LZG INTERNATIONAL, INC. - Quarter Report: 2022 August (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2022
☐ | 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: 000-53994
LZG INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Florida |
| 90-1907109 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
| (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
135 WEST 41st STREET, SUITE 5-104 NEW YORK, NY |
|
10036 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (917) 310-3978
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
Non-accelerated Filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
Emerging growth company | ☒ |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b‑2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of September 28, 2022, was 152,687,456.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 17 | |
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
LZG INTERNATIONAL, INC.
For the Three and Nine Months Ended
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
LZG International, Inc and Subsidiary
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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| As of |
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| August 31, |
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| May 31, |
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| UNAUDITED |
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| AUDITED |
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ASSETS | |||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash |
| $ | 967,572 |
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| $ | 81,567 |
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Accounts Receivable, Trade |
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| 1,255,853 |
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| 24,471 |
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Accounts Receivable, Trade, Related Party |
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| 173,788 |
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| 130,341 |
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Other Receivables, Related Party |
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| 177,358 |
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| 9,794,813 |
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Other Receivables |
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| 9,716 |
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Inventory |
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| 4,135,937 |
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Other Current Assets |
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| 2,437,499 |
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Total Current Assets |
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| 9,157,723 |
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| 10,031,192 |
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FIXED ASSETS |
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Buildings and Other Fixed Assets |
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| 241,447 |
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| - |
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Accumulated Depreciation |
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| (157,365 | ) |
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| - |
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Net Fixed Assets |
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| 84,082 |
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| - |
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OTHER ASSETS |
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Intangible Assets |
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| 13,788,915 |
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| 11,643,000 |
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Accumulated Amortization |
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| (1,956,003 | ) |
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| (178,250 | ) | |
Other Long Term Assets |
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| 129,709 |
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| - |
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Goodwill |
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| 15,769,956 |
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Total Other Assets |
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| 27,732,577 |
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| 11,464,750 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
| $ | 36,974,382 |
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| $ | 21,495,942 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Accounts Payable |
| $ | 1,177,214 |
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| $ | 2,036 |
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Note Payable - Related Party |
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| 3,000,000 |
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| 3,000,000 |
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Notes Payable |
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| 5,000,000 |
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| - |
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Accrued Expenses |
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| 152,558 |
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| 50,000 |
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Deferred Revenue |
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| 5,742,340 |
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| 85,866 |
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Accrued Interest - Related Party |
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| 71,836 |
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| 11,836 |
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Accrued Interest |
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| 114,667 |
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| - |
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Other Current Liabilities |
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| 2,443,272 |
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| - |
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Deferred Tax Liability |
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| 183,866 |
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| - |
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Total Current Liabilities |
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| 17,885,753 |
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| 3,149,738 |
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LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: |
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Notes Payable - Long Term |
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| 6,000,000 |
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| - |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
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| 23,885,753 |
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| 3,149,738 |
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares |
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authorized, none issued and outstanding |
| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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Common Stock, $.001 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized 144,899,472 shares issued and outstanding at 08/31/22 and 05/31/22 |
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| 144,899 |
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| 144,899 |
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Additional Paid in Capital |
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| 22,836,850 |
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| 22,474,358 |
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Accumulated Deficit |
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| (7,986,214 | ) |
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| (4,273,053 | ) | |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
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| (1,906,906 | ) |
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Total Stockholders' Equity |
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| 13,088,629 |
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| 18,346,204 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
| $ | 36,974,382 |
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| $ | 21,495,942 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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LZG International, Inc and Subsidiary
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the three months ended
UNAUDITED
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| 8/31/2022 |
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| 8/31/2021 |
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REVENUES |
| $ | 2,432,812 |
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| $ | - |
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COST OF REVENUES |
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| (314,405 | ) |
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| - |
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GROSS PROFIT |
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| 2,118,407 |
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| - |
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EXPENSES |
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Sales and Marketing |
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| (2,017,078 | ) |
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| - |
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General and Administrative |
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| (2,075,115 | ) |
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| (9,725 | ) |
Stock Compensation Expense |
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| (362,492 | ) |
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Research and Development Costs |
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| (1,136,836 | ) |
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| - |
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TOTAL EXPENSES |
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| (5,591,521 | ) |
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| (9,725 | ) |
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Net Operating Loss Before Other Expense |
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| (3,473,114 | ) |
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| (9,725 | ) |
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OTHER EXPENSE |
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Other Income |
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| 73,636 |
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| - |
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Interest Expense |
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| (114,667 | ) |
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| (1,397 | ) |
Interest Expense - related party |
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| (60,000 | ) |
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| (2,854 | ) |
Currency Exchange Loss |
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| (139,016 | ) |
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Total Other Expense |
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| (240,047 | ) |
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| (4,251 | ) |
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LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
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| (3,713,161 | ) |
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| (13,976 | ) |
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INCOME TAXES |
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| - |
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| - |
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NET LOSS |
| $ | (3,713,161 | ) |
| $ | (13,976 | ) |
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Net Loss Per Share |
| $ | (0.03 | ) |
| $ | (0.00 | ) |
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Weighted average shares outstanding |
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| 144,899,472 |
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| 14,189,499 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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LZG International, Inc and Subsidiary
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
For the three months ended August 31, 2021 and August 31, 2022
UNAUDITED
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| Accumulated |
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| Additional |
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| Other |
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| Total |
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| Common Stock |
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| Paid in |
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| Accumulated |
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| Comprehensive |
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| Shares |
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| Deficit |
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| Loss |
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| Equity (Deficit) |
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Balance - May 31, 2021 |
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| 250,556 |
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| $ | 251 |
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| $ | 3,063,134 |
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| $ | (3,353,260 | ) |
| $ | - |
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| $ | (289,875 | ) |
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Net loss |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| (13,976 | ) |
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| - |
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| (13,976 | ) |
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Balance - August 31, 2021 |
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| 250,556 |
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| $ | 251 |
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| $ | 3,063,134 |
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| $ | (3,367,236 | ) |
| $ | - |
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| $ | (303,851 | ) |
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Balance - May 31, 2022 |
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| 144,899,472 |
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| $ | 144,899 |
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| $ | 22,474,358 |
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| $ | (4,273,053 | ) |
| $ | - |
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| $ | 18,346,204 |
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Net loss |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| (3,713,161 | ) |
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| - |
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| $ | (3,713,161 | ) |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| (1,906,906 | ) |
| $ | (1,906,906 | ) |
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Restricted stock assigned for services (non-vested) |
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| $ | 362,492 |
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| - |
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| - |
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| $ | 362,492 |
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Balance - August 31, 2022 |
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| 144,899,472 |
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| $ | 144,899 |
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| $ | 22,836,850 |
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| $ | (7,986,214 | ) |
| $ | (1,906,906 | ) |
| $ | 13,088,629 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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LZG International, Inc and Subsidiary
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the three months ended
UNAUDITED
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| 8/31/2022 |
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| 8/31/2021 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
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Net Loss |
| $ | (3,713,161 | ) |
| $ | (13,976 | ) |
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Adjustment to reconcile net (loss) to cash used in operating activities: |
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Amortization and depreciation |
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| 584,625 |
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Stock issued for services performed |
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| 362,492 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts Receivable, Trade |
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| 2,422,423 |
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Other Receivables |
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| (1,693 | ) |
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Other Receivables, Related Party |
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| 9,574,008 |
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Inventory |
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| (304,201 | ) |
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Other Current Assets |
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| 4,734,189 |
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Other Long Term Assets |
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| (90,238 | ) |
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Accounts Payable |
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| (1,509,730 | ) |
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| 3,525 |
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Other Current Liabilities |
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| 94,603 |
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Deferred Tax |
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| 10,851 |
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Change in Related Party Note |
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| (2,036 | ) |
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Accrued Expenses |
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| 53,102 |
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| 4,251 |
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Deferred Revenue |
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| (2,940,522 | ) |
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Accrued Interest |
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| 174,667 |
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Net Cash provided by (used in) Operating Activities |
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| 9,449,379 |
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| (6,200 | ) |
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |
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Net Proceeds from Loans |
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| 11,000,000 |
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| 5,000 |
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Net cash provided by Financing Activities |
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| 11,000,000 |
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| 5,000 |
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Cash Flows from in Investing Activities: |
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IP Asset Investment |
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| 57,249 |
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| - |
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Fixed Asset Acquisitions |
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| 9,671 |
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Acquistion of PrimeSource, net of cash acquired |
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| (17,723,388 | ) |
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Net Cash used in Investing Activities |
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| (17,656,468 | ) |
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| - |
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Unrealized Currency Loss |
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| (1,906,906 | ) |
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Increase in Cash |
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| 886,005 |
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| (1,200 | ) |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period |
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| 81,567 |
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| 4,735 |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period |
| $ | 967,572 |
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| $ | 3,535 |
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Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
On August 1, 2022, the Company assigned 7,713,000 of restricted common shares in exchange for in-kind consulting services. The shares were valued at $17,399,632 or $2.22/share. Expenses are recognized over the vesting period. For the three months ended 08/31/22, $362,492 was recognized as expense.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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LZG International Inc and Subsidiary
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of LZG International and its subsidiary reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to instructions, rules and regulations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company believes that the disclosures provided herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading when these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are read in conjunction with the audited Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended May 31,2022. The results of operations for the three months’ ended August 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The Consolidated Financial Statements as of May 31, 2022 are derived from audited financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2022.
Organization
LZG International, Inc. (“the Company”) is a Florida company that was incorporated on May 22, 2000. To date, the Company has not paid any dividends and does not anticipate dividends to be paid in the foreseeable future.
On June 17, 2022, the Company entered into a Master Stock Purchase Agreement with two individuals, Yevgeniy Chsherbinin and Victor Nazarov through its wholly owned subsidiary, FB Prime Source Acquisition, LLC to acquire Prime Source, a Kazakhstani corporation and Prime Source’s affiliates consisting of Prime Source Innovation, Prime Source – Analytical Systems, Digitalism, and InFin-IT Solution (together with Prime Source, the “Prime Source Companies”). The agreed upon purchase price of $18,000,000 is payable on a payment schedule.
Fiscal Year
The Company’s fiscal year ends on May 31.
Revenue Recognition
Substantially all the Company’s revenue is derived from contracts with customers for subscription services over a period of time. Contracts with customers are considered to be short-term when the time between signed agreements and satisfaction of the performance obligations is equal to or less than one year, and virtually all of the Company’s contracts are short-term. The Company recognizes revenue when services are provided to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those services. The Company typically satisfies its performance obligations in contracts with customers upon delivery of the services. The Company does not have any contract assets since the Company has an unconditional right to consideration when the Company has satisfied its performance obligation and payment from customers is not contingent on a future event. Generally, payment is due from customers immediately at the invoice date, and the contracts do not have significant financing components nor variable consideration. There are no returns and there are no allowances. All of the Company’s contracts have a single performance obligation satisfied at a point in time and the transaction price is stated in the contract, usually as a price per unit. All estimates are based on the Company’s historical experience, complete satisfaction of the performance obligation, and the Company’s best judgment at the time the estimate is made.
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LZG International Inc and Subsidiary
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
Cost of Revenues
Cost of Revenues primarily include expenses incurred by the Company to host and deliver products through the marketplace and payroll expenses directly to the production of market ready products. Related platform and payment processing fees are recorded in the period incurred. Payroll costs are recognized in the period they were incurred.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are recorded at the amount due from customers and do not bear interest. Amounts collected on accounts receivable are included in net cash provided by operating activities on the Statement of Cash Flows. The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure related to its customers. The Company evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivables based on collection risks and historical experience. Estimated losses are recorded to the allowance for doubtful accounts and as a general expense. There were no anticipated losses in 2022 and therefore, no allowance for doubtful accounts is deemed necessary.
Inventory
Inventories consist of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods. Raw materials and finished goods are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value, using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) valuation method. Work-in-process and finished goods includes the cost of materials, freight and duty, direct labor and overhead. The Company writes down inventory for estimated obsolescence equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. On August 31, 2022, there is no reserve for inventory obsolescence is deemed necessary.
Fair Value Measurement
The fair value hierarchy categorizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels, which are described as follows:
| · | Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities |
| · | Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly |
| · | Level 3: Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data |
It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of related party loans because there is no established market for these loans and it is inappropriate to estimate future cash flows, which are largely dependent on the Company establishing or acquiring operations at some future point. No financial instruments are held for trading purposes.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The Company relies on guidance under ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, to account for intangible assets. Estimated useful lives of amortizable intangible assets are determined by management based on an assessment of the period over which the asset is expected to contribute to future cash flows.
In accordance with U.S. GAAP for goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangibles, the Company tests these assets for impairment annually and whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that impairment may have occurred. For the purposes of that assessment, the Company has determined to assign assets acquired in business combinations to a single reporting unit including all goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired in business combinations.
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LZG International Inc and Subsidiary
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
The estimated useful lives for each intangible asset class are as follows:
|
| Estimated Useful Lives |
AI Technology (Angelina FX) |
| 5 years |
Intellagents IT Platform and ecosystem |
| 5 years |
FatBrain IT |
| 5 years |
IP Technology, Prime Source |
| 5 years |
Impairment Assessment
The Company evaluates intangible assets and long-lived assets for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. This includes but is not limited to significant adverse changes in business climate, market conditions or other events that indicate an asset's carrying amount may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of each asset to the future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If the undiscounted cash flows used in the test for recoverability are less than the carrying amount of these assets, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value. For the year period ended August 31, 2022, the Company recorded no impairments to intangible assets or long-lived assets.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses are expensed and incurred and primarily consist of costs associated with acquiring new clients or selling new products. Expenses include salaries, commissions, online advertising costs as well as outsourced marketing strategy.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses consist of costs primarily related to finance operations, human resources, executive management, legal, corporate technology, corporate development, amortization, and certain other administrative costs that are not directly attributed to a product or service.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs include external costs of outside vendors engaged to design, test and program IT Technologies. Other research and development activities include salaries and related payroll expenses related to the Company’s research and development activities.
Costs for certain development activities are estimated based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using data such vendor representation. Payments for these activities are based on the terms of the individual arrangements, which may differ from the pattern of costs incurred.
Use of Estimates
In preparing financial statements, management is required 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
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LZG International Inc and Subsidiary
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
Basic and Fully Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share
In accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share (“ASC 260”) the computations of basic loss per share of common stock are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented in the financial statements.
The computations of basic and fully diluted loss per share of common stock are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented in the financial statements, plus the common stock equivalents, which would arise from the exercise of stock options and warrants outstanding during the period, or the exercise of convertible debentures. As of August 31, 2022, all common stock activity has been included and there were no items considered to be anti-dilutive.
Software Costs
The Company follows ASC 985-20, Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Marketed, whereby costs incurred during the period of planning and design, prior to the period determining technological feasibility, for all software developed to be sold to external users, has been charged to operations in the period incurred as research and development costs. Additionally, costs incurred after determination of readiness for market have been expensed as research and development. Purchased software that has reached technological feasibility and that has no alternative use, other than existing licenses or contracts for which it is being utilized, is capitalized at cost and amortized ratably over the term of the underlying contract.
Stock-based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to employees and non-employees in conformity with the provisions of ASC 718, Stock Based Compensation. The Company expenses stock-based compensation to employees and non-employees over the requisite service period based on the estimated grant-date fair value of the awards. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. Stock-based awards are recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
Common shares issued to third parties for services provided are valued based on the estimated fair value of the Company’s common shares. All stock-based compensation costs are recorded in expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash. Cash balances are maintained in accounts held by major banks and financial institutions located in the United States. The Company may at times have balances in financial institutions that are more than the federally insured limit of $250,000.
Major Customers
For the three months ended 08/31/22, the Company had two customers that accounted for $1,204,305 and and 49.5% of total sales. The Company expects to maintain this relationship with these customers.
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LZG International Inc and Subsidiary
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 2 – BUSINESS ACQUISITION
On June 17, 2022, the Company entered into a Master Stock Purchase Agreement with two individuals, Yevgeniy Chsherbinin and Victor Nazarov through its wholly owned subsidiary, FB PrimeSource Acquisition, LLC to acquire Prime Source, a Kazakhstani corporation and Prime Source’s affiliates consisting of Prime Source Innovation, Prime Source – Analytical Systems, Digitalism, and InFin-IT Solution (together with Prime Source, the “Prime Source Companies”).
The Company accounted for its acquisition as a business combination using the purchase method of accounting as prescribed in Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) and ASC 820 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). In accordance with ASC 805 and ASC 820, the Company used its best estimates and assumptions to accurately assign fair value to the tangible assets acquired, identifiable intangible assets and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition dates. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The results of operations of the acquired businesses since the date of acquisition are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three months ended August 31, 2022. The total purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition, as determined by management. The excess of the purchase price over the amounts allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed has been recorded as goodwill. The value of the goodwill from the acquisitions described below can be attributed to a number of business factors including, but not limited to, cost synergies expected to be realized, the intellectual property acquired, and a trained technical workforce.
In conjunction with acquisition, the Company uses various valuation techniques to determine fair value of the assets acquired, with the primary techniques being discounted cash flow analysis, relief-from-royalty, a form of the multi-period excess earnings and the with-and-without valuation approaches, which use significant unobservable inputs, or Level 3 inputs, as defined by the fair value hierarchy. Inputs to these valuation approaches require significant judgment including: (i) forecasted sales, growth rates and customer attrition rates, (ii) forecasted operating margins, (iii) royalty rates and discount rates used to present value future cash flows, (iv) the amount of synergies expected from the acquisition, (v) the economic useful life of assets and (vi) the evaluation of historical tax positions. In certain acquisitions, historical data is limited, therefore, we base our estimates and assumptions on budgets, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows and marketplace data. We have engaged outside consultants to assist us with the valuation of our acquisition. As of August 31, 2022, the results of their valuation are not yet available.
The purchase price and purchase price allocation cost of the acquisition completion date follows:
Purchase Price: |
|
|
| |
Cash |
| $ | 5,723,388 |
|
Note Payable |
|
| 12,000,000 |
|
Total Purchase Price, net of Cash Acquired |
|
| 17,723,388 |
|
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LZG International Inc and Subsidiary
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
Assets Acquired: |
|
|
| |
Accounts Receivable Trade |
| $ | 3,653,805 |
|
Other Receivables |
|
| 8,023 |
|
Inventory |
|
| 3,831,736 |
|
Other Current Assets |
|
| 7,171,688 |
|
Fixed Assets |
|
| 94,453 |
|
Intangible Assets |
|
| 1,009,336 |
|
Other Long-Term Assets |
|
| 39,471 |
|
Total Assets Acquired |
|
| 15,808,512 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities Assumed: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts Payable |
|
| 2,686,944 |
|
Accrued Expenses |
|
| 49,456 |
|
Deferred Revenue |
|
| 8,596,996 |
|
Other Current Liabilities |
|
| 2,348,669 |
|
Deferred Tax Liability |
|
| 173,015 |
|
Total Liabilities Assumed |
|
| 13,855,080 |
|
Net Assets Acquired |
|
| 1,953,432 |
|
Excess Purchase Price “Goodwill” |
| $ | 15,769,956 |
|
The excess purchase price has been recorded as goodwill in the amount of $15,769,956. In accordance with U.S. GAAP for goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangibles, the Company tests Goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that impairment may have occurred. For the purposes of that assessment, the Company has determined to assign assets acquired in business combinations to a single reporting unit including all goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired in business combinations. The goodwill is amortizable for tax purposes.
Identifiable intangible assets acquired by the business combination are amortized over the estimated useful lives of the assets as determined by management based on an assessment of the period over which the asset is expected to contribute to future cash flows. The estimated useful life of the identifiable intangible assets is five years
NOTE 3 – REVENUES
Deferred revenue is recorded when cash payments are received or due in advance of the Company’s performance, including amounts which are refundable. The Company typically sells software and services with a term from one month up to 1 year. Payments may be made by customers in advance, at the time of sale. As such, the company may receive up to 1 year of revenue in advance.
The transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which may include unearned revenue and unbilled amounts that will be recognized as revenue in future periods. The transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations is influenced by several factors, including the timing of renewals, the timing of delivery of software licenses, average contract terms, and foreign currency exchange rates. Unbilled portions of the remaining performance obligations are subject to future economic risks including bankruptcies, regulatory changes, and other market factors.
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LZG International Inc and Subsidiary
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 4 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
(a) Commitments
There are no significant commitments other than those disclosed in this paragraph and presented on the balance sheet. The Company does not lease any office space.
(b) Contingencies
In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Company could be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of the Company. In management’s opinion, the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or liquidity of the Company.
NOTE 5 – GOING CONCERN
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred losses since inception and has revenue-generating activities that do not exceed operational expenses. Historically, its activities have been limited and have been dependent upon financing to continue operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. It is management’s plan to further develop and market its technology and acquire revenue generating companies.
NOTE 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As of August 31, 2022 and May 31, 2022, the financial statements include related party receivables, of $351,146 and $9,925,154, respectively. The stockholders of the related party also own stock in the Company. Of the amount held by the related party, $173,788 represents revenue proceeds from customers that have yet to be reimbursed to the Company at August 31, 2022, ($130,341 at May 31, 2022). The remaining amounts ($177,358 at 08/31/2022 and $9,794,813 at May 31, 2022) represent funds received by the related party on behalf of the Company from investors.
On May 11, 2022, the Company assumed a promissory note from a related party in connection with an asset acquisition. The $3,000,000 note bears interest at 8% per annum and is payable on Demand, no later than January 5, 2023. There have been no payments of principal or interest for the loan as of August 31, 2022. Accrued interest at August 31, 2022 is $71,836.
To assist with the orderly transition of management and operations, the Company entered into a Management Services Agreement with FatBrain LLC, a related party, effective 10/23/21. The Company has retained FatBrain LLC to provide consulting and logistical support when needed to support operating the business for a period of up to two years.
NOTE 7 – NOTES PAYABLE
On June 17, 2022 in connection with the Prime Source Acquisition, the Company issued two promissory notes of $6,000,000 to each of the former owners of Prime Source. Each loan bears interest of 8% and is payable on prescribed dates per a payment schedule. The final payment is due December, 31, 2023. As of August 31, 2022, the remaining balance due is $11,000,000 of which $6,000,000 is considered long term. Accrued interest on August 31, 2022 is $114,667.
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LZG International Inc and Subsidiary
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
Description |
| Current Portion (Due 2023) |
|
| Long Term Portion (Due 2024) |
| ||
Promissory Note - Yevgeniy Chsherbinin |
| $ | 2,000,000 |
|
| $ | 3,000,000 |
|
Promissory Note - Victor Nazarov |
|
| 3,000,000 |
|
|
| 3,000,000 |
|
Total Note Payable |
| $ | 5,000,000 |
|
| $ | 6,000,000 |
|
NOTE 8 – LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP)
On August 1, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the establishment of a Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) with 13,838,657 shares of common stock available for issuance. The Plan permits the granting of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock, and Restricted Stock Units. The Plan is intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract and retain the services of Participants who make or are expected to make significant contributions to the Company’s success and to allow Participants to share in the success of the Company. From time to time, the Company may issue Incentive Awards pursuant to the Plan. Each of the awards will be evidenced by and issued under a written agreement.
If an incentive award granted under the Plan expires, terminates, is unexercised or is forfeited, or if any shares are surrendered to the company in connection with an incentive award, the shares subject to such award and the surrendered shares will become available for future awards under the Plan. The number of shares subject to the Plan, and the number of shares and terms of any Incentive Award may be adjusted in the event of any change in our outstanding common stock by reason of any stock dividend, spin-off, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, liquidation, business combination or exchange of shares, or similar transaction. For the three months ended August 31, 2022, 7,837,672 shares have been assigned and will vest annually over a four-year period starting August 1, 2023. There are 6,000,985 shares available for future grants under the plan.
A summary of the Company’s stock activity and related information follows:
|
| # of Restricted Shares |
|
| Weighted Average Grant Date FMV |
| ||
Balance, May 31, 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Restricted shares, assigned |
|
| 7,837,672 |
|
| $ | 2.22 |
|
Restricted shares forfeited |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
Balance, August 31, 2022 |
|
| 7,837,672 |
|
| $ | 2.22 |
|
Vested and Exercisable |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
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LZG International Inc and Subsidiary
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
The restricted stocks vests over a four-year period which coincides with the requisite service period. Share-based expenses total $17,399,632 and are amortized over the vesting period. The expense recognized for the three months ended August 31, 2022, was $362,492. The remaining expenses ($17,037,140) will be amortized ratably over the remainder of the vesting period as follows:
Year ending May 31: |
| Amount |
| |
2023 |
| $ | 3,262,431 |
|
2024 |
|
| 4,349,908 |
|
2025 |
|
| 4,349,908 |
|
2026 |
|
| 4,349,908 |
|
2027 |
|
| 724,985 |
|
Total |
| $ | 17,037,140 |
|
NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES
As of August 31, 2022, the Company has available unused net operating loss carryforwards from its US based entities of approximately $4,922,000 ($1,210,000 at May 31, 2022) which may be applied against future taxable income, and which expire in various years from 2023 through 2040. Due to a substantial change in the Company’s ownership during October 2021, there may be annual limitations on the amount of previous net operating loss carryforwards that can be utilized.
The amount of and ultimate realization of the benefits from the net operating loss carryforwards for US income tax purposes is dependent, in part, upon the tax laws in effect, the future earnings of the Company, and other future events, the effects of which cannot be determined. Because of the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the net operating loss carryforwards, the Company has established a US valuation allowance equal to the tax effect of the net operating loss carryforwards and, therefore, no deferred tax asset has been recognized in the accompanying financial statements. The net US deferred tax assets are approximately $1,033,800 and $254,900 as of August 31, 2022 and May 31, 2022, respectively, with an offsetting valuation allowance of the same amount resulting in a change in the valuation allowance of approximately $788,900 and $127,890 for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022, respectively, (exclusive of effects of Federal tax rate changes).
Deferred tax assets and the valuation account are as follows:
|
| August 31, 2022 |
|
| May 31, 2022 |
| ||
Deferred Tax Asset: |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
NOL Carryforward (at 21%) |
| $ | 1,033,800 |
|
| $ | 254,900 |
|
Valuation Allowance |
|
| (1,033,800 | ) |
|
| (254,900 | ) |
Deferred Tax Assets |
| $ | - |
|
| $ | - |
|
A reconciliation of amounts obtained by applying the Federal tax rate of 21% to pretax income to income tax benefit is as follows:
|
| August 31, 2022 |
|
| May 31, 2022 |
| ||
Federal Tax Benefit (at 21%) |
| $ | 780,000 |
|
| $ | 194,000 |
|
Valuation Allowance |
|
| (780,000 | ) |
|
| (194,000 | ) |
Deferred Tax Assets |
| $ | - |
|
| $ | - |
|
On June 17, 2022, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, FB Prime Source Acquisition, LLC, acquired all the stock of Prime Source, a Kazakhstani corporation. At the time of acquisition, the Company inherited a deferred tax liability related to the acquired business. As of August 31, 2022, the deferred tax liability ($183,866) has not been reviewed or recalculated by independent consultants. The Company has not yet made any adjustments to this amount.
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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
The Company did not have any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months.
The Company includes interest and penalties arising from the underpayment of income taxes in the statements of operations in the provision for income taxes. As of May 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.
The tax years that remain subject to examination by major taxing jurisdictions are those for the years ended May 31, 2018 through May 31, 2022
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through October 14, 2022 which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued and determined that there were no subsequent events or transactions, other than the matters described below, that required recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
In 2022, the Board of Directors approved the establishment of an Employee Stock Option Plan for its employees. Stock Option awards (incentive and nonqualified) may be issued under the terms of the plan. The Company has reserved 13,838,657 shares of common stock for issuance under the Plan. No written agreement has yet been signed.
On September 22, 2022, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to purchase all the outstanding shares of SO Technology, LTD, a UK-based design and technology company creating web and mobile applications for mid-market enterprises. The aggregate purchase price was $2,762,500 and is payable in $1,700,000 cash and 170,000 shares of stock valued at $6.25/share or $1,062,500 total stock value.
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In this report references to “LZG International,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to LZG International, Inc., a Florida corporation
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) encourages reporting companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand future prospects and make informed investment decisions. This report contains these types of statements. Words such as “may,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” or “continue” or comparable terminology used in connection with any discussion of future operating results or financial performance identify forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. All forward-looking statements reflect our present expectation of future events and are subject to a number of important factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Executive Overview
LZG International, Inc. was a “blank check” company until acquired by the current management team on October 23, 2021 (“AI Recap”). Incorporated in the State of Florida on May 22, 2000, as LazyGrocer.Com, Inc., the company offered an online grocery solution, limited its operations in November 2001 and changed its name to LZG International, Inc., on August 28, 2009.
As part of the AI Recap, we capitalized the company with software and related IT Assets, including the Outcomes™ engine and the connected AI Solutions, that use artificial intelligence (“AI”) to help businesses automate and optimize enterprise decision cycles (“AI Solutions”).
Since 2015, our Outcomes™ engine and platform have enabled scores of innovations across dozens of F500 business cases, billions of transactions, and hundreds of millions of behavioral profiles.
In 2019, for example, our AI solution for Bank of America outperformed by over 60% the combined effectiveness and efficiency of BOA’s $100M state of the art system and 800 of its investigative experts to fight financial crimes.
In November 2021, we launched a foreign exchange (“FX”) AI solution to tackle discriminatory pricing, especially with the start-up, small and mid-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) in the $6.6 trillion-dollar daily FX market. The solution uses our Peer Intelligence technology to auto-match individual client’s purchase cycles with their currency and supply chain risk to optimize FX and minimize constraints, across thousands of peers, in hundreds of sectors.
On February 23, 2022, we acquired the software assets of Intellagents, LLC, to accelerate our insurance focus.
During the period covered by this report, the Company acquired the capital stock of Prime Source and certain affiliates (“Prime Source”), as described in the current report on Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2022. The business of Prime Source is owned by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and is being integrated into the world-wide business of the Company.
Prime Source Agreement
LZG International entered into a Master Stock Purchase Agreement (“Stock Purchase Agreement”), dated as of June 17, 2022, with two individuals, Yevgeniy Chsherbinin and Victor Nazarov (together “Sellers”), through its wholly owned subsidiary, FB PrimeSource Acquisition, LLC (“Buyer”) to acquire Prime Source, a Kazakhstani corporation (“Prime Source”) and Prime Source’s affiliates consisting of Prime Source Innovation, Prime Source – Analytical Systems, Digitalism, and InFin-IT Solution (together with Prime Source, the “Prime Source Companies”) (See the Stock Purchase Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this report). The parties closed this transaction on June 17, 2022 (“Closing Date”).
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Prime Source, the largest independent IT solutions provider in Kazakhstan, is engaged in the business of software development, technology solutions, data management and strategic IT consulting. The Sellers agreed to sell and assign all of their ownership interests and rights in the Prime Source Companies to LZG’s subsidiary, Buyer.
LZG agreed to purchase Prime Source for eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000), subject to a payment schedule.
Except for the Stock Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, neither Sellers, nor Prime Source, nor any of its officers or directors serving before the Stock Purchase Agreement had any material relationship with LZG or LZG’s affiliates prior to this transaction.
Material Changes in Financial Condition
Since we are in the initial phases of marketing the FatBrain technology, we may not record significant revenues and may lack funding to cover our operating costs. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We are currently devoting our efforts to obtain capital from management, significant stockholders and/or third parties to cover expenses; however, there is no assurance that additional funding will be available. Our ability to continue as a going concern during the long term is dependent upon our ability to produce and market the FatBrain technology.
At August 31, 2022, we had cash of $967,572 and total liabilities of $23,885,753 compared to cash of $81,567 and total liabilities of $3,149,738 at May 31, 2022. We have not established ongoing sources of revenue sufficient to cover our operating costs at this time. During the three-month period ended August 31, 2022 (“2023 three-month period”) we generated $2,432,812 of revenue but still relied upon advances from related parties to fund our operations. The current conditions continue to raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We are currently devoting our efforts to obtaining capital from stockholders and are seeking to acquire additional companies with established revenue sources. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to find additional investors and the ability to acquire additional businesses with established revenues.
Finalizing long-term, constant revenue generating technology contracts with our existing and other customers remains our greatest challenge because our on-going business is dependent on the types of revenues and cash flows generated by such contracts. Cash flow and cash requirement risks are closely tied to and are dependent upon our ability to attract significant long-term technology contracts
During the next 12 months we anticipate incurring costs related to producing and marketing our FatBrain technology and filing of Exchange Act reports. We believe we will be able to meet these costs through funds provided by management, significant stockholders and third parties until our revenues increase.
Material Changes in Results of Operations
During the 2023 three-month period, we recorded revenues of $2,432,812 and net loss of ($3,713,161). For the three-month period ended 08/31/21, there was no revenue and net loss was ($13,976).
Management expects revenue to increase as we enhance our efforts to market the products using the FatBrain technology.
Commitments or Obligations
On May 11, 2022, the Company assumed a promissory note from a related party in connection with an asset acquisition. The $3,000,000 note bears interest at 8% per annum and is payable on Demand, no later than January 5, 2023. The accrued interest on the loan is $71,836 at August 31, 2022.
On June 17, 2022, the Company entered into a Master Purchase Agreement with Prime Source. Two promissory loan of $6,000,000 to each of the former owners was secured as part of the purchase price. Each note bears interest of 8$. The loan payments are set to a payment scheduled through December 31, 2023. Accrued Interest at August 31, 2022 is $114,667.
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Emerging Growth Company
We qualify as an emerging growth company as that term is used in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). A company qualifies as an emerging growth company if it has total annual gross revenues of less than $1.07 billion during its most recently completed fiscal year and, as of December 8, 2011, had not sold common equity securities under a registration statement. Under the JOBS Act we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. Our financial statements may therefore not be comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. This information is accumulated to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our President, who serves as our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report and he determined that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective because we had a control deficiency. During the period we did not have additional personnel to allow segregation of duties to ensure the completeness or accuracy of our information. Due to the size and operations of our Company we are unable to remediate this deficiency until we acquire or merge with another company with more personnel.
Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible to establish and maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our principal executive officer is responsible to design or supervise a process that provides reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The policies and procedures include:
| · | maintenance of records in reasonable detail to accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets, |
| · | provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors, and |
| · | provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements. |
For the Quarter ended August 31, 2022, management has relied on the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO - 2013), “Internal Control - Integrated Framework,” to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Based upon that framework, management determined that in the preparation of the financial statements we did not have additional personnel to allow segregation of duties to ensure the completeness or accuracy of our information. Accordingly, our President has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting is ineffective because lack of an adequate control environment constitutes a deficiency. Due to the size and operations of the Company we are unable to remediate this deficiency until we acquire or merge with another company with more personnel.
Our management determined that there were no changes made to our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended August 31, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against us, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our company.
Item 1a. Risk Factors
A smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities And Use Of Proceeds
The Company issued 2,800,000 shares of its common stock to Intellagents, LLC (“Intellagents”) along with cash in exchange for Intellagents’ Smart Insurance Ecosystem Platform in accordance with the Updated Asset Purchase Agreement as reported by the Company on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2022. We relied on an exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
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| Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated August 28, 2009. (1) | |
| Bylaws of LZG International, Inc., effective January 28, 2010. (1) | |
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| FatBrain, LLC IT Asset Contribution Agreement, dated October 23, 2021. (3) | |
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| FatBrain Master Services Agreement with Tempus, Inc., dated May 10, 2021. (5) | |
| Intellagents, LLC Asset Contribution Agreement, dated February 23, 2022. (6) | |
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101.INS |
| Inline XBRL Instance Document* |
101.SCH |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document* |
101.CAL |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document* |
101.DEF |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document* |
101.LAB |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document* |
101.PRE |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document* |
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| Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit).* |
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(1) | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10, filed on May 26, 2010. |
(2) | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K, filed on August 29, 2019. |
(3) | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K, filed on October 28, 2021. |
(4) | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K, filed on November 26, 2021. |
(5) | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-Q, filed on January 20, 2022. |
(6) | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K, filed on March 7, 2022. |
(7) | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K, filed on May 17, 2022. |
(8) | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K, filed on June 24, 2022. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
October 17, 2022 | LZG International, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Peter B. Ritz |
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| Name: | Peter B. Ritz |
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| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Peter B. Ritz |
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Peter B. Ritz |
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/s/ Peter B. Ritz |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| October 17, 2022 |
Peter B. Ritz |
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