Celsius Holdings, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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CELSIUS HOLDINGS,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA
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333-129847
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20-2745790
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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140
NE 4th Avenue,
Suite C
Delray
Beach, FL 33483
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(561)
276-2239
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Large
accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934). Yes ¨ No x
Number of
shares of common stock outstanding as of May 1, 2009 was
149,009,524.
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CELSIUS
HOLDINGS, INC.
Table of
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PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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INFORMATION
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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March
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December
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2009
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2008
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 123,882 | $ | 1,040,633 | ||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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577,877 | 192,779 | ||||||
Inventories,
net
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818,867 | 505,009 | ||||||
Preferred
stock subscription receivable, related party
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2,000,000 | - | ||||||
Other
current assets
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80,733 | 12,155 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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3,601,359 | 1,750,576 | ||||||
Property,
fixtures and equipment, net
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173,874 | 183,353 | ||||||
Note
receivable
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250,000 | 250,000 | ||||||
Other
long-term assets
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18,840 | 18,840 | ||||||
Total
Assets
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$ | 4,044,073 | $ | 2,202,769 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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$ | 951,367 | $ | 612,044 | ||||
Loans
payable
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75,000 | 95,000 | ||||||
Short
term portion of other liabilities
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25,640 | 26,493 | ||||||
Due
to related parties, short-term portion
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1,355,612 | 120,000 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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2,407,619 | 853,537 | ||||||
Convertible
note payable, net of debt discount
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574,234 | 562,570 | ||||||
Due
to related parties, long-term
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107,944 | 700,413 | ||||||
Other
liabilities
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69,681 | 75,022 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
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3,159,478 | 2,191,542 | ||||||
Stockholders’
Equity:
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Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares
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authorized,
6,092 shares and 4,000 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value: 350,000,000 shares
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authorized, 149 million shares issued and
outstanding
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149,010 | 148,789 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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13,295,877 | 11,244,802 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(12,560,298 | ) | (11,382,368 | ) | ||||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
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884,595 | 11,227 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
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$ | 4,044,073 | $ | 2,202,769 |
1 Derived
from audited financial statements.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements
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Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
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(unaudited)
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For
the Three Months
Ended
March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Net
sales
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$ | 971,411 | $ | 533,382 | ||||
Cost
of sales
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544,524 | 298,895 | ||||||
Gross
profit
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426,887 | 234,487 | ||||||
Selling
and marketing expenses
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1,221,045 | 848,216 | ||||||
General
and administrative expenses
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354,775 | 464,905 | ||||||
Loss
from operations
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(1,148,933 | ) | (1,078,634 | ) | ||||
Other
expenses:
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Interest
expense, related party
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7,410 | 14,426 | ||||||
Other
interest expense, net
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21,587 | 88,784 | ||||||
Total
other expense
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28,997 | 103,210 | ||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (1,177,930 | ) | $ | (1,181,844 | ) | ||
Weighted
average shares outstanding -
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basic
and diluted
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148,865,133 | 108,256,631 | ||||||
Loss
per share - basic and diluted
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements
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Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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(unaudited)
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For
the Three Months
Ended
March 31
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2009
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$ | (1,177,930 | ) | $ | (1,181,844 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash
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used
in operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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12,628 | 4,456 | ||||||
Loss
on disposal of assets
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- | 804 | ||||||
Adjustment
to allowance for doubtful accounts
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(30,623 | ) | - | |||||
Adjustment
to reserve for inventory obsolescence
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(105,076 | ) | - | |||||
Issuance
of stock options
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34,861 | (21,396 | ) | |||||
Amortization
of debt discount
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11,664 | 60,041 | ||||||
Issuance
of shares as compensation
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16,125 | 120,000 | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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(354,475 | ) | (25,571 | ) | ||||
Inventories
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(208,782 | ) | (34,142 | ) | ||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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(68,578 | ) | (49,424 | ) | ||||
Deposit
from customer
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- | (8,671 | ) | |||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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347,725 | 527,805 | ||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(1,522,461 | ) | (607,942 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchases
of property, fixtures and equipment
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(3,148 | ) | (20,000 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(3,148 | ) | (20,000 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from sale of common stock
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and
exercise of stock options
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312 | 399,212 | ||||||
Proceeds
from loans payable
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- | 146,554 | ||||||
Repayment
of loans payable
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(26,195 | ) | (26,733 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from debt to related parties
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660,000 | - | ||||||
Repayment
of debt to related parties
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(25,259 | ) | - | |||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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608,858 | 519,033 | ||||||
Decrease
in cash
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(916,751 | ) | (108,909 | ) | ||||
Cash,
beginning of period
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1,040,633 | 257,482 | ||||||
Cash,
end of period
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$ | 123,882 | $ | 148,573 | ||||
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
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Cash
paid during the year for interest
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$ | 23,245 | $ | 53,369 | ||||
Cash
paid during the year for taxes
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Non-Cash
Investing and Financing Activities:
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Issuance
of preferred B shares for
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subscription
receivable
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$ | 2,000,000 | $ | - | ||||
Issuance
of shares for note payable
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$ | - | $ | 121,555 | ||||
Issuance
of shares for services provided
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$ | 16,125 | $ | 120,000 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
1.
ORGANIZATION
AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Celsius
Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Vector Ventures Corp.) (the “Company”) was incorporated
under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 26, 2005. The Company
was formed to engage in the acquisition, exploration and development of natural
resource properties. On December 26, 2006 the Company amended its Articles of
Incorporation to change its name from Vector Ventures Corp. as well as increase
the authorized shares to 350 million, $0.001 par value common shares and 50
million, $0.001 par value preferred shares.
Celsius
Holdings, Inc. operates in United States through its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
Celsius Inc., which acquired the operating business of Elite FX, Inc. (“Elite”)
through a reverse merger on January 26, 2007, and Celsius Netshipments, Inc.
Celsius, Inc. was incorporated in Nevada on January 18, 2007, and merged with
Elite FX, Inc. (“Elite”) on January 26, 2007 (the “Merger”), which was
incorporated in Florida on April 22, 2004. Celsius, Inc. is in the business of
developing and marketing healthier beverages in the functional beverage category
of the beverage industry. Celsius was Elite’s first commercially available
product. Celsius is a beverage that burns calories. Celsius is currently
available in five sparkling flavors: cola, ginger ale, lemon/lime, orange and
wild berry, and two non-carbonated green teas: peach/mango and
raspberry/acai. Celsius Netshipments, Inc., incorporated in Florida
on March 29, 2007, distributes the Celsius beverage via the
internet.
Prior to
January 26, 2007, the Company was in the exploration stage with its activities
limited to capital formation, organization, development of its business plan and
acquisition of mining claims. On January 24, 2007, the Company
entered into a merger agreement and plan of reorganization with Celsius, Inc., a
Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Sub”), Elite FX,
Inc., a Florida corporation (“Elite”), and Steve Haley, the “Indemnifying
Officer” and “Securityholder Agent” of Elite, (the “Merger Agreement”). Under
the terms of the Merger Agreement Elite was merged into Sub and became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company on January 26, 2007 (the
“Merger”).
Under the
terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company issued:
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70,912,246
shares of its common stock to the stockholders of Elite, including
1,337,246 shares of common stock issued as compensation, as full
consideration for the shares of
Elite;
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warrants
to Investa Capital Partners Inc. to purchase 3,557,812 shares of common
stock of the Company for $500,000, the warrants were exercised in February
2007;
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1,391,500
shares of its common stock as partial consideration of termination of a
consulting agreement and assignment of certain trademark rights to the
name “Celsius”
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options
to purchase 10,647,025 shares of common stock of the Company in
substitution for the options currently outstanding in
Elite;
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1,300,000
shares of its common stock concurrent with the Merger in a private
placement to non-US resident investors for aggregate consideration of
US$650,000 which included the conversion of a $250,000 loan to the
Company.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Celsius
Holdings, Inc’s majority stockholder, Mr. Kristian Kostovski, cancelled
7,200,000 shares of common stock of the Company held by him shortly after the
close of the Merger Agreement.
For
financial accounting purposes, the Merger was treated as a recapitalization of
Celsius Holdings, Inc with the former stockholders of Celsius Holdings, Inc
retaining approximately 24.6% of the outstanding stock. This
transaction has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition and accordingly the
transaction has been treated as a recapitalization of Elite, with
Elite as the accounting acquirer. The historical financial statements are a
continuation of the financial statements of the accounting acquirer, and any
difference of the capital structure of the merged entity as compared to the
accounting acquirer’s historical capital structure is due to the
recapitalization of the acquired entity.
After the
merger with Elite FX the Company changed its business to become a manufacturer
of beverages. The calorie burning beverage Celsius® is the
first brand of the Company.
2.
BASIS
OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
The
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been
prepared by us, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, (the “SEC”). Certain information and
footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
(“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
In the opinion of the management, the interim consolidated financial statements
reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments)
necessary for a fair presentation of the statement of the results for the
interim periods presented.
Going
Concern — The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements
are presented on a going concern basis. The Company has suffered losses from
operations that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going
concern. Management is currently seeking new capital or debt financing to
provide funds needed to increase liquidity, fund growth, and implement its
business plan. However, no assurances can be given that the Company will be able
to raise any additional funds. If not successful in obtaining financing, the
Company will have to substantially diminish or cease its operations. The
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the
outcome of this uncertainty.
Consolidation
Policy — The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Celsius Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries. All material inter-company
balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Significant
Estimates — The preparation of condensed consolidated financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses
and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such
differences could affect the results of operations reported in future
periods.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Concentrations of
Risk — Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is derived from the
sale of the Celsius beverage.
The
Company uses single supplier relationships for its raw materials purchases and
bottling capacity, which potentially subjects the Company to a concentration of
business risk. If these suppliers had operational problems or ceased making
product available to the Company, operations could be adversely
affected.
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit
risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company places its cash
and cash equivalents with high-quality financial institutions. At times,
balances in the Company’s cash accounts may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation limit.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents — The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with
maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. At
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company did not have any investments
with maturities greater than three months.
Accounts
Receivable — Accounts receivable are reported at net realizable value.
The Company has established an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon
factors pertaining to the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends,
and other information. Delinquent accounts are written-off when it is determined
that the amounts are uncollectible. At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
there was an allowance for doubtful accounts of $22,478 and $53,101,
respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company
recognized an adjustment to allowance for doubtful accounts of
$30,623.
Inventories
— Inventories include only the purchase cost and are stated at the lower of cost
or market. Cost is determined using the FIFO method. Inventories consist of raw
materials and finished products. The Company writes down inventory during the
period in which such materials and products are no longer usable or marketable.
At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there was an allowance for obsolescence
of $101,969 and $207,045, respectively. During the three months ended March 31,
2009, the Company wrote down inventory by $105,076.
Property,
Fixtures, and
Equipment — Furniture, fixtures and equipment are stated at cost less
accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation of furniture, fixtures,
and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated
useful life of the asset generally ranging from three to seven years.
Depreciation expense recognized in the first three months of 2009 was
$12,628.
Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets — Asset impairments are recorded when the carrying
values of assets are not recoverable.
The
Company reviews long-lived assets to be held and used for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset
may not be recoverable, or at least annually. If the sum of the undiscounted
expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, the
Company recognizes an impairment loss. Impairment losses are measured as the
amount by which the carrying amount of assets exceeds the fair value of the
asset. When fair values are not available, the Company estimates fair value
using the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the
risks associated with the recovery of the asset.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
The
Company did not recognize an impairment charge during the first three months of
2009 or 2008, respectively.
Intangible
Assets — Intangible assets consist of the web domain name Celsius.com and
other trademarks and trade names, and are subject to annual impairment tests.
This analysis is performed in accordance with Statement of Financial Standards
(‘‘SFAS’’) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Based upon
impairment analyses performed in accordance with SFAS No. 142 in fiscal
years 2008 and 2007, an impairment was recorded of $41,500 and $26,000,
respectively. The impairment recorded was for expenses for trademarks, domain
names and international registration of trademarks.
Revenue
Recognition — Revenue is recognized when the products are delivered,
invoiced at a fixed price and the collectibility is reasonably assured. Any
discounts, sales incentives or similar arrangement with the customer is
estimated at time of sale and deducted from revenue.
Advertising
Costs — Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. The Company uses
mainly radio, local sampling events and printed advertising. The Company
incurred expenses of $529,000 and $322,000, during the first three months of
2009 and 2008, respectively.
Research and
Development — Research and development costs are charged to operations as
incurred and consist primarily of consulting fees, raw material usage and test
productions of soda. The Company incurred expenses of $0 and $110,000,
during the first three months of 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Fair Value of
Financial Instruments — The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable,
and accounts payable approximates fair value. The carrying value of debt
approximates the estimated fair value due to floating interest rates on the
debt.
Income
Taxes — Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability
approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities
for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in
the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. In estimating future tax
consequences, the Company generally considers all expected future events other
than changes in the tax law or rates. A valuation allowance is recorded when it
is deemed more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will be not
realized.
Earnings per
Share —
Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing income available to
stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during
each period. Diluted earnings per share are computed using the weighted average
number of common and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the
period. Dilutive common share equivalents consist of shares issuable upon the
exercise of stock options, convertible notes and warrants (calculated using the
reverse treasury stock method). As of March 31, 2009 there were options
outstanding to purchase 14.5 million shares, which exercise price averaged
$0.06. The dilutive common shares equivalents, including convertible notes,
preferred stock and warrants, of 115.2 million shares were not included in
the computation of diluted earnings per share, because the inclusion would be
anti-dilutive.
Reclassifications —
Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period
presentation, such reclassifications had no effect on the reported net
loss.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“SFAS
141R”). SFAS 141R significantly changes the accounting for business combinations
in a number of areas including the treatment of contingent consideration,
pre-acquisition contingencies, transaction costs, in-process research and
development, and restructuring costs. In addition, under SFAS 141R, changes in
an acquired entity’s deferred tax assets and uncertain tax positions after the
measurement period will impact income tax expense. SFAS 141R is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 141R
did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or
financial condition.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No 51 (“SFAS
160”). SFAS 160 changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests,
which will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and classified as a
component of equity. This new consolidation method significantly changes the
accounting for transactions with minority interest holders. SFAS 160 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2008. These
standards will change the Company’s accounting treatment for business
combinations on a prospective basis.
In April
2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of
Intangible Assets.” This guidance is intended to improve the consistency
between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142,
“Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, and the period of expected cash flows
used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141R when the
underlying arrangement includes renewal or extension of terms that would require
substantial costs or result in a material modification to the asset upon renewal
or extension. Companies estimating the useful life of a recognized intangible
asset must now consider their historical experience in renewing or extending
similar arrangements or, in the absence of historical experience, must consider
assumptions that market participants would use about renewal or extension as
adjusted for SFAS No. 142’s entity-specific factors. This standard is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this FSP did
not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial
condition.
In March
2008 and May 2008, respectively, the FASB issued the following statements of
financial accounting standards, neither of which is did not have a material
impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial
position:
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SFAS No. 161,
“Disclosures about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 133;” and
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SFAS No. 162,
“The Hierarchy of
Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.”
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In April
2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 141(R)-1, Accounting for Assets Acquired and
Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from
Contingencies (“FSP FAS 141(R)-1”). This pronouncement amends SFAS No.
141-R to clarify the initial and subsequent recognition, subsequent accounting,
and disclosure of assets and liabilities arising from contingencies in a
business combination. FSP SFAS No. 141(R)-1 requires that assets acquired and
liabilities assumed in a business combination that arise from contingencies be
recognized at fair value, as determined in accordance with SFAS No. 157, if the
acquisition-date fair value can be reasonably estimated. If the acquisition-date
fair value of an asset or liability cannot be reasonably estimated, the asset or
liability would be measured at the amount that would be recognized in accordance
with FASB Statement No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies” (SFAS No. 5), and FASB
Interpretation No. 14, “Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss.” FSP SFAS
No. 141(R)-1 became effective for the Registrants as of January 1, 2009. As the
provisions of FSP FAS 141(R)-1 are applied prospectively to business
combinations with an acquisition date on or after the guidance became effective,
the impact to the Registrants cannot be determined until the transactions occur.
No such transactions occurred during the first quarter of 2009.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
In April
2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 107-1 and Accounting Principles Board
(“APB”) 28-1, Interim
Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, which amends SFAS
No. 107, Disclosures
about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, (“SFAS No. 107”) and APB
Opinion No. 28, “Interim Financial Reporting,” respectively, to require
disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial
statements, in addition to the annual financial statements as already required
by SFAS No. 107. FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 will be required for interim
periods ending after June 15, 2009. As FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 provide
only disclosure requirements, the application of this standard will not have a
material impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial
position.
3.
INVENTORIES
Inventories
consist of the following at:
March
31,
2009
|
December
31,
2008
|
|||||||
Finished
goods
|
$ | 863,080 | $ | 581,970 | ||||
Raw
Materials
|
57,756 | 130,084 | ||||||
Less:
inventory valuation allowance
|
(101,969 | ) | (207,045 | ) | ||||
Inventories,
net
|
$ | 818,867 | $ | 505,009 | ||||
4. SUBSCRIPTION
RECEIVABLE
The
investor exercised its right to purchase 2,000 Series B Preferred Stock and
executed a subscription agreement on March 31, 2009. The investor subsequently
paid $1 million each on April 7 and May 1, 2009. Also see Note 14 – Preferred
Stock.
5.
OTHER
CURRENT ASSETS
Other
current assets at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 consist of prepaid
slotting fees, deposits on purchases, prepaid insurance, other accounts
receivable and accrued interest receivable.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
6.
PROPERTY,
FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT
Property,
fixtures and equipment consist of the following at:
March
31,
2009
|
December
31,
2008
|
|||||||
Furniture,
fixtures and equipment
|
$ | 231,481 | $ | 228,332 | ||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
(57,607 | ) | (44,979 | ) | ||||
Total
|
$ | 173,874 | $ | 183,353 |
Depreciation
expense amounted to $12,628 and $4,456 during the first three months of
2009 and 2008, respectively.
7.
OTHER
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Other
long-term assets consist of the following at:
March
31,
2009
|
December
31,
2008
|
|||||||
Long
term deposit on office lease
|
$ | 18,840 | $ | 18,840 | ||||
Intangible
assets
|
41,500 | 41,500 | ||||||
Less:
Impairment of intangible assets
|
(41,500 | ) | (41,500 | ) | ||||
Total
|
$ | 18,840 | $ | 18,840 | ||||
8.
NOTE
RECEIVABLE
Note
receivable from Golden Gate Investors, Inc. (“GGI”) was as of March 31, 2009 and
December 31, 2008, $250,000. The note is due on February 1, 2012, under certain
circumstances GGI is obligated to prepay the note. The prerequisites to obligate
GGI to prepay the note are outside of the Company’s control and may exist at a
future date. The note accrues 8% interest per annum. The Company has
an outstanding debenture to the same company in the amount of $701,000. Also see
Note 13 - Long term debenture.
9. ACCOUNTS
PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses consist of the following at:
March 31,
2009
|
December
31,
2008
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 765,705 | $ | 411,185 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
|
185,662 | 200,859 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 951,367 | $ | 612,044 |
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
10. DUE
TO RELATED PARTIES
Due to
related parties consists of the following as of:
March 31,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
|||||||
The
Company entered into a loan and security agreement in December 2008 with
CD Financial, LLC, pledging all our assets as security. The line of credit
is for $1.0 million, with interest at LIBOR plus 3 percentage points. The
line expires in December 2009 and is renewable.
|
$ | 660,992 | $ | 0 | ||||
The
Company received advances from one of its shareholders at various
instances during 2004 and 2005, $76,000 and $424,000, respectively. In
July, 2008, the debt was refinanced, has no collateral and accrues
interest at the prime rate. Monthly amortization of $5,000 is due and a
balloon payment of approximately $606,000 is due in January
2010.
|
634,620 | 643,916 | ||||||
The
Company’s CEO loaned the Company $50,000 in February 2006. Moreover, the
Company accrued salary for the CEO from March of 2006 through May 2007 for
a total of $171,000. In August 2008, the total debt was refinanced, has no
collateral and accrues interest at 3%; monthly payments of $5,000 are due
with a balloon payment of $64,000 in January 2011.
|
167,944 | 176,497 | ||||||
$ | 1,463,556 | $ | 820,413 | |||||
Less:
Short-term portion
|
$ | (1,355,612 | ) | $ | (120,000 | ) | ||
Long-term
portion
|
$ | 107,944 | $ | 700,413 |
Also, see
Note 15 – Related party transactions.
11. LOANS
PAYABLE
Loans
payable consist of the following as of:
March 31,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
|||||||
The
Company terminated a consulting agreement and received in assignment the
rights to the trademark “Celsius” from one of its former directors.
Payment was issued in the form of an interest-free note payable for
$250,000 and 1,391,500 shares of common stock. The note called for monthly
amortization of $15,000 beginning March 30, 2007 with final payment
of the remaining outstanding balance on November 30, 2007. The Company has
not fulfilled its obligation and is paying the debt off at a slower
pace.
|
$ | 75,000 | $ | 95,000 |
12. OTHER
LIABILITY
During
2006 and 2008, the Company acquired a copier and 8 delivery vans, all of them
financed. The outstanding balance on the aggregate loans as of March 31, 2009
and December 31, 2008 was $95,321 and $101,515, respectively, of which $25,640
and $26,493, is due during the next 12 months, respectively. The loans carry
interest ranging from 5.4% to 9.1%. The total monthly principal payment is
$2,099. The assets that were purchased are collateral for the
loans.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
13. LONG
TERM DEBENTURE
On
December 19, 2007, the Company entered into a $6 million security purchase
agreement (the “Security Agreement”) with Golden Gate Investors, Inc (“GGI”),
a California corporation. Under the Security Agreement, the Company
issued as a first tranche a $1.5 million convertible debenture maturing on
December 19, 2011. The debenture accrues seven and 3/4 percent interest per
annum. As consideration the Company received $250,000 in cash and a
note receivable for $1,250,000. The note receivable accrues eight percent
interest per annum and is due on February 1, 2012. The note has a pre-payment
obligation of $250,000 per month when certain criteria are fulfilled. One
of the conditions to prepayment is that Company’s shares issued pursuant to the
conversion rights under Debenture must be freely tradable under Rule 144 of the
Securities Act of 1933. The Company is under no contractual obligation to ensure
that such shares would be freely tradable under Rule 144. In the event that
shares to be issued pursuant to the conversion rights under the Debenture would
not be freely tradable under Rule 144, GGI would be under no obligation to
prepay the promissory note and likewise under no obligation to exercise its
conversion rights under the Debenture. If GGI does not fully convert
the Debenture by its maturity on December 19, 2011, the balance of the Debenture
is offset by any balance due to the Company under the promissory
note. The Company is not obligated to convert the debenture to
shares, partially or in full, unless GGI prepays the respective portion of its
obligation under the note. The Security Agreement contains three more identical
tranches for a total agreement of $6 million. Each new tranche can be started at
any time by GGI during the debenture period which is defined as between December
19, 2007 until the balance of the existing debentures is $250,000 or less.
Either party can, with a penalty payment of $45,000 for the Company, and
$100,000 for GGI, cancel any or all of the three pending tranches.
The
debenture is convertible to common shares at a conversion rate of eighty percent
of the average of the three lowest volume weighted average prices for the
previous 20 trading days. The Company is not obligated to convert the amount
requested to be converted into Company common stock, if the conversion price is
less than $0.20 per share. GGI’s ownership in the company cannot exceed 4.99% of
the outstanding common stock. Under certain circumstances the Company may be
forced to pre-pay the debenture with a fifty percent penalty of the pre-paid
amount.
The
Company recorded a debt discount of $186,619 with a credit to additional paid in
capital for the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature of the
conversion option at the time of issuance. The debt discount is being amortized
over the term of the debenture. The Company recorded $11,664 as interest expense
amortizing the debt discount during the first three months of 2009 and 2008,
respectively. The Company considered SFAS 133 and EITF 00-19 and concluded that
the conversion option should not be bifurcated from the host contract according
to SFAS 133 paragraph 11 a, and concluded that according to EITF 00-19 the
conversion option is recorded as equity and not a liability.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
During
2008, the Company received $1,000,000 in payment on the note receivable. From
June 2008 to March 2009, the Company converted $774,000 of the debenture to
approximately 16.8 million shares of Common Stock and the Company paid $25,000
of the debenture in cash.
The
outstanding liability, net of debt discount, as of March 31, 2009 and December
31, 2008 was $574,234 and $562,570, respectively.
14. PREFERRED
STOCK
On August
8, 2008, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (“SPA1”) with
CDS Ventures of South Florida, LLC (“CDS”), an affiliate of CD Financial, LLC
(“CD”). Pursuant to SPA1, the Company issued 2,000 Series A preferred shares
(“Preferred A Shares”), as well as a warrant to purchase an additional 1,000
Preferred A Shares, for a cash payment of $1.5 million and the cancellation of
two notes in aggregate amount of $500,000 issued to CD. The Preferred A Shares
can be converted into Company common stock at any time. SPA1 was amended on
December 12, 2008 to provide that until December 31, 2010 the conversion price
is $0.08, after which the conversion price is the greater of $0.08 or 90% of the
volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for the prior 10 trading days.
Pursuant to SPA1, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement under
which the Company agreed to file a registration statement for the common stock
issuable upon conversion of Preferred Shares. The Preferred A Shares accrue a
ten percent annual cumulative dividend, payable in additional Preferred A
Shares. During the first quarter of 2009, the Company issued 81 Preferred A
Shares in dividends. The Preferred A Shares mature on February 1, 2013 and are
redeemable only in Company Common Stock.
On
December 12, 2008, the Company entered into a second securities purchase
agreement (“SPA2”) with CDS. Pursuant to SPA2 the Company issued 2,000 Series B
preferred shares (“Preferred B Shares”), as well as a warrant to purchase
additional 2,000 Preferred B Shares, for a cash payment of $2.0 million. The
Preferred B Shares can be converted into Company common stock at any
time. Until December 31, 2010, the conversion price is $0.05, after
which the conversion price is the greater of $0.05 or 90% of the volume weighted
average price of the common stock for the prior 10 trading days. Pursuant to
SPA2, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement under which the
Company agreed to file a registration statement for the common stock issuable
upon conversion of Preferred B Shares. The Preferred B Shares accrue a ten
percent annual cumulative dividend, payable in additional Preferred B
Shares. During the first quarter of 2009, the Company issued 11 Preferred B
Shares in dividends. The Preferred B Shares mature on December 31, 2013 and are
redeemable only in Company Common Stock.
On March
31, 2009, CDS exercised its right to purchase additional 2,000 Preferred B
Shares and executed a subscription agreement for $2.0 million. The monies for
the subscription were paid on April 7 and May 1, 2009.
Certain
covenants of both Series A and B preferred shares restrict the Company from
entering into additional debt arrangements or permitting liens to be filed
against the Company’s assets, without approval from the holder of the preferred
shares. There is a mandatory redemption in cash, if the Company breaches certain
covenants of the agreements. The holders have liquidation preference in case of
company liquidation. The Company has the right to redeem the preferred shares
early by the payment in cash of 104% of the liquidation preference
value. The Company may redeem Series A at any time on or after July
1, 2010 and Series B at any time on or after January 1, 2011.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
The
following table sets forth the conversion of Preferred Stock into common
stocks:
Convertible
Stock
|
Number
shares
|
Value/share
|
Convertible
into number
of
common Stock
|
Preferred
A
|
2,081
|
$
1,000.00
|
26,012,500
|
Preferred
B
|
4,011
|
$
1,000.00
|
80,220,000
|
Total
|
106,232,500
|
The
number of shares converted into is based on the current conversion
price.
15. RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The CEO
has guaranteed the Company’s obligations under the factoring agreement with
Bibby Financial Services, Inc. (“Bibby”), the outstanding balance to Bibby. The
agreement was terminated in December 2008 and no balance is outstanding.
The CEO has also guaranteed the financing for the Company’s offices and
purchases of vehicles. The CEO has not received any compensation for the
guarantees.
Also, see
Note 10 – Due to related parties and 14 – Preferred Stock.
16. STOCKHOLDERS’
DEFICIT
Issuance
of common stock pursuant to conversion of note
In
January 2008, the Company restructured the then outstanding balance of a note
and issued 1 million unregistered shares for an equivalent value of $121,555,
and a new non-interest bearing note for $105,000. The note calls for 7 monthly
principal payments beginning March 1, 2008. The Company paid off the outstanding
balance as of December 31, 2008.
In June
2008, the Company issued 11,184,016 unregistered shares as conversion of notes
for $750,000 that were originally issued in December 2007 and April
2008.
In June
through September, 2008, the Company issued 9,107,042 as a partial conversion of
a debenture for $575,000 originally issued in December 2007. In October through
December, 2008, the Company issued 7,739,603 shares as a partial conversion of
the same debenture for $199,000.
Issuance
of common stock pursuant to services performed
In March
2008, the Company issued a total of 750,000 unregistered shares as compensation
to an international distributor at a fair value of $120,000.
In
September through December, 2008, the Company issued a total of 183,135
unregistered shares as compensation to a consultant and a distributor at a fair
value of $11,450.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company issued a total of 203,499
unregistered shares as compensation to a consultant and a distributor at a fair
value of $16,125.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Issuance
of common stock pursuant to exercise of warrant and stock options
On
February 15, 2008 the Company issued 16,671 shares of unregistered common stock
in accordance to its 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to an employee exercising vested
options.
On
January 13, 2009 the Company issued 16,671 shares of common stock in accordance
to its 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to an employee exercising vested
options.
Issuance
of common stock pursuant to private placements
In
February 2008 the Company issued a total of 3,198,529 unregistered shares of
common stock in private placements for an aggregate consideration of $298,900,
net of commissions.
In March
2008 the Company issued a total of ten million unregistered shares of common
stock in a private placement, for an aggregate consideration of $500,100. In
addition, the investor received a warrant to purchase seven million unregistered
shares of common stock during a 3-year period, at an exercise price of $0.13 per
share. Of the total consideration, $100,000 was paid in March and $400,100 was
paid on April 7, 2008.
Issuance
of preferred stock pursuant to private placement
In August
2008, the Company issued 2,000 unregistered Preferred A Shares, as well as a
warrant to purchase additional 1,000 Preferred A Shares, for a cash payment of
$1.5 million and the cancellation of two notes in aggregate amount of
$500,000.
In
December 2008, the Company issued 2,000 unregistered Preferred B Shares, as well
as a warrant to purchase additional 2,000 Preferred B Shares, for a cash payment
of $2.0 million.
On March
31, 2009, CDS exercised its right to purchase additional 2,000 Preferred B
Shares and executed a subscription agreement for $2 million payment. CDS made
payments of $1 million each on April 7 and May 1, 2009.
Also, see
Note 14 – Preferred Stock.
17. STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
The
Company adopted an Incentive Stock Plan on January 18, 2007. This plan is
intended to provide incentives which will attract and retain highly competent
persons at all levels as employees of the Company, as well as independent
contractors providing consulting or advisory services to the Company, by
providing them opportunities to acquire the Company's common stock or to receive
monetary payments based on the value of such shares pursuant to Awards issued.
While the plan terminates 10 years after the adoption date, issued options have
their own schedule of termination. Until 2017, options to acquire up to 16.0
million shares of common stock may be granted at no less than fair market value
on the date of grant. Upon exercise, shares of new common stock are issued by
the Company.
At March
31, 2009, the Company has issued approximately 14.5 million options to purchase
shares at an average price of $0.06 with a fair value of $555,000. For the three
months ended March 31, 2009 the Company recognized $34,861 of non-cash
compensation expense and for the three months ended March 31, 2008 the Company
recognized $21,396 of non-cash compensation income (included in General and
Administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of
Operations). As of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had
approximately $185,000 and $192,000, respectively, of unrecognized pre-tax
non-cash compensation expense which the Company expects to recognize, based on a
weighted-average period of 0.9 years. The Company used the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model and straight-line amortization of compensation expense over
the two to three year requisite service or vesting period of the grant. There
are options to purchase approximately 7.7 million shares that have vested, and
33,342 shares were exercised as of March 31, 2009. The following is a summary of
the assumptions used:
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Risk-free interest rate
|
1.6%
- 4.9%
|
|
Expected dividend yield
|
—
|
|
Expected
term
|
3 –
5 years
|
|
Expected
annual volatility
|
73% - 90%
|
|
In March,
2008, the Company issued a total of 750,000 unregistered shares as compensation
to an international distributor at a fair value of $120,000. The same agreement
can give the distributor 750,000 additional shares if certain sales targets are
met, or if the stock price of the Company is 45 cents or greater for a period of
5 trading days, whichever occurs first.
In
September through December, 2008, the Company issued a total of 183,135
unregistered shares as compensation to a consultant and a distributor at a fair
value of $11,450. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company
issued a total of 203,499 unregistered shares as compensation to a consultant
and a distributor at a fair value of $16,125.The consultant will receive
additional shares with fair value of $2,000 monthly as long as the consultancy
agreement continues.
18. WARRANTS
An
investment banking firm received, as placement agent for financing received from
Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC (“Fusion Capital”), a warrant to purchase 75,000
shares at a price of $1.31 per share. If unexercised, the warrant expires on
June 22, 2012.
In March,
2008 the Company issued a total of 10,000,000 unregistered shares of common
stock in a private placement, for an aggregate consideration of $500,100. In
addition, the investor received a warrant to purchase seven million unregistered
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.13 per share. If unexercised,
the warrant expires on March 28, 2011.
On August
8, 2008, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with CDS, as
further described in Note 14 – Preferred Stock. In connection with the security
purchase, CDS received a warrant to purchase an additional 1,000 Preferred A
Shares, at a price of $1,000 per share. If unexercised, the warrant expires on
July 10, 2010. The Preferred A Shares can be converted into our common stock at
any time.Until the December 31, 2010, the conversion price is $0.08, after which
the conversion price is the greater of $0.08 or 90% of the volume weighted
average price of the common stock for the prior 10 trading days. The Preferred A
Shares accrue ten percent annual cumulative dividend, payable in additional
Preferred A Shares.
On
December 12, 2008, the Company entered into a second securities purchase
agreement with CDS, as further described in Note 14 – Preferred Stock. In
connection with the security purchase, CDS received a warrant to purchase an
additional 2,000 Preferred B Shares, at a price of $1,000 per share, which was
exercised in full on March 31, 2009. The Preferred B Shares can be
converted into our common stock at any time. Until December 31, 2010,
the conversion price is $0.05, after which the conversion price is the greater
of $0.05 or 90% of the volume weighted average price of the common stock for the
prior 10 trading days. The Preferred B Shares accrue a ten percent annual
cumulative dividend, payable in additional Preferred B Shares. On March
31, 2009, CDS exercised its warrant. See also Note 14 – Preferred
Stock.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Period
Ended March 31, 2009
|
Year
Ended December 31, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||
Thousands
of
|
Weighted
Average
|
Thousands
of
|
Weighted
Average
|
|||||||||||||
Warrants
|
Exercise Price
|
Warrants
|
Exercise Price
|
|||||||||||||
Balance
at the beginning of period
|
59,575 | $ | 0.07 | 75 | $ | 1.31 | ||||||||||
Granted
|
— | — | 59,500 | $ | 0.07 | |||||||||||
Exercised
|
-40,000 | $ | 0.05 | — | — | |||||||||||
Expired
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Balance
at the end of period
|
19,575 | $ | 0.10 | 59,575 | $ | 0.07 | ||||||||||
Warrants
exercisable at end of period
|
19,575 | $ | 0.10 | 59,575 | $ | 0.07 | ||||||||||
Weighted
average fair value of the
|
||||||||||||||||
warrants
granted during the year
|
— | $ | 0.03 | |||||||||||||
The
weighted average remaining contractual life and weighted average exercise price
of warrants outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2009, for selected exercise
price ranges, is as follows:
Range of
Exercise
Price
|
|
Number
Outstanding at
March 31,
2009
(000s)
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining Life
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
$0.08
|
|
12,500
|
|
1.3
|
$0.08
|
|
$0.13
|
|
7,000
|
|
1.9
|
$0.13
|
|
$1.31
|
|
75
|
|
3.3
|
$1.31
|
|
|
19,575
|
|
1.5
|
$0.10
|
||
19. COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
The
Company has entered into distribution agreements with liquidated damages in case
the Company cancels the distribution agreements without cause. Cause has been
defined in various ways. It is managements’ belief that no such contingency has
created any liability as of today’s date.
In one
such distribution agreement, the liquidated damages are payable in common stock
rather than cash. If such agreement is terminated with cause, the potential
liability is to have to issue shares to the distributor at a purchase price of
$0.06. The quantity of shares depends on this distributor’s purchases from the
Company as compared to the Company’s total revenue.
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Celsius
Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
20. BUSINESS
AND CREDIT CONCENTRATION
Substantially
all of the Company’s revenue derives from the sale of the Celsius
beverage.
The
Company uses single supplier relationships for its raw materials purchases and
filling capacity, which potentially subjects the Company to a concentration of
business risk. If these suppliers had operational problems or ceased making
product available to the Company, operations could be adversely affected. No
vendor accounted for more than 10% of total payments in 2008.
From
April to June, 2008, the Company sold in one order to one international customer
15.9% of the Company’s total revenue for the year 2008. There is no assurance
that this customer will order again. There were three customers that in the
three months ended March 31, 2009, purchased each for more than 10% of the
Company’s net revenue for the period.
21. SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
The
Company received payment on its subscription receivable from CDS, $1 million on
April 7 and $1 million on May 1, 2009.
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as the financial
statements and related notes included in our March 31, 2009 Form 10-Q. Dollar
amounts of $1.0 million or more are rounded to the nearest one tenth of a
million; all other dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest one thousand
dollars and all percentages are stated to the nearest one tenth of one
percent.
Current
Business of our Company
We
operate in the United States through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Celsius
Inc., which acquired the operating business of Elite FX, Inc. (“Elite”) through
a reverse merger on January 26, 2007, and Celsius Netshipments,
Inc. Celsius, Inc. is in the business of developing and marketing
healthier functional beverages in the functional beverage category of the
beverage industry. Celsius was Elite’s first commercially available
product. Celsius is a calorie burning beverage. Celsius is currently available
in five sparkling flavors: cola, ginger ale, lemon/lime, orange and wild berry,
and in two non-carbonated green teas with flavors of peach/mango and
raspberry/acai. Celsius Netshipments, Inc., incorporated in Florida
on March 29, 2007, distributes the Celsius beverage via the internet. Our focus
is on increasing sales of our existing products.
We are
using Celsius as a means to attract and sign up direct-store-delivery (“DSD”)
distributors across the United States. DSD distributors are wholesalers/
distributors that purchase product, store it in their warehouse and then using
their own trucks to sell and deliver the product direct to retailers and their
store shelves or cooler doors. During this process the DSD distributors make
sure that the product is properly placed on the shelves, manage the invoicing
and collection process and train local personnel. Most retailers prefer this
method to get beverages to their stores. There are some retailers that prefer a
different method called direct-to-retailer (“DTR”). In this scenario, the
retailer is buying direct from the brand manufacturer and the product is
delivered to the retailer’s warehousing system. The retailer is then responsible
to properly stock the product and get it to the shelves. Our strategy is to
cover the country with a network of DSD distributors. This allows us to sell to
retailer chains that prefer this method and whose store locations span across
distributor boundaries. We believe that a strong DSD network gives us a path to
get to the smaller independent retailers who are too small to have their own
warehousing and distribution systems and thus can only get their beverages from
distributors. Our strategy of building a DSD network will not prohibit us from
going DTR when a retailer requests or requires it.
We have
currently signed up distributors in many of the larger markets in the US
(Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Tampa, Southeast Florida, Seattle, Dallas, Atlanta,
etc). We expect that it will take at least until end of 2009, or later, before
we have most of the United States covered.
Our
experience has shown that it takes about two to three months to bring on a DSD
distributor. From initial interest to actual purchase order and kick off or the
launch in that area, the steps include a physical meeting or two to explain the
brand, target markets and our marketing plans. As we add sales reps we are able
to do more of these activities at a time and speed up the process.
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Our
principal executive offices are located at 140 NE 4th Avenue, Delray Beach, FL
33483. Our telephone number is (561) 276-2239 and our website is http://www.celsius.com. The
information contained on our web sites do not constitute part of, nor is it
incorporated by reference into this Report on Form 10-Q.
Industry
Overview
The
functional beverage market includes a wide variety of beverages with one or more
added ingredients to satisfy a physical or functional need, which often carries
a unique and sophisticated imagery and a premium price tag. The
five fastest-growing segments of the functional beverage market include:
herb-enhanced fruit drinks, ready-to-drink (RTD) teas, sports drinks, energy
drinks, and single-serve (SS) fresh juice.
Our
Products
In 2005,
Elite introduced Celsius to the beverage marketplace and it is our first
product. Multiple clinical studies have shown that a single 12 ounce serving
raises metabolism over a 3 to 4 hour period. Quantitatively, the energy
expenditure was on average over 100 calories from a single serving.
It is our
belief that clinical studies proving product claims will become more important
as more and more beverages are marketed with functional claims. Celsius was one
of the first beverages to be launched along with a clinical study. Celsius is
also one of very few that has clinical research on the actual product. Some
beverage companies that do mention studies backing their claims are actually
referencing independent studies conducted on one or more of the ingredients in
the product. We believe that it is important and will become more important to
have studies on the actual product.
Two
different research organizations have statistically proven the Celsius calorie
burning capability in four clinical studies. This product line, which
is referred to as our “core brand”, competes in the “functional beverage”
segment of the beverage marketplace with distinctive flavors and packaging. This
segment includes herb-enhanced fruit drinks, ready-to-drink (RTD) teas, sports
drinks, energy drinks, and single-serve (SS) fresh juice. By raising metabolism
for the extended period of three to four hours, Celsius provides a negative
calorie effect (burn more than you consume) as well as energy.
We
currently offer Celsius in five sparkling flavors: cola, ginger ale, lemon/lime,
orange and wild berry, and in two non-carbonated green teas flavors: peach/mango
and raspberry/acai. We have developed and own the formula for this product
including the flavoring. The formulation and flavors for these products are
produced under contract by concentrate suppliers.
Celsius
is currently packaged in distinctive twelve ounce sleek cans that are in vivid
colors in abstract patterns to create a strong on-shelf impact. The cans are
sold in single units or in packages of four. The graphics and clinically tested
product are important elements to Celsius and help justify the premium pricing
of $1.79 to $2.19 per can.
Clinical
Studies
We have
funded four U.S. based clinical studies for Celsius. Each conducted by research
organizations and each studied the total Celsius formula. The first study was
conducted by the Ohio Research Group of Exercise Science and Sports Nutrition.
The second, third and fourth studies were conducted by the Applied Biochemistry
& Molecular Physiology Laboratory of the University of Oklahoma. We entered
into a contract with the University of Oklahoma to pay for part of the cost of
the clinical study. In addition, we provided Celsius beverage for the studies
and paid for the placebo beverage used in the studies. None of our officers or
directors are in any way affiliated with either of the two research
organizations.
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The first
study was conducted by the Ohio Research Group of Exercise Science and Sports
Nutrition. The Ohio Research Group of Exercise Science & Sports Nutrition is
a multidisciplinary clinical research team dedicated to exploring the
relationship between exercise, nutrition, dietary supplements and health, www.ohioresearchgroup.com.
This placebo-controlled, double-blind cross-over study compared the effects of
Celsius and the placebo on metabolic rate. Twenty-two participants were randomly
assigned to ingest a twelve ounce serving of Celsius and on a separate day a
serving of twelve ounces of Diet Coke®. All
subjects completed both trials using a randomized, counterbalanced design.
Randomized means that subjects were selected for each group randomly to ensure
that the different treatments were statistically equivalent. Counterbalancing
means that individuals in one group drank the placebo on the first day and drank
Celsius on the second day. The other group did the opposite. Counterbalancing is
a design method that is used to control ‘order effects’. In other words, to make
sure the order that subjects were served, does not impact the results and
analysis.
Metabolic
rate (via indirect calorimetry, measurements taken from breaths into and out of
calorimeter) and substrate oxidation (via respiratory exchange ratios) were
measured at baseline (pre-ingestion) and for 10 minutes at the end of each hour
for 3 hours post-ingestion. The results showed an average increase of metabolism
of twelve percent over the three hour period, compared to statistically
insignificant change for the control group. Metabolic
rate, or metabolism, is the rate at which the body expends energy. This is also
referred to as the “caloric burn rate”. Indirect calorimetry calculates heat
that living organisms produce from their production of carbon dioxide. It is
called “indirect” because the caloric burn rate is calculated from a measurement
of oxygen uptake. Direct calorimetry would involve the subject being placed
inside the calorimeter for the measurement to determine the heat being produced.
Respiratory Exchange Ratio is the ratio oxygen taken in a breath compared to the
carbon dioxide breathed out in one breath or exchange. Measuring this ratio can
be used for estimating which substrate (fuel such as carbohydrate or fat) is
being metabolized or ‘oxidized’ to supply the body with energy.
The
second study was conducted by the Applied Biochemistry & Molecular
Physiology Laboratory of University of Oklahoma. This blinded,
placebo-controlled study was conducted on a total of sixty men and women of
normal weight. An equal number of participants were separated into two groups to
compare one serving (12oz) of Celsius to a placebo of the same amount. According
to the study, those subjects consuming Celsius burned significantly more
calories versus those consuming the placebo, over a three hour period. The study
confirmed that over the three hour period, subjects consuming a single serving
of Celsius burned sixty-five percent more calories than those consuming the
placebo beverage and burned an average of more than one hundred calories
compared to placebo. These results were statistically significant.
The third
study, also conducted by the Applied Biochemistry & Molecular Physiology
Laboratory of University of Oklahoma, extended our second study with the same
group of sixty individuals and protocol for 28 days and showed the same
statistical significance of increased calorie burn (minimal attenuation). While
the University of Oklahoma study did extend for 28 days, more testing would be
needed for long term analysis of the Celsius calorie burning effects. Also,
these studies were on relatively small numbers of subjects, they have
statistically significant results. Additional studies on a larger number and
wider range of body compositions can be considered to further the
analysis.
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Our
fourth study, also conducted by the Applied Biochemistry & Molecular
Physiology Laboratory of University of Oklahoma, combined Celsius with exercise.
This 10-week placebo-controlled, randomized and blinded study was conducted on a
total of 37 subjects. Participants were randomly assigned into one of two
groups: Group 1 consumed one serving of Celsius per day, and Group 2 consumed
one serving of an identically flavored and labeled placebo beverage. Both groups
participated in 10 weeks of combined aerobic and weight training, following the
American College of Sports Medicine guidelines of training for previously
sedentary adults. The results showed that consuming a single serving of Celsius
prior to exercising may enhance the positive adaptations of exercise on body
composition, cardiorespiratory fitness and endurance performance. According to
the preliminary findings, subjects consuming a single serving of Celsius lost
significantly more fat mass and gained significantly more muscle mass than those
subjects consuming the placebo - a 93.75% greater loss in fat and 50% greater
gain in muscle mass, respectively. The study also confirmed that subjects
consuming Celsius significantly improved measures of cardiorespiratory fitness
and the ability to delay the onset of fatigue when exercising to
exhaustion.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”) provides a
safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. We and
our representatives may, from time to time, make written or verbal
forward-looking statements, including statements contained in our filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in our reports to
stockholders. Generally, the inclusion of the words “believe,” “expect,”
“intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “will,” and similar expressions identify
statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and that are intended to
come within the safe harbor protection provided by those sections. All
statements addressing operating performance, events, or developments that we
expect or anticipate will occur in the future, including statements relating to
sales growth, earnings or earnings per share growth, and market share, as well
as statements expressing optimism or pessimism about future operating results,
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Reform
Act.
The
forward-looking statements are and will be based upon our management’s
then-current views and assumptions regarding future events and operating
performance, and are applicable only as of the dates of such statements. We
undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
By their
nature, all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements or those currently being experienced by our Company for a number of
reasons and the following:
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We
have a limited operating history with significant losses and expect losses to
continue for the foreseeable future
The
Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 26, 2005 under the name
“Vector Ventures Corp.” The Company changed its name to “Celsius Holdings, Inc.”
on December 26, 2006. We are a holding company and carry on no operating
business except through our direct wholly-owned subsidiaries, Celsius, Inc. and
Celsius Netshipments, Inc. Celsius, Inc. was incorporated in Nevada on January
18, 2007, and merged with Elite on January 26, 2007, which was incorporated in
Florida on April 22, 2004. Celsius Netshipments, Inc. was incorporated in
Florida on March 29, 2007.
It is
difficult to evaluate our business future and prospects as we are a young
company with a limited operating history. At this stage of our business
operations, even with our good faith efforts, potential investors have a high
probability of losing their investment. Our future operating results will depend
on many factors, including the ability to generate sustained and increased
demand and acceptance of our products, the level of our competition, and our
ability to attract and maintain key management and employees.
We have
yet to establish any history of profitable operations. We have
continuously incurred operating losses after we started the
business. We have incurred an operating loss during the first three
months ending March 31, 2009 of $1.2 million. As a result, at March 31, 2009 we
had an accumulated deficit of $12.6 million. Our revenues have not been
sufficient to sustain our operations. We expect that our revenues
will not be sufficient to sustain our operations for the foreseeable
future. Our profitability will require the successful
commercialization of our current product Celsius® and any
future products we develop. No assurances can be given when this will
occur or that we will ever be profitable.
We
will require additional financing to sustain our operations and without it we
may not be able to continue operations
At March
31, 2009, we had a working capital of $1.2 million. The independent auditor’s
report for the year ended December 31, 2008, includes an explanatory paragraph
to their audit opinion stating that our recurring losses from operations and
working capital deficiency raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue
as a going concern. We do not currently have sufficient financial
resources to fund our operations or those of our
subsidiaries. Therefore, we need additional funds to continue these
operations.
The
sale of our Common Stock to Fusion Capital, Golden Gate Investors, LLC, CD
Financial, LLC and CDS Ventures of South Florida, LLC may cause dilution and the
sale of the shares of Common Stock acquired by Fusion Capital, Golden Gate
Investors, LLC, CD Financial, LLC and CDS Ventures of South Florida, LLC could
cause the price of our Common Stock to decline.
In
connection with entering into a common stock purchase agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”) with Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC (“Fusion Capital”), we authorized
the sale to Fusion Capital of up to 13,193,305 shares of our Common
Stock. The number of shares ultimately offered for sale by Fusion
Capital is dependent upon the number of shares purchased by Fusion Capital under
the Purchase Agreement. The purchase price for the Common Stock to be sold to
Fusion Capital pursuant to the Purchase Agreement will fluctuate based on the
price of our Common Stock. All 13,193,305 shares registered are freely
tradable. It is anticipated that these shares will be sold over a
period of up to twenty-five months until November 16, 2009. Depending
upon market liquidity at the time, a sale of shares under this offering at any
given time could cause the trading price of our Common Stock to
decline. Fusion Capital may ultimately purchase all, some or none of
the 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock not yet issued but
registered. After it has acquired such shares, it may sell all, some
or none of such shares. Therefore, sales to Fusion Capital by us
under the Purchase Agreement may result in substantial dilution to the interests
of other holders of our Common Stock. The sale of a substantial number of shares
of our Common Stock, or anticipation of such sales, could make it more difficult
for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and
at a price that we might otherwise wish to effect sales. However, we
have the right to control the timing and amount of any sales of our shares to
Fusion Capital and the Purchase Agreement may be terminated by us at any time at
our discretion without any cost to us.
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In
connection with issuing a convertible debenture to Golden Gate Investors, LLC
(“GGI”), we are not obligated to convert the debenture, if the price of our
shares is below $0.20. We have issued 16.8 million shares to GGI between June 16
and December 15, 2008, as partial conversion of the debenture. We may have to
issue more than 9.4 million shares to GGI based on the current conversion price,
upon their requests to convert the debenture.
On June
10, 2008, the total amount of $750,000 in notes payable to CD Financial, LLC was
converted to 11,184,016 shares of Common Stock of which 7,456,011 shares are
freely tradable, as of March 31, 2009.
We have
sold a total of 6,000 Preferred A and B shares to CDS Ventures of South Florida,
LLC (“CDS”), and they have received 92 shares in dividends. They can convert
these into a maximum of 106 million shares of Common Stock. CDS has the right to
purchase an additional 1,000 Series A Preferred Shares, which may be converted
into a maximum of 12.5 million shares of Common Stock.
We
have not achieved profitability on an annual basis and expect to continue to
incur net losses in future quarters, which could force us to discontinue
operations.
We
recorded net losses every quarter of operation. We had an accumulated deficit of
$12.6 million as of March 31, 2009. We could incur net losses for the
foreseeable future as we expand our business. We will need to generate
additional revenue from the sales of our products or take steps to reduce
operating costs to achieve and maintain profitability. Even if we are able to
increase revenue, we may experience price competition that will lower our gross
margins and our profitability. If we do achieve profitability, we cannot be
certain that we can sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual
basis and we could be forced to discontinue our operations.
We depend upon
our trademarks and proprietary rights, and any failure to protect our
intellectual property rights or any claims that we are infringing upon the
rights of others may adversely affect our competitive
position.
Our
success depends, in large part, on our ability to protect our current and future
brands and products and to defend our intellectual property rights. We cannot be
sure that trademarks will be issued with respect to any future trademark
applications or that our competitors will not challenge, invalidate or
circumvent any existing or future trademarks issued to, or licensed by, us. We
believe that our competitors, many of whom are more established, and have
greater financial and personnel resources than we do, may be able to replicate
our processes, brands, flavors, or unique market segment products in a manner
that could circumvent our protective safeguards. Therefore, we cannot give you
any assurance that our confidential business information will remain
proprietary.
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We rely
predominately on wholesale distributors for the success of our business, the
loss or poor performance of which may materially and adversely affect our
business.
We sell
our products principally to wholesalers for resale to retail outlets including
grocery stores, convenience stores, nutritional and drug stores. The replacement
or poor performance of the Company's major wholesalers and or the Company's
inability to collect accounts receivable from the Company's major wholesalers
could materially and adversely affect the Company's results of operations and
financial condition. Distribution channels for beverage products have been
characterized in recent years by rapid change, including consolidations of
certain wholesalers. In addition, wholesalers and retailers of the Company's
products offer products which compete directly with the Company's products for
retail shelf space and consumer purchases. Accordingly, there is a risk that
these wholesalers or retailers may give higher priority to products of the
Company's competitors. In the future, the Company's wholesalers and retailers
may not continue to purchase the Company's products or provide the Company's
products with adequate levels of promotional support.
We may incur material losses as a
result of product recall and product liability.
We may be
liable if the consumption of any of our products causes injury, illness or
death. We also may be required to recall some of our products if they become
contaminated or are damaged or mislabeled. A significant product liability
judgment against us, or a widespread product recall, could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The government may adopt regulations that could increase our costs or our
liabilities. The amount of the insurance we carry is limited, and that insurance
is subject to certain exclusions and may or may not be adequate.
We
may not be able to develop successful new products, which could impede our
growth and cause us to sustain future losses
Part of
our strategy is to increase our sales through the development of new products.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to develop, market, and distribute
future products that will enjoy market acceptance. The failure to develop new
products that gain market acceptance could have an adverse impact on our growth
and materially adversely affect our financial condition.
Our lack of product diversification
and inability to timely introduce new or alternative products could cause us to
cease operations.
Our
business is centered on healthier functional beverages. The risks associated
with focusing on a limited product line are substantial. If consumers do not
accept our products or if there is a general decline in market demand for, or
any significant decrease in, the consumption of nutritional beverages, we are
not financially or operationally capable of introducing alternative products
within a short time frame. As a result, such lack of acceptance or market demand
decline could cause us to cease operations.
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Our directors and
executive officers beneficially own a substantial amount of our Common Stock,
and therefore other stockholders will not be able to direct our
Company.
The
majority of our shares and the voting control of the Company is held by a
relatively small group of stockholders, who are also our directors and executive
officers. Accordingly, these persons, as a group, will be able to exert
significant influence over the direction of our affairs and business, including
any determination with respect to our acquisition or disposition of assets,
future issuances of Common Stock or other securities, and the election or
removal of directors. Such a concentration of ownership may also have the effect
of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change in control of the Company or
cause the market price of our stock to decline. Notwithstanding the exercise of
the fiduciary duties of these directors and executive officers and any duties
that such other stockholder may have to us or our other stockholders in general,
these persons may have interests different than yours.
We are dependent
on our key executives, the loss of which may have a material adverse effect on
our Company.
Our
future success will depend substantially upon the abilities of, and personal
relationships developed by, Stephen C. Haley, our Chief Executive Officer,
President, Chairman of the Board and majority stockholder, Jan Norelid our Chief
Financial Officer, and Mrs. Irina Lorenzi, our Innovations VP. The loss of
Messrs. Haley, Norelid or Mrs. Lorenzi’s services could materially adversely
affect our business and our prospects for the future. We do not have key person
insurance on the lives of such individuals. Our future success also depends on
our continuing ability to attract and retain highly qualified technical and
managerial personnel. Competition for such personnel in the functional beverage
industry is intense and we may not be able to retain our key managerial and
technical employees or that it will be able to attract and retain additional
highly qualified technical and managerial personnel in the future. The inability
to attract and retain the necessary technical and managerial personnel could
have a material and adverse affect upon our business, results of operations and
financial condition
Our Common Stock
is deemed a low-priced "Penny" stock, therefore an investment in our Common
Stock should be considered high risk and subject to marketability
restrictions.
Since our
Common Stock is a penny stock, as defined in Rule 3a51-1 under the Exchange Act,
it will be more difficult for investors to liquidate their investment. Until the
trading price of the Common Stock rises above $5.00 per share, if ever, trading
in our Common Stock is subject to the penny stock rules of the Exchange Act
specified in rules 15g-1 through 15g-10. Those rules require broker-dealers,
before effecting transactions in any penny stock, to:
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to the customer, and obtain a written receipt for, a disclosure
document;
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certain price information about the
stock;
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Disclose
the amount of compensation received by the broker-dealer or any associated
person of the broker-dealer;
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monthly statements to customers with market and price information about
the penny stock; and,
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In
some circumstances, approve the purchaser's account under certain
standards and deliver written statements to the customer with information
specified in the rules
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Consequently,
the penny stock rules may restrict the ability or willingness of broker-dealers
to sell our Common Stock and may affect the ability of holders to sell their
Common Stock in the secondary market and the price at which such holders can
sell any such securities. These additional procedures could also limit our
ability to raise additional capital in the future.
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The
foregoing list is not exhaustive. There can be no assurance that we have
correctly identified and appropriately assessed all factors affecting our
business or that the publicly available and other information with respect to
these matters is complete and correct. Additional risks and uncertainties not
presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial also may
adversely impact us. Should any risks and uncertainties develop into actual
events, these developments could have material adverse effects on our business,
financial condition and results of operations. For these reasons, the reader is
cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking
statements.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is
based upon our unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The
preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and
judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an
on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates including, among others, those
affecting revenues, the allowance for doubtful accounts, the salability of
inventory and the useful lives of tangible and intangible assets. We base our
estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we
believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form our
basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities
that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from
these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, or if management made
different judgments or utilized different estimates. Many of our estimates or
judgments are based on anticipated future events or performance, and as such are
forward-looking in nature, and are subject to many risks and uncertainties,
including those discussed below and elsewhere in this report. We do not
undertake any obligation to update or revise this discussion to reflect any
future events or circumstances.
Although
our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of the notes to our
unaudited consolidated financial statements, the following discussion is
intended to describe those accounting policies and estimates most critical to
the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. For a detailed
discussion on the application of these and our other accounting policies, see
Note 1 contained in Part II, Item 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for
the year ended December 31, 2008, included in Form 10-K.
Accounts Receivable – We
evaluate the collectibility of our trade accounts receivable based on a number
of factors. In circumstances where we become aware of a specific customer’s
inability to meet its financial obligations, a specific reserve for bad debts is
estimated and recorded, which reduces the recognized receivable to the estimated
amount we believe will ultimately be collected. In addition to specific
customer identification of potential bad debts, bad debt charges are recorded
based on our recent past loss history and an overall assessment of past due
trade accounts receivable outstanding.
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Revenue Recognition – Our
products are sold to distributors, wholesalers and retailers for cash or on
credit terms. Our credit terms, which are established in accordance with local
and industry practices, typically require payment within 30 days of delivery. We
recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery
has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectibility is
reasonably assured. Any discounts, sales
incentives or similar arrangement with the customer is estimated at time of sale
and deducted from revenue. All sales to distributors and retailers are final
sales and we have a “no return” policy; however, in limited instances, due to
credit issues or distributor changes, we may take back product. We believe that
adequate provision has been made for cash discounts, returns and spoilage based
on the Company’s historical experience.
Inventory – We hold raw
materials and finished goods inventories, which are manufactured and procured
based on our sales forecasts. We value inventory at the lower of cost or market
and include adjustments for estimated obsolescence, principally on a first
in-first out basis. These valuations are subject to customer acceptance and
demand for the particular products, and our estimates of future realizable
values are based on these forecasted demands. We regularly review inventory
detail to determine whether a write-down is necessary. We consider various
factors in making this determination, including recent sales history and
predicted trends, industry market conditions and general economic conditions.
Differences could result in the amount and timing of write-downs for any period
if we make different judgments or use different estimates.
Stock-Based Compensation –We
use the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula to estimate the fair value
of stock options at the date of grant. The Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing
formula was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options
that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. The Company’s
employee stock options, however, have characteristics significantly different
from those of traded options. For example, employee stock options are generally
subject to vesting restrictions and are generally not transferable. In addition,
option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions,
including the expected stock price volatility, the expected life of an option
and the number of awards ultimately expected to vest. Changes in subjective
input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates of an option.
Furthermore, the estimated fair value of an option does not necessarily
represent the value that will ultimately be realized by an employee. The Company
uses historical data of comparable companies to estimate the expected price
volatility, the expected option life and the expected forfeiture rate. The
risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time
of grant for the estimated life of the option. If actual results are not
consistent with the Company’s assumptions and judgments used in estimating the
key assumptions, the Company may be required to increase or decrease
compensation expense or income tax expense, which could be material to its
results of operations.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“SFAS
141R”). SFAS 141R significantly changes the accounting for business combinations
in a number of areas including the treatment of contingent consideration,
pre-acquisition contingencies, transaction costs, in-process research and
development, and restructuring costs. In addition, under SFAS 141R, changes in
an acquired entity’s deferred tax assets and uncertain tax positions after the
measurement period will impact income tax expense. SFAS 141R is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 141R
did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or
financial condition.
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In April
2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of
Intangible Assets.” This guidance is intended to improve the consistency
between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under
SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, and the period
of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under
SFAS No. 141R when the underlying arrangement includes renewal or
extension of terms that would require substantial costs or result in a material
modification to the asset upon renewal or extension. Companies estimating the
useful life of a recognized intangible asset must now consider their historical
experience in renewing or extending similar arrangements or, in the absence of
historical experience, must consider assumptions that market participants would
use about renewal or extension as adjusted for SFAS No. 142’s
entity-specific factors. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this FSP did not have a material
impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial
condition.
In April
2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 107-1 and Accounting Principles Board
(“APB”) 28-1, Interim
Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, which amends SFAS
No. 107, Disclosures
about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, (“SFAS No. 107”) and APB
Opinion No. 28, “Interim Financial Reporting,” respectively, to require
disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial
statements, in addition to the annual financial statements as already required
by SFAS No. 107. FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 will be required for interim
periods ending after June 15, 2009. As FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 provide
only disclosure requirements, the application of this standard will not have a
material impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial
position.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
THREE
MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
2008
Revenue
Sales for
the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 were $1 million and $533,000,
respectively. The increase of 82.1 percent was mainly due improved sales to
direct customers such as Kroger, Vitamin Shoppe and GNC, to increased sales via
the internet and due to increased sales to DSD distributor, particularly in the
Northeast. March was the highest month of the three and we have seen continued
growth in April. It is too early to project our revenue for the second quarter
2009, but we believe that it will surpass the first quarter.
Gross
profit
Gross
Profit was 43.9% percent in the first quarter 2009 as compared to 44.0 percent
for the same period in 2008. As we increase our growth, our cost of shipping
should be reduced and therefore increase our margins. Some of our suppliers have
increased their cost to us, we were able to compensate for it by selling more
cans than bottles.
Operating
Expenses
Sales and
marketing expenses have increased substantially from one year to the next, $1.2
million for the first quarter of 2009 as compared to $848,000 for the same
three-month period in 2008, or an increase of $373,000. This was mainly due to
increased direct advertising expense by $281,000 and employee cost by $67,000.
The general and administrative expenses decreased from $465,000 for the
three-month period in 2008 to $355,000 for the same period in 2009, a decrease
of $110,000. This was mainly due to decreased spending on research and
development of $110,000, reduced allowance for bad debts of $31,000, reduced
expense for granting shares and options, offset to a minor extent by increased
employee cost $83,000. We have increased our efforts in radio and TV
advertising. The radio has been using our jingle “Burn Baby Burn” in various
markets mainly in the eastern United States. We have also used TV advertising in
the Boston area. We continue our efforts to participate in many sampling, shows,
sports and exercise events across the country.
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Other
expense
The net
interest expense decreased from $103,000 for the three-month period in 2008 to
$29,000, during the first quarter in 2009, or a decrease of $74,000. This
decrease is mainly due to the reduction of debt discount amortization of $43,000
and reduction of interest on working capital loans of $43,000.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We have
yet to establish any history of profitable operations. As a result, at March 31,
2009, we had an accumulated deficit of $12.6 million. At March 31, 2009, we had
a working capital of $1.2 million. The independent auditor’s report for the year
ended December 31, 2008, includes an explanatory paragraph to their audit
opinion stating that our recurring losses from operations and working capital
deficiency raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern. We have had operating cash flow deficits all quarters of operations.
Our revenue has not been sufficient to sustain our operations. We expect that
our revenue will not be sufficient to sustain our operations for the foreseeable
future. Our profitability will require the successful commercialization of our
current product Celsius® and any
future products we develop. No assurances can be given when this will occur or
that we will ever be profitable.
We fund
part of our working capital from a line of credit with a related party. The line
of credit was started in December 2008 and is for $1 million. The interest rate
is LIBOR rate plus three percent on the outstanding balance. The line expires in
December 2009 and is renewable. In connection with the revolving line of credit
we have entered into a loan and security agreement under which we have pledged
all our assets as security for the line of credit. The outstanding balance as of
March 31, 2009 was $660,992.
We
borrowed in 2004 and 2005 a total of $500,000 from one of our stockholders with
interest of a rate variable with the prime rate. In July 2008, we restructured
the agreement and decreased the interest rate to prime rate flat, monthly
payments of $5,000 until a balloon payment of approximately $606,000 in January
2010. The outstanding balance as of March 31, 2009 was $635,000.
We
borrowed $50,000 from the CEO of the Company in February 2006. We also owed the
CEO $171,000 for accrued salaries from 2006 and 2007. The two debts were
restructured in to one note accruing 3% interest, monthly payments of $5,000 and
with a balloon payment of $64,000 in January 2011. The outstanding balance as of
March 31, 2009 was $168,000.
We
terminated a consulting agreement with a company controlled by one of our former
directors. As partial consideration we issued a note payable for $250,000. The
outstanding balance as of March 31, 2009 was $75,000.
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We issued
in December 2007 a convertible note for $1.5 million and received $250,000 in
cash and a note receivable for $1.3 million; see further discussion below on our
purchase agreement with Golden Gate Investors.
In August
of 2008, we entered into a security purchase agreement (“SPA1”) with CDS
Ventures of South Florida, LLC (“CDS”), an affiliate of CD Financial, LLC
(“CD”), pursuant to which we received $1.5 million in cash, cancelled two
convertible notes issued to CD for $500,000. In exchange, the Company issued to
CDS, 2,000 Series A Preferred Shares, and a warrant to purchase additional 1,000
Series A Preferred Shares. See further discussion below on SPA1 with
CDS.
In
December of 2008, we entered into a second security purchase agreement (“SPA2”)
with CDS pursuant to which we received $2.0 million in cash and issued 2,000
Series B Preferred Shares, and a warrant to purchase additional 2,000 Series B
Preferred Shares. In March, 2009, CDS exercised its warrant and subscribed to an
additional 2,000 Series B Preferred Shares. During April and May, 2009, we
received the corresponding $2 million in cash. See further discussion below on
SPA2 with CDS.
We
entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Fusion Capital in June 2007. During
2007, we received $1.4 million in proceeds from sales of shares to Fusion
Capital. We can sell shares for a consideration of up to $14.6 million to Fusion
Capital until October 2009, when and if the selling price of the shares to
Fusion Capital exceeds $0.45.
We will
require additional financing to sustain our operations. Management estimates
that we need to raise an additional $6.0 to $9.0 million in order to implement
our revised business plan over the next 12 months. We are able to implement an
alternative business plan with less financing. We do not currently have
sufficient financial resources to fund our operations or those of our
subsidiaries. Therefore, we need additional funds to continue these operations.
No assurances can be given that the Company will be able to raise sufficient
financing.
OUR
PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH GOLDEN GATE INVESTORS, INC.
On
December 19, 2007, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with Golden
Gate Investors, Inc (“GGI”). The agreement includes four tranches of $1,500,000
each. Each tranche consists of a 7.75% convertible debenture (the
“Debenture”) issued by the Company, in exchange for $250,000 in cash and a
promissory note for $1,250,000 issued by GGI which matures on February 1, 2012.
The promissory note contains a prepayment provision which requires GGI to make
prepayments of interest and principal of $250,000 monthly upon satisfaction of
certain conditions. One of the conditions to prepayment is that Company’s shares
issued pursuant to the conversion rights under Debenture must be freely tradable
under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933. The Company is under no
contractual obligation to ensure that such shares would be freely tradable under
Rule 144. In the event that shares to be issued pursuant to the conversion
rights under the Debenture would not be freely tradable under Rule 144, GGI
would be under no obligation to prepay the promissory note and likewise under no
obligation to exercise its conversion rights under the Debenture. If
GGI does not fully convert the Debenture by its maturity on December 19, 2011,
the balance of the Debenture is offset by any balance due to the Company under
the promissory note. As of March 31, 2009, the balances of the
promissory note and Debenture were $250,000 and $701,000, respectively. The
Debenture can be converted at any time with a conversion price as the lower of
(i) $1.00, or (ii) 80% of the average of the three lowest daily volume weighted
average price during the 20 trading days prior to GGI’s election to convert. The
Company is not required to issue the shares unless a corresponding payment has
been made on the promissory note.
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GGI has
made four monthly payments of $250,000 and all accrued interest, leaving a
balance of $250,000 on the note. GGI converted $774,000 of its
convertible debenture through December 2008 receiving 16.8 million shares of
Common Stock. GGI has not converted additional amounts of the debenture since
December 16, 2008.
Tranches
2, 3 and 4 can be consummated at the election of GGI at any time beginning upon
the execution of the Debenture, or successive debenture, until the balance due
under the Debenture, or each successive debenture, decreases below $250,000.
Tranches 2, 3 and 4 of the agreement with Golden Gate Investors, Inc. may be
rescinded and not effectuated by either party, subject to payment of a
penalty.
GGI did
not make its note payment due on October 21, 2008. The Company’s only recourse
until maturity is to increase the interest rate by 0.25% per annum. As of the
date of the filing, GGI has not made this last note payment, nor is it clear
that the subsequent tranches of the Security Agreement will be
exercised.
The
foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text
of the promissory note, purchase agreement, and Debenture, a copy of each of
which was filed as Exhibit 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4, respectively to our Current
Report on Form 8-K/A as filed with the SEC on January 9, 2008 and each of which
is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
OUR
SECURITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH CDS VENTURES OF SOUTH FLORIDA, LLC
On August
8, 2008, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (“SPA1”) with CDS, an
affiliate of CD Financial, LLC (“CD”). Pursuant to SPA1, we issued 2,000 Series
A preferred shares (“Preferred A Shares”), as well as a warrant to purchase
additional 1,000 Preferred A Shares, for a cash payment of $1.5 million and the
cancellation of two notes in aggregate amount of $500,000 issued to CD. The
Preferred A Shares can be converted into our common stock at any
time. SPA1 was amended on December 12, 2008 to provide that until
December 31, 2010, the conversion price is $0.08, after which the conversion
price is the greater of $0.08 or 90% of the volume weighted average price of the
common stock for the prior 10 trading days. Pursuant to SPA1, we also entered
into a registration rights agreement, under which we agreed to file a
registration statement for the common stock issuable upon conversion of
Preferred Shares. We have filed this registration statement. The
Preferred A Shares accrue ten percent annual cumulative dividend, payable in
additional Preferred A Shares. We issued 81 Preferred A Shares in dividends
during the first quarter of 2009. The Preferred A Shares mature on February 1,
2013 and are redeemable only in Company Common Stock. The full agreement can be
reviewed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 12,
2008.
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On
December 12, 2008, we entered into a second securities purchase agreement
(“SPA2”) with CDS. Pursuant to SPA2 we issued 2,000 Series B preferred shares
(“Preferred B Shares”), as well as a warrant to purchase additional 2,000
Preferred B Shares, for a cash payment of $2.0 million. The Preferred B Shares
can be converted into our common stock at any time. Until December
31, 2010, the conversion price is $0.05, after which the conversion price is the
greater of $0.05 or 90% of the volume weighted average price of the common stock
for the prior 10 trading days. Pursuant to SPA2, we entered into a registration
rights agreement under which we agreed to file a registration statement for the
common stock issuable upon conversion of Preferred B Shares. The Preferred B
Shares accrue a ten percent annual cumulative dividend, payable in additional
Preferred B Shares. We issued 11 Preferred A Shares in dividends during the
first quarter of 2009. The Preferred B Shares mature on December 31, 2013 and
are redeemable only in Company Common Stock. The full agreement can be reviewed
in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 17, 2008.
On March
31, 2009, CDS exercised its right to purchase additional 2,000 Preferred B
Shares and executed a subscription agreement for $2.0 million. The monies for
the subscription were paid on April 7 and May 1, 2009.
Certain
covenants of both Series A and B preferred shares restrict the Company from
entering into additional debt arrangements or permitting liens to be filed
against the Company’s assets, without approval from the holder of the preferred
shares. There is a mandatory redemption in cash, if the Company breaches certain
covenants of the agreements. The holders have liquidation preference in case of
company liquidation. The Company has the right to redeem the preferred shares
early by the payment in cash of 104% of the liquidation preference
value. The Company may redeem the Series A shares at any time on or
July 1, 2010 and the Series B shares at any time on or after January 1,
2011.
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
We
received advances from one of our stockholders at various instances during 2004
and 2005, $76,000 and $424,000, respectively. In July 2008, we restructured the
agreement and decreased the interest rate to prime rate flat, monthly payments
of $5,000 until a balloon payment of approximately $606,000 in January 2010. The
outstanding balance as of March 31, 2009 was $635,000.
We have
accrued $171,000 for the CEO’s salary from March 2006 through May 30, 2007. The
CEO also lent us $50,000 in February 2006. The two debts were restructured in to
one note accruing 3% interest, monthly payments of $5,000 and with a balloon
payment of $64,000 in January 2011. The outstanding balance as of March 31, 2009
was $168,000.
CD and
CDS are considered a related parties due to their ownership of preferred shares
and common stock, see further discussions under Liquidity and Capital Resources
and Our Security Purchase Agreement with CDS Ventures of South Florida, LLC,
above.
Related
party transactions are contracted on terms comparable to the terms of similar
transactions with unaffiliated parties.
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ITEM
3. CONTROLS AND
PROCEEDURES
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures
Our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (collectively the “Certifying
Officers”) maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures that is
designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to
be disclosed, is accumulated and communicated to management timely. The
Certifying Officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures
are effective at the “reasonable assurance” level. Under the supervision and
with the participation of management, as of the end of the period covered by
this report, the Certifying Officers evaluated the effectiveness of the design
and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Furthermore, the Certifying
Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures in place are
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us, including
our consolidated subsidiaries, in reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely
basis in accordance with applicable Commission rules and regulations; and (ii)
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Certifying
Officers and other persons that perform similar functions, if any, to allow us
to make timely decisions regarding required disclosure in our periodic
filings.
Changes
in internal controls
We have
made no changes to our internal controls during the first quarter of 2009 that
have materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect our
internal control over financial reporting. Our management does not expect that
our disclosure or internal controls will prevent all errors or fraud. A control
system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable,
not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.
Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are
resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be considered relative to
their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control
system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be
detected.
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PART
II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal
Proceedings.
There are no material legal proceedings
pending against us.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities and Use of Proceeds.
During the three months
ended March 31, 2009, the Company issued a total of 203,499 shares as
compensation to a consultant and a distributor at a fair value of
$16,125.
No
commission was issued in the transactions above.
Item
3. Defaults upon Senior
Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a
Vote of Security Holders.
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Other
Information.
Not
applicable.
Item
6. Exhibits
31.1 Section
302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2 Section
302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.1 Section
906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
32.2 Section
906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
CELSIUS
HOLDINGS, INC.
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May
6, 2009
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BY:
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/s/: Jan
Norelid
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Jan
Norelid, Chief Financial Officer
and
Chief
Accounting Officer
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