Beam Global - Quarter Report: 2012 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
Quarterly Report under Section 13 or 15 (d) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Period ended March 31, 2012
Commission File Number 333-147104
Envision Solar International, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 26-1342810 | ||
(State of Incorporation) | (IRS Employer ID Number) |
7675 Dagget Street, Suite 150
San Diego, California 92111
(858) 799-4583
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
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 x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one.)
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | ||
Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller reporting company x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
The number of registrant's shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, issuable or outstanding as of May 15, 2012 was 56,953,323.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2012 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2011
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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)
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2
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011 (Unaudited)
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3
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Condensed Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements March 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
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4
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Item 2.
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Management’s Discusision and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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16
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Item 4.
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Controls and Procedures
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10
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PART II
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OTHER INFORMATION | 24 |
Item 1.
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Legal Proceedings | 24 |
Item 2. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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24 |
Item 3. |
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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25 |
Item 4. |
Mine Safety Disclosures
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25 |
Item 5. |
Other Information
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25 |
Item 6. |
Exhibits
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25 |
SIGNATURES | 26 |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
Envision Solar International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31,
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December 31,
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2012
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2011
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(Unaudited)
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Assets
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Current Assets
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Cash
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$ | 510,093 | $ | 468,776 | ||||
Accounts Receivable, net
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187,334 | 1,444,974 | ||||||
Prepaid and other current assets
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49,911 | 43,861 | ||||||
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
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112,477 | 42,580 | ||||||
Total Current Assets
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859,815 | 2,000,191 | ||||||
Property and Equipment, net
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125,232 | 142,136 | ||||||
Other Assets
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Debt issue costs, net
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- | 30,480 | ||||||
Deposits
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3,157 | 3,157 | ||||||
Total Other Assets
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3,157 | 33,637 | ||||||
Total Assets
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$ | 988,204 | $ | 2,175,964 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
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Current Liabilities
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Accounts Payable
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$ | 691,301 | $ | 1,513,691 | ||||
Accounts Payable - Related Parties
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109,145 | 109,145 | ||||||
Accrued Expenses
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229,832 | 179,774 | ||||||
Accrued Rent
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115,358 | 113,004 | ||||||
Sales Tax Payable
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36,828 | 42,266 | ||||||
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
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- | 102,921 | ||||||
Convertible Note Payable -Related Party
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122,683 | 122,683 | ||||||
Notes Payable
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145,017 | 145,017 | ||||||
Convertible Notes Payable, net of discount of $485,983 and $674,254 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 respectively
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869,959 | 1,681,689 | ||||||
Embedded Conversion Option Liability
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866,212 | 647,977 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities
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3,186,335 | 4,658,167 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)
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Stockholders' Deficit
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 162,500,000 million shares authorized, 53,053,323 and 49,405,732 shares issued or issuable and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively
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53,054 | 49,406 | ||||||
Additional Paid-in-Capital
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21,073,234 | 19,808,851 | ||||||
Accumulated Deficit
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(23,324,419 | ) | (22,340,460 | ) | ||||
Total Stockholders' Deficit
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(2,198,131 | ) | (2,482,203 | ) | ||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
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$ | 988,204 | $ | 2,175,964 |
The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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Envision Solar International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Unaudited
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
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2012
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2011
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Revenues
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$ | 308,715 | $ | 268,488 | ||||
Cost of Revenues
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162,744 | 272,638 | ||||||
Gross Profit (Loss)
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145,971 | (4,150 | ) | |||||
Operating Expenses (including stock based compensation expense of $235,322 and $13,067 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively)
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576,673 | 486,491 | ||||||
Loss From Operations
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(430,702 | ) | (490,641 | ) | ||||
Other Income (Expense)
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Other Income
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201 | - | ||||||
Gain on Debt Settlement
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20,769 | - | ||||||
Interest Expense
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(355,156 | ) | (171,898 | ) | ||||
Change in fair value of embedded conversion option liability
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(218,235 | ) | (663,848 | ) | ||||
Total Other Income (Expense)
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(552,421 | ) | (835,746 | ) | ||||
Loss Before Income Tax
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(983,123 | ) | (1,326,387 | ) | ||||
Income Tax Expense
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836 | 1,600 | ||||||
Net Loss
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$ | (983,959 | ) | $ | (1,327,987 | ) | ||
Net Loss Per Share- Basic and Diluted
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$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | ||
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding- basic and diluted
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49,766,483 | 44,082,520 |
The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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Envision Solar International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Unaudited
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
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2012
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2011
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net Loss
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$ | (983,959 | ) | $ | (1,327,987 | ) | ||
Adjustments to Reconcile Net loss to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:
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Depreciation
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16,904 | 16,257 | ||||||
Warrants issued as debt issuance fees
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12,274 | - | ||||||
Amortization of prepaid expenses paid in common stock
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27,401 | 2,627 | ||||||
Gain on debt settlement
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(20,769 | ) | - | |||||
Compensation expense related to grant of stock options
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207,921 | 10,440 | ||||||
Change in fair value of embedded conversion option liability
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218,235 | 663,848 | ||||||
Amortization of debt issue costs
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30,480 | - | ||||||
Amortization of debt discount
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188,270 | 122,649 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities:
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(Increase) decrease in:
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Accounts receivable
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1,257,640 | (72,886 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(33,451 | ) | (36,583 | ) | ||||
Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
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- | 1,947 | ||||||
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
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(69,897 | ) | (15,640 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in:
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Accounts Payable
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(801,621 | ) | (42,627 | ) | ||||
Accounts Payable - related party
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- | (7,512 | ) | |||||
Accrued expenses
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97,894 | 146,876 | ||||||
Accrued rent
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2,354 | 2,354 | ||||||
Sales tax payable
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(5,438 | ) | - | |||||
Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts
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(102,921 | ) | 2,342 | |||||
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
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- | 17,943 | ||||||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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41,317 | (515,952 | ) | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds from Sale of Common Stock
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- | 1,172,000 | ||||||
Payments of offering costs related to sale of common stock
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- | (171,976 | ) | |||||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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- | 1,000,024 | ||||||
NET INCREASE IN CASH
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41,317 | 484,072 | ||||||
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
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468,776 | 64,074 | ||||||
CASH AT END OF PERIOD
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$ | 510,093 | $ | 548,146 | ||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
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Cash paid for interest
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$ | 3,067 | $ | - | ||||
Cash paid for income tax
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$ | 1,037 | $ | 1,600 | ||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
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Convertible debt converted to shares of common stock
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$ | 1,000,000 | $ | - | ||||
Convertible accrued interest converted to common stock
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$ | 47,836 | $ | - | ||||
Embedded conversion option liability recorded as debt discount
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$ | - | $ | 18,480 |
The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
1.
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NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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Nature of Operations
Envision Solar International Inc. (along with its subsidiaries, hereinafter the “Company”, “us”, “we”, “our” or “Envision”), a Nevada corporation, is a developer of solar products and proprietary technology solutions. The Company focuses on creating high quality products which transform both surface and top deck parking lots of commercial, institutional, governmental and other customers into shaded renewable generation plants. The Company's chief differentiator is its ability to design and engineer architecturally accretive solar shaded parking solutions as products which are a complex integration of simple, commonly available engineered components. The resulting products are built to have the longest life expectancy in the industry while also delivering a highly appealing architectural enhancement to our customer’s locations. Envision's products deliver multiple layers of value such as architectural enhancement of the parking lot, reduction of heat islanding through shading, improved parking through shading, high visibility "green halo" branding, reduction of net operating costs through reduced utility bills and the creation of an iconic luxury landmark where simple parking existed previously.
Basis of Presentation
The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and reclassifications and non-recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly our results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, and our financial position as of March 31, 2012, have been made. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full year.
Certain information and disclosures normally included in the notes to the annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted from these interim financial statements. Accordingly, these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. The December 31, 2011 consolidated balance sheet is derived from those statements.
Principals of Consolidation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Envision Solar International, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts 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. Significant estimates in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, depreciable lives of property and equipment, estimates of costs to complete uncompleted contracts, estimates of loss contingencies, valuation of accrued rent, valuation of derivatives, valuation of beneficial conversion features in convertible debt, valuation of share-based payments, valuation of accrued loss contingencies, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
Concentrations
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, and accounts receivable.
The Company maintains its cash in bank and financial institution deposits that at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts from inception through March 31, 2012. As of March 31, 2012, there was $152,698 greater than the federally insured limits.
Concentration of Accounts Receivable
As of March 31, 2012, customers that each represented more than 10% of the Company’s net accounts receivable balance were as follows:
Customer A
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48%
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Customer B
Customer C
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25%
22%
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Concentration of Revenues
For the three months ended March 31, 2012, customers that each represented more than 10% of our net revenues were as follows:
Customer A
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60%
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Customer B
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25%
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Customer C | 14% |
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For the purposes of the unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 respectively.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short term loans, are carried at historical cost basis. At March 31, 2012, the carrying amounts of these instruments approximated their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
Accounting for Derivatives
The Company evaluates its convertible instruments, options, warrants or other contracts to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the derivative is marked-to-market each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the statement of operations as other income (expense). Upon conversion or exercise of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to equity. Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification under ASC Topic 815 are reclassified to liability at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues are primarily derived from construction projects for the construction and installation of integrated solutions and proprietary products. Revenues also consist of design fees for the design of solar systems and arrays, and revenues from sales of professional services.
Revenues from design services and professional services are recognized as earned.
Revenues and related costs on construction projects are recognized using the “percentage of completion method” of accounting in accordance with ASC 605-35, “Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts.” Under this method, contract revenues are recognized over the performance period of the contract in direct proportion to the costs incurred as a percentage of total estimated costs for the entirety of the contract. Costs include direct material, direct labor, subcontract labor and any allocable indirect costs and are charged to the periods as incurred. All unallocable indirect costs and corporate general and administrative costs are also charged to the periods as incurred. Any recognized revenues that have not been billed to a customer are recorded as an asset in “costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts.” Any billings of customers in excess of recognized revenues are recorded as a liability in “Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts.” However, in the event a loss on a contract is foreseen, the Company will recognize the loss when such loss is determined.
For contracts that do not qualify for use of the percentage of completion method, the Company accounts for construction contracts using the “completed contract method” of accounting in accordance with ASC 605-35. Under this method, contract costs are accumulated as deferred assets and billings and/or cash received are recorded to a deferred revenue liability account during the periods of construction, but no revenues, costs or profits are recognized in operations until the period upon completion of the contract. Costs include direct material, direct labor, subcontract labor and any allocable indirect costs. All unallocable indirect costs and corporate general and administrative costs are charged to the periods as incurred. However, in the event a loss on a contract is foreseen, the Company will recognize the loss when such loss is determined. The deferred asset (accumulated contract costs) in excess of the deferred liability (billings and/or cash received) is classified as a current asset under “Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts.” The deferred liability (billings and/or cash received) in excess of the deferred asset (accumulated contract costs) is classified under current liabilities as “Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts.”
A contract is considered complete when all costs except insignificant items have been incurred and the installation is operating according to specifications or has been accepted by the customer.
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
The Company has contracts in various stages of completion. Such contracts require estimates to determine the appropriate cost and revenue recognition. Costs estimates are reviewed periodically on a contract-by-contract basis throughout the life of the contract such that adjustments to the profit resulting from revisions are made cumulative to the date of the revision. Significant management judgments and estimates, including the estimated costs to complete projects, must be made and used in connection with the revenue recognized in the accounting period. Current estimates may be revised as additional information becomes available.
The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers as revenues, and shipping and handling costs as cost of revenues. The Company generally provides a standard one year warranty on its products for materials and workmanship but will pass on the warranties from its vendors, if any, which generally cover at least such period. As the Company expands its product offerings, it will offer expanded warranties on certain components. Management will, at that time, estimate any potential future liability related to such warranties and record a liability for such occurrences.
Net Loss Per Share
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted net loss per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period, and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, stock warrants, convertible debt instruments or other common stock equivalents.
Convertible debt convertible into 6,954,509 common shares, options to purchase 23,355,292 common shares and warrants to purchase 10,605,969 common shares were outstanding at March 31, 2012. These shares were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2012 because the effects would have been anti-dilutive. These options and warrants may dilute future earnings per share.
Segments
The Company follows ASC 280-10 for, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information." During 2012, the Company only operated in one segment; therefore, segment information has not been presented.
New Accounting Pronouncements
There are no new accounting pronouncements during the three period ended March 31, 2012 that effect the consolidated financial position of the Company or the results of its’ operations. Any Accounting Standard Updates which are not effective until after March 31, 2012 are not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of its’ operations.
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
2. GOING CONCERN
As reflected in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company had net losses of $983,959 (which includes stock based compensation of $247,596). Additionally, at March 31, 2012, the Company had a working capital deficit of $2,326,520, an accumulated deficit of $23,324,419 and a stockholders’ deficit of $2,198,131. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Envision is pursuing a capital raise to raise at least an additional $2,000,000 during the next few months. Envision also intends to renegotiate the debt instruments that currently become due in December 2012. Further, the Company has previously contracted projects that are ongoing and continues to seek out new contracts and projects that will provide additional revenues and operating profits. All such actions and funds, if successful, are expected to be sufficient to cover monthly operating expenses as well as meet minimum payments with respect to the Company’s liabilities over the next twelve months in addition to providing additional working capital.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
3. CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY
During 2009, John Evey advanced $50,000 in March and $50,000 in September to the Company. On October 1, 2009, the Company executed a 10% convertible promissory note for $102,236, which included the total $100,000 principal advanced plus $2,236 of accrued interest. This note was originally due December 31, 2010 and is convertible into common shares at $0.33 per share. There was no beneficial conversion feature at the note date. This note is subordinate to the Gemini Master Funds notes. On April 27, 2010, Mr. Evey was added to the Board of Directors of Envision.
On December 31, 2010, the Company entered into an extension agreement to extend the maturity date of the note to December 31, 2011. As part of this agreement, all accrued and unpaid interest, amounting to $12,779, was capitalized into the note balance along with an extension fee of $7,668. Such extension fee, recorded as a debt discount, was amortized to interest expense over the then remaining term of the note. Additionally, as a result of this note modification, $44,181 of embedded conversion option based effective interest (due to the increase in value of the embedded conversion option) was recorded as debt discount and was also amortized over the then remaining term of the note.
Effective December 31, 2011, the Company entered into a further extension agreement to extend the maturity date of this note to December 31, 2012. There were no additional fees or discounts associated with this extension. Per generally accepted accounting principles, this modification was treated as an extinguishment, but as the market price of the Company’s stock was below the conversion price at the time of the modification, there was no beneficial conversion feature that needed to be recorded. The balance of the note as of March 31, 2012 is $122,683. The note continues to bear interest at a rate of 10% and all interest is paid in full as of March 31, 2012. (See note 9)
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Summary – Short Term Convertible Debt:
As of March 31, 2012, the following summarizes amounts owed under short-term convertible notes:
Convertible
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Notes Payable,
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Amount
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Discount
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net of discount
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Pegasus Note
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$ | 100,000 | $ | - | $ | 100,000 | ||||||
Gemini Master Fund – Second Amended Note and Note Five
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$ | 1,190,307 | $ | 460,586 | $ | 729,721 | ||||||
Gemini Master Fund – Note 2010-3
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$ | 65,635 | $ | 25,397 | $ | 40,238 | ||||||
$ | 1,355,942 | $ | 485,983 | $ | 869,959 |
Pegasus Note
On December 19, 2009, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note for $100,000 to a new landlord in lieu of paying rent for one year for new office space. The interest is 10% per annum with the note principal and interest originally due December 18, 2010. However, if the Company receives greater than $1,000,000 of proceeds from debt or equity financing, 25% of the amount in excess of $1,000,000 shall be used to pay down the note. This note is subordinate to all existing senior indebtedness of the Company. This note is convertible at $0.33 per share. There was no beneficial conversion feature at the note date. On March 28, 2011, the Company entered into a revised agreement to extend the maturity date of the note to December 31, 2011. Further, throughout the time period of the current private offering, the lender agreed to waive the requirement that 25% of the amount of any financing in excess of $1,000,000 be used to pay down the note balance. As a result of this extension, the Company recorded $18,480 of embedded conversion option based effective interest in March 2011 which was recorded as debt discount and amortized over the then remaining term of the note. Effective December 31, 2011, the Company entered into a further modification extending the term of the note to December 31, 2012. Per generally accepted accounting principles, this modification was treated as an extinguishment, but as the market price of the Company’s stock was below the conversion price at the time of the modification, there was no beneficial conversion feature that needed to be recorded. The balance of the note as of March 31, 2012 is $100,000 with accrued and unpaid interest amounting to $22,849. The interest on the note continues to accrue at a rate of 10%.
Gemini Second Amended Note and Note Five
Prior to and as of December 31, 2010, the Company had entered into a series of convertible notes payable and modifications of such convertible notes amounting to a combined balance of $1,057,572. Interest under these notes was due on the first business day of each calendar quarter, however, upon three days advance notice, the Company may elect to add such interest to the note principal balance effectively making the interest due at note maturity. The note carries a conversion feature whereby, the lender, at its option, may at any time convert this loan into common stock at $0.25 per share. With regard to this conversion feature, the conversion rights contain price protection whereby if the Company sold equity or converted existing instruments to common stock at a price less than the $0.25 conversion price, the conversion price will be adjusted downward to the sale price. Furthermore, if the Company issued new rights, warrants, options or other common stock equivalents at an exercise price less than the $0.25 conversion price, then the conversion price shall be adjusted downward to a new price based on a stipulated formula. The holder may not convert the debt if it results in the holder beneficially holding more than 4.9% of the Company common stock. These notes bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum. These notes were to become due on December 31, 2011.
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
Prior to June 30, 2010 all shares underlying the Gemini Master Fund convertible debt were subject to a lock-up agreement, and the shares were not easily convertible to cash thus, the embedded conversion option did not need to be bifurcated and recorded as a fair value derivative due to the price protection provision in the notes, which state the conversion price of the notes will be adjusted downward to match any lower price for which the Company issues subsequent shares. Subsequent to June 30, 2010, such lock-up provisions expired and as such, the Company determined that the embedded conversion option met the definition of a derivative liability and thus must be bifurcated and recorded as a fair value derivative. On July 1, 2010 the Company established an embedded conversion option liability of $868,591 for the above mentioned Gemini debt and as of December 31, 2010, the Company had amortized all $868,591 of such debt discount to interest expense.
As of December 31, 2010, as a result of the note modification at this time, $360,895 of embedded conversion option based effective interest (due to the increase in the value of the embedded conversion option) was recorded as debt discount and was amortized over the then remaining term of the debt. This effective interest also increased the fair value of the derivative liability by the same $360,895 amount as of this date.
On December 31, 2011, the Company entered into a further extension and amendment agreement modifying certain terms of the notes. The interest rate was reduced to 10%; the conversion price was reduced from $0.25 to $0.20; and the term was extended to December 31, 2012. These changes were accounted for as a debt modification but not as a debt extinguishment. As a result of this transaction, the Company has recorded $614,114 of embedded conversion option based effective interest based on the increase in the fair value of the embedded conversion option due to the modification which is recorded as debt discount and will be amortized over the remaining term of the loan. Further, at the modification date, $132,736 of accrued interest was added to the loan balance. At March 31, 2012, the notes had a total balance of $1,190,307, and a net balance of $729,721.
Gemini Note 2010-3
On April 22, 2010, the Company entered into a separate non-secured note with Gemini Master Fund, LTD, Note No. 2010-3, for $50,000. This note bears interest at 12% per annum, payable in quarterly installments of the accrued and unpaid interest, beginning July 1, 2010, with the note originally maturing on August 20, 2010. In the event a quarterly payment is late, it incurs a late fee of 20%. On December 31, 2010, the Company entered into a revised agreement to extend the maturity date of the note to December 31, 2011. As a part of this agreement, all accrued and unpaid interest amounting to $4,247 was capitalized into the note balance along with an extension fee of $4,069. Such extension fee, recorded as debt discount, was amortized to interest expense over the then remaining term of the note.
On December 31, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement to modify the terms of this note. As a result of this modification, the maturity date of the note was extended to December 31, 2012; the per annum interest rate of the note was lowered to 10%; and the note became convertible with a conversion feature whereby, the lender, at its option, may at any time convert this loan into common stock of the Company at $0.20 per share. All terms related to the conversion process are deemed to be the same terms as the other Gemini notes discussed above. All other terms of the original note remain the same. These changes were accounted for as a debt modification but not a debt extinguishment because the embedded conversion feature is bifurcated and treated as a derivative. As a result of this transaction, the Company has recorded $33,863 of embedded conversion option based effective interest based on the increase in the fair value of the embedded conversion option due to the modification which is recorded as debt discount and will be amortized over the remaining term of the loan. Further, at the modification date, $7,319 of accrued interest was added to the loan balance. At March 31, 2012, the note had a total balance of $65,635, and a net balance of $40,238.
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
Hickson Note:
On September 8, 2011, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note for $1,000,000 to a private individual. The interest is 9% per annum with the note principal and interest due December 31, 2012. This note is subordinate to all existing senior indebtedness of the Company. This note is convertible at $0.29 per share. As it relates to this note, the Company recorded $34,483 of beneficial conversion feature intrinsic value which is recorded as debt discount and is being amortized over the term of the note.
On March 22, 2012, the Company entered into an amendment with Mr. Hickson related to this note. The amendment amended the terms of the note allowing for the conversion of any accrued and unpaid interest to convert to common stock at an exercise price equal to the market price of our common stock on the day of conversion. Further on March 22, 2012, Mr. Hickson provided notice to the Company to convert his entire principal and accrued interest into common stock of the Company. As such, the Company issued 3,448,276 shares of common stock at $0.29 (based on contractual terms of the note) related to the principal and 199,315 shares of common stock at $0.24 (based on market price at time of transaction) for interest or a total of 3,647,591 shares of common stock in retirement of all outstanding obligations related to this convertible note. All remaining debt discount has been expensed to interest in accordance with ASC 470-20-40-1. There was no gain or loss recorded on this transaction. (See note 7 and 9)
Fair Value Measurements – Derivative liability:
The accounting standard for fair value measurements provides a framework for measuring fair value and requires expanded disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for an asset or the exit price that would be paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The accounting standard established a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs, where available. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows. Level 1 input are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on the Company’s own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. An asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis consisted of the following at March 31, 2012:
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
The following is a summary of activity of Level 3 liabilities for the period ended March 31, 2012:
Balance December 31, 2011
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Changes in fair value of the embedded conversion option liability are included in other income (expense) in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
The Company estimates the fair value of the embedded conversion option liability utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model, which is dependent upon several variables such as the expected term (based on contractual term), expected volatility of our stock price over the expected term (based on historical volatility), expected risk-free interest rate over the expected term, and the expected dividend yield rate over the expected term. The Company believes this valuation methodology is appropriate for estimating the fair value of the derivative liability. The following table summarizes the assumptions the Company utilized to estimate the fair value of the embedded conversion option at March 31, 2012:
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There were no changes in the valuation techniques during the three month period ended March 31, 2012.
5. NOTES PAYABLE
As of December 31, 2010, the Company had an outstanding Promissory Note with one of its vendors that was entered into in exchange for the vendor cancelling its open invoices to the Company. The original loan amount was for $160,633 and bears interest at 10%. The note can be converted only at the option of the Company, at any time, into common stock with a conversion price of $0.33 per share. The note, plus the accrued interest is all due and payable on December 31, 2011. In May, 2011, the Company made a partial conversion of this note into 100,000 shares of common stock. The Company recorded a payment of interest of $17,384, a reduction of outstanding debt of $15,616 and a loss on the settlement of debt of $2,000 related to this transaction. The note, plus the accrued interest was due and payable on December 31, 2011. Effective December 31, 2011, the Company entered an amendment to this note extending the maturity date of the note to December 31, 2012. No other terms of the note were changed. As of March 31, 2012, the note had a remaining balance due of $145,017 and accrued but unpaid interest of $10,886. (See note 10)
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Leases:
On March 26, 2007, the Company entered into a lease agreement for its corporate office for approximately $6,140 per month. Subsequent to December 31, 2007, the Company entered into an amended lease agreement at the same location in order to expand operations. The new lease had a commencement date of April 1, 2008 and is for a period of three years with an escalating annual base rent beginning at $16,505. During 2009, the Company entered into litigation with the landlord due to the Company’s default on rental payments. In 2010, a legal judgment was entered awarding the landlord legal possession of premises as well as $94,170, plus interest at 10%, as satisfaction of all claims. The total obligation amounts to $115,358 including interest, as of March 31, 2012.
Legal Matters:
From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. As of March 31, 2012, there were no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the results of our operations except for the following:
On December 7, 2010, Envision Solar Construction, Inc. reached a legal settlement with a former vendor related to outstanding payables owed by Envision Solar Construction, Inc. The terms of the settlement stipulate that the Envision Solar Construction, Inc. owes the vendor $139,818 plus 10% accrued interest. The Company has accrued payables to this vendor representing the settlement amount and accrued interest of $187,667 at March 31, 2012. In October 2011, this same vendor filed a new lawsuit in an attempt to entwine Envision Solar International, Inc. (the parent company) and effectively force payment from the parent.
Other Commitments:
The Company enters into various contracts or agreements in the normal course of business whereby such contracts or agreements may contain commitments. Since inception, the Company entered into agreements to act as a reseller for certain vendors; joint development contracts with third parties; referral agreements where the Company would pay a referral fee to the referrer for business generated; sales agent agreements whereby sales agents would receive a fee equal to a percentage of revenues generated by the agent; business development agreements and strategic alliance agreements where both parties agree to cooperate and provide business opportunities to each other and in some instances, provide for a right of first refusal with respect to certain projects of the other parties; agreements with vendors where the vendor may provide marketing, public relations, technical consulting or subcontractor services and financial advisory agreements where the financial advisor would receive a fee and/or commission for raising capital for the Company. All expenses and liabilities relating to such contracts were recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles through March 31, 2012. Although such agreements increase the risk of legal actions against the Company for potential non-compliance, there are no firm commitments in such agreements as of March 31, 2012.
Upon the signing of customer contracts, the Company enters into various other agreements with third party vendors who will provide services and/or products to the Company. Such vendor agreements may call for a deposit along with certain other payments based on the delivery of goods or services. Payments made by the Company before the completion of projects are treated as prepaid assets and due to the contractual nature of the agreement; the Company may be contingently liable for other payments required under the agreement.
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
7. COMMON STOCK
Stock issued for conversion of convertible debt
On March 22, 2012, Mr. Hickson provided notice to the Company to convert his entire principal and accrued interest of his outstanding convertible note into common stock of the Company. As such, the Company issued 3,448,276 shares of common stock at $0.29 (based on contractual terms of the note) related to the principal and 199,315 shares of common stock at $0.24 (based on market price at time of transaction) for interest or a total of 3,647,591 shares of common stock in retirement of all outstanding obligations related to this convertible note. (See note 4)
8. STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
Stock Options
On January 1, 2012, the Company issued 200,000 stock options to each of its three directors, for a total of 600,000 stock options. All of these stock options will vest over the current year of board service and were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing methodology. Jay Potter and John Evey each received 200,000 options with a term of 10 years and a strike price of $0.23 with a combined total valuation of $72,715. Robert Noble received 200,000 options with a term of 5 years and a strike price of $0.25 for a total valuation of $28,916. The assumptions used in the valuation of these options include volatility of 106.7%, expected dividends of 0.0%, a discount rate of 0.214%, and expected terms, applying the simplified method, of 5.5 years for Mr. Potter and Mr. Evey and 3 years for Mr. Noble.
The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This model incorporates certain assumptions for inputs including a risk-free market interest rate, expected dividend yield of the underlying common stock, expected option life and expected volatility in the market value of the underlying common stock.
During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded stock option based compensation of $207,921 and $10,440, respectively.
Warrants
In conjunction with the conversion of the Hickson convertible promissory note (see note 4) the Company paid a cash fee of $40,000 and an issuance of 68,966 warrants, each with a 5 year term and an exercise price of $0.29, for a total warrant valuation of $12,274 based on the Black-Scholes pricing model to Allied Beacon, the registered placement agent of the note. The assumptions used in the valuation of these warrants include volatility of 105.82%; expected dividends of 0.0%; a discount rate of 0.214%; and a term of 5 years. These fees were expensed to interest at the conversion date. Jay Potter, our director, is a registered representative of Allied Beacon. (See note 9)
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Accounts Payable and Related Party Vendor Payments
At March 31, 2012, the Company had $109,145 of accounts payable to related parties.
Notes Payable to Director
During 2009, John Evey advanced $100,000 and the Company executed a 10% convertible promissory note for such balance. Through a series of amendments, accrued interest and other fees were added to the note balance and the note was extended to become due December 31, 2012. On April 27, 2010, Mr. Evey was added to the Board of Directors of Envision. The balance of the note as of March 31, 2012 is $122,683. The note continues to bear interest at a rate of 10% and all interest is paid in full as of March 31, 2012. (See note 3)
Other
On March 22, 2012, the Company entered into an investment banking services agreement with Allied Beacon, a registered broker dealer firm for which Jay Potter, our director, is a registered representative, to assist the Company raise capital in a private placement. Allied Beacon will receive a cash payment of 8% of investment proceeds (but also can be taken in common stock at the election of Allied Beacon) and an additional 5% payment in equivalent warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock, each with 5 year terms and an exercise price of 110% of the selling price of the common stock in the offering. (See note 10)
In conjunction with the conversion of the Hickson convertible promissory note (see note 4) the Company paid a cash fee of $40,000 and an issuance of 68,966 warrants, each with a 5 year term and an exercise price of $0.29, for a total warrant valuation of $12,274 based on the Black-Scholes pricing model to Allied Beacon, the registered placement agent of the note. Jay Potter, our director, is a registered representative of Allied Beacon. (See note 6 and 7)
In August 2011, the Company issued 600,000 warrants, each with a five year term and exercise price of $0.25, for investor relations and financial advisory services to a Company controlled by Jay Potter, our Director. These warrants, valued at $119,360 using the Black-Scholes valuation methodology, were expensed over the six month term of the agreement.
10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to March 31, 2012 pursuant to a private placement, the Company issued 3,800,000 shares of common stock for cash with a per share price of $0.25 per share or $950,000. The Company incurred $76,000 of capital raising fees that were paid in cash to American beacon, our placement agents, and will be charged to additional paid-in capital in the period. Further, the Company is obligated to issue 190,000 warrants, each with an exercise price of $0.275 and 5 year term, to Allied Beacon, the placement agents. Jay Potter, our Director, is a registered representative of Allied Beacon. (See note 9)
In April 2012, the Company issued 100,000 shares of its common stock as a partial conversion of a note payable balance. The Company will record a reduction of accrued interest of $10,886, a reduction of outstanding debt of $22,114 and a gain on the settlement of debt of $4,000 related to this transaction. (See note 5)
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about us, the industry in which we operate and other matters, as well as management's beliefs and assumptions and other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts. These statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects. For example, when we use words such as "projects," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "should," "would," "could," "will," "opportunity," "potential" or "may," and variations of such words or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes, we are making forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by the Company in those statements. The most important factors that could prevent the Company from achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the following:
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volatility or decline of the Company’s stock price;
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potential fluctuation in quarterly results;
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failure of the Company to earn revenues or profits;
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inadequate capital to continue or expand its business, and inability to raise additional capital or financing to implement its business plans;
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unavailability of capital or financing to prospective customers of the Company to enable them to purchase products and services from the Company;
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failure to commercialize the Company’s technology or to make sales;
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reductions in demand for the Company’s products and services, whether because of competition, general industry conditions, loss of tax incentives for solar power, technological obsolescence or other reasons;
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rapid and significant changes in markets;
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potential dilution of the ownership of existing shareholders in the Company due to the issuance of new securities by the Company in the future.
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There is no assurance that the Company will be profitable. The Company may not be able to successfully develop, manage or market its products and services. The Company may not be able to attract or retain qualified executives and other personnel. Intense competition may suppress the prices that the Company can charge for its products and services, hindering profitability or causing losses. The Company may not be able to obtain customers for its products or services. Government regulation may hinder the Company’s business. Additional dilution in outstanding stock ownership may be incurred due to the issuance of more shares, warrants and stock options, or the exercise of outstanding warrants and stock options. The Company is exposed to other risks inherent in its businesses.
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Because the statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on the statements, which speak only as of the date of this unaudited Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Forward looking statements and other disclosures in this report speak only as of the date they are made. The cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section should be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that the Company or persons acting on its behalf may issue. The Company does not undertake any obligation to review or confirm analysts’ expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-Q, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
OVERVIEW:
Company History
Prior to February 11, 2010, we were a “shell company”, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, without material assets or activities. On February 11, 2010, we completed a merger pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of ours merged with and into Envision Solar International, Inc., a California corporation ("Envision CA"), with Envision being the surviving corporation and becoming our wholly owned subsidiary. On March 11, 2010, Envision CA was merged into our publicly-held company and the name of the publicly-held company was changed to Envision Solar International, Inc. (hereinafter, with its subsidiaries, “Envision,” “Company,” “us,” “we” or “our”). In connection with this merger, we discontinued our former business and succeeded to the business of Envision as our sole line of business. The merger is being accounted for as a recapitalization, with Envision deemed to be the accounting acquirer and Casita Enterprises, Inc. ("Casita") the acquired company. Accordingly, Envision’s historical financial statements for periods prior to the merger have become those of the registrant (Casita) retroactively restated for, and giving effect to, the number of shares received in the merger. The accumulated earnings of Envision were also carried forward after the acquisition.
Overview
Envision is a developer of solar products and proprietary technology solutions. The Company focuses on creating high quality products which transform both surface and top deck parking lots of commercial, institutional, governmental and other customers into shaded renewable generation plants. Management believes that the Company's chief differentiator is its ability to design and engineer architecturally accretive solar shaded parking solutions as products which are a complex integration of simple, commonly available engineered components. The resulting products are built to have the longest life expectancy in the industry while also delivering a highly appealing architectural enhancement to our customer’s locations. Management believes that Envision's products deliver multiple layers of value such as architectural enhancement of the parking lot, reduction of heat islanding through shading, improved parking through shading, high visibility "green halo" branding, reduction of net operating costs through reduced utility bills and the creation of an iconic luxury landmark where simple parking previously existed.
Products and Technologies
The Company's unique, patented Solar Tree® structure has been in deployment and consistent improvement for over six years. During 2010, the Solar Tree® structure was redesigned from the ground up to incorporate all of the best attributes of previous designs. Management believes that the resulting product has become the standard of quality in solar shaded parking and while there are an increasing number of competitors in the space, management believes there is no competing product which includes all of the important attributes of the Solar Tree® structure. Management believes that it is the only single column, bio mimicked, architectural solar support structure designed specifically for parking lots.
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The Company has recently launched and added EnvisionTrak™, its proprietary and patent pending tracking solution to the Solar Tree® structure, furthering the unique nature of the product and management believes increasing the Company's technological lead within the industry. EnvisionTrak™ is a complex integration of the highest quality gearing, electrical motors and computer controls which are combined in a robust, highly engineered and supremely reliable manner. While there are many tracking solutions available to the solar industry, management believes that EnvsionTrak™ is the only tracking solution which causes the solar array to orient itself in alignment with the sun without swinging, rotating or leaving its spatial alignment with the parking spaces below. This is a vital attribute in solar shaded parking as any swinging or rotating of the arrays could result in impeding the flow of traffic, particularly first responders such as fire trucks, in the drive aisles. It is a violation of most local codes to have restricted overhead clearance in the drive aisles. It is anticipated that EnvisionTrak™ will increase electrical production between 18% and 25%, but perhaps a greater value is the high visual appeal created by an entire parking lot full of Solar Tree® structures which are tracking the sun in perfect synchronicity.
The Solar Tree® structure canopy measures 35'X35' and covers between six and eight parking spaces. Envision has also developed a single parking space version of the product which leverages the same technology, components and architectural qualities, but is one tenth the size and less expensive. The Solar Tree® Socket is designed for tight locations and offers customer budget flexibility. It has been produced by the Company to broaden the addressable market for its technology.
Envision products are produced integrating only the highest quality components available. The Company's production philosophy is to invest in quality design, components and integration so as to ensure the lowest costs of warranty and service in the industry, while maintaining and growing a brand which management believes is already recognized as one of the leading producers of the highest quality solar products available.
Envision leverages a combination of in-house and outsourced resources to create its products. Management believes that the Company has significant operating leverage through the deliberate separation of intellectual property creation (in-house) and the actual physical fabrication and deployment of the Company's products (outsourced). All intellectual property is developed in-house by the Company's architects, engineers and designers. Product designs are then vetted by third party structural and electrical engineering firms which ensure that the liabilities for the structural and electrical elements are carried by other insured parties. Architectural, structural and electrical design elements are combined into shop and deployment documents which are then exported to a vetted, qualified stable of fabrication and deployment resources. The growth which the Company anticipates in the coming periods is attainable through this highly scalable model. The products are standardized, scalable and highly repeatable. The documentation and deployment processes that the Company has created are highly detailed and explanatory, thus management believes enabling a growing pool of qualified sub contracted resources to facilitate the fabrication and deployment of the products without being dilutive to quality. The Company places very high emphasis on qualifying and vetting sub contracted resources because of the significant portion of the Company's shareholder value attributable to brand value.
The Company continues to bring engineering and design improvements to its products which are designed to increase the level of standardization and reduce the field labor and effort required for product deployment. Wherever possible the components of the Solar Tree® structures are factory integrated and assembled such that complete assemblies are delivered to the sites which need a decreasing level of field installation activity. This allows the Company to reduce risks associated with field work such as weather, labor deficiencies and accidents. Our strategy also enables us to control labor costs through mass production in a factory environment and the avoidance of prevailing wage, union or other labor related conditions which are outside of the Company's control on deployment sites. This improvement in products, standardization and modularization has enabled the Company to significantly reduce field deployment timeframes and also contributed to the Company's continued ability to generate positive gross margins from the deployment of its latest generation of products.
Envision's products have been created from a foundation of solar architecture and industrial design, long-term experience in the building and construction industries, along with innovative building systems technology. The technology component resides in various patented and patent-pending intellectual properties. Management believes innovation is a key differentiator for the Company.
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Services
The Company manages and controls the entire turn-key deployment of its products from the initial site design work through architectural and entitlement drawings and supervision of the actual field activities performed by qualified subcontracted vendors. Increasingly though, the Company's involvement in the deployments can be performed from its office locations. Design, engineering, entitlement and program management are all conducted in the office while construction management is performed in the field to ensure that the highest standards and efficiencies are being met throughout the deployment. Nevertheless, as the products become more standardized and systematized and as they require less field activities to perform the deployments, so too does the level of Company supervision decrease and the existing construction management skill sets resident at the Company can be leveraged over an increasing volume of deployments.
Critical Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts 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. Significant estimates in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, depreciable lives of property and equipment, estimates of costs to complete uncompleted contracts, estimates of loss contingencies, valuation of accrued rent, valuation of derivatives, valuation of beneficial conversion features in convertible debt, valuation of share-based payments, valuation of accrued loss contingencies, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.
Revenue and Cost Recognition. Revenues are primarily derived from construction projects for the construction and installation of integrated solutions and proprietary products. Revenues also consist of design fees for the design of solar systems and arrays, and revenues from sales of professional services.
Revenues from design services and professional services are recognized as earned.
Revenues and related costs on construction projects are recognized using the “percentage of completion method” of accounting in accordance with ASC 605-35, “Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts.” Under this method, contract revenues are recognized over the performance period of the contract in direct proportion to the costs incurred as a percentage of total estimated costs for the entirety of the contract. Costs include direct material, direct labor, subcontract labor and any allocable indirect costs and are charged to the periods as incurred. All unallocable indirect costs and corporate general and administrative costs are also charged to the periods as incurred. Any recognized revenues that have not been billed to a customer are recorded as an asset in “costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts.” Any billings of customers in excess of recognized revenues are recorded as a liability in “Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts.” However, in the event a loss on a contract is foreseen, the Company will recognize the loss when such loss is determined.
For contracts that do not qualify for use of the percentage of completion method, the Company accounts for construction contracts using the “completed contract method” of accounting in accordance with ASC 605-35. Under this method, contract costs are accumulated as deferred assets and billings and/or cash received are recorded to a deferred revenue liability account during the periods of construction, but no revenues, costs or profits are recognized in operations until the period upon completion of the contract. Costs include direct material, direct labor, subcontract labor and any allocable indirect costs. All unallocable indirect costs and corporate general and administrative costs are charged to the periods as incurred. However, in the event a loss on a contract is foreseen, the Company will recognize the loss when such loss is determined. The deferred asset (accumulated contract costs) in excess of the deferred liability (billings and/or cash received) is classified as a current asset under “Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts.” The deferred liability (billings and/or cash received) in excess of the deferred asset (accumulated contract costs) is classified under current liabilities as “Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts.”
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A contract is considered complete when all costs except insignificant items have been incurred and the installation is operating according to specifications or has been accepted by the customer.
The Company has contracts in various stages of completion. Such contracts require estimates to determine the appropriate cost and revenue recognition. At the end of a reporting period, project managers detail out all remaining known costs to complete a project including the estimated labor hours, by labor type. Factors such as complexity of the project environment, history of the working relationship of the client, weather, availability of resources, and past experience of the manager are all some of the factors considered in determining such estimate. These estimates to complete are reviewed on a contract-by-contract basis throughout the life of the contract such that adjustments to the profit resulting from revisions to estimates are made cumulative to the date of the revision. These significant management judgments must be made and used in connection with the revenue recognized in the accounting period. Future estimates may be revised as additional information becomes available.
The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers as revenues, and shipping and handling costs as cost of revenues. The Company generally provides a standard one year warranty on its products for materials and workmanship but will pass on the warranties from its vendors, if any, which generally cover at least such period. As the Company expands its product offerings, it will offer expanded warranties on certain components. In accordance with ASC 450-20-25, the Company accrues for product warranties when the loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. At March 31, 2012, the Company has no product warranty accrual given its lack of historical warranty experience.
Stock Based Compensation. At inception, we adopted ASC 718, Share Based Payment and Related Interpretations. ASC 718 requires companies to estimate and recognize the fair value of stock-based awards to employees and directors. The value of the portion of an award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods using the straight-line attribution method. We estimate the fair value of each stock option at the grant date by using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Equity instruments granted to non-employees are accounted for under ASC 505-50 “Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees.”
Accounts Receivable. Accounts receivable are customer obligations due under normal trade terms. Management reviews accounts receivable on a monthly basis to determine if any receivables will potentially be uncollectible. Management’s evaluation includes several factors including the aging of the accounts receivable balances, a review of significant past due accounts, our historical write-off experience, net of recoveries and economic conditions. The Company includes any accounts receivable balances that are determined to be uncollectible, along with a general reserve as necessary, in its overall allowance for doubtful accounts. After all attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off against the allowance.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments. We measure our financial assets and liabilities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. For certain of our financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short term loans, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. Further, amounts recorded as long term notes payable, net of discount, also approximate fair value because current interest rates for debt that are available to us with similar terms and maturities are substantially the same.
Changes in Accounting Principles. No significant changes in accounting principles were adopted during the three months ended March 31, 2012.
Accounting for Derivatives. The Company evaluates its options, warrants or other contracts to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the derivative is marked-to-market each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the statement of operations as other income (expense). Upon conversion or exercise of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to equity. Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification under ASC Topic 815 are reclassified to liability at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date.
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Results of Operations
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, our revenue was $308,715 compared to $268,488 for the same period in 2011. During 2010, the Company underwent a restructuring and elected to divert its internal resources to the successful execution of the restructuring and the merger, as well as to creating a foundation from which it could take advantage of the pipeline it had developed for product and service sales in future periods. This restructuring and rebuilding created a situation where our contracted base of business was minimal heading into 2011. Revenues in 2011 resulted from one deployment occurring in the period. Revenues in 2012 were primarily the result of the successful completion of three significant projects where the majority of the construction was completed prior to the 2011 year end.
Gross Profit. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, we had a gross profit of $145,971 compared to a gross loss of $4,150 for the same period in 2011. The loss in 2011 was associated with one specific project and was attributable to two contributing factors: (i) inaccurate cost estimating in pricing exercises performed prior to the Company's restructuring efforts and (ii) unforeseen site conditions which increased the costs of completion. The project was sold in 2010 but completed in the three months ended March 31, 2011. This increase in gross profit during the three months ended March 31, 2012 was a direct result of the improvements in cost estimation and project delivery execution. Further, as a function of the project closeouts in 2012, we were able to recognize improvements in our gross margins as previously estimated expenses were avoided through improved execution and project management.
Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses were $576,673 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $486,491 for the same period in 2011. This increase was primarily due to non cash expense related to stock based compensation which increased over $222,000 to $235,322 in 2012. This increase was offset by reductions of labor based expense of approximately $37,000, a reduction of travel costs of approximately $7,000 and a reduction of other general expenses of approximately $68,000 which was the result of one time charges incurred in 2011 resulting from a legal settlement. Further, in 2012, we experienced an increase in rent expense amounting to approximately $10,000, and although the expense related to consultants stayed fairly flat, year over year, the mix of consulting expense moved from architectural and legal to financial advisory services.
Gain on Debt Settlement. We recorded a gain on debt settlement of $20,769 for the three month period ended March 31, 2012 related to a settlement of a specific vendor payable. No such amounts were recorded or settled in the same period in 2011.
Interest Expense. Interest expense was $355,156 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $171,898 for the same period in 2011. The increase was derived from increased amortization of debt discount in the period ended March 31, 2012 as it related to the embedded conversion option derivative components of the debt instruments. Further, during the period ended March 31, 2012, a $1,000,000 convertible note payable, originally due December 31, 2012, was converted into equity. As a part of this conversion, the Company expensed to interest certain loan origination fees associated with the note as well as additional fees that were due on the note’s conversion. Direct coupon interest related to loans increased from $43,398 in the period ended March 31, 2011 to $60,233 in the period ended March 31, 2012 as a result of increased debt in the period.
Change in Fair Value of Embedded Conversion Option Liability. We incurred expenses of $218,235 during the three month period ended March 31, 2012 compared to expenses of $663,848 during the same period in 2011. This expense was a result of adjusting the fair value of our derivative liabilities to market as calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The loss arose due to the gain in the market price of our securities during the period which ultimately result in a larger premium value of defined conversion benefits in the debt instruments.
Net Earnings (loss). We had a net loss of $983,959 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to a net loss of $1,327,987 for the same period in 2011. All significant elements deriving these losses have been discussed above.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2012, we had cash of $510,093. We have historically met our cash needs through a combination of cash flows from operating activities, proceeds from private placements of our securities, and from loans. Our cash requirements are generally for operating activities.
Our operating activities provided cash from operations of $41,317 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to cash used in operations of $515,952 for the same period in 2011. The principal elements of cash flow from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 included a net loss of $983,959 offset by depreciation expense of $16,904, stock option-based compensation expense of $207,921, the non cash amortization of debt discount of $188,270, the non cash amortization of prepaid expenses paid in common stock of $27,401, the non cash amortization of debt issue costs of $30,480, the non cash charge of $218,235 for the increase in fair value of the embedded conversion option liabilities, a decrease in accounts receivable of $1,257,640, an increase in accrued expenses of $97,894, a non cash gain on settlement of $20,769, an decrease in accounts payable of $801,621, a decrease of billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contacts of $102,921, and an increase in other working capital components of approximately $100,000.
Cash received from our financing activities was $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to cash received of approximately $1,000,000 during the same period in 2011. This decrease in cash received from financing activities is due to the fact that the Company did not raise equity financing through the sale of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2012.
As of March 31, 2012, current liabilities exceeded current assets by approximately $2,327,000. Current assets decreased from $2,000,191 at December 31, 2011 to $859,815 at March 31, 2012 while current liabilities decreased to $3,186,335 at March 31, 2012 from $4,658,167 at December 31, 2011. During the three month period ended March 31, 2012, accounts receivable decreased from $1,444,974 to $187,334 while accounts payable decreased from $1,513,691 to $691,301. These changes were derived from the collection of billings related to the projects that were in full deployment at the end of 2011 and the use of such funds to pay down the bills associated with these same deployments. Additionally, related to liabilities, the Company converted a $1,000,000 convertible note payable to common stock in the period thus resulting in a reduction in such amounts owed. Approximately 188,000 of debt discount was amortized in the period. Further, the embedded conversion option liability increased from $647,977 at December 31, 2011 to $866,212 at March 31, 2012 as a function of the increased market valuation of our publically traded stock between these two dates.
Management believes that changes in the operations of the Company will allow it to execute on the strategic plan and enable it to experience profitable growth in the future. Those changes are: addition of sales personnel and independent sales channels, management of overhead costs, process improvements, increased public awareness of the Company and its products, improvements in the capital markets and the maturation of certain long sales cycle opportunities. Management believes that these changes in the operational structure and management of the Company will enable the Company to generate sufficient revenue and gross margins and raise additional growth capital to allow the Company to manage its debt burden appropriately and continue the Company's growth. There is no assurance, however, as to if or when the Company will be able to achieve those investment objectives. The Company does not have sufficient capital to meet its current cash needs, which include the costs of compliance with the continuing reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company is in the process of seeking additional capital and long term debt financing to attempt to overcome its working capital deficit. The Company is currently seeking private financing, but there is no assurance that the Company can raise sufficient capital or obtain sufficient financing to enable it to sustain monthly operations. The Company will attempt to renegotiate the maturity dates of its current debt financings, but there is no assurance that these efforts will be successful. In order to address its working capital deficit, the Company is also seeking to increase sales of its existing products and services. There may not be sufficient funds available to the Company to enable it to remain in business and the Company’s needs for additional financing are likely to persist, although recent operational and business development changes are causing this situation to improve.
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Going Concern Qualification
The Company has incurred significant losses from operations, and such losses are expected to continue. The Company’s auditors have included a "Going Concern Qualification" in their report for the year ended December 31, 2011. In addition, the Company has limited working capital. The foregoing raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans include seeking additional capital or debt financing. There is no guarantee that additional capital or debt financing will be available when and to the extent required, or that if available, it will be on terms acceptable to the Company. Further, the Company continues to seek out and sign contracts for new projects that should provide additional revenues and operating profits. The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The "Going Concern Qualification" might make it substantially more difficult to raise capital.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any 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, that is material to investors.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
During the period covered by this filing, we conducted a continued evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2012, the disclosure controls and procedures of our Company were not effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports was recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis.
The Company is undertaking to improve its internal control over financial reporting and improve its disclosure controls and procedures. As of December 31, 2011, we had identified the following material weaknesses which still exist as of March 31, 2012 and through the date of this report:
As of March 31, 2012, and as of the date of this report, we did not maintain effective controls over the control environment. Specifically, the Board of Directors does not currently have a director who qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-B. Also, because of the size of the Company’s administrative staff, controls related to the segregation of certain duties have not been developed and the Company has not been able to adhere to them. Furthermore, we have not formally adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that governs the Company’s employees, officers and directors. Since these entity level programs have a pervasive effect across the organization, management has determined that these circumstances constitute a material weakness.
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Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). The design of any system of controls 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, regardless of how remote. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. 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. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
We continued to carry out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of March 31, 2012. Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of March 31, 2012, and as of the date of this report, we did not maintain effective controls over the financial reporting control environment. Specifically, the Board of Directors does not currently have a director who qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-B. Further, because of the limited size of its administrative support staff, and due to the financial constraints on the Company, management has not been able to develop or implement controls related to the segregation of duties for purposes of financial reporting.
Because of these material weaknesses, management has concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2012, based on the criteria established in the “Internal Control Integrated Framework” issued by COSO.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2012, 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
The Company may be involved in legal actions and claims arising in the ordinary course of business from time to time. The following is a list of ongoing litigation matters:
On December 7, 2010, Envision Solar Construction, Inc. reached a legal settlement with a former vendor related to outstanding payables owed by Envision Solar Construction, Inc. The terms of the settlement stipulate that Envision Solar Construction, Inc. owes the vendor $139,818 plus 10% accrued interest. The Company has accrued payables to this vendor representing the settlement amount and accrued interest of $187,667 at March 31, 2012. In October 2011, this same vendor filed a new lawsuit in an attempt to entwine Envision Solar International, Inc. (the parent company) and effectively force payment from the parent.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On March 22, 2012, the holder of a convertible promissory note provided notice to the Company to convert the entire principal and accrued interest of such outstanding convertible note into common stock of the Company. As such, the Company issued 3,448,276 shares of common stock at $0.29 (based on contractual terms of the note) related to the principal and 199,315 shares of common stock at $0.24 (based on market price at time of transaction) for interest or a total of 3,647,591 shares of common stock, retiring all outstanding obligations related to this convertible note.
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Not applicable.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
EXHIBIT NO.
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DESCRIPTION
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31.1
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Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
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31.2
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Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
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32.1
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Section 906 Certification
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32.2
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Section 906 Certification
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH
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XBRL Schema Document
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101.CAL
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XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
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101.DEF
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XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
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101.LAB
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XBRL Label Linkbase Document
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101.PRE
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XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Envision Solar International, Inc. | |||
Dated: May 15, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Desmond Wheatley | |
Desmond Wheatley, Chief Executive Officer, | |||
(Principal Executive Officer) | |||
By: | /s/ Chris Caulson | ||
Chris Caulson, Chief Financial Officer, | |||
(Principal Financial/Accounting Officer) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Dated: May 15, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Robert Noble
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Robert Noble, Executive Chairman
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Dated: May 15, 2012 |
By:
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/s/ Jay S. Potter
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Jay S. Potter, Director
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Dated: May 15, 2012 | By: | /s/ John Evey | |
John Evey, Director |
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