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Certain risks and concentration
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Certain risks and concentration [Abstract]  
Certain risks and concentration
3. Certain risks and concentration

   

(a) PRC regulations

 

Foreign ownership of internet-based businesses is subject to significant restrictions under the current PRC laws and regulations. The PRC government regulates internet access, the distribution of online information and the conduct of online commerce through strict business licensing requirements and other government regulations. These laws and regulations also limit foreign ownership in PRC companies that provide internet information distribution services. Specifically, foreign ownership in an internet information provider or other value-added telecommunication service providers may not exceed 50%. Foreigners or foreign invested enterprises are currently not able to apply for the required licenses for operating online games in the PRC. The Company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and accordingly, the Company is considered as a foreign invested enterprise under PRC law.

 

As mentioned in Note 1(e), in order to comply with the PRC laws restricting foreign ownership in the online business in China, the Group operates the online business in China through contractual arrangements with its principal VIE, namely Guangzhou Huaduo. As of December 31, 2015, Mr. David Xueling Li, CEO, Mr. Jun Lei, Chairman of the Company, Mr. Tony Bin Zhao, Mr. Jin Cao and Beijing Tuda own approximately 0.5%, 0.44%, 0.04%, 0.02% and 99% of Guangzhou Huaduo's equity interests, respectively. 

 

Guangzhou Huaduo holds the licenses and permits necessary to conduct its internet value-added services and online advertising in the PRC. If the Company had direct ownership of the VIE, it would be able to exercise its rights as a shareholder to effect changes in the board of directors, which in turn could affect changes at the management level, subject to any applicable fiduciary obligations. However, under the current contractual arrangements, it relies on the VIE and its shareholders' performance of their contractual obligations to exercise effective control. In addition, the Group's contractual agreements have terms range from 10 to 30 years, which are subject to Beijing Huanju Shidai's unilateral termination right. Under the respective service agreements, Beijing Huanju Shidai will provide services including technology support, technology services, business support and consulting services to Guangzhou Huaduo in exchange for service fees. The amount of service fees payable is determined by various factors, including (a) a percentage of Guangzhou Huaduo's revenues or earnings, and (b) the expenses that Beijing Huanju Shidai incurs for providing such services. Beijing Huanju Shidai may charge up to 100% of the income in Guangzhou Huaduo and a multiple of the expenses incurred for providing such services, as determined by Beijing Huanju Shidai from time to time. The service fees payable by Guangzhou Huaduo to Beijing Huanju Shidai are determined to be up to 100% of the profits of Guangzhou Huaduo, with the timing of such payment to be determined at the sole discretion of Beijing Huanju Shidai. If fees were incurred, it would be significant to the Company and the operating companies' economic performance because it will be incurred and paid at up to 100% of the earnings of the VIE. Fees incurred would be remitted, subject to further PRC restrictions. None of the VIEs or their shareholders are entitled to terminate the contracts prior to the expiration date, unless under remote circumstances such as a material breach of agreement or bankruptcy as it pertains to the service and business operation agreements and their amendment. For the years ended December 31,2013, 2014 and 2015, Guangzhou Huanju Shidai and Beijing Huanju Shidai determined that service fees of RMB31,153, RMB363,117 and RMB274,285 were charged to Guangzhou Huaduo. The service fees are typically determined based on the costs and expenses that WOFEs incurs for providing relevant technology support to Guangzhou Huaduo, as well as the consideration of Guangzhou Huaduo's future business development plan and its increasingly growing and diverse operational needs.


As of Decmber 31, 2015, Beijing Tuda and Bilin Online, as the Group's VIEs, still have no substantial business operation. Therefore no service fees were charged by Beijing Huanju Shidai and Bilin Changxiang respectively for the periods presented as both of the two VIEs have accumulated losses since inception.

 

Further, the Group believes that the contractual arrangements among Beijing Huanju Shidai and Bilin Changxiang, the VIEs, and their shareholders are in compliance with PRC law and are legally enforceable. However, the PRC government may issue from time to time new laws or new interpretations on existing laws to regulate this industry. Regulatory risk also encompasses the interpretation by the tax authorities of current tax laws, and the Group's legal structure and scope of operations in the PRC, which could be subject to further restrictions resulting in limitations on the Company's ability to conduct business in the PRC. The PRC government may also require the Group to restructure the Group's operations entirely if it finds that its contractual arrangements do not comply with applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, it could revoke the Group's business and operating licenses, require it to discontinue or restrict its operations, restrict its right to collect revenues, block its website, require it to restructure its operations, impose additional conditions or requirements with which the Group may not be able to comply, or take other regulatory or enforcement actions against the Group that could be harmful to its business. The imposition of any of these penalties may result in a material and adverse effect on the Group's ability to conduct the Group's business. In addition, if the imposition of any of these penalties causes the Group to lose the rights to direct the activities of the VIEs or the right to receive their economic benefits, the Group would no longer be able to consolidate the VIEs and VIE's subsidiaries. The Group does not believe that any penalties imposed or actions taken by the PRC government would result in the liquidation of the Company, Beijing Huanju Shidai and Bilin Changxiang, and the VIEs. 

 

On January 19, 2015, the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, or (the “MOFCOM”) released on its Website for public comment a proposed PRC law (the “Draft FIE Law”) that appears to include VIEs within the scope of entities that could be considered to be foreign invested enterprises (or “FIEs”) that would be subject to restrictions under existing PRC law on foreign investment in certain categories of industry. Specifically, the Draft FIE Law introduces the concept of “actual control” for determining whether an entity is considered to be an FIE. In addition to control through direct or indirect ownership or equity, the Draft FIE Law includes control through contractual arrangements within the definition of “actual control.” If the Draft FIE Law is passed by the People's Congress of the PRC and goes into effect in its current form, these provisions regarding control through contractual arrangements could be construed to reach the Group's VIE arrangements, and as a result the Group's VIEs could become explicitly subject to the current restrictions on foreign investment in certain categories of industry. The Draft FIE Law includes provisions that would exempt from the definition of foreign invested enterprises entities where the ultimate controlling shareholders are either entities organized under PRC law or individuals who are PRC citizens. The Draft FIE Law does not make clear how “control” would be determined for such purpose, and is silent as to what type of enforcement action might be taken against existing VIEs that operate in restricted industries and are not controlled by entities organized under PRC law or individuals who are PRC citizens. If a finding were made by PRC authorities, under existing law and regulations or under the Draft FIE Law if it becomes effective, that the Group's operation of certain of its businesses through VIEs violates the Draft FIE Law, regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the licensing and operation of such operations and businesses may require the Group to take various actions as discussed in the paragraph above. The Group's management considers the possibility of such a finding by PRC regulatory authorities under the Draft VIE law, if it becomes effective, to be remote.

 

The following consolidated financial information of the Group's VIEs and VIE's subsidiaries excluding the intercompany items with the Group's subsidiaries was included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended: 

 

December 31,
2014 2015  
RMB RMB  
Assets      
Current assets                
Cash and cash equivalents     305,405       403,722  
Short-term deposits     1,002,020       250,000  
Restricted short-term deposits     100,000       110,000  
Accounts receivable, net     243,529       127,365  
Inventory     1,445       14,385  
Amounts due from related parties     43,816       5,164  
Prepayments and other current assets     113,939       117,536  
Deferred tax assets     85,004       87,492  
Total current assets     1,895,158       1,115,664  
                 
Non-current assets                
Deferred tax assets     1,392       3,363  
Investments     63,220       285,292  
Property and equipment, net     227,372       292,340  
Intangible assets, net     133,888       110,214  
Goodwill     298,802       136,066  
Other non-current assets     31,520       1,932,356  
Total non-current assets     756,194       2,759,631  
 
Total assets     2,651,352       3,875,295  

December 31,    
2014 2015
RMB RMB
             
Liabilities
Current liabilities                
Accounts payable     101,160       108,500  
Deferred revenue     354,987       385,300  
Advances from customers     25,897       45,189  
Income taxes payable     65,162       80,978  
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities     357,464       579,760  
Amounts due to related parties     30,892       23,684  
                 
Total current liabilities     935,562       1,223,411  
                 
Non-current liabilities                
Long-term payable     183,000       -  
Deferred revenue     24,383       20,752  
Deferred tax liabilities     26,709       12,592  
                 
Total non-current liabilities     234,092       33,344  
                 
Total liabilities     1,169,654       1,256,755  

 

For the year ended December 31,
2013 2014     2015  
RMB RMB     RMB  
         
Net revenues     1,669,852       3,543,994       5,821,305  
Net income     486,095       1,136,570       1,267,111  


For the year ended December 31,
2013 2014     2015  
RMB RMB     RMB  
         
Net cash provided by operating activities     845,198       1,313,521       2,164,953  
Net cash used in investing activities     (592,390 )     (994,574 )     (2,251,207 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     -       -       704,298  
      252,808       318,947
    618,044

 

(b) Foreign exchange risk

 

The revenues and expenses of the Group's subsidiaries, VIEs and VIE's subsidiaries in the PRC are generally denominated in RMB and their assets and liabilities are denominated in RMB. The Group's financing activities are denominated in U.S. dollars. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. Remittances of foreign currencies into the PRC and exchange of foreign currencies into RMB require approval by foreign exchange administrative authorities and certain supporting documentation. The State Administration for Foreign Exchange, under the authority of the People's Bank of China, controls the conversion of RMB into other currencies. 

 

(c) Concentration risk

 

(i)

Concentration of revenue

 

No individual customer accounted for more than 10% of net revenues for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015.   

 

(ii) Concentration of accounts receivable

 

The Group collects accounts receivable from collection agencies, external game platforms, and advertising customers. The Group depends on payments from a limited number of collection agencies and advertising customers. The top 10 accounts receivable accounted for 83% and 82% of the total accounts receivable as of December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The following table summarizes the percentage of accounts receivable from collection agencies and advertising customers with over 10% of total accounts receivable:


December 31,
2014     2015  
RMB     RMB  
Collection agencies and advertising customers              
B1     57 %     35 %
B2
  *
    12
B3     *       11

 

*
Less than 10%

 

(d) Credit risk

 

As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, substantially all of the Group's cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits were placed with the PRC and international financial institutions. Management chooses these institutions because of their reputations and track records for stability, and their known large cash reserves, and management periodically reviews these institutions' reputations, track records, and reported reserves. Management expects that any additional institutions that the Group uses for its cash and bank deposits will be chosen with similar criteria for soundness. Nevertheless under the PRC law, it is required that a commercial bank in the PRC that holds third party cash deposits should maintain a certain percentage of total customer deposits taken in a statutory reserve fund for protecting the depositors' rights over their interests in deposited money. PRC banks are subject to a series of risk control regulatory standards; PRC bank regulatory authorities are empowered to take over the operation and management of any PRC bank that faces a material credit crisis. The Group believes that it is not exposed to unusual risks as these financial institutions are either PRC banks or international banks with high credit quality. The Group had not experienced any losses on its deposits of cash and cash equivalents and term deposits during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 and believes that its credit risk to be minimal.