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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☑	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 333-36259

NOVA LIFESTYLE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	90-0746568
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6565 E. Washington Blvd. Commerce, CA	90040
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (323) 888-9999

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	NVFY	Nasdaq Stock Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer ☑	Smaller reporting company☑
Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

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

Yes ☐ No ☑

As of June 30, 2020, the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $6,450,541, based upon the closing price of the Company’s common stock of $1.93 per share as reported on the same date.

As of March 25, 2021, there were 5,567,544 shares of common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the Nova LifeStyle, Inc. Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

NOVA LIFESTYLE, INC.

Table of Contents

		Page
PART I

Item 1.	Business	1
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	9
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	21
Item 2.	Properties	21
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	22
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	23

PART II

Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	24
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	24
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	25
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	35
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	36
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	36
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	36
Item 9B.	Other Information	36

PART III

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	37
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	37
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	37
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	37
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	37

PART IV

Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	38
	Financial Statements	F-1

NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regarding our company that include, but are not limited to, any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new products, services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by us. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “potential,” “believes,” “seeks,” “hopes,” “estimates,” “should,” “may,” “will,” “with a view to” and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.

These forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. Although we believe our expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, our expectations may later be found to be incorrect. Our actual results could be materially different from our expectations. Important risks and factors that could cause our actual results to be materially different from our expectations are generally set forth in “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Our Business” and other sections in this report. You should read this report and the documents we refer to thoroughly with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse than what we expect. Other sections of this report include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance.

This report contains statistical data we obtained from various publicly available government publications and industry-specific third party reports. Statistical data in these publications also include projections based on a number of assumptions. The markets for our products may not grow at the rate projected by market data, or at all. The failure of these markets to grow at the projected rates may have a material adverse effect on our business and the market price of our securities. In addition, the rapidly changing nature of our customers’ industries results in significant uncertainties in any projections or estimates relating to the growth prospects or future condition of our markets. Furthermore, if any one or more of the assumptions underlying the market data is later found to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Unless otherwise indicated, information in this report concerning economic conditions and our industry is based on information from independent industry analysts and publications, as well as our estimates. Except where otherwise noted, our estimates are derived from publicly available information released by third party sources, as well as data from our internal research, and are based on such data and our knowledge of our industry, which we believe to be reasonable. None of the independent industry publication market data cited in this report was prepared on our or our affiliates’ behalf.

The forward-looking statements made in this report relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should read this report and the documents we refer to in this report and have filed as exhibits to this report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

As used in this report, “Nova LifeStyle,” “Nova,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” and similar terms refer to Nova LifeStyle, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Our functional currency is the U.S. Dollar, or USD. See Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements included herein.

●	Investors’ perceptions of, and demand for, companies in our industry;
●	Investors’ perceptions of, and demand for, companies sourcing from China and other Asian countries;
●	Conditions of the U.S. and other capital markets in which we may seek to raise funds;
●	Our future results of operations, financial condition and cash flows;
●	Governmental regulation of foreign investment in companies in particular countries;
●	Economic, political and other conditions in the U.S., China, and other countries; and
●	Governmental policies relating to foreign currency.

●	Issued patents and trademarks that we own or have the right to use may not provide us with any competitive advantages;
●	Our efforts to protect our proprietary rights may not be effective in preventing misappropriation of our intellectual property or that of those from whom we license our rights to use;
●	Our efforts may not prevent the development and design by others of products or technologies similar to or competitive with, or superior to those we use or develop; or
●	Another party may obtain a blocking patent and we or our licensors would need to either obtain a license or design around the patent in order to continue to offer the contested feature or service in our products.

Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts
December 31, 2020			RM4.02 to 1
December 31, 2019			RM4.09 to 1

Income statement and cash flow items
For the year ended December 31, 2020			RM4.20 to 1
For the period ended December 31, 2019			RM4.13 to 1

	Years Ended December 31,
	2020						2019
	$			*% of Sales*			$			*% of Sales*
Net sales	$	11,350,230					$	21,983,279
Cost of sales		(31,242,671	)		275	%		(20,690,015	)		94	%
Gross (loss) profit		(19,892,441	)		(175	%)		1,293,264			6	%
Operating expenses		(6,412,335	)		56	%		(7,089,621	)		32	%
Loss from operations		(26,304,776	)		(232	%)		(5,796,357	)		(26	%)
Other expenses, net		(96,183	)		(1	%)		(89,281	)		(0	%)
Income tax benefit (expenses)		649,165			6	%		(251,042	)		(1	%)
Loss from continuing operations		(25,751,794	)		(227	%)		(6,136,680	)		(28	%)
Loss from discontinued operations		(326,531	)		(3	%)		(2,464,044	)		(11	%)
Net loss		(26,078,325	)		(230	%)		(8,600,724	)		(39	%)

	2020			2019
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	(2,075,272	)	$	14,885,246
Investing activities		672,757			(25,902	)
Financing activities		466,096			(6,864,354	)

1.	Financial statements listed in the Index to Financial Statements, filed as part of this Annual Report beginning on page F-1; and
2.	Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Stevens Resources, Inc. and Nova LifeStyle, Inc., dated June 14, 2011 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-163019) filed on June 30, 2011)
2.2		Share Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and between Nova Furniture Limited and Nova LifeStyle, Inc., dated June 30, 2011 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-163019) filed on June 30, 2011)
2.3		Return to Treasury Agreement by and between Nova LifeStyle, Inc. and Alex Li, dated June 30, 2011 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-163019) filed on June 30, 2011)
3.1		Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-163019) filed on November 10, 2009)
3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-163019) filed on June 30, 2011)
3.3		Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of the State of Nevada on December 15, 2009, and effective as of September 9, 2009 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-163019) filed on June 30, 2011)
3.4		Articles of Merger between Stevens Resources, Inc. and Nova LifeStyle, Inc. amending the Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on June 14, 2011, and effective as of June 27, 2011 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-163019) filed on June 30, 2011)
3.5		Articles of Exchange of Nova Furniture Limited and Nova LifeStyle, Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on June 30, 2011 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-163019) filed on June 30, 2011)
3.6		First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Nova Lifestyle, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36259) filed on February 28, 2018)
3.7		Certificate of Change to Authorized Shares of Nova Lifestyle, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36259) filed on December 20, 2019)
4.1		Specimen Stock Certificate (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-163019) filed on June 30, 2011)
4.2†		Description of Securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
10.1		Shareholder Agreement by and between Nova Furniture Limited and St. Joyal, dated January 1, 2011 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-163019) filed on June 30, 2011)
10.2#		Form of Director Agreement (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-163019) filed on June 3, 2013)
10.3#		Nova LifeStyle, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A (File No. 333-163019) filed on July 10, 2014)
10.4#		Nova LifeStyle, Inc. Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A (File No. 333-163019) filed on July 10, 2014)
10.5#		Employment Agreement by and between Nova Lifestyle Inc. and Thanh H. Lam dated May 8, 2018 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 14, 2018)
10.6		Sales Representative Agreement between Diamond Bar Outdoors, Inc. and Tawny Lam Consulting, Inc. dated January 4, 2018 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed April 1, 2019)
10.7		Employment Agreement by and between Nova Lifestyle Inc. and Jeffery Chuang dated August 12, 2019 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 16, 2019)

10.8		Sales Representative Agreement by and between Diamond Bar Outdoors, Inc. and Tawny Lam Consulting, Inc. dated January 4, 2020 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 12, 2020)
10.9		Sale and Purchase Agreement by and between Nova LifeStyle, Inc. and Y-Tone (Worldwide) Limited dated January 7, 2020 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 12, 2020)
10.10#†		Employment Agreement by and between Nova Lifestyle Inc. and Jeffery Chuang dated August 10, 2020
14.1		Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of Nova Lifestyle, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-163019) filed on June 10, 2013)
21.1†		Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1†		Consent of Centurion ZD CPA & Co.
24.1†		Power of Attorney (Included on the Signature Page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K)
31.1†		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2†		Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1‡		Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2‡		Certifications of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS		XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-2 to F-3
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019	F-4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019	F-6
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019	F-7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019	F-8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019	F-10

	2020		2019

Assets

Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,744,784	$	7,423,198

SEC Form 10-K filed by Nova Lifestyle, Inc