IT TECH PACKAGING INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 27, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed Mar 27, 2024
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31,2023
or
☐** TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**
For the transition period from _____________to ______________
Commission file number001-34577
IT Tech Packaging, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 20-4158835 |
|---|---|
| State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer |
| Incorporation or organization | Identification No.) |
Science Park, Juli Road,
Xushui District, Baoding City
Hebei Province, The People’s Republic of China 072550
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(86) 312-8698215
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | ITP | NYSE American |
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock
(Title of class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.☐ Yes☒ No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.☐ Yes☒ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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 ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).☒Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).☐ Yes☒ No
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2023 was approximately $4,476,376 based upon 9,524,204 shares of common stock held by non-affiliates and the closing price of the common stock of $0.47 per share on June 30, 2023.
As of March 27, 2024, there were 10,065,920 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001, issued and outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PART I | |||
| Item 1. | BUSINESS | 1 | |
| Item 1A. | RISK FACTORS | 23 | |
| Item 1B. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 45 | |
| Item 1C | CYBERSECURITY | 45 | |
| Item 2. | PROPERTIES | 45 | |
| Item 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 46 | |
| Item 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES | 46 | |
| PART II | |||
| Item 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES | 47 | |
| Item 6. | [RESERVED] | 47 | |
| Item 7. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 48 | |
| Item 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 60 | |
| Item 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA | 60 | |
| Item 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE | 61 | |
| Item 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 61 | |
| Item 9B. | OTHER INFORMATION | 61 | |
| Item 9C. | DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTION. | 61 | |
| PART III | |||
| Item 10. | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 62 | |
| Item 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 65 | |
| Item 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | 66 | |
| Item 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE | 67 | |
| Item 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | 68 | |
| PART IV | |||
| Item 15. | EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES | 69 | |
| SIGNATURES | 73 | ||
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INTRODUCTION
All references to “we,” “us,” “our,” or similar terms used in this annual report refer to IT Tech Packaging, Inc., a Nevada corporation, including its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and, in the context of describing our operations and consolidated financial information, our variable interest entity in China, Hebei Baoding Dongfang Paper Milling Company Limited, or Dongfang Paper. “IT Tech Packaging” refers to IT Tech Packaging, Inc. “VIE” or “Dongfang Paper” refers to our variable interest entity in China. “Baoding Shengde” refers to our wholly-owned subsidiary, Baoding Shengde Paper Co., Ltd, a PRC company. “Qianrong”, refers to our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, QianrongQianhui Hebei Technology Co., Ltd, a PRC company. “Tengsheng Paper” refers to the subsidiary of Dongfang Paper, Hebei Tengsheng Paper Co., Ltd., a PRC company.
All references to “PRC” or “China” refers to the People’s Republic of China, including, for the purpose of this annual report, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; all references to “RMB” or “Renminbi” refer to the legal currency of China; all references to “US$,” “dollars,” “U.S. dollars” and “$” refer to the legal currency of the United States.
This annual report on Form 10-K includes our audited consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and our audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements.” These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “is/are likely to” and similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, our anticipated revenues from the corrugating medium paper business segment and offset printing paper business, our ability to implement the planned capacity expansion of tissue paper, our ability to introduce new products, market acceptance of new products, general economic and business conditions, the ability to attract or retain qualified senior management personnel and research and development staff, and those specifically addressed under the headings “Risks Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” The forward-looking statements made in this annual report relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation, beyond any than as required by law, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made, even though our situation changes in the future.
We operate in an emerging and evolving environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is impossible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
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