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You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this Report. These risks and uncertainties are not the only ones facing our business. Some of these risks and uncertainties relate principally to our business, the industry in which we operate or to the securities markets generally and ownership of our securities specifically. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business. If any of the conditions described in the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock, if and when a market for our common stock develops, could decline, and an investor in our securities may lose all or part of their investment.
Risks Related to Our Business
Our registered public accounting firm has expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern in their audit report.
Our registered public accounting firm in its audit report expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our continued operation is dependent upon continued financial support from related parties or our ability to raise sufficient funds to finance our activities from third parties. Until such time, if ever, we begin to generate positive cash flow and operate profitably. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the uncertainty about our ability to continue its business.
We will need to secure financing in the future and our ability to secure future financing is uncertain.
We lack the capital necessary to conduct our operations and achieve our business plan and will need to secure financing to achieve our goals. To date we have financed our operations primarily through equity investments and loans made by related parties and their affiliates in additional to loans from commercial banks and third parties. We may seek funding through public or private financings, collaborative arrangements, debt or other arrangements with related parties and third parties. None of the parties which has provided funding to us has agreed to do so and if adequate funds are not available, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate one or more segments of our business operations or curtail our business operations in their entirety. The issuance of equity may result in dilution to the holders of our outstanding shares of capital stock. Debt financing may include conditions that would restrict our freedom to operate our business, such as conditions that require us to dedicate a portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund capital expenditures, working capital and other general corporate purposes and limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry.
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain any additional financing on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all.
We are highly leveraged and we may need additional financing which may not be available.
We have funded our operations to date through loans from related parties, third party lenders and commercial banks and the willingness of third parties to delay payment of amounts due. Consequently, as June 30, 2025, we had no accounts payable to related parties, and loans payable to third parties were in the amount of $339,054 and the amount of our indebtedness has increased from such date. Consequently, as June 30, 2024, we had accrued accounts payable due related parties of $903,728 and loans due third parties in the amount of $611,383 and the amount of our indebtedness has increased from such date. If we are not able to pay or refinance the outstanding principal and accrued interest on our loans when due, our operations may be materially and adversely affected. We may need to offer the holders of our debt increases in the rates of interest they receive or otherwise compensate them through payments of cash or issuances of our equity securities or securities convertible into our equity or modification of our loan agreements to provide additional compensation. Future financings or re-financings may involve the issuance of additional debt, equity and securities convertible into or exercisable for our equity securities. If we are unable to consummate such financings or re-financings, our operations may be adversely affected and the trading price of our common stock could be adversely affected and the terms of such financings may adversely affect the interests of our existing stockholders. Any failure to obtain additional working capital when required would have a material adverse impact on our business and financial condition and may result in a decline in the price of our common stock. If we are not able to fund ongoing losses through funds provided by third parties or our stockholders, we may become insolvent and cease operations.
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We have a limited operating history on which to judge our performance and assess our prospects for future success.
We were formed in 2017. To date we have initiated operations in various businesses related to recreational maritime activities. We did not have sufficient capital to fully develop these ventures and recently elected to dispose of them and focus on the design, manufacture and sale of yachts. Consequently, we have a limited operating history on which to evaluate our prospects and have generated minimal revenues. Although we anticipate that our revenues will increase, the amounts of future losses we will incur and when, if ever, we will achieve profitability and positive cash flow from operations are uncertain.
We are subject to the risks frequently experienced by early-stage companies.
The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the risks frequently encountered by early-stage companies. These risks include our potential inability to:
Economic conditions that impact consumer spending may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our products compete with a variety of other recreational products and activities for consumers’ discretionary income and leisure time. Our results of operations are therefore sensitive to changes in overall economic conditions that impact consumer spending and particularly discretionary spending. Weakening of, and fluctuations in, economic conditions affecting disposable consumer income, the availability of consumer credit, employment levels, consumer confidence, business conditions, fuel and energy costs, could reduce consumer spending generally or discretionary spending in particular. Such reductions could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We may not be able to compete effectively against our competitors.
We face competition in the sale of yachts from well-established companies and small independent companies many of which have greater capital resources, established dealer networks and recognized brand names. Our opportunity to obtain customers may be limited by our financial resources and other assets. We are subject to competitive pricing. Such pricing pressure may limit our ability to maintain prices or to increase prices for our products in response to raw material, labor and other cost increases and so negatively affect our profit margins.
We will also face competition in any business area we may enter, including the design, manufacture and sale of energy-efficient yachts. With respect to the yacht design, manufacturing and marketing business, our main competitors may be Amer Yachts Company, HAISEA Yacht Company and HENSEN Yacht Company. There is no assurance that we will be able to effectively compete against these and other competitors.
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Our growth could strain our personnel and infrastructure resources, and if we are unable to implement appropriate controls and procedures to manage our growth, we may not be able to successfully implement our business plan.
Our success will depend in part upon management’s ability to manage growth. To do so, we must continue to hire, train, and manage new employees as needed. If our new hires perform poorly, or if we are unsuccessful in hiring, training, managing, and integrating these new employees, or if we are not successful in retaining our existing employees, our business may be harmed. To manage the expected growth of our operations and personnel, we will need to continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls and our reporting systems and procedures. The additional headcount and capital investments we are adding will increase our cost base, which will make it more difficult for us to offset any future revenue shortfalls by offsetting expense reductions in the short term. If we fail to successfully manage our growth, we will be unable to execute our business plan.
Our limited investment in R&D may adversely affect our ability to enhance existing products and develop and market new products.
We continually review consumer demand for our products. We, however, devote limited amounts to developing new product lines. Thus, we may not be able to compete effectively with those of our competitors that continually seek to develop new models and innovations to enhance consumer appeal. Without significant investment in product development, there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully compete in the marketplace. Even if we can successfully introduce new models with enhanced accessories, there is no guarantee that these models will appeal to consumers which could adversely impact our business and our results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
We rely on third parties to manufacture the yachts we sell.
We depend on third parties to manufacture all of the yachts we sell, in particular. Competition for the output of better manufacturers is intense. If these independent manufacturers were unwilling or unable to supply us with yachts at prices which enable us to maintain our gross margins, it would materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. Although we constantly look to broaden the manufacturers we rely upon and reduce our dependence upon a limited number of manufacturers, there is no assurance we will be able to do so.
We may choose to rely upon manufacturers based in China and their operations are subject to risks associated with business operations in China. Any disruption in the ability of these manufacturers to supply us with appropriately products on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The boat manufacturing industry in mainland China and the demand for boats by citizens of the PRC are growing and we may seek to sell yachts within the PRC directly or through distributors or have boats produced in the PRC.
The Chinese government may intervene or influence the operations of any business located in China or the industry in which a business operates at any time, which could result in a material change to the operations of any distributor or supplier based in China with which we do business.
China has been subject to political instability and dramatic changes in economic policies. Policies of the Chinese government can have significant effects on the economic conditions of China and industries within China. The Chinese government has confirmed that economic development will follow the model of a market economy. Under this direction, we believe that China will continue to strengthen its economic and trading relationships with foreign countries and business development in China will follow market forces. While we believe that this trend will continue, we cannot assure you that this will be the case. Changes in policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws by the Chinese government, may produce quick shifts in policy with little advance notice that could adversely affect our interests by interfering with the operations of Chinese based suppliers we choose to rely upon. Although the Chinese government has been pursuing economic reform policies for more than two decades, we cannot assure you that the government will continue to pursue such policies or that such policies may not be significantly altered, especially in the event of a change in leadership, social or political disruption, or other circumstances affecting China’s political, economic, and social environment.
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We have manufacturers based in Taiwan and the yachts that we receive from them may be subject to certain risks of economic and policy changes in China that could adversely affect our business operations.
Although the Company has determined to concentrate its operations in the United States and Southeast Asia, as of June 30, 2025, our business is based in Taiwan and we rely upon manufacturers in Taiwan. The sovereignty of Taiwan is a longstanding point of contention between China and the United States. The United States maintains unofficial relations with Taiwan, while also recognizing the “One China” policy of China, which acknowledges Beijing as the legitimate government of China. Both China and the United States have engaged in military posturing around the Taiwan Strait. This increases the risk of accidental clashes or misunderstandings that could escalate into conflict, which will affect both our China-mainland-based and Taiwan-based suppliers.
Higher fuel costs can materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Increases in energy costs can adversely affect the pricing and availability of petroleum based raw materials. There is no guarantee that we will be able to pass such higher costs to customers, and so an increase in such costs could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Also, higher fuel costs, whether petroleum based or electric, increase the cost of owning and operating yachts, which can reduce demand for them and so materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Changes in the credit markets could decrease the ability of consumers to purchase our products and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Changes in economic conditions could result in a deterioration or increased volatility in the credit and lending markets, which could adversely impact consumers who rely upon financing for such purchases. If financing is not available to consumers on satisfactory terms, it is possible that our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In addition, concerns regarding the debt ceiling of the United States and budget deficit resulting in the downgrade of the United States government’s credit rating and the impact of additional credit agency downgrades could have a material adverse effect on worldwide economic conditions, the financial markets, and the availability of credit and, consequently, have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our business depends on the continued contributions made by Mr. Shang-Chai Kung. The loss of the services of Mr. Kung may result in a severe impediment to our business.
Our success is dependent upon the continued contributions made by Mr. Shang-Chai Kung our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kung is 84 years old. If he cannot serve the Company or is no longer willing to do so, the Company may not be able to find alternatives in a timely manner or at all. This would likely result in severe damage to our business operations and would have an adverse material impact on our financial position and operational results.
Our business depends on the efforts of our management, and our business may be severely disrupted if we lose their services.
In addition to Mr. Kung, we currently depend on the continued services and performance of key members of our management team. Many of our executives have extensive experience in the maritime industry, our products and the markets for our products. The loss of some or all our executives could negatively affect our ability to develop and pursue our business strategy, which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. We do not maintain “Key Employee” insurance on any members of our management team.
In addition, our success depends to a large extent upon our ability to retain skilled employees at rates which enable us to maintain our margins. There is intense competition for qualified and skilled employees, and our failure to recruit, train and retain such employees at appropriate rates of compensation, if at all, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our management has no experience operating a company with publicly traded shares.
Mr. Kung has not operated a company with shares traded in the public markets and consequently, are not familiar with many of the requirements applicable to a public company. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to ensure compliance with these requirements and we anticipate that we may need to rely upon outside advisors, counsel, and consultants to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and undertaking various actions, such as implementing new internal controls and procedures. We anticipate that compliance with these rules and regulations will increase our legal, accounting, and financial compliance costs substantially.
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If we fail to develop and protect our brand names and reputation, we may not attract customers, which could adversely affect our revenues and financial performance.
We will invest significant resources to promote our brand names to obtain favorable recognition for us and our products among the public and, in particular, prospective distributors and dealers. We may not be able to attract and retain a robust network of distributors and dealers or a significant customer base, which could in turn adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our inability to adequately protect our trade names, trademarks and patents could have an impact on our brand images and ability to penetrate new markets.
We believe that our trade names and trademarks and patents will be important assets and an essential element of our strategy. We will apply for the registration of many of our trade names, trademarks, and patents in various countries. This process is time consuming and expensive. There can be no assurance that we will obtain such registrations or that the registrations we obtain will prevent the imitation of our trademarks, brand names, products or infringement of our intellectual property rights by others. Our failure to successfully protect our trademarks could diminish the value and effectiveness of our past and future marketing efforts and could cause customer confusion. This could in turn adversely affect our revenues, profitability, and the market price of our common stock.
We may be unable to protect our intellectual property or may incur substantial costs because of litigation or other proceedings relating to the protection of our intellectual property.
Our success depends in part on our ability to protect our patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets from unauthorized use by others. If substantial unauthorized use of our intellectual property rights occurs, we may incur significant costs in enforcing such rights by prosecuting actions for infringement of our rights, particularly considering that policing unauthorized use of our intellectual property may be particularly difficult outside North America. Such unauthorized use could also result in diversion of management resources devoting attention to these matters at the expense of other tasks related to our business. Others may also initiate litigation to challenge the validity of our patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, or allege that we are infringing their patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secrets. If our competitors initiate litigation to challenge the validity of our patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, or allege that we infringe theirs, we may incur substantial costs to defend our rights. If the outcome of any such litigation is unfavorable, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected. If we are unable to protect our technology through the enforcement of intellectual property rights, our ability to compete based on technological advantages may be harmed. If we fail to prevent substantial unauthorized use of our trade secrets, we risk the loss of certain competitive advantages, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Significant product repair and/or replacement due to product warranty claims or product recalls could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We provide a limited warranty against defects for all our products for a period generally varying from one year to two years. Although we employ quality control procedures, sometimes a product is distributed that needs repair or replacement. We record provisions in our financial statements based on an estimate of product warranty claims, but there is the possibility that actual claims may exceed these provisions and therefore negatively impact earnings.
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The failure of our information technology systems or a security breach involving consumer or employee personal data could have a materially adverse effect on our reputation and business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our business operations utilize a variety of cloud-based information technology systems. We are dependent on these systems for all commercial transactions and supply chain and inventory management. Although we (i) have established a firewall for our network, (ii) conduct regular system updates and employee trainings, (iii) regularly backup our data and (iv) have established appropriate contingency plans to mitigate the risks associated with a failure of our information technology systems or a security breach, if one of our key IT systems were to suffer a failure this could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Further, we rely on third parties for certain IT services. If the service provider were to fail or the relationship with us were to end, we might be unable to find a suitable replacement in a timely manner, and our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected. We continually modify and enhance our IT systems and technologies to increase productivity and efficiency. As new systems and technologies are implemented, we could experience unanticipated difficulties resulting in unexpected costs and adverse impacts to our manufacturing and other business processes. When implemented, the systems and technologies may not provide the benefits anticipated and could add costs and complications to ongoing operations, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We receive and store personal information in connection with human resources operations, credit operations, warranty management, marketing efforts and other aspects of our businesses. Any security breach of our IT systems or those with whom we do business could result in disruptions to our operations or erroneous transactions. To the extent that such a breach results in a loss or damage to our data, or an inappropriate disclosure of confidential or personal information, it could cause significant damage to our reputation, affect our relationships with our customers, lead to claims against us and ultimately materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We and our products are subject to laws, rules and regulations regarding product safety, health, environmental and noise pollution and other issues that could cause us to incur fines or penalties or increase our operating costs.
Our products are subject to laws, rules and regulations in various countries regarding product safety, health, environmental and noise pollution and other issues that could cause our customers to incur fines or penalties or increase our operating costs as we seek to ensure that our yachts meet all applicable regulations. A failure to comply with, or compliance with, any such requirements or any new requirements could result in increased expenses to modify our products, or harm to our reputation.
Climate change is receiving increasing attention worldwide. A perceived consensus regarding the impact of increased levels of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, on climate change has led to significant legislative and regulatory efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas regulations could result in an overall increase in costs of raw materials or operating expenses, any of which could reduce competitiveness in a global economy or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Many of our suppliers face similar circumstances. Moreover, we and our suppliers may face greater regulatory or customer pressure to offer products that generate less greenhouse emissions. This may require the expenditure of significant funds on R&D implementation and subject us to the risk that our competitors may respond to these pressures in a manner that gives them a competitive advantage. The development of such products may also present challenges in maintaining the look, sound and feel of our products. While additional regulations of emissions in the future appear likely, it is too early to predict whether such regulation could ultimately have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
If product liability lawsuits are brought against us, we may incur substantial liabilities.
We face a risk of lawsuits alleging that our yachts fail to meet specifications or are otherwise defective, including claims of defects causing personal injury. Any such product liability claims may include allegations of defects in manufacturing, defects in design, a failure to warn of dangers inherent in the product, negligence, strict liability and a breach of warranties. If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against product liability claims, we may incur substantial liabilities. Even successful defense would require significant financial and management resources. Regardless of the merits or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:
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Our insurance may not be sufficient.
We carry insurance that we consider adequate in regard to the nature of the covered risks and the costs of coverage. We are not fully insured against all possible risks, nor are all such risks insurable. We may be forced to cover the costs of certain realized risks which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We rely on confidentiality agreements with our suppliers, employees, consultants and other parties.
We rely on proprietary information, which we seek to protect, in part, through confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements with our employees, customers and other parties. There can be no assurance that these agreements will not be breached, that we would have adequate remedies for any such breach or that our proprietary information or trade secrets will not otherwise become known to or independently developed by competitors. To the extent that consultants, key employees or other third parties apply technological information independently developed by them or by others to our proposed projects, disputes may arise as to the proprietary rights to such information that may not be resolved in our favor. We may be involved from time to time in litigation to determine the enforceability, scope and validity of our proprietary rights. Any such litigation could result in substantial cost and diversion of effort by our management and technical personnel.
Natural disasters, unusually adverse weather, pandemic outbreaks, boycotts and geo-political events could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The occurrence of one or more natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, unusually adverse weather, pandemic outbreaks, such as Covid-19, boycotts and geo-political events, such as civil unrest, conflicts between countries, between countries and terrorist organizations, and acts of terrorism, upheavals in U.S.-China relations, or similar disruptions could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. These events could result in physical damage to one or more of our properties or the properties of our suppliers and distributors, increases in fuel or other energy prices, temporary or permanent closure of the facilities of our suppliers and distributors, temporary lack of an adequate workforce in a market, temporary or long-term disruption in the supply of raw materials, product parts and components, temporary disruption in transport to and from overseas, especially China, and disruption to our information systems, and, ultimately, have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The occurrence of one or more natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, unusually adverse weather, pandemic outbreaks, boycotts and geo-political events, such as civil unrest and acts of terrorism, upheavals in U.S-China relations, or similar disruptions could materially adversely affect the financial markets. The price of our common stock may decline significantly if such an event were to occur after the consummation of this offering, in which case you may lose your investment.
Our ability, or lack thereof, to establish strategic partnerships and expand our distribution channels may adversely affect our business and our plans to expand our market.
A critical component of our expansion plan is to successfully establish new strategic partnerships in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Even if we establish new strategic partnerships, there is no guarantee that we can maintain successful relationships with new dealers and distributors or that our partners will yield additional revenue and profits based on sales.
U.S. tariffs on imports from China, Taiwan, and other regions may increase our costs, disrupt our supply chain, and materially harm our business and financial results.
Our business may be adversely affected by tariffs imposed by the United States on goods imported from China, Taiwan. Escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, as well as the longstanding dispute regarding Taiwan, increase the likelihood of changes in laws, tariffs, or trade restrictions that could impact our ability to source products and components. As of the date of this Annual Report, the U.S. tariff rate on goods imported from China remains significant and has been subject to volatility, while additional tariffs or trade restrictions could be imposed on goods imported from Taiwan. Because we may rely on suppliers or manufacturers based in China and Taiwan for certain boats and components, increases in tariffs could materially increase our cost of revenue and reduce profit margins. There is no guarantee that current tariff levels will remain stable or that new trade barriers will not be enacted. Any continuation, escalation, or expansion of tariffs on products imported from China, Taiwan, or other regions could materially and adversely affect our supply chain, business operations, financial condition, and results of operations. In August 2025, the Company determined to concentrate its operations in the United States and Southeast Asia.
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Inflation could pose a risk to our business.
Inflation is an important factor that must be considered as we move forward. A change in the rate of inflation could influence the profits that we generate from our business. When the rate of inflation rises, the operational costs of running our company would increase, such as labor costs, raw materials and public utilities, affecting our ability to provide our services at competitive prices. An increase in the rate of inflation would force our clients to search for other service providers, causing us to lose business and revenue.
Risks Related to Doing Business in Taiwan
Political Issues
Taiwan is surrounded by sea. The population density is high around the west coast and Taiwan Strait. Taiwanese vessels are allowed to cruise offshore only on the west coast due to the political issue between Taiwan and PRC. This restriction on the mobility of vessels adversely impacts the accessibility of Taiwanese vessels along the west coast and sea tourism in that area.
Consumer Preferences
Most consumers in Taiwan are not familiar with the luxury yacht market and are price-conscious. As a result, we believe the market in Taiwan may be more receptive to sightseeing boats and yachts designed to accommodate more passengers on overnight trips. We may not be able to develop a sufficient market for our products in Taiwan and it may require significant marketing efforts to develop a market for group trips and sightseeing.
Climate Issues
Taiwan is located in the subtropical and tropical areas with typhoons in Summer and strong seasonal wind in Winter. These seasonal climates may adversely impact the market for sea tourism in Summer and Winter.
Competition
The government of Taiwan has supported the development of the yacht manufacturing industry in Taiwan. Continued investment in yacht related businesses and marina infrastructure by the government has led to the development of a highly competitive market.
You may have difficulty in effecting service of legal process or bringing actions against us or our management based on foreign laws.
We are a Nevada company which conducts our operations through a branch office in Taiwan and most of our assets are and will be located outside the United States. Almost all of our operations will be conducted in Taiwan. In addition, nearly all of our officers and directors, are residents of Taiwan and all of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process upon us or our directors and officers inside Taiwan or to bring actions against us or our management in Taiwan.
Foreign exchange fluctuations may affect our business.
The functional currency utilized by our branch in Taiwan is the New Taiwan Dollar or NTD. Therefore, foreign exchange fluctuations may influence our business and our financial reporting in unpredictable ways.
The value of the NTD against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions and the foreign exchange policy adopted by the Taiwanese government. It is difficult to predict how market forces or Taiwanese or U.S. government policy, including any interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve, may impact the exchange rate between the NTD and the U.S. dollar.
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A substantial percentage of our revenues and costs are denominated in NTD and a significant portion of our assets are also denominated in NTD. We are a holding company and we rely on our branch in Taiwan to provide funds for expenses incurred outside of Taiwan. Any significant fluctuations in the value of the NTD may materially and adversely affect our liquidity and cash flows. Appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the NTD would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount we would receive.
Risks Relating to Our Securities
Trading in our shares is limited and we do not know if an active trading market for our shares will develop in the future. Even if a market does develop following this offering, you may be unable to sell your shares at or near ask prices or at all if you need to sell your shares to raise money or otherwise desire to liquidate your shares.
Trading on our securities is limited and we cannot assure you that an active trading market for our common stock will develop in the future or if it does develop, it may not be maintained. The number of persons interested in purchasing our common shares at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity. A broad or active public trading market for our common shares may not develop or be sustained. You may not be able to sell your shares quickly or at the market price if trading in our common stock is not active. The initial public offering price for the shares will be determined by negotiations between us and representatives of the Underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market following the completion of this offering. Consequently, you may not be able to sell shares of our common stock at prices equal to or greater than the price you pay in this offering.
The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
The trading price of our common shares is likely to be volatile and could fluctuate widely due to factors beyond our control. This may happen because of the broad market and industry factors, like the performance and fluctuation of the market prices of other companies with business operations located in Taiwan that have listed their securities in the United States. This volatility may prevent you from being able to sell your shares at or above the price you paid for your shares. Our stock price could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a variety of factors, which include:
In addition, the stock market has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies. Broad market and industry factors may negatively affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been initiated against companies following periods of volatility in their stock price. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources and could also require us to make substantial payments to satisfy judgments or to settle litigation.
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Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly.
Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly because of several factors, including:
Unanticipated fluctuations in our quarterly operating results could result in a decline in our stock price.
Our shares are subject to the penny stock rules.
The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or authorized for quotation on certain automated quotation systems, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. Our common stock currently is a penny stock. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, before a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document containing specified information. In addition, the penny stock rules require that before effecting any transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, a broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive (i) the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement; (ii) a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks; and (iii) a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our common stock, and therefore stockholders may have difficulty selling their shares.
We have no current plans to pay cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future, and you may not receive any return on investment unless you sell your common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.
We are likely to retain future earnings, if any, for future operations, expansion and debt repayment and have no current plans to pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. In addition, our ability to pay dividends may be limited by covenants of any existing and future outstanding indebtedness we or our subsidiaries incur, including our credit facility. As a result, you may not receive any return on an investment in our common stock unless you sell our common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it and any potential investor who anticipates the need for current dividends should not purchase our securities. See the section entitled “Dividend Policy.”
There can be no assurance that we will ever provide liquidity to our investors through a sale of our company.
While acquisitions of companies like ours are not uncommon, potential investors are cautioned that no assurances can be given that any form of merger, combination, or sale of our company will take place following this offering, or that any merger, combination, or sale, even if consummated, would provide liquidity or a profit for our investors. You should not invest in our company with the expectation that we will be able to sell the business in order to provide liquidity or a profit for our investors.
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The holder of the outstanding shares of our Preferred Stock can control all matters brought before our shareholders for a vote, including the election of all members of our board of directors.
We currently have outstanding 832,000 shares of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock which are owned by Shang-Chiai Kung. Each share of our Class A Preferred Stock is convertible, at any time, into ten (10) shares of our common stock. The holder of our Class A Preferred Stock votes together with the holders of our common stock on all matters brought for a vote by our shareholders and is entitled to cast 50 votes for each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or 41,600,000 votes in total. We have outstanding 27,410,921 shares of common stock. Therefore, Shang Chiai Kung can cast votes representing 60.28% of the aggregate voting power on all matters voted upon by our stockholders, including the election of members of our Board of Directors., can cast votes representing 60.28% of the aggregate voting power on all matters voted upon by our stockholders, including the election of members of our Board of Directors. Accordingly, Ms. Cheng will have significant influence in determining the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to the shareholders for approval, including mergers, consolidations, the election of directors and other significant corporate actions. Ms. Cheng will also have the power to prevent or cause a change in control of our Company. Without the consent of Ms. Cheng, we may be prevented from entering into transactions that could be beneficial to us or our minority shareholders. Ms. Cheng’s interests may differ from the interests of our other shareholders.
Ownership of our common stock is concentrated. The interests of those currently holding a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock and our preferred stock may not be aligned with the interests of our other shareholders.
Approximately ten individuals own a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock. If any of these individuals were to seek to sell shares of our common stock or grant a lien on their shares which results in the sale of shares of our common stock, it could have an adverse impact on the market price of our common stock. Further, the possibility that such sales might occur as a result of this concentration in the ownership of our common stock may cause a material decline in the value of our common stock.
The sale or availability for sale of substantial amounts of our common stock could adversely affect its market price.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, including sales made of any shares pledged for a loan by any holder of a significant number of shares of our common stock, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through equity offerings in the future. Shares held by our existing shareholders may be sold in the public market in the future subject to the restrictions in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. We cannot predict what effect, if any, market sales of securities held by our significant shareholders or any other shareholder or the availability of these securities for future sale will have on the market price of our common stock.
We incur significant costs as a result of operating as a public company and our management is required to devote substantial time to compliance initiatives.
As a public company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that are not incurred by private companies, including some of our competitors. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, has imposed various requirements on public companies. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance initiatives. Moreover, we anticipate that compliance with these rules and regulations will increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs substantially. A number of those requirements will require us to carry out activities we have not done previously. For example, we will create new board committees and adopt new internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures. In addition, these rules and regulations may make our activities related to legal, accounting and financial compliance more difficult, time-consuming and costly and may also place undue strain on our personnel, systems and resources. Furthermore, if we identify any issues in complying with those requirements (for example, if we or our auditors identify a material weakness or significant deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting), we could incur additional costs rectifying those issues, and the existence of those issues could adversely affect us, our reputation or investor perceptions of us. If these requirements divert the attention of our management and personnel from other business concerns, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Changes to accounting rules or regulations may adversely affect the reporting of our results of operations.
Changes to existing accounting rules or regulations may impact the reporting of our future results of operations or cause the perception that we are more highly leveraged. Other new accounting rules or regulations and varying interpretations of existing accounting rules or regulations have occurred and may occur in the future.
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Anti-takeover provisions in our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and Nevada law could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company and may affect the trading price of our common stock.
The anti-takeover provisions of the Nevada law may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control by prohibiting us from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the person becomes an interested stockholder, even if a change in control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders. Our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a change in our management or control over us that stockholders may consider favorable. For example, our Board of Directors has the right to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval that could be used to dilute a potential hostile acquirer. As a result, you may lose your ability to sell your stock for a price in excess of the prevailing market price due to these protective measures, and efforts by stockholders to change the direction or management of the company may be unsuccessful. In addition, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws will:
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if the publish a negative report regarding our common shares, the price of our common shares and trading volume could decline.
Any trading market for our common shares may depend in part on the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade us, the price of our common shares would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause the price of our common shares and the trading volume to decline.
Volatility in our common share price may subject us to securities litigation.
The market for our common shares may have, when compared to seasoned issuers, significant price volatility and we expect that our share price may continue to be more volatile than that of a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may, in the future, be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management’s attention and resources.
In order to raise sufficient funds to enhance operations, we may have to issue additional securities at prices which may result in substantial dilution to our shareholders.
If we raise additional funds through the sale of equity or convertible debt, our current shareholders’ percentage ownership will be reduced. In addition, these transactions may dilute the value of common shares outstanding. We may have to issue securities that may have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to our common shares. We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to raise additional funds on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If future financing is not available or is not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to fund our future needs, which would have a material adverse effect on our business plans, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY
We regularly evaluate cybersecurity risk from computer viruses and more sophisticated and targeted cyber-related attacks such as ransomware, as well as cybersecurity failures resulting from human error and technological errors. Such risks are reviewed by our management on a periodic basis as deemed appropriate.
Our overall strategy in combatting known cybersecurity risks includes a variety of individual tactics, including:
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