CAPSTONE COMPANIES, INC. - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark
One)
[X] ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
or
[_] TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
transition period from _______ to
_______
Commission
File Number 000-28831
CHDT
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Florida
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84-1047159
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer No.)
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350 Jim
Moran Boulevard, Suite 120
Deerfield
Beach, Florida 33442
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
(954)
252-3440
(Small
business issuer’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
COMMON
STOCK, $0.0001 PAR VALUE
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes _ No x
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes __ No
x
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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes x No _
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not
be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer __ Accelerated filer
___ Non-accelerated filer ___
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 _ No X
The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates computed by reference to the average bid and asked price of such
common equity as March 30, 2010 was approximately $2,458,501.
Number of
shares outstanding of the Registrant’s Common Stock, as of March 30, 2010, is
648,632,786
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions
of the Registrant’s Definitive Information Statement under Regulation 14C to be
filed within 120 days after the Registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31,
2009, are incorporated by reference into Part III.
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Item
Number and Description
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Page
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Part
I
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Item
1. The Company
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5 |
Item
1A. Risk Factors
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13 |
Item
1B. Unresolved SEC Staff Letters
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19 |
Item
2. Properties
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20 |
Item
3. Legal Proceedings
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20 |
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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22 |
Item
4A. Executive Officers
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Part
II
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Item
5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters
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23 |
Item
6. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Operation
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24 |
Item
7. Financial Statements
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30 |
Item
8. Change in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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30 |
Item
8A(T). Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and
Procedures
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30 |
Part
III
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Item
9. Directors and Executive Officers of the
Registrant
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32 |
Item
10. Executive Compensation
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32 |
Item
11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management and Related Stockholder Matters
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32 |
Item
12. Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions
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32 |
Item
13. Exhibits, and Reports on Form 8-K
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32 |
Item
14. Principal Accountant Fees & Services
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34 |
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
Report on Form 10-K contains statements that
constitute "forward-looking statements” as defined under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995, as amended. Those
statements appear in a number of places in this Report and
include, without
limitation, statements regarding the
intent, belief and current expectations of the
Company, its directors or its officers with respect to
the Company's policies regarding investments, dispositions, financings,
conflicts of interest and other matters; and
trends affecting the Company's financial
condition or results of operations. Any such forward-looking statement is not a
guarantee of future performance and involves several risks and uncertainties,
and actual results may differ materially from those in
the forward-looking statement as a result of various factors – some
factors being beyond the Company’s control. The accompanying information
contained in this Report, including the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Results of Operations and Financial Condition," identifies important factors
that could cause such differences. With
respect to any such
forward-looking statement that includes a statement of its underlying
assumptions or bases, the Company cautions that, while
it believes such assumptions or bases to be reasonable and
has formed them in good faith, assumed facts or
bases almost always vary
from actual results, and
the differences between assumed facts or bases and actual
results can be significant or “material” depending on the
circumstances. When, in any forward-looking statement, the Company,
or its
management, expresses an expectation or
belief as to future results, that
expectation or belief is expressed in
good faith and is believed to have a
reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the
stated expectation or belief will result or be
achieved or accomplished. Further, the Company
is a "penny stock" and a micro-cap company with no primary market
makers. Such a status makes highly risky any investment in the
Company securities. The forward-looking statements in this Report on
Form 10-K are made as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to
update, amend or clarify them to reflect
events, new information or circumstances occurring after
the date hereof.
DEFINITIONS:
As used
in this Report on Form 10-K, the following terms have the stated meaning or
meanings:
(1)
“Black Box Innovations, L.C.” or “BBIL” is a wholly owned subsidiary of CHDT
Corporation.
(2) “CHDT
Corporation,” a Florida corporation, may also be referred to as “we,” “us”
“our,” “Company,” or “CHDT.” Unless the context indicates otherwise, “Company”
includes in its meaning all of CHDT’s subsidiaries.
(2)
“China” means Peoples’ Republic of China.
(3) “V”
means volts.
(4) “W”
means watts.
(5)
References to "'33 Act" or "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(6)
References to "'34 Act" or "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
(7) “SEC”
or “Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PART
I
Item
1. The Company Overview. We are a public holding
company organized under the laws of the State of Florida and engaged in the
business of producing and selling certain consumer products, which are
manufactured in China by contract manufacturers, through our two
wholly owned operating subsidiaries; (a) Capstone Industries, Inc., a Florida
corporation organized in 1997 and acquired by us in a cash and stock transaction
on September 13, 2006 (“Capstone”) and (b) Black Box Innovations, L.L.C., a
Florida limited liability company (“BBIL”) formerly known as “Overseas Building
Supply, L.C.” and organized by certain members of CHDT management and the
Company on February 20, 2004. In April 2008, we changed the name of Overseas
Building Supply, L.C., which had no significant business operations at that
time, to “Black Box Innovations, L.L.C.” as part of our launch of new computer
memory products to be marketed and sold by BBIL. BBIL is operated as
a division of Capstone and Capstone personnel provide the labor and services
necessary to operate BBIL This allows BBIL to utilize Capstone’s existing
relationships with retailers as well as reducing operational startup
costs by sharing expenses such as labor costs, office space rental and Products
Liability and General Insurance. Once BBIL products generate sufficient revenues
and sales volume that can support operations, BBIL will begin running as an
independent subsidiary with its own personnel.
Publicly
Traded Securities: Our Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, is quoted on
the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the Symbol “CHDO.OB” (“Common
Stock”). No other securities of the Company are publicly
traded.
Business
and Product Lines: Capstone produces through contract manufacturers
in China: (1) Portable booklights, specialty flashlights, multi-task
lights and an EReader E-Lite (2) Eco-i-Lite power failure lights (3)C-Lite
wireless motion sensor light (4) Light Ringers™ lamps (5) BBIL computer
peripheral accessories (6) STP®-branded power tools and automotive
accessories.
Company
History: The Company history is set forth after “Employees” below in
this Part 1, Item 1 of this Form 10-K.
Current
Products. Capstone is engaged in the business of producing the
following consumer products, which are, unless indicated otherwise, manufactured
for and under the trade name of “Capstone” by contract manufacturers in China,
distributed by us and sold through regional and national retailers and
distributors in the United States:
(1)
Portable Book Lights, Task Lights and EReader E-lite: In March 2009
the Company launched an expanded new line of booklights and multi-task lights,
under the name PATHWAY LIGHTS. This program included the following named
products: Mini Taskbright, Multi Taskbright, Poser Taskbright,
PawprintTaskbright, Compact 1 Brightbook, Compact 2 Brightbook, Britespot 2
Brightbook, Britespot 3 Brightbook, and Multipose Brightbook. These products
were offered in various trendy colors. The line was further expanded with
the launch of the E-Reader Light, Diva Compact Booklight, the Retro Taskbright
and the Minipose Taskbright at the International Housewares Show in
March 2010. These LED booklights are small, lightweight and portable and attach
to reading materials and illuminate the area of text. They are powered by
batteries. The new
EReader E-lite has been specifically designed to provide lighting for the new
trendy E-Reader products. The Diva Compact booklight has been designed for
consumers that require multi functions. Shaped as a compact case, it is a
booklight but also has a mirror.
(2) In
2009 the Company also launched The Eco-i-Lite and Mini Eco-i-lite Power Failure
Lights. Both use induction charge technology and function as a power failure
light, hand held flashlight, and night lite. Each product uses an encased
lithium ion battery that when fully charged provides 7 + hours of battery life
and LED light bulbs that last 100,000 hours. In March 2010 at the International
Housewares Show, the Company expanded the line with the launch of the Midi
Eco-i-Light and the Pawprint Line in Full size, Midi and Mini, specifically
developed for the dog walking consumers.
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(3). In
March 2010 at the International Housewares Show the Company also launched its
new C-Lite Wireless Motion Sensor light. This is offered in a 12 LED full size
and a 6 LED Mini Size and is powered by AA batteries. These lights provide
lighting for dark areas without having to install electrical wiring. The bulb
housing rotates 360 degrees to allow for light to be directed where needed. Both
versions have a Motion Sensor Circuitry that activates the lights when movement
is detected within 13 feet of the C-Lite. Both versions have a Hi and Lo light
brightness setting to conserve the batteries. The full size also has a period
selector (60 seconds, 90 seconds or 120 seconds) which presets the time period
that a light should turn off after the last motion has been detected. Both come
with a unique slide and snap bracket that allows for the product to be installed
on a wall.
(4) In
March 2010 the Company officially launched its new line of Light Ringers Lamps.
This offer includes the 12 LED Battery Operated Lamp, 12 LED Rechargeable Lamp,
12 LED Solar Lamp and 12 LED AC Lamp also the 20 LED Rechargeable Lamp, 20 LED
AC Lamp, 20 LED Metal Lamp and 20 LED Utility Lamp. These products are all
offered in trendy colors and unique packaging.
(5) BBI
launched its initial products in the second half of fiscal year
2008. with (1) Personal Pocket Safe® –
a portable computer flash memory device that provides pre-formatted fields for
easy entry of all personal important records, documents and images and (2)
Secret Diary®
is a portable computer memory device that works on PC computer systems using as
a personal diary --- providing pre-teens and teens with absolute privacy while
allowing for complete creativity. The line was expanded in late 2009 with the
introduction of (3) SafeMouse ™. A mouse that can backup
computer files automatically in real time and keep the files securely protected
by the same encryption software as the other products. (4)Secure Flash Drive™
was also launched which is a secured storage flash
drive. All of these devices use Datalock™ Pin Protection, Military
–grade 256 bit AES Hardware Encryption and Epoxy Coatings that destroys contents
upon forced entry.
These
products were renamed under the “CLASSIFIED” brand and officially relaunched in
March 2010 at the International Hardware Show.
Personal
Pocket Safe® has
the following features: click- Icons identify all of your personal vital
categories; enter- preformatted fields allow easy entry of all records and also
attach documents, photos, and other images; and view- Quickly view your
information on any standard Windows based PC computer system (Vista/XP operating
systems), any time, any place. No software installation is required for PC
computer systems using Vista or XP by MicroSoft; and exit- The encrypted data
auto-saves to your Personal Pocket Safe®. When you’re
done, no trace of the software or your data is left behind on the PC computer
system.
Secret
Diary® has
the following features: Secure - Personalized PIN-code and
non-removable memory chip foils break-in attempts; Safe
- Hack-resistant with encryption software; Invisible --“Traceless” in
that data entry leaves nothing on the host PC computer; Helpful - PIN
replacement assistance and optional registration for Never-Lost, a backup
subscription that retains your diary entries in case of loss or
theft.
SAFEMOUSE™
has the following features: A mouse that can back up files
automatically in real time and keeps the data secured. - Personalized
PIN-code and non-removable memory chip foils break-in attempts; Safe -
Hack-resistant with encryption software; Invisible --“Traceless” in that data
entry leaves nothing on the host PC computer; Helpful - PIN replacement
assistance and optional registration for Never-Lost, a backup
subscription that retains your diary entries in case of loss or
theft.
SECURE
FLASH DRIVE™ has the following features: Secure - Personalized
PIN-code and non-removable memory chip foils break-in attempts; Safe
- Hack-resistant with encryption software; Invisible --“Traceless” in
that data entry leaves nothing on the host PC computer; Useful for storing
storage files, videos and pictures. Simple to use just add a pin
number.
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(6) STP®-Branded
Power Tools and Automotive Accessories: Under an April 2007 licensing
agreement with Clorox Company, we have the right to use the trade name STP® on a
line of power tools and automotive accessories made for Capstone by Chinese
manufacturers and sold by Capstone though its distribution channels in the
United States. STP® is a registered trademark of The Armor All/STP Products
Company, which is owned by Clorox Company. Our licensing rights to
the STP® trademark require periodic licensing payments to Clorox Company and
achievement of certain milestones in sales. Clorox Company is a
Delaware corporation and an SEC reporting company.
A
selection of these STP ®-branded products, which are designed for home use and
are not contractor-grade tools, are: Screw drivers, power drills, inverters,
spot-lights and automotive
accessories. STP®-Branded Power Tools and
Automotive Accessories sales have not met expectations. Due to current economic
conditions and disappointing sales, we do not intend to market this product line
beyond 2010.
Distribution
of Products: Capstone distributes its products through existing
national and regional distributors and retailers in the United States,
including, office-supply chains, book store chains, warehouse
clubs, supermarket chains, drug chains, department stores, catalog houses,
online retailers and book clubs. Our largest distribution
channels are: Target Stores, Wal-Mart, Meijer
Stores, Staples, Barnes & Noble book stores, Fred
Meyer-Kroger Stores, Costco Wholesale, Sams Club, BJ’s
Wholesale Club, Cost –U –Less, Container Store
, and Smart Home Inc. These distribution
channels may sell our products through the Internet as well as through retail
storefronts and catalogs/mail order. When we launch new products, our
sales team will introduce the new line to the applicable departments within our
existing customer base.
Capstone
personnel market and sell BBI products and do so in the same manner as they
market and sell Capstone products.
Marketing
and Sales: We use employee-salesmen, distributors, and a network of
manufacturer representatives to direct sell our products to the distribution
channels referenced above. We also display and market our
products at industry trade shows to promote our products to retailers and
distributors in North America. We rely on our distribution channels to advertise
our products to the consumers. We have redesigned and developed
new Websites for CHDT, Capstone and STP®-branded tools and BBIL products. These
are user friendly sites and designed to be informational purposes only. We have
developed consumer e-commerce capability on the BBIL site, but do not plan at
this point to develop e-commerce capabilities on the other sites.
We also
try to promote our products through sponsorships. In 2008, we were the primary
sponsor for the #72 MacDonald Motorsports Dodge race car, driven by D.J.
Kennington, at the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Camping World 300 at Daytona
International Speedway on February 16, 2008 and remain a major
associate sponsor for the remaining 34 races with one more full sponsorship at
Homestead-Miami Speedway in November, 2008. The STP® logo was displayed on
racing cars and related promotional displays. The sponsorship also
included a 12-race schedule in the Canadian Tire Series with D.J. Kennington,
which is viewed on the Cable Speed Channel.
On
February 2nd 2009
we announced that we will be the official tool sponsor for D’Hondt Motorsports,
LLC in both the ARCA and Nationwide racing series for the 2009
season.
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In March
2009 at the International Housewares Show, we successfully launched the Pathway
Lights booklight program and the Eco-i-Light power failure light
program.
In March
2010 at the International Houseware show we launched the new product line C-Lite
Wireless Motion Sensor Light, the Light Ringers Lamps, expansion to our Pathway
Lights program and an expansion to our BBIL program.
Strategy: We
intend to become a major producer of certain identified consumer product
categories in the United States. We expect to bring new
ideas and concepts to these categories through innovation and new technology,
but with certain benchmarks, namely:
-designed
for an everyday use or task;
-is
affordable within the range of manufacturer’s suggested retail price for such a
product (below $100 or $200 dollars, depending on product and market
segment);
-represent
value when compared to items produced or marketed by major consumer product
companies on a national scale; and
-has
reasonable profit and profit margin opportunity and acceptable market
penetration costs, in our opinion.
We hope
to accomplish this goal by the following (which, although deemed advantages or
strengths of the Company or effective means of marketing or selling, may not
translate into success in sales and income):
- Leveraging
Chinese Manufacturing Relationships: China has become a major
manufacturing source for products sold in the U.S. because many of the Chinese
manufacturers can quickly produce as well as engineer quality products meeting
all design and product specifications, produce such products at an extremely
competitive per unit cost (because of low labor rates and relatively modern
manufacturing facilities) and timely direct ship those products to any place in
the world. Often, it is more economical and efficient to manufacture
products in China and have them shipped to the United States than to have such
products produced in North America. While this resource is available to and used
by large numbers of U.S. companies, including our competitors, we believe this
Chinese manufacturing resource gives us the level of production cost and quality
that allows us to be competitive with larger competitors in the United States.
We also have very close business partnerships with two Hong Kong-based
companies, who work with us to develop and prototype new product concepts and
then interface with our Chinese factories to ensure products are Quality Control
tested before and during production. These Hong Kong companies also provide
extensive, product development, and quality control and logistics support to
ensure on time shipments. We also have close relationships with the
Certification Labs in Hong Kong such as STR Labs and Bureau Vitas Labs that
provide full product testing and certification and factory and security auditing
services.
- Experienced
in Dealing with Retail and Distributor Networks: We believe our
management has extensive experience in getting consumer products into the retail
and distribution channels, which is key to being competitive in our segments of
the consumer product industries; and
- Niche
Markets. We believe our management is experienced in locating and
developing niche consumer product opportunities that may be overlooked or
underexploited by competitors, especially larger
competitors. Typically, we seek to find consumer products where
we believe that we can win a profitable niche of the market share – one where
the number or extent of commitment of competitors presents a reasonable
opportunity to acceptable market entry costs to obtain a profitable market
niche.
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- Leveraging
Licensing and Brand Name Services. We are pursuing and using
recognized trademarks or logos of other companies, like
STP®, to assist our products in gaining market recognition and
acceptance without extensive marketing and advertising campaigns. The
current STP® branded power tool product line is the first and an instance of
such leveraging of existing trademarks.
- Acquisition
for Niche Consumer Products. We will also pursue acquiring promising niche
consumer products by acquiring other companies with such niche consumer products
or the technology to develop such niche consumer products. We will
use, in most instances, the Common Stock to acquire such
companies. If cash is required for an acquisition, we will have to
raise such cash by selling our securities to investors and/or borrowing money
from our officers and directors and/or third party sources. The
selling of our securities will dilute our existing shareholders and the
borrowing of money will divert any cash flow from operations. Despite
these negative consequences, we believe that we cannot be competitive or
successful without innovation and expansion of consumer products, which may
require acquisition by merger or other form of acquisition. The low
market price of our Common Stock makes acquisitions difficult to negotiate and
consummate. Some of the companies, technology or products acquired by
us may be owned by CHDT management or affiliates.
Patents
and Proprietary Rights: Patents currently owned by Capstone
include:
-
Liqui-Light Flashlights.
·
Timely Reader Booklights with Timer and Auto Shut Off.
Trade
Marks owned by Capstone include:
·
Liqui-Lights
·Timelyreader
·Simply
Comfort
·Personal
Pocket Safe
·Secret
Diary
There can
be no assurance that patent applications owned by us, or licensed to us, will
issue as patents or that, if issued, our patents will be valid or that they will
provide us with meaningful protection against competitors or with a competitive
advantage. There can be no assurance that we will not need to acquire licenses
under patents belonging to others for technology potentially useful or necessary
to us and there can be no assurance that such licenses will be available to us,
if at all, on terms acceptable to us. Moreover, there can be no assurance that
any patent issued to or licensed by us will not be infringed or circumvented by
others. In particular, if we are unable to obtain issuance of a patent with
broad claims with respect to our products or if we are unable to prevail in
oppositions against our foreign patents with similar claim scope, a competitor
may be able to design around our patent rights by employing technologies or
innovations that are not covered by our subsisting
patents. Litigating intellectual property rights claims is very
expensive and we may not have the available cash flow to engage in litigation in
every or any specific instance.
Much of
our know-how and technology may not be patentable. To protect our rights, we
require employees, consultants, advisors and collaborators to enter into
confidentiality agreements. There can be no assurance, however, that these
agreements will provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets, know-how or
other proprietary information in the event of any unauthorized use or
disclosure. In addition, our business may be adversely affected by competitors
who independently develop competing technologies, especially if we obtain no, or
only narrow, patent protection.
Lastly,
there can be no assurance that third-parties will not bring suit against us for
patent infringement by a licensee or us, or to have our patents declared
invalid. We do not have insurance to cover such intellectual property
lawsuits and such lawsuit can be extremely expensive to defend.
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Competition: Capstone
competes against numerous consumer product companies. Competitors of
Capstone include: Zelco Industries, Inc.
of Mount Vernon, New York, which makes the ITTY
BITTY(TM) light and Lightwedge, LLC of Nantucket, Massachusetts. With
trends and technology continually changing, to remain competitive in the
industry, Capstone will have to continue to develop and introduce new products
and color options at competitive pricing. Many national
retailers such as Target, Walmart and Barnes & Noble offer book lights as
part of their product line.
We face
extensive competition from numerous competitors in the power tool and accessory
product line in the United States. Many of our competitors have
significantly greater resources, far more years in selling this market segment
and far greater market share than we do. Companies like Black &
Decker, Bosch, Mikita, Hitachi, TechTronic, Porter & Cable, Panasonic, Ryobi
and CPO Milwaukee are significantly larger companies than we are and they have
well-established and much larger market share than we do in the U.S. home use
power tool industry. Our ability to obtain any market share in the
U.S. home use power tool market depended on the name recognition and consumer
acceptance of our licensed STP®-brand name for our power tool line for home
use. We started to market and sell our STP®-branded power tool
line in October 2007. However after initial successes we have been
impacted by the continued severe downturn in the retail market especially the
automotive and hardware segments. After exhausting our efforts in this market it
is evident that this category will remain severely depressed as a result of the
recession and we do not plan to continue marketing this line beyond
2010.
Government
Regulation: We are subject to regulation by federal and state securities
authorities (including FINRA) as well as usual and customary state and county
business and tax regulation of a for-profit business. Capstone and
BBIL are subject to the usual and customary federal, state and local business
and tax regulation of a consumer products company and a for-profit
business. We are not subject to any U.S. federal, state or local
regulation that poses, in our opinion, any special or unusual burden or obstacle
to conducting our business and financial affairs. Our main
concern in terms of government regulation is the changing regulatory environment
in China and its impact on our ability to access our consumer product
manufacturing sources and obtain our consumer products. While the
general trend in China has to be conducive to trade and commerce, China is a
still a single-party nation-state in which the central government has the power
to dramatically and immediately change its trade and commercial policies and
laws. China has benefited greatly from a more liberal trade and
commercial policies and laws in the 1990’s and this decade to
date. However, political or military conflict between the United
States and China, who are rivals for power and influence in Asia and to an
increasing extent all along the Pacific Rim as well as being diametrically
opposed to one another over the status of Taiwan, could provoke a change in
Chinese trade or commercial law that makes it more difficult or expensive for us
to obtain consumer products. Such a development would have a serious
impact on our ability to compete in the United States in the niche consumer
product market.
Bank
Loan. On May 1, 2008, Capstone entered into a $2 million principal-amount,
asset-based loan agreement with Sterling National Bank of New York City whereby
Capstone received a credit line to fund working capital needs
(“Loan”). The Loan provides funding for an amount up to 85% of
eligible Capstone U.S. accounts receivable and 50% of eligible Capstone
inventory. The interest rate of the Loan shall be the Wall Street Journal Prime
Rate plus one and one-half percent (1.5%) per annum (adjusted automatically with
changes in the Wall Street
Journal Prime Rate). Capstone management believes that this
credit line and available cash flow will be adequate to fund most of Capstone’s
ongoing working capital needs. CHDT and Howard Ullman, the Chairman of the Board
of Directors of CHDT, have personally guaranteed Capstone’s obligations under
the Loan. The foregoing summary of the Loan is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the documents evidencing the Loan, which are attached as exhibits
10.1 through 10.4 to the Form 8-K, dated May 1, 2008, and filed with
the SEC on May 8, 2008. The maturity date for this loan was May 1,
2010. On February 19, 2010, Capstone entered a loan modification agreement which
extended the loan for two years until May 1, 2012. The interest rate for the
loan shall be the contract rate plus one and three quarter’s percent
(1.75%)
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Employees: As
of December 31, 2009, we had a total of 9 full-time employees, consisting of 4
officers employed by CHDT and five persons employed by
Capstone. Capstone may add additional salespersons in 2010 to sell
its consumer products and an additional logistics
coordinator. Capstone personnel also serve as BBIL personnel in
bookkeeping, clerical, administrative, marketing and sales
functions.
Company
History: The Company was incorporated under the name “Freedom
Funding, Inc." in Delaware on September 18, 1986. On January 18,
1989, the Company reincorporated from Delaware to Colorado. On November 18, 1989
the name of the Company was changed to "CBQ, Inc." On May 17, 2004, the Company
changed its name from “CBQ, Inc.” to “China Direct Trading Corporation” and also
reincorporated from Colorado to Florida by a statutory merger.
From 1986
through 1997, the Company had no business operations and its sole activity was
to pursue its business plan to investigate business opportunities in which to
engage by merger or acquisition. The Company was a "blank check" shell company
during this initial development stage.
From 1997
through 2002, the Company became a holding company acquiring a series of small,
private companies and operating subsidiaries.
These
operating subsidiaries were engaged in either software systems development
operations, resellers of computer hardware and software manufactured by other
companies, installers and repair firms of computer networks, or providers of
various information technology technical consulting services. Most of these
acquisitions were accomplished by stock-for-stock exchanges. By the fourth
quarter of 2002, these operating subsidiaries had ceased conducting business due
to their inability to compete effectively in their respective geo-graphical
markets; loss of key sales, technical, sales and management personnel;
unexpected downturns in customer demand in certain industries (especially in the
value-added reseller of computer hardware and software); inadequate management
and planning (especially the lack of a coherent strategic business plan);
failure of CHDT to eliminate duplicative overhead among its operating
subsidiaries; inadequate financing of operations; use of financing for
non-revenue generating purpose; inability to obtain financing or funding on
affordable or commercially reasonable terms or at all; or a combination of the
foregoing factors.
By the
first quarter of fiscal year 2003, we had no business
operations or source of revenue and its management was reduced to a caretaker
officer and one to two directors.
From
December 1, 2003 to September 2006: On December 1, 2003, we acquired
SDI, which became the Company's sole wholly-owned operating subsidiary at that
time. SDI management also became our management as part of the
stock-for-stock acquisition of SDI. Howard Ullman was the principal
shareholder of SDI at the time of our acquisition and he became the senior
executive of CHDT as a result of the acquisition of SDI.
On
January 27, 2006, CHDT entered into a
Purchase Agreement (the “CPS
Purchase Agreement”) with William Dato (“Dato”)
and Complete Power Solutions LLC, a Florida
limited liability company, (“CPS”) pursuant to which
CHDT acquired from Dato 51% of the member interests of CPS
for a purchase price consisting of the payment of $637,000 in cash and the
delivery of 600,000 unregistered shares of CHDT's Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred
Stock”) having a stated value of $1,200,000 which were convertible into
50,739,958 shares of CHDT's Common Stock.
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On
January 26, 2007, we entered into a Purchase and
Settlement Agreement, dated and effective as of December 31,
2007 ("CPS Settlement Agreement") with CPS, Dato and
Howard Ullman (our Chairman of the Board and also Chief
Executive Officer at the time), whereby: (a) CPS is
repurchasing the 51% CPS Membership Interests owned by us
in return for the transfer of 600,000 shares of our Series A
Preferred Stock"), and which are convertible into 50,739,
958 shares of our Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, beneficially owned
by Dato, to us, and (b) the issuance of a promissory note
by CPS to us in the principal amount of $225,560, bearing
annual interest at 7% with interest-only payments commencing on July
1st and thereafter being paid quarterly on April 1st, July 1st,
October 1st and January 1st until the principal and all
unpaid interest thereon shall become due and payable on
the maturity date, being January 26, 2010, (the "2007 Promissory
Note") and (c) the mutual releases contained in the
Agreement. As a result of this transaction, we have no ownership
interest in CPS and neither CPS nor Dato will have
an ownership interest in us (from the CPS Purchase
Agreement). The 2007 Promissory Note provides that if principal and accrued
interest thereon is not paid in full by the maturity date, then 2007
Promissory Note's maturity date will be roll over
for successive one year periods until paid in
full. For any roll over period, the annual interest will be increased
to 12%. The 2007
Promissory Note also provides that the principal amount may
be automatically increased by an amount up to $7,500 if the
amount claimed as the cost of replacement of
a garden by the customer for a
power generator is abandoned or settled for less than
$7,500. The Agreement allows CPS to off set, if CPS
so elects, any payments due under
the 2007 Promissory Note to us by any amounts
owed to CPS under
the indemnification provisions of the CPS
Settlement Agreement.
The 2007
Promissory Note, CPS Settlement Agreement and CPS Purchase Agreement are
attached as exhibits to this Report and all summaries herein of those agreement
and instrument are qualified in their entirety by reference to said agreements
and note as attached as exhibits hereto.
CPS is
also indebted to us under a promissory note in the original
principal amount
of $250,000, executed by Dato on June 27, 2006
and payable to us, bearing interest at 7% per annum and
maturing on June 30, 2007, subject
to extension (the
"2006 Promissory Note") and subject to offset by (i)
$41,600 owed by an affiliate of CHDT to the CPS for funds
advanced by CPS for portable generators which
were never delivered and (ii) $15,000 as an agreed amount
paid to compensate CPS for refunds required to be made to clients of CPS
for cancelled sales
made personally by Howard Ullman (which
amounts have been applied first to
accrued and unpaid interest due September 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2006 and then applied to quarterly interest payable on the
principal of the 2006 Note to maturity (June 30, 2007), and then to
reduce the principal amount of the
2006 Promissory Note to $210,900).
Further, the
CPS Settlement Agreement: (a) cancels the
Voting Agreement, dated January 27, 2006, by
and among Dato, CHDT and Howard Ullman; (b) removes us as
a party to the Employment Agreement, dated January 27, 2006, with Dato and CPS
and (d) requires CPS and Dato to cooperate with
us and the
auditors in completing all audits required by
CHDT’s Commission-reporting obligations in fiscal years 2006 and
2007. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Dato resigned from all positions
at CHDT and Howard Ullman resigned from all positions at CPS - both
effective January 26, 2007.
The net
result of the CPS Settlement Agreement was to cancel the
transactions entered into by and among CHDT, CPS and Dato under the
CPS Purchase Agreement by and among CHDT, CPS and Dato, which
transaction was reported by the Form 8-K filed by CHDT with
the Commission on January 31, 2007, and end CHDT’s
involvement in the distribution of commercial and residential standby
power generators by CPS.
CHDT and
certain note holders were involved in a lawsuit against CPS and others over
payments due under the above referenced notes. CHDT was awarded a judgment
against CPS but after further legal pursuit, it has been determined that any
payments awarded under the judgment are uncollectable.
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On
September 15, 2006, we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Capstone and
Stewart Wallach, the sole shareholder, a director and a senior executive officer
of Capstone. Under the Stock Purchase Agreement, we acquired 100% of the issued
and outstanding shares of Capstone Common Stock in exchange for $750,000 in cash
(funded by the previously reported credit line provided by certain directors of
CHDT) and $1.25 million in Series B Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share,
which Series B Stock is convertible into 15.625 million “restricted” shares of
our Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (“Common Stock”). On July
9th,
2009 the outstanding Series B Preferred Shares were converted to Series B-1
Preferred Shares. The series B-1 shares are convertible into common stock; at a
rate of 66.66 of common shares for each share of series “B-1” In 2009 the Series
B-1 shares were converted into common stock. As of January 1, 2007,
SDI merged its operations and marketing efforts under the Capstone umbrella in
order to streamline operations and consolidate sales and marketing operations
under one company. On December 1, 2007 SDI’s operating assets
were sold to an unaffiliated buyer. SDI has been dissolved in
2009 under Florida law.
Item
1A. Risk Factors.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
(A) VARYING, UNPREDICTABLE FINANCIAL
RESULTS. Our periodic operating results may
significantly fluctuate from time to time due to
sales cycles
or decreased demand from
customers or reliance on and
a decrease in demand from those limited number
of customers that generate most of the sales revenues, limited funding or cash
flow, or changes in business focus. Investors should not rely on
financial results for any fiscal period as an accurate basis for predicting or
an indication of future financial results. Our future revenues and results of
operations may significantly fluctuate due to a combination of factors, many of
which are outside of management's control. Our operating results for
any particular quarter may not be indicative of future operating
results. Prospective investors should not rely on quarter-to-quarter
comparisons of results of operations as an indication of future consolidated or
segment performance, especially since we have experienced changes from year to
year in our business lines or business focus. It is possible that
results of operations may be below the expectations of public and investors,
which could cause the market price of our Common Stock to fall. The
most important of these factors include:
* market rejection
of Chinese-made products;
* drop in consumer demand
for our products or changes in consumer buying habits;
* increased
competition from competitors, especially from
competitors with substantially greater
resources than us, especially targeted marketing by such
competitors to eliminate us, as a small business competitor, from a
specific product line or market;
* political
or economic or trade conflicts between the U.S. and China;
* ability
to obtain products on favorable terms from our Chinese manufacturing
sources;
* general
economic conditions;
* impact
of terrorism on the businesses of CHDT;
* the
timing and effectiveness of marketing and
product expansion programs;
* the
timing of the introduction of new products;
* the
availability of funding or financing in a timely manner and on affordable
terms;
* timing
and effectiveness of capital expenditures;
* change
in distribution terms and conditions or approach by the third parties that
distribute or sell our products;
* any
decline in brick-and-mortar retailers (our main distribution channel) and
increase in web-based sales of products (where we do not have a significant
presence);
and
* strength
of foreign and domestic competition.
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We have
also had a history of successive operating subsidiaries or business lines
failing and several resulting changes in management and business
focus. While we are optimistic about the abilities and business plan
of current management, which has been in place since 2007, we have not yet
achieved any record of sustained profitability. We believe that only
such a record of performance will allow any sustained increase in the market
price of our Common Stock, which during the past five years has been
consistently lower than two cents per share. The Company reviews
options to enhance shareholder value from time to time, including, without
limitation, a change in business line or lines, and mergers and
acquisitions.
(B) CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.
Many economic and other factors outside of our control, including consumer
confidence, consumer spending levels, employment levels, consumer debt levels
and inflation, as well as the availability of consumer credit, affect consumer
spending habits. A significant deterioration in the global financial markets and
economic environment, recessions or uncertain economic outlook, could adversely
affect consumer spending habits, and can result in lower levels of economic
activity. The domestic and international political situation also affects
consumer confidence. Any of these events or factors can curtail consumers
spending, especially with respect to our more discretionary offers. During
fiscal 2009, there was a significant deterioration of global markets and
economic environment which negatively impacted consumer spending at retail. If
these adverse trends in economic conditions continue to worsen or our efforts to
counteract these trends are not sufficiently effective, our revenue would
decline, negatively affecting our results of operations.
(C) RELIANCE ON KEY
PERSONNEL. We rely on Stewart Wallach, Gerry
McClinton, and Howard Ullman for executive management, financial
management and strategic planning for the Company. The
loss of the services of any one those executives would adversely impact our
business and financial prospects. Neither CHDT nor Capstone has a
key-man insurance policy or similar policy to fund the
cost of replacing any of the aforesaid key
personnel. We lack internal cash resources to fund such
replacement.
We may
not be able to attract and retain qualified personnel, which could impact the
quality of our content and services and the effectiveness and efficiency of our
management, resulting in increased costs and losses in revenue. Our
success also depends on our ability to attract and retain qualified sales and
marketing, customer support, financial and accounting, legal and other
managerial personnel. Our personnel may terminate their
employment at any time for any reason. Loss of personnel may also
result in increased costs for replacement hiring and training. If we
fail to attract new personnel or retain and motivate our
current personnel, we may not be able to
operate our businesses effectively or efficiently, serve
our customers properly or maintain the quality of our content and
services.
(D) MERGERS AND
ACQUISITIONS. We may seek from time to time to consummate
mergers and acquisitions of companies as part of a strategy to grow or acquire
new products, which mergers and acquisitions could have an adverse impact on our
financial and business condition and prospects as a result of inability to
manage growth or integrate or manage acquired operations. We have
historically tried to expand or grow our business through mergers
and acquisitions with small, private
companies with existing operations. Except for
Capstone, those prior efforts have failed to establish a business or
businesses with steady or growing revenues, or grow
the overall revenues or business of
the Company for any extensive period. Most of
our acquired businesses failed and we closed or sold off. The
historically and current low market price of our Common Stock is a significant
deterrent or hindrance to consummating mergers and acquisitions or do so on
commercially reasonable terms and conditions.
Any such
mergers and acquisitions may not, due to the low
market price of our
common stock, and our lack
of extensive cash reserves, be consummated on
terms that are favorable to us or without
certain conditions, such as a provision allowing the
acquired or merged entity to spin out of or split off from us in
the future or if certain milestones are not
met.
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We have
throughout its history acquired new businesses, as we expect to
continue to make acquisitions in
the future. With
respect to recent and
any future acquisitions, we may fail to
successfully integrate our financial and management controls, technology,
reporting systems and procedures, or
adequately expand, train and manage our work force. The
process of integration could take a significant period of time and will require
the dedication of management and
other resources, which may distract management's attention
from our other operations. If we make
acquisitions outside of our core businesses, assimilating the acquired
technology, services or products into
our operations could be
difficult and costly. Our inability to
successfully integrate any acquired company, or the failure to achieve any
expected synergies, could result in increased
expenses and a reduction in expected revenues or revenue growth, and as a result
our stock price could fluctuate or decline.
Such
risks include:
*
the risk that our industry may develop in a different
direction than anticipated and that the technologies we
acquire do not prove to be those we need to
be successful in the industry;
* the
risk that future valuations of
acquired businesses may decrease from the market price we
paid for these acquisitions;
* the
generation of insufficient revenues by acquired businesses to offset acquisition
costs and increased operating expenses associated with
these acquisitions;
* the
potential difficulties in completing in-process research
and development projects and delivering high quality products to our
customers;
* the potential difficulties in integrating new products,
businesses and operations in an efficient and effective
manner;
* the
risk that
our customers or customers of
the acquired businesses may
defer purchase decisions as they evaluate the impact of
the acquisitions on our future product strategy;
* the potential loss of key employees of the acquired
businesses;
* the
risk that acquired businesses will divert the attention of our
senior management from the operation of our core Capstone business;
and
* the
risks of entering new markets in which we
have limited experience and
where competitors may have a stronger market
presence.
Our
inability to successfully operate and integrate
newly-acquired businesses appropriately, effectively and
in a timely manner could have a material adverse effect on
our ability to take advantage of further growth in demand for
products in our marketplace, as well as on
our revenues, gross margins and expenses.
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(E) WE HAVE A SMALL
MANAGEMENT AND STAFF AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
ADEQUATELY HANDLE ANY GROWTH IN OUR BUSINESS AND TO IMPLEMENT AND
MAINTAIN INTERNAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND
SYSTEMS.
If we
cannot effectively manage growth, if any, and whether from mergers and
acquisitions or internal growth, our business may suffer or fail. We
have previously expanded our operations through acquisitions in order to pursue
perceived existing and potential market opportunities and in most
instances we have failed to do so. If we fail to manage our growth properly, it
may incur unnecessary expenses and the efficiency of our operations may decline.
To manage any growth effectively, we must, among other things:
*
successfully attract, train, motivate and manage
a larger number of employees for production and
testing, engineering and administration activities;
* control
higher inventory and working capital requirements; and
* improve
the efficiencies within our operating, administrative, financial and
accounting systems, and
our procedures and controls.
(F) A FEW
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS HAVE VOTING CONTROL OVER
CHDT. A few members of management beneficially own approximately 52%
of our outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted basis. Howard
Ullman, the Chairman of the Board,
beneficially owns approximately 15% of issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock
(excluding conversion of any preferred stock of CHDT or the exercise of
options). Stewart Wallach, the Chief Executive Officer,
beneficially owns approximately 19% of issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock
(excluding conversion of any preferred stock of CHDT or the exercise of
options).
These
members of management control the management and affairs
and have voting power sufficient to determine any matters requiring shareholder
approval, including:
* election
of our board of directors;
* removal
of any of our directors;
* amendment
of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws;
* adoption
of measures that could delay or prevent a change in
control or impede a merger, takeover or other business
combination involving us; and
* Significant corporate transactions,
like mergers, acquisitions, dissolution,
recapitalization, stock splits and bankruptcy.
This
voting control by insiders over CHDT may hinder the interests of public
shareholders from being fully considered in corporate decision making or actions
and may result in corporate actions that are not always in furtherance of our
public shareholder interests. Further, the voting control of a
few members of management may shield management from pressure from public
shareholders for changes or revisions in failing or underachieving business
strategies.
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(G) INADEQUATE OR EXPENSIVE FUNDING OR
FINANCING. We rely on funding from insiders and
investors from time to time to fund operations or extraordinary transactions and
we may be unable to raise adequate funding or financing to survive
unexpected revenue shortfalls, or to
reduce operating expenses quickly enough to offset any
such unexpected revenue shortfall. The funding and cash flow problems
of the Company often hinder or undermine business development efforts, which in
turn undermines the market price of our Common Stock.
If we
have a shortfall in revenues without a corresponding reduction to its expenses,
operating results may suffer. If we do not have sufficient bank
financing, we will be forced to seek expensive financing or funding, or forms of
financing that require issuance of our securities (such
as equity credit lines or
PIPE financing). Such financing would dilute
the position of existing shareholders and put negative
pressure on the market price of
the our Common Stock while possibly
failing to provide adequate and ongoing working capital for the
Company and its operations. While members of our management have
provided personal loans to us to fund working capital in fiscal year 2009, we
cannot be sure that such financing will be available in the future or in amounts
that are adequate to meet our working capital needs. During 2008
Capstone secured a conventional $2,000,00 asset
based loan from Sterling National Bank in New
York to help fund Capstone’s working capital needs. This
original line matured on May 1, 2010. On February 14, 2010 this line
was renewed for a further 2 years until May 1, 2012. This facility
funds up to 85% of eligible Accounts Receivable and 50% of eligible on hand
Inventory. However the continued reliance on private placement of
CHDT securities and insider loans or investments to fund CHDT working capital
needs and Capstone product development may depress or limit the market price for
our Common Stock.
(H) COMPLIANCE WITH
CHANGING REGULATION OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.
Changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate
governance and public disclosure, including
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or "SOX" .and new
SEC regulations are creating uncertainty for
companies such as ours. These new or
changed laws, regulations and standards are subject
to varying interpretations in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and
as a result, their application in practice may
evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and
governing bodies, which could result in continuing
uncertainty regarding compliance matters and
higher costs necessitated by
ongoing revisions to disclosure and
governance practices. We intend to invest resources to
comply with evolving laws,
regulations and standards, and this
investment may result in increased general
and administrative expenses and a diversion of management
time and attention from revenue-generating activities to
compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new
or changed laws, regulations and standards differ from the
activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to
ambiguities related to practice, our reputation and
attraction as an investment may be substantially harmed.
(I) WE NEED TO REGULARLY INTRODUCE NEW
PRODUCTS TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE.
We need
to regularly introduce new products with enhanced features, styles and/or
technology to remain competitive in our product lines. We believe
that we have done so to date in the lighting product line. If we are
unable to keep up with the trend in our primary product lines to introduce new
products with enhanced or popular functions, styles and technologies, we may
fail to compete in those product lines.
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(II) RISKS
RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK
(A) RISKS RELATING TO OUR
SECURITIES. OUR COMMON STOCK IS A "PENNY STOCK" UNDER SEC RULES
AND, AS SUCH, THE MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK
IS LIMITED BY CERTAIN SEC RULES APPLICABLE TO
PENNY STOCKS. Our Common Stock is subject to
certain "penny stock" rules promulgated by the SEC. Those
rules impose certain sales practice requirements on brokers who sell
"penny stock" ( that is, stock with a market price below $5 per share and more
commonly below $1 per share) to persons other
than established customers and
accredited investors (generally
institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or
individuals with net worth in excess of
$1,000,000). Brokers must make a special suitability determination
for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written consent to the transaction
prior to the sale. Furthermore, the penny stock rules
generally require, among other things, that brokers engaged in
secondary trading of penny stocks provide customers with
written disclosure documents, monthly
statements of the market value of penny stocks, disclosure of the bid
and asked prices and disclosure of the compensation to
the brokerage firm and disclosure of
the sales person working for the brokerage firm. These rules and
regulations adversely affect the ability of brokers to sell or promote our
Common Stock shares and limit the liquidity and
market price of our securities. Our lack of any sustained history of
sustained profitability from operations also depresses our the market value of
our Common Stock.
(B) NO
DIVIDENDS. We have not paid and we do not
intend to pay dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable
future. We currently intend to retain all future earnings, if any, to finance
our current and proposed business activities and do
not anticipate paying any
cash dividends on our Common Stock
in the foreseeable future. We may also
incur indebtedness in
the future that may prohibit
or effectively restrict the payment of
cash dividends on our Common Stock.
(C) OUR COMMON
STOCK’S MARKET PRICE MAY BE VOLATILE AND COULD FLUCTUATE WIDELY IN PRICE, WHICH
COULD RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES FOR INVESTORS, OR FAIL TO MAINTAIN ANY APPRECIATION
IN PRICE. The
market price of our Common Stock is likely to be
highly volatile and could fluctuate widely in
price in response to various factors, many of
which are beyond our control, including:
* our
lack of primary market makers for our Common Stock – we have market makers but
none are primary market makers who maintain an inventory of our Common
Stock and actively support the Common Stock;
* general
worldwide economic conditions and the current crisis in the financial
markets;
* the
lack of research analysts or news media coverage of CHDT or our
Common Stock;
* additions
or departures of key personnel;
* sales
of our Common Stock by the Company or insiders;
* our
status as a “Penny Stock” Company;
* our
ability to execute our business plan;
* operating
results being below expectations;
* loss
of any strategic relationships;
* industry
or product developments;
* economic
and other external factors; and
* period-to-period
fluctuations and the uncertainty in our financial results.
(D) SALE
OF A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK MAY CAUSE THE PRICE OF OUR
COMMON STOCK TO DECLINE. The market price of our Common Stock could decline as a
result of sales of substantial amounts of
our Common Stock in
the public market, or the perception that these
sales could occur. These factors could make it more difficult for us
to raise
funds through future offerings of
Common Stock. We continue to date to rely on private placement of our
securities and insider-management loans to fund operations or business
development efforts. We already have over 648 million shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding. This large float also depresses
our Common Stock’s market price and discourages investor investment in our
Common Stock.
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With no
primary market makers, our Common Stock tends to fall back to prior price levels
whenever there is an increase in the stock price. We believe this is
the result of sell offs by investors seeking to attain any profit, no matter how
slight, from the Common Stock.
(E) THE
LACK OF PRIMARY MARKET MAKERS AND INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR SUPPORT LIMITS THE
ABILITY OF OUR COMMON STOCK TO MAINTAIN ANY INCREASES IN VALUE. We
lack primary market makers and institutional support for our Common Stock traded
in the public markets. As result, whenever the market price for our Common Stock
experiences any significant increase in market price, in terms of percentage
increase, it is difficult for our Common Stock to maintain such an
increased market price due to the pressure of shareholders selling
shares of Common Stock to reap any profits from such increase in market price
and the lack of primary market makers and institutional investors to stabilize
and support any such increase in market price of our Common Stock (by not
selling their positions of such stock in response to market price increases and
entering the market to purchase more shares of our Common Stock).
Item
1B: Unresolved SEC Staff Letters. None for fiscal
year ended December 31, 2009.
Prior
Fiscal Years. As previously reported in our SEC filings, we
received comments and inquiries from the Division of Corporation Finance (“DFC”)
of the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about September 7, 2007, which
communication concerned our Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006. The comments and inquiries were part of the DFC’s periodic review of
SEC-reporting company Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 periodic filings. As
part of the Company’s response to the SEC, the Company filed a Form 8-K, dated
and filed with the Commission on October 12, 2007, to report the corrections to
the financial statements for the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
that were previously filed as Note 14 to the financial statements of the
Company’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
Note 14
states in its entirety: “We have restated our balance sheet at December 31,
2005, and statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2005. The restatement impacts the year
ended December 31, 2005, but has no effect on the
financial statements issued in prior fiscal years. The restatement is the result
of a correction of an error. In 2005, the Company did not accrue
$175,000 of directors' fees that had been authorized, but
not paid at December 31, 2005. The $175,000 was paid in 2006 with the issuance
of Common Stock. Also, the Company had accrued $30,600 in payroll tax
expense on accrued compensation
of $200,000 that had been paid
in stock
at December 31, 2005, that was
subsequently treated as contract services and not employee
services. The impact of the restatement on the balance sheet was to
increase current liabilities from $573,351 to $717,751. The impact of
the restatement on net loss is an increase of
$144,400, from $589,171 to $733,571 net of tax for the
year ended December 31, 2005. There was no change in the loss per
share.”
Date of
Conclusion regarding Corrections to Annual Financial Statements for the Fiscal
Year Ending December 31, 2005. The errors in accounting treatment of
the two compensation issues referenced above came to light on March 1, 2007 as a
result of the audit work for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2006.
Audit
Committee Response: Independent director and audit committee member Jeffrey Guzy
has discussed the aforementioned corrections with Robison Hill & Co., the
Company’s public auditors. The conclusion of those discussions was
that the errors were the result of Company management misunderstanding inquiries
from the public auditors and that misunderstanding resulted in a response to the
auditors that produced the two errors in the fiscal year 2005 audit. Mr. Guzy
and the public auditors also concluded that the Company’s addition of a chief
operating officer with financial and accounting experience in early 2007 and the
addition of an in-house bookkeeper assisted by a local accountant in early 2007
should help prevent any repeat of the miscommunication between management and
the public auditors about such compensation matters and their accounting
treatment.
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Item
2. Properties.
Neither
the Company nor its operating subsidiaries owns any real properties or
facilities. CHDT and Capstone share principal executive offices and
operating facilities at 350 Jim Moran Blvd., Suite 120, Deerfield Beach, Florida
33442. Rent expense, included in general and administrative expenses, for the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 amounted to $52,684 and
$51,809,, respectively. The Company has no current plans to expand
its facilities and believes that its current facilities will be adequate for
fiscal year 2010.
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings.
Other
than as set forth below, we are not a party to any material pending legal
proceedings and, to the best our knowledge, no such action by or against us has
been threatened. From time to time, we are subject to legal
proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although
occasional adverse decisions or settlements may occur in such routine lawsuits,
we believe that the final disposition of such routine lawsuits will not have
material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or
status as a going concern.
ESQUIRE TRADE & FINANCE INC.
& INVESTOR, LLC v. CBQ, Inc. (former name of our
company)(Case Number 03 CIV. 9650 (SC), decided November 5, 2009)
(formerly styled “CELESTE TRUST
REG., ESQUIRE TRADE, ET AL. V. CBQ, INC., Case Number 03 CIV. 9650 RMB)
(“Celeste case”). The parties settled this case by mutual agreement on
February 18, 2010. A summary of the settlement is below. A stipulation
withdrawing the plaintiffs’ appeal in the Celeste case was filed with and
accepted by the court on March 8, 2010, which filing effectively ended the
litigation in the Celeste case between the parties. With the entry of
the stipulation, there is no pending litigation in this matter.
The
settlement and release provides a mutual, general release of all claims that
plaintiffs and the Company may have against each other as the date of the
release, including any causes of action or claims under the Celeste case and any
related proceedings. The settlement provides, in part, that: (1) the
parties will seek a court order dismissing the Celeste case (which is the above
referenced stipulation); (2) the parties will release each other from any and
all claims and causes of action in or related to the Celeste case or the pending
appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court for the Second Circuit; (3) the
plaintiffs will pay $100,000 towards the Company’s legal fees incurred in the
Celeste case, which will go to legal counsel for the Company; (4) the Company
will support the release of shares of Company Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
per share, (“Common Stock”) owned of record by Networkland, Inc., a Virginia
corporation, (“NET”) and Technet Computer Services, Inc., a Virginia
corporation, (“TECH”) to the plaintiffs or their designees (each such block of
Common Stock was sought by the plaintiffs in the Celeste case as part of their
claims against the Company) (collectively, said shares of Common Stock held of
record by NET and TECH being referred to as the “N&T Shares”)); (5)
the issuance of 350,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Howard Ullman, a
director of the Company, to the plaintiffs or their designees; and (6) the
granting by Mr. Ullman of a five year option to purchase 20 million shares of
Common Stock owned by Mr. Ullman to the plaintiffs or their designees, which
option has an exercise price of $0.029 per share. Under the settlement
agreement and release, the Company will grant piggy-back registration rights to
the option and underlying shares of Common Stock referenced in (6) above, which
rights will be effective after June 1, 2010. The Company will pay all
registration fees and legal costs associated with any such registration, which
are currently estimated to be approximately $5,000.
The
settlement and release, which consists of a settlement agreement and release and
option agreement by Mr. Ullman, was negotiated by Mr. Ullman on behalf of the
Company with the plaintiffs. Mr. Ullman has provided case administration of the
Celeste case for the Company in his capacity as a Company director.
The
Company believes that the settlement and release is in the best interests of the
Company and its public shareholders because (1) it will eliminate the
possibility of an adverse ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit on the plaintiffs’ appeal, which adverse ruling could potentially impose
a significant liability on the Company; and (2) the continuation of the Celeste
case may discourage potential investors and funding sources from assisting the
Company in financing operations and business development as well as make it more
difficult to pursue any possible future merger and acquisition transactions, and
(3) it may have suppressed the market price of the Company Common Stock due to
the potentially significant liability presented by the case to the
Company.
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The
Company’s board of directors approved the general terms of the settlement and
release on February 1, 2010, but approval and execution of all documents
necessary to reaching a settlement and release was not achieved until the
February 18, 2010 signing of the option granted by Mr. Ullman. A copy of
the settlement agreement and release and the option granted by Mr. Ullman are
attached as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to the Form 8-K, dated
February 19, 2010 and filed by the Company with the Commission on February 22,
2010). The above summary of the settlement agreement and release and
option are qualified in its entirety by reference to the proposed settlement
agreement and release as attached as Exhibit 99.1 and the option attached as
Exhibit 99.2 to the aforesaid Form 8-K report.
CPS (Complete Power Solutions,
LLC): As part of the January 26, 2007, Purchase and Settlement
Agreement between CPS, Company and other parties, CPS issued of a promissory
note to us in the principal amount of $225,560, bearing annual interest at 7%
with interest-only payments commencing on July 1, 2007 and thereafter being paid
quarterly on October 1st, January 1st, April 1st and July1st until the principal
and all unpaid interest thereon shall become due and payable on the maturity
date, being January 26, 2010, (the "2007 Promissory Note"). The 2007
Promissory Note provides that if principal and accrued interest thereon is not
paid in full by the maturity date, then 2007 Promissory Note’s maturity date
will be roll over for successive one-year periods until paid in
full. For any roll over period, the annual interest will be increased
to 12%.
CPS is
also indebted to us under a second promissory note in the original principal
amount of $250,000, executed by Dato on June 27, 2006 and payable to
us, bearing interest at 7% per annum and maturing on June 30, 2007, subject to
extension (the "2006 Promissory Note") and subject to offset by (i)
$41,600 owed by an affiliate of CHDT to the CPS for funds advanced by CPS for
portable generators which were never delivered and (ii) $15,000 as an agreed
amount paid to compensate CPS for refunds required to be made to clients of CPS
for cancelled sales made personally by
Howard Ullman (which amounts have
been applied first to accrued and
unpaid interest due September 30, 2006 and December 31,
2006 and then applied to quarterly interest payable on the principal of the 2006
Note to maturity (June 30, 2007), and then to reduce the
principal amount of the 2006 Promissory Note to
$210,900).
CPS have
failed in their responsibility to pay interest and principal payments and laid
out in both of the aforesaid notes and agreement. As a result we have been
forced to take legal action to collect all outstanding amounts including full
payment of principals.
On March
10th, 2008 we were granted a Final Summary judgment against CPS (Case #
CACE07-19082 (25) 17th Judicial Court, Broward County, Florida) for the
following amounts June note $238,748.90 and January note $262,990.88 for a total
of $501,739.78. We actively pursued further legal action to collect this
judgment but we have now determined that this judgment is uncollectible due the
financial condition of the defendant.
Other
Legal Matters. To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors, officers or
owner of record of more than five percent (5%) of the securities of the Company,
or any associate of any such director, officer or security holder is a party
adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to us in reference to pending
litigation.
We are
not currently a party to any other legal proceedings that we believe will have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of
operations.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No
matters were submitted to a vote of our shareholders during the fourth quarter
of fiscal year ended on December 31, 2009.
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Item
4A. Executive Officers of the Small Business Issuer
The
executive officers, as of March 29, 2010, are as follows:
Stewart
Wallach is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Company and Chief
Executive Officer of Capstone.
Howard
Ullman is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Gerry
McClinton is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the
Company and Capstone.
Reid
Goldstein is the President of Capstone.
Jill
Mohler is the Secretary of the Company.
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PART
II
Item
5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters
As of
March 29, 2010, there were approximately 3300 holders of record (excluding
OBO/Street Name accounts) of our Common Stock and 648,632,786 outstanding shares
of the Common Stock. We have not previously declared or paid any dividends on
our Common Stock and do not anticipate declaring any dividends on our Common
Stock in the foreseeable future. The following table shows the high and low bid
prices of the Common Stock as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, by quarter,
during each of our last two fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. These
quotes reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown or
commissions and may not represent actual transactions. The information below was
obtained from information provided from the OTC Bulletin Board, for the
respective periods.
2009
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2008
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high
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low
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high
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low
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1st
Quarter
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.015 | .008 | .030 | .020 | ||||||||||||
2nd
Quarter
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.029 | .011 | .030 | .020 | ||||||||||||
3rd
Quarter
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.017 | .010 | .030 | .020 | ||||||||||||
4th
Quarter
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.015 | .009 | .020 | .010 |
First
Quarter 2010
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(January
1, 2010 to March 19, 2010)
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High
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Low
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.011 | .0076 |
We changed our name and trading symbol on the OTC Bulletin Board in second fiscal quarter of 2007 from “China Direct Trading Corporation” and CHDT.OB” to “CHDT Corporation” and “CHDO.OB,” respectively We changed our name because we believed that the old name did not accurately reflect the current business and strategy of our company.
Dividend
Policy
We have
not declared or paid any cash or other dividends on shares of our Common Stock
in the last five years, and we presently have no intention of paying any cash
dividends on shares of our Common Stock. We do not currently anticipate, based
on existing financial performance, to be declaring or paying dividends on any
series of our preferred stock in the foreseeable future. Our current
policy is to retain earnings, if any, to finance the expansion and development
of our business. The future payment of dividends on shares of our Common Stock
will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors, but we do not
anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeable future due to
our need to fund business and product development.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
Except as
set forth herein or reported in our Information Statement to be filed within 120
days after the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, we have no recent
sales of unregistered securities that have not been previously reported in
filings with the SEC.
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Item
6. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Operation
Management's
discussion and analysis provides supplemental information, which sets forth the
major factors that have affected our financial condition and results of
operations and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial
Statements and related notes. Management's discussion and analysis is divided
into subsections entitled “Forward Looking Statements,” “Introduction,” “Results
of Operations,” “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” “Critical Accounting
Policies,” and “Risk Factors.” Information therein should facilitate a better
understanding of the major factors and trends that affect our earnings
performance and financial condition, and how our performance during 2009
compares with prior years.
Forward
Looking Statements
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended , as well as
historical information. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in
these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that
the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements will prove to be
correct. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors – many of those
factors being beyond our control or ability to predict. Forward-looking
statements include those that use forward-looking terminology, such as the words
“anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “project,”
“plan,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” and similar expressions, including when used
in the negative.
Although
we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements
are reasonable and achievable, these statements involve risks and uncertainties
and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these
forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ significantly
from anticipated business and financial results.
All
forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their
entirety by these and other factors. We undertake no obligation to update or
revise these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect events or
circumstances after the date initially filed or published, to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events or otherwise.
Many
economic and other factors outside of our control, including consumer
confidence, consumer spending levels, employment levels, consumer debt levels
and inflation, as well as the availability of consumer credit, affect consumer
spending habits. A significant deterioration in the global financial markets and
economic environment, recessions or uncertain economic outlook, could adversely
affect consumer spending habits, and can result in lower levels of economic
activity. The domestic and international political situation also affects
consumer confidence. Any of these events or factors can curtail consumers
spending, especially with respect to our more discretionary offers. During
fiscal 2009, there was a significant deterioration of global markets and
economic environment which negatively impacted consumer spending at retail. If
these adverse trends in economic conditions continue to worsen or our efforts to
counteract these trends are not sufficiently effective, our revenue would
decline, negatively affecting our results of operations.
Consumer
concerns about federal spending and federal debt may have also adversely
affected consumer spending for our products to the extent such spending and debt
creates concern about the future health of the U.S. economy and job
market.
While the
Company has seen a significant decline in our STP® Hardware and Automotive Line,
however this reduction has been partially offset by increased sales in our
Lighting Division products. We do not produce “essential” products for basic
living requirements and the purchase of our products by consumers are entirely
discretionary and prone to deferral by consumers.
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Introduction
The
following discussion and analysis summarizes the significant factors affecting:
(i) our consolidated results of operations for 2009 compared to 2008; and (ii)
financial liquidity and capital resources. This discussion and
analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial
statements and notes included in this Form 10-K.
We are a
developer and manufacturer of niche consumer products selling to distributors
and retailers in the United States. Our subsidiary, Capstone currently operates
in six primary business: (1) Portable booklights, specialty
flashlights, multi-task lights and EReader E-Lites (2) Eco-i-Lite
power failure lights, (3)C-Lite wireless motion sensor light (4) Light Ringers™
collection of desk lamps and utility lamps (5) BBIL computer
peripheral accessories (6) STP®-branded power tools and automotive
accessories.
Our
growth strategy has six main elements:
1.
Introduce our new product lines to more departments at existing retail
distribution channels; and
2.
Continue to expand retail distribution and move into new distribution channels;
and
3.
Release new innovative products in order to expand existing categories;
and
4.
Through acquiring businesses that have innovative products that would complement
our existing marketing strategies; provided, however, that we have not
consummated any such acquisitions during the fiscal year and the low price of
our Common Stock may discourage or prevent future acquisitions; and
5.
Through acquiring businesses that would allow us to diversify into direct to
consumer or commercial-industrial channels; ; provided, however, that
we have not consummated any such acquisitions during the fiscal year and the low
price of our Common Stock may discourage or prevent future acquisitions;
and
6 Seek to
expand retail distribution into overseas distribution channels, particularly in
South America and Western Europe.
Capstone
Lighting products specialize in low cost, innovative portable lighting products
that we believe can win a profitable niche in market share without high market
penetration costs (especially marketing and advertising
costs). Capstone sells booklights, multi-task lights, flashlights and
also offers “Private Label” programs to major
retailers. “Private Label” is the manufacture of products by a
contract manufacturer and those products are sold under the name or trade name
of the manufacturer’s customers, like retailers, distributors or bulk
buyers.
Current
Products. Capstone is engaged in the business of producing the
following consumer products, which are, unless indicated otherwise, manufactured
for and under the trade name of “Capstone” by contract manufacturers in China,
distributed by us and sold through regional and national retailers and
distributors in the United States:
(1)
Portable Book Lights, Task Lights and EReader E-lite: In March 2009
the Company launched an expanded new line of booklights and multi-task lights,
under the name PATHWAY LIGHTS. This program included the following named
products: Mini Taskbright, Multi Taskbright, Poser Taskbright,
PawprintTaskbright, Compact 1 Brightbook, Compact 2 Brightbook, Britespot 2
Brightbook, Britespot 3 Brightbook, Multipose Brightbook These
products were offered in various trendy colors. The line was further expanded
with the launch of the E-Reader Light, Diva Compact Booklights, the Retro
Taskbright and the Minipose Taskbright at the International Housewares Show in
March 2010. These LED booklights are small, lightweight and portable and attach
to reading materials and illuminate the area of text. They are powered by
batteries.
The new
EReader E-lite has been specifically designed to provide lighting for the new
E-Reader products. The Diva Compact booklight has been designed for consumers
that require multi functions. Shaped as a compact case, it is a booklight but
also has a mirror.
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(2) In
2009 the Company also launched The Eco-i-Lite and Mini Eco-i-lite Power Failure
Lights. Both use induction charge technology and function as a power failure
light, hand held flashlight, and night lite. Each product uses an encased
lithium ion battery that when fully charged provides 8 + hours of battery life
and LED light bulbs that last 100,000 hours. In March 2010 at the International
Housewares Show, the Company expanded the line with the launch of the Midi
Eco-i-Light and the Pawprint Line in Full size, Midi and Mini, specifically
developed for the dog walking consumers.
(3). In
March 2010 at the International Housewares Show, the Company also launched its
new C-Lite Wireless Motion Sensor light. This is offered in a 12 LED full size
and a 6 LED Mini Size and is powered by AA batteries. These lights provide
lighting for dark areas without having to install electrical wiring. The bulb
housing rotates 360 degrees to allow for light to be directed where needed. Both
versions have a Motion Sensor Circuitry that activates the lights when movement
is detected within 13 feet of the C-Lite. Both versions have a Hi and Lo light
brightness setting to conserve the batteries. The full size also has a period
selector (60 seconds, 90 seconds or 120 seconds) which presets the time period
that a light should turn off after the last motion has been detected. Both come
with a slide and snap bracket that allows for the product to be
installed on a wall.
(4) In
March 2010 the Company officially launched its new line of Light Ringers Lamps.
This offer includes the 12 LED Battery Operated Lamp, 12 LED Rechargeable Lamp,
12 LED Solar Lamp and 12 LED AC Lamp also the 20 LED Rechargeable Lamp, 20 LED
AC Lamp, 20 LED Metal Lamp and 20 LED Utility Lamp. These products are all
offered in trendy colors and unique packaging.
(5) BBI
launched its initial products in the second half of fiscal year
2008. with (1) Personal Pocket Safe® –
a portable computer flash memory device that provides pre-formatted fields for
easy entry of all personal important records, documents and images and (2)
Secret Diary®
is a portable computer memory device that works on PC computer systems using as
a personal diary --- providing pre-teens and teens with absolute privacy while
allowing for complete creativity. The line was expanded in late 2009
with the introducing of (3) SafeMouse ™. A mouse that can backup
computer files automatically in real time and keep the files securely protected
by the same encryption software as the other products. (4)Secure Flash Drive™
was also launched which is a secured storage flash drive. All of
these devices use Datalock™ Pin Protection, Military –grade 256 bit AES Hardware
Encryption and Epoxy Coatings that destroys contents upon forced
entry. All of these products were renamed under the “CLASSIFIED”
brand and officially relaunched in March 2010 at the International Hardware
Show.
Personal
Pocket Safe® has
the following features: click- Icons identify all of your personal vital
categories; enter- preformatted fields allow easy entry of all records and also
attach documents, photos, and other images; and view- Quickly view your
information on any standard Windows based PC computer system (Vista/XP MicroSoft
operating systems), any time, any place. No software installation is required
for PC computer systems using Vista or XP by MicroSoft. The encrypted data
auto-saves to your Personal Pocket Safe®. When you’re done
saving the data, no trace of the software or the data is left behind on the PC
computer system.
Secret
Diary® has
the following features: Secure - Personalized PIN-code and
non-removable memory chip foils break-in attempts; Safe
- Hack-resistant with encryption software; Invisible --“Traceless” in
that data entry leaves nothing on the host PC computer; Helpful - PIN
replacement assistance and optional registration for Never-Lost, a backup
subscription that retains your diary entries in case of loss or
theft.
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SAFEMOUSE™
has the following features: A mouse that can back up files
automatically in real time and keeps the data secured. - Personalized
PIN-code and non-removable memory chip foils break-in attempts; Safe -
Hack-resistant with encryption software; Invisible --“Traceless” in that data
entry leaves nothing on the host PC computer; Helpful - PIN replacement
assistance and optional registration for Never-Lost, a backup subscription that
retains your diary entries in case of loss or theft.
SECURE
FLASH DRIVE™ has the following features: Secure - Personalized
PIN-code and non-removable memory chip foils break-in attempts; Safe
- Hack-resistant with encryption software; Invisible --“Traceless” in
that data entry leaves nothing on the host PC computer; Useful for storing
storage files, videos and pictures. Simple - you just add a pin
number.
(6) STP®-Branded
Power Tools and Automotive Accessories: Under an April 2007 licensing
agreement with Clorox Company, we have the right to use the trade name STP® on a
line of power tools and automotive accessories made for Capstone by Chinese
manufacturers and sold by Capstone though its distribution channels in the
United States. STP® is a registered trademark of The Armor All/STP Products
Company, which is owned by Clorox Company. Our licensing rights to
the STP® trademark require periodic licensing payments to Clorox Company and
achievement of certain milestones in sales. Clorox Company is a
Delaware corporation and an SEC reporting company.
A
selection of these STP ®-branded products, which are designed for home use and
are not contractor-grade tools, are: Screw drivers, power drills, inverters,
spot-lights and automotive accessories. However
after initial successes we have been impacted by the continued severe
downturn in the retail market especially in the automotive and hardware
segments. After exhausting our efforts in this market it is evident that this
category will remain severely depressed as a result of the recession and we do
not plan to continue marketing this line beyond 2010.
As a
small business manufacturer with limited resources, we do not have the resources
to compete head-to-head with larger, more established competitors for any of the
products. We face many national or regional brand-named competitors
in all of our product lines. However, we attempt to compete by
leveraging the engineering and manufacturing capabilities of our Chinese
contract manufacturers in order to provide quality products with more functions
at what we deem to be a value price and supported.
Prior
History. Since the start of the 1990’s, the history of CHDT has been
a series of failed operating subsidiaries engaged in various business
lines. With each failed business, we usually experienced a change in
management and business focus. We believe that these past failures
were due to a combination of one or more of the following: (1) inadequate
financing of operations; (2) absence of a readily available sources of
affordable funding for operations and product and business exception; (3)
absence of any or enough experienced managers or executives; (4) lack of
adequate strategic and financial planning and accurate budgeting projections;
(5) general economic conditions and downturns in industries that undermined many
small businesses, especially in the value-added reseller of computer hardware
and software developer and systems developer industries; (6) inability to raise
money in the public markets due to poor financial track record of CHDT,
resulting low stock market price and lack of sufficient institutional
investor and market maker support for CHDT Common Stock; (7) selection of
business lines that CHDT was ill suited to compete in or acquire; (8) operating
losses severely limiting the business and financial options and
resources of CHDT; (9) frequent changes in management and business
lines; (10) concurrently operating incompatible business lines that were
ill-suited for a small business issuer; and (11) acquisitions that diverted
resources from existing operations and ultimately failed and, as such, hindered
CHDT’s efforts to attain profitability on a sustained basis.
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Starting
in late 2007, we have sought to avoid the problems of the past by recruiting an
experienced management and sales team for the stated purpose to develop and
expand a consumer products business and we have endeavored to raise funds for
planned business development efforts. These steps have resulted
in continued losses for fiscal year 2009, but
we believe that this investment in corporate infrastructure is necessary to lay
the foundation for possible future success and business and product
development. While we are not certain that our current strategy and
business line will produce sustained future profitability or any growth, we
believe that the current strategy and business line is the best approach for our
current management team and available resources and, in our opinion, the most
likely path to any hope of sustained future profitability.
For the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company’s revenues were derived from
4 sources: (i) the sale of our PATHWAY LIGHTS booklight products (Capstone and
its booklight product line was acquired by CHDT in September 2006); (ii) sale of
Eco-i-Lite Power Failure Lights, (iii) the sale of our CLASSIFIED secured
computer peripherals; and (iv) sale of our STP® tools power drills and
automotive accessories.
Despite
the recent efforts to make CHDT and its operations a focused and professionally
run organization, we continue to be hampered in our efforts to achieve sustained
profitability by problems that stem from the past and our history of failed
businesses. Our efforts have also been severely hampered by the current economic
recession and tight credit markets.
The
failure of CHDT to achieve sustained profitability in its operations continues
to hamper our efforts to establish and sustain a profitable, growing business or
cause any appreciation in our Common Stock market price. In fiscal
year 2009, we had to continue our historical reliance on raising working capital
for operations and business and product development by selling securities to
investors and/or receiving loans or investment from members of management or
their affiliates. We were able to obtain a conventional asset
based bank loan to help support Capstone operations and working
capital needs, however, we may have to continue to raise working capital
for CHDT and for Capstone business and product development (as well
as mergers and acquisitions of other companies or their products) by selling our
securities in private placements to investors and/or loans or investments by our
management and their affiliates. This reliance on private placements of
securities and insider loans or investments adds to the already huge number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock, dilutes our shareholders and further weakens
our ability to attract primary market makers and institutional investor support
for our Common Stock as a publicly traded security and also adversely impacts on
our ability to do mergers and acquisitions, attract traditional bank funding or
raise working capital by public offerings of our securities.
Our lack
of primary market makers and institutional investor support of our Common Stock
also contributes to our burden in achieving sustained, profitable business
lines. These problems stem from the manner in which CHDT was
taken public in the late 1980’s and developed a public market for the Common
Stock in 1998. CHDT did not, and perhaps could not under then current
circumstances, do an underwritten initial public offering and produce a national
network of broker-dealers and institutional investors interested in long-term
investment in CHDT and stability in the market price for the Common Stock. As a
result, we have had difficulty in sustaining any increases in the market price
of the Common Stock. When the market price of the Common Stock enjoys
any significant percentage increase, shareholders tend to sell the Common Stock
to reap any gains (no matter how small) from the market price increase and the
selling causes the market price of the Common Stock to fall back to prior
levels. Since there are no primary market makers or institutional
investors supporting the Common Stock, there are no investors effectively
countering the impact of the selling pressure on the market price for the Common
Stock. The low market price and lack of support for our Common Stock means that
we are hampered in our ability to resort to the public markets to raise working
capital because of the low stock market price. As such, we do not readily enjoy
one of the principal benefits of being a public company: ready access to the
public securities markets for working capital.
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We intend
to address the above problems in public and market maker support for our Common
Stock by: (1) establishing revenue growth in our
current consumer product business lines in order to demonstrate that current
management has a sound business line and business strategy; (2) upon
establishing a record of profitability, members of management and agents will
solicit support from institutional investors, asset managers, market makers and
others to provide long-term investors in the Common Stock and stability in the
public market for the Common Stock; (3) seek investment banker assistance in
developing a strategic plan, including an acquisition plan, to dramatically grow
our core consumer product line or another non retail product line that offers
entry into a new distribution channel or niche market. We can make no
assurances that we shall succeed in this effort.
We intend
to remain focused on niche consumer products for the time being that we believe
can attain a profitable market niche with minimal market penetration costs and
is attractive to our existing distribution channel of regional and national
retailers and distributors. We also recognize that the retail distribution has
been negatively impacted by the ongoing economic recession. We intend to
continue to develop exciting new products by internal efforts as well as acquire
new products by mergers and acquisitions, but we will also look for
opportunities by merger and acquisitions that would allow us to diversify into
non retail distribution channels. Nonetheless, our company is also
considering a number of options to enhance shareholder value, including, without
limitation, new business lines, divesting one or more existing business lines,
and mergers and acquisitions.
Results
of Operations: For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company had a net loss
from continuing operations of approximately $1,099,000. For the year ended
December 31, 2008 the Company had a net loss from operations of $1,338,000. That
is a net loss decrease of $239,000 over 2008 results.
Total Net
Revenues: For the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had total
net sales of approximately $6,161,000 and $6,616,000, respectively, for an
decrease of $455,000 which represents an 6.8% decrease over 2008 revenue. All of
the revenues were generated by Capstone. The economic recession had a
particularly severe impact in the Hardware and Automotive categories as these
products are not deemed necessities by consumers. The major reason
for the total revenue reduction is attributed to $1,524,000 reduced sales for
the STP® tools
products. In 2009 STP® tools
sales were $86,000 as compared to $1,610,000 in 2008, This large reduction was
partially offset by increased sales in our Eco-i-Lite, PATHWAY LIGHTS and Black
Box Innovations product lines.
Cost of
Sales: For the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had cost of sales of
approximately $4,350,000 and $4,589,000, respectively. This cost represents
70.4% and 69.4% respectively of total Revenue. Overall material costs have
remained steady during the year, but we provided additional sales allowances to
promote our new items that have increased overall cost of sales. As a percentage
of Total Net Revenue costs have increased by 1 %.
Gross
Profit: For 2009, gross profit was $1,811,000, a reduction by approximately
$215,000 or 10.6% from 2008. For 2008, gross profit was
$2,026,000. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 29.4% for the
year as compared to 30.6% for 2008. The gross profit decrease is the result of
the added sales allowance offered to promote the new product launches and less
sales.
Our
larger customers are continuing to buy on a direct import basis. The gross
margin percentages are lower in this selling scenario but the Company’s expenses
are also reduced as the customer is responsible for related expenses such
as freight, duties and handling costs.
Operating
expenses were $2,645,000 in 2009 as compared to $3,075,000, a net reduction of
$430,000 or 14%. This reduction can be attributed to various
factors. Sales and Marketing expenses were $355,000, a
reduction of $202,000 or 36% over the $557,000 expensed in 2008.
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Product
Development expenses were $198,000 an increase of $178,000 over $20,000 expensed
in 2008. This represents an investment in new product designs and concepts for
possible new revenue growth.
Compensation
for 2009 was $1,283,000, a reduction of $310,000 or 19.4% from $1,593,000 in
2008.
Professional
Fees were $265,000 in 2009, an increase of $44,000 as compared to $221,000 in
2008. We have incurred additional professional services to assist in developing
our overseas markets.
Depreciation
and Amortization expenses were $230,000, an increase of $53,000 or 30% over the
$177,000 expensed in 2008. This represents the depreciation and amortization of
the cost of investing in new moulds and product packaging for the new product
releases, including the Eco-i-Lite programs, PATHWAY LIGHTS Booklights and
Classified computer peripherals. This represents another investment for possible
future revenue growth.
Other
Income (Expense): Interest Expenses for 2009
was $266,000 a decrease of $25,000 or 8.6% over $291,000 expensed in 2008. Even
though we achieved an expense reduction, mainly through better terms with some
of our overseas manufacturers, we have incurred a significant cost to fund our
business transactions.
Net/Income
(Loss):
The Loss
for 2009 was $1,099,000 against a Loss of $1,338,000 for 2008, a loss
reduction of $239,000 or 17.8%. The economic downturn had a major
impact on our overall financial results. Some major retailers delayed
their programs until 2010 which also impacted our revenue growth in 2009. The
poor performance of our STP® tools
category with a $1.5 million revenue shortfall compared to 2008 has over
shadowed the positive revenue growth in our Eco-i-Lite and PATHWAY LIGHTS
programs. We have been successful in reducing expenses to offset revenue
shortfalls but at the same time we have continued to invest in new product
concepts and moulds as investments for possible future growth.
Item
7: Financial Statements
The
financial statements and financial statement schedules of CHDT as well as
supplementary data are listed in Item 13 below and included after the signature
page to this report of Form 10-K.
Item
8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.
There are
not and have not been any disagreements between the Company and its accountants
on any matter of accounting principles, practices, financial statements
disclosure or auditing scope or procedure.
Item 8A
(T). Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
Management’s
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Since 2009 our Chief Financial
Officer, assisted by the Corporate Controller, is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal disclosure control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))
for the company. Since December 2007, our Chief Financial Officer,
often assisted by the Chief Operating Officer, has been responsible for
establishing and maintaining adequate internal disclosure control over financial
reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.
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As of the
date of this Report on Form 10-K, Stewart Wallach is our Chief Executive
Officer, and James Gerald (“Gerry’) McClinton is our Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Laurie Holtz our previous Chief Financial Officer
retired in 2009. Laurie Holtz was appointed as our Chief Financial
Officer in December 2007. Mr. McClinton handled the chief financial
duties prior to Mr. Holtz’s appointment.
Our Chief
Financial Officer has reviewed the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f)) as of the fiscal year end of this Form 10-K.
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. No matter
how well conceived and operated, an internal control system can provide only a
certain level of confidence in the ability of the internal controls to identify
errors. In light of the inherent limitations in all internal control
systems and procedures, and the limitations of the Company's resources, no
evaluation of internal controls can provide absolute assurance that all defects
or errors in the operation of our internal control systems are immediately
identified. These inherent limitations include the realities that
subjective judgments in decision-making in this area can be faulty and that a
breakdown in internal processes can occur because of simple, good faith error or
mistake. No design can in all instances immediately accommodate
changes in regulatory requirements or changes in the business and financial
environment of a company. Such inherent limitations in a control
system means that inadvertent misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and
not be immediately or in a timely manner detected. Nonetheless, we
recognize our ongoing obligation to use our best efforts to design and apply
internal controls and procedures that are as effective as
possible in identifying errors or breakdowns in the internal controls system and
procedures.
The
framework for our evaluation of the adequacy of our internal disclosure controls
and procedures comes from our use of CCH, Inc.’s 2007 SOX for Small, Publicly
Held Companies and applicable accounting standards and guidelines as
supplemented by guidance from outside legal and accountant advice.
We
believe our internal disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the
filing of this Report on Form 10-K in providing reasonable assurances 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 the Commission’s rules and forms.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of CHDT’s registered public
accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by
CHDT’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the
Commission that permit CHDT to provide only management’s report in this annual
report on Form 10-K.
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Part
III
Item
9. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
Directors
and Executive Officers. Information regarding our directors and
executive officers is incorporated by reference to the section entitled
"Election of Directors” appearing in our Information Statement for our Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") within 120 days after the end of our year ended December 31,
2009.
Item
10. Executive Compensation.
Information regarding
executive compensation is incorporated by
reference to
the information set forth under the
caption "Executive Compensation” in our Information Statement
to be filed with the Commission within 120 days after the end of our year ended
December 31, 2009.
Item
11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
and Related Stockholder Matters.
Information
regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is
incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption
“Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management Ownership" in
our Information Statement to be filed with the Commission within 120 days after
the end of our year ended December 31, 2009.
Item 12.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, Director Independence; Potential
Conflicts of Interest.
Information
regarding certain relationships and related transactions is incorporated by
reference to the information set forth under the caption "Certain Relationships
and Related Transactions" in our Information Statement to be filed with the
Commission within 120 days after the end of our year ended December 31,
2009.
Item
13. Exhibits, and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) The
following documents are filed as part of this report.
1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE
|
|
F-1
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accountants
|
F-2
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009, and 2008
|
F-4
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008
|
F-5
|
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders' Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2009
and 2008
|
F-7
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008
|
F-9
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
2.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The
following financial statement schedules required by Regulation S-X are included
herein. All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or
the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes
thereto.
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3.
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
#
|
DESCRIPTION
OF EXHIBIT
|
2.1
|
Purchase
Agreement, dated January 27, 2006, by and among CHDT Corporation, William
Dato and Complete Power Solutions, LLC. +
|
2.1.1
|
Purchase
and Settlement Agreement by and among CHDT Corporation, Complete Power
Solutions, LLC, William Dato and Howard Ullman, January 26, 2007
++
|
2.1.1.1
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement dated September 15, 2006, by and between CHDT
Corporation, and Capstone Industries, Inc. +++
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation of CHDT Corp.*
|
3.1.1
|
Amendment
to the Articles of Incorporation of CHDT Corp. **
|
3.2
|
By-laws
of the Company***
|
3.3
|
Certificate
of Designation of the Preferences, Limitations, and Relative Rights of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of CHDT Corp. ****
|
10.1
|
Voting
Agreement, dated January 27, 2006, by and among CHDT Corp., William Dato
and Howard Ullman. +
|
10.2
|
Operating
Agreement, dated January 27, 2006, for Complete Power Solutions, LLC.
+
|
10.3
|
Employment
Agreement dated January 27, 2006, by and between William Dato, CHDT
Corporation and Complete Power Solutions, LLC. +
|
10.4
|
Purchase
Agreement, dated December 1, 2007, by Capstone Industries, Inc. and Magnet
World, Ltd. For sale of operating assets of Souvenir Direct, Inc.
++++
|
10.6
|
2005
Equity Plan of CHDT Corp.^^
|
10.7
|
2008
Employment Agreement by Stewart Wallach and CHDT Corp.^
^
|
10.8
|
2008
Employment Agreement by James Gerald (Gerry) McClinton and CHDT Corp.
^^
|
10.9
|
2008
Employment Agreement by Howard Ullman and CHDT Corp.^^
|
10.10
|
Form
of Non-Qualified Stock Option+
|
10.11
|
Non-Employee
Director Compensation^^
|
14
|
Code
of Ethics Policy, dated December 31, 2006+++++
|
31.1
|
Certification
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Stewart
Wallach, Chief Executive Officer^
|
31.2
|
Certification
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Laurie Holtz,
Chief Financial Officer^
|
31.3
|
Certification
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Gerry
McClinton, Chief Operating Officer^
|
32.1
|
Certification
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Stewart
Wallach, Chief Executive Officer. ^
|
32.2
|
Certification
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Laurie Holtz,
Chief Financial Officer^
|
32.3
|
Certification
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Gerry
McClinton, Chief Operating Officer^
|
*
Incorporated by reference to Annex G to the Special Meeting Proxy Statement,
Dated April 15, 2004, filed by CHDT Corporation with the Commission on April 20,
2004.
**
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(I) to the Form 8-K filed by CHDT
Corporation with the Commission on July 10, 2007.
***
Incorporated by reference to Annex H the Special Meeting Proxy Statement, Dated
April 15, 2004, filed by CHDT Corporation with the Commission on April 20,
2004.
****
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Form 8-K filed by CHDT Corp.
With the Commission on November 6, 2007.
+
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Form 8-K filed by CHDT Corporation
with the Commission on January 31, 2006.
++
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Form 8-K filed by CHDT Corporation
with the Commission on January 26, 2007.
+++
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed by CHDT
Corporation with the Commission on September 18, 2006.
++++
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 to the Form 8-K filed by CHDT Corp. With
the Commission on December 3, 2007.
+++++
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006 and filed by CHDT Corp. With the Commission on April 17,
2007.
^^ Filed
as an exhibit to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2007.
^ Filed
Herein.
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(b)
Reports on Form 8-K filed.
The
following reports were filed during the last quarter of the 2009 fiscal
year: November 10, 2009; November 17, 2009’ Amendment on November 18,
2009; and December 17, 2009.
Item
14. Principal Accountant Fees & Services
The
following is a summary of the fees billed to us by Robison, Hill & Company
for professional services rendered for the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Audit
Fees
|
$ | 55,008 | $ | 57,751 | ||||
Audit-Related
Fees
|
- | - | ||||||
Tax
Fees
|
2,498 | 2,240 | ||||||
All
Other Fees
|
- | - | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 57,506 | $ | 59,991 |
Audit
Fees. Consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for
the audits of our consolidated financial statements, reviews of our interim
consolidated financial statements included in quarterly reports, services
performed in connection with filings with the Securities & Exchange
Commission and related comfort letters and other services that are normally
provided by Robison, Hill & Company in connection with statutory and
regulatory filings or Engagements.
Tax Fees.
Consists of fees billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice
and tax planning. These services include assistance regarding
federal, state and local tax compliance and consultation in connection with
various transactions and acquisitions.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND PERMISSIBLE NON-AUDIT SERVICES OF
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Audit
Committee is to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the
independent auditors. These services may include audit services, audit-related
services, tax services and other services as allowed by law or
regulation. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and
any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of
services and is generally subject to a specifically approved
amount. The independent auditors and management are required to
periodically report to the Audit Committee regarding the extent of services
provided by the independent auditors in accordance with this pre-approval and
the fees incurred to date. The Audit Committee may also pre-approve particular
services on a case-by-case basis.
The Audit
Committee pre-approved 100% of the Company's 2009 audit fees, audit-related
fees, tax fees, and all other fees to the extent the services occurred after the
effective date of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s final pre-approval
rules.
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In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CHDT
Corporation has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Broward County, Florida on this 30th
day of March 2010.
CHDT
CORPORATION
Dated: March
30, 2010
By
/S/
Stewart Wallach
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
In
accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of CHDT Corporation and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
/s/
Stewart Wallach
Stewart
Wallach
Principal
Executive Officer
Director
and Chief Executive Officer
March 30,
2010
/s/
Laurie Holtz
Laurie
Holtz
Director
March 30,
2010
/s/ Gerry
McClinton
Gerry
McClinton
Chief
Financial Officer
Chief
Operating Officer and Director
March 30,
2010
/s/
Howard Ullman
Howard
Ullman
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
March 30,
2010
/s/
Jeffrey Guzy
Jeffrey
Guzy
Director
March 30,
2010
/s/
Jeffrey Postal
Jeffrey
Postal
Director
March 30,
2010
/s/ Larry
Sloven
Larry
Sloven
Director
March 30,
2010
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CHDT
CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
-:-
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT
DECEMBER
31, 2009 AND 2008
CONTENTS
Page
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accountants
|
F -
1
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
|
December
31, 2009 and 2008
|
F -
2
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the
|
|
Years
Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
|
F -
4
|
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the
|
|
Years
Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
|
F -
5
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the
|
|
Years
Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
|
F -
6
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F -
8
|
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the
Board of Directors and Shareholders
CHDT
Corporation and Subsidiaries
We have audited the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets of CHDT Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December
31, 2009 and 2008 and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance
with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor
were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An
audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of CHDT Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31,
2009 and 2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years
ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
_/s/ Robison, Hill &
Co.____
Certified Public
Accountants
Salt Lake
City, Utah
March 30,
2010
F -
1
CHDT CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
December
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Assets:
|
||||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
|
$ | 266,867 | $ | 156,371 | ||||
Accounts
receivable - net
|
1,341,883 | 2,399,859 | ||||||
Inventory
|
397,908 | 387,749 | ||||||
Prepaid
expense
|
57,076 | 83,846 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
2,063,734 | 3,027,825 | ||||||
Fixed
assets:
|
||||||||
Computer
equipment & software
|
63,448 | 60,648 | ||||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
461,146 | 408,429 | ||||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
5,665 | 5,665 | ||||||
Less:
Accumulated Depreciation
|
(353,854 | ) | (219,894 | ) | ||||
Total
Fixed Assets
|
176,405 | 254,848 | ||||||
Other
non-current assets:
|
||||||||
Product
development costs, net
|
44,756 | 103,700 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
1,936,020 | 1,936,020 | ||||||
Deposits
|
15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
Total
other non-current assets
|
1,995,776 | 2,054,720 | ||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 4,235,915 | $ | 5,337,393 | ||||
F -
2
CHDT CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(Continued)
December
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Deficit:
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$ | 306,196 | $ | 1,824,295 | ||||
Note
payable – Sterling Bank
|
1,277,151 | 722,547 | ||||||
Notes
and loans payable to related parties - current maturities
|
1,198,288 | 1,185,407 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
2,781,635 | 3,732,249 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
2,781,635 | 3,732,249 | ||||||
Stockholders'
Equity:
|
||||||||
Preferred
Stock, Series A, par value $.001 per share
|
||||||||
Authorized
100,000,000 shares,
|
||||||||
Issued
-0- shares at December 31, 2009
|
||||||||
and
60 shares at December 31, 2008
|
- | 1 | ||||||
Preferred
Stock, Series B, par value $.10 per share
|
||||||||
Authorized
100,000,000 shares,
|
||||||||
Issued
-0- shares at December 31, 2009
|
||||||||
and
2,108,813 at December 31, 2008
|
- | 210,882 | ||||||
Preferred
Stock, Series B-1, par value $..0001 per share
|
||||||||
Authorized
50,000,000 shares,
|
||||||||
Issued
-0- shares at December 31, 2009 and 2008
|
- | - | ||||||
Preferred
Stock, Series C, par value $1.00 per share
|
||||||||
Authorized
1,000 shares, issued 1,000 shares at
|
||||||||
December
31, 2009 and -0- at December 31, 2008
|
1,000 | - | ||||||
Common
Stock, par value $.0001 per share
|
||||||||
Authorized
850,000,000 shares,
|
||||||||
Issued
648,632,786 shares at December 31, 2009
|
||||||||
and
557,941,646 shares at December 31, 2008
|
64,863 | 55,794 | ||||||
Related
party receivable
|
(40,441 | ) | (40,441 | ) | ||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
6,734,720 | 5,585,702 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(5,305,862 | ) | (4,206,794 | ) | ||||
Total
Stockholders' Equity
|
1,454,280 | 1,605,144 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
|
$ | 4,235,915 | $ | 5,337,393 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F -
3
CHDT CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
For
the Years Ended
|
||||||||
December
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 6,161,367 | $ | 6,616,330 | ||||
Cost
of Sales
|
(4,350,019 | ) | (4,589,636 | ) | ||||
Gross
Profit
|
1,811,348 | 2,026,694 | ||||||
Operating
Expenses:
|
||||||||
Sales
and marketing
|
355,480 | 557,027 | ||||||
Product
development
|
198,134 | 19,908 | ||||||
Compensation
|
1,283,262 | 1,593,349 | ||||||
Professional
fees
|
265,434 | 221,831 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
230,048 | 177,186 | ||||||
Other
General and administrative
|
312,162 | 506,405 | ||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
2,644,520 | 3,075,706 | ||||||
Net
Operating Income (Loss)
|
(833,172 | ) | (1,049,012 | ) | ||||
Other
Income (Expense):
|
||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(266,132 | ) | (291,133 | ) | ||||
Interest
income
|
179 | 1,409 | ||||||
Miscellaneous
income
|
57 | - | ||||||
Total
Other Income (Expense)
|
(265,896 | ) | (289,724 | ) | ||||
Net
Income (Loss)
|
$ | (1,099,068 | ) | $ | (1,338,736 | ) | ||
Income
(Loss) per Common Share
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
563,178,018 | 559,844,813 | ||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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4
CHDT CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
2009 AND 2008
Preferred
Stock
|
Preferred
Stock
|
Preferred
Stock
|
Additional
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series
A
|
Series
B
|
Series
C
|
Common
Stock
|
Paid-In
|
Retained
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Par
Value
|
Shares
|
Par
Value
|
Shares
|
Par
Value
|
Shares
|
Par
Value
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at January 1, 2008
|
6,560 | $ | 7 | 1,358,738 | $ | 135,874 | - | $ | - | 599,745,646 | $ | 59,975 | $ | 5,034,527 | $ | (2,868,058 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
January
2008 – Common shares converted
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
to
Preferred Series B shares
|
- | - | 750,075 | 75,008 | - | - | (50,000,000 | ) | (5,000 | ) | (70,008 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February
2008 – Shares issued for accrued
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
directors’
fees
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | 1,584,000 | 158 | 39,842 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February
2008 – Preferred Series A shares
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
converted
to common shares
|
(6,500 | ) | (6 | ) | - | - | - | - | 6,500,000 | 650 | (644 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March
2008 – Common shares issued for
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
consulting
fees
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | 112,000 | 11 | 2,489 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
options for compensation
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 523,121 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
warrants for interest expense
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56,375 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (1,338,736 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
60 | 1 | 2,108,813 | 210,882 | - | - | 557,941,646 | 55,794 | $ | 5,585,702 | $ | (4,206,794 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February
2009 – Common shares issued
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
for
consulting fees
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | 2,100,000 | 210 | 20,790 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series
B Preferred Shares returned to
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
treasury
and cancelled
|
- | - | (779,813 | ) | (77,982 | ) | - | - | - | - | 77,982 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series
A Preferred Shares returned to
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
treasury
and cancelled
|
(60 | ) | (1 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series
B Preferred Shares converted
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
to
common shares
|
- | - | (1,329,000 | ) | (132,900 | ) | - | - | 88,591,140 | 8,859 | 124,041 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series
C Preferred Shares issued for cash
|
- | - | - | - | 1,000 | 1,000 | - | - | 699,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
options for compensation
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 227,204 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (1,099,068 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2009
|
- | $ | - | - | $ | - | 1,000 | $ | 1,000 | 648,632,786 | $ | 64,863 | $ | 6,734,720 | $ | (5,305,862 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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5
CHDT CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS
For
the Years Ended
|
||||||||
December
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING
|
||||||||
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Continuing
operations:
|
||||||||
Net
Income (Loss)
|
$ | (1,099,068 | ) | $ | (1,338,736 | ) | ||
Adjustments
necessary to reconcile net loss
|
||||||||
to
net cash used in operating activities:
|
||||||||
Interest
expense from stock warrants
|
- | 56,376 | ||||||
Stock
issued for accrued expenses
|
- | 40,000 | ||||||
Stock
issued for expenses
|
21,000 | 2,500 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
230,048 | 177,187 | ||||||
Compensation
expense from stock options
|
227,204 | 523,123 | ||||||
(Increase)
decrease in accounts receivable
|
1,057,976 | (1,048,212 | ) | |||||
(Increase)
decrease in inventory
|
(10,159 | ) | (54,565 | ) | ||||
(Increase)
decrease in prepaid expenses
|
26,770 | (60,515 | ) | |||||
(Increase)
decrease in other assets
|
(37,142 | ) | (95,888 | ) | ||||
(Increase)
decrease in shareholder receivable
|
- | (40,441 | ) | |||||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable and accounts payable
|
(1,518,099 | ) | 1,222,348 | |||||
Increase
(decrease) in accrued interest on notes payable
|
12,880 | 3,174 | ||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(1,088,590 | ) | (613,349 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
|
||||||||
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(55,518 | ) | (158,232 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used) investing activities
|
(55,518 | ) | (158,232 | ) |
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6
CHDT CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS
(Continued)
For
the Years Ended
|
||||||||
December
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
|
||||||||
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from sale of stock
|
$ | 700,000 | $ | - | ||||
Proceeds
from notes and loans payable to related parties
|
- | 650,000 | ||||||
Repayments
of notes and loans payable to related parties
|
- | (697,000 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from line of credit
|
554,604 | 717,450 | ||||||
Net
Cash Provided by Financing Activities
|
1,254,604 | 670,450 | ||||||
Net
(Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
110,496 | (101,431 | ) | |||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
156,371 | 257,802 | ||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
$ | 266,867 | $ | 156,371 |
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||
Cash
paid during the period for:
|
||||||||
Interest
|
$ | 242,718 | $ | 213,897 | ||||
Franchise
and income taxes
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
NONE.
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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7
CHDT
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
This
summary of accounting policies for CHDT Corporation, a Florida corporation
(formerly, “China Direct Trading Corporation”) (“Company” or “CHDT”) and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries (“Subsidiaries”) is presented to assist in
understanding the Company's financial statements. The accounting policies
conform to generally accepted accounting principles and have been consistently
applied in the preparation of the financial statements. CHDT changed
its name to “CHDT Corporation” by amending its Articles of Incorporation, which
name change was effective July 16, 2007 in respect of NASD Regulation, Inc. and
OTC Bulletin Board approval of the name change, the trading symbol change from
“CHDT.OB” to “CHDO.OB” and change in CUSIP Number for CHDT Common Stock and
effective May 7, 2007 in terms of approval by the State of Florida of the
charter amendment.
Organization
and Basis of Presentation
CHDT was
initially incorporated September 18, 1986 under the laws of the State of
Delaware under the name "Yorkshire Leveraged Group, Incorporated", and then
changed its domicile situs to Colorado in 1989 by merging into a Colorado
corporation, named "Freedom Funding, Inc." Freedom Funding, Inc. then changed
its name to "CBQ, Inc." by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation on
November 25, 1998. In May 2004, the Company changed its name from “CBQ, Inc.” to
“China Direct Trading Corporation” as part of a reincorporation from the State
of Colorado to the State of Florida. Effective May 7, 2007, the
Company amended its charter to change its name from “China Direct Trading
Corporation” to “CHDT Corporation.” This name change was effective as
of July 16, 2007 for purposes of the change of its name on the OTC Bulletin
Board.
Souvenir
Direct, Inc. was incorporated on September 9, 2002 under the laws of the State
of Florida. Souvenir Direct, Inc. operations were transferred to
Capstone Industries, Inc. in the first quarter of fiscal year 2007 and Souvenir
Direct, Inc.’s operating assets were sold on December 1, 2007 to an unaffiliated
buyer.
On
December 1, 2003, CHDT issued 97 million shares common stock to acquire 100% of
the outstanding common stock of Souvenir Direct, Inc. in a reverse acquisition.
At that time, a new reporting entity was created. Souvenir Direct, Inc. is
considered the reporting entity for financial reporting purposes. Also on
December 1, 2003, an additional 414,628,300 shares of common stock were issued
to the previous owners of the Company.
In
February 2004, the Company established a new subsidiary, initially named “China
Pathfinder Fund, L.L.C.”, a Florida limited liability company. During 2005, the
name was changed to “Overseas Building Supply, LLC” to reflect its shift in
business lines from business development consulting services in China for North
American companies to trading Chinese-made building supplies in South
Florida. This business line was ended in fiscal year 2007 and OBS’
name was changed to “Black Box Innovations, L.L.C.” (“BBI”) on March 20,
2008.
On
January 27, 2006, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with Complete
Power Solutions ("CPS") to acquire 51% of the member interests of CPS. CPS was
organized by William Dato on September 20, 2004, as a Florida limited liability
company to distribute power generators in Florida and adjacent
states. The Company subsequently sold its 51% membership interest in
CPS, pursuant to a Purchase and Settlement Agreement dated and effective as of
December 31, 2006.
F -
8
CHDT
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
On
September 13, 2006 the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with
Capstone Industries, Inc., a Florida corporation (Capstone). Capstone was
incorporated in Florida on May 15, 1996 and is engaged primarily in the business
of wholesaling low technology consumer products to distributors and
retailers in the United States.
Nature
of Business
Since the
beginning of fiscal year 2007, the Company has been primarily engaged in the
business of marketing and selling consumer products through national and
regional retailers and distributors, in North America. Capstone
currently operates in four primary business segments: Lighting Products, Power
Tools, Automotive Accessories and Computer peripherals. The Company’s products
are typically manufactured in the Peoples’ Republic of China by third-party
manufacturing companies.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity
of three months or less to be cash equivalents, to the extent the funds are not
being held for investment purposes.
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts
An
allowance for doubtful accounts is established as losses are estimated to have
occurred through a provision for bad debts charged to earnings. The
allowance for bad debt is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is
based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of the
receivables. This evaluation is inherently subjective and requires
estimates that are susceptible to significant revisions as more information
becomes available.
As of
December 31, 2009, management has determined that the accounts receivable are
fully collectible. As such, management has not recorded an allowance
for doubtful accounts.
Inventory
The
Company's inventory, which is recorded at lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or
market, consists of finished goods for resale by Capstone, totaling $397,908 and
$387,749 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
BBI
(previously “Overseas Building Supply, L.C.”) had inventory of $40,441 at
December 31, 2007. During 2008, a director and shareholder of the
Company took the remaining inventory of BBI and agreed to pay the Company for
the cost of the inventory, which was $40,441. As a result, the
inventory was removed from the balance sheet as an asset, and a shareholder
receivable was recorded and disclosed in the equity section of the balance
sheet.
Property
and Equipment
Fixed
assets are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the
straight- line method over the estimated economic useful lives of the related
assets as follows:
Computer
equipment
|
3 -
7 years
|
Computer
software
|
3 -
7 years
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
3 -
7 years
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
3 -
7 years
|
F -
9
CHDT
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
The
Company follows FASB Statement No. 144 (SFAS 144), "Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets." SFAS 144 requires that long-lived assets to be
held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the related carrying amount may not be recoverable.
When required, impairment losses on assets to be held and used are recognized
based on the fair value of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of, if
any, are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to
sell. No impairments were recognized by the Company during 2008 and
the first quarter of 2009.
Upon sale
or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated
depreciation or amortization are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss
is included in the determination of income or loss.
Expenditures
for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Major overhauls
and betterments are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated economic
useful lives.
Depreciation
expense was $133,961 and $111,989 for the years ended December 31,
2009 and 2008, respectively.
Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets are
recorded under the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Statement No.142 (SFAS 142), Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS 142
requires that an intangible asset that is acquired either individually or with a
group of other assets (but not those acquired in a business combination) shall
be initially recognized and measured based on its fair
value. Goodwill acquired in business combinations is initially
computed as the amount paid by the acquiring company in excess of the fair value
of the net assets acquired.
Costs of
internally developing, maintaining and restoring intangible assets (including
goodwill) that are not specifically identifiable, that have indeterminate lives,
or that are inherent in a continuing business and related to an entity as a
whole, are recognized as an expense when incurred.
An
intangible asset (excluding goodwill) with a definite useful life is amortized;
an intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is not amortized until its
useful life is determined to be no longer indefinite. The remaining useful lives
of intangible assets not being amortized are evaluated at least annually to
determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite
useful life. If and when an intangible asset is determined to no longer have an
indefinite useful life, the asset shall then be amortized prospectively over its
estimated remaining useful life and accounted for in the same manner as other
intangibles that are subject to amortization.
An
intangible asset (including goodwill) that is not subject to amortization shall
be tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. The impairment test
consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible assets with its
carrying amount. If the carrying amount of an intangible asset exceeds its fair
value, an impairment loss shall be recognized in an amount equal to that excess.
In accordance with SFAS 142, goodwill is not amortized.
It is the
Company's policy to test for impairment no less than annually, or when
conditions occur that may indicate an impairment. The Company's intangible
assets, which consist of goodwill of $1,936,020 recorded in connection with the
Capstone acquisition, were tested for impairment and determined that no
adjustment for impairment was necessary as of December 31, 2009, whereas the
fair value of the intangible asset exceeds its carrying amount.
F -
10
CHDT
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
Net
Income (Loss) Per Common Share
Basic
earnings per common share were computed by dividing net loss by the weighted
average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the
year. In periods where losses are reported, the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents because
their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Diluted loss per common share for the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 are not presented as it would be
anti-dilutive. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the total number of
potentially dilutive common stock equivalents was 140,830,211 and 203,295,071,
respectively.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
include the accounts of the parent entity and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
Black Box Innovations, L.L.C. (formerly “Overseas Building Supply, LLC” and
formerly “China Pathfinder Fund, LLC”), and Capstone Industries,
Inc.
The
results of operations attributable to Capstone are included in the consolidated
results of operations beginning on September 13, 2006, the date on which the
Company’s interest in Capstone was acquired.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
carrying value of the Company's financial instruments, including accounts
receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2009 and
2008 approximates their fair values due to the short-term nature of these
financial instruments.
Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made in the 2008 financial statements to conform
with the 2009 presentation. There were no material changes in classifications
made to previously issued financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition
Product
sales are recognized when an agreement of sale exists, product delivery has
occurred, pricing is final or determinable, and collection is reasonably
assured.
Allowances
for sales returns, rebates and discounts are recorded as a component of net
sales in the period the allowances are recognized. In addition,
accrued liabilities contained in the accompanying balance sheet include accruals
for estimated amounts of credits to be issued in future years based on
potentially defective product, other product returns and various
allowances. These estimates could change significantly in the near
term.
F -
11
CHDT
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
Advertising
and Promotion
Advertising
and promotion costs, including advertising, public relations, and trade show
expenses, are expensed as incurred and included in Sales and Marketing expenses.
Advertising and promotion expense was $176,101 and $103,651 for the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Shipping
and Handling
The
Company’s shipping and handling costs, incurred by Capstone amounted to $72,301
and $70,379 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Accrued
Liabilities
Accrued
liabilities contained in the accompanying balance sheet include accruals for
estimated amounts of credits to be issued in future years based on potentially
defective products, other product returns and various
allowances. These estimates could change significantly in the near
term.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 109 (SFAS 109), "Accounting for Income
Taxes." SFAS 109 requires recognition of deferred income tax assets and
liabilities for the expected future income tax consequences, based on enacted
tax laws, of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases
of assets and liabilities. The Company and its subsidiaries intend to file
consolidated income tax returns
Stock-Based
Compensation
On
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123 (Revised 2004), Share-Based Payments, SFAS 123(R), which requires the
measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment
awards made to employees and directors, including employee stock options, based
on estimated fair values. SFAS 123(R) supersedes the Company’s previous
accounting under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25) and related interpretations, applied for
periods through December 31, 2005. In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange
Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) relating to SFAS
123(R). The Company has applied the provision of SAB 107 in its adoption of SFAS
123(R).
The
Company adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective application
transition method, which requires the application of the accounting standard as
of January 1, 2006, the first date of the Company’s fiscal year. The Company’s
consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006
reflect the impact of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective
method, the Company’s consolidated financial statements for prior periods have
not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS
123(R).
F -
12
CHDT
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
SFAS
123(R) requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment
awards on the date of the grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the
portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as
expenses over the requisite service periods in the Company’s consolidated
statements of income (loss). Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company
accounted for stock-based awards to employees and directors using the intrinsic
value method in accordance with APB 25, as allowed under SFAS No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, (SFAS 123). Under the intrinsic value
method, compensation expense under fixed term option plans was recorded at the
date of grant only to the extent that the market value of the underlying stock
at the date of grant exceeded the exercise price. Accordingly, for those stock
options granted for which the exercise price equaled the fair market value of
the underlying stock at the date of grant, no expense was recorded.
Stock-based
compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the
portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during
the period. There was no stock-based compensation expense attributable to
options for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 for compensation expense
for share-based payment awards granted prior to, but not vested as of December
31, 2005. Such stock-based compensation is based on the grant date fair
value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of SFAS 123.
Compensation expense for share-based payment awards granted subsequent to
December 31, 2005 are based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance
with the provisions of SFAS 123(R).
In
conjunction with the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company adopted the
straight-line single option method of attributing the value of stock-based
compensation expense. As stock-based compensation expense is recognized during
the period is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it is subject to
reduction for estimated forfeitures. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be
estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods
if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. As of and for the year ended
December 31, 2008, there were no material amounts subject to forfeiture. The
Company has not accelerated vesting terms of its out-of-the-money stock options,
or made any other significant changes, prior to adopting FASB 123(R),
Share-Based Payments.
On April
23, 2007, the Company granted 130,500,000 stock options to two officers of the
Company. The options vest at twenty percent per year beginning April
23, 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company
recognized compensation expense of $503,075 related to these options. On May 1,
2008, 850,000 of the above stock options were canceled and on May 23, 2008,
74,666,667 of the above stock options were cancelled. For year ended
December 31, 2008, the Company recognized compensation expense of $405,198
related to these options. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the
Company recognized compensation expense of $156,557 related to these
options.
On May 1,
2007, the Company granted 4,000,000 stock options to five employees of the
Company. The options vest over two years. For the
year ended December 31, 2007, the Company recognized compensation expense of
$29,214 related to these options. During 2008, 1,000,000 of the
above options were cancelled prior to vesting. For the year ended
December 31, 2008, the Company recognized compensation expense of $25,131
related to these options. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the
Company recognized compensation expense of $10,869 related to these
options.
On
October 22, 2007, the Company granted 700,000 stock options to a business
associate of the Company. The options vest over two
years. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company recognized
compensation expense of $1,330 related to these options. For the year
ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized compensation expense of $7,978
related to these options. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the
Company recognized compensation expense of $6,648 related to these
options.
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NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
On
January 10, 2008, the Company granted 1,000,000 stock options to an advisor of
the Company. The options vest over one year. For the year
ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized compensation expense of $19,953
related to these options.
On
February 5, 2008, the Company granted 3,650,000 stock options to four directors
and one employee of the Company. The options vest over two
years. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized
compensation expense of $59,619 related to these options. For the
year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized compensation expense of
$2,603 related to these options.
On May 1,
2008, the Company granted 850,000 stock options to an employee of the
Company. The options vest over two years. For the year
ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized compensation expense of $5,242
related to these options. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the
Company recognized compensation expense of $7,862 related to these
options.
On June
8, 2009, the Company granted 4,500,000 stock options to four directors of the
Company. The options vest in one year. For the year ended
December 31, 2009, the Company recognized compensation expense of $42,663
related to these options.
The
Company recognizes compensation expense paid with common stock and other equity
instruments issued for assets and services received based upon the fair value of
the assets/services or the equity instruments issued, whichever is more readily
determined.
As of the
date of this report the Company has not adopted a method to account for the tax
effects of stock-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R) and related
interpretations. However, whereas the Company has substantial net operating
losses to offset future taxable income and its current deferred tax asset is
completely reduced by the valuation allowance, no material tax effects are
anticipated.
During
the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company valued stock options using the
intrinsic value method prescribed by APB 25. Since the exercise price
of stock options previously issued was greater than or equal to the market price
on grant date, no compensation expense was recognized.
Stock-Based
Compensation Expense
Stock-based
compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2009 included $21,000 for
consulting fees. Stock-based compensation expense for the year ended
December 31, 2008 included $2,500 for consulting fees.
Recent
Accounting Standards
In April
2009, the FASB updated ASC 820 to provide additional guidance for estimating
fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have
decreased significantly. ASC 820 also provides guidance on identifying
circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. The implementation of
ASC 820 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial
statements.
In April
2009, the FASB updated ASC 825 regarding interim disclosures about fair value of
financial instruments. ASC 825 requires disclosures about fair value
of financial instruments in interim reporting periods of publicly traded
companies that were previously only required to be disclosed in annual financial
statements. The implementation of ASC 825 did not have a material effect on the
Company’s financial statements.
In April
2009, the FASB updated ASC 320 for proper recognition and presentation of
other-than-temporary impairments. ASC 320 provides additional
guidance designed to create greater clarity and consistency in accounting for
and presenting impairment losses on securities. The implementation of
ASC 320 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
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NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
In June
2009, the FASB created the Accounting Standards Codification, which is codified
as ASC 105. ASC 105 establishes the codification as the single
official non-governmental source of authoritative accounting principles (other
than guidance issued by the SEC) and supersedes and effectively replaces
previously issued GAAP hierarchy framework. All other literature that
is not part of the codification will be considered
non-authoritative. The codification is effective for interim and
annual periods ending on or after September 15, 2009. The Company has
applied the codification, as required, beginning with the 2009 Form
10-K. The adoption of the codification did not have a material impact
on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
In June
2009, the FASB updated ASC 855, which established principles and requirements
for subsequent events. This guidance details the period after the
balance sheet date which the Company should evaluate events or transactions that
may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements,
the circumstances under which the Company should recognize events or
transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements
and the required disclosures for such events. ASC 855 is effective
for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The
implementation of ASC 855 did not have a material effect on the Company’s
financial statements.
In
October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Accounting Standards Update 2009-13 (ASU 2009-13), which provided an update to
ASC 605. ASU 2009-13 addresses how to separate deliverables and how
to measure and allocate arrangement consideration to one or more units of
accounting in multiple-deliverable arrangements. The amendments in this update
will be effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or
materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact that this update will have on its
Financial Statements.
Pervasiveness
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles 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, and the differences could be
material.
NOTE
2 – CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK AND ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist
principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable.
The
Company has no significant off-balance-sheet concentrations of credit risk such
as foreign exchange contracts, options contracts or other foreign hedging
arrangements.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company at times has cash and cash equivalents with its financial institution in
excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance
limits. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with high
credit quality financial institutions which minimize these risks. As
of December 31, 2009, the Company had no cash in excess of FDIC
limits.
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NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
2 – CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK AND ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE
(continued)
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company grants credit to its customers, substantially all of whom are retail
establishments located throughout the United States. The Company
typically does not require collateral from customers. Credit risk is limited due
to the financial strength of the customers comprising the Company’s customer
base and their dispersion across different geographical regions. The
Company monitors exposure of credit losses and maintains allowances for
anticipated losses considered necessary under the circumstances.
Major
Customers
The
Company had three customers who comprised at least ten percent (10%) of gross
revenue during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. The
loss of these customers would adversely impact the business of the
Company. The percentage of gross revenue and the accounts receivable
from each of these customers is as follows:
Gross
Revenue %
|
Accounts
Receivable
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Customer
A
|
41 | % | 44 | % | $ | 2,500 | $ | 1,742,135 | ||||||||
Customer
B
|
24 | % | 22 | % | - | 614,384 | ||||||||||
Customer
C
|
23 | % | 15 | % | 1,305,821 | 21,773 | ||||||||||
88 | % | 81 | % | $ | 1,308,321 | $ | 2,378,292 |
Major
Vendors
The
Company had four vendors from which it purchased at least ten percent (10%) of
merchandise during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and three vendors
from which it purchased at least ten percent (10%) of merchandise during the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. The loss of these suppliers
would adversely impact the business of the Company. The percentage of
purchases, and the related accounts payable from each of these vendors is as
follows:
Purchases
%
|
Accounts
Payable
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Vendor
A
|
36 | % | 52 | % | $ | - | $ | 169,997 | ||||||||
Vendor
B
|
25 | % | 31 | % | 2,524 | 969,741 | ||||||||||
Vendor
C
|
17 | % | 14 | % | 12,688 | - | ||||||||||
Vendor
D
|
10 | % | - | 75,525 | - | |||||||||||
88 | % | 97 | % | $ | 90,737 | $ | 1,139,738 |
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NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
3 – NOTES AND LOANS PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTIES
CHDT
Corp - Notes Payable to Director
On May
30, 2007, the Company executed a $575,000 promissory note payable to a director
of the Company. The note carries an interest rate of 10.459% per
annum. All principal was payable in full, with accrued interest, on
May 30, 2009. As of September 30, 2007, the total amount payable on
the note was $575,000. On November 2, 2007, the Company issued 12,074
shares of its Series B Preferred stock valued at $28,975 as payment towards this
loan. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the total amount payable on this
note was $546,025. Interest payments are being made monthly to the
note holder.
On July
11, 2008, the Company received a loan from a director of
$250,000. The note was due on January 11, 2010 and carries an
interest rate of 8% per annum. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the
total amount payable on this note was $250,000 and $254,932,
respectively.
As part
of this note payable, the Company also issued a warrant to the loan holder to
purchase 4,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $.025 per
share. At the date of issuance, the stock price was $.021 per
share. The Company accounted for the debt and warrants using APB 14,
whereby the proceeds of $250,000 was allocated between the debt and
warrants. This resulted in the warrants being valued at $56,375 which
was recorded as additional paid-in capital, and a discount on the note of
$56,375 being recognized. The discount was amortized over the term of
the note (6 months) to interest expense. At December 31, 2008, the
discount had been fully amortized resulting in interest expense of $56,375 being
recognized.
CHDT
Corp - Notes Payable to Officers
During
the quarter ended June 30, 2008, the Company executed three notes payable for
$200,000 to an officer of the Company. The notes carry an interest
rate of 8% per annum and are due within six months. At December 31,
2009, the total amount due on these notes was $200,000. At December
31, 2008, the total amount due on these notes was $201,358, including interest
of $1,358.
Capstone
Industries – Loans Payable to Director
On June
15, 2007, Capstone Industries executed a $72,000 promissory note payable to a
director of the Company. The note carries an interest rate of 8% per
annum and was due on February 15, 2008. During the quarter ended
September 30, 2007, the Company paid accrued interest of $240. At
December 31, 2007, the total amount payable on this loan was $74,904, including
interest of $2,904. In January 2008, the Company repaid this note
payable.
On July
16, 2007, Capstone Industries executed a $103,000 promissory note payable to a
director of the Company. The note carries an interest rate of 8% per
annum and was due on December 31, 2007. In December 2008, the Company
borrowed an additional $75,000 from this director. At December 31,
2009, the total amount payable on this loan was $202,263, including interest of
$24,263. At December 31, 2008, the total amount payable on this loan
was $188,023, including interest of $10,023.
Capstone
Industries – Loans Payable to Officer
On
September 7, 2007, Capstone Industries executed a $100,000 promissory note
payable to an officer of the Company. The note carries an interest
rate of 8% per annum and was due on December 31, 2007. At December
31, 2007, the total amount payable on this loan was $102,521, including interest
of $2,520. In January 2008, this note was repaid.
During
the quarter ended December 31, 2007, Capstone Industries executed two promissory
notes payable totaling $400,000 to an officer of the Company. The
notes carry an interest rate of 8% per annum and were due on January 31,
2008. At December 31, 2007, the total amount payable on this loan was
$404,043, including interest of $4,043. In January 2008, the Company
paid $250,000 towards this note payable. On May 9, 2008, the Company
paid principal of $150,000 and interest of $6,443 to pay off the remainder of
this note.
On March
11, 2008, Capstone Industries executed a $100,000 promissory note payable to an
officer of the Company. The note carries an interest rate of 8% per
annum and was due on June 30, 2008. On August 5, 2008, the Company
paid principal of $100,000 and interest of $3,222 to pay off this
note.
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NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
3 – NOTES AND LOANS PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTIES (continued)
On June
24, 2008, Capstone Industries executed a $25,000 promissory note payable to an
officer of the Company. The note carries an interest rate of 8% per
annum and was due September 24, 2008. On August 5, 2008, the Company
paid principal of $25,000 and interest of $230 to pay off this
note.
Based on
the above, the total amount payable to officers and directors as of December 31,
2009 and 2008 was $1,198,288 and $1,185,407, respectively, including accrued
interest of $24,263 and $20,861, respectively. The maturities under
the notes and loan payable to related parties for the next five years
are:
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2010
|
$1,198,288
|
2011
|
-
|
2012
|
-
|
2013
|
-
|
2014
|
-
|
Total
future maturities
|
$1,198,288
|
NOTE
4 – NOTE PAYABLE – STERLING BANK
On May 1,
2008, Capstone secured a conventional $2,000,000 asset based loan agreement from
Sterling National Bank, located in New York City whereby Capstone received a
credit line to fund working capital needs. The loan provides funding
for an amount up to 85% of eligible Capstone accounts receivable and 50% of
eligible Capstone inventory. The interest rate of the loan is the
Wall Street Journal prime rate plus one and one-half percent per
annum. CHDT and Howard Ullman, the Chairman of the Board of Directors
of CHDT, have personally guaranteed Capstone’s obligations under the Loan. At
December 31, 2009 and 2008, there was $1,277,151 and $722,547 due on this loan,
respectively.
As part
of the loan agreement with Sterling National Bank, a subordination agreement was
executed with Howard Ullman, a shareholder and director of the
Company. These agreements subordinated the debt of $121,263 (plus
future interest) and $546,025 due to Howard Ullman to the Sterling National Bank
loan. No payments will be made on the subordinated debt until the
Sterling Bank is paid in full, except for scheduled payments of
interest.
On
February 19, 2010, the Company entered into a loan modification agreement with
Sterling National Bank, whereby the maturity date of the loan was extended from
May 1, 2010 to February 19, 2012.
NOTE
5 – PURCHASE ORDER ASSIGNMENT-FUNDING AGREEMENT
On
February 27, 2009, Capstone Industries, Inc. entered into a Purchase Order
Assignment Funding Agreement with Examsoft Worldwide, whereby Examsoft will
advance funds to Capstone to secure the purchase of materials, and in return
Capstone will assign purchase orders to Examsoft in exchange for the
funding. The total funding will be up to a total of
$441,100. The interest rate is 18% per annum and the total loan plus
accrued interest will be due no later than July 15, 2009. As security
for the performance by Examsoft of its services under the agreement, Capstone
has granted a security interest in the inventory purchased by the submitted
purchase orders and upon product shipment in the accounts receivable until the
loan is paid in full. At June 30, 2009, the total amount due on this
loan was $459,080, including interest of $19,080. This loan was paid
in full in July 2009.
On May
22, 2009, Capstone Industries, Inc. entered into a Purchase Order Assignment
Funding Agreement with Examsoft Worldwide, whereby Examsoft will advance funds
to Capstone to secure the purchase of materials, and in return Capstone will
assign purchase orders to Examsoft in exchange for the funding. The
total funding will be up to a total of $843,847. The interest rate is
18% per annum and the total loan plus accrued interest will be due no later than
February 28, 2010. As security for the performance by Examsoft of its
services under the agreement, Capstone has granted a security interest in the
inventory purchased by the submitted purchase orders and upon product shipment
in the accounts receivable until the loan is paid in full. At
September 30, 2009, the total amount due on this loan was $551,885, including
interest of $9,885. This loan was paid
in full in November 2009.
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NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
5 – PURCHASE ORDER ASSIGNMENT-FUNDING AGREEMENT (continued)
On June
18, 2009, Capstone Industries, Inc. entered into a Purchase Order Assignment
Funding Agreement with Examsoft Worldwide, whereby Examsoft will advance funds
to Capstone to secure the purchase of materials, and in return Capstone will
assign purchase orders to Examsoft in exchange for the funding. The
total funding will be up to a total of $548,615. The interest rate is
18% per annum and the total loan plus accrued interest will be due no later than
February 28, 2010. As security for the performance by Examsoft of its
services under the agreement, Capstone has granted a security interest in the
inventory purchased by the submitted purchase orders and upon product shipment
in the accounts receivable until the loan is paid in full. At
September 30, 2009, the total amount due on this loan was $269,320, including
interest of $9,320. This loan was paid
in full in November 2009.
On June
16, 2009, Capstone Industries, Inc. received a $100,000 loan from Examsoft
Worldwide. The loan was due July 16, 2009 and carries an interest
rate of 1.5% simple interest per month. At June 30, 2009, the total
amount due on this loan was $100,690, including accrued interest of
$690. This loan was paid in full in July 2009.
Stewart
Wallach, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, was a director of
Examsoft Worldwide until November 2009.
NOTE
6 – LEASES
On June
29, 2007, the Company relocated its principal executive offices and sole
operations facility to 350 Jim Moran Blvd., Suite 120, Deerfield Beach, Florida
33442, which is located in Broward County. This space consists of
4,000 square rentable feet and is leased on a month to month
basis. Monthly payments are approximately $4,390 per
month.
Rental
expense under these leases was approximately $52,684 and $51,809 for the years
ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
NOTE
7 - COMMITMENTS
Employment
Agreements
On
February 5, 2008, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Stewart
Wallach, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, whereby Mr.
Wallach will be paid $225,000 per annum. As part of the agreement,
Mr. Wallach will receive a minimum increase of 5% per year. For 2009,
Mr. Wallach was paid $236,250, and for 2010, Mr. Wallach will be paid
$247,500. The term of the contract begins February 5, 2008 and ends
on February 5, 2011.
On
February 5, 2008, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Gerry
McClinton, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, whereby Mr. McClinton will be
paid $150,000 per annum. As part of the agreement, Mr. McClinton will
receive a minimum increase of 5% per year. For 2009, Mr. McClinton
was paid $157,500 and for 2010 Mr. McClinton will be paid
$165,000. The term of the contract begins February 5, 2008 and ends
on February 5, 2011.
On
February 5, 2008, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Howard
Ullman, the Chairman of Board of Directors of the Company, whereby Mr. Ullman
will be paid $100,000 per annum. The term of the contract begins
February 5, 2008 and ends on February 5, 2011.
License
Agreement
On April
12, 2007, the Company entered into a trademark and licensing agreement with The
Armor All/STP Products Company (“AASTP”). As part of the agreement,
the Company is required to pay AASTP royalties either at fixed periodic amounts
or 7% of product sales. The Company is required to make guaranteed
minimum royalty payments during 2010 as follows: $187,500 payable in
2010. Future guaranteed minimum royalty payments are as
follows:
Guaranteed
Minimum
|
|||
Year
|
Royalty
Payments
|
||
2010
|
$
|
187,500
|
|
$
|
187,500
|
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NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
8 - STOCK TRANSACTIONS
Common
Stock
In
February 2008, the Company issued 1,584,000 shares of common stock for accrued
directors fees of $40,000.
In March
2008, the Company issued 112,000 shares of common stock for consulting expenses
of $2,500.
In
February 2009, the Company issued 2,100,000 shares of common stock for
consulting expenses of $21,000.
For
issuances of shares of common stock during the periods described above, the
Company issued restricted shares (Rule 144). The shares issued were valued by
the Company based upon the closing price of the shares on the date of issuance.
The value of these shares issued for services was charged to expense, unless
they were in consideration for future services, in which case they were recorded
as deferred consulting fees. Shares retired / cancelled were recorded at par
value.
Series
“A” Preferred Stock
A total
of 8,100 shares of series “A” preferred stock were issued in 2004, and, in May
2005, 100 shares were returned to the treasury and cancelled.
In
January 2006 the Company issued 600,000 shares of series “A” convertible
preferred stock, convertible into 50,738,958 shares of the Company’s common
stock, in connection with the acquisition of a 51% majority interest in
CPS. The shares were valued at $1,200,000.
In
January 2007 (effective December 31, 2006), the 600,000 shares of series “A”
convertible preferred issued to CPS were returned to the treasury and cancelled,
in connection with the Company’s sale of its interest in CPS. The
shares were valued at $1,775,864. None of the preferred shares were
converted to common shares. At December 31, 2006, the shares had not
been returned, and a related party receivable of $1,775,864 was
recorded. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, these shares
were returned to the treasury and cancelled.
In June,
2006, 1,000 shares of the Company’s series “A” convertible preferred stock,
beneficially owned by the Company’s CEO, were exchanged for 1,000,000 shares of
the Company’s common stock. In February 2007, 74 shares of the
Company’s series “A” preferred stock were exchanged for 73,400 shares of the
Company’s common stock. In May 2007, 367 shares of the Company’s
series “A” preferred stock were exchanged for 367,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock.
In
February 2008, 6,500 shares of the Company’s series “A” convertible preferred
stock were exchanged for 6,500,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock.
As of
December 31, 2008, a total of 60 shares of series “A” convertible preferred
stock were issued and outstanding, and are convertible into CHDT common shares,
at a rate of 1,000 shares of common stock for each share of series “A”
convertible preferred stock and are redeemable at the option of the
Company. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the remaining
60 shares were cancelled.
Series
“B” Preferred Stock
In
January 2006 the Company sold 657,000 shares of its series “B” convertible
preferred stock for cash of $637,000, including 387,000 shares to the Company’s
former CEO and the remaining shares to other directors of the
Company. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, 15,000 shares
of the Company’s series “B” preferred shares issued to a director were exchanged
for 990,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
In
September 2006 the Company issued 300,030 shares of its series “B” convertible
preferred stock to the Company’s former CEO in exchange for 20,000,000 shares of
its common stock held by the former CEO.
In
September, 2006 the Company issued an additional 236,739 shares of its series
“B” convertible preferred stock in connection with the acquisition of 100% of
the voting interest of Capstone Industries, Inc. The shares were
valued at $1,250,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2007,
236,739 shares of the Company’s series “B” convertible preferred stock was
converted into 15,624,774 shares of the Company’s common stock.
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NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
8 - STOCK TRANSACTIONS (continued)
In
November 2007, the Company issued 416,708 shares of its series “B” convertible
preferred stock to a director for notes payable of $1,000,000.
In
January 2008, the Company’s chairman exchanged 50,000,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock for 750,075 shares of the Company’s series B” convertible
preferred stock.
The
series “B” convertible preferred shares are convertible into common shares, at a
rate of 66.66 shares of common stock for each share of series “B” convertible
preferred stock.
On July
9, 2009, the 2,108,813 outstanding Series B Preferred Shares were converted to
Series B-1 Preferred Shares, while canceling 779,813 of the outstanding Series B
Preferred Shares, leaving 1,329,000 shares of the new Series B-1 Preferred
Shares outstanding. The Series B-1 Preferred Shares are convertible
into common shares, at a rate of 66.66 shares of common stock for each share of
series “B-1” convertible preferred stock. The par value of the new
Series B-1 Preferred Shares is $0.0001.
In
December 2009, the remaining 1,329,000 shares of the new Series B-1 Preferred
Shares were converted into 88,591,140 shares of common stock.
Series
“C” Preferred Stock
On July
9, 2009, the Company authorized and issued 1,000 shares of Series C Preferred
Stock in exchange for $700,000. The 1,000 shares of Series C Stock is
convertible into 67,979,725 common shares. The par value of the
Series C Preferred shares is $1.00.
Warrants
The
Company has outstanding stock warrants that were issued in prior years to its
officers and directors for a total of 5,975,000 shares of the Company's common
stock. The warrants expire between November 11, 2011 and July 20, 2014. The
warrants have an exercise price of $.03 to $.05.
The
Company issued a stock warrant to each of two former officers of the Company in
December 2003 for a total of 35,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Each
of the stock warrants expires on July 20, 2014, and entitles each former officer
to purchase 10,000 and 25,000 shares, respectively, of the Company's common
stock at an exercise price of $0.05.
During
September and October 2007, the Company issued 31,823,529 shares of common stock
for cash at $.017 per share, or $541,000 total as part of a Private Placement
under Rule 506 of Regulation D. Along with the stock, each investor
also received a warrant to purchase 30% of the shares purchased in the Private
Placement.
A total
of 9,548,819 warrants were issued. The warrants are ten year warrants
and have an exercise price of $.025 per share.
Options
In 2005,
the Company authorized the 2005 Equity Plan that made available 10,000,000
shares of common stock for issuance through awards of options, restricted stock,
stock bonuses, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock
units. On May 20, 2005 the Company granted non-qualified stock
options under the company’s 2005 Equity Plan for a maximum of 250,000 shares of
the Company’s common stock for $0.02 per share. The options expire May 25, 2015
and may be exercised any time after May 25, 2005.
On May 1,
2007, the Company granted 4,000,000 stock options to five employees of the
Company under the 2005 Plan. The options vest over two
years. During 2008, 1,000,000 of these options were cancelled prior
to vesting.
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NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
8 - STOCK TRANSACTIONS (continued)
The
Binomial Lattice (Suboptimal) option pricing model was used to calculate the
fair value of the options granted. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008, the Company recognized compensation expense of $10,869 and $25,131 related
to these stock options. The following assumptions were used in the
fair value calculations:
Risk free rate – 4.64%
Expected term – 11 years
Expected volatility of stock –
131.13%
Expected dividend yield –
0%
Suboptimal Exercise Behavior Multiple –
2.0
Number of Steps – 100
The
Company will recognize compensation expense of $10,869 in 2009 related to these
stock options.
On April
23, 2007, the Company granted a ten-year non-qualified, non-statutory stock
option for 102,400,000 “restricted” shares of the Company’s common stock to
Stewart Wallach, the Company’s CEO, as incentive compensation. The
exercise price of the options is $.029 per share, which was the fair market
value of the stock on the date of grant. Twenty percent of the
options vested on the date of issuance, and twenty percent per year will vest on
the anniversary date through April 23, 2011. On May 23, 2008,
74,666,667 of these options were cancelled. Compensation expense was
recognized through the date of the cancellation of the options.
On April
23, 2007, the Company granted a ten-year non-qualified, non-statutory stock
option for 28,100,000 “restricted” shares of the Company’s common stock to Gerry
McClinton, the Company’s COO and Secretary, as incentive
compensation. The exercise price of the options is $.029 per share,
which was the fair market value of the stock on the date of
grant. Twenty percent of the options vested on the date of issuance,
and twenty percent per year will vest on the anniversary date through April 23,
2011. On May 1, 2008, 850,000 of these options were
cancelled.
The
Binomial Lattice (Suboptimal) option pricing model was used to calculate the
fair value of the options granted. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008, the Company recognized compensation expense of $156,557 and $405,198
related to these stock options. The following assumptions were used
in the fair value calculations:
Risk free rate – 4.66%
Expected term – 10 years
Expected volatility of stock –
133.59%
Expected dividend yield –
0%
Suboptimal Exercise Behavior Multiple –
2.0
Number of Steps - 100
The
Company will recognize compensation expense of $156,557 in 2010, and $52,186 in
2011 related to these stock options.
On
October 22, 2007, the Company granted 700,000 stock options to a business
associate of the Company. The options vest over two
years.
The
Binomial Lattice (Suboptimal) option pricing model was used to calculate the
fair value of the options granted. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008, the Company recognized compensation expense of $6,648 and $7,978 related
to these stock options. The following assumptions were used in the
fair value calculations:
Risk free rate – 4.42%
Expected term – 11 and 12
years
Expected volatility of stock –
134.33%
Expected dividend yield –
0%
Suboptimal Exercise Behavior Multiple –
2.0
Number of Steps – 100
On
January 10, 2008, the Company granted 1,000,000 stock options to an advisor of
the Company. The options vest over one year.
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CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
8 - STOCK TRANSACTIONS (continued)
The
Binomial Lattice (Suboptimal) option pricing model was used to calculate the
fair value of the options granted. During the year ended December 31,
2008, the Company recognized compensation expense of $19,953 related to these
options. The following assumptions were used in the fair value
calculations:
Risk free rate – 3.91%
Expected term – 10 years
Expected volatility of stock –
133.83%
Expected dividend yield –
0%
Suboptimal Exercise Behavior Multiple –
2.0
Number of Steps – 100
On
February 5, 2008, the Company granted 3,650,000 stock options to four directors
and one employee of the Company. The options vest over two
years.
The
Binomial Lattice (Suboptimal) option pricing model was used to calculate the
fair value of the options granted. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008, the Company recognized compensation expense of $2,603 and $59,619 related
to these options. The following assumptions were used in the fair
value calculations:
Risk free rate – 1.93% to
3.61%
Expected term – 2 to 10
years
Expected volatility of stock –
133.83%
Expected dividend yield –
0%
Suboptimal Exercise Behavior Multiple –
2.0
Number of Steps – 100
On May 1,
2008, the Company granted 850,000 stock options to an employee of the
Company. The options vest over two years.
The
Binomial Lattice (Suboptimal) option pricing model was used to calculate the
fair value of the options granted. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008, the Company recognized compensation expense of $7,862 and $5,242 related
to these options. The following assumptions were used in the fair
value calculations:
Risk free rate – 3.78%
Expected term – 11 years
Expected volatility of stock –
133.59%
Expected dividend yield –
0%
Suboptimal Exercise Behavior Multiple –
2.0
Number of Steps – 100
The
Company will recognize compensation expense of $2,620 in 2010 related to these
stock options.
On June
8, 2009, the Company granted 4,500,000 stock options to four directors of the
Company. The options vest over one year.
The
Binomial Lattice (Suboptimal) option pricing model was used to calculate the
fair value of the options granted. For the years ended December 31, 2009, the
Company recognized compensation expense of $42,663 related to these
options. The following assumptions were used in the fair value
calculations:
Risk free rate – 1.42%
Expected term –
2 years
Expected volatility of stock –
500.5%
Expected dividend yield –
0%
Suboptimal Exercise Behavior Multiple –
2.0
Number of Steps – 100
The
Company will recognize compensation expense of $33,837 in 2010 related to these
stock options.
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CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
8 - STOCK TRANSACTIONS (continued)
The
following table sets forth the Company’s stock options outstanding as of
December 31, 2009 and 2008 and activity for the years then ended:
Weighted
|
||||||||||||||||
Weighted
|
Average
|
|||||||||||||||
Average
|
Remaining
|
Aggregate
|
||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Exercise
Price
|
Contractual
Term
(Years)
|
Intrinsic
Value
|
|||||||||||||
Outstanding,
December 31, 2007
|
135,450,000 | $ | 0.028 | |||||||||||||
Granted
|
5,500,000 | 0.028 | ||||||||||||||
Exercised
|
- | - | ||||||||||||||
Forfeited/expired
|
76,516,667 | 0.028 | ||||||||||||||
Outstanding,
December 31, 2008
|
64,433,333 | 0.028 | ||||||||||||||
Granted
|
4,500,000 | 0.029 | ||||||||||||||
Exercised
|
- | - | - | |||||||||||||
Forfeited/expired
|
- | - | ||||||||||||||
Outstanding,
December 31, 2009
|
68,933,333 | $ | 0.028 | 8.64 | $ | - | ||||||||||
Vested/exercisable
at December 31, 2008
|
43,102,777 | $ | 0.028 | 8.68 | $ | - | ||||||||||
Vested/exercisable
at December 31, 2009
|
57,266,667 | $ | 0.028 | 8.68 | $ | - | ||||||||||
The
following table summarizes the information with respect to options granted,
outstanding and exercisable under the 2005 plan:
Exercise
Price
|
Options
Outstanding
|
Remaining
Contractual Life in Years
|
Average
Exercise Price
|
Number
of Options Currently Exercisable
|
$.02
|
250,000
|
6
|
$.020
|
250,000
|
$.029
|
54,983,333
|
8
|
$.029
|
48,241,677
|
$.029
|
3,000,000
|
9
|
$.029
|
3,000,000
|
$.029
|
700,000
|
10
|
$.029
|
700,000
|
$.029
|
1,000,000
|
9
|
$.029
|
1,000,000
|
$.029
|
150,000
|
9
|
$.029
|
150,000
|
$.029
|
2,000,000
|
0.08
|
$.029
|
2,000,000
|
$.027
|
1,500,000
|
0.08
|
$.027
|
1,500,000
|
$.029
|
850,000
|
10
|
$.029
|
425,000
|
$.029
|
4,500,000
|
2
|
$.029
|
-
|
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CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
9 – BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSALS
Complete
Power Solutions
On
January 27, 2006, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase
Agreement") with William Dato and Complete Power Solutions ("CPS") pursuant to
which the Company acquired 51% of the member interests of CPS owned by Mr. Dato
for a purchase price consisting of the payment of $637,000 in cash and the
delivery of 600,000 shares of Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
(the "Series A Preferred Stock") having a stated value of $1,200,000, which
Series A Preferred Stock are convertible into 50,739,958 shares of the Company's
Common Stock at the demand of Mr. Dato. The cash paid in the transaction was
obtained from capital provided to the Company for use in connection with
acquisitions by Howard Ullman, our Chief Executive Officer and President, and
certain of our directors and principal shareholders.
On
January 26, 2007, the Company entered into a Purchase and Settlement Agreement
(the "Settlement Agreement"), dated and effective as of December 31, 2006, with
William Dato and CPS whereby: (a) CPS repurchased the 51% membership interest
owned by China Direct in return for the transfer of the 600,000 shares of the
Company’s "Series A Preferred Stock”, which are convertible into 50,739,958
shares of the Company's common stock, and (b) the issuance of a promissory note
by CPS to CHDT for 225,560, bearing annual interest at 7% with interest-only
payments commencing on July 1, 2007 and thereafter being paid quarterly on April
1st, July 1st, October 1st, and January 1st until the principal and all unpaid
interest thereon shall become due and payable on the maturity date, being
January 6, 2010 (the “2007 Promissory Note”). The 2007 Promissory
Note also provides that the principal amount may be automatically increased by
an amount of up to $7,500 if the amount of a customer claim is settled for less
than $7,500. As of the date of this report the principal amount has not been
increased by an amount up to $7,500, as described above. The shares
were valued at $1,775,864 based on the market value of the common stock the
shares are convertible into.
As of
December 31, 2006, the balance due on the $225,560 was classified on the
Company’s balance sheet as an amount due from former subsidiary. This
item was classified as long-term as of December 31, 2006, in anticipation of its
conversion to a note receivable, the maturity of which is more than one year
from the balance sheet date. Subsequently, upon execution of the 2007
Promissory Note on January 26, 2007, the Company reclassified the balance as a
long-term note receivable from former subsidiary.
CPS is
also indebted to CHDT under a promissory note in the original principal amount
of $250,000, executed by William Dato on June 27, 2006 and payable to CHDT,
bearing interest at 7% per annum and maturing on June 30, 2007, subject to
extension (the “2006 Promissory Note”) and subject to offset by (i) $41,600 owed
by an affiliate of CHDT to the CPS funds advanced by CPS for portable generators
that were never delivered and (ii) $15,000 as an agreed amount paid to
compensate CPS for certain refunds required to be made by CPS (which amounts
have been first applied to accrued and unpaid interest due September 30, 2006
and December 31, 2006 and then applied to quarterly interest payable on the
principal of the 2006 Promissory Note to maturity (June 30, 2007) and then to
reduce the principal amount of the 2006 Promissory Note to
$210,900.
On March
10, 2008, the Company was granted a Final Summary judgment against CPS for
$501,740 related to the two notes due from CPS to the Company as part of the
disposal agreement entered into in January 2007. As of December
31, 2007, the Company determined these two notes to be uncollectible and
wrote-off $427,710 to expense. The Company has
pursued legal action to collect this judgment, but it is now
considered uncollectible.
The
Company disposed of its interest in CPS to further its goal of focusing on its
Capstone Industries consumer product business line in an effort to achieve
sustained profitability from low-coast, low inventory consumer products that are
direct shipped from Chinese and other low cost contract manufacturing sources to
the Company’s customers.
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CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
9 – BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSALS (continued)
Capstone
Industries
On
September 13, 2006 the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the
Purchase Agreement) with Capstone Industries, Inc., a Florida corporation
(Capstone), engaged in the business of producing and selling portable book
lights and related consumer goods, and Stewart Wallach, the sole shareholder of
Capstone. Under the Stock Purchase Agreement the Company acquired 100% of the
issued and outstanding shares of Capstone Common Stock in exchange for $750,000
in cash (funded by a note payable to the Company’s CEO and $1.25 million of the
Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, which Series “B”
stock is convertible into 15.625 million “restricted” shares of CHDT Common
Stock, $0.0001 par value (common stock). CHDT has agreed to register shares of
Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to cover conversion
of the Series “B” Stock issued to Mr. Wallach in the acquisition of
Capstone. Such registration has not been filed as of the date of this
Report. CHDT will operate Capstone as a wholly-owned subsidiary. As of the date
of this report these share have not been registered. The Capstone
acquisition was recorded as follows:
Cash
|
$ | 33,676 | ||
Accounts
receivable
|
208,851 | |||
Inventory
|
340,109 | |||
Prepaid
expenses
|
7,500 | |||
Property
and equipment
|
16,127 | |||
Goodwill
|
1,936,020 | |||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(417,283 | ) | ||
Loan
payable to China Direct
|
(125,000 | ) | ||
Total
purchase price
|
$ | 2,000,000 |
Capstone
was acquired to expand the Company’s customer base and sources of supply, the
value of which contributed to the recording of goodwill.
For tax
purposes, the goodwill is expected to be amortized as an IRC Sec. 197 intangible
over a period of fifteen years from date of acquisition.
NOTE
10 - INCOME TAXES
As of
December 31, 2009, the Company had a net operating loss carryforward for income
tax reporting purposes of approximately $3,900,000 that may be offset against
future taxable income through 2029. Current tax laws limit the amount of loss
available to be offset against future taxable income when a substantial change
in ownership occurs. Therefore, the amount available to offset future taxable
income may be limited. No tax benefit has been reported in the financial
statements, because the Company believes there is a 50% or greater chance the
carryforwards will expire unused. Accordingly, the potential tax benefits of the
loss carryforwards are offset by a valuation allowance of the same
amount.
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Net
Operating Losses
|
$ | 799,500 | $ | 554,500 | ||||
Valuation
Allowance
|
(799,500 | ) | (554,500 | ) | ||||
$ | - | $ | - |
The
provision for income taxes differ from the amount computed using the federal US
statutory income tax rate as follows:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Provision
(Benefit) at US Statutory Rate
|
$ | (205,000 | ) | $ | (139,810 | ) | ||
Increase
(Decrease) in Valuation Allowance
|
205,000 | 139,810 | ||||||
$ | - | $ | - |
The
Company evaluates its valuation allowance requirements based on projected future
operations. When circumstances change and cause a change in
management’s judgment about the recoverability of deferred tax assets, the
impact of the change on the valuation is reflected in current
income.
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CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
10 - INCOME TAXES (continued)
Effective
January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No.
48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and a
measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of
tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits
to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained
upon examination by taxing authorities. The adoption of the provisions of FIN 48
did not have a material impact on the company’s condensed consolidated financial
position and results of operations. At January 1, 2008, the company had no
liability for unrecognized tax benefits and no accrual for the payment of
related interest.
Interest
costs related to unrecognized tax benefits are classified as “Interest expense,
net” in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Penalties, if
any, would be recognized as a component of “Selling, general and administrative
expenses”. The Company recognized $0 of interest expense related to unrecognized
tax benefits for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. In many
cases the company’s uncertain tax positions are related to tax years that remain
subject to examination by relevant tax authorities. With few exceptions, the
company is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S.
income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2006. The following
describes the open tax years, by major tax jurisdiction, as of December 31,
2009:
United
States (a)
|
2006
– Present
|
|
(a)
Includes federal as well as state or similar local jurisdictions, as
applicable.
|
ESQUIRE TRADE
& FINANCE INC. & INVESTOR, LLC v. (Case Number 03 CIV. 9650 (SC),
decided November 5, 2009) (formerly styled “CELESTE TRUST
REG., ESQUIRE TRADE, ET AL. V. CBQ, INC., Case Number 03 CIV. 9650 RMB)
(“Celeste case”). The parties settled this case on February 18,
2010. A summary of the settlement is below. A stipulation withdrawing the
plaintiff's appeal in the Celeste case was filed with and accepted by the court
on February 8, 2010, which filing effectively ended the litigation in the
Celeste case.
The
settlement and release provides a mutual, general release of all claims that
plaintiffs and Company may have against each other as the date of the release,
including any causes of action or claims under the Celeste case and any related
proceedings. The settlement provides, in part, that: (1) the parties will
seek a court order dismissing the Celeste case; (2) the parties will release
each other from any and all claims and causes of action in or related to the
Celeste case or the pending appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court for the Second
Circuit; (3) the plaintiffs will pay $100,000 towards the Company’s legal
fees incurred in the Celeste case; (4) the Company will support the release of
shares of Company Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, (“Common Stock”)
owned of record by Networkland, Inc., a Virginia corporation, (“NET”) and
Technet Computer Services, Inc., a Virginia corporation, (“TECH”) to the
plaintiffs or their designees (each such block of Common Stock was sought by the
plaintiffs in the Celeste case as part of their claims against the Company
(collectively, said shares of Common Stock held of record by NET and TECH being
referred to as the “N&T Shares”)); (5) the issuance of 350,000 shares
of Common Stock owned by Howard Ullman, a director of the Company, to the
plaintiffs or their designees; and (6) the granting by Mr. Ullman of a five year
option to purchase 20 million shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Ullman to the
plaintiffs or their designees, which option has an exercise price of $0.029 per
share. Under the proposed settlement agreement and release, the Company
will grant piggy-back registration rights to the option and underlying shares of
Common Stock referenced in (6) above, which rights will be effective after June
1, 2010. The Company will pay all registration fees and legal costs
associated with any such registration, which are currently estimated to be
approximately $3,000 to $5,000.
The
settlement and release, which consists of a settlement agreement and release and
option agreement by Mr. Ullman, was negotiated by Mr. Ullman on behalf of the
Company with the plaintiffs. Mr. Ullman has provided case administration of the
Celeste case for the Company.
The
Company believes that the settlement and release is in the best interests of the
Company and its public shareholders because (1) it will, when effective,
eliminate the possibility of an adverse ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Second Circuit on the plaintiffs’ appeal, which adverse ruling could
potentially impose a significant liability on the Company; and (2) the
continuation of the Celeste case may discourage potential investors and funding
sources from assisting the Company in financing operations and business
development as well as make it more difficult to pursue any possible future
merger and acquisition transactions.
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CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
11 – CONTINGENCIES (continued)
The
Company’s board of directors approved the general terms of the settlement and
release on February 1, 2010, but approval and execution of all documents
necessary to reaching a settlement and release was not achieved until the
February 18, 2010 signing of the option granted by Mr. Ullman. A copy of
the settlement agreement and release and the option granted by Mr. Ullman are
attached as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to the Form 8-K, dated
February 19, 2010 and filed by the Company with the Commission on February 22,
2010). The above summary of the settlement agreement and release and
option are qualified in its entirety by reference to the proposed settlement
agreement and release as attached as Exhibit 99.1 and the option attached as
Exhibit 99.2 to the aforesaid Form 8-K report.
Potential
Litigation
Cyberquest,
Inc.
As
reported previously, the Company has received two claims from certain former
shareholders of Cyberquest, Inc. that they hold or own approximately 70,000
shares of a class of the Company's redeemable preferred stock that was issued in
the Company's 1998 acquisition of Cyberquest. Cyberquest ceased operations in
2000-2001 period. The Company has investigated these claims and has not been
able to date to fully substantiate any of the ownership claims to date to the
preferred stock in question and the claimants have not pursued their claims
beyond an initial communication asserting ownership of these shares of serial
preferred stock. The Company did not maintain preferred stock ownership records
with a stock transfer agent at the time in question and has to rely on available
internal records in this matter. The Company has not received any further claims
or communications since mid-2006. Since the Company has no record of
the claimants as preferred stock shareholders, the Company is taking the
position that they are no shareholders of record and the alleged redeemable
preferred stock is not issued and outstanding.
NOTE
12 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS
At
December 31, 2009, the Company had capitalized $206,042 related to packaging
artwork and design costs related to the Company’s AASTP products and Lighting
products as intangible assets. These costs are being amortized over their useful
life, which the Company has determined to be two years. During 2008,
the Company recorded $65,199 of amortization expense related to these
assets. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company capitalized
an additional $37,142 related to packaging artwork and design costs and
recognized amortization expense of $96,087 during the year. At
December 31, 2009 and 2008, the net amount of the intangible asset was $44,756
and $103,700, respectively.
NOTE
13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company adopted ASC 855, and has evaluated all events occurring after December
31, 2009, the date of the most recent balance sheet, for possible adjustment to
the financial statements or disclosures through March 30, 2010, which is the
date on which the financial statements were issued. The Company has
concluded that there are no significant or material transactions to be reported
for the period from January 1, 2010 to March 30, 2010, other than what was
reported in Note 11.
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