FITLIFE BRANDS, INC. - Annual Report: 2014 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014
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[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from N/A to N/A
Commission File Number: 333-137170
FitLife Brands, Inc.
(Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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20-3464383
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(State of Incorporation)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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4509 S. 143rd Street, Suite 1, Omaha, Nebraska 68137
(Address of principal executive offices)
(402) 884-1894
(Issuer’s telephone number)
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
None
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
(Title of Class)
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (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 [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such a shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). [ ]
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $12,128,344.
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: As of March 15, 2015, there were 8,202,362 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, issued and outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III incorporate by reference information from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the registrant’s 2015 annual meeting of stockholders.
FITLIFE BRANDS, INC.
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 and 2013
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CERTIFICATIONS
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Exhibit 31 – Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
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Exhibit 32 – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Forward Looking Statements — Cautionary Language
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains various “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding future events or the future financial performance of the Company that involve risks and uncertainties. Certain statements included herein, including, without limitation, statements related to anticipated cash flow sources and uses, and words including but not limited to “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “expects”, “future” and similar statements or expressions, identify forward looking statements. Any forward-looking statements herein are subject to certain risks and uncertainties in the Company’s business, including but not limited to, reliance on key customers and competition in its markets, market demand, product performance, technological developments, maintenance of relationships with key suppliers, difficulties of hiring or retaining key personnel and any changes in current accounting rules, all of which may be beyond the control of the Company. The Company adopted at management’s discretion, the most conservative recognition of revenue based on the most astringent guidelines of the SEC. Management will elect additional changes to revenue recognition to comply with the most conservative SEC recognition on a forward going accrual basis as the model is replicated with other similar markets. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth therein.
This annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the SEC include additional factors which could impact FitLife Brands, Inc.'s business and financial performance. Moreover, FitLife Brands, Inc. operates in a rapidly changing and competitive environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors. Further, it is not possible to assess the impact of all risk factors on FitLife Brands, Inc.'s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. In addition, FitLife Brands, Inc. disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of the report.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
As used in this annual report, “we”, “us”, “our”, “FitLife”, “FitLife Brands” “Company” or “our company” refers to FitLife Brands, Inc. and all of its subsidiaries.
Overview
FitLife Brands (the “Company”) is a national provider of innovative and proprietary nutritional supplements for health conscious consumers marketed under the brand names NDS Nutrition Products™ www.ndsnutrition.com), PMD™ (www.pmdsports.com), SirenLabs™ (www.sirenlabs.com) and CoreActive™ (www.coreactivenutrition.com). The Company manufactures and distributes a full line of nutritional supplements to support athletic performance, weight loss and general health predominantly through franchised General Nutrition Centers, Inc. (“GNC”) stores located both domestically and internationally.
The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on July 26, 2005. In October 2008, the Company acquired the assets of NDS Nutritional Products, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, and moved those assets into its wholly owned subsidiary NDS Nutrition Products, Inc., a Florida corporation (“NDS”).
The Company is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. For more information on the Company, please go to www.fitlifebrands.com. The Company’s common stock currently trades under the symbol FTLF on the OTCBB market.
Recent Developments
Share Repurchase Program
On June 30, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, pursuant to which the Company is authorized to purchase up to $600,000 of our common stock per annum, subject to maximum repurchases of $50,000 per month (the “Repurchase Program”). Additional purchases under the Repurchase Program may be made from time to time at the discretion of management as market conditions warrant and subject to certain regulatory restrictions and other considerations. In March 2015, the Board of Director’s approved an extension of the Repurchase Program, which enabled the Company to purchase a substantial number of shares in a single transaction on March 6, 2015. The extension did not affect the terms or conditions of the existing Repurchase Program. As of March 12, 2015, the Company had repurchased an aggregate total of 120,354 shares of our common stock, at an average purchase price of $2.15 per share.
Industry Overview
We compete principally in the nutrition industry. The Nutrition Business Journal categorizes the industry in the following segments:
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Dietary Supplements (vitamins, minerals, herbs & botanicals, sports nutrition, meal replacements and specialty supplements);
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Natural & Organic Foods (products such as cereals, milk, non-dairy beverages and frozen meals);
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Functional Foods (products with added ingredients or fortification specifically for health or performance purposes); and
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Natural & Organic Personal Care and Household Products.
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Management believes that the following factors drive growth in the nutrition industry:
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The general public’s awareness and understanding of the connection between diet and health;
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The aging population in the Company’s markets who tend to use more nutritional supplements as they age;
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Increasing healthcare costs and the consequential trend toward preventative medicine and non-traditional medicines; and
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Product introductions in response to new scientific studies.
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Our Products
The Company currently focuses its sales and marketing efforts on its full line of sports performance, weight loss and general nutrition products that are currently marketed and sold nationally. The Company currently markets more than 60 different products to approximately 900 GNC franchise locations located in the United States, as well as to approximately 300 additional franchise locations in more than 10 countries, all of which are distributed through either the Company’s direct distribution system or GNC’s distribution system. A complete product list is available on our websites at fitlifebrands.com, ndsnutrition.com, pmdsports.com, sirenlabs.com and coreactivenutrition.com. Key brands include:
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NDS – Innovative weight loss, general health and sports nutrition supplements, examples include Censor, Cardio Cuts and LipoRUSH DS;
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PMD – Precision sports nutrition formulations for professional muscular development, examples include Amplify XL, Pump Fuel and Flex Stack;
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Siren Labs – Weight loss and sports nutrition performance enhancing supplements for fitness enthusiasts, examples include Slimify, Shock’d and Ultra Karbs;
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The Company also sells innovative diet, health and sports nutrition supplements and related products through its Core Active Nutrition product line (“Core Active Nutrition Products”). Core Active Nutrition Products provide essential support for accelerated fitness and nutrition goals sold directly to athletic facilities, gyms, and independent retailers nationwide.
Manufacturing, Sources and Availability of Raw Materials
The Company utilizes several contract manufactures to produce its various products and product forms including capsules, tablets, and powders. All of our manufacturers abide by current Good Manufacturing Practices (“cGMPs”) to ensure quality and consistency, and nearly all are certified through a governing body such as the NPA (“Natural Products Association”) or NSF International. Raw materials are sourced and supplied by the respective contract manufacturer, and tested for accuracy and purity. The materials are blended according to specific and proprietary formula specifications and subjected to comprehensive testing prior to store placement. We own the formulas for each of our products and we believe that our purchasing requirements can be readily met from alternative sources, if necessary.
New Product Identification
From time to time we expand our product line through the development of new products. New product ideas are derived from a number of sources, including trade publications, scientific and health journals, consultants, distributors, and other third parties. Prior to introducing new products, we investigate product formulations as they relate to regulatory compliance and other issues. We introduced a total of 27 new products during the year ended December 31, 2014, which included eight (8) completely new products, 16 product reformulations and three (3) flavor extensions, and anticipate launching a new product line in the first half of fiscal 2015 under the Metis Nutrition brand marked for exclusive distribution through corporate owned GNC stores located in the US and Canada. Management continually assesses and analyzes developing market trends to detect and proactively address what they believe are areas of unmet or growing demand that represent an opportunity for the Company and, where deemed appropriate, attempts to introduce new products and/or packaging solutions in direct response to meet that demand.
Sales, Marketing and Distribution
The Company principally distributes its sports nutrition, weight loss and general health products through approximately 900 GNC franchise locations located throughout the United States. The Company also currently distributes to over 300 GNC international franchise locations in more than 10 countries. On May 1, 2014, the Company transitioned the majority of its distribution to GNC’s centralized distribution platform for all products excluding protein, which transitioned in mid-September. Prior to the change, the majority of the Company’s revenue was realized upon direct shipment of product to individual franchise locations. For the year ended December 31, 2014, direct sales to 733 GNC franchise locations owned by 307 discrete customers represented approximately 50.0% of the total sales of the Company. Sales to GNC for indirect distribution to franchise and international locations accounted for 48.0% of total revenue. Excluding sales to GNC’s centralized platform for indirect distribution, no single customer represented more than 10% of total revenue. The remaining 2.0% of sales was attributable to other distribution channels, including online sales through the Company-owned website at www.ndsnutrition.com and sales of its Core Active Nutrition Products.
We are currently focusing our sales and marketing efforts to expand sales to additional GNC franchise locations both domestically and internationally, as well as developing a broader retail presence for our Core Active Nutrition Products. In addition to the foregoing, we also anticipate launching a new brand, Metis Nutrition (“Metis”), into a select number of corporate owned stores and expect that the first product from the new brand will be available on store shelves in the second quarter. While risks and uncertainties remain, the anticipated launch of Metis is an exciting milestone for the Company and could represent a compelling growth platform for 2015 and beyond. Management believes that substantial growth opportunities exist to increase revenue with GNC including continued expansion in the international franchise system and domestically through the corporate store opportunity. The domestic franchise market remains a strong business and the core of our operations. Management is excited to continue to work collaboratively with the franchisees to build on our established track records of growth and innovation.
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Product Returns
We currently have a 30 day product return policy, which allows for a 100% sales price refund, less a 20% restocking fee, for the return of unopened and undamaged products purchased from us online at www.ndsnutrition.com, or any of our other websites. Product sold to GNC may be returned only in the event product is damaged, or the product shelf life has expired. Historically, product returns have been immaterial.
Competition
The Company competes with many companies engaged in the nutritional supplement industry. The Company also competes with companies who sell products similar to the Company’s products online. Many of the Company’s competitors have significantly greater financial and human resources than the Company does. The Company seeks to differentiate its products and marketing from its competitors based on its product quality, benefits, and functional ingredients. Patent and trademark applications that cover new formulas and embody new technologies will be pursued whenever possible. While we cannot assure that such measures will block competitive products, we believe our continued emphasis on innovation and new product development targeted at the needs of the consumer will enable the Company to effectively compete in the marketplace.
Regulatory Matters
Our business is subject to varying degrees of regulation by a number of government authorities in the U.S., including the FDA, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Various agencies of the states and localities in which we operate and in which our products are sold also regulate our business, such as the California Department of Health Services, Food and Drug Branch. The areas of our business that these and other authorities regulate include, among others:
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how we manufacture, package, distribute, import, export, sell and store our products.
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The FDA, in particular, regulates the formulation, manufacturing, packaging, storage, labeling, promotion, distribution and sale of vitamins and other nutritional supplements in the U.S., while the FTC regulates marketing and advertising claims. In August 2007, a new rule issued by the FDA went into effect requiring companies that manufacture, package, label, distribute or hold nutritional supplements to meet current Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMPs”) to ensure such products are of the quality specified and are properly packaged and labeled. We are committed to meeting or exceeding the standards set by the FDA and believe we are currently operating within the FDA mandated GMPs.
The FDA also regulates the labeling and marketing of dietary supplements and nutritional products, including the following:
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the identification of dietary supplements or nutritional products and their nutrition and ingredient labeling;
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premarket notification procedures for new dietary ingredients in nutritional supplements.
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The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (“DSHEA”) revised the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act concerning the composition and labeling of dietary supplements and defined dietary supplements to include vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids and other dietary substances used to supplement diets. DSHEA generally provides a regulatory framework to help ensure safe, quality dietary supplements and the dissemination of accurate information about such products. The FDA is generally prohibited from regulating active ingredients in dietary supplements as drugs unless product claims, such as claims that a product may heal, mitigate, cure or prevent an illness, disease or malady, trigger drug status.
DSHEA also permits statements of nutritional support to be included in labeling for nutritional supplements without FDA premarket approval. These statements must be submitted to the FDA within 30 days of marketing and must bear a label disclosure that “This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.” These statements may describe a benefit related to a nutrient deficiency disease, the role of a nutrient or nutritional ingredient intended to affect the structure or function in humans, the documented mechanism by which a nutrient or dietary ingredient acts to maintain such structure or function, the general well-being from consumption of a nutrient or dietary ingredient, but may not expressly or implicitly represent that a nutritional supplement will diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat or prevent a disease. An entity that uses a statement of nutritional support in labeling must possess scientific evidence substantiating that the statement is truthful and not misleading. If the FDA determines that a particular statement of nutritional support is an unacceptable drug claim or an unauthorized version of a disease claim for a food product, or if the FDA determines that a particular claim is not adequately supported by existing scientific data or is false or misleading, we would be prevented from using the claim.
In addition, DSHEA provides that so-called “third-party literature,” e.g., a reprint of a peer-reviewed scientific publication linking a particular nutritional ingredient with health benefits, may be used in connection with the sale of a nutritional supplement to consumers without the literature being subject to regulation as labeling. Such literature must not be false or misleading; the literature may not promote a particular manufacturer or brand of nutritional supplement; the literature must present a balanced view of the available scientific information on the nutritional supplement; if displayed in an establishment, the literature must be physically separate from the nutritional supplement; and the literature may not have appended to it any information by sticker or any other method. If the literature fails to satisfy each of these requirements, we may be prevented from disseminating it with our products, and any dissemination could subject our products to regulatory action as an illegal drug. Moreover, any written or verbal representation by us that would associate a nutrient in a product that we sell with an effect on a disease will be deemed evidence of intent to sell the product as an unapproved new drug, a violation of the FDCA.
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In December 2006, the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act (“DSNDCPA”) was passed, which further revised the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Under the act, manufacturers, packers or distributors whose name appears on the product label of a dietary supplement or nonprescription drug are required to include contact information on the product label for consumers to use in reporting adverse events associated with the product’s use and for us to notify the FDA of any serious adverse event report within 15 business days of receiving such report. Events reported to the FDA would not be considered an admission from a company that its product caused or contributed to the reported event. We are committed to meeting or exceeding the requirements of the DSNDCPA.
We are also subject to a variety of other regulations in the U.S., including those relating to bioterrorism, taxes, labor and employment, import and export, the environment and intellectual property. All of these regulations require significant financial and operational resources to ensure compliance, and we cannot assure you that we will always be in compliance despite our best efforts to do so.
Our operations outside the U.S. are similarly regulated by various agencies and entities in the countries in which we operate and in which our products are sold. The regulations of these countries may conflict with those in the U.S. and may vary from country to country. The sale of our products in certain European countries is subject to the rules and regulations of the European Union, which may be interpreted differently among the countries within the European Union. In other markets outside the U.S., we may be required to obtain approvals, licenses or certifications from a country’s ministry of health or comparable agency before we begin operations or the marketing of products in that country. Approvals or licenses may be conditioned on reformulation of our products for a particular market or may be unavailable for certain products or product ingredients. These regulations may limit our ability to enter certain markets outside the U.S. As with the costs of regulatory compliance in the U.S., foreign regulations require significant financial and operational resources to ensure compliance, and we cannot assure you that we will always be in compliance despite our best efforts to do so. Our failure to maintain regulatory compliance within and outside the U.S. could impact our ability to sell our products and thus, materially impact our financial position and results of operations.
Patents, Trademarks and Proprietary Rights
We have obtained federal registration on certain of our products. We have abandoned or not pursued efforts to register certain other marks identifying other items in our product line for various reasons including the inability of some names to qualify for registration and due to our abandonment of certain such products. All trademark registrations are protected for a period of ten years and then are renewable thereafter if still in use.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 the Company wrote off the remaining balance of its investment in YogaEarth Group LLC (“YogaEarth”) and recorded a $50,000 expense in connection with the write off. Contemporaneously with the write off, the Company, YogaEarth and other third parties (collectively, the “Parties”) entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement”) related to prior investment activity and intellectual property development initiatives undertaken by the Parties. Under the terms of the Settlement, YogaEarth agreed to sell its 50% ownership position in the kaniwa protein extraction intellectual property (the “Kaniwa IP”) to the other Parties for the termination of certain equity rights and claims held by such parties in and against YogaEarth. Under the terms of the Settlement, the Company issued shares of its common stock with a fair market value of $84,500 to the third parties in exchange for their 37.5% of the Kaniwa IP, resulting in the Company owning 100% of the Kaniwa IP. Following the execution of the Settlement, the Company filed a patent application with the USPTO for the Kaniwa IP. On December 22, 2014, the USPTO notified the Company that its claims under the Kaniwa IP were not allowed. The Company intends to file a response with the USPTO on or before March 23, 2015.
Employees
We had 16 full-time employees and 1 part-time employee as of December 31, 2014. We consider our employee relations to be good. In addition to the above, the Company retains consultants for certain services on an as needed basis.
Environmental Regulation
Our business does not require us to comply with any particular environmental regulations.
ITEM 1A - Risk Factors
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following information about these risks, together with the other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, before investing in our common stock. If any of the events anticipated by the risks described below occur, our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected which could result in a decline in the market price of our common stock, causing you to lose all or part of your investment.
Although the Company has achieved profitable operations during the year ended December 31, 2014, it may not be able to sustain profitability. The Company’s failure to sustain profitability or effectively manage growth could result in net losses, and therefore negatively affect the Company’s financial condition.
To achieve continual and consistent profitable operations, the Company must maintain growth in revenue from its products, including sales to GNC franchisees. In the event of any decrease in sales, if the Company is not able to maintain growth, or if the Company is unable to effectively manage its growth, the Company may not be able to sustain profitability, and may incur net losses in the future, and those net losses could be material. In the event the Company achieves net losses, its financial condition could be negatively affected, and such affect could be material.
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We are currently dependent on sales to GNC franchisees for the vast majority of our total sales.
Direct sales to GNC franchises during the year ended December 31, 2014 represented 50.0% of total sales, while sales to GNC’s centralized distribution platform accounted for approximately 48.0% of total sales including indirect distribution of product to domestic and international franchisees. GNC’s franchisees are not required to purchase product from the Company. In the event GNC franchisees cease purchasing products from the Company, or otherwise reduce their purchases, the Company’s total revenues would be negatively impacted, and such impact could be material.
Our ability to materially increase sales is largely dependent on the ability to increase sales of product to additional GNC franchisees, as well as increasing sales of our Core Active Nutrition Products and, in the longer term, GNC corporate stores. We may invest significant amounts in these expansions with little success.
We currently are focusing our marketing efforts on increasing the sale of products to additional GNC franchisees, both domestically and internationally, as well as increasing the number of independent retailers selling Core Active Nutrition Products. We may not be successful increasing sales to additional GNC franchisees, or contracting with additional independent retailers to market and sell Core Active Nutrition Products. In addition, although we increased international distribution efforts of our products in the year ended December 31, 2014, we do not have an established history of international expansion, and therefore have no assurance that any further efforts to sell our products outside the United States will result in material increased revenue. We may need to overcome significant regulatory and legal barriers in order to continue to sell our products internationally, and we cannot give assurance as to whether we will be able to comply with such regulatory or legal requirements.
Additionally, our planned launch into GNC corporate stores is a new venture for the Company. There are no assurances the Company with be successful in the corporate stores. If unsuccessful, the attempt to expand into corporate stores could generate operating losses and those losses could be material.
We are affected by extensive laws, governmental regulations, administrative determinations, court decisions and similar constraints, which can make compliance costly and subject us to enforcement actions by governmental agencies.
The formulation, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, holding, storage, distribution, advertising and sale of our products are affected by extensive laws, governmental regulations and policies, administrative determinations, court decisions and similar constraints at the federal, state and local levels, both within the United States and in any country where we conduct business. There can be no assurance that we or our independent distributors will be in compliance with all of these regulations. A failure by us or our distributors to comply with these laws and regulations could lead to governmental investigations, civil and criminal prosecutions, administrative hearings and court proceedings, civil and criminal penalties, injunctions against product sales or advertising, civil and criminal liability for the Company and/or its principals, bad publicity, and tort claims arising out of governmental or judicial findings of fact or conclusions of law adverse to the Company or its principals. In addition, the adoption of new regulations and policies or changes in the interpretations of existing regulations and policies may result in significant new compliance costs or discontinuation of product sales, and may adversely affect the marketing of our products, resulting in decreases in revenues.
We are currently dependent on a limited number of independent suppliers and manufacturers of our products, which may affect our ability to deliver our products in a timely manner. If we are not able to ensure timely product deliveries, potential distributors and customers may not order our products, and our revenues may decrease.
We rely entirely on a limited number of third parties to supply and manufacture our products. Our products are manufactured on a purchase order basis only and manufacturers can terminate their relationships with us at will. These third party manufacturers may be unable to satisfy our supply requirements, manufacture our products on a timely basis, fill and ship our orders promptly, provide services at competitive costs or offer reliable products and services. The failure to meet any of these critical needs would delay or reduce product shipment and adversely affect our revenues, as well as jeopardize our relationships with our distributors and customers. In the event any of our third party manufacturers were to become unable or unwilling to continue to provide us with products in required volumes and at suitable quality levels, we would be required to identify and obtain acceptable replacement manufacturing sources. There is no assurance that we would be able to obtain alternative manufacturing sources on a timely basis. Additionally, all our third party manufacturers source the raw materials for our products, and if we were to use alternative manufacturers we may not be able to duplicate the exact taste and consistency profile of the product from the original manufacturer. An extended interruption in the supply of our products would result in decreased product sales and our revenues would likely decline. We believe that we can meet our current supply and manufacturing requirements with our current suppliers and manufacturers or with available substitute suppliers and manufacturers. Historically, we have not experienced any delays or disruptions to our business caused by difficulties in obtaining supplies.
We are dependent on our third party manufacturers to supply our products in the compositions we require, and we do not independently analyze our products. Any errors in our product manufacturing could result in product recalls, significant legal exposure, and reduced revenues and the loss of distributors.
While we require that our manufacturers verify the accuracy of the contents of our products, we do not have the expertise or personnel to monitor the production of products by these third parties. We rely exclusively, without independent verification, on certificates of analysis regarding product content provided by our third party suppliers and limited safety testing by them. We cannot be assured that these outside manufacturers will continue to supply products to us reliably in the compositions we require. Errors in the manufacture of our products could result in product recalls, significant legal exposure, adverse publicity, decreased revenues, and loss of distributors and endorsers.
We face significant competition from existing suppliers of products similar to ours. If we are not able to compete with these companies effectively, we may not be able to maintain profitability.
We face intense competition from numerous resellers, manufacturers and wholesalers of protein shakes and nutritional supplements similar to ours, including retail, online and mail order providers. Many of our competitors have longer operating histories, established brands in the marketplace, revenues significantly greater than ours and better access to capital than us. We expect that these competitors may use their resources to engage in various business activities that could result in reduced sales of our products. Companies with greater capital and research capabilities could re-formulate existing products or formulate new products that could gain wide marketplace acceptance, which could have a depressive effect on our future sales. In addition, aggressive advertising and promotion by our competitors may require us to compete by lowering prices because we do not have the resources to engage in marketing campaigns against these competitors, and the economic viability of our operations likely would be diminished.
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Adverse publicity associated with our products, ingredients, or those of similar companies, could adversely affect our sales and revenue.
Our customers’ perception of the safety and quality of our products or even similar products distributed by others can be significantly influenced by national media attention, publicized scientific research or findings, product liability claims and other publicity concerning our products or similar products distributed by others. Adverse publicity, whether or not accurate, that associates consumption of our products or any similar products with illness or other adverse effects, will likely diminish the public’s perception of our products. Claims that any products are ineffective, inappropriately labeled or have inaccurate instructions as to their use, could have a material adverse effect on the market demand for our products, including reducing our sales and revenues.
The efficiency of nutritional supplement products is supported by limited conclusive clinical studies, which could result in less market acceptance of these products and lower revenues or lower growth rates in revenues.
Our nutritional supplement products are made from various ingredients including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs, botanicals, fruits, berries and other substances for which there is a long history of human consumption. However, there is little long-term experience with human consumption of certain product ingredients or combinations of ingredients in concentrated form. Although we believe all of our products fall within the generally known safe limits for daily doses of each ingredient contained within them, nutrition science is imperfect. Moreover, some people have peculiar sensitivities or reactions to nutrients commonly found in foods, and may have similar sensitivities or reactions to nutrients contained in our products. Furthermore, nutrition science is subject to change based on new research. New scientific evidence may disprove the efficacy of our products or prove our products to have effects not previously known. We could be adversely affected by studies that may assert that our products are ineffective or harmful to consumers, or if adverse effects are associated with a competitor’s similar products.
Our products may not meet health and safety standards or could become contaminated.
We do not have control over all of the third parties involved in the manufacturing of our products and their compliance with government health and safety standards. Even if our products meet these standards they could otherwise become contaminated. A failure to meet these standards or contamination could occur in our operations or those of our distributors or suppliers. This could result in expensive production interruptions, recalls and liability claims. Moreover, negative publicity could be generated from false, unfounded or nominal liability claims or limited recalls. Any of these failures or occurrences could negatively affect our business and financial performance.
The sale of our products involves product liability and related risks that could expose us to significant insurance and loss expenses.
We face an inherent risk of exposure to product liability claims if the use of our products results in, or is believed to have resulted in, illness or injury. Most of our products contain combinations of ingredients, and there is little long-term experience with the effect of these combinations. In addition, interactions of these products with other products, prescription medicines and over-the-counter drugs have not been fully explored or understood and may have unintended consequences. While our third party manufacturers perform tests in connection with the formulations of our products, these tests are not designed to evaluate the inherent safety of our products.
Although we maintain product liability insurance, it may not be sufficient to cover all product liability claims and such claims that may arise, could have a material adverse effect on our business. The successful assertion or settlement of an uninsured claim, a significant number of insured claims or a claim exceeding the limits of our insurance coverage would harm us by adding further costs to our business and by diverting the attention of our senior management from the operation of our business. Even if we successfully defend a liability claim, the uninsured litigation costs and adverse publicity may be harmful to our business.
Any product liability claim may increase our costs and adversely affect our revenues and operating income. Moreover, liability claims arising from a serious adverse event may increase our costs through higher insurance premiums and deductibles, and may make it more difficult to secure adequate insurance coverage in the future. In addition, our product liability insurance may fail to cover future product liability claims, which, if adversely determined, could subject us to substantial monetary damages.
If the products we sell do not have the healthful effects intended, our business may suffer.
In general, our products sold consist of nutritional supplements, which are classified in the United States as “dietary supplements” which do not currently require approval from the FDA or other regulatory agencies prior to sale. Although many of the ingredients in such products are vitamins, minerals, herbs and other substances for which there is a long history of human consumption, they contain innovative ingredients or combinations of ingredients. Although we believe all of such products and the combinations of ingredients in them are safe when taken as directed by the Company, there is little long-term experience with human or other animal consumption of certain of these ingredients or combinations thereof in concentrated form. The products could have certain side effects if not taken as directed or if taken by a consumer that has certain medical conditions. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that any of the products, even when used as directed, will have the effects intended or will not have harmful side effects.
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A slower growth rate in the nutritional supplement industry could lessen our sales and make it more difficult for us to sustain consistent growth.
The nutritional supplement industry has been growing at a strong pace over the past ten years, despite continued negative impacts of popular supplements like Echinacea and ephedra on the supplement market. However, any reported medical concerns with respect to ingredients commonly used in nutritional supplements could negatively impact the demand for our products. Meanwhile, low-carb products, affected liquid meal replacements and similar competing products addressing changing consumer tastes and preferences could affect the market for certain categories of supplements. All these factors could have a negative impact on our sales growth.
Compliance with changing corporate governance regulations and public disclosures may result in additional risks and exposures.
Changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and new regulations from the SEC, have created uncertainty for public companies such as ours. These laws, regulations, and standards are subject to varying interpretations in many cases and as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. As a result, our efforts to comply with evolving laws, regulations, and standards have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, increased expenses and significant management time and attention.
Loss of key personnel could impair our ability to operate.
Our success depends on hiring, retaining and integrating senior management and skilled employees. We are currently dependent on certain current key employees, including John Wilson, our Chief Executive Officer, who is vital to our ability to grow our business and achieve profitability. As with all personal service providers, our officers can terminate their relationship with us at will. Our inability to retain these individuals may result in our reduced ability to operate our business.
A limited trading market currently exists for our securities and we cannot assure you that an active market will ever develop, or if developed, will be sustained.
There is currently a limited trading market for our securities on the OTCBB marketplace. An active trading market for the common stock may not develop. Consequently, we cannot assure you when and if an active-trading market in our shares will be established, or whether any such market will be sustained or sufficiently liquid to enable holders of shares of our common stock to liquidate their investment in our company. If an active public market should develop in the future, the sale of unregistered and restricted securities by current shareholders may have a substantial impact on any such market.
The price of our securities could be subject to wide fluctuations and your investment could decline in value.
The market price of the securities of a company such as ours with little name recognition in the financial community and without significant revenues can be subject to wide price swings. For example, the adjusted closing price of our common stock has ranged from a high $3.24 to a low of $1.95 during the period commencing January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2014. The market price of our securities may be subject to wide changes in response to quarterly variations in operating results, announcements of new products by us or our competitors, reports by securities analysts, volume trading, or other events or factors. In addition, the financial markets have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations for a number of reasons, including the failure of certain companies to meet market expectations. These broad market price swings, or any industry-specific market fluctuations, may adversely affect the market price of our securities.
Companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been the subject of securities class action litigation. If we were to become the subject of securities class action litigation, it could result in substantial costs and a significant diversion of our management’s attention and resources.
Because our common stock may be classified as “penny stock,” trading may be limited, and the share price could decline. Because our common stock may fall under the definition of “penny stock,” trading in the common stock, if any, may be limited because broker-dealers would be required to provide their customers with disclosure documents prior to allowing them to participate in transactions involving the common stock. These disclosure requirements are burdensome to broker-dealers and may discourage them from allowing their customers to participate in transactions involving our common stock.
We may issue preferred stock with rights senior to the common stock.
Our articles of incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock and 10,000,000 shares of Series A preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 1,000 shares of Series B preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 500 shares of Series C preferred stock par value $0.01 per share, are currently authorized (the “Preferred Stock”) and, therefore, could be issued without shareholder approval subject to the 10,000,000 share limitation. Currently, there are no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, and we have no existing plans to issue any shares of Preferred Stock. However, the rights and preferences of any such class or series of Preferred Stock, were we to issue it, would be established by our board of directors in its sole discretion and may have dividend, voting, liquidation and other rights and preferences that are senior to the rights of the common stock.
You should not rely on an investment in our common stock for the payment of cash dividends.
We have never paid cash dividends on our stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. You should not make an investment in our common stock if you require dividend income. Any return on investment in our common stock would only come from an increase in the market price of our stock, which is uncertain and unpredictable.
SHOULD ONE OR MORE OF THE FOREGOING RISKS OR UNCERTAINTIES MATERIALIZE, OR SHOULD THE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS PROVE INCORRECT, ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED, BELIEVED, ESTIMATED, EXPECTED, INTENDED OR PLANNED.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska and maintains a lease at a cost of $4,215 per month, which lease is currently set to expire in February 2017. The Omaha facility is a total of 4,720 square feet inclusive of approximately 1,000 square feet of on-site warehouse space. In addition to the Omaha facility, the Company leases some office equipment for aggregate total cost of $193 per month.
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Summary monthly lease information for 2014 and 2013 is provided as follows:
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On September 26, 2014, Environmental Research Center, Inc., a California non-profit corporation (“ERC”) issued a 60-day notice (“Notice”) of intent to file suit against ourselves and NDS for alleged labeling violations of California Health & Safety Code §§ 25249.5 et seq., commonly referred to as “Proposition 65”. Under Proposition 65, any private enforcer such as ERC may file a lawsuit if it first issues a valid 60-day notice, and if the California Attorney General or other specified California public enforcers do not file suit within 60 days after service of the Notice. We cannot at this time reasonably estimate a range of exposure, if any, of the potential liability should a suit be brought in connection with the Notice. However, we contend that any alleged violation of Proposition 65 by any of our products is without merit, and we intend to vigorously defend any actions filed in connection with the Notice.
On December 31, 2014, various Plaintiffs, individually and on behalf of a purported nationwide and sub-class of purchasers, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned Ryan et al. v. Gencor Nutrients, Inc. et al., Case No.: 4:14-CV-05682. The lawsuit includes claims made against the manufacturer and various producers and sellers of products containing a nutritional supplement known as Testofen, which is manufactured and sold by Gencor Nutrients, Inc. (“Gencor”). Specifically, the Ryan Plaintiffs allege that various Defendants have manufactured, marketed and/or sold Testofen, or nutritional supplements containing Testofen, and in doing so represented to the public that Testofen had been clinically proven to increase free testosterone levels. According to the Plaintiffs, those claims are false and/or not statistically proven. Plaintiffs seek relief under violations of the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act, breach of express and implied warranties, and violations of unfair trade practices in violation of California, Pennsylvania, and Arizona law. NDS utilizes Testofen in a limited number of nutritional supplements it manufactures and sells pursuant to a license agreement with Gencor.
Recently, this matter was transferred to the Central District of California due to a similarly filed lawsuit that had previously been filed and dismissed with prejudice. Counsel for the Ryan Plaintiffs also filed a Motion with the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to Transfer the Ryan and Camey matters to the Northern District of California. NDS plans to vigorously defend all allegations made by Plaintiffs.
We are currently not involved in any litigation except noted above that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. Other than described above, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of the Company’s or our subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUERS PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, and quoted on the OTCQB market under the symbol FTLF.
At December 31, 2014, there were 8,198,516 shares of common stock outstanding and there were approximately 210 shareholders of record of the Company’s common stock in additional to an undetermined number of holders for whose shares are held in “street name”.
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the high and low closing prices for our common stock. These quotations represent inter-dealer quotations, without adjustment for retail markup, markdown or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
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On March 18, 2015, the closing price of our common stock was $2.18.
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Share Repurchase Program
On June 30, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Repurchase Program, pursuant to which the Company is authorized to purchase up to $600,000 of our common stock per annum, subject to maximum repurchases of $50,000 per month. Additional purchases under the Repurchase Program may be made from time to time at the discretion of management as market conditions warrant and subject to certain regulatory restrictions and other considerations. In March 2015, the Board of Director’s approved an extension of the Repurchase Program, which enabled the Company to purchase a substantial number of shares in a single transaction on March 6, 2015. The extension did not affect the terms or conditions of the existing Repurchase Program. As of March 12, 2015, the Company had repurchased an aggregate total of 120,354 shares of our common stock, at an average purchase price of $2.15 per share.
The Company did not make any purchases under the Repurchase Program during the quarter ended December 31, 2014.
Dividends
We have not and may never pay any dividends to our shareholders. We did not declare any dividends for the year ended December 31, 2014. Our Board of Directors does not intend to distribute dividends in the near future. The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and will depend upon, among other things, the results of our operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and other factors as the Board of Directors considers relevant. There is no assurance that future dividends will be paid, and if dividends are paid, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend.
Transfer Agent
Our transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is Colonial Stock & Transfer located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not a required disclosure for Smaller Reporting Companies.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OR PLAN OF OPERATION
The following is management’s discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have affected our financial position and operating results during the periods included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, as well as information relating to the plans of our current management. This report includes forward-looking statements. Generally, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “continue,” and similar expressions or the negative thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including the matters set forth in this report or other reports or documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those projected. Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto and other financial information contained elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
Critical Accounting Policies
Principle of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of FitLife Brands, Inc. and NDS Nutrition Products, Inc. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, (ii) the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities known to exist as of the date the financial statements are published, and (iii) the reported amount of net sales and expenses recognized during the periods presented. Adjustments made with respect to the use of estimates often relate to improved information not previously available. Uncertainties with respect to such estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of financial statements; accordingly, actual results could differ from these estimates.
These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is derived from product sales. The Company recognizes revenue from product sales in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements” which assesses revenue upon: (i) the time customers are invoiced at shipping point provided title and risk of loss has passed to the customer, (ii) evidence of an arrangement exists, (iii) fees are contractually fixed or determinable, (iv) collection is reasonably assured through historical collection results and regular credit evaluations, and (v) there are no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance.
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Accounts Receivable
All of the Company’s accounts receivable balance is related to trade receivables which, during the year ended December 31, 2014, increased due principally to the transition to GNC’s centralized distribution platform. Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in its existing accounts receivable. The Company will maintain allowances for doubtful accounts, estimating losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments for products. Accounts with known financial issues are first reviewed and specific estimates are recorded. The remaining accounts receivable balances are then grouped in categories by the amount of days the balance is past due, and the estimated loss is calculated as a percentage of the total category based upon past history. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. The Company recorded an expense of $2,269 related to bad debt and doubtful accounts during the year ended December 31, 2014, and wrote off $9,051 related to bad debt and doubtful accounts during the year ended December 31, 2013.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The determination of collectability of the Company’s accounts receivable requires management to make frequent judgments and estimates in order to determine the appropriate amount of allowance needed for doubtful accounts. The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated to cover the risk of loss related to accounts receivable. This allowance is maintained at a level we consider appropriate based on historical and other factors that affect collectability. These factors include historical trends of write-offs, recoveries and credit losses, the careful monitoring of customer credit quality, and projected economic and market conditions. Different assumptions or changes in economic circumstances could result in changes to the allowance.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2014, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and cash in the bank.
Inventory
The Company’s inventory is carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. The Company evaluates the need to record adjustments for inventory on a regular basis. Company policy is to evaluate all inventories including raw material and finished goods for all of its product offerings across all of the Company’s operating subsidiaries. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the value of the Company’s inventory was $2,284,922 and $2,752,636, respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method. When items are retired or otherwise disposed of, income is charged or credited for the difference between net book value and proceeds realized. Ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and replacements and betterments are capitalized.
The range of estimated useful lives used to calculate depreciation for principal items of property and equipment are as follows:
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The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“FASB”) ASC Topic 350 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. In accordance with ASC Topic 350, goodwill, which represents the excess of the purchase price and related costs over the value assigned to net tangible and identifiable intangible assets of businesses acquired and accounted for under the purchase method, acquired in business combinations is assigned to reporting units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination as of the acquisition date. Under this standard, goodwill and intangibles with indefinite useful lives are no longer amortized. The Company assesses goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually during the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred in accordance with ASC Topic 350. If the carrying value of a reporting unit's goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, the Company records an impairment loss equal to the difference. ASC Topic 350 also requires that the fair value of indefinite-lived purchased intangible assets be estimated and compared to the carrying value. The Company recognizes an impairment loss when the estimated fair value of the indefinite-lived purchased intangible assets is less than the carrying value.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with ASC Topic 3605, “Long-Lived Assets,” such as property, plants, equipment, and purchased intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Goodwill and other intangible assets are tested for impairment. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount in which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. There were no events or changes in circumstances that necessitated an impairment of long-lived assets.
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Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are provided based on the provisions of ASC Topic 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” to reflect the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48 – “Accounting For Uncertainty In Income Taxes”–an interpretation of ASC Topic 740 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 contains a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not, that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount, which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating the Company's tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments. At December 31, 2014, the Company did not record any liabilities for uncertain tax positions.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company maintains its operating cash balances in a bank located in Nebraska. The Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insures accounts up to $250,000.
Earnings Per Share
Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options, warrants, and other commitments to issue common stock were exercised or equity awards vest resulting in the issuance of common stock that could share in the earnings of the Company. In the event of a loss, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share, because of the effect of the additional securities, a net loss would be anti-dilutive.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties other than in a forced sale or liquidation.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, income tax payable and related party payable, if any, approximate fair value.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
None.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2013
Net Sales. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 increased to $19,960,376 as compared to $19,684,030 for the year ended December 31, 2013. This 1.4% increase was driven by continued strong sales growth in our established distribution channels, and, to a lesser extent, by increased sales to certain customers during the quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 2015 in advance of the planned transition to GNC’s centralized distribution platform, which went into effect May 1, 2014. As anticipated, a material portion of our distribution expense, which was previously recorded in cost of goods sold, was eliminated in the quarters ended September 30 and December 31, 2014, and instead impacted gross revenue through distributor-level pricing adjustments. As a result, period over period revenue and cost comparisons for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013 was affected, as will the first quarter ending March 31, 2015 compared to the comparable period in 2014.
We currently market more than 60 products to over 1,200 domestic and international GNC franchise locations in more than ten countries. The Company continually seeks to increase both the number of stores and number of approved products that comprise its domestic and international distribution footprint and, while no assurances can be given, anticipates that such efforts will continue to drive future revenue growth. While currently not a material component of revenue, management anticipates that continued international expansion will be a major driver of future growth. Management further estimates that the anticipated near-term launch of its newest brand, Metis Nutrition, designed exclusively for the GNC corporate store opportunity could prove transformational to the business and be a driver of long term growth for the Company.
Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2014 increased to $ 12,867,466 as compared to $12,548,637 for the year ended December 31, 2013. This 2.5% increase is primarily attributable to increased unit and dollar sales volume during the 2014 period as well as from the shift in distribution expense caused by the transition to GNC’s centralized distribution platform, as discussed above.
General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2014 decreased by $463,993 to $2,636,326 as compared to $3,100,320 for the year ended December 31, 2013. This decrease is principally attributable to a return to normal levels in 2014 after slightly higher than average costs in 2013 primarily related to increased legal expense and other expenses that can fluctuate from time to time in the normal course of business.
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Selling and Marketing Expense. Selling and marketing expense for the year ended December 31, 2014 decreased to $2,378,413 as compared to $2,425,183 for the year ended December 31, 2013. This decrease is principally attributable to lower costs related to sample packs and trade shows, which was partially offset by increased product rebates and an increase in employee related costs.
Despite the decrease to selling and marketing expense in the 2014 period, as compared to the 2013 period, as net sales increase, we expect selling and marketing expense to simultaneously increase, although management anticipates that selling and marketing expense will increase at a lower rate over the long-term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, management anticipates higher than average selling and marketing expense in early 2015 in support of the planned launch of its newest brand, Metis Nutrition.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 decreased to $226,046 from $232,338, respectively.
Net Income/ (Loss). Net income was $1,673,602 for the year ended December 31, 2014, as compared to net income of $1,292,425 for the year ended December 31, 2013. This increase is principally attributable to lower operating expenses during the year ended December 31, 2014, which were more in line with historical levels.
Financial Position, Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has historically financed its operations primarily through equity and debt financings, and more recently, cash flow from operations. The Company has also provided for its cash needs by issuing common stock, options and warrants for certain operating costs, including consulting and professional fees. The Company did not engage in any financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2014. The anticipated cash derived from operations and existing cash resources are expected to provide for the Company’s liquidity for the next 12 months.
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $1,506,426 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $2,564,740 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease is attributable to fluctuations in working capital accounts consistent with standard business practices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, net working capital increased to $7,109,990 as of the year ended December 31, 2014 from $5,659,176 as of December 31, 2013.
Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Cash provided by investing activities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was $46,584 as compared to $50,000 used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in cash provided by investing activities is principally attributable to investment and subsequent write-off in YogaEarth LLC.
Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $504,490 primarily attributable to principal reduction payments on our existing five-year term loan with U.S. Bank (described below), as compared to $146,472 cash used in financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2013. The period-over-period difference relates to the receipt of $2.6 million from the issuance of a five-year term loan from U.S. Bank in fiscal 2013, the proceeds of which were used to retire existing preferred stock with a dramatically higher cost of capital. While no assurances can be given and, other than the fiscal 2013 activity related to the recapitalization of the balance sheet, we have not needed to seek or secure additional working capital to operate and grow the business since the fourth quarter of 2010.
Working Capital
The Company currently believes that it has adequate cash resources to fund its working capital requirements for the remainder of 2015. However, should the Company be unable to generate sufficient revenue in the future to continue to achieve positive cash flow from operations, additional working capital will be required. In the event the Company no longer receives positive cash flow from operations, and management is unable to secure additional working capital, the Company’s business would be materially and adversely harmed.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our business is currently conducted principally in the United States. As a result, our financial results are not materially affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or economic conditions in foreign markets. We do not engage in hedging transactions to reduce our exposure to changes in currency exchange rates, although as the geographical scope of our business broadens, we may do so in the future.
Our exposure to risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our investments in short-term financial instruments. Investments in both fixed rate and floating rate interest earning instruments carry some interest rate risk. The fair value of fixed rate securities may fall due to a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. Partly as a result of this, our future interest income may fall short of expectations due to changes in interest rates or we may suffer losses in principal if we are forced to sell securities that have fallen in estimated fair value due to changes in interest rates. However, as substantially all of our cash equivalents consist of bank deposits and short-term money market instruments, we do not expect any material change with respect to our net income as a result of an interest rate change.
We do not hold any derivative instruments and do not engage in any hedging activities.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The information required hereunder in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is set forth in the financial statements and the notes thereto beginning on Page F-1.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our Management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of December 31, 2014. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports submitted under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, including to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to an exemption for smaller reporting companies under Section 989G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2014, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
(c) Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting.
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have determined that there have been no changes, in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report identified in connection with the evaluation described in the above paragraph that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
The information required by this item will be set forth in our definitive proxy statement for our 2015 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed within 120 days after our fiscal year end and is incorporated in this report by reference.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this item will be set forth in our definitive proxy statement for our 2015 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed within 120 days after our fiscal year end and is incorporated in this report by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The information required by this item will be set forth in our definitive proxy statement for our 2015 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed within 120 days after our fiscal year end and is incorporated in this report by reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this item will be set forth in our definitive proxy statement for our 2015 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed within 120 days after our fiscal year end and is incorporated in this report by reference.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this item will be set forth in our definitive proxy statement for our 2015 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed within 120 days after our fiscal year end and is incorporated in this report by reference.
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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS
Exhibits
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3.1
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Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB2 (Commission File No. 333-137170)).
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3.2
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 filed with Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB2 (Commission File No. 333-137170)).
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|
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3.3
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Bylaws of the Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 filed with Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB2 (Commission File No. 333-137170).
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3.4
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Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Form 8-K on September 13, 2010).
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3.5
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Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation to change name to FitLife Brands, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Form 8-K on October 1, 2013).
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3.6
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Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation to effect 1-for-10 reverse split (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with Form 8-K on October 1, 2013).
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4.1
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Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed with Form 8-K on June 30, 2008).
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4.2
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Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K on January 23, 2009).
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4.3
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Certificate of Designations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 filed with Form 10-K on April 15, 2011).
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10.1
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Asset Purchase Agreement between the Company and NDS Nutritional Products, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K on October 15, 2008).
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10.2
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Settlement Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K on October 6, 2009).
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10.3
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Secured Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with Form 8-K on October 6, 2009).
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10.4
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Second Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with Form 8-K on October 6, 2009).
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10.5
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Amendment No. 1 to Security Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with Form 8-K on October 6, 2009).
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10.6
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Amendment No. 1 to Supply, License and Transition Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed with Form 8-K on October 6, 2009).
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10.7
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Assignment of Name (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 filed with Form 8-K on October 6, 2009).
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10.8
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Consulting Agreement for Services between the Company and Burnham Hill Advisors LLC, dated August 20, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 filed with the Form 8-K on August 26, 2009).
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10.9
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Consulting Agreement for Services between the Company and Burnham Hill Advisors LLC, dated August 20, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 filed with Form 8-K on August 23, 2010).
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10.10
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Amendment No. 1 to Consulting Agreement between the Company and Burnham Hill Advisors LLC, dated September 15, 2010. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 filed with Form 10-K on April 15, 2011).
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|
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10.11
|
Amendment No. 2 to Consulting Agreement between the Company and Burnham Hill Advisors LLC, dated November 18, 2010. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 filed with Form 10-K on April 15, 2011).
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|
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10.12
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Employment Agreement, dated December 31, 2009, between the Company and John Wilson. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 filed with Form 10-K on April 15, 2011).
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|
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10.13
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2010 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 filed with Form 10-K on April 15, 2011).
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|
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10.14
|
Form of Exchange Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K on October 7, 2013).
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10.15
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Employment Agreement, dated May 1, 2013, by and between the Company and Michael Abrams (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 filed with the Annual Report on Form 10-K on March 28, 2014).
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|
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10.16
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Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement, dated July 14, 2014 between the Company and John Wilson. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with Form 8-K on July 15, 2014).
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14.1
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Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to 14.1 filed with Form 10-K on March 27, 2009).
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21
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List of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 filed with Form 10-K on March 27, 2009).
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31.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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|
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31.2
|
Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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|
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32.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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|
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32.2
|
Certification of Chief Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.
|
Registrant
Date: March 31, 2015
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FitLife Brands, Inc.
By: /s/ John Wilson
|
|
|
John Wilson
|
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), President
|
|
Date: March 31, 2015
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By: /s/ Michael Abrams
|
|
|
Michael Abrams
|
||
|
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
|
In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
|
Date: March 31, 2015
|
By: /s/ John Wilson
|
|
|
John Wilson
|
||
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), President, Director
|
|
Date: March 31, 2015
|
By: /s/ Michael Abrams
|
|
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Michael Abrams
|
||
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
|
||
|
Date: March 31, 2015
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By: /s/ Lewis Jaffe
|
|
|
Lewis Jaffe
|
||
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Chairman of the Board
|
|
Date: March 31, 2015
|
By: /s/ Grant Dawson
|
|
|
Grant Dawson
|
||
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Director
|
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Date: March 31, 2015
|
By: /s/ Fadi Aramouni
|
|
|
Fadi Aramouni
|
||
|
Director
|
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FITLIFE BRANDS, INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM:
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F-1
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
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F-2
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F-3
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F-4
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|||
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F-5
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F-6
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of FitLife Brands, Inc.
Omaha, Nebraska
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of FitLife Brands, Inc. (Company) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. FitLife Brands, Inc.’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of FitLife Brands, Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Dana Point, California
March 25, 2015
F-1
FITLIFE BRANDS, INC.
|
ASSETS:
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
CURRENT ASSETS
|
||||||||
|
Cash
|
$
|
4,353,699
|
$
|
3,305,179
|
||||
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
1,685,623
|
1,259,887
|
||||||
|
Inventory
|
2,284,922
|
2,752,636
|
||||||
|
Deferred Taxes
|
689,000
|
689,000
|
||||||
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
47,202
|
127,448
|
||||||
|
Total current assets
|
9,060,446
|
8,134,150
|
||||||
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
|
3,107
|
5,988
|
||||||
|
Intangibles assets, net
|
1,037,369
|
1,037,117
|
||||||
|
Long-term investments
|
-
|
50,000
|
||||||
|
Deposits
|
3,048
|
3,048
|
||||||
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
10,103,970
|
$
|
9,230,303
|
||||
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
|
||||||||
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Accounts payable
|
$
|
813,600
|
$
|
1,204,894
|
||||
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
152,736
|
280,402
|
||||||
|
Income tax payable
|
40,000
|
48,000
|
||||||
|
Line of credit
|
437,089
|
437,089
|
||||||
|
Current Portion of Term Loan Agreement
|
507,031
|
489,129
|
||||||
|
Redemption of preferred stock payable
|
-
|
15,459
|
||||||
|
Total current liabilities
|
1,950,456
|
2,474,974
|
||||||
|
LONG-TERM DEBT
|
1,439,799
|
1,946,733
|
||||||
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
3,390,255
|
4,421,707
|
||||||
|
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
|
||||||||
|
Common stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 8,198,516 and 8,110,853 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
|
81,985
|
81,109
|
||||||
|
Subscribed common stock
|
38
|
66
|
||||||
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
26,280,388
|
26,049,722
|
||||||
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(19,648,697
|
)
|
(21,322,299
|
)
|
||||
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
$
|
6,713,714
|
$
|
4,808,598
|
||||
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$
|
10,103,970
|
$
|
9,230,303
|
||||
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
|
||||||||
F-2
FITLIFE BRANDS, INC.
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Revenue
|
$
|
19,960,376
|
$
|
19,684,030
|
||||
|
Total
|
19,960,376
|
19,684,030
|
||||||
|
Cost of Goods Sold
|
12,867,466
|
12,548,637
|
||||||
|
Gross Profit
|
7,092,910
|
7,135,393
|
||||||
|
OPERATING EXPENSES:
|
||||||||
|
General and administrative
|
2,636,326
|
3,100,320
|
||||||
|
Selling and marketing
|
2,378,413
|
2,415,183
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
226,046
|
232,338
|
||||||
|
Total operating expenses
|
5,240,785
|
5,747,841
|
||||||
|
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
|
1,852,125
|
1,387,552
|
||||||
|
OTHER (INCOME) AND EXPENSES
|
||||||||
|
Interest expense
|
94,667
|
40,906
|
||||||
|
Other expense (income)
|
(87,500
|
)
|
(36,279
|
)
|
||||
|
Total other (income) expense
|
7,167
|
4,627
|
||||||
|
INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)
|
171,355
|
90,500
|
||||||
|
NET INCOME (LOSS)
|
$
|
1,673,602
|
$
|
1,292,425
|
||||
|
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE:
|
||||||||
|
Basic
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
0.17
|
||||
|
Diluted
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
0.14
|
||||
|
Basic
|
8,180,428
|
7,830,909
|
||||||
|
Diluted
|
8,577,597
|
8,951,051
|
||||||
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
|
||||||||
F-3
FITLIFE BRANDS, INC.
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Net income
|
$
|
1,673,602
|
$
|
1,292,425
|
||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
|
||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
226,046
|
232,338
|
||||||
|
Common stock issued (cancelled) for services
|
116,334
|
354,039
|
||||||
|
Warrants and options issued (cancelled) for services
|
32,679
|
40,896
|
||||||
|
Gain on write-up of investment
|
(137,500
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Gain on redemption of preferred stock and warrants
|
-
|
(86,278
|
)
|
|||||
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Accounts receivable
|
(425,735
|
)
|
(290,776
|
)
|
||||
|
Inventory
|
467,713
|
932,355
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Prepaid expenses
|
80,246
|
(10,389
|
)
|
|||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Accounts payable
|
(391,295
|
)
|
(4,486
|
)
|
||||
|
Accrued liabilities
|
(127,666
|
)
|
88,615
|
|||||
|
Income tax payable
|
(8,000)
|
16,000
|
||||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
1,506,426
|
2,564,740
|
||||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
(3,417
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Long-term investment
|
50,000
|
(50,000
|
)
|
|||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
46,584
|
(50,000
|
)
|
|||||
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
-
|
2,600,000
|
||||||
|
Payments for redemption of preferred stock
|
(15,459
|
)
|
(2,582,333
|
)
|
||||
|
Repayments of note payable
|
(489,032
|
)
|
(164,139
|
)
|
||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(504,490
|
)
|
(146,472
|
)
|
||||
|
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
|
1,048,520
|
2,368,268
|
||||||
|
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
3,305,179
|
936,911
|
||||||
|
CASH, END OF PERIOD
|
$
|
4,353,699
|
$
|
3,305,179
|
||||
|
Supplemental disclosure operating activities
|
||||||||
|
Cash paid for interest
|
$
|
94,667
|
$
|
40,906
|
||||
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
|
||||||||
F-4
FITLIFE BRANDS, INC.
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
|
Preferred Stock
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common Stock
|
Preferred A
|
Preferred B
|
Preferred C
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
DECEMBER 31, 2012
|
74,753,482
|
$
|
747,534
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
103.3
|
$
|
757,063
|
125.0
|
$
|
50,756
|
$
|
26,864,676
|
$
|
(22,614,724
|
)
|
$
|
5,805,307
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common stock issued for services
|
3,005,000
|
30,050
|
310,900
|
340,950
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Preferred B shares accumulated dividends
|
137,639
|
(137,639
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Preferred C shares accumulated dividends
|
39,414
|
(39,414
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Options and warrants issued for services
|
40,896
|
40,896
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Reverse stock split existing shares
|
(69,978,160
|
)
|
(699,782
|
)
|
699,782
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Reverse stock split recap shares
|
(2,974,804
|
)
|
(29,748
|
)
|
29,743
|
(5
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Redemption of Preferred B shares
|
(103.3
|
)
|
(894,703
|
)
|
(1,032,999
|
)
|
(1,927,702
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Redemption of Preferred C shares
|
(62.5
|
)
|
(45,085
|
)
|
(624,999
|
)
|
(670,084
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Conversion of Preferred C shares
|
2,680,337
|
26,803
|
(62.5
|
)
|
(45,085
|
)
|
(142,538
|
)
|
(160,820
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Exchange of Preferred C warrants
|
624,998
|
6,250
|
68,293
|
74,543
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Subscribed common stock
|
6,621
|
66
|
13,023
|
13,089
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income
|
1,292,425
|
1,292,425
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
DECEMBER 31, 2013
|
8,117,474
|
$
|
81,175
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
26,049,722
|
$
|
(21,322,299
|
)
|
$
|
4,808,598
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common stock issued for services
|
45,482
|
455
|
105,881
|
106,336
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common stock issued for settlement
|
35,560
|
356
|
82,144
|
82,500
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Subscribed common stock
|
3,846
|
38
|
9,961
|
10,000
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Options issued for services
|
32,679
|
32,679
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income
|
1,673,602
|
1,673,602
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
DECEMBER 31, 2014
|
8,202,362
|
$
|
82,024
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
26,280,388
|
$
|
(19,648,697
|
)
|
$
|
6,713,714
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-5
FITLIFE BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Summary
FitLife Brands, Inc., formerly Bond Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”), is a national provider of innovative and proprietary nutritional supplements for health conscious consumers marketed under the brand names NDS Nutrition Products™ (“NDS”) (www.ndsnutrition.com), PMD™ (www.pmdsports.com), SirenLabs™ (www.sirenlabs.com) and CoreActive™ (www.coreactivenutrition.com). The Company manufactures and distributes a full line of nutritional supplements to support athletic performance, weight loss and general health predominantly through franchised General Nutrition Centers, Inc. (“GNC”) stores located both domestically and internationally.
The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on July 26, 2005. In October 2008, the Company acquired the assets of NDS Nutritional Products, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, and moved those assets into its wholly owned subsidiary NDS Nutrition Products, Inc., a Florida corporation (“NDS”).
FitLife Brands is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. For more information on the Company, please go to http://www.fitlifebrands.com. The Company’s common stock currently trades under the symbol FTLF on the OTCBB market.
Recent Developments
Share Repurchase Program
On June 30, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, pursuant to which the Company is authorized to purchase up to $600,000 of our common stock per annum, subject to maximum repurchases of $50,000 per month (the “Repurchase Program”). Additional purchases under the Repurchase Program may be made from time to time at the discretion of management as market conditions warrant and subject to certain regulatory restrictions and other considerations. In March 2015, the Board of Director’s approved an extension of the Repurchase Program, which enabled the Company to purchase a substantial number of shares in a single transaction on March 6, 2015. The extension did not affect the terms or conditions of the existing Repurchase Program. As of March 12, 2015, the Company had repurchased an aggregate total of 120,354 shares of our common stock, at an average purchase price of $2.15 per share.
NOTE 2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying financial statements represent the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the Company and include the accounts and results of operations of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the active entity of FitLife Brands, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
NOTE 3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Significant accounting policies are as follows:
Principle of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and NDS Nutrition Products, Inc. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated condensed financial statements.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, (ii) the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities known to exist as of the date the financial statements are published, and (iii) the reported amount of net sales and expenses recognized during the periods presented. Adjustments made with respect to the use of estimates often relate to improved information not previously available. Uncertainties with respect to such estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of financial statements; accordingly, actual results could differ from these estimates.
These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is derived from product sales. The Company recognizes revenue from product sales in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements” which assesses revenue upon: (i) the time customers are invoiced at shipping point provided title and risk of loss has passed to the customer, (ii) evidence of an arrangement exists, (iii) fees are contractually fixed or determinable, (iv) collection is reasonably assured through historical collection results and regular credit evaluations, and (v) there are no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance.
Accounts Receivable
All of the Company’s accounts receivable balance is related to trade receivables which, in the quarter ended September 30, 2014, increased due principally to the transition to GNC’s centralized distribution platform. Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in its existing accounts receivable. The Company will maintain allowances for doubtful accounts, estimating losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments for products. Accounts with known financial issues are first reviewed and specific estimates are recorded. The remaining accounts receivable balances are then grouped in categories by the amount of days the balance is past due, and the estimated loss is calculated as a percentage of the total category based upon past history. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. The Company recorded an expense of $2,269 related to bad debt and doubtful accounts during the year ended December 31, 2014, and wrote off $9,051 related to bad debt and doubtful accounts during the year ended December 31, 2013.
F-6
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The determination of collectability of the Company’s accounts receivable requires management to make frequent judgments and estimates in order to determine the appropriate amount of allowance needed for doubtful accounts. The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated to cover the risk of loss related to accounts receivable. This allowance is maintained at a level we consider appropriate based on factors that affect collectability. These factors include historical trends of write-offs, recoveries and credit losses, the careful monitoring of customer credit quality, and projected economic and market conditions. Different assumptions or changes in economic circumstances could result in changes to the allowance.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2014, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and cash in the bank.
Inventory
The Company’s inventory is carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. The Company evaluates the need to record adjustments for inventory on a regular basis. Company policy is to evaluate all inventories including raw material and finished goods for all of its product offerings across all of the Company’s operating subsidiaries. At December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the value of the Company’s inventory was $2,284,922 and $2,752,636, respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method. When items are retired or otherwise disposed of, income is charged or credited for the difference between net book value and proceeds realized. Ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and replacements and betterments are capitalized.
The range of estimated useful lives used to calculate depreciation for principal items of property and equipment are as follows:
|
Asset Category
|
Depreciation / Amortization Period
|
|
|
Furniture and Fixture
|
3 Years
|
|
|
Office equipment
|
3 Years
|
|
|
Leasehold improvements
|
5 Years
|
The Company adopted FASB ASC Topic 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. In accordance with ASC Topic 350, goodwill, which represents the excess of the purchase price and related costs over the value assigned to net tangible and identifiable intangible assets of businesses acquired and accounted for under the purchase method, acquired in business combinations is assigned to reporting units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination as of the acquisition date. Under this standard, goodwill and intangibles with indefinite useful lives are no longer amortized. The Company assesses goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually during the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred in accordance with ASC Topic 350. If the carrying value of a reporting unit's goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, the Company records an impairment loss equal to the difference. ASC Topic 350 also requires that the fair value of indefinite-lived purchased intangible assets be estimated and compared to the carrying value. The Company recognizes an impairment loss when the estimated fair value of the indefinite-lived purchased intangible assets is less than the carrying value.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with ASC Topic 3605, Long-Lived Assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and purchased intangibles, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Goodwill and other intangible assets are tested for impairment. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimate undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. There were no events or changes in circumstances that necessitated an impairment of long-lived assets.
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are provided based on the provisions of ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, to reflect the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48; Accounting For Uncertainty In Income Taxes - An Interpretation of ASC Topic 740 ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 contains a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not, that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount, which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating the Company's tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments. At December 31, 2014, the Company did not record any liabilities for uncertain tax positions.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company maintains its operating cash balances in a bank located in Nebraska. The Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insures accounts up to $250,000.
Earnings Per Share
Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options, warrants, and other commitments to issue common stock were exercised or equity awards vest resulting in the issuance of common stock that could share in the earnings of the Company. In the event of a loss, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share, because of the effect of the additional securities, a result of the net loss would be anti-dilutive.
F-7
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties other than in a forced sale or liquidation.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, income tax payable and related party payable, if any, approximate fair value.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
None.
NOTE 4. PREPAID EXPENSES
The Company has prepaid expenses as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 as follows:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Prepaid Expenses
|
47,202
|
127,448
|
||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
47,202
|
$
|
127,448
|
||||
NOTE 5. INVENTORIES
The Company inventories as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 consists as follows:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Finished goods
|
$
|
1,904,950
|
$
|
2,140,185
|
||||
|
Components
|
379,972
|
612,451
|
||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
2,284,922
|
$
|
2,752,636
|
||||
NOTE 6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
The Company has fixed assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 as follows:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Equipment
|
$
|
289,169
|
$
|
285,753
|
||||
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
$
|
(286,063
|
)
|
$
|
(279,765
|
)
|
||
|
Total
|
$
|
3,107
|
$
|
5,988
|
||||
Depreciation expense was $6,298 for December 31, 2014 compared to $12,589 for December 31, 2013.
NOTE 7. ACQUISITION
On October 1, 2008, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Cory Wiedel and Ryan Zink (the “Shareholders”), and NDS Nutritional Products, Inc. (“NDS”), a Nebraska corporation. The Company purchased substantially all of the tangible properties, equipment, tenant improvements, customer accounts, customer lists, goodwill, software, intellectual property, component inventory and all insurance benefits, including rights and proceeds in or related to the retail operations of NDS, in accordance with the provisions of the definitive transaction documents. The estimated purchase price was $2,645,684. In addition to $700,000 in cash, the purchase price consisted of promissory notes and an earn-out based on gross profits of NDS.
On September 30, 2009, the Company amended the terms to the above referenced Asset Purchase Agreement originally dated October 1, 2008 by and between the Shareholders, NDS and the Company. Under the terms of the amendment, all remaining obligations payable by the Company in connection with the earn-out and outstanding secured promissory notes were replaced in their entirety by a new promissory note (the “New Note”) with an original principal amount of $621,775.01 payable in monthly installments commencing as of March 1, 2010, accruing at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, and due and payable in full on December 31, 2010.
On November 15, 2010, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note by and among FitLife Brands, Inc., NDS Nutrition Products, Inc. and NDS Nutritional Products, Inc., as well as other ancillary documents in connection with such transaction in replacement of that certain Secured Promissory Note by and among the parties dated September 30, 2009. The Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note, which became effective December 1, 2010, calls for an initial payment by the Company of $205,000 on December 1, 2010 and ongoing monthly payments of $17,350 throughout 2011 in full satisfaction of the note. The Secured Promissory Note, which was replaced by the Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note, had a remaining principal balance of approximately $400,000 and matured in December of 2010.
The Company hired a third-party expert to prepare a valuation analysis to assist management of the Company in its allocation of the purchase price, primarily through the determination of the fair value and remaining useful lives of the intangible assets from the acquisition of NDS Nutritional Products, Inc. in 2008. Based on that analysis, the Company determined that there was no impairment for the year ended December 31, 2014 or 2013.
The amortization expense for all intangible assets is grouped with the depreciation expense for the related reporting period, and reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Cash Flows as “Depreciation and amortization” expense. The Company calculates the weighted average of the average amortization period, in total and by major define-lived intangible asset on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets that is ten years in accordance with the agreements with the above intangible assets.
The Company had total amortization expense of $219,749 for December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
F-8
NOTE 8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 the Company wrote off the remaining balance of its investment in YogaEarth Group LLC (“YogaEarth”) and recorded a $50,000 expense in connection with the write off. Contemporaneously with the write off, the Company, YogaEarth and other third parties (collectively, the “Parties”) entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement”) related to prior investment activity and intellectual property development initiatives undertaken by the Parties. Under the terms of the Settlement, YogaEarth agreed to sell its 50% ownership position in the kaniwa protein extraction intellectual property (the “Kaniwa IP”) to the other Parties for the termination of certain equity rights and claims held by such parties in and against YogaEarth. Under the terms of the Settlement, the Company issued shares of its common stock with a fair market value of $84,500 to third parties in exchange for their 37.5% of the Kaniwa IP, resulting in the Company owning 100% of the Kaniwa IP. The Company booked the $220,000 implied value of the Kaniwa IP to intangible assets, net and recorded a gain on the transaction of $137,500. Following the execution of the Settlement, the Company filed a patent application with the USPTO for the Kaniwa IP. On December 22, 2014, the USPTO notified the Company that its claims under the Kaniwa IP were not allowed. The Company intends to file a response with the USPTO on or around March 23, 2015.
NOTE 9. NOTE PAYABLES
Notes payable consist of the following as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Revolving line of credit of $3,000,000 from US Bank, dated April 9, 2009, as amended July 15, 2010, May 25, 2011, August 22, 2012, April 29, 2013, May 22, 2014 and June 25, 2014 at an interest rate of 3.0% plus the one-month LIBOR quoted by US Bank from Reuters Screen LIBOR. The line of credit matures May 15, 2015 and is secured by 80% of the eligible receivables and 50% of the eligible inventory (such inventory amount not to exceed 50% of the borrowing base) of NDS Nutrition Products, Inc. The Company pays interest only on this line of credit.
|
$
|
437,089
|
$
|
437,089
|
||||
|
Term loan of $2,600,000 from US Bank, dated September 4, 2013, at a fixed interest rate of 3.6%. The term loan amortizes evenly on a monthly basis and matures August 15, 2018.
|
$
|
1,946,830
|
$
|
2,435,862
|
||||
|
Total of notes payable and advances
|
$
|
2,383,919
|
$
|
2,872,951
|
||||
|
Less Current Portion:
|
$
|
(944,120)
|
$
|
(926,218
|
)
|
|||
|
Long-Term Portion:
|
$
|
1,439,799
|
$
|
1,946,733
|
||||
NOTE 10. EQUITY
Common and Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 150,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of which 8,198,516 common shares were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014. The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. At present, the Company is authorized to issue, subject to the 10,000,000 share limit, 10,000,000 shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares of its 10% Cumulative Perpetual Series B Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, and 500 shares of its Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01, none of which were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014.
As of December 31, 2014, 3,846 shares of common stock were subscribed.
Options
As of December 31, 2014, 220,000 options to purchase common stock of the Company were issued and outstanding, 120,000 of which had an exercise price equal to $0.90 per share, 60,000 of which had an exercise price equal to $1.00 per share, and 40,000 of which had an exercise price equal to $2.20 per share. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Company issued 40,000 options to key employees with an exercise price equal to $2.20 for which it recorded an expense of $32,679.
Warrants
The Company values all warrants using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Critical assumptions for the Black-Scholes option-pricing model include the market value of the stock price at the time of issuance, the risk-free interest rate corresponding to the term of the warrant, the volatility of the Company’s stock price, dividend yield on the common stock, as well as the exercise price and term of the warrant. The Black Scholes option-pricing model was the best determinable value of the warrants that the Company “knew up front” when issuing the warrants in accordance with Topic 505. Other than as expressly noted below, the warrants are not subject to any form of vesting schedule and, therefore, are exercisable by the holders anytime at their discretion during the life of the warrant. No discounts were applied to the valuation determined by the Black-Scholes option-pricing model; provided, however, that in determining volatility the Company utilized the lesser of the 90-day volatility as reported by Bloomberg or other such nationally recognized provider of financial markets data and 40.0%.
F-9
As of December 31, 2014, 115,139 warrants to purchase common stock of the Company were issued and outstanding, additional information about which is included in the following table:
|
Issued
|
Exercise Price
|
Issuance Date
|
Expiration Date
|
Vesting
|
||||||||
| 14,259 | $ | 3.600 |
05/14/10
|
05/14/15
|
Yes
|
|||||||
| 25,000 | $ | 3.000 |
11/01/13
|
11/01/16
|
No
|
|||||||
| 20,640 | $ | 2.000 |
06/29/10
|
06/29/15
|
No
|
|||||||
| 21,240 | $ | 2.000 |
07/21/10
|
07/21/15
|
No
|
|||||||
| 9,000 | $ | 2.000 |
09/03/10
|
09/03/15
|
No
|
|||||||
| 25,000 | $ | 2.000 |
11/01/13
|
11/01/16
|
No
|
|||||||
| 115,139 | ||||||||||||
|
Expected Dividend Yield
|
0.0 | % | ||||||||||
|
Volatility
|
40.0 | % | ||||||||||
|
Weighted average risk free interest rate
|
0.2 | % | ||||||||||
|
Weighted average expected life (in years)
|
1.1 | |||||||||||
Private Placements, Other Issuances and Cancellations
The Company periodically issues shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock to investors in connection with private placement transactions, as well as, to advisors and consultants for the fair value of services rendered. Absent an arm’s length transaction with an independent third-party, the value of any such issued shares is based on the trading value of the stock at the date on which such transactions or agreements are consummated or such shares are issued. The Company expenses the fair value of all such issuances in the period incurred.
The Company issued 45,482 shares of its common stock plus an additional 3,846 shares of subscribed common stock for services during the year ended December 31, 2014, for which it recorded an expense of $116,334 as compared to an expense of $354,039 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Company also issued 35,560 shares of its common stock in connection with a settlement during the year ended December 31, 2014, for which it recorded an expense of $82,500. During the year ended December 31, 2014 the Company also issued 40,000 options to key employees to purchase shares of its common stock, for which it recorded an expense of $32,679 as compared to an expense of $40,896 for the year ended December 31, 2013.
2014
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company issued 81,042 shares of its common stock, consisting of (i) 33,334 shares were issued to employees for the fair value of services rendered, (ii) 12,148 shares were issued to members of the Board of Directors for the fair value of services rendered consistent with the Company’s Board compensation plan, and (iii) 35,560 shares were issued to certain parties in connection with the Company’s settlement with YogaEarth that resulted in the Company owning 100% of the Kaniwa IP. As of December 31, 2014, there were an additional 3,846 shares of subscribed common stock issuable to members of the Board of Directors for the fair value of services rendered consistent with the Company’s Board compensation plan. In addition to the above, during the year ended December 31, 2014 the Company issued 40,000 options to purchase common stock in the Company under the terms of the Company’s qualified plan. The Company did not cancel any shares of its common stock or issue any shares of its common stock to investors for cash during the year ended December 31, 2014.
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company valued shares issued for services rendered based on the trading value of the stock at the time of grant.
2013
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company issued and cancelled 642,126 and 0 shares of its common stock, respectively, for an aggregate net issuance of 642,126 shares. Of those amounts, (i) 5,000 shares were issued to consultants for the fair value of services rendered, (ii) 39,121 shares were issued to members of the Board of Directors for the fair value of services rendered consistent with the Company’s Board compensation plan, (iii) 267,500 shares were issued to employees for the fair value of services rendered in connection with an employee stock award program, and (iv) 330,505 shares were issued in connection with the Series C Recapitalization Transactions. In addition to the above, during the year ended December 31, 2013 the Company issued 60,000 options to purchase common stock in the Company under the terms of the Company’s qualified plan and 50,000 warrants to a consultant for the fair value of services rendered. The Company did not issue any shares of its common stock to investors for cash during the year ended December 31, 2013.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company valued shares issued for services rendered based on the trading value of the stock at the time of issuance.
Any offer and sale of shares of our common stock are effected in reliance on the exemptions for sales of securities not involving a public offering, as set forth in Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act and in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, based on the following: (a) the investors confirmed to us that they were “accredited investors,” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and had such background, education and experience in financial and business matters as to be able to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the securities; (b) there was no public offering or general solicitation with respect to the offering; (c) the investors were provided with certain disclosure materials and all other information requested with respect to our company; (d) the investors acknowledged that all securities being purchased were “restricted securities” for purposes of the Securities Act, and agreed to transfer such securities only in a transaction registered under the Securities Act or exempt from registration under the Securities Act; and (e) a legend was placed on the certificates representing each such security stating that it was restricted and could only be transferred if subsequent registered under the Securities Act or transferred in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act.
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NOTE 11. INCOME TAXES
The provision (benefit) for income taxes from continued operations for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 consist of the following:
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December 31,
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2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Current:
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||||||||
|
Federal AMT
|
$
|
24,354
|
$
|
26,250
|
||||
|
State
|
147,000
|
64,250
|
||||||
|
171,354
|
90,500
|
|||||||
|
Deferred:
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||||||||
|
Federal
|
$
|
626,280
|
$
|
455,000
|
||||
|
State
|
-
|
38,000
|
||||||
|
626,280
|
493,000
|
|||||||
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
(626,280
|
)
|
(493,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Provision (benefit) for income taxes, net
|
$
|
171,354
|
$
|
90,500
|
||||
The difference between income tax expense computed by applying the federal statutory corporate tax rate and actual income tax expense is as follows:
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December 31,
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|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Statutory federal income tax rate
|
34.00
|
%
|
34.00
|
%
|
||||
|
State income taxes and other
|
7.09
|
%
|
6.29
|
%
|
||||
|
Federal AMT
|
1.30
|
%
|
1.90
|
%
|
||||
|
Temporary differences
|
0.22%
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Permanent differences
|
0.60%
|
-
|
||||||
|
Valuation allowance
|
(34.00)
|
%
|
(35.65
|
%
|
||||
|
Effective tax rate
|
9.21
|
%
|
6.54
|
|||||
Deferred income taxes result from temporary differences in the recognition of income and expenses for the financial reporting purposes and for tax purposes. The components of deferred tax assets consist principally from the following:
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Net operating loss carryforwards
|
6,602,000
|
7,272,000
|
||||||
|
Valuation allowance
|
(5,913,000
|
)
|
(6,583,000
|
|||||
|
Deferred income tax asset
|
$
|
689,000
|
$
|
689,000
|
||||
The Company has a net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $19,400,000 for federal purposes available to offset future taxable income through 2032, which expire in various years through 2032, The Company has provided a valuation reserve against the full amount of the net operating loss benefit, because in the opinion of management the benefits from net operating losses carried forward may be impaired or limited on certain circumstances. Events which may cause limitations in the amount of net operating losses that the Company may utilize in any one year include, but are not limited to, limitations imposed under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, from change of more than 50% over a three-year period. The impact of any limitations that may be imposed for future issuances of equity securities, including issuances with respect to acquisitions have not been determined.
ASC 740 requires the consideration of a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. Significant management judgment is required in determining any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. In evaluating the ability to recover deferred tax assets, the Company considered available positive and negative evidence, giving greater weight to its recent cumulative losses and its ability to carry-back losses against prior taxable income and lesser weight to its projected financial results due to the challenges of forecasting future periods. The Company also considered, commensurate with its objective verifiability, the forecast of future taxable income including the reversal of temporary differences. At that time the Company continued to have sufficient positive evidence, including recent cumulative profits, a reduction in operating expenses, the ability to carry-back losses against prior taxable income and an expectation of improving operating results, showing a valuation allowance was not required. At the end of the year ended December 31, 2012, expectations of taxable income necessitated a reduction in the valuation allowance and a restoration of $689,000 of deferred tax assets related to net operating losses expected to be utilized in the next 12 months. At December 31, 2014, the Company continues to maintain the deferred tax asset of $689,000.
NOTE 12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company immediately adopted FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 820 (SFAS 157), Fair Value Measurements. ASC 820 relates to financial assets and financial liabilities.
Determination of Fair Value
At December 31, 2014, the Company calculated the fair value of its assets and liabilities for disclosure purposes only.
Valuation Hierarchy
ASC 820 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for the use of fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date:
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Valuation Hierarchy
|
•
|
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
|
|
•
|
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates); and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
|
|
•
|
Level 3 - Inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable. These inputs rely on management's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. (The unobservable inputs are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances and may include the Company's own data.)
|
The following table presents the Company's fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2014.
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
|
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Cash
|
$
|
-
|
4,353,699
|
-
|
4,353,699
|
|||||||||||
|
Intangible assets
|
-
|
-
|
1,037,369
|
1,037,369
|
||||||||||||
|
$
|
4,353,699
|
1,037,369
|
5,391,068
|
|||||||||||||
NOTE 13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company does not have, to the best of its knowledge, any undisclosed commitments or contingent liabilities.
NOTE 14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company did not have any related party transactions as of December 31, 2014.
NOTE 15. NET INCOME / (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic income per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average fully diluted number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the following potential shares of common stock were included in the number of shares of common stock outstanding for the calculation of diluted income per share.
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Warrants
|
188,391
|
569,142
|
||||||
|
Options
|
208,778
|
176,000
|
||||||
|
Preferred Stock (as converted)
|
0
|
375,000
|
||||||
|
Total
|
397,169
|
1,120,142
|
||||||
The following table represents the computation of basic and diluted losses per share at December 31, 2014 and 2013:
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Net income (losses) available for common shareholders
|
1,673,602
|
1,292,425
|
||||||
|
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
|
8,180,428
|
7,830,909
|
||||||
|
Basic income (loss) per share
|
0.20
|
0.17
|
||||||
|
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
|
8,577,597
|
8,951,051
|
||||||
|
Diluted income (loss) per share
|
.20
|
0.14
|
||||||
Net loss per share is based upon the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding.
NOTE 16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
As disclosed under Note 1 above, in March 2015, the Board of Directors approved an extension of the Repurchase Program, which enabled the Company to purchase a substantial number of shares in a single transaction on March 6, 2015. The extension did not affect the terms or conditions of the existing Repurchase Program. As of March 12, 2015, the Company had repurchased an aggregate total of 120,354 shares of our common stock at an average purchase price of $2.15 per share.
Management has reviewed and evaluated subsequent events and transactions occurring after the balance sheet date through the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K on March 31, 2015 and determined that no other subsequent events occurred.
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