NextPlat Corp - Annual Report: 2019 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
(Mark One)
[X] | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019
[ ] | 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 000-25097
ORBSAT CORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 65-0783722 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |
18851 NE 29th Avenue, Suite 700 Aventura, FL |
33180 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 560-5355
ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $0.0001
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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day of the registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter, based on the price at which the common equity was last sold on the OTCQB on June 28, 2019 was $301,187.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.
Class | Outstanding at March 30, 2020 | |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | 234,476 |
ORBSAT CORP
FKA ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Throughout this Form 10-K, Orbsat Corp and its subsidiaries are referred to as “Orbsat,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” or “us,” or are referred to in their individual subsidiary or brand names.
Orbsat Corp is a Nevada corporation. Our headquarters and principal executive offices are located at 18851 NE 29th Avenue, Suite 700, Aventura, FL 33180; our telephone number is (305) 560-5355, and our corporate website is www.orbsat.com. We do not intend for information contained on our website to be part of this Form 10-K. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy and information statements and other information that we (together with other issuers) file electronically. The SEC’s Internet site is www.sec.gov. We make available free of charge on or through our website our annual, quarterly and current reports and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with or furnish it to the SEC. Currently, the Company’s common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets electronic exchange under the symbol “OSAT.”
Corporate History
We were originally incorporated in 1997 as a Florida corporation. On April 21, 2010, we merged with and into a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary for the purpose of changing our state of incorporation to Delaware, effecting a 2:1 forward split of our common stock, and changing our name to “EClips Media Technologies, Inc.” On April 25, 2011, we changed our name to “Silver Horn Mining Ltd.” pursuant to a merger with a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary.
Global Telesat Communications Limited (“GTCL”) was formed under the laws of England and Wales in 2008. On February 19, 2015, we entered into a share exchange agreement with GTCL and all of the holders of the outstanding equity of GTCL pursuant to which GTCL became our wholly owned subsidiary.
On March 28, 2014, we merged with our newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary solely for the purpose of changing our state of incorporation to Nevada from Delaware, effecting a 1:150 reverse split of our common stock, and changing our name to “Great West Resources, Inc.” in connection with the plans to enter into the business of potash mining and exploration. During late 2014, we abandoned our efforts to enter the potash business.
On January 22, 2015, we changed our name to “Orbital Tracking Corp.” from “Great West Resources, Inc.” pursuant to a merger with a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary.
Effective March 8, 2018, following the approval of a majority of our shareholders, we effected a reverse split of our common stock at a ratio of 1 for 150. As a result of the reverse split, our common stock had the CUSIP number: 68558X209. All share and per share, information in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes has been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse split.
On August 19, 2019, we effected a reverse split of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-15 (new CUSIP number - 68557F100). All share and per share information in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes has been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse split.
Also, on August 19, 2019, we changed our name to “Orbsat Corp.” from “Orbital Tracking Corp” pursuant to a merger with a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary.
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Our Current Business
Orbsat Corp provides services and solutions globally for commercial, government and individual users, enabling them to communicate, track assets and personnel, or request SOS assistance via satellite from anywhere in the world. Our key services include satellite communication solutions, emergency location systems, high-speed satellite internet, global asset and personnel monitoring, customized ground station systems and custom product design. We provide these products and services to customers located both in the United States and internationally through our subsidiaries, U.S. based Orbital Satcom Corp. (“Orbital Satcom”) and U.K. based Global Telesat Communications Limited (“GTCL”).
We support the increasing demand for on-demand connectivity with products and services developed to deliver voice, high-speed data and IoT solutions globally via leading commercial satellite network operators such as Globalstar, Inmarsat, Iridium and Thuraya. Our solutions connect businesses to their remote assets or lone workers via satellite to deliver increased visibility and operational efficiency. We offer a broad range of asset monitoring and control solutions, including sophisticated hardware and an advanced cloud-based mapping platform. Our satellite enabled emergency search and rescue solutions are instrumental in providing reassurance and peace of mind, and ultimately saving lives across the world, on land or at sea.
Our acquisition of GTCL in February 2015 expanded our global satellite-based infrastructure and business, which was first launched in December 2014 through the purchase of certain contracts which entitle us to transmit GPS tracking coordinates and other information at preferential rates through one of the world’s largest commercial satellite networks.
We have an office and warehouse in the U.K and an office in the U.S, as well as an online storefront presence in more than 10 countries and have in excess of 35,000 customers located in almost 160 countries across every continent in the world. Our customers include businesses, U.S. and foreign governments, non-governmental and charitable organizations, military users and private individuals located all over the world.
Our mobile satellite services (“MSS”) products rely on satellite networks for voice, data and tracking connectivity and thus are not reliant on cell towers or other local infrastructure. As a result, our MSS solutions are suitable for recreational travelers and adventurers, government and military users, and corporations and individuals wishing to communicate from remote locations, or in the event of an emergency such as a power outage, hurricane or other natural disaster during which regular cell phone, telephone and internet service may not be available. We purchase these products directly from the manufacturers or distribution partners and sell them directly to end users and a growing base of resellers that we have around the world.
Our principal focus is on growing our existing satellite-based hardware, airtime and related services, specifically services attracting recurring revenue for the Company.
Satellite Communications Services
As a result of the purchase of contracts and assets from Global Telesat Corp. (“GTC”) in December 2014, we commenced providing satellite communications services globally via satellite over Globalstar’s satellite based simplex data network. We provide this service through our Orbital Satcom and GTCL subsidiaries. Our rights under the purchased contracts allow us to have preferred pricing arrangements with Globalstar for each account used during the term of contracts. We then offer our customers a range of prepaid and monthly fee satellite communications airtime options.
Aside from providing services over Globalstar’s satellite network, we are, through GTCL and Orbital Satcom, an authorized reseller of satellite voice, data and IoT communications services offered by other leading networks such as Iridium, Inmarsat and Thuraya. We offer a range of prepaid and monthly contract satellite communications airtime options from these network providers. We typically pay the network providers a monthly access fee per subscriber, as well as usage fees for airtime minutes used by our subscribers. This is a growing market and we believe we are positioned to take advantage of this growth. Our customers are in industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation and utilities as well as recreational users. We are focused on growing and diversifying our customer base, increasing our product range and making maximum use of our preferred pricing arrangements with Globalstar, which are long term contracts that currently generate less than 5% of our annual revenue.
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Online Storefronts
We operate two mobile friendly e-commerce websites through our Orbital Satcom and GTCL subsidiaries which offer a range of MSS products and solutions. These websites produce sales and attract enquiries from customers and potential customers from all around the world. Over the long term, we plan to develop additional country-specific websites or offer translation options on our existing websites to target customers in South America, Asia and Europe where we anticipate there will be substantial further demand for our products.
In addition to our two main e-commerce websites, we make portable satellite voice, data and tracking solutions easier to find and buy online through our various third-party e-commerce storefronts such as Amazon, Walmart and NewEgg. We currently have storefronts in the UK, US, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Japan, and Canada. We have invested in personnel to translate our listings correctly in the different countries we are represented in and are regularly improving and increasing our listings on all e-commerce sites. We currently have more than 1,000 product listings on all third-party sites and invest in inventory to hold at Amazon’s various warehouses around the world to ensure that orders are shipped and received by customers as quickly as possible. The products include handheld satellite phones, personal and asset tracking devices, portable high-speed broadband terminals, and satellite Wi-Fi hotspots.
Mapping and Tracking Portal
Our advanced mapping and tracking portals, www.orbsat.com offered by Orbital Satcom, and www.gtctrack.com offered by GTCL, are available for use by registered customers who pay a monthly subscription to access them. OrbitalTrack and GTCTrack display real-time worldwide asset location reports including position, speed, altitude and heading and also provides past location and movement history reports on a wide range of tracking devices. These mapping portals are available to all of our customers to monitor their assets and we intend to aggressively pursue new customers for this application.
Proprietary Satellite Tracking Products
We have been developing our first own brand global tracking product, a dual-mode asset tracker, of which we hope to make available in the marketplace in 2021, following final testing and receipt of necessary regulatory and compatibility certifications. The Company’s dual-mode asset tracker is designed to address the current technical and service cost challenges facing the global Asset Management Systems market. The first product designed and developed by the Company, the dual-mode tracker utilizes both cellular and satellite technology to provide truly global tracking, automatically switching between the cellular and satellite links making it an ideal solution for use in both populated and remote areas, including trans-oceanic routes. For commercial users in transportation, shipping, logistics, fleet management and construction, it features detailing reporting alerts, status and GPS location data allowing cargo and vehicles to be tracked nearly anywhere in the world while lowering operating costs by utilizing cellular when available and satellite in remote areas, optimizing roaming charges and delivering significant cost savings, by easily locating lost or stolen assets.
We estimate the costs of development and certification of the new dual-mode tracker to be less than $100,000 and believe there is strong customer demand based on existing customer requests, however unless we secure appropriate funding to finalize the development, we will be unable to launch the tracker to our existing product lines.
We also intend to develop additional personal and asset tracking products suitable for government and recreational users. Users of these devices will be able to see the location and movements of their devices through our OrbitalTrack or GTCTrack portals. Anticipated costs for completion are less than $100,000. These products may operate on the Iridium, Inmarsat, Globalstar or Thuraya satellite networks.
Industry and Market
We compete in the mobile satellite products and services sector of the global communications industry. The products and airtime that we sell are intended to meet users’ needs for connectivity in all locations where existing terrestrial wireline and wireless communications networks do not exist, do not provide sufficient coverage, or are impaired. Government organizations, including military and intelligence agencies and disaster response agencies, non-governmental organizations and industrial operations and support teams depend on mobile voice and data satellite communications products and services on a regular basis. Businesses with global operations require reliable communications services when operating in remote locations around the world. Mobile satellite services users span many sectors, including emergency services, maritime, aviation, government, utilities, oil and gas, mining, recreation, forestry, heavy equipment, construction, and transportation, among others. Many of our customers view satellite communications products and services as critical to their daily operations.
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There is an existing, and we believe significantly growing, multi-billion-dollar global market for a small and cost-effective solution for receiving and processing mobile voice and data communications from remote locations used in applications such as tracking vehicles or asset shipments, monitoring unattended remote assets or mobile security. Over the past two decades, the global mobile satellite services market has experienced significant growth. Increasingly, better-tailored, improved-technology products and services are creating new channels of demand for mobile satellite services. Growth in demand for mobile satellite voice services is driven by the declining cost of these services, the diminishing size and lower costs of the devices, as well as heightened demand by governments, businesses and individuals for ubiquitous global voice and data coverage. We believe our solutions are ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation and utilities, as well as recreational users. We do not tailor our products and services to different types of customers as in our experience military, non-profit, government and recreational users tend to purchase the same types of products and services.
Competition
The Company provides products and services to customers located in many countries and continents and, as such, we have a large number of competitors around the world. This includes a high number of competitors in specific markets such as North America, where pricing pressure and number of competitors may result in pressure of revenue growth or gross margin. In other markets, such as the UK and EU, we have fewer large competitors and are one of the largest providers of personal satellite tracking devices, personal locator beacons and other Mobile Satellite Services (MSS). We expect the competition for our MSS products and services to increase as the market demand accelerates. We believe that we will be well positioned to compete in the MSS market largely on a cost basis due to our buying power and due to our global presence with various websites and other E-commerce storefronts, including numerous Amazon global storefronts.
Intellectual Property
Our success and ability to compete depends in part on our ability to maintain our trade secrets. All of our employees and consultants are subject to non-disclosure agreements and other contractual provisions to establish and maintain our proprietary rights. In connection with the purchase of the contracts from GTC and related agreements, GTC and its parent World Surveillance Group, Inc. agreed to keep confidential certain information.
Research and Development
On February 19, 2015, the Company issued 444 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 at $112.50 per share or $50,000, to a consultant as compensation for the design and delivery of dual mode GSM/Globalstar Simplex tracking devices and related hardware and intellectual property. The design remains in need of further enhancements, before the Company can include it in its existing product lines. Upon securing additional capital, the Company intends to complete the launch of its new tracking design. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Company has recorded an impairment charge to research and development of $50,000 for the dual mode GSM/Globalstar Simplex tracking devices, due to its launch delay. For the fiscal years ending December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no additional expenditures on research and development.
Regulatory Matters
Government contract laws and regulations affect how we will do business with our customers, and in some instances, will impose added costs on our business. A violation of specific laws and regulations could result in the imposition of fines and penalties, the termination of any then existing contracts or the inability to bid on future contracts. We intend our Orbital Sub to become qualified as a government contractor.
International sales of our products may also be subject to U.S. and foreign laws, regulations and policies like the United States Department of State restrictions on the transfer of technology, International Traffic in Arms Regulation (“ITAR”) and other export laws and regulations and may be subject to first obtaining licenses, clearances or authorizations from various regulatory entities. This may limit our ability to sell our products abroad and the failure to comply with any of these regulations could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business and generate revenues as well as increasing our operating costs. Our products may also be subject to regulation by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission that regulate wireless communications.
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Sources and Availability of Components
Certain materials and equipment for our products are custom made for those products and are dependent upon either a single or limited number of suppliers. Failure of a supplier could cause delays in delivery of the products if another supplier cannot promptly be found or if the quality of such replacement supplier’s components is inferior or unacceptable.
Employees
We currently have five full time and five part time employees, not including David Phipps, our Chief Executive Officer and President, and Theresa Carlise, our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Phipps and Ms. Carlise work for us full time. The Company considers its relationships with its employees to be satisfactory and is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement.
Risks Related to Our Business
The risk factors in this section describe the material risks to our business, prospects, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows, and should be considered carefully. In addition, these factors constitute our cautionary statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements (as defined in such act) made in this annual report on Form 10-K. Investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any statements that are not historical facts and that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such as “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes” and “projects”) may be forward-looking and may involve estimates and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.
Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of such factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our results of operations or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
We have a history of net losses and we are uncertain about our future profitability.
We have incurred significant net losses since our inception. For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, we have incurred net losses of $1.4 million, $1.2 million, and $3.9 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, we had an accumulated deficit of $11,115,178. If our revenue grows more slowly than currently anticipated, or if operating expenses are higher than expected, we may be unable to consistently achieve profitability, our financial condition will suffer, and the value of our common stock could decline. Even if we are successful increasing our sales, we may incur losses in the foreseeable future as we continue to develop and market our products.
If sales revenue from any of our current products or any additional products that we develop in the future is insufficient, or if our product development is delayed, we may be unable to achieve profitability and, in the event we are unable to secure financing for prolonged periods of time, we may need to temporarily cease operations and, possible, shut them down altogether. Furthermore, even if we are able to achieve profitability, we may be unable to sustain or increase such profitability on a quarterly or annual basis, which would significantly reduce the value of our common stock.
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There is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.
The report of our independent registered public accounting firm that accompanies our audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 contain a going concern qualification in which such firm expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. At December 31, 2019, we had an accumulated deficit of $11,115,178 and negative working capital of $567,022, and a net loss of $1,379,756 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result if we are unable to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to continue as a going concern, holders of our common stock might lose their entire investment.
We plan to attempt to raise additional equity capital through one or more private placement or public offerings. However, the doubts raised, relating to our ability to continue as a going concern, may make our shares an unattractive investment for potential investors. These factors, among others, may make it difficult to raise any additional capital. Without additional capital, we will be unable to achieve our business objectives, and may be forced to curtail our operations, reduce headcount, and/or temporarily cease our operations until requisite capital is secured.
Our dependence on key suppliers puts us at risk of interruptions in the availability of our products, which could reduce our revenue and adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, increases in prices for components used in our products could adversely affect our results of operations.
We require the timely delivery of sufficient amounts of materials and components, some of which are custom made, to manufacture our products. For reasons of quality assurance, cost effectiveness or availability, we procure certain materials and components from a single or limited number of suppliers. We generally acquire such materials and components through purchase orders placed in the ordinary course of business, and as a result we may not have a significant inventory of these materials and components and generally do not have any guaranteed or contractual supply arrangements with many of these suppliers. Our reliance on these supplier’s subjects us to risks that could harm our business, including, but not limited to, difficulty locating and qualifying alternative suppliers.
Our dependence on third-party suppliers involves several other risks, including limited control over pricing, availability, quality and delivery schedules. Suppliers of materials and components may decide, or be required, for reasons beyond our control, to cease supplying materials and components to us or to raise their prices. Shortages of materials, quality control problems, production capacity constraints or delays by our suppliers could negatively affect our ability to meet our production requirements and result in increased prices for affected materials or components. We may also face delays, yield issues and quality control problems if we are required to locate and secure new sources of supply. While we have not experienced any to date, any material shortage, constraint or delay may result in delays in shipments of our products, which could materially adversely affect our results of operations. Increases in prices for materials and components used in our products could also materially adversely affect our results of operations.
We may need to raise additional capital to grow our business and satisfy our anticipated future liquidity needs, and we may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
Growing and operating our business will require significant cash outlays, liquidity reserves and capital expenditures and commitments to respond to business challenges, including developing or enhancing new or existing products. As of December 31, 2019, we had cash on hand of $75,362. If cash on hand and cash generated from operations are not sufficient to meet our cash and liquidity needs, we may need to seek additional capital, potentially through debt or equity financings. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of additional equity or convertible securities, your ownership interest may be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a stockholder. Debt financing, if available, would result in increased fixed payment obligations and a portion of our operating cash flows, if any, being dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on such indebtedness. In addition, debt financing may involve agreements that include restrictive covenants that impose operating restrictions, such as restrictions on the incurrence of additional debt, the making of certain capital expenditures or the declaration of dividends. Any additional fundraising efforts may divert our management from their day-to-day activities, which may adversely affect our ability to develop and commercialize our products. Even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans, we may seek additional capital if market conditions are favorable or in light of specific strategic considerations. If we are unable to obtain funding on a timely basis, we may be required to significantly curtail, delay or discontinue one or more of our research or product candidate development programs or the commercialization of any product candidate or be unable to expand our operations or otherwise capitalize on our business opportunities, as desired, which could materially affect our business, operating results and prospects and cause the price of the common stock to decline.
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Adverse conditions in the global economy and disruption of financial markets may significantly restrict our ability to generate revenues or obtain debt or equity financing.
Volatility and uncertainty in the global economy could reduce demand for our products and services which would significantly jeopardize our ability to achieve our sales targets. These conditions could also affect our potential strategic partners, which, in turn, could make it much more difficult to execute a strategic collaboration. Moreover, volatility and disruption of financial markets could limit our customers’ ability to obtain adequate financing or credit to purchase and pay for our products and services in a timely manner, or to maintain operations, and result in a decrease in sales volume. General concerns about the fundamental soundness of domestic and international economies may also cause customers to reduce purchases. Changes in governmental banking, monetary and fiscal policies to restore liquidity and increase credit availability may not be effective. Economic conditions and market turbulence may also impact our suppliers’ ability to supply sufficient quantities of product components in a timely manner, which could impair our ability to fulfill sales orders. It is difficult to determine the extent of the economic and financial market problems and the many ways in which they may affect our suppliers, customers, investors, and business in general. Continuation or further deterioration of these financial and macroeconomic conditions could significantly harm sales, profitability and results of operations. Economic downturns or other adverse economic changes (local, regional, or national) can also hurt our financial performance in the form of lower interest earned on investments and/or could result in losses of portions of principal in our investment portfolio.
Product development is a long, expensive and uncertain process.
The development of our own branded range of satellite tracking devices is a costly, complex and time-consuming process, and the investment in product development often involves a long wait until a return, if any, is achieved on such investment. Investments in new technology and processes are inherently speculative. We have experienced numerous setbacks and delays in our research and development efforts and may encounter further obstacles in the course of the development of additional technologies and products. We may not be able to overcome these obstacles or may have to expend significant additional funds and time. Technical obstacles and challenges we encounter in our research and development process may result in delays in or abandonment of product commercialization, may substantially increase the costs of development, and may negatively affect our results of operations. Due to the delay of the launch to our existing product lines, the investment of $50,000, on February 19, 2015 has been impaired and expensed to SGA, for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Successful technical development of our products does not guarantee successful commercialization.
We may successfully complete the technical development for one or all of our product development programs, but still fail to develop a commercially successful product for a number of reasons, including among others the following:
● | failure to obtain the required regulatory approvals for their use; | |
● | prohibitive production costs; | |
● | competing products; | |
● | lack of innovation of the product; | |
● | ineffective distribution and marketing; | |
● | lack of sufficient cooperation from our partners; and | |
● | demonstrations of the products not aligning with or meeting customer needs. |
Our success in the market for the products we develop will depend largely on our ability to prove our products’ capabilities. Upon demonstration, our satellite ground stations and tracking devices may not have the capabilities they were designed to have or that we believed they would have. Furthermore, even if we do successfully demonstrate our products’ capabilities, potential customers may be more comfortable doing business with a larger, more established, more proven company than us. Moreover, competing products may prevent us from gaining wide market acceptance of our products. Significant revenue from new product investments may not be achieved for a number of years, if at all.
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If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights, we could lose our ability to compete in the marketplace.
Our intellectual property and proprietary rights are important to our ability to remain competitive and for the success of our products and our business. We rely on a combination of trademark and trade secret laws as well as confidentiality agreements and procedures, non-compete agreements and other contractual provisions to protect our intellectual property, other proprietary rights and our brand. We have confidentiality agreements in place with our consultants, Globalstar, customers and certain business suppliers and plan to require future employees to enter into confidentiality and non-compete agreements. We have little protection when we must rely on trade secrets and nondisclosure agreements. Our intellectual property rights may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented by third parties. We may not be able to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or use of our technical knowledge or other trade secrets by employees or competitors. Furthermore, our competitors may independently develop technologies and products that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technologies and/or products, which could result in decreased revenues. Moreover, the laws of foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the U.S. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights which could result in substantial costs to us and substantial diversion of management attention. If we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, our competitors could use it to enhance their products. Our inability to adequately protect our intellectual property rights could adversely affect our business and financial condition, and the value of our brand and other intangible assets.
Other companies may claim that we infringe their intellectual property, which could materially increase our costs and harm our ability to generate future revenue and profit.
We do not believe that we infringe the proprietary rights of any third party but claims of infringement are becoming increasingly common and third parties may assert infringement claims against us. It may be difficult or impossible to identify, prior to receipt of notice from a third party, the trade secrets, patent position or other intellectual property rights of a third party, either in the United States or in foreign jurisdictions. Any such assertion may result in litigation or may require us to obtain a license for the intellectual property rights of third parties. If we are required to obtain licenses to use any third-party technology, we would have to pay royalties, which may significantly reduce any profit on our products. In addition, any such litigation could be expensive and disruptive to our ability to generate revenue or enter into new market opportunities. If any of our products were found to infringe other parties’ proprietary rights and we are unable to come to terms regarding a license with such parties, we may be forced to modify our products to make them non-infringing or to cease production of such products altogether.
The decision by British voters to exit the European Union may negatively impact our operations.
The June 2016 referendum by British voters to exit the European Union (“Brexit”) adversely impacted global markets and resulted in a sharp decline in the value of the British pound, as compared to the U.S. dollar and other currencies. As the U.K. negotiates its exit from the European Union, volatility in exchange rates and in U.K. interest rates may continue. In the near term, a weaker British pound compared to the U.S. dollar during a reporting period causes local currency results of our U.K. operations to be translated into fewer U.S. dollars; a weaker British pound compared to other currencies increases the cost of goods imported into our U.K. operations and may decrease the profitability of our U.K. operations; and a higher U.K. interest rate may have a dampening effect on the U.K. economy. In the longer term, any impact from Brexit on our U.K. operations will depend, in part, on the outcome of tariff, trade, regulatory and other negotiations.
The nature of our business involves significant risks and uncertainties that may not be covered by insurance or indemnity.
We develop and sell products where insurance or indemnification may not be available, including:
● | Designing and developing products using advanced and unproven technologies in intelligence and homeland security applications that are intended to operate in high demand, high risk situations; and | |
● | Designing and developing products to collect, distribute and analyze various types of information. |
Failure of certain of our products could result in loss of life or property damage. Certain products may raise questions with respect to issues of privacy rights, civil liberties, intellectual property, trespass, conversion and similar concepts, which may raise new legal issues. Indemnification to cover potential claims or liabilities resulting from a failure of technologies developed or deployed may be available in certain circumstances but not in others. We are not able to maintain insurance to protect against all operational risks and uncertainties. Substantial claims resulting from an accident, failure of our product, or liability arising from our products in excess of any indemnity or insurance coverage (or for which indemnity or insurance is not available or was not obtained) could harm our financial condition, cash flows, and operating results. Any accident, even if fully covered or insured, could negatively affect our reputation among our customers and the public, and make it more difficult for us to compete effectively.
Our sales may be impacted should there be a disruption of service to our Amazon online storefronts
The Company’s Amazon online marketplaces represented approximately 56.9% and 37.3% of total sales for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively and we anticipate that these marketplaces will continue to represent a significant portion of our sales for the foreseeable future. Should there be a disruption of Amazon services this may impact our sales adversely.
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We are heavily reliant on David Phipps, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Theresa Carlise, our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, and the departure or loss of either of them could disrupt our business.
The Company depends heavily on the continued efforts of David Phipps, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and of Theresa Carlise, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. Mr. Phipps is the founder of GTCL and is essential to the Company’s strategic vision and day-to-day operations and would be difficult to replace. On June 14, 2018, the Company entered into a two-year employment contract with Mr. Phipps’ and we cannot be certain that he will desire to continue with us for the duration of the employment term. On March 13, 2020, the Company and David Phipps and Theresa Carlise, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, executed waivers of the provisions in their respective employment agreement requiring prior written notice of non-renewal to the other party. As a result, their respective employment terms with the Company will not be automatically extended as set forth in such employment agreements and will terminate as of June 14, 2020. The departure of Mr. Phipps or Ms. Carlise or both of them, or the inability to timely hire and retain a qualified replacement, could negatively impact the Company’s ability to manage its business.
If we are unable to recruit and retain key management, technical and sales personnel, our business would be negatively affected.
For our business to be successful, we need to attract and retain highly qualified technical, management and sales personnel. The failure to recruit additional key personnel when needed with specific qualifications and on acceptable terms or to retain good relationships with our partners might impede our ability to continue to develop, commercialize and sell our products. To the extent the demand for skilled personnel exceeds supply, we could experience higher labor, recruiting and training costs in order to attract and retain such employees. We face competition for qualified personnel from other companies with significantly more resources available to them and thus may not be able to attract the level of personnel needed for our business to succeed.
The control deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting may, until remedied, cause errors in our financial statements or cause our filings with the SEC to not be timely.
Our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective for the period covered by this Annual Report due to our limited internal audit functions and lack of ability to have multiple levels of transaction review in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31 2019, including those related to (i) a lack of segregation of duties within accounting functions, which was exacerbated by our entrance into the mobile satellite communications business in December 2015 and consummation of the share exchange in February 2015, and (ii) the need for a new accounting system to effectively manage our increased volume of transactions. Ineffective internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures may result in errors in our financial statements that could require a restatement, or our filings may not be timely made with the SEC. We intend to implement additional corporate governance and control measures to strengthen our control environment as we are able, but it takes management time and resources to achieve, and we may not achieve our desired objectives. Moreover, no control environment, no matter how well designed and operated, can prevent or detect all errors or fraud. We may identify material weaknesses and control deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting in the future that may require remediation and could lead investors losing confidence in our reported financial information, which could lead to a decline in our stock price.
The Company may incur significant delays and/or expenses in addition to, impairing its ability to secure additional financing, relating to the worldwide COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
Beginning in late 2019, there have been reports of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak originating in China, prompting government-imposed quarantines, closures of certain travel and businesses, which outbreak evolved into a worldwide pandemic in March 2020. It is presently unknown whether and to what extent the Company’s supply chains may be affected if the pandemic persists for an extended period of time. The Company may incur significant delays or expenses relating to such events outside of its control, which could have a material adverse impact on its business, operating results and financial condition. The Company’s reliance on securing additional capital for its public company expenses may be impaired due to the effect on the U.S. financial markets. The inability to obtain appropriate financing, may affect its compliance requirements as a public company. The Company has been using its working capital from its operating subsidiaries, to support its public company expenses. The continued drain on its working capital may force the Company to incur cutbacks, which may affect its future operating revenue as well as, its ability to continue operations. While at present the Company has not experienced direct adverse effect of the pandemic on its operations, the Company anticipates that the continued demands to provide working capital may require the Company to engage in various cost-cutting measures, including, without limitation, temporary or permanent cutbacks to its personnel, curtailing portion(s) of its operations, etc., which measures are likely to adversely affect the Company's future operations, revenue as well as its ability to continue its current operations.
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Risks Related to Our Organization and Our Common Stock
You may experience dilution of your ownership interests because of the future issuance of additional shares of our common or preferred stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for our common or preferred stock.
We are authorized to issue an aggregate of 50,000,000 shares of common stock and 3,333,333 shares of “blank check” preferred stock. In the future, we may issue our authorized but previously unissued equity securities, resulting in the dilution of the ownership interests of our present stockholders. We may issue additional shares of our common stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for our common stock in connection with hiring or retaining employees, future acquisitions, future sales of our securities for capital raising purposes, or for other business purposes. The future issuance of any such additional shares of our common stock may create downward pressure on the trading price of the common stock. We will need to raise additional capital in the near future to meet our working capital needs, and there can be no assurance that we will not be required to issue additional shares, warrants or other convertible securities in the future in conjunction with these capital raising efforts, including at a price (or exercise or conversion prices) below the price an investor paid for stock.
On May 13, 2019, the Company completed a private placement of convertible promissory notes (“Notes”) for an aggregate principal amount of $805,000. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 6% per annum, simple interest, and mature on the third anniversary of the Issue Date. The holders of the Notes (the “Holders”) have an optional right of conversion. A Holder may elect to convert its Note, and all of the Indebtedness outstanding as of such time, into the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion Shares”) as determined by dividing the Indebtedness by $0.10, subject to certain adjustments, but excluding adjustment for a reserve stock split of no more than 1:20 contemplated by the Company at issue date. The optional right of conversion is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion. Therefore, full conversion of the Notes would cause dilution to our existing common shareholders.
We do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock, and investors may lose the entire amount of their investment.
Cash dividends have never been declared or paid on our common stock, and we do not anticipate such a declaration or payment for the foreseeable future. We expect to use future earnings, if any, to fund business growth. Therefore, stockholders will not receive any funds absent a sale of their shares of common stock. If we do not pay dividends, our common stock may be less valuable because a return on your investment will only occur if our stock price appreciates. We cannot assure stockholders of a positive return on their investment when they sell their shares, nor can we assure that stockholders will not lose the entire amount of their investment.
Being a public company is expensive and administratively burdensome.
As a public reporting company, we are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and other federal securities laws, rules and regulations related thereto, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Complying with these laws and regulations requires the time and attention of our Board of Directors and management, and increases our expenses. We estimate the Company will incur approximately $200,000 to $300,000 annually in connection with being a public company.
Among other things, we are required to:
● | maintain and evaluate a system of internal controls over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules and regulations of the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; |
● | prepare and distribute periodic reports in compliance with our obligations under federal securities laws; |
● | institute a more comprehensive compliance function, including with respect to corporate governance; and |
● | involve, to a greater degree, our outside legal counsel and accountants in the above activities. |
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The costs of preparing and filing annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC and furnishing audited reports to stockholders are expensive and much greater than that of a privately-held company, and compliance with these rules and regulations may require us to hire additional financial reporting, internal controls and other finance personnel, and will involve a material increase in regulatory, legal and accounting expenses and the attention of management. There can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with the applicable regulations in a timely manner, if at all. In addition, being a public company makes it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance. In the future, we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain this coverage.
Public company compliance may make it more difficult to attract and retain officers and directors.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and new rules subsequently implemented by the SEC have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. As a public company, we expect these new rules and regulations to increase our compliance costs in 2020 and beyond and to make certain activities more time consuming and costly. As a public company, we also expect that these new rules and regulations may make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance in the future and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our Board of Directors or as executive officers.
Our common stock is not traded on a national securities exchange.
Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Markets and is not heavily traded, which may increase price quotation volatility and could limit the liquidity of the common stock, all of which may adversely affect the market price of the common stock and our ability to raise additional capital.
The ability of our Board of Directors to issue additional stock may prevent or make more difficult certain transactions, including a sale or merger of the Company.
Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue up to 3,333,333 shares of preferred stock with powers, rights and preferences designated by it. See “Preferred Stock” in the section of this prospectus titled “Description of Securities.” Shares of voting or convertible preferred stock could be issued, or rights to purchase such shares could be issued, to create voting impediments or to frustrate persons seeking to effect a takeover or otherwise gain control of the Company. The ability of the Board of Directors to issue such additional shares of preferred stock, with rights and preferences it deems advisable, could discourage an attempt by a party to acquire control of the Company by tender offer or other means. Such issuances could therefore deprive stockholders of benefits that could result from such an attempt, such as the realization of a premium over the market price for their shares in a tender offer or the temporary increase in market price that such an attempt could cause. Moreover, the issuance of such additional shares of preferred stock to persons friendly to the Board of Directors could make it more difficult to remove incumbent officers and directors from office even if such change were to be favorable to stockholders generally.
Our stock may be traded infrequently and in low volumes, so you may be unable to sell your shares at or near the quoted bid prices if you need to sell your shares.
Until our common stock is listed on a national securities exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, we expect our common stock to remain eligible for quotation on the OTC Markets, or on another over-the-counter quotation system, or in the “pink sheets.” In those venues, however, the shares of our common stock may trade infrequently and in low volumes, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common shares at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent. An investor may find it difficult to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock or to sell his or her shares at or near bid prices or at all. In addition, if we fail to meet the criteria set forth in SEC regulations, various requirements would be imposed by law on broker-dealers who sell our securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. Consequently, such regulations may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling our common stock, which may further affect the liquidity of our common stock. This would also make it more difficult for us to raise capital.
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There currently is no active public market for our common stock and there can be no assurance that an active public market will ever develop. Failure to develop or maintain a trading market could negatively affect the value of our common stock and make it difficult or impossible for you to sell your shares.
There is currently no active public market for shares of our common stock, and one may never develop. Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets. The OTC Markets is a thinly traded market and lacks the liquidity of certain other public markets with which some investors may have more experience. We may not ever be able to satisfy the listing requirements for our common stock to be listed on a national securities exchange, which is often a more widely-traded and liquid market. Some, but not all, of the factors which may delay or prevent the listing of our common stock on a more widely-traded and liquid market include the following: our stockholders’ equity may be insufficient; the market value of our outstanding securities may be too low; our net income from operations may be too low; our common stock may not be sufficiently widely held; we may not be able to secure market makers for our common stock; and we may fail to meet the rules and requirements mandated by the several exchanges and markets to have our common stock listed. Should we fail to satisfy the initial listing standards of the national exchanges, or our common stock is otherwise rejected for listing, and remains listed on the OTC Markets or is suspended from the OTC Markets, the trading price of our common stock could suffer and the trading market for our common stock may be less liquid and our common stock price may be subject to increased volatility, making it difficult or impossible to sell shares of our common stock.
Our publicly filed reports are subject to review by the SEC, and any significant changes or amendments required as a result of any such review may result in material liability to us and may have a material adverse impact on the trading price of our common stock.
The reports of publicly traded companies are subject to review by the SEC from time to time for the purpose of assisting companies in complying with applicable disclosure requirements, and the SEC is required to undertake a comprehensive review of a company’s reports at least once every three years under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. SEC reviews may be initiated at any time. We could be required to modify, amend or reformulate information contained in prior filings as a result of an SEC review. Any modification, amendment or reformulation of information contained in such reports could be significant and result in material liability to us and have a material adverse impact on the trading price of our common stock.
Our common stock is subject to the “penny stock” rules of the SEC and the trading market in the securities is limited, which makes transactions in the stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in the stock.
Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.
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In order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (a) obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.
The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (b) confirms that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our common stock.
Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker or dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
Our stock price may be volatile.
The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could fluctuate widely in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including the following:
● | changes in our industry; | |
● | competitive pricing pressures; | |
● | our ability to obtain working capital financing; | |
● | additions or departures of key personnel; | |
● | sales of our common stock; | |
● | our ability to execute our business plan; | |
● | operating results that fall below expectations; | |
● | loss of any strategic relationship; | |
● | regulatory developments; and | |
● | economic and other external factors. |
In addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Offers or availability for sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock may cause the price of our common stock to decline.
If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, including upon the expiration of any statutory holding period under Rule 144, or issued upon the conversion of preferred stock or exercise of warrants, it could create a circumstance commonly referred to as an “overhang” and in anticipation of which the market price of our common stock could fall. The existence of an overhang, whether or not sales have occurred or are occurring, also could make more difficult our ability to raise additional financing through the sale of equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.
Investor relations activities, nominal “float” and supply and demand factors may affect the price of our stock.
The Company expects to utilize various techniques such as non-deal road shows and investor relations campaigns in order to create investor awareness for the Company. These campaigns may include personal, video and telephone conferences with investors and prospective investors in which our business practices are described. The Company may provide compensation to investor relations firms and pay for newsletters, websites, mailings and email campaigns that are produced by third-parties based upon publicly-available information concerning the Company. The Company does not intend to review or approve the content of such analysts’ reports or other materials based upon analysts’ own research or methods. Investor relations firms should generally disclose when they are compensated for their efforts, but whether such disclosure is made or complete is not under our control. In addition, investors in the Company may, from time to time, also take steps to encourage investor awareness through similar activities that may be undertaken at the expense of the investors. Investor awareness activities may also be suspended or discontinued which may impact the trading market our common stock.
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The SEC and FINRA enforce various statutes and regulations intended to prevent manipulative or deceptive devices in connection with the purchase or sale of any security and carefully scrutinize trading patterns and company news and other communications for false or misleading information, particularly in cases where the hallmarks of “pump and dump” activities may exist, such as rapid share price increases or decreases. We, and our shareholders may be subjected to enhanced regulatory scrutiny due to the small number of holders who initially will own the registered shares of our common stock publicly available for resale, and the limited trading markets in which such shares may be offered or sold which have often been associated with improper activities concerning penny-stocks, such as the OTCQB Marketplace or the OTCPink Marketplace (Pink OTC) or pink sheets. Until such time as our restricted shares are registered or available for resale under Rule 144, there will continue to be a small percentage of shares held by a small number of investors, many of whom acquired such shares in privately negotiated purchase and sale transactions, which will constitute the entire available trading market. The Supreme Court has stated that manipulative action is a term of art connoting intentional or willful conduct designed to deceive or defraud investors by controlling or artificially affecting the price of securities. Often times, manipulation is associated by regulators with forces that upset the supply and demand factors that would normally determine trading prices. Since a small percentage of the outstanding common stock of the Company will initially be available for trading, held by a small number of individuals or entities, the supply of our common stock for sale will be extremely limited for an indeterminate amount of time, which could result in higher bids, asks or sales prices than would otherwise exist. Securities regulators have often cited factors such as thinly-traded markets, small numbers of holders, and awareness campaigns as hallmarks of claims of price manipulation and other violations of law when combined with manipulative trading, such as wash sales, matched orders or other manipulative trading timed to coincide with false or touting press releases. There can be no assurance that the Company’s or third-parties’ activities, or the small number of potential sellers or small percentage of stock in the “float,” or determinations by purchasers or holders as to when or under what circumstances or at what prices they may be willing to buy or sell stock will not artificially impact (or would be claimed by regulators to have affected) the normal supply and demand factors that determine the price of the stock.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not applicable.
Item 2. Description of Property.
We rent our office space at 18851 N.E. 29th Ave, Suite 700, Aventura, Florida 33180 for $314 per month and our facilities in Poole, England for £2,128 (or approximately US$2,717 per month. We estimate that this property will meet the Company’s needs for the foreseeable future.
From time to time, we may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. We are not currently involved in any pending legal proceeding or litigation and, to the best of our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we are a party or to which any of our properties is subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Information
Beginning August 19, 2019, our trading symbol changed to “TRKKD”, from “TRKK”, for a period of twenty business days, after which it became “OSAT”, as a result of a reverse split of our common stock at a ratio of 1 for 15, the Common Stock has the following new CUSIP number: 68557F100. All share and per share information has been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse split.
The following table sets forth the high and low closing bid prices for our common stock for the fiscal quarter indicated as reported on OTC Markets, as adjusted for; our 150:1 reverse split approved by FINRA April 21, 2014, our 150:1 reverse split approved by FINRA March 8, 2018, and our 15:1 reverse split approved by FINRA on August 19, 2019. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions. Our common stock is very thinly traded and, thus, pricing of our common stock on OTC Markets does not necessarily represent its fair market value. The last reported sales price of our common stock on the OTC Markets on March 30, 2020 was $2.82 per share.
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Year ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||
Quarter ended March 31, 2019 | $ | 7.87 | $ | 2.40 | ||||
Quarter ended June 30, 2019 | $ | 7.50 | $ | 3.00 | ||||
Quarter ended September 30, 2019 | $ | 7.50 | $ | 3.16 | ||||
Quarter ended December 31, 2019 | $ | 3.50 | $ | 2.95 | ||||
Year ended December 31, 2018 | ||||||||
Quarter ended March 31, 2018 | $ | 57.12 | $ | 22.50 | ||||
Quarter ended June 30, 2018 | $ | 45.00 | $ | 20.70 | ||||
Quarter ended September 30, 2018 | $ | 25.50 | $ | 7.65 | ||||
Quarter ended December 31, 2018 | $ | 15.00 | $ | 2.26 |
Equity Compensation Plan Information
As of December 31, 2019, we had issued and outstanding options to purchase 39,044 shares of common stock. The weighted average exercise price of the options was $17.49. Options totaling 19,044 were not issued under any equity compensation plan. The weighted average exercise price of the options was $28.49. There were 20,000 options outstanding pursuant to the 2018 Incentive Plan with a weighted average exercise price of $7.02.
The following table provides pre-split information about our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2019:
Plan category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Weighted- average warrants and rights | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans | |||||||||
Equity compensation plans – 2018 Incentive Plan | 20,000 | $ | 7.02 | 46,667 | ||||||||
Equity compensation plans not issued under an equity compensation plan | 19,044 | $ | 28.49 | - | ||||||||
Total | 39,044 | - | 46,667 |
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Holders
As of March 30, 2020, we had 234,476 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding held by approximately 466 stockholders of record.
Dividend Policy
We have never paid any cash dividends on our capital stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain future earnings to fund ongoing operations and future capital requirements. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will be dependent upon financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, there were no repurchases made by us or on our behalf, or by any “affiliated purchaser,” of shares of our common stock, nor were there any sales of the Company’s unregistered securities during the same fiscal period.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
We qualify as a smaller reporting company, as defined by Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, and are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including those relating to our liquidity, our belief that we will not have sufficient cash and borrowing capacity to meet our working capital needs for the next 12 months without further financing, our expectations regarding acquisitions and new lines of business, gross profit, gross margins and capital expenditures. Additionally, words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes,” “will” and similar words are used to identify forward-looking statements.
Some or all of the results anticipated by these forward-looking statements may not occur. Important factors, uncertainties and risks that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Risk Factors which appear in our filings and reports made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), our lack of working capital, the value of our securities, the impact of competition, the continuation or worsening of current economic conditions, technology and technological changes, a potential decrease in consumer spending and the condition of the domestic and global credit and capital markets. Additionally, these forward-looking statements are presented as of the date this Form 10-K is filed with the SEC. We do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements.
This discussion should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Report, including “Risk Factors,” “Description of Business” and the Financial Statements attached hereto pursuant and the related exhibits. The various sections of this discussion contain a number of forward-looking statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risk factors described throughout this Report.
The following discussion provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read along with our financial statements and notes thereto contained elsewhere in this annual report. The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ significantly from the results, expectations and plans discussed in these forward-looking statements.
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Overview
We are a provider of satellite-based hardware, airtime and related services both in the United States and internationally. We sell equipment and airtime for use on all of the major satellite networks including Globalstar, Inmarsat, Iridium and Thuraya and operate a short-term rental service for customers who desire to use our equipment for a limited time period. Our acquisition of GTCL in February 2015 expanded our global satellite-based infrastructure and business, which was first launched in December 2014 through the purchase of certain contracts.
Recent Events
On August 19, 2019, we effected a reverse split in 1-for-15 ratio as applied to our common stock and preferred stock, as well as the number of authorized shares for both classes. As of December 31, 2019, we had 121,216 shares issued and outstanding post-split. All share and per share, information in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes has been retroactively restated to reflect the most recently completed reverse split. See Note 12 - Stockholders Equity.
Going Concern
The report of our independent registered public accounting firm that accompanies our audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 contain a going concern qualification in which such firm expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We had net cash used in operations of approximately $659,203 during the year ended December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, we had negative working capital of approximately $567,022. Additionally, at December 31, 2019, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $11,115,178, net loss of $1,379,756 and stockholder’s equity of $639,709. These matters and our expected needs for capital investments required to support operational growth raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Without additional capital, we will be unable to achieve our business objectives, and may be forced to curtail our operations, reduce headcount, and/or temporarily cease our operations until requisite capital is secured. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible effects on recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from our inability to continue as a going concern.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s applications of accounting policies. Critical accounting policies for our company include accounting for stock-based compensation.
Stock Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of the Share-Based Payment Topic of ASC 718 which requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively, the vesting period). The ASC also requires measurement of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award.
Pursuant to ASC Topic 718, for share-based payments to consultants and other third-parties, compensation expense is determined at the “measurement date.” The expense is recognized over the vesting period of the award. Until the measurement date is reached, the total amount of compensation expense remains uncertain. The Company initially records compensation expense based on the fair value of the award at the reporting date. Further, ASC Topic 718, provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718, such as the repricing of share options, which would revalue those options and the accounting for the cancellation of an equity award whether a replacement award or other valuable consideration is issued in conjunction with the cancellation. If not, the cancellation is viewed as a replacement and not a modification, with a repurchase price of $0.
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Use of Estimates
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the statements of financial condition, and revenues and expenses for the years then ended. Actual results may differ significantly from those estimates. Significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to, the assumptions used to calculate stock-based compensation, derivative liabilities and common stock issued for services.
Effect of Exchange Rate on Results
The Company’s reporting currency is U.S. Dollars. The accounts of one of the Company’s subsidiaries, GTCL, is maintained using the appropriate local currency, Great British Pound, as the functional currency. All assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars at balance sheet date, shareholders’ equity is translated at historical rates and revenue and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rate for the year or the reporting period. The translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, captioned as accumulated other comprehensive (loss) gain. Transaction gains and losses arising from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the statements of operations.
The relevant translation rates are as follows: for the year ended December 31, 2019 closing rate at 1.3262 US$: GBP, yearly average rate at 1.276933 US$: GBP, for the year ended 2018 closing rate at 1.274700 US$: GBP, average rate at 1.296229 US$: GBP.
GTCL represents 68.4% of total company sales and as such, currency rate variances have an impact on results. For the year ended December 31, 2019 the net effect on revenues were impacted by the differences in exchange rate from yearly average exchange of 1.296229 to 1.276933. Had the yearly average rate remained, sales would have been higher by $156,037. GTCL comparable sales in GBP, its home currency, increased 3.9% or £117,666, from £3,024,967 to £3,142,634 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to December 31, 2018.
GTCL represents 68.5% of total company sales and as such, currency rate variances have an impact on results. For the year ended December 31, 2018 the net effect on revenues were impacted by the differences in exchange rate from yearly average exchange of 1.288190 to 1.296229. Had the yearly average rate remained, sales would have been lower by $24,320. GTCL comparable sales in GBP, its home currency, decreased 2.4% or £72,892, from £3,098,112 to £3,025,220 for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to December 31, 2017.
Results of Operations
Net Revenue. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, revenues generated were approximately $5,869,558 and $5,726,572, an increase of $142,986 or 2.5%. Revenues were derived primarily from the sales of satellite phones, locator beacons, GPS trackers, terminals, accessories and additional and recurring airtime plans. Comparable sales for Orbital Satcom Corp. increased 2.8% or $51,102, from $1,805,523 to $1,856,625. Comparable sales for GTCL increased 2.3% or $91,883, from $3,921,049 to $4,012,932. The sales increase is attributable to increased Amazon sales and product selections.
Cost of Sales. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, cost of revenues decreased to $4,646,180 compared to $4,691,748 for the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of $45,568 or 1.0%. We expect our cost of revenues to continue to increase during fiscal 2020 and beyond, as we expand our operations and begin generating additional revenues under our current business. However, we are unable at this time to estimate the amount of the expected increases. Gross profit margins during the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were 20.8% and 18.1%, respectively. The increase in margin was attributable to new product lines with higher margins.
Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $2,334,706, an increase of $170,246, or 7.9%, from total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018, of $2,164,460.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $761,237 and $664,819 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, representing an increase of $96,418 or 14.5%. The increase is attributable to: impairment of research and development for $50,000 for the Company’s impairment of its investment on February 19, 2015, for its dual mode tracker, which it has yet to launch, an increase in travel between the Company’s offices in the UK to US, an increase in medical insurance premiums, filing fees for the State of Nevada, offset by the charge in 2018, of UK personal property tax, which was for a two year period.
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Salaries, wages and payroll taxes were $732,498 and $741,584 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, representing a decrease of $9,086, or 1.2%. The decrease was attributable to a reduction of personnel.
Stock based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2019 were non-cash expenses. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $0 and $219,518 for stock-based compensation. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the expense was for fully vested options to purchase 4,583 shares of the Company’s stock with a fair market value of $20.70 per share at an exercise price of $22.50 and $25.50 to management and a director and 55,417 shares of the Company’s stock with a fair market value of $2.25 per share at an exercise price of $2.25 and $2.55, for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Professional fees were $565,643 and $249,675 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, representing an increase of $315,968 or 126.6%. The increase was attributable to the Company’s increase in consulting fees of $227,158, due to the restructuring of the Company’s capitalization structure, an increase of legal expenses of $63,984, investor relations fees of $7,000 and accounting fees of $25,585, primarily related to international value added tax, “VAT” compliance, offset by a reduction of public company expense of $7,759.
Depreciation and amortization expenses were $275,328 and $288,864 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, representing a decrease of $13,536, or 4.7%. The decrease was attributable to fully amortized assets.
We expect our expenses in each of these areas to continue to increase during fiscal 2020 and beyond as we expand our operations and begin generating additional revenues under our current business. However, we are unable at this time to estimate the amount of the expected increases.
Total Other (Income) Expense. Our total other expenses were $267,681 and $56,536 during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively, representing an increase of $211,145 or 373.5%. The increase is primarily attributable interest expense and change in fair value of derivative instruments related to convertible debt and exchange rate variances.
Net Loss before Income Taxes. We recorded net loss before income tax of $1,379,009 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to a net loss of $1,186,172, for the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease is a result of the factors as described above.
Provision for Income Taxes and Income Tax Expense. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded income tax expense of $747 and $8,534, respectively. The decrease was attributable to a decrease in provision for income taxes for UK taxes related to its subsidiary, GTCL, for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Net Loss. We recorded net loss after income tax of $1,379,756 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to a net loss of $1,194,706 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease is a result of the factors as described above.
Comprehensive Loss. We recorded a (loss) gain for foreign currency translation adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, of $4,020 and $(5,773), respectively. The fluctuations of the increase/decrease are primarily attributable to exchange rate variances. Comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1,375,736 as compared to loss of $1,200,479 for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since inception we have incurred and continue to incur significant losses from operations. Historically, we have financed our operations through various financings. If we continue to incur negative cash flow from sources of operating activities for longer than expected, our ability to continue as a going concern could be in substantial doubt and we will require additional funds through debt facilities, and/or public or private equity or debt financings to continue operations. The Company is working to secure financing to continue to support the Company’s businesses and meet all of its financial obligations. The Company can provide no assurance as to the successful conclusion of the financing. Furthermore, the Company is aggressively looking to reduce costs of its operations as well as eliminating certain corporate overhead expenses to maximize income. We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to obtain the capital we require on a timely basis or on terms acceptable to us. Without additional capital, we will be unable to achieve our business objectives, and may be forced to curtail our operations, reduce headcount, and/or temporarily cease our operations until requisite capital is secured.
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Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. At December 31, 2019, we had a cash balance of $75,362 and negative working capital is approximately $567,022.
Our current assets at December 31, 2019 increased 22.7% to $877,446, from $715,157 or an increase of 162,289, for December 31, 2018. The decrease included cash of $67,526 and unbilled revenue of $11,029, increases in accounts receivable of 73,827, inventory of $97,274, prepaid expenses of $16,670 and other current assets of $53,073. Prepaid expenses primarily represent services to consultants, which are amortized over the length of the contract.
Our current liabilities at December 31, 2019 increased to $1,444,468 from $1,056,287 or an increase of 388,181, or 36.8% from December 31, 2018. The increase is comprised of an increase in: accounts payable of $289,751, contract liabilities of $21,506, related party payable of $12,044, advances from Amazon of $24,483, and provision for income taxes $11,160 and lease liabilities of $29,237.
Operating Activities
Net cash flows used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to $659,203 and were attributable to; our net loss of $1,379,756, gain from debt extinguishment of $134,677, offset by; depreciation and amortization expense of $275,328, right of use of $9,552, impairment of other asset of $50,000, amortization of convertible debt of $257,445, change in fair value of derivative liabilities $69,677, and convertible debt issued for services of $113,000. Changes in operating assets and liabilities were reflected by increases in accounts receivable of $73,827, inventory of $97,274, prepaid and other current assets of $69,743, contract liabilities of $21,506, provision for income taxes of $11,160, increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $289,751 and lease liability of $12,374.
Net cash flows used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 amounted to $590,185 and were attributable to our net loss of $1,194,706, offset by stock-based compensation of $219,518, depreciation and amortization expense of $288,864, and imputed interest of $110. Changes in operating assets and liabilities were reflected by decreases in accounts receivable of $123,968, inventory of $63,870, unbilled revenue of $2,435, prepaid and other current assets of $85,028, deferred revenue of $196,288 and provision for income taxes of $1,765, increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $18,781.
Investing Activities
Net cash flows used in investing activities were $70,194 and $30,331 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we purchased property and equipment of $70,194. For the year ended December 31, 2018, purchased of property and equipment of $30,331.
Financing Activities
Net cash flows provided by financing activities were $659,327 and $532,029 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we had proceeds from; related party for $12,044 convertible debt $757,000 and net advances from Amazon line of credit of $24,483. For the year ended December 31, 2019 we had repayments of convertible debt of $87,778 and notes payable of $46,422. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we had proceeds from related party for $32,029 and proceeds from the sale of our Convertible Preferred Series J stock of $200,000 and Convertible Preferred Series L stock of $300,000.
Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
We have not entered into any other financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. We have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares and classified as stockholder’s equity or that are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
We qualify as a smaller reporting company, as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K and are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
See pages F-1 through F-38.
Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
Not applicable.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Management’s Conclusions Regarding Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.
Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (the “Certifying Officers”), the Company conducted an evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures. As defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, the term “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Certifying Officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, the Certifying Officers have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2019 due to our limited internal audit functions and lack of ability to have multiple levels of transaction review. The Company has been reviewing and designing remedial measures to address these matters, including, among others, upgrading its accounting software. Provided that the Company secured additional financing required to support such remedial measures, the Company expects to complete the remediation efforts by the end of the 2021 fiscal year.
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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our management is also required to assess and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013). During our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, management identified significant deficiencies related to (i) our internal audit functions and (ii) a lack of segregation of duties within accounting functions. Therefore, our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2019.
Management has determined that our internal audit function is significantly deficient due to insufficient qualified resources to perform internal audit functions.
Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. However, to the extent possible, we will implement procedures to assure that the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions will be performed by separate individuals.
We believe that the foregoing steps will remediate the significant deficiency identified above, and we will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these steps and make any changes that our management deems appropriate. Due to the nature of this significant deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting, there is more than a remote likelihood that misstatements which could be material to our annual or interim financial statements could occur that would not be prevented or detected.
A material weakness (within the meaning of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5) is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of the company’s financial reporting.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Controls
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
None.
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The following table presents information with respect to our executive officers, directors and significant employees as of the date of this report:
Name and Address | Age | Date First Elected or Appointed | Position(s) | |||
David Phipps | 54 | February 19, 2015 | Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman | |||
Hector Delgado | 51 | May 27, 2015 | Director | |||
Theresa Carlise | 61 | June 9, 2015 | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
Our directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until removed from office in accordance with our bylaws. The Board of Directors shall not appoint any new members or vote to increase its size in the absence of the written consent of Mr. Phipps. The Board of Directors appoints officers who serve their terms of office at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Background of executive officers and directors
The following is a brief account of the education and business experience during at least the past five years of our officers and directors, indicating each person’s principal occupation during that period, and the name and principal business of the organization in which such occupation and employment were carried out.
David Phipps, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, 54, has served as the Managing Director of GTCL since 2008 and as the President of GTC, a competitor of the Company, from 2003 through 2014. He has served as the President of Orbital Satcom since February 19, 2015, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since February 24, 2015 and Chief Executive Officer since February 25, 2015. Mr. Phipps was chosen as a director of the Company based on his knowledge of and relationships in the global satellite communications business.
Hector Delgado, Director, 51, was appointed to the Board of Directors on May 27, 2015. Mr. Delgado is currently the Executive Officer of the Naval Reserve Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) Detachment 108. He has also served as a Special Agent in the United States Department of Homeland Security since 1995 and as the Managing Member of ISR Strategies, LLC, a full-service security consulting company, since 2010. He is a United States Navy SEAL with active and reserve service for over twenty-eight years. In 2006, he was mobilized and served a combat tour in Ramadi, Iraq with SEAL Team THREE receiving a Navy Commendation Medal with Combat “V”. He has served with SEAL Teams TWO, THREE, FOUR, EIGHTEEN and Special Operations Command Central and South. Mr. Delgado has participated in tours of duty in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and South America. He has also served as an adjunct instructor at the United States Merchant Marine Academy teaching maritime security and conducting International Ship Security Code (ISPS) training and assessments. Mr. Delgado was appointed to serve as a director of the Company based on his leadership and entrepreneurial experience and particular familiarity with the military and governmental agencies.
Theresa Carlise, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, 61, was appointed Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary on June 9, 2015. She joined the Company from FTE Networks (OTCQX FTNW), a leading provider of infrastructure services for the telecommunications and wireless sector, where she served as a financial advisor from May 2014 through March 2015, Chief Financial Officer and Director from September 2011 through May 2014. Prior to FTE Networks, she served as the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Control System & Instrumentation (CSI) Consultants, which provided information technology consulting and system design to the industrial and manufacturing sectors, from July 2010 to September 2011 and as Chief Financial Officer and a director of Las Vegas Railway Express, Inc. (OTCBB LVRE), a developer of passenger rail transportation and related ancillary services, from December 2009 through July 2010. Ms. Carlise also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Shearson Financial Network, Inc. (OTCBB SFNN), and as Chief Financial Officer, senior vice president and a director of National Record Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ NRMI). From October 2006 to November 2007 Ms. Carlise served as Chief Financial Officer of Shearson Financial Network, Inc., a direct to consumer mortgage banking company. Declining market conditions in the mortgage banking industry in 2007, contributed to the Company filing a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in June of 2008. Ms. Carlise holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
During the past ten years, none of our officers, directors, promoters or control persons have been involved in any legal proceedings as described in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K except as set forth herein.
Director Independence
Mr. Delgado is the only “independent” director on the Board of Directors, as such term is defined under the Nasdaq listing standards.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Audit Committee. We did not during 2019, and do not currently, have an audit committee. If and when we satisfy the other initial listing standards for listing our common stock on NASDAQ or another national exchange, we intend to establish an audit committee of the Board of Directors.
Compensation Committee. We did not during 2019, and do not currently, have a compensation committee. If and when we satisfy the other initial listing standards for listing our common stock on NASDAQ or another national exchange, we intend to establish a compensation committee of the Board of Directors.
Nominating Committee. We did not during 2019, and do not currently, have a nominating committee. If and when we satisfy the other initial listing standards for listing our common stock on NASDAQ or another national exchange, we intend to establish a nominating committee of the Board of Directors.
Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight
Mr. Phipps acts as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. We have no policy requiring either that the positions of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer be separate or that they be occupied by the same individual. The Board of Directors believes that this issue is properly addressed as part of the succession planning process and that a determination on this subject should be made when it elects a new chief executive officer or at such other times as when consideration of the matter is warranted by circumstances. Currently, the Board of Directors believes that the Chief Executive Officer is best situated to serve as Chairman because he is the director most familiar with the Company’s business and industry, and most capable of effectively identifying strategic priorities and leading the discussion and execution of strategy. Independent directors and management have different perspectives and roles in strategy development. Mr. Delgado, our independent director, brings experience, oversight and expertise from outside the Company and from a variety of industries, while the CEO brings extensive experience and expertise specifically related to the Company’s business. The Board of Directors believes that the current combined role of Chairman and CEO promotes strategy development and execution, and facilitates information flow between management and the Board of Directors, which are essential to effective governance.
One of the key responsibilities of the Board of Directors is to develop strategic direction and hold management accountable for the execution of strategy once it is developed. The Board of Directors believes the current combined role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, combined with having an independent director, is in the best interest of stockholders because it provides the appropriate balance between strategy development and independent oversight of management.
Our Board of Directors is primarily responsible for overseeing our risk management processes on behalf of the Company. The Board of Directors receives and reviews periodic reports from management, auditors, legal counsel, and others, as considered appropriate regarding our Company’s assessment of risks. The Board of Directors focuses on the most significant risks facing our Company and our Company’s general risk management strategy, and also ensures that risks undertaken by our Company are consistent with the Board’s appetite for risk. While the Board oversees our Company’s risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. We believe this division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks facing our Company and that our Board leadership structure supports this approach.
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
2019 Summary Compensation Table
The table below summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our named executive officers (as defined in Item 402(m)(2) of Regulation S-K) for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 3018.
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($)(1) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Phipps Chief Executive | 2019 | $ | 231,297 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 52,455 | (3)(4)(7) | $ | 283,752 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Officer, President and Chairman | 2018 | $ | 219,862 | - | - | $ | 83,233 | - | - | $ | 46,718 | (3)(4)(7) | $ | 349,813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Theresa Carlise Chief Financial | 2019 | $ | 150,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 18,911 | (6)(8) | $ | 168,911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | 2018 | $ | 145,640 | $ | 5,000 | - | $ | 41,617 | (4) | - | - | $ | 14,873 | (6)(8) | $ | 207,130 |
(1) | Reflects the grant date fair values of stock awards calculated in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718. All stock awards have been adjusted for our 1:150 reverse stock split effective March 28, 2014 our 1:150 reverse stock split effective March 8, 2018 and further on August 19, 2019, FINRA approved a reverse split of our common stock at a ratio of 1 for 15. |
(2) | On May 26, 2017, Mr. Phipps was granted a ten-year option to purchase shares of common stock. The option is immediately exercisable into 2,222 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $22.50 per share. On June 14, 2018, Mr. Phipps was granted a three-year option to purchase 6,667 shares of common stock, vesting quarterly over the term at an exercise price per $24.00 per share. On December 18, 2018, the company cancelled the unvested portion of the grant or 5,000 options and reissued a separate grant of options to purchase 21,667 shares of common stock, fully vested with a term of five years at an exercise price of $2.55. |
(3) | The Company pays David Phipps a monthly fee of $3,000 or $36,000 per year, for his services as a director of the company, in addition to his compensation as Chief Executive Officer and President. |
(4) | On June 14, 2018, the Company entered into a new employment agreement, which entitles him to $1,200 per month auto allowance. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the auto allowance was $14,400 and $8,748, respectively. |
(5) | On May 26, 2017, Ms. Carlise was granted a ten-year option to purchase shares of common stock. The option is immediately exercisable into 1,667 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $22.50 per share. On June 14, 2018, Ms. Carlise was granted a three-year option to purchase 3,333 shares of common stock, vesting quarterly over the term at an exercise price per $22.50 per share. On December 18, 2018, the company cancelled the unvested portion of the grant or 2,500 options and reissued a separate grant of options to purchase 10,833 shares of common stock, fully vested with a term of five years at an exercise price of $2.25. |
(6) | On June 14, 2018, the Company entered into a new employment agreement, which entitles her to $600 per month auto allowance. For the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the auto allowance was $7,200 and $3,920, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, medical insurance premiums for Ms. Carlise totaling, $11,711 and $10,953, respectively. |
(7) | For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company paid on behalf of Mr. Phipps, thru its UK subsidiary, GTCL, medical insurance premiums totaling of $2,055 and $1,970, respectively. |
(8) | For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company paid on behalf of Ms. Carlise medical insurance premiums for totaling, $11,711 and $10,953, respectively. |
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Narrative Disclosure to the Summary Compensation Table
On May 26, 2017, the Company issued 2,222 options to Mr. Phipps, 1,667 options to Theresa Carlise, 556 options to Hector Delgado, its Director and 8,889 options to certain employees of the Company. The employees are the adult children of our Chief Executive Officer. The options were issued outside of the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and are not governed by the 2014 Plan. The options have an exercise price of $22.50 per share, vest immediately, and have a term of ten years. The 13,333 options were valued on the grant date at approximately $45.00 per option or a total of $600,000 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: stock price of $45.00 per share (based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock of the date of issuance), volatility of 736%, expected term of 10 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 1.30%. In connection with the stock option grant, for the years ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded stock-based compensation of $600,000.
On June 14, 2018, we issued 11,667 new stock options to our executives and directors under the 2018 Incentive Plan. All options issued have an exercise price of $22.50 per share, with the exception of David Phipps, a Ten Percent Stockholder, whose exercise price is $24.00, vest in equal quarterly installments starting July 1, 2018 over the next two years and expire on July 1, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the amount of vested options was 4,583. On July 1, 2018, 2,292 options were fully vested and valued on the vesting date at approximately $20.69 per option or a total of $47,422 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: strike price of 22.50 stock price of $20.69 per share (based on the market price at close on July 1, 2018) volatility of 718%, expected term of 3 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 2.69%. On October 1, 2018, an additional 2,292 options were fully vested and valued on the vesting date at approximately $20.69 per option or a total of $47,422 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: stock price of $20.69 per share (based on the market price close at grant date on June 14, 2018) volatility of 607%, expected term of 3 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 2.64%. In reference to this grant, the company recorded stock-based compensation of $81,698 for the year ended December 31, 2018.
On June 14, 2018, the Company entered into a two (2) year Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) with Mr. Phipps, with an automatic one (1) year extension. Under the Agreement, Mr. Phipps will serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President and will receive an annual base salary equal to the sum of $170,000 and £48,000 to be paid through our operating subsidiary, GTCL. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the £48,000 equivalent to USD is $61,293 and $62,219 and the yearly conversion rate is 1.276933 and 1.296229, respectively. The agreement provides for a performance bonus based on exceeding our annual revenue goals and on our ability to attract new investment. The Agreement also provides for medical plan coverage, an auto allowance, paid vacation, and discretionary stock grants and option awards. In the event of termination without cause, termination as a result of a change in control, or resignation with good reason (as defined in the Agreement), Mr. Phipps will be entitled to a severance equal to twice his base salary, the immediate vesting of all unvested options, and other benefits. The Agreement terminates and supersedes the Original Agreements and any subsequent amendments, effective as of the June 14, 2018.
Previously the Company had a two-year Executive Employment Agreement with Mr. Phipps, effective January 1, 2016. Under the Employment Agreement, Mr. Phipps will serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President and received an annual base salary equal to the sum of $144,000 and £48,000, or $61,833 at the yearly conversion rate of 1.288190. Mr. Phipps is also eligible for bonus compensation in an amount equal to up to fifty (50%) percent of his then-current base salary if the Company meets or exceeds criteria adopted by the Compensation Committee, if any, or Board and equity awards as may be approved in the discretion of the Compensation Committee or Board. On January 1, 2018, the agreement automatically renewed for another year.
Also, on June 14, 2018, we entered into a new Employment Agreement, (“Agreement”) with our Chief Financial Officer, Theresa Carlise. The Agreement is for a period of two (2) years, with an automatic one (1) year extension. Ms. Carlise’s base salary is $150,000 per year. The Agreement provides for performance bonuses based on exceeding our annual revenue goals and on our ability to attract new investment. The Agreement also provides for medical plan coverage, an auto allowance, paid vacation, and discretionary stock grants and option awards. In the event of termination without cause, termination as a result of a change in control, or resignation with good reason (as defined in the Agreements), Ms. Carlise will be entitled to a severance equal to twice her base salary, the immediate vesting of all unvested options, and other benefits. The Agreement terminates and supersedes the Original Agreements and any subsequent amendments, effective as of the June 14, 2018. On March 13, 2020, the Company David Phipps and Theresa Carlise, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, executed waivers of the provisions in their respective employment agreement requiring prior written notice of non-renewal to the other party. As a result, their respective employment terms with the Company will not be automatically extended as set forth in such employment agreements and will terminate as of June 14, 2020.
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Prior to June 14, 2018, the Company had a one-year agreement for Ms. Carlise, as its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. The agreement provided for an annual compensation of $140,000 as well as medical benefits. The agreement was effective December 1, 2016 and had an automatic renewal clause whereby the agreement renews itself for another year, if not cancelled by the Company previously. The agreement had been automatically extended for an additional term of one year on December 1, 2017. In addition to the base salary of $140,000 annually, Ms. Carlise was eligible to receive an annual cash bonus if the Company meets or exceeds criteria adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and shall be eligible for grants of awards under stock option or other equity incentive plans of the Company.
On December 18, 2018, the Company cancelled the unvested options as follows; 5,000 options to David Phipps, 2,500 options to Theresa Carlise, 1,250 options to Hector Delgado, its Director and 5,000 options to certain employees of the Company. Total grants cancelled were 13,750 and were returned to the Plan.
Also, on December 18, 2018, we issued 55,417 new stock options to our executives and directors under the 2018 Incentive Plan. All options issued have an exercise price of $2.25 per share, with the exception of David Phipps, (whose options have an exercise price of $2.55), are fully vested and expire on December 17, 2023. The options were valued on the grant date at approximately $2.25 per option or a total of $124,674 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: strike price of $2.25 stock price of $2.25 per share (based on the market price at close on December 17, 2018) volatility of 773%, expected term of 5 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 2.69%.
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded stock-based compensation of $0 and $219,518, respectively.
Outstanding Equity Awards at 2019 Fiscal Year-End
The table below summarizes all unexercised options, stock that has not vested, and equity incentive plan awards for each named executive officer as of December 31, 2019.
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OPTION AWARDS | STOCK AWARDS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable | Equity
Incentive (#) |
Option Exercise Price ($) |
Option Expiration Date | Number Of Shares or Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
Market ($) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Shares or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) |
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Shares or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) |
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David Phipps | 1,667 | - | - | 24.00 | 7/01/2021 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4,444 | (1) | - | - | 22.50 | 12/15/2026 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,222 | (1) | - | - | 22.50 | 5/25/2027 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theresa Carlise | 833 | - | - | 22.50 | 7/01/2021 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,833 | - | - | 2.25 | 12/17/2023 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
311 | (1) | - | - | 112.50 | 12/21/2025 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,667 | (1) | - | - | 22.50 | 5/25/2027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) | Options granted outside of the Company’s Stock Option Plan. |
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2019 Director Compensation
The table below summarizes all compensation of our directors for our last completed fiscal year.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||
David Phipps (1) | $ | 36,000 | - | $ | - | - | - | - | $ | 36,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hector Delgado | $ | 20,000 | - | $ | - | - | - | - | $ | 20,000 |
(1) | Amounts are included in Summary Compensation Table. |
Narrative Disclosure to the Director Compensation Table
The Company pays David Phipps a monthly fee of $3,000 for his services as a director of the company, in addition to his compensation as Chief Executive Officer and President.
On December 29, 2016, the Board of Directors approved increasing its quarterly payments from $3,500 to $5,000, to its independent director, Hector Delgado.
On December 16, 2016, the Company issued options to Mr. Phipps, to purchase up to 4,444 shares of common stock. The options have an exercise price of $22.50 per share, vest immediately, and have a term of ten years. The options were valued on the grant date at approximately $45.00 per option. The amount is disclosed in the executive compensation table as well as, with the director compensation.
On May 26, 2017, the Company issued 556 options to Hector Delgado, its Director and 2,222 options to David Phipps. The options were issued outside of the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and are not governed by the 2014 Plan. The options have an exercise price of $22.50 per share, vest immediately, and have a term of ten years. The options were valued on the grant date at approximately $45.00 per option or a total of $200,000 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: stock price of $3.00 per share (based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock of the date of issuance post-split), volatility of 736%, expected term of 10 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 1.30%. Additionally, on May 26, 2017, the Company issued another 8,867 options to certain employees of the Company. The options were issued outside of the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and are not governed by the 2014 Plan. The options have an exercise price of $22.50 per share, vest immediately, and have a term of ten years. The options were valued on the grant date at approximately $45.00 per option. In connection with the stock option grant, as described above, the Company recorded stock-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2017 of $600,000.
On June 14, 2018, we issued 6,667 stock options to David Phipps and 1,667 options to Hector Delgado, its Director. All options issued have an exercise price of $22.50 per share, with the exception of David Phipps, a Ten Percent Stockholder, whose exercise price is $24.00, vest in equal quarterly installments starting July 1, 2018 over the next two years and expire on July 1, 2021, pursuant to the 2018 Incentive Plan. On December 18, 2018, the Company cancelled the unvested options for David Phipps of 5,000 and cancelled 1,250 options for Hector Delgado, its Director. Also, on December 18, 2018, we issued we issued 21,667 stock options Mr. Phipps and 4,583 options to Hector Delgado, its Director, pursuant to the 2018 Incentive Plan. All options issued have an exercise price of 2.25 per share, with the exception of David Phipps, a Ten Percent Stockholder, whose exercise price is $2.55, are fully vested and expire on December 17, 2023.
Mr. Phipps and Mr. Delgado receive no compensation from the Company except as described above.
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Employment Agreements with Current Management
Other than as described above, there are no additional agreements with current management, for the two years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Grants of Plan Based Awards and Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
66,667 shares, of our common stock are reserved for issuance under the 2018 Incentive Plan as awards to employees, directors, consultants, advisors and other service providers, of which 20,000 have been granted, allowing for an available balance of 46,447 as of December 31, 2019.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of our executive officers serves as a member of the Board of Directors or compensation committee of any other entity that has one or more of its executive officers serving as a member of our Board of Directors.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following tables sets forth, as of March 30, 2020, the number of and percent of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by: (1) all directors, naming them; (2) our named executive officers; (3) our directors and executive officers as a group, without naming them; and (4) persons or groups known by us to own beneficially 5% or more of our voting securities.
A person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities that can be acquired by him within 60 days from March 30, 2020 upon the exercise of options, warrants or other convertible securities. Each beneficial owner’s percentage ownership is determined by assuming that convertible securities that are held by that beneficial owner, but not those held by any other person, and which are exercisable within 60 days of March 30, 2020 have been exercised and converted.
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
Common Stock (1) | ||||||||
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (2) | Number of Shares | Percent | ||||||
Directors and Executive Officers | ||||||||
David Phipps | 48,285 | (3) | 19.9 | % | ||||
Hector Delgado | 5,644 | (4) | 2.4 | % | ||||
Theresa Carlise | 13,556 | (5) | 5.5 | % | ||||
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (3 persons) | 67,485 | (6) | 25.8 | % | ||||
5% Stockholders: | ||||||||
- | - | % |
(1) In determining the percent of common stock beneficially owned by a person or entity, (a) the numerator is the number of shares beneficially owned by such person or entity, including shares which may be acquired by that person within 60 days of March 30, 2020, upon exercise of warrants or options, and (b) the denominator is the sum of (i) the total shares of common stock outstanding on March 30, 2020 (234,476 shares), and (ii) the total number of shares that the beneficial owner may acquire within 60 days of March 30, 2020 upon exercise of options and warrants.
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(2) Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes, the address of the beneficial owners is c/o Orbsat Corp., 18851 N.E. 29th Ave., Suite 700, Aventura, Florida 33180.
(3) Represents (i) 39,952 shares of common stock, and (ii) 8,333 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options.
(4) Represents 5,644 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options.
(5) Represents 13,556 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options.
(6) Represents (i) 39,952 shares of common stock, and (ii) 27,533 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
SEC rules require us to disclose any transaction or currently proposed transaction in which the Company is a participant and in which any related person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest involving the lesser of $120,000 or one percent (1%) of the average of the Company’s total assets as of the end of last two completed fiscal years. A related person is any executive officer, director, nominee for director, or holder of 5% or more of the Company’s common stock, or an immediate family member of any of those persons.
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, Orbital Satcom purchased an aggregate of approximately $1,068,093 and $828,741 of inventory from GTCL. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, GTCL purchased an aggregate of approximately $7,158 and $30,557 of inventory from Orbital Satcom.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
During the fiscal years ending December 31, 2019 and 2018, RBSM LLP was the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
The following table sets forth fees billed to us by our independent registered public accounting firm during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
RBSM LLP | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Audit Fees (1) | $ | 89,000 | $ | 82,649 | ||||
Audit-related Fees | - | - | ||||||
Tax Fees | $ | 3,200 | - | |||||
All Other Fees (2) | $ | 7,500 | - | |||||
Total Fees | $ | 99,700 | $ | 82,649 |
(1) | Audit fees consisted primarily of fees for the audit of our annual financial statements and reviews of the financial statements included in our quarterly reports and current reports. |
(2) | All other fees reflect fees for review of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 and amendments thereto, |
Audit Committee Pre-approval Policies and Procedures
We do not, and during 2019 did not, have an audit committee. However, the full board of directors currently performs the duties of an audit committee. The board of directors has certain policies and procedures in place requiring the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. Such pre-approval can be given as part of the board’s approval of the scope of the engagement of the independent public registered accounting firm or on an individual basis. The approved non-audit services must be disclosed in our periodic reports filed with the SEC. All work performed by our independent registered public accounting firm for us in 2019 and 2018 was pre-approved by the board of directors.
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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) | Documents filed as part of this report. |
(1) | Financial Statements. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements, which appears on page F-1 hereof. The financial statements listed in the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements are filed herewith in response to this Item. | |
(2) | Financial Statements Schedules. None. | |
(3) | Exhibits |
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(1) | Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request; provided, however that the Company may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act for any schedule or exhibit so furnished. |
* Filed herewith.
+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
None.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 30, 2020 | ORBSAT CORP | |
By: | /s/ David Phipps | |
David Phipps | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
By: | /s/ Theresa Carlise | |
Theresa Carlise | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ David Phipps | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer) | March 30, 2020 | ||
David Phipps | ||||
/s/ Theresa Carlise | Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | March 30, 2020 | ||
Theresa Carlise | ||||
/s/ Hector Delgado | Director | March 30, 2020 | ||
Hector Delgado |
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ORBSAT CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-1 |
Consolidated Financial Statements | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 | F-2 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | F-4 |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the two years ended December 31, 2019 | F-5 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | F-11 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-13 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Orbsat Corp and Subsidiaries
FKA: Orbital Tracking Corp
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Orbsat Corp and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2019, and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, consolidated stockholders’ equity, and consolidated statement of cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the accompanying financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations, generated negative cash flows from operating activities, has an accumulated deficit that raise substantial doubt exists about Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s evaluation of the events and conditions and management’s plans in regarding these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ RBSM LLP | |
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014. | |
Henderson, NV | |
March 30, 2020 |
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FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 75,362 | $ | 142,888 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 244,353 | 170,526 | ||||||
Inventory | 366,298 | 269,024 | ||||||
Unbilled revenue | 76,051 | 87,080 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 18,596 | 1,926 | ||||||
Other current assets | 96,786 | 43,713 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 877,446 | 715,157 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,341,187 | 1,519,845 | ||||||
Right to use | 83,679 | - | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 125,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 2,427,312 | $ | 2,435,002 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 1,164,217 | $ | 874,466 | ||||
Contract liabilities | 41,207 | 19,701 | ||||||
Due to related party | 51,071 | 39,027 | ||||||
Line of Credit | 24,483 | - | ||||||
Lease liabilities - current | 29,237 | - | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | 21,856 | 10,696 | ||||||
Liabilities of discontinued operations | 112,397 | 112,397 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 1,444,468 | 1,056,287 | ||||||
Long Term Liabilities: | ||||||||
Convertible debt, net of discount, unamortized $635,333 | 169,667 | - | ||||||
Note payable | 121,848 | - | ||||||
Lease liabilities – long term | 51,620 | - | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 1,787,603 | 1,056,287 | ||||||
Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 3,333,333 shares authorized | ||||||||
Series A ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 1,333 shares authorized, and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019, and 2018) | - | - | ||||||
Series B ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 2,000 shares authorized, 0 and 222 shares issued and outstanding, as of December 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively) | - | - | ||||||
Series C ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 266,667 shares authorized, 0 and 127,578 shares issued and outstanding, as of December 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively) | - | 12 | ||||||
Stockholders’ Equity - continued | ||||||||
Series D ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 333,333 shares authorized, 0 and 192,807 shares issued and outstanding, as of December 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively) | - | 19 | ||||||
Series E ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 583,067 shares authorized, 0 and 344,947 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively) | - | 34 | ||||||
Series F ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 73,333 shares authorized, 0 and 23,333 issued and outstanding, as of December 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively) | - | 2 | ||||||
Series G ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 672,667 shares authorized, 0 and 346,840 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively) | - | 35 | ||||||
Series H ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 13,333 shares authorized, 0 and 916 issued and outstanding, as of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively) | - | - | ||||||
Series I ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 7,663 shares authorized, 0 and 3,274 issued and outstanding, as of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively) | - | - | ||||||
Series J ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 8,333 shares authorized, 0 and 4,313 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively) | - | - | ||||||
Series K ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 83,333 shares authorized, 0 and 77,124 issued and outstanding, as of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively) | - | 8 | ||||||
Series L ($0.0001 par value; 0 and 6,667 shares authorized, 0 and 2,000 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively) | - | - | ||||||
Common stock, ($0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 121,216 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019, and 62,435 outstanding at December 31, 2018, respectively) | 12 | 6 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 11,757,027 | 11,120,193 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (11,115,178 | ) | (9,735,422 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (2,152 | ) | (6,172 | ) | ||||
Total Stockholders’ Equity | 639,709 | 1,378,715 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | $ | 2,427,312 | $ | 2,435,002 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 5,869,558 | $ | 5,726,572 | ||||
Cost of sales | 4,646,180 | 4,691,748 | ||||||
Gross profit | 1,223,378 | 1,034,824 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 761,237 | 664,819 | ||||||
Salaries, wages and payroll taxes | 732,498 | 741,584 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | - | 219,518 | ||||||
Professional fees | 565,643 | 249,675 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 275,328 | 288,864 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 2,334,706 | 2,164,460 | ||||||
Loss from other expenses and income taxes | (1,111,328 | ) | (1,129,636 | ) | ||||
Other (income) expense: | ||||||||
Interest earned | (1,616 | ) | - | |||||
Interest expense | 293,495 | 110 | ||||||
Foreign currency exchange rate variance | 40,802 | 56,426 | ||||||
Gain on debt extinguishment | (134,677 | ) | - | |||||
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net | 69,677 | - | ||||||
Total other expense | 267,681 | 56,536 | ||||||
Loss before provision for income taxes | (1,379,009 | ) | (1,186,172 | ) | ||||
Provision for income taxes | 747 | 8,534 | ||||||
Net loss | (1,379,756 | ) | (1,194,706 | ) | ||||
Comprehensive loss: | ||||||||
Net loss | (1,379,756 | ) | (1,194,706 | ) | ||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 4,020 | (5,773 | ) | |||||
Comprehensive loss | $ | (1,375,736 | ) | $ | (1,200,479 | ) | ||
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS | ||||||||
Weighted number of common shares outstanding – basic & diluted | 106,175 | 62,435 | ||||||
Basic and diluted net (loss) per share | $ | (13.00 | ) | $ | (19.14 | ) |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3 |
FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
Preferred Stock - Series A | Preferred Stock - Series B | Preferred Stock - Series C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$0.0001 Par Value | $0.0001 Par Value | $0.0001 Par Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance January 1, 2018 | 222 | - | 127,578 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sale of Preferred stock Series J | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Sale of Preferred stock Series L | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation for options granted | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Imputed interest expense related to related party note payable issued for recapitalization | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018 | - | $ | - | 222 | $ | - | 127,578 | $ | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Preferred shares converted to note payable | - | - | (222 | ) | - | (123,526 | ) | (12 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Preferred shares converted to common | - | - | - | - | (4,052 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options to common | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019 | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | - | $ | - |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4 |
ORBSAT CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
Preferred Stock - Series D | Preferred Stock - Series E | Preferred Stock - Series F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$0.0001 Par Value | $0.0001 Par Value | $0.0001 Par Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2018 | 192,807 | 19 | 344,947 | 34 | 23,333 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sale of Preferred stock Series J | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Sale of Preferred stock Series L | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation for options granted | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Imputed interest expense related to related party note payable issued for recapitalization | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018 | 192,807 | $ | 19 | 344,947 | $ | 34 | 23,333 | $ | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Preferred shares converted to note payable | (147,577 | ) | (15 | ) | - | - | (23,333 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Preferred shares converted to common | (45,230 | ) | (4 | ) | (344,947 | ) | (34 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of options to common | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019 | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | - | $ | - |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5 |
ORBSAT CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
Preferred Stock - Series G | Preferred Stock - Series H | Preferred Stock - Series I | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$0.0001 Par Value | $0.0001 Par Value | $0.0001 Par Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance January 1, 2018 | 346,840 | 35 | 916 | - | 3,274 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Sale of Preferred stock Series J | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Sale of Preferred stock Series L | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation for options granted | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Imputed interest expense related to related party note payable issued for recapitalization | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018 | 346,840 | 35 | 916 | - | 3,274 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Preferred shares converted to note payable | (346,840 | ) | (35 | ) | (916 | ) | - | 3,274 | - | |||||||||||||||
Preferred shares converted to common | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options to common | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019 | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | - | $ | - |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6 |
ORBSAT CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
Preferred Stock - Series J | Preferred Stock - Series K | Preferred Stock - Series L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$0.0001 Par Value | $0.0001 Par Value | $0.0001 Par Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance January 1, 2018 | 2,980 | $ | - | 77,124 | $ | 8 | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||||
Sale of Preferred stock Series J | 1,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Sale of Preferred stock Series L | - | - | - | - | 2,000 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation in connection with options granted | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation for options granted | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Imputed interest expense related to related party note payable issued for recapitalization | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018 | 4,313 | $ | - | 77,124 | $ | 8 | 2,000 | - | ||||||||||||||||
Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Common issued for post-split adjustments | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Preferred shares converted to note payable | (4,296 | ) | - | (70,571 | ) | (7 | ) | (2,000 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Preferred shares converted to common | (17 | ) | - | (6,533 | ) | (1 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Exercise of options to common | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019 | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | - | $ | - |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-7 |
ORBSAT CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
Common Stock | Additional | |||||||||||||||
$0.0001 Par Value | Paid in | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | |||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2018 | 62,435 | $ | 6 | $ | 10,400,565 | $ | (8,540,716 | ) | ||||||||
Sale of Preferred stock Series J | - | - | 200,000 | - | ||||||||||||
Sale of Preferred stock Series L | - | - | 300,000 | - | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation in connection with options granted | - | - | 219,518 | - | ||||||||||||
Stock based compensation for options granted | - | - | 47,422 | - | ||||||||||||
Imputed interest expense related to related party note payable issued for recapitalization | - | - | 110 | - | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (1,194,706 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018 | 62,435 | $ | 6 | $ | 11,120,193 | $ | (9,735,422 | ) | ||||||||
Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt | - | - | 805,000 | - | ||||||||||||
Common issued for post-split adjustments | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Preferred shares converted to note payable | - | - | (168,199 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Preferred shares converted to common | 35,942 | 4 | 35 | - | ||||||||||||
Exercise of options to common | 21,619 | 2 | (2 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (1,379,756 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019 | 121,216 | $ | 12 | $ | 11,757,027 | $ | (11,115,178 | ) |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-8 |
ORBSAT CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
Comprehensive | Stockholders’ | |||||||
Income (Loss) | Equity | |||||||
Balance January 1, 2018 | $ | (399 | ) | $ | 1,859,566 | |||
Sale of Preferred stock Series J | - | 200,000 | ||||||
Sale of Preferred stock Series L | - | 300,000 | ||||||
Stock based compensation for options granted | - | 219,518 | ||||||
Imputed interest expense related to related party note payable issued for recapitalization | - | 110 | ||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | (5,773 | ) | (5,773 | ) | ||||
Net loss | - | (1,194,706 | ) | |||||
Balance, December 31, 2018 | $ | (6,172 | ) | $ | 1,378,715 | |||
Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt | - | 805,000 | ||||||
Common issued for post-split adjustments | - | - | ||||||
Preferred shares converted to note payable | - | (168,270 | ) | |||||
Preferred shares converted to common | - | - | ||||||
Exercise of options to common | - | - | ||||||
Comprehensive loss | 4,020 | 4,020 | ||||||
Net loss | - | 1,379,756 | ||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019 | $ | (2,152 | ) | $ | 639,709 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
F-9 |
FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (1,379,756 | ) | $ | (1,194,706 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation expense | 250,328 | 263,864 | ||||||
Amortization of intangible asset | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
Amortization of right of use | 9,552 | - | ||||||
Impairment of other asset | 50,000 | - | ||||||
Amortization of convertible debt, net | 257,445 | - | ||||||
Stock based compensation | - | 219,518 | ||||||
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | 69,677 | - | ||||||
Gain on debt extinguishment | (134,677 | ) | - | |||||
Imputed interest | - | 110 | ||||||
Convertible debt issued for services | 113,000 | - | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (73,827 | ) | 123,968 | |||||
Inventory | (97,274 | ) | 63,870 | |||||
Unbilled revenue | 11,029 | 80,528 | ||||||
Prepaid expense | (16,670 | ) | 2,435 | |||||
Other current assets | (53,073 | ) | 4,500 | |||||
Lease liabilities | (12,374 | ) | - | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 289,751 | 18,781 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | 11,160 | (1,765 | ) | |||||
Contract liabilities | 21,506 | (196,288 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (659,203 | ) | (590,185 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (70,194 | ) | (30,331 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (70,194 | ) | (30,331 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Proceeds from (repayments to) related party, net | 12,044 | 32,029 | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock | - | 500,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from (repayments to) note payable | (46,422 | ) | - | |||||
Proceeds of convertible debt | 757,000 | - | ||||||
Repayments from convertible notes payable | (87,778 | ) | - | |||||
Proceeds from (repayments to) line of credit | 24,483 | - | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 659,327 | 532,029 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate on cash | 2,544 | (1,951 | ) | |||||
Net increase in cash | (67,526 | ) | (90,438 | ) | ||||
Cash beginning of year | 142,888 | 233,326 | ||||||
Cash end of year | $ | 75,362 | $ | 142,888 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION | ||||||||
Cash paid during the period for | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 20,270 | $ | - | ||||
Income tax | $ | - | $ | 5,099 | ||||
NON-CASH ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE YEAR | ||||||||
Beneficial conversion feature on convertible debt | $ | 805,000 | $ | - | ||||
Long term debt issued in exchange for preferred stock | $ | 168,270 | $ | - | ||||
Obtaining right of use asset for lease liability | $ | 86,377 | $ | - |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
F-10 |
ORBSAT CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization and Description of Business
Orbsat Corp (the “Company”) was formerly Great West Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation. The Company is a provider of satellite-based hardware, airtime and related services both in the United States and internationally. The Company’s principal focus is on growing the Company’s existing satellite-based hardware, airtime and related services business line and developing the Company’s own tracking devices for use by retail customers worldwide.
The Company was originally incorporated in 1997 in Florida. On April 21, 2010, the Company merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary for the purpose of changing its state of incorporation to Delaware, effecting a 2:1 forward split of its common stock, and changing its name to EClips Media Technologies, Inc. On April 25, 2011, the Company changed its name to Silver Horn Mining Ltd. pursuant to a merger with a wholly-owned subsidiary.
A wholly-owned subsidiary, Orbital Satcom Corp. (“Orbital Satcom”), a Nevada corporation was formed on November 14, 2014.
On March 28, 2014, the Company merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Great West”) solely for the purpose of changing its state of incorporation to Nevada from Delaware (the “Reincorporation”), effecting a 1:150 reverse split of its common stock, and changing its name to Great West Resources, Inc. in connection with the plans to enter into the business of potash mining and exploration. During late 2014, the Company abandoned its efforts to enter the potash mining and exploration business. All references in the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse stock split of 1:150.
On the effective date of the Merger:
(a) Each share of the Company’s Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective date changed and converted into 1/150th fully paid and non-assessable shares of Great West Common Stock;
(b) Each share of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective date changed and converted into 1/150th fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Great West Series A Preferred Stock;
(c) Each share of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective date changed and converted into 1/150th fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Great West Series B Preferred Stock;
(d) All options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective date changed and converted into equivalent options to purchase 1/150th of a share of Great West Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share;
(e) All warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective date changed and converted into equivalent warrants to purchase 1/150th of a share of Great West Common Stock at 150 times the exercise price of such converted warrants; and
(f) Each share of Great West Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date were canceled and returned to the status of authorized but unissued Great West Common Stock.
Global Telesat Communications Limited (“GTCL”) was formed under the laws of England and Wales in 2008. On February 19, 2015, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with GTCL and all of the holders of the outstanding equity of GTCL pursuant to which GTCL became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
F-11 |
ORBSAT CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
For accounting purposes, this transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and has been treated as a recapitalization of the Company with GTCL considered the accounting acquirer, and the financial statements of the accounting acquirer became the financial statements of the registrant. The completion of the Share Exchange resulted in a change of control. The Share Exchange was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and re-capitalization. The GTCL shareholders obtained approximately 39% of voting control on the date of Share Exchange. GTCL was the acquirer for financial reporting purposes and the Company was the acquired company. The consolidated financial statements after the acquisition include the balance sheets of both companies at historical cost, the historical results of GTCL and the results of the Company from the acquisition date. All share and per share information in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes has been retroactively restated to reflect the recapitalization. See Note 12 - Stockholders Equity.
On August 19, 2019, we effected a reverse split in 1-for-15 ratio as applied to our common stock and preferred stock, as well as the number of authorized shares for both classes. As of December 31, 2019, we had 121,216 shares issued and outstanding post-split. All share and per share, information in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes has been retroactively restated to reflect the most recently completed reverse split. See Note 12 - Stockholders Equity.
Discontinued Operations
The Company’s former operations were developing and manufacturing products and services, which reduce fuel costs, save power and energy and protect the environment. The products and services were made available for sale into markets in the public and private sectors. In December 2009, the Company discontinued these operations and disposed of certain of its subsidiaries, and prior periods have been restated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related footnotes to conform to this presentation.
The remaining liabilities for discontinued operations are presented in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Liabilities of discontinued operation” and relates to the discontinued operations of developing and manufacturing of energy saving and fuel-efficient products and services. The carrying amounts of the major classes of these liabilities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Assets of discontinued operations | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payables and accrued expenses | $ | (112,397 | ) | $ | (112,397 | ) | ||
Liabilities of discontinued operations | $ | (112,397 | ) | $ | (112,397 | ) |
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Orbital Satcom Corp. and Global Telesat Communications Ltd. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the statements of financial condition, and revenues and expenses for the years then ended. Actual results may differ significantly from those estimates. Significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to, the assumptions used to calculate stock-based compensation, derivative liabilities and common stock issued for services.
F-12 |
ORBSAT CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. The Company places its cash with a high credit quality financial institution. The Company’s account at this institution is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. To reduce its risk associated with the failure of such financial institution, the Company evaluates at least annually the rating of the financial institution in which it holds deposits.
Accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts
The Company has a policy of reserving for questionable accounts based on its best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in its existing accounts receivable. The Company periodically reviews its accounts receivable to determine whether an allowance is necessary based on an analysis of past due accounts and other factors that may indicate that the realization of an account may be in doubt. Account balances deemed to be uncollectible are offset against sales and relieved from accounts receivable, after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, there is an allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,187 and $17,887, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value, using the first-in first-out cost method. The Company assesses the valuation of its inventories and reduces the carrying value of those inventories that are obsolete or in excess of the Company’s forecasted usage to their estimated net realizable value. The Company estimates the net realizable value of such inventories based on analysis and assumptions including, but not limited to, historical usage, expected future demand and market requirements. A change to the carrying value of inventories is recorded to cost of goods sold.
Prepaid expenses
Prepaid expenses amounted to $18,596 and $1,926 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Prepaid expenses include prepayments in cash for accounting fees, prepayments in equity instruments and license fees which are being amortized over the terms of their respective agreements and product costs associated with deferred revenue. The current portion consists of costs paid for future services which will occur within a year.
Foreign Currency Translation
The Company’s reporting currency is U.S. Dollars. The accounts of one of the Company’s subsidiaries, GTCL, is maintained using the appropriate local currency, Great British Pound, as the functional currency. All assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars at balance sheet date, shareholders’ equity is translated at historical rates and revenue and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rate for the year or the reporting period. The translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, captioned as accumulated other comprehensive (loss) gain. Transaction gains and losses arising from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the statements of operations.
The relevant translation rates are as follows: for the year ended December 31, 2019 closing rate at 1.3262 US$: GBP, yearly average rate at 1.276933 US$: GBP, for the year ended 2018 closing rate at 1.274700 US$: GBP, average rate at 1.296229 US$: GBP.
F-13 |
ORBSAT CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES FKA: ORBITAL TRACKING CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
Revenue Recognition and Unearned Revenue
The Company recognizes revenue from satellite services when earned, as services are rendered or delivered to customers. Equipment sales revenue is recognized when the equipment is delivered to and accepted by the customer. Only equipment sales are subject to warranty. Historically, the Company has not incurred significant expenses for warranties. Equipment sales which have been prepaid, before the goods are shipped are recorded as contract liabilities and once shipped is recognized as revenue. The Company also records as contract liabilities, certain annual plans for airtime, which are paid in advance. Once airtime services are incurred, they are recognized as revenue. Unbilled revenue is recognized for airtime plans whereby the customer is invoiced for its data usage the following month after services are incurred.
The Company’s customers generally purchase a combination of our products and services as part of a multiple element arrangement. The Company’s assessment of which revenue recognition guidance is appropriate to account for each element in an arrangement can involve significant judgment. This assessment has a significant impact on the amount and timing of revenue recognition.
The Company recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of ASC 606, we perform the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy a performance obligation. The five-step model is applied to contracts when it is probable that we will collect the consideration we are entitled to in exchange for the goods or services transferred to the customer. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, we assess the goods or services promised within each contract and determine those that are performance obligations and assess whether each promised good or service is distinct. We then recognize revenue in the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.
In accordance with ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedient, which is to (1) clarify the objective of the collectability criterion for applying paragraph 606-10-25-7; (2) permit an entity to exclude amounts collected from customers for all sales (and other similar) taxes from the transaction price; (3) specify that the measurement date for noncash consideration is contract inception; (4) provide a practical expedient that permits an entity to reflect the aggregate effect of all modifications that occur before the beginning of the earliest period presented when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, determining the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations; (5) clarify that a completed contract for purposes of transition is a contract for which all (or substantially all) of the revenue was recognized under legacy GAAP before the date of initial application, and (6) clarify that an entity that retrospectively applies the guidance in Topic 606 to each prior reporting period is not required to disclose the effect of the accounting change for the period of adoption. The amendments of this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. There was no impact as a result of adopting this ASU on the financial statements and related disclosures. Based on the terms and conditions of the product arrangements, the Company believes that its products and services can be accounted for separately as its products and services have value to the Company’s customers on a stand-alone basis. When a transaction involves more than one product or service, revenue is allocated to each deliverable based on its relative fair value; otherwise, revenue is recognized as products are delivered or as services are provided over the term of the customer contract.
Contract liabilities is shown separately in the consolidated balance sheets as current liabilities. At December 31, 2019, we had contract liabilities of approximately $41,207. At December 31, 2018, we had contract liabilities of approximately $19,701.
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Cost of Product Sales and Services
Cost of sales consists primarily of materials, airtime and overhead costs incurred internally and amounts incurred to contract manufacturers to produce our products, airtime and other implementation costs incurred to install our products and train customer personnel, and customer service and third-party original equipment manufacturer costs to provide continuing support to our customers. There are certain costs which are deferred and recorded as prepaids, until such revenue is recognized. Refer to revenue recognition above as to what constitutes deferred revenue.
Shipping and handling costs are included as a component of costs of product sales in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations because the Company includes in revenue the related costs that the Company bills its customers.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets include customer contracts purchased and recorded based on the cost to acquire them. These assets are amortized over 10 years. Useful lives of intangible assets are periodically evaluated for reasonableness and the assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may no longer be recoverable.
Goodwill and other intangible assets
In accordance with ASC 350-30-65, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Others”, the Company assesses the impairment of identifiable intangibles whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
Factors the Company considers to be important which could trigger an impairment review include the following:
● | Significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results; | |
● | Significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired assets or the strategy for the overall business; and | |
● | Significant negative industry or economic trends. |
When the Company determines that the carrying value of intangibles may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment and the carrying value of the asset cannot be recovered from projected undiscounted cash flows, the Company records an impairment charge. The Company measures any impairment based on a projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in the current business model. Significant management judgment is required in determining whether an indicator of impairment exists and in projecting cash flows. The Company recorded an impairment charge of $50,000 and $0, during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are carried at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is based on the estimated service lives of the depreciable assets and is calculated using the straight-line method. Expenditures that increase the value or productive capacity of assets are capitalized. Fully depreciated assets are retained in the property and equipment, and accumulated depreciation accounts until they are removed from service. When property and equipment are retired, sold or otherwise disposed of, the asset’s carrying amount and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operations. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
The estimated useful lives of property and equipment are generally as follows:
Years | ||||
Office furniture and fixtures | 4 | |||
Computer equipment | 4 | |||
Rental equipment | 4 | |||
Appliques | 10 | |||
Website development | 2 |
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Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $250,328 and $ 263,864, respectively.
Impairment of long-lived assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable, or at least annually. The Company recognizes an impairment loss when the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The amount of impairment is measured as the difference between the asset’s estimated fair value and its book value. The Company did not consider it necessary to record any impairment charges during the periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Accounting for Derivative Instruments
Derivatives are required to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. These derivatives, including embedded derivatives in the Company’s structured borrowings, are separately valued and accounted for on the Company’s balance sheet. Fair values for exchange traded securities and derivatives are based on quoted market prices. Where market prices are not readily available, fair values are determined using market-based pricing models incorporating readily observable market data and requiring judgment and estimates.
Conversion
feature derivative liability |
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Balance at January 1, 2019 | $ | - | ||
Derivative liability | 65,000 | |||
Change in fair value included in earnings | 36,925 | |||
Balance at March 31, 2019 | $ | 101,925 | ||
Derivative Liability | (65,000 | ) | ||
Change in fair value included in earnings | (36,925 | ) | ||
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | - |
The current portion of the convertible notes were accounted for as liabilities at the date of issuance and adjusted to fair value through earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2019. On May 14, 2019 due to the cash repayment any derivative liability recorded was reversed.
The Company did not identify any other assets or liabilities that are required to be presented on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value in accordance with the accounting guidance. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate their estimated fair market value based on the short-term maturity of the instruments.
Stock Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of the Share-Based Payment Topic of ASC 718 which requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively, the vesting period). The ASC also requires measurement of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award.
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Pursuant to ASC Topic 718, for share-based payments to consultants and other third-parties, compensation expense is determined at the “measurement date.” The expense is recognized over the vesting period of the award. Until the measurement date is reached, the total amount of compensation expense remains uncertain. The Company initially records compensation expense based on the fair value of the award at the reporting date. Further, ASC Topic 718, provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718, such as the repricing of share options, which would revalue those options and the accounting for the cancellation of an equity award whether a replacement award or other valuable consideration is issued in conjunction with the cancellation. If not, the cancellation is viewed as a replacement and not a modification, with a repurchase price of $0.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the provision of ASC 740-10, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“ASC 740-10”) which requires, among other things, an asset and liability approach to calculating deferred income taxes. The asset and liability approach require the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is provided to offset any net deferred tax assets for which management believes it is more likely than not that the net deferred asset will not be realized.
The Company follows the provision of ASC 740-10 related to Accounting for Uncertain Income Tax Positions. When tax returns are filed, there may be uncertainty about the merits of positions taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. In accordance with the guidance of ASC 740-10, the benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions.
Tax positions that meet the more likely than not recognition threshold is measured at the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefit associated with tax positions taken that exceed the amount measured as described above should be reflected as a liability for uncertain tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheet along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.
The Company believes its tax positions are all more likely than not to be upheld upon examination. As such, the Company has not recorded a liability for uncertain tax benefits.
The Company has adopted ASC 740-10-25, “Definition of Settlement,” which provides guidance on how an entity should determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits and provides that a tax position can be effectively settled upon the completion and examination by a taxing authority without being legally extinguished. For tax positions considered effectively settled, an entity would recognize the full amount of tax benefit, even if the tax position is not considered more likely than not to be sustained based solely on the basis of its technical merits and the statute of limitations remains open. The federal and state income tax returns of the Company are subject to examination by the IRS and state taxing authorities, generally for three years after they are filed.
Leases
Effective January 1, 2019, the Company accounts for its leases under ASC 842, Leases. Under this guidance, arrangements meeting the definition of a lease are classified as operating or financing leases, and are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as both a right of use asset and lease liability, calculated by discounting fixed lease payments over the lease term at the rate implicit in the lease or the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Lease liabilities are increased by interest and reduced by payments each period, and the right of use asset is amortized over the lease term. For operating leases, interest on the lease liability and the amortization of the right of use asset result in straight-line rent expense over the lease term. For finance leases, interest on the lease liability and the amortization of the right of use asset results in front-loaded expense over the lease term. Variable lease expenses are recorded when incurred.
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In calculating the right of use asset and lease liability, the Company has elected to combine lease and non-lease components. The Company excludes short-term leases having initial terms of 12 months or less from the new guidance as an accounting policy election, and recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Company continues to account for leases in the prior period financial statements under ASC Topic 840.
Research and Development
The Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 730-10, Research and Development (“ASC 730-10”). Under ASC 730-10, all research and development costs must be charged to expense as incurred. Accordingly, internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Third-party research and development costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved. Company-sponsored research and development costs related to both present and future products are expensed in the period incurred. On February 19, 2015, the Company issued 444 of its common stock, par value $0.0001, at $112.61 per share, or $50,000, to a consultant as compensation for the design and delivery of dual mode gsm/Globalstar Simplex tracking devices and related hardware and intellectual property. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $50,000 for the above-mentioned other asset, due to the delay in its launch to our existing product lines. For the fiscal years ending December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no additional expenditures on research and development.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income (loss) and all changes to the statements of stockholders’ equity. For the Company, comprehensive loss for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 included net loss and unrealized losses from foreign currency translation adjustments.
Earnings per Common Share
Net income (loss) per common share is calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 260: Earnings per Share (“ASC 260”). Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted net loss per share does not include dilutive common stock equivalents in the weighted average shares outstanding as they would be anti-dilutive. In periods where the Company has a net loss, all dilutive securities are excluded.
The following are dilutive common stock equivalents during the year ended:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Convertible preferred stock | - | 147,649 | ||||||
Convertible notes payable (1) | 8,050,000 | - | ||||||
Stock Options | 39,044 | 79,044 | ||||||
Stock Warrants | 4,000 | 4,000 | ||||||
Total | 8,093,044 | 230,693 |
(1) 8,050,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of $805,000 of Convertible Notes Payable as of December 31, 2019, not accounting for 4.99% beneficial ownership limitations.
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On April 30, 2019, the Company exchanged preferred shares to promissory notes and is treated as extinguishment of preferred shares. In accordance with ASC 260-10-S99, such extinguishment on preferred shares considered as redemptions of preferred shares and the difference between the fair value of the consideration and the carrying amount of the preferred shares will adjust the net income (loss) available to common stockholders in the calculation of earnings per shares. The following are the adjustment to the net income (loss) available to common stockholders during the period ended:
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (1,379,756 | ) | $ | (1,194,706 | ) | ||
Preferred shares redemption adjustment | $ | 201,924 | $ | - | ||||
Net loss available to common shareholders | $ | (1,177,832 | ) | $ | - | |||
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS | ||||||||
Weighted number of common shares outstanding – basic & diluted | 106,175 | 62,435 | ||||||
Loss applicable to common shareholders per share | $ | (11.09 | ) | $ | (19.14 | ) |
Related Party Transactions
A party is considered to be related to the Company if the party directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. A party which can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or if it has an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests is also a related party.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedient, which is to (1) clarify the objective of the collectability criterion for applying paragraph 606-10-25-7; (2) permit an entity to exclude amounts collected from customers for all sales (and other similar) taxes from the transaction price; (3) specify that the measurement date for noncash consideration is contract inception; (4) provide a practical expedient that permits an entity to reflect the aggregate effect of all modifications that occur before the beginning of the earliest period presented when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, determining the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations; (5) clarify that a completed contract for purposes of transition is a contract for which all (or substantially all) of the revenue was recognized under legacy GAAP before the date of initial application, and (6) clarify that an entity that retrospectively applies the guidance in Topic 606 to each prior reporting period is not required to disclose the effect of the accounting change for the period of adoption. The amendments of this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. There was no impact as a result of adopting this ASU on the financial statements and related disclosures.
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In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments — Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The guidance affects the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements of financial instruments. The guidance is effective in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Early adoption is permitted for the accounting guidance on financial liabilities under the fair value option. There was no impact as a result of adopting this ASU on the financial statements and related disclosures.
In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting (ASU 2016-09), which provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718, such as the repricing of share options, which would revalue those options and the accounting for the cancellation of an equity award whether a replacement award or other valuable consideration is issued in conjunction with the cancellation. If not, the cancellation is viewed as a replacement and not a modification, with a repurchase price of 0. This pronouncement is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2018 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-11, Earnings Per Share, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and Derivatives and Hedging, which changes the accounting and earnings per share for certain instruments with down round features. The amendments in this ASU are applied using a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the beginning of the fiscal year or retrospective adjustment to each period presented and is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those periods.
On December 22, 2017 the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 (SAB 118), which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”). SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the TCJA for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the TCJA is incomplete but for which they are able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional amount in the financial statements. Provisional treatment is proper in light of anticipated additional guidance from various taxing authorities, the SEC, the FASB, and even the Joint Committee on Taxation. If a company cannot determine a provisional amount to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the TCJA. The Company has applied this guidance to its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2018, the FASB amended Topic 842, Leases, by issuing ASU No. 2016-02, which requires lessees to recognize leases on-balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. Topic 842 with ASU No. 2018-01, Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842; ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases; and ASU No. 2018-11, Targeted Improvements. The new standard establishes a right-of-use model (ROU) that requires a lessee to recognize a ROU asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with a term longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern and classification of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard was effective for us on January 1, 2019, however the Company did not have any leases that met the criteria as established above, until July 24, 2019, when the Company entered into a three year lease for its UK office and warehouse for annual rent of £25,536 or GBP: USD using exchange rate close for liability of 1.3262 or $33,866. An entity may choose to use either (1) its effective date or (2) the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements as its date of initial application. If an entity chooses the second option, the transition requirements for existing leases also apply to leases entered into between the date of initial application and the effective date. The entity must also recast its comparative period financial statements and provide the disclosures required by the new standard for the comparative periods. Consequently, financial information will not be updated, and the disclosures required under the new standard will not be provided for dates and periods before January 1, 2019.
At December 31, 2019, the Company had current and long-term operating lease liabilities of $29,237 and $51,620, respectively, and right of use assets of $83,679.
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Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN CONSIDERATIONS
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. At December 31, 2019, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $11,115,178, negative working capital of approximately $567,022 and net loss of approximately $1,379,756 during the year ended December 31, 2019. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the issuance of the financial statements. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining additional capital and financing. Management intends to attempt to raise additional funds by way of a public or private offering. While the Company believes in the viability of its strategy to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect. Without additional capital, we will be unable to achieve our business objectives, and may be forced to curtail our operations, reduce headcount, and/or temporarily cease our operations until requisite capital is secured. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 3 – INVENTORIES
At December 31, 2019 and 2018, inventories consisted of the following:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Finished goods | $ | 366,298 | $ | 269,024 | ||||
Less reserve for obsolete inventory | - | - | ||||||
Total | $ | 366,298 | $ | 269,024 |
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not make any change for reserve for obsolete inventory.
NOTE 4 – PREPAID EXPENSES
Prepaid expenses amounted to $18,596 and $1,926 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Prepaid expenses include prepayments in cash for accounting fees, prepayments in equity instruments, which are being amortized over the terms of their respective agreements, as well as cost associated with certain contract liabilities. The current portion consists of costs paid for future services which will occur within a year.
NOTE 5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Office furniture and fixtures | $ | 10,066 | $ | 76,907 | ||||
Computer equipment | 47,646 | 30,678 | ||||||
Rental equipment | 75,470 | 66,090 | ||||||
Appliques | 2,160,096 | 2,160,096 | ||||||
Website development | 36,279 | 23,061 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | (988,370 | ) | (836,987 | ) | ||||
Total | $ | 1,341,187 | $ | 1,519,845 |
Depreciation expense was $250,328 and $263,864 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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NOTE 6 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS
On December 10, 2014, the Company entered the satellite voice and data equipment sales and service business through the purchase of certain contracts from Global Telesat Corp., (“GTC”). These contracts permit the Company to utilize the Globalstar, Inc. and Globalstar LLC (collectively, “Globalstar”) mobile satellite voice and data network. The purchase price for the contracts of $250,000 was paid by the Company under an asset purchase agreement by and among the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary Orbital Satcom, GTC and World Surveillance Group, Inc.
Included in the purchased assets are: (i) the rights and benefits granted to GTC under each of the Globalstar Contracts, subject to certain exclusions, (ii) account and online access to the Globalstar Cody Simplex activation system, (iii) GTC’s existing customers who are serviced pursuant to the Globalstar Contracts (only as to their business directly and exclusively related to the Globalstar Contracts), and (iv) all of GTC’s rights and benefits directly and exclusively related to the Globalstar Contracts.
Amortization of customer contracts are included in depreciation and amortization. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company amortized $25,000. Future amortization of intangible assets is as follows:
2020 | $ | 25,000 | ||
2021 | 25,000 | |||
2022 | 25,000 | |||
2023 | 25,000 | |||
2024 and thereafter | 50,000 | |||
Total | $ | 125,000 |
On February 19, 2015, the Company issued 444 of its common stock, par value $0.0001, at $112.61 per share, or $50,000, to a consultant as compensation for the design and delivery of dual mode gsm/Globalstar Simplex tracking devices and related hardware and intellectual property. The design is in need of further enhancements, before the Company can include it in its existing product lines. Upon receipt of sufficient additional capital, the Company intends to complete the launch of its new tracking design. The Company has recorded an impairment of $50,000, in relation to this other asset, as it has not received funding to date to launch the design.
NOTE 7 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED OTHER LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued other liabilities consisted of the following:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 901,244 | $ | 625,157 | ||||
Rental deposits | 14,381 | 22,991 | ||||||
Customer deposits payable | 46,089 | 37,099 | ||||||
Accrued wages & payroll liabilities | 1,965 | 14,807 | ||||||
Property tax payable | 2,770 | 31,955 | ||||||
VAT liability & sales tax payable | 64,051 | 47,875 | ||||||
Pre-merger accrued other liabilities | 65,948 | 65,948 | ||||||
Accrued interest | 35,462 | - | ||||||
Accrued other liabilities | 32,307 | 28,634 | ||||||
Total | $ | 1,164,217 | $ | 874,466 |
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NOTE 8 – LINE OF CREDIT
On October 9, 2019, Orbital Satcom Corp., entered into a short-term loan agreement for $29,000, with Amazon. The one-year term loan is paid monthly, has an interest rate of 9.72%, with late payment penalty interest of 11.72%. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded interest expense of $574 and $0, respectively. The short-term line of credit balance as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, was $24,483 and $0.
NOTE 9 – NOTE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a Shares for Note Exchange Agreement (each, an “Agreement” and collectively, the “Agreements”) with certain holders of the Company’s preferred stock (the “Converting Stockholders”). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreements, the Company agreed to exchange the preferred shares held by the respective Converting Stockholders for promissory notes as follows:
Series
of Preferred Stock |
No.
of Converting Holders of Preferred Stock |
Aggregate
No. of Shares Held by Converting Stockholders |
Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes into which Shares Converted |
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B | 1 | 222 | $ | 11 | ||||||||
C | 1 | 123,526 | $ | 12,353 | ||||||||
D | 3 | 147,577 | $ | 29,516 | ||||||||
E | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||
F | 1 | 23,333 | $ | 233 | ||||||||
G | 2 | 346,840 | $ | 3,468 | ||||||||
H | 3 | 916 | $ | 916 | ||||||||
I | 3 | 3,241 | $ | 3,241 | ||||||||
J | 5 | 4,296 | $ | 42,961 | ||||||||
K | 7 | 70,571 | $ | 70,571 | ||||||||
L | 3 | 1,333 | $ | 5,000 | ||||||||
TOTAL: | 721,855 | $ | 168,270 |
In exchange for the above-referenced shares of preferred stock, the Company issued a promissory note (each, a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”) to each of the Converting Stockholders on April 30, 2019. Each Note bears interest at a rate of 6% per annum and is due on the second anniversary of the issuance date. Interest accrues on a simple interest, non-compounded basis and will be added to the principal amount on the maturity date. In the event that any amount due under a Note is not paid as and when due, such amounts will accrue interest at the rate of 12% per year, simple interest, non-compounding, until paid. The Company may prepay the Notes at any time.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repaid $46,422 of the notes, leaving a balance of $121,848 as long-term notes payable. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded interest in relation to the note of $4,907 and $0, respectively.
NOTE 10 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
Convertible Notes Payable – current portion
On January 14, 2019, under the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement, we issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $65,000 (the “Note”) to Power Up Lending Group Ltd. (“Power Up”). The Note bears interest at a rate of twelve percent (12%) per year and is due one (1) year from the date of issue. Beginning 180 days from the issue date, the Note is convertible into our common stock at a price equal to 61% of the Market Price, which is defined as the lowest trading price for our common stock during the 15 trading days prior to the conversion notice. Conversions under the Note are limited such that the holder may not convert the Note to the extent that the number of shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion would result in beneficial ownership by the holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock. In the event of any default, the Note will bear interest at a rate of 22% per year. The Note may be pre-paid at a premium for the first 150 days after issue, with the pre-payment amount ranging from 115% of the balance to 140% of the balance. After 150 days from issue, pre-payment of the Note is not allowed. On May 14, 2019, the Company repaid the convertible note payable, an aggregate of $87,778, representing principal of $65,000, prepayment penalty of $20,257 and accrued interest of $2,522. The Company has paid the debenture in cash and not converted the note to its common stock, any note amortization and derivative liabilities have been reversed. The interest and the prepayment penalty are reflected on the statement of operations as interest expense.
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As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, outstanding balance of the current portion of convertible notes payable was $0. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we recorded interest expense in relation to this note payable of $87,778 and $0, which includes a $20,257 pre-payment penalty.
Convertible notes payable – long term
On May 14, 2019 (the “Issue Date”), the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “NPA”) by and among the Company and the lenders set forth on the lender schedule to the NPA (the “Lenders”), as amended by that certain Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment,” and, together with the NPA, the “Agreement”) by and among the Company and the Lenders. In total, pursuant to the Agreement, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of $805,000 of its convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”).
The Notes bear interest at a rate of 6% per annum, simple interest, and mature on the third anniversary of the Issue Date (the “Maturity Date”), to the extent that the Notes and the principal amounts and any interest accrued thereunder (the “Indebtedness”) have not been converted into shares of common stock of the Company. Interest on the Notes will accrue on a simple interest, non-compounded basis and will be added to the principal amounts on the Maturity Date or such earlier date as may be due upon an Event of Default (as defined below), at which time all Indebtedness will be due and payable, unless earlier converted into Conversion Shares (as defined below). In the event that any amount due under the Notes is not paid as and when due, such amounts will accrue interest at the rate of 12% per year, simple interest, non-compounding, until paid. The Company may not pre-pay or redeem the Notes other than as required by the Agreement. The Notes are general, unsecured obligations of the Company. The proceeds of the Notes will be used to repay certain outstanding indebtedness of the Company and for general corporate purposes. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded simple interest expense of $30,568 and $0, respectively.
The holders of the Notes (the “Holders”) have an optional right of conversion. A Holder may elect to convert its Note, and all of the Indebtedness outstanding as of such time, into the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion Shares”) as determined by dividing the Indebtedness by $0.10, subject to certain adjustments, but excluding adjustment for a reserve stock split of no more than 1:20 contemplated by the Company at the Issue Date. The optional right of conversion is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion.
The Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants. These covenants include, among other things, certain limitations on the ability of the Company to: (i) pay dividends on its capital stock; (ii) make distributions in respect of its capital stock; (iii) acquire shares of capital stock; and, (iv) sell, lease or dispose of assets. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Holders are granted demand registration rights and pre-emptive rights as set forth in the Agreement. The Agreement includes customary events of default, including, among others: (i) non-payment of amounts due thereunder, (ii) non-compliance with covenants thereunder, (iii) bankruptcy or insolvency (each, an “Event of Default”). Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, a majority of the Holders may accelerate the maturity of the Indebtedness.
In comparison to the fair market value of the common stock on May 14, 2019, and the fixed effective conversion rate of $0.10 per common share, the lesser amount of the conversion feature or debt was $805,000 and presented a beneficial conversion feature. Thus, the Company recorded a discount on the debt of $805,000 with a corresponding increase to additional paid in capital. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we amortized the discount on the debt, to interest expense of $169,668, resulting in a balance of unamortized discount notes payable of $635,333.
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NOTE 11 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
The current portion of the convertible notes were accounted for as liabilities at the date of issuance and adjusted to fair value through earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2019. On May 14, 2019, due to the cash repayment any derivative liability was fair valued at repayment date and a gain was recorded for the reversal of derivative liability.
Conversion
feature derivative liability |
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Balance at January 1, 2019 | - | |||
Derivative liability | 65,000 | |||
Change in fair value included in earnings | 36,925 | |||
Balance at March 31, 2019 | $ | 101,925 | ||
Change in fair value included in earnings | 32,752 | |||
Derivative liability reversed | (134,677 | ) | ||
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | - |
The Company used the following assumptions for determining the fair value of the convertible instruments granted under the Black-Scholes option pricing model:
December 31, 2019 | ||||
Expected volatility | 328 | % | ||
Expected term - years | 0.79 | |||
Risk-free interest rate | 2.57 | % | ||
Expected dividend yield | - | % |
NOTE 12 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Capital Structure
On March 28, 2014, in connection with the Reincorporation (see Note 1), all share and per share values for all periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements are retroactively restated for the effect of the Reincorporation.
On March 5, 2016, the Company shareholders voted in favor of an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to increase the total number of shares of authorized capital stock to 800,000,000 shares consisting of (i) 750,000,000 shares of common stock and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock from 220,000,000 shares consisting of (i) 200,000,000 shares of common stock and (ii) 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
Effective March 8, 2018, we conducted a reverse split of our common stock at a ratio of 1 for 150. All share and per share information in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes has been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse split.
On July 24, 2019, the Company filed a Certificate of Change (the “Certificate of Change”) with the Nevada Secretary of State. The Certificate of Change provides for (i) a 1-for-15 reverse split (the “Reverse Split”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and the Company’s preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, (ii) a reduction in the number of authorized shares of common stock in direct proportion to the Reverse Split (i.e. from 750,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares), and (iii) a reduction in the number of authorized shares of preferred stock in direct proportion to the Reverse Split (i.e. from 50,000,000 shares to 3,333,333 shares). No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Split. Stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, will have the number of post-Reverse Split shares to which they are entitled rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares. No stockholders will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. The Reverse Split was approved by FINRA on August 19, 2019.
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The authorized capital of the Company consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and 3,333,333 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, as of December 31, 2019.
Preferred Stock
As of December 31, 2019, there were 3,333,333 shares of Preferred Stock authorized.
On December 5, 2017, pursuant to the approval of our board of directors and a majority of the shareholders in each class, we amended the Certificates of Designation for our Series C, D, E, H, I, J, and K Preferred Stock. The amendments changed the conversion rights of these classes of preferred stock such that the Maximum Conversion as defined in each such Certificate of Designation was increased from 4.99% to 9.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock.
On May 10, 2018, we issued 20,000 shares of our Series J Preferred Stock at their stated value of $10.00 per share to one investor, for total proceeds of $200,000. Our Series J Preferred Stock is currently convertible to common stock at a price of $1.50 per share and votes on an as-converted basis, subject to certain conversion limitations.
On May 11, 2018, we designated a new series of Preferred Stock entitled “Series L Preferred Stock.” Our Series L Preferred Stock consists of 100,000 shares with a stated value of $10.00 per share. Series L Preferred Stock is convertible to common stock at a price of $4.00 per share and votes together with our common stock on an as-converted basis.
In addition, on May 14, 2018, we issued a total of 30,000 Units to 3 investors at a price of $10.00 per Unit, for total proceeds of $300,000. Each Unit consists of one (1) share of Series L Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase two (2) shares of common stock at a price of $4.00, exercisable for three years.
On May 20, 2019, following the approval on May 14, 2019, of the board of directors the Company and a majority of the shareholders of the Series E preferred stock, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations for the Company’s Series E preferred stock. The amendments had the effect of changing the conversion rights such that the 9.99% blocker was eliminated
On July 12, 2019, pursuant to the approval of our board of directors and a majority of the shareholders in each class, we amended the Certificates of Designation for our Series E, I and L Preferred Stock. The amendments had the effect of authorizing the Company’s Board to require the conversion of the Series E, I and L preferred stock into common stock of the Company at the then-applicable conversion ratio, without the approval of any holders of Series E, I and L preferred stock.
Also on July 12, 2019, the Company filed Certificates of Withdrawal of Certificate of Designations for the Company’s Series A, B, C, D, F, G, H and J preferred stock, pursuant to which the Series A, B, C, D, F, G, H and J preferred stock was cancelled.
On July 15, 2019, the Company filed a Certificate of Withdrawal of Certificate of Designations (the “Series K Certificate”) for the Company’s Series K preferred stock, pursuant to which the Series K preferred stock was cancelled.
On July 18, 2019, the Company filed Certificates of Withdrawal of Designations for the Company’s Series E, I and L preferred stock, pursuant to which the Series E, I and L preferred stock was cancelled.
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As of December 31, 2019, there were no shares of Series A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L convertible preferred stock authorized, and no shares issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, there were 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock authorized; 121,216 and 62,435 shares issued and outstanding, respectively.
On January 18, 2019, we issued a total of 21,621 common shares via a cashless exercise of employee stock options. David Phipps exercised 21,667 options and two employees exercised 18,333 options, both through a cashless exercise. The Company withheld newly acquired shares pursuant to the exercise of the Option. The amount of common stock issued is calculated by using [Number of Options Exercising] minus [Exercise Price] * [Number of Options Exercising] divided by [Prior Close OSAT Market Price].
On April 9, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 7,798 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 4,052 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, 43,667 shares of Series D Preferred Stock and 2,569 shares of Series K Preferred Stock.
On April 22, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 2,780 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 17 shares of Series J Preferred Stock and 3,868 shares of Series K Preferred Stock.
On May 21, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 22,846 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 342,691 shares of Series E Preferred Stock.
On May 20, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 209 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 1,563 shares of Series D Preferred Stock.
On July 15, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 1,840 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 2,256 shares of Series E Preferred Stock. 33 shares of Series I Preferred Stock and 667 shares of Series L Preferred Stock.
On August 27, 2019, we issued 1,687 shares of common stock in connection with the rounding up of fractional shares of common stock, in relation to the 1:15 reverse stock split.
Stock Options
2018 Incentive Plan
On June 14, 2018, our Board of Directors approved the 2018 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The 2014 Equity Incentive Plan was closed and superseded by the 2018 Incentive Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means for the Company to continue to attract, motivate and retain management, key employees, consultants and other independent contractors, and to provide these individuals with greater incentive for their service to the Company by linking their interests in the Company’s success with those of the Company and its shareholders. An Award may also be granted to any consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor for bona fide services rendered to the Company or any Related Company that; are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company’s securities in a capital raising transaction, and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or its Compensation Committee and may grant Options designated as Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options. The Plan provides that up to a maximum of 66,667 shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to adjustment) are available for issuance under the Plan. Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of an Incentive Stock Option shall not exceed ten years, and in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder, shall not exceed five years. Any portion of an Option that is not vested and exercisable on the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service shall expire on such date. In the event of a Change in Control; all outstanding Awards, other than Performance Shares and Performance Units, shall become fully and immediately exercisable, and all applicable deferral and restriction limitations or forfeiture provisions shall lapse, immediately prior to the Change in Control and shall terminate at the effective time of the Change in Control; provided, however, that with respect to a Change in Control that is a Company Transaction, such Awards shall become fully and immediately exercisable, and all applicable deferral and restriction limitations or forfeiture provisions shall lapse, only if and to the extent such Awards are not converted, assumed or replaced by the Successor Company.
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The exercise price of an Incentive Stock Option shall be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date, and in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporations (a “Ten Percent Stockholder”), shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date. As of December 31, 2018, Mr. David Phipps, is a Ten Percent Stockholder. The determination of more than 10% ownership shall be made in accordance with Section 422 of the Code. To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant Date) of Common Stock with respect to which a Participant’s Incentive Stock Options become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other stock option plans of the Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations) exceeds $100,000, such portion in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.
On June 14, 2018, we issued 18,333 new stock options to our executives and directors under the 2018 Incentive Plan. All options issued have an exercise price of $22.50 per share, with the exception of David Phipps, a Ten Percent Stockholder, whose exercise price is $24.00, vest in equal quarterly installments starting July 1, 2018 over the next two years and expire on July 1, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the amount of vested options was 4,583. On July 1, 2018, 2,292 options were fully vested and valued on the vesting date at approximately $20.70 per option or a total of $47,422 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: strike price of 22.50 stock price of $20.70 per share (based on the market price at close on July 1, 2018) volatility of 718%, expected term of 3 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 2.69%. On October 1, 2018, an additional 2,292 options were fully vested and valued on the vesting date at approximately $20.70 per option or a total of $47,422 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: stock price of $20.70 per share (based on the market price close at grant date on June 14, 2018) volatility of 607%, expected term of 3 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 2.64%. In reference to this grant, the company recorded stock-based compensation of $81,698 for the year ended December 31, 2018.
On December 18, 2018, the Company cancelled the unvested portion of options previously granted on June 14, 2018, under the 2018 Incentive Plan totaling 13,750. The grants cancelled will be returned to the Plan.
The number of options cancelled to our officers and directors were as follows:
David Phipps, President, CEO, and Director | (5,000 | ) | ||
Theresa Carlise, CFO | (2,500 | ) | ||
Hector Delgado, Director | (1,250 | ) |
In addition, we cancelled options to purchase a total of (5,000) shares to two key employees.
On December 18, 2018, we issued 55,417 new stock options to our executives and directors under the 2018 Incentive Plan. All options issued have an exercise price of $2.25 per share, with the exception of David Phipps, a Ten Percent Stockholder, whose exercise price is $2.55, are fully vested and expire on December 17, 2023. The options were valued on the grant date at approximately $2.25 per option or a total of $124,674 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: strike price of $2.25 stock price of $2.25 per share (based on the market price at close on December 17, 2018) volatility of 773%, expected term of 5 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 2.69%.
On January 18, 2019, David Phipps exercised 21,667 options via a cashless exercise. Additionally, on January 18, 2019, two employees exercised 18,333 options through a cashless exercise. The Company withheld newly acquired shares pursuant to the exercise of the Option. The amount of common stock issued is calculated by using [Number of Options Exercising] minus [Exercise Price] * [Number of Options Exercising] divided by [Prior Close OSAT Market Price]. As a result of the exercise 21,619 shares of common stock were issued.
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Options Exercised | Exercise Price | Market Price | Shares withheld as Payment | Common Stock Issued | ||||||||||||||||
David Phipps | 21,667 | $ | 2.55 | $ | 5.25 | 10,524 | 11,143 | |||||||||||||
Other | 18,333 | $ | 2.25 | $ | 5.25 | 7,857 | 10,476 | |||||||||||||
40,000 | 18,381 | 21,619 |
Options Issued Outside of Plan
On February 19, 2015, the Company issued to Mr. Rector, the former Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and director of the Company, a seven-year option to purchase 956 shares of common stock as compensation for services provided to the Company. The options have an exercise price of $112.50 per share, were fully vested on the date of grant and shall expire in February 2022. The 956 options were valued on the grant date at approximately $112.50 per option or a total of $107,500 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: stock price of $112.50 per share (based on the sale of common stock in a private placement), volatility of 380%, expected term of 7 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 1.58%. In connection with the stock option grant, the Company recorded stock-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2015 of $107,500, respectively.
On December 28, 2015, the Company issued Ms. Carlise, Chief Financial Officer, a ten-year option to purchase 222 shares of common stock as compensation for services provided to the Company. The options have an exercise price of $112.50 per share, were fully vested on the date of grant and shall expire in December 2025. The 222 options were valued on the grant date at approximately $2,925.29 per option or a total of $650,000 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: stock price of 2,925.29 per share (based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock of the date of issuance), volatility of 992%, expected term of 10 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 1.05%. In connection with the stock option grant, the Company recorded stock-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2015 of $650,000, respectively.
Also, on December 28, 2015, the Company issued Mr. Delgado, its Director, a ten-year option to purchase 89 shares of common stock as compensation for services provided to the Company. The options have an exercise price of $112.50 per share, were fully vested on the date of grant and shall expire in December 2025. The 89 options were valued on the grant date at approximately $2,925.73 per option or a total of $260,000 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: stock price of $2,925.73 per share (based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock of the date of issuance), volatility of 992%, expected term of 10 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 1.05%. In connection with the stock option grant, the Company recorded stock-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2015 of $260,000, respectively.
On December 16, 2016, the Company issued options to Mr. Phipps, to purchase up to 4,444 shares of common stock. The options were issued outside of the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and are not governed by the 2014 Plan. The options have an exercise price of $22.50 per share, vest immediately, and have a term of ten years. The 4,444 options were valued on the grant date at approximately $42.75 per option or a total of $190,000 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: stock price of $42.75 per share (based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock of the date of issuance), volatility of 872%, expected term of 10 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 1.0500%. In connection with the stock option grant, the Company recorded stock-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2016 of $190,000, respectively.
On May 26, 2017, the Company issued 2,222 options to Mr. Phipps, 1,667 options to Theresa Carlise, 556 options to Hector Delgado, its Director and 8,889 options to certain employees of the Company. The employees are the adult children of our Chief Executive Officer. The options were issued outside of the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and are not governed by the 2014 Plan. The options have an exercise price of $22.50 per share, vest immediately, and have a term of ten years. The 13,333 options were valued on the grant date at approximately $45.00 per option or a total of $600,000 using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: stock price of $45.00 per share (based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock of the date of issuance), volatility of 736%, expected term of 10 years, and a risk-free interest rate of 1.30%. In connection with the stock option grant, for the years ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded stock-based compensation of $600,000.
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For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded total stock-based compensation of $0 and $219,518, respectively.
Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2019, as disclosed in the below table have approximately $115,180 of intrinsic value at the end of the period.
A summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding stock options and changes during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, is as follows:
Number
of Options |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |
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Balance at January 1, 2018 | 19,044 | $ | 29.25 | 9.01 | ||||||||
Granted | 73,750 | $ | 7.50 | 4.35 | ||||||||
Exercised | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||
Forfeited | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||
Cancelled | (13,750 | ) | $ | 23.10 | 2.50 | |||||||
Balance outstanding at December 31, 2018 | 79,044 | $ | 9.90 | 5.56 | ||||||||
Options exercisable at December 31, 2018 | 79,044 | |||||||||||
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period | $ | 7.50 | ||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2019 | 79,044 | $ | 9.90 | 5.56 | ||||||||
Granted | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||
Exercised | (40,000 | ) | $ | 2.41 | 4.72 | |||||||
Forfeited | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||
Cancelled | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||
Balance outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 39,044 | $ | 17.49 | 5.16 | ||||||||
Options exercisable at December 31, 2019 | 39,044 | $ | 17.49 | 5.16 | ||||||||
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period | $ | - | - |
A summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding stock warrants and changes during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, is as follows:
Number
of Warrants |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |
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Balance at January 1, 2018 | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||
Granted | 4,000 | 60.00 | 2.37 | |||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | |||||||||
Forfeited | ||||||||||||
Cancelled | - | - | - | |||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2018 | 4,000 | $ | 60.00 | 2.37 | ||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2019 | 4,000 | $ | 60.00 | 2.37 | ||||||||
Granted | - | - | - | |||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | |||||||||
Forfeited | - | - | - | |||||||||
Cancelled | - | - | - | |||||||||
Balance outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 4,000 | $ | 60.00 | 1.37 |
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there were 4,000 stock warrants outstanding.
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NOTE 13 – INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC Topic 740: Income Taxes which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities, and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax losses and tax credit carry forwards. ASC Topic 740 additionally requires the establishment of a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. The Company has a net operating loss carry forward for tax purposes totaling approximately $3.7 million at December 31, 2019, expiring through the year 2036, generally.
The tax reform bill that Congress voted to approve Dec. 20, 2017, also known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”, made sweeping modifications to the Internal Revenue Code, including a much lower corporate tax rate, changes to credits and deductions, and a move to a territorial system for corporations that have overseas earnings. The act replaced the prior-law graduated corporate tax rate, which taxed income over $10 million at 35%, with a flat rate of 21%. The Company has not reviewed the all of the changes the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” that will apply to the Company but is reviewing such changes. Due to the continuing loss position of the Company, such changes should not be material.
For U.S. purposes, the Company has not completed its evaluation of NOL utilization limitations under Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”) Section 382, change of ownership rules. If the Company has had a change in ownership, the NOL’s would be limited as to the amount that could be utilized each year, or possibly eliminated, based on the Code. The Company has also, not completed its review of NOL’s pertaining to years the Company was known as “Silver Horn Mining Ltd.” and “Great West Resources, Inc.”, which may not be available due to IRC Section 382 and because of a change in business line that may eliminate NOL’s associated with ““Silver Horn Mining Ltd.” and “Great West Resources, Inc.” The company has also not reviewed the impact relating to “Recent Events” for its IRC Section 382 possible NOL’s limitation.
The table below summarizes the differences between the Company’s effective tax rate of 25% and the statutory federal rate as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Tax expense (benefit) computed at “expected” statutory rate | $ | (301,668 | ) | $ | (222,448 | ) | ||
State income taxes, net of benefit | (62,488 | ) | (46,078 | ) | ||||
Permanent differences: | ||||||||
Stock based compensation and consulting | 56,901 | (52,316 | ) | |||||
Loss (gain) from change in fair value of derivative liability | - | |||||||
Other | 45,466 | (3,648 | ) | |||||
Valuation allowance | 219,858 | |||||||
Net income tax expense/(benefit) | $ | (261,789 | ) | $ | - |
The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, GTCL, is a United Kingdom (“UK”) Limited Company and files tax returns in the UK. Its estimated tax liability for December 31, 2019 and 2018 is approximately $747 and $23,459, respectively.
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are provided for significant income and expense items recognized in different years for tax and financial reporting purposes. Temporary differences, which give rise to a net deferred tax asset is as follows:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Net operating loss carryforward | $ | 962,909 | $ | 947,937 | ||||
Total deferred tax assets | $ | 962,909 | $ | 947,937 | ||||
Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
Book basis of property and equipment in excess of tax basis | $ | $ | - | |||||
Total deferred tax liabilities | $ | $ | - | |||||
Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance | $ | 962,909 | $ | 947,937 | ||||
Less: valuation allowance | (962,909 | ) | (947,937 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax asset | $ | - | $ | - |
The net operating loss carryforward increased from $947,937 at December 31, 2018 to $2,766,508 at December 31, 2019. After consideration of all the evidence, both positive and negative, management has recorded a full valuation allowance at December 31, 2019 and 2018, due to the uncertainty of realizing the deferred income tax assets.
NOTE 14 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Employment Agreements
On June 14, 2018, the Company entered into a two (2) year Employment Agreement (the “Phipps Agreement”) with Mr. Phipps, with an automatic one (1) year extension. Under the Phipps Agreement, Mr. Phipps will serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President and will receive an annual base salary equal to the sum of $170,000 and £48,000 to be paid through our operating subsidiary, GTCL. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the £48,000 equivalent to USD is $62,219 and the yearly conversion rate is 1.296229. The Phipps Agreement provides for a performance bonus based on exceeding our annual revenue goals and on our ability to attract new investment. The Phipps Agreement also provides for medical plan coverage, an auto allowance, paid vacation, and discretionary stock grants and option awards. In the event of termination without cause, termination as a result of a change in control, or resignation with good reason (as defined in the Phipps Agreement), Mr. Phipps will be entitled to a severance equal to twice his base salary, the immediate vesting of all unvested options, and other benefits. The Phipps Agreement terminates and supersedes the Original Phipps Agreement (as defined below) and any subsequent amendments, effective as of the June 14, 2018.
Previously the Company had a two-year Executive Employment Agreement with Mr. Phipps, effective January 1, 2016 (the “Original Phipps Agreement”). Under the Original Phipps Agreement, Mr. Phipps agreed to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President and received an annual base salary equal to the sum of $144,000 and £48,000, or $61,293 at the yearly conversion rate of 1.276933. Mr. Phipps was also eligible for bonus compensation in an amount equal to up to fifty (50%) percent of his then-current base salary if the Company meets or exceeds criteria adopted by the Compensation Committee, if any, or Board and equity awards as may be approved in the discretion of the Compensation Committee or Board. On January 1, 2018, the Original Phipps Agreement automatically renewed for another year.
Also, on June 14, 2018, we entered into a new Employment Agreement (“Carlise Agreement”) with our Chief Financial Officer, Theresa Carlise. The Carlise Agreement is for a period of two (2) years, with an automatic one (1) year extension. Ms. Carlise’s base salary is $150,000 per year. The Carlise Agreement provides for performance bonuses based on exceeding our annual revenue goals and on our ability to attract new investment. The Carlise Agreement also provides for medical plan coverage, an auto allowance, paid vacation, and discretionary stock grants and option awards. In the event of termination without cause, termination as a result of a change in control, or resignation with good reason (as defined in the Carlise Agreement), Ms. Carlise will be entitled to a severance equal to twice her base salary, the immediate vesting of all unvested options, and other benefits. The Carlise Agreement terminates and supersedes the Original Carlise Agreement (as defined below) and any subsequent amendments, effective as of the June 14, 2018.
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Prior to June 14, 2018, the Company had a one-year agreement with Ms. Carlise, as its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (the “Original Carlise Agreement”). The Original Carlise Agreement provided for an annual compensation of $140,000 as well as medical benefits. The Original Carlise Agreement was effective December 1, 2016 and had an automatic renewal clause pursuant to which the Original Carlise Agreement renews itself for another year, if not cancelled by the Company previously. The Original Carlise Agreement had been automatically extended for an additional term of one year on December 1, 2017. In addition to the base salary of $140,000 annually, Ms. Carlise was eligible to receive an annual cash bonus if the Company meets or exceeds criteria adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and shall be eligible for grants of awards under stock option or other equity incentive plans of the Company.
On March 13, 2020, the Company and David Phipps and Theresa Carlise, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, executed waivers of the provisions in their respective employment agreement requiring prior written notice of non-renewal to the other party. As a result, their respective employment terms with the Company will not be automatically extended as set forth in such employment agreements and will terminate as of June 14, 2020.
Consulting Agreements
On May 13, 2019, the Company entered into two consulting agreements (each, a “Consulting Agreement” and together, the “Consulting Agreements”) with unrelated third parties to provide capital raising advisory services and business growth and development services, each for a term of nine months. In exchange for such services, each consultant will receive (i) a Note in the amount of $44,000 issued pursuant to the Agreement, (ii) a Note in the amount of $12,500 with a maturity of three years bearing interest at a rate of 6% per annum with an optional right of conversion, (iii) payment of a retainer ranging from $10,000 to $30,000, and (iv) monthly payments ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 for nine months. On August 29, 2019, one of the consulting agreements was extended for another three months to expire on February 13, 2020 and the other was extended on September 1, 2019 for another two months to expire on January 13, 2020.
Lease Agreement
Effective July 24, 2019, a three-year lease was signed for 2,660 square feet for £25,536 annually, for our facilities in Poole, England for £2,128 per month, or $2,717 per month at the yearly average conversion rate of 1.276933, or $2,822 using exchange rate close at December 31, 2019 of 1.3262. The lease has been renewed until July 23, 2022.
Such leases do not require any contingent rental payments, impose any financial restrictions, or contain any residual value guarantees. Variable expenses generally represent the Company’s share of the landlord’s operating expenses. The Company does not have any leases classified as financing leases.
The rate implicit in each lease is not readily determinable, and we therefore use our incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of the lease payments. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate used to determine the initial value of right of use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2019 was 6.00%, derived from borrowing rate, as obtained from the Company’s current lenders. Right of use assets for operating leases are periodically reduced by impairment losses. We use the long-lived assets impairment guidance in ASC Subtopic 360-10, Property, Plant, and Equipment – Overall, to determine whether an ROU asset is impaired, and if so, the amount of the impairment loss to recognize. As of December 31, 2019, we have not recognized any impairment losses for our ROU assets.
We monitor for events or changes in circumstances that require a reassessment of one of our leases. When a reassessment results in the remeasurement of a lease liability, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the corresponding ROU asset unless doing so would reduce the carrying amount of the ROU asset to an amount less than zero. In that case, the amount of the adjustment that would result in a negative ROU asset balance is recorded in profit or loss.
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At December 31, 2019, the Company had current and long-term operating lease liabilities of $29,237 and $51,620, respectively, and right of use assets of $83,679.
Future minimum lease payments under these leases are as follows, in thousands, (unaudited):
Minimum | ||||
Lease | ||||
Years Ending December 31, | Payment | |||
Remainder of 2019 | $ | 8 | ||
2020 | 31 | |||
2021 | 31 | |||
2022 | 18 | |||
Total undiscounted future non-cancelable minimum lease payments | 88 | |||
Less: Imputed interest | - | |||
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 88 | ||
Weighted average remaining term | 2.8 |
In the Company’s financial statements for periods prior to January 1, 2019, the Company accounts for leases under ASC 840, and provides for rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. Net rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $31,563 and $27,851, respectively.
Litigation
From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. The Company is not currently involved in any pending legal proceeding or litigation and, to the best of our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which the Company is a party or to which any of the Company’s properties is subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results.
NOTE 15 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company entered into a note for $122,536 from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer as part of the Share Exchange Agreement on February 15, 2015. On May 11, 2018, the balance of $5,768, was paid in full. As of December 31, 2019, the accounts payable due to related party includes; advances for inventory and services due to David Phipps of $43,403, accrued director fees of $5,000 due to Hector Delgado, Director and service and fees due to Theresa Carlise of $2,668. Total related party payments due as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are $51,071 and $39,027, respectively. Those related party payable are non-interest bearing and due on demand.
The Company’s UK subsidiary, GTCL has an overadvance line of credit with HSBC, for working capital needs. The overadvance limit is £25,000 or $33,155 at an exchange rate of 1.3262, with interest at 5.50% over Bank of England’s base rate or current rate of 6.25% variable. The advance is guaranteed by David Phipps, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company has two American Express accounts, for Orbital Satcom Corp. and GTCL, of which are in the name of David Phipps, who personally guarantees the balance owed.
The Company employs two individuals who are related to Mr. Phipps, of which earned gross wages totaling $66,925 and $72,312 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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NOTE 16 - CONCENTRATIONS
Customers:
Amazon accounted for 56.9% and 37.3% of the Company’s revenues during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. No other customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenues for either period.
Suppliers:
The following table sets forth information as to each supplier that accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s purchases for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Network Innovations | $ | 1,431,075 | 30.1 | % | $ | 2,002,733 | 42.8 | % | ||||||||
Garmin | $ | 647,360 | 13.6 | % | $ | 589,529 | 12.2 | % | ||||||||
Globalstar Europe | $ | 568,006 | 12.0 | % | $ | 610,933 | 12.7 | % | ||||||||
Cygnus Telecom | $ | 525,231 | 11.1 | % | $ | 457,871 | 9.5 | % |
Geographic:
The following table sets forth revenue as to each geographic location, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Europe | $ | 4,152,218 | 70.7 | % | $ | 3,841,332 | 67.1 | % | ||||||||
North America | 1,162,869 | 19.8 | % | 1,282,494 | 22.4 | % | ||||||||||
South America | 42,212 | 0.7 | % | 227,280 | 4.0 | % | ||||||||||
Asia & Pacific | 414,725 | 7.1 | % | 317,699 | 5.5 | % | ||||||||||
Africa | 46,783 | 0.8 | % | 58,096 | 1.0 | % | ||||||||||
$ | 5,869,558 | $ | 5,726,901 |
NOTE 16 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On January 31, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 36,294 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debt, as issued on May 13, 2019, in the amount of $3,629.
On February 10, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 25,421 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debt, as issued on May 13, 2019, in the amount of $2,542.
On February 11, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 23,580 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debt, as issued on May 13, 2019, in the amount of $2,358.
On February 18, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 13,192 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debt, as issued on May 13, 2019, in the amount of $1,319.
On February 19, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,468 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debt, as issued on May 13, 2019, in the amount of $447.
On March 9, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 10,305 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debt, as issued on May 13, 2019, in the amount of $1,031.
On March 13, 2020, Orbsat Corp and David Phipps and Theresa Carlise, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, executed waivers of the provisions in their respective employment agreement requiring prior written notice of non-renewal to the other party. As a result, their respective employment terms with the Company will not be automatically extended as set forth in such employment agreements and will terminate as of June 14, 2020.
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