AB INTERNATIONAL GROUP CORP. - Quarter Report: 2022 May (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

AB International Group Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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. 

[X] Yes [ ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically 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 fi les). [X] Yes [ ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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.

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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). 

[  ] Yes [X] No

State the number of shares outstanding for each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 362,089,322 common shares as of July 14, 2022.  

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q are as follows:

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited) 

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

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)   

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

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

(Unaudited) 

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

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)  

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

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of AB International Group Corp. (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Commission. In accordance with those rules and regulations certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2021 derives from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2021.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year. 

Foreign Currency Transactions

Currently the Company does not use derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates and monetary assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates in effect at the end of the year. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates for the year. Gains and losses from translation of foreign currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in current results of operations.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (ASC 820) and ASC 825, “Financial Instruments” (ASC 825), requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. It establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. It prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 – Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

Level 3 – Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The carrying values of cash, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The fair values of warrant liabilities and derivative liabilities embedded in convertible notes are determined by level 3 inputs. 

Accounting for Derivative Instruments

The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (ASC 815) and all derivative instruments are reflected as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the balance sheet.

The Company uses estimates of fair value to value its derivative instruments. Fair value is defined as the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing and able market participants. In general, the Company's policy in estimating fair values is to first look at observable market prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets, where available. When these are not available, other inputs are used to model fair value such as prices of similar instruments, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, default rates and credit spreads (including for the Company's liabilities), relying first on observable data from active markets. Additional adjustments may be made for factors including liquidity, credit, bid/offer spreads, etc., depending on current market conditions. Transaction costs are not included in the determination of fair value. When possible, the Company seeks to validate the model's output to market transactions. Depending on the availability of observable inputs and prices, different valuation models could produce materially different fair value estimates. The values presented may not represent future fair values and may not be realizable. The Company categorizes its fair value estimates in accordance with ASC 820 based on the hierarchical framework associated with the three levels of price transparency utilized in measuring financial instruments at fair value as discussed above. Changes in fair value are recognized in the period incurred as either gains or losses.

Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share

The Company computes income (loss) per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings per Share” which requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share on the face of the statement of operations. The earnings per share after the reverse stock split is presented retrospectively as if the reverse split had occurred at the very beginning of the business. Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding during the period for warrants, options and restricted shares under treasury stock method, and for convertible debts and convertible preferred stock under if-convertible method, if dilutive. Diluted income (loss) per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period and excludes all potential common shares if their effects are anti-dilutive.

The Company had preferred shares and had no convertible notes and warrants as of May 31, 2022. For the three months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, and for the nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, no potentially diluted shares were included in the diluted loss per share as they would be anti-dilutive. 

NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. As of May 31, 2022, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $8.37 million and a negative working capital of $1.26 million. For the nine months ended May 31, 2022, the Company incurred a net loss of approximately $1.77 million. Although, the Company generated revenue of approximately $2.06 million as the result of selling the mainland China copyrights and broadcast rights for five movies (“Love over the world”, “Our treasures”, “Confusion”, “Huafeng” and “Lushang”) for the nine months ended May 31, 2022, the future operations of the Company depend on its ability to realize forecasted revenues, achieve profitable operations, and depend on whether or not the Company could obtain the continued financial support from its stockholders or external financing. Management believes the existing stockholders will provide the additional cash to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in securing sufficient funds to sustain the operations.

These factors, among others, raise the substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effect on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties. Management believes that the actions presently being taken to obtain additional funding and implement its strategic plan provides the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern.

NOTE 3 –PREPAID EXPENSES

Prepaid expense was $2,333 and $13,566 as of May 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021, respectively. Prepaid expense as of May 31, 2022 primarily includes prepayment of the OTC market annual fee.

NOTE 4 – SUBSCRIPTION RECEIVABLE

Subscription receivable is cash not yet collected from the stockholders for issuance of common stock. As of May 31, 2022, the company had no subscription receivable. As of August 31, 2021, the subscription receivable balance of $87,239 was the result of 3 million Put shares to Peak One Opportunity Fund LP.

NOTE 5 – FIXED ASSETS AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENT

The Company capitalized the renovation cost as leasehold improvement and the cost of furniture and appliances as fixed asset. Leasehold improvement relates to renovation and upgrade of an office and an offline display store. The leasehold improvement is depreciated over 3 years which equal the terms of the operating lease for renting an office. The furniture and appliances are depreciated over 7 and 5 years, respectively.

The depreciation expense was $39,902 and $39,748 for nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

NOTE 6 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

As of May 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021, the balance of intangible assets are as follows;

Intangible assets include: 1) a patent license right obtained from Guangzhou Shengshituhua Film and Television Company Limited as a worldwide license to a video synthesis and release system for mobile communications equipment (See Note 10); 2) copyrights for the movie “Love over the world”, “Huafeng”, “Our treasures”, “LuShang”, “QiQingKuaiChe”, the sitcom “Chujian”, copyright for one TV drama series, and 3) broadcast rights for fifty-nine movie and TV series; 3) On April 27, 2022, the Company purchased a unique Non-Fungible Token movie and music marketplace, named as the NFT MMM, from Stareastnet Portal Limited, which including an APP “NFT MMM” on Google Play, and full right to the website: starestnet.io.

The amortization expense for three months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021 was $862,399 and $428,794, respectively. The amortization expense for nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021 was $2,235,533 and $853,001, respectively.

On January 24, 2022, the Company sold the mainland China copyrights and broadcast rights of the movie “Love over the world”, “Our treasures” and “QiQingKuaiChe” received $1,800,000. On May 2, 2022, the Company sold the mainland China copyright and broadcast right of the movie “Huafeng” to a third party at a price of $128,000. The Company remains to have all copyright of outside of mainland China. On May 3, 2022, the Company sold the mainland China copyright and broadcast right of the movie “LuShang” to a third party at a price of $128,000. The Company remains to have all copyright of outside of mainland China.

The estimated amortization expense for each of the two succeeding years is as follows. The intangible assets as of May 31, 2022 will be fully amortized in the fiscal year of 2024.

NOTE 7 – RIGHTS-TO-USE OPERATING LEASE ASSETS, NET 

Rights-to-use lease assets, net consisted of the following:

NOTE 8 – LONG-TERM PREPAYMENT

The long-term prepayment balance relates to movie copyrights and broadcast rights for movies as below:

NOTE 9 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company applies ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 requires disclosures to be provided on fair value measurement.

ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 — Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

ASC 820 describes three main approaches to measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities: (1) market approach; (2) income approach; and (3) cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated from market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present value amount. The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. The cost approach is based on the amount that would currently be required to replace an asset.

Derivative liabilities of conversion features in convertible notes are classified within Level 3. We estimate the fair values of these liabilities at May 31, 2021 by using Monte Carlo simulation based on the remaining contractual terms, risk-free interest rates, and expected volatility of the stock prices, etc. The assumptions used, including the market value of stock prices in the future and the expected volatilities, were subjective unobservable inputs.

Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

NOTE 10– RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In support of the Company’s efforts and cash requirements, it may rely on advances from related parties until such time that the Company can support its operations or attains adequate financing through sales of its equity or traditional debt financing. There is no formal written commitment for continued support by stockholders. Amounts represent advances or amounts paid in satisfaction of liabilities. The advances are considered temporary in nature and have not been formalized by a promissory note. As of May 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021, the Company had due to stockholders of $25,088 and $2,347, respectively. 

Youall Perform Services Ltd, owned by the son of the Company’s Chief Executive Offer and the Company’s former Secretary and Treasurer Jianli Deng, collects revenue from the performance matching platform “Ai Bian Quan Qiu” via a Wechat official account on behalf of the Company. Due to the COVID-19 impact, the Company ceased operation of the “Ai Bian Quan Qiu” platform in January 2020. For the three and nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company didn’t recognize any revenue from this performance matching platform, respectively. The balance of related party receivable from Youall Perform Services Ltd was $0 and $1,439 as of May 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021, respectively.

In September 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Youall Perform Services Ltd for two transactions. 1) The Company pays Youall Perform Services Ltd. 10% of the revenue generated from the “Ai Bian Quan Qiu” platform every month to reimburse the valued-added tax, tax surcharges, and foreign transaction fee Youall Perform Services Ltd. has been paying on behalf of the Company. 2) Youall Perform Services Ltd. will provide IT consulting service for “Ai Bian Quan Qiu” platform upgrade and maintenance at a total cost of $128,000, out of which $108,800 has been paid. As there has been no revenue from the “Ai Bian Quan Qiu” platform due to COVID-19 since mid-January, 2020, $108,800 long-term prepayment was expensed as research and development expense in FY2020. In July 2020, the Company changed the service scope of this agreement and turned it into a website maintenance contract over the next two years. The major website of this Company is ABQQ.tv for video streaming. The contract amount remains to be $128,000, out of which $108,800 was previously paid and $19,200 will be due on the twenty first month after the launch of the website www.abqq.tv. The website maintenance service began on January 1, 2021 and will end on December 31, 2022. The Company will pay Youall Perform Services Ltd the remaining balance of $19,200 in September, 2022.

The Company has entered into a patent license agreement with a related party Guangzhou Shengshituhua Film and Television Company Limited (“Licensor”) 100% owned by the Chief Executive Officer Chiyuan Deng. The agreement is for a term of 5 years commencing on the effective date on June 1, 2017 and may be renewed at the Company’s written election conveyed to Licensor before the end of the term for a further term of five years. The Company has already paid the licensor a non-refundable, up-from payment of $500,000 and shall pay a royalty of 20% of the gross revenue realized from the sale of licensed products and sub-licensing of this patent every year. The royalty expenses during the nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021 were $0 and $30,720, respectively, during the three months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021 were $0 and $15,360, respectively. In January 2021, the Company’s sublicensing agreement to generate royalty revenues was terminated with Anyone Picture. As such, there has been no royalty expenses since the end of December 2020 given there has been no sublicensing royalty revenue generated from the patent.

The Company rented an office from Zestv Studios Limited, a Hong Kong entity 100% owned by the Chief Executive Officer Chiyuan Deng (See Note 14). On December 1, 2020, the Company entered an agreement with Zestv Studios Limited to grant Zestv Studios Limited the distribution right for the movie “Love over the world” and charge Zestv Studios Limited movie royalties. The Company’s royalty revenue is stipulated to equal 43% of the after-tax movie box office revenue deducting movie issuance costs. The movie box office revenue is tracked by a movie distributor Huaxia Film Distribution Co. Ltd (hereafter “Hua Xia”) in China as it connects with all movie theaters in China and can track the total movie box office revenue online in real time. Although Zestv Studios Limited has paid royalty revenue to the Company, Zestv Studios Limited failed to collect cash from Hua Xia. The Company will refund Zestv Studios Limited the movie royalties. As of May 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021, the Company had refund of movie royalties revenue net of movie distribution commission fee payable to Zestv Studios Limited of $763,770 and $933,434, respectively. During the three months ended May 31, 2022, Zestv Studios Limited also loaned total of $285,571 to the Company as the working capital. The loan is non-interest bearing and due on demand.

As of May 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021, the Company had total related party payable to Zestv Studios Limited of $1,049,341 and $933,434, respectively.

On September 11, 2020, the Company entered into an amended employment agreement with Chiyuan Deng, our Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant the amended agreement, the Company amended the compensation to Mr. Deng to include a salary of $180,000 annually, a reduction in common stock issued to Mr. Deng, a potential for a bonus in cash or shares, and the issuance of 100,000 shares of our newly created Series A Preferred Stock at par value $0.001.. Mr. Deng returned 261,111 shares common stock to the Company received under his initial employment agreement.

During the nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company paid CEO and CFO total salary of $342,167 and $258,837, respectively. During the three months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company paid CEO and CFO total salary of $51,250 and $74,500, respectively.

NOTE 11 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company has the following equity activities during the nine months ended May 31, 2022:

Common shares

Preferred shares

On September 3, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an accredited investor, whereby the investor purchased from the Company 234,300 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for a purchase price of $203,500. The closing occurred on September 3, 2021. After payment of transaction-related expenses, net proceeds to the Company from the sale and issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock totaled $184,000.

On October 21, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an accredited investor, whereby investor purchased from the Company 98,325 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for a purchase price of $85,450. The closing occurred on October 21, 2021. After payment of transaction-related expenses, net proceeds to the Company from the sale and issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock totaled $75,368.

During the quarter ended November 30, 2021, the Company issued 153 shares of series D preferred stock to the investor for the purchase price of $153,000. After the payment of transaction-related expenses, net proceeds to the Company from the issuance of the Series D Preferred Stock was $140,760.

On December 20, 2021, the Company issued 34 shares of series D preferred stock to the investor for the purchase price of $34,000. After the payment of transaction-related expenses, net proceeds to the Company from the issuance of the Series D Preferred Stock was $31,267.

On January 21, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an accredited investor, whereby investor purchased from the Company 89,490 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for a purchase price of $78,035. The closing occurred on January 21, 2022. After payment of transaction-related expenses, net proceeds to the Company from the sale and issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock totaled $68,529.

On March 16, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an accredited investor, whereby investor purchased from the Company 96 075 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for a purchase price of $83,500. After payment of transaction-related expenses, net proceeds to the Company from the sale and issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock totaled $73,600.

The Company also recorded a penalty expense of $141,945 which was in connection with the conversion of Series C preferred stocks due to the fact that the Company was late filing the Form 10-Q for the period ended February 28, 2022.

NOTE 12 – INCOME TAXES

Components of net deferred tax assets, including a valuation allowance, are as follows:

The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets was $1,246,974 as of May 31, 2022 and $871,681 as of August 31, 2021. In assessing the recovery of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of future deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As a result, management determined it was more likely than not the deferred tax assets would not be realized as of May 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021

Reconciliation between the statutory rate and the effective tax rate is as follows:

The Company's future business will focus on local cinemas and websites in the United States. During the nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company and its subsidiary have incurred a consolidated net loss of $1,769,767 and $2,601,535, respectively and had net loss carryforward from prior years. As a result, the Company and its subsidiary did not incur any income tax during the three and nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021.

NOTE 13 – CONCENTRATION OF RISK

Credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash. The Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board pays compensation up to a limit of HKD 500,000 (approximately $64,000) if the bank with which an individual/a company hold its eligible deposit fails. As of May 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021, cash balance of $371,762 and $131,796, respectively, were maintained at financial institutions in Hong Kong, and were subject to credit risk. In the US, the insurance coverage of each bank is $250,000. The Company didn’t deposit with financial institutions located in US and were not subject to credit risk. While management believes that these financial institutions and third-party fund holders are of high credit quality, it also continually monitors their creditworthiness.

NOTE 14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contingencies

From time to time, the Company may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. There are no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the results of its operations and there are no proceedings in which any of the Company’s directors, officers, or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to the Company’s interest.

Operating lease 

On November 22, 2020, the Company closed down a display store and terminated its lease, which has an original term from February 23, 2019 to February 22, 2022, as a result of the COVID-19 impact and uncertainties of the economy in Hong Kong.

The Company leased certain office space in Hong Kong from Zestv Studios Limited, a Hong Kong entity 100% owned by the Chief Executive Officer Chiyuan Deng, under operating lease for three years from May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022 with annual rental of $66,048 (HK$ 516,000). On May 1, 2022, the Company signed a new operating lease agreement with Zestv Studios Limited to lease its Hong Kong office premise for two years from May 1, 2022 to April 2024 with annual rental of $66,048 (HK$ 516,000).

The Company lease office space in Singapore under operating lease from April 13, 2021 to March 31, 2022 with monthly rental of $716 (SGD 974).

The Company leases office space at 48 Wall Street, New York, under operating lease for one year from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022 with annual rental of $20,400.

On October 21, 2021, the Company signed a lease agreement to lease “the Mt. Kisco Theatre”, a movie theater, for five years plus the free rent period which commences four months from the lease commencement date. The theatre consists of approximately 8,375 square feet, and the total monthly rent is $14,366 for the first year, including real estate related taxes and landlord’s insurance.

The cash lease expense for the nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021 was $135,648 and $69,905, respectively. The cash lease expense for the three months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021 was $82,527 and $21,612, respectively. All leases are on a fixed payment basis. None of the leases include contingent rentals. The Company had lease commitment of $1,171,693 as of May 31, 2022. 

In accordance with ASC 250-10-45-14, the adoption of ASC 842 lease accounting standard has resulted in $215,604 and $71,665 lease expenses for the nine months ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, including both cash and non-cash lease expenses.

For future lease payment for next five years as follow

NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  

In accordance with ASC 855-10, the Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to July 10, 2022 to the date these financial statements were issued.

Issuance of Common Stock

On June 13, 2022, the Company issued 5,672,727 common shares for the conversion of Series C preferred stock.

On June 21, 2022, the Company issued 7,090,909 common shares for the conversion of Series C preferred stock.

On June 27, 2022, the Company issued 7,428,571 common shares for the conversion of Series C preferred stock.

On July 5, 2022, the Company issued 9,069,767 common shares for the conversion of Series C preferred stock.

On July 7, 2022, the Company issued 4,724,318 common shares for the conversion of Series C preferred stock.

Issuance of Series C preferred stock

On June 1, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an accredited investor, whereby investor purchased from the Company 147,775 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for a purchase price of $128,500. The closing occurred on June 16, 2022. After payment of transaction-related expenses, net proceeds to the Company from the sale and issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock totaled $115,000. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Preferred Stock for general working capital purposes.

Copyright Transfer Agreement

On June 22, 2022, the Company entered an agreement with Zestv Studios Limited, a Hong Kong entity 100% owned by the Chief Executive Officer Chiyuan Deng, to transfer the mainland China copyright and broadcast right for the movie “Too Simple” to Zestv Studios Limited. The total transfer price is $750,000.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives, and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Actof 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believes,” “project,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe-harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe-harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects on a consolidated basis include, but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, availability of capital, interest rates, competition, and generally accepted accounting principles. These risks and uncertainties should also be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly anyforwardlooking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Further information concerning our business, including additional factors that could materially affect our financial results, is included herein and in our other filings with the SEC.

Overview 

AB International Group Corp. (the "Company", "we" or "us") was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on July 29, 2013 and originally intended to purchase used cars in the United States and sell them in Krygyzstan. The Company's fiscal year end is August 31.

We are an intellectual property (IP) and movie investment and licensing firm, focused on acquisitions and development of various intellectual property, including the acquisition and distribution of movies. In February 2019, we launched a business application (Ai Bian Quan Qiu) through smartphones and official social media accounts utilizing Artificial Intelligence. It is a matching platform for performers, advertiser merchants, and owners for more efficient services. We previously generated revenues through an agency service fee from each matched performance. Due to the quarantine and continuous control imposed by the state and local governments in areas affected by COVID-19, merchant advertising events have been suspended for 7 months. The Company decided to suspend the Ai Bian Quan Qiu platform, which, at the time, created an adverse impact on the business and financial condition and hampered its ability to generate revenue and access sources of liquidity on reasonable terms. As a result, we decide to focus mainly the IP transactions and online video streaming. Our management and operations are from the New York City, the international media center.

On April 22, 2020, the Company announced the first phase development of its video streaming service. The online service will be marketed and distributed in the world under the brand name ABQQ.tv. The Company's professional team are sourcing such dramas and films to provide video streaming service on the ABQQ.tv. The video streaming website www.ABQQ.tv was officially launched on December 29, 2020. As of May 31, 2022, the Company acquired 59   movie broadcast rights and a 15-episode TV drama series. The Company will continue marketing and promoting the ABQQ.tv website through Google Ads and acquire additional broadcast rights for movies and TV series, and plan to charge subscription fees once the Company has obtained at least 200 broadcast rights of movie and TV series.

On October 21, 2021, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) with Martabano Realty Corp. (the “Landlord”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease approximately 8,375 square feet of in what is known as the Mt. Kisco Theatre at 144 Main Street, Mount Kisco, New York. The term of the Lease is five years plus free rent period. Commencing in month four, the Company's monthly base rent obligation will be approximately $6,979, which amount will increase in year three to $13,260, year four at $13,658 and the final year at $14,067 in accordance with the terms of the Lease. The Lease contains customary provisions for real property leases of this type, including provisions allowing the Landlord to terminate the Lease upon a default by the Company.

The space was formerly used as a theatre with a total of 5 screens and 466 sets for screening films. The former theatre opened on December 21, 1962 with Hayley Millsin “In Search of the Castaways.” It was a replacement for the town’s other movie theatre that burned down. It was later twinned and further divided into 5 screens. It was operated for years by Lesser Theaters, then bought by Clearview Cinemas. In June, 2013 it was taken over by Bow-Tie Cinemas when they took most Clearview locations. It lasted until March, 2020 when it was closed by the Covid-19 pandemic. It was announced in September 2020 that the closure would be permanent. The Company intends to continue to use the space as a theatre with a total of 5 screens and 466 sets for screening films. It’s the first theatre of ABQQ Cinemas in America as the new business line of the Company.

On April 27, 2022, we purchased a unique Non-Fungible Token (“NFT”) movie and music marketplace, named as the NFT MMM, from Stareastnet Portal Limited, which including an APP “NFT MMM” on Google Play, and full right to the website: stareastnet.io. NFTs are digital assets with a unique identifier that is stored on a blockchain, and NFTs are tradable rights of digital assets (pictures, music, films, and virtual creations) where ownership is recorded in blockchain smart contracts. As the expert of IP transactions specialized in the media industry, we believe that NFTs provide great potential in the intellectual property protection domain.  It can promote transparency and liquidity and open the market to innovators who aim to commercialize their IP efficiently. We are actively launching movie and TV drama copyrights NFTs to buyers on the NFT MMM, and expect to generate revenues from the transactions incurred on the platform.

Subsequent to quarter end, on June 22, 2022, we entered an agreement with Zestv Studios Limited, a Hong Kong entity 100% owned by our Chief Executive Officer Chiyuan Deng, to transfer the mainland China copyright and broadcast right for the movie “Too Simple” to Zestv Studios Limited. The total transfer price was $750,000.

COVID-19

The full extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors that we may not be able to accurately predict at the present time. In an effort to contain COVID-19 or slow its spread, governments around the world have enacted various measures, including orders to close all businesses not deemed “essential,” isolate residents to their homes or places of residence, and practice social distancing when engaging in essential activities. We anticipate that these actions and the global health crisis caused by COVID-19 will negatively impact business activity across the globe. The movie industry in general has changed dramatically as a result of the pandemic restrictions. While movie theaters struggle to stay alive, online streaming programming has increased. We have endeavored to stay with the trend for streaming services to remain competitive. We have experienced the negative impact in our results of operations and in our financial condition for the year ended August, 2020, especially with respect to the movie distribution end of our business. These impacts concern delays in delivering our movies and IP because of health restrictions imposed on certain public events that concern our business, including, among other things, theaters, indoor and outdoor performances, filming restrictions, music festivals, concerts and other such events, Some of these restrictions include pandemic government mandated shutdowns and others restrictions on capacity gathered at these events, with some jurisdictions imposing fines or revocation of business licensing, and other restrictions. As a result of these factors, our revenue was reduced from March to May of 2020. With immediate closures, the resultant industry and business specific delays have negatively affected our company.

We plan to focus on the video streaming and other web-based applications and expand our business into those areas that we believe we situate the company for continued and increased revenues. As the pandemic is forecasted to worsen in the United States and other areas around the globe, we believe that the demand for our IP, online products and services offerings increases. While we cannot guarantee that the negative effects of the pandemic will not interfere with our ability to generate revenues, we intend to strengthen our position in this dynamic market and position the company to best suit its stockholders.

Specific to our company operations, during the pandemic period, we have enacted precautionary measures to protect the health and safety of our employees and partners. These measures include closing our office, having employees work from home, and eliminating all travel. While having employees work from home may have a negative impact on efficiency and may result in negligible increases in costs, it does have an impact on our ability to execute on our agreements to deliver our core products.

We will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state, local or foreign authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners and stockholders. It is not clear what the potential effects any such alterations or modifications may have on our business, including the effects on our customers, partners, or vendors, or on our financial results.

Results of Operations

Revenues 

Our total revenue reported for the nine months ended May 31, 2022 was $2,056,000, compared with $102,400 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021. The increase in revenue for the nine months ended May 31, 2022 over the same period last year was mainly attributable to the Company sold the mainland China copyright and broadcast right of the movie “Love over the world”, “Our treasures” and “QiQingKuaiChe” for $1,800,000, and sold the mainland China copyrights and broadcast rights of the movie “LuShang” and “Huafeng” for total $256,000. For the same period last year, we had to shutdown of the performance matching platform (Ai Bian Quan Qiu). Since no large social gathering is allowed as a result of COVID-19, there has been no revenue generated from the performance matching platform (Ai Bian Quan Qiu) since the end of January, 2020.

Total revenue for the three months ended May 31, 2022 was $256,000, compared with negative revenue of $51,200 for the three months ended May 31, 2021. The increase was mainly due to we sold the mainland China copyrights and broadcast rights of the movie “LuShang” and “Huafeng” for total $256,000.

Our cost of revenues was $2,235,534 for the nine months ended May 31, 2022, as compared with $878,601 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021. Most of the increase in cost of revenues for the nine months ended May 31, 2022 was the result of amortizing movie copyrights and broadcast rights due to the Company obtained more movie copyrights and broadcast rights.

Our cost of revenues was $862,400 for the three months ended May 31, 2022, as compared with $423,674 for the three months ended May 31, 2021. Most of the increase in cost of revenues for the three months ended May 31, 2022 was the result of amortizing movie copyrights and broadcast rights due to the Company obtained more movie copyrights and broadcast rights.

As a result, we had a gross loss of $179,534 for the nine months ended May 31, 2022, as compared with a gross loss of $776,201 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021. The negative gross profit for the nine months ended May 31, 2022 was attributable to the amortization of movie broadcast rights exceeded the revenue from the copyright sales of films.

As a result, we had a gross loss of $606,400 for the three months ended May 31, 2022, as compared with a gross loss of $474,874 for the three months ended May 31, 2021. The increase in gross loss for the three months ended May 31, 2022 was attributable to the amortization of movie broadcast rights exceeded the revenue from the copyright sales of films.

On April 27, 2022, we purchased a unique Non-Fungible Token movie and music marketplace, named as the NFT MMM, from Stareastnet Portal Limited, which including an APP “NFT MMM” on Google Play, and full right to the website: starestnet.io. We are actively launching movie NFT to buyers on the NFT MMM, and expect to generate transaction revenues from the platform.

In addition, we are increasing the marketing activities to achieve enough customers to start subscriptions for ABQQ.tv. and as well as generating revenue from the NYC cinema box office sales.

Operating Expenses 

Operating expenses decreased to $1,448,288 for the nine months ended May 31, 2022 from $1,466,979 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021. Our operating expenses for nine months ended May 31, 2022 consisted of general and administrative expenses of $1,106,121 and related party salary and wages of $342,167. In contrast, our operating expenses for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 consisted of general and administrative expenses of $1,208,142 and related party salary and wages of $258,837.

Operating expenses decreased to $421,317 for the three months ended May 31, 2022 from $517,845 for the three months ended May 31, 2021. Our operating expenses for three months ended May 31, 2022 consisted of general and administrative expenses of $370,067 and related party salary and wages of $51,250. In contrast, our operating expenses for the three months ended May 31, 2021 consisted of general and administrative expenses of $443,345 and related party salary and wages of $74,500.

We anticipate our operating expenses will increase as we undertake our plan of operations, including increased costs associated with marketing, personnel, and other general and administrative expenses, along with increased professional fees associated with SEC and COVID compliance as our business grows more complex and more expensive to maintain. On the COVID front, we expect that restrictions will ease moving forward, but there may still be setbacks as variants to the virus emerge and governments take lockdown measures in response. These and other costs for COVID expenditures may increase our operational costs in fiscal 2022 at various levels of operation.

Other Income/Expenses

We had other expense of $141,945 for the nine months ended May 31, 2022, as compared with other expenses of $413,702 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021.

We had other expense of $141,945 for the three months ended May 31, 2022, as compared with other expenses of $87,153 for the three months ended May 31, 2021.

Our other expenses for the nine and three months ended May 31, 2022 were the penalty expense recorded in connection with the conversion of its Series C preferred stocks due to the fact that the Company was late filing the Form 10-Q for the period ended February 28, 2022.

Our other expenses for the nine and three months ended May 31, 2021 were mainly the result of interest expense and the loss from prepaid convertible notes and warrant exercises. 

Net Loss

We incurred a net loss in the amount of $1,769,767 for the nine months ended May 31, 2022, as compared with a net loss of $2,601,535 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021. 

We incurred a net loss in the amount of $1,169,662 for the three months ended May 31, 2022, as compared with a net loss of $1,079,872 for the three months ended May 31, 2021.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of May 31, 2022, we had $382,215 in current assets consisting of cash, accounts receivable and prepaid expenses. Our total current liabilities as of May 31, 2022 were $1,646,294. As a result, we have a working deficit of $1,264,079 as of May 31, 2022 as compared with a working deficit of $228,669 as of August 31, 2021.

Operating activities used $478,498 in cash for the nine months ended May 31, 2022, as compared with $4,043,032 used in cash for the same period ended May 31, 2021. Our negative operating cash flow in nine months ended May 31, 2022 was mainly the result of our net loss for the nine months combined with operating changes in purchase of copyrights and broadcast rights and changes in the long-term prepayments, offset by the amortization of intangible assets and increased account payable and accrued liabilities. Our negative operating cash flow in the same period in 2021 was mainly the result of our net loss for the nine months combined with operating changes in purchase of copyrights and broadcast rights, offset by the amortization of intangible assets..

Investing activities used $280,000 for the nine months ended May 31, 2022, as compared with $5,000 used for the nine months ended May 31, 2021. Our negative investing cash flow for May 31, 2022 was mainly the result of the purchase of NFT MMM, a unique Non-Fungible Token movie and music marketplace.

Financing activities provided $998,007 for the nine months ended May 31, 2022, as compared with $1,660,166 provided in financing activities for the nine months ended May 31, 2021. Our positive financing cash flow for the period ended May 31, 2022 was the result of proceeds from issuance of our common stock and preferred stock. Our positive financing cash flow for the period ended May 31, 2021 was the result of proceeds from issuance of convertible notes and convertible notes and sales of our common stock and preferred stock.

Based upon our current financial condition, we do not have sufficient cash to operate our business at the current level for the next twelve months. We intend to fund operations through increased sales and debt and/or equity financing arrangements, which may be insufficient to fund expenditures or other cash requirements. We plan to seek additional financing in a private equity offering to secure funding for operations. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in raising additional funding. If we are not able to secure additional funding, the implementation of our business plan will be impaired. There can be no assurance that such additional financing will be available to us on acceptable terms or at all.

Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. As of May 31, 2022, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $8.37 million and a negative working capital of $1.26 million. For the nine months ended May 31, 2022, the Company incurred a net loss of approximately $1.77 million and had negative cash flows of approximately $0.48 million from its operations. Although, the Company generated revenue of approximately $2.06 million as the result of selling the mainland China copyrights and broadcast rights for five movies (“Love over the world”, “Our treasures”, “Confusion”, “Huafeng” and “Lushang”) for the nine months ended May 31, 2022, the future operations of the Company depend on its ability to realize forecasted revenues, achieve profitable operations, and depend on whether or not the Company could obtain the continued financial support from its stockholders or external financing. Management believes the existing stockholders will provide the additional cash to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in securing sufficient funds to sustain the operations.

These factors, among others, raise the substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continued as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effect on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties. Management believes that the actions presently being taken to obtain additional funding and implement its strategic plan provides the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of May 31, 2022, there were no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies

In December 2001, the SEC requested that all registrants list their most “critical accounting polices” in the Management Discussion and Analysis. The SEC indicated that a “critical accounting policy” is one which is both important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results, and requires management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

Our critical accounting policies are set forth in Note 1 to the financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

We do not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flow.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company and are not required to provide the information under this item pursuant to Regulation S-K.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of May 31, 2022. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of May 31, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the presence of material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management has identified the following material weaknesses which have caused management to conclude that, as of May 31, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective: (i) inadequate segregation of duties and effective risk assessment; and (ii) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of both US GAAP and SEC guidelines.

Remediation Plan to Address the Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our company plans to take steps to enhance and improve the design of our internal controls over financial reporting. During the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, we have not been able to remediate the material weaknesses identified above. To remediate such weaknesses, we plan to implement the following changes during our fiscal year ending August 31, 2023: (i) appoint additional qualified personnel to address inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective risk management; and (ii) adopt sufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting. The remediation efforts set out are largely dependent upon our securing additional financing to cover the costs of implementing the changes required. If we are unsuccessful in securing such funds, remediation efforts may be adversely affected in a material manner.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the nine months ended May 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Internal Controls

Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will necessarily prevent all fraud and material error.   Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the internal control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are not a party to any material pending legal proceeding. We are not aware of any pending legal proceeding to which any of our officers, directors, or any beneficial holders of 5% or more of our voting securities are adverse to us or have a material interest adverse to us.

Item 1A: Risk Factors

See Risk Factors contained in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on January 12, 2022.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The Company had the following equity activities during the three months ended May 31, 2022:

On April 7, 2022, the Company issued 2,841,389 shares of common stock to Geneva Roth Remark Holding Inc. for the conversion of Series C preferred stock.

Subsequent to the reporting period, the Company had the following equity activities:

From June 13, 2022 to July 7, 2022, the Company issued 33,986,292 common shares for the conversion of Series C preferred stock.

On June 1, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an accredited investor, whereby investor purchased from the Company 147,775 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for a purchase price of $128,500. The closing occurred on June 16, 2022.

 These securities were issued pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. The holders represented their intention to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view towards distribution. The investors were given adequate information about us to make an informed investment decision. We did not engage in any general solicitation or advertising. We directed our transfer agent to issue the stock certificates with the appropriate restrictive legend affixed to the restricted stock.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

N/A

Item 5. Other Information

None

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on the dates below on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.