REED'S, INC. - Quarter Report: 2008 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF
1934
For
the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2008
o
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
For the transition period from
to
Commission
file number
Commission
file number: 000-32501
REED'S
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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35-2177773
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(State
of incorporation)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.)
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13000
South Spring St. Los Angeles, Ca. 90061
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(310)
217-9400
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) 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
þ No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
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Large
Accelerated Filer o
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Accelerated
Filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
reporting company þ
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o
No
þ
APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
State
the
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity,
as of the latest practicable date:
There
were 8,928,591 shares of the registrant's common stock, $0.0001 par
value, outstanding as of August 19, 2008.
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one) Yes
o
No þ
Although
forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect
the
good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based
on
facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking
statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual
results
and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed
in or
anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or
contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without
limitation, those specifically addressed under the heading “Trends, Risks,
Challenges, Opportunities That May or Are Currently Affecting Our Business”
below, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Readers
are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which
speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. We file reports with
the
SEC. You can read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s
Public Reference Room, 100 F. Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549 on official
business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can obtain additional
information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the
SEC
at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site (www.sec.gov)
that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information
regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including the
Company.
We
undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements
in
order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date
of this
Quarterly Report. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the
various
disclosures made throughout the entirety of this annual report, which attempt
to
advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
2
Part
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
REED’S,
INC
June 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
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December 31, 2007
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ASSETS
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|||||||
CURRENT ASSETS
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|||||||
Cash
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$
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39,963
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$
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742,719
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|||
Inventory
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3,739,678
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3,028,450
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|||||
Trade
accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and
returns
and discounts of $150,000 as of June 30, 2008 and $407,480 as of
December
31, 2007
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1,543,839
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1,160,940
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|||||
Other
receivables
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250
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16,288
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|||||
Prepaid
Expenses
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135,634
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76,604
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|||||
Total
Current Assets
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5,459,364
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5,025,001
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|||||
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|||||||
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,019,087 as
of June
30, 2008 and $867,769 as of December 31, 2007
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|||||||
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4,255,365
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4,248,702
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|||||
OTHER
ASSETS
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|||||||
Brand
names
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800,201
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800,201
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|||||
Other
intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $295 as of June
30, 2008
and $5,212 as of December 31, 2007
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35,105
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13,402
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|||||
Total
Other Assets
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835,306
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813,603
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|||||
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|||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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10,550,035
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$
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10,087,306
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|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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|||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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|||||||
Accounts
payable
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$
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2,770,797
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1,996,849
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||||
Lines
of credit
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879,205
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—
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|||||
Current
portion of long term debt
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10,738
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27,331
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|||||
Accrued
interest
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20,267
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3,548
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|||||
Accrued
expenses
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76,151
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54,364
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|||||
Total
Current Liabilities
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3,757,158
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2,082,092
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|||||
Long
term debt, less current portion
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1,760,197
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765,753
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|||||
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|||||||
Total
Liabilities
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5,517,355
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2,847,845
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|||||
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|||||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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|||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
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|||||||
Preferred
stock, $10 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, 47,121 shares
outstanding
at June 30, 2008 and 48,121 shares at December 31, 2007
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471,212
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481,212
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|||||
Common
stock, $.0001 par value, 19,500,000 shares authorized,
8,928,591 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008 and
8,751,721 at December 31, 2007
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892
|
874
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|||||
Additional
paid in capital
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18,146,466
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17,838,516
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|||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(13,585,890
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)
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(11,081,141
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)
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|||
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|||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
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5,032,680
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7,239,461
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|||||
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|||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$
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10,550,035
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$
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10,087,306
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See
accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
3
REED’S,
INC.
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For
the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
(Unaudited)
Three months ended
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Six months ended
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||||||||||||
June 30,
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June 30,
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June 30,
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June 30,
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||||||||||
2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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||||||||||
SALES
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$
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4,570,816
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$
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3,472,360
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$
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8,134,916
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$
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6,485,050
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|||||
COST
OF SALES
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3,301,486
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2,791,932
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6,345,773
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5,265,000
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|||||||||
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|||||||||||||
GROSS
PROFIT
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1,269,330
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680,428
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1,789,143
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1,220,050
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|||||||||
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|||||||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES
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|||||||||||||
Selling
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1,051,008
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888,104
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2,175,136
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1,442,269
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|||||||||
General
and Administrative
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659,596
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450,148
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1,989,742
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899,,491
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|||||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
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1,710,604
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1,338,252
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4,164,878
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2,341,760
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LOSS FROM
OPERATIONS
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(441,274
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)
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(657,824
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)
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(2,375,735
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)
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(1,121,710
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)
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|||||
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
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|||||||||||||
Interest
Income
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145
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29,109
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975
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52,600
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|||||||||
Interest
Expense
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(49,990
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)
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(64,330
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)
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(106,428
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)
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(111,883
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)
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|||||
Total
Other Income (Expense)
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(49,845
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)
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(35,221
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)
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(105,453
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)
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59,283
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||||||
NET
LOSS
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(491,119
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)
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(693,045
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)
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(2,481,188
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)
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(1,180,993
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)
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|||||
Preferred
stock dividend
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(23,561
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)
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(27,770
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)
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(23,561
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)
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(27,770
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)
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|||||
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|||||||||||||
Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
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$
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(514,680
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)
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$
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(720,815
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)
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$
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(2,504,749
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)
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$$
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(1,208,763
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)
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LOSS PER SHARE- | |||||||||||||
Available
to Common Stockholders
Basic and Diluted
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$
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(0.06
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)
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$
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(0.10
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)
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$
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(0.28
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)
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$
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(0.17
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)
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WEIGHTED
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING, BASIC AND DILUTED
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8,911,327
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7,403,777
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8,837,956
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7,274,201
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See
accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
4
REED’S
INC.
STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For
the
six months ended June 30, 2008 (Unaudited)
Common
|
|
Stock
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Additional
Paid in
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Preferred
|
|
Stock
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Accumulated
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|||||||||
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Shares
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Amount
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Deficit
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Total
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||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2008
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8,751,721
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$
|
874
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$
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17,838,516
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48,121
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$
|
481,212
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$
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(11,081,141
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)
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$
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7,239,461
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|||||||||
Fair
Value of Common stock issued for services
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161,960
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16
|
335,439
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-
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-
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335,455
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||||||||||||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividend
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10,910
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1
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23,560
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-
|
-
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(23,561
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)
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-
|
||||||||||||||
Preferred
stock conversion
|
4,000
|
1
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9,999
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(1,000
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)
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(10,000
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)
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-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||
Fair
value of options issued to employees
|
-
|
-
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(61,048
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)
|
-
|
-
|
-
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(61,048
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)
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|||||||||||||
Net
Loss for the six months ended June 30, 2008
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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(2,481,188
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)
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(2,481,188
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)
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|||||||||||||
Balance,
June 30, 2008
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8,928,591
|
$
|
892
|
$
|
18,146,466
|
47,121
|
$
|
471,212
|
$
|
(13,585,890
|
)
|
$
|
5,032,680
|
See
accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
5
REED’S
INC.
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For
the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
|
|||||||
June 30,
2008
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June 30,
2007
|
||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||
Net
Loss
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$
|
(2,481,188
|
)
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$
|
(1,180,993
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
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|||||||
Fair
Value of Common Stock Issued for Services
|
335,455
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3,783
|
|||||
Fair
value of stock options issued to employees
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(61,048
|
)
|
48,420
|
||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
165,465
|
81,907
|
|||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(382,899
|
)
|
(181,796
|
)
|
|||
Inventory
|
(711,228
|
)
|
(459,727
|
)
|
|||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
(59,030
|
)
|
31,163
|
||||
Other
receivables
|
16,038
|
(118,576
|
)
|
||||
Other
intangibles
|
(35,400
|
)
|
|||||
Accounts
payable
|
773,948
|
(273,792
|
)
|
||||
Accrued
expenses
|
21,787
|
(41,547
|
)
|
||||
Accrued
interest
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16,719
|
(19,296
|
)
|
||||
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(2,401,381
|
)
|
(2,110,454
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)
|
|||
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(158,431
|
)
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(410,631
|
)
|
|||
Increase
in restricted cash
|
-
|
(10,473
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(158,431
|
)
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(421,104
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)
|
|||
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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|||||||
Proceeds
received from warrants exercised
|
-
|
105,000
|
|||||
Proceeds
received from borrowings on long term debt
|
1,770,000
|
163,276
|
|||||
Principal
payments on debt
|
(792,149
|
)
|
(182,356
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
received on sale of common stock
|
-
|
9,000,000
|
|||||
Payments
for stock offering costs
|
-
|
(1,182,777)
|
)
|
||||
Net
borrowing on lines of credit
|
879,205
|
167,911
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
1,857,056
|
8,071,054
|
|||||
|
|||||||
NET(DECREASE)
INCREASE IN
CASH
|
(702,756
|
)
|
5,539,496
|
||||
CASH —
Beginning of period
|
742,719
|
1,638,917
|
|||||
|
|||||||
CASH —
End of period
|
$
|
39,963
|
$
|
7,178,413
|
|||
|
|||||||
Supplemental
Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
|
|||||||
Cash
paid during the period for:
|
|||||||
Interest
|
$
|
89,709
|
$
|
131,176
|
|||
|
|||||||
Taxes
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
|||
|
|||||||
Noncash
Investing and Financing Activities:
|
|||||||
Preferred
Stock converted to Common Stock
|
$
|
10,000
|
$
|
34,000
|
|||
Common
stock issued in settlement of preferred stock dividend
|
$
|
23,561
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$
|
27,770
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6
REED’S,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
1. |
BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
|
The
accompanying interim condensed financial statements are unaudited, but in the
opinion of management of Reeds, Inc. (the Company), contain all adjustments,
which include normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the
financial position at June 30, 2008 and the results of operations and cash
flows
for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. The balance sheet as of
December 31, 2007 is derived from the Company’s audited financial
statements.
Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
that have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, although management of the Company
believes that the disclosures contained in these financial statements are
adequate to make the information presented herein not misleading. For further
information, refer to the financial statements and the notes thereto included
in
the Company’s Annual Report, Form 10-KSB, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 15, 2008.
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, disclosures of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported
amounts of revenues and expense during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
The
results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily
indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal
year
ending December 31, 2008.
Income
(Loss) per Common Share
Basic
income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) available
to
common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
during the year. Diluted income per share is calculated assuming the issuance
of
common shares, if dilutive, resulting from the exercise of stock options and
warrants. As the Company had a loss in the three and six month periods ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007, basic and diluted loss per share are the same because
the inclusion of common share equivalents would be anti-dilutive. At June 30,
2008 and 2007, potentially dilutive securities consisted of convertible
preferred stock, common stock options and warrants aggregating 2,709,220 and
2,412,896 common shares, respectively.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
carrying amount of financial instruments, including cash, accounts and other
receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate fair value
because of their short maturity. The carrying amounts of notes payable
approximate fair value because the related effective interest rates on these
instruments approximate the rates currently available to the
Company.
Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." This Statement defines fair value
for
certain financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recorded
at
fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. This guidance applies to other
accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. On
February 12, 2008, the FASB finalized FASB Staff Position (FSP) No.157-2,
Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157. This Staff Position delays the
effective date of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities to fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal
years, except for those items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value
in
the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). The adoption
of SFAS No. 157 had no effect on the Company’s financial position or results of
operations.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
References
to the “FASB”, “SFAS” and “SAB” herein refer to the “Financial Accounting
Standards Board”, “Statement of Financial Accounting Standards”, and the “SEC
Staff Accounting Bulletin”, respectively.
7
In
December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141 (R), “Business
Combinations” (FAS 141(R)), which establishes accounting principles and
disclosure requirements for all transactions in which a company obtains control
over another business. Statement 141(R) applies prospectively to business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of
the
first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier
adoption is prohibited.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”. SFAS No. 160
establishes accounting and reporting standards that require that the ownership
interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be clearly
identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated statement of financial
position within equity, but separate from the parent’s equity; the amount of
consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling
interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated
statement of income; and changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the
parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be accounted
for consistently. SFAS No. 160 also requires that any retained noncontrolling
equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value
when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 also sets forth the disclosure
requirements to identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent
and
the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 applies to all entities
that prepare consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit
organizations, but will affect only those entities that have an outstanding
noncontrolling interest in one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a
subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods
within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier
adoption is prohibited. SFAS No. 160 must be applied prospectively as of the
beginning of the fiscal year in which it is initially applied, except for the
presentation and disclosure requirements. The presentation and disclosure
requirements are applied retrospectively for all periods presented.
In
March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities - an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS No.
161”). SFAS No. 161 amends and expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS
No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS
No. 133”). The objective of SFAS No. 161 is to provide users of financial
statements with an enhanced understanding of how and why an entity uses
derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items
are
accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations, and how
derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 requires
qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives,
quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on
derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent
features in derivative agreements. SFAS No. 161 applies to all derivative
financial instruments, including bifurcated derivative instruments (and
nonderivative instruments that are designed and qualify as hedging instruments
pursuant to paragraphs 37 and 42 of SFAS No. 133) and related hedged items
accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations. SFAS No.
161 also amends certain provisions of SFAS No. 131. SFAS No. 161 is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. SFAS No. 161
encourages, but does not require, comparative disclosures for earlier periods
at
initial adoption.
The
Company does not believe the adoption of the above recent pronouncements, will
have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial
position, or cash flows.
Concentrations
The
Company’s cash balances on deposit with banks are guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $100,000. The Company may be exposed to
risk
for the amounts of funds held in one bank in excess of the insurance limit.
In
assessing the risk, the Company’s policy is to maintain cash balances with high
quality financial institutions. The Company had cash balances in excess of
the
$100,000 guarantee during the six months ended June 30, 2008.
During
the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company had two customers,
which accounted for approximately 13% and 29% and 14% and 34% of sales,
respectively. No other customers accounted for more than 10% of sales in either
year.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company had two customers,
which accounted for approximately 13% and 30% and 15% and 36% of sales,
respectively. No other customers accounted for more than 10% of sales in either
year. As of June 30, 2008, the Company had approximately $97,000 and $305,000,
respectively, of accounts receivable from these customers.
2. |
Inventory
|
Inventory
consists of the following at:
June 30, 2008
|
December 31, 2007
|
||||||
Raw
Materials
|
$
|
1,008,881
|
$
|
1,175,580
|
|||
Finished
Goods
|
$
|
2,730,797
|
$
|
1,848,870
|
|||
$
|
3,739,678
|
$
|
3,028,450
|
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3. |
Long
term debt
|
In
March
2008, the Company originated a note payable with a bank in the amount of
$1,770,000. The note matures in February 2038. The note carries an 8.41% per
annum interest rate, requires a monthly payment of principal and interest of
$13,651, and is secured by all of the land and buildings owned by the Company.
The previous debt of $650,483 for the land and building and a building
improvement loan of $136,525 that were secured by land and building were paid
off in March 2008 as a condition of obtaining this loan.
4. |
Line
of Credit
|
In
May
2008 the Company entered into a Credit and Security Agreement under which the
Company was provided with a $2 million revolving credit facility. In July 2008,
the line of credit was increased to $3 million. The amount available to borrow
is based on a calculation of eligible accounts receivable and inventory.
At
June
30, 2008, aggregate amounts outstanding under the line of credit was $879,206
and the Company had approximately $164,000 of availability on this line of
credit . Interest accrues on outstanding loans under the credit facility at
a
rate equal to 5.75% per annum plus the greater of 2% or the LIBOR rate.
Borrowings under the credit facility are secured by all of the Company's
assets. The agreement terminates May 2010, and the Company
is subject to an early termination fee if the loan is terminated before such
date.
The
Company is required to comply with a number of affirmative, negative and
financial covenants. Among other things, these covenants require the Company
to
achieve minimum quarterly net income as set forth in
the
Credit Agreement, require the Company to maintain a minimum Debt Service
Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), require the Company to
maintain minimum levels of tangible net worth. As of June 30, 2008, the Company
was not in compliance with all such covenants. The Company is in the process
of
obtaining a waiver.
5. |
Stockholders’
Equity
|
For
the
six months ended June 30, 2008, the following stock transactions
occurred:
The
Company issued 161,960 shares of common stock in exchange for consulting
services. The value of the stock was based on the closing price of the stock
on
the issuance date. The total value of $335,455 was charged to consulting
expenses.
The
Company issued 10,910 shares of common stock valued at $23,561 to its preferred
stockholders, in accordance with the dividend provision of the preferred stock
agreement.
The
Company issued 4,000 of common stock, resulting from the conversion of 1,000
shares of preferred stock
6. |
Stock
Based Compensation
|
The
impact on our results of operations of recording stock-based compensation for
the three-month period ended June 30, 2008 was to reduce selling expenses by
$52,565, and increase general and administrative expenses by $19,500.
The
impact on our results of operations of recording stock-based compensation for
the three-month period ended June 30, 2007 was to increase selling expenses
by
$16,793, and increase general and administrative expenses by $6,500.
The
impact on our results of operations of recording stock-based compensation for
the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 was to decrease selling expenses by
$100,048 and increase general and administrative expenses by $39,000. The impact
on our results of operations of recording stock-based compensation for the
six-month period ended June 30, 2007 was to increase selling expenses by $41,920
and increase general and administrative expenses by $6,500.
The
reduction in compensation expense resulted from a change in estimated
forfeitures of our total expected stock option compensation expense. In
accordance with FAS 123R, the company recalculated its expected compensation
for
all options outstanding at June 30, 2008 and compared it to previously recorded
compensation expense for options in that option pool. The change in forfeiture
assumption resulted from a significant forfeiture of stock options due to many
of the option holders leaving the employ of the company before they became
vested in those options.
The
amount of the cumulative adjustment to reflect the effect of the forfeited
options is approximately $238,000. The amount of compensation expense which
would have been recognized if the cumulative adjustment was not made would
have
been approximately $177,000.
As
of
June 30, 2008, the Company has unvested options of 423,333, which will be
reflected as compensation cost of approximately $860,054 over the remaining
vesting period of three years. .
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We
calculated the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model. The weighted average grant date fair value
of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $1.59. The
following weighted average assumptions were used for the six months ended June
30, 2008:
Risk-free
interest rate
|
3.76
|
%
|
||
Expected
lives (in years)
|
5.00
|
|||
Dividend
yield
|
0
|
%
|
||
Expected
volatility
|
109.81
|
%
|
Expected
volatility is based on the actual volatility based on the closing price of
the
Company’s stock. For purposes of determining the expected life of the option,
the full contract life of the option is used. The risk-free rate for periods
within the contractual life of the options is based on the U. S. Treasury yield
in effect at the time of the grant.
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at January 1, 2008
|
749,000
|
$
|
6.02
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Granted
|
275,000
|
$
|
1.99
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
|
(371,500
|
)
|
$
|
6.83
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2008
|
652,500
|
$
|
3.85
|
3.75
|
$
|
90,250
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at June 30, 2008
|
229,167
|
$
|
4.01
|
2.17
|
$
|
10,500
|
Stock
options granted under our equity incentive plans vest over two and three years
from the date of grant, ½ and 1/3 per year, respectively, and generally expire
five years from the date of grant.
We
calculated the fair value of each warrant award on the date of grant using
the
Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The
following table summarizes warrant activity for the six months ended June 30,
2008:
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at January 1, 2008
|
1,688,236
|
$
|
5.75
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Granted
|
200,000
|
$
|
2.54
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2008
|
1,868,236
|
$
|
5.41
|
3.10
|
$
|
29,365
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at June 30, 2008
|
1,668,236
|
$
|
5.75
|
2.89
|
$
|
29,365
|
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The
200,000 warrants granted during the six months ended June 30, 2008, were granted
in connection with a distribution agreement between the Company and a company
which is owned by two brothers of Christopher Reed, President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company. The warrants are issuable only upon the
attainment of certain international product sales. No warrants vested during
the
six months ended June 30, 2008. Accordingly, no expense was recorded for these
warrants. The warrants will be valued and a corresponding expense will be
recorded upon the attainment of the sales goals identified when the warrants
were granted.
7. |
Related
Party Activity
|
As
of
December 31, 2007, the Company had a $300,000 note receivable from an entity
that is partly owned by an advisor to the board of directors. The note is
secured by all the entity’s assets and intellectual property. The note is
payable on March 25, 2008 and bears interest at 7.50% per annum with quarterly
interest payments. As of June 30, 2008, the Company has determined that the
note
is deemed uncollectible and the collateral worthless, and has written off the
entire balance and associated accrued interest.
For
the
three months ended March 31, 2008 the Company employed one family member of
the
majority shareholder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of
the
Company in a sales role. He was paid approximately $56,250. No stock options
were granted to him during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and $112,500
for the six months ended June 30, 2008.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement for
the distribution of its products internationally. The agreement is between
the
Company and a company controlled by two brothers of Christopher Reed, President
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The agreement remains in effect
until terminated by either party and requires the Company to pay the greater
of
$10,000 per month or 10% of the defined sales of the previous month. During
the
six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company paid $10,000 for these services.
200,000 warrants were granted during the six months ended June 30, 2008, in
connection with this distribution agreement. The warrants are issuable only
upon
the attainment of certain international product sales. No warrants vested during
the six months ended June 30, 2008. Accordingly, no expense was recorded for
these warrants. The warrants will be valued and a corresponding expense will
be
recorded upon the attainment of the sales goals identified when the warrants
were granted.
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Item
2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed financial
statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Form
10-Q.
Overview
We
develop, manufacture, market, and sell natural non-alcoholic and “New Age”
beverages, candies and ice creams. “New Age Beverages” is a category that
includes natural soda, fruit juices and fruit drinks, ready-to-drink teas,
sports drinks, and water. We currently manufacture, market and sell six unique
product lines:
· |
Reed’s
Ginger Brews,
|
· |
Virgil’s
Root Beer and Cream Sodas,
|
· |
China
Colas,
|
· |
Reed’s
Ginger Juice Brews,
|
· |
Reed’s
Ginger Candies, and
|
We
sell
most of our products in specialty gourmet and natural food stores, supermarket
chains, retail stores and restaurants in the United States and, to a lesser
degree, in Canada. We primarily sell our products through a network of natural,
gourmet and independent distributors. We also maintain an organization of
in-house sales managers who work mainly in the stores serviced by our natural,
gourmet and mainstream distributors and with our distributors. We also work
with
regional, independent sales representatives who maintain store and distributor
relationships in a specified territory. In Southern California, we have our
own
direct distribution system.
Trends,
Risks, Challenges, Opportunities That May or Are Currently Affecting Our
Business
Our
main
challenges, trends, risks, and opportunities that could affect or are affecting
our financial results include but are not limited to:
Fuel
Prices - As oil prices continue to increase, our packaging, production and
ingredient costs will continue to rise. We have attempted to offset the rising
freight costs from fuel price increases by creatively negotiating rates and
managing freight. We will continue to pursue alternative production, packaging
and ingredient suppliers and options to help offset the affect of rising fuel
prices on these expenses.
Low
Carbohydrate Diets and Obesity - Our products are not geared for the low
carbohydrate market. Consumer trends have reflected higher demand for lower
carbohydrate products. We monitor these trends closely and have started
developing low-carbohydrate versions of some of our beverages, although we
do
not have any currently marketable low-carbohydrate products.
Distribution
Consolidation - There has been a recent trend towards continued consolidation
of
the beverage distribution industry through mergers and acquisitions. This
consolidation results in a smaller number of distributors to market our products
and potentially leaves us subject to the potential of our products either being
dropped by these distributors or being marketed less aggressively by these
distributors. As a result, we have initiated our own direct distribution to
mainstream supermarkets and natural and gourmet foods stores in Southern
California and to large national retailers. Consolidation among natural foods
industry distributors has not had an adverse affect on our
sales.
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Consumers
Demanding More Natural Foods - The rapid growth of the natural foods industry
has been fueled by the growing consumer awareness of the potential health
problems due to the consumption of chemicals in the diet. Consumers are reading
ingredient labels and choosing products based on them. We design products with
these consumer concerns in mind. We feel this trend toward more natural products
is one of the main trends behind our growth. Recently, this trend in drinks
has
not only shifted to products using natural ingredients, but also to products
with added ingredients possessing a perceived positive function like vitamins,
herbs and other nutrients. Our ginger-based products are designed with this
consumer demand in mind.
Supermarket
and Natural Food Stores - More and more supermarkets, in order to compete with
the growing natural food industry, have started including natural food sections.
As a result of this trend, our products are now available in mainstream
supermarkets throughout the United States in natural food sections. Supermarkets
can require that we spend more advertising money and they sometimes require
slotting fees. We continue to work to keep these fees reasonable. Slotting
fees
in the natural food section of the supermarket are generally not as expensive
as
in other areas of the store.
Beverage
Packaging Changes - Beverage packaging has continued to innovate, particularly
for premium products. There is an increase in the sophistication with respect
to
beverage packaging design. While we feel that our current core brands still
compete on the level of packaging, we continue to experiment with new and novel
packaging designs such as the 5-liter party keg and 750 ml. champagne style
bottles. We have further plans for other innovative packaging
designs.
Packaging
or Raw Material Price Increases - An increase in packaging or raw materials
has
caused our margins to suffer and has negatively impacted our cash flow and
profitability. We continue to search for packaging and production alternatives
to reduce our cost of goods.
Cash
Flow
Requirements - Our growth will depend on the availability of additional capital
infusions. We have a financial history of losses and are dependent on
non-banking sources of capital, which tend to be more expensive and charge
higher interest rates. Any increase in costs of goods will further increase
losses and will further tighten cash reserves.
Interest
Rates - We use lines of credit as a source of capital and are negatively
impacted as interest rates rise.
Critical
Accounting Policies
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 summarize our most significant accounting and reporting policies
and practices:
Revenue
Recognition. Revenue is recognized on the sale of a product when the product
is
shipped, which is when the risk of loss transfers to our customers, and
collection of the receivable is reasonably assured. A product is not shipped
without an order from the customer and credit acceptance procedures performed.
The allowance for returns is regularly reviewed and adjusted by management
based
on historical trends of returned items. Amounts paid by customers for shipping
and handling costs are included in sales.
Trademark
License and Trademarks. Trademark license and trademarks primarily represent
the
costs we pay for exclusive ownership of the Reed’s® trademark in connection with
the manufacture, sale and distribution of beverages and water and non-beverage
products. We also own the Virgil’s® trademark and the China Cola® trademark. In
addition, we own a number of other trademarks in the United States as well
as in
a number of countries around the world. We account for these items in accordance
with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” Under the
provisions of SFAS No. 142, we do not amortize indefinite-lived trademark
licenses and trademarks.
In
accordance with SFAS No. 142, we evaluate our non-amortizing trademark
license and trademarks quarterly for impairment. We measure impairment by the
amount that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value of the trademark
license and trademarks. The fair value is calculated by reviewing net sales
of
the various beverages and applying industry multiples. Based on our quarterly
impairment analysis the estimated fair values of trademark license and
trademarks exceeded the carrying value and no impairments were identified during
the three months ended March 31, 2008 or March 31, 2007.
Long-Lived
Assets. Our management regularly reviews property, equipment and other
long-lived assets, including identifiable amortizing intangibles, for possible
impairment. This review occurs quarterly or more frequently if events or changes
in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset may not be
recoverable. If there is indication of impairment of property and equipment
or
amortizable intangible assets, then management prepares an estimate of future
cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) 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. The fair value is estimated at
the
present value of the future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with
management’s estimates of the business risks. Quarterly, or earlier, if there is
indication of impairment of identified intangible assets not subject to
amortization, management compares the estimated fair value with the carrying
amount of the asset. An impairment loss is recognized to write down the
intangible asset to its fair value if it is less than the carrying amount.
Preparation of estimated expected future cash flows is inherently subjective
and
is based on management’s best estimate of assumptions concerning expected future
conditions. No impairments were identified during the three months ended March
31, 2008 or 2007.
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Management
believes that the accounting estimate related to impairment of our long lived
assets, including our trademark license and trademarks, is a “critical
accounting estimate” because: (1) it is highly susceptible to change from
period to period because it requires management to estimate fair value, which
is
based on assumptions about cash flows and discount rates; and (2) the
impact that recognizing an impairment would have on the assets reported on
our
balance sheet, as well as net income, could be material. Management’s
assumptions about cash flows and discount rates require significant judgment
because actual revenues and expenses have fluctuated in the past and we expect
they will continue to do so.
In
estimating future revenues, we use internal budgets. Internal budgets are
developed based on recent revenue data for existing product lines and planned
timing of future introductions of new products and their impact on our future
cash flows.
Advertising.
We account for advertising production costs by expensing such production costs
the first time the related advertising is run.
Accounts
Receivable. We evaluate the collectibility of our trade accounts receivable
based on a number of factors. In circumstances where we become aware of a
specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to us, a
specific reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded which reduces the
recognized receivable to the estimated amount our management believes will
ultimately be collected. In addition to specific customer identification of
potential bad debts, bad debt charges are recorded based on our historical
losses and an overall assessment of past due trade accounts receivable
outstanding.
Inventories.
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost to purchase and/or manufacture
the
inventory or the current estimated market value of the inventory. 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/or our ability to sell the product(s) concerned and production requirements.
Demand for our products can fluctuate significantly. Factors that could affect
demand for our products include unanticipated changes in consumer preferences,
general market conditions or other factors, which may result in cancellations
of
advance orders or a reduction in the rate of reorders placed by customers.
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.
Income
Taxes. Current income tax expense is the amount of income taxes expected to
be
payable for the current year. A deferred income tax asset or liability is
established for the expected future consequences of temporary differences in
the
financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. We consider future
taxable income and ongoing, prudent, and feasible tax planning strategies,
in
assessing the value of our deferred tax assets. If our management determines
that it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized, we
will
reduce the value of these assets to their expected realizable value, thereby
decreasing net income. Evaluating the value of these assets is necessarily
based
on our management’s judgment. If our management subsequently determined that the
deferred tax assets, which had been written down, would be realized in the
future, the value of the deferred tax assets would be increased, thereby
increasing net income in the period when that determination was
made.
Results
of Operations
Three
Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30,
2008
Net
sales
increased by $1,098,456, or 31.6%, from $3,472,360 in the three months ended
June 30, 2007 to $4,570,816in the three months ended June 30, 2008. The increase
in net sales was primarily due to an increase in our Virgil’s product line and
our Reed’s Ginger Brews line. The increase in sales was also primarily due to an
increase in net sales due to newly introduced mainstream distributors and an
increase in our existing distribution channels of natural food distributors
and
retailers.
The
Virgil’s brand, which includes Root Beer, Real Cola, Cream Soda and Black Cherry
Cream soda, Diet Root Beer, Diet Real Cola, Diet Cream Soda and Diet Black
Cherry Cream Soda, realized an increase in net sales of $788,000, or 54% to
$2,246,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2008 from $1,458,000 in the three
months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was the result of increased sales
in 12
ounce Root Beer of $225,000 or 32% from $714,000 in the three months ended
June
30, 2007 to $939,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2008, increased sales
in
Cream Soda of $109,000 or 62% from $175,000 in the three months ended June
30,
2007 to $284,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2008, and increased sales
in
Black Cherry Cream Soda of $31,000 or 31% from $101,000 in the three months
ended June 30, 2007 to $132,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2008. Also,
the Virgil’s Root Beer five-liter party kegs increased $321,000 or 106%, from
$304,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2007 to $625,000 in the three months
ended June 30, 2008. In addition, the increase in sales in the Virgil’s Brand
was the result of launch of Virgil’s Real Cola in 2008 which realized net sales
of $95,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2008.
The
Reeds
Ginger Brew Line increased $312,000 or 20 % to $1,837,000 in the three months
ended June 30, 2008 from $1,525,000 in the three months ended June 30,
2007.
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Net
sales
of candy increased $48,000, or 27% to $229,000 in the three months ended June
30, 2008 from $181,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2007.
The
product mix for our two most significant product lines, Reed’s Ginger Brews and
Virgil’s sodas was 51.1% and 41.8%, respectively of net sales in the three
months ended June 30, 2008 and was 46.4% and 44.4%, respectively of net sales
in
the three months ended June 30, 2007.
Cost
of
sales increased by $509,554, or 18.3%, to $3,301,486 in the three months ended
June 30, 2008 from $2,791,932 in the three months ended June 30, 2007. As a
percentage of net sales, cost of sales decreased to 72.2% in the three months
ended June 30, 2008 from 80.4% in the three months ended June 30, 2007. Cost
of
sales as a percentage of net sales decreased by 7.6%, primarily as a result
of
the price increase on April 1, 2008 for the Reed’s Ginger Brew line of beverages
offset by fuel and commodity price increases which have caused an increase
in
our costs of production from our co-packer. Fuel price increases have also
increased our costs of delivery. In addition, we had increased costs of
packaging. If fuel and commodity prices continue to increase, we will have
more
pressure on our margins.
Gross
profit increased $588,902 or 86.5% to $1,269,330 in the three months ended
June
30, 2008 from $680, 428 in the three months ended June 30, 2007. As a percentage
of net sales, gross profit increased to 27.8% in the first three months of
2008
from 19.6% in the first three months of 2007.
To
improve gross margins in 2008, we have raised prices on the Reed’s Ginger Brew
line by 20% bringing it more in line with our competitors in the natural soda
category. In addition, we are implementing systems to track and manage the
approval and use of promotions and discounting to maintain a higher net gross
margin. Finally, we are performing a competitive bidding process for our third
party co-packing production. We expect to select a co-packer by the third
quarter 2008. We expect to lower our costs of production, thus further improving
our gross margin while maintaining our product quality.
Operating
expenses increased by $372,352, or 27.8%, to $1,710,604 in the three months
ended June 30, 2008 from $1,338,252 in the three months ended June 30, 2007
and
decreased as a percentage of net sales to 37.4% in the three months ended June
30, 2008 from 38.5% in the three months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was
primary the result of increased selling and general and administrative expenses.
In March of 2008, we reduced our staff by 17 employees, mostly from the sales
staff.
During
the first quarter of 2008, we implemented a cost reduction strategy to reduce
unnecessary expenses and revised our budget for 2008. We reduced selling
expenses by reducing our work force by 17 employees. We expect to save
approximately $2,000,000 in annual expense with this reduction. We experienced
a
$743,640 reduction in operating expenses over the first quarter of 2008 in
the
three months ending March 31, 2008 expenses were $2,454,274.
Selling
expensed increased by $162,904 or 18.3%, to $1,051,008 in the three months
ended
June 30, 2008 from $888,104 in the three months ended June 30, 2007. The
increase in selling expenses is due to increased promotional and advertising
expenses, public relations expenses, trade show expenses, travel expenses,
and
increased usage of brokerage firms for sales offset by lower option expenses
and
contract services expenses. Promotional and advertising expenses increased
$100,938 or 108.2% to $194,204 in the three months ended June 30, 2008 from
$93,266 in the three months ended June 30, 2007. This increase was due to the
increased use of advertising and promotions with our supermarket customers
as we
move into more mainstream accounts. Public relations expenses increased $31,280
or 299.3% to $41,730 in the three months ended June 30, 2008 from $10,450 in
the
three months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in public relations expenses
was
due to the increased use. Trade show expenses increased $20,795 or 134.2%,
to
$36,292 in the three months ended June 30, 2008 from $15,497 in the three months
ended June 30, 2007. The increase in trade show expenses was due to an increase
in trade shows as we start marketing to new channels of trade such as the drug
store channel. Travel expenses increased $50,969 or 356.6%, to $65,263 in the
three months ended June 30, 2008 from $14,294 in the three months ended June
30,
2007. The increase in travel expenses was due to increased air travel as our
sales force focus is redirected to visiting supermarket headquarters and key
retailer around the country. Brokerage commission expenses increased $86,478
or
103.2%, to $170,312 in the three months ended June 30, 2008 from $83,834 in
the
three months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in brokerage commission expenses
was due to increased use of outside food brokers to represent us to the
supermarket trade. Non-cash stock option compensation expense decreased $69,357
or 413% to ($52,565) in the three months ended June 30, 2008 from $16,792
in the three months ended June 30, 2007. This decrease is due to options which
were forfeited as we reduced our sales force in the first quarter of 2008.
Contract services expense decreased $18,735 or 43.7% to $24,108 in the
three months ended June 30, 2008 from $42,843 in the three months ended June
30,
2007. This decrease is due to the reduction of use of contract services. In
March 2008, we announced our new strategic direction in sales, whereby our
focus
is to strengthen our product placements in our estimated 10,500 supermarkets
nationwide. This strategy replaces our strategy in the three months ended June
30, 2007 that focused on both the supermarkets and a direct store delivery
(DSD)
effort. Since March 2008, our sales organization has been reduced by 16 compared
to the level we had at December 31, 2007. We have found that the most effective
sales efforts are to grocery stores. We have our products in more than 10,500
supermarket stores across the country and our new direction for 2008 is to
remain focused on these accounts while opening new business with other grocery
stores leveraging our brand equity. We feel that the trend in grocery stores
to
offer their customers natural products can be served with our products. Our
sales personnel are leveraging our success at natural food grocery stores to
establish new relationships with mainstream grocery stores.
General
and administrative expenses increased by $209,448 or 46.5% to $659,596 in the
three months ended June 30, 2008 from $450,148 in the first three months of
2007. The increase in general and administrative expenses is due to increased
legal, accounting and investor relations expenses and officer salaries. Legal,
accounting and investor relations expenses increased $152,651 or 571.6% to
$179,357 in the three months ended June 30, 2008 from $26,706 in the three
months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in legal, accounting and investor
relation expenses was due to increased legal and accounting costs mostly related
to the increased costs of reporting and compliance with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and NASDAQ. Officer salaries increased by $33,806 or 90.1%
to $71,306 in the three months ended June 30, 2008 from $37,500 in the three
months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was due to the hiring of a Chief
Operating Officer in May 2007.
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Interest
expense was $49,990 in the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared to
interest expense of $64,330 in the three months ended June 30, 2007. Interest
income dropped to $145 in the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared to
interest income of $29,109 in the three months ended June 30, 2007.
Interest
income decreased because of our overall decrease in cash and corresponding
decrease in interest bearing cash accounts. Interest expenses will probably
increase due to the increased reliance of the Company to finance operations
with
its $3,000,000 inventory and accounts receivable line of credit with First
Capital LLC.
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30,
2008
Net
sales
increased by $1,649,866, or 25.4%, from $6,485,050 in the first six months
ended
June 30, 2007 to $8,134,916 in the first six months ended June 30, 2008. The
increase in net sales was primarily due to an increase in our Virgil’s product
line and our Reed’s Ginger Brews line. The increase in sales was also primarily
due to an increase in net sales due to newly introduced mainstream distributors
and an increase in our existing distribution channels of natural food
distributors and retailers.
The
Virgil’s brand, which includes Root Beer, Real Cola, Cream Soda and Black Cherry
Cream soda, Diet Root Beer, Diet Real Cola, Diet Cream Soda and Diet Black
Cherry Cream Soda, realized an increase in net sales of $1,364,000, or 57%
to
$3,742,000 in first six months ended June 30, 2008 from $2,378,000 in first
six
months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was the result of increased sales
in 12
ounce Root Beer of $449,000 or 35% from $1,296,000 in first six months ended
June 30, 2007 to $1,745,000 in first six months ended June 30, 2008, increased
sales in Cream Soda of $157,000 or 51% from $306,000 in the first six months
of
2007 to $463,000 in the first six months of 2008, and increased sales in Black
Cherry Cream Soda of $72,000 or 44% from $164,000 in the first six months of
2007 to $236,000 in the first six months of 2008. Also, the Virgil’s Root Beer
five-liter party kegs increased $531,000 or 135%, from $392,000 in first six
months ended June 30, 2007 to $923,000 in first six months ended June 30, 2008.
In addition, the increase in sales in the Virgil’s Brand was the result of
launch of Virgil’s Real Cola in 2008 which realized net sales of $100,000 in the
first six months ended June 30, 2008.
The
Reeds
Ginger Brew Line increased $773,000 or 26% to $3,779,000 in first six months
ended June 30, 2008 from $3,006,000 in first six months ended June 30,
2007.
Net
sales
of candy increased $44,000, or 10% to $482,000 in first six months ended June
30, 2008 from $438,000 in first six months ended June 30, 2007.
The
product mix for our two most significant product lines, Reed’s Ginger Brews and
Virgil’s sodas was 46.2% and 45.7%, respectively of net sales in first six
months ended June 30, 2008 and was 49.7% and 39.4%, respectively of net sales
in
first six months ended June 30, 2007.
Cost
of sales increased by $1,080,773, or 20.5%, to $6,345,773 in first six months
ended June 30, 2008 from $5,265,000 in first six months ended June 30, 2007.
As
a percentage of net sales, cost of sales decreased to 78.0% in first six months
ended June 30, 2008 from 81.2% in first six months ended June 30, 2007. Cost
of
sales as a percentage of net sales decreased by 3.2%, primarily
as a result of the price increase on April 1, 2008 for the Reed’s Ginger Brew
line of beverages offset by fuel and commodity price increases which have caused
an increase in our costs of production from our co-packer. Fuel price increases
have also increased our costs of delivery. In addition, we had increased costs
of packaging. If fuel and commodity prices continue to increase, we will have
more pressure on our margins.
Gross
profit increased $569,093 or 46.6%
to
$1,789,143 in first six months ended June 30, 2008 from $1,220,050 in first
six
months ended June 30, 2007. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased
to 22.0% in the first six months of 2008 from 18.8% in the first six months
of
2007.
To
improve gross margins in 2008, we have raised prices on the Reed’s Ginger Brew
line by 20% on April 1, 2008 bringing it more in line with our competitors
in
the natural soda category. In addition, we are implementing systems to track
and
manage the approval and use of promotions and discounting to maintain a higher
net gross margin. Finally, we are performing a competitive bidding process
for
our third party co-packing production. We expect to select a co-packer by the
third quarter 2008. We expect to lower our costs of production, thus further
improving our gross margin while maintaining our product quality. Our current
co-packer producing the bulk of our products is charging us considerably over
the market.
Operating
expenses increased by $1,832,118 or 77.8%, to $4,164,878 in first six months
ended June 30, 2008 from $2,341,760 in first six months ended June 30, 2007
and
increased as a percentage of net sales
to
51.2% in first six months ended June 30, 2008 from 36.1%
in first
six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was primary the result of increased
selling and general and administrative expenses. In March of 2008, we reduced
our staff by 17 employees, mostly from the sales staff. During the first quarter
of 2008, we implemented a cost reduction strategy to reduce unnecessary expenses
and revised its budget for 2008. We reduced selling expenses by reducing our
work force by 17 employees. We expect to save approximately $2,000,000 in annual
expense with this reduction. We believe our operating expenses will decrease
approximately $300,000 per month beginning in April 2008.
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Selling
expensed increased by $732,867 or 50.8%, to $2,175,136 in first six months
ended
June 30, 2008 from $1,442,269 in first six months ended June 30, 2007. The
increase in selling expenses is due to increased salaries of sales personnel,
brokerage expenses, promotional and advertising costs, trade show expenses,
and
travel expenses offset by lower non-cash stock option expense, lower demo
expenses, lower contract services and lower auto expenses. Salaries of sales
personnel increased $714,045 or 132.1% to $1,254,562 in first six months ended
June 30, 2008 from $540,517 in first six months ended June 30, 2007. This
increase was due to increased personnel to support the initiative to increase
sales of our product to the mainstream consumer through mainstream stores and
distributors that support mainstream retailers. Brokerage expenses increased
$122,809 or 111.1% to $233,396 in first six months ended June 30, 2008 from
$110,587 in first six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in brokerage
commission expenses was due to increased use of outside food brokers to
represent us to the supermarket trade. Promotional and advertising expenses
increased $105,025 or 88.0%, to $224,360 in first six months ended June 30,
2008
from $119,335 in first six months ended June 30, 2007. This increase was due
to
the increased use of advertising and promotions with our supermarket customers
as we move into more mainstream accounts. Trade show expenses increased $40,599
or 90.6%, to $85,406 in first six months ended June 30, 2008 from $44,807 in
first six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in trade show expenses was
due to an increase in trade shows as we start marketing to new channels of
trade
such as the drug store channel. Travel expenses increased $170,169 or 289.8%,
to
$228,890in first six months ended June 30, 2008 from $58,721 in first six months
ended June 30, 2007. The increase in travel expenses was due to the build up
of
the sales force at the end of 2007 and their increased activities. These
increases were offset by reductions in the following expenses. Non-cash stock
option compensation expense decreased $2,919 or 7.0% to $39,000 in first six
months ended June 30, 2008 from $41,919 in first six months ended June 30,
2007.
This decrease is due to options which were forfeited. Contract services expense
decreased $49,636 or 59.6% to $33,677 in first six months ended June 30, 2008
from $83,313 in first six months ended June 30, 2007. This decrease is due
to
reduced use of outside services. Auto expenses decreased $168,516 or 61.2%
to
$43,392 in first six months ended June 30, 2008 from $111,908 in first six
months ended June 30, 2007. This decrease is due to a reduction of our delivery
systems in Southern California in 2008. In March 2008, we announced our new
strategic direction in sales, whereby our focus is to strengthen our product
placements in our estimated 10,500 supermarkets nationwide. This strategy
replaces our strategy in first six months ended June 30, 2007 that focused
on
both the supermarkets and a direct store delivery (DSD) effort. Since March
2008, our sales organization has been reduced by 16 compared to the level we
had
at December 31, 2007. We have found that the most effective sales efforts are
to
grocery stores. We have our products in more than 10,500 supermarket stores
across the country and our new direction for 2008 is to remain focused on these
accounts while opening new business with other grocery stores leveraging our
brand equity. We feel that the trend in grocery stores to offer their customers
natural products can be served with our products. Our sales personnel are
leveraging our success at natural food grocery stores to establish new
relationships with mainstream grocery stores
General
and administrative expenses increased by $1,090,251 or 121.2% to $1,989,742
in
first six months ended June 30, 2008 from $899,491 in the first six months
of
2007. The increase in general and administrative expenses is due to increased
legal, accounting and investor relations expenses, officer salaries, general
liability insurance, outside services, and office supplies. Legal, accounting
and investor relations expenses increased $326,492 or 266.4% to $449,036 in
first six months ended June 30, 2008 from $122,544 in first six months ended
June 30, 2007. The increase in legal, accounting and investor relation expenses
was due to increased legal and accounting costs mostly related to the increased
costs of reporting and compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and NASDAQ. Salaries increased by $243,914 or 219.6% to $354,981 in first six
months ended June 30, 2008 from $111,067 in first six months ended June 30,
2007. Officer salaries increased by $116,848 or 155.8% to $191,848 in the three
months ended June 30, 2008 from $75,000 in the three months ended June 30,
2007.
The increase was due to the hiring of a Chief Operating Officer in May 2007
and
a Chief Financial Officer in October 2007. Liability insurance expenses
increased $62,451 or 155.0% to $70,262 in first six months ended June 30, 2008
from $29,752 in first six months ended June 30, 2007. This increase was mainly
due to increased sales and coverage. Outside services expenses increased $40,512
or 136.2% to $70,262 in first six months ended June 30, 2008 from $29,752 in
first six months ended June 30, 2007. This increase was due increased use of
outside services. Office supplies expenses increased $14,419 or 80.6% to $32,304
in first six months ended June 30, 2008 from $17,885 in first six months ended
June 30, 2007. This increase was due to increased staff in general. In addition,
we had a one-time non cash expense of $320,762 for consulting services, for
which we issued stock.
Interest
expense was $106,428 in the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to interest
expense of $111,883 in the six months ended June 30, 2007. Interest income
dropped to $975 in the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to interest
income of $52,600 in the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Interest
income decreased because of our overall decrease in cash and corresponding
decrease in interest bearing cash accounts. Interest expenses will probably
increase due to the increased reliance of the company to finance operations
with
its $3,000,000 inventory accounts receivable line of credit with First Capital
LLC.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Historically,
we have financed our operations primarily through private sales of common stock,
preferred stock, convertible debt, a line of credit from a financial
institution, and cash generated from operations. On December 12, 2006, we
completed the sale of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock at an offering price
of $4.00 per share in our initial public offering. The public offering resulted
in gross proceeds of $8,000,000 to us. In connection with the public offering,
we paid aggregate commissions, concessions and non-accountable expenses to
the
underwriters of $800,000, resulting in net proceeds of $7,200,000, excluding
other expenses of the public offering. In addition, we issued, to the
underwriters, warrants to purchase up to approximately an additional 200,000
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $6.60 per share (165% of the
public offering price per share), at a purchase price of $0.001 per warrant.
The
underwriters’ warrants are exercisable for a period of five years commencing on
the final closing date of the public offering. From August 3, 2005 through
April
7, 2006, we had issued 333,156 shares of our common stock in connection with
the
public offering. We sold the balance of the 2,000,000 shares in connection
with
the public offering (1,666,844 shares) following October 11, 2006.
From
May
25, 2007 through June 15, 2007, we completed a private placement to accredited
investors only, on subscriptions for the sale of 1,500,000 shares of common
stock and warrants to purchase up to 749,995 shares of common stock, resulting
in an aggregate of $9,000,000 of gross proceeds to us. We sold the shares at
a
purchase price of $6.00 per share. The warrants issued in the private placement
have a five-year term and an exercise price of $7.50 per share. We paid cash
commissions of $900,000 to the placement agent for the private placement and
issued warrants to the placement agent to purchase up to 150,000 shares of
common stock with an exercise price of $6.60 per share. We also issued
additional warrants to purchase up to 15,000 shares of common stock with an
exercise price of $6.60 per share and paid an additional $60,000 in cash to
the
placement agent as an investment banking fee. Total proceeds received, net
of
underwriting commissions and the investment banking fee and excluding other
expenses of the private placement, was $8,040,000.
As
of
June 30, 2008, we had an accumulated deficit of $13,585,890 and we had working
capital of $1,702,206, compared to an
accumulated deficit of $11,081,141 and
working
capital of $2,942,909 as of December 31, 2007. Cash and cash equivalents
were $39,963 as of June 30, 2008, as compared to $742,719 as of December 31,
2007. This decrease in our working capital and cash position was primarily
attributable to
our net
loss for the six months ended June 30, 2008 offset by an increase in our
inventory at June 30, 2008.
In
addition to our cash position on June 30,2008, we had availability under our
lines of credit of approximately $164,000.
Net
cash
used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2008 was
$2,401,381 which was due primarily to our net loss of $2,481,188. In the six
months ended June 30, 2008, we used $158,431 of cash in investing activities,
which was due primarily to the purchase of various equipment to support business
growth.
Net
cash
provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2008
was
$1,857,056. The primary components of that were the net proceeds
from the
refinanincing of our land and buildings and our obtaining of a line of credit.
As
of
June 30, 2008, we had outstanding borrowings of $879,205under our line of credit
agreement:
We
recognize that operating losses negatively impact liquidity and we are working
on decreasing operating losses, while focusing on increasing net sales. We
are
currently borrowing near the maximum on our line of credit. We have
approximately $500,000 to $1,000,000 in excess inventory over our normal
inventory levels. We believe the operations of the company are running at
approximately breakeven, after adjusting for non-cash expenses . Between the
reduction of our inventory to more normal levels and our current breakeven
operating status, we believe that our current cash position and lines of credit
will be sufficient to enable us to meet our cash needs through at least the
end
of 2008. We’re planning on registering a S-3 shelf offering in the next 2-3
months. We believe that if the need arises we can raise money through the equity
markets.
We
may
not generate sufficient revenues from product sales in the future to achieve
profitable operations. If we are not able to achieve profitable operations
at
some point in the future, we eventually may have insufficient working capital
to
maintain our operations as we presently intend to conduct them or to fund our
expansion and marketing and product development plans. In addition, our losses
may increase in the future as we expand our manufacturing capabilities and
fund
our marketing plans and product development. These losses, among other things,
have had and will continue to have an adverse effect on our working capital,
total assets and stockholders’ equity. If we are unable to achieve
profitability, the market value of our common stock will decline and there
would
be a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
If
we
continue to suffer losses from operations, the proceeds from our public offering
and private placement may be insufficient to support our ability to expand
our
business operations as rapidly as we would deem necessary at any time, unless
we
are able to obtain additional financing. There can be no assurance that we
will
be able to obtain such financing on acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate
funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, we may not
be
able to pursue our business objectives and would be required to reduce our
level
of operations, including reducing infrastructure, promotions, personnel and
other operating expenses. These events could adversely affect our business,
results of operations and financial condition.
In
addition, some or all of the elements of our expansion plan may have to be
curtailed or delayed unless we are able to find alternative external sources
of
working capital. We would need to raise additional funds to respond to business
contingencies, which may include the need to:
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more rapid expansion,
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additional marketing expenditures,
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enhance
our operating infrastructure,
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respond
to competitive pressures, and
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acquire
other businesses.
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We
cannot
assure you that additional financing will be available on terms favorable to
us,
or at all. If adequate funds are not available or if they are not available
on
acceptable terms, our ability to fund the growth of our operations, take
advantage of opportunities, develop products or services or otherwise respond
to
competitive pressures, could be significantly limited.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
References
to the “FASB”, “SFAS” and “SAB” herein refer to the “Financial Accounting
Standards Board”, “Statement of Financial Accounting Standards”, and the “SEC
Staff Accounting Bulletin”, respectively.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141 (R), “Business
Combinations” (FAS 141(R)), which establishes accounting principles and
disclosure requirements for all transactions in which a company obtains control
over another business. Statement 141(R) applies prospectively to business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of
the
first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier
adoption is prohibited.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”. SFAS No. 160
establishes accounting and reporting standards that require that the ownership
interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be clearly
identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated statement of financial
position within equity, but separate from the parent’s equity; the amount of
consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling
interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated
statement of income; and changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the
parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be accounted
for consistently. SFAS No. 160 also requires that any retained noncontrolling
equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value
when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 also sets forth the disclosure
requirements to identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent
and
the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 applies to all entities
that prepare consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit
organizations, but will affect only those entities that have an outstanding
noncontrolling interest in one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a
subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods
within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier
adoption is prohibited. SFAS No. 160 must be applied prospectively as of the
beginning of the fiscal year in which it is initially applied, except for the
presentation and disclosure requirements. The presentation and disclosure
requirements are applied retrospectively for all periods presented.
In
March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities - an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS No.
161”). SFAS No. 161 amends and expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS
No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS
No. 133”). The objective of SFAS No. 161 is to provide users of financial
statements with an enhanced understanding of how and why an entity uses
derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related hedged items
are
accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations, and how
derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 requires
qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives,
quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on
derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent
features in derivative agreements. SFAS No. 161 applies to all derivative
financial instruments, including bifurcated derivative instruments (and
nonderivative instruments that are designed and qualify as hedging instruments
pursuant to paragraphs 37 and 42 of SFAS No. 133) and related hedged items
accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations. SFAS No.
161 also amends certain provisions of SFAS No. 131. SFAS No. 161 is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. SFAS No. 161
encourages, but does not require, comparative disclosures for earlier periods
at
initial adoption.
The
Company does not believe the adoption of the above recent pronouncements, will
have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial
position, or cash flows
Inflation
Although
management expects that our operations will be influenced by general economic
conditions, we do not believe that inflation has a material effect on our
results of operations.
Item
3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not
applicable.
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Item
4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a)
Management's Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
As
of
June 30, 2008, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with
the
participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief
Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
“disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined under Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e).
Our
Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30,
2008, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and accumulated
and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
(b)
Changes in Internal Controls.
There
were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the
quarter ended June 30, 2008 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal controls over financial
reporting.
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Part
II
Item
1.
Legal Proceedings
There
has
been no change to our disclosure regarding legal proceeding as set forth in
our
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Except
as
set forth in such disclosure, we believe that there are no material litigation
matters at the current time. Although the results of such litigation matters
and
claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that the final outcome
of
such claims and proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on our
financial position, liquidity, or results of operations.
Item
1A. RISK FACTORS
Not
applicable
Item
2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not
applicable
Item
3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item
4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not
applicable
Item
5.
Other Information
Not
applicable
Item
6.
Exhibits
Exhibit
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Description of Document
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Officer's
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
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Officer's
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
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SIGNATURE
In
accordance with requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
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Reeds,
Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Christopher Reed
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Chief
Executive Officer, President
and
Chief Financial Officer
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August
19, 2008
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