LIGHTBRIDGE Corp - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10−Q
(Mark
One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the
quarterly period ended: March 31, 2008
o
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: 000-28543
THORIUM
POWER, LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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91-1975651
|
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Empl. Ident. No.)
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8300
Greensboro Drive, Suite 800
McLean,
VA 22102
(Address
of principal executive offices, Zip
Code)
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703.918.4904
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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
o
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 o
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Accelerated
Filer o
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Non-Accelerated
Filer o
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company 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
o
No x
The
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity,
as of April 30, 2008 is as follows:
Class
of Securities
|
Shares
Outstanding
|
|
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
|
299,334,532
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Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o No
x
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THORIUM
POWER, LTD.
UNAUDITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE
MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007
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Page
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Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
|
2
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Condensed
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
|
|
3
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Condensed
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
|
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5
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
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6-10
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1
Thorium
Power Ltd.
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
March
31
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December
31
|
||||||
2008
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2007
|
||||||
(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
Assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
4,705,577
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$
|
9,907,691
|
|||
Marketable
securities - available for sale
|
1,996,925
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-
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses & other current assets
|
232,158
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204,035
|
|||||
Deferred
project costs
|
51,729
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371,631
|
|||||
Total
Current Assets
|
6,986,389
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10,483,357
|
|||||
Property
Plant and Equipment –net
|
27,665
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30,676
|
|||||
Other
Assets
|
|||||||
Patent
costs –
net
|
217,875
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217,875
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|||||
Security
deposits
|
2,049
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2,049
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|||||
Total
Other Assets
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219,924
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219,924
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|||||
Total
Assets
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$
|
7,233,978
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$
|
10,733,957
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|||
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
|
|||||||
Current
Liabilities
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
$
|
2,645,888
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$
|
2,122,649
|
|||
Current
portion long term debt
|
-
|
4,651
|
|||||
Customer
deposit and other current liabilities
|
493,095
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1,206,875
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|||||
Deferred
revenue
|
-
|
3,793,125
|
|||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
3,138,983
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7,127,300
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|||||
Notes
Payable - long term
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-
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5,782
|
|||||
Total
Liabilities
|
3,138,983
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7,133,082
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|||||
Commitments
and contingencies
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|||||||
Stockholders'
Equity
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock, $-.001 par value, 50,000,000 authorized shares, no shares
issued
and outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Common
stock, $-.001par value, 500,000,000 authorized, 299,334,532 shares
issued
and outstanding at March 31, 2008 and 299,014,182 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2007
|
299,334
|
299,014
|
|||||
Additional
paid in capital - stock and stock equivalents
|
43,156,026
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41,791,735
|
|||||
Deficit
|
(39,418,507
|
)
|
(38,630,572
|
)
|
|||
Common
stock reserved for issuance, 2,000,000 shares at March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007
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590,000
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590,000
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
(101,580
|
)
|
30,143
|
||||
Deferred
stock compensation
|
(430,278
|
)
|
(479,445
|
)
|
|||
Total
Stockholders' Equity
|
4,094,995
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3,600,875
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|||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
$
|
7,233,978
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$
|
10,733,957
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
2
Thorium
Power Ltd.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
|
|
||||||
|
|
March
31,
|
|
||||
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(Unaudited)
|
|
||||
|
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2008
|
|
2007
|
|
||
Revenue:
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$
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$
|
|
||||
Consulting
revenue
|
3,815,125
|
-
|
|||||
Total
Revenue
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3,815,125
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-
|
|||||
Cost
of Consulting Services Provided
|
1,648,004
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-
|
|||||
Gross
Margin
|
2,167,121
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-
|
|||||
Operating
Expenses
|
|||||||
General
and administrative
|
1,519,046
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1,525,779
|
|||||
Research
and development expenses
|
130,661
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28,683
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|||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
1,363,803
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1,335,517
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|||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
3,013,510
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2,889,979
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|||||
Operating
loss
|
(846,389
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)
|
(2,889,979
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)
|
|||
Other
Income and (Expenses)
|
|||||||
Interest
income/expense, other
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89,282
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112,586
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|||||
Total
Other Income and Expenses
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89,282
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112,586
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|||||
Net
loss before income taxes
|
(757,107
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)
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(2,777,393
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)
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
30,828
|
-
|
|||||
Net
loss
|
(787,935
|
)
|
(2,777,393
|
)
|
|||
Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|||||||
Unrealized
gain (loss) marketable securities
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(131,723
|
)
|
8,720
|
||||
Total
Comprehensive Loss
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$
|
(888,830
|
)
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$
|
(2,768,673
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)
|
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Net
Loss Per Common Share, Basic and diluted
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$
|
(.00
|
)
|
$
|
(.01
|
)
|
|
Weighted
Average Number of shares outstanding for the period used to
compute per
share data
|
299,064,014
|
295,165,399
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
3
Thorium
Power Ltd.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
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|||||||
March
31
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|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Operating
Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
Loss
|
$
|
(787,935
|
)
|
$
|
(2,777,393
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss from operations to net cash used in operating
activities:
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|||||||
Shares
issued for other than cash for payment of expenses
|
1,363,803
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1,430,673
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
3,011
|
978
|
|||||
Amortization
of deferred revenue
|
(3,793,125
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)
|
0
|
||||
Amortization
of deferred project costs
|
1,609,129
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0
|
|||||
Unrealized
loss on marketable securities –
available
for sale
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(131,723
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)
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0
|
||||
Changes
in non-cash operating working capital items:
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|||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(28,123
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)
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247,776
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||||
Accounts
payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities
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523,239
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(802,187
|
)
|
||||
Other
current liabilities
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(713,780
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)
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0
|
||||
Deferred
project costs
|
(1,289,227
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)
|
0
|
||||
Net
Cash Used In Operating Activities
|
(3,244,731
|
)
|
(1,900,153
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)
|
|||
Investing
Activities:
|
|||||||
Net
Cash Used In Investing Activities
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Financing
Activities:
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|||||||
Proceeds
from issue of common shares
|
49,975
|
-
|
|||||
Payments
on notes payable and other
|
(10,433
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)
|
(1,427
|
)
|
|||
Net
Cash Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities
|
39,542
|
(1,427
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)
|
||||
Net
Decrease In Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
(3,205,189
|
)
|
(1,901,580
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)
|
|||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
|
9,907,691
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10,927,775
|
|||||
Reclassification
of cash equivalents to marketable securities - available for
sale
|
(1,996,925
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
|
$
|
4,705,577
|
$
|
9,026,195
|
|||
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
|
|||||||
Cash
paid during the year:
|
|||||||
Interest
paid
|
$
|
183
|
$
|
323
|
|||
Income
taxes paid
|
$
|
30,828
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Non-cash
transactions
|
|||||||
Conversion
of liabilities to equity
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,166,440
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
4
Thorium
Power Ltd.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
For
Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 (Unaudited) and Year Ended December 31,
2007
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
Additional
|
Stock
Committed
|
Accumulated
|
Deferred
|
Treasury
Stock
|
Stockholders’
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Paid-in
Capital
|
Deficit
|
Future
Issuance
|
Comprehensive
Income
|
Stock
Compensation
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
- December 31, 2006
|
257,291,709
|
$
|
257,292
|
$
|
23,148,560
|
$
|
(27,177,989
|
)
|
$
|
1,200,000
|
$
|
18,861
|
$
|
(285,200
|
)
|
$
|
(850,000
|
)
|
(255,850
|
)
|
$
|
(3,094,326
|
)
|
||||||||
Issuance
of stock for services
|
808,916
|
809
|
232,678
|
233,487
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of stock for payment of liabilities
|
714,120
|
714
|
277,727
|
278,441
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation - shares committed for future issuance and
issued
|
2,350,000
|
2,350
|
866,150
|
(1,200,000
|
)
|
(331,500
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
Option Expense
|
3,991,317
|
3,991,317
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
(11,452,583
|
)
|
(11,452,583
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
gains on marketable securities
|
11,282
|
11,282
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred stock compensation costs
|
395,755
|
395,755
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification
of warrant liability to additional paid in capital
|
1,132,444
|
1,132,444
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cashless
exercise of stock options and warrants
|
888,534
|
888
|
(888
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement
of treasury stock
|
(850,000
|
)
|
(850
|
)
|
(255,000
|
)
|
850,000
|
255,850
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
settlement –
merger
|
128,139
|
128
|
37,032
|
37,160
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation - officers, directors and employees
|
1,022,927
|
1,023
|
357,002
|
358,025
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification
of temporary equity to permanent equity
|
36,659,837
|
36,660
|
12,004,713
|
12,041,373
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation –
shares
committed for future issuance
|
590,000
|
(590,000
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
- December 31, 2007
|
299,014,182
|
$
|
299,014
|
$
|
41,791,735
|
$
|
(38,630,572
|
)
|
$
|
590,000
|
$
|
30,143
|
$
|
(479,445
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
3,600,875
|
|||||||||||
Unrealized
loss on marketable securities
|
(131,723
|
)
|
(131,723
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
320,350
|
320
|
49,655
|
49,975
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
option expense
|
1,314,636
|
1,314,636
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation - officers, directors and employees
|
49,167
|
49,167
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
(787,935
|
)
|
(787,935
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
- March 31, 2008
|
299,334,532
|
299,334
|
43,156,026
|
(39,418,507
|
)
|
590,000
|
(101,580
|
)
|
(430,278
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
4,094,995
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
5
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1.
Basis of
presentation and nature of operations
a)
Basis of
presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the
Company and its subsidiary have been prepared in accordance with the rules
and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) including the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Certain information and note
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
have been condensed or omitted from these statements pursuant to such rules
and
regulation and, accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes
necessary for comprehensive consolidated financial statements and should be
read
in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2007, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year
ended December 31, 2007.
In
the
opinion of the management of the Company, all adjustments, which are of a normal
recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the
three-month periods have been made. Results for the interim period presented
are
not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for the entire
fiscal year.
b)
Nature
of Operations
Radkowsky
Thorium Power Corp., incorporated in the state of Delaware on January 8, 1992
(“Inception”), changed its name to Thorium Power, Inc. in Apri1 2001. On
February 14, 2006 Novastar Resources Ltd. (“Novastar”), now called Thorium Power
Ltd., entered into an Agreement and merged on October 6, 2006 with Thorium
Power, Inc. (Collectively after the merger, all entities are
referred to as the “Company" or “Thorium”). Thorium is engaged in two
business segments. The first business segment is the development, promotion
and
marketing of its patented nuclear fuel designs: (1) thorium/uranium nuclear
fuel
and (2) thorium/reactor-grade plutonium disposing fuel. The Company also has
a
conceptual design of a thorium/weapons-grade plutonium disposing fuel. These
fuels are designed to be used in existing light water reactors. Presently,
we
are focusing most of our efforts on demonstrating and testing our nuclear fuel
technology for the Russian designed VVER-1000 reactors. Operations to date
have
been devoted primarily to continued development of our fuel designs, filing
for
certain patents relating to our technology, developing strategic relationships
within the nuclear power industry, securing political and some financial support
from the United States and Russian governments
Our
business model expanded in 2007 and our second business segment is providing
consulting and strategic advisory services to companies and governments planning
to create or expand electricity generation capabilities using nuclear power
plants. We started working on our first consulting project in December 2007
and
completed this first consulting project in March 2008. We secured our second
consulting project in March 2008 and are working to expand our consulting
business in 2008 and future years.
Once
our
reactor fuels are further developed and tested, we plan to license our
intellectual property rights to fuel fabricators, nuclear generators, and
governments for use in commercial light water nuclear reactors, or sell the
technology to a major nuclear company or government contractor or some
combination of the two. We anticipate having the final design of our fuel
technology for VVER-1000 reactors and demonstration of our fuel in a VVER-1000
operating reactor commence in the next three to four years. Presently all our
research, testing and demonstration activities are being conducted in Russia.
Our research operations are subject to various political, economic, and other
risks and uncertainties inherent in Russia.
We
participate in a highly regulated industry that is characterized by governmental
regulation. Our results of operations are affected by a wide variety of factors
including general economic conditions, decreases in the use or public favor
of
nuclear power, the ability of our technology, the ability to safeguard the
production of nuclear power and safeguarding our patents and intellectual
property from competitors. Due to these factors, we may experience substantial
period-to-period fluctuations in our future operating results.
We
may in
the future be designated as a potentially responsible party (PRP) by federal
and
state agencies with respect to certain sites with which we may have direct
or
indirect future involvement. Such designations can be made regardless of the
extent of our involvement.
2. Summary
of significant accounting policies
a)
Consolidation
These
financial statements include the accounts of Thorium Ltd (a Nevada corporation)
and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Thorium Power, Inc. (a Delaware corporation).
All
significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in
consolidation.
b)
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 revenue and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
These
consolidated financial statements include some amounts that are based on
management's best estimates and judgments. The most significant estimates relate
to valuation of stock grants, stock options and stock purchase warrants, the
net
operating loss carry-forward and the valuation allowance for deferred taxes
and
various contingent liabilities. These above-mentioned estimates and others
may
be adjusted as more current information becomes available, and any adjustment
could be significant in future reporting periods.
c)
Revenue Recognition
Revenue—at
the
present time we are deriving all of our revenue from our consulting business
segment, by offering consulting and strategic advisory services to foreign
governments planning to create or expand electricity generation capabilities
using nuclear power plants. Our fee type and structure that we offer for each
client engagement is dependant on a number of variables, including the size
of
the client, the complexity, the level of the opportunity for us to improve
the
client’s electricity generation capabilities using nuclear power plants and
other factors. All of the Company's revenues for the first quarter of 2008
had
been derived from the completion of substantially all the defined contract
deliverables required from the first consulting contract that we entered into
in
December 2007.
6
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Our
first
consulting contract was with one foreign country, where the consulting fee
was
fixed and determinable under the contract. The consulting fee could have been
refundable under the provision of this contract if we would have breached the
contract, such as not deliver the final report to the foreign government.
Therefore, based on these contract terms, the consulting fee revenue from this
contract was recognized on the
completed performance
model.
We
completed substantially all of the deliverables in our first consulting project
in March 2008 and therefore recognized all of the revenue in accordance to
the
completed performance model revenue recognition guidelines. We received all
of
this revenue in December 2007, in advance of our billing in March 2008. The
amount billed in advance of the period in which service is rendered was recorded
as a liability in the accompanying balance sheet captioned “Deferred revenue”,
in 2007.
Based
on
the completion of the above contract and the current work we are performing
on
new consulting contracts that we entered into, we are no longer a development
stage company in 2008, as we have now have a consulting services business
segment that has recognized revenue earned in the first quarter of 2008 and
will
continue to recognize revenue in future periods.
The
total
consulting revenue recognized under this contract during the three months ended
March 31, 2008 was $3,793,125, which was the balance in the deferred revenue
balance sheet account at December 31, 2007, as no revenue from this contract
had
been recognized in 2007. All costs directly related to producing the final
report or completion of this project, such as consulting costs, other
professional fees and various administrative support and other costs, were
capitalized as deferred project costs (current asset on the accompanying balance
sheet). Deferred project costs are then recognized or amortized to an expense
captioned, cost of consulting services provided, on the accompanying statement
of operations, when the revenue is to be recognized or when the project was
completed in the first quarter of 2008. Total deferred project costs that were
charged to expense or cost of consulting services provided for the three months
period ended March 31, 2008 was $1,648,004. Indirect corporate overhead incurred
that was not allocated to the consulting business segment is being reported
in
the business segment information chart in note 4 as unallocated corporate
overhead costs.
The
deferred project costs at March 31, 2008, for our larger follow-on consulting
project that we started in March 2008 with the same foreign country totaled
$51,729. We anticipate recognizing revenue of $4.3 million from this second
consulting project in future reporting periods, and will therefore charge any
corresponding deferred project costs in the future reporting periods to cost
of
consulting services provided.
Travel
costs and other reimbursable costs were offset, in accordance with the
consulting agreement, against the balance sheet account captioned customer
deposit account, which is shown as a current liability on the balance sheet.
The
customer deposit account is money advanced to us for expenses incurred that
were
in accordance with the contract, are to be reimbursed back to us. The total
travel and other reimbursable expenses charged for this first consulting
project, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $713,780.
The
Company’s future operations and earnings will depend on the results of the
Company’s operations in foreign countries. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to successfully conduct such operations, and a failure
to
do so would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position,
results of operations, and cash flows. Also, the success of the Company’s
operations will be subject to numerous contingencies, some of which are beyond
management’s control. These contingencies include general and regional economic
conditions, prices for the Company’s services, competition, and changes in
regulations. Because the Company is dependent on international operations,
particularly in one country right now, the Company will be subject to various
additional political, economic, and other uncertainties.
For
our
first business segment, once the company's thorium-based nuclear fuel designs
have advanced to a commercially usable stage the company will seek to license
its technology to major government contractors or nuclear companies, working
for
the US and other governments. We expect that our revenue from license fees
will
be recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected period of the related
license term.
d)
Segment Reporting
The
Company uses the “management approach” in determining reportable operating
segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and
reporting used by the Company's chief operating decision maker for making
operating decisions and assessing performance as the source for determining
the
Company's reportable segments. The Company has determined that the Company
has
two operating segments as mentioned above and defined by SFAS 131, “Disclosures
about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”. The two reporting
business segments are our fuel technology business segments and our consulting
services business.
e) Deferred
Project Costs
The
Company defers certain costs related to its consulting business segment, until
the Company recognized revenue in accordance with its agreement. These costs
are
then expensed in the period in which the consulting project or deliverable
as
specified in the contract is obtained. Management periodically reviews and
revises, when necessary, its estimate of the future benefit of these costs
and
expenses them if it is deemed there no longer is a future benefit. At March
31,
2008, and December 31, 2007, capitalized deferred project costs totaled $51,729
and $371,631, respectively.
f)
Cash
and Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
At
March
31, 2008 the Company held auction rate and other government bonds that were
purchased in December 2006 with a total original cost of $2,114,443, which
now
carry a fair market value of $1,996,925 (total unrealized loss on these
securities of $117,518 for the three months ended March 31, 2008). These
securities are now being reclassified at March 31, 2008, based on a change
of
market conditions in these securities in the auction market for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 as mentioned below, from cash equivalents to marketable
securities available for sale in the accompanying balance sheet and statement
of
cash flows at March 31, 2008 and for the three months then ended.
These
securities as well as cash equivalents, all being held by one prominent US
financial institution had a total market value of $5,850,640 at March 31, 2008.
These auction rate securities were defined and classified by this financial
institution as cash equivalents at December 31, 2007 and 2006. These securities
were liquid to the company in 2007 and 2006 with cash available on an as needed
basis to the company on a weekly or monthly basis (less than a 3 month period
which is the company’s policy for cash equivalents). This financial institution
reported the cost and fair market value of these securities as being the same
throughout the 2007 year and at the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
with
no realized or unrealized gain or loss in market value on these auction rate
securities in 2007 and 2006. Based on the company’s favorable sales experience
as finding these securities liquid in 2007 and 2006 and based on information
received from this prominent financial institution at December 31, 2007 and
2006, the company classified these securities in the same manner as this
financial institution did at December 31, 2007 and 2006, as cash equivalents
at
December 31, 2007 and 2006.
However,
for the three months ended March 31, 2008, market conditions for these
securities started to change and the company, due to the decline in the
liquidity and market value of these securities for the three month period ended
March 31, 2008, reclassified these securities from cash equivalents to
marketable securities. This reclassification was recorded on the cash flow
statement for the three months ended March 31, 2008 of $1,996,925 with the
cash
at the beginning of the period on the statement of cash flows changed from
$9,907,691 to $7,910,766, a decrease of $1,996,925, that was a result of this
reclassification at March 31, 2008 from cash equivalents to marketable
securities available for sale. These marketable securities have various
maturities ($738,200 – mature 6/1/30, $752,377 – mature
12/15/39
and $506,348 mature 10/1/08).
The
Company’s investments in these marketable securities are classified as
available-for-sale securities under FAS-115, Accounting for Certain Investments
in Debt and Equity Securities. These securities are reported at their fair
market value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in other
comprehensive income. The total unrealized loss reported on all securities
for
the three months ended March 31, 2008 are $131,723 which is being recorded
in
other comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
7
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
3. Financial
Status of the Company - March 31, 2008
Management
anticipates, based on its current projected working capital requirements, that
it will have enough working capital funds to sustain its current operations
at
its current operating level, until sometime during the second quarter of 2009.
The Company anticipates generating revenue from its present and future
consulting contracts it currently anticipates it will obtain in 2008. If future
consulting contracts are not obtained, the Company will have future issuances
of
its stock or incur debt, in order to provide funds to continue its operations
into 2009 and beyond.
4.
Business Segments
The
Company has two principal operating segments, which are fuel technology and
consulting services. These operating segments were determined based on the
nature of the operations and the services offered. Operating segments are
defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial
information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating
decision-maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing
performance. The Company’s chief executive officer, chief operating officer and
chief financial officer have been identified as the chief operating decision
makers. The Company’s chief operating decision makers direct the allocation of
resources to operating segments based on the profitability and cash flows of
each respective segment.
The
Company evaluates performance based on several factors, of which the primary
financial measure is business segment income before taxes. The accounting
policies of the business segments are the same as those described in “Note 1:
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” There is no allocation of corporate
level assets or expenses even though they contribute to both segments. The
following tables show the operations of the Company’s reportable
segments:
Fuel Technology
|
Consulting
|
Corporate
and
Eliminations
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Net
sales
|
0
|
3,815,125
|
0
|
3,815,125
|
|||||||||
Income
before taxes
|
(389,521
|
)
|
2,167,121
|
(2,534,707
|
)
|
(757,107
|
)
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
217,875
|
51,729
|
6,964,374
|
7,233,978
|
|||||||||
Property
additions
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense
|
0
|
0
|
183
|
183
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
|
0
|
0
|
3,010
|
3,010
|
5. Research and
Development Costs
Research
and development costs, included in the statement of operations amounted to
$130,661 and $28,683 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively and total cumulative expense of $4,813,974 from January 8, 1992
(date of inception of Thorium Power, Inc.) to March 31, 2008.
6. Stockholders'
Equity
Total
Common stock outstanding at March 31, 2008 was 299,334,532. At March 31, 2008,
there were 768,834 stock purchase warrants and 51,534,306 stock options
outstanding, all totaling 351,637,672 of total stock and stock equivalents
outstanding at March 31, 2008.
a) Common
Stock Issuances – Exercise
of stock
options
On
March
14, 2008, 320,350 stock options that were assumed in the merger and held by
one
consultant, was exercised at a strike price of $.156 per share for total
consideration of $49,975. Accordingly, 320,350 shares of the company’s common
stock were issued in accordance with this option agreement.
b)
Share-based Compensation
Total
stock options outstanding at March 31, 2008 were 51,534,306 and 27,830,562
of
these total options were vested at March 31, 2008.
Stock
option transactions to the employees, directors, advisory board members and
consultants are summarized as follows for March 31, 2008:
|
2008
|
|||
Stock
Options Outstanding
|
||||
Beginning
of the Year
|
51,354,656
|
|||
Granted
|
500,000
|
|||
Exercised
|
(320,350
|
)
|
||
Forfeited
|
-
|
|||
Outstanding
end of the period
|
51,534,306
|
|||
Options
exercisable at the end of the period
|
27,830,562
|
The
above
table includes options issued as of March 31, 2008 as follows:
i.
|
A
total of 13,504,742 non-qualified 5-10 year options have been issued
by
Thorium Power, Ltd., to advisory board members at exercise prices
of $0.30
to $0.64 per share.
|
8
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
ii. |
A
total of 31,552,636 5-10 year options have been issued to directors,
officers and employees of the Company, at exercise prices of $0.24
to
$0.80 per share. From this total, 18,619,906 options are outstanding
to
the Chief Executive Officer who is also a director, .with remaining
contractual lives of 1-9.9 years. All other options issued have a
remaining contractual life ranging from 4.75 years to 9.9
years.
|
iii. |
A
total of 6,476,928 non-qualified 3-10 year options have been issued
to
consultants of the Company, at exercise prices of $0.16 to $0.35
per
share.
|
The
following table provides certain information with respect to the
above-referenced stock options that are outstanding and exercisable at March
31,
2008:
|
Stock
Options Outstanding
|
Stock
Options Vested
|
|||||||||||
Exercise
Prices
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
- Years
|
Number of
Awards
|
Number of
Awards
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
|||||||||
$0.16
- $0.29
|
3.7
|
16,641,813
|
12,584,880
|
$
|
0.19
|
||||||||
$0.30-$0.44
|
8.1
|
12,709,503
|
2,404,796
|
$
|
0.37
|
||||||||
$0.45-$0.63
|
5.5
|
12,982,990
|
7,882,547
|
$
|
0.50
|
||||||||
$0.64-$0.80
|
7.9
|
9,200,000
|
4,958,339
|
$
|
0.77
|
||||||||
Total
|
6.0
|
51,534,306
|
27,830,562
|
$
|
0.42
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding at March 31, 2008 was
$1,132,639 of which $1,132,639 related to vested awards. Intrinsic value is
calculated based on the difference between the exercise price of the underlying
awards and the quoted price of our common stock as of the reporting date ($0.28
per share amounts as of March 31, 2008)
Assumptions
used in the Black Scholes option-pricing model for the three months ended March
31, 2008 were as follows:
Average
risk-free interest rate
|
4.06%
- 4.45%
|
|
||
Average
expected life
|
5-10
years
|
|||
Expected
volatility
|
99%
- 275%
|
|
||
Expected
dividends
|
0%
|
|
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, $1,363,803 and $1,335,517 was
recorded as stock-based compensation expense in the statement of operations,
respectively. The result of all the above stock option grants that occurred
after January 1, 2006 for Thorium Power Inc and stock option grants for Thorium
Power Ltd that were recorded in the statement of operations totaled $1,314,636
for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and $5,355,120 for the period from
January 1, 2006 to March 31, 2008 (non-deductible for tax purposes, may provide
a tax deduction for the Company when exercised). Some volatility factors used
for five option grants in its fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 for Novastar,
calculated the volatility factor for Black Scholes using the term of the option,
which is general practice, not from the announcement date of the merger, January
5, 2006, which was later determined to be a more applicable date range due
to
the announcement date being the date the stock market reflected the merger
in
the valuation of the Company's stock. This difference in these volatility
factors for these five option grants is not material to these financial
statements, therefore, no current adjustment to the volatility factors was
made
to these financial statements for these five option grants and we have decided
to continue to use these factors for future expense recognition of options
under
SFAS #123R.
Stock
compensation to two executive officers totaled $590,000, as a one time stock
grant pursuant to employment agreements that entered into in 2007, recorded
to
common stock reserved for issuance. The amortization of deferred stock
compensation, recorded as stock based compensation for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 was $49,167.
c).
Warrants
There
were 768,834 warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2008.
At
March
31, 2008 the range of warrant prices for shares under warrants and the
weighted-average remaining contractual life are as follows:
|
Warrants
Outstanding and
Exercisable
|
||||||||||||
Warrants
- Exercise Price
|
Number of
Warrants
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
-
Years
|
|||||||||||
$0.39
|
768,834
|
.4
|
On
November 17, 2006 the Board of Directors of Thorium Power, Ltd. authorized
the
extension of the expiration date of all common stock purchase warrants above
by
six months from the expiration date identified on the respective warrants.
d).
Common Stock and Warrants reserved for Future Issuance
9
Thorium
Power, Ltd.
Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Common
stock reserved for future issuance consists of:
|
Shares
of
|
Stock
|
|
|||||||
|
Common
|
Purchase
|
|
|||||||
|
Stock
|
Warrants
|
Amount
|
|||||||
Stock-based
Compensation
|
2,000,000
|
0
|
$
|
590,000
|
The
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors unanimously voted to issue
2
million shares of restricted stock as an incentive for the Company’s COO and CFO
to work for the Company. The price used to value these shares was the market
price as of the date of the stock grant.
7. Income
Taxes
Deferred
income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting
and the amounts recognized for income tax purposes. The significant components
of deferred tax assets (at a 40% effective tax rate) as of March 31, 2008 are
as
follows:
|
Total Amount
|
Deferred Tax
Asset Amount
|
|||||
Assets
|
|
|
|||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
$
|
5,335,120
|
$
|
2,134,048
|
|||
Approximate
net operating loss carry-forward
|
12,100,000
|
4,840,000
|
|||||
Less:
valuation allowance
|
(17,435,120
|
)
|
(6,974,048
|
)
|
|||
|
$
|
- |
$
|
-
|
Management
currently believes that it is more likely than not that the forecasted taxable
income will not be sufficient to utilize the tax loss carry-forward, which
totaled approximately $12.1 million before their expiration in the years 2026
through 2028, to fully recover the deferred tax asset. The Company has net
operating loss carry-forward for federal and state tax purposes with
substantially all of the net operating losses expected to expire unused or
not
be available to offset future taxable income, due to the Internal Revenue Code
Section 382 limitation for the ownership change that occurred on October 6,
2006. As a result, the amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable
was reduced 100% by a valuation allowance. In the near term, the company will
compute the actual Internal Revenue Code Section 382 limitation which will
change the reported net operating loss carry-forward and the valuation allowance
shown above. The Company has no other deferred tax assets or
liabilities.
The
company had paid income taxes of $30,822 due to the reason that many of the
company’s operating expenses in its 2006 tax year were classified under the
internal revenue code as start up costs and were not deductible for tax purposes
and the company had interest income that was taxable for tax purposes. This
tax
amount is not included in the above deferred tax asset information as it is
deemed not significant at March 31, 2008.
8. Research
Agreement
On
December 27, 2007, Thorium Power, Inc. (“TPI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company, entered into an agreement for ampoule irradiation testing (the
“Agreement”) with the Russian Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
(“Kurchatov”). The ampoule irradiation testing program has been ongoing since
2002 pursuant to earlier agreements between TPI and Kurchatov. Under the
Agreement TPI agreed to compensate Kurchatov for irradiation testing of TPI’s
proprietary nuclear fuel designs conducted in 2006 and 2007. Pursuant to the
Agreement, TPI is obligated to pay to Kurchatov $410,000.00 (liability accrued
December 31, 2007), and Kurchatov is obligated to transfer to TPI the worldwide
rights in all of the test data generated in the course of the irradiation
testing of TPI’s proprietary nuclear fuel designs in 2006 and 2007 and Kurchatov
agrees not to use, in any manner, the work product associated with such testing
or exercise any rights associated therewith without the written consent of
TPI.
Further, Kurchatov is obligated to provide to TPI and its affiliates specified
information and documentation for audit purposes, and to obtain any and all
permits from Russian governmental entities which may be required in order for
Kurchatov to perform under the Agreement. In addition to this agreement, there
are consulting agreements with several consultants working on various projects
for the company, which total approximately $15,000 per month.
9. Commitments
and Contingencies
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The
Company has employment agreements with its executive officers, the terms of
which expire at various times. Such agreements provide for minimum compensation
levels, as well as incentive bonuses that are payable if specified management
goals are attained. Under each of the agreements, in the event the officer's
employment is terminated (other than voluntarily by the officer or by the
Company for cause or upon the death of the officer), the Company, if all
provisions of the employment agreements are met, is committed to pay certain
benefits, including specified monthly severance.
10
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”). The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“project,” “target,” “optimistic,” “intend,” “aim,” “will” or similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements
include, among others, those concerning our expected financial performance
and
strategic and operational plans, as well as all assumptions, expectations,
predictions, intentions or beliefs about future events. These statements are
based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and
information currently available to us and reflect our current view concerning
future events. As such, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among many
others: our significant operating losses; our limited operating history;
uncertainty of capital resources; the speculative nature of our business; our
ability to successfully implement new strategies; present and possible future
governmental regulations; operating hazards; competition; the loss of key
personnel; any of the factors in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K; other risks identified in this Report; and any
statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. You should also
carefully review other reports that we file with the SEC. The Company assumes
no
obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements,
except as required by law.
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF
OPERATION.
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial
statements, together with the notes to those statements, included elsewhere
in
this report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions such as statements of our plans,
objectives, expectations, and intentions. Our actual results may differ
materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements because
of
the risks and uncertainties inherent in future events.
General
Overview
We
are a
developer of proprietary nuclear fuel designs and a provider of nuclear energy
consulting services, each of which will be described in the following
sections.
Consulting
Business Segment
Presently
all of our revenue comes from one foreign government-owned entity. We were
retained by this foreign government-owned entity on November 30, 2007 to provide
consulting services designed to produce a roadmap that would constitute the
first phase of a feasibility study (“Roadmap”) for a prospective program to
deploy civilian nuclear power plants within the foreign country, whereby acting
as strategic advisor for the entity responsible for managing nuclear energy
related activities in the country. The Roadmap contract agreement called for
a
$5 million upfront payment for professional fees and expenses, for a 15 week
effort to develop a roadmap with recommendations related to timelines,
organizational structure and priorities for subsequent phases of the country’s
future nuclear energy program. We completed the Roadmap project in March 2008
and then entered into a larger follow-on consulting agreement (“Quickstart”)
with the same foreign government-owned entity. The terms of the Quickstart
project calls for an upfront payment of professional fees to Thorium Power
of
$4.3 million for a 3 month period. Certain reimbursable expenses that are to
be
paid back to us are capped at 20% of the total professional fees and will be
billed separately to this entity.
In
future
consulting engagements, including services for other clients, we expect that
revenues may be derived from fixed professional fee agreements or from fees
generated through hourly rates billed on a time and expense basis. In the
future, we may recognize revenue as the consulting services are performed
(percentage of completion) instead of at the completion date of the project,
as
we did for the Roadmap project. Going forward, we aim to enter into additional
consulting contracts to provide support and assistance to commercial and
governmental entities that are looking to develop and expand their nuclear
power
industry capabilities and infrastructure. Our growth strategy in the consulting
services business is focused on the following:
11
Primarily:
Further strengthening the relationship with our one existing client and
increasing the revenue potential by providing additional consulting services;
Secondarily:
Expanding our client base by further penetrating our markets and attracting
new
clients with similar needs as our existing client, and also enhancing and
extending our services, including the creation of new service offerings
Our
most
significant expense related to our consulting business segment is the cost
of
services before reimbursable expenses, which generally relates to costs
associated with generating consulting revenues, and includes employee payroll
expenses and benefits, contractor compensation, vendor compensation, marketing
expenses and direct costs of training and recruiting the consulting staff.
Consultant compensation consists of salaries, incentive compensation and
benefits. As revenues are generated from services performed by our permanent
staff and contractors, our success depends on attracting, retaining and
motivating talented, creative and experienced professionals at all
levels.
Nuclear
Fuel Technology Business Segment
For
almost the past decade we have been engaged in the development of proprietary
nuclear fuel designs which we intend ultimately to introduce for sale into
two
markets: (1) nuclear fuel designs for use in commercial nuclear power plants
and
(2) nuclear fuel designs for reactor-grade plutonium disposition. In addition,
we have a conceptual nuclear fuel design for weapons-grade plutonium
disposition. These three types of fuel designs are primarily for use in existing
or future VVER-1000 light water reactors. We have also been conducting research
and development relating to a variant of these nuclear fuel designs for use
in
existing pressurized water reactors (PWR).
Our
future customers may include nuclear fuel fabricators and/or nuclear power
plants, and/or the U.S. or foreign governments.
To
date,
our operations have been devoted primarily to the development and demonstration
of our nuclear fuel designs, developing strategic relationships within and
outside of the nuclear power industry, securing political and financial support
from the U.S. and Russian governments, the filing of patent applications and
related administrative functions.
While
we
do not currently have any direct revenues from our research and development
activities regarding our proprietary nuclear fuel technology, and expect that
we
will not generate licensing revenues from this business for several years,
until
our fuel designs can be fully tested and demonstrated and we obtain the proper
approvals to use our nuclear fuel designs in nuclear reactors, we are utilizing
certain common corporate capabilities in both our technology and consulting
businesses. We believe we can leverage our general nuclear technology, business
and regulatory expertise and industry relationships, to optimize our technology
development plans as well as create integrated advisory services with the
highest levels of expertise and experience in the nuclear power industry.
Additionally, our knowledge of and credibility in addressing proliferation
related issues that we have developed over many years, benefit our new
consulting business. Our advisory services include a focus on non-proliferation
and operational transparency of nuclear power programs.
Material
Opportunities and Challenges
Nuclear
Energy Consulting Services
Our
emergence in the field of nuclear energy consulting is in direct response to
the
need for independent assessments and highly qualified technical consulting
services from countries looking to establish nuclear energy programs, while
still providing a blueprint for safe, clean, efficient and cost-effective
non-proliferative nuclear power. We offer full-scope planning and advisory
services for new and existing markets, and offer such services without a bias
towards or against any reactor vendor or fuel technology. We believe that there
are significant opportunities available to provide services to governments
that
are dedicated to non-proliferative and transparent nuclear
programs.
12
Our
major
challenge in pursuing our business is that the decision making process for
nuclear power programs typically involves careful consideration by many parties
and therefore requires significant time. Also, many of the potential clients
that could benefit from our services are in regions of the world where tensions
surrounding nuclear energy are high, or in countries where public opinion play
an important role. Domestic and international political pressure may hinder
our
efforts to provide nuclear energy services, regardless of our focus on
non-proliferative nuclear power.
Proprietary
Nuclear Fuel Technology Development
We
believe that a major opportunity for us is the possibility that our fuel
designs, which are currently in the research and development stage, will be
used
in the manufacturing of nuclear fuel utilized in many existing light water
nuclear reactors in the future. Light water reactors are the dominant reactor
types currently in use in the world and fuels for such reactors constitute
the
majority of the commercial market for nuclear fuel. Our focus is on two
different types, or variants, of thorium-based fuel designs. The first is
designed to provide reactor owner-operators with an economically viable
alternative fuel that will not generate weapons-usable plutonium in the spent
fuel. The second is designed to dispose of reactor-grade plutonium that has
been
extracted from spent fuel from commercial rectors and stockpiled in Russia,
Western Europe, the U.S., Japan and other countries. We also have developed
a
conceptual design for a fuel to dispose of weapons-grade plutonium that is
stockpiled in Russia and the United States. All three of these fuel variants
are
expected to have additional benefits, including reduced volume and reduced
long-term radio-toxicity of spent fuel for the same amount of electricity
generated, as compared with the uranium fuels that are currently used in light
water reactors.
We,
through our wholly owned subsidiary Thorium Power, Inc., have been developing
relations with relevant entities within the United States and Russian
governments for over fourteen years. Thorium Power, Inc., in cooperation with
these governments, has been demonstrating its fuel designs in a research reactor
in Russia for over four years. Independent analyses of the technology have
been
performed, including a May 2005 report by the IAEA and an April 2005 report
by
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (“Westinghouse”). The IAEA and Westinghouse
analyses were positive and management believes that they can help lead to the
favorable reception of our nuclear fuel designs in the future.
We
are
also working with Russian nuclear research institutes and Russian nuclear
regulatory authorities to have one or more of the fuel designs demonstrated
in a
Russian VVER-1000 reactor within the next three to four years, if we are able
to
obtain necessary support and enter into agreements with the Russian government
and Russian research institutes. We believe that it will be necessary to enter
into commercial arrangements with one or more major nuclear fuel fabricators,
which in many cases are also nuclear fuel vendors, as a prerequisite to having
our fuel designs widely deployed in global markets.
Our
nuclear fuel designs have never been demonstrated in a full-size commercial
reactor. Our planned demonstration of the fuels in a VVER-1000 reactor in Russia
would provide operating experience that is critical to reactor owners and
regulatory authorities. We believe that once the fuels have been demonstrated
in
the VVER-1000 reactor, this can help convince other light water reactor
operators around the world to accept our thorium-based fuel
designs.
We
have
also been conducting research and development relating to a variant of these
nuclear fuel designs for use in existing and future Western pressurized water
reactors (PWR).
We
believe that our greatest challenge will be acceptance of these fuel designs
by
nuclear power plant operators, which have in the past been hesitant to be the
first to use a new type of nuclear fuel. In addition, our fuel designs would
require regulatory approval by relevant nuclear regulatory authorities, such
as
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the United States or its equivalent
agencies in other countries, before they can be used in commercial reactors.
The
regulatory review process, which is outside of our control, may take longer
than
expected and may delay a rollout of the fuel designs into the market. We believe
that demonstration of one of the Company’s fuel designs in a commercial nuclear
reactor would make deployment of the other designs easier due to the many
similarities that exist among all of our fuel designs.
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Thorium
Power, Inc. has been building relationships with companies and organizations
in
the nuclear power industry for several years. We will attempt to cause some
or
all of these companies and organizations to work in a consortium or a joint
venture type arrangement with us in the future, however, we may not be able
to
develop any such consortium or arrangement in the near term or at all. The
companies that we have identified for potential relationships have existing
contracts with nuclear power plant owner-operators under which they supply
nuclear fuel branded with their name to such nuclear power plants. We will
attempt to cause these nuclear fuel vending companies to provide their nuclear
power plant operating customers with fuels that are designed with our
technology. To do so, we will need to enter into agreements with one or more
of
these companies. Without such arrangements it would be more difficult for us
to
license our fuel designs because, in addition to the reputations, guarantees,
services, and other benefits that these nuclear fuel vendors provide when
selling fuel to nuclear power plant operators, they also often have multi-year
fuel supply contracts with the reactor operators. These multi-year fuel supply
contracts act as a barrier to entry into the market, such that it can be almost
impossible to penetrate some markets for nuclear fuel without working with
a
nuclear fuel vendor that can support long term contracts. If we are successful
in demonstrating our fuel designs in Russia and in continuing to build
relationships with nuclear fuel vendors, we believe it may lead to one or more
of these major companies in the nuclear power industry working with us in
producing and selling our nuclear fuel designs to commercial reactor operators
and governments.
Plan
of Operation
Business
Segments and Periods Presented
Prior
to
January 1, 2008, we operated as a single reportable segment. As a result of
the formation of our consulting services business segment in December 2007,
and
based on a review of SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information, we have determined that we now operate
in
two business segments in 2008, "the nuclear fuel technology business" and the
"consulting business." We
present our segment information along the same lines that our chief executive,
chief operating officer and chief financial officer review our operating results
in assessing performance and allocating resources.
We
have
provided a discussion of our results of operations on a consolidated basis
and
have also provided certain detailed segment information for each of our business
segments below, in order to provide a meaningful discussion of our business
segments.
Business
Segments Results of Operations
Nuclear Fuel Technology
|
Consulting
|
Unallocated
Corporate
Overhead and
Eliminations
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Net
sales
|
0
|
3,815,125
|
0
|
3,815,125
|
|||||||||
Income
(loss) before taxes
|
(389,521
|
)
|
2,167,121
|
(2,534,707
|
)
|
(757,107
|
)
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
217,875
|
51,729
|
6,964,374
|
7,233,978
|
|||||||||
Property
additions
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense
|
0
|
0
|
183
|
183
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
|
0
|
0
|
3,010
|
3,010
|
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Factors
Affecting the Comparability of Business Segment Results
As
discussed above, our formation of our consulting services business segment
at
the end of 2007 (December 2007), impacts the comparability of our results of
segment operations in the first quarter of 2008 versus the first quarter of
2007, as we were not performing consulting services during the first quarter
of
2007.
Consulting
Business
At
the
present time we are deriving all of our $3.8 million of revenue from our
consulting business segment, by offering consulting and strategic advisory
services to foreign governments planning to create or expand electricity
generation capabilities using nuclear power plants benefiting from thorium-based
or other nuclear fuels. Our fee type and structure that we offer for each client
engagement is dependant on a number of variables, including the size of the
client, the complexity, the level of the opportunity for us to improve the
client’s electricity generation capabilities using nuclear power plants and
other factors. All of the Company's revenues for the first quarter of 2008
had
been derived from the completion of substantially all the defined contract
deliverables required from the first consulting contract that we entered into
in
December 2007. The cost of consulting services provided are approximately
$1.7million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, which consists primarily
of direct labor consulting expenses and other labor support costs incurred,
to
complete our first consulting project. Other indirect corporate overhead
incurred was not allocated to the consulting business segment and is reported
above in the business segment information chart as unallocated corporate
overhead costs.
Based
on
the completion of the above contract and the current work we are performing
on
new consulting contracts that we entered into in 2008, we are no longer a
development stage company in 2008.
Fuel
Technology Business
Over
the
next 12 to 15 months we expect to incur approximately $5 million in research
and
development expenses related to the development of our proprietary nuclear
fuel
designs. We expect to incur these expenses after we have entered into formal
agreements with Russian nuclear entities that will grant us licensing and other
rights to use such technologies or intellectual property developed by the
Russian entities. Any such agreement would require formal review and approval
by
the Russian Federal Agency for Atomic Energy (RosAtom). We spent approximately
$131,000 for research and development in 2008 and a cumulative amount from
the
date of our inception (January 8, 1992, date of inception of Thorium Power
Inc.)
to March 31, 2008 of $4,813,974. In addition we incurred approximately $259,000
in salary, benefits and other general and administrative support costs. We
have
established an office in Moscow and leased office space as of May 1,
2008.
Over
the
next several years, we expect that our research and development activities
will
increase and will be primarily focused on testing and demonstration of our
thorium/uranium and thorium/reactor-grade plutonium disposing fuel designs.
The
main objective of this research and development phase is to prepare for
full-scale demonstration of our nuclear fuel technology in an operating
commercial VVER-1000 reactor in Russia. Key research and development activities
will include: (1) Scaling up the fuel fabrication process to full length (10
feet) rods used in commercial VVER-1000 reactors, (2) Validating thermal
hydraulic performance of full size (10 feet) seed and blanket fuel assembly,
(3)
Continuing capsule irradiation testing of seed and blanket fuel samples in
a
research reactor and performing post-irradiation examination of fuel samples
that have reached the target burn-up level to confirm fuel performance, and
(4)
Obtaining final regulatory approvals for insertion of fuel in VVER-1000
commercial reactors. As this research and development program relates to
commercial applications of our fuel technology and retaining ownership or
control over as much key intellectual property as we possibly can is critical
to
the long-term success of our licensing business model, our plan is to fully
fund
these research and development activities ourselves. At the same time, we do
not
currently plan to fund research, testing and demonstration of our
thorium/weapons-grade plutonium disposing fuel, which can only be used in the
U.S.-Russia government-to-government weapons-grade plutonium disposition program
and has no commercial applications. Hence, funding for any future research
and
development activities on this fuel design would have to be provided by the
U.S.
government or other stakeholders.
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Financial
Status
At
March
31, 2008, our total assets were approximately $7 million and total liabilities
as of March 31, 2008 were approximately $3.1 million. We had a working capital
surplus of approximately $3.8 million at March 31, 2008.
We
expect
that our present working capital will meet our foreseeable working capital
needs
for the next 10 - 12 months from the date of this filing. Since the
end of the fiscal quarter, our consulting revenues have improved our total
cash
and marketable securities position balance substantially to $9.7 million as
of
April 28, 2008, primarily due to the $4.3 million received in April 2008 as
pre-payment for the Quickstart consulting contract that we entered into in
March
2008, as mentioned above.
In
support of our longer-term business plan, we will need to raise additional
capital by way of an offering of equity securities, an offering of debt
securities, or by obtaining financing through a bank or other entity to finance
our overhead and research and development expenditures. Our current average
monthly projected working capital requirements for the company, excluding the
$5
million of research and development expenses we expect to incur in Russia over
the next 12 – 15 months
is
approximately $800,000 per month. This financing will need to take place by
the
end of 2008 or early 2009, to ensure that we have the necessary working capital
to continue our business operations in 2009 and beyond. It is important to
note
that financing may not be available or we may not be able to obtain that
financing on terms acceptable to us. If additional funds are raised through
the
issuance of equity securities, there may be a significant dilution in the value
of our outstanding common stock. To support this financing activity, we are
exploring transaction opportunities that could simultaneously create strategic
industry and market alliances for the company, to support our operations in
2009
and beyond.
Consolidated
Results of Operations
The
following table summarizes certain aspects of the Company’s consolidated results
of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the
three months ended March 31, 2007
Three Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||
March
31,
|
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change $
|
Change %
|
||||||||||
Consulting
Revenues
|
$
|
3,815,125
|
-
|
$
|
3,815,125
|
||||||||
Cost
of services provided
|
|||||||||||||
Consulting
expenses
|
$
|
1,648,004
|
-
|
$
|
1,648,004
|
||||||||
%
of total revenues
|
43
|
%
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
$
|
2,167,121
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,167,121
|
N/A
|
||||||
%
of total revenues
|
57
|
%
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
|||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
$
|
1,519,046
|
$
|
1,525,779
|
$
|
(6,733
|
)
|
0
|
%
|
||||
%
of total revenues
|
40
|
%
|
N/A
|
-
|
|||||||||
Research
and development expenses
|
$
|
130,661
|
$
|
28,683
|
$
|
101,978
|
N/A
|
||||||
%
of total revenues
|
3
|
%
|
N/A
|
||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
$
|
1,363,803
|
$
|
1,335,517
|
$
|
28,286
|
2
|
%
|
|||||
%
of total revenues
|
36
|
%
|
N/A
|
||||||||||
Total
Operating Loss
|
$
|
(846,389
|
)
|
$
|
(2,889,979
|
)
|
$
|
2,043,590
|
-71
|
%
|
|||
%
of total revenues
|
22
|
%
|
N/A
|
||||||||||
Other
Income and (Expenses)
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
income/expense, other
|
$
|
89,282
|
$
|
112,586
|
$
|
(23,304
|
)
|
-21
|
%
|
||||
%
of total revenues
|
2
|
%
|
N/A
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(757,107
|
)
|
$
|
(2,777,393
|
)
|
$
|
2,020,286
|
-73
|
%
|
|||
%
of total revenues
|
-20
|
%
|
N/A
|
16
The
increase in revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008, as compared
to the same period in 2007, is primarily due to us coming out of the development
stage with our consulting business segment. We earned revenue by completing
the
Roadmap consulting project, our first consulting project that we started working
on in December 2007, (the fee was prepaid for this consulting contract and
was
received in 2007). We expect additional consulting revenues in the future
quarters of 2008,
from
the present consulting contract we are working on now and additional consulting
contracts we may obtain in 2008.
In
March
2008 we entered into a consulting agreement called Quickstart, a larger
follow-on consulting agreement with the same foreign government-owned entity
in
which we worked for regarding the Roadmap project. The terms of the Quickstart
agreement call for an upfront payment of professional fees to us of $4.3 million
(received April 2008) for a 3 month effort. We expect to recognize the revenue
earned from this consulting agreement in future reporting periods in 2008,
on a
percentage of completion basis.
Cost
of Services Provided
The
increase in the cost of services for the three months ended March 31, 2008
are
expenses related to the consulting, professional, administrative and other
costs
that were incurred to complete the work performed on our Roadmap consulting
project, mentioned above. We anticipate incurring additional consulting and
other support expenses in completing the Quickstart consulting project and
other
consulting projects that we may enter into, in future reporting periods in
2008.
General
and Administrative Expenses
The
decrease in the general and administrative expenses for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 are primarily due to a decrease in outside consulting costs
that
are recorded as administrative expenses of approximately $67,000, (from $242,000
in 2007 to $175,000 in 2008) and a decrease of amounts paid to our advisory
boards of approximately 92,000 (from $201,000 in 2007 to $109,000 in 2008).
This
decrease in general and administrative expenses was offset by an increase in
salaries of approximately $63,000, (from $477,000 in 2007 to $540,000 in 2008)
travel expenses of approximately $26,000 (from $125,000 in 2007 to $151,000
in
2008) and professional and other office expenses of approximately $63,000.
We
expect our general and administrative expenses to increase in future periods
due
to the expansion of our consulting business segment and the hiring of new
officers, employees and consultants to help further develop and support our
consulting and fuel technology businesses.
Research
and Development Costs
The
increase in research and development costs for the three months ended March
31,
2008 is due to the increase in work performed on the irradiation testing of
our
nuclear fuel as well as other research and development activities that are
currently taking place in Russia, to further develop and qualify our nuclear
fuel in preparation for its demonstration in an operating commercial reactor.
We
expect that our research and development expenses will increase in the future
periods.
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Stock-Based
Compensation
The
increase in stock based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2008
is due to the long-term incentive stock options that were granted under our
stock plan to our executives, directors, advisors and employees at the end
of
2007, which is now being expensed as these options are vesting in 2008 and
in
future years. We expect that our stock based compensation will increase in
future periods due to the granting of additional stock options and stock grants
to attract new executives and consultants, as well as granting stock options
and
stock grants to our current executives, directors, consultants and other support
staff.
Other
Income and Expense
The
decrease in other income and expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008
is due to the decrease in interest income earned on our idle cash
balances.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
March 31, 2008, we had a total of cash and cash equivalents and marketable
securities of $6,702,502. The following table provides detailed information
about our net cash flow for all financial statements periods presented in this
Report.
Cash
Flow
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
$
|
(3,244,731
|
)
|
$
|
(1,900,153
|
)
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|||
Net
cash provided (used by) financing activities
|
$
|
39,542
|
$
|
(1,427
|
)
|
||
Net
cash (outflow) inflow
|
$
|
(3,205,189
|
)
|
$
|
(1,901,580
|
)
|
In
April
2008 we received approximately $4.3 million as an advance payment for consulting
services to be performed for our Quick Start consulting project mentioned above.
This has improved our cash position to $9.7 million as of April 28,
2008.
Operating
Activities
Net
cash
used for operating activities was $3,244,731 for the three months ended March
31, 2008, which is an increase of $1,344,578 from the $1,900,153
net cash
used for operating activities for the same period in 2007. This increase was
mainly due to increase
in our cost of services expenses paid to our consultants in order to provide
the
necessary services for the Roadmap consulting contract completed in March 2008.
The $5 million received from this Roadmap contract was received in
2007.
Financing
Activities
Net
cash
provided by financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2008
totaled $39,542
as
compared to cash used of $1,427 in the same period of 2007. This increase in
the
cash provided by financing activities was mainly attributable to money received
from the exercise of stock options of $49,975. This increase in cash provided
by
our financing activities was offset by an increase in our payments of notes
payable of $10,433.
While
management expects these proceeds, as well as income from our consulting
operations, will meet our foreseeable needs for the next 12 months, we will
need to raise additional capital by way of an offering of equity securities,
an
offering of debt securities, or by obtaining financing through a bank or other
entity to support our longer term business plan. If we need to obtain additional
financing, that financing may not be available or we may not be able to obtain
that financing on terms acceptable to us. If additional funds are raised through
the issuance of equity securities, there may be a significant dilution in the
value of our outstanding common stock.
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Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
We
do not
have 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 or capital
expenditures or capital resources that is material to an investor in our
securities.
Seasonality
Our
business has not been subject to any material seasonal variations in operations,
although this may change in the future.
Inflation
Our
business, revenues and operating results have not been affected in any material
way by inflation.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
SEC
issued Financial Reporting Release No. 60, "Cautionary Advice Regarding
Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies" suggesting that companies provide
additional disclosure and commentary on their most critical accounting policies.
In Financial Reporting Release No. 60, the SEC has defined the most critical
accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of
a
company's financial condition and operating results, and require management
to
make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the
need
to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this
definition, we have identified the following significant policies as critical
to
the understanding of our financial statements.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make a variety of estimates and
assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial
statements and (ii) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods covered by the financial statements.
Our
management expects to make judgments and estimates about the effect of matters
that are inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions
affecting the future resolution of the uncertainties increase, these judgments
become even more subjective and complex. Although we believe that our estimates
and assumptions are reasonable, actual results may differ significantly from
these estimates. Changes in estimates and assumptions based upon actual results
may have a material impact on our results of operation and/or financial
condition. We have identified certain accounting policies that we believe are
most important to the portrayal of our current financial condition and results
of operations. Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 2
to
the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed with the Commission on March 27, 2008.
Accounting
for Stock Based Compensation, Stock Options and Warrants Granted to Employees
and Non-employees
We
adopted SFAS 123(R), as of January 1, 2006. SFAS 123(R) replaced
the existing requirements under SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock Based
Compensation, and Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting
for Stock-based Compensation to Employees, or APB 25. According to
SFAS 123(R), all forms of share-based payments to employees, including
employee stock options and employee stock purchase plans, are treated the same
as any other form of compensation by recognizing the related cost in the
statement of income.
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Under
SFAS 123(R), stock-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date
based on the fair value of the award, and the expense is recognized ratably
over
the award's vesting period. For all grants made, we recognize compensation
cost
under the straight-line method.
We
measure the fair value of stock options on the date of grant using a
Black-Scholes option-pricing model which requires the use of several estimates,
including:
• the
volatility of our stock price;
• the
expected life of the option;
• risk
free
interest rates; and
• expected
dividend yield.
Prior
to the completion of our merger in October 2006, we had limited historical
information on the price of our stock as well as employees' stock option
exercise behavior for stock options issued prior to the merger. As a result,
we
could not rely on historical experience alone to develop assumptions for stock
price volatility and the expected life of options. As such, our stock price
volatility was estimated with reference to our historical stock price for the
time period before the merger, from the date the announcement of the merger
was
made. We utilized the closing prices of our publicly-traded stock from the
announcement date in January 2006 to determine our volatility and will continue
to use our historical stock price closing prices to determine our volatility
in
2008.
The
expected life of options is based on internal studies of historical experience
and projected exercise behavior. We estimate expected forfeitures of stock-based
awards at the grant date and recognize compensation cost only for those awards
expected to vest. The forfeiture assumption is ultimately adjusted to the actual
forfeiture rate. Estimated forfeitures are reassessed in subsequent periods
and
may change based on new facts and circumstances. We utilize a risk-free interest
rate, which is based on the yield of U.S. treasury securities with a maturity
equal to the expected life of the options. We have not and do not expect to
pay
dividends on our common shares.
The
options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The
assumptions used were as follows: volatility of 96% to 275%, a risk-free
interest rate of 4.18% to 4.45%, dividend yield of 0% and an exercise term
of
one to five years.
Income
Taxes
We
account for income taxes using the liability method in accordance with SFAS
No. 109 Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires the recognition of
deferred tax assets or liabilities for the tax-effected temporary differences
between the financial reporting and tax bases of our assets and liabilities
and
for net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. The tax expense or benefit
for unusual items, prior year tax exposure items or certain adjustments to
valuation allowances are treated as discrete items in the interim period in
which the events occur.
On
January 1, 2007, we adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, or
FIN 48. FIN 48 addresses the determination of whether tax benefits
claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the
financial statements. Under FIN 48, we may recognize the tax benefit from
an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax
position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based
on
the technical merits of the position. As a result of the implementation of
FIN 48, we did not recognize any current tax liability for unrecognized tax
benefits. We have estimated the amount of our net operating loss carry-forwards
and we currently have tax professionals evaluating the amount of net operating
loss carry-forward available to us to offset future taxable income, under
Internal Revenue Code Section 382.
Revenue
Recognition from Consulting Contracts
We
believe one of our critical accounting policies is revenue recognition from
our
consulting contracts, in which we used the completed performance model for
our
first consulting project we completed in March 2008. We are currently primarily
deriving our revenue from fees by offering consulting and strategic advisory
services to foreign commercial and government owned entities planning to create
or expand electricity generation capabilities using nuclear power plants. Our
fee type and structure for each client engagement will depend on a number of
variables, including the size of the client, the complexity, the level of the
opportunity for us to improve the client’s electricity generation capabilities
using nuclear power plants and other factors.
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We
will
recognize the revenues from our second consulting contract on a percentage
of
completion basis. We recognize revenue in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting
Bulletin or SAB, No. 104, Revenue Recognition. We
recognize revenue when all of the following conditions are met:
1. |
There
is persuasive evidence of an arrangement;
|
2. |
The
service has been provided to the customer;
|
3. |
The
collection of the fees is reasonably assured; and
|
4. |
The
amount of fees to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable.
|
In
situations where contracts include client acceptance provisions, we do not
recognize revenue until such time as the client has confirmed its acceptance.
Intangibles
As
of
March 31, 2008, on the accompanying balance sheet, we had patents with a
net book value of $217,875. There are many assumptions and estimates that may
directly impact the results of impairment testing, including an estimate of
future expected revenues, earnings and cash flows, and discount rates applied
to
such expected cash flows in order to estimate fair value. We have the ability
to
influence the outcome and ultimate results based on the assumptions and
estimates we choose for testing. To mitigate undue influence, we set criteria
that are reviewed and approved
by various levels of management. The determination of whether or not intangible
assets have become impaired involves a significant level of judgment in the
assumptions. Changes in our strategy or market conditions could significantly
impact these judgments and require adjustments to recorded amounts of intangible
assets.
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
As
required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation
of
the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report on Form 10-Q.
This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation
of our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer, and
our
Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, management concluded that
the our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management (including
the chief executive officer and chief financial officer) to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure and that our disclosure controls and
procedures are effective to give reasonable assurance that the information
required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file under the Exchange Act
is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
in the rules and forms of the SEC.
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified
in
connection with the evaluation performed that occurred during the fiscal year
covered by this report that has materially affected or is reasonably likely
to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed
to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or
submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and
procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in
our
reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to
management, including the Company’s Chief Executive and acting Chief Financial
Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Internal
Controls Over Financial Reporting
Section
404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that management document and
test
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and include in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q a report on management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f)
of
the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting based upon the framework in Internal Control—Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO). Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that
our
internal control over financial reporting is effective, as of March 31, 2008,
and
was
effective during the entire quarter ended March 31, 2008.
PART
II
OTHER
INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From
time
to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which
arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to
inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may
arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware
of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material
adverse affect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES OR USE OF
PROCEEDS
There
were no unregistered sales of equity securities in the three months ended March
31, 2008.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
There
were no defaults upon senior securities in the three months ended March 31,
2008.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No
matters were submitted to a vote of security holders in the three
months ended March 31, 2008.
ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION
N/A
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
The
following exhibits are filed with this report, except those indicated as having
previously been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference to another
report, registration statement or form. As to any shareholder of record
requesting a copy of this report, we will furnish any exhibit indicated in
the
list below as filed with this report upon payment to us of our expenses in
furnishing the information.
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Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed on December 17,
1999).
|
3.2
|
By-laws
(incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 18, 2006).
|
4.1
|
2005
Compensation Plan for Outside Consultants of Custom Brand Networks,
Inc.
dated March 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference from the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on March 10,
2005).
|
4.2
|
2005
Augmented Compensation Plan for Outside Consultants of the Company
dated
August 15, 2005 (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on August 19, 2005).
|
4.3
|
2006
Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of the Company on Form 8-K filed February 21,
2006)
|
31.1*
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Principal Executive
Officer
|
31.2*
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Principal Accounting
Officer
|
32*
|
Section
1350 Certifications
|
______________
*
Filed
Herewith
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the
Registrant caused this Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized individual.
Date:
May
13, 2008
THORIUM
POWER, LTD.
|
||
By:
|
/s/
Seth Grae
|
|
Seth
Grae
|
||
Chief
Executive Officer,
|
||
President
and Director
|
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed on December 17,
1999).
|
|
3.2
|
By-laws
(incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 18, 2006).
|
|
4.1
|
2005
Compensation Plan for Outside Consultants of Custom Brand Networks,
Inc.
dated March 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference from the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on March 10,
2005).
|
|
4.2
|
2005
Augmented Compensation Plan for Outside Consultants of the Company
dated
August 15, 2005 (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on August 19, 2005).
|
|
4.3
|
2006
Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the current
report of the Company on Form 8-K filed February 21,
2006)
|
|
31.1*
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Principal Executive
Officer
|
|
31.2* |
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Principal Accounting
Officer
|
|
32* |
Section
1350 Certifications
|
______________
*Filed
Herewith
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