HAMMER FIBER OPTICS HOLDINGS CORP - Quarter Report: 2022 October (Form 10-Q)

HAMMER FIBER OPTICS HOLDINGS CORP.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	4
ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	17
ITEM 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	18
ITEM 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	19
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	20
ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS	20
ITEM 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	20
ITEM 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	20
ITEM 4.	OTHER INFORMATION	20
ITEM 5.	EXHIBITS	21

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Information included in this Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"). This information may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp. (the "Company"), to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company, are generally identifiable by use of the words "may," "will," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "intend," or "project" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and there can be no assurance that these projections included in these forward-looking statements will come to pass. Actual results of the Company could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Except as required by applicable laws, the Company has no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.

*Please note that throughout this Quarterly Report, and unless otherwise noted, the words "we," "our," "us," the "Company," "HMMR," or Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp.

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

The following Management's Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp., financial statements and the related notes thereto. The Management's Discussion and Analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. When used, the words "believe," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "target," "estimate," "expect," and the like, and/or future-tense or conditional constructions ("will," "may," "could," "should," etc.), or similar expressions, identify certain of these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Report on Form 10-Q. The Company's actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Report on Form 10-Q.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes and other financial data included elsewhere in this report. See also the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended July 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on November 8, 2021.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended October 31, 2022 Compared to the Three Months Ended October 31, 2021

Revenues for the three months ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 were $799,699 and $628,335, respectively, an increase of 27.27%. The increase was primarily due to growth in the telecommunications business unit, particularly in the Company's Over-the-Top ("OTT") business segment.

During the three months ended October 31, 2022, the Company incurred total operating expenses of $941,873 compared with $641,216, an increase of 83.18%, for the comparable period ended October 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to expenses related to the start-up of the Company's financial technology services business unit.

Operating loss increased to $142,173 during the three months ended October 31, 2022 as compared with a loss of $12,881, an increase of 1,003.74%. The increase was primarily due to expenses related to the start-up of the Company's financial technology services business unit.

The Company recorded depreciation and amortization expense of $15,429 and $17,161 during the three months ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 respectively. During the three months ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 interest and other expense was $974 and $38,441 respectively. The decrease was primarily due to the conversion a note payable.

During the three months ended October 31, 2022 the Company recorded a loss of $143,147 as compared to a loss of $68,529 for the three months ended October 31, 2021, an increase of 108.89%. The increase was primarily due to expenses related to the start-up of the Company’s financial technology services business unit.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company is at risk of remaining a going concern. Its ability to remain a going concern is dependent upon whether the company can raise debt and/or equity capital from third-party sources for both working capital and business development needs until such time as the Company may be substantially sustained as a going concern through cash flow from operations or the Company increases its cash flow from operations through sale of services in the ongoing business units, Endstream Communications, 1stPoint Communications, Open Data Centers and its new markets.

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

During the three months ended October 31, 2022 the Company’s total cash decreased by $207,557, compared to a decrease in cash of $36,109 in the three months ended October 31, 2021. Cash flow from Operating Activities decreased by $115,616, compared to a decrease of $40,753 in the three months ended October 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due tofinancing expenses related to the start-up of the Company’s financial technology services business unit.

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Cash Flow from Investing Activities

During the three months ended October 31, 2022, the Company's investing activities used $49,186, compared to $14,413 provided by investing activities during the three months ended October 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to expenses related to the start-up of the Company's financial technology services business unit.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

During the three months ended October 31, 2022, the Company’s financing activities used $42,755 in cash compared with an increase in cash of $4,273 during the three months ended October 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to the interest and conversion of a note payable.

Going Concern

As of October 13, 2022, doubt existed as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern as the Company has no certainty of earning additional revenues in the future, has a working capital deficit and an overall accumulated deficit since inception. The Company will require additional financing to continue operations either from management, existing shareholders, or new shareholders through equity financing and/or sources of debt financing. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Future Financings

We will continue to rely on equity sales of our common shares in order to continue to fund business operations. Issuances of additional shares may result in dilution to existing stockholders. There is no assurance that we will achieve any additional sales of equity securities or arrange for debt or other financing in amounts sufficient to fund our operations and other development activities.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no significant 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 that are material to stockholders.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, applied on a consistent basis. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The Company has implemented new accounting pronouncements that are relevant to the company and are in effect. These pronouncements did not have any material impact on the financial statements unless otherwise disclosed, and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Management's Report on Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Responsibilities, estimates, and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of control procedures. The objectives of internal control include providing management with reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that assets are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition, and that transactions are executed in accordance with management's authorization and recorded properly to permit the preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2022. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Our management has concluded that, as of October 31, 2022, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective. This is due to an inherent staffing limitation and the Principal Financial Officer and the President are the same individual. That individual does not maintain day-to-day banking responsibilities to provide some limitation in such risks.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Internal control over financial reporting has inherent limitations which include but is not limited to the use of independent professionals for advice and guidance, interpretation of existing and/or changing rules and principles, segregation of management duties, scale of organization, and personnel factors. The President and Principal Financial Officer are the same individual. Internal control over financial reporting is a process which involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis, however these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process and it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have not identified any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period ended October 31, 2022, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, the Company may become subject to various legal proceedings that are incidental to the ordinary conduct of its business. Although the Company cannot accurately predict the amount of any liability that may ultimately arise with respect to any of these matters, it makes provision for potential liabilities when it deems them probable and reasonably estimable. These provisions are based on current information and legal advice and may be adjusted from time to time according to developments.

The following parties have filed claims against Hammer Fiber Optics Investments Ltd and are not secured:

Calvi Electric v. Hammer Fiber Optics Inv, Ltd.	$	9209.69
Horizon Blue Cross v. Hammer Fiber Optics Inv, Ltd.	$	17,308.58
Cross River Fiber v. Hammer Fiber Optics Inv, Ltd.	$	273,220

 

The matter of 15 Corporate Place, LLC v. Open Data Centers, LLC settled for $25,000 plus acceptance of the security deposit which has already been written down in assumption of this outcome. The final settlement was less than the $35,000 originally offered.

Cross River Fiber has advanced its claim against Hammer Fiber Optics Investments, Ltd. Cross River Fiber has expanded its claim to include Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp, 1stPoint Communications, LLC, Endstream Communications, LLC, Open Data Centers, LLC, Manhattan Carrier Company, LLC, Erik Levitt personally, Local Telecommunications Services – FL, LLC, Local Telecommunications Services – NY, LLC, American Network Inc and Hammer Wireless Corporation. There never was, nor has there ever been, a contract between any of these entities or Mr. Levitt personally and Cross River Fiber, nor is there any security under the agreement between Cross River Fiber and Hammer Fiber Optics Investments, Ltd. After discovery in the claim against Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp and its subsidiaries, Hammer has made a motion for Summary Judgement to dismiss the claim on the basis of the lack of evidence that any entity other than Hammer Fiber Optics Investments, Ltd. was a party to the claim. The claims in this matter are similar to those made by Zayo Group and Crown Castle Fiber, which were both settled.

As all of these matters are either not advancing, nor do we expect an unfavorable outcome of any of these matters, we have not made any further accruals or adjustments to our assets, liabilities, equity or expense as a result of these claims.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

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

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. OTHER INFORMATION

Please refer to our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed since August 19, 2016, which are incorporated by reference herein.

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HAMMER FIBER OPTICS HOLDINGS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

OCTOBER 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

ITEM 5. EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number	Description of Exhibit
31.1	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14		Filed herewith.
32.1	CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act		Filed herewith.
101.INS*	Inline XBRL Instance Document–the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File as its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document		Filed herewith.
101.SCH*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document		Filed herewith.
101.CAL*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document		Filed herewith.
101.LAB*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document		Filed herewith.
101.PRE*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document		Filed herewith.
101.DEF*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document		Filed herewith.
104*	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)		Filed herewith.

*Pursuant to Regulation S-T, this interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	HAMMER FIBER OPTICS HOLDINGS CORP
Date: January 31, 2023	/s/ Erik B. Levitt
	Erik B. Levitt
	Principal Financial Officer

 

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