VERUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended October 31,
2008
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
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For the transition period from _______________________ to
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Commission
File Number 001-34106
WEBDIGS,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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11-3820796
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(State
of incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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3433
West Broadway St, NE, Suite 501
Minneapolis,
MN
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55413
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (612) 332-7371
Securities registered pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Act: Common stock, $.001 par
value
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act. o
Yes x No
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. o
Yes x No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to the filing
requirements for the past 90 days. x
Yes o No
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. x
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 definitions of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated
filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check
one):
Large
accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o Smaller
reporting company x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2
of the Act). o
Yes x No
The
aggregate market value of the voting stock held by persons other than officers,
directors and more than 5% stockholders of the registrant as of April 30, 2008
was $2.27 million, based on the most recent sales price of the common stock of
Company ($0.25 per share) in private transactions at such date (when the common
stock of the Company was not publicly quoted or listed for
trading). As of January 27, 2009, 23,090,840 shares of common stock
were outstanding.
Webdigs,
Inc.
Form
10-K
Table
of Contents
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PART
I
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Item
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Business
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1
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Item
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Risk
Factors
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10
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Item
1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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Item
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Properties
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Item
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Legal
Proceedings
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Item
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART
II
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Item
5.
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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Item
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Selected
Financial Data
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Item
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Item
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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Item
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Item
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Controls
and Procedures
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Item
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Other
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PART
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Item
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item
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Executive
and Director Compensation
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Item
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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Item
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions and Director
Independence
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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PART
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Item
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Exhibits
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Signatures
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PART
I
ITEM
1 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Overview
of our Business and its History
Webdigs,
Inc. (the “Company,” “Webdigs,” “we” or “us”) attempts to combine the power of
the web, along with proprietary technology and trained real estate agents and
mortgage brokers, to deliver a real estate buying and selling experience at a
price that we expect to be significantly lower than that of the traditional
“full-commission” real estate broker model. Statistics indicate that consumers
are becoming more involved in aspects of real estate transactions that were once
almost entirely performed by real estate agents. For example, according to the
2007 National Association of Realtors “Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers,” a
survey of 7,800 home buyers and sellers indicated that 84% of home buyers used
the Internet in searching for a home, up from 80% in the 2006 survey, 77%
in the 2005 survey, 74% in the 2004 survey and 71% in the 2003 survey (2005
Profile of Home Buyers and Home Sellers NAR Exhibit 3-8, Use of Internet to
Search for Homes, 2003-2005 and NAR Article 11/13/2007 by Walt Molony Page 2,
Para 7.). Because this most basic aspect of buying a home (i.e., searching
for potential listings) can be, and is now, performed in a significant part by
consumers themselves, we believe that more homeowners will be interested in
exploring an alternative form of real estate brokerage that recognizes the
increased burden and efforts undertaken by consumers and the correspondingly
diminished role of the traditional real estate agent—most notably by paying less
of a commission to their real estate broker.
Webdigs
offers home search, purchase and sale capabilities through the Internet. We
believe consumers can use our website to search the MLS in new and effective
ways that we believe are not presently available on other real estate websites.
For example, our website permits users to browse real estate listings
geographically by viewing listings on a map, and also permits users to view
property summaries and details simultaneously with the mapping feature. We have
built our site from the ground up, utilizing the MLS as a database and
interfacing with it using our custom-built, proprietary, data-mining software.
As with all Internet- and software-related businesses, we expect to continue to
evaluate and upgrade the interface and performance of our website and related
software.
We have
been operating since July 2007 in the Twin-Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
metropolitan area and since November 2007 in south Florida. We also have
recently begun operations in Wisconsin. Currently, we believe
that potentially viable market expansion opportunities exist in St. Louis,
Dallas-Fort Worth, Las Vegas, Denver, Detroit, Boston, New York City, Atlanta,
Philadelphia, Phoenix, Austin and Chicago, and in portions of Canada.
Nevertheless, we currently have no firm plans or commitments to commence
operations in those other markets.
By
offering both real estate brokerage and mortgage brokerage services, we have
begun the process of creating an integrated real estate consumer services
company that we hope will offer consumers throughout the United States an easy,
low cost, time efficient process for completing all steps of a home purchase or
sale transaction.
To combat
the volatility the mortgage market currently faces, in August 2008 we formed a
jointly owned entity to combine the powerful lead generation potential of real
estate customers of our Webdigs real estate business with the mortgage brokerage
capacity offered by Marketplace Home Mortgage, another Twin Cities based
mortgage broker. The new joint venture entity carries the name
Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC. Because of the joint
entity’s 24-hour underwriting capability, full array of mortgage products
including FHA loans, and efficient well developed processing and administrative
practices, we believe that our ability to attract Webdigs real estate clients to
mortgage brokerage service will be improved.
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Background
and Industry Trends
We
believe that the real estate market is undergoing a dramatic change not
dissimilar to that previously experienced by traditional stock
brokerages. We believe that the most critical aspect driving this
change is the advent of the Internet as a tool for searching for and researching
real estate, eliminating the commitments of time and expense involved with
visiting multiple properties in person. According to the National
Association of Realtors’ 2006 “Profile of Home Buyers and
Sellers,” the percentage of home buyers using the Internet to search for
homes increased from approximately 2% in 1995 to 80% in 2006. In addition,
home sellers can use the Internet to check home valuations, track the housing
market and research comparable sales information.
The
increased use of technology throughout the entire process of a
typical residential real estate transaction is an important development in the
real estate market. For instance, electronic communication and electronic data
storage permits a real estate brokerage to quickly reproduce standard real
estate transaction documents, store such documents and store other important
information about customers and properties, and communicate quickly with other
parties involved in real estate transactions (e.g., title companies, insurers,
surveyors, inspectors and governmental agencies), all of which permits increased
efficiencies in the process of buying and selling a home. The technological
changes and developments generally make it possible to effect a
greater volume of transactions with less effort and expense.
Despite
changes in the amount and availability of information and the actual use of such
information by consumers, the correspondingly diminished role or importance of
real estate agents in certain aspects of the residential real estate transaction
process, and the increased efficiencies afforded by information and
communication technologies, we believe that the traditional model under
which residential real estate agents operate, has changed very little. For
example, home sellers are ordinarily being charged 6-7% in real estate
commissions and agents still fill out purchase agreements and other paper work
and then drive these around for signatures.
We
believe the technological developments in the real estate market and the
increased amount of information available to and used by ordinary consumers,
appear to be circumstances that are similar to those developments that
eventually gave rise to the non-traditional stock brokerages which have intruded
upon the market dominance of traditional stock brokerages over the past two
decades. For example, we note that the non-traditional stock brokerages
developed their services and products to compete primarily on the bases of
price, consumer effort and technology. Their websites, such as TD Ameritrade or
e-Trade, provide not only trading capacity for the average consumer, but also a
tremendous amount of information about companies. In this regard, we note that
there has recently been a proliferation of various Internet-related real estate
businesses that seek to provide either specific and limited services or
information relating to residential real estate transactions (e.g.,
ForSaleByOwner.com, BuyOwner.com and Zillow.com), in addition to businesses that
seek to replace entirely the services that traditional real estate brokerages
perform (e.g., ZipRealty, iNest Realty and Redfin Corporation). Like the
non-traditional stock brokerages, these businesses typically rely on consumer
effort, technology and price as the bases for competition.
Our
Business Model, Products and Services
General
We are a
full-service real estate brokerage primarily for residential home buyers and
sellers. We utilize the Internet, proprietary technology and efficient business
processes to attempt to deliver significant savings to our home sellers and
rewards to our home buyers over the traditional “full commission” brokerage
model. We attempt to emphasize client service, when and as needed or
requested by our clients, to separate us from other discount brokerage
models; and we attempt to provide efficiency and cost savings that
will differentiate us from traditional brokerage models.
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Through
subsidiary entities, we offer all services normally associated with a typical
residential real estate transaction, including mortgage and insurance brokerage
services. Our mortgage brokerage services are offered through Marketplace Home
Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC a joint venture in which we have a 49%
interest.
Currently,
we market to potential customers principally through the Internet, print
advertising, television, radio, billboards, a variety of other media and word of
mouth. Business with and on behalf of customers is transacted in
person and through the Internet. We currently offer our services in the
Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
southwest Florida. We are licensed to effect real estate transactions in
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado and Florida.
Services
for Home Buyers
We
provide home buyers with a number of services. Through our website at www.webdigs.com, home
buyers can search our database of MLS listings, schedule home visits, make
offers and monitor the offer and counteroffer process. Our licensed real estate
agents, working from our offices, assist buyers by preparing offers,
counteroffers and other real estate documents, negotiating purchase contracts
and preparing for closings.
On our
website, home buyers can view open house schedules and schedule home showings.
When our buyer is ready to make a purchase offer, he or she submits the terms of
the offer through our website or directly to our agent. Our agent calls the
buyer to discuss the offer and prepares the offer documents. Our agent presents
the buyer’s offer to the listing agent and a series of negotiations and
counteroffers often ensues. Our agents support the buyer at each step of this
negotiating process, until the purchase contract is signed. Our software tracks
the offer history for the property.
Normally,
after a contract is accepted our licensed agents work closely with the buyer
through the contingency period, when the buyer has a home inspection and
arranges home financing. After a closing, we pay our clients by check within 14
days for their portion of the buy-side commission. Our payments, characterized
as rebates of sales commissions, are generally one-half of the commission we
receive from a transaction.
Since our
inception in May 2007 and as of December 31, 2008, our home buying clients
have:
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submitted
to us more than 2,000 requests for us to schedule a personal visit of a
property
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submitted
to us more than 400 requests to prepare purchase offers,
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closed
over 110 purchases or sales of
properties.
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Services
for Home Sellers
We
provide our home sellers with Northstar MLS listings for a flat fee of $3,000
that is paid at closing. The Northstar MLS contains listings from Minnesota,
portions of western Wisconsin, northern Iowa, and eastern North and South
Dakota. Our listings also appear on Realtor.com and 14 other national
home-listing websites.
In
addition to providing home sellers with a home listing, Webdigs arranges for
virtual home tours of our sellers’ homes so that the resulting virtual tour may
become a part of the listing on our website. To assist with the pricing of a
seller’s home, we provide a comparative market analysis to the seller and
individual consultation on pricing strategies. Finally, we also provide a range
of individual strategies for readying a seller’s home for sale, including
appropriately staging the home. All of these sell-side services are furthered by
our marketing and advertising campaign designed to drive traffic to our
website.
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As of
December 31, 2008, our home selling clients have listed over 150 homes with
us since inception.
Additional
Services
We also
provide services that are complementary to real estate transactions in general,
such as mortgage brokerage services and services relating to title, property and
casualty insurance, including homeowner’s insurance. We do not provide rebates
on mortgage brokerage commissions or fees.
Our
Strategy
Our
long-term goal is to become the leader in comprehensive web-assisted real estate
brokerage services for buyers and sellers of residential real estate in the
United States and Canada. Initially, however, we are focused on pursuing the
following broad strategy:
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Invest in our website
interface and technology. Our goal is to make the interface more
easy to use, more intuitive, more enjoyable and distinguishable from the
other websites and Internet tools that buyers and sellers of homes are
accustomed to. We believe that continuing to update and enhance our
website and technology will be a key element in increasing traffic and use
of our services.
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Focus on branding and creating
market awareness. We have spent considerable attention to building
our brand and market awareness with an advertising campaign that uses a
mix of media, including the Internet, television, print, radio,
direct-mail, outdoor signage and various moveable signage (e.g., branded
public buses in the Twin Cities metropolitan area). We expect to continue
this branding effort on a selective and thoughtful basis, with a view
towards achieving maximum return for our marketing and advertising dollars
and efforts.
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Develop an efficient
transaction-processing and back-office operation. We believe that
one important factor in our overall success, especially given our
discounted commissions and flat-fee model, will be our ability to process
high transaction volumes efficiently. Accordingly, we intend to utilize
transaction processes and computer systems more commonly found in
high-volume industries such as banking and
insurance.
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Attain profitability in our
current markets. There are a number of Internet-based real estate
brokers presently attempting to capitalize on perceived market,
demographic, trade/industry and economic changes. To our knowledge, none
of these businesses have reached sustained profitability needed to
validate the discounted Internet-based real estate brokerage model.
Therefore, we believe that an initial critical strategic goal is for
Webdigs to attain overall profitability across its three current markets
in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, Wisconsin, and southern
Florida. We believe that profitability—especially sustained
profitability—will buoy consumer confidence in our services and lead to
further successes.
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If we can
attain profitability, we believe that our business model, being predicated on
greater efficiency and volume than the traditional model but with an emphasis on
expertise and extensive client service, will facilitate our expansion into
additional markets and the growth of our business.
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Industry
Segments
We
currently operate in two primary operating segments: (1) web-assisted real
estate brokerage, and (2) mortgage brokerage. In our web-assisted real estate
brokerage business, we believe we provide customers an experience comparable to
a full-service broker but at a lower cost. For our customers selling homes, we
offer a flat fee structure for listing services (and related services). For our
customers buying homes, we offer a graduated fee structure by issuing rebates
for up to one-half of our broker commissions for the related transaction. In our
mortgage brokerage business, in which we participate through our ownership
interest in Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC, we assist customers in
refinancing their existing home mortgages and in financing new home
purchases. We do not provide or issue rebates to our mortgage brokerage
customers.
Competition
The
residential real estate market is highly fragmented and we have numerous
competitors, many of which have greater name recognition, longer operating
histories, larger client bases, and significantly greater financial, technical
and marketing resources than we do. We anticipate that the most critical
competitive factors in our business and industry include price, service and the
ease of using website tools.
Some of
our competitors in the residential real estate brokerage market are traditional
brokerage firms, including large national brokerage firms or franchisors, such
as Prudential Financial, Inc., RE/MAX International Inc. and Realogy
Corporation. Realogy owns the Century 21, Coldwell Banker and ERA franchise
brands. Realogy also owns NRT Incorporated, which itself owns and operates
brokerages that are typically affiliated with one of the franchise brands owned
by Realogy. We compete with these traditional brokers primarily on price,
service and the ease of use of our website interface. Although our commissions
are generally lower than these traditional brokers, consumers may be attracted
to traditional brokers because they offer or are perceived to offer higher
levels of individual attention and service.
We also
compete with non-traditional real estate brokerage firms including
ZipRealty, Inc., iNest Realty, Inc. (a subsidiary of IAC/Interactive
Corp) and Redfin Corporation, each of which pays cash rebates to clients and
relies to a large extent on the efficiencies of the Internet. We believe that
these competitors generally have greater financial resources than we do, and
also have a longer operating history in the realm of online discount real estate
brokerage. Here too, we compete with these non-traditional brokers primarily on
price, service and on the ease of use of our website interface. Our commissions
are generally equal to or lower than these non-traditional brokers. For example,
ZipRealty and Redfin respectively rebate approximately 20% and 66% of their
commission to home buyers. iNest rebates 1% of the actual home sale price to
buyers. We generally rebate up to 50% of our commission to home
buyers with a minimum fee for Webdigs of $3,000.
In
addition, we compete with discount real estate listing services, such as
ForSaleByOwner.com and BuyOwner.com. We compete with these discount service
providers primarily on level of service. Although we offer traditional services
to our clients at a discounted price, highly self-motivated consumers may be
attracted to these discount listing services because they are cheaper than our
services. For example, we currently believe that a consumer can obtain an MLS
listing through ForSaleByOwner.com for anywhere from $90 per month to a $900
flat fee.
We
compete or may in the future compete with various online services, including
Move, Inc., Zillow.com, HouseValues, Inc., HomeGain.com,
Yahoo!, Inc., Google Inc. and Trulia, Inc., that also look to
attract and monetize home buyers and sellers using the Internet. For instance,
Move, Inc. operates the www.realtor.com website. Move,
Inc. is affiliated with National Association of Realtors, the National
Association of Home Builders, the Manufactured Housing Institute and hundreds of
MLSs, which may provide Move, Inc. with preferred access to listing
information and other competitive advantages. We compete with these service
providers primarily on the basis of service and the ease of use of our website
interface. We do not provide home valuation data, and some other sites (such as
Realtor.com) have more listings and more data about the community. Many of these
currently limited competitors and future competitors have significantly more
resources than we do.
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Finally,
we expect to face significant competition in the home mortgage brokerage
industry. In addition to other mortgage brokerage firms, our mortgage
brokerage business competes with consumer finance companies and commercial
banks. In this market, we expect to compete primarily on the basis of price and
service. Although we believe we offer competitive mortgage interest rates,
consumers may be attracted to other mortgage brokers or lenders because they
offer or are perceived to offer a higher level of service.
Environmental
Regulation
We are
not subject to environmental regulations that have a material effect upon our
capital expenditures or otherwise.
Other
Regulation
We are
subject to governmental regulation by federal, state and local regulatory
authorities with respect to our real estate brokerage and mortgage lending
operations.
Federal Regulation. Federal
laws and regulations govern the real estate brokerage business. These include
the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, or RESPA, and federal fair
housing laws. RESPA requires disclosures to home buyers and sellers of
settlement costs and restricts the payment of kickback or referral fees for
settlement services. RESPA does not prohibit referral fees paid by one real
estate broker to another broker. Federal fair housing laws generally make it
illegal to discriminate against protected classes of individuals in housing or
brokerage services. Other federal regulations protect the privacy rights of
consumers and affect our opportunities to solicit new clients.
Like real
estate brokerage, mortgage brokerage is subject to RESPA and federal fair
housing laws. Mortgage brokerage is also regulated by other federal laws such as
the Truth in Lending Act, Regulation Z and the Equal Credit Opportunity
Act. The provision of title insurance is also highly regulated.
State Regulation. Real estate
licensing laws vary from state to state, but generally all individuals and
entities acting as real estate brokers or salespersons must be licensed in the
state in which they conduct business. A person licensed as a broker may either
work independently or may work for another broker in the role of an associate
broker, conducting business on behalf of the sponsoring broker. A person
licensed as a salesperson must be affiliated with a broker in order to engage in
licensed real estate brokerage activities. Generally, a corporation engaged in
the real estate brokerage business must obtain a corporate real estate broker
license. In order to obtain this license, most jurisdictions require that an
officer of the corporation be licensed individually as a real estate broker in
that jurisdiction. If applicable, this officer-broker is responsible for
supervising the licensees and the corporation’s real estate brokerage activities
within the state.
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Real
estate licensees, whether they are brokers, salespersons, individuals or
entities, must follow the state’s real estate licensing laws and regulations.
These laws and regulations generally prescribe minimum duties and obligations of
these licensees to their clients and the public, as well as standards for the
conduct of business, including contract and disclosure requirements, record
keeping requirements, requirements for local offices, trust fund handling,
agency representation, advertising regulations and fair housing requirements.
Although payment of rebates or credits to real estate purchasers of the type we
offer are permitted in most states, some states either do not permit these
rebates or credits or do not permit them in the form that we currently provide
them. Eight states have “minimum service laws” that require realtors to provide
a level of service that purely web-assisted real estate businesses typically do
not provide (Delaware, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee and Wisconsin). We presently operate in the State of Florida and we
believe the services we offer to residential real estate consumers comply with
Florida’s minimum service law because: (i) for our clients buying homes, we show
them homes, draw up the related offer paperwork, negotiate the purchase, answer
all questions, and close the purchase transaction; and (ii) for our clients
selling homes, we help the seller price the home (through a competitive market
analysis or otherwise), draw up the listing agreement, negotiate the sale, and
coordinate a closing of the sale. Nevertheless, we have not obtained any
independent or governmental opinion relating to our compliance with Florida
minimum-service laws. Eleven states outrightly prohibit rebates of real
estate commissions (Alabama, Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Tennessee).
Governmental
bodies may change the regulatory framework within which we intend to operate,
without providing any recourse for adverse effects that the change may have on
our business. In Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Florida (i.e., the states
where we currently have operations), we have designated one of our employees as
the individually licensed lead broker and we hold a corporate real estate
broker’s license where required by law. In addition to state laws regarding real
estate brokerage, we must comply with state laws regarding mortgage brokerage,
including laws that regulate the timing and content of disclosures.
Local Regulation. Local
regulations also govern the conduct of our business. Local regulations generally
require additional disclosures by the parties to a real estate transaction or
their agents, or the receipt of reports or certifications, often from the local
governmental authority, prior to the closing or settlement of a real estate
transaction.
Trade Regulation. In addition
to governmental regulations, we are subject to rules and regulations established
by private real estate trade organizations, including, among others, local MLSs,
the National Association of Realtors, and state and local associations of
realtors. The rules and regulations of the various MLSs to which we belong vary,
and specify, among other things, how we as a broker-member can use MLS listing
data, including the use and display of such data on our website.
In 2008,
the United States Department of Justice agreed to settle claims it had brought
against the National Association of Realtors relating to the ability to access
MLS listings. The settlement decree addressed two areas of particular concern to
non-traditional real estate brokerage firms such as Webdigs. First, the decree
prohibits “selective opt-outs,” which enable a broker involved in a MLS to
selectively prohibit certain MLS participants from displaying that broker’s MLS
listings on the participants’ website. Second, the decree prohibits “blanket
opt-outs,” which enable a broker involved in a MLS to prohibit all other MLS
participants from displaying that broker’s MLS listings, even though traditional
real estate brokerage firms could easily display or otherwise convey these same
listings in other manners. Presently, we are optimistic that the settlement will
prohibit conduct that is unfair and potentially harmful to our
business.
The
National Association of Realtors, as well as the state and local associations of
realtors, also have codes of ethics, rules and regulations governing the actions
of members in dealings with other members, clients and the public. We are
required to comply with these codes of ethics, rules and regulations by virtue
of our membership in these organizations.
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Intellectual
Property
Our
success depends significantly upon our ability to protect our core technology
and intellectual property. To accomplish this, we rely on a combination of
intellectual property rights, including trade secrets, copyrights and
trademarks, as well as customary contractual protections.
We
presently possess the following intellectual property rights:
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domain
name rights to www.webdigs.com
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trademark
and trade name for “Webdigs” and
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trademark
for: “The New Way to do Real
Estate”
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The
Company relies on MoCo, Inc., a website development firm and the landlord of our
current office headquarters premises, to provide website development and support
services. MoCo, Inc. is owned by two minority shareholders of Webdigs. As of
January 27, 2009, the combined beneficial ownership of these two shareholders in
Webdigs is less than two percent. We do not have a written agreement with
MoCo Inc. relating to the development and support services it provides us. In
general, MoCo provides website development and support services to the Company
and charges an hourly rate which depends on the nature of the services provided.
MoCo typically bills the Company for these services within 10-20 days after the
end of each calendar month. At October, 31, 2008 we owed MoCo,
Inc. $550,206.
Our
ability to enforce our intellectual-property rights is subject to general
litigation risks. Typically, when a party seeks to enforce its
intellectual-property rights, it is often subjected to claims that the
intellectual-property right is invalid, or is licensed to the party against whom
the claim is being asserted. We cannot be certain that our intellectual-property
rights will not be infringed upon, that others will not develop products in
violation of our intellectual-property rights, or that others may assert,
rightly or wrongly, that our intellectual-property rights are invalid or
unenforceable. In instances where we will rely on trade secrets for the
protection of our confidential and proprietary business information, we cannot
be certain that we would have adequate remedies for any such breach or that our
trade secrets will not otherwise become discovered or independently developed by
competitors. In general, defending intellectual-property rights is expensive and
consumes considerable time and attention of management. Our involvement in
intellectual-property litigation would likely have a materially adverse effect
on our business, even if we were ultimately successful in defending our
intellectual-property rights.
Employees
The
Company (including its subsidiaries) currently has eight employees, seven of
whom are full time.
Corporate
Structure and Information
Webdigs,
Inc. operates through direct and indirect subsidiaries. The principal operating
subsidiary is Webdigs, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company. Webdigs, LLC
was originally organized as a limited liability company in May 2007 under the
laws of the State of Minnesota. In October 2007, Webdigs, LLC engaged in a
merger transaction with Select Video, Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated
in May 1994. Until the October 2007 merger, Select Video had only
nominal assets (consisting of cash) and no meaningful business operations of its
own. Following the merger transaction, Select Video, Inc. changed its name to
Webdigs, Inc. (which we refer to throughout this document as the “Company”).
Webdigs, LLC continues to exist as a wholly owned operating subsidiary of the
Company.
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Webdigs,
LLC determined to engage in the merger transaction with Select Video primarily
to obtain a shareholder base sufficiently diversified to enable an application
for listing on an automated securities market (Pink Sheets or OTC Bulletin
Board). Webdigs management believed and continues to believe that, since a key
aspect of the business plan was and is to expand the
Company’s operations as rapidly as possible (which will require
capital), becoming a public reporting company through a non-traditional means
was comparatively faster and more cost-efficient means than attempting to engage
in an initial public offering.
In the
merger transaction, a wholly owned subsidiary of Select Video, Inc. merged with
and into Webdigs, LLC, with Webdigs, LLC surviving the merger as a wholly owned
subsidiary of Select Video. As part of the merger, the outstanding membership
interests in Webdigs, LLC were cancelled and merged into one membership interest
outstanding and held by Select Video, Inc., while the former members of Webdigs,
LLC received common stock of Select Video, Inc. aggregating approximately 80% of
the common stock outstanding immediately after the merger. The decision of the
parties to engage in a merger (subject to required corporate and shareholder
approvals) was principally made by Mr. Robert Buntz (on behalf of Webdigs, LLC)
and Mr. Daniel J. Shrader (on behalf of Select Video) on or about October 4,
2007; and was formalized in writing by the execution and delivery of the related
definitive merger agreement on October 24, 2007. There were no advisors or
finders engaged in connection with the transaction. No persons who were control
persons or affiliates of Select Video, Inc. prior to the merger received any
cash consideration in connection with the merger; and there were no consulting
agreements entered into in connection with the merger. There are not any
consulting agreements now between the Company (or any of its affiliates) and any
of the former Select Video affiliates.
Webdigs,
LLC itself owns 100% of the ownership interests of (i) Marquest Financial, Inc.,
a Minnesota corporation and mortgage broker, and (ii) Home Equity Advisors, LLC,
a Minnesota limited liability company and mortgage
broker. As indicated above, in August 2008 we contributed
certain assets in exchange for a 49% financial interest in a newly
created joint venture mortgage brokerage company named Marketplace
Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC. We believe that these separate business
lines are all complementary, and the operations of such businesses are currently
reflected in our financial statements included in Item 7
below. As of August 2008, we had consolidated all of the
mortgage brokerage operations formerly conducted by Marquest Financial, Inc. and
Home Equity Advisors into the new joint venture Marketplace Home Mortgage -
Webdigs, LLC.
Our
principal offices are located at 3433 Broadway Street NE, Suite 501,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413, and our telephone number at that office is (888)
932-3447. Our website address is www.webdigs.com. The
information contained on our website or that can be accessed through our website
does not constitute part of this document.
Recent
Developments
Termination of Subscription Agreement. The
Company terminated two unfilled subscription agreements with investors in
January 2009. The subscription agreements, which were signed in
August 2008, required the investors to invest up to $200,000 for the purchase of
2,000,000 shares ($0.10 per share) of common stock of the
Company. 500,000 shares were sold under these agreements prior to
termination. The agreements were terminated by mutual agreement of
the parties on January 21, 2009 based on the prevailing market price for the
common stock which, at that time, had ranged between $0.26 and $1.01 per share
since the common shares of the Company were listed on the OTC Bulletin Board
December 22, 2008.
$250,000 Loan from Lantern
Advisers. In December 2008, we obtained a $250,000 loan from
Lantern Advisers, LLC (a Minnesota limited liability company) that accrues
interest at a rate of 12% per annum. In exchange for the loan, we
delivered to Lantern Advisers a Term Promissory Note in principal amount of
$250,000 requiring us to make monthly payments of interest on or prior to the
15th calendar day of each month beginning on January 15, 2009. The
Term Promissory Note permits Lantern Advisers to convert all or any portion of
the amounts owing under the note into shares of the Company’s common stock at a
conversion price that equals 75% of the lowest bid price for the common stock on
the OTCBB during the five trading days immediately preceding the date of
conversion. As a result of this loan, we obtained net proceeds of
$226,000 after deduction of legal fees earlier accrued and legal fees relating
to the loan transaction. In connection with the loan, we issued
Lantern Advisers 200,000 shares of common stock and a three-year warrant to
purchase an additional 200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$.30 per share.
The
amounts owing under the Term Promissory Note are secured pursuant to the terms
of a Pledge Agreement entered into by Lantern Advisers and certain significant
stockholders of the Company, including Robert A. Buntz, Jr. (our Chief Executive
Officer and a director of the Company), Edward Wicker (our Chief Financial
Officer), Thomas Meckey (a director of the Company), and Ed Graca and Jesse
Olson (each of whom are beneficial holders of more than 5% of our common
stock). Under the Pledge Agreement, the pledgors pledged to Lantern
Advisers an aggregate of 4,510,940 shares of outstanding common
stock. In addition, Robert A. Buntz, Jr. (our Chief Executive Officer
and a director of the Company) delivered a personal guarantee of amounts owing
under the Term Promissory Note.
Risk
Factors
Investment
in our common stock involves a high degree of risk and should be regarded as
speculative. As a result, you should only consider an investment in Webdigs if
you can reasonably afford to lose your entire investment.
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ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
An
investment in our common stock involves significant risks. Before deciding to
invest in our common stock, you should carefully consider each of the following
risk factors and all of the other information set forth in this document. The
following risks could materially harm our business, financial condition or
future results. If any such risks materialize, the value of our common stock
could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
We
are a newly organized start-up company with little history of operations and we
expect to incur losses for the foreseeable future.
We began
operations in July 2007 and to date have not generated meaningful revenues. As a
newly organized start-up company, we are subject to all of the risks associated
with a new business enterprise. Our prospects must be considered in light of the
risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in their
early stages of development, especially in challenging and competitive
industries such as residential real estate and mortgage brokerage and
particularly in light of current general economic, real estate and credit market
conditions.
We do not
have a significant operating history which would provide you with meaningful
information about our past or future operations. We anticipate incurring losses
that will result from costs incurred in organizing our company, research and
development, website development, protecting our technology, raising capital,
market research and generally poor real estate market conditions. We anticipate
incurring operating losses for the foreseeable future. Moreover, we may not be
able to generate material revenues in the future, and it is possible that any
revenues that we generate will be either insufficient for us to achieve
profitability or even continue operations.
We
will require additional financing in the future, but such financing may not be
available to us.
We will
require significant additional capital to continue our operations. To date, our
revenues from operations have not generated cash flow sufficient to finance our
operations and growth. As a result, we have periodically since our inception
sought financing and we will likely continue to require additional financing in
the foreseeable future. In December 2008, we obtained a $250,000 loan
from Lantern Advisors, LLC. We expect that this loan will provide us
with working capital for the first three quarters of calendar year
2009. Should our operating costs increase or our real estate business
grow faster than anticipated, our capital needs would
increase. Presently, we believe that with management and
projected revenue growth we have funds sufficient for our
operation beyond September 30, 2009, taking in to
consideration the extended payment terms we have negotiated and
obtained with our vendors. As a result, we are considering several
additional financing alternatives.
Additional
financing could be sought from a number of sources, including but not limited to
additional sales of equity or debt securities, or loans from banks, other
financial institutions or our affiliates. If additional funds are raised by the
issuance of our equity securities, such as through the issuance of stock,
convertible securities, or the issuance and exercise of warrants, then the
ownership interest of our existing stockholders will be diluted. If additional
funds are raised by the issuance of debt or other equity instruments, we may
become subject to certain operational limitations (e.g., negative operating
covenants), and such securities may have rights senior to those of the existing
holders of common stock.
If
adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to fund
the operation of our business. As a result, we would likely be forced to
dramatically alter or cease operations.
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We
critically rely on our executive management, and the loss of certain members of
management would materially and negatively affect us.
Our
success materially depends upon the efforts of our management and other key
personnel, including but not limited to Robert A. Buntz, Jr., our Chief
Executive Officer. If we lose the services of Mr. Buntz or any other executive
managers or significant employees, our business would be materially and
adversely affected. We have entered into a formal services and non-competition
agreement with Mr. Buntz in the form of a Member Services
Agreement. Nevertheless, agreements do not ensure the continued
availability to us of Mr. Buntz or any other manager or employee. Furthermore,
we do not have “key person” life insurance insuring the life of Mr. Buntz, and
we do not presently intend to purchase such insurance.
Our
future success also depends upon our ability to attract and retain highly
qualified management personnel and other employees. Any difficulties in
obtaining, retaining and training qualified employees could have a material
adverse effect on our results of operation or financial condition. The process
of identifying such personnel with the combination of skills and attributes
required to carry out our strategy is often lengthy. Any difficulties in
obtaining and retaining qualified managers and employees could have a material
adverse effect on our results of operation or financial condition.
There
is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern.
We have
had net losses attributed to common shareholders for the period from inception
(May 1, 2007) through October 31, 2007 in the amount of $602,716, and for the
year ended October 31, 2008 of $2,090,232. Furthermore, we had a
working capital deficit as of October 31, 2008
totaling $1,041,796. Since the financial statements were
prepared assuming that we would continue as a going concern, these conditions
coupled with our current liquidity position raise substantial doubt about our
ability to continue as a going concern. Furthermore, since we are pursuing new
business, this diminishes our ability to accurately forecast our revenues and
expenses. We expect that our ability to continue as a going concern depends, in
large part, on our ability to generate sufficient revenues, limit our expenses
without sacrificing customer service, and obtain necessary financing. If we are
unable to raise additional capital, we may be forced to discontinue our
business.
We
may be unable to obtain market acceptance of our services.
The
market for residential real estate sales is well-established even though the
industry is presently experiencing a glut of inventory and dramatically
decreased activity and falling prices. However, the market for
non-traditional residential real estate sales is relatively new,
developing and even more uncertain. As is typical in the case of a
new and rapidly evolving industry, demand and market acceptance for products and
services are subject to tremendous uncertainty. Our future growth and financial
performance will almost entirely depend upon consumers’ acceptance of our
“WebDigs solution” to purchase and sell homes at discounted rates. In this
regard, the failure of purchasers and sellers of residential property to accept
our model or the inability of our services to satisfy consumer
expectations, would have a material adverse effect on our business, and could
cause us to cease operations.
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Our
officers and directors, together with certain affiliates, possess controlling
voting power with respect to our common stock, which could limit your influence
on corporate matters.
Our
officers and directors collectively possess beneficial ownership of 7,757,999
shares, representing approximately 33.1% of our common stock. In
addition, certain other significant stockholders identified on the beneficial
ownership table in this filing (see Item 12, “Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management”) hold beneficial ownership of 2,604,946 shares
representing an additional 11.2% of our common stock. As a result, our directors
and officers, together with significant stockholders, will have the ability to
greatly influence, if not outrightly control, our management and affairs through
the election and removal of our directors, and all other matters requiring
stockholder approval, including the future merger, consolidation or sale of all
or substantially all of our assets.
This
concentrated control could discourage others from initiating any potential
merger, takeover or other change-of-control transaction that may otherwise be
beneficial to our stockholders. Furthermore, this concentrated control will
limit the practical effect of your participation in our corporate matters,
through stockholder votes and otherwise. As a result, the return on your
investment in our common stock through the sale of your shares or our business
could be adversely affected.
We
rely on third parties for key aspects of the process of providing services to
our customers, and any failure or interruption in the services provided by these
third parties could harm our ability to operate our business and damage our
reputation.
We rely
on third-party vendors, including data center and bandwidth providers. Any
disruption in the network access or co-location services provided by these
third-party providers or any failure of these third-party providers to handle
current or higher volumes of use could significantly harm our business. Any
financial or other difficulties our providers face may have negative effects on
our business, the nature and extent of which we cannot predict. We exercise
little or no control over all of these third-party vendors, which increases our
vulnerability to problems with the services they provide.
In
addition, we license technology and related databases from third parties to
facilitate aspects of our data center and connectivity operations, including,
among other things, Internet traffic-management services. Any errors, failures,
interruptions or delays experienced in connection with these third-party
technologies and information services could materially and negatively impact our
relationship with our customers and adversely affect our brand and our business.
It is possible that such errors, failures, interruptions or delays could even
expose us to liabilities to our customers or other third parties.
Interruption
or failure of our information technology and communications systems would impair
our ability to effectively provide our services, which could in turn damage our
reputation and harm our business.
Our
ability to provide our services critically depends on the continuing operation
of our information technology and communications systems. Any damage to or
failure of our systems would likely result in interruptions in our service to
customers and the closings of real estate transactions from which we principally
derive revenue. Accordingly, interruptions in our service would likely reduce
our revenues and profits, and our brand could be damaged, perhaps irreparably,
if people believe our system and services are unreliable.
To our
knowledge, our systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption from terrorist
or malicious attacks, floods, tornados, fires, power loss, telecommunications
failures, computer viruses and other attempts to harm our systems, and similar
types of events. Our data centers are subject to break-ins, sabotage and
intentional acts of vandalism, and to other potential disruptions. Some of our
systems are not fully redundant (i.e., backed up), and our disaster recovery
planning cannot account for all eventualities. The occurrence of a natural
disaster, or a decision to close a facility we are using without adequate notice
for financial reasons or other unanticipated problems at our data centers, could
result in lengthy interruptions in our service. Any unscheduled interruption in
our service would likely place a burden on our entire organization and result in
an immediate loss of revenue. The steps we have taken to increase the
reliability and redundancy of our systems are expensive, reduce our operating
margin and even then may not be successful in reducing the frequency or duration
of unscheduled downtime.
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We
will continue to depend on intellectual property rights to protect our
proprietary technologies, although we may not be able to successfully protect
these rights.
We rely
on our proprietary technology to enhance some of our service offerings. To
protect this technology, we employ and rely on trademark, trade secret, and
copyright law in addition to contractual restrictions and protections. While we
possess copywritten software, it is entirely possible that one or more third
parties may independently develop technology that is similar to our technology,
or offer or sell products or services that utilize our technology. The
development by others of technology that is similar to our technology, or the
sale of products or services that incorporate our technology, would likely harm
our competitive position and have a material adverse effect on our
business.
Finally,
we may determine, or a legal proceeding may result in a determination, that our
intellectual property infringes the intellectual property rights of others. If
our technology infringes the intellectual property rights of others, we may be
subject to lawsuits and incur significant liabilities.
Our
certificate of incorporation grants our Board of Directors, without any action
or approval by our stockholders, the power to issue additional shares of capital
stock, including the power to designate additional classes of common and
preferred stock.
Our
authorized capital consists of 250,000,000 shares of capital stock. Pursuant to
authority granted by our certificate of incorporation and applicable state law,
our Board of Directors, without any action or approval by our stockholders, may
designate and issue shares in such classes or series (including other classes or
series of preferred stock) as it deems appropriate and establish the rights,
preferences and privileges of such shares, including dividends, liquidation and
voting rights. The rights of holders of other classes or series of capital
stock, including preferred stock, that may be issued could be superior to the
rights of the shares of common stock offered hereby. The designation and
issuance of shares of capital stock having preferential rights could adversely
affect other rights appurtenant to the shares of our common stock. Finally, any
issuances of additional capital stock (common or preferred) will dilute the
percentage of ownership interest of our stockholders and may dilute the
per-share book value of the Company.
There
is limited public market for our common stock.
We
commenced trading on the OTC Bulletin Board on December 22, 2008 but because of
the limited number of shares currently available for public trading, the public
market for our shares remains severely limited. In June 2009, we
anticipate that a significant number of our presently outstanding shares will
become eligible for public trading.
We
are required to comply with governmental regulations, which will increase our
costs and could prohibit us from conducting business in certain
jurisdictions.
We are
subject to governmental regulation by federal, state and local regulatory
authorities with respect to our real estate brokerage and mortgage lending
operations. As is standard in the residential real estate brokerage industry,
our real estate agents must be licensed. In some states, our proposed business
activities are prohibited and we may not operate in those states. Eight states
have “minimum service laws” that require realtors to provide a level of service
that web-assisted real estate businesses typically do not provide. Eleven states
outrightly prohibit rebates of real estate commissions. Governmental bodies may
change the regulatory framework within which we intend to operate, without
providing any recourse for adverse effects that the change may have on our
business.
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We can
give no assurance that we will be able to comply with existing laws and
regulations, that additional regulations that harm our business will not be
adopted, or that we will continue to maintain our licenses, approvals or
authorizations. Our failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, or
the adoption of new laws and regulations restricting our intended operations,
could have a material adverse effect on our business and could cause us to cease
operations.
The
efforts of the National Association of Realtors or other organizations could
prevent us from operating our business, and could lead to the imposition of
significant restrictions on our operations.
The
online residential real estate sales model generally, and the Webdigs business
model specifically, is based on the assertion that full-commission real estate
brokers and agents do not provide an acceptable level of value to consumers and
that consumers are willing to engage in online home search activities via the
Internet if they can reduce the dollar amount of commissions paid on home sales
and purchases. This model is a direct and significant threat to traditional
residential real estate brokers and agents.
In
response to previous and ongoing efforts by discount web-assisted real estate
companies, the National Association of Realtors, which represents real estate
brokerages, has issued rules that attempt to block access of web-assisted real
estate companies to the Multiple Listing System (MLS) and may adopt additional
rules intended to reduce or eliminate competition from online discount real
estate businesses such as Webdigs. Our business is dependent upon the ability to
access the MLS to be competitive. We can give no assurance that the National
Association of Realtors will not be successful in preventing our access to the
MLS, or that it or another organization will not be successful in adopting rules
or imposing other restrictions on web-assisted real estate businesses such as
Webdigs. Such adoption or imposition of regulations or restrictions would have a
material adverse effect on our business.
Competition
in the traditional and online residential real estate industry is
intense.
The
residential real estate industry is highly competitive. We believe that
important competitive factors in this industry include (but are not limited to)
price, service, and ease of use. We presently face competition from numerous
companies engaged in traditional residential real estate brokerage services and
several online residential real estate sales companies, and we expect online
competition to increase in the future from existing and new competitors. Most of
our current and potential competitors have substantially greater financial,
marketing and technical resources than us, as well as significant operating
histories. Accordingly, we may not be able to compete successfully against new
or existing competitors. Furthermore, competition may reduce the prices we are
able to charge for our services, thereby potentially lowering revenues and
margins, which would likely have a material adverse effect on our results of
operation and financial condition.
The
online residential real estate industry is subject to significant and rapid
technological change.
The
online residential real estate industry is subject to rapid innovation and
technological change, shifting customer preferences, new service introductions
and competition from traditional real estate brokerage firms. Competitors in
this market have frequently taken different strategic approaches and have
launched substantially different products or services in order to exploit the
same perceived market opportunity. Although we believe that we are offering a
unique solution, there can be no assurance that our services will be competitive
technologically or otherwise, or that any other services developed by us will be
competitive.
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Our
ability to compete in this industry will depend upon, among other things, broad
acceptance of our services and on our ability to continually improve current and
future services we may develop to meet changing customer requirements. There can
be no assurance that we will successfully identify new service or product
opportunities and develop and bring to the market new and enhanced solutions in
a timely manner, that such products or services will be commercially successful,
that we will benefit from such development, or that products and services
developed by others will not render our products and services noncompetitive or
obsolete. If we are unable to penetrate markets in a timely manner in response
to changing market conditions or customer requirements, or if new or enhanced
products or services do not achieve a significant degree of market acceptance,
our business would be materially and adversely affected.
Our
business may suffer as a result of the current downturn in the U.S. residential
real estate and credit markets.
It has
been widely reported that existing home sales in the U.S. market have declined,
in part due to the adoption by lenders of more restrictive mortgage underwriting
criteria, and in part due to a relative oversupply of new and existing housing
stock. For example, there have been recent declines in average existing home
sale prices and the number of residential real estate transactions in many U.S.
real estate markets. As we entered 2009, there have been no signs of a
widespread end to the overall real estate downturn. If overall
residential real estate transaction activity continues to decline, real estate
brokerage commissions would also be expected to decline.
Also, it
has been widely reported that there has been a very
significant increase in the number of homes in foreclosure in the
U.S. home market, which may result in a further increase in home inventories for
sale and put downward pressure on home sale prices and, correspondingly, on real
estate brokerage commissions.
Declining
commissions, regardless of their ultimate cause(s), would reduce the amount of
revenue we earn per transaction. In the event of continued adverse conditions
affecting residential real estate and credit markets, our transaction
volume and commission revenues could fail to grow as we presently anticipate.
Furthermore, because we currently operate in only three states (Minnesota,
Wisconsin, and Florida), we could experience a more pronounced negative impact
from adverse market conditions in those states than we would experience if our
operations were more geographically diversified.
Consumer
access to mortgage financing has been affordable and widely available by
historic standards and any tightening in the availability of credit will have
the potential to negatively impact our operating results.
The
affordability and availability of mortgage financing is influenced by a number
of factors, including interest rates, lender underwriting criteria, loan product
availability and the performance of mortgage backed securities in the secondary
market. Large scale write-downs of mortgage backed securities in the secondary
market have been widely reported in recent months. In addition, public reports
indicate that lender underwriting criteria have become more restrictive since
2006 and may become even more restrictive in the future. There have been some
significant decreases in interest rates in December, 2008 and January, 2009 but
given the offsetting recessionary difficulties our country faces,
there remains a risk that the mortgage brokerage industry will continue to
struggle.
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We
may be impacted by general economic conditions and economic conditions within
the United States residential real estate market.
The
residential real estate market has experienced vast fluctuations in recent
times. In some years, real estate home sales are brisk, while in other years the
residential real estate market has been stagnant. Our ability to attract home
sellers and buyers to use our website will, in part, depend upon consumers’
willingness in general to buy or sell a home. When consumers sense that the
overall economy is not doing well,, they are less likely to make an
expensive purchase such as a home. In the Conference Board’s December
30, 2008 release of the Consumer Conference Boards’ Confidence Index, consumer
confidence declined to a new all-time low of 38.0 (1985=100). If consumer
sentiment about the economy continues to wane, then activity in the home sales
market will also likely diminish. If real estate transactions in general
decline, that will likely result in a corresponding reduction in our business
and our revenues.
The
growth and expansion of our business could have a negative effect on our
Company.
We
believe that in order to be successful, we must grow and expand our operations.
To grow, we believe we must expand, train and manage our employee base,
particularly our marketing, management and skilled technical personnel, within a
short time period. Rapid growth will also require an increase in the level of
responsibility for both existing and new management and will require us to
implement and improve operational, financial and management information
procedures and controls. We compete with many companies in seeking to attract
qualified personnel. We can give no assurance that the management skills and
systems currently in place will be adequate, we will be able to effectively
manage any significant growth we experience, or we will be able to hire or
assimilate new personnel necessary to pursue our growth strategy. Our inability
to adequately manage growth could have a material adverse effect on
us.
Failure to achieve and maintain
effective internal controls could limit our ability to detect and prevent fraud
and thereby adversely affect our business and stock price.
Effective
internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent
limitations. Even those systems determined to be effective can provide only
reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and
presentation. Our most recent evaluation of our internal controls resulted in
our conclusion that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective
due to a lack of segregation of duties in our accounting and financial
functions, including financial reporting and our quarterly closing process. In
our case, our failure to achieve and maintain an effective internal control
environment could cause us to be unable to produce reliable financial reports or
prevent fraud. This may cause investors to lose confidence in our reported
financial information, which could in turn have a material adverse effect on our
stock price.
Important
Note: The foregoing risks are not a complete list of all risks that do or
may affect the results of operation, financial condition or business prospects
of Webdigs, but do represent management’s understanding and belief of the
material risks associated with the Company, its business and any investment in
securities of the Company. In addition to the above risks, businesses are often
subject to risks not foreseen or fully appreciated by management. In reviewing
this document, potential investors should keep in mind other possible risks that
could be important. In sum, investors are urged to make their own evaluation of
Webdigs.
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ITEM
2. PROPERTIES
We lease
approximately 3,000 square feet of space at 3433 Broadway Street NE, Suite 501,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413, on a month-to-month basis and at a per-month cost
of approximately $3,500. The landlord for this office space is MoCo, Inc. which
is a shareholder of the Company. Other than our agreement respecting our
month-to-month lease, we do not have any written agreements with MoCo, Inc. The
Company does rely on MoCo, Inc. to provide website development and support
services to the Company. This arrangement, however, is not set forth in a
written contract. Instead, MoCo, Inc. generally provides website development and
support services at hourly rates that depend on the nature of the services
provided. MoCo, Inc. typically bills the Company within 10-20 days after the end
of each calendar month. At October 31, 2008, the Company
owed MoCo, Inc. $550,206.
Marquest
Financial, Inc. vacated the property it leased at 3800 American Blvd
W, Suite 1400, Bloomington, Minnesota 55431. Marquest’s
operations have been merged into the joint venture Marketplace Home Mortgage -
Webdigs, LLC. The lease expires for the Bloomington office in August
2009. Marquest remains legally obligated for the lease through
August, 2009 at approximately $5,546 per month. Marquest’s second
office lease of approximately 1,500 square feet of office space
located at 5621 Strand Blvd. Naples, Florida has been assumed by our new joint
venture, Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC.
ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are
not currently a party to any material litigation and are not aware of any
threatened litigation that would have a material effect on our
business.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
During
our fiscal year ended October 31, 2008, no matters were submitted to our
stockholders for approval.
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PART II
ITEM
5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
General
There was
no established public trading market for our stock for the year ended October
31, 2008. Our common stock was not publicly traded for the year ended
October 31, 2008.
On
December 19, 2008, our stock commenced trading publicly through broker-dealers
on the OTC Bulletin Board. To date, our stock is not widely
traded. We anticipate that trading activity may increase beginning
June 2009, when we anticipate that restrictions will be lifted on a significant
number of our presently outstanding common shares.
As of the
date of this report, the Company had outstanding: (i) 23,090,840
shares of common stock, (ii) options for the purchase of up to 600,000 shares of
common stock, and (iii) warrants for the purchase of up to 200,000 shares of
common stock.
The
Company is aware that approximately 264,077 shares of its common stock is
presently eligible for resale by stockholders without restriction under Rule
144. The Company expects that further shares may be sold by
stockholders without restriction under Rule 144 after June 20,
2009. The Company has not agreed to register the resale of any of its
outstanding or issuable securities for the benefit of its security
holders. The Company is not publicly offering, and has not publicly
proposed to offer, any shares of its capital stock.
Holders
As of the
date of this filing, we had approximately 210 holders of record of our common
stock.
Dividends
We have
not paid any dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any such
dividends in the near future. Instead, we intend to use any earnings for future
acquisitions and expanding our business. Nevertheless, at this time there are
not any restrictions on our ability to pay dividends on our common
stock.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The table
below sets forth certain information, as of the close of business on October 31,
2008, regarding equity compensation plans (including individual compensation
arrangements) under which our securities were then authorized for
issuance.
Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
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Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
|
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Issuance Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(excluding securities reflected
in column a)
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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Equity
compensation plans approved by shareholders
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0 | N/A | 0 | |||||||||
Restricted
Stock Plan and Stock Option equity compensation plans not
approved by shareholders (1)
(2)
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9,210,347 | $ | 0.25 |
None
|
(1)
|
8,610,347
shares reflected in the table were subject to our 2007 Restricted Stock
Plan.
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(2)
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We
granted a total of 600,000 stock options to three non-employee directors
in May 2008. These options grant purchase of Webdigs, Inc.
common stock at $0.25 each and expire in May, 2013 (see Note 9 of the
financial statements for more
information).
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Presently, we
are not required by applicable state law or the listing standards of any
self-regulatory agency (e.g., the OTC Bulletin Board, NASD, AMEX or NYSE) to
obtain the approval of our security holders prior to issuing any such
compensatory options, warrants or other rights to purchase our
securities.
In
addition, we issued warrants to purchase up to 200,000 shares of our common
stock to a lender who provided us with a $250,000 loan in December 2008 (after
the conclusion of our fiscal year). The warrants permit the lender to
purchase shares of our common stock at $0.30 per share on or before December 12,
2011.
Potential
Anti-Takeover Effects
Certain
provisions set forth in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, in our bylaws and in Delaware law, which are summarized below, may
be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, deter or prevent a
tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider to be in its
best interests, including attempts that might result in a premium being paid
over the market price for the shares held by stockholders.
Blank Check Preferred Stock.
Our Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that permit us to
issue, without any further vote or action by the stockholders, up to 125,000,000
shares of preferred stock in one or more series and, with respect to each such
series, to fix the number of shares constituting the series and the designation
of the series, the voting powers, if any, of the shares of the series, and the
preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, if
any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions, of the shares of such
series.
Special Meetings of
Stockholders. Our bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders
may be called only by the chairman or by our board. Stockholders are not
permitted to call a special meeting of stockholders, to require that the board
call such a special meeting, or to require that our board request the calling of
a special meeting of stockholders.
While the
foregoing provisions of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Delaware
law may have an anti-takeover effect, these provisions are intended to enhance
the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of the Board of
Directors and in the policies formulated by the Board of Directors and to
discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or
threatened change of control. In that regard, these provisions are designed to
reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited acquisition proposal. The provisions
also are intended to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy
fights. However, such provisions could have the effect of discouraging others
from making tender offers for our shares and, as a consequence, they also may
inhibit fluctuations in the market price of our common stock that could result
from actual or rumored takeover attempts. Such provisions also may have the
effect of preventing changes in our management.
Delaware
Takeover Statute
In
general, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law prohibits a
Delaware corporation that is a public company from engaging in any “business
combination” (as defined below) with any “interested stockholder” (defined
generally as an entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the
outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated
with such entity or person) for a period of three years following the date that
such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless: (1) prior to such
date, the Board of Directors of the corporation approved either the business
combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an
interested stockholder; (2) on consummation of the transaction that resulted in
the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder
owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the
time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the number
of shares outstanding those shares owned (x) by persons who are directors and
also officers and (y) by employee stock plans in which employee participants do
not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to
the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or (3) on or subsequent
to such date, the business combination is approved by the Board of Directors and
authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written
consent, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding
voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.
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Section
203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law defines “business combination” to
include: (1) any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the
interested stockholder; (2) any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of
ten percent or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested
stockholder; (3) subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in
the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to
the interested stockholder; (4) any transaction involving the corporation that
has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class
or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder;
or (5) the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans,
advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through
the corporation.
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
Our transfer
agent is Florida Atlantic Stock Transfer, Inc., located at 7130 Nob Hill Road,
Tamarac, Florida 33321. The transfer agent’s telephone number is (954) 726-4954.
The transfer agent is registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934.
Listing
Our
common stock is currently traded on the OTC bulletin board under the symbol
WBDG.OB.
Sales
of Unregistered Securities
During
fiscal 2008, we issued an aggregate total of 4,218,000 shares of common stock in
a private placement exempt from registration under Rule 506 of the Securities
Act of 1933. The shares were issued to a total of 36 accredited
investors and one unaccredited investor represented by a purchaser
representative who represented to us that the investor, together with the
purchaser representative, possessed such knowledge and experience in financial,
business and tax matters so as to be capable of evaluating the relative merits
and risks of an investment in our securities. We also issued 1,200
shares for services to one individual for the year ended October 31,
2008. In summary:
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·
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A
total of 35 accredited investors in Minnesota acquired 3,458,000 of these
shares and were sold at the per-share price of $0.25. One
accredited investor purchased 260,000 shares at the per-share price of
$0.18. Another investor (unaccredited) purchased 500,000 shares
at a per share price of $0.10. The total aggregate gross
proceeds to Webdigs from these sales totaled $961,300, with net proceeds
of $960,159. All of purchasers of these shares, except
the one individual referenced above, represented to us in writing that
they were “accredited investors” (as defined by Rule 501 under the
Securities Act of 1933), and all investors represented to us that they
were acquiring the shares for investment and not distribution, that they
could bear the risks of the investment and could hold the securities for
an indefinite period of time; and
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·
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In
October 2008, we issued 1,200 shares for services to a Company
consultant. The 1,200 shares satisfied a $300 payable ($0.25
per share) to the consultant.
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ITEM 7.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited
consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear
elsewhere in this filing.
Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of
the statements made in this section of our report are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements generally relate to and are based
upon our current plans, expectations, assumptions and projections about future
events. Our management currently believes that the various plans, expectations,
and assumptions reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements
are reasonable. Nevertheless, all forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties and our actual future results may be materially different from the
plans, objectives or expectations, or our assumptions and projections underlying
our present plans, objectives and expectations, which are expressed in this
section.
In light
of the foregoing, prospective investors are cautioned that the forward-looking
statements included in this filing may ultimately prove to be inaccurate—even
materially inaccurate. Because of the significant uncertainties inherent in such
forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such information should not be
regarded as a representation or warranty by Webdigs, Inc. or any other person
that our objectives, plans, expectations or projections that are contained in
this filing will be achieved in any specified time frame, if ever. We undertake
no obligation to publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking
statements or reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document.
The risks discussed in the Item 1A of this filing should be considered in
evaluating our prospects and future performance.
General
Overview
Real
Estate
We are a
web-based, full service real estate company that offers innovative services to
home buyers and sellers. We share with each buyer up to one-half (50%) of the
commission we receive from the seller or listing broker, with a minimum fee of
$3,000 per transaction to the Company. Using a generally accepted industry
average fee of 2.7% for buyer representation, any customer purchasing a home for
a price exceeding $111,000 may benefit financially from using Webdigs as the
broker. Using the same 2.7% buyer’s broker fee, a customer purchasing a home for
a price exceeding $222,000 will receive a commission rebate of approximately
1.35% of purchase price (or one-half of the 2.7% buyer’s brokers fee). Again
using the same 2.7% buyer’s broker fee, a buyer purchasing a home with sales
price between $111,000 and $222,000 will pay Webdigs a flat $3,000 broker fee
with the remainder of the buyer’s broker fee being returned to him as a
non-taxable rebate. We believe this gives buyers a financial incentive to use
our services. We primarily target those home buyers who are willing and able to
independently begin their home search on the Internet. As part of our website
interface and personal service, we also offer home buyers tools to manage their
purchase transactions from initial search to the closing of their
purchase.
In our
main Twin Cities market, we provide our home sellers with Northstar MLS listings
for a flat fee of $3,000 at closing. A traditional listing (selling) broker
charges 3.3% of final sale price as their fee for representing a seller.
Assuming a sale price of $300,000, a Webdigs listing customer may save
approximately $6,900 on his or her home sale by using Webdigs as their broker.
Instead of paying a broker 3.3% of the $300,000 sale price ($9,900), the seller
would pay Webdigs $3,000. The savings of $6,900 belongs to the Webdigs customer.
The Northstar MLS contains listings from Minnesota, portions of western
Wisconsin, northern Iowa, and eastern North and South Dakota. Our listings also
appear on Realtor.com and 14 other national home-listing websites. In addition
to providing home sellers with a home listing, Webdigs arranges for virtual home
tours of our sellers’ homes so that the resulting virtual tour may become a part
of the listing on our website. To assist with the pricing of a seller’s home, we
provide a comparative market analysis to the seller and individual consultation
on pricing strategies. Finally, we also provide a range of individual strategies
for readying a seller’s home for sale, including appropriately staging the home.
All of these sell-side services are furthered by our marketing and advertising
campaign designed to drive traffic to our website.
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We
currently offer our services in three states—Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Florida.
When we represent buyers, we share with them up to one-half of our buyer broker
commission, which we receive from the seller or listing broker. For the fiscal
year ended October 31, 2008, our closed buy-side transaction gross revenue
exceeded $567,000, from which we have earned net commissions of $252,000, an
average of about $3,300 per transaction. For the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2008, we closed 79 transactions in representation of buyers and 20
transactions in representation of sellers. Our clients in these
“buy” transactions received rebates totaling $315,000, an average of nearly
$4,000. Our aggregate net revenue from our listing (sellers) totaled
$58,000 during the same fiscal year ended October 31,
2008. We also recorded $34,000 in revenues from
miscellaneous processing and administration fees.
Although
there are accepted norms, the amount of the commission that we receive on a
transaction depends on the price of the home and percentage commission offered
to the buyer’s broker by the seller or listing broker. Generally speaking, when
choosing a percentage commission to offer to buyer brokers, a seller or listing
broker may consider factors such as the general state of the local housing
market, how long the home has been on the market and how much the seller or
listing broker values the services of buyer’s brokers. For the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2008, we received on average a net buyer’s broker commission equal
to 1.1% of the average $297,000 purchase price our customers have paid for their
new homes. For our listing (selling) clients, our listing commissions
(which includes a $295 administrative fee) averaged about 0.95% of the price of
the 20 homes we had sold in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008.
Currently,
our revenues consist primarily of web-assisted real estate brokerage commissions
received, as agents in residential real estate transactions, at the time a real
estate transaction closes. We record revenues as gross revenue. Consumer rebates
and third-party agent commissions paid to buyer’s brokers (in those instances
where we represent the seller of a home) are treated as offsetting reductions to
gross revenue. Our net revenues are principally driven by the number of
transactions we close and the average net revenue per transaction. Average net
revenue per transaction is a function of (1) the home purchase price and
percentage commission we receive on each transaction and (2) the fee income we
receive from mortgage loan origination.
In
addition to traditional financial measures, we use several tools to monitor the
overall health of our real estate business. Some of the key performance
indicators we use are the following: website traffic, daily number of contacts
initiated by potential customers, number of new customers (i.e., both buyers and
sellers) added weekly, weekly number of transactions closed, and overall
pipeline of active customers. We also monitor daily cash flow, the average time
it takes to close a transaction (i.e., time elapsed between the creation of a
customer relationship and the closing date for a transaction related to that
customer).
Since we
commenced our real estate broker operations after the U.S. housing industry had
already entered its well publicized slump, it is difficult to assess the affect
the real estate industry’s difficulties have had on our ability to grow our
business. We do believe our brokerage model, with the lower prices we offer,
will be seen favorably by customers looking to save money when buying or selling
a home in a difficult market.
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As one
positive piece of news in our largest market (Twin Cities), the Minneapolis Star Tribune on
January 15, 2009 published an article stating that pending sales over the second
half of 2008 increased by 15.7% in 2008 versus 2007. The same Star Tribune article cited a
second piece of positive news for buyers in the Twin Cities, namely a 4.1% drop
in the median home price of traditional sales (excluding foreclosures or lender
mediated sales) in 2008 versus 2007. We believe that these two
factors, coupled with currently low interest rates, should help the Twin Cities
market stabilize in 2009.
Mortgage
and Insurance
For the
first nine months of our fiscal year ended October 31, 2008, our two wholly
owned mortgage subsidiaries, Home Equity Advisors, LLC and Marquest Financial,
Inc. provided us with mortgage brokerage revenue. Starting in
August, 2008 we began generating mortgage income through our investment in our
mortgage joint venture, Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC
(MHMW). MHMW has its own staff of mortgage loan officers that obtain
mortgages for customers who are refinancing existing mortgages or obtaining new
mortgages. MHMW bears no risk of loan default nor determines loan eligibility.
All mortgage fee income is paid by the loan underwriter (typically a large bank)
to MHMW for finding the customer and processing the paperwork for the
loan.
There are
two types of fees paid by banks to MHMW for its work as a mortgage broker. The
first is loan origination fees, which may be considered as commissions.
Typically, loan origination fees are a percentage of the total value of the
loan. A second fee source is referred to as “yield spread premium.” In certain
cases, a mortgage broker might find it possible to increase the interest rate
charged on a mortgage above the rate considered acceptable by the bank. In those
cases, the bank will pay a second fee “yield spread premium” to the mortgage
broker for obtaining a more favorable interest rate for the bank. The
ability to earn a “yield spread premium” has become more difficult in the last
few months due to market pressures. A 1% loan origination fee
is considered average by the U.S. mortgage industry. Yield spread premiums
are also occasionally paid by mortgage underwriters. When they are earned,
a typical yield spread would range from 0% to 1%.
Our
mortgage joint venture operates separately from real estate and is experiencing
revenue growth compared to the same period of our fiscal year ended October 31,
2008. We believe that this is particularly due to the fact that
interest rates on 30-year fixed rate mortgages are very favorable to borrowers
who can qualify. As Webdigs real estate brokerage revenues grow, we
expect that the mortgage originations generated by MHMW for home purchases will
grow correspondingly. Our Webdigs real estate team and the MHMW
mortgage team work closely together, which provides benefits to us and to our
customers (primarily real estate customers) who are able to efficiently
communicate with the integrated Webdigs real estate and mortgage
teams.
To
further enhance cash flow and provide convenience to our real estate customers,
we have recently obtained approval from the Commissioner of Insurance in
Minnesota to refer Webdigs real estate customers to an unaffiliated insurance
broker for quotes on their home and other personal insurance policies. Should a
referred customer end up purchasing insurance through our referral, the Company
will receive a commission for the referral.
Significant
Trends and Uncertainties
We are
experiencing sales growth but do face significant liquidity constraints due to
the costs associated with developing our real estate business. Since inception
(May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2008 we have incurred a net loss totaling
$2,692,948. As mentioned in more detail below and elsewhere in this filing, we
will require additional financing to maintain operations and to achieve our
expansion goals. If our efforts to raise additional capital take longer than we
expect or we are unsuccessful in securing capital, we expect to decrease our
advertising, identify other areas to reduce current costs, and concentrate on
continuing to build market share and real estate revenue in the Minneapolis-St.
Paul metropolitan area and Wisconsin. As part of this plan, we would intend to
have our Florida real estate operations continue for as long as possible,
even in a diminished capacity, if necessary. We do expect, however, that we
would cease operating in Florida prior to any significant reduction in
operation in Minneapolis-St. Paul or Wisconsin. Due to the difficult markets for
obtaining equity and debt financing, we are exploring a wide variety of
potential financing sources and arrangements.
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In
addition to the uncertainties surrounding our cash and liquidity situation,
current real estate and credit market conditions present a significant
uncertainty for our business. We believe that our business in the
latter parts of fiscal 2008 was adversely affected by the well publicized
problems in these markets, resulting in lower real estate activity and fewer
real estate brokerage transactions. Dramatic declines in the housing
market during 2008, with falling home prices, decreasing home sales volume, and
increasing foreclosures and unemployment, have resulted in many lenders and
institutional investors reducing, and in some cases, ceasing to provide funding
to borrowers (including other financial institutions). This market
turmoil and tightening of credit have led to an increased level of commercial
and consumer delinquencies, lack of consumer confidence, increased market
volatility and widespread reduction of business activity
generally. Our business and our viability may be threatened if these
adverse conditions persist into the summer of 2009.
Results
of Operation
The
following information should be read in conjunction with the audited financial
statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Annual
Report.
Selected
financial information about our operations by segment for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2008 and for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31,
2007 is as follows:
Real
Estate
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Mortgage
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Corporate
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Brokerage
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Brokerage
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&
Other
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Total
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Year
Ended October 31, 2008
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Revenues
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$ | 344,209 | $ | 538,579 | $ | - | $ | 882,788 | ||||||||
Operating
loss
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(1,129,413 | ) | (208,893 | ) | (735,296 | ) | (2,073,602 | ) | ||||||||
Equity
in loss from MHMW
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- | (9,064 | ) | - | (9,064 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest
expense
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285 | 7,281 | - | 7,566 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
& amortization
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147,803 | 65,964 | - | 213,767 | ||||||||||||
Identifiable
net assets
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322,499 | 91,736 | 39,984 | 454,219 | ||||||||||||
Capital
expenditures
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15,938 | 2,278 | - | 18,216 | ||||||||||||
For
the period from Inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31,
2007
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Revenues
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$ | 6,400 | $ | 93,454 | $ | - | $ | 99,854 | ||||||||
Operating
loss
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(305,220 | ) | (70,267 | ) | (227,229 | ) | (602,716 | ) | ||||||||
Equity
in loss from MHMW
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
& amortization
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11,486 | 3,425 | 1,492 | 16,403 | ||||||||||||
Identifiable
net assets
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412,030 | 187,372 | 157,892 | 757,294 | ||||||||||||
Capital
expenditures
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413,516 | - | 17,386 | 430,902 |
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Consolidated
net revenues for the year ended October 31, 2008 totaled $882,788, representing
a 784% increase over the $99,854 in net revenues for the period from inception
(May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007. After deducting customer rebates and
third-party agent commissions, we finished our first full year of operation with
almost $345,000 in real estate brokerage revenue compared to $6,400 for the
period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31,
2007. We believe that this marks for us a solid start to
our overall goal of becoming a value-driven national full-service web-assisted
real estate broker. During fiscal 2008, we closed 79 transactions in
representation of buyers and 20 transactions representing sellers, in comparison
to having closed only two transactions during the period from inception (May 1,
2007) to October 31, 2007. On a percentage basis, our real estate
brokerage revenues grew by 5,278% on a period-to-period basis for the fiscal
year ended October 31, 2008. Mortgage brokerage revenue growth of
476% over the same period would have been even greater had we not shifted our
mortgage brokerage operations to our Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs joint
venture on August 1, 2008, three months prior to the end of our fiscal
year.
As we
look ahead for fiscal year 2009, we expect continued growth in real estate
revenues and steady growth in mortgage brokerage transactions. From a
financial reporting standpoint, only the real estate brokerage revenue growth
will be directly visible on our financial
statements. No mortgage revenue will be directly
reflected in our financial statements due to our participation in the
Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs LLC (MHMW) joint venture. MHMW’s
financial results will not be consolidated with Webdigs, Inc. financial
statements and will be accounted for under the equity method of accounting for
investments.
Our total
operating expenses for fiscal 2008 aggregated to $2,956,390 compared to $702,570
for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007, amounting to a
321% period-to-period increase. General and administrative
expenses and selling expenses together comprise our operating
expenses.
Selling
expenses consisted of advertising and promotion, website maintenance,
selling-related compensation expense, non-cash depreciation and amortization
expense, and other general selling expenses, all of which aggregated to
$2,095,932 for fiscal 2008 compared to $385,955 for the period from inception
(May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007. In the year ended October 31,
2008, we placed significant emphasis on building our Webdigs brand through
advertising. We invested considerable time and money in a
multi-faceted advertising campaign that used a mix of media, including the
Internet, television, print, radio, direct-mail, outdoor signage and various
moveable signage at various times throughout the year. More specifically, we
spent $523,572 on advertising and promotion and $374,678 on website maintenance
for the year ended October 31, 2008. In the period from inception
(May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007, these expenses were significantly
less. In particular, we incurred advertising and promotion expenses
of $150,599 and website maintenance expenses of $39,333 (excluding $413,516
invested in website development which was capitalized). We believe
that our advertising, promotion and website maintenance expenses will enhance
our business performance in the current fiscal year and beyond.
In
addition to advertising, promotion and website maintenance expenses, we incurred
selling-related compensation expenses of $743,562 for the year ended October 31,
2008 compared to $149,703 for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October
31, 2007. These compensation costs include wages, commissions,
bonuses, and payroll fringe benefits. The increase can be mainly
attributed to our increased staffing during fiscal 2008, and the fact that we
operated over a full 12 months in the year ended October 31, 2008 versus only
six months in the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31,
2007. Our non-cash depreciation expense was $22,031 and
amortization expense was $191,736 for fiscal 2008, compared to depreciation
expense of $1,492 and amortization expense of $14,911 incurred from inception
(May 1, 2007) through October 31, 2007. Amortization
expense increased due primarily to the fact that for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2008, we had a full 12 months of amortization for our intangible
assets: our Webdigs real estate website and customer lists (acquired via
Marquest Financial, Inc, and Home Equity Advisors
acquisitions).
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We
incurred $860,458 in general and administrative (G&A) expenses for the year
ended October 31, 2008 compared to $316,615 incurred for the shorter period from
inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007, representing a $543,843
period-to-period increase. The largest component of our fiscal
2008 and 2007 G&A expense was share-based compensation expense related to
the vesting of restricted shares to founding members in July and
October 2007 and our May 2008 award of stock options to our non-employee
directors. Together, these non-cash expenses totaled $213,145 for
fiscal 2008 compared to $178,970 for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to
October 31, 2007.
Other
significant items of expense during fiscal 2008 included rent ($157,228), which
includes an accrued expense of $55,913 for rent owed on the balance of the
operating lease Marquest Financial held on its Bloomington, MN office
premises. The Bloomington office lease did not form part of the joint
venture agreement to create Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs,
LLC. In the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007,
rent was only $9,073. Audit fees of $104,893, legal fees of $72,541
and cash compensation expenses of $210,503 were the other major items of G&A
expense during fiscal 2008. For the most part, the audit and legal
fees incurred (total of $177,434) relate to our decision to become a public
reporting company. For the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to
October 31, 2007, these expenses were significantly less. Our fiscal
2007 combined legal and audit expenses were $61,733 and our cash compensation
expenses were $23,396. The remaining $102,148 of G&A expense
during fiscal 2008 was composed of contracted temporary staffing ($32,828),
directors and officers insurance ($26,936), accounting fees ($13,766) and
miscellaneous office expenses including items such as supplies, licenses and
other miscellaneous costs ($28,618).
Although
we anticipate positive results from our newly created Marketplace Home Mortgage
– Webdigs, LLC joint venture, during the period from its inception (August 1,
2008) to October 31, 2008, the entity recorded a net loss of
$20,048. Our 49% share of the joint venture’s net loss was
$9,824. Offsetting the loss slightly was a $760 deferred gain
resulting from the difference between the book value of assets transferred to
the new joint venture compared to the fair value that was credited the Company
(see note 4 of the financial statements for more information). The
net result of our first ever quarter of operations of Marketplace Home Mortgage
– Webdigs, LLC was therefore a net loss of $9,064.
For the
year ended October 31, 2008, we recorded interest expense of
$7,566. Nearly the entire amount of this charge relates to interest
charges recorded on a capital lease we held in the past year for office
equipment. A portion of this capital lease obligation has been
transferred to Marketplace Home Mortgage – Webdigs, LLC as part of the creation
of the joint venture so capital lease interest expense will be lower in fiscal
year 2009. The Company had no interest-bearing debts for the
comparable period.
Assets
and Employees; Research and Development
Our
primary assets are cash and intellectual-property rights, which are the
foundation for our services. At this time, we do not anticipate purchasing or
selling any significant equipment or other assets in the near term. Neither do
we anticipate any imminent or significant changes in the number of our
employees. We may, however, increase the number of independent contractor real
estate agents upon whom we rely to provide personal services in the event that
we expand into other markets or our business in our current markets
significantly increases.
We expect
that we will invest time, effort and expense in the continued refinement of our
website and user interface. We spent approximately $375,000 in the year ended
October 31, 2008 towards this end and all of these costs have been expensed. We
intend to reduce our cash outlay for web improvements in the upcoming fiscal
year, however, we still expect to enhance our website to meet our goal of
offering our customers an outstanding real estate search and education
resource.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources; Anticipated Financing Needs
For the
year ended October 31, 2008, we incurred a net operating loss of
$2,090,232. These losses funded technology development, marketing and
advertising, business development and other activities as discussed
above. In the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31,
2007, our operating losses were $602,716. In the most recent year
ended October 31, 2008 we funded operating losses primarily through cash of
$960,159 received from sales of our Webdigs common stock through private
placements and through our vendors via increased accounts payable
($554,750). For the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October
31, 2007, an increase in accounts payable contributed $318,355 to fund
operations.
On an
aggregate level, cash used in operations was $1,019,515 for the year ended
October 31, 2008 and $56,881 in the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to
October 31, 2007. Offsetting the operating losses in each period were
the previously mentioned increases in accounts payable, non-cash expenses for
depreciation and amortization ($213,767 versus $16,403), share-based
compensation ($213,145 versus $178,970) and accrued expenses ($80,267 versus
$34,656) for the year ended October 31, 2008 and the period from inception (May
1, 2007) to October 31, 2007 respectively.
Cash
outflows from investing activities were $18,216 in the year ended October 31,
2008 compared to $395,520 for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October
31, 2007. Investments in the year ended October 31, 2008 were
limited to $18,216 in purchases of computer and office
equipment. For the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to
October 31, 2007, we invested $413,516 in the creation of our webdigs.com
website and $17,386 in equipment and fixtures, offset by cash received of
$35,474 from the Marquest acquisition and the Select Video merger.
In the
year ended October 31, 2008, we raised $960,159 from private placement sales of
our common stock compared to $553,937 for the period from inception (May 1,
2007) to October 31, 2007. In each year, an increase in due to
officer (related to business expenses and consulting fees) contributed
additional financing: $9,676 in the year ended October 31, 2008 and $17,601 from
the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007.
We issued
4,218,000 common shares in exchange for the $960,159 we raised from private
placement sales in the year ended October 31, 2008 compared to 6,639,530 common
shares for the $553,937 we raised from private placement sales during the period
from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007. We finished
the year ended October 31, 2008 with $37,802 in cash and cash equivalent
compared to $113,280 for the period ended October 31, 2007.
Given our
low cash position, our near term focus in fiscal 2009 will be creating some
positive operating cash flow from our web-assisted real estate brokerage and
mortgage brokerage operations. We believe that our projected revenue
growth during the current fiscal year should generate sufficient capital to fund
our operations beyond September, 2009, based in part on extended payment terms
that we have negotiated or obtained with our vendors and in part on effective
working capital management. As our core brokerage operations grow and
provide us with a solid positive monthly cash flow, we expect that towards the
end of the fiscal year or beginning of the next fiscal year (starting November
2009) we will seek $5 to $6 million to fund expansion. If we
succeed in raising such amount, we believe that we would have sufficient capital
to fund our operations through October 31, 2011. Thereafter, however,
we would likely require additional financing to fund any significant expansion
in our operations.
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In
December 2008, we obtained a $250,000 loan from Lantern Advisers, LLC (a
Minnesota limited liability company) that accrues interest at a rate of 12% per
annum. As a result of this loan, we obtained net proceeds of $226,000
after deduction of legal fees earlier accrued and legal fees relating to the
loan transaction. Presently, and based on certain assumptions
relating to extended payment terms we have obtained from vendors (see below), we
expect that the net proceeds from this loan will provide us with working capital
sufficient to fund our current operations through the first three calendar
quarters of 2009 (September 30, 2009), when the loan matures and becomes fully
due and payable. In addition, as indicated above, we have obtained
express or tacit extended payment agreements with our vendors relating to an
aggregate of $650,000 in payables that are presently due. In those
cases where we do not have an express agreement with vendors, it is possible
that a vendor may demand payment or refuse to provide services that are critical
to the ability of the Company to either continue to operate or to timely
file required reports with the SEC. If any such risk
materializes, it would likely decrease our likelihood of obtaining financing on
terms acceptable to us, if at all. In addition, if we fail to reach
sales revenue objectives (for any reason, including due to continued poor real
estate and credit market conditions beyond our control), additional financing
may not be available on terms favorable to us, if at all.
If
additional funds are raised by the issuance of our equity securities, such as
through the issuance and exercise of common stock, then existing stockholders
will experience dilution of their ownership interest. If additional funds are
raised by the issuance of debt or other types of (typically preferred) equity
instruments, then we may be subject to certain limitations in our operations,
and issuance of such securities may have rights senior to those of the then
existing holders of our common stock. If adequate funds are not available or not
available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to fund expansion, develop or
enhance products or respond to competitive pressures.
During
the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007, we awarded certain
key employees shares of restricted common stock as a form of compensation. In
total, we issued 8,610,347 shares to key employees. The total value of all
restricted stock awarded (utilizing the principles of SFAS 123(R), discussed
below under the caption “Critical Accounting Policies”) was $463,360. There were
no additional restricted stock awards made for the year ended October 31,
2008. Using the vesting schedule applicable to each individual grant
of restricted stock, compensation expense recorded for the year ended October
31, 2008 and for period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007,
totaled $166,908 and $93,970, respectively. During the period ended
October 31, 2007, 1,627,736 shares with a fair value of $3,992
were forfeited due to the departure of two key employees prior to the lapse
of forfeiture restrictions on the shares of restricted stock. The
remaining unvested shares awarded, having a total valuation at grant date of
$198,490. All these remaining shares will vest in the upcoming year
ending October 31, 2009. As they vest, they will be accounted for as
additional compensation expense.
Effective
as of May 7, 2008, we granted options to three non-employee directors as a means
of inducing them to join the Board of Directors, giving each of them the right
to purchase up to 200,000 shares of common stock at the per-share price of
$0.25. These options may be exercised, to the extent vested, at any time prior
to May 7, 2013. Rights to purchase one-half of the shares issuable under the
options vested immediately upon issuance, with the remaining rights scheduled to
vest in two equal annual installments on each of May 7, 2009 and 2010. Under
SFAS No. 123(R), for stock-based awards granted after January 1, 2006, we
recognized compensation expense based on estimated grant date fair value using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model of $46,237 for the year ended October 31,
2008. Black-Scholes is used to determine the fair value for options issued to
both employees and non-employees. The estimated fair value of these stock option
grants was $73,979. We will record the remaining $27,742 as stock
compensation expense over the vesting period until May 7, 2010.
In
December 2008, we issued a warrant to a lender (Lantern Advisers,
LLC) providing the lender with the right to purchase up to 200,000 common
shares at $0.30 per share exercise price on or before December 12,
2011. In addition, we issued 200,000 shares of common stock to the
lender and the $250,000 promissory note issued to evidence the related loan
permits the lender, to convert amounts due under the loan into Webdigs common
shares at a price equal to 75% of the lowest bid price of the five days
preceding conversion. The loan terms require repayment on or before
September 30, 2009. We will record expenses in the first quarter of
our current fiscal year for these instruments.
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Critical
Accounting Policies
The
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are
based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The
preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and
judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses, and related disclosures. We evaluate these estimates on an on-going
basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other
assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the
results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values
of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions. Our significant estimates are:
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determining
the life of our website and customer list intangible
assets
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determining
some of the inputs for our stock option fair value calculation,
and
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assessing
the valuation allowance for income
taxes.
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We
consider the following accounting policies to be those most important to the
portrayal of our results of operations and financial condition:
Revenue Recognition.
Our web-assisted real estate brokerage business recognizes revenue at the
closing of a real estate transaction. Commissions and rebates due to third-party
real estate agents or consumers are accrued at the time of closing and
treated as an offset to gross revenues. Our mortgage brokerage business
recognizes commissions received and loan fees earned at the time a mortgage loan
closes. There is no judgment or estimating in our revenue recognition
model.
Income
Taxes. We account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No.
109, as clarified by FIN No. 48, which requires an asset and liability approach
to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Accordingly, deferred
tax assets and liabilities arise from the difference between the tax basis of an
asset or liability and its reported amount in the consolidated financial
statements. Deferred tax amounts are determined using the tax rates expected to
be in effect when the taxes will actually be paid or refunds received, as
provided under currently enacted tax law. Valuation allowances are established
when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be
realized. Income tax expense or benefit is the tax payable or refundable,
respectively, for the period plus or minus the change in deferred tax assets and
liabilities during the period. We currently have a full
valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets because it is not more
likely than not with our current losses and expected
continued losses that these assets will be realizable.
FIN No.
48 requires the recognition of a financial statement benefit of a tax position
only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than
not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the
more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial
statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent
likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax
authority.
Share-Based
Compensation. The Company accounts for stock incentive plans under the
recognition and measurement provisions of FASB Statement No. 123(R), Share-Based
Payments, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense
for all stock-based awards based on estimated fair values, net of estimated
forfeitures. Share-based compensation expense recognized for the year
ended October 31, 2008 and the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October
31, 2007 under Statement 123(R) includes compensation cost for restricted stock
awards and stock options. The Company uses the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model to determine the fair value of options granted as of the
grant date. Due to our limited operating history and trading of
our common stock, expected terms and volatility have been determined from other
comparable companies to Webdigs.
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Intangible Assets. We
have two types of intangible assets:
Website
Development
The
primary interface with the customer in our web-assisted real estate broker
operation is the Webdigs.com website. Certain costs incurred in development of
this website have been capitalized according to provision in Emerging Issues
Task Force Issue No. 00-2, Accounting for Website Development
Costs (EITF 00-2), and AICPA Statement of Position 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer
Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use. These capitalized costs
totaled $413,516 from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007. Amortization
is on a straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the website of 3
years. No additional costs were capitalized for the year ended
October 31, 2008. All costs incurred in 2008 relating to the
website were determined to be operational type costs and were properly
expensed.
Customer
Lists
The
Company accounts for customer lists under Statement of Financial Accounting
Statements (“SFAS”) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“SFAS 142”).
Amortization expense is calculated using the straight-line method (which
approximates the anticipated revenue stream back to the Company) over the lists
estimated 2-3 year life.
The
Company assessed impairment of these two intangible assets at October 31, 2008
and determined that there was no impairment.
Commissions and Fees
Receivable. Loan commissions and fees receivable are recorded
at the amount the Company expects to collect on loans or real estate
transactions closed. These receivables represent broker commission
balances due the Company from investors/lenders or listing real estate brokers
and usually are settled within 10-15 days after closing.
The Company reviews the
outstanding receivables on a monthly basis and receivables are considered past
due when payment has not been received 30 days after a loan
closes. Management provides for probable uncollectible amounts
through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance based on its
assessment of the current status of individual accounts. Balances
that are still outstanding after management has used reasonable collection
efforts are written off through a charge to the allowance for doubtful accounts
and a credit to accounts receivable. Historically, the Company has
not experienced significant losses related to receivables from individual
customers. At October 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company considers its
accounts receivable to be fully collectible and therefore, has not recorded an
allowance for doubtful accounts.
Office Equipment and
Fixtures. Office equipment and fixtures are recorded at
cost. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred;
major renewals and betterments are capitalized. When items of property or
equipment are sold or retired, the related costs and accumulated depreciation
are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operating
income.
Depreciation
is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
respective assets as follows:
Office
equipment
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2
to 5 years
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Furniture
and fixtures
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3
to 7
years
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Segment
Information. SFAS No. 131 Disclosure About Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information defines operating segments as components of a
company about which separate financial information must be provided is evaluated
regularly by the chief decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and
assess performance. The Company has identified two operating
segments: web-assisted real estate brokerage and mortgage
brokerage.
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Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements. In
June 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether
Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating
Securities. This guidance states that unvested share-based payment awards that
contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are
participating securities and should be included in the computation of earnings
per share using the two-class method outlined in SFAS No. 128, Earnings per
Share. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines
earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security
according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed
earnings. The adoption of this new guidance on January 1, 2009 should not
have an effect on our reported earnings per share.
In
April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS
142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets. This guidance
addresses the determination of the useful life of intangible assets which have
legal, regulatory or contractual provisions that potentially limit a company’s
use of an asset. Under the new guidance, a company should consider its own
historical experience in renewing or extending similar arrangements. We are
required to apply the new guidance to intangible assets acquired after
December 31, 2008.
In
February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 157-2 (“FSP FAS
157-2”) “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” which delays the
effective date of SFAS No. 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial
liabilities that are recognized or disclosed in the financial statements on a
nonrecurring basis to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. These
non-financial items include assets and liabilities such as reporting units
measured at fair value in a goodwill impairment test and non-financial assets
acquired and non-financial liabilities assumed in a business combination. The
Company has not applied the provisions of SFAS No. 157 to its non-financial
assets and non-financial liabilities in accordance with FSP FAS 157-
2.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R (revised 2007), “Business
Combinations”. SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007) establishes principles and
requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its
financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed,
and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree. The statement also provides
guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business
combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the
financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the
business combination. SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007) 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.
In June
2008, the FASB ratified the consensus reached by the EITF on Issue
No. 07-5, “Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is
Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock” (“EITF No. 07-5”). EITF No. 07-5
provides guidance for determining whether an equity-linked financial instrument
(or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock. EITF No. 07-5
applies to any freestanding financial instrument or embedded feature that has
all of the characteristics of a derivative or freestanding instrument that is
potentially settled in an entity’s own stock (with the exception of share-based
payment awards within the scope of SFAS 123(R)). To meet the definition of
“indexed to own stock,” an instrument’s contingent exercise provisions must not
be based on (a) an observable market, other than the market for the
issuer’s stock (if applicable), or (b) an observable index, other than an
index calculated or measured solely by reference to the issuer’s own operations,
and the variables that could affect the settlement amount must be inputs to the
fair value of a “fixed-for-fixed” forward or option on equity shares. EITF
No. 07-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect
the adoption of EITF No. 07-5 to change the classification or measurement
of its financial instruments.
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Seasonality
of Business
The
residential real estate market has traditionally experienced seasonality, with a
peak in the spring and summer seasons and a decrease in activity during the fall
and winter seasons. We expect revenues in each quarter to be
significantly affected by activity during the prior quarter, given the time lag
between contract execution and closing. A typical real estate
transaction has a 30-day lag between contract signing and closing of
the transaction.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We have
no off-balance sheet arrangements.
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ITEM
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DATA
WEBDIGS,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2008 AND THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION
(MAY
1, 2007) TO OCTOBER 31, 2007
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WEBDIGS,
INC.
TABLE
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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F-1
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Consolidated
Financial Statements:
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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F-2
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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F-4
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
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F-5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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F-6
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-7
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Webdigs,
Inc.
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Webdigs, Inc. as of October 31, 2008
and 2007, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity
(deficit) and cash flows for the year ended October 31, 2008 and the period from
inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Webdigs, Inc. as of October 31,
2008 and 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year
ended October 31, 2008 and the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October
31, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will
continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial
statements, the Company has suffered losses from operations since its inception
on May 1, 2007 and its total liabilities exceed its total
assets. These factors raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these
matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not
include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
/s/
Carver Moquist & O’Connor, LLC
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
January
29, 2009
F-1
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
October
31, 2008 and 2007
2008
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2007
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 37,802 | $ | 113,280 | ||||
Commissions
and fees receivable
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12,467 | 12,255 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and deposits
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14,011 | 19,192 | ||||||
Other
current assets
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6,125 | - | ||||||
Total
current assets
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70,405 | 144,727 | ||||||
Investment
in Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC
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2,182 | - | ||||||
Office
equipment and fixtures, net
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30,202 | 55,699 | ||||||
Intangible
assets, net
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351,430 | 556,868 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 454,219 | $ | 757,294 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-2
WEBDIGS,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
October
31, 2008 and 2007
2008
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2007
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(DEFICIT)
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Current
liabilities:
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Current
portion of capital lease obligations
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$ | 3,828 | $ | 8,929 | ||||
Accounts
payable
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377,538 | 98,581 | ||||||
Accounts
payable - minority stockholder
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550,206 | 274,413 | ||||||
Due
to officers
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27,277 | 17,601 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses:
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Professional
fees
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50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
Payroll
and commissions
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32,269 | 11,183 | ||||||
Lease
expenses for vacated office space
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55,913 | - | ||||||
Other
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15,170 | 11,902 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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1,112,201 | 472,609 | ||||||
Capital
lease obligations, less current portion
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10,431 | 36,470 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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1,122,632 | 509,079 | ||||||
Stockholders'
equity (deficit)
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Common
stock - $.001 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized as common stock and
an additional 125,000,000 shares designated as either common or preferred
stock; 22,308,711 and 18,442,840 common shares issued and outstanding at
October 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
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22,309 | 18,443 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
2,002,226 | 832,488 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(2,692,948 | ) | (602,716 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity (deficit)
|
(668,413 | ) | 248,215 | |||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)
|
$ | 454,219 | $ | 757,294 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-3
WEBDIGS,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period From
Inception
(May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Revenue:
|
||||||||
Gross
revenue
|
$ | 1,220,041 | $ | 105,675 | ||||
Less:
customer rebates and third-party agent commissions
|
(337,253 | ) | (5,821 | ) | ||||
Net
revenues
|
882,788 | 99,854 | ||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||
Selling
|
2,095,932 | 385,955 | ||||||
General
and administrative
|
860,458 | 316,615 | ||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
2,956,390 | 702,570 | ||||||
Operating
loss
|
(2,073,602 | ) | (602,716 | ) | ||||
Other
income (expense):
|
||||||||
Equity
in loss from Marketplace Home Mortgage Webdigs, LLC
|
(9,064 | ) | - | |||||
Interest
expense
|
(7,566 | ) | - | |||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(16,630 | ) | - | |||||
Net
loss before income taxes
|
(2,090,232 | ) | (602,716 | ) | ||||
Income
tax provision
|
- | - | ||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (2,090,232 | ) | $ | (602,716 | ) | ||
Net
loss per common share - basic and diluted
|
$ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | ||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
|
21,071,802 | 9,359,494 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-4
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period From
Inception
(May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
Accumulated
|
Stockholders'
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
(Deficit)
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at inception (May 1, 2007)
|
- | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||
Issuance
of founders' shares
|
4,403,020 | 4,403 | 6,097 | - | 10,500 | |||||||||||||||
Restricted
common stock awards - no immediate vesting
|
8,610,347 | 8,610 | (8,610 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Shares
issued to acquire Home Equity Advisors, LLC
|
260,920 | 261 | 31,739 | - | 32,000 | |||||||||||||||
Shares
issued to acquire Marquest Financial, Inc.
|
260,920 | 261 | 63,739 | - | 64,000 | |||||||||||||||
Shares
issued in private placement offering net of issuance
costs of $6,563, pre-merger
|
1,936,510 | 1,936 | 466,501 | - | 468,437 | |||||||||||||||
Shares
issued to officer (CEO) in lieu of cash compensation
|
346,534 | 347 | 84,653 | - | 85,000 | |||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred
dividends paid prior to the reverse merger with Select Video,
Inc.
|
- | - | (5,857 | ) | - | (5,857 | ) | |||||||||||||
Recapitalization
of shares issued by Select Video, Inc. prior to the
merger
|
3,952,325 | 3,952 | 23,929 | - | 27,881 | |||||||||||||||
Shares
issued in private placement offering, post-merger
|
300,000 | 300 | 74,700 | - | 75,000 | |||||||||||||||
Compensation
related to vesting of restricted common stock awards, net of
forfeitures
|
(1,627,736 | ) | (1,627 | ) | 95,597 | - | 93,970 | |||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31,
2007
|
- | - | - | (602,716 | ) | (602,716 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balances,
October 31, 2007
|
18,442,840 | 18,443 | 832,488 | (602,716 | ) | 248,215 | ||||||||||||||
Directors
stock option compensation
|
- | - | 46,237 | - | 46,237 | |||||||||||||||
Common
stock issued for services
|
1,200 | 1 | 299 | - | 300 | |||||||||||||||
Shares
issued in private placement offering, net of $1,141 for issuance
costs
|
4,218,000 | 4,218 | 955,941 | - | 960,159 | |||||||||||||||
Compensation
related to vesting of restricted common stock awards, net of
forfeitures
|
(353,329 | ) | (353 | ) | 167,261 | - | 166,908 | |||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended October 31, 2008
|
- | - | - | (2,090,232 | ) | (2,090,232 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balances,
October 31, 2008
|
22,308,711 | $ | 22,309 | $ | 2,002,226 | $ | (2,692,948 | ) | $ | (668,413 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-5
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and for the period from
Inception
(May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (2,090,232 | ) | $ | (602,716 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
|
22,031 | 1,492 | ||||||
Amortization
|
191,736 | 14,911 | ||||||
Equity
in the loss of Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC
|
9,064 | - | ||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
213,145 | 178,970 | ||||||
Loss
on disposition of office equipment and fixtures
|
580 | - | ||||||
Common
stock issued for services
|
300 | - | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Commissions
and fees receivable
|
(212 | ) | 6,288 | |||||
Prepaid
expenses and deposits
|
5,181 | (8,837 | ) | |||||
Other
current assets
|
(6,125 | ) | - | |||||
Accounts
payable
|
278,957 | 43,942 | ||||||
Accounts
payable - minority stockholder
|
275,793 | 274,413 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
80,267 | 34,656 | ||||||
Net
cash flows used in operating activities
|
(1,019,515 | ) | (56,881 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||
Payments
for web-site development costs
|
- | (413,516 | ) | |||||
Purchase
of equipment and fixtures
|
(18,216 | ) | (17,386 | ) | ||||
Cash
paid in connection with acquisition of HEA, net of cash
acquired totaling $1,896
|
- | (92 | ) | |||||
Cash
acquired with acquisition of Marquest, net of legal costs of
$560
|
- | 7,593 | ||||||
Cash
obtained from reverse merger with Select Video, Inc.
|
- | 27,881 | ||||||
Net
cash flows used in investing activities
|
(18,216 | ) | (395,520 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Payment
of preferred dividends
|
- | (5,857 | ) | |||||
Issuance
of common stock, net of issuance costs of $1,141 and $6,563,
respectively
|
960,159 | 553,937 | ||||||
Increase
in due to officer
|
9,676 | 17,601 | ||||||
Principal
payments on capital lease obligations
|
(7,582 | ) | - | |||||
Net
cash flows provided by financing activities
|
962,253 | 565,681 | ||||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(75,478 | ) | 113,280 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
113,280 | - | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$ | 37,802 | $ | 113,280 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
F-6
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
1 SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of
Business
Webdigs,
Inc. (“the Company”) was incorporated on May 25, 1994 under the name of Select
Video, Inc. The Company changed to its current name on October 23,
2007. Select Video, Inc. was an inactive shell from February 29, 2000
to October 24, 2007 when they entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and
Reorganization whereby it agreed to issue 15,818,251 shares of its common stock
to its subsidiary Select Video Acquisition, LLC which in-turn used those shares
to acquire all of the outstanding units of Webdigs, LLC, a private company
organized in the state of Minnesota resulting in Webdigs, LLC as the surviving
entity. Webdigs, LLC, based in Minneapolis, MN, was organized on May 1, 2007 and
consists of two strategic operating segments; (1) mortgage broker, assisting
homeowners in refinancing their home mortgages and assisting new home buyers in
qualifying for home mortgages and brokering the financing, (2) web-assisted real
estate broker, offering the same customer experience as a full service broker
utilizing a flat fee structure for listing services to their selling customers
and a graduated fee structure for their buying customers by rebating up
to two-thirds of its broker commissions. The mortgage broker segment
operates as an unconsolidated joint venture under the name of Marketplace Home
Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC. The online real estate broker segment
operates as Webdigs, LLC.
Upon
completion of the transaction on October 24, 2007, Webdigs, LLC became a wholly
owned subsidiary of Webdigs, Inc. Since the transaction resulted in
the existing members of Webdigs, LLC acquiring control of Webdigs, Inc., for
financial statement purposes, the merger has been accounted for as a
recapitalization of Webdigs, Inc. (a reverse merger with Webdigs, LLC as the
accounting acquirer).
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements as of October 31, 2007 present
the historical financial information of Webdigs, LLC from the period from
inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007 consolidated with Webdigs, Inc. from
the date reorganization (October 24, 2007) to October 31,
2007. The accompanying consolidated financial statements as
of October 31, 2008 present the historical financial information
of Webdigs, Inc. consolidated with its wholly owned subsidiary:
Webdigs, LLC, and its subsidiaries 1) HEA, LLC, 2) Marquest Financial, Inc. and
3) Credit Garage, LLC.
Basis of
Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2008 and the
period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007 include the accounts of
Webdigs, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Webdigs, LLC, which includes
wholly owned subsidiaries of Marquest Financial, Inc., Home Equity Advisors,
LLC, and Credit Garage, LLC. Investment in Marketplace Home Mortgage
- Webdigs, LLC (49% ownership) is recorded on the equity method. All
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the
consolidation.
F-7
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
Segment
Information
SFAS No.
131 Disclosure About Segments
of an Enterprise and Related Information defines operating segments as
components of a company about which separate financial information is evaluated
regularly by the chief decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and
assess performance. The Company has identified two operating
segments: web-assisted real estate brokerage and mortgage
brokerage.
Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
The
Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents,
commissions and fees receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and capital
lease obligations. Pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of
Financial Instruments, the Company is required to estimate the fair value
of all financial instruments at the balance sheet date. The Company
considers the carrying value of its financial instruments in the consolidated
financial statements to approximate fair value due to their short-term
nature.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
For
purposes of balance sheet presentation and reporting of cash flows, the Company
considers all unrestricted demand deposits, money market funds and highly liquid
debt instruments with an original maturity of less than 90 days to be cash and
cash equivalents.
Commissions and Fees
Receivable
Loan
commissions and fees receivable are recorded at the amount the Company expects
to collect on loans or real estate transactions closed. These
receivables represent broker commission balances due the Company from
investors/lenders or listing real estate brokers and usually are settled within
10-15 days after closing.
F-8
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
The
Company reviews the outstanding receivables on a monthly basis and receivables
are considered past due when payment has not been received 30 days after a loan
closes. Management provides for probable uncollectible amounts
through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance based on its
assessment of the current status of individual accounts. Balances
that are still outstanding after management has used reasonable collection
efforts are written off through a charge to the allowance for doubtful accounts
and a credit to accounts receivable. Historically, the Company has
not experienced significant losses related to receivables from individual
customers. At October 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company considers its
accounts receivable to be fully collectible and therefore, has not recorded an
allowance for doubtful accounts.
Intangible
Assets
The
Company has two types of intangible assets:
Website
Development
The
primary interface with the customer in the Company’s online real estate broker
operation is the Webdigs.com website. Certain costs incurred in
development of this website have been capitalized according to provisions in
Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-2, Accounting for Website Development
Costs (EITF 00-2), and AICPA Statement of Position 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer
Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use. These
capitalized costs totaled $0 and $413,516 for the year ended October 31, 2008
and the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007,
respectively. Amortization is on a straight-line basis over the
estimated 3 year useful life of the website.
Customer
Lists
The
Company accounts for customer lists under Statement of Financial Accounting
Statements ("SFAS") No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets ("SFAS 142").
Amortization expense is calculated using the straight-line method (which
approximates the anticipated revenue stream back to the Company) over the
estimated lives of 2-3 years.
Office Equipment and
Fixtures
Office
equipment and fixtures are recorded at cost. Maintenance and repairs
are charged to expense as incurred; major renewals and betterments are
capitalized. When items of property or equipment are sold or retired, the
related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any
gain or loss is included in operating income.
Depreciation
is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
respective assets as follows:
Office
equipment
|
2
to 5 years
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
3
to 7 years
|
F-9
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
Investment in Marketplace
Home Mortgage – Webdigs, LLC
On August
1, 2008, the Company contributed non-cash assets into a joint venture created
with Marketplace Home Mortgage, LLC for a 49% ownership interest (see Note 4).
The Company accounts for its investment in the joint venture using the equity
method. Accordingly, the Company records an increase in its investment for
contributions to the joint venture and for its 49% share of the income of the
joint venture, and a reduction in its investment for its 49% share of any losses
of the joint venture or disbursements of profits from the joint
venture.
Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets
In
accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment
or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, long-lived assets, such as website
development costs, furniture, equipment and customer lists, are reviewed for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of
assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of
an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by
the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated
future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the
carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company’s mortgage brokerage business recognizes commission revenues and loan
fees earned at the time a mortgage loan closes.
The real
estate brokerage business recognizes revenue at the closing of a real estate
transaction. Commissions and rebates due to third party real estate
agents or consumers are accrued at the time of closing and treated as an offset
to gross revenues.
Comprehensive Income
(Loss)
Comprehensive
income (loss) includes net income (loss) and items defined as other
comprehensive income (loss). Items defined as other comprehensive
income (loss) include items such as foreign currency translation adjustments and
unrealized gains and losses on certain marketable securities. For the
year ended October 31, 2008 and the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to
October 31, 2007, there were no adjustments to net loss to arrive at
comprehensive loss.
F-10
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, as
clarified by FIN No. 48, which requires an asset and liability approach to
financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Accordingly,
deferred tax assets and liabilities arise from the difference between the tax
basis of an asset or liability and its reported amount in the consolidated
financial statements. Deferred tax amounts are determined using the
tax rates expected to be in effect when the taxes will actually be paid or
refunds received, as provided under currently enacted tax
law. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce
deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax
expense or benefit is the tax payable or refundable, respectively, for the
period plus or minus the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities during
the period.
FIN
No. 48 requires the recognition of a financial statement benefit of a tax
position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more
likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax
positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in
the consolidated financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater
than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with
the relevant tax authority.
Share-Based
Compensation
The
Company accounts for stock incentive plans under the recognition and measurement
provisions of FASB Statement No. 123(R), Share-Based Payments, which
requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all
stock-based awards based on estimated fair values, net of estimated
forfeitures. Share-based compensation expense recognized for the year
ended October 31, 2008 and the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October
31, 2007 under Statement 123(R) includes compensation cost for restricted stock
awards and stock options. The Company uses the Black- Scholes
option-pricing model to determine the fair value of options granted as of the
grant date.
Advertising
The
Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expense
amounted to $523,572 and $150,599 for the year ended October 31, 2008 and the
period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007,
respectively.
Concentrations, Risks and
Uncertainties
Instability
of the Housing and Mortgage Sectors in the Company’s Regional
Markets:
The
Company’s operations are concentrated within the mortgage origination and real
estate brokerage industries throughout the Unites States and its prospects for
success are tied indirectly to interest rates and the general housing and
business climates in these regions.
F-11
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
Cash
Deposits in Excess of Federally Insured Limits:
The
Company maintains cash balances at two financial
institutions. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. At times, the cash
balances in these accounts may exceed federally insured limits. The
Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes they are
not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash
equivalents.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In
June 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether
Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating
Securities. This guidance states that unvested share-based payment awards that
contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are
participating securities and should be included in the computation of earnings
per share using the two-class method outlined in SFAS No. 128, Earnings per
Share. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines
earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security
according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed
earnings. The adoption of this new guidance on January 1, 2009 should not
have an effect on our reported earnings per share.
In
April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS
142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets. This guidance
addresses the determination of the useful life of intangible assets which have
legal, regulatory or contractual provisions that potentially limit a company’s
use of an asset. Under the new guidance, a company should consider its own
historical experience in renewing or extending similar arrangements. We are
required to apply the new guidance to intangible assets acquired after
December 31, 2008.
In
February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS 157-2 (“FSP FAS
157-2”) “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” which delays the
effective date of SFAS No. 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial
liabilities that are recognized or disclosed in the financial statements on a
nonrecurring basis to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. These
non-financial items include assets and liabilities such as reporting units
measured at fair value in a goodwill impairment test and non-financial assets
acquired and non-financial liabilities assumed in a business combination. The
Company has not applied the provisions of SFAS No. 157 to its non-financial
assets and non-financial liabilities in accordance with FSP FAS 157-
2.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R (revised 2007), “Business
Combinations”. SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007) establishes principles and
requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its
financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed,
and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree. The statement also provides
guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business
combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the
financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the
business combination. SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007) 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.
F-12
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
In June
2008, the FASB ratified the consensus reached by the EITF on Issue
No. 07-5, “Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is
Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock” (“EITF No. 07-5”). EITF No. 07-5
provides guidance for determining whether an equity-linked financial instrument
(or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock. EITF No. 07-5
applies to any freestanding financial instrument or embedded feature that has
all of the characteristics of a derivative or freestanding instrument that is
potentially settled in an entity’s own stock (with the exception of share-based
payment awards within the scope of SFAS 123(R)). To meet the definition of
“indexed to own stock,” an instrument’s contingent exercise provisions must not
be based on (a) an observable market, other than the market for the
issuer’s stock (if applicable), or (b) an observable index, other than an
index calculated or measured solely by reference to the issuer’s own operations,
and the variables that could affect the settlement amount must be inputs to the
fair value of a “fixed-for-fixed” forward or option on equity shares. EITF
No. 07-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect
the adoption of EITF No. 07-5 to change the classification or measurement
of its financial instruments.
2 GOING
CONCERN
The
Company has incurred significant operating losses for the year ended October 31,
2008 and the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31,
2007. At October 31, 2008, the Company reports a negative working
capital position of $1,041,796, an accumulated deficit of $2,692,648 and
a stockholder’s deficit of $668,413. It is management’s
opinion that these facts raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern without additional debt or equity
financing.
In order
to meet its working capital needs through the next twelve months, the Company
plans to seek additional financing, which could involve the issuance of equity,
debt and/or equity-linked securities. The Company is also looking to
reduce advertising expenditures and increase revenues through its existing
customer base and website traffic.
3 ACQUISITIONS
The
following 2007 acquisitions were accounted for as a purchase in accordance with
the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations;
accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair values determined by the
Company’s management based upon information currently available and on current
assumptions as to future operations.
HEA
On July
15, 2007, the Company (then operating as Webdigs, LLC) acquired all issued and
outstanding units of HEA for a total purchase price of $32,000 by issuing 64,000
member units valued at $0.50 per unit. The 64,000 units were
converted into 260,920 shares of common stock on October 24, 2007 in connection
with the reverse merger. The Company also incurred acquisition costs
of $1,998.
F-13
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
The total
purchase consideration of $33,998 was allocated to the acquired assets and
liabilities assumed, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their
estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The allocation of the
purchase consideration was as follows:
Cash
|
$ | 1,896 | ||
Commissions
receivable
|
15,543 | |||
Office
equipment
|
900 | |||
Customer
lists
|
27,404 | |||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(11,745 | ) | ||
$ | 33,998 |
Marquest
On
October 22, 2007, the Company (then operating as Webdigs, LLC) acquired all
issued and outstanding shares of Marquest for $64,000 by issuing 64,000 member
units valued at $1.00 per unit. The 64,000 units were converted into
260,920 shares on October 24, 2007 in connection with the reverse
merger. The Company also incurred acquisition costs of
$560. Additionally, in connection with the acquisition of Marquest,
the former owner of Marquest (a current shareholder of the Company) indemnified
the Company of a certain prior debt obligation of Marquest totaling
approximately $78,000 which was set forth in the purchase
agreement. This debt has not been recorded by the Company in
accounting for this acquisition as the Company believes the satisfaction of this
debt will be settled by the former parties.
The total
purchase consideration of $64,560 was allocated to the acquired assets and
liabilities assumed, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their
estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The allocation of the
purchase consideration was as follows:
Cash
|
$ | 8,153 | ||
Commissions
receivable
|
3,000 | |||
Prepaid
expenses
|
10,355 | |||
Office
equipment
|
38,905 | |||
Deferred
tax assets, net
|
11,000 | |||
Valuation
allowance
|
(11,000 | ) | ||
Customer
lists
|
130,859 | |||
Accounts
payable
|
(49,281 | ) | ||
Accrued
expenses
|
(32,032 | ) | ||
Capital
lease obligation
|
(45,399 | ) | ||
$ | 64,560 |
F-14
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
The
following unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations of the Company
assume that the acquisition of HEA and Marquest occurred as of May 1,
2007:
For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Webdigs, Inc.
|
HEA
|
Marquest
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$ | 6,400 | $ | 143,269 | $ | 465,334 | $ | 615,003 | ||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expense
|
(538,699 | ) | (185,541 | ) | (530,212 | ) | (1,254,452 | ) | ||||||||
Operating
(loss)
|
(532,299 | ) | (42,272 | ) | (64,878 | ) | (639,449 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
expense
|
- | (266 | ) | (7,489 | ) | (7,755 | ) | |||||||||
Net
loss before income taxes
|
(532,299 | ) | (42,538 | ) | (72,367 | ) | (647,204 | ) | ||||||||
Income
tax provision
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (532,299 | ) | $ | (42,538 | ) | $ | (72,367 | ) | $ | (647,204 | ) | ||||
Loss
per common share - basic and diluted
|
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | ||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
|
9,359,494 | 9,359,494 | 9,359,494 | 9,359,494 |
The
unaudited pro forma amounts represent the historical operating results of the
entities acquired from HEA and Marquest with appropriate adjustments that give
effect to depreciation and amortization and interest expense. The pro
forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would
have occurred in HEA and Marquest had they been in operation by Webdigs during
the period presented. In addition, the pro forma amounts do not
reflect potential cost savings related to full optimization and the redundant
effect of selling, general and administrative expense.
F-15
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
4 INVESTMENT
IN MARKETPLACE HOME MORTGAGE – WEBDIGS, LLC
On August
1, 2008, the Company entered into a joint venture arrangement with Marketplace
Home Mortgage, LLC whereby they created a new joint venture entity called
Marketplace Home Mortgage – Webdigs, LLC. The Company contributed
assets with a net book value totaling $34,804 less transferred liabilities of
$23,558 for a 49% ownership stake in the joint venture, and Marketplace Home
Mortgage, LLC contributed cash totaling $23,039 for 51%
ownership. The assets and liabilities contributed came entirely from
the Company’s mortgage brokerage subsidiaries; Marquest Financial, Inc. and Home
Equity Advisors, LLC. All mortgage brokerage activity previously done
within these entities will now take place under the new joint venture created
August 1, 2008. Because the Company has the ability to exercise
significant influence as a result of rights granted in the purchase agreement
and its 49% ownership stake, the Company has accounted for this transaction as
an equity investment.
Net
non-cash assets and liabilities contributed by the Company to the joint venture
were as follows:
Net
Book
Value
|
||||
Fixed
assets
|
$ | 21,102 | ||
Customer
list
|
13,702 | |||
Capital lease
obligations
|
(23,558 | ) | ||
Net investment in joint
venture
|
$ | 11,246 |
Summarized
financial information for this joint venture at October 31, 2008 and for the
period from inception (August 1, 2008) to October 31, 2008 is as
follows:
F-16
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
Summary Balance
Sheet
Current
assets
|
$ | 18,850 | ||
Other
assets
|
22,136 | |||
Current
liabilities
|
(15,859 | ) | ||
Net assets
|
$ | 25,127 |
Underlying
assets in Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC (49%)
|
12,312 | |||
Less:
deferred gain on excess of fair value received over net book value of
assets contributed to Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC
(1)
|
(10,130 | ) | ||
Investment
in Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC at October 31,
2008
|
$ | 2,182 |
|
(1)
|
At
October 31, 2008, the Company’s share of the underlying net assets of
Marketplace Home Mortgage – Webdigs, LLC exceeded its investment by
$10,130. The excess, which relates to office equipment, is
being amortized into income over the estimated remaining life of the
respective asset (43 months).
|
Summary Statement of
Operations
Revenue
|
$ | 102,768 | ||
Operating
expenses
|
(121,933 | ) | ||
Operating
loss
|
(19,165 | ) | ||
Other
expense
|
(883 | ) | ||
Net
loss
|
$ | (20,048 | ) | |
Equity
in the loss of Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC
(49%)
|
$ | (9,824 | ) | |
Amortization
of deferred gain on transfer of non-cash assets at book
value
|
760 | |||
Total
net equity in the loss of Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs,
LLC
|
$ | (9,064 | ) |
F-17
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
5 OFFICE
EQUIPMENT AND FIXTURES
Office
equipment and fixtures consists of the following at October 31, 2008 and
2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Office
equipment and fixtures
|
$ | 43,305 | $ | 57,191 | ||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
(13,103 | ) | (1,492 | ) | ||||
Office
equipment and fixtures, net
|
$ | 30,202 | $ | 55,699 |
Depreciation
expense amounted to $22,031 and $1,492 for the year ended October 31, 2008 and
the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007,
respectively. Office equipment and fixtures held under a capital
lease, included above, had a total cost of $9,981 and $28,011 as of October 31,
2008 and 2007, respectively. Accumulated depreciation for the office
equipment held under the capital lease was $2,396 and $0 as of October 31, 2008
and 2007, respectively.
6 INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
Intangible
assets consist of the following at October 31, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Website
development
|
$ | 413,516 | $ | 413,516 | ||||
Customer
lists
|
130,859 | 158,263 | ||||||
544,375 | 571,779 | |||||||
Less
accumulated amortization
|
(192,945 | ) | (14,911 | ) | ||||
Intangible
assets, net
|
$ | 351,430 | $ | 556,868 |
Amortization
expense amounted to $191,736 and $14,911 for the year ended October
31, 2008 and the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007,
respectively.
The
estimated remaining amortization expense is as follows:
Years ending October 31,
|
||||
2009
|
$ | 181,452 | ||
2010
|
169,978 | |||
$ | 351,430 |
The
future amortization expense is an estimate. Actual amounts may change
from such estimated amounts due to additional intangible asset acquisitions,
potential impairments, accelerated amortization or other events.
F-18
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
7 CAPITAL
LEASE OBLIGATION
The
Company is obligated under a capital lease covering office equipment that
expires in February, 2012. Future minimum lease payments
including interest required under this lease are as follows:
Years ending October 31,
|
||||
2009
|
$ | 4,987 | ||
2010
|
4,987 | |||
2011
|
4,987 | |||
2012
|
1,663 | |||
Total
|
16,624 | |||
Less: amount
representing interest
|
(2,365 | ) | ||
Net
capital lease obligation
|
14,259 | |||
Less: current
portion
|
(3,828 | ) | ||
Long-term
obligations under capital lease
|
$ | 10,431 |
8 INCOME
TAXES
On
October 24, 2007, the Company entered into a reverse merger transaction with
Select Video, Inc. and its subsidiary, Select Video Acquisition, LLC, thereby
becoming a C-Corporation for income tax purposes. Prior to the
merger, net income and loss of Webdigs, LLC was passed through and reported on
the tax returns of the members of the LLC, therefore, there was no tax provision
recorded for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 23,
2007. Subsequent to the merger on October 24, 2007, the Company is
following the income tax accounting guidance of FAS 109. Also, in
connection with the merger, the Company recorded net deferred tax assets of
$32,000 due to a change in tax status and a valuation allowance of $32,000
because the Company is not currently able to conclude that it is more likely
than not that these assets will be realized.
F-19
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
The
provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following for the year
ended October 31, 2008 and the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October
31, 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Current
|
$ | — | $ | — | ||||
Deferred
|
(755,000 | ) | (8,000 | ) | ||||
(755,000 | ) | (8,000 | ) | |||||
Establishment
of net deferred tax asset as of October 24, 2007 due to the reverse merger
and change in tax status
|
— | (32,000 | ) | |||||
(755,000 | ) | (40,000 | ) | |||||
Valuation
allowance
|
755,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
$ | — | $ | — |
The
provision for income taxes varies from the statutory rate applied to the total
loss as follows for the year ended October 31, 2008 and the period from
inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Federal
income tax benefit at statutory rate (34%)
|
$
|
(710,000
|
)
|
$
|
(205,000
|
)
|
||
State
tax benefit, net of federal
|
(125,000
|
)
|
(36,000
|
)
|
||||
Non-deductible
expenses
|
80,000
|
1,000
|
||||||
Operating
loss passed to LLC members prior to reverse merger (May 1, 2007
to October 23, 2007)
|
—
|
232,000
|
||||||
Establishment
of net deferred tax asset due to tax status change
|
—
|
(32,000
|
)
|
|||||
Current
valuation allowance
|
755,000
|
40,000
|
||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
F-20
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
Deferred
income taxes, which result from the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for tax purposes, consist of the following at
October 31, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax assets (liabilities):
|
||||||||
Net
operating loss carryforwards
|
$
|
755,000
|
$
|
76,000
|
||||
Accrued
expenses
|
56,000
|
20,000
|
||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
18,000
|
—
|
||||||
Other
|
1,000
|
—
|
||||||
Depreciation
|
(1,000
|
)
|
(5,000
|
)
|
||||
Amortization
|
(34,000
|
)
|
(51,000
|
)
|
||||
Net
deferred tax assets
|
795,000
|
40,000
|
||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(795,000
|
)
|
(40,000
|
)
|
||||
Net
deferred tax assets
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
Valuation
allowances of $795,000 and $40,000 have been provided for deferred income tax
assets for which realization is uncertain as of October 31, 2008 and
2007.
The
Company has a total net operating loss carryforward of approximately $1,883,000
which expires beginning in 2027 through 2028. In assessing the
realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more
likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will be
realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is
dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in
which those temporary differences will become deductible. The Company
considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future
taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this
assessment. The Company has recorded a full valuation allowance
against its net deferred tax assets because it is not currently able to conclude
that it is more likely than not that these assets will be
realized. The amount of deferred tax assets considered to be
realizable could be increased in the near term if estimates of future taxable
income during the carryforward period are increased.
Under the
Internal Revenue Code Section 382 (IRC 382), certain stock transactions which
significantly change ownership, including the sale of stock to new investors,
the exercise of options to purchase stock, or other transactions between
shareholders could limit the amount of net operating loss carryforwards that may
be utilized on an annual basis to offset taxable income in future periods.
In
October 2007, the Company acquired Marquest Financial, Inc. which had a net
operating loss carryforward of $172,000. Due to the limitations of
IRC 382, utilization of the loss is limited to $8,607 per year for the next 20
years expiring in 2027.
F-21
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
9
|
SHARE-BASED
COMPENSATION
|
Stock
Options
In May
2008, the Board of Directors approved the issuance of incentive stock
options totaling 600,000 shares to its non-employee directors.
The exercise price of the options to purchase common stock was at
the fair market value of such shares on the date of the grant. Options
generally become exercisable ratably on the anniversary of the date of the grant
over a period of up to 2 years. There are no vesting provisions tied to
performance conditions for any outstanding options. Vesting for all outstanding
options is based solely on continued service as a director of the Company
and vest one-half on the grant date and one-quarter on each of the next two
yearly anniversaries of the grant. Options to purchase shares expire not later
than five years after the grant of the option.
The
Company recognizes compensation expense for the stock options over the requisite
service period for vesting of the award. Total stock-based compensation
expense included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations for the
year ended October 31, 2008 is $46,237. This expense is
included in general and administrative expense. There was no tax benefit
from recording this non-cash expense due to the Company having a full valuation
allowance against its deferred tax asset. The compensation expense had less
than a $0.01 per share impact on the basic loss per common share for the
year ended October 31, 2008. There were no stock option grants in
2007, and thus no option expense for the period from inception (May 1,
2007) to October 31, 2007. As
of October 31, 2008, the Company had $27,742 of unrecognized
compensation expense related to the outstanding stock options, which will be
recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.
The fair
value of each option grant was estimated as of the date of the grant using the
Black-Scholes pricing model. The resulting compensation expense is amortized on
a straight line basis over the vesting period of the grant. The expected term of
options granted is determined utilizing a public company proxy with similar
grants as the Company does not have sufficient option exercise history from its
employees/directors. Likewise, as the Company has only limited public trading
history, the expected volatility rate used is also determined from a public
company proxy in the same industry and business operations as the Company. The
risk-free interest rate is based on US Treasury yield curve in effect at the
time of the grant. Expected pre-vesting option forfeitures are estimated to be
zero based on the small population of the individuals who have options, and the
nature of the positions held by those individuals.
The
assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton model and the weighted average fair
value of options granted during the year ended October 31, 2008 and the period
from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007 are set forth in the table
below:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Expected
term
|
2.9
years
|
—
|
||||||
Expected
volatility
|
74.0%
|
—
|
||||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
3.1%
|
—
|
||||||
Dividend
yield
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Weighted-average fair value of options
granted
|
$ |
0.12
|
—
|
F-22
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
The
following is summary of stock option activity for the year ended October 31,
2008:
Number
of
options
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term
(years)
|
|||||||||||||
Outstanding
at October 31, 2007
|
— | $ | — | $ | — | — | ||||||||||
Granted
|
600,000 | 0.25 | — | |||||||||||||
Exercised
|
— | — | — | |||||||||||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
— | — | — | |||||||||||||
Outstanding
at October 31, 2008
|
600,000 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.00 | 4.5 | ||||||||||
Exercisable
at October 31, 2008
|
300,000 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.00 | 4.5 |
The
aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the difference between
the closing stock price on October 31, 2008 and the exercise price, multiplied
by the number of in-the-money options that would have been received by the
option holders had all option holders exercised their options on October 31,
2008. There were no options exercised in the year ended October
31, 2008.
Restricted Stock
Compensation
For the
period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007, the Company awarded
8,610,347 of time-based restricted common stock (non-vested shares),
respectively, to certain officers and employees of the Company. As a
condition of the award, the officers and employees must be employed with the
Company in order to continue to vest in their shares over a two year
period. The fair value of the non-vested shares is equal to the fair
market value on the date of grant and is amortized ratably over the vesting
period. No additional awards were made during the year ended October
31, 2008.
The
Company recorded $166,908 and $93,970 of compensation expense in the
consolidated statement of operations related to vested shares (restricted stock)
for the year ended October 31, 2008 and for the period from inception (May 1,
2007) to October 31, 2007, respectively.
F-23
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
A summary
of the status of non-vested shares and changes as of October 31, 2008 is set
forth below:
Restricted
Shares
|
Unearned Compensation
|
|||||||
Outstanding,
May 1, 2007
|
- | - | ||||||
Granted
|
8,610,347 | $ | 463,360 | |||||
Vested
|
(2,295,707 | ) | (93,970 | ) | ||||
Forfeited/canceled
|
(1,627,736 | ) | (3,992 | ) | ||||
Outstanding,
October 31, 2007
|
4,686,904 | 365,398 | ||||||
Granted
|
- | - | ||||||
Vested
|
(2,392,762 | ) | (166,908 | ) | ||||
Forfeited/canceled
|
(353,329 | ) | - | |||||
Outstanding,
October 31, 2008
|
1,940,813 | $ | 198,490 |
The
remaining 1,940,813 shares and associated unearned compensation will all vest in
the fiscal year ending October 31, 2009.
10
|
SHAREHOLDERS
EQUITY
|
During
the period from August 1, 2008 to October 31, 2008, the Company sold 92,000
shares to accredited investors for $23,000 ($0.25 per share) in cash
proceeds.
During
October 2008, the Company issued 1,200 shares for $300 ($0.25 per share, fair
value of the Company’s common stock at that time) in consulting services
performed for the Company.
On August
18, 2008, the Company sold 260,000 shares to a third-party accredited investor
for $46,800 ($0.18 per share) in cash proceeds.
During
the period from August 1, 2008 to October 31, 2008, the Company sold 500,000
shares to a third party accredited investor for $48,859 net of legal costs
($0.10 per share) in cash proceeds.
During
the period from November 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008, the Company sold 3,366,000
shares of common stock to accredited investors for $841,500 ($0.25 per share) in
cash proceeds.
During
the period from October 24, 2007 to October 31, 2007, the Company sold 300,000
shares of common stock to accredited investors for $75,000 ($0.25 per share) in
cash proceeds.
F-24
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
On
October 23, 2007, the Company (then operating as Webdigs, LLC) issued member
units equivalent to 260,920 shares of common stock to acquire the outstanding
common shares in Marquest Financial, Inc. at a valuation of
$64,000.
During
the period from August 1, 2007 to October 23, 2007 the Company (then operating
as Webdigs, LLC) sold Class A member units equivalent to 1,121,137 shares of
common stock for a price equivalent to $0.2453 per share. The Company raised
$275,000 in capital from this sale to accredited investors. The Company incurred
issuance costs of $1,975. Preferred dividends of $2,093 were declared and paid
to these members prior to their recharacterization to common stock at the time
of the reverse merger on October 24, 2007.
For the
period from August 1, 2007 to October 23, 2007 a portion of the CEO compensation
was paid in stock. In total, 346,534 shares of common stock were issued with a
fair value of $85,000.
On July
15, 2007, the Company (then operating as Webdigs, LLC) issued member units
equivalent to 260,920 shares of common stock to acquire the outstanding member
units in Home Equity Advisors, LLC at a valuation of $32,000.
During
the period from July 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007, the Company (then operating as
Webdigs, LLC) sold Class A member units equivalent to 815,373 shares of common
stock for a price equivalent to $0.2453 per share. The Company raised $200,000
in capital from this sale to accredited investors. The Company incurred issuance
costs of $4,588. Preferred dividends of $3,764 were declared and paid to these
members prior to their recharacterization to common stock at the time of the
reverse merger on October 24, 2007.
At
inception, on May 1, 2007, the Company (then operating as Webdigs, LLC) issued
member units equivalent to 4,403,020 shares of common stock to the Company’s
founders for $10,500 in cash.
11
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
Accounts Payable – Minority
Stockholder
The
Company’s principal advertising agency/website developer was owed $550,206 and
$274,413 at October 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The two
principals of this advertising company are also minority stockholders in the
Company – holding approximately 2% of the Company’s outstanding shares at
October 31, 2008 and 2007. For the year ended October 31, 2008 and
the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007, the Company
incurred $606,674 and $586,912 in services and rent from this related party,
respectively.
Included
in the $606,674 and $586,912 are $36,000 and $6,000, respectively, in office
rent expense for the Company for the year ended October 31, 2008 and the period
from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007. The Company
informally rents office space for its headquarters and real estate operation in
Minneapolis from the related party on a month to month basis
F-25
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
Due to
Officers
As of
October 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company was indebted to its officers for amounts
totaling $27,277 and $17,601, respectively, for business expenses and consulting
services. The indebtedness is due on demand and is non-interest
bearing.
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SEGMENT
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|
The
Company has two reporting segments that fall within two primary business groups:
web-assisted real estate broker and mortgage broker.
The
web-assisted real estate broker segment offers a superior customer experience to
a full service real estate broker. The main distinction offered by the Company’s
real estate brokerage services is that of a flat fee structure for listing
services and a graduated fee structure offering customers a rebate up to
two-thirds of the Company’s broker commission for real estate buyers. This
business segment operates as Webdigs, Inc. Its principal market is the United
States.
The
mortgage broker segment assists homeowners in refinancing their home mortgages
and assists prospective home buyers in qualifying for a home mortgage and
brokering the financing. This business segment operated as Marquest Financial
and Home Equity Advisors from their acquisitions in 2007 to July 31,
2008. Starting in August 2008, the Company created a new joint
venture and began operating in Minnesota as a limited liability
company under the name Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC (see note 4 for
further explanation).
The
corporate segment consists primarily of investments in fixed assets, personnel
and other operating expenses associated with the Company’s corporate offices in
Minneapolis, and certain technology initiatives.
Selected
financial information about the Company’s operations by segment for the year
ended October 31, 2008 and for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to
October 31, 2007 is as follows:
F-26
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
Web-Assisted
Real Estate
Brokerage
|
Retail
Mortgage
Brokerage
|
Corporate
And Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Year Ended October 31, 2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 344,209 | $ | 538,579 | $ | - | $ | 882,788 | ||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(1,129,413 | ) | (208,893 | ) | (735,296 | ) | (2,073,602 | ) | ||||||||
Equity
in loss from Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC
|
- | (9,064 | ) | - | (9,064 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
285 | 7,281 | - | 7,566 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
& amortization
|
147,803 | 65,964 | - | 213,767 | ||||||||||||
Assets
|
322,499 | 91,736 | 39,984 | 454,219 | ||||||||||||
Capital
expenditures and website development costs
|
15,938 | 2,278 | - | 18,216 | ||||||||||||
Period from May 1, 2007 (inception) to October 31,
2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 6,400 | $ | 93,454 | $ | - | $ | 99,854 | ||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(305,220 | ) | (70,267 | ) | (227,229 | ) | (602,716 | ) | ||||||||
Equity
in loss from Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
& amortization
|
11,486 | 3,425 | 1,492 | 16,403 | ||||||||||||
Assets
|
412,030 | 187,372 | 157,892 | 757,294 | ||||||||||||
Capital
expenditures and website development costs
|
413,516 | - | 17,386 | 430,902 |
F-27
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
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|
BASIC
AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
|
The
Company computes earnings per share in accordance with FASB Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings Per Share ("SFAS 128"). SFAS
128 requires companies to compute earnings per share under two different
methods, basic and diluted, and present per share data for all periods in which
statements of operations are presented. Basic earnings per share are computed by
dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding. Diluted earnings per share are computed by dividing net income by
the weighted average number of common stock and common stock equivalents
outstanding.
The
following table provides a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators
used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended
October 31, 2008 and the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31,
2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Basic
earnings per share calculation:
|
||||||||
Net
loss to common shareholders
|
$ | (2,090,232 | ) | $ | (602,716 | ) | ||
Weighted
average of common shares outstanding
|
21,071,802 | 9,359,494 | ||||||
Basic
net loss per share
|
$ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | ||
Diluted
earnings per share calculation:
|
||||||||
Net
loss to common shareholders
|
$ | (2,090,232 | ) | $ | (602,716 | ) | ||
Weighted
average of common shares outstanding
|
21,071,802 | 9,359,494 | ||||||
Stock
options (1)
|
- | - | ||||||
Diluted
weighted average common shares outstanding
|
21,071,802 | 9,359,494 | ||||||
Diluted
net loss per share
|
$ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) |
(1)
|
The
600,000 shares of options granted and outstanding were anti-dilutive due
to the Company’s net loss for the year ended October 31, 2008, therefore
they have been excluded from the
calculation.
|
F-28
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
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|
SUPPLEMENTAL
CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Supplemental cash flow
information
|
||||||||
Cash
paid for interest
|
$ | 7,261 | $ | - | ||||
Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash investing and financing
activities
|
||||||||
Acquisition
of Home Equity, Advisors, LLC by issuing common stock valued at
$32,000:
|
||||||||
Fair
value of assets acquired
|
$ | - | $ | 45,743 | ||||
Liabilities
assumed
|
- | (11,745 | ) | |||||
Cash
paid for acquisition costs
|
- | (1,998 | ) | |||||
Shares
issued for acquisition
|
- | - | ||||||
$ | - | $ | 32,000 | |||||
Acquisition
of Marquest Financial, Inc. by issuing common stock valued at
$64,000:
|
||||||||
Fair
value of assets acquired
|
$ | - | $ | 191,272 | ||||
Liabilities
assumed
|
- | (126,712 | ) | |||||
Cash
paid for acquisition costs
|
- | (560 | ) | |||||
Shares
issued for acquisition
|
- | - | ||||||
$ | - | $ | 64,000 | |||||
Assets
and liabilities transferred to joint venture investment in
Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC
|
||||||||
Net
office equipment and fixtures contributed
|
$ | 21,102 | $ | - | ||||
Net
intangible asset contributed (customer list)
|
13,702 | - | ||||||
Capital
lease obligations transferred
|
(23,558 | ) | - | |||||
Net
assets and liabilities transferred to joint venture
|
$ | 11,246 | $ | - |
F-29
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2008 and For the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007)
to October 31, 2007
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|
OPERATING
LEAESE COMMMITMENTS
|
The
Company previously conducted a portion of its Marquest mortgage operations in a
leased facility in Bloomington, MN under a non-cancelable operating lease
expiring August 2009. With the establishment of the Company's new
joint venture (Marketplace Home Mortgage - Webdigs, LLC) on August 1, 2008, the
Marquest mortgage operations were transferred and the Company vacated the
space. Monthly base rent expense for this space, including related
insurance and common area expenses, is $5,546 per month. The Company as of
October 31, 2008, has accrued for all remaining lease payments due under
the lease which total $55,913.
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|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
Convertible Debt
Issued
On
December 12, 2008, the Company closed on a loan of $250,000 in order to obtain
additional liquidity to meet current working capital requirements and fund
expansion. The loan contains a simple interest rate of 12% per annum
with $2,500 (1%) payable to the lender on a monthly basis. Also
included in the loan are awards to the lender of 200,000 shares of the
Company’s. common stock, warrants to purchase an additional 200,000 shares of
common stock at $0.30 per share on or before December 12, 2011 and an option to
convert the loan to common shares at a price equal to 75% of the lowest bid
price of the 5 days preceding conversion. The loan terms require
repayment on or before September 30, 2009.
In
addition to the above conditions, the Company’s executive officers and managers
have pledged as collateral 4,510,910 shares of the Company’s common stock which
would be awarded to the lender in the event of non-fulfillment of the terms of
the loan. The Company’s Chairman and CEO has also provided a personal
guaranty for the entire amount of the loan.
Stock
Issuances
During
the period from November 1, 2008 to January 27, 2009 the Company issued 28,000
shares for $7,000 ($0.25 per share) in consulting services performed for the
Company.
During
the period from November 1, 2008 to January 27, 2009 the Company issued 100,000
shares for $10,000 ($0.10 per share) in consulting services performed for the
Company.
During
the period from November 1, 2008 to January 27, 2009 the Company issued an
additional 100,000 shares for $10,000 ($0.10 per share) in consulting services
performed for the Company.
F-30
ITEM 9.
|
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
|
None.
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable
assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated
and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. A control system, no matter how well conceived and
operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance the objectives of
the control system are met.
As of
October 31, 2008, our management with the participation of our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as such term is defined
in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s
disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of October 31, 2008,
because of the identification of the material weaknesses in internal control
over financial reporting described below. Notwithstanding the material
weaknesses that existed as of October 31, 2008, our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer have each concluded that the consolidated financial
statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows
of the Company and its subsidiaries in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We are currently
looking into cost effective steps to potentially remediate such material
weakness as described below.
Since we
do not have a formalized audit committee, our Board of Directors oversees the
responsibilities of the audit committee. The Board is fully aware that there is
lack of segregation of duties due to the small number of employees dealing with
general administrative and financial matters.
Management’s Annual Report on
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a
set of processes designed by, or under the supervision of, a company’s principal
executive and principal financial officers, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes
those policies and procedures that:
|
·
|
pertain
to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and
fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of our
assets;
|
|
·
|
provide
reasonable assurance our transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that
receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of our management and directors;
and
|
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|
·
|
provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have
a material effect on the financial
statement.
|
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not
prevent or detect misstatements. It should be noted that any system of internal
control, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and
not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system will be met. Also,
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.
Under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an assessment of the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on criteria
established in “Internal Control-Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), as of October 31,
2008.
A
material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control
deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material
misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or
detected. In connection with the assessment described above,
management identified the following control deficiencies that represent material
weaknesses at October 31, 2008:
|
·
|
The
Company does not currently have an audit committee that is actively
involved with the financial reporting process and thus the Company lacks
the board oversight role within the financial reporting
process.
|
|
·
|
The
Company’s small size and only one financial person office prohibits the
segregation of duties and the timely review of financial data and banking
information. The Company has limited review procedures in
place.
|
|
·
|
Numerous
GAAP audit adjustments were made to the financial statements for the year
ended October 31, 2008.
|
As a
result of these material weaknesses described above, management has concluded
that, as of October 31, 2008, our internal control over financial reporting was
not effective based on the criteria in “Internal Control-Integrated Framework”
issued by COSO. We intend to initiate measures to remediate and
refine our internal controls to address these identified material weaknesses as
the Company grows. Other than improving the process of involvement of
the Board of Directors in the financial reporting process, we intend to initiate
remedial measures as the Company obtains a stronger cash position to warrant
additional expenditures.
This
Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent
registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent
registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that
permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual
report.
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Changes in Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the quarter ended October 31, 2008, that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
The
Company terminated two unfilled subscription agreements with investors in
January 2009. The subscription agreements, which were signed in
August 2008, required the investors to invest up to $200,000 for the purchase of
2,000,000 shares ($0.10 per share) of common stock of the
Company. 500,000 shares were sold under these agreements prior to
termination. The agreements were terminated by mutual agreement of
the parties on January 21, 2009 based on the prevailing market price for the
common stock which, at that time, had ranged between $0.26 and $1.01 per share
since the common shares of the Company were listed on the OTC Bulletin Board
December 22, 2008.
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PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Directors,
Executive Officers and Other Key Employees
Our Board
of Directors and management team includes:
Name
|
Age
|
Position(s)
|
Independent
Director
|
|||
Robert
A. Buntz, Jr.
|
57
|
Director
(Chairman), Chief Executive Officer and President
|
No
|
|||
Robert
L. Lumpkins
|
64
|
Director
|
Yes
|
|||
Steven
Sjoblad
|
58
|
Director
|
Yes
|
|||
Christopher
Larson
|
36
|
Director
|
Yes
|
|||
Thomas
Meckey
|
32
|
Director,
Vice President of Operations
|
No
|
|||
Edward
Wicker
|
49
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
N/A
|
Biographies
for the members of our Board of Directors and our management team are set forth
below:
Robert A. Buntz, Jr., has
served as a director of the Company, including Webdigs, LLC, since inception in
May 2007. Mr. Buntz has been an entrepreneur for more than 30 years and a real
estate broker for more than 25. In 1981, Mr. Buntz developed the award-winning
Bluefin Bay on Lake Superior, Tofte, Minnesota, and operated that resort until
2007. Among his achievements, Mr. Buntz’s development company donated the land,
time and funding to help create the North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum, and
Mr. Buntz created and developed one of the first rural affordable housing
projects, Tofte Homestead. From 1984 through 2006, and while he was
simultaneously operating Bluefin Bay, Mr. Buntz was the owner and operator of
Tofte Land Co., Inc., a real estate holding and brokerage firm. He now has more
than 25 years of hospitality experience as an owner-operator of destination
properties.
Mr. Buntz
has served on the board of directors of the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council
and the (Minnesota) Governor’s Tourism Advisory Committee for more than 15
years. Currently, Mr. Buntz is a board member and past-chair of the board of the
American Museum of Asmat Art. Mr. Buntz received the (Minnesota) Governor’s
Entrepreneurship Award from Governor Rudy Perpich and the Outstanding Individual
in Tourism Award from Governor Jesse Ventura. He is a graduate of Grinnell
College.
Robert L. Lumpkins was
appointed as a director of the Company on October 25, 2007. Mr. Lumpkins is
currently the Chairman of the Board of The Mosaic Company, a NYSE-listed crop
nutrition business with revenues of $7 billion. Mr. Lumpkins retired in the fall
of 2006 as an executive and board member of Cargill Incorporated, a global
commodity trading and processing company with over $70 billion in revenues and
150,000 employees. He served in a variety of financial and general management
assignments during his 38 years with Cargill, including Chief Financial Officer
(1989-2005) and Vice Chairman (1995-2006). He also serves as a director of
Ecolab Inc., and as the chairman of Black River Asset Management LLC (a $10
billion fixed-income-oriented asset management company). He is a trustee of
Howard University in Washington, D.C. Mr. Lumpkins is a graduate of the
University of Notre Dame and the Stanford Graduate School of
Business.
37
Steven Sjoblad was appointed
as a director of the Company on October 25, 2007. Steve Sjoblad has more than 35
years of corporate strategy and marketing expertise. Mr. Sjoblad spent 19 years
building Fallon McElligott, one of the world’s preeminent advertising agencies,
where he guided global strategy and marketing programs for industry leaders and
has worked in virtually every consumer and business-to-business category
(1981-1999). From 2001 through 2003, Mr. Sjoblad ran Global Consumer Services
for Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FIC), originated the myFICO.com business and
ran the Fair Isaac Marketing Services business, transforming it into a
“precision marketing unit.” Additionally, he was a member of the Fair Isaac
Executive Committee and held the position of Chief Marketing Officer. From 2003
through 2006, Mr. Sjoblad worked as an independent business consultant. Since
2006, Mr. Sjoblad has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Captira Analytical, a software, data and analytics firm serving the criminal
justice vertical market based in Albany, NY. Mr. Sjoblad is also Chairman of
uBid.com (UBHI.OB), an online retailer, a board member of Schwan’s Foods, a $3.6
billion international food concern, and a founder and board member of Fluxion,
LLC, a marketing automation concern.
Christopher Larson was
appointed as a director of the Company on October 25, 2007. Mr. Larson is a
co-founder and has served as Chief Financial Officer of Cash Systems Inc. (AMEX:
CKNN), a provider of cash access service to the casino industry, from June 1999
to January 2005. In January 2005, Mr. Larson was promoted to Chief Operating
Officer of Cash Systems. Mr. Larson served as a director of Cash Systems after
that company went public in October 2001 until January 2006. From
November 2007 through December 2008, Mr. Larson also served as the Chief
Executive Officer and President and a director of Western Capital
Resources, Inc. (f/k/a URON Inc). Mr. Larson is a certified public
accountant.
Thomas Meckey was appointed
as a director of the Company on October 24, 2007. Mr. Meckey also currently
serves as the Vice President of Operations and was a co-founder of Webdigs, LLC.
Mr. Meckey has five years of experience in residential real estate and finance.
Mr. Meckey’s real estate and finance career includes his founding of Home Equity
Advisors, LLC in 2006, serving as a realtor with Re/Max Results from 2004 to
2007, and serving as a loan officer with Wealth Spring Mortgage from 2004 to
2006. Prior to that, Mr. Meckey worked as a software consultant to Ben Nevis,
Inc. (2002-2003), an account executive at Adytum Software Co. (2000-2002), and
as a consultant with JD Edwards ERP Business Unit, which is a division of Ernst
& Young, LLP (1998-2000). Mr. Meckey is a graduate of the University of
Pittsburgh and holds a degree in Information Sciences.
Edward Wicker has served as
the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, including Webdigs, LLC, since
September 2007. Mr. Wicker provides a combination of large and small company
finance executive experience. Most recently, Mr. Wicker has served as CFO of
several start-up companies in the Twin Cities, including Tailor Building Systems
(2005-2007), Michelina’s Inc. (2002), and Wireless Ronin Technologies
(2001-2002). Mr. Wicker also founded KMR Designs in 2002, which was a niche
supplier of ultra high performance custom winter accessories supplying people
who worked and played outdoors for long periods at below-zero temperatures.
Prior to these positions, Mr. Wicker had a long career at personal care products
maker Coty, Inc., where he served in several senior finance executive positions.
His final ten years with Coty were spent in Europe, where he served as VP of
Finance at Spanish and UK subsidiaries, as well as controller of Coty’s global
operations division. Prior to Europe, Mr. Wicker served as finance director of
Coty’s then sister company—Reckitt Benckiser US Consumer Products Division.
Prior to working at Reckitt, he began his career at Ecolab, where he worked in
internal audit and financial analyst positions. Mr. Wicker holds undergraduate
and MBA degrees from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson school of management.
Mr. Wicker is a CPA.
Promoter
of Select Video
Under
applicable SEC rules, Mr. Daniel J. Shrader (formerly the Chief Executive
Officer of Select Video) may be deemed to be a “promoter” of the Company. Under
SEC Regulation S-K, the Company is required to make certain disclosures about
its promoters. In October 2002, Mr. Shrader settled claims relating to an NASD
action alleging that he had violated Rule 10b-5 with respect to the purchase and
sale of securities of a public company while in possession of material
non-public (inside) information. As part of the settlement, Mr. Shrader
consented to a permanent bar from association with any NASD member
firm (i.e., broker-dealer firm).
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ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth the cash and non-cash compensation for the year ended
October 31, 2008 and the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007
which was awarded to or earned by (i) our Chief Executive Officer during fiscal
year 2008 and (ii) our other executive officers (other than the Chief Executive
Officer) who served the Company and who received in excess of $100,000 in total
compensation for a year (collectively, the “named executive
officers”).
Name and
Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary ($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards ($)
|
All Other
Comp-
ensation ($)
|
Total ($)
|
||||||||||||||||
Robert
A. Buntz, Jr.,
|
2008
|
$ | 120,000 | - | - | - | $ | 120,000 | ||||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer and President (1)
|
2007
|
100,000 | (2) | - | - | - | 100,000 | |||||||||||||||
Edward
P Wicker
|
2008
|
58,000 | - | 99,090 | (4) | - | 157,090 | |||||||||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer (3)
|
2007
|
8,400 | - | 81,000 | (4) | - | 89,400 |
(1)
|
Mr. Buntz become our President
and Chief Executive Officer on October 24, 2007. Prior to
the merger, Mr. Buntz was Managing Partner of Webdigs,
LLC. Mr. Buntz is also the Chairman of our Board of Directors.
Mr. Buntz did not receive any contractually restricted stock during
2007 or 2008.
|
|
(2)
|
$85,000 of this amount was paid
in the form of stock in lieu of cash
compensation.
|
|
(3)
|
Mr. Wicker became Chief Financial
Officer on October 24, 2007. Prior to the merger,
Mr. Wicker acted as Chief Financial Officer of Webdigs,
LLC. Mr. Wicker also serves as Corporate
Secretary.
|
(4)
|
Amounts listed reflects the
estimated fair value of the vested portion of a restricted stock
award of 1,304,598 shares granted on October 22,
2007. As of October 31, 2008, 434,867 shares of the total
1,304,598 remain unvested. These are all scheduled to vest
prior to October 31, 2009.
|
Employment
Agreements with Executives and Key Personnel
We do not
currently have an employment agreement with Mr. Buntz. Nevertheless, our wholly
owned operating subsidiary, Webdigs, LLC, is party to a Members Services
Agreement with Mr. Buntz. In that agreement, Mr. Buntz has agreed not to compete
against Webdigs for a period of one year following any termination of service,
regardless of the reason for such termination, and has also agreed to customary
confidentiality and invention-assignment provisions. The Member
Services Agreement with Mr. Buntz provides that Mr. Buntz be paid an annual
salary of $120,000 for the year ended October 31, 2008. We anticipate
no change in compensation for the current fiscal year 2009 which began on
November 1, 2008.
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We have
also entered into a Member Services Agreements with Mr. Edward Wicker, our Chief
Financial Officer, and Mr. Thomas Meckey, our Vice President of Operations,
through our wholly owned operating subsidiary, Webdigs, LLC. In the Member
Services Agreements with Messrs. Wicker and Meckey, we have agreed to pay each
of them an annual salary of $60,000, and each of Messrs. Wicker and Meckey have
agreed not to compete against Webdigs for a period of one year following any
termination of service, regardless of the reason for such termination, and have
also agreed to customary confidentiality and invention-assignment
provisions. We anticipate no change in compensation for Mr. Meckey or
Mr. Wicker for fiscal year 2009.
Currently,
the Company does not offer any executive bonus or incentive compensation plan
and there are no plans to put one in place for fiscal year 2009.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
The
following table sets forth certain information concerning unvested shares for
each named executive officer outstanding as of October 31,
2008.
Name
|
Unvested
Share Grants
|
Market Value of
Unvested Shares
|
Vesting Date
|
||||||
Edward
Wicker, Chief Financial Officer
|
434,867 | (1) | $ | 43,487 | (2) |
07/15/2009
(3)
|
(1)
|
These
shares are included as part of Mr. Wicker’s beneficially owned shares in
the table of executive shareholdings (Item
12).
|
(2)
|
Price
per share is calculated using price of most recent
(October 2008) private placement sales of common stock in
blocks greater than 100,000 shares. The Company’s common stock
was not publicly traded or quoted as of October 31,
2008.
|
(3)
|
Shares
vest on a pro rata daily basis from July 16, 2008 through July 15,
2009.
|
Director
Compensation
Our
non-employee directors have elected to forego any cash compensation for
participating in Board of Directors and committee meetings telephonically until
such time as we become profitable over the course of an entire fiscal year, at
which time the Board of Directors may reconsider the structure of its director
compensation. In general, director compensation will be subject to review and
adjustment from time to time at the discretion of our Board of
Directors.
In May
2008, we granted options to our three non-employee directors (Messrs. Larson,
Sjoblad and Lumpkins) in connection with inducing them to join, and as a means
of inducing them to remain on, our Board of Directors. Each of the
three directors received 200,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.25
per share. The aggregate estimated fair value of these options was
$73,978. Each of the director’s options were vested 50% at the date the options
were granted (May 7, 2008) with the remaining rights scheduled to vest in two
equal annual installments on May 7, 2009 and 2010. The options will expire on
May 7, 2013.
The
following table sets forth the compensation of our non-employee directors for
fiscal year 2008:
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Fees
|
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Earned
|
|
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Non-Equity
|
Nonqualified
|
|
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or Paid
|
Stock
|
Option
|
Incentive Plan
|
Deferred
|
All Other
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
in Cash
|
Awards
|
Awards
|
Compensation
|
Compensation
|
Compensation
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
($)
|
($)
|
($)(1)
|
($)
|
Earnings
|
($)
|
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher
Larson
|
0 | 0 | 15,412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,412 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Robert
L. Lumpkins
|
0 | 0 | 15,412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,412 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Steven
Sjoblad
|
0 | 0 | 15,412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,412 |
(1)
|
Represents
the amount recognized for financial reporting purposes with respect to
2008 for stock options in accordance with
FAS 123R.
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ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
To our
knowledge, the table below identifies the beneficial ownership of:
|
·
|
each
Company director
|
|
·
|
each
executive officer of the Company
|
|
·
|
all
executive officers and directors of the Company as a group,
and
|
|
·
|
each
other beneficial holder (or group of holders) of five percent or more of
our common stock.
|
Each
person or entity included in the table below has sole voting and investment
power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by
them, except as indicated by footnote and subject to community property laws
where applicable. Percentage ownership is based on 23,090,840 shares of
common stock outstanding as of February 12, 2009. Unless otherwise
indicated in the table, all persons have a business address at 3433 Broadway St.
NE Suite 501, Minneapolis, MN 55413.
Name
|
Shares Beneficially
Owned (1)
|
Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares (%)
|
||||||
Robert
A. Buntz, Jr.
(2)
|
4,510,460 | 19.5 | % | |||||
Thomas
Meckey
(3)
|
1,302,348 | 5.6 | % | |||||
Robert
L. Lumpkins
(4)
Po
Box 16228
St
Louis Park, MN 55416
|
403,843 | 1.7 | % | |||||
Steven
Sjoblad
(5)
5115
Green Farms Rd,
Edina,
MN 55436
|
100,000 | * | ||||||
Christopher
Larson (6)
8418
W 100th St,
Bloomington,
MN 55438
|
100,000 | * | ||||||
Edward
Wicker (7)
|
1,341,348 | 5.8 | % | |||||
All
current executive officers and directors
as
a group (six persons) (8)
|
7,757,999 | 33.1 | % | |||||
Jesse
Olson
(9)
|
1,302,348 | 5.6 | % | |||||
Ed
Graca
(9)
|
1,302,598 | 5.6 | % | |||||
Joseph
A. Geraci, II (10)
80
S. Eighth Street, Suite 900
Minneapolis,
MN 55402
|
4,465,665
|
16.8
|
% | |||||
Douglas
M. Polinsky (11)
130
Lake Street W., Suite 300
Wayzata,
MN 55391
|
4,508,333
|
16.9
|
% | |||||
Lantern
Advisers, LLC (12)
80
S. Eighth Street, Suite 900
Minneapolis,
MN 55402
|
3,733,333
|
14.0
|
% |
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* | Less than 1% |
(1)
|
Beneficial ownership is
determined in accordance with the applicable rules of the
SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a
person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of common stock
subject to options or warrants (or similar purchase rights) held by that
person that are presently exercisable, or will become exercisable within
60 days hereafter, are deemed outstanding, while such shares are not
deemed outstanding for purposes of computing percentage ownership of any
other person. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of
the following persons is 3433 Broadway Street NE, Suite 501, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55413.
|
(2)
|
Mr. Buntz is a director of the
Company and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and
President.
|
(3)
|
Mr. Meckey is a director of the
Company, and also serves as Vice President of Operations. 434,866
shares held by Mr. Meckey are contractually restricted pursuant to the
Company’s Restricted Stock Plan and the terms and conditions of a Member
Services Agreement by and between Mr. Meckey and Webdigs, LLC, dated as of
October 22, 2007. Restrictions lapse thereunder based on certain
service-based conditions set forth in the Member Services Agreement. All
restricted shares are eligible to vest on July 15,
2009.
|
(4)
|
Mr. Lumpkins is a non-employee
director of the Company. Of those shares set forth on the table, 100,000
shares are issuable upon exercise of vested options to purchase common
stock. In addition, 203,843 outstanding common shares are held jointly
with Mr. Lumpkins’ spouse.
|
(5)
|
Mr. Sjoblad is a non-employee
director of the Company. Of those shares set forth on the table, 100,000
shares are issuable upon exercise of vested options to purchase common
stock.
|
(6)
|
Mr. Larson is a non-employee
director of the Company. All 100,000 shares are issuable upon exercise of
vested options to purchase common
stock.
|
(7)
|
Mr. Wicker is the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer. 434,866 shares held by Mr. Wicker are
contractually restricted pursuant to the Company’s Restricted Stock Plan
and the terms and conditions of a Member Services Agreement by and between
Mr. Wicker and Webdigs, LLC, dated as of October 22, 2007. Restrictions
lapse thereunder based on certain service-based conditions set forth in
the Member Services Agreement. All restricted shares are eligible to vest
on July 15, 2009.
|
(8)
|
Includes Messrs. Buntz, Meckey,
Lumpkins, Sjoblad, Larson and
Wicker.
|
(9)
|
434,866 shares
held by the stockholder are contractually restricted pursuant to the
Company’s Restricted Stock Plan and the terms and conditions of a Member
Services Agreement by and between the stockholder and Webdigs, LLC.
Restrictions lapse thereunder based on certain service-based conditions
set forth in the Member Services Agreement. All restricted shares are
eligible to vest on July 15, 2009.
|
(10)
|
Mr.
Geraci is a member and manager of Lantern Advisers, LLC holding
dispositive and voting power over the shares beneficially owned by Lantern
Advisers. Mr. Geraci’s beneficial ownership includes (i) all
shares beneficially owned by Lantern Advisers (see fn 12 below) and
(ii) 732,332 outstanding
shares.
|
(11)
|
Mr.
Polinsky is a member and manager of Lantern Advisers, LLC holding
dispositive and voting power over the shares beneficially owned by Lantern
Advisers. Mr. Polinsky’s beneficial ownership includes (i) all
shares beneficially owned by Lantern Advisers (see fn 12 below) and
(ii) 775,000 outstanding
shares.
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(12)
|
Lantern
Advisers, LLC is a Minnesota limited liability. Mr. Joseph A.
Geraci, II and Douglas M. Polinsky are the two members and managers of the
company. The beneficial ownership of Lantern Advisers reflected
in the table above consists of (i) 200,000 outstanding shares, (ii)
200,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a warrant, and
(iii) 3,333,333 shares issuable upon conversion of a convertible
promissory note, in the principal amount of $250,000 and dated December
13, 2008, which matures on September 30, 2008. The convertible
promissory note permits Lantern Advisers to convert principal and interest
under the promissory note, at any time and from time to time, at
conversion rate equal to 75% of the lowest closing bid price of the common
stock of the Company on the five trading days immediately prior to
conversion. This
means that the conversion price for Lantern Advisers under the convertible
promissory note floats and changes from time to time as the bid price for
the common stock of Webdigs changes. For purposes of this
table, we have assumed that the full principal amount of the note
presently outstanding ($250,000) is convertible at a conversion price
equal to $.075 per share, which is 75% of the lowest bid price for the
common stock of the Company from February 6 through February 12,
2009. This results in a total of 3,333,333 common shares
presently issuable upon conversion of the convertible promissory
note.
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ITEM
13.
|
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS; DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
|
Transactions
with Related Persons
None.
Transactions
with Promoters
Under
applicable SEC rules, Mr. Daniel J. Shrader (formerly the Chief Executive
Officer of Select Video) may be deemed to be a “promoter” of the Company. Under
SEC Regulation S-K, the Company is required to make certain disclosures about
its promoters. In particular, Mr. Shrader received an aggregate of 900,000
shares of common stock of the Company during his service as Chief Executive
Officer of Select Video in consideration of his discharge of the
duties and responsibilities of such office. Mr. Shrader did not receive any
other compensation, in any form, from Select Video (or Webdigs) with respect to
his service as Chief Executive Officer of Select Video or
otherwise.
Director
Independence
The Board
of Directors is comprised of a majority of “independent” directors as defined in
Rule 4200(a)(15) of the NASDAQ Stock Market. The independent directors are
identified by name in the chart that appears in the “Management and Board of
Directors” section of this filing.
Our Board
of Directors has an Audit Committee consisting solely of members who are
independent as defined in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the Marketplace Rules of the
NASDAQ Stock Market. In addition, each member of the Audit Committee is
independent as defined in Exchange Act Rule 10A-3, a non-employee director under
the rules of the SEC, and an outside director under the rules of the Internal
Revenue Service. The Board of Directors does not have a standing nominating or
compensation committee (or other committees differently designed and performing
similar functions.) Instead, our entire Board of Directors performs the
functions traditionally discharged by nominating and compensation
committees.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Aggregate
fees billed by our principal independent registered public accounting firm for
the fiscal years indicated:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Audit
fees
|
$ | 59,230 | $ | 57,140 | ||||
Audit
related fees
|
19,870 | - | ||||||
Tax
fees
|
18,985 | - | ||||||
All
other fees
|
- | - | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 98,085 | $ | 57,140 |
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Audit
Fees. The fees identified under this caption were for
professional services rendered by Carver Moquist & O’Connor, LLP for fiscal
years 2008 and 2007 in connection with the audit of our annual financial
statements and review of the financial statements included in our quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q. The amounts also include fees for services that
are normally provided by the independent public registered accounting firm in
connection with statutory and regulatory filings and engagements for the years
identified.
Audit-Related
Fees. The fees identified under this caption were for
assurance and related services that were related to the performance of the audit
or review of our financial statements and were not reported under the caption
“Audit Fees.” This category may include fees related to the performance of
audits and attestation services not required by statute or regulations, and
accounting consultations about the application of generally accepted accounting
principles to proposed transactions.
Tax Fees. The fees
identified under this caption were for tax compliance, tax planning, tax advice
and corporate tax services. Corporate tax services encompass a
variety of permissible services, including technical tax advice related to tax
matters; assistance with withholding-tax matters; assistance with state and
local taxes; preparation of reports to comply with local tax authority transfer
pricing documentation requirements; and assistance with tax audits.
Approval
Policy. Our entire Board of Directors, acting as the Audit
Committee, approves in advance all services provided by our independent
registered public accounting firm. All engagements of our independent
registered public accounting firm in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 were
pre-approved by the Board of Directors.
PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SCHEDULES
Financial
Statements
Description
|
Page
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
F-1
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets – October 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007
|
F-2
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Income – Years ended October 31, 2008, and October 31,
2007
|
F-4
|
|
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Equity – Years ended October 31, 2008 and October
31, 2007
|
F-5
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows – Years ended October 31, 2008 and October 31,
2007
|
F-6
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-7
|
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Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
||
2.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger and Reorganization. (1)
|
||
2.2
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement with Home Equity Advisors, LLC.
(1)
|
||
2.3
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement with Marquest Financial, Inc.
(1)
|
||
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Webdigs, Inc.
(originally
submitted and filed under the Company’s prior name, “Select Video,
Inc.”)
(1)
|
||
3.2
|
Amendment
to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Webdigs, Inc.
(originally submitted and filed under the Company’s prior name, “Select
Video, Inc.”) (filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State on October 23,
2007)
(1)
|
||
3.3
|
Bylaws
of Webdigs, Inc.
(1)
|
||
4
|
Form
of Specimen Stock Certificate.
(1)
|
||
10.1
|
Webdigs,
Inc. 2007 Restricted Stock Plan.
(1)
|
||
10.2
|
Form
of Webdigs, LLC Member Services Agreements.
(1)
|
||
10.3
|
Member
Services Agreement with Robert A. Buntz, Jr., dated May 1, 2007. (2)
|
||
10.4
|
Member
Services Agreement with Thomas Meckey, dated October 22, 2007. (2)
|
||
10.5
|
Member
Services Agreement with Edward Wicker, dated October 22, 2007. (2)
|
||
10.6
|
Term
Promissory Note dated December 12, 2008 (in principal amount of $250,000,
issued in favor of Lantern Advisors, LLC). *
|
||
10.7
|
Warrant
to Purchase Common Stock dated December 12, 2008 (issued to Lantern
Advisors, LLC). *
|
||
10.8 | Pledge Agreement dated December 12, 2008 (entered into in connection with Term Promissory Note dated December 12, 2008). * | ||
10.9 | Marketplace Home Mortage-Webdigs, LLC Member Control Agreement dated August 1, 2008. * | ||
21
|
Subsidiaries
of Webdigs, Inc. *
|
||
31.1
|
Certification
of CEO pursuant to Section 302. *
|
||
31.2
|
Certification
of CFO pursuant to Section 302. *
|
||
32
|
Certification
of CEO/CFO pursuant to Section 906. *
|
||
99.1
|
Financial
statements of Home Equity Advisors, LLC from inception (September 18,
2006) to December 31, 2006. (1)
|
||
99.2
|
Financial
statements of Marquest Financial, Inc. for the fiscal years ended December
31, 2006 and 2005.
(1)
|
||
99.3
|
Financial
statements of Home Equity Advisors, LLC from January 1, 2007 to June 30,
2007.
(2)
|
||
99.4
|
Financial
statements of Marquest Financial, Inc. from Junuary 1, 2007 to September
30, 2007. (2)
|
(1)
|
Exhibits
are incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit number filed as
part of the registrant's original registration statement on Form 10, filed
on June 20, 2008.
|
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(2)
|
Exhibits
are incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit number filed as
part of Amendment No. 1 to the registrants registration statement on Form
10, filed on July 31, 2008.
|
*Filed
electronically herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Webdigs,
Inc.
|
/s/
Robert A. Buntz, Jr.
|
Robert
A. Buntz, Jr.
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
February
13, 2009
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/ Robert A. Buntz, Jr. | President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
February
13, 2009
|
||
Robert
A. Buntz, Jr.
|
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|
||
/s/ Edward
Wicker
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
February
13, 2009
|
||
Edward
Wicker
|
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
|
||
/s/ Thomas
Meckey
|
Vice President of Operations and |
February
13, 2009
|
||
Thomas
Meckey
|
Director
|
|
||
Director
|
|
|||
Steven
Sjoblad
|
||||
Director
|
|
|||
Robert
L. Lumpkins
|
|
|
||
/s/ Christopher Larson |
Director
|
February
13, 2009
|
||
Christopher
Larson
|
|
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