VERUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. - Quarter Report: 2008 July (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
x |
QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the
quarterly period ended July 31, 2008
OR
o |
TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the
transition period from _______ to _______
Commission
File Number 0-53359
WEBDIGS,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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11-3820796
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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3433
West
Broadway St, NE, Suite 501, Minneapolis, MN
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(612)
767-3854
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed from last
report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes o No
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
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o |
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company x |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No
x
As
of
September 8, 2008 there were 22,112,840 shares of the issuer’s common stock,
$0.001 par value, outstanding.
Table
of Contents
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PART
I –
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Consolidated
Financial Statements
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1
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
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and
Results of Operations
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13
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Item
4T.
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Controls
and Procedures
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21
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PART
II – OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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21
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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21
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities
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21
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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21
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SIGNATURES
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22
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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23
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PART
I – FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item
1. Consolidated Financial Statements.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
FOR
THE THREE AND NINE MONTH
PERIODS
ENDED JULY 31, 2008
AND
FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (MAY 1, 2007)
THROUGH
JULY 31, 2007
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July
31, 2008 (Unaudited)
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October
31, 2007 (Audited)
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ASSETS
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|||||||
Current
assets:
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|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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24,188
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$
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113,280
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|||
Commissions
and fees receivable
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40,990
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12,255
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Prepaid
expenses and deposits
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5,187
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19,192
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|||||
Other
current assets
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8,744
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—
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|||||
Total
current assets
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79,109
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144,727
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|||||
Office
equipment and furniture, net
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49,396
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55,699
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|||||
Intangible
assets, net
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410,496
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556,868
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|||||
Total
assets
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$
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539,001
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$
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757,294
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated
financial statements.
1
WEBDIGS,
INC.
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CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
(Unaudited)
FOR
THE THREE AND NINE MONTH
PERIODS
ENDED JULY 31, 2008
AND
FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (MAY 1, 2007)
THROUGH
JULY 31, 2007
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CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
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(Unaudited)
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July
31, 2008 (Unaudited)
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October
31, 2007 (Audited)
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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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$
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9,483
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$
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8,929
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|||
Accounts
payable
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407,743
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98,581
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|||||
Accounts
payable - minority shareholder
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490,465
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274,413
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|||||
Due
to officer
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—
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17,601
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Other
current liabilities
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91,243
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73,085
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|||||
Total
current liabilities
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998,934
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472,609
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Long
term liabilities:
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Capital
lease obligation, less current portion
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30,055
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36,470
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Total
long term liabilities
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30,055
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36,470
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Total
liabilities
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1,028,989
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509,079
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Stockholders'
equity (deficit):
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Common
stock - $.001 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized as common
stock and
an additional 125,000,000 shares designated as common or preferred
stock;
21,808,840 and 18,442,840 common shares issued and outstanding at
July 31,
2008 and October 31, 2007, respectively
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21,809
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18,443
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|||||
Additional
paid-in-capital
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1,837,413
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832,488
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|||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(2,349,210
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)
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(602,716
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)
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Total
stockholders' equity (deficit)
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(489,988
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)
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248,215
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)
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$
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539,001
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$
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757,294
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated
financial statements.
2
WEBDIGS,
INC.
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
FOR
THE THREE AND NINE MONTH
PERIODS
ENDED JULY 31, 2008
AND
FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (MAY 1, 2007)
THROUGH
JULY 31, 2007
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Three
Months Ended
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Inception
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July
31,
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Nine
Months
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(May
1, 2007)
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Ended
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through
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2008
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2007
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July
31, 2008
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July
31, 2007
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Revenue:
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Gross
revenues
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$
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367,771
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$
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20,914
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$
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933,735
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$
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20,914
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|||||
Less:
commissions, rebates and third party agent commissions
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(131,849
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)
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—
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(198,452
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)
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—
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Net
revenues
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235,922
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20,914
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735,283
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20,914
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|||||||||
Operating
expenses:
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Selling
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523,208
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132,510
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1,854,864
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132,510
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General
and administrative
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264,704
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156,055
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619,926
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156,055
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|||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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787,912
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288,565
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2,474,790
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288,565
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Operating
loss
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(551,990
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)
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(267,651
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)
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(1,739,507
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)
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(267,651
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)
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|||||
Interest
expense
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2,433
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—
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6,987
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—
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|||||||||
Net
loss before income taxes
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(554,423
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)
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(267,651
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)
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(1,746,494
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)
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(267,651
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)
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Income
tax provision
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—
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—
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—
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—
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|||||||||
Net
loss
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$
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(554,423
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)
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$
|
(267,651
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)
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$
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(1,746,494
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)
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$
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(267,651
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)
|
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Net
loss per common share - basic
and diluted
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$
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(0.03
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)
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$
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(0.04
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)
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$
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(0.08
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)
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$
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(0.04
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)
|
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Weighted
average common shares outstanding -basic and diluted
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21,789,275
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6,284,534
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20,689,797
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6,284,534
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated
financial statements.
3
WEBDIGS,
INC.
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS
ENDED
JULY 31, 2008 AND FOR
THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION
(MAY 1, 2007) TO JULY 31, 2007 |
2008
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2007
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||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$
|
(1,746,494
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)
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$
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(267,651
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)
|
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating
activities:
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|||||||
Depreciation
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23,939
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—
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|||||
Amortization
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146,372
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—
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|||||
Loss
on disposal of fixed assets
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580
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—
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|||||
Share
based compensation
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166,791
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68,495
|
|||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Commissions
and fees receivable
|
(28,735
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)
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(6,370
|
)
|
|||
Prepaid
expenses and deposits
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14,005
|
(13,750
|
)
|
||||
Other
current assets
|
(8,744
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Accounts
payable
|
309,162
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9,640
|
|||||
Accounts
payable - minority stockholder
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216,052
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280,780
|
|||||
Other
current liabilities
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18,158
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57,952
|
|||||
Net
cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities
|
(888,914
|
)
|
129,096
|
||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|||||||
Payments
for web-site development costs
|
—
|
(252,572
|
)
|
||||
Purchases
of computer equipment and fixtures
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(18,216
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)
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(8,582
|
)
|
|||
Cash
paid in connection with acquisition of HEA, net of cash acquired
totaling
$1,896
|
—
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(92
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)
|
||||
Net
cash flows used in investing activities
|
(18,216
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)
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(261,246
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)
|
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Issuance
of common stock, net of issuance costs of $0 and $4,588,
respectively
|
841,500
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205,912
|
|||||
Principal
payments on capital lease obligations
|
(5,861
|
)
|
—
|
||||
Increase
(decrease) in due to officer
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(17,601
|
)
|
33,006
|
||||
Net
cash flows provided by financing activities
|
818,038
|
238,918
|
|||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(89,092
|
)
|
106,768
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
113,280
|
—
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
24,188
|
$
|
106,768
|
|||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
|||||||
Cash
payments for interest
|
$
|
6,987
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Shares
issued to acquire member units of Home Equity Advisors, LLC net of
liabilities assumed and $1,988 in capitalized acquisition
costs
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
32,000
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated
financial statements.
4
WEBDIGS,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
FOR
THE THREE AND NINE MONTH
PERIODS
ENDED JULY 31, 2008
AND
FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (MAY 1, 2007)
THROUGH
JULY 31, 2007
1 |
BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
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The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial information has been prepared
by
Webdigs, Inc. (the “Company”) in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information
and
the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, it does not include all of the
information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted
in
the Untied States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion
of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments)
considered necessary for a fair statement of this financial information have
been included. Financial results for the interim period presented are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year
as a whole or any other interim period. This financial information should be
read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and
notes
for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to October 31, 2007.
2 |
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 a Share Exchange and Acquisition Agreement 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) online 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 two-thirds of its broker
commissions. The mortgage broker segment operates under the names of Home Equity
Advisors, LLC (HEA) and Marquest Financial, Inc. (Marquest). 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).
5
The
operations of Webdigs, LLC are the only continuing operations of the Company.
In
accounting for this transaction, Webdigs, LLC was deemed to be the purchaser
and
parent company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, its net assets
were included in the consolidated balance sheet at their historical value.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements as of July 31, 2008 and July
31,
2007 present the historical financial information of Webdigs, LLC. The
outstanding member units of Webdigs, LLC from May 1, 2007 to October 24, 2007
have been restated to reflect the shares issued upon the reorganization.
Consolidation
Policies
The
consolidated financial statements for the three and nine month periods ended
July 31, 2008 and for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to July 31, 2007,
include the accounts of Webdigs, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Webdigs,
LLC, which has Marquest Financial, Inc., Home Equity Advisors, LLC, and Credit
Garage, Inc. as wholly-owned subsidiaries, collectively the Company. All
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
the
consolidation.
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: mortgage brokerage and online real estate 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.
Income
Taxes
Subsequent
to the reverse merger on October 24, 2007, 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. The Company
has
recorded a full valuation allowance for its net deferred tax assets as of July
31, 2008 and October 31, 2007 because realization of those assets is not
reasonably assured.
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.
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3 |
GOING
CONCERN
|
The
Company has incurred significant operating losses for the nine month period
ended July 31, 2008 and from inception (May 1, 2007) to July 31, 2007. At July
31, 2008, the Company reports a negative working capital position of $919,825,
accumulated deficit of $2,349,210 and a stockholders’ deficit of $489,988. It is
management’s opinion that these facts raise substantial doubts 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 raise additional funds through the issuance of additional shares of
common stock and debt through private placements. The Company is also looking
to
reduce operating expenditures and increase revenues through it existing customer
base and website traffic.
4 |
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
Accounts
Payable - Minority Stockholder
The
Company’s principal advertising agency/website developer was owed $490,465 at
July 31, 2008 and $274,413 at October 31, 2007. The two principals of the
website developer also are minority stockholders in the Company, holding
approximately 3% of the Company’s outstanding shares at July 31, 2008. For the
nine months ended July 31, 2008, and for the period from inception (May 1,
2007)
to July 31, 2007, respectively the Company incurred $546,800 and $360,781 in
services from this minority stockholder.
Included
in the $546,800 is $26,500 in office rent expense for the Company for the nine
month period ended July 31, 2008. There was no office rent expense included
in
the $360,781 for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to July 31, 2007.
There
is no ongoing commitment from the Company or the related party regarding rental
office space for which the Company currently pays a market rate rent of $3,500
per month.
Due
to
Officer
The
Company was indebted to its CEO/President in the amount of $17,601 for business
expenses that he had paid on the Company’s behalf as of October 31, 2007. This
amount was repaid during the three months ended July 31, 2008.
5 |
STOCK
BASED COMPENSATION
|
For
the
three month period ended July 31, 2008, the Company granted stock options to
three directors of the Company. Each of the three directors received 200,000
stock options with an exercise price of $0.25 per share. The 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.
7
Effective
May 1, 2007 (inception) the Company adopted FASB Statement No. 123 (R)
“Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123 (R)), which requires an entity to reflect on its
income statement, instead of pro forma disclosures in its financial footnotes,
the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity
instruments based on the grant-date fair market value of the award. The
Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for nine months ended July
31, 2008 and for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to July 31, 2007
reflect the impact of SFAS 123 (R).
SFAS
123
(R) requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment
awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the
portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as
expense on a straight line basis over the requisite service periods in the
Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company has recorded
$41,610 of related compensation expense for the three and nine month periods
ended July 31, 2008. The Company had no stock option compensation for the period
from inception (May 1, 2007) to July 31, 2007. 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 income tax valuation. The
compensation expense impacted both basic and diluted loss per share by $0.00
for
the three and nine months ended July 31, 2008. As of July 31, 2008,
$32,368 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested awards
is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately
1.75 years.
The
Company uses the Black —Scholes-Merton (“Black Scholes”) option-pricing model as
a method for determining the estimated fair market value for employee stock
awards. The adoption of SFAS 123(R) also requires certain changes to the
accounting for income taxes and the method used in determining diluted shares,
as well as additional disclosure related to the cash flow effects resulting
from
share-based compensation. The relevant interpretative guidance of Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 107 was applied in connection with the
implementation and adoption of SFAS 123 (R).
Information
regarding outstanding stock options for the nine months ended July 31, 2008
is
as follows:
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 July 31, 2008
|
600,000
|
$
|
0.25
|
—
|
4.75
|
||||||||
Exercisable
at July 31, 2008
|
300,000
|
$
|
0.25
|
—
|
4.75
|
The
intrinsic value of a stock award is the amount by which the fair value of the
underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the award. The total aggregate
intrinsic value of outstanding and exercisable options was $0.00 at July 31,
2008.
8
The
weighted-average assumptions associated with option awards issued during the
nine months ended July 31, 2008 and for the period from inception (May 1, 2007)
to July 31, 2007 are as follows:
|
2008
|
2007
|
Expected
term
|
2.9
years
|
—
|
Expected
volatility
|
74.0%
|
—
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
3.1%
|
—
|
Dividend
yield
|
—
|
—
|
6 |
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
During
the period from May 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008, the Company sold 60,000 shares
of
common stock to accredited investors for $15,000 ($0.25 per share) in cash
proceeds.
During
the period from February 1, 2008 to April 30, 2008, the Company sold 2,230,000
shares of common stock to accredited investors for $557,500 ($0.25 per share)
in
cash proceeds.
During
the period from November 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008, the Company sold 1,076,000
shares of common stock to accredited investors for $269,000 ($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.
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.
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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.
Restricted
Stock
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 nine months ended July 31, 2008.
The
Company recorded $125,181 and $68,495 of compensation expense in the
consolidated statement of operations related to vested shares (restricted stock)
for the nine months ended July 31, 2008 and for the period from inception (May
1, 2007) to July 31, 2007, respectively.
A
summary
of the status of non-vested shares and changes as of July 31, 2008 is set forth
below:
Restricted
|
Unearned
|
||||||
Shares
|
Compensation
|
||||||
Outstanding,
May 1, 2007
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Granted
|
7,305,749
|
$ |
143,360
|
||||
Vested
|
(1,631,751
|
)
|
(68,495
|
)
|
|||
Forfeited/canceled
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Outstanding,
July 31, 2007
|
5,673,998
|
74,865
|
|||||
Granted
|
1,304,598
|
320,000
|
|||||
Vested
|
(663,956
|
)
|
(25,475
|
)
|
|||
Forfeited/canceled
|
(1,627,736
|
)
|
(3,992
|
)
|
|||
Outstanding,
October 31, 2007
|
4,686,904
|
365,398
|
|||||
Granted
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Vested
|
(577,806
|
)
|
(41,727
|
)
|
|||
Forfeited/canceled
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Outstanding,
January 31, 2008
|
4,109,098
|
323,671
|
|||||
Granted
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Vested
|
(577,806
|
)
|
(41,727
|
)
|
|||
Forfeited/canceled
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Outstanding,
April 30, 2008
|
3,531,292
|
281,944
|
|||||
Vested
|
(577,806
|
)
|
(41,727
|
)
|
|||
Forfeited/canceled
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Outstanding,
July 31, 2008
|
2,953,486
|
$ |
240,217
|
10
Shares
awarded as unearned compensation are scheduled to vest over periods ending
October 31 as follows:
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||
2008
- remaining
|
577,807
|
$
|
41,727
|
||||
2009
|
2,375,679
|
198,490
|
|||||
2,953,486
|
$
|
240,217
|
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SEGMENT
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|
The
Company has two reporting segments that fall within two primary business groups:
mortgage broker and online real estate broker.
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 operates as Marquest and HEA.
Starting in August, 2008, the Company will begin operating in Minnesota as
limited liability company under the name Marketplace Home Mortgage Webdigs,
LLC
(see subsequent events note 8 for further explanation). Marquest Financial
will
retain its Florida office at least for the present time. The Company’s principal
market is the United States.
The
online 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 also the
United States.
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 nine
month period ended July 31, 2008 and for the period from inception (May 1,
2007)
to July 31, 2007 is as follows:
Online
Real Estate Brokerage
|
Retail
Mortgage Brokerage
|
Corporate
and Other
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Nine
Months Ended July 31, 2008
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
206,365
|
$
|
528,918
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
735,283
|
|||||
Operating
loss
|
(1,055,728
|
)
|
(146,471
|
)
|
(537,308
|
)
|
(1,739,507
|
)
|
|||||
Interest
expense
|
—
|
6,483
|
504
|
6,987
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
109,948
|
60,363
|
—
|
170,311
|
|||||||||
Assets
|
371,302
|
143,511
|
24,188
|
539,001
|
|||||||||
Capital
expenditures and website development costs
|
15
,938
|
2,278
|
—
|
18,216
|
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SEGMENT
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Online
Real Estate Brokerage
|
Retail
Mortgage Brokerage
|
Corporate
and Other
|
Total
|
||||||||||
For
the Period from Inception (May 1, 2007) to July 31,
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
20,914
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
20,914
|
|||||
Operating
loss
|
(104,250
|
)
|
(770
|
)
|
(162,631
|
)
|
(267,651
|
)
|
|||||
Interest
expense
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Assets
|
274,904
|
50,217
|
106,768
|
431,889
|
|||||||||
Capital
expenditures and website development costs
|
261,154
|
—
|
—
|
261,154
|
|||||||||
Three
Months Ended July 31, 2008
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
141,032
|
$
|
94,890
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
235,922
|
|||||
Operating
loss
|
(210,640
|
)
|
(66,569
|
)
|
(274,781
|
)
|
(551,990
|
)
|
|||||
Interest
expense
|
—
|
1,971
|
462
|
2,433
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
36,556
|
20,588
|
—
|
57,144
|
|||||||||
Assets
|
371,302
|
143,511
|
24,188
|
539,001
|
|||||||||
Capital
expenditures and website development costs
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
18,216
|
|||||||||
Three
Months Ended July 31, 2007
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
20,914
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
20,914
|
|||||
Operating
loss
|
(104,250
|
)
|
(770
|
)
|
(162,631
|
)
|
(267,651
|
)
|
|||||
Interest
expense
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Assets
|
274,904
|
50,217
|
106,768
|
431,889
|
|||||||||
Capital
expenditures and website development costs
|
261,154
|
—
|
—
|
261,154
|
8 |
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
During
the period from August 1, 2008 to August 18, 2008 the Company sold 44,000 shares
of unregistered common stock to accredited investors for $11,000 ($0.25 per
share) in cash proceeds.
The
Company also sold 260,000 shares of common stock for $46,800 ($0.18 per share)
on August 18, 2008.
On
August
1, 2008, the Company entered into a joint venture arrangement with a new retail
mortgage partner: Marketplace Home Mortgage, LLC. The two companies jointly
created Marketplace Home Mortgage Webdigs, LLC. Webdigs’ ownership stake in the
new company is 49%. The new mortgage venture will allow Webdigs the opportunity
to offer a broader array of mortgage products to its retail customers, obtain
more favorable pricing for its customers, and provide better retail service.
The
Company anticipates that its minority interest in the new mortgage broker will
be treated on the equity basis for accounting purposes starting in the quarter
ending October 31, 2008.
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Item 2. |
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
|
Our
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operation set forth below should be read in conjunction with our audited
consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, contained in our Form
10
Registration Statement, as amended, filed with the SEC on September 5, 2008
and
relating to our fiscal year ended October 31, 2007.
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 Form 10 filed with the SEC on September 5, 2008
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 two-thirds 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 of 2.7% fee for buyer
representation, any customer purchasing a home with a price greater than
approximately $111,000 may benefit financially from using Webdigs as the broker.
Using the same 2.7% buyer’s brokers fee, a customer purchasing a home with a
final price greater than $333,000 will receive a commission rebate of
approximately 1.8% of purchase price (or two-thirds of the 2.7% buyer’s brokers
fee). Again using the same 2.7% buyers broker fee, a buyer purchasing a home
with sales price between $111,000 and $333,000 will pay Webdigs a flat $3,000
broker fee with the remainder of the buyers 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.
13
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 home 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.
We
currently offer our services in three states—Minnesota, Wisconsin and Florida.
When we represent buyers, we share with them up to two-thirds of our buyer
broker commission, which we receive from the seller or listing broker. Since
inception (May 1, 2007) to July 31, 2008, our closed buy-side transaction gross
revenue has exceeded $340,000, from which we have earned net commissions of
$159,000, an average of about $3,300 per transaction. We have closed 50
transactions in representation of buyers since inception and eleven transactions
in representation of sellers. On average, the clients for whom we have
acted as a buyer’s broker have received a commission rebate of $3,800. Including
the $295 administrative fee that we charge at closing, we have averaged about
$3,295 revenue for each of the eleven listings that have closed. Our aggregate
net revenue from our listing (sellers) totals $38,000.
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. As of July 31, 2008, we
have received on average a net buyer’s broker commission equal to 1.2% of the
average $275,000 purchase price our customers have paid for their new homes.
For
our listing clients, the $3,295 we charge (which includes a $295 administrative
fee) represents an average of about 0.9% of the average price of the homes
we
have sold.
Currently,
our revenues consist primarily of (i) mortgage broker business commissions
received and loan fees earned at the time a mortgage transaction closes and
(ii)
online 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 received 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
customer 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 and the closing date for the transaction related to
that
customer).
14
As
evidenced by the growth we have experienced, we remain optimistic about our
ability to grow our real estate business profitably. We also 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.
Mortgage
and Insurance
We
generate mortgage income through our wholly owned mortgage subsidiary, Marquest
Financial, Inc. Marquest has its own staff of mortgage loan officers who obtain
mortgages for customers who are refinancing existing mortgages or obtaining
new
mortgages because of the purchase of a new home or the addition of a second
mortgage to an already existing mortgage. Marquest 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 Marquest for finding the customer and
processing the paperwork for the loan.
There
are
two types of fees paid by banks to Marquest 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. A 1% to 2%
loan origination fee is considered average by the U.S. mortgage industry. Yield
spread premiums are also frequently paid by mortgage underwriters. When they
are
earned, a typical yield spread would range from 0% to 2%.
Our
mortgage business operates separately from real estate. Overall, it is presently
a larger source of revenue than our real estate brokerage activities. Since
inception, we have acted as a mortgage broker in about 124 mortgage transactions
generating total mortgage fee revenue of $614,000 as of July 31, 2008. At times,
a loan underwriter will group loan origination fees and yield spread premiums
together in its paperwork with the mortgage broker fee, making it difficult
to
separate loan origination fee income and yield spread premium income. However,
using data provided by our mortgage underwriters, we believe we received a
total
of $226,000 from loan origination and processing fees and a total of $388,000
from yield spread premiums through July 31, 2008. Our yield spread premiums
through July 31, 2008 averaged 0.84%.
Due
to
the highly publicized distress of the subprime mortgage lending industry and
the
turmoil facing the nation’s leading mortgage lending institutions, Freddie Mac,
and Fannie Mae, all banks have tightened restrictions on new borrowers. This
has
noticeably affected our mortgage brokerage business even though we have not
engaged in any subprime mortgage lending.
To
combat
the volatility the mortgage market currently faces, starting August 1, we have
entered into a new mortgage brokerage business model. Together with a major
Twin
Cities mortgage broker, Marketplace Home Mortgage, we have 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. The entity carries the name Marketplace Home Mortgage Webdigs,
LLC.
Through
the 24 hour underwriting, full array of mortgage products, including FHA loans,
and efficient well developed processing and administrative practices that our
partner Marketplace Home Mortgage has to offer, we believe that our ability
to
attract Webdigs real estate clients will be vastly improved over our previous
mortgage offerings.
15
For
the
time being, we will keep Marquest Financial operating in Florida separately
from
Marketplace Home Mortgage Webdigs. The new entity does not have a mortgage
broker license in Florida.
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 customers to an unaffiliated insurance broker,
Webdigs Insurance Agency, LLC, for quotes on their home and other personal
insurance policies. Should a referred customer end up purchasing insurance
through our referral, we will receive a commission for the
referral.
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 July 31, 2008, we have generated an accumulated net loss
totaling $2,349,210. As mentioned in more detail below, 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 roll back our advertising and
growth initiative, 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.
Results
of Operation
For
the three month period ended July 31, 2008 compared to the three month period
ended July 31, 2007.
The
Company incurred operating losses of $551,990 for the three months ended July
31, 2008 compared to a loss of $267,651 for the three month period ended July
31, 2007. Comparing these two quarters is not very useful since the Company
commenced operations on May 1, 2007. For the three months ended July 31, 2007,
the Company was creating its website, seeking investment capital and hiring
employees. We did not engage in any efforts to obtain customers and had no
real
estate revenues. Nevertheless measured at the consolidated Company level, total
net sales increased from $20,914 for the three month period from inception
(May
1, 2007) to July 31, 2007 to $235,922 for the three month period ended July,
31,
2008, an increase of approximately 1,028%. During the three months ended July
31, 2008, we closed 40 real estate transactions for total net real estate
brokerage revenues of $141,032. This represents 205% sequential growth over
the
$46,238 in real estate brokerage revenues we recorded for the three months
ended
April 30, 2008. The mortgage environment was more difficult in the quarter
ended
July 31, 2008 as mortgage brokerage revenue of $94,890 declined by 37%
sequentially over the three months ended April 30, 2008 total of $150,286.
Selling,
general administrative expenses increased to $787,912 for the three months
ended
July 31, 2008 from $288,565 for the three months ended July 31, 2007. This
significant increase of $499,347 was due to the following: 1) $157,000 related
to the Marquest operations which were not in operations for the comparable
quarter, 2) $280,000 for additional marketing and web-site costs over the
comparable quarter and 3) approximately $62,000 for additional costs related
to
going public and increased headcount in the office. The operating loss
for the three months ended July 31, 2008 can be attributed to the fact that
Webdigs remains a start-up company that is still developing its niche in the
real estate brokerage market. We continued during the May-July 2008 quarter
to
add sales staff, improve the customer website and build company awareness
through public relations, marketing and advertising and expect to continue
to do
more brand building in the coming months.
16
For
the nine month period ended July 31, 2008 compared to the period from inception
(May 1, 2007) to July 31, 2007.
The
Company incurred operating losses of $1,739,507 for the nine months ended July
31, 2008 compared to a loss of $267,651 for the period from inception (May
1,
2007) to July 31, 2007. As mentioned above, a year to year comparison is not
yet
very useful for Webdigs. So the comparison is really a nine month comparison
to
a three month comparison. Additionally, throughout the time period since
inception, May 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008, we have been continually expanding
our
operations, hiring staff, developing operating processes and information
systems, and developing marketing programs for our business. Of the $1,854,864
in selling expenses incurred in the nine months ended July 31, 2008, we spent
approximately $841,000 on advertising and maintaining/improving our www.
webddigs.com
consumer
website.
For
the
nine months ended July 31, 2008 total net sales were $735,283 compared to
$20,914 for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to July 31, 2007, an
increase of 3400%. Real estate broker revenue increased from $0 for the nine
months ended July 31, 2007 to $206,365 for the nine months ended July 31, 2008.
Due to the fact that we had our retail mortgage brokerage operating for the
entire nine month period ended July 31, 2008, we had mortgage revenues of
$528,918 as compared to $20,914 for the period from inception (May 1, 2007)
to
July 31, 2007.
Our
general and administrative spending of $619,926 for the nine months ended July
31, 2008 represents the fruits of our efforts to keep overhead low and staffing
to a minimum. It compares to total G&A costs of $ 156,055 for the period
from inception (May 1, 2007) to July 31, 2007. In the current fiscal year (nine
months ended July 31, 2008) total G&A costs represent approximately 1/3 of
our selling costs. With the exception of our Chief Financial Officer and
part-time accountant, everyone employed by the Company is directly involved
in
sales efforts. In fact, all Webdigs real estate employees except our two
transaction coordinators are licensed real estate agents. We will continue
to
keep a focus on holding administrative expenses low as we expand our
operations.
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. Nor 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. Currently, we expect to spend approximately $400,000
in such improvement activities over the course of fiscal 2008. As of July 31,
2008 we have spent approximately $365,000.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources; Anticipated Financing Needs
As
of
July 31, 2008, we had $24,188 cash and cash equivalents, current assets of
$79,109, and current liabilities of $998,934. From October 31, 2007 through
July
31, 2008 we raised a total of $841,500 through the sale of our common stock
as
part of the same private placement offering that started on November 1, 2007.
In
consideration of such proceeds, we issued a total of 3,366,000 shares of common
stock.
We
used
$888,914 of cash in operating activities during the nine months ended July
31,
2008 compared to cash provided from operations totaling $129,096 for the period
from inception (May 1, 2007) to July 31, 2007. Cash used in operations for
the
nine months ended July 31, 2008 included a net loss of $1,746,494, which was
partially offset by $337,682 of non-cash expenses for depreciation,
amortization, loss on disposal of fixed assets and share-based compensation.
An
increase in accounts payable of $525,214 partially mitigated the use of cash
from operations. For the nine months ended July 31, 2008, cash flows used in
investing activities included payments for computer equipment of $18,216
compared to $261,246 for the period from inception (May 1, 2007) to July 31,
2007 for payments of $8,582 for computer equipment and $252,572 for web-site
development costs. For the nine months ended July 31, 2008, cash flows from
financing activities included issuance of common stock for $841,500 and a
decrease in capital lease obligations of $5,861 compared
to $205,912 received from issuance of common stock for the period from inception
(May 1, 2007) to July 31, 2007.
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For
the
issuances of common stock in the private placement offering, we relied on the
exemption from federal registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
of
1933 and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. We relied on this exemption and the
safe harbor thereunder based on the fact that there are and will continue to
be
a limited number of investors, all of whom will be “accredited investors” under
Rule 501 of the Securities Act of 1933 and all of whom have and will have
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that the
investors were capable of evaluating the risks of the investment. The securities
offered and sold in these transactions were not (and, with respect to the
aforementioned anticipated future sales, will not be) registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 and therefore may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration
requirements. The disclosure about the private placement offering contained
in
this quarterly report is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer
to
buy any securities of the Company.
Over
the
course of the next few months, we expect to continue seeking additional
financing. The total amount of financing we may seek may be significant, and
may
be as high as $5 to $6 million. If we succeed in raising such amount, we believe
that we would have sufficient capital to fund our operations for the forseeable
future. In the absence of such financing, we will have sufficient capital to
fund our operations only through October 31, 2008, based in part on extended
payment terms that we have negotiated and obtained with our vendors. On August
18, 2008, we entered into subscription agreements with two investors for the
purchase of an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of common stock at the per-share
price of $0.10 per share. As of the date of this filing, however, we have not
received proceeds from these subscriptions and have not issued any shares.
By
virtue of solid relationships with all of our major vendors and a increasing
sales trend, if we do obtain funds from these two subscriptions, then we believe
that (in the absence of any additional financing) we will have capital
sufficient to fund our operations through December 31, 2008 even after the
satisfaction of our key vendors.
Additional
financing may not be available on terms favorable to us, especially in light
of
current debt and equity markets. 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.
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. 123R, for stock-based awards granted after January 1, 2006, we
recognize compensation expense based on estimated grant date fair value using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. 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 $73,978, and will be recorded as
stock compensation expense over the vesting period starting on May 7, 2008.
We
recorded third quarter charge of $41,610 as director’s compensation expense for
337,500 vested and expected to vest options as of July 31, 2008.
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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.
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
online 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.
Income
Taxes.
Subsequent to the reverse merger on October 24, 2007, 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.
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 includes compensation cost for restricted stock
awards.
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Intangible
Assets.
We have
two types of intangible assets: website development and customer
lists.
Website
Development
The
primary interface with the customer in our online 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. Amortization is on a straight-line
basis
over the estimated useful life of the website of 3 years.
Customer
Lists
As
part
of our acquisitions of HEA and Marquest (See Note 2 to our audited financial
statements for the period from date of inception, May 1, 2007, to October 31,
2007), we recorded the fair value of pre-existing customer relationships of
these two entities. The fair value estimated for each customer list was $27,404
for HEA and $130,859 for Marquest, for a total of $158,263. The fair values
of
these relationships will be amortized on a straight-line basis (which
approximates the anticipated revenue stream) over their estimated useful lives
based on an estimated revenue period ranging from 2 to 3 years.
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.
Going
Concern
We
have
incurred operating losses, accumulated deficit and negative cash flows from
operations since May 1, 2007 (inception). As of October 31, 2007, we had an
accumulated deficit of $602,716, and as of July 31, 2008, we had an accumulated
deficit of $2,349,210. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern. In this regard, our current
independent auditors have included an explanatory paragraph in opinions they
have previously issued related to our annual audited financial statements as
to
the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our
consolidated financial statements included do not include any adjustments
related to recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts, or
the
amount and classification of liabilities that might result, should we be unable
to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern
ultimately depends on achieving profitability, producing revenues or raising
additional capital to sustain operations. Although we intend to obtain
additional financing to meet our cash needs, we may be unable to secure any
additional financing on terms that are favorable or acceptable to us, if at
all.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As
of July 31, 2008, the Company did not have any off-balance
sheet arrangements.
Item 4T. |
Controls
and Procedures.
|
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An
evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as
such term is defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) was carried out by the Company under the supervision and with the
participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer.
Based
on
that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
concluded that these 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 close process. Due to our lack
of sufficient capital, management has concluded that with certain oversight
controls that are in place, the risks associated with the lack of segregation
of
duties are not sufficient to justify the costs of potential benefits to be
gained by adding additional employees at this time. Management intends to
periodically reevaluate this situation. If we secure sufficient capital, we
expect to examine the possibility of increasing staffing to mitigate the current
lack of segregation of duties within the accounting and financial
functions.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During
the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2008, no change in our internal control over
financial reporting occurred which has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART
II –
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. |
Legal
Proceedings
|
None.
Item 1A. |
Risk
Factors.
|
There
have been no material changes to our risk factors and uncertainties. For a
discussion of risk factors applicable to Webdigs and its business, please refer
to the “Risk Factors” section of our Registration Statement on Form 10/A filed
with the SEC on September 5, 2008.
Item 2. |
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
|
During
the quarter ended July 31, 2008, we continued to raise operating capital through
a private placement of our common stock at a price per share of $0.25. We sold
60,000 shares of our restricted common stock for total proceeds of
$15,000. These sales were made pursuant to private transactions that did not
involve a public offering of securities and accordingly, we believe that these
transactions were exempt from registration requirements of the Securities Act
pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof and rules promulgated thereunder. Based on
representations from the above-referenced investors, we have determined that
such investors were “accredited investors” (as defined by Rule 501 under the
Securities Act) and acquired the shares for investment and not distribution,
they could bear the risks of the investment, and they could hold the securities
for an indefinite period of time. The securities offered and sold in this
offering were not registered under the Securities Act and therefore may not
be
offered or sold in the United States absent a registration or an available
exemption from such registration.
Item 6. |
Exhibits.
|
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer
|
|
32
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has 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.
Chief
Executive Officer
Dated:
September 22, 2008
|
|
||
/s/ Edward
Wicker
|
||
Edward
Wicker
Chief
Financial Officer
Dated:
September 22, 2008
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH THIS REPORT
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer
|
|
32
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant
to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
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