QUANTA INC - Annual Report: 2019 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[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 ____________
000-56025
Commission file number
Quanta, Inc.
(formerly known as Freight Solution, Inc.)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 81-2749032 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3606 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA | 91505 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(424) 261-2568
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.001
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [ ] | Accelerated filer [ ] | Non-accelerated filer [ ] |
Smaller reporting company [X] | Emerging growth company [X] |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $41,203,885.
As of April 3, 2020, the registrant had 55,322,712 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Although our forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of our management, these statements can be based only on facts and factors of which we are currently aware. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “future,” “intend,” “could,” “estimate,” “predict,” “hope,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements under the captions “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation” and “Description of Business,” as well as other sections in this report. Such forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current plans and expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in plans that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. You should be aware that, as a result of any of these factors materializing, the trading price of our common stock may decline. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
● | the availability and adequacy of capital to support and grow our business; | |
● | economic, competitive, business and other conditions in our local and regional markets; | |
● | actions taken or not taken by others, including competitors, as well as legislative, regulatory, judicial and other governmental authorities; | |
● | competition in our industry; | |
● | changes in our business and growth strategy, capital improvements or development plans; | |
● | the availability of additional capital to support development; and | |
● | other factors discussed elsewhere in this annual report. |
The cautionary statements made in this annual report are intended to be applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they may appear in this report.
We urge you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward looking-statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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PART I
The Merger
Effective June 6, 2018, Quanta, Inc., formerly known as Freight Solution, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Registrant” or the “Company”) consummated an Agreement of Merger and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), with Bioanomaly, Inc., a California corporation d/b/a Quanta (“Quanta”) and Quanta Acquisition Corp., a California corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Acquisition”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Acquisition merged with and into Quanta in a statutory reverse merger (the “Merger”) with Quanta surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Pursuant to the merger agreement, all the shareholders of Bioanomaly exchanged all of their shares of Bioanomaly for an aggregate of 21,908,810 newly issued shares of Freight Solution’s common stock. Freight Solution shareholders retained 6,500,000 shares of common stock, which represents 23% of the issued and outstanding stock following the merger.
Simultaneously with the Merger, the Company accepted subscriptions for 6,500,000 shares of common stock in a private placement offering (the “Offering”) at a purchase price of $0.20 per share, offered pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) for the aggregate offering amount of $1,300,000. The Company also issued two non-affiliated individuals four-year warrants to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share.
Following the consummation of the Merger, Quanta shareholders beneficially owned approximately sixty-three percent (63%) of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Registrant.
Overview
Quanta is an applied science company focused on increasing energy levels in plant matter to increase performance within the human body. Our proprietary technology uses quantum mechanics to increase bio-activity of targeted molecules to enhance the desired effects. We specialize in potentiating rare naturally occurring elements to create impactful and sustainable healing solutions that we believe will one day be as powerful and predictable as pharmaceutical drugs.
We offer our technology as a platform, making it accessible to existing high-quality product makers with existing distribution channels, as well as consumer products. Our mission is to power as many impactful, high-performing and wholly organic solutions as possible through product lines and a series of licensing and distribution partnerships.
Bioanomaly Inc. was founded in 2016 by a group of technology and industry entrepreneurs and provides licensed technology solutions to natural product companies in multiple verticals. Our headquarters is located in Burbank, California.
Quanta Basics
Quanta, Inc. (“Quanta”) is a cutting-edge technology platform whose patented, proprietary technology harnesses advances in quantum biology to increase the potency of active ingredients. Currently, Quanta supports product formulations in pain management, anti-inflammation, skincare, agriculture, nutritional supplements, and plant-based consumables. Ultimately, Quanta’s mission is to deliver better, more effective ingredients to elevate product efficacy, reduce waste and facilitate healthier, more sustainable consumption.
The established resonance theory behind Quanta’s polarization process has many potential applications. From potentiating bio-ingredients to produce more-effective carbon-trapping plants to transformative anti-aging solutions Quanta’s technology has the opportunity to upend how commercial products are made and the benefits from them. Already we see multi-trillion-dollar global industries benefiting from Quanta’s technology.
Our proof of concept, Quanta’s market-leading CBD pain-relief rub (“Muscle Rub”), is only the first in a series of paradigm shift products to emerge from our labs. At the heart of its well-documented effectiveness is our proprietary “polarization” process, which uses electromagnetic force to markedly enhance bioactivity at the molecular level—a polarized active ingredient is more soluble and creates stronger bonds with the body’s receptors. This allows us to enhance ingredients so they work faster and more powerfully without the use of chemical by-products or cellular penetration. Quanta believes this natural solution has nearly limitless applications in the world of plant-based consumer products.
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Quanta is involved in ambitious projects that we believe will reshape the next wave of climate science, sustainability, nutrition, and more. Having harnessed the technology of the future, Quanta is dedicated to bringing tomorrow’s health and wellness solutions to the billions in need today.
Proof of Concept
Creating, producing and selling consumer products was never our primary focus; Quanta’s Muscle Rub was simply a means to an end - proof of concept and a revenue driver in a small emerging market as our business model took shape. Fundamentally, Quanta will be a licensing concern designed to collaborate with large brands to improve product quality and the profit margins of existing and new products. But the market needed proof and we chose to start in the under-developed category of CBD because of its speed to market.
Understandably, we met the same initial hurdles every start-up encounters. In addition to simply explaining quantum mechanics, we had no track record of success from a business standpoint. The immediate goal was to prove our model was defensible. Hence, we chose CBD as a launch category. This market provided protection from industry titans that may have felt threatened by such a powerful technology while allowing us to drive profits during R&D.
Over the last two years, we have developed and sold products largely to the medical industry, along with some consumer retail. This effort was designed to drive revenue and to prove the concept of our model: that polarizing a single ingredient can produce a demonstrably superior product that consumers find safe and effective (establish consumer appetite).
Discovery Synopsys
Using our product development process and business-to-business and direct-to-consumer sales approaches as a benchmark for future business, we developed the Quanta business model. Our technology’s unique ability to strengthen ingredients renders them more potent without added chemicals or penetrating cells means Quanta is in a first-of-its-kind position in the market. As the world’s first company focused on Quantum Biology we sit in a strong, but unique position in the market.
Our ability to increase ingredient efficacy by up to 500% means we are in a rare position to truly disrupt many areas of material science.
Quanta’s technology renders products superior to any on the market today. A 30% re-purchase rate (on one SKU alone) illustrates consumer appetite for the product.
Upcoming products and ventures will be designed to achieve or surpass this level of consumer benefit and uptake.
Quanta Business Model in 3 P’s: Potentiation, Partners, and Profits
After two years we believe the best possible model for the long-term success of the company is collaborating with best-in-class partners through joint ventures for new verticals, products, and research. These joint ventures may involve a jointly owned special purpose entity or they may be entirely based on contractual obligations.
Our mission has never been to create the best novel products on the planet. Our mission has always been to revolutionize the way formulations are developed and how products perform. We seek to work with the best product makers in the world to positively impact as many industries as possible.
The unique ability to increase the ingredient and product performance opens the doors for major opportunities. Higher performing ingredients mean less is needed to make a strong impact (increased margins, increase overall efficacy). We proved this with our Muscle Rub, which uses approximately 1/3 the CBD of competing products with demonstrably improved results.
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The level of potentiation delivered by Quanta allows our partners the unique ability to provide higher-performing products, lower material costs, more competitive pricing and increased profit margins. In short, our partners will be able to make better performing, more affordable products with a higher repeat purchase. This is true disruption and consumer utopia.
We aim to work with groups that specialize in manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing existing product lines that utilize ingredients we can potentiate. Partners like this facilitate efficient market delivery of joint innovations.
We believe this strategy provides greater shareholder value, enhances revenue potential, defrays upfront expenses and affords us the ability to raise capital for new projects without massive dilution.
Ultimately, these ventures would result in licensing out our technology to other reputable brands and companies to create co-branded products whereas the term “Powered by Quanta” becomes as recognized as “Intel Inside.”
We believe this type of partnership will afford a company Quanta partners with:
● | Development of emerging products with cutting edge ingredients. | |
● | A product line with a true point of differentiation. | |
● | New SKUs with an increased margin. | |
● | Decreased cost of goods sold. |
Simultaneously these partnerships will allow Quanta:
● | Greater brand recognition. | |
● | Increased revenue and in turn profitability. | |
● | Quicker timeline to more licensing opportunities because of a track record of success. | |
● | Brand to become synonymous with improving the performance of ingredients within products. |
Manufacturing Partnerships -
Quanta is currently focused on partnering with large-scale manufacturers and distributors able to produce products that meet the requirements of applicable regulations IE: Good Manufacturing Practices to fulfill orders of our own product line. This type of partnership is crucial because it will afford:
● | New product development that meets certification requirements | |
● | Much larger production scale | |
● | Speed to market | |
● | Increased distribution and profitability |
With our licensing capabilities, Quanta technology can render better, more efficacious products that cost less to create but command a higher purchase value because of polarized ingredients. This, in turn, allows companies to diversify their catalog of products while simultaneously providing them with a distinguished advantage. More efficacious ingredients.
Employees
As of the date of this report, Quanta has 21 full time and 2 part time employees. We believe we enjoy good employee relations. None of our employees are members of any labor union, and we are not a party to any collective bargaining agreement.
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Government Regulation
We believe we are in compliance with applicable federal, state and other regulations and that we have compliance programs in place to ensure compliance going forward. There are no regulatory notifications or actions pending.
Risks Related to the Business
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which may hinder our ability to obtain future financing.
We have yet to establish any history of profitable operations. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred a net loss of $5,787,364 and used cash in operating activities of $2,221,320, and at December 31, 2019, the Company had a had a working capital deficiency of $113,909. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in their report on the Company’s December 31, 2019 audited financial statements, raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. This going concern opinion could materially limit our ability to raise additional funds through the issuance of new debt or equity securities and future reports on our financial statements may also include an explanatory paragraph with respect to our ability to continue as a going concern.
At December 31, 2019, the Company had cash on hand in the amount of $433,143. Subsequent to December 31, 2019 the Company received $153,000 from the issuance of a convertible note payable and $30,000 for subscriptions to purchase shares of common stock. Management estimates that the current funds on hand will be sufficient to continue operations through the next six months. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon improving its profitability and the continuing financial support from its shareholders. Management believes the existing shareholders or external financing will provide the additional cash to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due. No assurance can be given that any future financing, if needed, will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. Even if the Company is able to obtain additional financing, if needed, it may contain undue restrictions on its operations, in the case of debt financing, or cause substantial dilution for its stockholders, in the case of equity financing
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Quanta is and will continue to be completely dependent on the services of our Chief Executive Officer and President, the loss of whose services may cause our business operations to cease, and we will need to engage and retain qualified employees and consultants to further implement our strategy.
Quanta’s operations and business strategy are completely dependent upon the knowledge and business connections of Eric Rice and Jeffrey Doiron. They are under no contractual obligation to remain employed by us. If any should choose to leave us for any reason or become ill and unable to work for an extended period of time before we have hired additional personnel, our operations will likely fail. Even if we are able to find additional personnel, it is uncertain whether we could find someone who could develop our business along the lines described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We will likely fail without the services of our officers or an appropriate replacement(s).
Because we have only recently commenced business operations, we face a high risk of business failure.
The Company was formed in 2016. We face a high risk of business failure. The likelihood of the success of the Company must be considered in light of the expenses, complications and delays frequently encountered in connection with the establishment and expansion of new businesses and the competitive environment in which the Company will operate. There can be no assurance that future revenues will occur or be significant enough or that we will be able to sell its products and services at a profit, if at all. Future revenues and/or profits, if any, will depend on many various factors, including, but not limited to both initial and continued market acceptance of the Company’s website and the successful implementation of its planned growth strategy.
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We may not be successful in hiring technical personnel because of the competitive market for qualified technical people.
The Company’s future success depends largely on its ability to attract, hire, train and retain highly qualified technical personnel to provide the Company’s services. Competition for such personnel is intense. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in attracting and retaining the technical personnel it requires to conduct and expand its operations successfully and to differentiate itself from its competition. The Company’s results of operations and growth prospects could be materially adversely affected if the Company were unable to attract, hire, train and retain such qualified technical personnel.
We may be unable to adequately establish, protect or enforce our intellectual property rights.
Our success depends in part upon our ability to establish, protect and enforce our intellectual property and other proprietary rights. If we fail to establish, protect or enforce our intellectual property rights, we may lose an important advantage in the market in which we compete. We rely on a combination of trademark, copyright and trade secret law and contractual obligations to protect our key intellectual property rights, all of which provide only limited protection. Our intellectual property rights may not be sufficient to help us maintain our position in the market and our competitive advantages.
We primarily rely on trade secrets to protect our proprietary technology. Trade secrets may not be protectable if not properly kept confidential. We strive to enter into non-disclosure agreements with our employees, customers, contractors and business partners to limit access to and disclosure of our proprietary information. However, the steps we have taken may not be sufficient to prevent unauthorized use of our technology, and adequate remedies may not be available in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of our trade secrets and proprietary technology. Moreover, others may reverse engineer or independently develop technologies that are competitive to ours or infringe our intellectual property.
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Accordingly, despite our efforts, we may be unable to prevent third-parties from using our intellectual property for their competitive advantage. Any such use could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Monitoring unauthorized uses of and enforcing our intellectual property rights can be difficult and costly. Legal intellectual property actions are inherently uncertain and may not be successful, and may require a substantial amount of resources and divert our management’s attention.
Claims by others that we infringe their intellectual property could force us to incur significant costs or revise the way we conduct our business.
Our competitors protect their proprietary rights by means of patents, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property. We have not conducted an independent review of patents and other intellectual property issued to third-parties, who may have patents or patent applications relating to our proprietary technology. We may receive letters from third parties alleging, or inquiring about, possible infringement, misappropriation or violation of their intellectual property rights. Any party asserting that we infringe, misappropriate or violate proprietary rights may force us to defend ourselves, and potentially our customers, against the alleged claim. These claims and any resulting lawsuit, if successful, could subject us to significant liability for damages and/or invalidation of our proprietary rights or interruption or cessation of our operations. Any such claims or lawsuit could:
● | be time-consuming and expensive to defend, whether meritorious or not; | |
● | require us to stop providing products or services that use the technology that allegedly infringes the other party’s intellectual property; | |
● | divert the attention of our technical and managerial resources; | |
● | require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements with third-parties, which may not be available on terms that we deem acceptable; | |
● | prevent us from operating all or a portion of our business or force us to redesign our products, services or technology platforms, which could be difficult and expensive and may make the performance or value of our product or service offerings less attractive; | |
● | subject us to significant liability for damages or result in significant settlement payments; or | |
● | require us to indemnify our customers. |
Furthermore, during the course of litigation, confidential information may be disclosed in the form of documents or testimony in connection with discovery requests, depositions or trial testimony. Disclosure of our confidential information and our involvement in intellectual property litigation could materially adversely affect our business. Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of intellectual property litigation more effectively than we can because they have substantially greater resources. In addition, any litigation could significantly harm our relationships with current and prospective customers. Any of the foregoing could disrupt our business and have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
We have identified material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.
Maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and effective disclosure controls and procedures are necessary for us to produce reliable financial statements. As discussed in Item 9A – “Controls and Procedures” of this Form 10-K, we have evaluated our internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures and concluded that they were not effective as of December 31, 2019.
A material weakness is defined as 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. The material weaknesses we identified are (i) We do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures, including written policies and procedures to ensure the correct application of accounting and financial reporting with respect to the current requirements of U.S. GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and (ii) The Company did not maintain effective policies to ensure adequate segregation of duties within its accounting processes. Specifically, due to the size of the Company and the smaller nature of department teams, opportunities are limited to segregate duties, resulting in inabilities to soundly manage segregation of job responsibilities.
The Company is committed to remediating its material weaknesses as promptly as possible. Implementation of the Company’s remediation plans has commenced and is being overseen by the board. However, there can be no assurance as to when these material weaknesses will be remediated or that additional material weaknesses will not arise in the future. Even effective internal control can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements. Any failure to remediate the material weaknesses, or the development of new material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, could result in material misstatements in our financial statements, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the trading price of our common stock and we could fail to meet our financial reporting obligations. We have identified weaknesses in our internal controls, and we cannot provide assurances that these weaknesses will be effectively remediated or that additional material weaknesses will not occur in the future.
If not remediated, our failure to establish and maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could result in material misstatements in our financial statements and a failure to meet our reporting and financial obligations, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the trading price of our common stock.
The recent global coronavirus outbreak could harm our business and results of operations.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious disease outbreak, which has continued to spread, and any related adverse public health developments, have adversely affected workforces, customers, economies, and financial markets globally, likely leading to an economic downturn. It has also disrupted the normal operations of many businesses. This outbreak could decrease spending, adversely affect demand for our product and harm our business and results of operations. It is not possible for us to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results of the outbreak and its effects on our business or results of operations at this time.
Risks Related to Our Securities
Our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer currently own a majority of our voting power, and through this ownership, controls our Company and our corporate actions.
Eric Rice, our current Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer currently holds approximately 32.5% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting capital stock. He has a controlling influence in determining the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including mergers, consolidations and the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, election of directors, and other significant corporate actions. As such, this shareholder has the power to prevent or cause a change in control; therefore, without the aforementioned consent we could be prevented from entering into transactions that could be beneficial to us. The interests of our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer may give rise to a conflict of interest between the Company and the Company’s shareholders.
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There is a substantial lack of liquidity of our common stock and volatility risks.
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets platform under the symbol “QNTA.” The liquidity of our common stock may be very limited and affected by our limited trading market. The OTC Markets quotation platform is an inter-dealer market much less regulated than the major exchanges, and is subject to abuses, volatilities and shorting. There is currently no broadly followed and established trading market for our common stock. An established trading market may never develop or be maintained. Active trading markets generally result in lower price volatility and more efficient execution of buy and sell orders. Absence of an active trading market reduces the liquidity of the shares traded.
The trading volume of our common stock may be limited and sporadic. This situation is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company which is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven company such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares until such time as we became more seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price. We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will be sustained. As a result of such trading activity, the quoted price for our common stock on the OTC Markets may not necessarily be a reliable indicator of our fair market value. In addition, if our shares of common stock cease to be quoted, holders would find it more difficult to dispose of or to obtain accurate quotation as to the market value of, our common stock and as a result, the market value of our common stock likely would decline.
Our common stock may never be listed on a major stock exchange.
We currently do not satisfy the initial listing standards and cannot ensure that we will be able to satisfy such listing standards or that our common stock will be accepted for listing on any such exchange. Should we fail to satisfy the initial listing standards of such exchanges, or our common stock is otherwise rejected for listing, the trading price of our common stock could suffer, the trading market for our common stock may be less liquid, and our common stock price may be subject to increased volatility.
A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our ability to raise working capital and adversely impact our ability to continue operations.
A prolonged decline in the price of our common stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in our ability to raise capital. A decline in the price of our common stock could be especially detrimental to our liquidity and our operations. Such reductions may force us to reallocate funds from other planned uses and may have a significant negative effect on our business plan and operations, including our ability to develop new services and continue our current operations. If our common stock price declines, we can offer no assurance that we will be able to raise additional capital or generate funds from operations sufficient to meet our obligations. If we are unable to raise sufficient capital in the future, we may not be able to have the resources to continue our normal operations.
Future sales and issuances of our common stock or rights to purchase common stock, including pursuant to our equity incentive plans or otherwise, could result in dilution of the percentage ownership of our stockholders and could cause our stock price to fall.
We expect that significant additional capital will be needed in the future to continue our planned operations. To raise capital, we may sell common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in one or more transactions at prices and in a manner we determine from time to time. If we sell common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in more than one transaction, investors in a prior transaction may be materially diluted by subsequent sales. Additionally, any such sales may result in material dilution to our existing stockholders, and new investors could gain rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock. Further, any future sales of our common stock by us or resales of our common stock by our existing stockholders could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.
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Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could cause our stock price to fall.
If our existing stockholders sell, or indicate an intention to sell, substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market after the contractual restrictions on resale of such common stock discussed in this report lapse, or after those shares become registered for resale pursuant to an effective registration statement, the trading price of our common stock could decline. As of April 3, 2020, a total of 55,322,712 shares of our common stock were outstanding. Of those shares, only 42,080,494 are currently without restriction, in the public market. Upon the effectiveness of any registration statement we could elect to file with respect to any outstanding shares of common stock, any sales of those shares or any perception in the market that such sales may occur could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline. As of the date of effectiveness of such registration statement, such shares registered for resale will be freely tradable without restriction.
We do not plan to declare or pay any dividends to our stockholders in the near future.
We have not declared any dividends in the past, and we do not intend to distribute dividends in the near future. The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of the board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, the results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and other factors as the board of directors considers relevant. There is no assurance that future dividends will be paid, and if dividends are paid, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend.
The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and distract management.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”). These requirements are extensive. The Exchange Act requires that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting.
We may incur significant costs associated with our public company reporting requirements and costs associated with applicable corporate governance requirements. This may divert management’s attention from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We also expect that these applicable rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance 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 individuals to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers.
Persons associated with securities offerings, including consultants, may be deemed to be broker dealers.
In the event that any of our securities are offered without engaging a registered broker-dealer, we may face claims for rescission and other remedies. If any claims or actions were to be brought against us relating to our lack of compliance with the broker-dealer requirements, we could be subject to penalties, required to pay fines, make damages payments or settlement payments, or repurchase such securities. In addition, any claims or actions could force us to expend significant financial resources to defend our company, could divert the attention of our management from our core business and could harm our reputation.
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Future changes in financial accounting standards or practices may cause adverse unexpected financial reporting fluctuations and affect reported results of operations.
A change in accounting standards or practices can have a significant effect on our reported results and may even affect our reporting of transactions completed before the change is effective. New accounting pronouncements and varying interpretations of accounting pronouncements have occurred and may occur in the future. Changes to existing rules or the questioning of current practices may adversely affect our reported financial results or the way we conduct business.
“Penny Stock” rules may make buying or selling our common stock difficult.
Trading in our common stock is subject to the “penny stock” rules. The SEC has adopted regulations that generally define a penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. These rules require that any broker-dealer that recommends our common stock to persons other than prior customers and accredited investors, must, prior to the sale, make a special written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to execute the transaction. Unless an exception is available, the regulations require the delivery, prior to any transaction involving a penny stock, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the risks associated with trading in the penny stock market. In addition, broker-dealers must disclose commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities they offer. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our common stock, which could severely limit the market price and liquidity of our common stock.
FINRA sales practice requirements may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, has adopted rules requiring that, in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative or low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA has indicated its belief that there is a high probability that speculative or low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. These FINRA requirements may make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that at least some of their customers buy our common stock, which may limit the ability of our stockholders to buy and sell our common stock and could have an adverse effect on the market for and price of our common stock.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish, or cease publishing, research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our stock adversely, our stock price and any trading volume could decline.
Any trading market for our common stock that may develop will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business, markets or competitors. Securities and industry analysts do not currently, and may never, publish research on us or our business. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of our company, the trading price for our stock would be negatively affected. If securities or industry analysts initiate coverage, and one or more of those analysts downgrade our stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business or our market, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our stock could decrease, which might cause our stock price and any trading volume to decline.
We may have material liabilities that were not discovered before, and have not been discovered since, the closing of the Merger.
As a result of the Merger, the former business plan and management of the Company have been abandoned and replaced with the business and management team of Bioanomaly Inc. Prior to the Merger, there were no relationships or other connections among the businesses or individuals associated with those two entities. As a result, we may have material liabilities based on activities before the Merger that have not been discovered or asserted. We could experience losses as a result of any such undisclosed liabilities that are discovered in the future, which could materially harm our business and financial condition. Although the Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties from the Company concerning its assets, liabilities, financial condition and affairs, there may be limited or no recourse against our pre-Merger stockholders or principals in the event those representations prove to be untrue. As a result, our current and future stockholders will bear some, or all, of the risks relating to any such unknown or undisclosed liabilities.
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We may be exposed to additional risks as a result of “going public” by means of a reverse acquisition transaction.
We may be exposed to additional risks because the business of Quanta has become a public company through a “reverse acquisition” transaction. There has been increased focus by government agencies on transactions such as the Merger in recent years, and we may be subject to increased scrutiny by the SEC and other government agencies and holders of our securities as a result of the completion of that transaction. Further, as a result of our existence as a “shell company” under applicable rules of the SEC prior to the closing of the Merger and the filing of appropriate disclosures with the SEC on December 21, 2018, we are subject to certain restrictions and limitations for certain specified periods of time relating to potential future issuances of our securities and compliance with applicable SEC rules and regulations. Additionally, our “going public” by means of a reverse acquisition transaction may make it more difficult for us to obtain coverage from securities analysts of major brokerage firms following the Merger because there may be little incentive to those brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. Further, investment banks may be less likely to agree to underwrite secondary offerings on our behalf than they might if we became a public reporting company by means of an initial public offering, or IPO, because they may be less familiar with our company as a result of more limited coverage by analysts and the media, and because we became public at an early stage in our development. The failure to receive research coverage or support in the market for our shares will have an adverse effect on our ability to develop a liquid market for our common stock. The occurrence of any such event could cause our business or stock price to suffer.
We are not subject to compliance with rules requiring the adoption of certain corporate governance measures and as a result our stockholders have limited protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rule changes enacted by the SEC, the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Stock Market as a result of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, require the implementation of various measures relating to corporate governance. These measures are designed to enhance the integrity of corporate management and the securities markets and apply to securities which are listed on those exchanges. Because we are not presently required to comply with many of the corporate governance provisions we have not yet adopted certain of these measures. Until we comply with such corporate governance measures, regardless of whether such compliance is required, the absence of such standards of corporate governance may leave our stockholders without protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.
We are an emerging growth company and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.
We are an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies including, but not limited to, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation and any golden parachute payments not previously approved, exemption from the requirement of auditor attestation in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting and exemption from any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. If we do, the information that we provide stockholders may be different than what is available with respect to other public companies. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected to take advantage of this extended transition period. Since we will not be required to comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies, our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of companies that comply with the effective dates of those accounting standards.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (1) the end of the fiscal year in which the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of the second fiscal quarter, (2) the end of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.07 billion or more during such fiscal year, (3) the date on which we issue more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in a three-year period, (4) December 31, 2022, the end of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act or (v) the date on which we qualify as a large accelerated filer. Decreased disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as an “emerging growth company” may make it harder for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
The Company does not own any physical location. Quanta currently leases its corporate headquarters and other offices in Burbank, California which lease expires in August, 2023. Because our current offices are insufficient in size for current and future operations, the Company plans to seek replacement office space around the Los Angeles area at the time of the expiration of the current lease.
From time to time, we are a party to, or otherwise involved in, legal proceedings arising in the normal and ordinary course of business. As of the date of this report, we are not aware of any other proceeding, threatened or pending, against us which, if determined adversely, would have a material effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows or financial position.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(a) Market Information
Our common stock first became quoted on the OTC Markets under the trading symbol “FSIZ” on January 17, 2018. On August 16,, 2018 the Company changed its stock symbol to “QNTA.” The following table lists the high and low bid information for our common stock as quoted on the OTC Markets for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018 and transition period ended December 31, 2018. Quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017 | High | Low | ||||||
Second Quarter | $ | N/A* | $ | N/A* | ||||
Third Quarter | $ | N/A* | $ | N/A* | ||||
Fourth Quarter | $ | N/A* | $ | N/A* |
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2018 | High | Low | ||||||
First Quarter | $ | N/A* | $ | N/A* | ||||
Second Quarter | $ | 3.00 | $ | 0.75 | ||||
Third Quarter | $ | 3.00 | $ | 1.05 | ||||
Fourth Quarter | $ | 2.00 | $ | 1.70 |
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019 | High | Low | ||||||
First Quarter | $ | 5.00 | $ | 1.00 | ||||
Second Quarter | $ | 2.35 | $ | 1.83 | ||||
Third Quarter | $ | 19.00 | $ | 0.20 | ||||
Fourth Quarter | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.20 |
* The first trade of common stock occurred in April 2018.
(b) Holders of Our Common Stock
As of the date of filing approximately we had 120 shareholders of record.
(c) Dividends
Since inception we have not paid any dividends on our common stock. We currently do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future on our common stock. Although we intend to retain our earnings, if any, to finance the exploration and growth of our business, our Board of Directors will have the discretion to declare and pay dividends in the future. Payment of dividends in the future will depend upon our earnings, capital requirements, and other factors, which our Board of Directors may deem relevant.
(d) Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans
To date we have not authorized the issuance of any shares of common stock under equity compensation plans.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The Company’s transfer agency is Action Stock Transfer located at 2469 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 214, Salt Lake City, UT 84121. Telephone (801) 274-1088.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This form 10-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For this purpose any statements contained in this Form 10-K that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate” or “continue” or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors, many of which are not within our control. These factors include by are not limited to economic conditions generally and in the industries in which we may participate; competition within our chosen industry, including competition from much larger competitors; technological advances and failure to successfully develop business relationships.
This discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
SUMMARY OF BUSINESS
Quanta Basics
Quanta, Inc. (“Quanta”) is a cutting-edge technology platform whose patented, proprietary technology harnesses advances in quantum biology to increase the potency of active ingredients. Currently, Quanta supports product formulations in pain management, anti-inflammation, skincare, agriculture, nutritional supplements, and plant-based consumables. Ultimately, Quanta’s mission is to deliver better, more effective ingredients to elevate product efficacy, reduce waste and facilitate healthier, more sustainable consumption.
The established resonance theory behind Quanta’s polarization process has many potential applications. From potentiating bio-ingredients to produce more-effective carbon-trapping plants to transformative anti-aging solutions Quanta’s technology has the opportunity to upend how commercial products are made and the benefits from them. Already we see multi-trillion-dollar global industries benefiting from Quanta’s technology.
Our proof of concept, Quanta’s market-leading CBD pain-relief rub (“Muscle Rub”), is only the first in a series of paradigm shift products to emerge from our labs. At the heart of its well-documented effectiveness is our proprietary “polarization” process, which uses electromagnetic force to markedly enhance bioactivity at the molecular level—a polarized active ingredient is more soluble and creates stronger bonds with the body’s receptors. This allows us to enhance ingredients so they work faster and more powerfully without the use of chemical by-products or cellular penetration. Quanta believes this natural solution has nearly limitless applications in the world of plant-based consumer products.
Quanta is involved in ambitious projects that we believe will reshape the next wave of climate science, sustainability, nutrition, and more. Having harnessed the technology of the future, Quanta is dedicated to bringing tomorrow’s health and wellness solutions to the billions in need today.
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Proof of Concept
Creating, producing and selling consumer products was never our primary focus; Quanta’s Muscle Rub was simply a means to an end - proof of concept and a revenue driver in a small emerging market as our business model took shape. Fundamentally, Quanta can be a licensing concern designed to collaborate with large brands to improve product quality and the profit margins of existing and new products. But the market needed proof and we chose to start in the under-developed category of CBD because of its speed to market.
Understandably, we met the same initial hurdles every start-up encounters. In addition to simply explaining quantum mechanics, we had no track record of success from a business standpoint. The immediate goal was to prove our model was defensible. Hence, we chose CBD as a launch category. This market provided protection from industry titans that may have felt threatened by such a powerful technology while allowing us to drive profits during R&D.
Over the last two years, we have developed and sold products largely to the medical industry, along with some consumer retail. This effort was designed to drive revenue and to prove the concept of our model: that polarizing a single ingredient can produce a demonstrably superior product that consumers find safe and effective (establish consumer appetite).
Discovery Synopsys
Using our product development process and business-to-business and direct-to-consumer sales approaches as a benchmark for future business, we developed the Quanta business model. Our technology’s unique ability to strengthen ingredients renders them more potent without added chemicals or penetrating cells means Quanta is in a first-of-its-kind position in the market. As the world’s first company focused on Quantum Biology we sit in a strong, but unique position in the market.
Our ability to increase ingredient efficacy by up to 500% means we are in a rare position to truly disrupt many areas of material science.
Quanta’s technology renders products superior to any on the market today. A 30% re-purchase rate (on one SKU alone) illustrates consumer appetite for the product.
Upcoming products and ventures will be designed to achieve or surpass this level of consumer benefit and uptake.
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Quanta Business Model in 3 P’s: Potentiation, Partners, and Profits
After two years we believe the best possible model for the long-term success of the company is collaborating with best-in-class partners through joint ventures for new verticals, products, and research. These joint ventures may involve a jointly owned special purpose entity or they may be entirely based on contractual obligations.
Our mission has never been to create the best novel products on the planet. Our mission has always been to revolutionize the way formulations are developed and how products perform. We seek to work with the best product makers in the world to positively impact as many industries as possible.
The unique ability to increase the ingredient and product performance opens the doors for major opportunities. Higher performing ingredients mean less is needed to make a strong impact (increased margins, increase overall efficacy). We proved this with our Muscle Rub, which uses approximately 1/3 the CBD of competing products with demonstrably improved results.
The level of potentiation delivered by Quanta allows our partners the unique ability to provide higher-performing products, lower material costs, more competitive pricing and increased profit margins. In short, our partners will be able to make better performing, more affordable products with a higher repeat purchase. This is true disruption and consumer utopia.
We aim to work with groups that specialize in manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing existing product lines that utilize ingredients we can potentiate. Partners like this facilitate efficient market delivery of joint innovations.
We believe this strategy provides greater shareholder value, enhances revenue potential, defrays upfront expenses and affords us the ability to raise capital for new projects without massive dilution.
Ultimately, these ventures would result in licensing out our technology to other reputable brands and companies to create co-branded products whereas the term “Powered by Quanta” becomes as recognized as “Intel Inside.”
We believe this type of partnership will afford a company Quanta partners with:
● | Development of emerging products with cutting edge ingredients. | |
● | A product line with a true point of differentiation. | |
● | New SKUs with an increased margin. | |
● | Decreased cost of goods sold. |
Simultaneously these partnerships will allow Quanta:
● | Greater brand recognition. | |
● | Increased revenue and in turn profitability. | |
● | Quicker timeline to more licensing opportunities because of a track record of success. | |
● | Brand to become synonymous with improving the performance of ingredients within products. |
Manufacturing Partnerships -
Quanta is currently focused on partnering with large-scale manufacturers and distributors able to produce products that meet the requirements of applicable regulations IE: Good Manufacturing Practices to fulfill orders of our own product line. This type of partnership is crucial because it will afford:
● | New product development that meets certification requirements | |
● | Much larger production scale | |
● | Speed to market | |
● | Increased distribution and profitability |
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With our licensing capabilities, Quanta technology can render better, more efficacious products that cost less to create but command a higher purchase value because of polarized ingredients. This, in turn, allows companies to diversify their catalog of products while simultaneously providing them with a distinguished advantage. More efficacious ingredients.
Employees
As of the date of this report, Quanta has 21 full time and 2 part time employees. We believe we enjoy good employee relations. None of our employees are members of any labor union, and we are not a party to any collective bargaining agreement.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Summary of Key Results
Results of Operations for year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2018
Revenue
Net sales are comprised of wholesale sales to our retail partners and sales through our direct to consumer channel. Net sales in both channels reflect the impact of product returns as well as discounts for certain sales programs or promotions.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized $1,268,988 in net sales. For the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2018, the Company recognized $225,254 in net sales. The increase in sales is due to an increase in our customers for a full year of operations in 2019 compared to four months of full operations in the transition period.
By Geographic Territory: | Year ended December 31, 2019 | Transition period ended December 31, 2018 | ||||||
California | $ | 766,469 | $ | 156,974 | ||||
Other states | 477,139 | 68,280 | ||||||
International | 25,380 | - | ||||||
$ | 1,268,988 | $ | 225,254 | |||||
By Sales Channel: | ||||||||
Direct to consumer | $ | 443,916 | $ | 67,806 | ||||
Wholesale | 793,284 | 157,448 | ||||||
License Revenue | 31,788 | - | ||||||
$ | 1,268,988 | $ | 225,254 |
Expenses
Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $6,453,091. The Company incurred $351,670 in research and development costs, and $4,799,030 in administrative and other costs associated with operations, including legal and professional fees of $651,764, and $1,302,391 of labor and related costs. These costs were not associated with our direct public offering efforts and therefor expensed as incurred.
Operating expenses for the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2018 were $1,717,584. The Company incurred $207,600 in research and development costs, and $1,055,805 in administrative and other costs associated with operations, including legal and professional fees of $128,289, and $454,179 of labor and related costs. These costs were not associated with our direct public offering efforts and therefor expensed as incurred.
Other Income (Expense)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized $299,541 of net other expenses, including interest expense of $226,239, private placement costs of $238,395 and $145,565 of extinguishment of derivative liabilities.
For the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2018, the Company recognized $41,000 as gain on extinguishment of debt and $21,000 as gain on forgiveness of accrued interest.
Net Loss
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $5,787,364. Net loss for the nine-months transition period ended December 31, 2018 was $1,613,972. We recorded no provision for federal income taxes for either period. We recorded $800 in minimum franchise tax for the state of California for the year ended December 31, 2019 and nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2018, respectively, which are included in administrative expenses.
Basic and diluted loss per share - Basic and diluted loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $.14 per share. Basic and diluted number of shares outstanding was 40,528,456 for 2019. Basic and diluted loss per share for the transition period ended December 31, 2018 was $.05 per share. Basic and diluted number of shares outstanding was 35,100,108 for 2018.
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Liquidity
We have yet to establish any history of profitable operations. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred a net loss of $5,787,364 and used cash in operating activities of $2,221,320, and at December 31, 2019, the Company had a had a working capital deficiency of $113,909. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued. As a result, our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph in its report on our financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 with respect to this uncertainty. This going concern opinion could materially limit our ability to raise additional funds through the issuance of new debt or equity securities and future reports on our financial statements may also include an explanatory paragraph with respect to our ability to continue as a going concern.
At December 31, 2019, the Company had cash on hand in the amount of $433,143. Subsequent to December 31, 2019 the Company received $153,000 from the issuance of a convertible note payable and $30,000 for subscriptions to purchase shares of common stock. Management estimates that the current funds on hand will be sufficient to continue operations through the next six months. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon improving its profitability and the continuing financial support from its shareholders. Management believes the existing shareholders or external financing will provide the additional cash to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due. No assurance can be given that any future financing, if needed, will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. Even if the Company is able to obtain additional financing, if needed, it may contain undue restrictions on its operations, in the case of debt financing, or cause substantial dilution for its stockholders, in the case of equity financing
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in our financial statements including various allowances and reserves for accounts receivable and inventories, the estimated lives of long-lived assets and trademarks and trademark licenses, as well as claims and contingencies arising out of litigation or other transactions that occur in the normal course of business. The following summarizes our most significant accounting and reporting policies and practices:
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant accounting estimates include certain assumptions related to, among others, impairment analysis of long-term assets, valuation allowance on deferred income taxes, assumptions used in valuing stock instruments issued for services, assumptions made in valuing derivative liabilities, and the accrual of potential liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when risk of loss transfers to our customers and collection of the receivable is reasonably assured, typically upon delivery of products. The Company historically has offered no discounts, rebates, rights of return, or other allowances to clients which would result in the establishment of reserves against revenue.
Effective April 1, 2018, the Company adopted the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The implementation of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contracts, which includes (1) identifying the contracts or agreements with a customer, (2) identifying our performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the services it transfers to its clients.
Stock Compensation
The Company issues stock options, warrants, and shares of common stock as share-based compensation to employees and non-employees. The Company accounts for its share-based compensation to employees in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718). Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period.
In periods through December 31, 2018, the Company accounted for share-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 505-50, Equity - Based Payments to Non-Employees. Measurement of share-based payment transactions with non-employees is based on the fair value of whichever is more reliably measurable: (a) the goods or services received; or (b) the equity instruments issued. The final fair value of the share-based payment transaction is determined at the performance completion date. For interim periods, the fair value is estimated, and the percentage of completion is applied to that estimate to determine the cumulative expense recorded.
On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2018-07 simplifies the accounting for share-based transactions by expanding the scope of Topic 718 from only being applicable to share-based payments to employees to also include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. As a result, nonemployee share-based transactions are measured by estimating the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date, taking into consideration the probability of satisfying performance conditions. The adoption of ASU 2018-07 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, the Company uses a probability weighted average Black-Scholes-Merton model to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates through the December 31, 2019, reporting date. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The financial statements together with the report of our independent registered public accounting firm, required to be filed pursuant to this Item 8 are appended to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. An index of those consolidated financial statements is found in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
On July 26, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors dismissed PLS CPA as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. PLS CPA’s reports on the Company’s financial statements for the years ended April 30, 2017 and April 28, 2016 (date of inception) through April 30, 2016 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to the audit scope or accounting principles, except that reports for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017 and for the period from April 28, 2016 (date of inception) through April 30, 2016 contained an explanatory paragraph stating that there was substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. During the years ended April 30, 2018 and 2017, and through July 26, 2018, there were no disagreements with PLS CPA on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PLS CPA, would have caused it to make reference thereto in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such years
On July 27, 2018, the Board engaged B F Borgers CPA PC (“B F Borgers”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm. During the period ended April 30, 2018 and 2017, and through July 27, 2018, we did not consult with B F Borgers regarding the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided that B F Borgers concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any such accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue. During the years ended April 30, 2018 and 2017, and through July 26, 2018, there were no matters that were either the subject of a disagreement as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K or a reportable event as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
On February 11, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the dismissal of B F Borgers as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The audit report of B F Borgers on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the most recent fiscal year ended April 30, 2018 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that the report contained an explanatory paragraph stating that there was substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. During the Company’s most recent fiscal year ended April 30, 2018 and the subsequent interim periods through February 11, 2019, (i) there were no disagreements with B F Borgers on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures that, if not resolved to B F Borgers’ satisfaction, would have caused B F Borgers to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports and (ii) there were no “reportable events” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
On February 11, 2019, the Board engaged Weinberg & Company (“Weinberg”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. During the two most recent fiscal years ended April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2017, and the subsequent interim periods through February 11, 2019, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted Weinberg regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Weinberg concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have established disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that information relating to the Company is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2019, and have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2019 due to material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as described below.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) under the Exchange Act as a process designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. Management conducted an assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019 based on the framework and criteria established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) (COSO). Based on the assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2019, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting were not effective.
We identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. A material weakness 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 financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses identified include (i) We do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures, including written policies and procedures to ensure the correct application of accounting and financial reporting with respect to the current requirements of U.S. GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and (ii) The Company did not maintain effective policies to ensure adequate segregation of duties within its accounting processes. Specifically, due to the size of the Company and the smaller nature of department teams, opportunities are limited to segregate duties, resulting in inabilities to soundly manage segregation of job responsibilities.
Notwithstanding the identified material weaknesses, management has concluded that the Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K present fairly, in all material respects, the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods disclosed in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
Planned Remediation of Material Weaknesses
Our management has been actively engaged in developing and implementing remediation plans to address material weaknesses described above. These remediation efforts are ongoing and include or are expected to include preparation of written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures, increasing personnel resources and technical accounting expertise within the accounting function, and to hire one or more additional personnel.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting (as defined by Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, intends that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. However, our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are 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 a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also 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; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
None.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The following table sets forth the name and age of officers and director as of the date hereof. Our executive officers are elected annually by our board of directors. Our executive officers hold their offices until they resign, are removed by the Board, or his successor is elected and qualified.
Our management consists of:
Name | Age | Title | ||
Eric Rice | 43 | Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Jeffrey Doiron | 47 | President and Chief Operations Officer |
Eric Rice, Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Eric Rice, Quanta CEO and Chairman, is a leading American entrepreneur. He started his business career in Chicago in wealth management and high-net-worth financial advising before spending more than a decade building businesses at the nexus of multiple industries including artificial intelligence, machine learning, technology. Along the way, he worked with founders across multiple sectors to create profitable, enduring enterprises, demonstrating a keen eye for the nuances of markets and corresponding growth opportunities. In 2013, he cofounded 25 Ventures, a venture studio that developed multiple companies in various areas including wellness, ad tech, and cannabis. He is a sought-after partner for start-ups and established businesses around the globe. With its world-changing ambitions, Quanta represents the culmination of Eric’s years of insight and experience, merging his market acumen with his longstanding interest in the applied sciences. He lives in Burbank with his wife and two children, and still finds time to make it to the batting cages.
Jeffrey Doiron, President and Chief Operations Officer. Before taking over operations for Quanta, Mr. Doiron founded and grew one of the continent’s most innovative advanced digital agencies. He was the Managing Director and Cofounder of Fuel Industries Inc from 1999 through 2017. He uses his vast experience to connect new and exciting ideas with the right partners and brands. He guides the team to unlock their most creative selves and drive forward the momentum of the company. The Company concluded that Mr. Doiron’s past experiences and training render him qualified to serve in these capacities.
Board of Directors
Each director is elected by the Board and serves until his or her successor is elected and qualified, unless he or she resigns or is removed earlier. Each of our officers is elected by the Board to a term of one (1) year and serves until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until he or she is earlier removed from office or resigns.
At the very least all directors will be reimbursed by the Company for expenses incurred in attending directors’ meetings provided that the Company has sufficient resources to pay these expenses. The Company will consider in applying for officers and directors liability insurance at such time that it has the financial resources to do so.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Concurrent with having sufficient members and resources, our Board of Directors intends to establish an audit committee and a compensation committee. The audit committee will review the results and scope of the audit and other services provided by the independent auditors and review and evaluate the system of internal controls. The compensation committee will review and recommend compensation arrangements for the officers and employees. No final determination has yet been made as to the memberships of these committees or when we will have sufficient members to establish committees. We believe that we will need a minimum of three independent directors to have effective committee systems.
As of the date hereof, we have not established any Board committees.
Family Relationships
No family relationship exists between any director, executive officer, or any person contemplated to become such.
Director Independence
We currently do not have any independent directors serving on our board of directors.
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Possible Potential Conflicts
The OTCMarkets, on which we have our shares of common stock quoted, does not currently have any director independence requirements.
Certain conflicts of interest may arise between us and our officer(s) and director(s) in that they may have other business interests in the future to which they devote their attention, and they may be expected to continue to do so although management time must also be devoted to our business. As a result, conflicts of interest may arise that can be resolved only through their exercise of such judgment as is consistent with each officer’s understanding of his/her fiduciary duties to us.
Currently we have three officers and one director and will seek to add additional officer(s) and/or director(s) as and when the proper personnel are located and terms of employment are mutually negotiated and agreed, and we have sufficient capital resources and cash flow to make such offers.
We cannot provide assurances that our efforts to eliminate the potential impact of conflicts of interest will be effective.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
None of our directors or executive officers has, during the past ten years:
● | has had any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which he was a general partner or executive officer, either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; | |
● | been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences); | |
● | been subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities, futures, commodities or banking activities; | |
● | been found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated; or | |
● | been subject or a party to or any other disclosable event required by Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K. |
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Upon incorporation we adopted a written code of ethics applicable to our board of directors, officers and employees in accordance with applicable Federal and states securities laws. Our board of directors shall oversee compliance with the code of ethics as it relates to the Company through an officer designated by the board. Employees are required to report known and suspected breaches of our code of ethics to an appropriate supervisor, or in the case of officers and directors, to a senior officer designated by our board of directors. Our code of ethics is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
● | honest and ethical conduct; | |
● | full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we will file with securities regulators and in our other public communications; | |
● | compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including insider trading compliance; and | |
● | accountability for adherence to the code and prompt internal reporting of violations of the code, including illegal or unethical behavior regarding accounting or auditing practices. |
A copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 14.1 to our Registration Statement filed on Form S-1 on June 1, 2017
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Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The following table sets forth all of the compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the transition period ended December 31, 2018 and the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018:
Name and Principal Position | Period | Base
Salary ($) | Option
Awards ($)(2) | All
Other Compensation ($) | Total
($) | |||||||||||||||
Eric Rice | Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2019 | 103,044 | — | — | 103,044 | |||||||||||||||
Founder, Chairman and Chief | Transition Period ended December 31, 2018 | 14,500 | — | — | 14,500 | |||||||||||||||
Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) (1) | Fiscal Year ended April 30, 2018 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Jeffrey Doiron | Fiscal
Year ended December 31, 2019 | 93,732 | 415,672 | — | 509,404 | |||||||||||||||
President (1) | Transition
Period ended December 31, 2018 | — | — | 59,027 | 59,027 | |||||||||||||||
Fiscal Year ended April 30, 2018 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Kirk Westwood | Fiscal
Year ended December 31, 2019 | 71,803 | 566,826 | 30,293 | 668,922 | |||||||||||||||
Vice President (2) | Transition
Period ended December 31, 2018 | — | — | 87,710 | 87,710 | |||||||||||||||
Fiscal Year ended April 30, 2018 | — | — | — | — |
(1) | Mr. Doiron was granted an option to purchase 1,100,000 shares of our common stock, which vested as to one-half of the shares on the grant date, December 9, 2019, and the remainder of the shares vest ratably in monthly installments over 24 months commencing after the grant date. | |
(2) | Mr. Westwood was granted an option to purchase 1,500,000 shares of our common stock, which vested as to two-thirds of the shares on the grant date, December 9, 2019, and the remainder of the shares vest ratably in monthly installments over one year commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date. |
The Company and its board may grant awards as it sees fit to its employees as well as key consultants and other outside professionals.
Director Compensation
We have no arrangement to compensate directors for their services in their capacity as directors. Directors are not paid for meetings attended. However, we intend to review and consider future proposals regarding board compensation. All travel and lodging expenses associated with corporate matters are reimbursed by us, if and when incurred.
Pension Table
None.
Retirement Plans
We do not offer any annuity, pension, or retirement benefits to be paid to any of our officers, directors, or employees in the event of retirement. There are also no compensatory plans or arrangements with respect to any individual named above which results or will result from the resignation, retirement, or any other termination of employment with our company, or from a change in the control of our Company.
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Compensation Committee
We do not have a separate compensation committee. Instead, our Board reviews and approves executive compensation policies and practices, reviews salaries and bonuses for other officers, administers our stock option plans and other benefit plans, if any, and considers other matters that may be brought forth to it.
Risk Management Considerations
We believe our compensation policies and practices for our employees, including our executive officers, do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our Company.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The following table sets forth information known to the Company regarding beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock as of March 17, 2020 by:
● | each person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of outstanding Company common stock; | |
● | each of the Company’s executive officers and directors; and | |
● | all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group. |
Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. Common stock issuable upon exercise of options or warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding solely for purposes of calculating the percentage of class and percentage of total voting power of the beneficial owner thereof.
The beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock is based on 55,322,712 shares of Company common stock issued and outstanding as of April 3, 2020.
Unless otherwise indicated, New CPH believes that each person named in the table below has sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of New CPH common stock beneficially owned by him or her.
Name And Address (1) | Beneficially Owned | Percentage Owned (2) | ||||||
Eric Rice, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer | 17,951,432 | 32.4 | % | |||||
Jeffrey Doiron, President | - | - | % | |||||
All directors and officers as a group (2 persons) | 17,951,432 | 32.4 | % | |||||
Other 5% Holders | ||||||||
Brothers Pascarella LLC | 4,000,000 | 7.2 | % |
(1) The address for all officers, directors and beneficial owners is 3606 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, Ca 91505.
Long-Term Incentive Plans and Awards
We do not have any long-term incentive plans that provide compensation intended to serve as incentive for performance. No individual grants or agreements regarding future payouts under non-stock price-based plans have been made to any executive officer or any director or any employee or consultant since our inception; accordingly, no future payouts under non-stock price-based plans or agreement s have been granted or entered into or exercised by our officer or director or employees or consultants since we were founded.
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
None of our named executive officers received any grants of stock, option awards or other plan-based awards during the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company has no activity with respect to these awards.
Options Exercised and Stock Vested Table
On June 27, 2019, our board of directors adopted the Quanta, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The following is a summary of the principal features of the 2019 Plan:
Provision of Plan | Description | |
Eligible Participants: | Employees, directors, and consultants of the Company, any related entity, and any successor entity that adopts the 2019 Plan. |
Share Reserve: | ● | Total of 12,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. | |
● | The reserved shares will be reduced (i) by one share for each share granted pursuant to stock options, stock appreciation rights, or other awards awarded under the 2019 Plan, and (ii) to the extent cash is delivered in lieu of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right, the Company will be deemed to have issued the greater of the number of shares of Common Stock which it was entitled to issue upon such exercise or on the exercise of any related stock option. |
Award Types: | ● | Incentive stock options | |
● | Nonstatutory stock options | ||
● | Stock appreciation rights | ||
● | Restricted stock awards | ||
● | Restricted stock unit awards | ||
● | Dividend equivalent rights |
Vesting: | Determined by the board of directors. | |
Award Limits: | No more than 1,200,000 shares may be issued to a single participant pursuant to stock options and stock appreciation rights in a calendar year. | |
Repricings: | Repricing of outstanding stock awards is not permitted without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, except for certain ratable capitalization adjustments as set forth in the 2019 Plan. | |
Plan Termination Date: | June 27, 2029. |
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
None of our named executive officers had any outstanding stock or option awards as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and transition period ended December 31, 2018. The Company has not issued any awards to its named executive officers. The Company and its board may grant awards as it sees fit to its employees as well as key consultants and other outside professionals.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
None.
Description of our Capital Stock
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 28, 2016. The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).
Preferred Stock
Our articles of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time by our board of directors. No shares of Preferred Stock have been designated, issued or were outstanding as of the date of this report. Accordingly, our board of directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue up to 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock with voting, liquidation, conversion, or other rights that could adversely affect the rights of the holders of the common stock. Although we have no present intention to issue any shares of Preferred Stock, there can be no assurance that we will not do so in the future.
Among other rights, our board of directors may determine, without further vote or action by our stockholders:
● | the number of shares and the designation of the series; | |
● | whether to pay dividends on the series and, if so, the dividend rate, whether dividends will be cumulative and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority of payment of dividends on shares of the series; | |
● | whether the series will have voting rights in addition to the voting rights provided by law and, if so, the terms of the voting rights; | |
● | whether the series will be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or series of stock and, if so, the terms and conditions of conversion or exchange; | |
● | whether or not the shares of the series will be redeemable and, if so, the dates, terms and conditions of redemption and whether there will be a sinking fund for the redemption of that series and, if so, the terms and amount of the sinking fund; and | |
● | the rights of the shares of the series in the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up and the relative rights or priority, if any, of payment of shares of the series. |
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We presently do not have plans to issue any shares of Preferred Stock. However, our Preferred Stock could be used to dilute a potential hostile acquirer. Accordingly, any future issuance of Preferred Stock or any rights to purchase preferred shares may have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us. This may delay, defer or prevent a change of control in our Company or an unsolicited acquisition proposal. The issuance of Preferred Stock also could decrease the amount of earnings attributable to, and assets available for distribution to, the holders of our Common Stock and could adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of the holders of our Common Stock.
Common Stock
Our articles of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock. There are 39,200,090 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding at April 16, 2019. The holders of our Common Stock:
● | have equal ratable rights to dividends from funds legally available for payment of dividends when, as and if declared by the board of directors; | |
● | are entitled to share ratably in all of the assets available for distribution to holders of Common Stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; | |
● | do not have preemptive, subscription or conversion rights, or redemption or access to any sinking fund; and | |
● | are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters submitted to stockholders for a vote at any meeting of stockholders |
See Plan of Distribution regarding negative implications of being classified as a “Penny Stock.”
Authorized but Unissued Capital Stock
Nevada law does not require stockholder approval for the issuance of authorized shares. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital or to facilitate corporate acquisitions.
One of the effects of the existence of unissued and unreserved Common Stock (or Preferred Stock) may be to enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our board by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management and possibly deprive the stockholders of opportunities to sell their shares of our Common Stock at prices higher than prevailing market prices.
Shareholder Matters
As an issuer of “penny stock” the protection provided by the federal securities laws relating to forward looking statements does not apply to us if our shares are considered to be penny stocks (which they currently are and probably will be for the foreseeable future). Although the federal securities law provide a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by a public company that files reports under the federal securities laws, this safe harbor is not available to issuers of penny stocks. As a result, we will not have the benefit of this safe harbor protection in the event of any claim that the material provided by us, including this Annual Report, contained a material misstatement of fact or was misleading in any material respect because of our failure to include any statements necessary to make the statements not misleading.
As a Nevada corporation, we are subject to the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS” or “Nevada law”). Certain provisions of Nevada law described below create rights that might be deemed material to our shareholders. Other provisions might delay or make more difficult acquisitions of our stock or changes in our control or might also have the effect of preventing changes in our management or might make it more difficult to accomplish transactions that some of our shareholders may believe to be in their best interests.
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Directors’ Duties. Section 78.138 of the Nevada law allows our directors and officers, in exercising their powers to further our interests, to consider the interests of our employees, suppliers, creditors and shippers. They can also consider the economy of the state and the nation, the interests of the community and of society and our long-term and short-term interests and shareholders, including the possibility that these interests may be best served by our continued independence. Our directors may resist a change or potential change in control if they, by a majority vote of a quorum, determine that the change or potential change is opposed to or not in our best interest. Our board of directors may consider these interests or have reasonable grounds to believe that, within a reasonable time, any debt which might be created as a result of the change in control would cause our assets to be less than our liabilities, render us insolvent, or cause us to file for bankruptcy protection
Dissenters’ Rights. Among the rights granted under Nevada law which might be considered material is the right for shareholders to dissent from certain corporate actions and obtain payment for their shares (see NRS 92A.380-390). This right is subject to exceptions, summarized below, and arises in the event of mergers or plans of exchange. This right normally applies if shareholder approval of the corporate action is required either by Nevada law or by the terms of the articles of incorporation.
A shareholder does not have the right to dissent with respect to any plan of merger or exchange, if the shares held by the shareholder are part of a class of shares which are:
● | listed on a national securities exchange, | |
● | included in the national market system by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), or \ | |
● | held of record by not less than 2,000 holders. |
This exception notwithstanding, a shareholder will still have a right of dissent if it is provided for in the articles of incorporation or if the shareholders are required under the plan of merger or exchange to accept anything but cash or owner’s interests, or a combination of the two, in the surviving or acquiring entity, or in any other entity falling in any of the three categories described above in this paragraph.
Inspection Rights. Nevada law also specifies that shareholders are to have the right to inspect company records (see NRS 78.105). This right extends to any person who has been a shareholder of record for at least six months immediately preceding his demand. It also extends to any person holding, or authorized in writing by the holders of, at least 5% of outstanding shares. Shareholders having this right are to be granted inspection rights upon five days’ written notice. The records covered by this right include official copies of:
i. | the articles of incorporation, and all amendments thereto, | |
ii. | bylaws and all amendments thereto; and | |
iii. | a stock ledger or a duplicate stock ledger, revised annually, containing the names, alphabetically arranged, of all persons who are stockholders of the corporation, showing their places of residence, if known, and the number of shares held by them, respectively. |
In lieu of the stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger, Nevada law provides that the corporation may keep a statement setting out the name of the custodian of the stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger, and the present and complete post office address, including street and number, if any, where the stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger specified in this section is kept.
Control Share Acquisitions. Sections 78.378 to 78.3793 of Nevada law contain provisions that may prevent any person acquiring a controlling interest in a Nevada-registered company from exercising voting rights. To the extent that these rights support the voting power of minority shareholders, these rights may also be deemed material. These provisions will be applicable to us as soon as we have 200 shareholders of record with at least 100 of these having addresses in Nevada as reflected on our stock ledger. While we do not yet have the required number of shareholders in Nevada or elsewhere, it is possible that at some future point we will reach these numbers and, accordingly, these provisions will become applicable. We do not intend to notify shareholders when we have reached the number of shareholders specified under these provisions of Nevada law. Shareholders can learn this information pursuant to the inspection rights described above and can see the approximate number of our shareholders by checking under Item 5 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. This form is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year hereafter. You can view these and our other filings at www.sec.gov in the “EDGAR” database.
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Under NRS Sections 78.378 to 78.3793, an acquiring person who acquires a controlling interest in company shares may not exercise voting rights on any of these shares unless these voting rights are granted by a majority vote of our disinterested shareholders at a special shareholders’ meeting held upon the request and at the expense of the acquiring person. If the acquiring person’s shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person acquires control shares with a majority or more of all the voting power, any shareholder, other than the acquiring person, who does not vote for authorizing voting rights for the control shares, is entitled to demand payment for the fair value of their shares, and we must comply with the demand. An “acquiring person” means any person who, individually or acting with others, acquires or offers to acquire, directly or indirectly, a controlling interest in our shares. “Controlling interest” means the ownership of our outstanding voting shares sufficient to enable the acquiring person, individually or acting with others, directly or indirectly, to exercise one-fifth or more but less than one-third, one-third or more but less than a majority, or a majority or more of the voting power of our shares in the election of our directors. Voting rights must be given by a majority of our disinterested shareholders as each threshold is reached or exceeded. “Control shares” means the company’s outstanding voting shares that an acquiring person acquires or offers to acquire in an acquisition or within 90 days immediately preceding the date when the acquiring person becomes an acquiring person.
These Nevada statutes do not apply if a company’s articles of incorporation or bylaws in effect on the tenth day following the acquisition of a controlling interest by an acquiring person provide that these provisions do not apply.
According to NRS 78.378, the provisions referred to above will not restrict our directors from taking action to protect the interests of our Company and its shareholders, including without limitation, adopting or executing plans, arrangements or instruments that deny rights, privileges, power or authority to a holder of a specified number of shares or percentage of share ownership or voting power. Likewise, these provisions do not prevent directors or shareholders from including stricter requirements in our articles of incorporation or bylaws relating to the acquisition of a controlling interest in the Company.
Our articles of incorporation and bylaws do not exclude us from the restrictions imposed by NRS 78.378 to 78.3793, nor do they impose any more stringent requirements.
Certain Business Combinations. Sections 78.411 to 78.444 of the Nevada law may restrict our ability to engage in a wide variety of transactions with an “interested shareholder.” As was discussed above in connection with NRS 78.378 to 78.3793, these provisions could be considered material to our shareholders, particularly to minority shareholders. They might also have the effect of delaying or making more difficult acquisitions of our stock or changes in our control. These sections of NRS are applicable to any Nevada company with 200 or more stockholders of record and that has a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act, unless the company’s articles of incorporation provide otherwise. By the filing of our Registration Statement on Form S-1, we are not registering our Common Stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. However upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 we became subject to those very statutes.
These provisions of Nevada law prohibit us from engaging in any “combination” with an interested stockholder for three years after the interested stockholder acquired the shares that cause him/her to become an interested shareholder, unless he had prior approval of our board of directors. The term “combination” is described in NRS 78.416 and includes, among other things, mergers, sales or purchases of assets, and issuances or reclassifications of securities. If the combination did not have prior approval, the interested shareholder may proceed after the three-year period only if the shareholder receives approval from a majority of our disinterested shares or the offer meets the requirements for fairness that are specified in NRS 78.441-42. For the above provisions, a “resident domestic corporation” means a Nevada corporation that has 200 or more shareholders. An “interested stockholder” is defined in NSR 78.423 as someone who is either:
● | the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of our outstanding voting shares; or | |
● | our affiliate or associate and who within three years immediately before the date in question, was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of our outstanding shares at that time. |
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Amendments to Bylaws. Our articles of incorporation provide that the power to adopt, alter, amend, or repeal our bylaws is vested exclusively with the board of directors. In exercising this discretion, our board of directors could conceivably alter our bylaws in ways that would affect the rights of our shareholders and the ability of any shareholder or group to effect a change in our control; however, the board would not have the right to do so in a way that would violate law or the applicable terms of our articles of incorporation.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent for our Common Stock is Action Stock Transfer Corporation, 2469 E. Fort Union Blvd, Suite 214, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121. Its telephone number is (801) 274-1088.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
We have not entered into any transactions with our officers, directors, persons nominated for these positions, beneficial owners of 5% or more of our common stock, or family members of those persons wherein the amount involved in the transaction or a series of similar transactions exceeded the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of our total assets for the last two fiscal years or the transition period ended December 31, 2018.
Related Person Transaction Policy
Our Board of Directors is responsible to approve all related party transactions. We have not adopted written policies and procedures specifically for related person transactions.
Director Independence
For purposes of determining director independence, we have applied the definitions set out in NASDAQ Rule 5605(a)(2). The NASDAQ definition of “Independent Director” means a person other than an Executive Officer or employee of the Company or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the Company’s Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
According to the NASDAQ definition, Mr. Eric Rice is not an independent director because he currently holds the title of officer in the Company.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
The following tables present the fees billed for the year ended December 31, 2019 and transition period ended December 31, 2018 by Weinberg & Company.
The caption “Audit Fees” refers to the aggregate fees billed for the audit of the Company’s financial statements and review of financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-Q and other SEC filings or services that were normally provided by the accountants in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for such periods. The caption “Audit-Related Fees” refers to the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees”. The caption “Tax Fees” refers to the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. The caption “All Other Fees” refers to the aggregate fees billed for products and services other than the services previously described.
All services reflected in the following fee tables were pre-approved, respectively, in accordance with the policy of the Board.
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Weinberg & Company
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | Nine Month Transition Period Ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Audit fees | $ | 40,000 | $ | 30,000 | ||||
Audit-related fees | ||||||||
Tax fees | ||||||||
All other fees | ||||||||
Total Fees | $ | 40,000 | $ | 30,000 |
Policy on Pre-Approval by the Board of Services Performed by Independent Auditors.
In its capacity, the Board pre-approves all audit (including audit-related) and permitted non-audit services to be performed by the independent auditors. The Board will annually approve the scope and fee estimates for the year-end audit to be performed by the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year. With respect to other permitted services, the Board pre-approves specific engagements, projects and categories of services on a fiscal year basis, subject to individual project and annual maximums. To date, the Company has not engaged its auditors to perform any non-audit related services.
Where You Can Find Additional Information
We have filed with the SEC this Annual Report on Form 10-K including exhibits. You may read and copy all or any portion of any reports, statements or other information in the files at Commission’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
You can request copies of these documents upon payment of a duplicating fee by writing to the SEC. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of its public reference room. The Company’s filings, including this Annual Report on Form 10-K, will also be available to you on the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
The Company’s website is located at http://www.BuyQuanta.com. The Company’s website and the information to be contained on that site, or connected to that site, are not part of or incorporated by reference into this filing.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
The following exhibits are incorporated into this Form 10-K Annual Report:
* Filed along with this document
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The following are included as part of this Form 10-K:
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.
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.
Quanta, Inc. | ||
Dated: April 3, 2020 | By: | /s/ Eric Rice |
Eric Rice, | ||
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive and Principal Accounting Officer) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ Eric Rice | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
April 3 , 2020 | ||
Eric Rice | (Principal Executive and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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QUANTA, INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
F-1 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Stockholders and Board of Directors of Quanta, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Quanta, Inc. and Subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2018, 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 the year ended December 31, 2019, and for the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred a net loss and utilized cash in operations, and at December 31, 2019, had a working capital deficiency. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. 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.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.
/s/ Weinberg & Company, P.A. | |
Los Angeles, California | |
April 1, 2020 |
F-2 |
QUANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 433,143 | $ | 35,820 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 28,260 | 19,561 | ||||||
Inventories | 122,519 | - | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 7,500 | - | ||||||
Total current assets | 591,422 | 55,381 | ||||||
Equipment, net | 313,478 | 372,880 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use asset | 332,980 | - | ||||||
Security deposits | 33,652 | 16,770 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,271,532 | $ | 445,031 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 73,598 | $ | 9,617 | ||||
Notes payable ($55,850 in default at December 31, 2019) | 55,850 | 180,000 | ||||||
Deferred revenue, license agreement | 32,742 | - | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 85,662 | - | ||||||
Convertible note payable (net of discount of $224,660) | 57,340 | - | ||||||
Derivative liabilities | 400,139 | - | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 705,331 | 189,617 | ||||||
Long term liabilities | ||||||||
Deferred revenue, licenses agreement, long-term | 35,470 | - | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities, long-term | 251,791 | - | ||||||
Total liabilities | 992,592 | |||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding | - | - | ||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 49,087,255 and 39,200,090 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively | 49,087 | 39,200 | ||||||
Shares to be issued (7,318,519 and 612,000 shares to be issued as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively) | 2,847,868 | 306,000 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 5,619,733 | 2,360,598 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (8,237,748 | ) | (2,450,384 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 278,940 | 255,414 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 1,271,532 | $ | 445,031 |
See notes to consolidated financial statements
F-3 |
QUANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year ended December 31, 2019 | Nine months ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Sale of products, net | $ | 1,237,200 | $ | 225,254 | ||||
License revenue | 31,788 | - | ||||||
Total revenue | 1,268,988 | 225,254 | ||||||
Cost of goods sold | 303,720 | 183,681 | ||||||
Gross profit | 965,268 | 41,573 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Labor and related | 1,302,391 | 454,179 | ||||||
Research and development | 351,670 | 207,600 | ||||||
Selling, general, and administrative | 4,799,030 | 1,055,805 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 6,453,091 | 1,717,584 | ||||||
Loss from operations | (5,487,823 | ) | (1,676,011 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||
Interest expense | (226,239 | ) | - | |||||
Interest income | 37 | 39 | ||||||
Extinguishment of derivative liabilities | 145,565 | - | ||||||
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | 19,491 | - | ||||||
Private placement costs | (238,395 | ) | - | |||||
Gain on forgiveness of accrued interest | - | 21,000 | ||||||
Gain on extinguishment of debt | - | 41,000 | ||||||
Other income and expense, net | (299,541 | ) | 62,039 | |||||
Net loss | $ | (5,787,364 | ) | $ | (1,613,972 | ) | ||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | ||
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 42,808,603 | 35,100,108 |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4 |
QUANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
AND THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018
Common Stock, par value $0.001 | Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of shares | Amount | paid-in capital | Shares to be issued | Accumulated deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2018 | 21,908,810 | $ | 21,909 | $ | (11,909 | ) | $ | - | $ | (836,412 | ) | $ | (826,412 | ) | ||||||||||
Shares issued for recapitalization | 6,500,000 | 6,500 | (6,500 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Costs of recapitalization | - | - | (495,760 | ) | - | - | (495,760 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Shares issued for cash | 6,500,090 | 6,500 | 1,293,518 | - | - | 1,300,018 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of shares issued for settlement of convertible notes payable | 3,771,040 | 3,771 | 1,011,229 | - | - | 1,015,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of shares issued for services | 520,150 | 520 | 193,510 | - | - | 194,030 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of warrants issued for services | - | - | 376,510 | - | - | 376,510 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash received for shares to be issued | - | - | - | 306,000 | - | 306,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the nine months ended December 31, 2018 | - | - | - | - | (1,613,972 | ) | (1,613,972 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018 | 39,200,090 | 39,200 | 2,360,598 | 306,000 | (2,450,384 | ) | 255,414 | |||||||||||||||||
Issuance of shares | 612,000 | 612 | 305,388 | (306,000 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Shares issued for cash | 6,330,750 | 6,331 | 2,084,044 | - | - | 2,090,375 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash received for shares to be issued | - | - | - | 530,000 | - | 530,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued for cashless exercise of warrants | 2,590,910 | 2,590 | (2,590 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Fair value of shares for services | 212,505 | 213 | 106,040 | 2,317,868 | - | 2,424,121 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of vested options | - | - | 711,404 | - | - | 711,404 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of shares issued for loan fee | 141,000 | 141 | 54,849 | - | - | 54,990 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (5,787,364 | ) | (5,787,364 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019 | 49,087,255 | $ | 49,087 | $ | 5,619,733 | $ | 2,847,868 | $ | (8,237,748 | ) | $ | 278,940 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements
F-5 |
QUANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (5,787,364 | ) | $ | (1,613,972 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 173,902 | 86,875 | ||||||
Fair value of shares issued for services | 2,424,121 | 194,030 | ||||||
Fair value of vested options | 711,404 | - | ||||||
Fair value of warrants issued for services | - | 376,510 | ||||||
Extinguishment of derivative liabilities | (145,565 | ) | - | |||||
Change in fair value of derivatives | (19,491 | ) | - | |||||
Private placement costs | 238,395 | - | ||||||
Amortization of convertible note discount | 185,330 | - | ||||||
Gain on forgiveness of accrued interest | - | (21,000 | ) | |||||
Gain on extinguishment of debt | - | (41,000 | ) | |||||
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset | 87,132 | - | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (8,699 | ) | (19,561 | ) | ||||
Inventories | (122,519 | ) | - | |||||
Prepaid expenses | (7,500 | ) | - | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 63,981 | 9,617 | ||||||
Deferred revenue, license agreement | 68,212 | - | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | (82,659 | ) | - | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (2,221,320 | ) | (1,028,501 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Purchase of equipment | (114,500 | ) | (175,000 | ) | ||||
Payment of security deposit | (16,882 | ) | (16,770 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investment activities | (131,382 | ) | (191,770 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares issued for cash | 2,090,375 | 1,300,018 | ||||||
Proceeds from shares to be issued | 530,000 | 306,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from convertibles notes payable | 326,800 | - | ||||||
Proceeds from notes payable | - | 100,000 | ||||||
Principal payments of notes payable | (124,150 | ) | - | |||||
Principal payment of convertible note payable | (73,000 | ) | ||||||
Costs of recapitalization | - | (495,760 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 2,750,025 | 1,210,258 | ||||||
Decrease in cash | 397,323 | (10,013 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 35,820 | 45,833 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 433,143 | $ | 35,820 | ||||
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: | ||||||||
Cash paid for taxes | $ | 800 | $ | 1,600 | ||||
Cash paid for Interest | 15,080 | - | ||||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities | ||||||||
Derivative liabilities allocated to convertible note discount | $ | 326,800 | $ | - | ||||
Original issue discount | 28,200 | - | ||||||
Fair value of shares issued for loan fee | 54,990 | - | ||||||
Shares issued for cashless exercise of warrant | 2,590 | - | ||||||
Fair value of shares issued for settlement of convertible notes payable | - | 1,015,000 |
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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QUANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018
NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Quanta, Inc (“the Company”) was incorporated as Freight Solution, Inc. (“Freight Solution”) on April 28, 2016 in the State of Nevada. Effective June 6, 2018, Bioanomaly Inc. (“Bioanomaly”) was acquired by Freight Solution pursuant to a merger agreement in which the shareholders of Bioanomaly exchanged all of the outstanding shares of Bioanomaly for 21,908,810 newly issued shares of Freight Solution’s common stock. Freight Solution shareholders retained 6,500,000 shares of common stock, which represented 23% of the issued and outstanding stock following the merger. The acquisition was accounted for as a reverse merger transaction. In connection with the closing of the merger, Freight Solution’s management was replaced by Bioanomaly’s management. On July 11, 2018, the Company changed its name to Quanta, Inc. The Company is an applied science company focused on increasing energy levels in plant matter to increase performance within the human body. The Company’s operations are based in Burbank, California.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, for the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred a net loss of $5,787,364 and used cash in operating activities of $2,221,320, and at December 31, 2019, the Company had a had a working capital deficiency of $113,909. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
At December 31, 2019, the Company had cash on hand in the amount of $433,143. Subsequent to December 31, 2019 the Company received $153,000 from the issuance of a convertible note payable and $30,000 for subscriptions to purchase shares of common stock. Management estimates that the current funds on hand will be sufficient to continue operations through the next six months. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon improving its profitability and the continuing financial support from its shareholders. Management believes the existing shareholders or external financing will provide the additional cash to meet the Company’s obligations as they become due. No assurance can be given that any future financing, if needed, will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. Even if the Company is able to obtain additional financing, if needed, it may contain undue restrictions on its operations, in the case of debt financing, or cause substantial dilution for its stockholders, in the case of equity financing
Basis of presentation and principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting standards generally accepted in the United States of America.
In December 2018, the Company its fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31. The transition period covering the nine-month period from April 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 is included in the accompany consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Quanta Inc, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bioanomaly, Inc. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant accounting estimates include certain assumptions related to, among others, allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, impairment analysis of long-term assets, valuation allowance on deferred income taxes, assumptions used in valuing stock instruments issued for services, assumptions made in valuing derivative liabilities, and the accrual of potential liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount less an allowance for any uncollectible accounts if deemed necessary, and payments are generally due within thirty to forty-five days of invoicing. Management reviews the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts on an ongoing basis, using historical collection trends and aging of receivables. Management also periodically evaluates individual customer’s financial condition, credit history, and the current economic conditions to make adjustments in the allowance when it is considered necessary. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. At December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not record any allowance for uncollectible accounts.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We regularly review our inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated forecast of product demand and our ability to sell the product(s) concerned. Demand for our products can fluctuate significantly. Additionally, our management’s estimates of future product demand may be inaccurate, which could result in an understated or overstated provision required for excess and obsolete inventory. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no reserve for inventory obsolescence.
Equipment
Equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of the equipment, which is three years, using the straight-line method. Expenditures for major additions and improvements are capitalized and minor repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. When equipment is retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations for the respective period.
Management assesses the carrying value of equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. If there is indication of impairment, management prepares an estimate of future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If these cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized to write down the asset to its estimated fair value. For the year ended December 31, 2019 and for the nine-months period ended December 31, 2018, the Company determined there were no indicators of impairment of its property and equipment.
Revenue
The Company follows the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contracts, which includes (1) identifying the contracts or agreements with a customer, (2) identifying our performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the services it transfers to its clients.
Product Sales—Revenue from sales of the Company’s CBD products is recognized at the point in time when the Company’s performance obligations with the applicable customers have been satisfied. At contract inception, the Company determines if the contract is within the scope of ASC Topic 606 and then evaluates the contract using the following five steps: (1) identify the contract with the customer; (2) identify the performance obligations; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (5) recognize revenue at the point in time when the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
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Revenue is recorded at the transaction price, which is the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring products to a customer. Generally, the Company’s performance obligations are transferred to the customer at a point in time, typically upon delivery of products. The Company historically has offered no discounts, rebates, rights of return, or other allowances to clients which would result in the establishment of reserves against revenue.
The Company sells its products (i) directly to customers (“DTC”) through online orders from our websites, and DTC sales at conventions and events; and (ii) through wholesalers, including physicians, pharmacies, fitness studios, grocery stores, and other organizations.
License revenue— Revenue from symbolic IP is recognized over the access period to the Company’s IP (see Note 2).
Cost of goods sold includes direct costs and fees related to the sale of our products.
Disaggregated Revenue
The composition of the Company’s net revenues recognized during the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018, disaggregated by source and nature, are as follows:
Year ended December 31, 2019 | Nine-months ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||
By Sales Channel: | ||||||||
Direct to consumer | $ | 443,916 | $ | 67,806 | ||||
Wholesale | 793,284 | 157,448 | ||||||
License Revenue | 31,788 | - | ||||||
$ | 1,268,988 | $ | 225,254 | |||||
By Geographic Territory: | ||||||||
California | $ | 766,469 | $ | 156,974 | ||||
Other states | 477,139 | 68,280 | ||||||
International | 25,380 | - | ||||||
$ | 1,268,988 | $ | 225,254 |
Leases
Prior to January 1, 2019, the Company accounted for leases under ASC 840, Accounting for Leases. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the guidance of ASC 842, Leases, which requires an entity to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all leases. The Company adopted ASC 842 using a modified retrospective approach. As a result, the comparative financial information has not been updated and the required disclosures prior to the date of adoption have not been updated and continue to be reported under the accounting standard in effect for those periods. The adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 resulted in the recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities of $420,112 and did not result in a cumulative-effect adjustment to accumulated deficit (see Note 5).
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, the Company uses a probability weighted average Black-Scholes-Merton model to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates through the December 31, 2019, reporting date. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period
Income taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach which allows for the recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets based upon the likelihood of realization of tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or that future deductibility is uncertain.
Stock Compensation
The Company issues stock options, warrants, shares of common stock, and restricted stock unit awards, as share-based compensation to employees and non-employees. The Company accounts for its share-based compensation to employees in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718). Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period.
In periods through December 31, 2018, the Company accounted for share-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 505-50, Equity - Based Payments to Non-Employees. Measurement of share-based payment transactions with non-employees is based on the fair value of whichever is more reliably measurable: (a) the goods or services received; or (b) the equity instruments issued. The final fair value of the share-based payment transaction is determined at the performance completion date. For interim periods, the fair value is estimated, and the percentage of completion is applied to that estimate to determine the cumulative expense recorded.
On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2018-07 simplifies the accounting for share-based transactions by expanding the scope of Topic 718 from only being applicable to share-based payments to employees to also include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. As a result, nonemployee share-based transactions are measured by estimating the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date, taking into consideration the probability of satisfying performance conditions. The adoption of ASU 2018-07 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
Advertising costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. During the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018, advertising costs totaled $103,401 and $27,529, respectively.
Research and Development Costs
Costs incurred for research and development are expensed as incurred. During the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018, research and development costs totaled $351,670 and 207,600, respectively and include salaries, benefits, and overhead costs of personnel conducting research and development of the Company’s products.
Net Loss per Share
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Shares used in the calculation of basic net loss per common share include vested but unissued shares underlying awards of restricted common stock. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution, using the treasury stock method that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the loss of the Company. In computing diluted loss per share, the treasury stock method assumes that outstanding warrants and convertible notes are exercised and the proceeds are used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. Warrants and convertible notes may have a dilutive effect under the treasury stock method only when the average market price of the common stock during the period exceeds the exercise price of the options and warrants.
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For the year ended December 31, 2019, the dilutive impact of stock options exercisable into 3,290,000 shares of common stock, 8,000,000 shares of restricted stock to be issued, and convertible notes payable that can convert into 889,469 shares of common stock have been excluded from calculation of weighted average shares because their impact on the loss per share is anti-dilutive. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the dilutive impact of stock warrants exercisable into 3,000,000 shares of common stock have been excluded because their impact on the loss per share is anti-dilutive.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows the authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value hierarchy was established, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three broad levels as follows:
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2—Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions.
The Company is required to use of observable market data if such data is available without undue cost and effort.
The Company believes the carrying amount reported in the balance sheet for cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and notes payable, approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments
As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s balance sheet includes Level 2 liabilities comprised of the fair value of embedded derivative liabilities of $400,139 (see Note 8).
Concentrations of risks
For the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018, no customer accounted for 10% or more of revenue. As of December 31, 2019, two customers accounted for 19% and 12% of accounts receivable, respectively, and no other customer accounted for 10% or more of accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2018, no customer accounted for more than 10% of accounts receivable.
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Additionally, for the same periods, no vendor accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s cost of goods sold, or accounts payable at period-end.
The Company maintains the majority of its cash balances with one financial institution, in the form of demand deposits that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC. At times, deposits held may exceed the amount of insurance provided by the FDIC. The Company has not experienced any losses in its cash and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk.
Segments
The Company operates in one segment for the development and distribution of our CBD products. In accordance with the “Segment Reporting” Topic of the ASC, the Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer and President, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. Existing guidance, which is based on a management approach to segment reporting, establishes requirements to report selected segment information quarterly and to report annually entity-wide disclosures about products and services, major customers, and the countries in which the entity holds material assets and reports revenue. All material operating units qualify for aggregation under “Segment Reporting” due to their similar customer base and similarities in economic characteristics; nature of products and services; and procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes. Since the Company operates in one segment, all financial information required by “Segment Reporting” can be found in the accompanying financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Credit Losses - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASC 326”). The standard significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets, including accounts and notes receivables. The standard will replace today’s “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model, under which companies will recognize allowances based on expected rather than incurred losses. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting this standard on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2 – LICENSE AGREEMENT
Effective January 22, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with a wholesaler for the exclusive rights to distribute the Company’s products in the state of Colorado for three years. In consideration, the Company received an up-front payment of $100,000. The Company determined that the exclusive distribution agreement was a distinct agreement for the license of symbolic IP and thus should be recognized on a straight-line basis over the three-year life of the agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized revenue related to this agreement of $31,788. For the nine month period ended December 31, 2018, no distribution fee revenue was recorded.
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NOTE 3 – INVENTORIES
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value, and consisted of the following:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Raw materials and packaging | $ | 102,428 | $ | - | ||||
Finished goods | 20,091 | - | ||||||
$ | 122,519 | $ | - |
NOTE 4 - EQUIPMENT
Equipment, stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation consisted of the following:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Machinery-technology equipment | $ | 607,000 | $ | 347,500 | ||||
Machinery-technology equipment under construction | 30,000 | 175,000 | ||||||
637,000 | 522,500 | |||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | (323,522 | ) | (149,620 | ) | ||||
$ | 313,478 | $ | 372,880 |
Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 and transition period ended December 31, 2018 was $173,903 and $185,835, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, the equipment under construction is approximately 33% complete, and is expected to be completed and placed into service during the year ended December 31, 2020.
NOTE 5 - OPERATING LEASE
The Company leases its headquarters office space in Burbank, California under an operating lease that expires on July 31, 2023. At December 31, 2019, the Company did not have any other leases.
Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Generally the implicit rate of interest in arrangements is not readily determinable and the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate is a hypothetical rate based on its understanding of what its credit rating would be. The operating lease ROU asset includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives.
Prior to January 1, 2019, the Company accounted for leases under ASC 840, Accounting for Leases. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the guidance of ASC 842, Leases (“ASC 842”), which requires an entity to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for certain leases. The Company adopted ASC 842 using a modified retrospective approach. As a result, the comparative financial information has not been updated and the required disclosures prior to the date of adoption have not been updated and continue to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. The adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019, resulted in the recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets of $420,112 and corresponding lease liabilities of approximately the same amount. There was no cumulative-effect adjustment to accumulated deficit. As of December 31, 2019, the unamortized right of use asset was $332,980 and total lease liabilities were $337,453, of which $85,662 was current.
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The components of lease expense and supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the period are as follows:
Year ended December 31, 2019 | ||||
Lease Cost | ||||
Operating lease cost (included in selling, general, and administrative expense in the Company’s statement of operations) | $ | 107,588 | ||
Other Information | ||||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for 2019 | $ | 98,375 | ||
Weighted average remaining lease term – operating leases (in years) | 3.5 | |||
Average discount rate – operating leases | 4 | % |
The supplemental balance sheet information related to leases for the period is as follows:
At December 31, 2019 | ||||
Operating leases | ||||
Long-term right-of-use assets | $ | 332,980 | ||
Short-term operating lease liabilities | $ | 85,662 | ||
Long-term operating lease liabilities | 251,791 | |||
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 337,453 |
Maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities are as follows:
Year Ending | Operating Leases | |||
2020 | $ | 97,625 | ||
2021 | 102,506 | |||
2022 | 107,632 | |||
2023 | 55,126 | |||
Total lease payments | 362,889 | |||
Less: Imputed interest/present value discount | (25,436 | ) | ||
Present value of lease liabilities | 337,453 | |||
Less current portion | (85,662 | ) | ||
Operating lease liabilities, long-term | $ | 251,791 |
Lease expense were $107,588 and $42,040 during the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018, respectively.
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, the Company commenced leasing a second facility in addition to its headquarters facility described above (See Note 13).
NOTE 6 – NOTES PAYABLE
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Note payable, in default, due January 13, 2019, interest at 8.3% per annum, secured by all the assets of the Company. As of the date of the financial statements, the note has not been fully paid, and the Company is in negotiations with the lender to cure this default. | $ | 55,850 | $ | 80,000 | ||||
Note payable, unsecured, due January 6, 2019, interest at 10% per year. The note was paid off in 2019. | - | 100,000 | ||||||
Total notes payable (all current portion) | $ | 55,850 | $ | 180,000 |
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NOTE 7 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
At December 31, 2018, there was no balance of convertible notes payable. During 2019, the Company issued two convertible promissory notes for the principal sum of $355,000, of which $326,800 was received as proceeds, and $28,200 was recorded as original issue discount (OID). During 2019, one convertible note for $73,000 was repaid. At December 31, 2019, one convertible note for $282,000 was outstanding. The outstanding note is unsecured, bears interest at 12%, and is due April 29, 2020.
At the option of the holders, the notes issued in 2019 are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share discount of 39% to 40% of the average market price of the Company’s common stock, as defined. As a result, the Company determined that the conversion option of the convertible notes were not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock and characterized the fair value of the conversion features as derivative liabilities upon issuance. The Company determined that upon issuance of the convertible notes in October 2019, the initial fair value of the embedded conversion features totaled $565,195 (see Note 8), of which $326,800 was recorded as debt discount offsetting the face amount of the convertible notes, and the remainder of $238,395 was recorded as private placement costs.
At December 31, 2018, there was no balance of discount on convertible notes payable. During 2019, note discount of $355,000 was recorded, made up of $28,200 OID and $326,800 of discount related to derivative liabilities. In addition, $54,990 of loan costs recorded on one convertible note (see below) are included with the discount. The discount and loan costs are amortized over the term of the related note payable. During 2019, total debt discount and loan costs amortization was $185,330, and at December 31, 2019, the unamortized debt discount and loan fee totaled $224,660.
In connection with the issuance of one convertible note with the principal balance of $282,000, the Company issued as a commitment fee 141,000 shares of its common stock (the “Non-Returnable Shares”) as well as 705,000 shares of its common stock (the “Returnable Shares”). The Company recorded the fair value of the Non-Returnable fees of $54,990 as a loan cost. The Returnable Shares are an own-share lending arrangement issued in contemplation of a debt offering and such shares will be returned to the Company if no event of default has occurred prior to April 29, 2020, the maturity date of the note. At issuance, the fair value of the share lending arrangement was determined to be immaterial. In accordance with ASC 470-20, the shares are not deemed issued until it becomes more likely than not that they will not be returned and at such point the shares should be measured at fair value and such value recognized as a financing cost. At December 31, 2019, management determined that it is probable that the Company will pay the note in full when due, and meet all other conditions in the note agreement. Accordingly, management feels that it is more likely than not that the returnable shares will be returned to the Company and therefore the 705,000 Returnable Shares have not been recorded as being issued as of December 31, 2019, nor are they included in basic net loss per share or as potentially dilutive shares in calculating the diluted net loss per share.
Note 8 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
During 2019, the Company had convertible promissory notes outstanding that are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at the option of the holder at price per share discounts ranging from 39% to 40% of the Company’s common stock market price, as defined in the note agreements. As the ultimate determination of shares to be issued upon conversion of these notes could exceed the current number of available authorized shares, the Company determined that the conversion features of the convertible notes were not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock and characterized the fair value of the conversion features as derivative liabilities. Accordingly, the conversion features of the notes were separated from the host contracts (i.e. the notes) and characterized as derivative liabilities to be re-measured at the end of every reporting period with the change in value reported in the statement of operations.
At December 31, 2018, there was no balance of derivative liabilities. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded additions of $565,195 related to the conversion features of notes issued during the period (see Note 7), and a decrease in fair value of derivatives of ($19,491). In addition, the Company recorded a decrease in derivative liability of ($145,565) related to derivative liabilities that were extinguished when the related convertible note payable was paid off (see Note 7). At December 31, 2019, the balance of the derivative liabilities was $400,139.
The derivative liabilities were valued at the following dates using a probability weighted Black-Scholes-Merton model with the following assumptions:
December 31, 2019 | October 2019 (dates of inception) | |||||||
Conversion feature: | ||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 1.77 | % | 1.75 | % | ||||
Expected volatility | 222 | % | 223 | % | ||||
Expected life (in years) | 1 year | 1 year | ||||||
Expected dividend yield | - | - | ||||||
Fair Value: | ||||||||
Conversion feature | $ | 400,139 | $ | 565,195 |
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The risk-free interest rate was based on rates established by the Federal Reserve Bank. The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The expected life of the conversion feature of the notes was based on the remaining terms of the related notes. The expected dividend yield was based on the fact that the Company has not customarily paid dividends to its common stockholders in the past and does not expect to pay dividends to its common stockholders in the future.
NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES
The Company had no income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018. The following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate:
Year ended December 31, 2019 | Nine-months ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Federal tax at statutory rate | 21.0 | % | 21.0 | % | ||||
State tax, net of federal benefit | 7.0 | 7.0 | ||||||
Change in valuation allowance | (28.0 | ) | (28.0 | ) | ||||
Effective income tax rate | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation | $ | 1,039,000 | $ | 160,000 | ||||
Operating lease liability | 94,000 | - | ||||||
Derivative expenses | 67,000 | - | ||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards | 1,132,000 | 425,000 | ||||||
Gross deferred tax assets | 2,332,000 | 585,000 | ||||||
Less: valuation allowance | (2,103,000 | ) | (540,000 | ) | ||||
Total deferred tax assets | 229,000 | 45,000 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 90,000 | 45,000 | ||||||
Derivative gain | 46,000 | - | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use asset | 93,000 | - | ||||||
Total deferred tax liabilities | 229,000 | 45,000 | ||||||
Net deferred tax asset (liability) | $ | - | $ | - |
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The provisions of ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, require an assessment of both positive and negative evidence when determining whether it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets are recoverable. For the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018, based on all available objective evidence, including the existence of cumulative losses, the Company determined that it was more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets were not fully realizable. Accordingly, the Company established a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets. The Company intends to maintain a full valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets until sufficient positive evidence exists to support reversal of the valuation allowance. During the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018, the valuation allowance increased by $1.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had available Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards (“NOL”s) to reduce future taxable income. For Federal purposes the amounts available were approximately $4.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively. For state purposes approximately $3.1 million and $1.1 was available at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Federal carryforwards expire on various dates through 2039 and the state carryforwards expire through 2036. Due to restrictions imposed by Internal Revenue Code Section 382 regarding substantial changes in ownership of companies with loss carryforwards, the utilization of the Company’s NOL may be limited as a result of changes in stock ownership. NOLs incurred subsequent to the latest change in control are not subject to the limitation.
The Company’s operations are based in California and it is subject to Federal and California state income tax. Tax years after 2015 are open to examination by United States and state tax authorities.
The Company adopted the provisions of ASC 740, which requires companies to determine whether it is “more likely than not” that a tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authorities before any tax benefit can be recorded in the financial statements. ASC 740 also provides guidance on the recognition, measurement, classification and interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, no liability for unrecognized tax benefits was required to be recorded or disclosed.
NOTE 10 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The Company’s authorized capital consists of 125,000,000 shares, of which 100,000,000 shares are designated as shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 25,000,000 shares are designated as shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. No shares of preferred stock are currently outstanding. Shares of preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, each series to be appropriately designated by a distinguishing letter or title, prior to the issuance of any shares thereof. The voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions, relative, participating, options and other rights, and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, of the preferred stock are to be determined by the Board of Directors before the issuance of any shares of preferred stock in such series.
Common stock issued for cash
During the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018, the Company completed a private placements of shares at prices ranging from $.10 to $0.50 per share. A total of $2,926,375 was received, including $2,090,375 in 2019 for shares issued in 2019, $530,000 in 2019 for shares subscribed, and $306,000 in 2018 for shares issued in 2019.
The Company agreed to issue a total 12,011,269 shares in the private placements, of which 6,942,750 shares were issued through December 31, 2019, and 5,068,519 shares are included in shares to be issued on the accompanying financial statements.
NOTE 11 – SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS
Restricted common stock
On May 20, 2019, the Company agreed to issue 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with vesting terms to a consultant for services (see Note 12). 1,000,000 shares vested immediately, and the balance of 7,000,000 shares will vest 625,000 shares per quarter over 2.8 years. In the event the consultants service with the Company terminates, any or all of the shares of common stock held by such recipient that have not vested as of the date of termination are forfeited to the Company in accordance with such restricted grant agreement.
The total fair value of the 8,000,000 shares was determined to be $4,000,000 based on the price per shares of a contemporaneous private placement of the Company’s common stock on the date granted. The Company accounts for the share awards using a graded vesting attribution method over the requisite service period, as if each tranche were a separate award. During the year ended December 31, 2019, total share-based expense recognized related to vested restricted shares totaled $2,317,868. At December 31, 2019, there was $1,628,132 of unvested compensation related to these awards that will be amortized over a remaining vesting period of 2.3 years.
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The following table summarizes restricted common stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2019:
Number of shares | Fair value of shares | |||||||
Non-vested shares, January 1, 2019 | - | $ | - | |||||
Granted | 8,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||
Vested | (2,250,000 | ) | (2,317,868 | ) | ||||
Forfeited | - | - | ||||||
Non-vested shares, December 31, 2019 | 5,750,000 | $ | 1,682,132 |
As of December 31, 2019, no shares have been issued and 2,250,000 vested shares are included in shares to be issued on the accompanying financial statements
Common stock issued for services
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued 212,505 shares of common stock to a consultant for services rendered. The shares were valued at $106,253 based on the price per share of a contemporaneous private placement of the Company’s common stock on the date granted and included in selling, general, and administrative expense on the accompanying financial statements.
Stock Options
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued options exercisable into 3,290,000 shares of common stock. 1,800,000 options vested immediately, and the balance of 1,490,000 options vest over various periods up to four years. The options have an exercise price of $0.23 per share, and expire in ten years. Total fair value of these options at grant date was approximately $1,179,000, which was determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following average assumption: stock price ranging from $0.23 to $0.38 per share, expected term ranging from five to seven years, volatility ranging from 213% to 218%, dividend rate of 0% and risk-free interest rate of 1.77%. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized $711,404 of compensation expense relating to vested stock options. As of December 31, 2019, the amount of unvested compensation related to stock options was approximately $468,000 which will be recorded as an expense in future periods as the options vest.
The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement corresponding with the expected term of the share option award; the expected term represents the weighted-average period of time that share option awards granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules and historical participant exercise behavior; the expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of the Company’s common stock; and the expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future.
A summary of stock option activity during the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018 is as follows:
Number of warrants | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Contractual Life in Years | |||||||||||
Options Outstanding and Exercisable as of March 31, 2018 | - | $ | - | - | |||||||||
Granted | - | $ | - | - | |||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Expired | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Options Outstanding and Exercisable as of December 31, 2018 | - | $ | - | - | |||||||||
Granted | 3,290,000 | 0.23 | 6.0 | ||||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Expired | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Options Outstanding as of December 31, 2019 | 3,290,000 | 0.23 | 6.0 | ||||||||||
Options Exercisable as of December 31, 2019 | 1,800,000 | $ | 0.23 | 5.8 |
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At December 31, 2019, the aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options was $322,749.
Stock Warrants
In 2018, the Company issued warrants exercisable into 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The warrants were fully vested when issued, have an exercise price of $0.30 per share, and expire in 2022. Total fair value of these warrants at grant date was approximately $377,000, which was determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following average assumption: stock price of $0.20 per share, expected term of four years, volatility of 170%, dividend rate of 0% and risk-free interest rate of 1.76%. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement corresponding with the expected term of the share option award; the expected term represents the weighted-average period of time that share option awards granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules and historical participant exercise behavior; the expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of the Company’s common stock; and the expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future. During the year ended December 31, 2019, there was a cashless exercise of all of the 3,000,000 warrants.
A summary of warrant activity during the year ended December 31, 2019 and the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018 is as follows:
Number of warrants | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Contractual Life in Years | |||||||||||
Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable as of March 31, 2018 | - | $ | - | - | |||||||||
Granted | 3,000,000 | $ | 0.30 | 4.00 | |||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Expired | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable as of December 31, 2018 | 3,000,000 | $ | 0.30 | 4.00 | |||||||||
Granted | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Exercised | (3,000,000 | ) | $ | 0.30 | - | ||||||||
Expired | - | - | - | ||||||||||
Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable as of December 31, 2019 | - | $ | - | - |
NOTE 12 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company has an agreement with an individual in consideration of the Company’s exclusive use of patented technology developed by the individual. Pursuant to the agreement, as amended, the Company shall pay a royalty of 25% of all the net income from the sale of licensed products, as defined with a minimum royalty of $35,000 per month payable in cash or common stock of the Company. In addition, the Company agreed to issue 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with vesting terms to the individual (see Note 11). During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company paid $343,300 to the individual.
NOTE 13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In February 2020, the Company issued one unsecured convertible promissory note for $153,000, bearing interest at 22% per annum, and maturing in August 2020. The note is convertible at a 39% discount to the price of the Company’s common stock, as defined.
In February 2020, the Company received $30,000 for subscriptions for shares of common stock to be issued in a private placement.
On December 19, 2019, the Company entered into a non-cancelable real property lease agreement for approximately 3096 square feet of office, research, and production space in Burbank, California. The Company took possession of the space in February 2020. The lease term is for 60 months with an option to extend the term for an additional five years thereafter. The lease has with the annual fixed rental payments escalating from $7,500 to $8,441 during the original term. The aggregate total fixed rent is approximately $478,000 and will result in the recognition of an operating lease right-of-use asset of approximately $430,000 and corresponding lease liabilities of approximately the same amount. The Company also paid a security deposit of $16,883.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious disease outbreak, which has continued to spread, and any related adverse public health developments, have adversely affected workforces, customers, economies, and financial markets globally, likely leading to an economic downturn. It has also disrupted the normal operations of many businesses. This outbreak could decrease spending, adversely affect demand for our product and harm our business and results of operations. It is not possible for us to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results of the outbreak and its effects on our business or results of operations at this time.
In March 2020, the Company issued approximately 241,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of approximately $28,000 to employees for services.
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