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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Nature of Operations

 

Winning Catering Group, Inc. (formerly known as LiquidValue Development Inc.) (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on December 10, 2009. On December 29, 2017, the Company, acquired Alset EHome Inc. (“Alset EHome”) by reverse merger. Alset EHome, a Delaware corporation, was formed on February 24, 2015. Alset EHome is principally engaged in developing, selling, managing, and leasing residential properties in the United States in current stage and may expand from residential properties to other property types, including but not limited to commercial and retail properties. The Company is 99.99% owned by SeD Intelligent Home Inc., which is wholly owned by Alset International Limited (“Alset International”), a multinational public company, listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.

 

On August 1, 2025, the Company entered into a Contribution Agreement with Alset Real Estate Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Alset Real Estate Holdings” or “AREH”).

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement, the Company agreed to transfer its ownership of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Alset EHome Inc., the company that owns substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the Company, to Alset Real Estate Holdings.

 

On August 18, 2025, the Company completed the distribution of the issued and outstanding shares of Alset Real Estate Holdings Inc. to holders of the Company’s common stock as of August 15, 2025, in the form of a one-time special dividend (the “Distribution”).

 

The Distribution, having an aggregate carrying value of approximately $34.8 million as of August 15, 2025 constitutes substantially all of the Company’s net asset value. Shareholders received shares on a pro rata basis, based on the number of shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Management evaluated the accounting for the distribution of Alset Real Estate Holdings Inc. to the Company’s shareholders. The distribution represented a non-cash, nonreciprocal transfer of a business to the Company’s shareholders on a pro rata basis, with no consideration received by the Company.

 

Management considered the guidance in ASC 810-10 on consolidation and deconsolidation, ASC 845-10 on nonmonetary transactions, ASC 505-60 on equity transactions, and SAB Topic 5.Z.7. Upon completion of the distribution, the Company lost control of AREH and deconsolidated AREH in accordance with ASC 810-10-40.

 

Consistent with SAB Topic 5.Z.7, the distribution was accounted for as an equity transaction, and no gain or loss was recognized upon deconsolidation. The assets and liabilities of AREH, including cash, were derecognized, with a corresponding reduction to equity.

 

Management has also analyzed this transaction following ASC 205-20, and concluded that the Distribution should not be presented as a discontinued operation. The transaction represents a special distribution to shareholders and should be reflected as a reduction of equity in the statement of stockholders’ equity. The remaining shell should continue to report nominal assets and capital until the planned merger (as described below) is completed.

 

Additionally, the management considered the guidance in ASC 205-30, Presentation of Financial Statements - Liquidation Basis of Accounting. The liquidation basis is required only when:

 

management with the appropriate authority has approved a plan of liquidation, and

 

it is remote that the entity will return from liquidation

 

Although the Company has deconsolidated all assets and liabilities of Alset Real Estate Holdings Inc., it has not formally approved or adopted a formal plan of liquidation or dissolution. Instead, the Company has approved and is actively pursuing the consummation of a merger transaction, under which the legal entity will continue its existence and operations will continue in another form. Accordingly, the criteria for applying the liquidation basis of accounting are not met, and the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had cash in the amount of $5,912, compared to $2,762,935 as of December 31, 2024.

 

In the year ended December 31, 2025, we incurred net losses, losses from operations and negative cash flow from operations.

 

In August 2025, the Company completed the distribution of the issued and outstanding shares of Alset Real Estate Holdings Inc. to its shareholders. Following this transaction, the Company has no material operations or sources of revenue and is considered a shell company as defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company’s current cash resources are expected to be sufficient only to cover minimal administrative and reporting costs for a limited period. The Company does not have any commitments for additional financing and will require either additional capital or a strategic transaction to continue its existence and satisfy ongoing reporting obligations.

 

These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from this uncertainty.

 

On May 30, 2025, the Company entered into an Acquisition Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Acquisition Agreement”) with SeD Intelligent Home Inc., LVD Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company; Winning Catering Management Limited (“Winning Group”); Winning Holdings Limited; and Pure Talent Group Limited. Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, LVD Merger Corp. will merge with and into Winning Group, with Winning Group surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the merger, the Company will issue new shares of its common stock, following which Winning Holdings will own approximately 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company.

 

The planned merger represents management’s strategy to secure a new business operation and address the substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. While management is actively pursuing completion of the merger, the transaction had not been consummated as of the issuance date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and, therefore, does not currently alleviate the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include all accounts of the entities as of the reporting period ending dates and for the reporting periods as follows:

 

Name of consolidated

subsidiary

 

State or other

jurisdiction of

incorporation or

organization

  Date of incorporation or formation 

Attributable

interest as of

December 31,

2025

  

Attributable

interest as of

December 31,

2024

 
Alset EHome Inc.  Delaware  February 24, 2015   0%   100%
SeD USA, LLC  Delaware  August 20, 2014   0%   100%
150 Black Oak GP, Inc.  Texas  January 23, 2014   0%   100%
SeD Development USA, Inc.  Delaware  March 13, 2014   0%   100%
150 CCM Black Oak Ltd.  Texas  January 23, 2014   0%   100%
SeD Ballenger, LLC  Delaware  July 7, 2015   0%   100%
SeD Maryland Development, LLC  Delaware  October 16, 2014   0%   83.55%
SeD Development Management, LLC  Delaware  June 18, 2015   0%   85%
AHR Black Oak One, LLC  Delaware  September 29, 2021   0%   100%
LVD Merger Corp.  Nevada  May 29, 2025   100%   - 

 

 

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Non–controlling interest represents the minority equity investment in the Company’s subsidiaries, plus the minority investors’ share of the net operating results and other components of equity relating to the non–controlling interests.

 

The Company’s subsidiary Alset Solar Inc. was closed on June 21, 2024. The Company’s subsidiary SeD REIT Inc. was closed on August 26, 2024. The Company’s subsidiary SeD Builder LLC was closed on September 2, 2024. The closing of these three companies did not have any effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the aggregate non-controlling interest was $0 and $65,672, respectively, which are separately disclosed on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of 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 in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Income (Loss) per Share

 

Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to the common stockholders by weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Fully diluted income (loss) per share is computed similar to basic income (loss) per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. There were no dilutive financial instruments issued or outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2025 or 2024.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The carrying value of cash, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and short-term borrowings, as reflected in the balance sheets, approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. All other significant financial assets, financial liabilities and equity instruments of the Company are either recognized or disclosed in the consolidated financial statements together with other information relevant for making a reasonable assessment of future cash flows, interest rate risk and credit risk. Where practicable the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities have been determined and disclosed; otherwise only available information pertinent to fair value has been disclosed. Fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. The authoritative guidance establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability developed based upon the best information available in the circumstances. The categorization of financial assets and liabilities within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Company classifies and discloses assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories:

 

● Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

 

● Level 2 – observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data; and

 

● Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

 

 

Cash

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

 

Restricted Cash

 

As a condition to the loan agreement with the Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (“M&T Bank”), the Company’s subsidiary, SeD Maryland Development LLC, was required to maintain a minimum of $2,600,000 in an interest-bearing account maintained by the lender as additional security for the loans. The fund was required to remain as collateral for the loan and outstanding letters of credit until the loan and letters of credit are paid off in full and the loan agreement is terminated. The loan has expired during 2022 and only letters of credit are outstanding as of December 31, 2024. On March 15, 2022 approximately $2,300,000 was released from collateral. On December 14, 2023 additional $201,751 was released from collateral. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the total balance of this account was $0 and $107,874, respectively. Following the completion of the distribution of shares of Alset Real Estate Holdings Inc. in 2025, the collateral referenced above is no longer held by the Company.

 

Other Receivables

 

Other receivables mostly include funds due from a title company and federal tax refund receivable.

 

Reimbursement Receivable, Net

 

Reimbursement receivable includes developer reimbursements for Lakes at Black Oak and Alset Villas projects. The Company records an allowance for credit losses based on previous collection experiences, the creditability of the organizations that are supposed to reimburse us, the forecasts from the third-party engineering company and Moody’s credit ratings. The allowance amount for these reimbursements was immaterial at December 31, 2025 and 2024.

 

Fixed Assets, Net

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost, net of depreciation. Expenditures for major additions and betterments are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method (after taking into account their respective estimated residual values) over the estimated useful lives, which are 3 years.

 

Real Estate Assets

 

  Land Development Assets

 

Real estate assets are recorded at cost, except when real estate assets are acquired that meet the definition of a business combination in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” which acquired assets are recorded at fair value. Interest, property taxes, insurance and other incremental costs (including salaries) directly related to a project are capitalized during the construction period of major facilities and land improvements. The capitalization period begins when activities to develop the parcel commence and ends when the asset constructed is completed. The capitalized costs are recorded as part of the asset to which they relate and are reduced when lots are sold.

 

In addition to our annual assessment of potential triggering events in accordance with ASC 360, the Company applies a fair value-based impairment test to the net book value assets on an annual basis. The Company would also apply a fair value-based impairment test to the net book value assets in the interim if certain events or circumstances indicate that an impairment loss may have occurred.

 

 

The Company did not record impairment on any of its projects during the year ended December 31, 2024.

 

  Rental of Model Houses

 

In May 2023, the Company entered into a lease agreement for one of its model houses located in Montgomery County, Texas. This lease agreement was terminated in February 2025.

 

On July 14, 2023, 150 CCM Black Oak Ltd entered into a model home lease agreement with Davidson Homes, LLC (“Davidson”). On August 3, 2023, Black Oak entered into a development and construction agreement with Davidson to build a model house located in Montgomery County, Texas. On January 4, 2024, Black Oak paid $220,076 to Davidson as reimbursement for final construction cost and the contractor’s fee. The model home lease commenced on January 1, 2024, lease term is twenty-four (24) full months and annual base rent equals to twelve percent (12%) of the total of the final cost of construction costs and the contractor’s fee.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

  Land Development Revenue Recognition

 

ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), establishes principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity’s contracts to provide goods or services to customers.

 

In accordance with ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for these goods or services. The provisions of ASC 606 include a five-step process by which we determine revenue recognition, depicting the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts reflecting the payment to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASC 606 requires us to apply the following steps: (1) identify the contract with the customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when, or as, we satisfy the performance obligation. A detailed breakdown of the five-step process for the revenue recognition of our Lakes at Black Oak and Alset Villas projects, which earned the majority of the Company’s revenue in 2024, is as follows:

 

a) Identify the contract with a customer.

 

The Company has signed agreements with the builders for developing the raw land to ready to build lots. The contract has agreed upon prices, timelines, and specifications for what is to be provided.

 

b) Identify the performance obligations in the contract.

 

Performance obligations of the company include delivering developed lots to the customer, which are required to meet certain specifications that are outlined in the contract. The customer inspects all lots prior to accepting title to ensure all specifications are met.

 

c) Determine the transaction price.

 

The transaction price is specified in the contract. Any subsequent change orders or price changes are required to be approved by both parties.

 

d) Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract.

 

Each lot is considered to be a separate performance obligation, for which the specified price in the contract is allocated to.

 

e) Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

 

 

The builders do the inspections to make sure all conditions/requirements are met before taking title of lots. The Company recognizes revenue when title is transferred. The Company does not have further performance obligations once title is transferred. Revenue is recognized at a point in time.

 

  Rental Revenue Recognition

 

The Company leases real estate properties to its tenants under leases that are predominately classified as operating leases, in accordance with ASC 842, Leases (“ASC 842”). Real estate rental revenue is comprised of minimum base rent and revenue from the collection of lease termination fees.

 

Rent from tenants is recorded in accordance with the terms of each lease agreement on a straight-line basis over the initial term of the lease. Rental revenue recognition begins when the tenant controls the space and continues through the term of the related lease. Generally, at the end of the lease term, the Company provides the tenant with a one year renewal option, including mostly the same terms and conditions provided under the initial lease term, subject to rent increases.

 

The Company defers rental revenue related to lease payments received from tenants in advance of their due dates.

 

Rental revenue is subject to an evaluation for collectability on several factors, including payment history, the financial strength of the tenant and any guarantors, historical operations and operating trends of the property, and current economic conditions. If our evaluation of these factors indicates that it is not probable that we will recover substantially all of the receivable, rental revenue is limited to the lesser of the rental revenue that would be recognized on a straight-line basis (as applicable) or the lease payments that have been collected from the lessee. Differences between rental revenue recognized and amounts contractually due under the lease agreements are credited or charged to straight-line rent receivable or straight-line rent liability, as applicable.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

  Cost of Real Estate Sale

 

All of the costs of real estate sales are from our land development business. Land acquisition costs are allocated to each lot based on the area method, the size of the lot comparing to the total size of all lots in the project. Development costs and capitalized interest are allocated to lots sold based on the total expected development and interest costs of the completed project and allocating a percentage of those costs based on the selling price of the sold lot compared to the expected sales values of all lots in the project.

 

If allocation of development costs based on the projection and relative expected sales value is impracticable, those costs could also be allocated based on area method, the size of the lot comparing to the total size of all lots in the project.

 

  Cost of Rental Revenue

 

Cost of rental revenue consists primarily of the costs associated with management and leasing fees to our management company, repairs and maintenance, depreciation, property taxes and other related administrative costs. Utility expenses are paid directly by tenants.

 

Income Taxes

 

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the estimated future tax effects of net operating loss and credit carry-forwards and temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts measured at the current enacted tax rates. The differences relate primarily to net operating loss carryforward from date of acquisition and to the use of the cash basis of accounting for income tax purposes. The Company records an estimated valuation allowance on its deferred income tax assets if it is more likely than not that these deferred income tax assets will not be realized.

 

 

The Company recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company has not recorded any unrecognized tax benefits.

 

The Company’s tax returns for 2024, 2023 and 2022 remain open to examination. The Company’s federal income tax return for the year ended December 31, 2023 is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Segments

 

The Company has one reportable segment, real estate, which includes its land development projects and rental business. The Company’s chief operating decision makers (the “CODMs”) are the Co-Chief Executive Officers, who review and assess the performance of the Company as a whole. The CODMs primarily use net income (loss) and operating income (loss) to evaluate performance and allocate resources, and these measures are prepared on the same basis as in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The CODMs use these measures in assessing ongoing operations and in the Company’s internal planning and forecasting processes. Segment expenses and other items are provided to the CODMs on the same basis as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, and the CODMs do not use information on segment assets in evaluating performance or allocating resources.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires that an entity, on an annual basis, disclose additional income tax information, primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The amendment in the ASU is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The ASU’s amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 for the year ended December 31, 2025. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03 (“ASU 2024-03”), Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which is intended to improve disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses, primarily through additional disaggregation of income statement expenses. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 should be applied either prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the ASU to determine the impact on the Company’s disclosures.