Bionovate Technologies Corp. - Quarter Report: 2018 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2018   

or

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Commission File Number: 333-188152

(208) 231-1606

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15,579,749 common shares issued and outstanding as of November 13, 2018.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Bionovate Technologies Corp

CONDENSED INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements

Bionovate Technologies Corp

CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements

Bionovate Technologies Corp 

CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements

BIONOVATE TECHNOLOGIES CORP

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – NATURE AND CONTINUANCE OF OPERATIONS

Bionovate Technologies Corp. (the “Company”, or the “Corporation”) was incorporated in the state of Nevada, United States on October 24, 2012 under the name MJP International Ltd. On December 1, 2017, the Company’s corporate name was changed to Bionocate Technologies Corp.

The Corporation was formed and organized to capitalize on new opportunities found in the North American market for light-emitting diode (“LED”) lighting. With China as the manufacturing backbone of future LED products, the Corporation has set up an office in Guangzhou, China in search of high quality products offered by reputable manufacturers to be introduced to Canada, the United States, and abroad. The Corporation has set out further details of the acquisition below as well as in Notes 3 and 4 to these consolidated financial statements.

On February 5, 2016, Energy Alliance Labs Inc. (“Energy Alliance”), incorporated on February 5, 2016, entered into an agreement to acquire 80% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Human Energy Alliance Laboratories Corp., an Idaho corporation (“HEAL”) from certain shareholders of HEAL for $80,000. The cash for the acquisition of shares was transferred to the shareholders on November 1, 2016 and that is when the acquisition closed. Subsequent to the transfer of cash, the previous shareholders of the Company owned 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of HEAL.

On October 28, 2016, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with Liao Zu Guo, an individual residing in China, whereby the Company issued 80,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Energy Alliance. Subsequent to the execution of the Share Exchange Agreement, Liao Zu Gao became a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

On January 1, 2017, the Company entered into transfer agreement with Liao Zu Guo, whereby the Company transferred 100% of issued and outstanding equity interests of Energy Alliance for $20,000 for past services provided by Executive to the Company and agreed to assume the debt of Energy Alliance owed to the Liao Zu Guo in the aggregate amount of $28,239.

On December 1, 2017, a majority of stockholders and the board of directors approved a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock on a fifty (50) old for one (1) new basis. A Certificate of Amendment was filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on December 11, 2017 with an effective date of December 21, 2017. All share and per share information in these financial statements retroactively reflect this stock distribution.

Our executive offices are located at 3006 E. Goldstone Drive, Suite 218, Meridian, ID 83642. Our telephone number is (208) 231 – 1606.

Going Concern

These condensed interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which assumes that the Corporation and its subsidiaries will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations for the next fiscal year. Realizable values may be substantially different from carrying values as shown and these condensed interim financial statements, which do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values and classification of assets and liabilities should the Corporation be unable to continue as a going concern. At September 30, 2018, the Corporation had not yet achieved profitable operations and has an accumulated loss of $2,454,808 since inception. The Corporation expects to incur further losses, all of which casts substantial doubt about the Corporation’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Corporation’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management anticipates that additional funding will be in the form of equity financing from the sale of common stock. Management may also seek to obtain short-term loans from the directors of the Corporation. There are no current arrangements in place for equity funding or short-term loans.

NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 210 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2018, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Corporation’s filed Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2018.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect application of policies and 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 year. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates and their underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Changes in estimates are recorded in the accounting period in which they are determined. The critical accounting estimates and assumptions in the accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements include the provision for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses which may result from product warranty provisions; valuation of deferred income taxes; valuation and impairment assessment of intangible assets; goodwill recoverability; and deferred acquisition costs.

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Revenue Recognition

Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:

We currently do not have operations, and its management seeks to acquire cash generating businesses.

Fair Value of Financial Instrument

The Corporation follows FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, for all financial instruments and non-financial instruments accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis. This new accounting standard establishes a single definition of fair value and a framework for measuring fair value, sets out a fair value hierarchy to be used to classify the source of information used in fair value measurement and expands disclosures about fair value measurements required under other accounting pronouncements. It does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. The Corporation defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities, which are required to be recorded at fair value, the Corporation considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the Corporation would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions and credit risk.

The Corporation applies FASB ASC 825, Financial Instruments, which allows companies to choose to measure eligible financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not required to be measured at fair value. The Corporation has not elected the fair value option for any eligible financial instruments.

Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Stock

FASB ASC 260 requires dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) with a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the EPS computations. Basic earnings per share amounts are based on the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding. If applicable, diluted earnings per stock would assume the conversion, exercise or issuance of all potential common stock instruments such as options, warrants and convertible securities, unless the effect is to reduce a loss or increase earnings per share. Diluted net income (loss) per common stock on the potential exercise of the equity-based financial instruments is not presented where anti-dilutive.

NOTE 4 – CONVERTIBLE NOTE 

Convertible notes payable at September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018, consists of the following:

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized interest expense of $12,034 and $3,275 and amortization of discount, included in interest expense, of $60.000 and $2,060, respectively. As of September 30, 2018, and June 30, 2018, the Company recorded accrued interest of $35,808 and $23,727, respectively

Dated November 1, 2016

On November 1, 2016, the Company issued a convertible note with a conversion price of $0.005 to extinguish debt of $18,239. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at 4% per annum and due and payable on November 1, 2017. The Company recorded a discount on the convertible note due to a beneficial conversion feature of $18,239. During the year ended June 30, 2018, the convertible note of $3,800 was converted into 760,000 shares of common stock.

Dated January 1, 2017 - 1

On January 1, 2017, the Company issued a convertible note with a conversion price of $0.005 to extinguish amounts due to related parties of $10,000. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at 45% per annum, has no maturity date and due on demand. The Company recorded a discount on the convertible note due to a beneficial conversion feature of $10,000. During the year ended June 30, 2018, the convertible note of $3,800 was converted into 760,000 shares of common stock.

Dated January 1, 2017 - 2

On January 1, 2017, the Company issued a convertible note with a conversion price of $0.005 to extinguish amounts due to related parties of $14,289. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at 45% per annum, has no maturity date and due on demand. The Company recorded a discount on the convertible note due to a beneficial conversion feature of $14,289. During the year ended June 30, 2018, the convertible note of $3,800 was converted into 760,000 shares of common stock.

Dated January 1, 2017 - 3

On January 1, 2017, the Company issued a convertible note with a conversion price of $0.005 to extinguish amounts due to related parties of $3,352 (Canadian dollar (“CAD”) $4,500). The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at 45% per annum, has no maturity date and due on demand. The Company recorded a discount on the convertible note due to a beneficial conversion feature of $3,352 (CAD $4,500). The difference of amount was a result of change of exchange rate.

Dated June 30, 2017

On June 30, 2017, the Company issued a convertible note with a conversion price of $0.01 to pay operating expenses of $9,969. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at 35% per annum, has no maturity date and due on demand. The Company recorded a discount on the convertible note due to a beneficial conversion feature of $9,969.

Dated April 1, 2018 – 1 and 2

On April 1, 2018, the Company issued 2 convertible notes totaling of $20,000 with a conversion price of $0.01 to pay a purchase of a patent of $10,000. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at 45% per annum, has no maturity date and is due on demand. The Company recorded a discount on the convertible note due to a beneficial conversion feature of $20,000.

Dated June 30, 2018

On June 30, 2018, the Company issued a convertible note with a conversion price of $0.01 to pay operating expenses of $28,376. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at 30% per annum, has no maturity date and is due on demand. The Company recorded a discount on the convertible note due to a beneficial conversion feature of $28,376.

Dated July 5, 2018 – 1, 2 and 3

On June 30, 2018, the Company issued 3 convertible notes totaling of $60,000 with a conversion price of $0.01 to extinguish amounts due to related parties of $145,523. The convertible notes are unsecured, bears interest at 30% per annum, has no maturity date and is due on demand. The Company recorded a discount on the convertible notes due to a beneficial conversion feature of $60,000. The Company recorded a discount on the convertible note due to a beneficial conversion feature of $60,000.

NOTE 5 – DUE TO RELATED PARTIES

As at September 30, 2018, the Company was obligated to shareholders for funds advanced to the Corporation for working capital.

During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company’s CEO paid accounts payable of $41,025 on behalf of the Company. The loans are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.

On July 5, 2018, the Company settled due to related parties of $145,523 (CAD 191,000) by issuing convertible notes of $60,000 to the third parties (Note 4). As a result, the Company recorded debt forgiveness of $85,523 as additional paid in capital.

As of September 30, 2018, and June 30, 2018, due to related party was $41,025 and $186,281, respectively.

NOTE 6 – CAPITAL STOCK

During the three months ended September 30, 2018, there were no issuance of common stock.

As at September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018, 15,579,749 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.

As at September 30, 2018, there were no warrants or options outstanding.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of Operation

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

Our consolidated unaudited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this quarterly report.

Unless otherwise specified in this quarterly report, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars and all references to “common stock” refer to shares of our common stock.

As used in this quarterly report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and “our company” mean Bionovate Technologies Corp., unless otherwise indicated.

Corporate Overview

Our company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on October 24, 2012. Founded in Calgary, Canada, we were formed and organized to capitalize on new opportunities found in the North American market for light-emitting diode (“LED”) lighting. With China as the manufacturing backbone of future LED products, we have set up an office in Guangzhou, China in search of high quality products offered by reputable manufacturers to be introduced to Canada, the United States, and abroad. In November 2016, we expanded our operations to include reselling various energy products and green technology products. We achieved this by acquiring Energy Alliance Labs Inc. (“Energy Alliance”), which is the 80% owner of Human Energy Alliance Laboratories Corp., an Idaho corporation (“HEAL”). HEAL is a “green technology” and retail company with the mission of developing and distributing technologies that relieve its customers of certain burdens, while simultaneously decreasing the energy they use. HEAL’s primary products are mid-sized wind turbines, small solar panels and related controllers and inverters.

On October 28, 2016, we entered into a share exchange agreement with Liao Zu Guo, a director of our company, whereby on the same date we issued 4,000,000 shares of our common stock in exchange for 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Energy Alliance.

On November 1, 2016, Energy Alliance closed the transactions contemplated under an agreement with certain shareholders of HEAL, in which the shareholders holding 80% of the outstanding equity interests of HEAL sold all of their shares of HEAL to Energy Alliance.

As a result of such transactions we became the owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Energy Alliance and Energy Alliance became the owner of 80% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of HEAL.

Effective October 4, 2016, we filed a Certificate of Dissolution of MJP Holdings Ltd., our wholly-owned subsidiary.

Effective November 28, 2016, we entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with MJP Lighting Solutions Ltd., a British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) corporation and Tong Tang and Zhao Hui Ma (the “Shareholders”) whereby the parties exchanged 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of BVI, belonging to our company for the tender of 5,500,000 restricted common shares of our company, belonging to the Shareholders, to our treasury for cancellation.

On January 1, 2017, MJP entered into transfer agreement with Liao Zu Guo, whereby we transferred 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Energy Alliance for consideration of $20,000 for past services provided to our company by Mr. Guo.

On December 1, 2017, a majority of our stockholders and our board of directors approved a change of name of our company to “Bionovate Technologies Corp.” and a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock on a fifty (50) old for one (1) new basis.

A Certificate of Amendment was filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on December 11, 2017 with an effective date of December 21, 2017.

The name change and reverse split will become effective with the OTC Markets at the opening of trading on December 21, 2017 under the symbol “MJPID”. The "D" will be placed on our ticker symbol for 20 business days. Our new CUSIP number is 09074V103.

We do not have any subsidiaries.

We have not been subject to any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding.

Current Business

We are a medical device company that intends to develop the first automated treatment for age spots (solar lentigines). The technology (patent issued) uses a “scan and treat” protocol that removes age spots accurately and completely without disturbing the surrounding skin area. Current methods of treatment (lasers and manual liquid nitrogen spray devices) are either painful, costly, or require a physician to perform the procedure. The Bionovate system would be safe and would produce excellent results and can be used for other types of skin lesions. Its operation would require minimal user interaction and users can be trained in minutes. We are also looking into developing novel cancer detection methods based on its electronic imaging patent.

Results of Operations

Our operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018 are outlined below:

Three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to three months ended September 30, 2017.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, we had no revenue.

Our operating expenses, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $15,101 compared to $34,642 for the same period in 2017. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily as a result of a decrease in management fee.

Our total other expense, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $72,408 compared to $862 for the same period in 2017. Other income (expense) consists of foreign currency gain (loss) of ($374) and $6,197, and interest expense of $$72,034 and $5,335, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

The increase in net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2018 is a result of an increase in an increase in other expense offset by a decrease in management fee.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table provides selected financial data about our company as of September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively.

Working Capital

On September 30, 2018, our Company’s cash balance was $0 and total assets were $0. On June 30, 2018, our Company’s cash balance was $0 and total assets were $0.

On September 30, 2018, our Company had total liabilities of $251,668, compared with total liabilities of $309,682 as at June 30, 2018.

On September 30, 2018, our Company had working capital deficiency of $251,668 compared with working capital deficiency of $309,682 as at June 30, 2018. The decrease in working capital deficiency was primarily attributed to a decrease in due to related parties.

Cash Flows

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

During the three months ended September 30, 2018, our Company used $0 in operating activities, compared to $0 provided by operating activities during the three months ended September 30, 2017.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, our company did not have any investing activities.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, our company did not have any financing activities.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

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

Critical Accounting Policies

Revenue Recognition

Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

We have implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact our financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations. Our company regularly reviews and analyses the recent accounting pronouncements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

An evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of our management of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2018. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of such date to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms. Such officer also confirmed that there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three-month period ended September 30, 2018, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2018, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against our Company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

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

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

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* Filed herewith.

** XBRL Information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.