Future FinTech Group Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Apr 15, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Apr 15, 2025
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Period ended 2023-12-31; filed 2024-04-16.
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ITEM 7. – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-04-15.
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ITEM 7. – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Current report
On December 6, 2024, the Company and FTFT SuperComputing Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“FTFT SuperComputing”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with DDMM Capital LLC (the “Buyer”). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company sold all of the issued and outstanding shares of FTFT SuperComputing to the Buyer for a purchase price that equals to: (i) the assumption of the obligations of FTFT SuperComputing totaling $973,072.24 and (ii)$1,000,000, which was paid to an account at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP to satisfy, in part, the right of payment held by FT Global Capital, Inc. arising from the judgment entered in favor of FT Global and against the Company registered in the Southern District of New York and all matters pertaining to such litigation. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement took place on December 9, 2024.
Current report
On December 18, 2024, the Company sold all of its interest and ownership of Future Fintech Digital Capital Management LLC, FTFT UK Limited, DigiPay FinTech Limited, GlobalKey SharedMall Limited, Future Fintech Labs Inc., and Future Fintech Digital Number One GP, LLC (USA) to Alec Orudjiev, the general counsel of FT Global for $25,000 through the court ordered auction by the United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York.
Current report
On November 27, 2024, Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“NTAM”) was disposed of for a consideration of US$ 0.31 million (HK$2.40 million).
Current report
On December 9, 2024, FTFT SuperComputing Inc. was disposed of for a consideration of US$1.97 million, of which (i) the assumption of the obligations of FTFT SuperComputing totaling $973,072.24 and (ii) $1,000,000 was paid to an account at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP to satisfy, in part, the right of payment held by FT Global Capital, Inc. arising from the judgment entered in favor of FT Global and against the Company registered in the Southern District of New York.
Current report
On December 18, 2024, the Company sold all of its interest and ownership of Future Fintech Digital Capital Management LLC, FTFT UK Limited, DigiPay FinTech Limited, GlobalKey SharedMall Limited, Future Fintech Labs Inc., and Future Fintech Digital Number One GP, LLC (USA) to Alec Orudjiev, the general counsel of FT Global for $25,000 through the court ordered auction by the United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York. Currently, the main business of the Company is supply-chain financing services and trading in China
Current report
Revenue decreased from $21.7 million in 2023 to $2.16 million in 2024, decrease of $19.54 million or 158.5%. The decrease in overall revenue was mainly due to the sale of the subsidiary NTAM which generated $12.88 million revenue from asset management business in 2023 as well as decrease in revenues generated from supply chain financing and trading business. As the real estate, infrastructure and overall economy in China have slowed down in 2024, the demand for sand and steel has dropped during 2024 comparing to the same period of 2023, and coal price has decreased in China and the market demand has also decreased during 2024 as comparing to the same period of 2023.
Current report
Bad debt provision increased by $27.35 million during the year 2024, compared to the same period of last fiscal year. The increase was due to bad debt provision in 2024 because a different bad debt provision accounting treatment method used in 2024.
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Previous report
In March 2022, FTFT UK Limited received has received approval to operate as an Electronic Money Directive (“EMD”) Agent and has been registered as such with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a UK regulator. This status grants FTFT UK Limited the ability to distribute or redeem e-money and provide certain financial services on behalf of an e-money institution (registration number 903050).
Previous report
On September 29, 2022, FTFT UK Limited completed its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Khyber Money Exchange Ltd., a company incorporated in England and Wales, from Rahim Shah, a resident of United Kingdom for a total of Euros €685,000 (“Purchase Price”), pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated September 1, 2021. Khyber Money Exchange Ltd. is a money transfer company with a platform for transferring money through one of its agent locations or via its online portal, mobile platform or over the phone. Khyber Money Exchange Ltd. is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the parties received approval by the FCA before the formal closing of the transaction. On October 11, 2022, the Company changed the name of Khyber Money Exchange Ltd. to FTFT Finance UK Limited.
Previous report
Money Transfer Business
Previous report
FTFT Finance UK Limited (“FTFT Finance”) formerly known as Khyber Money Exchange Ltd. was acquired by FTFT UK in September 2022. It is regulated by UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) for its cross-border money transfer systems and service. FTFT Finance was incorporated in 2009 and is a pioneer in the UK for money remittance services. FTFT Finance provides money transfer services through its platform to transfer money around the world via one of its agent locations or its online portal, mobile platform, or over the phone. FTFT Finance is headquartered in the UK and it has a trade name of FTFT Pay. FTFT Finance’s plan is to develop products and services across different regions of the world.
Previous report
FTFT Finance is a financial platform that enables its customers to send their hard-earned money to their country of origin, or any other country of their liking, with ease and at a reasonable cost, transparent exchange rate and without any hidden charges. We believe our customers and their diverse backgrounds that has helped FTFT Finance to become a credible and trustworthy money remittance business.
Previous report
Remittance service is a highly saturated market in the United Kingdom and there are many companies that offer remittance services. FTFT Finance has an edge over companies like wise in many different ways, for example, FTFT Finance offers competitive rates for its services and does not charge customer fees for remittance to Pakistan as it receives its rebate from local banks. This approach provides gives us an advantage over our competitors.
Previous report
According to the Office for National Statistics, the UK economy grew by 0.1% for the year of 2023, and GDP per capita fell by 0.6% for the year of 2023, and the slow-down of UK economy directly cause the decline in the amount and frequency of remittance business which also negatively impacted our business. Also, the exchange rate fluctuation in 2023 is relatively large, which significantly reduced our income.
Previous report
On March 7, 2024, E-Commerce Tianjin was dissolved and deregistered.
Previous report
Revenue increased from $23.88 million in 2022 to $34.86 million in 2023, increase of $10.98million or 46%. The increase in overall revenue was mainly due to increase in revenues generated from sand and steel supply chain financing and trading business as Chinese government eased strict control measures for COVID-19 at the end of 2022 and business and transportation have resumed to normal in early 2023 while there were many lockdowns in 2022.
Previous report
Asset management service decreased by $0.75 million from $13.63 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to $12.88 million in the same period of 2023, which mainly due to that clients are cautious on investing stock and other investments during market conditions in the 2023, which has reduced our revenue in asset management fees.
Previous report
Stock compensation expense increased by $2.18 million during the year ended 2023, compared to the same period of last fiscal year as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company granted more shares of common stock of the Company to certain officers and employees in 2023 which had more value than the shares we granted to the officers, employees and director of the Company in 2022.
Previous report
The Company recorded $14.16 millions of impairment loss in the year ended December 31, 2023 relating to short term investment and goodwill impairment for NTAM, UK finance and Alpha HK &Alpha Shenzhen.
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Previous wording
Future FinTech is a holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida and it is not a Chinese operating company. As a holding company with no material operations of our own, we conduct a substantial majority of our operations through our subsidiaries and this structure involves unique risks to investors. The Company historically engaged in the production and sale of fruit juice concentrates (including fruit purees and fruit juices), fruit beverages (including fruit juice beverages and fruit cider beverages) in People’s Republic of China. Due to drastically increased production costs and tightened environmental laws in China, the Company had transformed its business from fruit juice manufacturing and distribution to supply chain financing services and trading in China, asset management business in Hong Kong and cross-border money transfer service in UK. The Company also expanded into brokerage and investment banking business in Hong Kong and cryptocurrency mining farm in the U.S. The Company had contractual arrangements with a VIE E-Commerce Tianjin in China, which has generated minimal revenue and business since 2021 due to the negative impact caused by COVID-19. The Company started the process to close it down in November 2023 and completed deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with local authority on March 7, 2024.
Current wording
Future FinTech is a holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida and it is not a Chinese operating company. As a holding company with no material operations of our own, we conduct a substantial majority of our operations through our subsidiaries and this structure involves unique risks to investors. The Company historically engaged in the production and sale of fruit juice concentrates (including fruit purees and fruit juices), fruit beverages (including fruit juice beverages and fruit cider beverages) in People’s Republic of China. Due to drastically increased production costs and tightened environmental laws in China, the Company had transformed its business from fruit juice manufacturing and distribution to supply chain financing services and trading in China, asset management business in Hong Kong and cross-border money transfer service in UK. The Company also expanded into brokerage and investment banking business in Hong Kong and cryptocurrency mining farm in the U.S. The Company had a contractual arrangements with a VIE E-Commerce Tianjin in China, which has generated minimal revenue and business since 2021 due to the negative impact caused by COVID-19. The Company started the process to close it down in November 2023 and completed deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with local authority on March 7, 2024. Due to worsened investment market sentiment in Hong Kong, the Company sold its ownership in Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“NTAM”) to a third party for HK$2.4 million (approximately $300,000) in November 2024 and is no longer in asset management business in Hong Kong. On December 6, 2024, the Company agreed to sell all issued and outstanding shares of FTFT SuperComputing Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“FTFT SuperComputing”) to DDMM Capital LLC (the “Buyer”) for a purchase price that equals to: (i) the assumption of the obligations of FTFT SuperComputing totaling $973,072.24 and (ii)$1,000,000, which was paid to an account at Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP to satisfy, in part, the right of payment held by FT Global Capital, Inc. arising from the judgment entered in favor of FT Global and against the Company registered in the Southern District of New York and all matters pertaining to such litigation. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement took place on December 9, 2024. On December 18, 2024, the Company sold all of its interest and ownership of Future Fintech Digital Capital Management LLC, FTFT UK Limited, DigiPay FinTech Limited, GlobalKey SharedMall Limited, Future Fintech Labs Inc., and Future Fintech Digital Number One GP, LLC (USA) to Alec Orudjiev, the general counsel of FT Global for $25,000 through the court ordered auction by the United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York. Currently, the main business of the Company is supply-chain financing services and trading in China.
Previous wording
On August 6, 2021, the Company completed acquisition of 90% of the issued and outstanding shares of Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“NTAM”), a Hong Kong-based asset management company, from Joy Rich Enterprises Limited (“Joy Rich”). NTAM is licensed under the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) to carry out regulated activities in Type 4: Advising on Securities and Type 9: Asset Management.
Current wording
On August 6, 2021, the Company completed acquisition of 90% of the issued and outstanding shares of Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“NTAM”), a Hong Kong-based asset management company, from Joy Rich Enterprises Limited (“Joy Rich”). NTAM is licensed under the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) to carry out regulated activities in Type 4: Advising on Securities and Type 9: Asset Management. In order to retain talent in view of the increased turnover in the industry in Hong Kong, top performers of NTAM who had worked with the company for years were granted the right to subscribe for new shares of NTAM with cash. As a result, in July 2023, 19 shares of NTAM were issued to Ms. Lau Kwai Chun at a cash consideration of HK$1,786,301 and in December 2023, 11 shares of NTAM were issued to Aspenwood Capital Partner Limited at a cash consideration of HK$1,034,174. Due to the abovementioned 30 new shares issuance, the Company’s holding of NTAM decreased from 90% to 77.14%. In August 2024, NTAM issued additional 168 shares with HK$17,900 each for a total of HK$3,007,200 by way of rights subscription offer to three existing shareholders of NTAM and Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited did not participate in the subscription and an outsider investor purchased the shares. After the right subscription, the shareholding percentage of NTAM by Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited decreased from 77.14% to 42.86%. In November 2024, the Company sold its remaining 42.86% ownership of NTAM to a third party for HK$2.4 million and is no longer in asset management business in Hong Kong.
Previous wording
On April 18, 2022, the Company and Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company jointly acquired 100% equity interest of KAZAN S.A., a company incorporated in Republic of Paraguay for $288. The Company owns 90% and FTFT HK owns 10% of Kazan S.A., respectively. Kazan S.A. has no operation before the acquisition. The Company plans to develop bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining and related services in Paraguay. The Company has changed its name from KAZAN S.A to FTFT Paraguay S.A. on July 28, 2022.
Current wording
On April 18, 2022, the Company and Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company jointly acquired 100% equity interest of KAZAN S.A., a company incorporated in Republic of Paraguay for $288. The Company owns 90% and FTFT HK owns 10% of Kazan S.A., respectively. Kazan S.A. has no operation before the acquisition. The Company plans to develop bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining and related services in Paraguay. The Company has changed its name from KAZAN S.A to FTFT Paraguay S.A. on July 28, 2022 and it was dissolved in December 2023 as the Company was not able to develop the business in Paraguay as planned.
Previous wording
The Company currently has nine directly controlled subsidiaries: DigiPay FinTech Limited (“DigiPay”), a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong, GlobalKey Shared Mall Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands (“GlobalKey Shared Mall”), Tianjin Future Private Equity Fund Management Partnership, a Limited Partnership under the laws of China, FTFT UK Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of United Kingdom, Future Fintech Digital Capital Management, LLC, a company incorporated under the laws of Connecticut, Future Fintech Digital Number One GP, LLC, a company incorporated under the laws of Connecticut, Future FinTech Labs Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of New York, and FTFT SuperComputing Inc. a company incorporated under the laws of Ohio.
Current wording
On September 4, 2024, the Company deregistered and dissolved the Tianjin Future Private Equity Fund Management Partnership, a Limited Partnership under the laws of China.
Previous wording
On January 26, 2023, the Company filed with the Florida Secretary of State’s office Articles of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to amend its Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (“Articles of Incorporation”). As a result of the Amendment, the Company has authorized and approved a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 60,000,000 shares, accompanied by a corresponding decrease in the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The common stock will continue to be $0.001 par value. The Company rounds up to the next full share of the Company’s shares of common stock any fractional shares that result from the Reverse Stock Split and no fractional shares is issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split and no cash or other consideration is paid in connection with any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the Reverse Stock Split. No changes are being made to the number of preferred shares of the Company which remain as 10,000,000 preferred shares as authorized but not issued. The amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company will take effect at 1:00am Eastern Time on February 1, 2023. The Reverse Stock Split and Amendment were authorized and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company without shareholders’ approval, pursuant to 607.10025 of the Florida Business Corporation Act of the State of Florida.
Current wording
On March 27, 2025, the Company filed with the Florida Secretary of State’s office Articles of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to amend its Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (“Articles of Incorporation”). As a result of the Amendment, the Company has authorized and approved a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 60,000,000 shares to 6,000,000 shares, accompanied by a corresponding decrease in the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (“2025 Reverse Stock Split”, collectively with 2023 Reverse Stock Split as “Reverse Splits”). The common stock will continue to be $0.001 par value. The Company rounded up the fractional shares that result from the 2025 Reverse Stock Split and no fractional shares will be issued in connection with the 2025 Reverse Stock Split and no cash or other consideration will be paid in connection with any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the 2025 Reverse Stock Split. No changes are being made to the number of preferred shares of the Company which remain as 10,000,000 preferred shares as authorized but not issued. The amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company took effect at 1:00pm E.T. on April 1, 2025.
Previous wording
The Company operated a blockchain based online shopping platform, Chain Cloud Mall (“CCM”) Chain Cloud Mall through its VIE and its business was materially and negatively affected by outbreak of COVID-19 since early 2020 because the Company was unable to implement its promotion strategy to enroll new members through training of such members and distributors via meetings and conferences which was not possible during the outbreak of COVID-19. CCM has generated minimal revenue and business since 2021, despite the Company transformed the member-based business model of CCM to a sale agent based “Enterprise Communication as A Service” or eCAAS platform during the second quarter of 2021. The Company started a process to close it down in November 2023 and completed deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with local authority on March 7, 2024.
Current wording
The Company operated a blockchain based online shopping platform, Chain Cloud Mall (“CCM”) Chain Cloud Mall through its VIE and its business was materially and negatively affected during outbreak of COVID-19 because the Company was unable to implement its promotion strategy to enroll new members through training of such members and distributors via meetings and conferences which was not possible during the outbreak of COVID-19. CCM has generated minimal revenue and business since 2021, despite the Company transformed the member-based business model of CCM to a sale agent based “Enterprise Communication as A Service” or eCAAS platform during the second quarter of 2021. The Company started a process to close it down in November 2023 and completed deregistration and dissolution of the VIE with local authority on March 7, 2024.
Previous wording
There are legal and operational risks associated with being based in and having a substantial majority of operations in China and Hong Kong. These risks could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our common stock or could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of our shares to significantly decline or be worthless. In the past few years, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued an announcement to crack down on illegal activities in the securities market and promote the high-quality development of the capital market, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws. On February 15, 2022, Cybersecurity Review Measures published by Cyberspace Administration of China or the CAC, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of State Security, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, People’s Bank of China, State Administration of Radio and Television, China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), State Secrecy Administration and State Cryptography Administration became effective, which provides that, Critical Information Infrastructure Operators (“CIIOs”) that intend to purchase internet products and services and Online Platform Operators engaging in data processing activities that affect or may affect national security shall be subject to the cybersecurity review by the Cybersecurity Review Office. On November 14, 2021, CAC published the Administration Measures for Cyber Data Security (Draft for Public Comments), or the “Cyber Data Security Measure (Draft)”, which requires cyberspace operators with personal information of more than 1 million users who want to list abroad to file a cybersecurity review with the Office of Cybersecurity Review. On July 7, 2022, CAC promulgated the Measures for the Security Assessment of Data Cross-border Transfer, effective on September 1, 2022, which requires the data processors to apply for data cross-border security assessment coordinated by the CAC under the following circumstances: (i) any data processo…
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Current wording
There are legal and operational risks associated with being based in and having a substantial majority of operations in China and Hong Kong. These risks could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our common stock or could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of our shares to significantly decline or be worthless. In the past few years, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued an announcement to crack down on illegal activities in the securities market and promote the high-quality development of the capital market, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws. On February 15, 2022, Cybersecurity Review Measures published by Cyberspace Administration of China or the CAC, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of State Security, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, People’s Bank of China, State Administration of Radio and Television, China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), State Secrecy Administration and State Cryptography Administration became effective, which provides that, Critical Information Infrastructure Operators (“CIIOs”) that intend to purchase internet products and services and Online Platform Operators engaging in data processing activities that affect or may affect national security shall be subject to the cybersecurity review by the Cybersecurity Review Office. On July 7, 2022, CAC promulgated the Measures for the Security Assessment of Data Cross-border Transfer, effective on September 1, 2022, which requires the data processors to apply for data cross-border security assessment coordinated by the CAC under the following circumstances: (i) any data processor transfers important data to overseas; (ii) any critical information infrastructure operator or data processor who processes personal information of over 1 million people provides personal information to overseas; (iii) any data processor who provides personal information to overseas and has already provided personal information of more than 100,0…
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Previous wording
The Company acquired 90% of the issued and outstanding shares of Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“NTAM”), a Hong Kong-based asset management company in August 2021. NTAM was founded in 2018 and it engages asset management and advisory services. NTAM is licensed under the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) for carrying out regulated activities in “Advising on Securities” and “Asset Management”. NTAM offers diversified asset management portfolio for professional investors. Assets of NTAM’s clients are held in banks, where clients gave the banks their authorization allowing NTAM to place trading instructions on behalf of the clients in order to manage the clients’ assets.
Current wording
The Company acquired 90% of the issued and outstanding shares of Nice Talent Asset Management Limited (“NTAM”), a Hong Kong-based asset management company in August 2021. NTAM was founded in 2018 and it engages asset management and advisory services. NTAM is licensed under the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) for carrying out regulated activities in “Advising on Securities” and “Asset Management”. NTAM offers diversified asset management portfolio for professional investors. Assets of NTAM’s clients are held in banks, where clients gave the banks their authorization allowing NTAM to place trading instructions on behalf of the clients in order to manage the clients’ assets. In order to retain talent in view of the increased turnover in the industry in Hong Kong, top performers of NTAM who had worked with the company for years were granted the right to subscribe for new shares of NTAM with cash. As a result, in July 2023, 19 shares of NTAM were issued to Ms. Lau Kwai Chun at a cash consideration of HK$1,786,301 and in December 2023, 11 shares of NTAM were issued to Aspenwood Capital Partner Limited at a cash consideration of HK$1,034,174. Due to the abovementioned 30 new shares issuance, the Company’s holding of NTAM decreased from 90% to 77.14%. In August 2024, NTAM issued additional 168 shares with HK$17,900 each for a total of HK$3,007,200 by way of rights subscription offer to three existing shareholders of NTAM and Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited did not participate in the subscription and an outsider investor purchased the shares. After the right subscription, the shareholding percentage of NTAM by Future Fintech (Hong Kong) Limited decreased from 77.14% to 42.86%. In November 2024, the Company closed the sale of its remaining 42.86% ownership of NTAM to a third party for HK$2.4 million and is no longer in asset management business in Hong Kong.
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This business takes customer demand as the service purpose, cooperates with several private banks which provide asset custody services, and innovatively introduces the function of investment bank to provide exclusive private solutions for our clients.
Current wording
This business takes customer demand as the service purpose, cooperates with several private banks which provide asset custody services, and innovatively introduces the function of investment bank to provide exclusive private solutions for clients.
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NTAM’s main revenue is generated from providing professional advices to clients and management fees for managing the investment of the clients. As of December 31, 2023, NTAM has approximately US$346 million assets under its management.
Current wording
NTAM’s main revenue is generated from providing professional advices to clients and management fees for managing the investment of the clients.
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On June 27, 2022, Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shaanxi) Co., Limited was dissolved and deregistered.
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On March 7, 2024, Chain Cloud Mall Network and Technology (Tianjin) Co., Limited was dissolved and deregistered.
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Other revenues increased from $0.14 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to $1.21 million for the same period of 2023, mainly due to the increased cryptocurrency mining service fee to approximately $0.21 million in 2023 from $0.05 million in 2022 and the debt recovery consulting service fee of approximately $0.63 million as well as US dollar bond service income from new acquisitions business during the year ended December 31, 2023 which we did not have such income in 2022.
Current wording
Other revenues increased from $0.87 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to $1.18 million for the same period of 2024, mainly due to the increased debt recovery consulting service fee as well as U.S. dollar bond service income, as we did not have such income in 2023.
Previous wording
Overall gross profit deceased from approximately $5.4 million in 2022 to approximately $4.9 million in 2023, mainly due to decrease of gross profit from asset management service business as the slow-down in capital market and tough competition in Hong Kong in 2023, which was partially offset by increase of other gross profit, mainly due to new consulting and US dollar bond services as well as increased gross profit for crypto mining service business in 2023 comparing to 2022. Overall gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 14.02% for the year ended 2023, a decrease of 8.57% compared to 22.59% for the same period of last fiscal year, mainly due to more revenues from the supply chain financing and trading service business which had a lower gross margin comparing to asset management service.
Current wording
Overall gross profit increased from approximately $1.12 million in 2023 to approximately $1.27 million in 2024, mainly due to new consulting and US dollar bond services business in 2024 comparing to 2023.
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General and administrative expenses decreased by $2.71 million, or 19.18%, from $14.17 million to $11.45 million for the year ended 2023, compared to the same period of last fiscal year. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to decreased professional service fees for acquisition projects and certain training and consulting fees for the acquired and newly established companies during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Current wording
General and administrative expenses decreased by $1 million, or 13.89%, from $7.2 million to $6.2 million for the year ended 2024, compared to the same period of last fiscal year. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to decreased professional service fees and rental fee during the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Selling expenses decreased by $0.2 million to $0.6 million in 2023 as compared to $0.8 million in 2022, the decrease in selling expenses was mainly due to decrease in selling expenses from our supply chain business.
Current wording
Selling expenses increased by $0.35 million to $0.63 million in 2024 as compared to $0.28 million in 2023, the increase in selling expenses was mainly due to increase in selling expenses from our supply chain business.
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Loss from operations increased by $7.61 million to $24.42 million for 2023 from $16.81 million for 2022, mainly due to increase in impairment loss and decrease of gross profit.
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Loss from operations increased by $1.41 million to $34.23 million for 2024 from $32.82 million for 2023, mainly due to decrease in cost of revenue.
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Shaanxi Chunlv Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd. (“Shaanxi Chunlv”) holds 20.0% interest in Chain Cloud Mall Logistics Center (Shaanxi) Co., Limited, which was dissolved and deregistered on June 27, 2022. Nature Worldwide Resources Ltd. holds 40% interest in DCON DigiPay Limited (“DCON Digipay”). Each of Bin Wu and Lixiong Huang holds 25% and 20% interest in FTFT Capital Investments L.L.C., respectively. Aspenwood Capital Partner Limited holds 9.52%, Lau kwai Chun holds 9.05%, Cheung Hiu Tung holds 1.9% and Choi Tsz Leung holds 2.38% of equity interest of NATM. Yaohua Dai holds 20% equity interest of Future Fintech Digital Capital.
Current wording
Nature Worldwide Resources Ltd. holds 40% interest in DCON DigiPay Limited (“DCON Digipay”). Each of Bin Wu and Lixiong Huang holds 25% and 20% interest in FTFT Capital Investments L.L.C., respectively.
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Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations were $2.31 and $2.31 in fiscal 2023, as compared to $0.93 and $0.93 in fiscal 2022, respectively. Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to discontinued operations was $0.03 and $0.03 for fiscal year 2023 as compared to basic and diluted income per share $0.02 and $0.02 for fiscal year 2022 respectively.
Current wording
Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations were $1.63 and $1.63 in fiscal 2024, as compared to $2.21 and $2.2 in fiscal 2023, respectively. Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to discontinued operations was $0.06 and $0.06 for fiscal year 2024 as compared to basic and diluted income per share $0.07 and $0.07 for fiscal year 2023 respectively.
Previous wording
As of December 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $19.03 million, a decrease of $10.63 million, from $29.66 million as of December 31, 2022. The decrease in cash, cash equivalents was mainly due the loss in operations and the impairment of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2023 comparing to the same period of 2022.
Current wording
As of December 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $4.84 million, a decrease of $12.57 million, from $17.41 million as of December 31, 2023. The decrease in cash, cash equivalents was mainly due the loss in provision of doubtful debt for the year ended December 31, 2024 comparing to the same period of 2023.
Previous wording
Our working capital has historically been generated from our operating cash flows, advances from our customers and loans from bank facilities. Our working capital was $36.76 million as of December 31, 2023, a decrease of $9.93 million from $46.69 million as of December 31, 2022, mainly due to a decrease in current assets.
Current wording
Our working capital has historically been generated from our operating cash flows, advances from our customers and loans from bank facilities. Our working capital was $8.27 million as of December 31, 2024, a decrease of $28.49 million from $36.76 million as of December 31, 2023, mainly due to decrease in current assets.
Previous wording
In 2023, net cash used in our operating activities was $17.22 million compared to net cash used in operating activities of $2.38 million in 2022. The increase in net cash used by operating activities was primarily due to an increase in impairment of goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Current wording
In 2024, net cash used in our operating activities was $21.23 million compared to net cash used in operating activities of $14.56 million in 2023. The increase in net cash used by operating activities was primarily due to an increase in provision of doubtful debt during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Previous wording
In 2023, net cash provided in our investing activities was $8.04 million compared to net cash used in operating activities of $14.19 million in 2022 mainly due to acquisition of a subsidiary and repayment for loan receivable.
Current wording
In 2024, net cash provided in our investing activities was $16.29 million compared to net cash used in operating activities of $8.78 million in 2023 mainly due to decrease in repayment for loan receivable.
Previous wording
In 2023, cash used by financing activities was negative $1.82 million as compared to cash used in financing activities positive $0.25 million in 2022. The increase in cash used by financing activities was mainly due to financing from the issuance of convertible note.
Current wording
In 2024, cash used by financing activities was $2.5 million as compared to cash used in financing activities negative $2.4 million in 2023. The increase in cash used by financing activities was mainly due to proceeds from the issuance of common stock from a private placement, net of issuance costs.
Rearranged current paragraphs (3)
Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
On January 26, 2023, the Company filed with the Florida Secretary of State’s office Articles of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to amend its Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (“Articles of Incorporation”). As a result of the Amendment, the Company has authorized and approved a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 60,000,000 shares, accompanied by a corresponding decrease in the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “2023 Reverse Stock Split”).
Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
The Company currently has one directly controlled subsidiaries: Future FinTech (Hong Kong) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong.
Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
On September 4, 2024, Tianjin Future Private Equity Fund Management Partnership (Ltd Partnership) was dissolved and deregistered.