UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

þ QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013

¨ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

EXCHANGE ACT

For the Transition Period from _______ to _________

001-34123

(Commission File Number)

CHINA-BIOTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

No. 26 Orient Global Headquarter

Lane 118, Yonghe Road

Zhabei District, Shanghai 200072

People’s Republic of China

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Telephone number: (86 21) 5834 9748

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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  þ    No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).  Yes  þ   No  ¨ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  ¨ No þ

As of August 9, 2013, 22,150,200 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

CHINA-BIOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 AND 2012

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CHINA-BIOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts expressed in US Dollars)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

CHINA-BIOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts expressed in US Dollars)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

CHINA-BIOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013

(Amounts expressed in US Dollars)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 

CHINA-BIOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

(Amounts expressed in US Dollars)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

CHINA-BIOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 AND 2012

1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

China-Biotics, Inc. (sometimes referred to as “China-Biotics” or the “Company”) is engaged in the research, development, production, marketing, and distribution of probiotics products (which we sometimes refer to simply as “probiotics”), which are products that contain live microbial food supplements that beneficially affect the host by improving its intestinal microbial balance. The Company was incorporated under the name Otish Resources, Inc. in Delaware in February 2003.

2. SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three-months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 have been prepared based upon Securities and Exchange Commission rules that permit reduced disclosure for interim periods and include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and reclassifications) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of June 30, 2013 and for all periods presented. Information as of March 31, 2013 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2013.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-K filed on July 12, 2013 for the year ended March 31, 2013. The results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full year ending March 31, 2014.

The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are presented in United States dollars and prepared in conformity with US GAAP which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Basis of consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for China-Biotics, Inc. and its subsidiaries are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and include the accounts of Sinosmart Group Inc. (“SGI”), Growing State Limited (“GSL”) and King Treasure Group Limited (“KTG”); SGI’s wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Shining Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (“Shining”); GSL’s wholly owned subsidiary, Growing Bioengineering (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (“Growing”); KTG’s wholly owned subsidiary, Best Design Holdings Limited (“BDH”); and BDH’s wholly owned subsidiary, Growing Bio (Yangling) Co. Ltd (“Growing Yangling”). Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates. Those estimates and assumptions include estimates for allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation, impairment consideration, and assumptions used in the valuation of equity instruments.

Fair value of financial instruments

Fair value measurements are determined using authoritative guidance issued by the FASB, with the exception of the application of the guidance to non-recurring, non-financial assets and liabilities as permitted. Fair value is defined in the authoritative guidance as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value hierarchy was established, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three broad levels as follows:

Level 1-Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2-Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, are observable either directly or indirectly.

Level 3-Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions

The Company is required to use observable market data if available without undue cost and effort. The following table presents certain investments and liabilities of the Company’s financial assets measured and recorded at fair value on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets on a recurring basis and their level within the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013:

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05 Topic 830, “Foreign Currency Matters” (“ASU 2013-05”). ASU 2013-05 resolves the diversity in practice about whether Subtopic 810-10, Consolidation—Overall, or Subtopic 830-30, ASU 2013-05 applies to the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a nonprofit activity or a business (other than a sale of in substance real estate or conveyance of oil and gas mineral rights) within a foreign entity. In addition, the amendments in this Update resolve the diversity in practice for the treatment of business combinations achieved in stages (sometimes also referred to as step acquisitions) involving a foreign entity. ASU 2013-02 became effective for the company prospectively for fiscal years (and interim reporting periods within those years) beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The FASB has issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2013-04, Liabilities (Topic 405), “Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date.” ASU 2013-04 provides guidance for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this ASU is fixed at the reporting date, except for obligations addressed within existing guidance in U.S. GAAP. The guidance requires an entity to measure those obligations as the sum of the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, A Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (A Consensus the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). ASU 2013-11 provides guidance on financial statement presentation of unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carrforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The FASB’s objective in issuing this ASU is to eliminate diversity in practice resulting from a lack of guidance on this topic in current U.S. GAAP. This ASU applies to all entities with unrecognized tax benefits that also have tax loss or tax credit carryforwards in the same tax jurisdiction as of the reporting date. This amendment is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013 and interim periods within those years. The company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future consolidated financial statements.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income per share:

Basic income per share is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted average number of outstanding common stock during the period.  The diluted income per share calculation includes the impact of dilutive convertible securities, if applicable.  The weighted average number of outstanding common stock is determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that a particular number of shares of common stock has been outstanding to the total time in that period. The Company had 660,000 common stock equivalents related to the stock options at June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, 660,000 and 483,637, respectively, of these common stock equivalents have been excluded for the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect of these common stock equivalents is anti-dilutive.

Economic and political risks

The Company’s operations are conducted in the PRC and are subject to various political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties inherent in this country. Among other risks, the Company’s operations are subject to the risks of restrictions on transfer of funds; export duties, quotas and embargoes; domestic and international customs and tariffs; changing taxation policies; foreign exchange restrictions; and political conditions and governmental regulations.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and accounts receivable. As of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the Company had cash deposits of $78.0 million and $75.8 million placed with several banks in the PRC, which includes the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, where there is currently no rule or regulation in place for obligatory insurance of bank accounts. For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, all of the Company’s sales arose in the PRC. In addition, all accounts receivable as at June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013 are from customers in the PRC.

Concentration of Customers

The Company had no sales to a single customer that accounted for more than 10% of total gross sales.  For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2013, there was no customer that accounted for over 5% of our sales revenue.   As of June 30, 2013, there was one customer that accounted for 3.3% of our accounts receivable. As of March 31, 2013, there was one customer that accounted for 4.8% of our accounts receivable. 

Accounts receivable consisted of the following:

Inventories consisted of the following:

On December 19, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with Jiangxi International Trust Co., Ltd. (“Jiangxi”) to loan $21,241,819 (RMB 131,100,000) to the Jiangxi International Trust of Yinhe #7 Property, an investment fund sponsored by Jiangxi. The loan principal is due on December 26, 2013, is unsecured, and according to the loan agreement, the Company is to earn 20% interest per annum, less a 5% investment management fee per annum.  Investment income is due annually while investment management fee is due quarterly. Jiangxi is a major trust and investment company that is executing different investment projects in the PRC, including real estate projects, listed company restructuring, and other financial services.

Interest income (net of fees) totaled $789,869 and $776,683 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Interest income receivable, net of fees payable totaled $2,121,428 and $2,877,218 as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

On March 27, 2012, the Company made a deposit of $24,298,581 (RMB 150,000,000) to the government of Yangling for a bid to acquire a probiotics company located in Yangling, Shaanxi Province that is in receivership. According to the relevant regulations, the deposit will be treated as part of the purchase price of the acquisition if the transaction is approved. On June 28, 2013, the Company and the government of Yangling verbally agreed to terminate this potential acquisition. The acquisition deposit will be refunded to the Company within 90 days from the date of the termination, and as such, has been reflected as a current asset in the June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013 condensed consolidated balance sheets. 

The land use rights consisted of the following:

On March 21, 2006, GSL, our subsidiary, entered into an agreement, as amended, with Shanghai Qingpu Industrial Park District Development (Group) Company Limited for the lease of 36,075 square meters of land in the Shanghai Qingpu Industrial Park District on which we constructed our 300-metric ton capacity production plant for a term of 50 years beginning January 15, 2008. The agreement provides for the payment of leasing fees of approximately $1.8 million. In February 2009, the formal land use right certificate was issued. There are no future lease payments under this land lease. At June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the net book value of the Qingpu land use right was $1,798,297 and $1,781,429, respectively.

In 2012, our Growing Yangling, subsidiary of the Company that operates in Yangling, the PRC, has acquired a land use right for a period of 50 years, beginning January 18, 2012. At June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the net book value of the land use right was $3,245,127 and $3,213,210, respectively.

Amortization expense amounted to $26,656 and $26,206 for the three months ended June 30, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

Property, plant and equipment, net, consisted of the following:

For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, depreciation expense amounted to $1,562,096 and $1,177,403, respectively.

As of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the corporate headquarters office building and the Qingpu facilities were pledged to banks as a guarantee for loans of a total of $16,199,054 (RMB 100,000,000) (see Note 12). As of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the net book value of these properties totaled approximately $56.0 million and $55.7 million, respectively.

As of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the Company has the following construction projects in process:

As of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding deposits and prepayments of $14,964,778 and $20,005,186, respectively, relating to delivery of equipment to be used at these facilities.

As of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the amount due to our director and Chief Executive Officer , Mr. Song Jinan, represented advances to the Company which are unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand. The advances from such director were made by Mr. Song due to the difficulty the Company faced in paying expenses incurred outside China in non-PRC currency due to the difficulties the Company had in converting currency under foreign exchange controls.

As of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the amount due to Mr. Song also included certain unpaid compensation due to him.

On September 24, 2012, the Company obtained a bank loan facility from Bank of Jiangsu for $16,199,054 (RMB 100,000,000) (“Bank Loan Facility”), secured by the assets of Growing, including the corporate headquarters office building and facility buildings in Qingpu of Growing (see Note10). The loan consisted of the following advances:

For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the components of income (loss) before income taxes were:

For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, there was no tax provision related to income (loss) generated in the United States of America, the British Virgin Islands, and Hong Kong. For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the provision for income taxes relating to income generated in the PRC consists of the following:

For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the reconciliation between the PRC statutory tax rate and effective tax rate are as follows:

As of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the Company had incurred tax losses of approximately $17.1 million and $17.1 million, respectively which can be carried forward in various jurisdictions from five to 25 years.

As of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, deferred tax assets consist of the following:

The Company is incorporated in Delaware and is subject to U.S. tax law.  The daily operations of the Company in the United States principally relate to payment of legal and professional fees. The Company has no taxable income in the United States and does not expect it will be able to realize the U.S. tax losses.

There is no income tax for companies not carrying out business activities in the British Virgin Islands or Hong Kong. Accordingly, the Company's financial statements do not present any income tax provisions related to the British Virgin Islands or Hong Kong tax jurisdictions.

All of the Company’s operations are conducted in the PRC. At June 30, 2013, the Company’s unremitted foreign earnings of its PRC subsidiaries totaled approximately $157.8 million and the Company held approximately $78.0 million of cash and cash equivalents in the PRC.  These unremitted earnings are planned to be reinvested indefinitely into the operations of the Company in the PRC.  While repatriation of some cash held in the PRC may be restricted by local PRC laws, most of the Company's foreign cash balances could be repatriated to the United States but, under current U.S. income tax laws, could be subject to U.S. federal income taxes less applicable foreign tax credits.  Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax liability on the unremitted earnings is not practicable because of the complexities associated with this hypothetical calculation, and as the Company does not plan to repatriate any cash in the PRC to the United States, no deferred tax liability has been accrued for cash to be repatriated.

The Company has its principal operations in the PRC and is subject to a PRC Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) rate of 25% in calendar years 2012 and 2011, subject to certain rate reductions. The Company’s subsidiary Shining is located in the Shanghai Jinqiao special economic zone and was awarded the status of “high technology” enterprise for the calendar year 2007 until 2011. Therefore, Shining enjoyed a preferential income tax rate of 15% in the calendar years from 2007 to 2011. Beginning January 1, 2012, Shining’s EIT rate is 25%.

The Company’s subsidiary Growing is located in Qingpu and has similar business operations as Shining, but with a larger production scale.  Growing was exempted from PRC Enterprise Income Tax in calendar years 2008 and 2009, followed by 50% tax exemption for the calendar years 2010 to 2012. Beginning January 1, 2013, Growing’s EIT rate is 25%.

The Company’s subsidiary, Growing Yangling, is located in Yangling and as of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, its manufacturing plant was under construction. According to the investment agreement with the local government, Growing Yangling is entitled to have a tax incentive that exempts the local portion of EIT for three calendar years from the commencement of production, followed by 50% tax exemption of local portion for the following year. There is no financial effect from the tax holiday as Growing Yangling did not generate any assessable profit in the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

At June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, taxes payable consisted of the following:

 In addition to the EIT, companies in the PRC that are engaged in the sale of goods are generally required to pay value added taxes (“VAT”) at a rate of 17% of the gross sales proceeds received, less any deductible VAT already paid or borne by the taxpayer.

Our management believes that our operations in China were exempted from EIT and VAT for all years prior to 2005 because we had been recognized by the local government as an advanced technology enterprise. However, the Company never received a written confirmation from the appropriate tax authorities for the tax exemption status of our operations in China prior to 2005. As a result, there is no way to ascertain the ultimate position which may be taken by the relevant PRC tax authorities in the future and accordingly, full provisions for tax liabilities in the amount of $13,713,106, for all years prior to 2005 have been recorded by the Company. Beginning in January 2006, we made tax payments to the PRC tax authorities for 2005 and we have made regular tax payments to the PRC tax authorities for all subsequent periods.

In addition, in connection with dividends paid to the Shining shareholders between April 2003 to June 2005, Shining did not deduct a withholding tax at the rate of 20% as required by applicable Chinese laws and regulations. The Company has accrued the dividend withholding tax and interest on the dividend withholding tax.

According to PRC tax regulations, the overdue tax liabilities in the PRC for the calendar years prior to 2005 may be subject to interest at the 0.05% per day, and potential penalties for the late payment of taxes which is calculated on the basis of 0.5 times to five times the amount of taxes payable. Through March 31, 2011, the Company accrued the interest that may be potentially payable upon these taxes incurred prior to 2005 and the unpaid dividend withholding tax. Interest related to the unpaid taxes was recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations as a component of its income tax provision.

For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, management made an assessment of whether it was necessary to provide a further provision for interest and penalties on these unpaid amounts. Management determined that no further provision for interest and penalties was necessary given the unlikelihood of payment of the amount already accrued and provided in the financial statements. This assessment was based upon receipt by the company of a report by an independent tax expert that the amount of taxes prior to 2005 may not be payable, the length of time the amount has been outstanding, and that there have been no requests from PRC tax authorities for payment of the unpaid taxes outstanding amounts. As such, management believes that the previously recorded amounts are sufficient to cover any settlement of this liability.

The Company’s PRC subsidiaries are deemed “high technology” enterprises subject to preferred tax rates (tax holiday). The table below shows the effect of using the higher rates and earnings per share.

On January 16, 2011, the Board adopted the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) and reserved 1,500,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2010 Plan. On March 9, 2011, the 2010 Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

On January 16, 2011, the Company granted to the directors and officers an option to purchase 910,000 shares of common stock under the 2010 Plan. The options have exercise price of $14.81 per share, an expiration date of five to ten years from the date of grant, and vest over 48 consecutive months: 20% in the first 12-month period; 20% in the second 12-month period; 30% in the third 12-month period; and 30% in the forth 12-month period. The Company determined the fair value of the options on the date of grant was $9,477,024 using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected volatility, 76%; risk-free interest rate, 1.95%; expected weighted average life, five to ten years; and expected dividend yield, 0%. As of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the total vested options were 363,000 shares and 313,500 shares, respectively.

During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, no vested options were exercised.

At June 30, 2013, outstanding options were as follows:

The following table summarizes information about options outstanding at June 30, 2013:

At June 30, 3013, the options outstanding and exercisable had no intrinsic value.

For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company has recorded $505,419 and $336,946, respectively, as the fair value of the vested options.

As of June 30, 2013, total compensation cost related to non-vested stock options and restricted stock not yet recognized was approximately $3,032,516, which is expected to be recognized over the next 18 months.

Capital commitments

On August 12, 2010, BDH, a subsidiary of the Company, entered into the agreements with a government agency to establish manufacturing facilities for animal probiotics products in the Yangling Agricultural High-tech Industries Demonstration Zone in Shaanxi Province of China. In furtherance of such agreements, BDH incorporated a wholly foreign owned subsidiary, Growing Yangling, with a registered capital of $50 million. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had injected into Growing Yangling $7.5 million as registered capital. According to the approval from the government agency dated October 12, 2010, the remaining balance of Growing Yangling’s registered capital of $42.5 million must be injected before July 13, 2013. The Company obtained a one-year extension from the government agency which gives the Company until July 13, 2014 to inject the remaining capital.

The cost for constructing the Yangling facility is expected to be over $58 million invested over two years, which would be mainly facilitated by the capital injection from BDH. The facility will produce probiotics and probiotics-related biological additives for the animal feed industry. Currently, the facility is in its construction stage. We commenced construction in June 2012 and expect to complete construction by June 2014. As of June 30, 2013, Growing Yangling entered into agreements with contractors related to the construction of the plant and manufacturing facilities and production equipment with remaining future payments of $24,575,235 and $6,398,626, respectively.

Purchase obligations

The Company entered into agreements with suppliers to purchase raw materials and packing materials. As of June 30, 2013, the amount of future payments was $16,613,412.

Other obligations

The Company entered into agreements with a university to perform research and development for an annual aggregate fee of $1,457,915 (RMB 9,000,000). Fee commitment for the remaining terms through October 31, 2014, the end of the term, totaled $1,943,886 (RMB 12,000,000) as of June 30, 2013.

Pending litigation

The Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors have been named as defendants in three putative shareholder class action lawsuits, one in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (Mohapatra v. China-Biotics, Inc., et al., No. 10-cv-6954 (C.D. Cal.), the “Mohapatra case”), and two in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Hill v. China-Biotics, Inc., et al., No. 10-cv-7838 (S.D.N.Y.), the “Hill case”, and Casper v. Jinan, et al., No. 12-cv-4202 (S.D.N.Y.), the “Casper case”). After certain shareholders filed motions for appointment as lead plaintiff, the plaintiff in the Mohapatra case voluntarily dismissed its case and the plaintiff in the Hill case, together with another shareholder, were appointed as lead plaintiffs. The lead plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in which they allege that the defendants violated Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making material misstatements or failing to disclose certain material information regarding, among other things, the Company’s financial condition, operations, and future business prospects, and the quality, nature, and quantity of the Company’s retail outlets. The lead plaintiffs seek to represent a class of shareholders who bought the Company’s securities between July 10, 2008 and August 27, 2010.

On August 18, 2011, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the lead plaintiffs’ amended complaint. The court dismissed the lead plaintiffs’ Section 11 claim, but gave them leave to replead. The court did not rule on the motion to dismiss the Section 10(b) claim. On January 9, 2012, the lead plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint that included a new named plaintiff and new allegations for the Section 11 claim. On February 27, 2012, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended Section 11 claim. Both that motion and the original motion to dismiss the Section 10(b) and Section 20(a) claims are currently pending before the court. The Company intends to defend this action vigorously.

In the Casper case, the plaintiff alleges that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making material misstatements and seeks to represent a class of stockholders who bought the Company’s securities between February 9, 2011 and July 1, 2011. On October 18, 2012, the Hill case and the Casper case were consolidated, but no consolidated amended complaint has yet been filed. The Company intends to defend this action vigorously.

The Company and its directors have been named as defendants in a derivative lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Marteney v. Song Jinan, et al., No. 10-cv-1983 (D.D.C.)). The complaint alleges that the directors breached their fiduciary duties by disseminating false and misleading financial statements and seeks unspecified damages. On March 26, 2012, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint in which he added Roth Capital Partners LLC and Maxim Group LLC (the “Underwriters”) as defendants. On September 7, 2012, the Underwriters filed a motion to dismiss. On October 23, 2012, the court approved a stipulation in which the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the claim against the Underwriters. On November 13, 2012, the clerk entered a default against the director defendants. On December 7, 2012, the parties submitted a stipulation lifting the clerk’s entry of default. The defendants intend to defend this action vigorously.

With respect to the above-referenced litigation matters, the Company is unable at this time to estimate possible losses, if any, or any other impact of the outcome of the litigation matters on the consolidated financial statements.

Review of decision ordering that the registration of the Company’s securities be revoked

On September 15, 2011, the staff of the SEC informed the Company that it intended to recommend that the SEC institute a public administrative proceeding against the Company for alleged violations of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 13a-1 and 13a-13 or 13a-16 promulgated thereunder. On October 7, 2011, the SEC issued an Order Instituting Proceedings to determine whether it was necessary and appropriate to suspend or revoke the registration of the Company’s securities. On February 22, 2012, the administrative law judge overseeing the proceedings issued a decision ordering that the registration of the Company’s securities be revoked. On March 26, 2012, the SEC granted the Company’s petition for review of this decision. The SEC had scheduled oral argument for July 10, 2013, but it later adjourned that date and rescheduled the oral argument for October 8, 2013. If the registration of the Company’s securities is revoked, no U.S. registered broker-dealer may execute trades in the Company’s shares and the trading market for our common stock may cease to exist. In such event, investors may not be able to liquidate their investment.

The Company operates two business segments for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, which are retail probiotics products as a health supplement and bulk additives for institutional customers in the PRC. The following is the summary information by segment as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, and for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

Reconciliation is provided for unallocated amounts relating to corporate operations, which is not included in the segment information.

NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the following “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our capital needs, business strategy and expectations. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “forecast,” “project” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology.

You should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events or results. Any or all of our forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, risks and uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating these statements, you should consider various factors, including the risks described in this Form 10-Q under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere. These factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. In addition, new factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, except as required by applicable law.

Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “we,” “us,” and “our” are to the combined business of China-Biotics, Inc. (the “Company”) and to the Company’s wholly owned direct subsidiaries, Sinosmart Group Inc. (“SGI”), Growing State Limited (“GSL”) and King Treasure Group Limited (“KTG”); SGI’s wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Shining Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (“Shining”); GSL’s wholly owned subsidiary, Growing Bioengineering (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (“Growing”); KTG’s wholly owned subsidiary, Best Design Holdings Limited (“BDH”); and BDH’s wholly owned subsidiary, Growing Bio (Yangling) Co. Ltd (“Growing Yangling”). References to “China” or to the “PRC” are references to the People’s Republic of China. All references to “dollars” or “$” refers to United States dollars.

Overview

We manufacture and sell probiotics products. Probiotics comprise mainly live bacteria, which we produce using advanced proprietary fermentation technology. Currently, our products are sold primarily in the Chinese domestic market.

Our retail products are mainly sold to distributors, who then distribute them to various retail outlets such as drug stores and supermarkets or sell directly to enterprise accounts. Typically, 60 to 90 days’ credit is given to the distributors. Our bulk additives products are primarily sold to institutional customers, such as dairy manufacturers, animal feed manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and food companies. Typically, 60 to 90 days’ credit is given to the bulk additives products customers.

Because of the increasing cost of rents and sales personnel in recent years, since January 2011 we have expanded our retail product sales in China through our growing distribution network and via internet sales primarily through our distributors’ or their associates’ operating websites. Our management believes that as China becomes more affluent and the number of Chinese internet users increases, Chinese citizens are becoming more health conscious, which has led to higher demand for healthy and functional foods such as probiotics and yogurt.

Our first retail product, Shining Essence, was launched in April 2001 and remains one of our best-selling retail products. Sales of Shining Essence represented approximately 30%, and 26% of our total sales of our retail products for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In addition to Shining Essence, our research and development team has successfully developed other new retail products, such as Shining Probiotics Protein Powder, which represented approximately 40% and 34% of our total sales of our retail products for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. As of June 30, 2013, we had a retail product portfolio of 50 products, and we are currently selling 30 of them in the market. The percentage contribution of Shining Essence to our total retail sales has decreased as a result of significant interruptions in our operations resulting from frequent examination of our retail production facilities and products by the China Food and Drug Administration as a result of strict rules and regulations on health care products imposed by the PRC government.

As our retail products comprise mainly live bacteria, which are reproduced by fermentation, we have historically had a low cost of production of which packaging costs represent the largest cost item. Based on sales invoiced value, our bulk products had a revenue contribution of 77% in fiscal year 2013, an increase from 53% in fiscal year 2012 and contributed 83% of our total net revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2013. The significant increase reflects the stability of the additive market as compared to the retail products market in the current adverse economic environment. In February 2010, our new bulk production facility in Qingpu commenced commercial production. The state of art bulk additives production facility has a full capacity of 300 metric tons. Management believes our new facility will help us to continue to meet the increasing market demand for high quality and low cost products.

We manufacture and sell three major categories of bulk additive products: Yoghurt Culture Starter, Probiotic Powder and Strains, which accounted for approximately 44%, 33% and 23% of our bulk additive sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013, respectively.

Our management believes that the following trends in China will have an important impact on, and present significant opportunities for, our business:

Our management expects to capitalize on the opportunities created by these trends to achieve significant growth through:

Our operations are generally not labor-intensive. We employed 344 people as of June 30, 2013. With production ramping up in the Phase 1 facility and the construction of Phase 2 in Qingpu, we expect significant increases in our number of employees over the next two years. We have been recruiting senior executives to strengthen our management team. However, as wages in China are relatively inexpensive, we expect that labor costs will remain insignificant.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared with the Three Months Ended June 30, 2012

Our results for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are summarized below:

Net sales

Net sales in our financial statements are stated at invoiced value less sales discount and sales tax. Our net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 comprised the following:

Net sales decreased by $4,245,953 or 24.43% to $13,136,530 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $17,382,483 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decrease of the sales of both bulk additive products and retail products, most notably bulk additive products. Due to the slow economy and challenging environment for health care products, in order to stay competitive, we did not increase the selling prices for both of our bulk additive products and retail products. Our retail sales continued to decline caused by the strict rules and regulations on health care products imposed by the PRC government. The China Food and Drug Administration performed frequent examinations of our production facility and products which significantly affected our operations.

The contributions of our products as a percentage of invoiced value on sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are summarized below.

Based on the invoiced value of sales, the retail products invoiced sales contributions increased to 17.29% in the three months ended June 30, 2013 from 14.41% in the three months ended June 30, 2011. Our retail sales continued to decline as a result of the strict rules and regulations on health care products imposed by the PRC government while our bulk additive products were not directly impacted by these regulations.

Cost of sales

Cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was $6,308,168, a decrease of $970,210, or 13.33% as compared with $7,278,378 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease in cost of sales was primarily caused by the decrease in sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Gross profit

Gross profit decreased by $3,275,743 or 32.42% to $6,828,362 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $10,104,105 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decrease in sales volume of both bulk additive products and retail products for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Our gross margin decreased to 51.98% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from 58.13% during the three months ended June 30, 2012, primarily because the increase in manufacturing costs outpaced the increase in our average selling prices. Due to the slower economy in China and increased competition, our average selling prices remained flat to stay competitive but the manufacturing costs including raw materials and labor costs continued to increase.

Selling expenses

Selling expenses decreased by $1,829,913 or 45.34% to $2,206,452 or 16.80% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013, compared with $4,036,365 or 23.22% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease was mainly attributable to lower sales commission to sales staff as a result of lower sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by $596,955 or 25.35% to $2,951,526 or 22.47% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013, compared with $2,354,571 or 13.55% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly attributable to the professional fees incurred to complete our prior unfiled S.E.C. periodical reports during the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Research and development expenses

Our research and development cost increased $269,112 or 20.63% to $1,573,637 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $1,304,525 for three months ended June 30, 2012. Our research and development cost fluctuates from time to time depending on the research projects we have in progress.

Income from operations

Income from operations decreased by $2,311,897 to $96,747 for the three months ended June 30, 2013, from $2,408,644 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decrease in sales and relatively modest decrease in operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Total other income

Total other income decreased by $28,261 or 3.86% to $704,030 for the three months ended June 30, 2013, from $732,291for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease was mainly attributable to the increase of interest expense as we had higher outstanding loan balance during the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012.

Income taxes

Provision for income taxes was $646,857 and $1,068,972 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in the provision for income taxes is primarily attributable to the decrease in operating profit.

Net income

Net income decreased by $1,918,043 to $153,920 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $2,071,963 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease of net income is mainly attributable to the decrease of income from operations of $2,311,897.

Segment reporting

We have adopted the “products and services” approach for segment reporting. For fiscal years 2013 and 2012, the management considers there to be two reporting segments: retail products and bulk additive products, as the new bulk production plant commenced operations in February 2010 with a separate production and distribution channel. There are also separate operational management teams and operations and marketing strategies for each segment. Therefore, we have used segment reporting since year 2011.

Retail products

The results of retail products segment for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are summarized as below:

Net sales

Net sales in our financial statements are stated at invoiced value less sales discount and sales tax. Our net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 comprised the following:

Net sales decreased by $232,321 or 9.28% to $2,271,777 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $2,504,098 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. Our retail sales continued to decline as a result of the strict rules and regulations on health care products imposed by the PRC government. We also experienced frequent examination by the China Food and Drug Administration on our facility and products, which created significant interruptions on our day to day operations and our growth plan in the near term.

Cost of sales

Cost of sales increased by $198,738 or 15.51% to $1,480,382 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $1,281,644 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The increase in cost of sales was primarily caused by the increase of certain manufacturing costs. The material, labor and overhead costs continue to increase but we were unable to increase our selling prices for our products as we tried to keep our price competitive under the overall challenging environment of the health care industry.

Gross profit

Gross profit decreased by $431,059 or 35.26% to $791,395 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $1,222,454 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease in gross profit was primarily caused by the decrease of products sold and continuous increase in our manufacturing costs.

Selling expenses

Selling expenses mainly include salary and advertising expenses. Selling expenses were $820,575 or 36.12% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013, compared with $905,989 or 36.18% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease in selling expenses was in line with the decrease in our net sales.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses decreased by $191,466 or 37.26% to $322,353 or 14.19% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared with $513,819 or 20.52% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2012. We incurred consultation fees in the amount of $124,000 in regards with developing new products during the three months ended June 30, 2012 whereas we did not incur such expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Research and development expenses

Our research and development cost increased $190,615 or 34.83% to $791,371 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to $600,756 for three months ended June 30, 2012. Even though the environment for retail products have been challenging, we continue to invest in research and development which we believe will benefit our long term growth. Our research and development cost fluctuates from time to time depending on the research projects we have in progress.

Losses from operations

Losses from operations increased by $344,794 to $1,142,904 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $798,110 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The increase in losses from operations was mainly attributable to the decrease in sales and overall flat operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Bulk products

The results of bulk additives products segment for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are summarized as below:

Net sales

Net sales in our financial statements are stated at invoiced value less sales discount and sales tax. Our net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 comprised the following:

Net sales decreased by $4,013,632 or 26.98% to $10,864,753 for the three months ended June 30, 2013, from $14,878,385 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease in sales of bulk additive products was primarily attributable to effects of the general economy slowdown.

Cost of sales

Cost of sales decreased by $1,168,948 or 19.49% to $4,827,786 for the three months ended June 30, 2013, from $5,996,734 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease in cost of sales was primarily caused by the decrease in products sold for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Gross profit

Gross profit decreased by $2,844,684 or 32.03% to $6,036,967 for the three months ended June 30, 2013, from $8,881,651 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease of gross profit was primarily caused by the decrease in products sold for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Our average selling prices were not able to keep up with the increases of our manufacturing costs which resulted in a decrease in our gross margin to 55.56% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $59.69% for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

Selling expenses

Selling expenses were $1,385,877 or 12.76% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013, compared with $3,130,376 or 21.04% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The selling expenses mainly included advertising expenses, promotion expenses, commission and salary. This increase in selling expenses was primarily attributable to decrease of commission expense as a result of decline in sales. In addition, we paid extra commission to the sales team in the three months ended June 30, 2012 as an extra incentive for the sales team to generate sales.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses were $715,197 or 6.58% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013, compared with $870,358 or 5.85% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was mainly attributable to the decrease in the depreciation expense to $243,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $284,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

Research and development expenses

Our research and development cost increased $78,497 or 11.15% to $782,266 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to $703,769 or 4.73% for three months ended June 30, 2012. Our research and development cost fluctuates from time to time depending on the research projects we have in progress.

Income from operations

Income from operations decreased by $1,023,521 or 24.5% to $3,153,627 for the three months ended June 30, 2013, from $4,177,148 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease was mainly attributable to the decrease of gross profit of $2,844,684 from the decrease in sales which was partially offset by the decreases in selling expenses and and general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

We had cash of $78.0 million and working capital of $99.7 million as of June 30, 2013 and cash of $75.9 million and working capital of $77.9 million as of March 31, 2013.

Our statements of cash flow for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are summarized as below:

Operating activities

During the three months ended June 30, 2013, we had net cash provided by operating activities of $3,654,675 as compared to $2,237,410 during the three months ended June 30, 2013. Net cash provided by operating activities during three months ended June 30, 2013 consisted primarily of net income of $153,920, depreciation expense of $1,562,096, a decrease in accounts receivable of $3,136,335 primarily due to substantially lower accounts receivable as a result of lower net sales during the quarter, which were partially offset by the increase in inventories of $1,073,925 due to slow sales during the quarter, and decrease in other payables and accruals of $1,476,519 primarily due to lower sales commission incurred in the quarter. Net cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended June 30, 2012 consisted primarily of net income of $2,071,963, depreciation expense of $1,177,403, and a decrease in accounts receivable of $2,836,504, which were partially offset by the increase in interest income receivable, net of fee payable, of $1,258,703, a decrease in accounts payable of $1,132, 783 and a decrease in taxes payable of $1,936,093.

Our business is not capital or labor intensive. Typically, 60% of our sales take place in the second half of the fiscal year. Since our customers have historically been large distributors with whom we have done business for a number of years, our cash flows from our existing business have been, and we expect them to continue to be, fairly reliable.

Investing activities

During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we made prepayments of $2.6 million and $12.2 million, respectively, for the capital expenditures with respect to our Yangling and Qingpu facilities to contractors.

We incurred $177,000 and $8.7 million capital expenditure related to the acquisitions of property, plant and equipment and construction in progress related to the Yangling and Qingpu facilities during the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Financing activities

During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we had net cash provided by financing activities of $150,000 and net cash used in financing activities of $681,442, respectively.

During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we received advances from Mr. Song Jinan, our Chief Executive Officer and director, totaling $150,000 and $111,228, respectively. As the Company experienced difficult converting RMB into non-PRC currency to pay for expenses incurred outside China due to foreign exchange controls, Mr. Song advanced the expenses in non-PRC currency for the Company. We repaid these advances in RMB.

 During the three months ended June 30, 2012, we repaid bank loans of $792,670.

Commitments

Capital commitments

On August 12, 2010, BDH, a subsidiary of the Company, entered into the agreements with a government agency to establish manufacturing facilities for animal probiotics products in the Yangling Agricultural High-tech Industries Demonstration Zone in Shaanxi Province of China. In furtherance of such agreements, BDH incorporated a foreign, wholly owned subsidiary, Growing Yangling, with a registered capital of $50 million. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had injected into Growing Yangling $7.5 million as registered capital. According to the approval from the government agency dated October 12, 2010, the remaining balance of Growing Yangling’s registered capital of $42.5 million must be injected before July 13, 2013. The Company obtained a one-year extension from the government agency which gives the Company until July 13, 2014 to inject the remaining capital.

The cost for constructing the Yangling facility is expected to be over $58 million invested over two years, which would be mainly facilitated by the capital injection from BDH. The facility will produce probiotics and probiotics-related biological additives for the animal feed industry. Currently, the facility is in its construction stage. During the year ended March 31, 2011, the Company made total payment of approximately $3.25 million (RMB 20,608,112) to acquire the land use right of approximately 122,600 square meters (183.94 mu). We received the land certificate on January 28, 2012 and commenced construction in June 2012. We expect to complete construction by June 2014. As of June 30, 2013, Growing Yangling entered into agreements with contractors related to the construction of the plant and manufacturing facilities and production equipment with remaining future payments of $24,575,235 and $6,398,626, respectively.

Purchase obligations

The Company entered into agreements with suppliers to purchase raw materials and packing materials. As of June 30, 2013, the amount of future payments was $16,613,412.

Other obligations

The Company entered into agreements with a university to perform research and development for an annual aggregate fee of $1,457,915 (RMB 9,000,000). Fee commitment for the remaining terms through October 31, 2014, the end of the term, totaled $1,943,886 (RMB 12,000,000) as of June 30, 2013.

Pending litigation

The Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors have been named as defendants in three putative shareholder class action lawsuits, one in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (Mohapatra v. China-Biotics, Inc., et al., No. 10-cv-6954 (C.D. Cal.), the “Mohapatra case”), and two in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Hill v. China-Biotics, Inc., et al., No. 10-cv-7838 (S.D.N.Y.), the “Hill case”, and Casper v. Jinan, et al., No. 12-cv-4202 (S.D.N.Y.), the “Casper case”). After certain shareholders filed motions for appointment as lead plaintiff, the plaintiff in the Mohapatra case voluntarily dismissed its case and the plaintiff in the Hill case, together with another shareholder, were appointed as lead plaintiffs. The lead plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in which they allege that the defendants violated Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making material misstatements or failing to disclose certain material information regarding, among other things, the Company’s financial condition, operations, and future business prospects, and the quality, nature, and quantity of the Company’s retail outlets. The lead plaintiffs seek to represent a class of shareholders who bought the Company’s securities between July 10, 2008 and August 27, 2010.

On August 18, 2011, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the lead plaintiffs’ amended complaint. The court dismissed the lead plaintiffs’ Section 11 claim, but gave them leave to replead. The court did not rule on the motion to dismiss the Section 10(b) claim. On January 9, 2012, the lead plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint that included a new named plaintiff and new allegations for the Section 11 claim. On February 27, 2012, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended Section 11 claim. Both that motion and the original motion to dismiss the Section 10(b) and Section 20(a) claims are currently pending before the court. The Company intends to defend this action vigorously.

In the Casper case, the plaintiff alleges that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making material misstatements and seeks to represent a class of stockholders who bought the Company’s securities between February 9, 2011 and July 1, 2011. On October 18, 2012, the Hill case and the Casper case were consolidated, but no consolidated amended complaint has yet been filed. The Company intends to defend this action vigorously.

The Company and its directors have been named as defendants in a derivative lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Marteney v. Song Jinan, et al., No. 10-cv-1983 (D.D.C.)). The complaint alleges that the directors breached their fiduciary duties by disseminating false and misleading financial statements and seeks unspecified damages. On March 26, 2012, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint in which he added Roth Capital Partners LLC and Maxim Group LLC (the “Underwriters”) as defendants. On September 7, 2012, the Underwriters filed a motion to dismiss. On October 23, 2012, the court approved a stipulation in which the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the claim against the Underwriters. On November 13, 2012, the clerk entered a default against the director defendants. On December 7, 2012, the parties submitted a stipulation lifting the clerk’s entry of default. The defendants intend to defend this action vigorously.

With respect to the above-referenced litigation matters, the Company is unable at this time to estimate possible losses, if any, or any other impact of the outcome of the litigation matters on the consolidated financial statements.

Review of decision ordering that the registration of the Company’s securities be revoked

On September 15, 2011, the staff of the SEC informed the Company that it intended to recommend that the SEC institute a public administrative proceeding against the Company for alleged violations of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 13a-1 and 13a-13 or 13a-16 promulgated thereunder. On October 7, 2011, the SEC issued an Order Instituting Proceedings to determine whether it was necessary and appropriate to suspend or revoke the registration of the Company’s securities. On February 22, 2012, the administrative law judge overseeing the proceedings issued a decision ordering that the registration of the Company’s securities be revoked. On March 26, 2012, the SEC granted the Company’s petition for review of this decision. The SEC had scheduled oral argument for July 10, 2013, but it later adjourned that date and rescheduled the oral argument for October 8, 2013. If the registration of the Company’s securities is revoked, no U.S. registered broker-dealer may execute trades in the Company’s shares and the trading market for our common stock may cease to exist. In such event, investors may not be able to liquidate their investment.

Inflation

We believe that inflation has not had a material impact on our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Seasonality

Regarding our retail products, many of our customers purchase our products as gifts during the Chinese festivals and holidays, and the seasonal effect is correlated to these holidays during the year. For the first two fiscal quarters, there are no major Chinese festivals or holidays, except for the Dragon Boat Festival (June) and mid-Autumn Festival (September). However, in the last two fiscal quarters, there are some major Chinese festivals and holidays, including National Day (October), Christmas (December), New Year’s Day (January), and Chinese New Year (January to February).

With respect to our bulk additive products, while it is still too early to tell, we expect that our bulk additives sales will not be seasonal in nature because the bulk products are purchased by food manufacturers consistently over the year. Except for the possibility of the PRC government implementing from time to time new or different rules and regulations for the food industry, including with respect to additives and related products, we are not aware of and do not foresee any seasonal effects on our bulk additive products business.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies

This MD&A discusses our consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In preparing these financial statements, we are required to make estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Those estimates and assumptions include estimates for allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation, impairment consideration, assumptions used in the valuation of derivative liabilities, and estimates for potential penalties for late payment of taxes.

Revenue Recognition

Revenues of the Company are from the sale of our probiotics products. We recognize revenue from the sale of goods when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred; (3) the sales price is fixed or determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured. Revenues are presented net of value added tax (“VAT”). In our revenue arrangements, physical delivery is the point in time when customer acceptance occurs since title and risk of loss are transferred to the customer.

Allowance for doubtful accounts

We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses that may result from the inability of our customers to make required payments. Such allowances are based upon several factors including, but not limited to, historical experience and the current and projected financial condition of specific customers. Since our inception of business, we have never experienced any material unrecoverable receivables. We had trade receivables totaling $28,622,192 and $31,299,849 as of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively, and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,292,750 and $4,228,769 as of June 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively. We have considered all relevant factors, including the financial conditions, affecting the payment abilities of customers comprising these receivables up to the date of this 10-Q, and we believe these customers are able to make required payments. We, however, cannot give assurance that these factors, including the financial conditions of these customers, will not change adversely in the future. We will continue to evaluate the ability of all our customers to make required payments. Were the financial condition of a customer to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of its ability to make payments, allowances may be required.

Stock based compensation

The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The Company accounts for stock option and warrant grants issued and vesting to employees based on the authoritative guidance provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, whereas the value of the award is measured on the date of grant and recognized over the vesting period. The Company accounts for stock option and warrant grants issued and vesting to non-employees in accordance with the authoritative guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, whereas the value of the stock compensation is based upon the measurement date as determined at either a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete. Non-employee stock-based compensation charges generally are amortized over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. In certain circumstances where there are no future performance requirements by the non-employee, option grants are immediately vested and the total stock-based compensation charge is recorded in the period of the measurement date.

The fair value of the Company’s common stock option grants is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the common stock options, and future dividends. Compensation expense is recorded based upon the value derived from the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, and based on actual experience. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model could materially affect compensation expense recorded in future periods.

Income taxes

In the process of preparing consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. The Registrant and its subsidiaries, with the exception of Growing and Shining, generated no taxable income. Current income taxes are provided for in accordance with the laws of the relevant taxing authorities.

We account for income taxes using an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income tax purposes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences, net operating loss carry-forwards and credits by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years.

Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We conduct this analysis on a quarterly basis.

Use of estimates as applied to potential penalties for the late payment of taxes

In addition to the Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”), companies in the PRC that are engaged in the sale of goods are generally required to pay value added taxes (“VAT”) at a rate of 17% of the gross sales proceeds received, less any deductible VAT already paid or borne by the taxpayer.

Our management believes that our operations in China were exempted from EIT and VAT for all years prior to 2005 because we had been recognized by the local government as an advanced technology enterprise. However, the Company never received a written confirmation from the appropriate tax authorities for the tax exemption status of our operations in China prior to 2005. As a result, there is no way to ascertain the ultimate position which may be taken by the relevant PRC tax authorities in the future and accordingly, full provisions for tax liabilities in the amount of $13,713,106, for all years prior to 2005 have been recorded by the Company. Beginning in January 2006, we made tax payments to the PRC tax authorities for 2005 and we have made regular tax payments to the PRC tax authorities for all subsequent periods.

In addition, in connection with dividends paid to the Shining shareholders between April 2003 to June 2005, Shining did not deduct a withholding tax at the rate of 20% as required by applicable Chinese laws and regulations. The Company has accrued the dividend withholding tax and interest on the dividend withholding tax.

According to PRC tax regulations, the overdue tax liabilities in the PRC for the calendar years prior to 2005 may be subject to interest at the 0.05% per day, and potential penalties for the late payment of taxes which is calculated on the basis of 0.5 times to five times the amount of taxes payable. Through March 31, 2011, the Company accrued the interest that may be potentially payable upon these taxes incurred prior to 2005 and the unpaid dividend withholding tax. Interest related to the unpaid taxes was recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations as a component of its income tax provision.

For the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, management made an assessment of whether it was necessary to provide a further provision for interest and penalties on these unpaid amounts. Management determined that no further provision for interest and penalties was necessary given the unlikelihood of payment of the amount already accrued and provided in the financial statements. This assessment was based upon receipt by the company of a report by an independent tax expert that the amount of taxes prior to 2005 may not be payable, the length of time the amount has been outstanding, and that there have been no requests from PRC tax authorities for payment of the unpaid taxes outstanding amounts. As such, management believes that the previously recorded amounts are sufficient to cover any settlement of this liability.

The Company has no other material uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2013 or unrecognized tax benefit which would favorably affect the effective income tax rate in future periods. The Company classifies interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters as an income tax expense. As of June 30, 2013, there is no other interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Company does not anticipate any significant increases or decreases to its liability for unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not applicable

ITEM 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

As discussed in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2013, we identified the material weaknesses in the design and operation of our internal controls including: (i) a lack of senior management personnel who have the requisite U.S. GAAP experience to prepare financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP; and (ii) the Company did not maintain an adequate financial reporting organizational structure to support the complexity and operating activities of the Company resulting in a weakness in efficiency and controls related to the financial statement closing process.

To remediate the material weaknesses identified in internal control over financial reporting of the Company, we have implemented or plan to implement the following:

Management believes that these remediation measures have materially improved the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. However we believed that these material weaknesses remained as of June 30, 2013. We will continue to monitor and assess our remediation initiatives to ensure that the aforementioned material weaknesses stated remediated.

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.  The Company’s management, with the participation of its principal executive and financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Based upon that evaluation and solely due to the unremediated material weaknesses described above, the Company’s principal executive and financial officers have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures were not effective for the purpose for which they were designed as of the end of such period.  As a result of this conclusion, the financial statements for the period covered by this report were prepared with particular attention to the unremediated material weaknesses previously disclosed.  Accordingly, management believes that the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S, notwithstanding the unremediated weaknesses.

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that was identified in connection with such evaluation that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

The Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors have been named as defendants in three putative shareholder class action lawsuits, one in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (Mohapatra v. China-Biotics, Inc., et al., No. 10-cv-6954 (C.D. Cal.), the “Mohapatra case”), and two in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Hill v. China-Biotics, Inc., et al., No. 10-cv-7838 (S.D.N.Y.), the “Hill case”, and Casper v. Jinan, et al., No. 12-cv-4202 (S.D.N.Y.), the “Casper case”). After certain shareholders filed motions for appointment as lead plaintiff, the plaintiff in the Mohapatra case voluntarily dismissed its case and the plaintiff in the Hill case, together with another shareholder, were appointed as lead plaintiffs. The lead plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in which they allege that the defendants violated Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making material misstatements or failing to disclose certain material information regarding, among other things, the Company’s financial condition, operations, and future business prospects, and the quality, nature, and quantity of the Company’s retail outlets. The lead plaintiffs seek to represent a class of shareholders who bought the Company’s securities between July 10, 2008 and August 27, 2010.

On August 18, 2011, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the lead plaintiffs’ amended complaint. The court dismissed the lead plaintiffs’ Section 11 claim, but gave them leave to replead. The court did not rule on the motion to dismiss the Section 10(b) claim. On January 9, 2012, the lead plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint that included a new named plaintiff and new allegations for the Section 11 claim. On February 27, 2012, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended Section 11 claim. Both that motion and the original motion to dismiss the Section 10(b) and Section 20(a) claims are currently pending before the court. The Company intends to defend this action vigorously.

In the Casper case, the plaintiff alleges that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making material misstatements and seeks to represent a class of stockholders who bought the Company’s securities between February 9, 2011 and July 1, 2011. On October 18, 2012, the Hill case and the Casper case were consolidated, but no consolidated amended complaint has yet been filed. The Company intends to defend this action vigorously.

The Company and its directors have been named as defendants in a derivative lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Marteney v. Song Jinan, et al., No. 10-cv-1983 (D.D.C.)). The complaint alleges that the directors breached their fiduciary duties by disseminating false and misleading financial statements and seeks unspecified damages. On March 26, 2012, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint in which he added Roth Capital Partners LLC and Maxim Group LLC (the “Underwriters”) as defendants. On September 7, 2012, the Underwriters filed a motion to dismiss. On October 23, 2012, the court approved a stipulation in which the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the claim against the Underwriters. On November 13, 2012, the clerk entered a default against the director defendants. On December 7, 2012, the parties submitted a stipulation lifting the clerk’s entry of default. The defendants intend to defend this action vigorously.

On September 15, 2011, the staff of the SEC informed the Company that it intended to recommend that the SEC institute a public administrative proceeding against the Company for alleged violations of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 13a-1 and 13a-13 or 13a-16 promulgated thereunder. On October 7, 2011, the SEC issued an Order Instituting Proceedings to determine whether it was necessary and appropriate to suspend or revoke the registration of the Company’s securities. On February 22, 2012, the administrative law judge overseeing the proceedings issued a decision ordering that the registration of the Company’s securities be revoked. On March 26, 2012, the SEC granted the Company’s petition for review of this decision. The SEC had scheduled oral argument for July 10, 2013, but it later adjourned that date and rescheduled the oral argument for October 8, 2013.

ITEM 1A.   RISK FACTORS.

Not required for a smaller reporting company.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

As discussed further in the report of our management included under Item 4. “Controls and Procedures” of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, after reviewing our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2010 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2010, the SEC concluded in a letter to the Company dated as of January 9, 2012, that the Company’s lack of U.S. GAAP experience is a material weakness in its disclosure controls and procedures and in its internal control over financial reporting. In its letter, the SEC also directed the Company to file an amended Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2010 identifying the Company’s lack of U.S. GAAP experience as a material weakness in its disclosure controls and procedures and in its internal control over financial reporting, which the Company intends to file as promptly as is reasonably practicable.

ITEM 2.   UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

None.

ITEM 3.   DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

ITEM 4.   MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.   OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  August 14, 2013