Ameramex International Inc - Quarter Report: 2022 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q 

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

 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarter ended March 31, 2022

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______ to _______

Commission File Number: 000-56054

AMERAMEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

3930 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95973

(Address of principal executive offices)

 (530) 895-8955 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 ________________________________

Former address if changed since last report

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes    ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes     ☐No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “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         ☒  No

There are 14,629,155 shares of common stock outstanding as of May 23, 2022.  

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I–FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

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

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

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

  AMERAMEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - UNAUDITED

March 31, 2022 

Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization and Line of Business

AmeraMex International, Inc., (the “Company”) was incorporated on May 29, 1990 under the laws of the state of Nevada. The Company sells, leases and rents new and refurbished heavy equipment primarily in the U.S. The Company operates under the name of Hamre Equipment.

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Liquidity Considerations

At March 31, 2022, the Company had working capital of approximately $2.9 million. The Company is actively working to obtain lines of credit or improve the terms compared to existing lines of credit in order to facilitate normal operations and fulfill growth needs.

Moving forward, the Company expects to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet its obligations and expects to continue to obtain financing for equipment purchases in the normal course of business. The Company believes that its expected cash flows from operations, together with its new credit facility, will be sufficient to operate in the normal course of business for the next 12 months.

Risks and Uncertainties

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) a pandemic, as a result of which the Company is subject to additional risks and uncertainties. In response to the pandemic, governments and organizations have taken preventative or protective actions, such as temporary closures of non-essential businesses and “shelter-at-home” guidelines for individuals. As a result, the global economy has been negatively affected, and the Company’s business has been negatively affected in a number of ways, the worst of which was felt in 2020. The Company had several large transactions that were put on hold until the State of California completely reopened. In addition, the Company had all sales, administrative and account employees working from home. Shop employees were practicing social distancing and only one customer was allowed in the facility at a time. Most directly, a number of states and local governments had taken steps that prohibited or curtailed the sale of equipment or curtailed construction activities during the pandemic. In some jurisdictions, shelter-at-home orders, or other orders related to the pandemic, had impeded and continue to impede equipment sales. With the reopening of the State of California. the Company has experienced a resurgence in sales and rentals of both new and used equipment. The nationwide shortages in truck drivers and the increase in fuel prices has led to higher costs to transport equipment and delays in deliveries to customers.

The severity of the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business will depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the duration and severity of the pandemic and the extent and severity of the impact on the Company’s customers, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. The Company’s future results of operations and liquidity could be adversely impacted by delays in payments of outstanding receivable amounts beyond normal payment terms. Given the dynamic nature of this situation, the Company cannot predict with absolute certainty, the ultimate impact of COVID-19 on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited interim financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, within the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

 AMERAMEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - UNAUDITED

March 31, 2022 

The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements and in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented and of the financial condition as of the date of the interim balance sheet. The financial data and the other information disclosed in these notes to the interim financial statements related to the three and nine-month periods are unaudited. Unaudited interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year. These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021 and notes thereto that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions.

These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. It is possible that accounting estimates and assumptions may be material to the Company due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment involved. Significant estimates in these unaudited interim financial statements include the allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory allowances and estimated useful life of property and equipment.

Line of Credit Issuance Costs

The Company capitalizes and amortizes direct issue costs incurred in connection with its line of credit arrangement. On or about March 30, 2019 (see Note 6), the Company incurred $245,000 in costs comprised of origination fees totaling approximately $180,000 and appraisal costs of approximately $65,000. These costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the debt. Included in Other Assets in the accompanying balance sheet at March 31, 2022 are no unamortized loan fees. During the three ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company amortized $14,307 and $20,417 in loan fees, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”) which supersedes ASC Topic 840, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on their balance sheets for all leases with terms greater than 12 months. Based on certain criteria, leases will be classified as either financing or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 for smaller reporting companies, and interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this new standard on January 1, 2022. In transition, lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements” that allows entities to apply the provisions of the new standard at the effective date, as opposed to the earliest period presented under the modified retrospective transition approach and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The modified retrospective approach includes a number of optional practical expedients primarily focused on leases that commenced before the effective date of Topic 842, including continuing to account for leases that commence before the effective date in accordance with previous guidance, unless the lease is modified.

On January 1, 2022, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Lease (topic 842)(ASU 2016-02) which establishes ASC 842 and supersedes the lease accounting guidance under ASC 840. The standard generally requires lessees to recognize operating and finance lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use (ROU) assets on the balance sheet

 AMERAMEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - UNAUDITED

March 31, 2022 

and provide enhanced disclosers on the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from lease arrangements. The Company adopted ASC 842 using the modified retrospective approach. The Company elected the package of practical expedients available for existing contracts, which allowed the Company to carry forward our historical assessments of lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. The Company also elected a policy to not apply the recognition requirements of ASC 842 for short-term leases with a term of 12 months or less.

As of January 1, 2022, the effective date, the Company identified one operating lease arrangement relating to the Company’s headquarter facility. The adoption of ASC 842 resulted in a recognition of an ROU asset and lease liability on the Company’s balance sheet relating to the leases as of January 1, 2022. The adoption of the standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s statements of operations and statements of cash flows.

Note 3 – Inventory

Inventory as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consisted of the following: 

All of the inventory is used as collateral for the lines of credit and notes payable (see Notes 6 and 8).

Note 4 – Property and Equipment

Property and equipment includes assets held for internal use; as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, such property and equipment consisted of the following:

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $76,084 and $73,369, respectively.

All of the property and equipment is used as collateral for the lines of credit and notes payable (see Notes 6 and 8).

Note 5 – Rental Equipment

Rental equipment as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consisted of the following: 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $112,051 and $184,779, respectively.

All of the rental equipment is used as collateral for the lines of credit and notes payable (see Notes 6 and 8).

 AMERAMEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - UNAUDITED

March 31, 2022  

Note 6 – Lines of Credit

On April 12, 2022 the limit on our equipment flooring plan line of credit with a finance company which previously provided for borrowing up to $1,050,000 was decreased to $525,000 due to lack of utilization. The line of credit is secured by the equipment purchased and is interest free if paid within 180 days from the finance date. After the applicable free interest period, interest calculates as follows: 30 day LIBOR plus 6.75% - rate after Free Period to Day 365, 30 day LIBOR plus 7.00% - Rate Day 366 to 720, 30 Day LIBOR plus 7.25% - Rate Day 721 to 1095, 30 Day LIBOR plus 12.00% Matured Rate Day 1096 and above. Each piece of equipment has its own calculations based on the date of purchase. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the amounts outstanding under this line of credit agreement were $203,034 with $846,966 available and $23,026 with $1,026,974 available, respectively. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $993, and $2,344, respectively. The agreement has no expiration date provided the Company does not default and as of March 31, 2022 the Company is in compliance with the debt covenants.

On or about March 31, 2019, the Company entered into a line of credit with a finance company that provides for borrowing and refinancing up to $6.5 million. The credit facility was to expire on March 28, 2022; however, a 79 day extension was granted by the finance company while the Company finalizes the new line of credit. Interest is due monthly at a rate of 10%, per annum. Principal only becomes due and payable if the Company reaches the maximum balance under the credit facility, which management does not expect to reach. If the maximum balance is reached, the principal becomes payable at 1.25% of the outstanding principal balance per month. The line of credit is secured by specified pieces of equipment. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the amounts outstanding under this line of credit agreement were $2,259,067 with $4,240,933 available for purchases and $3,157,941 with $3,342,059 available, respectively. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $107,016 and $135,535, respectively. 

On January 28, 2022, the Company entered into a line of credit (flooring plan) with a finance company that provides for borrowing up to $3,500,000. The line of credit is secured by the equipment purchased and is interest free if paid within 180 days from finance date. After applicable free interest period the line rolls over to a 60-month amortization. Pricing after the interest free period will be one month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFT”) + 4.00. At March 31, 2022, the amount outstanding under the line of credit agreement was $1,324,568 with $2,175,432 available for purchases with no interest expense due.

Note 7 – Related-Party Transactions

Related-Party Note Payable

The Company had a note payable to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Funds were received years ago to fund operations. The note was interest bearing at 10% per annum, unsecured and payable upon demand. The balance of the note at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $0 as it was paid in full before the end of 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the note increased by $12,753 pertaining to a refund that was tied to the note and incurred $9,557 in interest expense for that same period. 

 AMERAMEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - UNAUDITED

March 31, 2022

Lease

The Company leases a building and real property in Chico, California under a lease agreement renewing annually every March from a trust whose trustee is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The overall term of the lase is ten (10) years. The lease provided for monthly lease payments of $12,000 per month. Rent expense during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, was $36,000 and $36,000, respectively.

The operating lease liabilities of $848,131 as of March 31, 2022, represents the discounted (at 8% incremental borrowing rate) value of the future lease payments at March 31, 2022.

At March 31, 2022, the future undiscounted minimum lease payments under the noncancellable leases are as follows:

Transactions with Director

Two separate customers lost financing for purchases of equipment after delivery, so the Company sold the machines to the brokerage company of one of the Company’s Directors. The customers are now renting the machines on a rent-to-own basis and the Company is purchasing the machines from the brokerage. The Company has two notes payable tied to these transactions that, at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, have a combined total due of $94,434 and $109,482 respectively. The brokerage made $42,681 on the transactions. The notes are secured by the equipment.

The Company also has another note payable that was brokered through the same Director’s company. The note is secured with equipment and as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 had a total due of $180,313 and $195,133, respectively.

 Note 8 – Notes Payable 

Notes payable as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consisted of the following:

Interest expense for all notes payable for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $53,401 and $46,837, respectively.

 Note 9 – Joint Venture

In 2019, the Company entered into a joint venture with one of its long-time collaborators whereby costs and profits are shared equally. This arrangement was made in order to purchase 30 machines from a closing terminal in Seattle, Washington for $1,089,000. The machines were titled in the Company’s name, and accordingly, revenues and costs are recorded in the Company’s financial statements. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company accrued $105,543 in joint venture profits that will be disbursed upon payment from customer. The amount due to the collaborator as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $248,043 and $142,500, respectively. 

AMERAMEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - UNAUDITED

March 31, 2022

Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is involved in routine litigation that arises in the ordinary course of business. At the present time, the Company is not involved in any litigation.

[See Note 7 for operating lease with related party.]

Note 11 – Stockholders’ Equity

The Company has authorized 5,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value preferred stock, of which 1,000,000 shares have been designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of which zero shares are issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

The Company has authorized 1,000,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock, of which 14,629,155 were issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements made in this Form 10-Q that are not historical or current facts are “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). These statements often can be identified by the use of terms such as “may,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “approximate” or “continue,” or the negative thereof. We intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors for such statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Any forward-looking statements represent management’s best judgment as to what may occur in the future. However, forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and important factors beyond our control that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from historical results of operations and events and those presently anticipated or projected. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statement or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Recent Developments Related to the COVID-19 Outbreak

All of the disclosures set forth in this Item 2 should be read in the context of the recent COVID-19 related developments discussed immediately below.  All of the disclosures recited in “Recent Developments Related to the COVID-19 Outbreak” are as of the date of this filing.

The occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively affect our operations depending on the severity and longevity of the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic is currently impacting countries, communities, supply chains and markets as well as the global financial markets. The pandemic has resulted in social distancing, travel bans and quarantine, and this has limited and may continue to limit access to our facilities, customers, management, support staff and professional advisors. These factors, in turn, may not only impact our operations, financial condition and demand for our goods and services but our overall ability to react timely to mitigate the impact of this event. Also, it may hamper our efforts to comply with our filing obligations with the SEC. Depending on the severity and longevity of the COVID-19 pandemic, our business, customers, and shareholders may experience a significant negative impact. (See Financial Statements, Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Risks and Uncertainties.)

 Overview of the Business

We sell, lease, and rent heavy equipment to companies within four industries: construction (light and infrastructure), shipping logistics, mining, and commercial farming. With customers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia and Africa, we have over 30 years of experience in heavy equipment sales and service and inventories of top-of-the-line equipment from manufacturers such as Taylor Machine Works Inc. and Terex Heavy Equipment. We were originally incorporated as Hamre Equipment Company, Inc. in California on November 17, 1989. We merged into AmeraMex International, Inc., a Nevada corporation, on November 2, 2006. 

Results of Operations 

Revenue

Revenue for the three months ending March 31, 2022 was $4,951,606 compared to $4,029,696 for the same time during 2021, a 23% increase. Sales of Equipment and Other Revenues for the three months ending March 31, 2022 was $4,585,692 and made up 93% of our Total Revenues. For the three months ending March 31, 2021, Sales of Equipment and Other Revenues made up $3,245,982, or 81% of Total Revenues. The remaining portion of Total Revenues, Rentals and Leases, for the respective periods were $365,914, or 7%, in 2022 and $783,714 or 19% in 2021. The 23% increase in Sales of Equipment and Other Revenues year over year is due to the consistently lower interest rates, which made financing easier for our customers, as well as the continued momentum we have experienced as the State of California reduces restrictions tied to the COVID-19 pandemic which shut down our state and halted all major sales from March 2020 through June 2020. Rentals and Leases revenue decreased by 53% year over year as customers converted long-term rentals into purchases, taking advantage of the prime financing at very low interest rates mentioned above.

Cost of Revenue

Costs of Revenue for the three months ending March 31, 2022 were $3,702,537 compared to $2,857,988, an increase of 30%. The price of used equipment has been increasing since the beginning of 2021 and was noticeably higher during the first quarter; however, the increase is directly tied to the increase in revenue from the sale of equipment.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased by $309,285 during the three months ending March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ending March 31, 2021. This 81% increase is due to the Company paying higher wages in an effort to stay competitive in a highly volatile job market and the higher costs spent on marketing our equipment.

Interest Expense

The three months ending March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ending March 31, 2021 shows a reduction in interest expense from $267,057 to $177,757. This 33% reduction is due to the Company’s continuing efforts to pay off debt.

Operating Results

The Company had a net profit of $258,317 for the three months ending March 31, 2022 as compared to net profit of $365,829 for the three months ending March 31,2021. The 30% decrease in profit is tied to higher operational expenses. The first quarter of 2022 reflects the continuing trend of lower interest rates on financing making it easier for customers to purchase equipment offset by higher input costs and rising operational costs.

Liquidity

Moving forward, we expect to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet our obligations and expect to continue to obtain financing for equipment purchases in the normal course of business. The Company believes that our expected cash flows from operations, together with our available credit facilities, will be sufficient to operate in the normal course of business for the next 12 months.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources.

Seasonality

Our operating results are not affected by seasonality.

Inflation

Our business and operating results are not affected in any material way by inflation.

Critical Accounting Policies

The SEC issued Financial Reporting Release No. 60, “Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies” suggesting that companies provide additional disclosure and commentary on their most critical accounting policies. In Financial Reporting Release No. 60, the SEC has defined the most critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and operating results and require management to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. The nature of our business generally does not call for the preparation or use of estimates. Due to that fact, we do not believe that we have any such critical accounting policies. 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide information required by this Item.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, under the supervision of our President and Chief Financial Officer performed an evaluation (the “Evaluation”) of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to provide a reasonable level of assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, our President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There can be no assurance that our disclosure controls and procedures will detect or uncover all failures of persons within our Company and our consolidated subsidiaries to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving their control objectives.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting for our Company. Internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failure. Internal control over financial reporting can also be circumvented by collusion or improper management override.

Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

We assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (“COSO”) of the Treadway Commission’s Internal Control-Integrated Framework.

As a result of this assessment, we have determined that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2022.

It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable and not absolute assurance that the objectives of the system are met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of certain events. Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

An evaluation was performed under the supervision of our management, including our President and Chief Financial Officer, of whether any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our President and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We anticipate that we will from time to time become subject to claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. It is not feasible to predict the outcome of any such proceedings and we cannot assure that their ultimate disposition will not have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. As of the filing of this report, we have no legal proceedings pending.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide information required by this Item.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None. 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.