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

1

HAMMER FIBER OPTICS HOLDINGS CORP.

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.

HAMMER FIBER OPTICS HOLDINGS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

APRIL 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

17

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, 2020, filed with the SEC on November 13, 2020.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended April 30, 2022 Compared to the Three Months Ended April 30, 2021

Revenues for the three months ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 were $819,131 and $611,237, respectively, an increase of 34.01%. The increase was primarily due to the expansion of the Company's Over-the-Top ("OTT") business segment which includes its SMS messaging and hosting business units and contributions from its fixed wireless operations in Huntsville, AL.

During the three months ended April 30, 2022, the Company incurred total operating expenses of $1,049,914 compared with $609,606, an increase of 72.23%, for the comparable period ended April 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to the addition of the financial technologies business unit and expenses of ongoing operations of the HammerPay subsidiary.

Operating loss increased to $230,783 during the three months ended April 30, 2022 as compared with income of $1,631, an increase of 1,4249.79%. The loss was primarily due to expenses associated with the ongoing operations of the HammerPay subsidiary.

During the three months ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 interest and other expense was $589,937 and $9,908 respectively. The increase was due to interest and borrowing costs on new facilities.

During the three months ended April 30, 2022 the Company recorded a loss of $810,720 as compared to a loss of $28,277 for the three months ended April 30, 2021, an increase of 2,767.07%. The increase in loss was primarily due to the addition of the financial technologies business unit and expenses of ongoing operations of the HammerPay subsidiary.

.

Nine Months Ended April 30, 2022 Compared to the nine Months Ended April 30, 2021

Revenues for the nine months ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 were $2,039,367 and $1,604,927, respectively, an increase of 27.06%. The increase was primarily due to the expansion of the Company's Over-the-Top ("OTT") business segment which includes its SMS messaging and hosting business units and contributions from its fixed wireless operations in Huntsville, AL.

During the nine months ended April 30, 2022, the Company incurred total operating expenses of $2,424,235 compared with $1,655,232, an increase of 46.46%, for the comparable period ended April 30, 2021. The increase in loss was primarily due to the addition of the financial technologies business unit and expenses of ongoing operations of the HammerPay subsidiary and the expansion of the Company's Over-the-Top ("OTT) business segment which includes its SMS messaging and hosting business unit.

Operating loss increased to $384,868 during the nine months ended April 30, 2022 as compared with a loss of $50,305, and increase of 665.07%. The increase in loss was primarily due to the addition of the financial technologies business unit and expenses of ongoing operations of the HammerPay subsidiary and the expansion of the Company's Over-the-Top ("OTT) business segment which includes its SMS messaging and hosting business unit.

During the nine months ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021 interest and other expense was $622,134 and $20,942 respectively. The increase was due to interest and borrowing costs on new facilities.

During the nine months ended April 30, 2022 the Company recorded a net loss of $1,007,002 as compared to net income of $4,110,749 for the nine months ended April 30, 2021. The decrease was due to expenses associated with the ongoing operations of the HammerPay subsidiary and the one-time income adjustments due to settlement of liabilities associated with discontinued operations.

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, its new markets and the continuing operations of the HammerPay business.

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

During the nine months ended April 30, 2022 the Company's total cash increased by $649,369, compared to an increase in cash of $1,447 in the nine months ended April 30, 2021. Cash flow used in Operating Activities was $156,925, compared to $340,932 in the nine months ended April 30, 2021. This was primarily due to improved operational efficiencies and the ongoing operations of the HammerPay business.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

During the nine months ended April 30, 2022, the Company's investing activities used $170,923, compared to $25,535 used in investing activities during the six months ended April 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to the investments in licenses for Hammer Pay.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

During the nine months ended April 30, 2022, the Company netted $977,217 in cash from financing activities compared with $367,944 used during the nine months ended April 30, 2021. The increase was mainly due to the proceeds from notes payable.

Going Concern

As of April 30, 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.

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 April 30, 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 April 30, 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 April 30, 2021, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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

The matter of 15 Corporate Place, LLC v. Open Data Centers, LLC the plaintiff failed to appear for the trial on May, 16, 2022 and a new trial date of July 11, 2022 has been established. The claim is secured only by the security deposit provided under the lease agreement. Claims are only against the subsidiary, which does not currently have any assets, and there is no other security under the lease. Open Data Centers, LLC operated a single data center facility in Piscataway, NJ, on the premise of the plaintiff. The plaintiff is in possession of the premises and a security deposit made by the founders of the LLC in 2012. The plaintiff has offered a settlement of release of the security deposit and an additional $35,000 in cash.

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. The claims in this matter are similar to those made by Zayo Group and Crown Castle Fiber, which were both settled.

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.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

APRIL 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

ITEM 5. EXHIBITS

*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.

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.

23