IRONSTONE PROPERTIES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT
UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
o TRANSITION REPORT
UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
File Number 0-12346
IRONSTONE
GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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95-2829956
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Pier
1, Bay 3, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of principal
executive offices, including zip code)
(415)
551-3260
(Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code)
NONE
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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
past 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 is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer. or a smaller reporting company. See
the definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“non-accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-
accelerated filer
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Smaller
reporting company
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[X]
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes [X] No
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As of
November 12, 2009, 742,108 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, were
outstanding.
TOTAL
NUMBER OF PAGES: 15
INDEX TO EXHIBITS AT PAGE: N/A
1
IRONSTONE
GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PART
I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
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Condensed
consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008
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3
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Condensed
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three
months
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ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 and for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 and 2008
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4
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Condensed
consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September
30, 2009 and 2008
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5
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Notes
to condensed consolidated financial statements
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6
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
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10
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
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11
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Item
4T. Controls and Procedures
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12
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PART
II—OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
6. Exhibits
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13
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Signatures
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14
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Exhibit
31.1
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15
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Exhibit
31.2
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16
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Exhibit
32.1
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Exhibit
32.2
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18
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IRONSTONE
GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(unaudited)
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September
30,
2009
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December
31,
2008
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ASSETS:
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Current
assets:
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Cash
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$ | 11,504 | $ | 5,008 | ||||
Marketable
securities available for sale, at fair value
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7,020 | 4,680 | ||||||
Salon
Media Group, Inc. common stock, at fair value
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7,997 | 27,989 | ||||||
Salon
Media Group, Inc. Series C Preferred, at fair value
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84,300 | 295,050 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 110,821 | $ | 332,727 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
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Current
liabilities:
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Line
of credit borrowings
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$ | 350,000 | $ | 334,175 | ||||
Note
payable to related party
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153,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
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46,298 | 39,038 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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549,298 | 473,213 | ||||||
Shareholders'
equity:
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Preferred
stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized
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of
which there are no issued and outstanding shares
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Common
stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized
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of
which 1,487,644 shares are issued and 742,108 shares are
outstanding
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14,878 | 14,878 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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21,170,385 | 21,170,385 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(21,010,574 | ) | (20,940,985 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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(90,592 | ) | 137,810 | |||||
84,097 | 382,088 | |||||||
Less:
Treasury Stock, 745,536 shares, at cost
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(522,574 | ) | (522,574 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders' equity
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(438,477 | ) | (140,486 | ) | ||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
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$ | 110,821 | $ | 332,727 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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IRONSTONE
GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS)
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(unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Costs
and expenses:
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Professional
fees
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$ | 4,830 | $ | 13,736 | $ | 39,125 | $ | 80,388 | ||||||||
State
filing fee
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- | 2,567 | 2,430 | 21,092 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
expenses
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541 | 590 | 678 | 647 | ||||||||||||
Total
costs and expenses
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5,371 | 16,893 | 42,233 | 102,127 | ||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
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(5,371 | ) | (16,893 | ) | (42,233 | ) | (102,127 | ) | ||||||||
Other
income (expense):
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Interest
expense, net
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(9,576 | ) | (7,804 | ) | (27,356 | ) | (20,884 | ) | ||||||||
Net
(loss)
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$ | (14,947 | ) | $ | (24,697 | ) | $ | (69,589 | ) | $ | (123,011 | ) | ||||
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX:
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Net
loss
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$ | (14,947 | ) | $ | (24,697 | ) | $ | (69,589 | ) | $ | (123,011 | ) | ||||
Unrealized
holding gain (loss) arising during the period
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(57,718 | ) | (373,868 | ) | (228,402 | ) | (527,914 | ) | ||||||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
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$ | (72,665 | ) | $ | (398,565 | ) | $ | (297,991 | ) | $ | (650,925 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted loss per share:
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Net
loss per share
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$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | ||||
Weighted
average shares
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742,108 | 742,108 | 742,108 | 742,108 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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IRONSTONE
GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(unaudited)
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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2009
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2008
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
loss
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$ | (69,589 | ) | $ | (123,011 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
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operating
activities:
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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7,260 | 14,378 | ||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(62,329 | ) | (108,633 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds
from line of credit
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15,825 | 6,000 | ||||||
Proceeds
from related party note payable
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53,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
Net
cash provided from financing activities
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68,825 | 106,000 | ||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
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6,496 | (2,633 | ) | |||||
Cash
at beginning of period
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5,008 | 6,140 | ||||||
Cash
at end of period
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$ | 11,504 | $ | 3,507 | ||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information
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Cash
paid during the period for interest
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$ | 27,356 | $ | 17,835 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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IRONSTONE
GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
1.
BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Business
Activities
Ironstone
Group, Inc. and subsidiaries have no operations but are seeking appropriate
business combination opportunities.
Principles of
Consolidation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Ironstone Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, AcadiEnergy, Inc., Belt
Perry Associates, Inc., DeMoss Corporation, and TaxNet, Inc., (collectively the
“Company”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation.
Marketable
Securities
Marketable
securities have been classified by management as available for sale in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, “Accounting
for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” (“SFAS No.
115”). In accordance with SFAS No. 115, marketable securities are
recorded at fair value and any unrealized gains or losses are excluded from
earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity until
realized. The fair value of the Company’s marketable securities and investments
at September 30, 2009 is based on quoted market prices. For the purpose of
computing realized gains and losses, cost is identified on a specific
identification basis. For marketable securities for which there is an
other-than-temporary impairment, an impairment loss is recognized as a realized
loss.
Unaudited Interim Financial
Statements
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America for interim financial information. Certain information
and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although Ironstone
believes that the following disclosures are adequate to make the information
presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
considered necessary for a fair and comparable presentation have been included
and are of a normal recurring nature. The accompanying condensed consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008.
Use of
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 reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
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IRONSTONE
GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
1.
BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (concluded)
Earnings <Loss> per
Share
Basic
earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing
net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average
number of common shares actually outstanding during the
period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution from potentially
dilutive securities, except where inclusion of such potentially dilutive
securities would have an anti-dilutive effect, using the average stock price
during the period in the computation and because of the net loss for the periods
presented.
Income
Taxes
The
Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax
return. Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported
in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred
income taxes. Deferred income taxes are recognized for differences between the
financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in
taxable or deductible amounts in the future. Deferred income taxes are also
recognized for net operating loss carryforwards that are available to offset
future taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to
reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
In July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No.
48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies
the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s
financial statements in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“FAS 109”). This
interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for
the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or
expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on
derecognition of tax benefits, classification on the balance sheet, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The
Company adopted FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007. In accordance with FIN 48, the
Company has decided to classify interest and penalties as a component of tax
expense. The adoption of FIN 48 had no material effect on the
Company.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS
141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) will significantly change the accounting for and reporting
of business combination transactions in consolidated financial statements. SFAS
141(R) is effective for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after
December 15, 2008. The Company adopted SFAS 141(R) on January 1, 2009. The
adoption of SFAS 141(R) had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated
results of operations or financial position.
The
Company does not expect the adoption of any other recent accounting
pronouncements, which have been issued but are not yet effective, to have a
material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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IRONSTONE
GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
2.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Due to
the short maturity of cash, accounts payable, the line of credit, and the note
payable, the carrying amount reported in the consolidated balance sheets
approximates fair market value.
Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework
for measuring fair value under accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements.
Fair value is defined under SFAS 157 as the exchange price that would be
received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the
principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation
techniques used to measure fair value under SFAS 157 must maximize the use of
observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. SFAS 157
describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs of which the
first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used
to measure fair value which are the following:
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Level
1
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Quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
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Level
2
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Inputs
other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly,
such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in
markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be
corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of
the assets or liabilities.
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Level
3
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Unobservable
inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are
significant to the fair value of the assets or
liabilities.
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In
addition to using the guidelines set forth in SFAS 157 for valuing fixed income
securities, each company is also required to disclose information that enables
users of its financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those
valuations.
Market
values were determined for each security in the investment portfolio based on
quoted market prices and quoted market prices for similar
securities.
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Total Carrying Value In The | ||
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Quoted
Market Prices
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Significant
Other
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Condensed Consolidated |
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In
Active Markets
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Observable
Input
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Balance Sheet at |
Description
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(Level
1)
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(Level
2)
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September
30, 2009
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Securities
available for sale
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$15,017
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$84,300
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$99,317
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Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company also adopted SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value
Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159
allows an entity the irrevocable option to elect fair value for the initial and
subsequent measurement for specified financial assets and liabilities on a
contract-by-contract basis. If an entity elects the fair value option for an
eligible item, changes in the item’s fair value must be reported as unrealized
gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The Company did
not elect to adopt the fair value option under SFAS 159.
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IRONSTONE
GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
3.
INVESTMENT IN SALON MEDIA GROUP, INC.
The
Company owns 843 shares of Series C Preferred Stock of Salon Media Group, Inc.
(“Salon”). These shares resulted from the December 31, 2003
conversion of Convertible Promissory Notes purchased by the Company and are
convertible to common stock at any time. The Series C Preferred Stock is
convertible into common stock of Salon at the conversion rate determined by
dividing the Series C Preferred Stock per share price of $800 by the Series C
Conversion Price of $0.80, or at the rate of one share of Series C Preferred
Stock to 1,000 shares of common stock. If converted, the Company’s shares of
Series C Preferred Stock represent 843,000 common shares of Salon, or 7.9% of
Salon’s common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2009. The investment in
Series C Preferred Stock of Salon is valued at the converted common stock value
of $.10 and $.35 per
share, or $84,300 and $295,050 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively.
Additionally,
in conjunction with making the investment in Salon, the Company received
warrants to purchase common stock in Salon. In 2006, the Company exercised its
warrants to purchase a total of 79,970 shares of common stock of Salon. The
investment in common shares of Salon is valued at $.10 and $.35 per share, or
$7,997 and $27,989
at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.
4.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A
Director and a former President and Chief Executive Officer of Salon is the
sister of a member of the Board of Directors and the daughter of the Chief
Executive Officer.
5.
LINE OF CREDIT ARRANGEMENT
The
Company has a line of credit arrangement with First Republic Bank (the “lender”)
with a borrowing limit of $350,000 with interest based upon the lender’s prime
rate. Interest is payable monthly at 7.75% at September 30, 2009.
The line is guaranteed by William R. Hambrecht, Chief Executive Officer, and
Robert H. Hambrecht, Board Director and is collateralized by all of the
Company’s assets. The line of credit is due on September 11, 2010. At September 30, 2009, the
outstanding balance under the line was $350,000.
6.
GOING CONCERN
As
reflected in the accompanying financial statements the Company has net losses
and has a negative cash flow from operations. This raises substantial doubt
about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If necessary the
Company may seek to sell additional debt or equity securities or enter into new
credit facilities to meet its cash needs. The Company cannot make assurances
that it will be able to complete any financing or liquidity transaction, that
such financing or liquidity transaction will be adequate for the Company’s
needs, or that a financing or liquidity transaction will be completed in a
timely manner.
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Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Special
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain
of the statements in this document that are not historical facts, including,
without limitation, statements of future expectations, projections of financial
condition and results of operations, statements of future economic performance
and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, are subject to known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially
from those contemplated in such forward-looking
statements. In addition to the specific matters referred to herein,
important factors which may cause actual results to differ from those
contemplated in such forward-looking statements include (i) the results of the
Company’s efforts to implement its business strategy; (ii) actions of the
Company’s competitors and the Company’s ability to respond to such actions;
(iii) changes in governmental regulation, tax rates and similar matters; and
(iv) other risks detailed in the Company’s other filings with the
Commission.
Results
of Operations
Comparison of 2009 to
2008
Costs and
expenses for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 decreased $11,522
or 68.21% compared to the same period in 2008. This was primarily due to a
decrease in taxes, accounting and audit fees
Costs and
expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009 decreased $59,894 or
58.65% compared to the same period in 2008. This was primarily due to a decrease
in taxes, accounting and audit fees of $46,000 and a decrease in state required
filing fees of $14,000 that we had accrued in 2008 for prior year
filings.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
Net cash
used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was
$62,329. Negative working capital at September 30, 2009 increased $297,991 from
December 31, 2008. The increase was primarily due to the valuation of Salon
Media Group, Inc. Series C Preferred, at fair value conversion price and the
losses from operation. Cash increased by $6,496 from $5,008 at December 31,
2008 to
$11,504 at
September 30, 2009.
To meet
its cash needs during the third quarter of 2009, William R Hambrecht lent
$23,000 to the company.
The
Company may obtain additional equity or working capital through additional bank
borrowings and public or private sales of equity securities and exercises of
outstanding stock options. There can be no assurance, however, that such
additional financing will be available on terms favorable to the Company, or at
all.
While the
Company explores new business opportunities, the primary capital resource of the
Company is 843 shares of Series C Preferred Stock of Salon Media Group, Inc.
(“Salon”). These shares were converted on December 31, 2003 from Convertible
Promissory Notes purchased by the Company and are convertible to common stock at
any time. The Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into common
stock of Salon at the conversion rate determined by dividing the Series C
Preferred Stock per share price of $800 by the Series C Conversion Price of
$0.80, or at the rate of one share of Series C Preferred Stock to 1,000 shares
of common stock. If converted, the Company’s shares of Series C Preferred Stock
represent 843,000 shares or 7.9% of Salon’s common stock outstanding as of
September 30, 2009. The investment in Salon is valued at the converted common
stock value of $.10 per share, or $84,300 at September 30, 2009.
In
conjunction with making the investment in Salon, the Company received warrants
to purchase common stock in Salon. In 2006, the Company exercised its warrants
to purchase a total of 79,970 shares of common stock of Salon. The investment in common
shares of Salon is valued at $.10 per share, or $7,997 at September 30,
2009.
The
investment of Salon and other marketable securities are classified as available
for sale and, therefore, a related unrealized loss of $57,718 has been
included in comprehensive income in the third quarter of 2009.
As of
November 4, 2009, Salon’s common stock was trading at $.12 per
share. There can be no assurance that a market will continue to exist
for either the Series C Preferred Stock or the common stock of
Salon.
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Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis and Results of Operations
(concluded)
Trends and
Uncertainties
Termination of Historical
Business Lines
Since
winding down the Company’s traditional lines of business, Management and the
Board of Directors have been seeking appropriate business combination
opportunities for the Company. In the alternative, management and the
Board are looking for an investment opportunity for the Company to invest some
or all of its remaining liquid assets. Otherwise, the Company’s cash assets are
invested in corporate securities and demand deposit accounts. If the Company
does not find an operating entity to combine with, and if its assets are not
invested in certain types of securities (primarily government securities), it
may be deemed to be an investment company under the terms of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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.
11
Item
4T. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have
established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the Company is made known to the officers who certify
the financial statements and to other members of senior management and the Board
of Directors.
We
conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our
chief executive officer and chief financial officer of our disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on this evaluation our chief
executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of
September 30, 2009, our disclosure controls and procedures are not
effective.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting for the
three-months ended September 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
Management’s
Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
The
management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control system
was designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and Board of
Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial
statements.
All
internal controls over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, have
inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error and the
circumvention or overriding of controls. Therefore, even effective internal
control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable, and not absolute,
assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Further, because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal
controls over financial reporting may vary over time.
Our
management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer,
assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as
of September 30, 2009. In making its assessment of internal control over
financial reporting, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated
Framework. Based on our evaluation, management concluded that, as of
September 30, 2009, our internal control over financial reporting was not
effective based on those criteria because of the existence of the following
material weaknesses.
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1)
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The
Company does not have an adequate number of independent board members nor
therefore an independent audit
committee.
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2)
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Our
limited number of employees results in the Company’s inability to have a
sufficient segregation of duties within its accounting and financial
reporting activities.
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These
absences constitute material weaknesses in the Company’s corporate governance
structure. These weaknesses were also reported in our December 31, 2008 Form
10-K filing.
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PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item
6. Exhibits
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31.1
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Section
302 – Principal Executive Officer
Certification
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31.2
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Section
302 – Principal Financial Officer
Certification
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32.1
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Section
1350 – Certification – Chief Executive
Officer
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32.2
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Section
1350 – Certification – Chief Financial
Officer
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 10-Q to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
IRONSTONE
GROUP, INC.
a
Delaware corporation
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Date:
November 12, 2009
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By:
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/s/ William R. Hambrecht | |
William R. Hambrecht
Chief
Executive Officer
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Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed
below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/
William R. Hambrecht
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Director,
Chief Executive Officer
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November
12, 2009
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William
R. Hambrecht
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(Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/
Quock Q. Fong
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Chief
Financial Officer
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November
12, 2009
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Quock
Q. Fong
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/s/
Robert H. Hambrecht
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Director,
Secretary
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November
12, 2009
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Robert
H. Hambrecht
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/s/ Edmund H. Shea, Jr. | Director | November 12, 2009 | ||
Edmund H. Shea, Jr. |