Long-Term Investments, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Long-Term Investments, Net [Abstract]

Long-term investments, net

8. Long-term investments, net

Long-term investments as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 consisted of the following:

	December 31, 2022		March 31, 2023
Investments in equity method investees	$	289,473	$	291,167
Investments in non-marketable equity		655,764		659,603
	$	945,237	$	950,770

Investments in equity method investees

Balance as of January 1, 2022	$	-
Investments made		297,336
Income from investment		-
Foreign exchange adjustment		(7,863	)
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	289,473
Foreign exchange adjustment		1,694
Balance as of March 31, 2023	$	291,167

In August 2022, Nanjing CBAK, along with two unrelated third parties of the Company, Guangxi Guiwu Recycle Resources Company Limited (“Guangxi Guiwu”)  and Mr. Weidong Xu, an unrelated third party entered into an investment agreement to jointly set up a new company - Guangxi Guiwu CBAK New Energy Technology Co., Ltd (“Guangxi Guiwu CBAK”)  in which each party holding 20%, 60% and 20% equity interests and voting rights, respectively. Guangxi Guiwu engages in the business of recycling power batteries. The Company applies the equity method of accounting to account for the equity investments in common stock, over which it has significant influence but does not own a majority equity interest or otherwise control. Pursuant to the Company’s articles of association and relevant PRC regulations, each party was required to contribute the capital on or before December 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2023 and current, Nanjing CBAK, Guanxi Guiwu and Mr. Weidong Xu had contributed capital of $0.3 million (RMB2 million), $0.9 million (RMB6 million) and $0.3 million (RMB2 million), respectively.

Guangxi Guiwu CBAK commenced operations in 2023. For the period ended March 31, 2023, no income from the above investment was recorded.

Investments in non-marketable equity

	December 31, 2022			March 31, 2023
Cost	$	1,302,630		$	1,310,253
Impairment		(646,866	)		(650,650	)
Carrying amount	$	655,764		$	659,603

 On April 21, 2021, CBAK Power, along with Shenzhen BAK Power Battery Co., Ltd (BAK Shenzhen), Shenzhen Asian Plastics Technology Co., Ltd (SZ Asian Plastics) and Xiaoxia Liu (collectively the “Investors”), entered into an investment agreement with Junxiu Li, Hunan Xintao New Energy Technology Partnership, Xingyu Zhu, and Jiangsu Saideli Pharmaceutical Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd for an investment in Hunan DJY Technology Co., Ltd (“DJY”), a privately held company. CBAK Power has paid $1.40 million (RMB9,000,000) to acquire 9.74% of the equity interests of DJY. CBAK Power along with other three new investors have appointed one director on behalf of the Investors to the Board of Directors of DJY. DJY is unrelated third party of the Company engaging in in research and development, production and sales of products and services to lithium battery positive cathode materials producers, including the raw materials, fine ceramics, equipment and industrial engineering.

On November 28, 2022, Nanjing CBAK along with Shenzhen Education for Industry Investment Co., Ltd. and Wenyuan Liu, an individual investor, set up Nanjing CBAK Education For Industry Technology Co., Ltd (“CBAK Education”) with a registered capital of RMB5 million (approximately $0.7 million), in which each party holding 10%, 60% and 30% equity interests of CBAK Education, respectively. The investment is for training skillful workforce for Nanjing CBAK. CBAK Education commenced its operation in 2023, nil capital contribution was made by Nanjing CBAK as of the report date. 

Non-marketable equity securities are investments in privately held companies without readily determinable market value. The Company measures investments in non-marketable equity securities without a readily determinable fair value using a measurement alternative that measures these securities at the cost method minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes on a non-recurring basis. The fair value of non-marketable equity securities that have been remeasured due to impairment are classified within Level 3. The Company adjusts the carrying value of non-marketable equity securities which have been remeasured during the period and recognize resulting gains or losses as a component of other operating income (expense), net. The Company recognized nil impairment loss for the three months period ended March 31, 2022 and 2023.