ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Forward Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled "Risk Factors", that may cause our company's or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our financial statements are stated in United States dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
In this report, unless otherwise specified, all references to "common shares" refer to the common shares of our capital stock.
As used in this report, the terms "we", "us", "our", "W&E Source Corp." means W&E Source Corp., unless otherwise indicated.
Corporate Overview
The Company has identified the global tourism market as its first investment target. As it currently exists, the tourism industry is fragmented into various geographic regions. We believe that approaching this industry from a global perspective is an emerging market with tremendous growth potential. We plan to set up and/or acquire offices in various regions of the world and through them, develop the local tourism industry and expand our local tourism market. Ultimately, we plan to unify and manage our regional offices and to market our global services through the internet.
We have set up three subsidiaries, Airchn Travel Global, Inc. in Seattle, Washington ("ATGI"), Airchn Travel (Canada) Inc., in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada ("ATCI") and Airchn Travel (Beijing) Inc. in Beijing, China ("ATBI"). Our Beijing office has been closed as of June 30, 2022 due to lack of business and to reduce operating costs.
We are engaged in services such as airline and cruise ticketing, customized and packaged tours, travel blogs, travel magazines, sales of travel related merchandise, group hotel reservations, business travel arrangements, conference travel arrangements, car rental and admission ticket sale for local tourist attractions.
We will continue to explore other business growth opportunities, regardless of industry, in order to diversify our business operations and investments.
On January 17, 2012, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware to change its name from News of China, Inc. to W&E Source Corp. In connection with the name change, our listing symbol also changed from "NWCH" to "WESC." In addition, the Company also increased its total authorized shares to 500,000,000 to anticipate future financing through the issuance of our equity or convertible debt to finance our business.
On June 6, 2022, certain stockholders of the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") with Hong Ba and Christina Chen for the sale and purchase of an aggregate of 118,123,001 shares of common stock of the Company. One June 8, 2022, the transaction contemplated by the SPA closed, representing approximately 90.8% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares. It resulted in change of control of the Company with Christina Chen owning approximately 70% of the Company's outstanding stock. Effective June 8, 2022, Junjun Wu resigned as member of the Board of Directors and the Board appointed Christina Chen as a new director of the Company. Hong Ba continues to serve as a director, CEO and CFO of the Company.
Employees
As of June 30, 2022, we have one part time consultant, who is responsible for sales of the various travel products and consulting services we offer. We have not experienced any labor disputes and we believe we have good relationships with our employees. We are not a party to any collective bargaining agreements.
Research and Development Expenditures
We did not incur expenditures in research and development over the last fiscal year.
Intellectual Property
We do not own, either legally or beneficially, any patent or trademark.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our common shares are considered speculative. Prospective investors should consider carefully the risk factors set out below.
Risks Related To Our Business
Our revenue is derived from the global travel industry and a prolonged or substantial decrease in global travel volume, as well as other industry trends, could adversely affect us.
Our revenue is derived from the global travel industry. As a result, our revenue is directly related to the overall level of travel activity, and is therefore significantly impacted by declines in, or disruptions to, travel in any region due to factors entirely outside of our control. Such factors include:
• global security issues, political instability, acts or threats of terrorism, hostilities or war and other political issues that could adversely affect global air travel volume;
• epidemics or pandemics, such as COVID-19, H1N1 "swine" flu, avian flu, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ("SARS") and Ebola virus disease;
• natural disasters, such as hurricanes, volcanic activity and resulting ash clouds, earthquakes and tsunamis;
• general economic conditions, particularly to the extent that adverse conditions may cause a decline in travel volume, such as the crisis in the global credit and financial markets, diminished liquidity and credit availability, declines in consumer confidence and discretionary income, declines in economic growth, increases in unemployment rates and uncertainty about economic stability;
• the financial condition of travel suppliers, including airlines and hotels, and the impact of any changes such as airline bankruptcies or consolidations on the cost and availability of air travel and hotel rooms;
• changes to laws and regulations governing the airline and travel industry and the adoption of new laws and regulations detrimental to operations, including environmental and tax laws and regulations;
• fuel price escalation;
• work stoppages or labor unrest at any of the major airlines or other travel suppliers or at airports;
• increased security, particularly airport security that could reduce the convenience of air travel;
• travelers' perception of the occurrence of travel-related accidents, of the environmental impact of air travel, particularly in regards to CO2 emissions, or of the scope, severity and timing of the other factors described above; and
• changes in occupancy and room rates achieved by hotels.
If there were to be a prolonged substantial decrease in travel volume, for these or any other reason, it would have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The COVID-19 pandemic could negatively affect the Company's business and operating results.
The future impacts of the global emergence of the novel strain of Corona virus and the disease it causes (known as "COVID-19") on the Company's business or operating and financial results are unpredictable and cannot be identified with certainty at this time. The widespread health crisis has adversely affected the global economy and resulted in a widespread economic downturn which could adversely impact demand for our services. Such interruptions include significant disruptions and restrictions on travel. There is no assurance that the outbreak will not have a material adverse impact on our business or results of operations. Further, our operations could be negatively affected if a significant number of our service providers are unable to perform their normal duties because of contracting COVID-19 or based on further direction from governments, public health authorities or regulatory agencies. The extent of the impact, if any, will depend on developments beyond our control, including actions taken by governments, financial institutions, monetary policy authorities, and public health authorities to contain and respond to public health concerns and general economic conditions as a result of the pandemic.
We will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required or recommended by federal, provincial, state or local authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our customers, partners, suppliers, shareholders and other stakeholders. We cannot be certain of potential effects any such alterations or modifications may have on our business or operating and financial results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
The travel industry may not recover from the recent global financial crisis and recession to the extent anticipated or may not grow in line with long-term historical trends following any recovery.
As a participant in the global travel industry, our business and operating results are impacted by global economic conditions, including the recent European debt crisis, a slowdown in growth of the Chinese economy, a prolonged slow economic recovery in Japan and a general reduction in net disposable income as a result of fiscal measures adopted by countries to address high levels of budgetary indebtedness, which may adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In our industry, the recent financial crisis and global recession have resulted in higher unemployment, a decline in consumer confidence, large-scale business failures and tightened credit markets. As a result, the global travel industry, which historically has grown at a rate in excess of global GDP growth during economic expansions, has experienced a cyclical downturn. A continuation of recent adverse economic developments in areas such as employment levels, business conditions, interest rates, tax rates, fuel and energy costs, particularly a rise in the price of crude oil, and other matters could reduce discretionary spending further and cause the travel industry to continue to contract. In addition, the global economy may not recover as quickly or to the extent anticipated, and consumer spending on leisure travel and business spending on corporate travel may not increase despite improvement in economic conditions. As a result, our business may not benefit from a broader macroeconomic recovery, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
The travel industry is highly competitive, and we are subject to risks relating to competition that may adversely affect our performance.
Our businesses operate in highly competitive industries. If we cannot compete effectively, we may lose share to our competitors, which may adversely affect our financial performance. Our continued success depends, to a large extent, upon our ability to compete effectively in industries that contain numerous competitors, some of which may have significantly greater financial, marketing, personnel and other resources than us.
The travel industry is seasonal.
Our business travel operations will experience seasonal fluctuations, reflecting seasonal variations in demand for travel services. During the first quarter, demand for travel services generally declines and the number of bookings flattens or decreases, in part due to a slowdown in business activity during the holidays. Demand for travel services generally peaks during the second half of the year and there may be seasonal fluctuations in allocations of travel services made available to us by travel suppliers. Consequently, our revenue may fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
Our business depends on the technology infrastructure of third parties.
We rely on third-party computer systems and other service providers, including the computerized reservation systems of airlines and hotels to make reservations and confirmations. Other third parties provide, for instance, our back-up data center, telecommunications access lines, significant computer systems and software licensing, support and maintenance service and air-ticket delivery. Any interruption in these or other third-party services or deterioration in their performance could impair the quality of our service.
Risks Related To Our Company
We have only commenced our business operations in October, 2005 and we have a limited operating history. If we cannot successfully manage the risks normally faced by start-up companies, we may not achieve profitable operations and ultimately our business may fail.
As of June 30, 2022, we had an accumulated deficit of $1,327,434. We anticipate continuing to incur significant losses until, at the earliest, we generate sufficient revenues to offset the substantial up-front expenditures and operating costs associated with developing and marketing our services. There can be no assurance that we will ever operate profitably.
We will also encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by growing companies in evolving industries such as the travel agency and travel service industry. Our operating history to date is not adequate to evaluate how we will address these risks and difficulties in the future. Some of the risks relate to our ability to: (i) attract and retain customers and encourage our customers to engage in repeat transactions; (ii) retain our existing agreements and relationships with travel suppliers such as hotels and airlines and to expand our product and service offerings on satisfactory terms with our travel suppliers; (iii) operate, support, expand and develop our operations, our call centers, our website, and our communications and other systems; (iv) diversify our sources of revenue; (v) maintain effective control of our expenses; and (vi) respond to changes in our regulatory environment.
If we are not successful in addressing any or all of these risks, our business may be materially affected in an adverse manner.
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which may hinder our ability to obtain future financing.
In their report accompanying this annual report, our independent auditors stated that our consolidated financial statements were prepared assuming that we would continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is an issue raised as we have losses from operations and an accumulated deficit. We anticipate that we will continue to experience net operating losses. Our ability to continue as a going concern is subject to our ability to obtain necessary funding from outside sources, including obtaining additional funding from the sale of our securities. Our lack of revenue and continued net operating losses increase the difficulty in meeting such goals and there can be no assurances that such methods will prove successful.
We have generated limited revenues and have only limited marketing experience to develop customers.
We have generated revenues by providing air ticket reservations, hotel reservations and other travel related services to our customers. We do not believe that we will generate significant revenues in the immediate future. There can be no assurance that we will ever be able to obtain a significant number of customers to generate meaningful revenues or achieve profitable operations.
We have only limited experience in developing and marketing our travel services, and there is limited information available concerning the potential performance or market acceptance of our proposed services. There can be no assurance that unanticipated expenses, problems or technical difficulties will not occur which would result in material delays in commercialization of our services or that our efforts will result in successful commercialization.
The continued growth of our business will require additional funding from time to time which would be used for general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include acquisitions, investments, repayment of debt, capital expenditures, repurchase of our capital stock and any other purposes that we may specify in any prospectus supplement. Obtaining additional funding would be subject to a number of factors including market conditions, operational performance and investor sentiment. These factors may make the timing, amount, terms and conditions of additional funding unattractive, or unavailable, to us.
The terms of any future financing may adversely affect your interest as stockholders.
If we require additional financing in the future, we may be required to incur indebtedness or issue equity securities, the terms of which may adversely affect your interests in our company. For example, the issuance of additional indebtedness may be senior in right of payment to your shares upon our liquidation. In addition, indebtedness may be under terms that make the operation of our business more difficult because the lender's consent will be required before we take certain actions. Similarly the terms of any equity securities we issue may be senior in right of payment of dividends to your common stock and may contain superior rights and other rights as compared to your common stock. Further, any such issuance of equity securities may dilute your interest in our company, which may reduce the value of your investment.
Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain limitations on the liability of our directors and officers, which may discourage suits against directors and executive officers for breaches of fiduciary duties.
Our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and our Bylaws contain provisions limiting the liability of our directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law. This is intended to eliminate the personal liability of a director for monetary damages on an action brought by origin our right for breach of a director's duties to us or to our stockholders except in certain limited circumstances. In addition, our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and our Bylaws contain provisions requiring us to indemnify our directors, officers, employees and agents serving at our request, against expenses, judgments (including derivative actions), fines and amounts paid in settlement. This indemnification is limited to actions taken in good faith in the reasonable belief that the conduct was lawful and in, or not opposed to our best interests. The Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws provide for the indemnification of directors and officers in connection with civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings when acting in their capacities as agents for us. These provisions may reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and executive officers and may discourage or deter stockholders or management from suing directors or executive officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit our stockholders and directors and officers.
Our success depends on our management team and other key personnel, the loss of any of whom could disrupt our business operations.
Our future success will depend in substantial part on the continual services of our senior management, including our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Hong Ba. As a startup company, currently none of the senior management team draws salaries from our company. We do not carry key person life insurance on any of our officers or employees. The loss of the services of one or more of our key personnel could impede implementation of our business plan and result in reduced profitability.
Because our officers, directors and principal shareholders control a majority of our common stock, investors will have little or no control over our management or other matters requiring shareholder approval.
Our officers and directors in the aggregate, beneficially own approximately 90.9% of issued and outstanding shares of our common stock. As a result, they may have the ability to control matters affecting minority shareholders, including the election of our directors, the acquisition or disposition of our assets, and the future issuance of our shares. Because our officers, directors and principal shareholders control the company, investors will not be able to replace our management if they disagree with the way our business is being run. Because control by these insiders could result in management making decisions that are in the best interest of those insiders and not in the best interest of the investors, you may lose some or all of the value of your investment in our common stock.
Because we do not have sufficient insurance to cover our business losses, we might have uninsured losses, increasing the possibility that you would lose your investment.
We may incur uninsured liabilities and losses as a result of the conduct of our business. We do not currently maintain any comprehensive liability or property insurance. Even if we obtain such insurance in the future, we may not carry sufficient insurance coverage to satisfy potential claims. We do not carry any business interruption insurance. Should uninsured losses occur, any purchasers of our common stock could lose their entire investment.
Risks Relating to the People's Republic of China
The economic policies of the People's Republic of China could affect our business.
China is one of the regions which we will focus our business development. Accordingly, our results of operations and prospects are subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political and legal developments in the People's Republic of China. While the People's Republic of China's economy has experienced significant growth in the past 20 years, such growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures benefit the overall economy of the People's Republic of China, but they may also have a negative effect on us.
The economy of the People's Republic of China has been changing from a planned economy to a more market-oriented economy. In recent years, the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform and the reduction of state ownership of productive assets, and the establishment of corporate governance in business enterprises; however, a substantial portion of productive assets in the People's Republic of China are still owned by the Chinese government. In addition, the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. It also exercises significant control over the People's Republic of China's economic growth through the allocation of resources, the control of payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, the setting of monetary policy and the provision of preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.
Capital outflow policies in the People's Republic of China may hamper our ability to expand our business and/or operations. The People's Republic of China has adopted currency and capital transfer regulations. These regulations may require us to comply with complex regulations for the movement of capital. Although our management believes that it is currently in compliance with these regulations, should these regulations or the interpretation of them by courts or regulatory agencies change, we may not be able to remit income earned and proceeds received in connection with any off-shore operations or from other financial or strategic transactions we may consummate in the future.
Fluctuation of the Renminbi, or Chinese Yuan ("Renminbi"), could materially affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Fluctuation of the Renminbi, the currency of the People's Republic of China, could materially affect our financial condition and results of operations. The value of the Renminbi fluctuates and is subject to changes in the People's Republic of China's political and economic conditions. Since July 2005, the conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies, including United States dollars, is pegged against the inter-bank foreign exchange market rates or current exchange rates of a basket of currencies on the world financial markets. As of June 30, 2022, the exchange rate between the Renminbi and the United States dollar was approximately 6.6956 Renminbi to every one United States dollar.
It will be extremely difficult to acquire jurisdiction and enforce liability against our officers, directors and assets based in The People's Republic of China.
Because some of our executive officers and current directors are Chinese citizens, it may be difficult, if not impossible, to acquire jurisdiction over these persons in the event a lawsuit is initiated against us and/or our officers and directors by a stockholder or group of stockholders in the United States.
Risks Associated With Our Common Stock
Trading on the OTC Markets may be volatile and sporadic, which could depress the market price of our common stock and make it difficult for our stockholders to resell their shares.
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets. Trading in stock quoted on the OTC Markets is often thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices due to many factors that may have little to do with our operations or business prospects. This volatility could depress the market price of our common stock for reasons unrelated to operating performance. Moreover, the OTC Markets is not a stock exchange, and trading of securities on the OTC Markets is often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on a quotation system like Nasdaq or a stock exchange like the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, our shareholders may have difficulty reselling any of their shares.
Our stock is a penny stock. Trading of our stock may be restricted by the SEC's penny stock regulations and the FINRA's sales practice requirements, which may limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.
Our stock is a penny stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines "penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors". The term "accredited investor" refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in, and limit the marketability of, our common stock.
In addition to the "penny stock rules" promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority believes that there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock.
Other Risks
Trends, Risks and Uncertainties
We have sought to identify what we believe to be the most significant risks to our business, but we cannot predict whether, or to what extent, any such risks may be realized nor can we guarantee that we have identified all possible risks that might arise. Investors should carefully consider all of the risk factors before making an investment decision with respect to our common stock.
