in other comprehensive income in relation to above convertible notes in the
unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the
balance of the convertible notes were $1,062,858 and $2,602,027, respectively.
Note 13 – Leases
Leases are classified as operating leases or finance
leases in accordance with ASC 842 Leases. The Company’s operating leases mainly related to the rights to use building and
office facilities. For leases with terms greater than 12 months, the Company records the related asset and liability at the present
value of lease payments over the term. Certain leases include rental escalation clauses, renewal options and/or termination options,
which are factored into the Company’s determination of lease payments when appropriate.
| | September 30, 2024 | | | December 31, 2023 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | |
Weighted average remaining lease term: | | | | | | |
Operating lease | | | 4.01 years | | | | 4.81 years | |
| | | | | | | | |
Weighted average discount rate: | | | | | | | | |
Operating lease | | | 7.50 | % | | | 7.56 | % |
The balances for the operating leases where the
Company is the lessee are presented as follows within the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheets:
| |
September 30, 2024 | | |
December 31, 2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | |
| | |
| |
Operating lease | |
$ | 1,453,125 | | |
$ | 1,561,058 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Lease liabilities | |
| | | |
| | |
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | |
| 406,414 | | |
| 358,998 | |
Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities | |
| 1,181,309 | | |
| 1,317,678 | |
| |
$ | 1,587,723 | | |
$ | 1,676,676 | |
Future lease payments under operating leases as of September 30, 2024
were as follows:
| |
Operating Leases | |
| |
| |
Remainder of FY2024 | |
$ | 154,836 | |
FY2025 | |
| 449,915 | |
FY2026 | |
| 393,261 | |
FY2027 | |
| 401,127 | |
FY2028 | |
| 409,149 | |
FY2029 | |
| 34,605 | |
Total lease payments | |
$ | 1,842,893 | |
Less: imputed interest | |
| 255,170 | |
Present value of lease liabilities (1) | |
$ | 1,587,723 | |
Lease expense for all the Company’s operating
leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $133,586 and $381,791, respectively. Lease expense for all the Company’s
operating leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were $65,034.
Note 14 – Taxes
Income Tax
United States
GDC was organized in the state of Delaware in
April 2015. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, GDC’s net operating loss carry forward for United States income taxes
was approximately $7.5 million and $6.3 million, respectively. The net operating loss carry forwards are available to reduce
future years’ taxable income through year 2040. Management believes that the realization of the benefits from these losses appears
uncertain due to the Company’s operating history and continued losses in the United States. Accordingly, the Company has provided
a 100% valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset to reduce the asset to zero. Management reviews this valuation allowance periodically
and makes changes accordingly.
On December 22, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and
Jobs Act” (“The 2017 Tax Act”) was enacted in the United States. Under the provisions of the Act, the U.S. corporate
tax rate decreased from 34% to 21%. The 2017 Tax Act imposed a global intangible low-taxed income tax (“GILTI”),
which is a new tax on certain off-shore earnings at an effective rate of 10.5% for tax years beginning after March 31, 2017 (increasing
to 13.125% for tax years beginning after March 31, 2025) with a partial offset for foreign tax credits. The Company determined that
there is no impact of GILTI for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, which the Company believes that it will be imposed
a minimum tax rate of 10.5% and to the extent foreign tax credits are available to reduce its US corporate tax, which may result
in no additional US federal income tax being due.
British Virgin
Islands
Citi Profit BVI is incorporated in the British
Virgin Islands and are not subject to tax on income or capital gains under current British Virgin Islands law. In addition, upon payments
of dividends by these entities to their shareholders, no British Virgin Islands withholding tax will be imposed.
Hong Kong
TMSR HK and Highlight HK are incorporated in Hong
Kong and are subject to Hong Kong Profits Tax on the taxable income as reported in its statutory financial statements adjusted in accordance
with relevant Hong Kong tax laws. TMSR and Highlight HK are subject to Hong Kong profit tax at a rate of 8.25% for assessable profits
on the first HK$2 million and 16.5% for any assessable profits in excess of HK$2 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2024 and 2023. The Company did not make any provisions for Hong Kong profit tax as there were no assessable profits derived from or
earned in Hong Kong since inception. Under Hong Kong tax law, TMSR HK is exempted from income tax on its foreign-derived income and there
are no withholding taxes in Hong Kong on remittance of dividends.
PRC
Makesi WFOE, Highlight WFOE, Highlight Media,
Yuanma and SH Xianzhui are governed by the income tax laws of the PRC and the income tax provision in respect to operations in the
PRC is calculated at the applicable tax rates on the taxable income for the periods based on existing legislation, interpretations and
practices in respect thereof. Under the Enterprise Income Tax Laws of the PRC (the “EIT Laws”), Chinese enterprises are subject
to income tax at a rate of 25% after appropriate tax adjustments.
The current and deferred components of income
tax expenses from continuing operations appearing in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations are as follows:
| |
For the nine months ended September 30, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
(unaudited) | |
Current tax expenses | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Deferred tax benefits | |
| (22,666 | ) | |
| - | |
Total | |
$ | (22,666 | ) | |
$ | - | |
The principal components of the Company’s
deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are as follows:
| |
September 30, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
Deferred tax assets | |
| | |
| |
Net operating losses carried forward | |
$ | 7,642,653 | | |
$ | 6,295,697 | |
Lease liability | |
| 333,422 | | |
| 352,102 | |
Valuation allowance | |
| (7,976,075 | ) | |
| (6,647,799 | ) |
Deferred tax assets, net | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Deferred tax liabilities | |
| | | |
| | |
Right - Of - Use assets | |
$ | 305,156 | | |
$ | 327,822 | |
Deferred tax liabilities, net | |
$ | 305,156 | | |
$ | 327,822 | |
Value added tax
Enterprises or individuals who sell commodities,
provide services, engage in repair and maintenance or import and export goods in the PRC are subject to a value added tax (the “VAT”)
in accordance with PRC laws. The VAT standard rates changed to 6% to 13% of the gross sales prices starting in April 2019. A
credit is available whereby VAT paid on the purchases of services can be used to offset the VAT due on sales of the finished products
and services.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31,
2023, there is no balance of the value added tax payable.
Note 15 – Concentration of Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject
the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash deposits. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $nil and
$4,458,402 in excess of the FDIC insured limit, respectively.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
$11,429 and $211,222 were deposited with a financial institution located in the PRC, respectively. While management believes
that these financial institutions are of high credit quality, it also continually monitors their credit worthiness.
Note 16 – Equity
Statutory Reserves and Restricted Net Assets
In accordance with the PRC Regulations on Enterprises
with Foreign Investment, an enterprise established in the PRC with foreign investment is required to make appropriations to certain statutory
reserves, namely a general reserve fund, an enterprise expansion fund, a staff welfare fund and a bonus fund, all of which are appropriated
from net profit as reported in its PRC statutory accounts. A foreign invested enterprise is required to allocate at least 10% of
its annual after-tax profits to a general reserve fund until such fund has reached 50% of its respective registered capital. Appropriations
to the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus funds are at the discretion of the board of directors for the foreign invested
enterprises. For other subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC, the general reserve fund was appropriated based on 10% of net profits
as reported in each subsidiary’s PRC statutory accounts. General reserve and statutory surplus funds are restricted to set-off against
losses, expansion of production and operation and increasing registered capital of the respective company. Staff welfare and bonus fund
and statutory public welfare funds are restricted to capital expenditures for the collective welfare of employees. The reserves are not
allowed to be transferred to the Company in terms of cash dividends, loans or advances, nor are they allowed for distribution except under
liquidation. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there are no balance of the PRC statutory reserve funds.
In addition, under PRC laws and regulations, the
Company’s PRC subsidiaries are restricted in their ability to transfer their net assets to the Company in the form of dividend payments,
loans or advances. Amounts of restricted net assets include paid up capital and statutory reserve funds of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company did not have any restricted net assets.
Furthermore, cash transfers from the Company’s
PRC subsidiaries to the Company’s subsidiaries outside of the PRC are subject to the PRC government control of currency conversion.
Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict the ability of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries to remit sufficient
foreign currency to pay dividends or other payments to the Company, or otherwise satisfy their foreign currency denominated obligations.
Common Stock
On May 1, 2023, the Company entered into a placement
agency agreement (the “May 2023 Placement Agency Agreement”), with Univest Securities, LLC (the “Placement Agent”
or “Univest”), pursuant to which, the Placement Agent agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to sell the Company’s
common stock in a registered direct offering (the “May 2023 RD Offering”), and a concurrent private placement (the “May
2023 PIPE Offering”, together with the RD Offering, collectively the “May 2023 Offering”). The Placement Agent has no
obligation to buy any of the securities from the Company or to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount
of securities.
On May 4, 2023, the Company sold an aggregate
of 310,168 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to
an aggregate of 844,351 shares of common stock are sold to certain purchasers (the “May 2023 Offering Purchasers”),
pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated May 1, 2023, as amended on May 16, 2023 (the “May 2023 Securities Purchase Agreement”).
The purchase price of each share of common stock is $8.35. The purchase price of each pre-funded warrant is $8.349, which equals the price
per share of common stock being sold to the public in this offering, minus $0.001. The pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 844,351 shares of common stock were exercised in full in May 2023.
In connection with the May 2023 Offering, the
Company paid Univest a total cash fee equal to 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received in the offering. The net proceeds from
the May 2023 Offering, after deducting Placement Agent discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company,
are approximately $8.5 million (assuming the warrants are not exercised). The Company used the net proceeds from the Offering
for working capital and general corporate purposes.
On June 22, 2023, the Company entered into a software
purchase agreement with Northeast Management LLC, a seller unaffiliated with the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed
to purchase, and the seller agreed to sell all of seller’s right, title, and interest in and to the certain software. The purchase
price of the software shall be $750,000, payable in the form of issuance of 187,500 shares of common stock of the Company, valued
at $4.00 per share. The Company plans to use the software to develop video games. On June 26, 2023, the Company issued the shares
to the seller’s designees and the transaction was completed.
On November 1, 2023, the Company entered into
a placement agency agreement (the “November 2023 Placement Agency Agreement”), with Univest, pursuant to which, Univest agrees
to use its reasonable best efforts to sell the Company’s common stock in a registered direct offering and a concurrent private placement
(the “November 2023 Offering”). Univest has no obligation to buy any of the securities from the Company or to arrange for
the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of securities.
Pursuant to the November 2023 Offering, (i)
an aggregate of 1,436,253 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, (ii) pre-funded warrants
to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,876,103 shares of common stock (the “November 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants”, and
the common stock underlying such warrants, the “November 2023 Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”), and (iii) registered warrants to
purchase up to an aggregate of 3,312,356 shares of common stock (the “November 2023 Registered Warrants”, and the
common stock underlying such warrants, the “November 2023 Registered Warrant Shares”) are sold to certain purchasers (the
“November 2023 Offering Purchasers”), pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated October (the “October 2023
Securities Purchase Agreement”). The purchase price of each common stock is $3.019. The purchase price of each November 2023
Pre-funded Warrant is $3.018, which equals the price per common stock being sold in the November 2023 Offering, minus $0.001. The November
2023 Pre-funded Warrants will be exercisable immediately after issuance and will expire five (5) years from the date of issuance. The
November 2023 Registered Warrants will be exercisable immediately and will expire five (5) years from the date of issuance.
The total proceeds from the November 2023 Offering
was approximately $10.0 million. Offering costs of approximately $1.0 million, consisting of approximately $0.7 million
underwriting commissions and $0.3 million other professional fees, were charged into additional paid-in capital. The Company intends
to use the net proceeds from the Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
In November and December 2023, holders of 963,600 of
the November 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants exercised their option to purchase 963,600 shares of the Company’s common stock.
On February 15, 2024, March 19, 2024 and March 21, 2024, holders of 567,691 of the November 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants exercised
their option to purchase 567,691 shares of the Company’s common stock, leaving 344,812 of November 2023 Pre-Funded
Warrants are still outstanding as of September 30, 2024. On March 26, 2024, holders of 865,376 November 2023 Registered Warrants
exercised their options to purchase 709,877 shares of the Company’s common stock, leaving 2,446,980 shares of November
2023 Registered Warrants are still outstanding as of September 30, 2024. From July 2024 to September 2024, holders of 577,260 Exchange
Warrants (as defined below) exercised their options in full thruough cashless exercise, to purchase 577,007 shares of the Company’s
common stock. No Exchange Warrants was outstanding as of September 30, 2024.
On January 11, 2024, the Company issued the 400,000 shares
of its common stock to Beijing Hehe for exchange of 13.3333% of the total equity interest of SH Xianzhui (as described in Note 1).
In March 2024, the Company entered into a placement
agency agreement (the “March 2024 Placement Agency Agreement”), with Univest, pursuant to which, Univest agrees to use its
reasonable best efforts to sell the Company’s common stock in a registered direct offering and a concurrent private placement (the
“March 2024 Offering”). Univest has no obligation to buy any of the securities from the Company or to arrange for the purchase
or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of securities.
Pursuant to the March 2024 Offering, an aggregate
of 810,277 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, were sold to certain purchasers (the “March
2024 Offering Purchasers”), pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated March 22, 2024 (the “March 2024 Securities
Purchase Agreement”) at a price of $1.144 per common stock, for aggregated proceeds of approximately $0.9 million. The
Company paid Univest a cash fee equal to 4.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in the March 2024 Offering. The Company also
issued warrants to Univest to purchase up to 40,514 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1.373 per
share, (the “March 2024 Placement Agent Warrants”). The March 2024 Placement Agent Warrants and the common stock underlying
the March 2024 Placement Agent Warrants were not registered under the Securities Act, pursuant to the registration statement of March
2024 Offering. The March 2024 Placement Agent Warrants were issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act provided in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
The May 2023 Offering, the November 2023 Offering
and the March 2024 Offering were being made pursuant to a shelf registration statement (No. 333-254366) on Form S-3, which was declared
effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 26, 2021, and related prospectus supplement.
On May 31, 2024, the Company entered into a software
purchase agreement with Shanxi Gangdong Cultural Media Co., Ltd., a seller unaffiliated with the Company (the “Seller”). Pursuant
to the agreement, the Company agreed to purchase and the Seller agreed to sell all of Seller’s right, title, and interest in and
to the certain software. The purchase price of the software shall be $1,248,000, payable in the form of issuance of 1,560,000 shares of
common stock of the Company, valued at $0.80 per share. The Company plans to use the software to develop its AI business. On June 4, 2024,
the Company issued 1,560,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the Seller’s designees and the transaction was completed.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
the total outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock were 10,171,024 and 5,453,416, respectively.
Warrants and Options
On July 29, 2015, the Company sold 10,000,000 units
at a purchase price of $5.00 per unit (“Public Units”) in its initial public offering (the “IPO”). Each Public
Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one warrant (the “Public
Warrants”). Each Public Warrants entitled the holder to purchase one-half of one share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.88 per
half share ($5.75 per whole share). Warrants may be exercised only for a whole number of shares of common stock. No fractional shares
will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. The Public Warrants became exercisable on 30 days after the consummation of its
initial Business Combination with China Sunlong on February 6, 2018. The Public Warrants expired on February 5, 2023.
The sponsor of the Company purchased, simultaneously
with the closing of the IPO on July 29, 2015, 500,000 units (“Private Units”) at $5.00 per unit in a private
placement for an aggregate price of $2,500,000. Each Private Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock,
$0.0001 par value, and one warrant (the “Private Warrants”). Each Private Unit purchased is substantially identical
to the units sold in the IPO. Therefore, the 500,000 Private Warrants included in the Private Units became exercisable on February
6, 2018 and expired on February 5, 2023.
The Company sold to the underwriter (and/or its
designees), for $100, as additional compensation, an option (“the Option”) to purchase up to a total of 800,000 units exercisable
at $5.00 per unit (or an aggregate exercise price of $4,000,000) upon the closing of the IPO. The Option became exercisable until closing
the initial Business Combination on February 6, 2018 and expired on February 5, 2023.
After the 1-for-30 reverse stock split effective
on November 9, 2022, all options, warrants and other convertible securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the reverse
stock split were adjusted by dividing the number of shares of common stock into which the options, warrants and other convertible securities
are exercisable or convertible by thirty (30) and multiplying the exercise or conversion price thereof by thirty (30), all in accordance
with the terms of the plans, agreements or arrangements governing such options, warrants and other convertible securities and subject
to rounding to the nearest whole share.
On February 18, 2021, the Company entered into
a securities purchase agreement (the “February 2021 Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain purchasers, pursuant to which,
on February 22, 2021, the Company sold (i) 138,889 shares of common stock, (ii) registered warrants (the “February 2021
Registered Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of up to 54,646 shares of common stock and (iii) unregistered warrants
(the “February 2021 Unregistered Warrants”) to purchase up to 84,244 shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of
common stock in a registered direct offering (the “February 2021 Registered Direct Offering”) and a concurrent private placement
(the “February 2021 Private Placement,” and together with the February 2021 Registered Direct Offering, the “February
2021 Offering”). The terms of the February 2021 Offering were previously reported in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 18,
2021 and the closing of the Offering was reported in a Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 22, 2021.
The February 2021 Registered Warrants have a term
of five years and are exercisable immediately at an exercise price of $201.60 per share, subject to adjustments thereunder, including
a reduction in the exercise price, in the event of a subsequent offering at a price less than the then current exercise price, to the
same price as the price in such offering (a “Price Protection Adjustment”).
The February 2021 Unregistered Warrants have a
term of five and one-half years and are first exercisable on the date that is the earlier of (i) six months after the date of issuance
or (ii) the date on which the Company obtains stockholder approval approving the sale of the securities sold under the February 2021 Securities
Purchase Agreement, to purchase an aggregate of up to 84,244 shares of common stock. The February 2021 Unregistered Warrants
have an exercise price of $201.60 per share, subject to adjustments thereunder, including (x) a Price Protection Adjustment and (y)
in the event the exercise price is more than $183.00, a reduction of the exercise price to $183.00, upon obtaining such stockholder approval.
The Company paid the Placement Agent a cash fee
of $2,310,000, including $2,000,000 in commission which was equal to eight percent (8.0%) of the aggregate gross proceeds raised
in February 2021 Offering, $250,000 in non-accountable expense which was equal to one percent (1%) of the aggregate gross proceeds
raised in the February 2021 Offering, and $60,000 in accountable expenses. Additionally, the Company issued to the Placement Agent
warrants to purchase up to 6,945 shares of common stock (the “February 2021 Placement Agent Warrants”), with a term
of five years first exercisable six months after the date of issuance and at an exercise price of $180.00 per share.
Pursuant to the February 2021 Securities Purchase
Agreement, the Company is required to hold a meeting of our shareholders not later than April 29, 2021 to seek such approval as may be
required from our shareholders (the “Stockholder Approval”), in accordance with applicable law, the applicable rules and regulations
of the Nasdaq Stock Market, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the Nevada Revised Statutes with respect to the issuance of
the securities in the Offering, including the Warrants sold in the Private Placement, so that the issuance by us of shares of common stock
in excess of the 231,802 shares (19.99% of the shares of common stock outstanding as of February 17, 2021, the date prior to
entering into the February 2021 Securities Purchase Agreement) in the aggregate (the “Issuable Maximum”), will be in compliance
with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(a) and 5635(d) as described herein, and investors in the Offering will be able to exercise the Warrants
prior to six months after the closing of the Offering.
On April 29, 2021, the Company held a special
meeting of shareholders and approved the issuance of shares of common stock in excess of the 231,802 shares. The exercise price
of the Unregistered Warrants was reduced to $183.00.
In August 2024, holders of February 2021 Registered
Warrants and the February 2021 Unregistered Warrants exercised their option to purchase an aggregated of 92,756 shares of the Company’s
common stock through cashless exercise. As of September 30, 2024, no February 2021 Registered Warrants and February 2021 Unregistered
Warrants was outstanding.
On May 1, 2023, pursuant to the May 2023 Placement
Agency Agreement as described above, Pre-Funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 844,351 shares of common stock are
sold to May 2023 Offering Purchasers. The purchase price of each Pre-funded Warrant is $8.349. In connection with the Pre-Funded Warrant
Shares, “Pre-funded” refers to the fact that the purchase price of the warrants in the offering includes almost the entire
exercise price that will be paid under the Pre-funded Warrants, except for a nominal remaining exercise price of $0.001. The purpose of
the Pre-funded Warrants is to enable Purchasers that may have restrictions on their ability to beneficially own more than 4.99% (or,
upon election of the holder, 9.99%) of the Company’s outstanding common stock following the consummation of the offering the
opportunity to make an investment in the Company without triggering their ownership restrictions, by receiving Pre-funded Warrants in
lieu of the Company’s common stock which would result in such ownership of more than 4.99% (or 9.99%), and receive the
ability to exercise their option to purchase the shares underlying the Pre-funded Warrants at such nominal price at a later date. In the
RD Offering, each Pre-funded Warrant is exercisable for one share of our common stock, with an exercise price equal to $0.001 per
share, at any time that the Pre-funded Warrant is outstanding. The Pre-funded Warrants will be exercisable immediately after issuance
and will expire five (5) years from the date of issuance. The holder of a Pre-funded Warrant will not be deemed a holder of our underlying
common stock until the Pre-funded Warrant is exercised.
In connection with the May 2023 Offering, unregistered
warrants to purchase up to 1,154,519 shares of common stock (the “May 2023 Unregistered Warrants”) are also sold
to the May 2023 Offering Purchasers. The May 2023 Unregistered Warrants are exercisable immediately after issuance and will expire five
(5) years from the date of issuance. The Exercise Price of the May 2023 Unregistered Warrants is $8.35 per share, subject to adjustment
as provided in the form of May 2023 Unregistered Warrants.
In concurrent with the November 2023 Offering,
on November 1, 2023, the Company entered into certain warrant exchange agreements (the “Warrant Exchange Agreements” with
May 2023 Offering Purchasers. Pursuant to the Warrant Exchange Agreements, the holders of May 2023 Unregistered Warrants shall surrender
the May 2023 Unregistered Warrants, and the Company shall cancel the May 2023 Unregistered Warrants and shall issue to these holders pre-funded
warrants to purchase up to 577,260 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Exchange Warrants”). The Exchange
Warrants were issued to holders on November 3, 2023 and the warrant exchange closed on the same day.
From July 2024 to September 2024, holders of 577,260
Exchange Warrants exercised their options in full through cashless exercise, to purchase 577,007 shares of the Company’s
common stock. No Exchange Warrants was outstanding as of September 30, 2024.
The Placement Agent of the May 2023 Offering also
received warrants to purchase up to 115,452 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $10.02 per share (the “May
2023 Placement Agent Warrants”), which represents 120% of the May 2023 Offering price of each share of common stock. The Placement
Agent’s warrants will have substantially the same terms as the May 2023 Unregistered Warrants.
In connection with the November 2023 Offering, 1,876,103 shares
of the November 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants and 3,312,356 shares of the November 2023 Registered Warrants were sold to November
2023 Offering Purchasers. Each November 2023 Pre-funded Warrant is exercisable for one share of the Company’s common stock, with
an exercise price equal to $0.001 per share, at any time that the November 2023 Pre-funded Warrant is outstanding. The November 2023
Pre-funded Warrants will be exercisable immediately after issuance and will expire five (5) years from the date of issuance. The holder
of a November 2023 Pre-funded Warrant will not be deemed a holder of the Company’s underlying common stock until the November 2023
Pre-funded Warrant is exercised. The November 2023 Registered Warrants will be exercisable immediately and will expire five (5) years
from the date of issuance. The exercise price of the November 2023 Registered Warrants is $3.019, subject to adjustment as provided in
the form of November 2023 Registered Warrants. As of September 30, 2024, 1,531,291 of the November 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants
and 865,376 shares of November 2023 Registered Warrants were exercised, leaving 344,812 of November 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants
and 2,446,980 shares of November 2023 Registered Warrants are still outstanding.
The Placement Agent of the November 2023 Offering
also received warrants purchase up to 331,236 shares of common stock (equal to 5.0% of the aggregate number of common stocks,
and shares of common stock underlying the November 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants, and the number of shares of common stock underlying the November
2023 Registered Warrants) at an exercise price of $3.623 per share (the “November 2023 Placement Agent Warrants”), which
represents 120% of November 2023 Offering price, for an aggregate purchase price of one hundred U.S. dollars (US$100),
which warrant shall be exercisable at any time during the period commencing six (6) months after commencement of sales in the November
2023 Offering through the fifth (5th) anniversary of issuance. The Placement Agent’s Warrants are not covered by the shelf registration
statement (No. 333-254366) on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the SEC on March 26, 2021, and related prospectus supplement.
In connection with the March 2024 Offering, the
Company issued 40,514 shares of March 2024 Placement Agent Warrants to Univest, at an exercise price of $1.373 per share. The
March 2024 Placement Agent Warrants and the common stock underlying the March 2024 Placement Agent Warrants were not registered under
the Securities Act, pursuant to the registration statement of March 2024 Offering. The March 2024 Placement Agent Warrants were issued
pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or
Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
The summary of warrant activities for nine months ended September 30,
2024 are as follows:
| | Warrants | | | Exercisable Into Number of | | | Weighted Average Exercise | | | Average Remaining Contractual | |
| | Outstanding | | | Shares | | | Price | | | Life | |
December 31, 2023 | | | 9,623,806 | | | | 5,394,642 | | | $ | 19.45 | | | | 4.54 | |
Granted | | | 40,514 | | | | 40,514 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 4.49 | |
Exercised | | | 6,176,993 | | | | 2,149,217 | | | | - | | | | - | |
September 30, 2024 (unaudited) | | | 3,487,327 | | | | 3,285,939 | | | $ | 23.83 | | | | 3.80 | |
The summary of warrant activities for nine months ended September 30,
2023 are as follows:
| | Warrants | | | Exercisable Into Number of | | | Weighted Average Exercise | | | Average Remaining Contractual | |
| | Outstanding | | | Shares | | | Price | | | Life | |
December 31, 2022 | | | 4,539,674 | | | | 151,323 | | | $ | 172.5 | | | | 0.10 | |
Granted/Acquired | | | 2,114,322 | | | | 2,114,322 | | | | 7.40 | | | | 4.02 | |
Expired | | | 164,675 | | | | 5,488 | | | | 172.5 | | | | 0.1 | |
Exercised | | | 844,351 | | | | 844,351 | | | | 0.001 | | | | - | |
September 30, 2023 (unaudited) | | | 5,644,970 | | | | 1,415,806 | | | $ | 25.08 | | | | 4.40 | |
Note 17 – Commitments and Contingencies
Contingencies
From time to time, the Company may be subject
to certain legal proceedings, claims and disputes that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcomes of these legal
proceedings cannot be predicted, the Company does not believe these actions, in the aggregate, will have a material adverse impact on
its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Note 18 – Segment Reporting
The Company follows ASC 280, Segment Reporting,
which requires that companies disclose segment data based on how management makes decision about allocating resources to segments and
evaluating their performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, who has been identified as the Company’s chief
executive officer, evaluates performance and determines resource allocations based on a number of factors, the primary measure being
income from operations.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s
remain business segment and operations is Virtual Content Production. The Company’s consolidated results of operations and consolidated
financial position from continuing operations are almost all attributable to Virtual Content Production; accordingly, management believes
that the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheets and unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss
provide the relevant information to assess Virtual Content Production’s performance.
Note 19 – Discontinued Operations
The following depicts the result of operations
for the discounted operations of Highlight Media for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
| |
For the Three Months Ended September 30, | | |
For the Nine Months ended September 30, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
(unaudited) | | |
(unaudited) | | |
(unaudited) | |
REVENUES | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Enterprise brand management services | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 33,820 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 165,993 | |
TOTAL REVENUES | |
| - | | |
| 33,820 | | |
| - | | |
| 165,993 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
COST OF REVENUES | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Enterprise brand management services | |
| - | | |
| (8,904 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 88,658 | |
TOTAL COST OF REVENUES | |
| - | | |
| (8,904 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 88,658 | |
GROSS PROFIT | |
| - | | |
| 42,724 | | |
| - | | |
| 77,335 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
OPERATING EXPENSES | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling, general and administrative | |
| - | | |
| 2,123,641 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,209,894 | |
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | |
| - | | |
| 2,123,641 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,209,894 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | |
| - | | |
| (2,080,917 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (2,132,559 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
OTHER INCOME | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest income | |
| - | | |
| 6 | | |
| - | | |
| 49 | |
Interest expense | |
| | | |
| (166 | ) | |
| | | |
| (248 | ) |
Other income (expenses) | |
| - | | |
| 46 | | |
| - | | |
| 709 | |
Total other income (expenses) | |
| - | | |
| (114 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 510 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | |
| - | | |
| (2,081,031 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (2,132,049 | ) |
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | |
| - | | |
| (2 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 112 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
NET LOSS | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (2,081,029 | ) | |
| - | | |
$ | (2,132,161 | ) |
Note 20 – Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
The following tables presents information about
the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2024 and December
31, 2023 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
| |
September 30, 2024 | | |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) | | |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Assets | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Notes receivable - DigiTrax Convertible Notes | |
$ | 1,062,858 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 1,062,858 | |
Total | |
$ | 1,062,858 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 1,062,858 | |
| |
December 31, 2023 | | |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) | | |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |
Assets | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Notes receivable - DigiTrax Convertible Notes | |
$ | 1,048,219 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 1,048,219 | |
Notes receivable - Liquid Convertible Notes | |
| 1,553,808 | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 1,553,808 | |
Total | |
$ | 2,602,027 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 2,602,027 | |
The Company evaluated the DigiTrax Convertible
Notes and the Liquid Convertible Notes according to ASC 320 and concluded that these note receivables should be classified as available-for-sale
security and measured at fair value. To evaluate the fair value of the available-for-sale security, the Company used the discounted cash
flow method. The fair value changes of these notes were recorded as other comprehensive income on the accompanying consolidated statements
of operations at each reporting date. As a result of the unobservable inputs, the available-for-sale security was classified
as Level 3 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
There were no transfers among the three hierarchies
for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Note 21 – Subsequent events
Subsequent to September 30, 2024 and up to the
date the unaudited consolidated financial statements were issued, holders of 344,812 November 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants exercised their
option to purchase 344,687 shares of the Company’s common stock, holders of 830,509 November 2023 Registered Warrants exercised
their option to purchase 651,583 shares of the Company’s common stock. Up to the date of the unaudited financial statements were
issued, no pre-funded warrants were outstanding and 1,616,471 November 2023 Registered Warrants were still outstanding.
On October 4, 2024 and October 23, 2024, the CEO
lent $50,000 and $200,000, respectively, to the Company through two loan agreements, for working capital purposes. Pursuant to the loan
agreements, the loans are non-interest bearing and will be due on October 4, 2025 and October 23, 2025, respectively. Up to the date of
the unaudited financial statements were issued, the Company received $309,500 in total from the CEO.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion
and analysis of the results of our operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with our unaudited financial statements,
and the notes to those unaudited financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Report. All monetary figures are presented in
U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
Our Management’s
Discussion and Analysis contains not only statements that are historical facts, but also statements that are forward-looking. Forward-looking
statements are, by their very nature, uncertain and risky. These risks and uncertainties include international, national, and local general
economic and market conditions; our ability to sustain, manage, or forecast growth; our ability to successfully make and integrate acquisitions;
new product development and introduction; existing government regulations and changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulations;
adverse publicity; competition; the loss of significant customers or suppliers; fluctuations and difficulty in forecasting operating results;
change in business strategy or development plans; business disruptions; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the ability
to protect technology; the risk of foreign currency exchange rate; and other risks that might be detailed from time to time in our filings
with the SEC.
Although the forward-looking
statements in this Report reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently
known by them. Consequently, and because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results
and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully
review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report as we attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors
that may affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations and prospects.
Overview
GD Culture Group Limited,
formerly known as JM Global Holding Company, TMSR Holding Company Limited and Code Chain New Continent Limited, is a Nevada corporation
and a holding company. The Company currently conducts its operations on virtual content production (the “Virtual Content Production”)
through the Company and two subsidiaries, AI Catalysis and Shanghai Xianzhui. The Company focuses its business mainly on 1) AI-driven
digital human creation and customization; 2) Live streaming and e-commerce and 3) Live streaming interactive game. The company has relentlessly
been focusing on serving its customers and creating value for them through the continual innovation and optimization of its products and
services. The Company’s current subsidiaries, Citi Profit, Highlight HK, Highlight WFOE, and previous subsidiaries, TMSR Holdings
Limited (“TMSR HK”) and Makesi WFOE are holding companies with no material operations.
For AI-driven digital
human sector, the Company uses AI algorithms and software to generate realistic 3D or 2D digital human models. AI algorithms and machine
learning models are used to simulate human characteristics, such as facial expressions, body movements, and even speech patterns. These
models can be customized to create and personalize lifelike digital representations of humans. Customization may involve adjusting facial
features, body proportions, skin textures, hair styles, clothing, and more. Once created and customized, digital humans find applications
in a wide range of industries, including gaming, entertainment, advertising, education, and more. Depending on the specific industry and the
application scenario, the Company helps the customers to define the objectives to achieve with digital humans, choose the technology for
character customization, then create unique aviators and deploy in the chosen platform.
For live streaming and e-commerce sector, the
Company applies digital human technology in live streaming e-commerce businesses. Livestream usage is taking off globally. The integration
of cutting-edge AI digital human technologies and live streaming platforms will transform the way businesses, sellers and consumers engage
in online commerce. Digital anchors can offer long-duration intelligent live broadcasting. It also supports customized avatars that
perfectly adapt to different live streaming scenarios. The company has introduced online e-commerce businesses on TikTok.
For live streaming interactive
game sector, the Company has introduced some licensed games on the TikTok account (TikTok account: almplify001), providing a diverse gaming
experience for the players.
The Company aims
to generate revenue from: 1) Service revenue and advertising revenue from digital human creation and customization; 2) Products’
sales revenue from social live streaming e-commerce business; and 3) Virtual paid gifts revenue from live streaming interactive gaming.
Recent Development
Change of Auditor
On October 9, 2023, the
Company notified its independent registered public accounting firm, Enrome LLP, its decision to dismiss Enrome LLP as the Company’s
auditor. On October 12, 2023, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company approved the appointment of HTL as its new
independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated statements.
Investment in Shanghai Xianzhui
On August 10, 2023, Highlight
WFOE, Beijing Hehe Property Management Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Hehe”), and a third party, established Shanghai Xianzhui under
the laws of the People’s Republic of China for social media marketing. Highlight WFOE owned 60% of the equity interest of Shanghai
Xianzhui, Beijing Hehe owned 20% of the equity interest of Shanghai Xianzhui and the third party owned the remaining 20% of the equity
interest of Shanghai Xianzhui.
On October 27, 2023,
the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement with Highlight WFOE and Beijing Hehe, which was amended on November 10, 2023 (such
equity purchase agreement, as amended, the “Agreement” for purpose of this section “Investment in Shanghai Xianzhui”),
pursuant to which the Highlight WFOE agreed to purchase 13.3333% equity interest in Shanghai Xianzhui from Beijing Hehe and the Company
agreed to issue 400,000 shares of common stock of the Company, valued at $2.7820 per share, the average closing bid price of the common
stock of GDC as of the five trading days immediately preceding the date of the Agreement, to Beijing Hehe or its assigns. On January 11,
2024, the Company issued the 400,000 shares of its common stock to Beijing Hehe, at the price of $2.5 per share, and the transaction was
completed. As of September 30, 2024, the Company owns 73.3333% of the total equity interest of Shanghai Xianzhui.
Registered Direct Offering
On March 26, 2024, the
Company issued 810,277 shares of common stock in a registered direct offering. See Note 16 of the notes to the unaudited consolidated
financial statements.
Nasdaq Compliance
On May 13, 2024, the Company received a written
notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, based
on the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock was below $1.00 for the last 30 consecutive trading days, the Company no
longer complies with the minimum bid price requirement (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”) for continued listing on the
Nasdaq Capital Market as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1). Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has an
initial compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until November 11, 2024, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.
On June 18, 2024, the Company received a letter
from Nasdaq stating that because the Company’s common stock had a closing bid price at or above $1.00 per share for 10 consecutive
business days, the Company had regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and that the matter is now closed.
Software Purchase Agreement
On May 31, 2024, the Company entered into a software
purchase agreement with Shanxi Gangdong Cultural Media Co., Ltd., a seller unaffiliated with the Company (the “Seller”). Pursuant
to the agreement, the Company agreed to purchase and the Seller agreed to sell all of Seller’s right, title, and interest in and
to the certain software. The purchase price of the software shall be $1,248,000, payable in the form of issuance of 1,560,000 shares of
common stock of the Company, valued at $0.80 per share. The Company plans to use the software to develop its AI business. On June 4, 2024,
the Company issued 1,560,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the Seller’s designees and the transaction was completed.
Key Factors that Affect
Operating Results
Competition
E-commerce and live streaming
is a competitive industry. Our competition varies and includes content creators on TikTok and other social media platform. Each of these
competitors competes with us based on quality of content, activeness and responsiveness on the social placement, product selection, product
quality, customer service, price, store format, location, or a combination of these factors. Some of these competitors may have been in
business longer, may have more experience, or may have greater financial or marketing resources than us. As competition intensifies, our
results of operations may be negatively impacted through a loss of sales and decrease in market share.
Retention of Key Management
Team Members
Our management team comprises
executives with extensive experience in technology and content creation. The management team has led us to take leaps in deploying AI
technology in live-steaming, e-commerce, gaming and other sectors. The loss of any of our key executive team member might affect our business
and our result of operation.
Our Ability to Grow
Market Presence and Penetrate New Markets
We are still in an early
development stage. We intend to expand our presence on social media to increase the market presence. If we cannot grow market presence
and penetrate new markets in an effective and cost-efficient way, our results of operation will be negatively impacted.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic
did not have a material impact on our business or results of operation for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. However,
the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively impact the general economy and our business is highly uncertain and cannot be
accurately predicted. These uncertainties may impede our ability to conduct our operations and could materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations, and as a result could adversely affect our stock price and create more volatility.
Results of Operations
For Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
vs. September 30, 2023
| |
For Three Months Ended September 30, | | |
| | |
Percentage | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | | |
Change | | |
Change | |
| |
(Unaudited) | | |
(Unaudited) | | |
| | |
| |
Revenues | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Software copyright | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
| - | |
Total revenues | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cost of revenues | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Software copyright | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total cost of revenues | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Gross profit | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling expenses | |
| 2,909 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,909 | | |
| - | |
General and administrative expenses | |
| 873,067 | | |
| 1,596,340 | | |
| (723,273 | ) | |
| (45.3 | )% |
Research and development expense | |
| 217,500 | | |
| - | | |
| 217,500 | | |
| - | |
Total operating expenses | |
| 1,093,476 | | |
| 1,596,340 | | |
| (502,864 | ) | |
| (31.5 | )% |
Loss from operations | |
| (1,093,476 | ) | |
| (1,596,340 | ) | |
| 502,864 | | |
| (31.5 | )% |
Other income (expenses) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest income | |
| 10,381 | | |
| 46,891 | | |
| (36,510 | ) | |
| (77.9 | )% |
Interest expense | |
| - | | |
| (52 | ) | |
| 52 | | |
| (100 | )% |
Other-than-temporary impairment losses | |
| (2,756,986 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (2,756,986 | ) | |
| - | |
Other income, net | |
| - | | |
| 100,000 | | |
| (100,000 | ) | |
| (100 | )% |
Total other income (expenses) | |
| (2,746,605 | ) | |
| 146,839 | | |
| (2,893,444 | ) | |
| (1970.5 | )% |
Loss before income tax from continuing operations | |
| (3,840,081 | ) | |
| (1,449,501 | ) | |
| (2,390,580 | ) | |
| 164.9 | % |
Provision for income taxes | |
| (748 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (748 | ) | |
| - | |
Loss from continuing operations | |
| (3,839,333 | ) | |
| (1,449,501 | ) | |
| (2,389,832 | ) | |
| 164.9 | % |
Loss from continuing operations attributable to GD Culture Group Limited | |
| (3,741,199 | ) | |
| (1,347,016 | ) | |
| (2,394,183 | ) | |
| 177.7 | % |
Loss from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest | |
| (98,134 | ) | |
| (102,485 | ) | |
| 4,351 | | |
| (4.2 | )% |
Discontinued operations: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Loss from discontinued operations | |
| - | | |
| (2,081,029 | ) | |
| 2,081,029 | | |
| (100 | )% |
Loss on disposal, net of taxes | |
| - | | |
| (230 | ) | |
| 230 | | |
| (100 | )% |
Net Loss | |
$ | (3,839,333 | ) | |
$ | (3,530,760 | ) | |
$ | (308,573 | ) | |
| 8.7 | % |
Revenues
The Company’s revenue
was $nil for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
Gross Profit
The Company’s gross
profit was $nil for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
Operating Expenses
The Company’s operating
expenses include selling and marketing (“S&M”) expenses, general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses,
research and development (“R&D”) expenses. S&M expenses increased to approximately $2,909 for the three months ended
September 30, 2024, compared to approximately $nil for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was mainly due to the Company
increased inputs on artificial intelligence marketing and advertising to improve its brand reputation, attract a large following on social
media. G&A expenses decreased by approximately $0.7 million from approximately $1.60 million for the three months ended September
30, 2023 to approximately $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was mainly due to the of the decrease
in the professional service fee. R&D expenses increased to approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024,
compared to nil for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was mainly due to the Company increased inputs on research
and development about our artificial intelligence based digital human application, to create unconventional digital characters and customize
digital humans to support the clients’ marketing efforts.
Other Income (Expenses)
The Company’s other
expense increased by approximately $2.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $146,839 other income for
the three months ended September 30, 2023. The other expense increase was mainly due to the other-than-temporary impairment losses from
convertible note and intangible assets.
Loss from Continuing Operations
As a result of the foregoing,
loss from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $3.8 million, an increase of approximately
164.9%, from loss from continuing operations of approximately $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
Net Loss
The Company’s net
loss increased by approximately $0.3 million, or 8.7%, to approximately $3.8 million net loss for the three months ended September 30,
2024, from approximately $3.5 million net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was mainly due to the other-than-temporary
impairment losses from convertible note and intangible assets, partially net off by the decline on loss from discontinued operations.
For Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
vs. September 30, 2023
| |
For Nine Months Ended September 30, | | |
| | |
Percentage | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | | |
Change | | |
Change | |
| |
(Unaudited) | | |
(Unaudited) | | |
| | |
| |
Revenues | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Software copyright | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 150,000 | | |
$ | (150,000 | ) | |
| (100 | )% |
Total revenues | |
| - | | |
| 150,000 | | |
| (150,000 | ) | |
| (100 | )% |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cost of revenues | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Software copyright | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Total cost of revenues | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Gross profit | |
| - | | |
| 150,000 | | |
| (150,000 | ) | |
| (100 | )% |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Selling expenses | |
| 2,402,909 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,402,909 | | |
| 100 | % |
General and administrative expenses | |
| 4,345,438 | | |
| 1,872,194 | | |
| 2,473,244 | | |
| 132.1 | % |
Research and development expense | |
| 652,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 652,000 | | |
| 100 | % |
Total operating expenses | |
| 7,400,847 | | |
| 1,872,194 | | |
| 5,528,653 | | |
| 295.3 | % |
Loss from operations | |
| (7,400,847 | ) | |
| (1,722,194 | ) | |
| (5,678,653 | ) | |
| 329.7 | % |
Other income (expenses) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest income | |
| 45,383 | | |
| 47,070 | | |
| (1,687 | ) | |
| (3.6 | )% |
Interest expense | |
| - | | |
| (52 | ) | |
| 52 | | |
| (100 | )% |
Other-than-temporary impairment losses | |
| (4,256,986 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (4,256,986 | ) | |
| - | |
Other income | |
| - | | |
| 100,000 | | |
| (100,000 | ) | |
| (100 | )% |
Total other income (expenses) | |
| (4,211,603 | ) | |
| 147,018 | | |
| (4,358,621 | ) | |
| (2964.7 | )% |
Loss before income tax from continuing operations | |
| (11,612,450 | ) | |
| (1,575,176 | ) | |
| (10,037,274 | ) | |
| 637.2 | % |
Provision for income taxes | |
| (22,666 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (22,666 | ) | |
| - | |
Loss from continuing operations | |
| (11,589,784 | ) | |
| (1,575,176 | ) | |
| (10,014,608 | ) | |
| 635.8 | % |
Loss from continuing operations attributable to GD Culture Group Limited | |
| (11,305,008 | ) | |
| (1,472,691 | ) | |
| (9,832,317 | ) | |
| 667.6 | % |
Loss from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest | |
| (284,776 | ) | |
| (102,485 | ) | |
| (182,291 | ) | |
| 177.9 | % |
Discontinued operations: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Loss from discontinued operations | |
| - | | |
| (2,132,161 | ) | |
| 2,132,161 | | |
| (100 | )% |
Loss on disposal, net of taxes | |
| - | | |
| (230 | ) | |
| 230 | | |
| (100 | )% |
Net Loss | |
$ | (11,589,784 | ) | |
$ | (3,707,567 | ) | |
$ | (7,882,217 | ) | |
| 212.6 | % |
Revenues
The Company’s revenue
consists of software copyright. Total revenues decreased by approximately $150,000 to $nil for the nine months ended September 30, 2024,
compared to approximately $150,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was mainly due to no sales of software copyright
in 2024.
Gross Profit
The Company’s gross
profit decreased by $150,000 to nil, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, from $150,000 for the nine months ended September
30, 2023. The decrease was due to no sales of software copyright in 2024.
Operating Expenses
The Company’s operating
expenses include selling and marketing (“S&M”) expenses, general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses,
research and development (“R&D”) expenses. S&M expenses increased to $2.4 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2024, compared to $nil for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was mainly due to the Company increased inputs on
digital human and e-commerce live streaming marketing and advertising to improve its brand reputation, attract a large following on social
media. G&A expenses increased by approximately $2.4 million from approximately $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2023 to approximately $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was mainly due to the combined impact of
(i) the expansion of our administrative associated personnel cost, (ii) increase in operating and lease expenses for offices, (iii) increase
in the professional service fee and (iv) amortization of intangible assets. R&D expenses increased to approximately $0.7 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to nil for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was mainly due to
the Company increased inputs on research and development about our artificial intelligence based digital human application, to create
unconventional digital characters and customize digital humans to support the clients’ marketing efforts.
Other Income (Expenses)
The Company’s other
income decreased by approximately $4.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $147,018 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was mainly due to the other-than-temporary impairment losses from convertible notes and intangible
assets.
Loss from Continuing Operations
As a result of the foregoing,
loss from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $11.6 million, an increase of approximately
635.8%, from loss from continuing operations of approximately $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Net Loss
The Company’s net
loss increased by approximately $7.9 million, or 212.6%, to approximately $11.6 million net loss for the nine months ended September 30,
2024, from approximately $3.7 million net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was mainly due to the increase
on operating expenses as described above and the other-than-temporary impairment losses from convertible notes and intangible assets.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The Company prepares
its unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these unaudited consolidated financial
statements requires the Company to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that can significantly impact the amounts the Company reports
as assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses and the related disclosures. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience
and other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The Company’s actual results could differ significantly
from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. The Company has identified the following key accounting estimates:
Convertible Notes
Receivable
The Company evaluated
the terms of the DigiTrax Convertible Notes and the Liquid Convertible Notes (as defined in Note 12 of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements) according to ASC 320 “Investments — Debt Securities” and concluded that the convertible notes should be
classified as an available-for-sale security and measured at fair value. To evaluate the fair value of the available-for-sale security,
the Company used the valuation methodology of income approach, which is determined by the future cash flow forecast. The fair value changes
of these notes were recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income on the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations
and comprehensive loss for the three months ended as of the reporting period.
The Company
evaluates quarterly whether AFS securities are other-than-temporarily impaired (OTTI) based on criteria that include the extent to which
cost exceeds market value, the duration of the market decline, the credit rating of the issuer or security, the failure of the issuer
to make scheduled principal or interest payments, and the financial health and prospects of the issuer or security.
Declines
in the value of AFS securities determined to be OTTI are recognized in earnings and included in other-than-temporary impairment losses.
Debt securities with unrealized losses are considered OTTI if the Company intends to sell the security or if the Company will be required
to sell the security prior to any anticipated recovery. If the Company determines that a security is OTTI under these circumstances, the
impairment recognized in earnings is measured as the difference between the amortized cost and the current fair value. A debt security
is also determined to be OTTI if the Company does not expect to recover the amortized cost of the security. However, in this circumstance,
if the Company does not intend to sell the security and will not be required to sell the security, the impairment recognized in earnings
equals the estimated credit loss as measured by the difference between the present value of expected cash flows and the amortized cost
of the security. Expected cash flows are discounted using the security’s effective interest rate. An equity security is determined
to be OTTI if the Company does not expect to recover the cost of the security. Declines in the value of AFS securities determined to be
temporary are reported, net of tax, as other comprehensive earnings (losses) and included as a separate component of stockholders’
equity.
Impairment of long-lived
assets
The Company’s determination of whether or
not an indication of impairment exists at the cash generating unit level requires significant management judgment pertaining to intangible
assets, including a software copyright of a broadcast game (the “Tribal Light”), 55 digital humans and a software copyright
of AI Box, which are used for online living-stream, as well as the operating Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, including the offices
of the Company. Management considers both external and internal sources of information in assessing whether there are any indications
that the Company’s intangible assets and ROU assets are impaired.
Due to limited
potential economic benefits for varying reasons for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized impairment losses
of $2,756,986 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, to the software copyrights. Declines in the value of intangible assets determined
to be OTTI are recognized in earnings and included in other-than-temporary impairment losses.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2021, the
FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts
with Customers (ASU 2021-08), which clarifies that an acquirer of a business should recognize and measure contract assets and contract
liabilities in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new amendments are effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be applied
prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments, with early adoption permitted. The
Company has evaluated and concluded that there’s no impact of the new guidance on the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
The Company adopted ASU 2021-08 since January 1, 2024.
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03,
“Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions”,
which clarifies that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the
equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. The amendments also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate
unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. This guidance also requires certain disclosures for equity securities
subject to contractual sale restrictions. The new guidance is required to be applied prospectively with any adjustments from the adoption
of the amendments recognized in earnings and disclosed on the date of adoption. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning
after 15 December 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has evaluated and
concluded that there’s no impact of the new guidance on the unaudited consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted ASU
2022-03 since January 1, 2024.
In December 2023, the
FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which requires disclosure of
incremental income tax information within the rate reconciliation and expanded disclosures of income taxes paid, among other disclosure
requirements. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s
management does not believe the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have a material impact on its financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07,
“Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,” which is intended to improve reportable segment
disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The purpose of the amendment is to
enable investors to better understand an entity’s overall performance and assess potential future cash flows. The guidance is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early
adoption permitted. The guidance is to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company
will begin providing the enhanced reportable segment financial disclosures effective with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ending December 31, 2024.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-08,
Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets, which establishes
accounting guidance for crypto assets meeting certain criteria. Bitcoin meets this criteria. The amendments require crypto assets meeting
the criteria to be recognized at fair value with changes recognized in net income each reporting period. Upon adoption, a cumulative-effect
adjustment is made to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the annual reporting period of adoption. ASU 2023-08
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is
permitted. The Company has evaluated and concluded that there’s no impact of the new guidance
on the unaudited consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted ASU 2022-08 since January 1, 2024.
We do not believe other
recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our consolidated balance
sheets, statements of operations and comprehensive loss and statements of cash flows.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2024,
the Company had $31,969 in its operating bank accounts and working capital of approximately $1.2 million. In October 2024, Mr. Xiaojian
Wang, the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, executed a Letter of Support in which he agreed to provide continuing
financial support to the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the issuance date of the Company’s unaudited consolidated
financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2024. On September 18, 2024 and September 20, 2024, the CEO lent $9,500 and $50,000,
respectively, to the Company through two loan agreements, for working capital purposes. On October 4, 2024 and October 23, 2024, the CEO
lent $50,000 and $200,000, respectively, to the Company through two loan agreements, for working capital purposes. Pursuant to the loan
agreements, these loans are non-interest bearing and will be due on September 18, 2025, September 20, 2025, October 4, 2025 and October
23, 2025, respectively. Up to the date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements were issued, the Company received $309,500 in
total from the CEO.
The Company also intends
to raise additional debt or equity capital to fund future operations. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain sufficient
additional funds when needed or that such funds, if available, will be obtainable on terms satisfactory to the Company. In addition, the
Company has planned and implemented cost-cutting measures to reduce operating expenditures and loss. Management believes that the Company
can adjust the pace of its business development and control operating expenses when necessary. Therefore, the Company assesses that current
working capital, together with the letter of financial support from Mr. Xiaojian Wang, will be sufficient to meet its obligations for
the next 12 months from the issuance date of this report. These unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared on going concern
basis.
The following summarizes
the key components of the Company’s cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
| |
For the Nine Months ended September 30, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | |
$ | (5,324,096 | ) | |
$ | (6,465,350 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | |
| (650,000 | ) | |
| (5,009,617 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | |
| 830,533 | | |
| 12,733,759 | |
Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | |
| 14 | | |
| (752 | ) |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | (5,143,549 | ) | |
$ | 1,258,040 | |
As of September 30, 2024
and December 31, 2023, the Company had cash in the amount of $31,969 and $5,175,518, respectively. As of September 30, 2024 and December
31, 2023, $11,429 and $211,222 were deposited with one financial institution located in the PRC, respectively. As of September 30, 2024
and December 31, 2023, $20,540 and $4,964,296 were deposited with one financial institution located in the United States, respectively.
Operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities was approximately
$5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to approximately $6.5 million net cash used in operating activities
for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $11.5 million, as
compared to approximately $3.7 millions for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used
in operating activities increased by approximately $2.9 million, mainly due to the increase on other-than-temporary impairment losses
from convertible note and intangible assets, partially impairment loss from goodwill.
Investing activities
Net cash used in investing
activities was approximately $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to approximately $5.0 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Net cash used in investing activities decreased by approximately $4.3 million, due to no purchase
of intangible assets and no purchase of convertible notes in 2024, partially offset by the loan to a third party.
Financing activities
Net cash provided by
financing activities was approximately $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to approximately $12.7 million
net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Net cash provided by financing activities decreased
by approximately $11.9 million, due to no significant proceeds from issuance of comment stock in 2024.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Credit Risk
Credit risk is one of the most significant risks for the Company’s
business.
Financial instruments that potentially subject
the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. Cash held at major financial
institutions located in the PRC are not insured by the government. While we believe that these financial institutions are of high credit
quality, it also continually monitors their credit worthiness.
Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and
derived from revenue earned from customers, thereby exposed to credit risk. Credit risk is controlled by the application of credit approvals,
limits and monitoring procedures. The Company manages credit risk through in-house research and analysis of the Chinese economy and the
underlying obligors and transaction structures. To minimize credit risk, the Company normally require prepayment from the customers prior
to begin production or delivery products. The Company identifies credit risk collectively based on industry, geography and customer type.
This information is monitored regularly by management.
In measuring the credit risk of our sales to our
customers, the Company mainly reflects the “probability of default” by the customer on its contractual obligations and considers
the current financial position of the customer and the exposures to the customer and its likely future development.
Liquidity Risk
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $31,969
in its operating bank accounts and working capital of approximately $1.2 million. In October 2024, Mr. Xiaojian Wang, the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company(“CEO”), executed a Letter of Support in which he agreed to provide continuing financial support to
the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the issuance date of the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements
for the period ended September 30, 2024. On September 18, 2024 and September 20, 2024, the CEO lent $9,500 and $50,000, respectively,
to the Company through two loan agreements, for working capital purposes. On October 4, 2024 and October 23, 2024, the CEO lent $50,000
and $200,000, respectively, to the Company through two loan agreements, for working capital purposes. Pursuant to the loan agreements,
these loans are non-interest bearing and will be due on September 18, 2025, September 20, 2025, October 4, 2025 and October 23, 2025,
respectively. Up to the date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements were issued, the Company received $309,500 in total from
the CEO.
The Company also intends to raise additional debt or equity capital
to fund future operations. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain sufficient additional funds when needed or that
such funds, if available, will be obtainable on terms satisfactory to the Company. In addition, the Company has planned and implemented
cost-cutting measures to reduce operating expenditures and loss. Management believes that the Company can adjust the pace of its business
development and control operating expenses when necessary. Therefore, the Company assesses that current working capital, together with
the letter of financial support from Mr. Xiaojian Wang, will be sufficient to meet its obligations for the next 12 months from the issuance
date of this report. These unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared on going concern basis.
Inflation Risk
The Company is also exposed to inflation risk.
Inflationary factors, such as increases in raw material and overhead costs, could impair our operating results. Although we do not believe
that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future
may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and operating expenses as a percentage of sales revenue
if the selling prices of our products do not increase with such increased costs.
Foreign Currency Risk
A majority of the Company’s operating activities
and a significant portion of the Company’s assets and liabilities are denominated in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign
currencies. All foreign exchange transactions take place either through the Peoples’ Bank of China (“PBOC”) or other
authorized financial institutions at exchange rates quoted by PBOC. Approval of foreign currency payments by the PBOC or other regulatory
institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers’ invoices and signed contracts. The value of
RMB is subject to changes in central government policies and to international economic and political developments affecting supply and
demand in the China Foreign Exchange Trading System market.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Under the supervision and with the participation
of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer (the “Certifying Officers”),
we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on the foregoing, our Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls
and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Report.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls
and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls
and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our
reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Certifying Officers, or
persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There were no changes in our internal control
over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal
quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Investing in our common stock involves a high
degree of risk. You should carefully consider the information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the risk factors discussed
in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 before making
an investment in our common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, or prospects could be materially and adversely
affected if any of these risks occurs, and as a result, the market price of our common stock could decline and you could lose all or part
of your investment. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially
adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. There are no material changes to the risk factors described
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results
could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including
those set forth below.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On August 10, 2023, Highlight WFOE, Beijing Hehe, and a third party, established SH Xianzhui under the laws of the People’s Republic
of China for social media marketing. Highlight WFOE owns 60% of the equity interest of SH Xianzhui, Beijing Hehe owns 20% of the equity
interest of the Joint Venture and the third party owns the remaining 20% of the equity interest of the Joint Venture.
On October 27, 2023,
the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement with Highlight WFOE and Beijing Hehe, which was amended on November 10, 2023 (such
equity purchase agreement, as amended, the “Agreement” for purpose of this section), pursuant to which Highlight WFOE agreed
to purchase 13.3333% equity interest in SH Xianzhui from Beijing Hehe and the Company agreed to issue 400,000 shares of common stock
of the Company, valued at $2.7820 per share, the average closing bid price of the common stock of GDC as of the five trading days immediately
preceding the date of the Agreement, to Beijing Hehe or its assigns. On January 11, 2024, the Company issued the 400,000 shares of its
common stock to Beijing Hehe and the transaction was completed. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company owns
73.3333% of the total equity interest of Shanghai Xianzhui.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference
into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized on November 14, 2024.
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GD CULTURE GROUP LIMITED |
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Date: November 14, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Xiaojian Wang |
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Name: |
Xiaojian Wang |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer, President and |
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Chairman of the Board |
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Date: November 14, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Zihao Zhao |
|
Name: |
Zihao Zhao |
|
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
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(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
The foregoing certification is being furnished
solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United
States Code) and is not being filed as part of a separate disclosure document.
I, Zihao Zhao, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
The foregoing certification is being furnished
solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United
States Code) and is not being filed as part of a separate disclosure document.