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FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS INC - Quarter Report: 2011 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


[X]

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For quarterly period ended September 30, 2011


[   ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from _____ to _____


Commission file number: No. 0-24368


FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 

 

Delaware

87-0620425

 (State of incorporation)

(I.R.S.  Employer Identification No.)

     

106 West Business Park Drive, Draper, Utah  84020

(Address of principal executive offices)


801-568-5111

(Registrant’s telephone number)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]   No [  ]


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 shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes [ X ]   No [  ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:


Large accelerated filer  [   ]  

Accelerated filer                   [   ]

Non-accelerated filer    [   ]

Smaller reporting company  [X]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Yes [   ]     No [X]


The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock was 36,117,915 as of November 11, 2011.





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TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.  Financial Statements


              Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) at September 30, 2011 and

    December 31, 2010

3


              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three   

  and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and for the Cumulative Period from

  February 24, 2004 (Date of Emergence from Bankruptcy) through September 30, 2011

4

             

              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the

               Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and for the Cumulative Period from

                February 24, 2004 (Date of Emergence from Bankruptcy) through September 30, 2011

5


              Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

6


Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

12


Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

17


Item 4. Controls and Procedures  

17



PART II: OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1A.  Risk Factors

17


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

19


Item 6.  Exhibits

 19


Signatures

20


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial information set forth below with respect to our condensed consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2011, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are unaudited. The information presented below for the condensed consolidated financial position as of December 31, 2010 was audited and reported as part of our annual filing of our Form 10-K, filed with Securities and Exchange commission on April 15, 2011. The cumulative financial information from February 24, 2004 (the date of emergence from bankruptcy) through September 30, 2011, in the opinion of management, includes all adjustments consisting of normal recurring entries necessary for the fair presentation of such data.  The results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any subsequent periods.



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FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Development Stage Company)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 (Unaudited)

 

 (Audited)

ASSETS

 

 

 

    Current Assets

 

 

 

          Cash and cash equivalents

 $          31,967

 

 $           6,027

          Accounts receivable

26,840

 

            36,600

          Inventory

7,348

 

              9,440

          Deposits and prepaid expenses

11,698

 

            11,889

          Total Current Assets

77,853

 

            63,956

    Long-Term Deposits

            16,500

 

            10,500

    Property and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of

          $352,336 and $265,720

234,058

 

          320,673

    Patents and Proprietary Technology, net of accumulated

          amortization of $349,518 and $268,612

611,466

 

          692,373

    Goodwill

5,105,657

 

        5,356,414

    Total Assets

 $     6,045,534

 

 $     6,443,916

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

    Current Liabilities

 

 

 

        Accounts payable

 $        239,448

 

 $        123,865

        Accounts payable - related party

6,967

 

19,000

        Accrued liabilities

207,839

 

            56,411

        Deferred revenue

0

 

              7,120

        Short-term convertible notes payable

440,000

 

-

        Total Liabilities

    894,254

 

          206,396

    Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

         Preferred stock – $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

                  -   

 

                  -   

         Common stock – $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 36,117,915 and 35,754,764 shares issued and outstanding

36,118

 

            35,754

         Additional paid-in capital

23,195,507

 

      23,032,629

         Stock subscription receivable

-

 

          (50,000)

         Deficit accumulated during the development stage

  (18,080,345)

 

    (16,780,863)

        Total Stockholders' Equity

5,151,280

 

        6,237,520

    Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 $     6,045,534

 

 $     6,443,916

 

 

 

 



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



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FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARITES

(A Development Stage Company)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATONS

(UNAUDITED)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cumulative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

period from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Date of

 

 

Three

 

Three

 

Nine

 

Nine

 

emergence

 

 

Months

 

Months

 

Months

 

Months

 

from

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

bankruptcy)

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

through

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Design, Contract and Testing Revenue

 

 $    18,616

 

 $     24,181

 

 $      51,664

 

 $      71,266

 

 $       877,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Amortization of patents and proprietary technology

 

26,720

 

18,906

 

80,907

 

82,403

 

1,025,394

    Cost of revenue

 

2,093

 

7,685

 

12,581

 

14,835

 

166,575

    Administrative and marketing expense

 

249,031

 

233,142

 

795,241

 

678,446

 

11,912,951

    Research and development expense

 

75,301

 

75,224

 

193,910

 

259,001

 

2,924,605

    Impairment of long-lived assets

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

  546,562

    Impairment of goodwill

 

250,757

 

-

 

250,757

 

-

 

250,757

    Total Operating Costs and Expenses

 

603,902

 

334,957

 

1,333,396

 

1,034,685

 

16,826,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Interest expense

 

(11,879)

 

(154,324)

 

(17,980)

 

(334,613)

 

(2,313,955)

    Interest income

 

15

 

-

 

15

 

14

 

131,805

    Sublease rent income

 

        -   

 

       -   

 

       -   

 

       -   

 

      11,340

    Other income

 

215

 

(249)

 

215

 

(424)

 

218

    Loss on sale of equipment

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

      (811)

    Gain on stock debt exchange

 

        -   

 

        -   

 

        -   

 

        -   

 

    40,502

    Net Other Income (Expense)

 

(11,649)

 

(154,573)

 

(17,750)

 

(335,023)

 

(2,130,901)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

$(596,935)

 

 $ (465,349)

 

 $ (1,299,482)

 

 $ (1,298,442)

 

 $(18,080,345)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Per Common Share

 

 $     (0.02)

 

 $       (0.02)

 

 $     (0.04)

 

 $      (0.05)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Average Common Shares Outstanding

 

36,113,952

 

26,683,643

 

36,030,489

 

26,683,643

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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




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FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Development State Company)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS  

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative

 

 

 

 

 

From the

 

 

 

 

 

Feb. 24, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

(Date of

 

For the Nine

 

For the Nine

 

Emergence

 

Months

 

Months

 

From

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Bankruptcy)

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

Through

 

2011

 

2010

 

September 30, 2011

Cash Flows from Operating Activities: 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 $  (1,299,482)

 

 $(1,298,442)

 

$ (18,080,345)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

86,616

 

88,555

 

999,526

 

Amortization of patents and proprietary technology

80,907

 

82,403

 

1,025,394

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

      -   

 

     -   

 

  546,562

 

Impairment of goodwill

250,757

 

-  

 

250,757

 

Issuance of common stock and warrants for services

120,000

 

186,050

 

3,497,784

 

Expenses paid by increase in convertible note payable

        -   

 

     -   

 

  82,200

 

Amortization of discount on note payable

      -   

 

254,991

 

 2,230,654

 

Stock-based compensation expense for employees

13,242

 

46,380

 

1,844,683

 

Loss on asset disposal

       -   

 

  -   

 

  2,437

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

      -   

 

    -   

 

 22,966

 

Loss on conversion of notes payable to common stock

        -   

 

   -   

 

   7,800

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

9,760

 

(7,861)

 

(26,840)

 

Inventory

2,092

 

909

 

(7,348)

 

Deposits and prepaid expenses

(5,809)

 

(5,634)

 

(28,198)

 

Accounts payable

115,583

 

105,983

 

31,344

 

Accounts payable - related parties

(12,033)

 

    -   

 

6,967

 

Accrued liabilities

181,427

 

86,777

 

235,346

 

Deferred revenue

(7,120)

 

     -   

 

(343,750)

       Net Cash Used in Operating Activities 

(464,060)

 

(459,889)

 

(7,702,061)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

     Payments for the purchase of equipment

   -   

 

       -   

 

      (200,119)

     Payments for patents

     -   

 

     -   

 

   (45,868)

     Payment for acquisition of equipment and proprietary technology

     from Flexpoint Holdings, LLC

      -   

 

    -   

 

    (265,000)

     Net Cash Used in Investing Activities 

        -   

 

     -   

 

    (510,987)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

    Net proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants

          -   

 

      -   

 

  5,622,157

    Proceeds for subscriptions receivable

   50,000

 

 

 

50,000

    Principal payments on notes payable - related parties

      -   

 

        -   

 

    (510,300)

    Proceeds from notes payable – related parties

        -   

 

       -   

 

   445,300

    Proceeds from borrowings under convertible note payable

440,000

 

450,000

 

2,635,807

    Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 

490,000

 

450,000

 

8,242,964

Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents

25,940

 

(9,889)

 

29,916

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

           6,027

 

    12,680

 

      2,051

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

 $    31,967

 

 $   2,791

 

 $  31,967


Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 $            -   

 

 $       -   

 

 $   16,995

 

Cash paid for income taxes

              -

 

      -

 

      -


Supplemental Disclosure on Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock issued for debt

60,000

 

 

 

60,000

 

Outstanding notes payable converted to stock

                -

 

      -

 

   3,218,599

 

Expiration of warrants outstanding

               -

 

       -

 

   2,361,785

 

Subscriptions receivable

            -

 

-

 

     50,000

 

Issuance of common stock and warrants for services

-

 

186,050

 

3,216,303

 

Recognition of discounts on convertible notes payable

          -

 

195,000

 

    2,069,003

 

Extinguishment of unamortized discount on modified convertible notes payable

           -

 

        -

 

     (17,477)

 

Accounts payable converted to notes payable

             -

 

     -

 

       22,200


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



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FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)



NOTE 1SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”). These financial statements are condensed and, therefore, do not include all disclosures normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These statements should be read in conjunction with the most recent annual consolidated financial statements of Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2011. In particular, the Company’s significant accounting principles were presented as Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in that report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and consist of only normal recurring adjustments. The results of operations presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2011.


Nature of Operations – The Company is located near Salt Lake City, in Draper, Utah and is a development stage company engaged principally in designing, engineering, and manufacturing sensor technology and equipment using Bend Sensors® flexible potentiometer technology. The Company is in the development stage as significant production and revenue generation have not yet commenced on a sustainable basis.  Development stage activities primarily include acquiring equipment and technology, organizing activities, obtaining financing and seeking long-term manufacturing contracts. Even though the Company has made significant strides forward with its business plan, it is likely that additional progress may not occur within the next six months due primarily to the time necessary to negotiate long-term manufacturing and production agreements. Accordingly, the Company is not anticipating significant revenues until mid 2012, and will require additional financing to fund its short-term cash needs. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company may be required to rely on debt financing, loans from related parties, and private placements of common stock for additional funding.  These sources of financing may only be available on terms not acceptable to the Company.


Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents are considered to be cash and highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less. The cash and equivalents of $31,967 at September 30, 2011 and $6,027 at December 31, 2010 represent cash on deposit in various bank accounts with two separate financial institutions.   


Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term nature of these financial instruments. The carrying amounts reported for notes payable approximate fair value because the underlying instruments are at interest rates which approximate current market rates.


Accounts Receivable – Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the time product is shipped or services are provided, including any shipping and handling fees. Due to the limited amount of transactions, collectability of the trade receivables is reasonably assured, therefore the Company has not created an allowance for doubtful accounts. Most contracts associated with design and development engineering require a deposit of up to 50% of the quoted price prior to the commencement of work. The deposit is considered deferred income until the entire project is completed and accepted by the customer, at which time the entire contract price is billed to the customer and the deposit applied. As the Company’s revenues and customer base increase, an allowance policy will be established.


Inventories – Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by using the first in, first out (FIFO) method.  Inventories consist of raw materials.




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FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)



Property and Equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost.  Additions and major improvements are capitalized while maintenance and repairs are charged to operations.  Upon trade-in, sale, or retirement of property and equipment, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is recognized.


Valuation of Long-lived Assets – The carrying values of the Company’s long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment quarterly and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that they may not be recoverable. When projections indicate that the carrying value of the long-lived asset is not recoverable, the carrying value is reduced by the estimated excess of the carrying value over the projected discounted cash flows. The Company’s analysis did not indicate any impairment of assets as of September 30, 2011.


Intangible Assets – Costs to obtain or develop patents are capitalized and amortized over the remaining life of the patents, and technology rights are amortized over their estimated useful lives. The Company currently has the right to several patents and proprietary technology.  Patents and technology are amortized from the date the Company acquires or is awarded the patent or technology right, over their estimated useful lives, which range from 5 to 15 years.  An impairment charge is recognized if the carrying amount is not recoverable and the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the intangible assets as determined by projected discounted net future cash flows. The Company’s analysis did not indicate any impairment of intangible assets as of September 30, 2011.


Research and Development – Research and development costs are recognized as an expense during the period incurred until the conceptual formulation, design, and testing of a process is completed and the process has been determined to be commercially viable.


Goodwill – Goodwill represents the excess of the Company’s reorganization value over the fair value of net assets of the Company upon emergence from bankruptcy. Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment annually, or when a triggering event occurs using a fair value approach. A fair-value-based test is applied at the overall Company level. The test compares the fair value of the Company to the carrying value of its net assets. This test requires various judgments and estimates. The fair value of the Company is allocated to the Company’s assets and liabilities based upon their fair values with the excess fair value allocated to goodwill. An impairment of goodwill is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of goodwill over the determined fair value..  


Revenue Recognition – Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been provided or goods delivered, the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue from the sale of products is recorded at the time of shipment to the customers.  Revenue from research and development engineering contracts is recognized as the services are provided and accepted by the customer.  Revenue from contracts to license technology to others is deferred until all conditions under the contracts are met and then recognized as licensing royalty revenue over the remaining term of the contracts.


Stock-Based Compensation – The Company recognizes expense for employee compensation from stock options and awards equal to the grant-date fair value over the vesting period.


Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share – Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. At September 30, 2011, there were outstanding options to purchase 1,724,000 shares of common stock, and 1,666,667 restricted shares held in escrow as collateral for the $500,000 line of credit from Maestro Investment LLC executed in November 2010.  Due to the decline in share price the Company, if requested by Maestro, has agreed to increase the escrowed collateral shares to 2,500,000. These options and escrowed shares were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive, thereby decreasing loss per common share.




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FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)


NOTE 2 STOCK OPTION PLANS

 

On August 25, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company approved and adopted the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan).  The Plan became effective upon its adoption by the Board and will continue in effect for ten years, unless terminated.  This plan was approved by the stockholders of the Company on November 22, 2005. Under the Plan, the exercise price for all options issued will not be less than the average quoted closing market price of the Company’s trading common stock for the thirty day period immediately preceding the grant date plus a premium of ten percent. The maximum aggregate number of shares that may be awarded under the Plan is 2,500,000 shares.


The Company continues to utilize the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for calculating the fair value as defined by ASC Topic 718, which is an acceptable valuation approach under ASC 718. This model requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected price volatility of the underlying stock. Projected data related to the expected volatility and expected life of stock options is based upon historical and other information, and notably, the Company’s common stock has limited trading history. The Company uses the simplified method to calculate the expected term. Changes in these subjective assumptions can materially affect the fair value of the estimate, and therefore, the existing valuation models do not provide a precise measure of the fair value of the Company’s employee stock options.


During the nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized $13,242 and $46,380 of stock-based compensation expense, respectively. There were 1,724,000 employee stock options outstanding at September 30, 2011.  A summary of all employee options outstanding and exercisable under the plan as of September 30, 2011, and changes during the nine months then ended is set forth below:


Options

Shares

Weighted

Average

 Exercise

 Price

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual  Life (Years)

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at the beginning of period

1,799,000

$           1.27

4.68

$       -         

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

       -   

       -   

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

      -   

        -   

-

-

 

 

          

 

 

Forfeited

   (75,000)

     1.26

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at the end of Period

1,724,000

 $           1.27

3.93

-

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at the end of Period

1,609,000

 $           1.34

3.93

-



As of September 30, 2011, there was approximately $1,786 of unrecognized compensation cost related to employee stock options that will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 0.40 years.


NOTE 3 – ISSUANCE OF STOCK


On January 31, 2011 the Company issued 90,250 restricted shares at $0.33 per share, in lieu of cash, to a consultant for marketing consulting services in cancellation of $30,000 of the Company's debt.  


On February 8, 2011, the Company issued 200,000 restricted shares at $0.45 per share, in lieu of cash, for payment for investor relations services valued at $90,000.




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FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)



On May 22, 2011, the Company issued 1,666,667 restricted shares to an escrow account to be held in the name of Maestro Investment LLC ("Maestro"). The shares in escrow are held as collateral against the $500,000 convertible line of credit as provided for in the note agreement. Because the shares are considered to be contingently issued shares they were not included in the reported outstanding share balance or in the calculation of EPS as of September 30, 2011. Due to the recent decline in the Company's share price the Company has agreed, if requested by Maestro, to issue an additional 833,333 shares to Maestro as additional collateral. Should Maestro exercise their option to convert the outstanding balance of the note, all of the escrowed converted number of shares will no longer be considered contingent and will be included in the reported outstanding share balance and in the EPS calculation.


On July 6, 2011, the Company issued 31,736 restricted shares at $0.47 per share and 41,164 restricted shares at $0.36 per share, in lieu of cash, to a consultant for marketing consulting services valued at $30,000.  


NOTE 4 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


In September 2005 the Company entered into a manufacturing agreement with R&D Products, LLC, a Utah limited liability company, doing business in Midvale, Utah.  For the purpose of this contract, management considers R&D Products to be a related party because a controlling member of R&D Products, LLC is also a non-controlling shareholder of Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc.  R&D Products has developed a mattress with multiple air chambers that uses the Company’s Bend Sensors® and the Company has entered into an agreement to manufacture the Bend Sensors® for R&D’s specific mattress use.  The initial order is for 30,000 Bend Sensors® to be used to begin manufacture of 1,000 mattresses.  During 2007 and 2008 R&D Products deposited with Flexpoint the sum of $100,000 to begin work on the initial production order of 20 commercial beds.  Additional revenue from this contract is dependent upon R&D Products selling either their bed technology directly or licensing their technology to a third party.


On September 11, 2008 R&D Products, LLC entered into a long-term Licensing Agreement for their bed technology with a major medical solutions provider (Licensee). The Agreement provides the Licensee the exclusive world–wide rights to R&D’s patented medical bed technology. On that same day the Company, R&D Products and the Licensee entered into a long-term joint manufacturing agreement for R&D’s medical bed technology and related products. The manufacturing agreement allows for the Company to manufacture sensors for the bed technology and related medical products through 2018 with an option to renew each year thereafter. Production schedules with specific quantities and deadlines are still being outlined (see Note 7. "Litigation"). At this time management is unsure the effect their litigation with R&D will have on this agreement with R&D or its Licensee.  


The Company has a related party payable to its President, CEO and Director for reimbursement of travel and other related expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. The amount due to the President as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is $3,967 and $12,000, respectively.


The Company has a related party payable to its Chief Financial officer for services provided to the Company. The amount due to the Chief Financial Officer as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is $3,000 and $7,000, respectively.


NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE


On November 2, 2010 the Company secured a $500,000 line of credit from Maestro Investments. LLC. Under the terms and conditions of the line of credit the Company can draw against the line as needed to fund operations. The line has a fixed interest rate of 12% per annum and the principle amount of all draws and outstanding interest is due and payable on or before December 31, 2012.  The note has a conversion feature that provides Maestro with the option to convert any outstanding balance of the note to the Company's restricted common shares at $0.30 per share, or other amount to be agreed upon. Due to the recent decline in the Company's stock price the Company has agreed, if requested by Maestro, to issue an additional 833,333 shares as collateral for the line of credit. The line of credit is secured by the Company's assets including, but not limited to, business furniture, fixtures equipment and up to



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FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)



2,500,000 restricted shares held in escrow. During the nine months ending September 30, 2011 the Company drew down $400,000 of the line of credit to fund its operations.


On August 8, 2011 the Company issued a promissory note for $40,000 to an existing shareholder. The note has an annual interest rate of 10% and is secured by the Company's equipment. The principle amount of the note, and all accrued interest is due and payable on or before July 31, 2012 and has a conversion feature for restricted common shares at $0.20 per share.


NOTE 6 – OPERATING LEASES


In April 2009, the Company amended the operating lease agreement for its manufacturing facility in Draper, Utah. Under the new terms of the operating lease the average monthly payments are $8,450, including common area maintenance through December 2011. Management has discussed further extension of the lease under similar terms and should have the specific terms finalized before the current lease expires. The total future minimum payments under this lease as of September 30, 2011 are as follows:



Year Ended December 31

 

 

2011

$        25,350

Total

$        25,350


NOTE 7 - LITIGATION


On June 23, 2010, the Company, along with David B. Beck, the Company's Director of Engineering, filed a complaint against R&D Products, LLC, Persimmon Investments, Inc. and Jules A. deGreef, the managing member of R&D Products, LLC. The complaint alleges that all of the intellectual properties owned by R&D Products and Mr. deGreef, specifically patented applications using Bend Sensor® technology that were filed jointly by Mr. Beck and Mr. deGreef, and later assigned solely to Mr. deGreef and R&D Products, are the property of the Company. The assignment by Mr. Beck of his rights in the patents and intellectual properties were improperly given and are the property of the Company. The Company believes that since Mr. Beck was an employee of the Company during the time that he became the primary creative force and inventor of the Bend Sensor® applications for R&D Products and Mr. deGreef, and the inventions and applications were created using Flexpoint resources, the Company is claiming that such intellectual properties, patents, etc. filed by deGreef, Persimmon and R&D belong to Flexpoint and therefore is seeking financial damages and ownership of all intellectual rights, patents and inventions created by Mr. Beck for deGreef, Persimmon and R&D Products.


NOTE 8 - COMMITMENT


On January 1, 2011 the Company extended its marketing agreement with Mr. Sukhminder Bedi through December 31, 2011. Under the agreement Mr. Bedi is to be paid $5,000 per month for his services, of which Mr. Bedi has agreed to accept shares of the Company's restricted stock in lieu of cash payable quarterly. The number of shares issued will be based upon the average quarterly market price of the stock.


 NOTE 9 – NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS


Fair Value Measurement – In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements between GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. This new guidance amends current fair value measurement and disclosure guidance to include increased transparency around valuation inputs and investment categorization. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not believe the adoption of the new guidance will have an impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.




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FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)


Comprehensive Income – In June 2011, the FASB issued new guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income.  Specifically, the new guidance allows an entity to present components of net income or other comprehensive income in one continuous statement, referred to as the statement of comprehensive income, or in two separate, but consecutive statements. The new guidance eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. While the new guidance changes the presentation of comprehensive income, there are no changes to the components that are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income under current accounting guidance. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not believe the adoption of the new guidance will have an impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.   


The Company has reviewed all other recently issued, but not yet adopted, accounting standards in order to determine their effects, if any, on its consolidated results of operation, financial position or cash flows. Based on that review, the Company believes that none of these pronouncements will have a significant effect on its current or future earnings or operations.


NOTE 10 - IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL


For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded an impairment charge in the amount of $250,757 to reduce the carrying value of goodwill to its estimated fair value. In conjunction with the impairment testing the Company considered factors such as the global market volatility, variables in the economy and a decline in the market price of the Company's stock and market capitalization for a sustained period, as indicators for a potential goodwill impairment. In performing the impairment test for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the analysis compared the carrying value of the Company's net assets to the estimated fair value of the Company.




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 In this quarterly report references to “Flexpoint", "the Company," “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries.


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS


The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) encourages reporting companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand future prospects and make informed investment decisions.  This report contains these types of statements. Words such as “may,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” or “continue” or comparable terminology used in connection with any discussion of future operating results or financial performance identify forward-looking statements.  You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.  All forward-looking statements reflect our present expectation of future events and are subject to a number of important factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.


ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW


Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. is a development stage company principally engaged in designing, engineering and manufacturing bend sensor technology and devises using its patented Bend Sensor® technology, (a flexible potentiometer technology). For the past three years we have been making improvements to our technology and proving the versatility and durability of the Bend Sensor® by manufacturing Bend Sensor® devices and related products and introducing these to a variety of industries. We own nine patents and are in the process of filing for more. The Company is currently manufacturing several products that are being sold and supplied to its current customers. We are also working with several customers on jointly developing additional commercially viable product in the automotive, medical and industrial industries. We are working towards expansion of our customer base as our patented technology continues to gain recognition in the market. Over the next six months we will concentrate most of our marketing efforts and limited financial resources on current projects that we believe can be brought to market in the shortest period of time. We anticipate having as many as 5 to 10 different products featuring our patented Bend Sensor® technology on the market over the next 8 to 12 months including products in the automotive, residential home care and industrial control industries.

During the past nine months we have entered into several new agreements to develop new types of products for our Bend Sensor® technologies and have received small production orders from existing customers. We have made improvements on our initial prototype for a Home Monitoring Presence Detection System using our Bend Sensor® technologies and have received development and design orders from NASA and a toy and gaming manufacturer.  In addition, we continue working with significant market makers and Tier 1 automotive suppliers in the U.S. and Europe for our horn switch, comfort seat application, steering wheel alertness detection system and seat belt reminder switch.


In management's opinion the desire of U.S. manufacturers to have lighter weight more fuel efficient cars will be to our advantage. Our Bend Sensor® is lighter in weight, has fewer moving parts than conventional sensing devices, is more versatile and, due to its unique design is more cost effective. Product and design changes in the automotive industry are slow, averaging two to three years before actually being incorporated into a commercially viable automotive platform. Because we are currently working with several Tier 1 suppliers, we believe we are poised to provide the next generation of sensing devises to the industry. With the likelihood of higher fuel and manufacturing costs, the auto industry is in the process of developing more fuel-efficient and alternative-fuel type (“green”) vehicles that will need to be lighter in weight, less complicated in design, and more cost effective to run and build. Due to the advanced technology of the Bend Sensor® and its versatility of applications we believe we can be a part of the changes needed in the automotive, energy and technological industries.


We continue to manufacture products for Intertek Industrial Corp. Their ProTek System is an automotive seat monitoring device integrated into emergency response vehicles.  This monitoring device places the Company’s Bend Sensors® in each rear passenger seat with a monitor viewable to the vehicle’s driver.  The foolproof system informs the driver if the emergency medical technicians are seated and properly secured prior to departure and while the vehicle is in motion. The system is installed in the seats of the rear compartments of the emergency vehicle and provides the driver with constant feedback as to the “seated and secured” status of passengers and personnel in the rear of the vehicle. The system is currently installed in ambulances and is being tested for use in other types of



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emergency vehicles. Through its relationship with Intertek the Company has further validated its technology in the automotive and safety industries and  is currently working with other companies on similar systems for buses, cabs and heavy equipment operators to ensure the safety of the their passengers and drivers.


Through its Joint Development and Manufacturing Agreement with R&D Product the Company has developed a patented medical bed technology. Using the Bend Sensor® technology and accompanying electronics the bed is able to determine the position of the person in the bed and how they are moved. The bed has the ability to roll a patient left or right to relieve pressure areas as well as facilitate dressing changes. Needed adjustments can be made through relieving pressure areas to meet the required standards of care and patient comfort.  


The bed technology has a commercial application that will be marketed as an in-home specialty mattress. The specialty (non-innerspring) segment of the bedding market has been growing rapidly over the past six to seven years. With the increasing demand of specialty mattresses almost every mattress company has a specialty bed they promote. The Company has had some discussions with mattress companies who have expressed interest in the concept. In June 2010 the Company initiated legal action against R&D Products, LLC and at this time management is unsure of the effect that this action may have on our relationship with R&D Products and its Licensee of the medical bed application of the Bend Sensor® technology (See note 7 of the financial statements).


Finalizing additional long-term revenue generating production contracts with other customers remains our greatest challenge because our on-going business is dependent on the types of revenues and cash flows generated by such contracts. Cash flow and cash requirement risks are closely tied to and are dependent upon our ability to attract significant long-term production contracts.  We must continue to obtain funding to operate and expand our operations so that we can deliver our unique Bend Sensor® and Bend Sensor® related technologies and products to the market.  Management believes that even though we have made positive strides forward with our business plan, it is likely that significant progress may not occur for the next eight months, primarily due to the time it takes for negotiating such contracts.  Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that we will realize significant revenues or that we will become profitable over the next six to nine months.


In 2010 we entered into a Technology Development Agreement with Design HMi, LLC, which has extensive experience, contact and knowledge involving product design and development in the automotive industry. This relationship has opened additional automotive opportunities for the implementation of the Bend Sensor® technology for the automotive industry that should be realized in 2012.      


On October 7, 2011 we entered into a joint venture and marketing agreement with Victor. The agreement includes provisions to jointly develop custom sensors to be used in Victor's RimSense Technology. Victor S.r.l of Italy is a 30-year-old diversified company located in Verona, Italy. Victor has grown from the hand-crafting steering wheel company in to one that offers a wide range of products for the automotive, truck and marine industries.

On November 1, 2011 we announced our recently executed a Marketing and Agency Agreement with Mobicon Electronic Supplies Company to market Flexpoint's sensors and specialty products in China and Asia. Mobicon was established in 1983 and initially engaged in the retail and wholesale business of electronic and computer components.  Mobicon’s business has a global reach in the distribution of electronic components, equipment, automation, computer and computer accessories and has over 5000 customers located in 72 countries.

Management believes with the signing of the Victor Joint Venture Agreement and the Mobicon Marketing agreement the Company will be able to leverage the relationships that will open additional markets to our products and technology which will bring additional projects to Flexpoint and build a solid customer base that will drive revenue generation for the future.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES


Our revenue is primarily from design, contract, testing and limited production services and is not to a level to support our operations.  Management anticipates that we may not realize significant revenue within the next six to eight months.  From 2008 through 2010 we have relied on proceeds from various convertible loans from existing shareholders to fund our operations. In November 2010 we issued 7,590,663 in restricted common shares of stock and retired $1,696,399 of outstanding convertible notes and corresponding accrued interest.




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On November 2, 2010 the Company secured a $500,000 line of credit from Maestro Investments. LLC. Under the terms and conditions of the line of credit the Company can draw against the line as needed to fund operations. The line has a fixed interest rate of 12% per annum and the principle amount of all draws and outstanding interest is due and payable on or before December 31, 2012.  During the nine months ending September 30, 2011 the Company drew down $400,000 of the line of credit to fund its operations.


On November 5, 2010, in lieu of paying cash, the Company issued 7,590,663 restricted shares of stock to related parties and existing shareholders and canceled the Company's debt related to outstanding convertible notes. Associated with this transaction was a subscription receivable of $50,000. On May 9, 2011 the Company received the full payment of $50,000 for the subscription receivable.


Management believes that our current cash burn rate is approximately $50,000 per month and that the remaining proceeds from the line of credit and our engineering and design fees will not totally fund our anticipated growth in operations. We will therefore need to raise additional financing. We believe that this additional financing will provide the needed capital to extend operations to the development and production of our growing product offerings and growing manufacturing opportunities. However, we may not be able to obtain financing, or the sources of financing, if any, may not continue to be available, and if available, they may be on terms unfavorable to us.


As we enter into new technology agreements in the future, we must ensure that those agreements provide adequate funding for any pre-production research and development and manufacturing costs.  As we are successful in establishing agreements with adequate initial funding, management believes that our operations for the long term will be funded by revenues, licensing fees and royalties related to these agreements.  However, other than the joint marketing agreements, that we believe will provide future revenues, we have not formalized any agreements during the past year and there can be no assurance that the agreements we currently have will come to fruition in the near future or that a desired technological application can be brought to market on a commercially viable basis.


FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES


Our principal commitments at September 30, 2011 consist of our operating lease and total liabilities of $894,254 which includes $440,000 of long-term notes payable related to our existing line of credit and shareholder loan. Under the terms of our operating lease the average monthly payments are $8,450, including common area maintenance through December 31, 2011. The total future minimum payments under this lease as of September 30, 2011 are $25,350.


During the first nine months of 2011 we drew $400,000 from our $500,000 existing line of credit.  The line of credit has an annual interest rate of 12% and is due and payable, including any outstanding interest, on or before December 31, 2012. Due to the recent decline in our share price, the Company has agreed, if requested by Maestro, to issue additional shares as collateral. The line of credit is collateralized by the Company's business furniture, fixtures, equipment and up to 2,500,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock held in escrow.


On August 8, 2011 the Company issued a promissory note for $40,000 to an existing shareholder. The note has an annual interest rate of 10% and is secured by the Company's equipment. The principle amount of the note, and all accrued interest is due and payable on or before July 31, 2012 and has a conversion feature for restricted common shares at $0.20 per share.


Our total current liabilities include accounts payable of $246,415 related to normal operating expenses, including health insurance, utilities, production supplies, travel expense, and expenses for professional fees.


Accrued liabilities at September 30, 2011, were $207,839 and were related to payroll, payroll tax liabilities, accrued professional expenses, accrued insurance expense, accrued interest expense on notes and accrued paid time off.  


OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS


Other than our current operating lease identified in Note 6 to the financial statements, above, we have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources and would be considered material to investors.

 



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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates of particular significance in our financial statements include goodwill and the annual tests for impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets and valuing stock option compensation.  


The Company's goodwill represents the excess of  its reorganization value over the fair value of the net assets upon emergence from bankruptcy. Goodwill is not amortized,  therefore we test our goodwill for impairment annually or when a triggering event occurs using a fair value approach. A fair value based test is applied at the overall Company level. The test compares the fair value of the Company to the carrying value of its nets assets. The test requires various judgments and estimates. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $250,757 to reduce the carrying value of the goodwill to its estimated fair value. As part of the impairment testing, the Company considered factors such as the global market volatility, variables in the economy, and the overall uncertainty in the markets which has resulted in a decline in the market price of the Company's stock price and market capitalization for a sustained period, as indicators for a potential goodwill impairment. The analysis for the impairment test for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared the carrying value of the Company's net assets to the estimated fair value of the overall Company.


We test long-lived assets for impairment quarterly or when a triggering event occurs. Impairment is indicated if undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the assets. The amount of impairment is measured using a discounted-cash-flows model considering future revenues, operating costs and risk-adjusted discount rate and other factors. The analysis compares the present value of projected net cash flows for the remaining current year and next two years against the carrying value of the long-lived assets. If the carrying values of the long lives assets exceed the present value of the discounted projected revenues an impairment expense would be recognized in the period and the carrying value of the assets would be adjusted accordingly. Under similar analysis no impairment charge was taken during the nine month period ended September 30, 2011. Impairment tests will be conducted on a quarterly basis and, should they indicate a carrying value in excess of fair value, additional charges may be required.


Financial accounting standards require that recognition of the cost of employee services received in exchange for stock options and awards of equity instruments be based on the grant-date fair value of such options and awards and is recognized as an expense in operations over the period they vest. The fair value of the options we have granted is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes American option-pricing model. Option pricing models require the input of highly sensitive assumptions, including expected stock volatility. Also, our stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate.  Management believes the best input assumptions available were used to value the options and that the resulting option values are reasonable. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 we recognized $13,242 and $46,380, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense for our stock options and there was approximately $1,786 of unrecognized compensation cost related to employee stock options that will be recognized over approximately 0.40 years.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


The following discussions are based on the consolidated operations of Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries and should be read in conjunction with our unaudited financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, included in Part I, Item 1, above, and the audited financial statements included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.   


 

 

 

 

Three month period ended

 

Nine month period ended

 

 

 

 

Sept. 30, 2011

 

Sept. 30, 2010

 

Sept. 30, 2011

 

Sept. 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Design, contract and testing revenue

$

18,616 

 

$

24,181 

 

$

51,664 

 

$

71,266 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

603,902 

 

334,957 

 

1,333,396 

 

1,034,685 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net other income (expense)

 

(11,649)

 

(154,573)

 

(17,750)

 

(335,023)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

(596,935)

 

(465,349)

 

(1,299,482)

 

(1,298,442)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share

$

(0.02)

 

$

(0.02)

 

$

(0.04)

 

$

(0.05)


For the three months ending September 30, 2011 revenue decreased by $5,565 compared to the same period in 2010. Over the nine months ending September 30, 2011 revenues decreased by $19,602. The fluctuation in revenue is due to the Company concentrating its marketing strategy and resources on a limited number of customers. Management believes this approach will have the highest potential to bring commercially viable products to market by early 2012, and will provide sustainable cash flow to fund the Company's operations in the future. Currently, overall revenues are not sufficient to sustain our operations and management does not anticipate that revenues will significantly increase until we are in a full production phase of a long-term licensing or manufacturing contract.


Revenue for the 2011 and 2010 interim periods was from design, contract and limited production. Revenue from research and development engineering contracts is recognized as the services are provided and accepted by the customer. Revenue from contracts to license technology to others is deferred until all conditions under the contract are met and then the sale is recognized as licensing royalty revenue over the remaining term of the contract. Revenue from the sale of a product is recorded at the time of shipment to the customer.  


Of the $603,902 and $1,333,396 total operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2011,  $75,301 and $193,910 were for direct research and development cost, respectively, and $250,757 goodwill impairment based upon our analysis of goodwill on September 30, 2011.  Of the $334,957 and $1,034,685 total operating cost and expense for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2010, $75,224 and $259,001 were for direct research and development cost, respectively. In 2010 using the same testing analysis there was no goodwill impairment charge. Under our current business model to aggressively seek smaller, quicker to market contracts our research and development costs have decreased.  


For the three months ending September 30, 2011total operating expenses increased by $268,945 when compared to the same time period in 2010. Total operating expenses increased by $298,711 for the nine months ending September 30, 2011 compared to the same nine month period in 2010. The increase in operating expenses for the three and nine month periods was due to the goodwill impairment charge of $250,757, the increase in consulting fees associated with our agreement with Mr. Sukhminder Bedi, an increase in investor relations fees for the first quarter of this year, and legal fees associated with the current litigation with R&D LLC (see Litigation note 7).  The increase in operating expenses was partially offset by a decrease of $316,633 in interest expense for the nine months ending September 30, 2011 compared to the same nine month period in 2010. The interest expense was associated with the amortization of discounts on the related party convertible notes outstanding as of September 30, 2010.


Due to minimal revenues and overall operating costs and expenses, we recorded a net loss and loss per share for both the three and nine months ending September 30, 2011 and for the same periods in 2010.  


The chart below presents a summary of our condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010


 

 

 

Sept. 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 $            31,967

 

 $                   6,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

 

 

77,853

 

  63,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 6,045,534

 

6,443,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

 894,254

 

 206,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit accumulated during the development stage

 (18,080,345)

 

 (16,780,863)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

 $       5,151,280

 

 $            6,237,520





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Cash and cash equivalents increased $25,940 at September 30, 2011 compared to December 31, 2010.  The increase in cash resulted from additional funding from the convertible note of an existing shareholder on August 8, 2011.  Our non-current assets decreased at September 30, 2011 due to the depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets. These assets include property and equipment valued at $234,058, net of depreciation; patents and proprietary technology of $611,466, net of amortization; goodwill of $5,105,657, after the impairment charge of $250,757 and long-term deposits of $16,500 associated with the facility operating lease and pending patents.   


Total  liabilities increased by $687,858 at September 30, 2011, the increase was the result of increases in accrued liabilities for investor relations, attorneys' fees associated with our current litigation (see note 7 above) and the $440,000 in notes payable to fund operations. On February 8, 2011 the Company issued 200,000 restricted shares of its common stock as payment for the first quarter's investor relations fees, thereby reducing the amount of accrued liability. There was no such issuance of stock for investor relations fees in the third quarter 2011.


INFLATION


We do not expect the impact of inflation on our operations to be significant for the next twelve months.


ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.


ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


(a)

Disclosure Controls and Procedures


As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.  Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluate whether information required to be disclosed is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified periods, and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure of material information required to be included in our periodic Securities and Exchange Commission reports.  Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to a reasonable assurance level of achieving such objectives.  However, it should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.  


(b)

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting


Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Management reviewed our internal controls over financial reporting, and there have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are likely to affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS


We have a history of losses and may never become profitable.


We are unable to fund our day-to-day operations from revenues and the lack of revenues for continued growth may cause us to delay our business development.  For the nine months ending September 30, 2011 we had negative cash flows from operating activities of $464,060.  We will require additional financing to fund our long-term cash needs and we may be required to rely on debt financing, loans from related parties, and private placements of our common stock for that additional funding. Such funding sources may not be available or the terms of such funding sources may not be acceptable to the company. If the Company is unable to find such funding it could have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern.



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We may not have adequate resources to successfully manage anticipated growth.


We may not be equipped to successfully manage any possible future periods of rapid growth or expansion, which could be expected to place a significant strain on our managerial, operating, financial and other resources.  Our future performance will depend, in part, on our ability to manage growth effectively, which will require us to:


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improve existing, and implement new, financial controls and systems, management information systems, operating, administrative, financial and accounting systems and controls,

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maintain close coordination between engineering, programming, accounting, finance, marketing, sales and operations, and

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attract and retain additional qualified technical and marketing personnel.


There is intense competition for management, technical and marketing personnel in our business.  The loss of the services of any of our key employees or our failure to attract and retain additional key employees could have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern.


We may not have adequate manufacturing capacity to meet anticipated manufacturing contracts.


Based on projected business development and existing customers, we anticipate needing to complete a second production line and have it installed and approved by the end of 2012.The second manufacturing line is expected as a result of anticipated increased manufacturing demand and improved manufacturing efficiencies. We have completed installation of our first production line and anticipate qualifying our manufacturing facility for ISO/TS-16949 certification as the Company successfully obtains additional manufacturing contracts during 2011 and into 2012. However, we cannot assure you that we will satisfy ISO/TS-16949 qualification or that the production lines will produce product in the volumes required or that the production lines will satisfy the requirements of our automotive customers.


Our success is dependent on our intellectual property rights which are difficult to protect.


Our future success depends on our ability to protect our intellectual property. We use a combination of patents and other intellectual property arrangements to protect our intellectual property. There can be no assurance that the protection provided by our patents will be broad enough to prevent competitors from introducing similar products or that our patents, if challenged, will be upheld by courts of any jurisdiction. Patent infringement litigation, either to enforce patents or defend ourselves from infringement suits, will be expensive and could divert our resources from other planned uses. Patent applications filed in foreign countries and patents in these countries are subject to laws and procedures that differ from those in the U.S. and may not be as favorable to us. We also attempt to protect our confidential information through the use of confidentiality agreements and by limiting access to our facilities. There can be no assurance that our program of patents, confidentiality agreements and restricted access to our facilities will be sufficient to protect our confidential information and intellectual properties from our competitors.


Research and development may result in problems which may become insurmountable to full implementation of production.


Customers request that we create prototypes and perform pre-production research and development. As a result, we are exposed to the risk that we may find problems in our designs that are insurmountable to fulfill production.  In that event, we would be unable to recover the costs of the pre-production research and development. However, we are currently unaware of any insurmountable problems with ongoing research and development that may prevent further development of an application.


Economic uncertainties will delay or eliminate new technological investments.


Due to the current downturn in the global economy and financial uncertainties, automakers and other potential customers could delay, significantly curtail or altogether eliminate any further investment in new technology including, the Bend Sensor® technology, until the global financial markets and economies stabilize. Due to our limited cash resources any delays in bringing our products and technology to market could have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern.




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Because we are significantly smaller than the majority of our competitors, we may lack the financial resources needed to capture increased market share.


The market for sensor devices is extremely competitive, and we expect that competition will intensify in the future. There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors or that competitive pressures we face will not materially adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition. Our primary competitors in the air bag market are International Electronics and Engineering, Siemens, Robert Bosch GmbH, Denso, Inc., Breed Technologies, TRW Automotive, Delphi Corporation, Autoliv Inc., Takata and Temic. We believe that none of our competitors have a product that is superior to our Bend Sensor® technology at this time. However, many of our competitors and potential competitors have substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources, larger customer bases, longer operating histories, greater name recognition and more established relationships than we do. These competitors may be able to undertake more extensive marketing campaigns, adopt more aggressive pricing policies and devote substantially more resources to developing new products and markets than we can.


Ongoing industry consolidation among worldwide automotive parts suppliers and financial difficulties of U.S. auto makers may limit the market potential for our products.


In the automotive parts industry, there is a trend of consolidation through business combinations and acquisitions of complementary technologies among worldwide suppliers as these suppliers seek to build stronger customer relationships with automobile manufacturers. Automobile manufacturers look to Tier 1 suppliers (major suppliers) to provide fully engineered systems and pre-assembled combinations of components rather than individual components. This trend of consolidation of suppliers may result in fewer Tier 1 suppliers and thus limit the marketing opportunities for our Bend Sensor® technology.  In addition, U.S. auto makers have closed plants, reduced their work force and some are emerging from bankruptcy. In addition, some Tier 1 suppliers are in bankruptcy or in financial difficulty. These industry trends may limit the market for our products.


ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS


On January 31, 2011 the Company issued 90,250 restricted shares at $0.33 per share, in lieu of cash, to Sukhminder Bedi for marketing consulting services in cancelation of $30,000 of the Company's debt.  We relied on an exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.


On February 8, 2011, the Company issued 200,000 restricted shares at $0.45 per share, in lieu of cash, for payment to the Chesapeake Group for investor relations services valued at $90,000. We relied on an exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.


On May 22, 2011, the Company issued 1,666,667 restricted shares at $0.30 per share to Maestro Investment LLC, to be held in escrow as additional collateral provided for in the note agreement. Due to the recent decline in the Company's share price the Company has agreed to issue an additional 833,333 shares to Maestro as additional collateral. We relied on an exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.


On July6, 2011, the Company issued 31,736 restricted shares at $0.47 per share and 41,164 restricted shares at $0.36 per share, in lieu of cash, to Sukhminder Bedi for marketing consulting services in cancellation of $30,000 of the Company's debt.  We relied on an exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS


Part I Exhibits


No.   

Description.


31.1

Certification of Clark M. Mower pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


31.2

Certification of Thomas N. Strong pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002




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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


Part II Exhibits


No.                        Description.


3.1   Certificate of Incorporation of Flexpoint Sensor, as amended (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 for Form 10-QSB, filed August 4, 2006)


3.2   Bylaws of Flexpoint Sensor, as amended (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.4 of Form 10-QSB, filed May 3, 2004)


10.1   Lease Agreement between Flexpoint Sensor and F.G.B.P., L.L.C., dated July 12, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.2 of Form 10-QSB, filed November 15, 2004, as amended)


10.2   Addendum to Lease Agreement between Flexpoint Sensor and F.G.B.P., L.L.C., dated April 1, 2009 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.2 of Form 10-Q filed May 14, 2009)


10.3   Line of Credit with Maestro Investment, LLC for $500,000 dated November 2, 2010

(Incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q, filed May 16, 2011)


101.INS  XBRL Instance Document


101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document


101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document


101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document


101,PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document      






SIGNATURES


In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, who are duly authorized.


FLEXPOINT SENSOR SYSTEMS, INC.


Date: November 14, 2011


/s/ Clark M. Mower

Clark M. Mower

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director


Date: November 8, 2006

/s/ Thomas N. Strong

Thomas N. Strong

Controller, Chief Financial Officer



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