CervoMed Inc. - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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 SEPTEMBER 30, 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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Commission
file number: 0000-24477
STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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#86-0776876
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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3 East De
La Guerra Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93001
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(805)
884-9977
(Issuer's
telephone number)
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 ¨
Indiate by
check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period registrant was required to submit and post such
files). Yes ¨ 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 Exchange Act (Check one):
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Accelerated Filer ¨
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Accelerated
Filer ¨
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Non-Accelerated
Filer (Do not check if smaller reporting
company)¨
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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 Exchange Act). Yes ¨
No x
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock
as of November 19, 2009: 57,968,059.
STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
FORM
10-Q
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
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Certifications
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STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
BALANCE
SHEETS
September
30,
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December
31,
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2009
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2008
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ASSETS
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(Unaudited)
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Current
assets
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Cash
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$ | - | $ | 800 | ||||
Restricted
cash
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112,832 | 162,855 | ||||||
Receivables
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10,165 | 10,165 | ||||||
Deposits
and prepaid expenses
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80,420 | 35,861 | ||||||
Inventory
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9,482 | 9,482 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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212,899 | 219,163 | ||||||
Property and equipment,
net
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2,328 | 2,469 | ||||||
Intangible assets,
net
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4,033,298 | 4,067,355 | ||||||
Goodwill
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1,073,345 | 1,073,345 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 5,321,870 | $ | 5,362,332 | ||||
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LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
liabilities
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Bank
overdraft
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$ | 42,354 | $ | - | ||||
Accounts
payable
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627,645 | 633,605 | ||||||
Deferred
salary
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180,000 | - | ||||||
Accrued
interest
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273,451 | 193,421 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses - legal judgment
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65,316 | 65,316 | ||||||
Other
accrued expenses and other liabilities
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966,439 | 815,942 | ||||||
Loans
payable to officer
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758,603 | 767,488 | ||||||
Current
portion of notes payable - related parties
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570,000 | 590,000 | ||||||
Notes
payable
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142,017 | 194,517 | ||||||
Event
acquisition liabilities
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913,760 | 913,760 | ||||||
Redemption
fund reserve
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112,832 | 124,293 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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4,652,417 | 4,298,342 | ||||||
Non-current
liabilities
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Non-current
portion of notes payable - related parties
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625,000 | 625,000 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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5,277,417 | 4,923,342 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
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Shareholders'
equity
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Preferred
stock, $0.01 par value: 5,000,000 shares
authorized
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- | - | ||||||
0
and 0 shares issued and outstanding
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value: 200,000,000 shares
authorized
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57,755 | 57,132 | ||||||
57,754,130 and 57,130,879 shares issued and
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outstanding,
respectively
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Additional
paid-in capital
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16,375,628 | 15,154,541 | ||||||
Stock
subscription receivable
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- | (100,000 | ) | |||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(16,388,930 | ) | (14,672,683 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders' equity
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44,453 | 438,990 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
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$ | 5,321,870 | $ | 5,362,332 | ||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
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See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Three
Months Ended September 30,
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Nine
Months Ended September 30,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Net
revenues
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Event
revenues
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 33,606 | ||||||||
Stratus
revenues
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- | - | - | 6,583 | ||||||||||||
Total
revenues
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- | - | - | 40,189 | ||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
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Event
cost of sales
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- | - | - | 25,162 | ||||||||||||
Stratus
cost of sales
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
cost of sales
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- | - | - | 25,162 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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- | - | - | 15,027 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
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General
and administrative
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273,506 | 143,705 | 834,600 | 449,291 | ||||||||||||
Fair value charge for stock sales
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and
warrants issued
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109,865 | - | 526,210 | - | ||||||||||||
Legal
and professional services
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172,619 | 130,749 | 283,273 | 305,749 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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11,836 | 13,751 | 35,322 | 42,765 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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567,826 | 288,205 | 1,679,405 | 797,805 | ||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
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(567,826 | ) | (288,205 | ) | (1,679,405 | ) | (782,778 | ) | ||||||||
Other
(income)/expenses
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Other
(income)/expense
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3,182 | (65,133 | ) | (46,235 | ) | (432,720 | ) | |||||||||
Interest
expense
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27,035 | 46,284 | 83,077 | 139,427 | ||||||||||||
Total
other expenses
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30,217 | (18,849 | ) | 36,842 | (293,293 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (598,043 | ) | $ | (269,356 | ) | $ | (1,716,247 | ) | $ | (489,485 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted loss
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per
share
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted weighted-
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average
common shares
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57,751,337 | 55,199,868 | 57,634,582 | 53,483,244 |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
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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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$ | (1,716,247 | ) | $ | (489,485 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss
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to
net cash used in operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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35,322 | 42,765 | ||||||
Expense
for value of stock issued in excess of value received
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and
for Warrants issued with sales of Common Stock
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526,210 | - | ||||||
Increase
/ (decrease) in:
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Receivables
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- | (10,165 | ) | |||||
Deposits
and prepaid expenses
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(44,559 | ) | (20,541 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable
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(5,961 | ) | (158,355 | ) | ||||
Deferred
salary
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180,000 | 180,000 | ||||||
Accrued
interest
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80,029 | 137,524 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses - legal judgment
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- | (365,579 | ) | |||||
Other
accrued expenses and other liabilities
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150,497 | 341,133 | ||||||
Deferred
revenue
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- | (6,917 | ) | |||||
Redemption
fund reserve
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(11,461 | ) | - | |||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(806,170 | ) | (349,620 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Capital
expenditures
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1,122 | - | ||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Bank
overdraft
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42,354 | |||||||
Transfer
from restricted cash to operating cash
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50,023 | - | ||||||
Payments
on line of credit
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- | (68,041 | ) | |||||
Payments
on loans payable to officer
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(8,885 | ) | (34,792 | ) | ||||
Payments
on notes payable
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(72,500 | ) | - | |||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock for cash
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795,500 | 455,000 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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806,492 | 352,167 | ||||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
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(800 | ) | 2,547 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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800 | 196 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$ | - | $ | 2,743 | ||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
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Cash
paid during the period for interest
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Cash
paid during the period for income taxes
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$ | - | $ | - |
See
accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
1.
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Business
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Business
On March
14, 2008, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 20,
2007 by and among the Company, Feris Merger Sub, Inc., Patty Linson, on one
hand, and Pro Sports & Entertainment, Inc. (“PSEI”), on the other hand, the
Company issued 49,500,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the
issued and outstanding shares of PSEI, resulting in PSEI becoming a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company and the surviving entity for accounting
purposes (“Reverse Merger”). In July 2008, the Company’s corporate
name was changed to Stratus Media Group, Inc. The Company is based in
Santa Barbara, California and remains a Nevada corporation.
PSEI, a
California corporation, was organized on November 23, 1998 and specializes in
sports and entertainment events that it owns, operates, manages, markets and
sells in national markets. In addition, PSEI acquired the business of Stratus
Rewards, LLC (“Stratus”) in August 2005. Stratus is a credit card
rewards program that uses the Visa card platform and offers a unique luxury
rewards redemption program, including private jet travel, premium travel
opportunities, exclusive events and luxury merchandise. The
sponsoring bank that conducted the “back end” banking requirements of the
Stratus program stopped sending PSEI statements in October 2007 and provided
notice in March 2008 that it was discontinuing the program. While
several cardmembers are continuing to use their cards with the former sponsor
bank, the Company has not recorded these new revenues since October 2007, and
the Company is investigating legal redress against this bank. The
Company is actively seeking a new sponsoring bank for the back end banking
requirements of the program, but there can be no assurance that it will be able
to do so.
Management's
Plan of Operations
The
Company has suffered losses from operations and currently lacks liquidity to
meet its current obligations. The Company had a net loss in 2008 of
$2,093,267 and a net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009
of $598,043 and $1,716,247, respectively. As of September 30,
2009, the Company had negative working capital of $4,439,518 and cumulative
losses of $16,388,930. Unless additional financing is obtained, the
Company may not be able to continue as a going concern. In the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, the Company raised $795,500 in cash through the
issuance of common stock. The Company is actively seeking additional
capital. However, due to the current economic environment and the
Company’s current financial condition, we cannot assure current and future
stockholders there will be adequate capital available when needed and on
acceptable terms.
The
financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which
contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the
normal course of business. The financial statements do not include
any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset
carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might
result if the Company becomes unable to continue as a going
concern.
2.
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Basis
of Presentation and Significant Accounting
Policies
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Basis
of Presentation
The
financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for
interim financial information, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Notes to the financial statements which
would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the financial
statements for the most recent fiscal year 2008 for the Company have been
omitted. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for the full year. These statements should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements and related notes which are part of
the Company's Report on Form 10-K, as amended, that included audited results for
the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.
Stock
Split
On March
14, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a 3.5821 for 1.000
forward stock split of the PSEI's common stock. The effective date of the stock
split was March 14, 2008 and was concurrent with the Reverse Merger. All share
and per share information have been adjusted to give effect to the stock split
for all periods presented, including all references throughout the financial
statements and accompanying notes.
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Deferred
Salary
Our
President has an employment contract that stipulates an annual salary of
$240,000 per year. He has not received cash payments for salary since
prior to 2006 and $60,000 is accrued each quarter.
Accrued Expense - Legal
Judgment
An accrual
of $65,316 was established in 2007 to reserve for a judgment against the
Company.
Other
(Income)/Expense
This
account contains non-operating expenses that have included in the past, but may
not limited to in the future, writeoffs of accounts payable,
accounting expense adjustments related to the Stratus Visa program, and
increases/decreases in legal accruals.
Net
Loss per Share
We compute
net loss per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share. Basic per
share data is computed by dividing loss available to common stockholders by the
weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted per
share data is computed by dividing loss available to common stockholders by the
weighted average shares outstanding during the period increased to include, if
dilutive, the number of additional common share equivalents that would have been
outstanding if potential common shares had been issued using the treasury stock
method. Diluted per share data would also include the potential common share
equivalents relating to convertible securities by application of the
if-converted method.
The effect
of common stock equivalents (which include outstanding warrants and stock
options) are not included for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2009, as they are antidilutive to loss per share. Losses per share
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 do not include the
potential impact of options to purchase 5,709,852 shares of the Company's common
stock, warrants to purchase 964,050 shares, or of warrants to purchase $36,250
of the Company's common stock, with the number of shares issuable under this
warrant to be determined by the Company's first financing round following its
reverse merger in March 14, 2008.
Intangible
Assets
Company
has purchased several events that have been recorded on the Company’s balance
sheet as intangible assets with a value equal to the consideration paid for such
assets, which generally includes licensing rights, naming rights, merchandising
rights and the right to hold such event in particular geographic
locations. There was no goodwill assigned to any of these events and
the value of the consideration paid for each event is considered to be the value
for each related intangible asset. Each event has separate
accounts for tracking revenues and expenses per event and a separate account to
track the asset valuation.
A portion
of the consideration used to purchase the Stratus Rewards Visa card program was
allocated to specific assets, as disclosed in the footnotes to the financial
statements, with the difference between the specific assets and the total
consideration paid for the program being allocated to goodwill. We
apply the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets, which requires allocating goodwill to each reporting unit and
testing for impairment.
The
Company reviews the value of intangible assets and related goodwill as part of
its annual reporting process, which generally occurs in February or March of
each calendar year. In between valuations, the Company is prepared to
conduct additional tests if circumstances warrant such testing. For
example, if the Company was unable to secure the services of any sponsoring
banks, the Company would then undergo a thorough valuation of the intangible
assets related to its Stratus Rewards program.
To review
the value of intangible assets and related goodwill, the Company compares
discounted cash flow forecasts with the stated value of the assets on the
balance sheet.
The events
are forecasted based on historical results for those events, adjusted over time
for the assumed synergies expected from discounts from purchases of goods and
services from a number of events rather than from each event on its own, and for
synergies resulting from the expected ability to provide sponsors with benefits
from sponsoring multiple events with a single point of contact.
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These
forecasts are discounted at a range of discount rates determined by taking the
risk-free interest rate at the time of valuation, plus a premium for equity
risk, plus a premium related to small companies in general, plus a risk premium
for factors specific to the Company and the operating segment that range from
9.5% for events to 55% for the Stratus Rewards Visa card. The total
discount rates ranged from 27% for events, to 69% for athlete management to 79%
for the Stratus Rewards program. Terminal values are determined by
taking cash flows in year five of the forecast, then applying an annual growth
of 2.0% to 2.4% for twenty years and discounting that stream of cash flows by
the discount rate used for that section of the business.
If the
Company determines that the discount factor for cash flows should be
substantially increased, or the event will not be able to begin operations when
planned, it is possible that the values for the intangible assets currently on
the balance sheet could be substantially reduced or eliminated, which could
result in a maximum charge to operations of the current carrying value of the
intangible assets of $5,106,643.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
On July 1,
2009, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-01,
“Topic 105 - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - amendments based on
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168 , “The FASB Accounting
Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles” (“ASU No. 2009-01”). ASU No. 2009-01 re-defines
authoritative U.S. GAAP for nongovernmental entities to be only
comprised of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (“Codification”) and,
for SEC registrants, guidance issued by the SEC. The Codification is
a reorganization and compilation of all then-existing authoritative U.S. GAAP
for nongovernmental entities, except for guidance issued by the
SEC. The Codification is amended to effect non-SEC changes to
authoritative U.S. GAAP. Adoption of ASU No. 2009-01 only
changed the referencing convention of U.S. GAAP in Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
In April
2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FSP
No. SFAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of
Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying
Transactions That Are Not Orderly” (“FSP No. SFAS 157-4”). FSP
No. SFAS 157-4, which is codified in FASB ASC Topics 820-10-35-51 and
820-10-50-2, provides additional guidance for estimating fair value and
emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and
level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation
technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same.
The Company adopted FSP No. SFAS 157-4 beginning April 1, 2009.
This FSP had no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
In
April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2,
“Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments,” which is
codified in FASB ASC Topic 320-10. This FSP modifies the requirements for
recognizing other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities and changes the
existing impairment model for such securities. The FSP also requires additional
disclosures for both annual and interim periods with respect to both debt and
equity securities. Under the FSP, impairment of debt securities will be
considered other-than-temporary if an entity (1) intends to sell the
security, (2) more likely than not will be required to sell the security
before recovering its cost, or (3) does not expect to recover the
security’s entire amortized cost basis (even if the entity does not intend to
sell). The FSP further indicates that, depending on which of the above
factor(s) causes the impairment to be considered other-than-temporary,
(1) the entire shortfall of the security’s fair value versus its amortized
cost basis or (2) only the credit loss portion would be recognized in
earnings while the remaining shortfall (if any) would be recorded in other
comprehensive income. This FSP requires entities to initially apply the
provisions of the standard to previously other-than-temporarily impaired debt
securities existing as of the date of initial adoption by making a
cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the
period of adoption. The cumulative-effect adjustment potentially reclassifies
the noncredit portion of a previously other-than-temporarily impaired debt
security held as of the date of initial adoption from retained earnings to
accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company adopted FSP
No. SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2 beginning April 1, 2009. This
FSP had no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
In
April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. SFAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim
Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” which is codified in
FASB ASC Topic 825-10-50. This FSP essentially expands the disclosure
about fair value of financial instruments that were previously required only
annually to also be required for interim period reporting. In addition, the FSP
requires certain additional disclosures regarding the methods and significant
assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments. These
additional disclosures are required beginning with the quarter ending
June 30, 2009 and has had no material impact on the Company’s financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
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In May
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events,” codified in FASB ASC
Topic 855-10-05, which provides guidance to establish general standards of
accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date
but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. SFAS
No. 165 also requires entities to disclose the date through which subsequent
events were evaluated as well as the rationale for why that date was selected.
SFAS No. 165 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15,
2009, and accordingly, the Company adopted this pronouncement during the second
quarter of 2009. SFAS No. 165 requires that public entities evaluate subsequent
events through the date that the financial statements are issued. The Company
has evaluated subsequent events through the time of filing these financial
statements with the SEC on November 19, 2009.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial
Assets — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140,” codified as FASB
ASC Topic 860, which requires entities to provide more information regarding
sales of securitized financial assets and similar transactions, particularly if
the entity has continuing exposure to the risks related to transferred financial
assets. SFAS No. 166 eliminates the concept of a “qualifying special-purpose
entity,” changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets and
requires additional disclosures. SFAS No. 166 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company does not believe the adoption of
SFAS No. 166 will have an impact on its financial condition, results of
operations or cash flows.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No.
46(R),” codified as FASB ASC Topic 810-10, which modifies how a company
determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not
controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. SFAS No.
167 clarifies that the determination of whether a company is required to
consolidate an entity is based on, among other things, an entity’s purpose and
design and a company’s ability to direct the activities of the entity that most
significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. SFAS No. 167 requires an
ongoing reassessment of whether a company is the primary beneficiary of a
variable interest entity. SFAS No. 167 also requires additional disclosures
about a company’s involvement in variable interest entities and any significant
changes in risk exposure due to that involvement. SFAS No. 167 is effective for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company does not believe the
adoption of SFAS No. 167 will have an impact on its financial condition, results
of operations or cash flows.
3.
|
Litigation
|
In
connection with a settlement agreement in May 2005, a judgment was entered in
the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles against the Company in favor of
the previous owners of the “Core Tour” event of $482,126 plus
interest. The dispute arose out of the Company’s asset purchase of
the Core Tour event from the plaintiffs. As of December 31, 2005, the
Company recorded the $482,126 judgment. On July 31, 2008, Stratus
Management and Core Tour agreed to a settlement whereby Stratus will retain all
rights of the Core Tour events in exchange for payment of $482,126 in cash by
December 31, 2008 and 74,000 shares of Common Stock as payment of
interest. On December 31, 2008, the Company issued 102,840 shares of
our common stock to the owners of the Core Tour as payment for accrued interest
on the judgment as of that date. These shares were valued at the
$163,516 based on the closing stock price of our common stock as of that date,
and accrued interest on the books of $172,993 was reversed, with the difference
going to other income. The Company is in negotiations regarding
payment of the $482,126.
In March
2008, a court case was overturned and dismissed for which a $365,579 reserve had
been established on the balance sheet. This reserve was reversed,
with the offset going to other income.
On August
18, 2008, two judgments totaling $70,805 were entered against Stratus related to
wage claims for two former employees. This amount was taken as an
expense in the three months ended September 30, 2008.
In or
around October 2008, the Company was made aware by a third party that HollyRod
Foundation (“HollyRod”), a California non-profit corporation, filed a lawsuit in
the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, seeking $100,000 of
sponsorship fees related to the Stratus Reward’s sponsorship of a function held
by HollyRod in Phoenix Arizona in January 2008 related to the Super
Bowl. In February 2009, HollyRod filed a motion for summary judgment
with the court. The Company believes the case presented by HollyRod
is without merit and that HollyRod breached the agreement by failing to perform
on nearly all required actions required of HollyRod in the sponsorship
agreement. The Company notified HollyRod that the Company has not been
properly served and, upon being properly served, the Company intends to
vigorously defend this action and believes it will prevail, but there can be no
assurance that it will do so. The Company has not taken a charge in the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 for this action.
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4.
|
Acquisition
of Stratus Rewards
|
In August
2005, PSEI acquired the business of Stratus Rewards, a credit card rewards
program.
The total
consideration for this acquisition was $3,000,000, with PSEI entering into a
note of $1,000,000 and issuing 666,667 common shares valued at $2,000,000. The
note is payable in eight quarterly equal payments over a 24 month period, with
the first payment due upon completion of the first post-public merger funding of
a minimum amount of $3,000,000.
The
results of operations of the business acquired have been included in the
Company’s Statements of Operations from the date of acquisition. Depreciation
and amortization related to the acquisition were calculated based on the
estimated fair market values and estimated useful lives for property and
equipment and an independent valuation for certain identifiable intangible
assets was acquired.
The
sponsoring bank that conducted the “back end” banking requirements of the
Stratus program stopped sending PSEI statements in October 2007 and
provided notice in March 2008 that it was discontinuing the
program. While several cardmembers are continuing to use their cards
with the former sponsor bank, the Company has not recorded any of these new
revenues since October 2007, and the Company is investigating legal redress
against this bank. The Company is actively seeking a new sponsoring
bank for the back end banking requirements of the program, but there can be no
assurances that it will be able to do so.
5.
|
Property
and Equipment
|
Property
and equipment consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Computers
and peripherals
|
$ | 53,994 | $ | 52,873 | ||||
Office
machines
|
11,058 | 11,058 | ||||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
56,468 | 56,468 | ||||||
121,520 | 120,399 | |||||||
Less: accumulated
depreciation
|
(119,192 | ) | (117,930 | ) | ||||
$ | 2,328 | $ | 2,469 |
For the
three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, depreciation expense was $483
and $2,399, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008, depreciation expense was $1,263 and $8,708, respectively.
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6.
|
Goodwill
and intangible assets
|
The
following sets forth the intangible assets of the Company as of the dates
indicated:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Events:
|
||||||||
Long
Beach Marathon
|
$ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | ||||
Concours
on Rodeo
|
600,000 | 600,000 | ||||||
Santa
Barbara Concours d'Elegance
|
243,000 | 243,000 | ||||||
Cour
Tour/Action Sports Tour
|
1,067,069 | 1,067,069 | ||||||
Freedom
Bowl
|
344,232 | 344,232 | ||||||
Maui
Music Festival
|
725,805 | 725,805 | ||||||
Athlete
Management
|
15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
Total
- Events
|
3,295,106 | 3,295,106 | ||||||
Stratus Rewards:
|
||||||||
Purchased
Licensed Technology, net of
|
201,892 | 227,849 | ||||||
Accumulated
Amortization of $144,208 and $83,641
|
||||||||
Membership
List, net of Accumulated
|
63,000 | 71,100 | ||||||
Amortization
of $45,000 and $26,100
|
||||||||
Corporate
Partner List
|
23,300 | 23,300 | ||||||
Corporate
Membership
|
450,000 | 450,000 | ||||||
Total
- Stratus Rewards
|
738,192 | 772,249 | ||||||
Total
Intangible Assets
|
$ | 4,033,298 | $ | 4,067,355 |
The
Company purchased several events that were recorded on the Company’s balance
sheet as intangible assets equal to the consideration paid for such assets,
which generally includes licensing rights, naming rights, merchandising rights
and the right to hold such event in particular geographic
locations. There was no goodwill assigned to any of these events and
the value of the consideration paid for each event is considered to be the value
for each related intangible asset. Each event has separate
accounts for tracking revenues and expenses and a separate account to track the
asset valuation.
A portion
of the consideration used to purchase the Stratus Rewards Visa card program was
allocated to specific assets, as disclosed in the footnotes to the financial
statements, with the difference between the specific assets and the total
consideration paid for the program being allocated to goodwill. We
apply the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets, which requires allocating goodwill to each reporting unit and
testing for impairment.
The
Company reviews the value of intangible assets and related goodwill as part of
its annual reporting process, which generally occurs in February or March of
each calendar year. In between valuations, the Company is prepared to
conduct additional tests if circumstances warrant such testing.
The
purchased licensed technology and membership list are being amortized over their
estimated useful life of 10 years. For the three months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, amortization expense was $11,352 and $11,352,
respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
amortization expense was $34,058 and $34,058, respectively.
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7.
|
Other
accrued expenses and other
liabilities
|
Other
accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of the dates
indicated:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Professional
fees
|
$ | 160,737 | $ | 128,908 | ||||
Travel
expenses
|
202,436 | 147,509 | ||||||
Consultants
fees
|
178,150 | 217,199 | ||||||
Payroll
tax liabilities
|
302,809 | 270,047 | ||||||
Other
|
122,307 | 52,279 | ||||||
Total
accrued liabilities
|
$ | 966,439 | $ | 815,942 |
8.
|
Loan
payable to officer
|
The loan
payable to officer represents a loan from the Company’s President and amounted
to the following as of the dates indicated:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Loan
payable to officer, due on demand, interest at 9.5% per
annum
|
$ | 758,603 | $ | 767,488 |
This loan is unsecured, has no priority
or subordination features, does not bear any restrictive covenants and contains
no acceleration provisions. Interest expense on loan to officer for
the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $16,606 and $23,649,
respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was
$51,495 and $71,142, respectively.
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9.
|
Notes
payable to related
parties
|
Notes
Payable to Related Parties consisted of the following as of the dates
indicated:
Notes
payable to related parties
|
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Note
payable to non-shareholder (unsecured),
|
||||||||
date
January 19, 2005 with maturity date of
|
||||||||
May
19, 2005. The principal amount and accrued
|
||||||||
interest
were payable June 1, 2005, plus interest
|
||||||||
at
10%. This note is currently in default
|
$ | 105,000 | $ | 125,000 | ||||
Note
payable to shareholder (unsecured), dated
|
||||||||
January
14, 2005, with maturity of May 14, 2005
|
||||||||
The
principal amount and accrued interest were payable
|
||||||||
on
May 14, 2005, plus interest at 10% per
annum. This
|
||||||||
note
is currently in default.
|
70,000 | 70,000 | ||||||
Note
payable to shareholder (unsecured), dated
|
||||||||
February
1, 2005, with maturity of June 1, 2005.
|
||||||||
The
principal amount and accrued interest were payable
|
||||||||
on
June 1, 2005, plus interest at 10% per
annum. This
|
||||||||
note
is currently in default.
|
10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
Note
payable to shareholder (unsecured), dated
|
||||||||
February
5, 2005, with maturity of June 5, 2005.
|
||||||||
The
principal amount and accrued interest were payable
|
||||||||
on
June 5, 2005, plus interest at 10% per
annum. This
|
||||||||
note
is currently in default.
|
10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
Note
payable to shareholder (unsecured) related to purchase
|
||||||||
of
Stratus. The note is payable in eight quarterly
equal
|
||||||||
payments
over a 24 month period, with the first payment
|
||||||||
due
upon completion of the first post-public merger
|
||||||||
funding,
with such funding to be at a minimum amount
|
||||||||
of
$3,000,000.
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Total
|
1,195,000 | 1,215,000 | ||||||
Less:
current portion
|
570,000 | 590,000 | ||||||
Long-term
portion
|
$ | 625,000 | $ | 625,000 |
These notes are unsecured, have no
priority or subordination features, do not bear any restrictive covenants and
contain no acceleration provisions. Interest expense on loans to
shareholders for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $2,250
and $2,250, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008 was $6,750 and $6,750, respectively.
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10.
|
Notes
payable
|
Notes Payable consisted of the
following as of the dates indicated:
Notes
payable
|
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Note
payable to a shareholder (unsecured)
|
||||||||
$100,000
made in August 2008 and $84,517
|
||||||||
made
after November 2008. Payable on demand
|
||||||||
and
bears interest at 10%.
|
$ | 132,017 | $ | 184,517 | ||||
Note
payable to non-shareholder
|
||||||||
(unsecured). Payable
on demand and
|
||||||||
does
not bear interest
|
10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 142,017 | $ | 319,517 |
These notes are unsecured, have no
priority or subordination features, do not bear any restrictive covenants and
contain no acceleration provisions. Interest expense on notes payable for
the three months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $6,616 and $7,825, respectively, and for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $21,785 and $23,475,
respectively.
11.
|
Event
acquisition liabilities
|
The
following sets forth the liabilities, in relation to the acquisition of events
(Note 6), assumed by the Company as of the dates indicated:
Event
acquisition liabilities
|
Septmeber
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Concours
on Rodeo
|
$ | 430,043 | $ | 430,043 | ||||
Core
Tour/Action Sports Tour
|
483,717 | 483,717 | ||||||
$ | 913,760 | $ | 913,760 |
12.
|
Redemption fund
reserve
|
The
redemption fund reserve records the liabilities related to the Company’s
obligations to pay for the redemption of rewards from the Stratus credit card
rewards program.
13.
|
Related party
transactions
|
From prior
to fiscal 2006 through June of 2009, the Company rented office space owned by
the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The total
rent expense accrued by the Company in the three months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008 was $0 and $12,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $24,000 and $36,000,
respectively. The Company believes such rents were at or below
prevailing market rates and terminated the rental of this space at the end of
June 2009.
During the
three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company repaid $20,000 on a loan of
$125,000 made on January 19, 2005 from an individual who became a director of
the Company on April 30, 2009, bringing the balance owed to this director from
$125,000 to $105,000.
14.
|
Shareholders’
Equity
|
Common
Stock
On March
14, 2008, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 20,
2007 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Feris Merger Sub, Inc.
and Patty Linson, on the one hand, and Pro Sports & Entertainment, Inc.
(“PSEI”), on the other hand, the Company issued 49,500,000 shares of its common
stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of the PSEI,
resulting in a “reverse merger” in which PSEI became a wholly owned
subsidiary of Feris and is the surviving entity for accounting
purposes.
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During the
three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 the Company raised $53,000 and
$50,000, respectively, through the issuance of 32,121 and 59,701 shares of
common stock, respectively. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 the Company raised $795,500 and $455,000,
respectively, through the issuance of 742,650 and 543,270 shares of common
stock, respectively.
Stock
Options
There was
no stock option expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008. A summary of the options outstanding as of September 30,
2009 is:
Options Outstanding
|
Options Exercisable
|
|||||||
Weighted
|
||||||||
Weighted
|
Average
|
|||||||
Average
|
Weighted
|
Exercise
|
||||||
Remaining
|
Average
|
Price of
|
||||||
Range of
|
Options
|
Life in
|
Exercise
|
Options
|
Options
|
|||
Exercise Prices
|
Outstanding
|
Years
|
Price
|
Exercisable
|
Exercisable
|
|||
As
of September 30, 2009
|
$1.79
- $10.75
|
5,709,852
|
2.5
|
$ 2.40
|
5,709,852
|
$ 2.40
|
Warrants
During
2005, the Company granted warrants with rights to purchase $36,250 of its common
stock. These warrants have terms of five years and the exercise prices for these
warrants will be the share prices applicable in the next Company Financing after
March 2008. The warrants expire in 2010 and the exercise prices for these
warrants and the number of shares for such warrants are to be determined by the
share price used in such financing. The Company valued these
warrants, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, at December 31, 2008 and
2007, at $0 and $0, respectively, and included this liability in other accrued
expenses and other liabilities. There were no warrants granted in
2006, 2007 or 2008.
Since this
Company Financing event has not occurred, the number of shares and the purchase
price related to these warrants could not be determined as of December 31, 2007
or 2008. The Company analyzed these warrants in accordance with EITF
pronouncement No. 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments
Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock”. The Company
determined that the warrants should be classified as a liability based on the
fact that the number of shares attributable to these warrants is
indeterminate.
These
warrants were granted as financing costs related to notes payable agreements
with two shareholders and one non-shareholder. The warrants are accounted for as
financing costs which were capitalized and amortized over the five-year life of
the debt. There was no related amortization expense for the three months and
nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.
Since the
number of shares and the purchase price related to these warrants can’t be
determined, which in turn prevents a determination of the Black Scholes value of
these warrants as of September 30, 2009 and 2008 and consequent determination of
the charge to the income statement, if any, for the periods ending on those
dates.
During the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company issued warrants to purchase a
total of 60,050 shares of common stock in connection with the sale of common
stock. These warrants have a strike price of $2.00 per share, vest
upon issuance and a life of five years. On April 30, 2009, the
Company issued warrants to two members of its board of directors to purchase a
total of 900,000 shares of common stock at a strike price of $1.50, vesting
monthly over thirty six months, and a life of five years. The total
Black Scholes expense for these warrants is $916,470, which is being amortized
over the vesting period. There are no repricing or antidilution
features for these warrants.
Warrants Outstanding
|
Warrants Exercisable
|
|||||||
Weighted
|
||||||||
Weighted
|
Average
|
|||||||
Average
|
Weighted
|
Exercise
|
||||||
Remaining
|
Average
|
Price of
|
||||||
Range
of
|
Warrants
|
Life in
|
Exercise
|
Warrants
|
Options
|
|||
Exercise Prices
|
Outstanding
|
Years
|
Price
|
Exercisable
|
Exercisable
|
|||
As
of September 30, 2009
|
$1.50
- $2.00
|
964,050
|
4.6
|
$ 1.53
|
189,050
|
$ 1.67
|
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An expense
of $100,550 was taken for these warrants during the three months ended September
30, 2009, and an expense of $242,600 was taken for these warrants during the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, based on Black-Scholes valuations using
the following assumptions:
Range
of estimated fair value of underlying common stock
|
$1.48
- $2.29
|
|
Range
of remaining lives (in years)
|
4.3
- 5.0
|
|
Range
of risk-free interest rates
|
1.81%
- 2.31%
|
|
Range
of expected volatilities
|
88%
- 95%
|
|
Dividend
yield
|
-
|
15.
|
Segments
|
Each event
and the Stratus Reward program is considered an operating segment pursuant to
SFAS 131 since each is budgeted separately and results of each event and the
Stratus program are tracked separately to provide the chief operating decision
maker information to assess and manage each event and the Stratus
Program.
The
characteristics of the Stratus Reward program are different than the events, so
that operating segment is considered a reporting segment. The events
share similar economic characteristics and are aggregated into a reporting
segment pursuant to paragraph 17 of SFAS 131. All of the events
provide entertainment and the logistics and production processes and methods for
each event are similar: sponsorship sales, ticket and concession
sales, security, stages, public address systems and the like. While
the demographic characteristics of the audience can vary by event, all events
cater to consumer entertainment.
A summary
of results by segments are as follows:
Amounts
in $000
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As
of and Nine Months ended September 30, 2009
|
As
of and Nine Months ended September 30, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stratus
|
Stratus
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit
Card
|
Events
|
Other
|
Total
|
Credit
Card
|
Events
|
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 7 | $ | 34 | $ | - | $ | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
- | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
- | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | - | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deprec.
& Amort
|
35 | - | - | 35 | 43 | - | - | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment
profit
|
(35 | ) | - | - | (35 | ) | (36 | ) | 9 | - | (27 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
- | - | 1,644 | 1,644 | - | - | 755 | 755 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oth.
(Inc.)/Exp.
|
- | - | 37 | 37 | - | - | (293 | ) | (293 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | (35 | ) | $ | - | $ | (1,681 | ) | $ | (1,716 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | $ | 9 | $ | (462 | ) | $ | (489 | ) | ||||||||||
Assets
|
$ | 1,913 | $ | 3,269 | $ | 140 | $ | 5,322 | $ | 3,031 | $ | 3,621 | $ | 42 | $ | 6,694 | ||||||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
$ | 1,113 | $ | 914 | $ | 3,250 | $ | 5,277 | $ | 1,124 | $ | 1,154 | $ | 5,356 | $ | 7,634 |
16.
|
Commitments and
contingencies
|
Office
space rental
Rent
expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $17,400 and
$37,500, respectively. Rent expense for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $114,433 and $49,500, respectively.
Effective
April 1, 2008, the Company entered into a lease for office space in West
Hollywood, California with a security deposit of $34,200 at a monthly rate of
$8,500 from April 1, 2008 to October 31, 2008, and a monthly rent of $11,400 per
month from November 1, 2008 until the end of the lease at June 30,
2010. The Company vacated this space in July 2009 and is negotiating
a settlement of the lease with the landlord.
On May 1,
2009, the Company entered into a lease agreement for approximately 1,800 square
feet of office space in Santa Barbara, California for use as its executive
offices. This lease was amended on July 21, 2009 and expires on
December 31, 2013 with a three-year renewal term available at an initial rent
plus common area charges of approximately $5,767 per month.
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Contractual
obligations
Set forth
below is information concerning our known contractual obligations as of
September 30, 2009 that are fixed and determinable.
Total
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
After
2013
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt
obligations*
|
$ | 1,000,000 | $ | - | $ | 375,000 | $ | 500,000 | $ | 125,000 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||
Other
debt obligations
|
1,744,071 | - | 1,744,071 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Event
acquisition liabilities
|
913,760 | - | 913,760 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Legal
judgment
|
65,316 | - | 65,316 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rent
obligations
|
224,913 | 17,301 | 69,204 | 69,204 | 69,204 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 3,948,060 | $ | 17,301 | $ | 3,167,351 | $ | 569,204 | $ | 194,204 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||
Employment
Agreement
The
Company has an Employment Agreement (“Agreement”), dated January 1, 2007, with
its President and Chief Executive Officer, which requires the Company to offer a
non-qualified stock option to purchase 10% of the fully diluted shares of the
Company’s capital stock issued and outstanding on January 1, 2007, the effective
date of the Agreement. The stock option has a term of five years at
an exercise price of $1.79 per share for 4,862,894 shares and vested immediately
on the date of the agreement. This stock option is subject to a customary
anti-dilution provision with respect to any stock splits, mergers,
reorganizations and other such events. The length of this Agreement is five
years from the effective date unless the employment is terminated for another
cause. During the duration of this Agreement, the Chief Executive Officer is
entitled to an annual salary of $240,000 and a bonus of $250,000 in the event a
Valuing Event causes the Company to be valued in excess of $100,000,000 and an
additional bonus of $500,000 in the event a Valuing Event causes the Company to
be valued in excess of $500,000,000. For the nine months ended September 30,
2009 and the year ended December 31, 2008, no bonuses have been paid by the
Company in relation to this Agreement. Pursuant to a written
modification of this agreement on October 30, 2009, the President agreed the
Valuing Event could only occur after January 1, 2010 and waived any right to
claim a bonus related to a Valuing Event prior to January 1, 2010.
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Subsequent
Events
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Subsequent to September 30, 2009, the Company sold 213,929
shares of its common stock for $265,000.
Effective October 21, 2009, Stratus
Media Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Strategic Investment Agreement
with ProElite, Inc. (“PEI”) pursuant to which PEI agreed to sell to the Company,
and the Company agreed to purchase from PEI, shares of PEI’s Series A Preferred
Stock (the “Preferred Shares”). The Preferred Shares are convertible
into the Common Stock of PEI. The amount of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion on a cumulative basis is equal to 95% of the sum of (a)
the issued and outstanding shares of PEI as of the closing plus (b) any shares
of PEI Common Stock issued after the closing upon exercise or conversion of any
derivative securities of PEI outstanding as of the closing, subject to any
adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations etc. and, in all
cases, after giving effect to the shares issuable upon conversion of the
Preferred Shares. The purchase price of the Preferred Shares is
$2,000,000 which will be used by PEI for payment of outstanding liabilities of
PEI, general working capital and other corporate purposes and repayment of all
amounts due under a note of PEI with respect to advances made to PEI by the
Company of $100,000. Closing of the purchase of the Preferred Shares
is subject to certain conditions including confirmation reasonable satisfactory
to the Company that the financial records of PEI are such that they will enable
PEI to become current in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
without undue expense and that the Company will be able to timely file by
amendment PEI’s financial statements as required under Form 8-K. Upon
closing, all of the current directors of PEI will resign and the board of
directors of PEI will consist of two designees of the Company and one designee
of PEI. Paul Feller, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, will
become PEI’s Chief Executive Officer. Certain present and former key
PEI executives will continue with PEI.
On October
15, 2009, a new member of the board of directors was granted warrants to
purchase 450,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $1.50 per
share. These warrants vest monthly over three years and have a
five-year life do not contain any repricing or antidilution
features. Separately, this director purchased 5,000 shares of the
Company’s Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $10,000.
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
report contains 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. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
historical results or anticipated results, including those set forth under
“Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results” below and elsewhere in, or
incorporated by reference into, this report.
In
some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,”
“intend,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or the negative of these
terms, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. When used in the following discussion, the words “believes,”
“anticipates” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The forward-looking
statements in this report are based upon management’s current expectations and
belief, which management believes is reasonable. These statements represent our
estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q, and we undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
The
following discussion relates to the operations of Stratus and should be read in
conjunction with the Notes to Financial Statements.
Description
of Business
Overview
On March
14, 2008, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 20,
2007 by and among the Company, Feris Merger Sub, Inc. and Patty Linson, on one
hand, and Pro Sports & Entertainment, Inc. (“PSEI”), on the other hand, the
Company issued 49,500,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the
issued and outstanding shares of the PSEI, resulting in PSEI becoming a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and is the surviving entity for
accounting purposes (“Reverse Merger”). In July 2008, the
Company’s corporate name was changed to Stratus Media Group,
Inc.. The Company is based in Santa Barbara, California and remains a
Nevada corporation.
PSEI, a
California corporation, was organized in November 1998 and specializes in sports
and entertainment events that it owns, and intends to operate, manage, market
and sell in national markets. In addition, PSEI acquired the business of Stratus
Rewards, LLC (“Stratus Rewards”) in August 2005. Stratus Rewards is a
credit card rewards marketing program that uses the Visa card platform that
offers a unique luxury rewards redemption program, including private jet travel,
premium travel opportunities, exclusive events and luxury
merchandise.
The
business plan of the Company is to own, operate and market live entertainment
events and derive its revenue primarily from ticket/admission/membership sales,
corporate sponsorship, television, print, radio, on-line and broadcast rights
fees, merchandising, and hospitality activities. With additional
funding, the objective of management is to build a profitable business by
implementing an aggressive acquisition growth plan to acquire quality companies,
build corporate infrastructure, and increase organic growth. The plan
is to leverage operational efficiencies across an expanded portfolio of events
to reduce costs and increase revenues. The Company intends to promote
the Stratus Rewards card and its events together, obtaining maximum cross
marketing benefit among card members, corporate sponsors and Stratus
events.
The
Company is using a “roll up” strategy, targeting sports and live entertainment
events and companies that are independently owned and operated or being divested
by larger companies with the plan to aggregate them into one large leading live
entertainment company. A key component of this strategy is to
purchase these events for approximately four to six times Earnings Before
Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) of the events, with
the expectation that the combined EBITDA of the Company from these events will
receive a higher valuation multiple in the public
markets. Alternatively, the Company may complete acquisitions that
may not meet these economic parameters but have other compelling attributes
such as entry into a new type of event or as a strategic fit with the Company's
existing events.
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Assuming
the availability of capital, the Company is targeting acquisitions of event
properties. The goal is to aggressively build-up a critical mass of
events, venues and companies that allow for numerous cross-event
synergies. Specifically:
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On
the expense side, to share sales, financial and operations resources
across multiple events, creating economies of scale, increasing the
Company’s purchasing power, eliminating duplicative costs, and bringing
standardized operating and financial procedures to all events, thus
increasing the margins of all
events.
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On
the revenue side, to present advertisers and corporate sponsors an
exciting and diverse menu of demographics and programming that allows
sponsors “one stop shopping” rather than having to deal with each event on
its own, and in so doing, convert these sponsors into “strategic
partners.”
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With these
core operational synergies, and subject to available capital, the Company
intends to (1) reestablish its existing portfolio of events, (2) implement its
acquisition strategy of additional live sports and entertainment events and
companies, (3) create entirely new event properties on the forefront of the
“experience economy” and thus tap into people’s lifestyle passions, and (4)
cross-promote the Stratus Rewards Visa card with these events to enhance the
results of the card and event businesses.
The
business plan of Stratus is to provide integrated event management, television
programming, marketing, talent representation and consulting services in the
sports and other live entertainment industries. Stratus’s event
management, television programming and marketing services may
involve:
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managing
sporting events, such as college bowl games, mixed martial-arts events,
golf tournaments and auto racing team and events;
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managing
live entertainment events, such as music festivals, car shows and fashion
shows;
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producing
television programs, principally sports entertainment and live
entertainment programs; and
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marketing
athletes, models and entertainers and
organizations.
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Description
of our Revenues, Costs and Expenses
Revenues
Our
revenues represent event revenues from ticket sales, sponsorships,
concessions and merchandise, which are recorded when the event occurs, and
Stratus revenues from membership fees, fees on purchases and interest income
earned on the redemption trust. Membership fees are amortized over
the twelve month period and fees from purchases and interest income are recorded
when they occur.
Gross
Profit
Our gross
profit represents revenues less the cost of sales. Our event cost of sales
consists of the costs renting the venue, structures at the venue, concessions,
and temporary personnel hired for the event. Cost of sales for the
Stratus program are nominal.
Operating
Expenses
Our
selling, general and administrative expenses include personnel, rent, travel,
office and other costs for selling and promoting events and running the
administrative functions of the Company. Legal and professional
services are paid to outside attorneys, auditors and consultants are broken out
separately given the size of these expenses relative to selling, general and
administrative expenses. Operating expenses also include the non-cash
expenses for the value of common stock issued above the value of consideration
received and the Black-Sholes costs of options and warrants.
Interest
Expense
Our
interest expense results from accruing interest on a court judgment, loans
payable to shareholders, current portion of notes payable-related parties and
notes payable.
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Critical
Accounting Policies
The
following discussion relates to the operations of the Company and should be read
in conjunction with the Notes to Financial Statements.
Stock
Split
On March
14, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a 3.582 for 1.000
forward stock split of the Company's common stock. The effective date of the
stock split was March 14, 2008 and was concurrent with the Reverse Merger. All
share and per share information have been adjusted to give effect to the stock
split for all periods presented, including all references throughout the
financial statements and accompanying notes.
Net
Loss per Share
We compute
net loss per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share. Basic per
share data is computed by dividing loss available to common stockholders by the
weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted per
share data is computed by dividing loss available to common stockholders by the
weighted average shares outstanding during the period increased to include, if
dilutive, the number of additional common share equivalents that would have been
outstanding if potential common shares had been issued using the treasury stock
method. Diluted per share data would also include the potential common share
equivalents relating to convertible securities by application of the
if-converted method.
The effect
of common stock equivalents (which include outstanding warrants and stock
options) are not included for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2009, as they are antidilutive to loss per share. Losses per share
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 do not include the
potential impact of options to purchase 5,709,852 shares of the Company's common
stock, warrants to purchase 964,050 shares, or of warrants to purchase $36,250
of the Company's common stock, with the number of shares issuable under this
warrant to be determined by the Company's first financing round following its
reverse merger in March 14, 2008.
Intangible
Assets
Company
has purchased several events that were recorded on the Company’s balance sheet
as intangible assets equal to the consideration paid for such assets, which
generally includes licensing rights, naming rights, merchandising rights and the
right to hold such event in particular geographic locations. There
was no goodwill assigned to any of these events and the value of the
consideration paid for each event is considered to be the value for each related
intangible asset. Each event has separate accounts for tracking
revenues and expenses per event and a separate account to track the asset
valuation.
A portion
of the consideration used to purchase the Stratus Rewards Visa card program was
allocated to specific assets, as disclosed in the footnotes to the financial
statements, with the difference between the specific assets and the total
consideration paid for the program being allocated to goodwill. We
apply the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets, which requires allocating goodwill to each reporting unit and
testing for impairment.
The
Company reviews the value of intangible assets and related goodwill as part of
its annual reporting process, which generally occurs in February or March of
each calendar year. In between valuations, the Company is prepared to
conduct additional tests if circumstances warrant such testing. For
example, if the Company was unable to secure the services of any sponsoring
banks, the Company would then undergo a thorough valuation of the intangible
assets related to its Stratus Rewards program.
To review
the value of intangible assets and related goodwill, the Company compares
discounted cash flow forecasts with the stated value of the assets on the
balance sheet.
The events
are forecasted based on historical results for those events, adjusted over time
for the assumed synergies expected from discounts from purchases of goods and
services from a number of events rather than from each event on its own, and for
synergies resulting from the expected ability to provide sponsors with benefits
from sponsoring multiple events with a single point of contact.
These
forecasts are discounted at a range of discount rates determined by taking the
risk-free interest rate at the time of valuation, plus a premium for equity
risk, plus a premium related to small companies in general, plus a risk premium
for factors specific to the Company and the operating segment that range from
9.5% for events to 55% for the Stratus Rewards Visa card. The total
discount rates ranged from 27% for events, to 69% for athlete management to 79%
for the Stratus Rewards program. Terminal values are determined by
taking cash flows in year five of the forecast, then applying an annual growth
of 2.0% to 2.4% for twenty years and discounting that stream of cash flows by
the discount rate used for that section of the business.
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If the
Company determines that the discount factor for cash flows should be
substantially increased, or the event will not be able to begin operations when
planned, it is possible that the values for the intangible assets currently on
the balance sheet could be substantially reduced or eliminated, which could
result in a maximum charge to operations equal to the current carrying value of
the intangible assets of $5,106,643.
In
addition to the intangible assets on the balance sheet, the Company has acquired
the rights or assumed ownership of a number of other events as
well. Based on a valuation dated December 11, 2006 by an independent
valuation consultant, the value of all these event properties was $45,700,000 at
December 31, 2005 (unaudited).
Results
of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
Revenues
Revenues
for the three months ended September 30, 2009 (“Current Period”) were $0,
which was the same for the three months ended September 30, 2008 (“Prior
Period”). There were no event revenues in the Current Period or the
Prior Period. Stratus card revenues were $0 in the Current Period and
$0 in the Prior Period. The sponsoring bank that conducted the “back
end” banking requirements of the Stratus program stopped sending the Company
statements in October 2007 and provided notice in March 2008 that it was
discontinuing the program. While several cardmembers are continuing
to use their cards with the former sponsor bank the Company has not recorded
these new revenues since October 2007, and the Company is investigating legal
redress against this bank. The Company is actively seeking a new
sponsoring bank for the back end banking requirements of the program, but there
can be no assurances that it will be able to do so.
Gross
Profit
There were
no cost of revenues in either the Current Period or the Prior Period, so the
gross profit in the Current Period was $0 and the gross profit in the Prior
Period was $0.
Operating
Expenses
Overall
operating expenses for the Current Period were $567,826, an increase of
$279,621, or 97%, from $288,205 in the Prior Period. General and
administrative expenses of $273,506 increased by $129,801, or 90%, from
$143,705 in the Prior Period. This increase was related to higher
levels of staffing and business development activity in the Current Period,
specifically an increase of $93,898 for salaries and payroll taxes, $43,328 for
medical and director’s and officer’s insurances, offset by reduced rent of
$20,100 related to reduced rent in Santa Barbara versus West
Hollywood.
The
Company incurred a total of $109,865 in non-cash charges in the Current Period
versus $0 in the Prior Period, with $9,315 for charges taken to reflect the
value of common stock sold over the value received, and $100,550 in Black
Scholes expense for Warrants in the Current Period versus $0 in the Prior
Period. Legal and professional services were $172,619 in the Current
Period, an increase of $41,870, or 32%, versus $130,749 in the Prior Period,
largely related to increased legal work regarding potential
acquisitions. Depreciation and amortization remained relatively
constant with $11,836 in the Current Period, compared with $13,751 in the Prior
Period.
Other
Income/Expense
Other
income and expense decreased by $68,315 or 105%, to a net expense of $3,182 in
the Current Period from a net gain of $65,133 in the Prior
Period. The Prior Period included a gain of $172,651 related to
adjusting payables for outside legal and accounting services down to invoiced
amounts as of September 30, 2008, offset by $70,805 of accruals for a judgment
against PSEI related to two former employees.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense was $27,035 in the Current Period, a decrease of $19,249, or 42%, from
$46,284 in the Prior Period, primarily related to the use of common stock to
reduce interest-bearing debt to an officer of the Company and the elimination of
interest on the Core Tour settlement, both of which occurred on December 31,
2008.
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Results
of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
Revenues
Revenues
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 (“Current Period”) were $0,
which was a decrease of $40,189, or 100%, from $40,189 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 (“Prior Period”). There were no event revenues in
the Current Period, compared with $33,606 in the Prior Period from a
Superbowl-related event held in the Prior Period that did not recur in the
Current Period. Stratus card revenues were $0 in the Current Period,
a decrease of $6,583, or 100%, from $6,583 in the Prior Period. The
sponsoring bank that conducted the “back end” banking requirements of the
Stratus program when PSEI acquired Stratus stopped sending the Company
statements in October 2007 and provided notice in March 2008 that it was
discontinuing the program. While several cardmembers are continuing
to use their cards with the former sponsor bank the Company has not recorded
these new revenues since October 2007, and the Company is investigating legal
redress against this bank. The Company is actively seeking a new
sponsoring bank for the back end banking requirements of the program, but there
can be no assurances that it will be able to do so.
Gross
Profit
There was
no cost of revenues in the Current Period and $25,162 in the Prior Period,
primarily related to appearance fees for the Superbowl-related event, so the
gross profit in the Current Period was $0 and the gross profit in the Prior
Period was $15,027.
Operating
Expenses
Overall
operating expenses for the Current Period were $1,667,556, an increase of
$869,751, or 109%, from $797,805 in the Prior Period. General and
administrative expenses of $823,600 increased by $374,309, or 83%, from
$449,291 in the Prior Period. This increase was related to higher
levels of staffing and business development activity in the Current Period,
specifically related to an increase in consulting fees of $137,048 in the
Current Period over $121,891 in the Prior Period, primarily for international
and domestic business development consultants, an increase in salaries and
payroll taxes of $111,386 in the Current period over $2,863 in the Prior Period,
an increase in travel and entertainment costs of $55,739 in the Current Period
versus $65,305 in the Prior Period, and an increase of $48,351 in medical and
directors and officers insurances in the Current Period versus $5,494 in the
Prior Period.
The
Company incurred a total of $526,210 in non-cash charges in the Current Period
versus $0 in the Prior Period, with $283,610 for charges taken to reflect the
value of common stock sold over the value received, and $242,600 in Black
Scholes expense for Warrants in the Current Period versus $0 in the Prior
Period. Legal and professional services declined by $22,476, or 7%,
from $305,749 in the Prior Period to $283,273 in the Current Period, primarily
related to legal and audit work performed in connection with the Company’s
reverse merger on March 14, 2008. Depreciation and amortization
declined from $42,765 in the Prior Period to $35,322, primarily related to a
number of assets reaching the end of their depreciable lives and no longer
incurring depreciation expense.
Other
Income/Expense
Other
income and expense decreased by $386,485, or 89%, from a net gain of $432,720 in
the Prior Period to a net gain of $46,235 in the Current Period, primarily
related to a $365,579 gain in the Prior Period from reversing an accrual for
legal judgment when the related court case was dismissed.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense was $83,077 in the Current Period, a decrease of $56,350, or 40%, from
$139,427 in the Prior Period, primarily related to the use of common stock to
reduce interest-bearing debt to an officer of the Company and the elimination of
interest on the Core Tour settlement, both of which occurred on December 31,
2008.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The report
of our independent registered public accounting firm on the financial statements
for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 contains an explanatory paragraph
expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern as
a result of recurring losses, a working capital deficiency, and negative cash
flows. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the
recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and
classification of liabilities that would be necessary if we are unable to
continue as a going concern.
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During the
three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 the Company raised $53,000 and
$50,000, respectively, through the issuance of 32,121 and 59,701 shares of
common stock, respectively. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 the Company raised $795,500 and $455,000,
respectively, through the issuance of 742,650 and 543,270 shares of common
stock, respectively.
The
Company is actively pursuing equity capital and is targeting an initial raise of
$2 million to $5 million or more. The proceeds raised will be used
for operational expenses, settling existing liabilities, acquisitions and
selling expenses. Due to our history of operating losses and the
current credit constraints in the capital markets, we cannot assure you that
such financing will be available to us on favorable terms, or at
all. If we cannot obtain such financing, we will be forced to
curtail our operations or may not be able to continue as a going concern, and we
may become unable to satisfy our obligations to our creditors. In such an event
we will need to enter into discussions with our creditors to settle, or
otherwise seek relief from, our obligations.
At
September 30, 2009, our principal sources of liquidity consist of advances of
funds from officers, increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses, and the
issuance of equity securities. In addition to funding operations, our
principal short-term and long-term liquidity needs have been, and are expected
to be, the settling of obligations to our creditors, capital expenditures, the
funding of operating losses until we achieve profitability, and general
corporate purposes. In addition, commensurate with our level of sales, we
require working capital for purchases of inventories and sales and marketing
costs to increase the promotion and distribution of our products. At September
30, 2009, our cash and cash equivalents were $0, and we had negative working
capital of $4,258,518. At September 30, 2009, we had $2,095,620 in
debt obligations (comprised of a $748,603 loan from an officer, $1,090,000 of
notes payable to related parties and $257,017 in notes payable), all of which is
due upon demand, and $215,000 is in default for non-payment.
Cash
Flows
The
following table sets forth our cash flows as of the dates
indicated:
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
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2009
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2008
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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Operating
activities
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$ | (806,170 | ) | $ | (349,620 | ) | ||
Investing
activities
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1,122 | - | ||||||
Financing
activities
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806,492 | 352,167 | ||||||
Total
change
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$ | (800 | ) | $ | 2,547 |
Operating
Activities
Operating
cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 reflects the net loss of
$1,716,247, offset by changes in working capital of $348,545 depreciation and
amortization of $35,322, non-cash expenses of $526,210 for the excess of fair
value of common stock sales over the consideration received and Black-Scholes
cost of warrant issuance.
Operating
cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflects our net loss of
$489,485, offset by changes in working capital of $97,100 and non-cash items
(depreciation and amortization) of $42,765. The change in working capital is
primarily related to reversing a $365,579 reserve for a legal action that was
dismissed, offset by increases in deferred salary, accrued interest and other
accrued expenses.
Investing
Activities
Capital
constraints resulted in no cash used in investing activities during either
period.
Financing
Activities
During the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, we received cash proceeds of $795,500
from sales of common stock and $50,023 from a payment to us from the former
sponsoring bank for the Stratus Visa Card program. Of these amounts,
we used $18,885 to partially repay loans from an officer and $62,500 to
partially repay notes payable, for net cash proceeds of $806,492.
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During the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, we received cash proceeds of $455,000 from
the sale of stock and used $34,792 to partially repay loans from an officer. In
May of 2008, we used $68,041 to extinguish a line of credit with Wells
Fargo. Net cash from financing activities was $352,167.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no
off balance sheet arrangements.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
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Not
applicable
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The term
“disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures of the
Company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by
the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Act (15 U.S.C. 78a
et seq.) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and
procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports
that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the
Company's management, including its principal executive and principal financial
officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our Chief
Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation
Date”), has concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls
and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be
disclosed in the reports that we file and submit under the Exchange Act
(i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required
and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, with the following one
exception.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were
no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the quarter ended September 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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Not
applicable.
RISK
FACTORS
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Not
applicable.
UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
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During the
three months ended September 30, 2009 the Company raised $53,000 through the
issuance of 32,121 shares of common stock. No commissions were
paid on these sales.
All
securities were issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2)
and Regulation D, given that these sales were made to accredited investors under
a written subscription agreement in which such investors acknowledged that the
shares were being purchased for investment purposes and that the certificates
evidencing such stock ownership would contain a restrictive legend.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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None.
SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
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None
OTHER
INFORMATION
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None
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No.
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Exhibit
Description
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31.1
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Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2
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Certification
by the acting Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1
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Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.2
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Certification
by the acting Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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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.
STRATUS
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Paul Feller
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Paul
Feller
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Principal
Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/John Moynahan
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John
Moynahan
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Acting
Principal Financial Officer
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Date:
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November
19, 2009
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