-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, E5kkNXmcpeudwcJnscDBvC1cINJHExz+HZrf9eg5wmBI+I5oSYTwh3/Bvw2XWm7D Yq+N+ZA1zaj2ztnlcbOxqA== 0001144204-07-026651.txt : 20070516 0001144204-07-026651.hdr.sgml : 20070516 20070516163201 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-07-026651 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10QSB PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070516 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070516 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sino Gas International Holdings, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001326364 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922] IRS NUMBER: 320028823 STATE OF INCORPORATION: UT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10QSB SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-51364 FILM NUMBER: 07858196 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 118 CHATHAM ROAD CITY: SYRACUSE STATE: NY ZIP: 13203 BUSINESS PHONE: 3154765769 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 118 CHATHAM ROAD CITY: SYRACUSE STATE: NY ZIP: 13203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Dolce Ventures, Inc DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050506 10QSB 1 v075245_10qsb.htm Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
 
FORM 10-QSB
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2007

o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the transition period from                           to                          

Commission File number 000-51364

SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Utah
 
32-0028823
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

The Farmhouse
558 Lime Rock Road
Lime Rock, Connecticut 06039
(Address of principal executive offices)

(860) 435-7000
Issuer’s telephone number


Check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x   No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o   No x
 
As of May 14, 2007, the Company had 14,920,346 shares of its common stock, par value $.001 per share, outstanding.
 
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format: Yes o  No x
 

Table of Contents

   
PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
   
Item 1.
 
Financial Statements
1
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
7
   
Item 2.
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
22
   
Item 3.
 
Controls and Procedures
28
   
PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION
 
   
Item 6.
 
Exhibits
28
   
Signatures
29
 
 
i

PART I

Item 1.  Financial Statements


SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US dollars)


SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.


 
CONTENTS 
PAGES
   
   
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
1
   
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
2 - 3
   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
4
   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
5
   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
6
   
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7 - 21

ii

 
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Sino Gas International Holdings, Inc.


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We have reviewed the accompanying interim balance sheet of Sino Gas International Holdings, Inc. as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, retained earnings, and cash flows for the three-month periods then ended. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial statements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.


South San Francisco, California
Samuel H. Wong & Co., LLP
May 7, 2007
Certified Public Accountants
 
1


SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)
   
Notes
 
2007
 
2006
 
ASSETS
                   
Current assets
                   
Cash and cash equivalents
       
$
2,345,164
 
$
937,436
 
Notes receivable
         
64,592
   
-
 
Accounts receivable
         
5,529,115
   
5,898,898
 
Advances to suppliers
         
572,455
   
364,131
 
Prepaid expenses
         
99,378
   
24,790
 
Other receivables
   
4
   
1,910,158
   
704,623
 
                     
                     
Total current assets
       
$
10,520,862
 
$
7,929,878
 
                     
Long term assets
                   
Investments in equity securities
   
5
   
3,310,647
   
2,454,994
 
Plant and equipment, net
   
7
   
13,890,374
   
3,219,033
 
Construction in progress
         
5,973,513
   
3,206,343
 
Intangible assets
   
6
   
630,040
   
432,072
 
Goodwill
   
3
   
875,754
   
-
 
                     
                     
TOTAL ASSETS
       
$
35,201,190
 
$
17,242,320
 
                     
                     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                   
Current liabilities
                   
Accounts payable
       
$
3,744,612
 
$
2,979,506
 
Other payables
   
8
   
657,999
   
1,392,388
 
Unearned revenue
         
16,879
   
175,093
 
Accrued liabilities
         
3,083,235
   
87,423
 
Acquisition payable
   
3
   
1,937,759
   
-
 
                     
                     
Total current liabilities
       
$
9,440,484
 
$
4,634,410
 
                     
                     
TOTAL LIABILITIES
       
$
9,440,484
 
$
4,634,410
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and accountant’s report
2

 
SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

   
Notes
 
2007
 
2006
 
               
Minority interest
         
64,592
   
-
 
                     
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                   
Preferred stock A US$0.001 par value; 20,000,000 authorized; nil and nil issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2007 and 2006 respectively
         
-
   
-
 
                     
Preferred stock B US$0.001 par value; 5,000,000 authorized; 3,795,571 and nil issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2007 and 2006 respectively
       
$
3,796
 
$
-
 
Common stock US$0.001 par value; 250,000,000 authorized; 14,920,344 and 14,361,646 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2007 and 2006 respectively
         
14,920
   
14,362
 
                     
Additional paid-in-capital
         
12,069,176
   
4,812,650
 
Statutory reserves
         
2,025,022
   
1,219,720
 
Retained earnings
         
10,584,954
   
6,321,886
 
Accumulated other comprehensive
                   
income
         
998,246
   
239,292
 
                     
                     
         
$
25,696,114
 
$
12,607,910
 
                     
                     
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
                   
EQUITY
       
$
35,201,190
 
$
17,242,320
 
                     
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements and accountant’s report
3


SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

       
2007
 
2006
 
   
Notes
         
               
Net revenues
   
11
 
$
2,438,227
 
$
655,092
 
Cost of revenues
         
(1,837,630
)
 
(517,183
)
                     
                     
Gross profit
         
600,597
   
137,909
 
                     
Operating expenses
                   
Selling and marketing expenses
         
(56,198
)
 
(10,154
)
General and administrative expenses
         
(441,374
)
 
(116,579
)
                     
                     
Income from continuing operations
       
$
103,025
   
11,176
 
                     
Finance costs, net
   
9
   
(5,370
)
 
(86
)
Other income
         
36,088
   
-
 
Other expenses
         
(1,495
)
 
-
 
 
                   
                     
Income before taxation
       
$
132,248
 
$
11,090
 
Income tax
   
10
   
(16,865
)
 
(998
)
                     
                     
Net income
       
$
115,383
 
$
10,092
 
                     
                     
Net income per share,
             
Basic
 
$
0.008
 
$
0.001
 
Diluted
   
0.004
   
0.001
 
               
               
Weighted average shares outstanding of common
             
stock,
             
Basic
   
14,730,597
   
14,361,646
 
Diluted
   
28,724,652
   
14,361,646
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements and accountant’s report
4

 
SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

   
Preferred
Shares
 
Stock B
Amount
 
Common Shares
 
Stock Amount
 
Additional Paid-in
Capital
 
Statutory Reserves
 
Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated Other comprehensive Income
 
Total
 
                               
 
     
Balance, January 1, 2006
   
-
 
$
-
   
14,361,646
 
$
14,362
   
4,812,650
   
1,219,720
   
6,311,794
   
267,865
   
12,626,391
 
Net income
                                       
10,092
         
10,092
 
Foreign currency translation
                                                       
adjustment
                                             
(28,573
)
 
(28,573
)
                                                         
                                                         
Balance, March 31, 2006
   
-
 
$
-
   
14,361,646
 
$
14,362
   
4,812,650
   
1,219,720
   
6,321,886
   
239,292
   
12,607,910
 
                                                         
                                                         
Balance, January 1, 2007
   
4,023,268
 
$
4,023
   
14,692,647
 
$
14,693
   
12,069,176
   
2,025,022
   
10,469,571
   
824,296
   
25,406,780
 
Net income
                                       
115,383
         
115,383
 
Stock conversion
   
(227,697
)
 
(227
)
 
227,697
   
227
                               
Foreign currency translation
                                                       
adjustment
                                             
173,950
   
173,950
 
                                                         
                                                         
Balance, March 31, 2007
   
3,795,571
 
$
3,796
   
14,920,344
 
$
14,920
   
12,069,176
   
2,025,022
   
10,584,954
   
998,246
   
25,696,114
 
                                                         

See accompanying notes to financial statements and accountant’s report

5


SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

   
2007
 
2006
 
Cash flows from operating activities
             
Net income
 
$
115,383
 
$
10,092
 
               
Depreciation and amortization
   
38,844
   
32,966
 
Equity in investments
   
(371,618
)
 
5,534
 
Decrease in accounts and other receivables
   
310,419
   
1,600,187
 
Increase/(decrease) in accounts and other payables
   
3,023,295
   
(1,055,844
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
3,487,941
 
$
592,935
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities
             
Purchase of plant and equipment
   
(3,320,688
)
 
(51,317
)
Pledge deposits
   
3,124,541
   
-
 
Payment for the construction in progress
   
(1,345,436
)
 
(151,996
)
Purchase of intangible assets
   
(172,210
)
 
5,193
 
Acquisition of subsidiaries
   
(930,801
)
 
-
 
Net cash used in investing activities
 
$
(2,644,594
)
$
(198,120
)
               
Cash flows from financing activities
             
Repayment of bank borrowings
   
(2,430,445
)
 
-
 
Net cash used in financing activities
 
$
(2,430,445
)
$
-
 
               
Net in cash and cash equivalents sourced/(used)
   
(1,587,098
)
 
394,815
 
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash and
             
cash equivalents
   
293,589
   
(28,573
)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year
   
3,638,673
   
571,194
 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year
 
$
2,345,164
 
$
937,436
 
               
Supplementary cash flow information:
             
Interest received
 
$
94,653
 
$
240
 
Interest paid
   
43,617
   
326
 
Income tax paid
   
16,865
   
998
 
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements and accountant’s report
6


SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

1. ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

Sino Gas International Holdings, Inc. (“the Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah on August 19, 1983 as Evica Resources, Inc. The Company changed its name to American Arms, Inc. on April 5, 1984, and then changed its name to Dolce Ventures, Inc. on May 21, 2002, and ultimate changed its name to Sino Gas International Holdings, Inc. on November 17, 2006. The Company is a natural gas services operator, principally engaging in the investment, operation and management of city gas pipeline infrastructure, in the distribution of natural gas to residential and industrial users, in the construction and operation gas stations, and in the development and application of natural gas related technologies.

The Company owns and operates 23 natural gas distribution systems serving approximately 63,000 residential and eight commercial and industrial customers. The Company’s facilities include approximately 700 kilometers of pipeline and delivery networks with a designed daily capacity of approximately 70,000 cubic meters of natural gas.

The common stock of the Company is currently quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers' Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “SGAS.”

Basis of Presentation and Organization

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).
 
This basis of accounting differs in certain material respects from that used for the preparation of the books of account of the Company’s principal subsidiaries, which are prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and the relevant financial regulations applicable to enterprises with limited liabilities established in the PRC (“PRC GAAP”) or in the accounting standards used in the places of their domicile. The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect necessary adjustments not recorded in the books of account of the Company’s subsidiaries to present them in conformity with US GAAP.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Method of Accounting

The Company maintains its general ledger and journals with the accrual method accounting for financial reporting purposes. The financial statements and notes are representations of management. Accounting policies adopted by the Company conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in the presentation of financial statements, which are compiled on the accrual basis of accounting.

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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)

(b) Use of estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made; however actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

(c) Economic and political risks

The Company’s operations are conducted in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy.
 
The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)

(d) Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries (“the Group”). Significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in which the company has a 20 percent to 50 percent voting interest and where the company exercises significant influence over the investor are accounted for using the equity method.

The Company owned its subsidiaries soon after its inception and continued to acquire and own the equity interests throughout the reporting periods. The following table depicts the identities of the consolidating subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 and 2006 (whichever applicable 2006).
 
Name of Company
 
Place of Incorporation
 
Date of Incorporation
 
Beneficiary interest %
 
Equity
Interest %
 
Registered
Capital
                     
   
The British
               
GAS Investment China Co., Ltd.
 
Virgin Islands
 
6/19/2003
 
100
 
100
 
USD 10,000,000
                     
   
The British
               
Sino Gas Construction Limited
 
Virgin Islands
 
1/9/2007
 
100
 
100
 
USD 50,000
                     
Pegasus Tel, Inc.
 
Delaware, U.S.A.
 
2/19/2002
 
100
 
100
 
USD 1,000
                     
Beijing Zhong Ran Wei Ye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
8/29/2001
 
100
 
100
 
RMB 94,448,517
                     
Ningjin Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
12/3/2003
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 3,000,000
 
                   
Jinzhou Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
7/19/2004
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 5,000,000
 
                   
Xingtang Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
2/18/2004
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 3,000,000
 
                   
Linzhang Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
7/6/2005
 
100
 
85
 
RMB 1,000,000
 
                   
Anping Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
8/4/2005
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 5,000,000
 
                   
Wuqiao Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
6/30/2004
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 2,000,000
 
                   
Yutian Zhongran Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
12/19/2003
 
100
 
90
 
RMB 3,000,000
 
                   
Sihong Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
12/3/2004
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 10,000,000
                     
Langfang Development Region Weiye
                   
Dangerous Goods Transportation Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
3/22/2005
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 1,000,000
 
                   
Peixian Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
8/22/2005
 
100
 
90
 
RMB 5,000,000
 
                   
Sishui Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
12/22/2004
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 3,000,000
 
                   
Longyao Zhongran Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
10/13/2005
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 3,000,000
 
                   
Shenzhou Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
12/23/2005
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 3,000,000
                     
Hengshui Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
12/20/2005
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 3,000,000
                     
Changli Weiye Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
12/8/2006
 
100
 
95
 
RMB 3,000,000
                     
Yuxian Jinli Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
11/8/2005
 
100
 
100
 
RMB 9,500,000
                     
Zhangjiakou City Xiahuayuan Jinli Gas Co., Ltd.
 
PRC
 
9/30/2005
 
100
 
100
 
RMB 2,000,000
 
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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)

 
(d)
Principles of Consolidation (Cont’d)
 
Name of Company
 
Place of Incorporation
 
Date of Incorporation
 
 
 
Beneficiary interest %
 
Equity
Interest %
 
Registered
Capital
                     
Beijing Chenguang Gas Ltd.
 
PRC
 
10/30/2002
 
100
 
100
 
RMB 20,000,000
                     
Cheng'an County Chenguang Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
1/23/2007
 
100
 
100
 
RMB 1,500,000
                     
Xinji County Zhongchen Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
2/7/2007
 
100
 
100
 
RMB 3,000,000
                     
Tianjin Chenguang Gas Co., Ltd
 
PRC
 
3/7/2006
 
90
 
90
 
RMB 2,000,000

 
(e)
Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all cash and other highly liquid investments with initial maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
 
 
(f)
Accounts and Other Receivable

Accounts and other receivable are recorded at net realizable value consisting of the carrying amount less an allowance for uncollectible accounts, as needed. The Company extends unsecured credit to customers in the normal course of business and does not accrue interest on trade accounts receivable.

(g)
Advances to Suppliers

Advances to suppliers represent the cash paid in advance for purchasing raw materials. The advances to suppliers are interest free and unsecured.

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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)

(h) Investments in Equity Securities

The consolidated statement of income includes the Group's share of the post-acquisition results of its associate for the year. In the consolidated balance sheet, investments in equity securities are stated at the Group's share of the net assets of the associates plus the premium paid less any discount on acquisition in so far as it has not already been amortized to the statement of income, less any identified impairment loss.

             
Portion of
   
             
Nominal
   
Name of
Place
 
Form of
     
Value of
   
Associate
of
 
Business
 
Registered
 
Registered
 
Principal
Company
Registration
 
Structure
 
Capital
 
Capital
 
Activities
                   
Beijing Zhongran
Xiangke Oil Gas
Technology Co. Ltd
PRC
 
Sino-foreign equity joint venture
 
RMB
20,000,000
 
40
 
Trading of natural gas and gas pipeline construction

Beijing Zhongran Xiangke Oil Gas Technology Co. Ltd is the Group's 40% owned joint Venture company and is principally engaged in sale of compressed natural gas to domestic households and industrial around sub-urban areas of Beijing and part of sub-urban areas in Hebei Province and Tianjin.

(i) Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The long-lived assets held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. It is reasonably possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of technology or other industry changes. Determination of recoverability of assets to be held and used is by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the assets.

If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

During the reporting periods, there was no impairment loss.

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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)

(j) Plant and Equipment

Plant and equipment, other than construction in progress, are stated at cost less depreciation and amortization and accumulated impairment loss.

Plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives of the plant and equipment are as follows:

Gas Pipelines
25 years
Motor Vehicles
10 years
Machinery & Equipment
20 years
Buildings
25 years
Leasehold Improvements
25 years
Office Equipment
8 years

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 statement of income. The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to income as incurred, whereas significant renewals and betterments are capitalized.

(k) Intangible Assets

Intangible assets, are stated at cost less amortization and accumulated impairment loss. Amortization is provided over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives of the intangibles are as follows:

Land use rights
40 - 50 years
Franchises
30 years
Other intangibles
3 years

(l) Construction in progress

Construction in progress represents the cost of constructing pipelines and is stated at cost. Costs comprise direct and indirect incremental costs of acquisition or construction. Completed items are transferred from construction in progress to the gas pipelines of fixed assets when they are ready for their intended use. The major cost of construction relates to construction materials, direct labor wages and other overhead. Construction of pipeline, through which to distribute natural gas, is one of the Group’s principal businesses. The Group builds city main pipeline network and branch pipeline network to make gas connection to resident users, industrial, and commercial users, with the objective of generating revenue on gas connection and gas usage fees collected from these customers. As at March 31, 2007, the pipelines under construction include mainly the projects in several cities of Hebei and Jiangsu province, and in Beijing. These projects, once completed, will significantly increase the gas supply capacity. Capital commitments in respect of these projects amounted to approximately $4 million at March 31, 2007.

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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)

 
(m)
Unearned Revenue

Unearned revenue represents prepayments by customers for gas purchases and advance payments on construction and installation of pipeline contracts. The Company records such prepayment as unearned revenue when the payments are received.

 
(n)
Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of all financial instruments approximate fair value. The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these items. The carrying amounts of borrowings approximate the fair value based on the Company’s expected borrowing rate for debt with similar remaining maturities and comparable risk.

 
(o)
Foreign Currency Translation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars. The functional currency of the Company is the Renminbi (RMB). The consolidated financial statements are translated into United States dollars from RMB at year-end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenues and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred.
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Months end RMB : US$ exchange rate
   
7.7409
   
8.0352
 
Average monthly RMB : US$ exchange rate
   
7.7714
   
8.0558
 
 
The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at the rates used in translation.

(p) Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when services are rendered to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectibility is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned revenue.

Net sales consist of gas and connection fee revenue. Cost of sales includes gas and connection cost.

Gas connection revenue is recognized when the outcome of a contract can be estimated reliably and the stage of completion at the balance sheet date can be measured reliably.

Sales of natural gas are recognized when goods are delivered and title has passed.
 
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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)

(q) Other Income

Other income represents the Group’s share of post- acquisition results of its investment in equity securities for the year.

(r) Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. At March 31, 2007, there was no significant book to tax differences.

Pursuant to the tax laws of PRC, general enterprises are subject to income tax at an effective rate of 33%. Beijing Gas is in the natural gas industry whose development is encouraged by the government. According to the income tax regulation, any company engaged in the natural gas industry enjoys a favorable tax rate. Also, Beijing Gas is exempt from corporate income tax for its first two years and is then entitled to a 50% tax reduction for the succeeding three years. The Company’s first profitable tax year was 2003. Accordingly, the Company’s income is subject to a reduced tax rate of 7.5%. From 2008 onwards, the Company’s income is subject to a reduced tax rate of 9%. Subsidiaries of Beijing Gas are subject to the effective rate of 33%.

(s) Advertising

The Group expensed all advertising costs as incurred

(t) Concentration of Credit Risk

Concentration of credit risk is limited to accounts receivable and is subject to the financial conditions of major customers. The Company does not require collateral or other security to support accounts receivable. The Company conducts periodic reviews of its clients’ financial condition and customers’ payment practices to minimize collection risk on accounts receivable.

(u) Retirement Benefits

Retirement benefits in the form of contributions under defined contribution retirement plans to the relevant authorities are charged to the statements of income as incurred.

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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)

(v) Statutory Surplus Reserves

As stipulated by the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (PRC) as applicable to Chinese companies with foreign ownership, net income after taxation can only be distributed as dividends after appropriation has been made for the following:

 
i.
Making up cumulative prior years' losses, if any;
 
ii.
Allocations to the "Statutory surplus reserve" of at least 10% of income after tax, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, until the fund amounts to 50% of the Company's registered capital;
 
iii.
Allocations of 5-10% of income after tax, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, to the Company's "Statutory common welfare fund", which is established for the purpose of providing employee facilities and other collective benefits to the Company's employees; and
 
iv.
Allocations to the discretionary surplus reserve, if approved in the shareholders' general meeting.

 
(w)
Statement of Cash Flows

In accordance with Statement of SFAS 95, “Statement of Cash Flows”, cash flows from the Company’s operations is calculated based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.
 
 
(x)
Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Among other disclosures, all items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards as components of comprehensive income are required to be reported in a financial statement that is presented with the same prominence as other consolidated financial statements. The Company’s current component of other comprehensive income is the foreign currency translation adjustment.

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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)

 
(y)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This Interpretation requires that the Company recognizes in its consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for the Company on January 1, 2007, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle, if any, recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, where fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. The standard does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years.

In September 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108, which provides guidance on the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. In SAB No. 108, the SEC staff establishes an approach that requires quantification of financial statement errors, under both the iron-curtain and the roll-over methods, based on the effects of the error on each of the Company’s financial statements and the related financial statement disclosures. SAB No.108 is generally effective for annual financial statements in the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The transition provisions of SAB No. 108 permits existing public companies to record the cumulative effect in the first year ending after November 15, 2006 by recording correcting adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of that year with the offsetting adjustment recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings.

The management of the Company does not anticipate that the adoption of these three standards will have a material impact on these consolidated financial statements.

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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

3. ACQUISITION

On January 15, 2007, Beijing Gas entered into a stock transfer agreement with the shareholders of Beijing Chenguang Gas Ltd., Co., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the PRC, under which Beijing Gas will acquire all the capital stock of Beijing Chenguang for a purchase price of RMB 26 million (or approximately $3,358,782) in cash. Upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by that agreement, Beijing Chenguang will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beijing Gas.

As at March 31, 2007, the Company paid $1,421,023 for the acquisition, and the $1,937,759 remains as acquisition payable.

The following table depicts total assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the above-mentioned subsidiaries at fair values. The Purchase Price was $3,358,782, which was more than the Net Assets acquired of $2,483,028 by $875,754. This differential represents Goodwill, which was accounted for according to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as addressed below.

Cash
 
$
489,448
 
Other current assets
   
929,104
 
Property and equipment
   
2,592,788
 
Other assets
   
734,902
 
         
Total assets acquired
 
$
4,746,242
 
Current liabilities
   
(2,263,214
)
         
Net assets acquired
 
$
2,483,028
 
Goodwill
   
875,754
 
         
Acquisition price
 
$
3,358,782
 

4. OTHER RECEIVABLES

Other receivables at March 31, consist of the following:
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Deposit paid
 
$
1,625,672
 
$
10,043
 
Amounts due from employees
   
55,807
   
25,489
 
Sundry receivables
   
228,679
   
669,091
 
   
$
1,910,158
 
$
704,623
 

Amounts due from employees are advances for business traveling and purchases of materials. All the amounts due from employees/shareholders are unsecured, interest free, and without fixed repayment terms.

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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)
 
5. INVESTMENT IN EQUITY SECURITIES

   
2007
 
2006
 
           
As at January 1, at Cost
 
$
2,939,029
 
$
2,443,378
 
Changes due to foreign currency translation
   
371,618
   
11,616
 
               
               
As at March 31, 2007
 
$
3,310,647
 
$
2,454,994
 
               

6. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consist of the following as of March 31:
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
At Cost
             
Land use rights
 
$
121,445
 
$
110,110
 
Franchises
   
355,256
   
325,685
 
Other intangibles
   
169,676
   
373
 
               
               
     
646,377
   
436,168
 
Less: Accumulated amortization
   
(16,337
)
 
(4,096
)
               
               
   
$
630,040
 
$
432,072
 
               

The Group operates as a local natural gas distributor in a city or county, known as an operation location, under an exclusive franchise agreement between the Group and the local government or entities in charge of gas utility. Franchises are the rights to develop sites in Anping and Jinzhou in China. They are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.

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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

7. PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Plant and Equipment consist of the following as of March 31:

   
2007
 
2006
 
At Cost
             
Gas Pipelines
 
$
8,524,074
 
$
2,837,692
 
Motor Vehicles
   
3,337,767
   
99,376
 
Machinery & Equipment
   
263,930
   
253,536
 
Buildings
   
2,317,912
   
86,952
 
Leasehold Improvements
   
48,014
   
46,036
 
Office Equipment
   
109,536
   
41,607
 
               
               
   
$
14,601,233
 
$
3,365,199
 
               
Less: Accumulated depreciation
   
710,859
   
146,166
 
               
   
$
13,890,374
 
$
3,219,033
 
               

8. OTHER PAYABLES

Other payables at March 31, 2006 and 2007 consist of the following:

   
2007
 
2006
 
           
Employees’ welfare payables
 
$
3,023
 
$
-
 
Loan from an unrelated company - Qian Shi Li
   
-
   
681,250
 
Loan from an unrelated company - Shi Yi Long Da
   
-
   
500,409
 
Loan from an unrelated company - Tianjin Changlin
   
581,328
   
-
 
Sundry payables
   
73,648
   
210,729
 
               
               
   
$
657,999
 
$
1,392,388
 
               

All the amounts due to employees are unsecured, interest free, and without fixed repayment terms. Loan from Shenzhen Shi Yi Long Da Co., Ltd (Shi Yi Long Da) is unsecured, interest at 6% per annum and due October 2006. This money was paid in October 2006. Loan from Beijing Qian Shi Li Technology Development Co., Ltd. (Qian Shi Li) and Tianjin Changlin Gas Co. Ltd. (Tianjin Changlin) are unsecured, interest free, and without fixed repayment terms.
 
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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

9. FINANCE COSTS, NET

Details of finance costs are summarized as follows:
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
           
Total interest cost incurred
 
$
43,617
 
$
326
 
Interest income
   
(94,653
)
 
(240
)
Other
   
56,406
   
-
 
               
               
   
$
5,370
 
$
86
 
               

10. INCOME TAX

In accordance with the relevant tax laws and regulations of PRC, the corporation income tax rate is 33%. However, in accordance with the relevant taxation laws in the PRC, the Group is eligible for tax concessions and was exempted from part of the PRC income taxes for the year.

The following table accounts for the differences between the actual tax provision and the amounts obtained by applying the applicable PRC corporation income tax rate of 33% to income before taxes for the three months ended March 31,

   
2007
 
2006
 
           
Income before taxation
 
$
132,248
 
$
11,090
 
               
               
Provision for income taxes at PRC income tax rate
   
43,642
   
3,660
 
Effect of tax exemption granted to the Group
   
(26,777
)
 
(2,662
)
               
               
Income tax
 
$
16,865
 
$
998
 
               

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SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(Stated in US Dollars)

11. BUSINESS SEGMENT

The Company has contracted with customers usually in two business segments altogether, one is for the construction and installation of gas facilities and another one is the subsequent sales of gas to customers through the gas facilities the Company constructs. However, the respective gas facilities contracts and gas supply contracts have separately provided for the basis of revenue and are distinctive from each other for the relevant cost-and-revenue; hence separate calculation and subsequent payment of fees for respective business is without any interdependence on each other.

For management purposes, the company is currently organized into two major operating divisions - gas pipeline construction (installation of gas facilities) and sales of piped gas. These principal operating activities are the basis on which the Company reports its primary segment information.

   
Gas pipeline
 
Sales of
     
2007
 
construction
 
piped gas
 
Consolidated
 
               
Turnover
 
$
615,336
   
1,822,891
   
2,438,227
 
Cost of sales
   
(124,218
)
 
(1,713,412
)
 
(1,837,630
)
                     
                     
Segment result
 
$
491,118
   
109,479
   
600,597
 
                     

   
Gas pipeline
 
Sales of
     
2006
 
construction
 
piped gas
 
Consolidated
 
               
Turnover
 
$
117,971
   
537,121
   
655,092
 
Cost of sales
   
(19,989
)
 
(497,194
)
 
(517,183
)
                     
                     
Segment result
 
$
97,982
   
39,927
   
137,909
 
                     

Since the Company's operations are conducted in the PRC, all revenue is derived from customers in PRC. No analysis of sales and assets by geographical market is presented because all of the Company’s assets are located in the PRC and sales of piped gas and gas pipeline construction are carried out in PRC,
 
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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 

Overview

 
For the 3 months ended March 31,
   
 
2007
 
2006
 
Change
 
US$
 
US$
 
%
Net Sales
2,438,227
 
655,092
 
272.20%
Gross Profit
600,597
 
137,909
 
335.5%
Operating Income
103,025
 
11,176
 
821.84%
Net Income
115,383
 
10,092
 
1043%
Gross Margin
21.72%
 
21.05%
 
0.67%
Net Margin
4.73%
 
1.54%
 
3.19%

In the first three months of 2007, we gained roughly 2,250 new household users. Half of these users were located in markets in which we had previously-existing operations, and about half were from new cities in which we acquired operations through our acquisition of Beijing Chenguang Gas Co., Ltd., which took place on January 15, 2007. We continue to follow our growth strategy of improving the penetration rate in cities where we have already established operations while developing new markets through acquisitions and self build-outs.

Boosted by the strong growth in net sales, net income increased more than 10 times from $10,092 in the first three months of 2006 to $115,383 for the first three months of 2007.

Gross margin and net profit margin were lower in the first quarter of 2007 than our prior levels. The modest margins this quarter can be attributed to the larger percentage of gas sales in total net sales, the margin of which is lower than that of gas connections, our other major source of operating revenue. The reduced margins are also due to our increased Selling, General and Administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues described below. We expect that both gross margin and net profit margin will increase in the third and fourth quarters of this year, when we typically recognize most of our connection fees for construction completed before the end of the year.

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Net Sales


( $ thousand)
 
For the 3 months ended March 31
   
   
2007
 
2006
 
Change
   
US$
 
%
 
US$
 
%
 
%
Net Sales
 
2,438
 
100%
 
655
 
100%
 
272.25%
Connection Fees
 
615
 
25%
 
118
 
18%
 
421.19%
Gas Sales
 
1,823
 
75%
 
537
 
82%
 
239.46%

Net sales, which consist of connection fees and gas sales, in the first three months of 2007 were $2,438,227, as compared with $665,092 in the same period one year ago.

Net Sales were $2,438,227 in the first quarter of 2007, 272% higher than the first quarter of 2006, when net sales were $655,092. The substantial increase was driven by connections of 2,250 new households and gas sales of 6.22 million cubic meters, as compared with connections of 460 new households and gas sales of 2.37 million cubic meters in the first three months of 2006.

Connection fees

Connection fees were $615,336 in the first quarter of 2007, accounting for 25% of total sales. That was an increase of more than 420% from the $117,971 in the same period one year ago. This increase was due primarily to the 2,250 new household users we gained in the first quarter, as described above. About half of these users came to us through our recently-acquired subsidiary Beijing Chenguang, and about half through older subsidiaries, especially Zhongran Weiye.

Another reason for the increase in connection fees is that because of acquisitions and organic expansion, we had nearly twice as many operating locations in the first quarter of 2007 (twenty-four) as in the first quarter of 2006 (thirteen). As these operating locations develop, they can generate connection fees. Because our operating subsidiaries continue to actively pursue connection and supply contracts with property developers, we believe that the trend of increasing connection fees will continue.

All of our connection fees realized in the first quarter of 2007 were from residential users. We developed a total of 2,250 new household users during the period, including 1,150 household users in markets in which we already operated and 1,100 household users from the markets obtained through the acquisition of Beijing Chenguang Gas. The average connect fee per household is $273.

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Due to seasonality effects, the first quarter is usually a weak season for gas distribution companies in China in terms of recognition of revenue from connection fees. Construction projects are stopped because of cold weather and the Chinese New Year holiday. New construction projects are begun only in the latter part of the quarter, and only a small portion of connection fees are achieved in this quarter.

To connect new residential users, we usually sign connection agreements with property developers, who represent the resident users living in the residential area. Below are the top five residential projects we have in the first quarter in terms of connection fees.

Residential Projects
 
Connected
Households
 
Connection
fees(1,000)
         
Jinshi Huayuan Project
 
600
 
154.4
Jinzhou Xisanzhuang Project
 
370
 
72
China Coal Geology Bureau 147 Branch, Datun, Peixian
 
200
 
54.1
Longquan Huayuan Project
 
220
 
52.6
Beijing Xingang Zhuangyuan Project
 
220
 
51.5

Gas sales

We sold 6.22 million cubic meters gas in the first three months of 2007, generating gas sales of $1.8 million and accounting for 75% of total revenues during the period. In comparison, we sold 2.37 million cubic meters gas in the first three months of 2006, resulting in gas sales of $537,000. Gas sales increased roughly 240%, or $1,285.8 thousand, in the first quarter of 2007 from one year ago. The increase in gas sales is due primarily to our acquisition of Beijing Chenguang as a subsidiary. Beijing Chenguang accounted for 3.75 million cubic meters of gas sold during the first quarter of 2007, and our subsidiary Zhongran Wei Ye accounted for 2.47 million cubic meters in the same period. The average price of gas sold in the first quarter of 2007 was $0.33 per cubic meter.
 
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Below is the customer group breakdown of our gas sales:

($ thousand)
 
For the 3 months ended March 31
   
2007
2006
Gas Sales
 
US$
 
%
US$
 
%
Industrial users
 
$441.60
 
24%
$327.30
 
61%
Residential users
 
461.5
 
25%
25.5
 
5%
Others
 
919.8
 
50%
184.3
 
34%
Total
 
$1,822.90
 
100%
$537.10
 
100%

Our major industrial users are Hebei Zhonggang Co., Ltd and Tangshan Changsheng Ceramic Co., Ltd. Daily gas usage by Hebei Zhonggang is close to 15,000 cubic meters. We sold 1.3 million cubic meters of gas to Hebei Zhongguang in the first quarter at unit price of $0.30 per cubic meter. Revenues from gas sales to Hebei Zhongguang in the first three months were $393,000.  

In comparison, Hebei Zhonggang consumed one million cubic meter gas in the same period last year. Revenues from Hebei Zhonggang at that period were $265,000. The reason for the increase of gas consumption by Hebei Zhonggang is that the company increased its production. That company’s average daily usage is still far below its designed capability of 30,000 cubic meters per day. We expect the gas usage by Hebei Zhonggang will continue to grow in the future.

Tanghshan Changsheng consumed 161,200 cubic meters of gas in the first quarter of 2007. Revenues from gas sales to Tangshan Changsheng were $48,600 during that period. In comparision, Tangshan Changsheng used 155,500 cubic meters of gas in the first quarter of 2006. This industrial project contributed $45,600 thousand to our total revenues of first three months of 2006.

Cost of sales

($ thousands)
 
For the 3 months ended March 31,
   
   
2007
 
2006
 
Change
   
US$
 
%
 
US$
 
%
 
%
Cost of Sales
 
1,837
 
100%
 
517
 
100%
 
255.18%
Connection Cost
 
124
 
6.8%
 
20
 
3.9%
 
521.0%
Gas Cost
 
1,713
 
93.3%
 
497
 
96.1%
 
258.8%

Our cost of sales is composed of connection cost and gas cost. Connection cost is composed of the following cost items: gas meters, in-building pipelines, installation and maintenance.

As no industrial users were developed in the first quarter, all our connection cost was the cost of connecting residential users. Connection cost was $124,000, accounting for 6.8% of total cost, for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Connection cost increased more than five times from the same period one year ago.

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Gas cost is composed of the purchase price of gas, transportation cost and depreciation of transportation vehicles. Gas cost has been largely unchanged during the past twelve months. The purchase price of gas, which is regulated by the government, remained at $0.21 per cubic meter. Transportation was handled by Langfang Dangerous Goods Transportation Co., Ltd, one of our subsidiaries specializing in transportation of natural gas. Overall transportation cost and depreciation of transportation vehicles increased, but the unit cost of transportation and depreciation remained stable with the increase of gas supplied.

Gas cost was $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, accounting for 93.3% of total cost, in correspondence with the large percentage of gas sales in our total sales, compared with $497,000 in the first quarter of 2006.

Our major gas supplier is the Petro China North China Oilfield Fourth Extraction Plant (Petro China). We signed a 10-year natural gas purchase agreement with Petro China in 2003 to purchase up to 10 million cubic meters gas per year. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, Petro China supplied 3.39 million cubic meter gas at an average price of $0.21 per cubic meter in the first quarter.

We also purchased gas, through the newly-acquired Beijing Chenguang, from the following three major gas suppliers:

Huayou Lianhe Gas 1.57 million cubic meters
Yongqing Huayou Gas 1.02 million cubic meters
Fuhua Dadi Gas 0.64 million cubic meter

Gross Income

( $ thousand)
 
For the 3 months ended March 31,
   
   
2007
 
2006
 
Change
   
US$
 
%
 
US$
 
%
 
%
Gross Income
 
601
 
100%
 
137.8
 
100%
 
336.14%
Connection Fees
 
490.8
 
82%
 
98
 
71%
 
400.82%
Gas Sales
 
110
 
18%
 
39.8
 
29%
 
175.88%


Gross Income for the first quarter was $601,000, representing an increase of 336.14% over gross income of 137,800 for the first quarter or 2006. The increase is primarily due to the increase in residential connection fees and gas sales described above.

Gross profit margin for connection fees was around 80% in the first three months in 2007, largely unchanged from the 80% of one year ago. That is in line with the margin levels we have seen in the company’s past performance. Gross profit margin for gas sales was around 6% for the first three months in 2007, slightly lower than 7% one year ago. Our total gross margin in the first quarter was 25%, as compared with 21% one year ago.

General, Selling & Administrative Expenses

We incurred general, selling and administrative expenses in the first quarter of 2007 in the creation of one indirect subsidiary through our pre-existing subsidiary Zhongran Weiye Gas Co., Ltd., and three new subsidiaries through our pre-existing subsidiary Beijing Chenguang Gas Co., Ltd. As of March 31, 2007, we have own a total of 24 directly- or indirectly-owned subsidiaries, as compared to 13 subsidiaries in as of March 31, 2006. The related expansion of our business has led to a sharp increase in our General, Selling & Administrative Expenses. We have also incurred expenses in investigating the possibility of new acquisitions in small and medium-sized cities in China, in accordance with our growth strategy.

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Selling and marketing expenses were $56,198 for the first quarter of 2007, an increase of more than 450% from $10,154 in the same period in 2006, due to the development of the four new subsidiary projects described above.

General and administrative expenses increased 279% to $441,374 in the first quarter of 2007, from $116,579 in the first quarter of 2006. As a result of our business growth, salary and social benefits expenses doubled from around $40,000 in the first quarter of 2006 to around $80,000 in the first quarter of 2007. Employees almost tripled as of the end of March 2007 as compared the same time one year ago, to 308. Depreciation of fixed assets increased nearly $6,000 to $38,844, due primarily to the acquisition of assets of Beijing Chengguang and the development of new projects described above. Our new projects from this quarter have not yet begun to generate fees.

Other income

Other income was $36,088 for the first three months in 2007, as a result of our 40% ownership in Beijing Zhongran Xiangke Oil & Gas Tech Co., Ltd. No income from investment in Beijing Zhongran Xiangke Oil & Gas Tech Co., Ltd was recorded in the first quarter of 2006, as we began to record income from the Zhongran Xiangke only at the end of the year.

Net Income

Net income was $115,383 for the three months ended March 31, 2007, an increase of more than 1,000 percent from $10,092 for the same period last year, due to the increase in connection revenues and gas sales described above, as well as an increase in net profit margin.

Net profit margin in the first quarter of 2007 was 4.73%, compared with 1.54% in the same period one year ago. The major reason for the increase is that gas sales, the margin of which is much lower than that of connection fees, accounted for a lower percentage of total sales (75%) in this quarter, as compared with 82% in the first quarter of 2006. The increase in net profit margin is also due in part to the fact that selling, general and administrative expenses accounted for a high percentage of net sales in the first quarter of 2006 (17% of net sales), due to the relative low net sales in the first quarter of 2006. Net profit margin this quarter was 3.19% higher than one year ago, because the company recorded other income of $36,088 from its equity investment in Beijing Zhongran Xiangke Oil & Gas Tech Co., Ltd.

We expect that our net profit margin will rise in the coming quarters of 2007, especially the third and fourth quarters, when we traditionally achieve most of our connection fees as well as revenues.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable as of March 31, 2007 was $5,529,115, a decrease of $1,005,625 from $6,534,740 as of December 31, 2006. 

Fixed Assets

Fixed Assets as of March 31, 2007 were $ 14.6 million, an increase of $ 11.2 million from one year ago, and an increase of $ 3.7 million from December 31, 2006. The increase is mainly due to the acquisition of the assets of Beijing Chenguang Gas Co. Ltd., which are valued at $2.73 million. The increase also reflects our purchase of transportation equipment, mainly gas containers, valued at $310,000, since the first quarter of 2006.

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Bank loans

We borrowed RMB 19 million ($2,430,445) through a short-term loan from Shenzhen Development Bank for operational purposes in late 2006 and early 2007 separately by using $3 million from the two equity financings we finished in late 2006 as a pledge deposit. We paid off the entire balance of the loan in March 2007, before the loan matured.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our cash and cash equivalents were $2,345,164 as of March 31, 2007, compared with $3,638,67 as of Dec 31, 2006. This decrease is primarily due to repayment of the bank loan described above. We do not believe the decrease will have any significant effect on our ability to pursue our growth strategy as planned. We intend to pursue additional sources of financing to meet our capital needs. If we fail to find additional sources of financing on favorable terms, our ability to pursue our growth strategy could be significantly affected.

Item 3.   Controls and Procedures

At the conclusion of the quarter ended March 31, 2007, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, 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 this evaluation, our officers concluded that, as of March 31, 2007, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and adequately designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported reliably and within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our chief executive officer and chief financial officer in a manner that allows for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

In the course of our evaluation, we did not discover any change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

 
PART II
Item 6.  Exhibits.

Exhibit List
 
 
No. 
 
Description

 
3.1
 
Amended Articles of Incorporation. (1)

 
3.2
 
Amended Bylaws. (1)

 
31.1
 
Certification of Yuchuan Liu pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
31.2
 
Certification of Fang Chen pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 
32.1
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(1) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2006.
 
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
     
 
SINO GAS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 15, 2007
By: 
/s/ Yu Chuan Liu
 
Yu Chuan Liu
 
Chairman of the Board, Director
and Chief Executive Officer
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 15, 2007
By: 
/s/ Chen Fang
 
Chen Fang
 
Director and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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EX-31.2 2 v075245_ex31-2.htm
Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Fang Chen, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-QSB of Sino Gas International Holdings, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: May 15, 2007      
       
/s/ Fang Chen      

Fang Chen
   
Chief Financial Officer
 (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
   
EX-31.1 3 v075245_ex31-1.htm
Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Yuchuan Liu, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-QSB of Sino Gas International Holdings, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: May 15, 2007      
       
/s/ Yuchuan Liu      

Yuchuan Liu
   
Chairman, Director, and
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
     
 
 

 
EX-32.1 4 v075245_ex32-1.htm
Exhibit 32.1
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, in his capacity as an officer of Sino Gas International Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

(1) The quarterly report of the Company on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
Dated: May 15, 2007      
       
/s/ Yuchuan Liu      

Yuchuan Liu
   
Chairman, Director, and
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
     

       
/s/ Fang Chen      

Fang Chen
   
Chief Financial Officer
 (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
     
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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