Netcapital Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 October (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: October 31, 2021

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number: 000-55036

NETCAPITAL INC. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1 Lincoln Street 

Boston MA 02111 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(781) 925-1700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and 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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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, or a smaller reporting company.

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 ☒

As of December 14, 2021 the Company had 2,865,610 Shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NETCAPITAL INC. 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

See Accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NETCAPITAL INC. 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 

 (Unaudited)

See Accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NETCAPITAL INC. 

Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) 

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2021 and the Years Ended April 30, 2021 and 2020

See Accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NETCAPITAL INC. 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 

(Unaudited)

See Accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

NETCAPITAL INC.

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 1– Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of Netcapital Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. For further information, refer to the audited financial statements and footnotes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2021.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 Financial Instruments-Credit Losses. The new guidance provides better representation about expected credit losses on financial instruments. This update requires the use of a methodology that reflects expected losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportive information to inform credit loss estimates. This ASU is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The company is studying the impact of adopting the ASU in fiscal year 2023, and what effect it could have. The Company believes the accounting change would not have a material effect on the financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes. This guidance had no impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards could have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements. As new accounting pronouncements are issued, we will adopt those that are applicable under the circumstances.

Note 2 – Concentrations

For the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021, the Company had one customer that constituted 28% and 42% of revenues and a second customer that constituted 22% and 33% of revenues, respectively. For the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020, the Company had one customer that constituted 56% and 48% of its revenues, respectively, and a second customer that constituted 26% and 27% of its revenues, respectively. 

Note 3 – Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition under ASC 606 

The Company recognizes service revenue from its consulting contracts and its game website using the five-step model as prescribed by ASC 606:

● Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;

● Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

● Determination of the transaction price;

● Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

● Recognition of revenue when or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

The Company identifies performance obligations in contracts with customers, which primarily are professional services, listing fees on our funding portal, and a success fee of 4.9% of the money raised on the funding portal. The transaction price is determined based on the amount the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for transferring the promised services to the customer. The transaction price in the contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation in an amount that represents the relative amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for satisfying each performance obligation. Revenue is recognized when performance obligations are satisfied. The Company usually bills its customers before it provides any services and begins performing services after the first payment is received. Contracts are typically one year or less. For larger contracts, in addition to the initial payment, the Company may allow for progress payments throughout the term of the contract. 

Judgments and Estimates

The estimation of variable consideration for each performance obligation requires the Company to make subjective judgments. The Company enters into contracts with customers that regularly include promises to transfer multiple services, such as digital marketing, web-based videos, offering statements, and professional services. For arrangements with multiple services, the Company evaluates whether the individual services qualify as distinct performance obligations. In its assessment of whether a service is a distinct performance obligation, the Company determines whether the customer can benefit from the service on its own or with other readily available resources, and whether the service is separately identifiable from other services in the contract. This evaluation requires the Company to assess the nature of each individual service offering and how the services are provided in the context of the contract, including whether the services are significantly integrated, highly interrelated, or significantly modify each other, which may require judgment based on the facts and circumstances of the contract.

When agreements involve multiple distinct performance obligations, the Company allocates arrangement consideration to all performance obligations at the inception of an arrangement based on the relative standalone selling prices (SSP) of each performance obligation. Where the Company has standalone sales data for its performance obligations which are indicative of the price at which the Company sells a promised service separately to a customer, such data is used to establish SSP. In instances where standalone sales data is not available for a particular performance obligation, the Company estimates SSP by the use of observable market and cost-based inputs. The Company continues to review the factors used to establish list price and will adjust standalone selling price methodologies as necessary on a prospective basis.

Service Revenue

Service revenue from subscriptions to the Company’s game website is recognized over time on a ratable basis over the contractual subscription term beginning on the date that the platform is made available to the customer. Payments received in advance of subscription services being rendered are recorded as a deferred revenue. Professional services revenue is recognized over time as the services are rendered.

When a contract with a customer is signed, the Company assesses whether collection of the fees under the arrangement is probable. The Company estimates the amount to reserve for uncollectible amounts based on the aging of the contract balance, current and historical customer trends, and communications with its customers. These reserves are recorded as operating expenses against the contract asset (Accounts Receivable).

Contract Assets

Contract assets are recorded for those parts of the contract consideration not yet invoiced but for which the performance obligations are completed. The revenue is recognized when the customer receives services. Contract assets are included in other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets and will be recognized during the succeeding twelve-month period.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenues represent billings or payments received in advance of revenue recognition and are recognized upon transfer of control. Balances consist primarily of annual plan subscription services and professional services not yet provided as of the balance sheet date. Deferred revenues that will be recognized during the succeeding twelve-month period are recorded as current deferred revenues in the consolidated balance sheets, with the remainder recorded as other non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

Costs to Obtain a Customer Contract

Sales commissions and related expenses are considered incremental and recoverable costs of acquiring customer contracts. These costs are capitalized as other current or non-current assets and amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the contract, which approximates the benefit period. The benefit period was estimated by taking into consideration the length of customer contracts, technology lifecycle, and other factors. All sales commissions are recorded as consulting fees within the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

Remaining Performance Obligations

The Company’s subscription terms are typically less than one year. All of the Company’s revenues in the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021, which amounted to $1,825,009 and $1,199,822, respectively, and for the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020, which amounted to $2,493,486 and $731,164, respectively are considered contract revenues. Contract revenue as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, which has not yet been recognized, amounted to $670 and $622, respectively, and is recorded on the balance sheet as deferred revenue. The Company expects to recognize revenue on all of its remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months.  

Note 4 – Earnings Per Common Share

Net income (loss) per common and diluted share share were calculated as follows for the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021 and 2020:

Schedule of earnings per share

35,557 shares that are issuable to satisfy a supplemental consideration liability were included for the calculation of earnings per share for the six months ended October 31, 2021 because their effect is dilutive. 35,557 shares that are issuable to satisfy a supplemental consideration liability were excluded for the calculation of loss per share for the three months ended October 31, 2021 because their effect is antidilutive. No dilutive securities existed for the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020.

Note 5 – Principal Financing Arrangements

The following table summarizes components debt as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021:

Schedule of debt

As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the Company owed its principal lender (“Lender”) $1,000,000 under a loan and security agreement (“Loan”) dated April 28, 2011, that was amended on July 26, 2014 and again on October 31, 2017, October 31, 2020, January 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021. The Lender was the largest shareholder of the Company owning 32.6% of the shares issued and outstanding until the Company purchased Netcapital Funding Portal Inc. on November 5, 2020. With the purchase of Netcapital Funding Portal Inc., the Lender owns less than 10% of the Company and is no longer considered a related party.

The Loan was amended on October 31, 2020 to change the maturity date to January 31, 2021, and increase the interest rate from 1.25% to 8% per annum. The Loan has been further amended to change the maturity date to April 30, 2022.

In connection with the financing, the Company has agreed to certain restrictive covenants, including, among others, that the Company may not convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any part of its business or property, except as permitted in the agreement, dissolve, liquidate or merge with any other party unless, in the case of a merger, the Company is the surviving entity, incur any indebtedness except as defined in the agreement, create or allow a lien on any of its assets or collateral that has been pledged to the Lender, make any loans to any person, except for prepaid items or deposits incurred in the ordinary course of business, or make any material capital expenditures. To secure the payment of all obligations to the Lender, the Company granted to the Lender a continuing security interest and first lien on all of the assets of the Company.

As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the Company’s related-party unsecured notes payable totaled $22,860.

The Company also owes $34,324 as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021 to Chase Bank. The Company pays interest expense to Chase Bank, which is calculated at a rate of 5.5% per annum.

On May 6, 2020, the Company borrowed $1,885,800 (the “May Loan”), on June 17, 2020 the Company borrowed $500,000 (the “June Loan”), and on February 2, 2021, the Company borrowed $1,885,800 (the “February Loan”) from an a U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loan program.

The May loan bears interest at a rate of 1% per annum and the SBA postponed any installment payments until September 6, 2021. In September and October of 2021, the SBA debited the Company’s bank account for a total of $212,252 even though the Company had applied for forgiveness of the May Loan. In November 2021 the May Loan was forgiven in its entirety, including accrued interest, and the payments of $212,252, which are reflected on the balance sheet as a receivable from the bank, were returned to the Company. 

The June Loan required installment payments of $2,594 monthly, beginning on June 17, 2021, over a term of thirty years. However, the SBA has postponed the first installment payment for 12 months. Interest accrues at a rate of 3.75% per annum. The Company agreed to grant a continuing security interest in its assets to secure payment and performance of all debts, liabilities, and obligations to the SBA. The June Loan was personally guaranteed by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.

The February loan bears interest at a rate of 1% per annum and the due date of the first payment is May 22, 2022. The Company has applied for forgiveness of the February Loan and believes it will be forgiven in its entirety.

Note 6 – Income Taxes

As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for Federal income tax purposes of approximately $2,010,000 and $890,000, respectively, expiring in the years of 2022 through 2041.

For the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021, the Company recorded income tax expense of $621,000 and a tax benefit of $86,000, respectively. For the six- and three- month periods ended October 31, 2020, the Company recorded income tax expense of $22,398 and $11,057, respectively.

As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the Company had net deferred tax assets calculated at an expected federal rate of 21%, and a state rate of 8%, when applicable, or approximately $642,000 and $313,000, respectively. As a result of unrealized book gains on equity securities, the Company also has a deferred tax liability of $1,696,000 and $746,000 as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, respectively. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021 were as follows:

Schedule of income taxes

Note 7 – Related Party Transactions

The Company’s majority shareholder, Netcapital Systems LLC, owns 1,671,360 shares of common stock, or 61.5% of the Company as of October 31, 2021. The Company has a demand note payable to Netcapital Systems LLC of $4,660 and a demand note payable to one of its managers of $3,200. In addition, as of April 30, 2021, the Company accrued a payable of $3,817,516 for supplemental consideration owed in conjunction with its purchase of Netcapital Funding Portal Inc., which was reduced to $294,054 as of October 31, 2021, because of the issuance to 361,736 shares of common stock, valued at $3,523,462. In total, the Company owed its largest shareholder $298,714 and $3,822,116 as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, respectively. The company paid its majority shareholder $157,429 and $107,429 in the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021, respectively, for use of the software that runs the website www.netcapital.com.

Compensation to officers in the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021 consisted of common stock valued at $101,327 and $8,396, respectively, and cash salary of $144,000 and $72,000, respectively. Compensation to officers in the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020 consisted of common stock valued at $164,885 and $82,263 respectively, and cash wages of $138,462 and $72,000, respectively.

Compensation to a related party consultant in the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021 consisted of common stock valued at $25,908 and $6,530 respectively, and cash wages of $30,000 and $15,000, respectively. Compensation to a related party consultant in the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020 consisted of common stock valued at $38,757 and $19,379 respectively, and cash wages of $46,154 and $24,000, respectively. This consultant is also the controlling shareholder of Zelgor Inc. and $1,400,000 and $350,000 of the Company’s revenues in the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020 were from Zelgor Inc.

Compensation to managers of Netcapital Systems LLC in the six and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021 consisted of common stock valued at $19,378 and $0, respectively, and cash wages of $72,000 and $24,000, respectively. Compensation to managers of Netcapital Systems LLC in the six and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020 consisted of common stock valued at $38,757 and $19,379, respectively, and cash wages of $93,308 and $48,000, respectively.

The Company owes a director $16,680 as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, which is recorded as accounts payable, plus $15,000 in a non-interest-bearing note payable.

Note 8 – Stockholders’ Equity

The Company is authorized to issue 900,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001. 2,719,310 and 2,178,766 shares were outstanding as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, respectively. In August 2020, the board of directors authorized a reverse split of the common stock on a 1-for-2,000 basis, whereby the Company issued to each of its stockholders one share of Common Stock for every 2,000 shares of common stock held by such stockholder. The reverse split was effective on November 5, 2020. The financial statements for the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020 have been adjusted to give effect to the reverse split.

On July 26, 2021, the Company issued 361,736 shares of its common stock as payment of $3,523,462 of supplemental consideration that was owed to its affiliate, Netcapital Systems LLC. The 361,736 shares of common stock include an aggregate of 35,609 shares of common stock, that paid off liabilities totaling $346,821, that were made to our Chief Executive Officer, a company controlled by a member of the board of managers of Netcapital Systems LLC and to an individual manager.

On July 27, 2021, the Company completed an offering for gross proceeds of $1,592,395 in conjunction with the sale of restricted shares of common stock at a price of $9.00 per share. A total of 176,934 shares of common stock were issued.

Effective October 31, 2021 and July 31, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 937 shares of restricted stock to two employees. The shares were valued at $10,073 and $14,056, respectively.

Note 9 – Fair Value

The Fair Value Measurements Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Under the Fair Value Measurements Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, we base fair value on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It is our policy to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when developing fair value measurements, in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. Fair value measurements for assets and liabilities where there exists limited or no observable market data and, therefore, are based primarily upon management’s own estimates, are often calculated based on current pricing policy, the economic and competitive environment, the characteristics of the asset or liability and other such factors. Therefore, the results cannot be determined with precision and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the asset or liability. Additionally, there may be inherent weaknesses in any calculation technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used.

 Note 10 – Stock-Based Compensation Plans

The Company entered consulting agreements to issue common stock and recorded the applicable non-cash expense in accordance with the authoritative guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.  For the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021, the Company recorded $483,067 and $186,087, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense and for the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020, the Company recorded $259,909 and $138,531, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense.

As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, there was $172,939 and $631,878, respectively of prepaid stock-based compensation expense for services. As of October 31, 2021, two consulting agreements are effective, which expire in February 2022.

As of October 31, 2021, an aggregate of 7,607 shares of common stock can be earned by the Company’s employees from unvested stock grants. 157 shares vest quarterly over the next two quarters and 781 shares vest quarterly over the next 9.3 quarters.       

The table below presents the components of stock-based compensation expense for the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021 and 2020.

The components of the stock-based compensation expense are presented in the following table:

Schedule of stock based compensation expense

The table below presents the prepaid compensation expense as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021:

Schedule of prepaid compensation

For the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2021, $325,907 and 162,954 of stock-based compensation was recorded as consulting expense, respectively, and $157,160 and 23,133 was recorded as payroll and payroll related expenses. For the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020, all of the stock-based compensation was recorded as a component of payroll and payroll related expenses.

Note 11 – Deposits and Commitments

The Company utilizes office space in Boston, Massachusetts, under a month-to-month lease agreement that allows to company to end its lease by providing 30-day written notice. The lease agreement includes a deposit of $6,300.

Note 12 – Business Acquisition

On August 23, 2020, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Agreement”) whereby Netcapital Systems LLC (“Systems”) would become an 80% owner of the Company. Pursuant to the requirements of this agreement, the Company filed a definitive information statement on September 21, 2020 to change the Company’s corporate name from ValueSetters, Inc. to Netcapital Inc. and to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect a stock combination, or reverse stock split, pursuant to which 2,000 shares of the Company’s common stock would be exchanged for one new share of common stock. In conjunction with the merger agreement, the Company issued 1,666,360 shares of common stock to Systems on November 5, 2020.

The Agreement is a tax-free merger of Netcapital Funding Portal Inc. (“FP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Systems, with Netcapital Acquisition Vehicle Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, wherein FP was the surviving corporation. This transaction is designed to enhance the Company’s revenues and ability to provide services to democratize the private capital markets while helping companies at all stages to build, grow and fund their businesses with a full range of services from strategic advice to raising capital. As a result of the transaction, the company is expected to be a leading provider of private capital transactions for entrepreneurs seeking to raise money under the exemption provided by section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933, which allows private companies to raise up to $5 million every 12 months.

ASC 805-10-25-4 requires the identification of one of the combining entities in each business combination as the acquirer. Upon evaluation of the components of the business combination, including the relative voting rights in the combined entity, the composition of the governing body and senior management of the combined entity, the relative size of each entity and the terms of the exchange of equity interests, the Company recorded the transaction in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 as a purchase. In conjunction with the purchase, Systems agreed to vote all of its shares of common stock to support the resolutions of the existing board of directors of the Company.

The following table summarizes the value of the consideration for FP and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in conjunction with the Agreement.

Schedule of merger agreement

The fair value of the common shares issued as the consideration for FP was determined by the most recent (the prior day’s) closing price of the Company’s common shares at the time the shares were issued. The fair value of the assets and the liabilities of FP equaled their book value. Four identifiable intangible assets were valued; platform users, platform investors, platform issuers and unpatented technology (collectively the “Intangible Assets”). The estimated market value of the Intangible Assets is approximately $27,800,000. This amount is derived from valuing the IP functionality, brand, and license of FP at $1,000,000; valuing current issuers and pipeline issuers at approximately $14,000 each; valuing platform users at $382 each; and valuing investors at $1,025 each. These values are derived from comparing the FP Intangible Assets to the values recorded by funding portal offerings of FP’s competitors in public filings via Regulations CF and Regulation A.

The excess of purchase price over the total identifiable tangible net assets of $344,810, leaves an aggregate value of $14,803,954 to be assigned to the Intangible Assets. The estimated value of the $27,800,000 of Intangible Assets is allocated on a percentage basis in the above table to equal $14,803,954.

None of FP’s revenues and earnings are included in the Company’s consolidated income statements through the day of closing of November 5, 2020. The consolidated income statements for the year ended April 30, 2021 include $834,981 in revenues from FP. If the entities had been combined for the two reporting periods, the supplemental pro forma revenues and earnings are as follows:

Schedule of pro forma and earnings

Included in the supplemental pro forma information above is revenue earned by the Company from Netcapital Systems LLC of $18,646 and $152,864 in the periods ended November 4, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Note 13 – Investments

In May 2020, the Company entered a consulting contract with Watch Party LLC (“WP”), which allowed the Company to receive up to 110,000 membership interest units of WP in return for consulting services. The Company earned 97,500 membership interest units in the quarter ended July 31, 2020. The WP units are valued at $2.14 per unit based on a sales price of $2.14 per unit on an online funding portal, resulting in revenues of $235,400 and $208,650 for the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020. As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the Company owns 110,000 WP units, which are valued at $235,400.

In May 2020, the Company entered a consulting contract with ChipBrain LLC (“Chip”), which allowed the Company to receive up to 710,200 membership interest units of Chip in return for consulting services. The Company earned 500,000 membership interest units in the quarter ended July 31, 2020 and earned the remaining units in the quarter ending October 31, 2020. The Chip units were initially valued at $0.93 per unit based on a sales price of $0.93 per unit on an online funding portal, resulting in revenues of $465,000 and $0 for the six and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020. Subsequently, ChipBrain sold identical units for $2.40 per unit, and as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the units owned by the Company are valued at $1,704,480.

In May 2020, the Company entered a consulting contract with Zelgor Inc. (“Zelgor”), which allowed the Company to receive up to 1,400,000 shares of common stock of Zelgor in return for consulting services. The Company earned 1,050,000 shares in the quarter ended July 31, 2020 and earned the remaining shares in the quarter ending October 31, 2020. The Zelgor shares are valued at $1.00 per share based on a sales price of $1.00 per share on an online funding portal, resulting in revenues of $1,400,000 and $350,000 for the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020. The $1.00 per share valuation continues to be the observable price at which the shares trade and the Zelgor shares are valued at $1,400,000 as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021.

On January 2, 2020, the Company entered a consulting contract with Deuce Drone LLC (“Drone”), which allowed the Company to receive up to 2,350,000 membership interest units of Drone in return for consulting services. The Company earned all 2,350,000 membership interest units in fiscal 2020. The Drone units were initially valued at $0.35 per unit based on a sales price of $0.35 per unit when the units were earned, or $822,500. Drone subsequently sold identical Drone units for $1.00 per unit on an online funding portal and as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the units owned by the Company are valued at $2,350,000.

In August 2019, the Company entered a consulting contract with KingsCrowd LLC (“KingsCrowd”), which allowed the Company to receive 300,000 membership interest units of KingsCrowd in return for consulting services. The KingsCrowd units were initially valued at $1.80 per unit based on a sales price of $1.80 per unit when the units were earned, or $540,000. In December 2020, KingsCrowd converted from a limited liability company to a corporation to facilitate raising capital under Regulation A. KingsCrowd filed a Form 1-A Offering Statement under the Securities Act of 1933. In connection with the conversion to a corporation, each membership interest unit converted into 12.71915 shares of common stock. As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the Company owns 3,815,745 shares of KingsCrowd Inc. In July 2021, KingsCrowd subsequently sold identical shares of common stock for $1.00 per share, and as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the units owned by the Company are valued at $3,815,745 and $540,000, respectively.

During fiscal 2019, the Company entered a consulting contract with NetCapital Systems LLC (“NetCapital”), which allowed the Company to receive up to 1,000 membership interest units of NetCapital in return for consulting services. The Company earned 40 units in the quarter ended July 31, 2020, at a value of $91.15 per unit, or $3,646. The Company earned all 1,000 Netcapital units but sold a portion of the units in fiscal 2020 at a sales price of $91.15 per unit. As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the Company owns 528 Netcapital units, at a value of $48,128.

In July 2020 the Company entered a consulting agreement with Vymedic, Inc. for a $40,000 fee over a 5-month period. Half the fee is payable in stock and half is payable in cash. As of April 30, 2021, the Company earned $20,000 worth of stock. As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the Company owns 4,000 units, at a value of $20,000.

In August 2020 the Company entered a consulting agreement with C-Reveal Therapeutics LLC (“CRT”). for a $120,000 fee over a 12-month period. $50,000 of the fee is payable in CRT units. The Company earned the units in fiscal 2021 and received them in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. As of October 31, 2021 the Company owns 5,000 units, at a value of $50,000.

The following table summarizes the components of investments as of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021:

Schedule of investments

The above investments in equity securities are within the scope of ASC 321. The Company monitors the investments for any changes in observable prices from orderly transactions. All investments are initially measured at cost and evaluated for changes in estimated fair value. During the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Company identified that one security, Kingscrowd Inc., had an observable price change. The result of the price change was an increase in the fair value of the equity securities totaling $3,275,745 in the six months ended October 31, 2021, which was recorded in the income statement as an unrealized gain on equity securities.

Note 14 – Subsequent Events

On November 2, 2021, the owners of ValuCorp Inc. (“ValuCorp”), a business valuation firm, formed a new company MSG Development Corp. (“MSG”) and transferred most of the assets of ValuCorp to MSG. The Company entered into an exchange agreement (“Agreement”) whereby the Company received 100% of the outstanding shares of MSG in exchange for 75,000 shares of common stock of the Company. 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued in December 2021 and four annual installments of 6,250 shares are due over the next four years. 

MSG’s assets were less than 20% of the value of the Company’s assets and the Company’s investment in MSG is less than 20% of the Company’s market value. Furthermore, the revenue and operating income of MSG’s predecessor, ValuCorp, for the prior two years, is less than 20% of the revenue and operating income of the Company. Upon evaluation of the components of the business combination, including the relative voting rights in the combined entity, the composition of the governing body and senior management of the combined entity, the relative size of each entity and the terms of the exchange of equity interests, the Company recorded the transaction in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 as a purchase.

The following table summarizes the value of the consideration for MSG and the amounts of the assets acquired in conjunction with the Agreement. MSG had no liabilities. 

Schedule of assets acquired

The fair value of the common shares issued as the consideration for MSG was determined by the most recent (the prior day’s) closing price of the Company’s common shares at the time the shares were issued.

In November 2021, the Company received notice that an SBA loan (see Note 5 the “May Loan”) was forgiven in its entirety.  

In November 2021, the Company issued 46,300 shares of its common stock as stock-based compensation.

In December 2021, the company issued 50,000 shares of its common stock in conjunction with the purchase of a ten percent interest in Caesar Media Group, Inc., a marketing and technology solutions provider.

The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were available to be issued. There were no material subsequent events that required recognition or additional disclosure in these financial statements.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by the Company from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the “Filings”) contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, the Company’s management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Company’s management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. When used in the Filings, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or the Company’s management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned.

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Our financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.

Overview

We are a fintech company with a scalable technology platform that allows private companies to raise capital online and provides private equity investment opportunities to investors. The company’s consulting group, Netcapital Advisors, delivers marketing and strategic advice and takes equity positions in select companies with disruptive technologies. The Netcapital funding portal is registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a registered national securities association.

We specialize in Regulation Crowdfunding (“Reg CF”), under the provisions of Title III of the JOBS Act of 2012. We believe that new capital raising techniques, such as Reg CF, democratize capital raising, similar to the way that social networks democratize broadcast mechanisms that once belonged only to traditional media. Reg CF is one of three securities exemptions that enable online capital formation. Reg D 506(c) allows an unlimited amount of money to be raised from accredited investors. Reg A+ enables an issuer to raise up to $75 million online from anyone. Reg CF, the smallest of the crowdfunding exemptions, allows issuers to raise up to $5 million from non-accredited investors every 12 months.

The $5 million limit was increased on March 15, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") from the previous level of $1.07 million. We believe this change has already impacted the number of issuers and users on our website and consequently increased our sales. Our website posted a record number of users and dollars invested in June, as investors made investment commitments of more than $2.9 million. Monthly investment commitments decreased in our second quarter but reached an all-time high in November 2021 when investment commitments exceeded $4.3 million.  

We are encouraged by our growth over the past year. The investments made on our funding portal for the first seven months of fiscal 2022, are 156% higher than the first seven months of fiscal 2021, an increase of more than $8.5 million. We believe our increase in revenues and our gain in market share over the past year is a trend we can continue. However, our limited operating history and the uncertain nature of our future operations and the markets we address or intend to address make predictions of our future results of operations difficult.   

Results of Operations

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2021 Compared to the Six Months Ended October 31, 2020

Our revenues for the six months ended October 31, 2021 decreased by $668,476, or 27%, to $1,825,009, as compared to $2,493,486 reported for the six months ended October 31, 2020.  The decrease in revenues is attributable to a decrease of $1,412,358 in non-cash revenue from the receipt of equity, which amounted to $902,174 in the six months ended October 31, 2021, as compared to $2,314,532 in the six months ended October 31, 2020. This decrease was offset by revenues from our funding portal, which we did not have in the six-month period ended October 31, 2020. Funding portal revenues consisted of a listing fee that we charge when an issuer signs an engagement letter to raise capital on our funding portal, and portal fees that are equal to 4.9% of the capital that was raised by the issuers. The components of revenue for the six-month periods ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

Costs of revenues decreased by $668,144 to $46,080 for the six-months ended October 31, 2021 from $714,224 reported in the six-months ended October 31, 2020.  The decrease is attributable to a decrease in non-cash revenues from the receipt of equity.

Payroll and payroll related expenses increased by $235,413, or 15%, to $1,791,655 for the six months ended October 31, 2021, as compared to $1,556,242 reported for the six months ended October 31, 2020. The increase is attributable to an increase in staff.

Marketing expense increased by $35,044, or 399%, to $43,826 for the six months ended October 31, 2021, as compared to $8,782 reported for the six months ended October 31, 2020. The increase in expense is due to additional marketing outlets that we utilized in the six months ended October 31, 2021.

Rent expense decreased by $4,187, or 16%, to $22,611 for the six months ended October 31, 2021, as compared to $26,798 reported for the six months ended October 31, 2020. The decrease in expense is a result of discounts available to us in fiscal 2022 and our ability to have personnel work from home.

General and administrative expenses increased by $880,992, or 1,167%, to $956,422 for the six months months ended October 31, 2021, from $75,500 for the six months ended October 31, 2020.  The increase is primarily attributed to additional expenses we incurred in the current fiscal year for our newly acquired funding portal business.

Consulting expense increased by $360,550, to $365,635, or 7,090%, for the six months ended October 31, 2021 from $5,085 reported in the six months ended October 31, 2020.  The increase in expense is due to issuance of stock-based compensation to two outside consulting firms. Stock-based consulting compensation amounted to $325,907 in the six-month period ended October 31, 2021, as compared to $0 in the six-month period ended October 31, 2020.

Interest expense increased by $46,707 to $70,271 for the six months ended October 31, 2021, as compared to $23,564 for the six months ended October 31, 2020.  The increase in interest expense is attributable to higher debt amounts and a higher interest rate on our secured debt.

For the Three Months Ended October 31, 2021 Compared to the Three Months Ended October 31, 2020

Our revenues for the three months ended October 31, 2021 increased by $468,658, or 64%, to $1,199,821, as compared to $731,164 reported for the six months ended October 31, 2020.  The increase in revenues is attributable to an increase of $315,938 in non-cash revenue from the receipt of equity, offset by a decrease of $113,384 in consulting fees. Funding portal revenues also contributed to the increase in revenues in the six months ended October 31, 2021. Funding portal revenues consisted of a listing fee that we charge when an issuer signs an engagement letter to raise capital on our funding portal, and portal fees that are equal to 4.9% of the capital that was raised by the issuers. The components of revenue for the three-month periods ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows: