Correspondence 0001683168-24-008313 from NOCERA, INC. (NCRA)
NOCERA, INC.
Date: Nov. 20, 2024 · CIK: 0001756180 · Accession: 0001683168-24-008313
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Nocera, Inc.
2030 Powers Ferry Road SE
Suite No. 212
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
November 20, 2024
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Industrial Applications and Services
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re:
Nocera, Inc.
Form 10-K/A for Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
2023
Filed October 7, 2024
File No. 001-41434
Dear Ms. Shafique and Mr. Pavot:
On behalf of Nocera, Inc. (the
“Company,” “Nocera,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), this letter responds to comments
provided by the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) provided to the undersigned on October 25, 2024, regarding the Company’s Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2023 (the “10-K”).
For your convenience, the Staff’s
comments have been restated below and the Company’s responses are set forth immediately under the restated comments. Unless otherwise
indicated, defined terms used herein have the meanings set forth in the 10-K. We have filed Amendment No. 2 to the 10-K (the “Amendment”)
with the Commission today.
Amendment No. 2 to Form 10-K filed October 7, 2024
Form 10-K/A filed October 7, 2024
Comparison of Results of Operations for the years
ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, page 43
1. We note your revised disclosure in response to our prior comment 1 as it relates
to your results of operations. We reissue in part asking you to quantify your revenue discussion of your catering business with price
and volume elements so that it is clear whether price changes materially impacted the change in catering revenue. We also note your updated
discussion still does not disclose the facts and circumstances that precipitated the goodwill impairment charge which comprised 50% of
your net loss. Also, please revise your explanation of the Net loss attributable to Nocera variance so that the 2023 loss is identified
as $4.3 million instead of $2 million. Further, please explain the impact of volume and price changes on your June 30, 2024 revenue variances
as previously requested.
Response: In response to this comment,
the Company advises the Staff that we have revised our 10-K and 10-Q/A disclosures to quantify the impact of price and volume changes
on catering revenue, explain the goodwill impairment charge comprising 50% of the net loss, correct the 2023 net loss attributable to
Nocera to $4.3 million, and address revenue variances for June 30, 2024. We believe these updates resolve the Staff’s concerns.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources; Going Concern, page
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2. We note the revisions made in response to our prior comment 2. However, your June
30, 2024 Form 10-Q/A continues to identify the lapsed financial support letter as a source of liquidity. It is also not clear why you
state on page 40 of the Form 10-Q/A that "there is no substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern" given
the potential delisting, the prominent disclosure in your Form 10-K regarding substantial doubt of your ability to continue as a going
concern, the excess of current liabilities over current assets, and the substantial excess of your operating cash flow deficits over your
cash balance. Please revise.
Response: In response to this comment,
the Company advises the Staff that we have revised the June 30, 2024 Form 10-Q/A to remove references to the lapsed financial support
letter as a source of liquidity. Additionally, we have updated the disclosures to clarify our assessment regarding going concern. These
revisions align our disclosures with the current financial conditions and address the Staff’s concerns.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm Opinion on the Financial Statements, page F-2
3. We note your response to our prior comment 5 as it relates to the withdrawal of
Centurion ZD CPA & Co. as your independent auditor. We further note you filed Form 8-K with Item 4.01 on October 16, 2024 stating
Enrome LLP has been appointed as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Please clarify if Enrome LLP is registered
with the PCAOB.
Response: In response to this comment,
the Company advises the Staff that Enrome LLP is registered with the PCAOB.
Note 12 - Warrants, page F-21
4. We note your response to our prior comment 8 and the amended warrant activity disclosures
within the 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2024, which reflect beginning balances from the 10-K for the period ending December 31,
2023. However, the warrant liability reconciliation of fair value continues to differ between the 10-K and the 10-Q. Please revise.
Response: In response to this comment,
the Company advises the Staff that the 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2024 has been revised to ensure consistency between the warrant
liability reconciliation of fair value in the 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2023, and the 10-Q for the period ending June 30,
2024. These updates correct the discrepancies previously noted and align the disclosures between the filings.
Note 24 - Subsequent Event, page F-33
5. We note your response to our prior comment 9. In the asset test performed for
the Xinca acquisition, please clarify how you determined Nocera’s asset balance to be used in the calculation should be $7.6 million
when the December 31, 2023 10-K reflects $5.0 million. Also, please explain why you report that Xinca's annual revenue was only $80,798
whereas the June 30, 2024 Form 10-Q states that $379,525 of trade receivables were acquired in the acquisition.
Response: In response to this comment,
the Company advises the Staff that during the significance test, the Company’s assets were valued at $7.6 million before a goodwill
impairment reduced it by approximately $2 million. Xinca’s revenue of only $80,798 is primarily due to its status as an early-stage
e-commerce company. When the Company initiated the acquisition, Xinca had only been operational for a few months. The $379,525 in trade
receivables represents sales from live-stream e-commerce transactions.
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General
6. We note in your response that the Company’s management, including the Chief
Executive Officer, is based primarily in Taiwan, Canada and the United States. Where and if appropriate, and to the extent that
one or more of your officers and/or directors are located in China or Hong Kong, please identify each officer and/or director located
in China or Hong Kong and create a separate Enforceability of Civil Liabilities section for the discussion of the enforcement risks related
to civil liabilities due to your officers and directors being located in China or Hong Kong. In particular, revise to discuss the limitations
on investors being able to effect service of process and enforce civil liabilities in China, lack of reciprocity and treaties, and cost
and time constraints. Also, please disclose these risks in a separate risk factor, which should contain disclosures consistent with the
separate section, and include the risk in your summary risk factor disclosure.
Response: In response to
this comment, the Company advises the Staff that none of the Company’s officers or directors are located in China or Hong Kong.
We appreciate the opportunity
to respond to your comments. If you have further comments or questions, we stand ready to respond as quickly as possible. If you wish
to contact us directly you can reach us via Ross D. Carmel, Esq. of Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP at 646-838-1310.
Sincerely,
Nocera, Inc.
By:
/s/ Andy Ching-An Jin
Chief Executive Officer
cc: Ross D. Carmel, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP
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