Risk Factors Dashboard

Once a year, publicly traded companies issue a comprehensive report of their business, called a 10-K. A component mandated in the 10-K is the ‘Risk Factors’ section, where companies disclose any major potential risks that they may face. This dashboard highlights all major changes and additions in new 10K reports, allowing investors to quickly identify new potential risks and opportunities.

Risk Factors - SGLA

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risks Related to our Business

There is substantial doubt about Sino Green Land’s ability to continue as a going concern.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Sino Green Land incurred a net loss of $798,804 and used cash in operating activities of $ 752,278. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Sino Green Land’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued. In addition, Sino Green Land’s independent registered public accounting firm, in their report on Sino Green Land’s June 30, 2024, audited financial statements, raised substantial doubt about the Sino Green Land’s ability to continue as a going concern. No assurance can be given that any future financing, if needed, will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. Even if the Company is able to obtain additional financing, if needed, it may contain undue restrictions on its operations, in the case of debt financing, or cause substantial dilution for its stockholders, in the case of equity financing.

We have identified material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.

We identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The material weaknesses identified include (i) the Company did not maintain a functioning independent audit committee and did not maintain an independent board; (ii) the Company had inadequate segregation of duties; and (iii) the Company had an insufficient number of personnel with an appropriate level of U.S. GAAP knowledge and experience and ongoing training in the application of U.S. GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements commensurate with the Company’s financial reporting requirements.

If not remediated, our failure to establish and maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could result in material misstatements in our financial statements and a failure to meet our reporting and financial obligations, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the trading price of our common stock.

Any major disruption at our waste treatment plants, such as a breakdown of machinery, power or utilities shortage, could adversely affect our business, financial conditions, results of operations.

Our business is dependent on the uninterrupted operation of our waste treatment plants. If the use or efficiency of our waste treatment plants is hampered or disrupted due to power or water shortages or breakdowns, or if our machinery and equipment is damaged due to accident, fire or other natural disasters, our ability to process plastic recycle products and deliver our products in a timely manner, and thus our ability to generate revenue, may be materially affected. Furthermore, our waste treatment processes require a stable source of electricity, and there is no guarantee that the local electricity supply would be sufficiently reliable or stable for consumption at all times. If we are unable to manage or reduce periods of interruption of power supply, our waste treatment capacities at our waste treatment plants may be limited, delayed or halted, which could have an adverse effect on our business, operations, financial performance, financial condition, results of operations. Furthermore, in the case of a breakdown or failure in our machinery or equipment, suitable replacements of relevant machinery may not be readily available in the market in a timely manner or at all. Any disruptions affecting our waste treatment plants may lead to delays in fulfilling contract obligations, and our business, operations, financial performance, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

Our success is dependent on the continuous efforts of our key management and operation personnel, and we may not be able to find suitable replacement in case of loss of service of any of them.

The Company’s success also will depend in large part on the continued service of its key operational and management personnel, including executive staff, research and development, engineering, marketing and sales staff. Most specifically, including Ms. Wo Kuk Ching, our Chairman, CEO and Executive Director, Mr. Luo Xiong, our Vice president who oversees new partnerships, as well as implementation of our methodology, partnership retention, overall management and future growth. We rely on the expertise and experience of our key management personnel in developing business strategies, managing business operations and maintaining relationships with our customers. While there had been no key management and operation personnel who left us during these years, there is no assurance that there will be no such incidents in the future. If we lose the services of any of our key management personnel, we may not be able to find a suitable replacement with comparable knowledge and experience in a timely manner, and our business, operations, financial performance, financial condition, results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

We rely on foreign workers for our operations

Our Company presently operates in a labor intensive industry and we depend on foreign labor for our predominantly manual operations such as manual sorting of collected waste.

As at the date of this report, we had a total of 21 employees, out of which 9 were foreign workers. We are subject to certain approvals for employment of foreign workers and have obtained letters of approval by the Ministry of Home Affairs of Malaysia. As advised by our legal advisers as to Malaysia law, there is no fixed quota on the number of foreign workers we can employ or any pre-determined foreign workers to local workers ratio as mandated by the Ministry of Home Affairs of Malaysia as the approval for intake of foreign workers is based on the actual requirement of the employer. Such an approval is applied by the employer on an as-needed basis. As such, we can increase the quota of foreign workers as long as an application for intake of foreign workers is first submitted to, and approval for such application is obtained from, the Ministry of Home Affairs of Malaysia.

We have been in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations governing the employment of foreign workers in all material respects during these years. While our Directors confirmed that we had fully complied with the relevant laws and regulations relating to foreign workers in all material respects during these years, there is no assurance that the Malaysian government will not impose additional conditions or restrictions on the intake of foreign workers allowed or change the foreign worker policy or the laws and regulations relating to foreign workers, and we may not be able to replace our foreign workers with local workers, or we may have to incur additional cost for recruiting local workers. This may in turn materially and adversely affect our business, operations, financial performance, financial condition, results of operations. Further, any increase in competition for foreign workers, especially skilled workers, will also increase the general labour wages paid by us to our foreign workers, which will have an adverse impact on our costs of operations and may in turn materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

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We generally do not enter into long-term agreements with our customers. If we fail to retain our existing customers or attract new customers, our business, financial conditions and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

We do not enter into long-term agreements with most of our customers, and our customers have no obligation to engage us again for future to purchase recycled products from us as it is the industry practice to not enter into such long-term agreements with our customers. There is no assurance that our current or future agreements, with our major customers can be negotiated on terms and prices equivalent to or more favourable than current terms and prices. If we fail to retain our existing customers or attract new customers, our revenue and profitability, which is dependent on the number and scale of recycle products that we are able to sell, may be materially and adversely affected.

Cross Border Sales Transactions

Cross-border sales transactions carry a risk of changes in import tax and/or duties related to the import and export of our product, which can result in pricing changes, which will affect revenues and earnings. Cross border sales transactions carry other risks including, but not limited to, changing regulations, wait times, customs inspection and lost or damaged product.

We will need to raise funding, which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all. Failure to obtain this necessary capital when needed may force us to delay, limit or terminate our product development efforts or other operations.

We will need to seek funds soon, through public or private equity or debt financings, government or other third-party funding, marketing and distribution arrangements and other collaborations, strategic alliances or a combination of these approaches. Raising funds in the current economic environment may pr