MCX Technologies Corp - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

MCX Technologies Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

MCX Technologies Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

MCX Technologies Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

MCX Technologies Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

MCX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2023

(unaudited)

Note 1: Organization and Basis of Presentation

MCX Technologies Corporation (“we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) intends to acquire or develop technologies that would become the Company’s new operating platform which may include innovations directed toward the internet’s evolution into the Web 3. During the first quarter of 2022, through our subsidiary The Collective Experience LLC we generated revenue by delivering digital transformation solutions to customer centric organizations through integrated marketing, data science, and commerce. We are now transitioning the focus of the Company toward new technologies. The Company operated as The Innes Group, Inc., d/b/a MCorp Consulting until filing a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation renaming the Company Touchpoint Metrics, Inc., effective October 18, 2011. During Q1 2015, the Company filed a d/b/a (doing business as) with the State of California Secretary of State to begin doing business as McorpCX. On June 11, 2015, at our Annual General Meeting, shareholders passed a resolution to change the name of the Company to McorpCX, Inc. On June 29, 2020, at our Annual General Meeting, in connection with the sale of McorpCX, LLC, shareholders passed a resolution to change the name of the Company to MCX Technologies Corporation. On November 12, 2020, the Company formed The Collective Experience, LLC in Delaware (the “Collective Experience”). As of April 1, 2022 MCX will no longer be signing new client engagements within TCE as we are not pursuing that segment in order to focus on Web 3 technologies and powering the Metaverse.

The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 infections and health risks, including from variants, continue.

The severity of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business will depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the duration and severity of the pandemic and the extent and severity of the impact on the Company's customers, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. The Company's future results of operations and liquidity could be adversely impacted by delays in payments of outstanding receivable amounts beyond normal payment terms, supply chain disruptions and uncertain demand, and the impact of any initiatives or programs that the Company may undertake to address financial and operational challenges faced by its customers.

As of the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements and for the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company has not had any significant financial losses and the Company’s liquidity has not been negatively impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may materially impact the Company's future financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations remains uncertain.

The consolidated financial statements and related disclosures as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, are unaudited, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair statement of the results for the interim periods. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed on Form 10-K with the SEC on March 31, 2023. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Note 2: Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments" and subsequent amendments to the initial guidance: ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-05 (collectively, “Topic 326”). Topic 326 requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. The Company adopted Topic 326 on January 1, 2021 and the adoption had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company reviewed other newly issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they either are not applicable to the Company's operations or that no material effect is expected on the Company's financial statements upon future adoption.

Note 3: Stock-Based Compensation

Our stock-based compensation plan was originally established in 2008. The shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to the terms of such plan (the “Plan Shares”) could not exceed 30% of any outstanding issue or 2,500,000 shares, whichever was the lower amount.

In December 2015, we adopted a revised share option plan in which Plan Shares cannot exceed 10% of the total issued and outstanding shares at any given time. All stock option grants have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of the grant and all option grants have a 10-year term. This share option plan was initially approved by the Company’s shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders on August 10, 2016 and is required to be re-approved at each subsequent annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders since that date, in accordance with applicable TSX-V rules.

To calculate the fair value of stock options at the date of grant, we use the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The volatility used is based on a blended historical volatility of our own stock and similar sized companies due to the limited historical data available for our own stock price. The expected term was determined based on the simplified method outlined in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

The following table summarizes our stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2023:

As of March 31, 2023, 690,000 stock options were exercisable and all were vested. There was no unrecognized compensation expense from stock options as of March 31, 2023.

There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Note 4: Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.

We have had material operating losses and have not yet created positive cash flows for a full fiscal year. These factors raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. On August 3, 2020, the Company completed the sale of all of the membership interests in McorpCX, LLC, of which the proceeds of $1,108,000, consisting of $352,000 in cash and a $756,000 promissory note. As of March 31, 2023, the balance on the note receivable is $174,404 and the Company continues to receive $20,000 per month in payments from the purchaser of McorpCX, LLC. These measures are expected to enable us to meet our liquidity needs over the next 12 months. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our ability to continue as a going concern is entirely dependent upon our ability to achieve a level of profitability, and/or to raise additional capital through debt financing and/or through sales of common stock. We cannot provide any assurance that profits from operations, if any, will generate sufficient cash flow to meet our working capital needs and service our existing obligations, nor that sufficient capital can be raised through debt or equity financing. The consolidated financial statements do not include adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

Note 5: Basic and Diluted Net Income / (Loss) per Share

Net income (loss) per share was computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The weighted average number of shares was calculated by taking the number of shares outstanding and weighting them by the amount of time that they were outstanding. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the assumed exercise of share options is anti-dilutive and are excluded from the determination of net income (loss) per share – basic and diluted. The share options were anti-dilutive due to the Company’s net loss or the Company’s common stock average market price was less than the share options exercise price. Accordingly, net income/(loss) per share basic and diluted are equal in all periods presented. Securities that were not included in the diluted per share calculations because they would be anti-dilutive were options to purchase common stock of 690,000 and 690,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Note 6: Related Party Transaction

On January 23, 2023 the Company borrowed $20,000 from the Interim Chief Financial Officer and entered into an unsecured Promissory Note that bears interest at the rate of 7%. The accrued interest and outstanding principal balance is due on September 20, 2023.

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

Cautionary Statement

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are often identified by words like: “believe,” “expect,” “plan”, “estimate,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “project,” “will,” “predicts,” “seeks,” “may,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “should” and similar expressions, or words which, by their nature, refer to future events. You should not place undue certainty on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or from our predictions. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” are to MCX Technologies Corporation and our subsidiaries.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and related disclosures. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. We believe that the assumptions and estimates associated with revenue recognition, income taxes, stock-based compensation, research and development costs and impairment of long-lived assets have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements. Therefore, we consider these to be our critical accounting policies and estimates.

A description of the Company’s critical accounting policies and related judgments and estimates that affect the preparation of the Company’s financial statements is set forth in under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Such policies were unchanged during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Overview

We intend to acquire or develop technologies that would become the Company’s new operating platform which may include innovations directed toward the internet’s evolution into the Web 3. During the first quarter of 2022, through our subsidiary The Collective Experience LLC we generated revenue by delivering digital transformation solutions to customer centric organizations through integrated marketing, data science, and commerce. We are now transitioning the focus of the Company toward new technologies.

The Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, McorpCX, LLC (“McorpCX LLC”) as a limited liability company in the state of Delaware on December 14, 2017. On August 16, 2018, the Company entered into a contribution agreement with McorpCX LLC pursuant to which the Company transferred to McorpCX LLC all the Company’s assets and liabilities related to the Company’s customer experience consulting business, excluding the underlying technology and databases related thereto which remained with the Company.

Effective August 3, 2020, the Company sold all of its membership interests in McorpCX, LLC to mfifty, LLC, a California limited liability company controlled by Michael Hinshaw, the then current President of McorpCX LLC (the “Purchaser”). Since the Company’s professional and related consulting services business, which constituted substantially all of the Company’s operations at the time of the sale of McorpCX LLC, was conducted through McorpCX LLC, the sale of McorpCX LLC represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results.

As consideration for the sale of McorpCX LLC, the Company received a total of $352,000 in cash consisting of $100,000 received upon the signing of the purchase agreement and $252,000 received at the closing of the transaction along with a $756,000 promissory note. The promissory note has an initial annual interest rate of 0.99% (to be recalculated at the end of each twelve-month period subsequent to the date of the note based on the annual Applicable Federal Rate for mid-term loans on the first business day following each such twelve-month period) accruing daily on the outstanding balance of the note, and monthly principal payments are payable to the Company over a term of four or more years. Monthly principal payments to the Company were initially $7,292 per month for the first twelve months following the date of the note, and then during each subsequent twelve-month period are based on the annual revenues of McorpCX, LLC. On June 11, 2021, the Company and the Purchaser entered into an amendment to the promissory note whereby the Purchaser agreed to pay the Company One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) on or before July 1, 2021 to be applied towards the outstanding principal amount of the promissory note and then going forward to pay the remaining principal amount in installments of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) each due on the first day of each month commencing on August 1, 2021 until the principal amount is paid in full, with the final payment being the remaining unpaid outstanding balance due at that time. The amendment to the promissory note also provides that the promissory note will be considered paid in full if any of the following occurs: (i) the Purchaser pays at least 90% of the outstanding balance due (principal and interest) under the promissory note by December 31, 2021; (ii) the Purchaser pays at least 95% of the outstanding balance due under the promissory note by June 30, 2022; and (iii) the Purchaser pays at least 97.5% of the outstanding balance due (principal and interest) under the promissory note by December 31, 2022. The Company has received a total of $619,378 as of the date of this report. The note is secured by the Purchaser's ownership interest in McorpCX LLC.

One of the various strategies that the Company is pursuing is to create a protocol to connect the Metaverse to the Physical world. We see a decentralized approach where there is personalized value exchange between individuals, brands and peer to peer. This focus supports our vision as a technology and service provider to virtual and physical Web 3.0 technologies. MCX sees the future building on top of Web 3.0 platforms to connect the metaverse to the physical worlds. We believe these platforms will: 1. Create revenue at every loyalty transaction level between digital and physical interactions, 2. Monetize digital engagement and assets as users interact in both worlds, and 3. Build how users control how data is monetized inside. This platform has not yet been developed in the Company and we continue to pursue this and other technologies to support future growth. The Company is reviewing various platforms, some of which have not yet been developed in the Company and we continue to pursue technologies to support future growth. Each of these possible strategies will be thoroughly vetted by our board of directors to assess the expected level of enterprise value creation for each strategy compared to the various risks associated with each possible scenario. In addition, we will require financing to pursue these strategies that are beyond our current financial resources. Accordingly, there is no assurance that we will be able to pursue any strategy identified by our board of directors.

On November 12, 2020, the Company formed The Collective Experience, LLC in Delaware (the “Collective Experience”). In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was reported in Wuhan, China and has since extensively impacted the global health and economic environment. The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 infections and health risks, including from variants, continue. The severity of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business will depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the duration and severity of the pandemic and the extent and severity of the impact on the Company's customers, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. The Company's future results of operations and liquidity could be adversely impacted by delays in payments of outstanding receivable amounts beyond normal payment terms, supply chain disruptions and uncertain demand, and the impact of any initiatives or programs that the Company may undertake to address financial and operational challenges faced by its customers. As of the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company has not had any significant financial losses and the Company’s liquidity has not been negatively impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may materially impact the Company's future financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations remains uncertain.

Sources of Revenue

Prior to the sale of McorpCX, LLC in August 2020, our revenue consisted primarily of fees from professional and consulting services and other revenue primarily related to the reimbursement of expenses mostly through the operations of McorpCX LLC. Product revenue was from productized and software-enabled service sales not elsewhere classified.

As of April 1, 2022 MCX no longer has been signing new client engagements within TCE as we are not pursuing that segment in order to focus on new technology platform which may include Web 3 technologies and powering the Metaverse. As of March 31, 2023, we continue to seek a new technology platform that will be the basis for further revenue and profitability.

Operating Expenses

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold consist primarily of expenses directly related to providing professional and consulting services. Those expenses include contract labor, third-party services, and materials and travel expenses related to providing professional services to our clients.

General and Administrative Expenses 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of finance and accounting, software subscriptions, insurance, stock compensation expense, client delivery, and sales and marketing. These expenses also include contract services, as well as marketing and promotion costs, professional fees, software license fee expenses, administrative costs, insurance, rent and a portion of travel expenses and other overhead, which are categorized as “other general and administrative expenses” in our consolidated financial statements. In addition, the other general and administrative expenses include the professional fees, filing, and registration costs necessary to meet the requirements associated with having to file reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as having our stock listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada and quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets in the United States.

Results of Operations

Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had $0 in revenue recognized as well as the related cost of goods sold of $0.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had $41,176 in revenue recognized as well as the related cost of goods sold of $79,386, generated through our subsidiary The Collective Experience LLC from one customer contract entered in the last quarter of 2021.

Net loss decreased to $89,883 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 from a net loss of $204,123 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 mostly as a result of decrease in operating expenses incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Contract service expenses decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2023, due to management eliminating the business line performed by its subsidiary The Collective Experience LLC. While the Company is transitioning to a new technology platform, we have classified all executive, finance, and administrative services under Other General and Administrative expense.

Other general and administrative costs increased by $16,393 during the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared with the same period in 2022 primarily due to a reclassification of contract services into general and administrative expenses.

Other income was $877 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to other expenses of $16,334 in the three months ended March 31, 2022, due to a reduction in non-recurring other expenses that is primarily attributed to a decrease in overall business activity.  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We measure our liquidity in a variety of ways, including the following:

Anticipated Uses of Cash

As of March 31, 2023, our cash and cash equivalents had increased to $3,183 from $2,595 and our working capital changed to ($109,930) from ($98,381) as of December 31, 2022.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we were able to finance our operations with cash generated through cash on hand as well as proceeds of the sale of McorpCX, LLC. and a short-term loan from the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, our primary uses of cash included general and administrative expenses to support new compliance expenses and pursuit of new business development activities.

We currently plan to fund our expenditures with cash on hand as well as cash flows generated from the note receivable and possible revenue sources from newly acquired or developed technologies. If needed, the possibility may exist to raise additional capital through debt financing and common stock sales. We do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition to the working capital position of the Company, we are seeking new sources of revenue to fund our capital requirements for our business during the next 12 months.

We received total consideration of $1,108,000 consisting of $352,000 in cash and a $756,000 promissory note for the sale of McorpCX, LLC, which was completed on August 3, 2020, which applied to transaction costs as well as investment toward becoming a technology solutions business. The Company continues to receive $20,000 per month in payments from the purchaser of McorpCX, LLC. This cash flow should enable us to meet our liquidity needs over the next 12 months. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our ability to continue as a going concern is entirely dependent upon our ability to achieve a level of profitability, and/or to raise additional capital through debt financing and/or through sales of common stock. We cannot provide any assurance that profits from operations, if any, will generate sufficient cash flow to meet our working capital needs and service our existing obligations, nor that sufficient capital can be raised through debt or equity financing.

We intend to continue to seek ways to expand upon our business and as such, in the future we may make acquisitions of businesses or assets or commitments to additional capital projects. To achieve the long-term goals of expanding our assets and earnings, including through acquisitions, capital resources may be required. Depending on the size of a transaction, the capital resources that may be required can be substantial. The necessary resources may be generated from cash flow from operations, cash on hand, the proceeds of the sale of McorpCX, LLC, borrowing against our assets or the issuance of securities, and there is no assurance these capital resources will be available to us when required.

Cash Flow – Three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities decreased to $97,746 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $115,535 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in net loss and a decrease in the change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, offset by a decrease in the change in accounts receivable.

Investing Activities. Net cash provided by investing activities was $78,334 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This included cash received from notes receivable – related party of $78,334. There was cash provided by investing activities of $145,681 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 due to cash received from related party notes receivable of $59,151 and cash received from the sale of land of $86,530.

Financing Activities. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities was $20,000 which includes cash received from an unsecured loan to the company from the Chief Financial Officer in the amount of $20,000. There was no cash provided by, or used in, financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and as such, are not required to provide the associated information under this item.

Disclosure Controls and Procedure

Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, the Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s management concluded that, as of the period covered by this report, and as reported in Item 9A of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

It should be noted that any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions designed to obtain reasonable (and not absolute) assurance as to its effectiveness, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals.

Changes in Internal Controls

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

We are not involved in any legal actions or claims and to our knowledge no such actions or claims are pending.

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report (including risks associated with our shift away from the Collective Experience to focus on new technologies which may include Web 3 technologies), you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Report”), which could materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. 

It is important to note that the risks described in our 2022 Annual Report are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may eventually prove to materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

There were no unregistered sales of our equity securities during the three month period ended on March 31, 2023.

Purchases of Equity Securities

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 there were no purchases of our common stock made by, or on behalf of, the Company or any "affiliated purchaser," as defined by Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act.

None.

Not applicable.

*Furnished, not filed

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report has been signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 15 day of May 2023.

EXHIBIT INDEX

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