Tiger Oil & Energy, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C.
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
X
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
For the transition period from to
Commission
file number 333-141875
UTEC, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA |
20-5936198 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2420 Springer Drive, Suite 110
Norman, OK
73069
(Address of principal executive offices)
(620) 783-1361
(Registrants telephone number, including area
code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes . [ X] No . [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [ ] No [X] (Not required by smaller reporting companies)
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated Filer
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Non-accelerated filer
[ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
[X]
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APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
As of May 1, 2009, the Company had 51,968,159 issued and outstanding shares of its common stock.
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The accompanying interim unaudited financial statements of UTEC, Inc. (a Nevada corporation) are condensed and, therefore, do not include all disclosures normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's most recent annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 included in a 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 15, 2009. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying interim financial statements and consist of only normal recurring adjustments. The results of operations presented in the accompanying interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2009.
UTEC, INC.
Comparative Financial Statements and accompanying Notes
As of December 31, 2008 and for the three months Ended March 31, 2009
Table of Contents
Financial Statement
Consolidated Balance Sheet
F-1
Statement of Operations
F-2
Statement of Stockholders' Equity
F-3
Statement of Cash Flows
F-4
Notes to Financial Statement
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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Property, Plant and Equipment
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Operating Leases
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Related Party Transactions
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Intangible Assets
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Earnings Per Share
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Income Taxes
12
Contractual Obligations
13
Employee Stock Plan
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UTEC Inc. |
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Consolidated Balance sheet |
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As of March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008 |
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2009 (unaudited) |
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2008 |
ASSETS |
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Current Assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$33,228 |
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$100 |
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Accounts receivables |
160,580 |
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187,278 |
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Inventory |
47,226 |
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107,916 |
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Prepaid expenses |
16,735 |
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28,146 |
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Total Current Assets |
257,769 |
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323,440 |
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Intangible Assets, net (Note 5) |
1,090,144 |
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1,110,409 |
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Property, plant & equipment, net (Note 2) |
811,378 |
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823,169 |
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Deferred Tax Asset (Note 7) |
86,700 |
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170,800 |
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Total assets |
$2,245,991 |
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$2,427,818 | |
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LIABILITIES |
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
$296,958 |
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$427,198 |
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Amounts payable to related parties |
109,144 |
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323,297 |
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Total Current Liabilities |
406,102 |
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750,495 |
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Authorized: |
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74,000,000 common shares, par value of $0.001 per share |
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Issued and outstanding: |
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51,968,159 at March 31, 2009 |
51,968 |
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51,968,159 at December 31, 2008 |
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51,968 |
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1,000,000 preferred shares, par value of $0.001 per share |
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Issued and outstanding: |
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42,013 at March 31, 2009 |
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42,013 at December 31, 2008 |
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42 |
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Additional paid in capital |
2,181,765 |
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2,149,515 |
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Retained earnings (deficit) |
(393,886) |
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(524,202) |
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Total Stockholders' Equity |
1,839,889 |
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1,677,323 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$2,245,991 |
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$2,427,818 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
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F-1
UTEC Inc. |
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Comparative Consolidated Statement of Operations |
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Three-month period ended March 31 | ||
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2009 (unaudited) |
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2008 (unaudited) |
Revenue |
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Revenue |
$1,039,595 |
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$768,168 |
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Operating Expenses |
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Cost of Sales |
353,544 |
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269,018 |
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General and administrative expense |
223,309 |
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195,635 |
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Selling expense |
40,776 |
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52,405 |
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Research and development expense |
207,550 |
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132,831 |
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Total operating expenses |
825,179 |
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649,889 |
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Income before income taxes |
214,416 |
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118,279 |
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Provision for income taxes |
84,100 |
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55,000 | |
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Net income |
$130,316 |
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$63,279 |
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Earnings per share - basic and diluted |
$0.003 |
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$0.001 |
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Weighted average number of common shares |
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outstanding as of March 31 |
51,968,159 |
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53,685,719 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
F-2
UTEC Inc. |
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Comparative Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity |
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for the three-month period ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and |
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the year ended December 31, 2008 |
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2008 | ||||
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Common shares |
Preferred Shares |
Par value |
Additional Paid-in Capital |
Retained Earnings (Deficit) |
Balance January 1 |
53,756,159 |
42,013 |
$53,798 |
$2,116,376 |
$(319,292) | |
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Cancel shares issued pursuant to employee stock grants (Note 9) |
(1,898,000) |
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(1,898) |
(105,485) |
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Sale of outstanding non-restricted stock |
110,000 |
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110 |
41,874 |
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Options vested pursuant to employee option plan |
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96,750 |
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Net Loss for the year ended December 31 |
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(204,910) | |
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Balance December 31 |
51,968,159 |
42,013 |
$52,010 |
$2,149,515 |
$(524,202) | |
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2009 | ||||
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Common shares |
Preferred Shares |
Par value |
Additional Paid-in Capital |
Retained Earnings (Deficit) |
Balance January 1 |
51,968,159 |
42,013 |
$52,010 |
$2,149,515 |
$(524,202) | |
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Options vested pursuant to employee option plan |
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32,250 |
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Net Income for the three month period ended March 31 |
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130,316 | |
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Balance March 31 |
51,968,159 |
42,013 |
$52,010 |
$2,181,765 |
$(393,886) | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
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F-3
UTEC Inc. |
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Comparative Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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for the three-month period ended March 31 |
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2009 (unaudited) |
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2008 (unaudited) |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net Income |
$130,316 |
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$63,279 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash | |||
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provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
11,791 |
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9,889 |
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Amortization of intangibles |
20,265 |
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20,956 |
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Employee stock options vested |
32,250 |
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Employee stock grants issued (cancellation) |
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(107,401) |
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Deferred tax expense |
84,100 |
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55,000 |
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Accounts receivables |
26,698 |
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(249,186) |
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Inventories |
60,690 |
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59,440 |
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Prepaid Expenses |
11,411 |
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(1,791) |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(163,393) |
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44,423 |
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Total cash flows from operating activities |
214,128 |
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(105,391) |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Repayment on line-of-credit to related party |
(181,000) |
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Capital Contribution |
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35,000 |
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Total cash flows from financing activities |
(181,000) |
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35,000 |
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Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents |
33,128 |
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(70,391) | |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
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89,377 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$33,228 |
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$18,986 | |
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Supplemental Disclosure |
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Interest paid |
$3,953 |
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$0 |
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Income taxes paid |
$0 |
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$0 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
UTEC, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008
1.
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
a) Business activity
UTEC INC., formerly Lyon Capital Venture Corp., is a Nevada corporation organized on November 8, 1993 as a For Profit corporation for the purpose of engaging in any lawful activity. The Company was in the development stage through December 31, 2006, and the year ended December 31, 2007 is the first year during which the Company is considered an operating company and is no longer in the development stage. On January 10, 2007 the Company purchased 100% of the shares of UTEC Corporation, Inc for a total consideration of 22,500,000 of the companys par value $0.001 common shares and 20,000 of the companys par value $0.001 preferred shares. The Company also issued 2,525,000 common shares in finders fees.
The Companys business is to offer state of the art testing and analysis to clients worldwide. The Company is a leader in commercial explosives technology including development, analysis, testing and manufacturing.
The Company operates a chemical research and development laboratory near Riverton, Kansas, which specializes in commercial explosives development and analysis. The Company also operates a destructive test facility near Hallowell, Kansas, which specializes in determining the detonating characteristics of commercial explosives.
b) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements and notes thereto have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Security and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain disclosures normally prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been omitted. The accompanying financials statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements.
The financial information included herein is unaudited; however, such information reflects solely normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period presented.
The results of operation for the three months period ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
c) Principles of Consolidation
The financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, UTEC Corporation. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
d) Cash and Cash Equivalents
For the purpose of the statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company had $33,228 and $100 cash or cash equivalents at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 respectively.
e) Trade Accounts Receivable and Credit Policy
Trade accounts receivable consist of amounts billed to customers for purchases of services and energetic materials. The Company extends credit to customers in accordance with normal industry standards and terms, which are typically net 30 to 45 days. Credit risk arises as customers default on trade accounts receivable owed to the Company. The Company considers accounts receivable to be fully collectible; accordingly, no allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded. If amounts are subsequently determined to be uncollectible, they will be charged to operations when that determination is made.
f) Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when materials are shipped or services are provided, and the customer takes ownership and assumes risk of loss, collection of the relevant receivable is probable, and the sales price is fixed or determinable. The Company records customer shipping and handling charges as revenues with the associated costs recorded to cost of sales.
g) Inventories
Inventories, when the Company has them, consist of purchased materials held for resale and are carried at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market.
h) Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are carried at fair value for assets contributed in connection with the acquisition, and at cost for assets acquired subsequent to the acquisition date, less accumulated depreciation from the date of acquisition through the balance sheet date. The Company periodically assesses the recoverability of property, plant and equipment and evaluates such assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the net carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Asset impairment is determined to exist if estimated future cash flows, undiscounted and without interest charges, are less than the net carrying amount.
Depreciation expense is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimate useful lives of the assets as follows:
Building and leasehold improvements
10-25 years
Machinery and equipment
10-15 years
Furniture and fixtures & transportation equipment
3-7 years
Major additions and improvements are capitalized in the month following the month in which the assets or improvement are deemed to be placed in service. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Upon disposition, the net book value is eliminated from the accounts, with the resultant gain or loss reflected in operations.
i) Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs for the development of new products and update of existing products are expensed as incurred.
j) Income Taxes
The Company recognizes the tax effects of transactions in the year in which such transactions enter into the determination of net income, regardless of when reported for tax purposes. Deferred taxes are provided in the financial statements under Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 109 to give effect to the resulting temporary differences which may arise from differences in the bases of fixed assets, depreciation methods, allowances, share-based compensation, and start-up costs based on the income taxes expected to be payable in future years.
k) Concentrations
The Company maintains balances in bank accounts that, at times, exceed federally insured limits. Management believes the risk of loss associated with this concentration is minimal.
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, two customers accounted for approximately 58% and 12% of the company sales.
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, two customers accounted for approximately 67% and 12% of the Companys net sales, respectively.
At December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, one customer accounted for approximately 26% and 45% respectively of the Companys accounts receivable.
l) Estimates
Preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual amounts may differ from those reported.
Certain significant estimates include the fair value of the Companys intangible assets and the related amortization period. These estimates are discussed in further detail at Note 5.
m) Going Concern Assumption
The Companys group of activities consists solely of UTEC Corporation. The legacy activities of UTEC Corporation have not been sufficient to fund development and commercialization of the waste destruction business and consequently, for the past several months, the Directors and Management of UTEC, Inc. have been exploring various means to continue the growth of the business and fund the final development and commercialization of the waste destruction technology licensed from Ceramatec, Inc. in early 2007. It has been decided to sell the legacy business to Energetic Systems, Inc., LLC., and retain within the UTEC consolidated group the Ceramatec license and waste destruction assets developed over the past two years. This will minimize the immediate cash requirements of the company. Once closed, the sale is to take affect as of April 2009. UTEC, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary UTEC Corporation will continue as public companies, retaining the assets of the waste destruction business. The companies will not have any significant operations to fund, but will have some liabilities related to the purchase and development of the waste destruction units that will need to be satisfied within a few months of the sale of the legacy business in order to continue as a going concern. In addition, UTEC Inc. will need to link up with a financial partner capable of funding the business plan for the waste destruction business. Management believes this can be accomplished and has found a potential partner for the business, but has not yet entered into a binding agreement.
n) Intangible Assets Acquired
Intangible assets are accounted for in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
Intangible assets acquired consist of a customer list and patent rights. These intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives and tested for impairment if certain circumstances indicate and impairment may exist. As of March31, 2009 the remaining amortization period is fifteen years for the customer list and patent rights.
Intangible assets that are amortized are tested for impairment at the asset level associated with the lowest level of cash flows. An impairment exists if the carrying
value of the asset is i) not recoverable (the carrying value of the asset is greater than the sum of the undiscounted cash flows) and ii) is greater than its fair value.
o) Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and for the three-month periods ending March 31, 2009 and 2008 totaled approximately $5,314 and $25,460, respectively. These costs consist primarily of trade show, web site and publication expenses.
2.
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:
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Buildings and leasehold improvements |
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501,500 |
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501,500 |
Machinery and equipment |
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219,645 |
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219,645 |
Transportation equipment |
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24,538 |
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24,538 |
Furniture and fixtures |
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16,121 |
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16,121 |
Constructed asset in progress |
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148,162 |
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148,162 |
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909,966 |
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909,966 |
Less accumulated depreciation |
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98,588 |
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86,797 |
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811,378 |
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823,169 |
Depreciation expense was $11,791 and $9,889 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively.
3.
Operating Leases
The Company assumed a non-cancelable operating lease for a vehicle originally dated August 23, 2005. The lease requires monthly payments of $562 and expires August 23, 2008. The lease was renewed in February of 2009 for thirty-six (36) months with lease payments due monthly of $329. Future rental payments are as follows:
2009
$3,618
2010
$3,946
2011
$3,946
2012
$329
2013
None
Total rent expense related to operating leases was approximately $1,455 and $1,686 for the period ending March 31, 2009 and 2008.
Future ground lease payments (see Note 4), subject to adjustment for inflation, are as follows:
2009
None
2010
$85,800
2011
$85,800
2012
$85,800
2013
$85,800
4.
a) Shared Services
The accounting office of the Company and its subsidiary UTEC Corporation reside in Norman, Oklahoma and also serve as the accounting office and headquarters for Energetic Systems, Inc. LLC. (ESI). For the three-month period ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, ESI charged the Company $12,226 and $12,737 respectively for such services, all of which is payable within thirty days of the invoice date.
b) Other related party transactions
From time to time the Company enters into arrangements for the provision of services from one or more of its Directors, or companies in which its Directors have a financial interest.
On January 11, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Red Stone Management Services, a company owned by Dr. Fortunato Villamagna, for the services of Dr. Villamagna as CEO of the Corporation. Payments to Red Stone under this agreement are based on time actually spent on the business of the Company by Dr. Villamagna, subject to a minimum annual fee of $40,000. The agreement was revised as of September 30, 2008 and the minimum annual fee increased to $200,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company has incurred management fee expense of $50,000 and $10,000 pursuant to this agreement, all of which is included in Accounts Payable to Related Parties, at March 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively.
On January 1, 2007 UTeC Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary effective January 10, 2007) entered into a Ground Lease Agreement for the properties that it occupies in Cherokee County, Kansas. This lease is with Energetic Properties, LLC., a subsidiary of Energetic Systems, Inc. LLC., a significant shareholder in the company. The initial term of the lease is seven (7) years, with provision to extend for five additional one year renewal periods. The annual rent is prepaid through December 31, 2009; thereafter UTeC Corporation is obligated to pay an annual rent of $85,800 per year subject to adjustment for changes in the Consumer Price Index. The discounted value of the lease is $75,000 with an annual amortization of $10,700 with the net book value at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 being $50,900 and $53,300. The Agreement includes all other terms and conditions which are normal and usual for leases of this type.
c) Advances from Energetic Systems Inc., LLC
Energetic Systems, Inc., LLC. (ESI) which owns approximately 42% of the restricted common shares of UTEC, INC. and owns 100% of the predecessor company, UTeC Corporation, LLC that contributed its assets to form UTEC Corporation, is the processor of a credit facility of up to $200,000 from UTeC. There were no amounts owing on that facility at the end of March 31, 2008 and 2007. Interest expense accrued on the line of credit was $3,652 and $0 for the three month ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
5.
Intangible assets consist of the following at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:
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2008 |
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Patent rights |
$ |
71,600 |
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71,600 |
Customer relationships |
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1,125,000 |
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1,125,000 |
Ground Lease (Note 4) |
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75,000 |
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75,000 |
Accumulated amortization |
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(181,456) |
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(161,191) |
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$ |
1,090,144 |
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$ |
1,110,409 |
The Patent rights are based upon the contractual agreement between the Company and Ceramatec, as described in Note 8. The Company is amortizing these Patent rights over 17 years.
Customer relationships represent the net present value of the discounted cash flows of customer relationships contributed by the Company in connection with the acquisition. Although the Company does not typically have long-term contracts with these customers, most of them have been customers of the Company for many years. The Company is amortizing the net present value of the estimated future cash flows of these customers over seventeen (17) years, which is based on the consistency, length and the unique nature of the customer relationships and the service which the Company provides.
Amortization expense for the next five years related to intangible assets is expected to be as follows:
2009
$81,100
2010
81,100
2011
81,100
2012
81,100
2013
81,100
6.
Basic earnings (loss) per share (EPS) excludes dilution and is calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of
shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed in a manner similar to that of basic EPS except that the weighted-average number of common shares is increased to include the number of incremental common shares (computed using the Treasury Stock method) that would have been outstanding if all potentially dilutive common shares (such as stock options) were issued during the period. Diluted EPS is the same as basic EPS if the effect of the incremental shares is anti-dilutive.
For the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share were the same, as all potentially dilutive shares were anti-dilutive.
7.
The provision for income taxes consists of the following for three months ended March 31:
|
(unaudited) | ||||
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
0 |
Deferred (benefit) |
|
84,100 |
|
|
55,000 |
Total |
$ |
84,100 |
|
$ |
55,000 |
The Deferred tax asset consists of the following at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities not currently deductible |
$ |
(16,600) |
|
$ |
(16,600) |
Deferred stock compensation |
|
(49,100) |
|
|
(36,800) |
Deductible prepaid insurance |
|
6,400 |
|
|
6,200 |
Net operating loss carryforwards |
|
(37,800) |
|
|
(134,000) |
Valuation Allowance |
|
10,400 |
|
|
10,400 |
Net Deferred Tax Asset |
$ |
(86,700) |
|
$ |
(170,800) |
In assessing the realizability of the net deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon either the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences are expected to become deductible. The Company has provided a valuation allowance for the portion of the deferred tax benefit that it does not expect to realize.
The Company is not currently subject to any specific audit by any federal, state or local taxing authority. There are no unrecognized tax benefits or tax positions previously taken which could give rise to uncertainty, and therefore there are no calculations or
classifications of interest, penalties, or effects on income taxes related to such uncertainties.
At March 31, 2009, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards totaling approximately $99,500, which primarily begin to expire in 2022.
Actual income taxes differ from expected income tax, computed by applying the U.S. Federal corporate income tax rate of 34% to earnings (loss) from operations before income taxes for the three months ended March 31 as follows:
|
Three months | ||||||
|
2009 (unaudited) |
|
2008 (unaudited) | ||||
Computed expected income taxes |
$72,900 |
|
34.0% |
|
$40,200 |
|
34.0% |
Nondeductible expenses |
7,900 |
|
3.7 |
|
9,000 |
|
7.6 |
Other, principally state taxes |
3,300 |
|
1.5 |
|
5,800 |
|
4.9 |
|
$84,100 |
|
39.2% |
|
$55,000 |
|
46.5% |
8.
a) Ceramatec, Inc.
Effective February 1, 2007 the company entered into a License and Supply Agreement with Ceramatec, Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah (License) for a world wide exclusive royalty-free license to practice Cermatecs Gild Arc Plasma Oxidizer technology for the destruction of solid and liquid hazardous chemicals and biologicals. The agreement continues to the full end of the term or terms for which patent rights held by Ceramatec and related to the technology have not expired.
In connection with the agreement, the Company granted 850,000 shares of its Common Stock to Ceramatec. Subject to any Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, Ceramatec may sell its stock starting two years from the Effective Date of the agreement. The Ceramatec agreement provided for (i) a license to the technology, (ii) support with the technology and (iii) a supply agreement with Ceramatec in exchange for the shares provided.
The shares to Ceramatec were provided for item (i), the license. The support and supply agreement (i & ii) were included in the supply agreement and payments made to Ceramatec to purchase the equipment and units specified in the agreement.
The restricted stock given in exchange for the exclusive licensing agreement with Ceramatec was valued at $0.0842 per share. This value was adopted from the calculation of the value of the restricted shares given in exchange for the acquired company, Utec Corporation. The agreement with Ceramatec is dated February 1, 2007 within three weeks of the day UTEC Corporation was acquired. Although the market price at the close of business on February 1, 2007 was $0.52 per share a true trading market for the stock had not been established during that brief period and Management believed a more accurate fair value was represented by the value established in the
acquisition of Utec Corporation. The Company has accounted for its share-based payments in accordance with SFAS 123(R), Share Based Payments, and EITF Issue 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services.
If Ceramatec is not able to sell its stock granted under this agreement for at least $700,000 within the first two years after it is allowed to sell its stock under this agreement, then any license granted under this agreement shall become non-exclusive. Ceramatec agreed to pay a finders fees of 85,000 shares to a third party in connection with this agreement.
The Company is amortizing the asset over seventeen (17) years, which is the estimated remaining life of the patents to which the Company has exclusivity rights. See Note 5.
During the term of the License, the company is obligated to purchase plasma oxidizer units from Ceramatec in order to maintain exclusivity under the license agreement. The companys minimum obligations under this purchase arrangement are $100,000 in 2008, $200,000 in 2009 and $600,000 for each remaining year of the agreement. If the minimum purchase requirement is not met for any year, the license grant of this agreement shall automatically convert from exclusive to nonexclusive for the remainder of the term of the agreement.
The License includes a provision that entitles the Company to any improvements to the technology, whether patentable or not, without further cost to the Company.
b) Princeton Research
Effective September 17, 2007 the company entered into an agreement with Princeton Research for corporate services. In exchange for these services the company issued 50,000 common shares to Princeton. The shares were valued at $0.45 per share equal to the market value of the stock on the agreement signing date. The services were rendered in 2007 and the amortization of $22,500 was fully expensed before by year end.
c) BioEnergy Applied Technologies, LLC
On April 4, 2008, the Company entered into a joint technical development and marketing agreement (Marketing Agreement) with BioEnergy Technologies, LLC (BAT), a corporation jointly owned by two directors of the company. Pursuant to the term of the Marketing Agreement, the Company and BAT have agreed to undertake a joint technical development and marketing program to develop and sell certain patented technology held by BAT and to pursue certain business opportunities. The parties will share equally in the net profits before taxes in connection with the license or sale of the patented technology pursuant to the Marketing Agreement.
As additional consideration, for each year in which the grant of the Subject Matter under the Marketing Agreement is exclusive to the Company, the Company will issue 200,000
options to purchase 200,000 shares of its common stock to BAT or its nominee. Options will be issued at the end of each year of exclusivity, beginning April 1, 2009. The options granted hereunder will be for a period of ten (10) total years, exercisable at a price of $0.28 per share.
9.
Effective March 26, 2008 the restricted shares issued pursuant to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan dated January 11, 2007 were cancelled in their entirety, except for 16,000 which were misplaced by the employee and will be cancelled in a timely manner. The Plan has since been rescinded.
In its place each employee signed an Employee Stock Option Plan dated March 26, 2008. The plan contains no provision for vesting and each employee may exercise their rights to purchase shares at the strike price of $0.25 on the plan date. The unexercised options terminate at the end of five years or upon the employee being terminated from the Company whichever is earlier.
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatilities are based on implied volatilities from traded options on the Companys stock in addition to other publicly traded companies stock within the market segment of industrial waste management. This is due primarily to the fact that The Company does not have enough history to properly ascertain the volatility rate. The expected term of options granted is also estimated since the company does not have a history of granting stock rights and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the Libor rate in effect at the time of grant.
|
|
|
FYE 2007 |
Expected volatility |
71.44% |
Expected dividends |
0.00 |
Expected term (in years) |
3.5 |
Risk-free rate |
2.67% |
A summary of the status of The Companys non-vested stock options as of March 31, 2009 is presented below:
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|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three month period ending March 31, 2009 and 2008 share based compensation expense of $32,250 and $0 was recognized, respectively.
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
2007 was the first year of operation for the Company., after it acquired the UTEC Corporation from Energetic Systems Inc, LLC.. In 2007, the Company was organized into three marketing units, Energetic Materials, Specialty Chemicals and Raw Materials and Hazardous Chemicals and Biological Waste Destruction. The Companys historical legacy business was primarily constituted by the first two marketing units and almost exclusively within the commercial explosives market. Revenue comparisons are included from these two activities.
The new marketing unit, Hazardous Chemicals and Biological Waste Destruction was in a development stage during the year, and had no commercial revenues. Focus during the year was on licensing and validation of the Cold Plasma Oxidizer technology, and on the development of the Companys Waste Destruction System, identification of potential markets, and preparation of its business plan. This business unit was independently staffed and structured in order to pursue commercialization of Cold Plasma Oxidizer waste destruction systems during 2008.
Revenues
Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2009, were $1,040,000. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, revenues were $768,000. Major activities that contributed to this revenue were primarily in the areas of contract research and product development and independent product testing. Revenues totaling $810,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, came from the Specialty Chemicals Unit through the manufacture and sale of inorganic chemical sensitizers to customers engaged in commercial explosives production. For the three month period ended March 31, 2008, revenue from the same products totaled $516,000. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, this number has risen to about 78% of total sales. We project that revenue will increase with new business in both areas, but most specifically in the Specialty Chemicals area as new materials are made available to customers, and developments in new technologies are pursued.
Expenses
The Companys legacy business has historically been service based with temporary employees retained on an as needed basis to support manufacturing activities. For the three month period ending March 31, 2009, the wage and burden expense as a percent of total expenses was 42%, totaling $237,200.
The Companys legacy business is engaged in the research, development, testing and analysis of commercial explosives. Some of the R&D activities have been in the development of new or improved technologies or new product development to be used internally within the company.
Some of the other R&D activities during the last year have been in the testing, analysis and QC (quality control) areas and the costs associated with these activities were for the three months ended March 31, 2009, approximately $30,000. These costs are passed to the Companys customers, as per the agreements the Company has with the various customers.
The Company owns all of the research and testing facilities and these facilities are operated by Company personnel/employees. None of the facilities are operated by the Companys customers or licensees or any other third parties.
Travel related expenses, which mostly constitute business support and development activities, for the three month periods ending March 31, 2009, were $34,200. For the three month periods ending March 31, 2008, these same costs were $38,700.
Accounting and management expenses for the three months ending March 31, 2009, were $15,200, which includes accruals of $3,000. For the same periods March 31, 2008, the costs were $63,100.
The company did not add any capital items in the three months ending March 31, 2009. In the three month period ending March 31, 2008, a significant reversal of amortization expense was recorded to reflect the cancellation of the restricted stock issued to Directors, Officers and employees of the Company in 2007 totaling $107,000. These restricted shares were replaced with options on March 26, 2008. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, amortization expense of $32,500 was recorded for these options.
Assets
The Company invoices its services and products as they are provided or shipped to its customers. The majority of its sales are to customers who are large privately held or publicly traded organizations, many of whom have been in business for a number of years. As a consequence, the Companys record in collecting its accounts receivable is exemplary. Although the nature of the Companys business is expected to grow and change in the next several years, it is not expected that targeted customers profiles will differ significantly. The Company therefore does not anticipate a change in credit risk.
The Company was self-funding for much of 2008, drawing periodically on a credit facility provided to it by one of its shareholders totaling $181,000 as of December 31, 2008. The Company paid that facility back in full during the three months ended March 31, 2009.
In addition to accounts receivable, the Company maintains a small inventory of supplies and materials necessary to support its legacy manufacturing and testing business. This inventory turns regularly. Some components are hazardous materials, and they are stored by the Company in federally and state-regulated storage facilities.
To the extent that any of the items included in inventory became obsolete during the year, the items were written off and disposed of.
Intangible assets consist mainly of the Companys portfolio of intellectual property, which is the basis for the Companys research and development and testing activities. Patents currently held by the Company were previously listed in the Companys Form 10 filed on March 31, 2008, and amended.
The Companys patents, any licensed technology, and the know-how that resides within the Company represent the Companys overall technology portfolio which goes beyond the patents directly held by the Company.
Property, plant and equipment is composed of the Companys physical facilities at Riverton and Hallowell, Kansas, and related equipment and storage used in its business. The Companys facilities are located on lands leased from a subsidiary of Energetic Systems Inc., LLC. pursuant to a prepaid lease.
Liabilities
The Companys liabilities primarily consist of current amounts payable or accrued to trade creditors, and amounts owing to related parties for management fees, expenses, and shared services.
Certain of the materials the company uses or handles are hazardous materials. These materials are stored in federally and state licensed storage facilities, under permits granted to the Company. As of March 31, 2009, the company was not in violation of any of its license and permits required to carry on its business.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2009, the company had $33,000 cash on hand. Periodically, the Company finds itself in a negative cash flow position. While the Company has limited liquidity, it did finish the three month period funding its operations with internally generated cash. When UTEC Corporation was formed and acquired by UTEC, Inc., management believed that the Company would need approximately $500,000 to properly fund operations until such time as the Company was able to generate enough cash flow from increased or new business to generate appropriate amounts of working capital. This money was to be raised via a secondary offering or through private placements. Due to current financial market conditions, the Company was unable to externally finance, through independent third parties, the projected $500,000 management believed would be necessary to properly fund operations. The Company exceeded managements cash flow projections and with short term financing from Energetic Systems, Inc. LLC (ESI) was able to meet its obligations.
The legacy activities of UTEC Corporation have not been sufficient to fund development and commercialization of the waste destruction business and
consequently, for the past several months, the Directors and Management of UTEC, Inc. have been exploring various means to continue the growth of the business and fund the final development and commercialization of the waste destruction technology licensed from Ceramatec, Inc. in early 2007. It has been decided to sell the legacy business to Energetic Systems, Inc., LLC., and retain within the UTEC consolidated group the Ceramatec license and waste destruction assets developed over the past two years. This will minimize the immediate cash requirements of the company. Once closed, the sale is to take affect as of April 2009. UTEC, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary UTEC Corporation will continue as public companies, retaining the assets of the waste destruction business. The companies will not have any significant operations to fund, but will have some liabilities related to the purchase and development of the waste destruction units that will need to be satisfied within a few months of the sale of the legacy business in order to continue as a going concern. In addition, UTEC Inc. will need to link up with a financial partner capable of funding the business plan for the waste destruction business. Management believes this can be accomplished and has found a potential partner for the business, but has not yet entered into a binding agreement.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not Applicable.
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the companys principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the companys board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes those policies and procedures that:
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Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
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Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
-
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
As of December 31, 2008, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control--Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments. Based on that evaluation, they concluded that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of US GAAP rules as more fully described below. This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of our internal controls over financial reporting that adversely affected our internal controls and that may be considered to be material weaknesses.
The matters involving internal controls and procedures that our management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives. The aforementioned material weakness was identified by our Chief Executive Officer in connection with the review of our financial statements as of December 31, 2008.
Management believes that the material weakness set forth above did not have an effect on our financial results.
Changes in internal controls over financial reporting
There was no change in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits:
Exhibit No. |
Document |
Location |
31 |
Rule 13a-41(a)/15d-14(a) Certificates |
Included |
32 |
Section 1350 Certifications |
Included |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
UTEC, INC.
May 15, 2009
/s/ Fortunato Villamagna
Date
Fortunato Villamagna, Director & CEO,