Wellness Center USA, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2019 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________ to ___________
WELLNESS CENTER USA, INC.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
NEVADA | 333-173216 | 27-2980395 | ||
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
Commission File Number |
(IRS Employee Identification No.) |
2500 West Higgins Road, Ste. 780, Hoffman Estates, IL, 60169
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(847) 925-1885
(Issuer Telephone number)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class registered: | Name of each exchange on which registered: |
None | None |
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.001
(Title of class)
Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or smaller reporting company filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer [ ] | Non-Accelerated Filer [ ] | |
Accelerated Filer [ ] | Smaller Reporting Company [X] | |
Emerging growth Company [ ] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Yes [ ] No [X]
The number of shares issued and outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity as of March 31, 2019 was 104,012,153.
FORM 10-Q
WELLNESS CENTER USA, INC.
MARCH 31, 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 3 |
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 17 |
Item 3 | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 23 |
Item 4. | Control and Procedures | 23 |
PART II— OTHER INFORMATION | ||
Item 1 | Legal Proceedings | 26 |
Item 1A | Risk Factors | 27 |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 27 |
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 27 |
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures. | 27 |
Item 5. | Other Information | 27 |
Item 6. | Exhibits | 27 |
SIGNATURE | 28 |
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Wellness Center USA, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, | September 30, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 62,170 | $ | 4,210 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | - | 1,550 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 62,170 | 5,760 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 2,091 | 2,619 | ||||||
Other assets | 1,760 | 16,760 | ||||||
Total Other Assets | 3,851 | 19,379 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 66,021 | $ | 25,139 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 702,709 | $ | 572,753 | ||||
Deferred revenue | 7,625 | 8,624 | ||||||
Convertible notes payable | 110,000 | 202,922 | ||||||
Loans payable from officers and shareholders | 324,250 | 66,000 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 1,144,584 | 850,299 | ||||||
Shareholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
Common stock, par value $0.001, 185,000,000 shares authorized; 104,012,153 and 100,952,569 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 104,012 | 100,952 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 23,200,187 | 22,450,252 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (24,534,119 | ) | (22,974,740 | ) | ||||
Total Wellness Center USA shareholders’ deficit | (1,229,920 | ) | (423,536 | ) | ||||
Non-controlling interest | 151,357 | (401,624 | ) | |||||
Total Shareholder’s deficit | (1,078,563 | ) | (825,160 | ) | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | $ | 66,021 | $ | 25,139 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Wellness Center USA, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
March 31, | March 31, | |||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
Sales: | ||||||||||||||||
Trade | $ | 8,725 | $ | 20,500 | $ | 16,400 | $ | 36,000 | ||||||||
Consulting services | 4,150 | 20,750 | 9,350 | 31,750 | ||||||||||||
Total Sales | 12,875 | 41,250 | 25,750 | 67,750 | ||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | 7,725 | 17,666 | 15,450 | 34,658 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 5,150 | 23,584 | 10,300 | 33,092 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 535,593 | 561,317 | 1,011,457 | 895,480 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (530,443 | ) | (537,733 | ) | (1,001,157 | ) | (862,388 | ) | ||||||||
Other expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Amortization of debt discount | (21,389 | ) | (65,790 | ) | (72,078 | ) | (135,837 | ) | ||||||||
Financing costs | (22,000 | ) | (70,422 | ) | (73,434 | ) | (70,422 | ) | ||||||||
Loss on modification of conversion price on convertible note payable | - | (158,400 | ) | - | (158,400 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss on modification of exercise price on warrants in connection with convertible note payable | - | (5,445 | ) | - | (5,445 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (6,878 | ) | (9,788 | ) | (11,729 | ) | (13,088 | ) | ||||||||
Total other expenses | (50,267 | ) | (309,845 | ) | (157,241 | ) | (383,192 | ) | ||||||||
NET LOSS | (580,710 | ) | (847,578 | ) | (1,158,398 | ) | (1,245,580 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | 643 | 21,473 | 4,402 | 67,442 | ||||||||||||
Loss from deconsolidation of non-controlling interest | - | - | (405,383 | ) | - | |||||||||||
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO WELLNESS CENTER USA, INC. | $ | (580,067 | ) | $ | (826,105 | ) | $ | (1,559,379 | ) | $ | (1,178,138 | ) | ||||
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING BASIC AND DILUTED | 103,977,232 | 91,551,485 | 100,952,569 | 91,414,889 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Wellness Center USA, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Deficit (Unaudited)
Common Stock | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | Total WCUI | Non-controlling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | Interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2017 | 90,284,916 | $ | 90,285 | $ | 19,069,211 | $ | (19,132,557 | ) | $ | 26,939 | $ | (317,388 | ) | $ | (290,449 | ) | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock warrants | 1,407,619 | 1,407 | 169,507 | - | 170,914 | - | 170,914 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of common stock issued for services | 150,000 | 150 | 26,550 | - | 26,700 | - | 26,700 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon conversions of note payable | 550,000 | 737 | 54,263 | - | 55,000 | - | 55,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of vested stock options | - | - | 137,898 | - | 137,898 | - | 137,898 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of common stock issued in connection with convertible note payable | 486,849 | 487 | 69,935 | - | 70,422 | - | 70,422 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount on convertible note payable due to beneficial conversion and warrants | - | - | 150,000 | - | 150,000 | - | 150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on modification of conversion price on convertible note payable | - | - | 158,400 | - | 158,400 | - | 158,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on modification of exercise price on warrants in connection with convertible note payable | - | - | 5,445 | - | 5,445 | - | 5,445 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the six months ended March 31, 2018 | - | - | - | (1,178,138 | ) | (1,178,138 | ) | (67,442 | ) | (1,245,580 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2018 (unaudited) | 92,879,384 | $ | 93,066 | $ | 19,841,209 | $ | (20,310,695 | ) | $ | (376,420 | ) | $ | (384,830 | ) | $ | (761,250 | ) | |||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2018 | 100,952,569 | $ | 100,952 | $ | 22,450,252 | $ | (22,974,740 | ) | $ | (423,536 | ) | $ | (401,624 | ) | $ | (825,160 | ) | |||||||||||
Common shares issued for cash | 142,857 | 143 | 9,857 | - | 10,000 | - | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued upon conversions of note payable | 2,482,441 | 2,483 | 171,300 | - | 173,783 | - | 173,783 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of common stock issued with convertible note payable | 314,286 | 314 | 21,686 | - | 22,000 | - | 22,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of additional shares issued upon conversions of note payable | - | - | 51,434 | - | 51,434 | - | 51,434 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of vested stock options | - | - | 163,178 | - | 163,178 | - | 163,178 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of common stock issued for services | 120,000 | 120 | 9,480 | - | 9,600 | - | 9,600 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Termination of non-controlling interest agreement | - | - | - | (405,383 | ) | (405,383 | ) | 405,383 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Contribution of capital by joint venture partner | - | - | 323,000 | - | 323,000 | 152,000 | 475,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the six months ended March 31, 2019 | - | - | - | (1,153,996 | ) | (1,153,996 | ) | (4,402 | ) | (1,158,398 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019 (unaudited) | 104,012,153 | $ | 104,012 | $ | 23,200,187 | $ | (24,534,119 | ) | $ | (1,229,920 | ) | $ | 151,357 | $ | (1,078,563 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Wellness Center USA, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Six Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (1,158,398 | ) | $ | (1,245,580 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation expense | 528 | 1,978 | ||||||
Amortization of debt discount | 72,078 | 135,837 | ||||||
Fair value of common shares issued for services | 9,600 | 26,700 | ||||||
Fair value of stock options issued for services | 163,178 | 137,898 | ||||||
Fair value of additional shares issued upon conversions of note payable | 51,434 | - | ||||||
Fair value of common stock issued with convertible note payable | 22,000 | - | ||||||
Loss on abandonment of lease | 65,000 | - | ||||||
Loss on modification of conversion price on convertible note payable | - | 158,400 | ||||||
Loss on modification of exercise price on warrants in connection with convertible note payable | - | 5,445 | ||||||
Fair value of common stock issued in connection with convertible note payable | - | 70,422 | ||||||
Changes in Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||
(Increase) Decrease in: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | - | 24,999 | ||||||
Inventories | - | 278 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 1,550 | (462 | ) | |||||
(Decrease) Increase in: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 88,740 | 173,274 | ||||||
Accrued payroll - officers | - | 37,941 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | (1,000 | ) | (5,500 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (685,290 | ) | (478,370 | ) | ||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||||||||
Proceeds from loans payable from officers and shareholders | 258,250 | 179,000 | ||||||
Repayment of loans payable from officers and shareholders | - | (10,500 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from convertible note payable | - | 150,000 | ||||||
Common stock issued for cash | 10,000 | - | ||||||
Exercise of stock warrants | - | 170,914 | ||||||
Contribution of capital by joint venture partner | 475,000 | - | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 743,250 | 489,414 | ||||||
Net increase in cash | 57,960 | 11,044 | ||||||
Cash beginning of period | 4,210 | 29,369 | ||||||
Cash end of period | $ | 62,170 | $ | 40,413 | ||||
Supplemental cash flows disclosures: | ||||||||
Interest paid | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Taxes paid | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Supplemental non-cash financing disclosures: | ||||||||
Conversion of convertible note payable into common shares | $ | 165,000 | $ | 55,000 | ||||
Conversion of accrued interest into common shares | $ | 8,783 | $ | - | ||||
Debt discount on convertible note payable | $ | - | $ | 150,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WELLNESS CENTER USA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 AND 2018
NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Organization and Operations
Wellness Center USA, Inc. (“WCUI” or the “Company”) was incorporated in June 2010 under the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company initially engaged in online sports and nutrition supplements marketing and distribution. The Company subsequently expanded into additional businesses within the healthcare and medical sectors through acquisitions, including Psoria-Shield Inc. (“PSI”) and StealthCo Inc. (“SCI”), d/b/a Stealth Mark, Inc.
The Company currently operates in the following business segments: (i) distribution of targeted Ultra Violet (“UV”) phototherapy devices for dermatology; and (ii) authentication and encryption products and services. The segments are operated, respectively, through PSI and SCI.
Basis of Presentation of Unaudited Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Wellness Center USA, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2019.
Going Concern
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company has not yet generated significant revenues and has incurred recurring net losses. During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,158,398 and used cash in operations of $685,290, and had a shareholders’ deficit of $1,078,563 as of March 31, 2019. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise additional funds and implement its strategies. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on the Company’s September 30, 2018 financial statements, has raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
At March 31, 2019, the Company had cash on hand in the amount of $62,170. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company attaining and maintaining profitable operations in the future and raising additional capital soon to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Since inception, we have funded our operations primarily through equity and debt financings and we expect to continue to rely on these sources of capital in the future. During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company received $743,250 through short-term loans, contributions of capital by a joint venture partner and the sale of common stock.
No assurance can be given that any future financing will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. Even if the Company is able to obtain additional financing, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt financing or cause substantial dilution for our stock holders, in case of equity financing.
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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Consolidation
The Company’s consolidated subsidiaries and/or entities are as follows:
Name of consolidated subsidiary or entity | State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization | Date of incorporation or formation (date of acquisition/disposition, if applicable) | Attributable interest | |||||
Psoria-Shield Inc. (“PSI”) | The State of Florida | June
17, 2009 (August 24, 2012) | 100 | % | ||||
StealthCo, Inc. (“StealthCo”) | The State of Illinois | March 18, 2014 | 100 | % | ||||
Psoria Development Company LLC. (“PDC”) | The State of Illinois | January 15, 2015/November 15, 2018 | 50 | % | ||||
NEO Phototherapy LLC (“NEO”) | The State of Illinois | December 2018 | 50.5 | % |
Through October 2018, PSI was operated by PDC, a joint venture between PSI and the Medical Alliance, Inc (“TMA”). On November 15, 2018, the Company and TMA entered into a Withdraw and Mutual Release Agreement to terminate their joint venture agreement. In December 2018, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Psoria-Shield, Inc. (“PSI”), entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with PSI Gen 2 Funding, Inc. (“GEN2”), an Illinois corporation, to further development, marketing, licensing and/or sale of PSI technology and products. The joint venture will be conducted through NEO Phototherapy, LLC, a recently formed Illinois limited liability company (“NEO”), with principal offices and records to be maintained at WCUI’s offices. See Non-Controlling Interests in Note 2 for more details.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the financial statement date, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates are used in the valuation of accounts receivable and allowance for uncollectible amounts, inventory and obsolescence reserves, accruals for potential liabilities, valuations of stock-based compensation, realization of deferred tax assets, among others. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued. For the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the basic and diluted shares outstanding were the same, as potentially dilutive shares were considered anti-dilutive. At March 31, 2019 and 2018, the dilutive impact of outstanding stock options of 15,625,238 and 8,847,500 shares, respectively, and outstanding warrants for 67,020,537 and 59,096,084 shares, respectively, have been excluded because their impact on the loss per share is anti-dilutive.
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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This ASU is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company adopted this ASU on October 1, 2018 retrospectively, the cumulative effect of the initial application on our accumulated deficit on that date was immaterial.
For trade sales, the Company generates its revenue from sales contracts with customers with revenues being generated upon the shipment of merchandise, or for consulting services, revenue is recognized in the period services are rendered and earned under service arrangements with clients.
We sell our products through two main sales channels: 1) directly to customers who use our products (the “Direct Channel”) and 2) to distribution partners who resell our products (the “Indirect Channel”).
Under the Direct Channel, we sell our products to and we receive payment directly from customers who purchase our products. Under our Indirect Channel, we have entered into distribution agreements that allow the distributors to sell our products and fulfill performance obligations under the agreements.
We determine revenue recognition through the following steps:
● | Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer | |
● | Identification of the performance obligations in the contract | |
● | Determination of the transaction price | |
● | Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract | |
● | Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation. |
Revenue is generally recognized upon shipment or when a service has been completed, unless we have significant performance obligations for services still to be completed. We recognize revenue when a material reversal is no longer probable. Payments received before the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as deferred revenue. Deferred revenue at March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $7,625 and $8,624, respectively.
Non-controlling Interests
Through November 2018, non-controlling interest represented the non-controlling interest holder’s proportionate share of the equity of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, PDC. Non-controlling interest is adjusted for the non-controlling interest holder’s proportionate share of the earnings or losses and other comprehensive income (loss), if any, and the non-controlling interest continues to be attributed its share of losses even if that attribution results in a deficit non-controlling interest balance.
On November 15, 2018, PSI and TMA entered into a Withdraw and Mutual Release Agreement to terminate their joint venture agreement. On the date of termination, the non-controlling interest’s share of the accumulated losses of the joint venture totaled to $405,383. Upon termination, during the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company wrote-off the non-controlling interest’s share of the accumulated losses and recorded a loss from the deconsolidation of a non-controlling interest of $405,383.
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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Non-controlling Interests (continued)
In December 2018, PSI entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with GEN2 to further development, marketing, licensing and/or sale of PSI technology and products. The joint venture will be conducted through NEO. PSI and GEN2 will be the members of NEO, owning 50.5% and 36.0%, respectively, of the Units issued in connection with the organization of NEO. An additional 13.5% of such Units will be reserved for issuance as incentives for key employees and consultants. Until such shares are distributed, the Company controls 68% of the joint venture and GEN2 the remaining 32%. PSI and GEN2 will manage NEO’s day-to-day operations. PSI will contribute PSI technology to NEO and GEN2 will contribute $700,000. Repayment of the $700,000 investment by GEN2 will begin through and upon the date which NEO has realized and retained cumulative net income/distributable cash in the amount of $300,000. Distributions thereafter will be made to PSI, GEN2 and other members in proportion to their respective Unit ownership, at the times and in the manner determined from time to time by the managers, in their sole discretion. GEN2 consists of accredited investors, and investment participation from several WCUI officers and directors, including Calvin R. O’Harrow and Roy M. Harsch.
As of March 31, 2019, GEN2 had received $475,000 of investments to contribute to NEO and the Company recorded its proportionate share of $323,000 to additional paid-in-capital and $152,000 to non-controlling interest. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2019, NEO recorded a loss of $2,006 relating to its operations.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company periodically grants stock options and warrants to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions as compensation for services rendered. The Company accounts for stock option and stock warrant grants to employees based on the authoritative guidance provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board where the value of the award is measured on the date of grant and recognized over the vesting period. The Company accounts for stock option and stock warrant grants to non-employees in accordance with the authoritative guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board where the value of the stock compensation is determined based upon the measurement date at either a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete. Non-employee stock-based compensation charges generally are amortized over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. In certain circumstances where there are no future performance requirements by the non-employee, option or warrant grants are immediately vested and the total stock-based compensation charge is recorded in the period of the measurement date.
The fair value of the Company’s common stock option and warrant grants are estimated using a Black-Scholes Merton option pricing model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the common stock options, estimated forfeitures and future dividends. Compensation expense is recorded based upon the value derived from the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and based on actual experience. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes Merton option pricing model could materially affect compensation expense recorded in future periods.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to record a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. ASU 2016-02 is effective for all interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2016-02 on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.
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Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3 – LOANS PAYABLE FROM OFFICERS AND SHAREHOLDERS
As of September 30, 2018, loans payable from officers and shareholders of $66,000 were outstanding. During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company borrowed $258,250 from its officers and shareholders. All of the loans are unsecured, have an interest rate of eight percent and are due one year from the date of issuance. As of March 31, 2019, loans payable to officers and shareholders of $324,250 were outstanding.
NOTE 4 – CONVERTIBLE NOTE AGREEMENTS
March 31, 2018 | September 30, 2018 | |||||||
Convertible note payable (a) | $ | - | $ | 165,000 | ||||
Convertible note payable (b) | 110,000 | 110,000 | ||||||
Debt discount – unamortized balance | - | (72,078 | ) | |||||
Convertible note payable, net | $ | 110,000 | $ | 202,922 |
(a) On March 5, 2018, the Company entered into a Convertible Note Payable Agreement with an individual under which the Company borrowed $165,000. Net proceeds received by the Company under the agreement after payment of a $15,000 fee to the lender was $150,000. In connection with the agreement, the Company issued the individual 300,000 restricted shares of its common stock with a fair value of $48,000 and warrants to purchase 660,000 shares of its common stock, which vested upon grant. The warrants expire five years from the date of grant and have an exercise price of $0.20 per share. The note payable accrues interest at eight percent per annum, is unsecured and is convertible at any time after the 90th day from the issue date into the Company’s common stock at the fixed conversion price of $0.10 per share. The note matured in October 2018.
The Company calculated the related fair value of the warrants issued to the noteholder to be $55,032 using a Black Scholes Merton option pricing model and performing a relative value calculation. The Company then made a calculation to determine if a beneficial conversion feature (BCF) existed. The beneficial conversion was based upon the effective conversion price based on the proceeds received that were allocated to the convertible instrument. Based upon the Company’s calculation, it was determined that a beneficial conversion feature existed amounting to $94,968 and was recorded as a debt discount. As such the Company recognized a debt discount at the date of issuance in the aggregate amount of $165,000 relating to the $15,000 fees paid to the lender, the relative value of the warrants and the BCF. The note discount is being amortized over the term of the note and the unamortized portion is recognized as a reduction to the carrying amount of the Convertible note (a valuation debt discount). The balance of the unamortized discount at September 30, 2018 was $3,837.
During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company amended the terms of the agreement by extending the maturity date to January 2019 and reducing the conversion price from $0.10 per share to $0.07 per share. The reduction of the conversion price caused the Company to issue an additional 744,732 shares, which on the conversion dates had a combined total fair value of $51,434, which was recorded a financing cost during the six months ended March 31, 2019.
During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the individual converted $165,000 of the convertible note payable and $8,783 of accrued interest into 2,482,441 shares of the Company’s common stock. During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company amortized the remaining $3,837 of debt discount, leaving no unamortized balance at March 31, 2019. No amounts were outstanding under the agreement as of March 31, 2019.
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NOTE 4 – CONVERTIBLE NOTE AGREEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(b) On July 11, 2018, the Company entered into another Convertible Note Payable Agreement with the same individual under which the Company borrowed an additional $110,000. Net proceeds received by the Company under the agreement after payment of a $10,000 fee to the lender was $100,000. In connection with the agreement, the Company issued the individual 200,000 restricted shares of its common stock with a fair value of $36,000 and warrants to purchase 440,000 shares of its common stock, which vested upon grant. The warrants expire five years from the date of grant and have an exercise price of $0.18 per share. The note payable accrues interest at eight percent per annum, is unsecured and is convertible at any time after the 90th day from the issue date into the Company’s common stock at the fixed conversion price of $0.15 per share. The note matures in February 2019, but may be extended at the option of the individual. The Company may prepay the note at any time immediately following the issue date upon seven days’ prior written notice. The note was past due as of March 31, 2019, but on April 2, 2019, was converted into shares of the Company’s common stock (see below).
The Company calculated the related fair value of the warrants issued to the noteholder to be $66,440 using a Black Scholes Merton option pricing model and performing a relative value calculation. The Company then made a calculation to determine if a beneficial conversion feature (BCF) existed. The beneficial conversion was based upon the effective conversion price based on the proceeds received that were allocated to the convertible instrument. Based upon the Company’s calculation, it was determined that a beneficial conversion feature existed amounting to $33,560 and was recorded as a debt discount. As such the Company recognized a debt discount at the date of issuance in the aggregate amount of $110,000 relating to the $10,000 fees paid to the lender, the relative value of the warrants and the BCF. The note discount is being amortized over the term of the note and the unamortized portion is recognized as a reduction to the carrying amount of the Convertible note (a valuation debt discount). As of September 30, 2018, the Company had amortized $41,759 of debt discount, leaving an unamortized balance of $68,241 at September 30, 2018.
During the three and six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company amortized $21,389 and $68,241 of debt discount, respectively, leaving no unamortized balance at March 31, 2019. A total of $110,000 was owed under the agreement as of March 31, 2019. On April 2, 2019, the individual converted the note payable of $110,000 and $6,389 of accrued interest into 2,327,781 shares of the Company’s common stock (see Note 9).
NOTE 5 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common shares issued for cash
During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company received $10,000 from the sale of 142,857 shares of its common stock. In connection with the sale, the Company issued a warrant to the shareholder to purchase 284,714 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrant expires five years from the date of grant and has an exercise price of $0.15 per share.
Common shares issued for Services
During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 120,000 shares of its common stock valued at $9,600 for services provided by consultants. The shares were valued at the trading price of the common stock at the date of issuance.
Stock Options
On December 22, 2010, effective retroactively as of June 30, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the adoption of the “2010 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan” (“2010 Option Plan”) by unanimous consent. The 2010 Option Plan was initiated to encourage and enable officers, directors, consultants, advisors and key employees of the Company to acquire and retain a proprietary interest in the Company by ownership of its common stock. A total of 7,500,000 of the authorized shares of the Company’s common stock may be subject to, or issued pursuant to, the terms of the plan. Effective January 1, 2018, the Board of Directors approved to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock that may be subject to, or issued pursuant to, the terms of the plan from 7,500,000 to 30,000,000.
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NOTE 5 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Stock Options (continued)
The Company’s policy is to recognize compensation cost for awards with only service conditions and a graded vesting schedule on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. Additionally, the Company’s policy is to issue new shares of common stock to satisfy stock option exercises. The Company applied fair value accounting for all share based payments awards. The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company granted options to an employee to purchase an aggregate total of 125,000 shares of its common stock with an aggregate fair value of $6,485. The options have an exercise price of $0.06 per share and expire five years from the date of grant. The shares vested equally on December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019. The Company valued the option using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The assumptions used for the option granted during the six months ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:
Exercise price | $ | 0.06 | ||
Expected dividends | - | |||
Expected volatility | 126.8 – 133.7 | % | ||
Risk free interest rate | 2.24 - 2.47 | % | ||
Expected life of options | 2.5 |
During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded $163,178 of stock compensation for the value of all outstanding options, and as of March 31, 2019, unvested compensation of $514,416 remained that will be amortized over the remaining vesting period.
The table below summarizes the Company’s stock option activities for the six months ended March 31, 2019:
Number of Option Shares | Exercise Price Range Per Share | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Fair Value at Date of Grant | |||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2018 | 17,946,667 | $ | 0.10 - 2.00 | $ | 0.28 | $ | 3,244,755 | |||||||||
Granted | 125,000 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 6,485 | ||||||||||||
Cancelled | (646,429 | ) | 0.14 – 0.19 | 0.17 | - | |||||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Expired | (1,800,000 | ) | 0.40 | 0.40 | - | |||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019 | 15,625,238 | $ | 0.06 – 2.00 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 3,251,240 | |||||||||
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2019 | 11,282,381 | $ | 0.06 – 2.00 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 2,182,853 | |||||||||
Unvested, March 31, 2019 | 4,342,857 | $ | 0.14 – 0.19 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 1,068,387 |
There was no aggregate intrinsic value for option shares outstanding at March 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2019, there were 14,374,762 shares of stock options remaining available for issuance under the 2010 Plan.
The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable options as of March 31, 2019:
Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Range of Exercise Prices | Number Outstanding | Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Number Exercisable | Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.06 - 0.39 | 13,912,738 | 3.54 | $ | 0.15 | 9,569,881 | 3.33 | $ | 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||
0.40 - 0.99 | 312,500 | 0.87 | 0.40 | 312,500 | 0.87 | 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1.00 - 1.99 | 750,000 | 1.75 | 1.00 | 750,000 | 1.75 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2.00 | 650,000 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 650,000 | 1.75 | 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.06 - 2.00 | 15,625,238 | 3.23 | $ | 0.27 | 11,282,381 | 3.07 | $ | 0.32 |
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NOTE 5 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Stock Warrants
During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 284,714 shares with an exercise price of $0.15 per share as part of the sale of equity units. The warrant expires five years from the date of grant.
The table below summarizes the Company’s warrants activities for the six months ended March 31, 2019:
Number of Warrant Shares | Exercise Price Range Per Share | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Fair Value at Date of Issuance | |||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2018 | 67,907,728 | $ | 0.12 - 0.67 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 3,434,560 | |||||||||
Granted | 284,714 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 17,803 | ||||||||||||
Cancelled | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Expired | (1,171,905 | ) | 0.40 – 0.65 | 0.44 | - | |||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019 | 67,020,537 | $ | 0.12 - 0.67 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 3,452,363 | |||||||||
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2019 | 67,020,537 | $ | 0.12 - 0.67 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 3,452,363 |
There was no aggregate intrinsic value for warrant shares outstanding at March 31, 2019.
The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable warrants as of March 31, 2019:
Warrants Outstanding | Warrants Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Range of Exercise Prices | Number Outstanding | Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Number Exercisable | Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.12 – 0.20 | 59,279,384 | 2.61 | $ | 0.15 | 59,279,384 | 2.61 | $ | 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||
0.21 – 0.49 | 7,552,665 | 1.53 | 0.26 | 7,552,665 | 1.53 | 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
0.50 – 0.67 | 188,488 | 0.33 | 0.66 | 188,488 | 0.33 | 0.66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.12 – 0.67 | 67,020,537 | 2.49 | $ | 0.17 | 67,020,537 | 2.49 | $ | 0.17 |
NOTE 6 – SEGMENT REPORTING
Reportable segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available and that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company. During the year ended September 30, 2017, the Company discontinued operations of its NPC segment.
The Company operates in the following business segments:
(i) Medical Devices: which it stems from PSI, its wholly-owned subsidiary it acquired on August 24, 2012, a developer, manufacturer, marketer and distributer of targeted Ultra Violet (“UV”) phototherapy devices for the treatment of skin diseases.
(ii) Authentication and Encryption Products and Services: which it stems from StealthCo, its wholly-owned subsidiary formed on March 18, 2014. StealthCo engages in the business of selling, licensing or otherwise providing certain authentication and encryption products and services upon acquisition of certain assets from SMI.
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NOTE 6 – SEGMENT REPORTING (CONTINUED)
The detailed segment information of the Company is as follows:
Wellness Center USA, Inc.
Assets By Segment
March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate | Medical Devices | Authentication and Encryption | Total | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Cash | $ | 29,939 | $ | 26,035 | $ | 6,196 | $ | 62,170 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 29,939 | 26,035 | 6,196 | 62,170 | ||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | - | - | 2,091 | 2,091 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | - | 1,760 | - | 1,760 | ||||||||||||
Total other assets | - | 1,760 | 2,091 | 3,851 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 29,939 | $ | 27,795 | $ | 8,287 | $ | 66,021 |
Wellness Center USA, Inc.
Operations by Segment
For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate | Medical Devices | Authentication and Encryption | Total | |||||||||||||
Sales: | ||||||||||||||||
Trade | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 16,400 | $ | 16,400 | ||||||||
Consulting services | - | - | 9,350 | 9,350 | ||||||||||||
Total Sales | - | - | 25,750 | 25,750 | ||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | - | - | 15,450 | 15,450 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | - | - | 10,300 | 10,300 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 541,116 | 265,991 | 204,350 | 1,011,457 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | $ | (541,116 | ) | $ | (265,991 | ) | $ | (194,050 | ) | $ | (1,001,157 | ) |
Wellness Center USA, Inc.
Operations by Segment
For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate | Medical Devices | Authentication and Encryption | Total | |||||||||||||
Sales: | ||||||||||||||||
Trade | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 36,000 | $ | 36,000 | ||||||||
Consulting services | - | - | 31,750 | 31,750 | ||||||||||||
Total Sales | - | - | 67,750 | 67,750 | ||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | - | - | 34,658 | 34,658 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | - | - | 33,092 | 33,092 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 397,108 | 135,934 | 362,438 | 895,480 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | $ | (397,108 | ) | $ | (135,934 | ) | $ | (329,346 | ) | $ | (862,388 | ) |
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NOTE 7 – LEGAL MATTERS
The Company is periodically engaged in legal proceedings arising from and relating to its business operations. We currently are not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our Company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our Company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our Company’s or our subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. However, we recently decided to attempt to preserve revenue and reduce operating expenses through actions including, but not limited to, facilities consolidation and staff reductions, which we hope to implement through negotiated transactions with lessors, employees and other third parties. Such actions may result in disputes with and claims by such parties which, if not resolved through negotiations, may impact negatively the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
In periodic reports on Forms 10K and 10Q for the periods ending September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017, respectively, the Company disclosed that on May 25, 2017, the SEC’s Chicago Regional Office informed it that it had made a preliminary determination to recommend filing of an enforcement action against the Company and its CEO based on possible violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Section 17(a) of the Securities Act, and Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act. Subsequent discussions resulted in the submission of an Offer of Settlement (“Settlement”) through an administrative cease and desist action on November 17, 2017, which was accepted by the SEC on April 12, 2018, as disclosed on Form 8K filed April 18, 2018. Pursuant to the Settlement, the Company neither admitted nor denied any of the allegations, but was enjoined from violating the above-referenced Sections and Rule. The Settlement imposed no financial penalties or sanctions against the Company.
The Form 8K also disclosed that on April 13, 2018, the SEC filed a separate complaint against the CEO in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, asserting the allegations noted above, as well as allegations that he manipulated the price of company shares through undisclosed trading, realizing more than $130,000 from such trading. On the date of filing, the CEO voluntarily resigned as an officer and director of the Company. Without admitting or denying the allegations, the CEO consented to the entry of the judgment, which was entered on September 26, 2018 by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The judgment permanently enjoined him from violating the anti-fraud provisions of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and the broker registration provisions of Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act. It also bars him from serving as an officer or director of a public company and from participating in penny stock offerings, and ordered disgorgement and interest and penalties to be determined by the court.
On January 31, 2019, the employment agreement between the Company and its ex-CEO dated April 1, 2018 was terminated and his service thereunder as Director of Business Development ceased as of that date.
NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS
The Company leases its corporate office facilities under a non-cancellable lease agreement. The lease was initiated in July 2016 and expires February 28, 2024. The Company abandoned the facility in April 2019 and is in negotiations with the owners regarding the settlement of its lease obligations. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded an accrual for the potential settlement and wrote-off its $15,000 security deposit relating to the lease.
NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to March 31, 2019, the Company borrowed $50,000 from one of its officers and shareholders. The loan is unsecured, has an interest rate of eight percent and is due one year from the date of issuance. Also, an officer invested $25,000 in GEN2 and a third party invested $50,000 in GEN2.
On April 2, 2019, an individual converted his convertible note payable of $110,000 and $6,389 of accrued interest into 2,327,781 shares of the Company’s common stock (see Note 4).
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward Looking Statements
Except for historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve certain risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, (a) our projected sales and profitability, (b) our growth strategies, (c) anticipated trends in our industry, (d) our future financing plans, (e) our anticipated needs for working capital, (f) our lack of operational experience and (g) the benefits related to ownership of our common stock. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. This information may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. These statements may be found under “Description of Business,” and “Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, as well as in this Report generally. Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other Reports we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as matters described in this Report generally. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this Report will in fact occur as projected.
The following discussion and analysis provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read along with our financial statements and notes thereto. This section includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. You should not place undue certainty on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our predictions.
Description of Business
Background
Wellness Center USA, Inc. (“WCUI” or the “Company”) was incorporated in June 2010 under the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company initially engaged in online sports and nutrition supplements marketing and distribution. The Company subsequently expanded into additional businesses within the healthcare and medical sectors through acquisitions, including Psoria-Shield Inc. (“PSI”), National Pain Centers, Inc. (“NPC”) and StealthCo Inc. (“SCI”), d/b/a Stealth Mark, Inc. On August 11, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to sell 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of NPC, which has been accounted for as a discontinued operation on the condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended December 31, 2016.
The Company currently operates in the following business segments: (i) distribution of targeted Ultra Violet (“UV”) phototherapy devices for dermatology; and (ii) authentication and encryption products and services. The segments are operated, respectively, through PSI and SCI.
PSI
PSI was incorporated under the laws of the state of Florida on June 17, 2009. On August 24, 2012, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock in PSI. PSI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and operated by Psoria Development Company LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (“PDC”), a joint venture between WCUI/PSI and The Medical Alliance, Inc., a Florida corporation (“TMA”).
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On November 15, 2018, PSI and TMA entered into a Withdraw and Mutual Release Agreement to terminate their joint venture agreement. On the date of termination, the non-controlling interest’s share of the accumulated losses of the joint venture totaled to $405,383. Upon termination, during the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company wrote-off the non-controlling interest’s share of the accumulated losses and recorded a loss from deconsolidation of non-controlling interest of $405,383.
In December 2018, PSI entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with GEN2 to further development, marketing, licensing and/or sale of PSI technology and products. The joint venture will be conducted through NEO. PSI and GEN2 will be the members of NEO, owning 50.5% and 36.0%, respectively, of the Units issued in connection with the organization of NEO. An additional 13.5% of such Units will be reserved for issuance as incentives for key employees and consultants. Until such shares are distributed, the Company controls 68% of the joint venture and GEN2 the remaining 32%. PSI and GEN2 will manage NEO’s day-to-day operations. PSI will contribute PSI technology to NEO and GEN2 will contribute $700,000. Repayment of the $700,000 investment by GEN2 will begin through and upon the date which NEO has realized and retained cumulative net income/distributable cash in the amount of $300,000. Distributions thereafter will be made to PSI, GEN2 and other members in proportion to their respective Unit ownership, at the times and in the manner determined from time to time by the managers, in their sole discretion. GEN2 consists of accredited investors, and investment participation from several WCUI officers and directors, including Calvin R. O’Harrow and Roy M. Harsch.
As of March 31, 2019, GEN2 had received $475,000 of investments to contribute to NEO and the Company recorded its proportionate share of $323,000 to additional paid-in-capital and $152,000 to non-controlling interest. During the six months ended March 31, 2019, NEO recorded a net loss of $2,006 relating to its operations.
PSI designs, develops and markets a targeted ultraviolet (“UV”) phototherapy device called the Psoria-Light. The Psoria-Light is designated for use in targeted PUVA photochemistry and UVB phototherapy and is designed to treat certain skin conditions including psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis (eczema), seborrheic dermatitis, and leukoderma.
Psoriasis, eczema, and vitiligo, are common skin conditions that can be challenging to treat, and often cause the client significant psychosocial stress. Clients may undergo a variety of treatments to address these skin conditions, including routine consumption of systemic and biologic drug therapies which are highly toxic, reduce systemic immune system function, and come with a host of chemotherapy-like side effects. Ultraviolet (UV) phototherapy is a clinically validated alternate treatment modality for these disorders.
Traditionally, “non-targeted” UV phototherapy was administered by lamps that emitted either UVA or UVB light to both diseased and healthy skin. While sunblocks or other UV barriers may be used to protect healthy skin, the UV administered in this manner must be low dosage to avoid excessive exposure of healthy tissue. Today, “targeted” UV phototherapy devices administer much higher dosages of light only to affected tissue, resulting in “clearance” in the case of psoriasis and eczema, and “repigmentation” in the case of vitiligo, at much faster rates than non-targeted (low dosage) UV treatments.
Targeted UV treatments are typically administered to smaller total body surface areas, and are therefore used to treat the most intense parts of a client’s disease. Non-targeted UV treatment is typically used as a follow-up and for maintenance, capable of treating large surfaces of the body. Excimer laser devices (UVB at 308nm) are expensive and consume dangerous chemicals (Xenon and Chlorine). Mercury lamp devices (UVB and/or UVA) require expensive lamp replacements regularly and require special disposal (due to mercury content). Additionally, mercury lamp devices typically deliver wavelengths of light below 300nm. While within the UVB spectrum, it has been shown that wavelengths below 300nm produce significantly more “sunburn” type side effects than do wavelengths between 300 and 320nm without improvement in therapeutic benefit.
The Psoria-Light is a targeted UV phototherapy device that produces UVB light between 300 and 320 nm as well as UVA light between 350 and 395nm. It does not require consumption of dangerous chemicals or require special environmental disposal, and is cost effective for clinicians, which should result in increased patient access to this type of treatment. It has several unique and advanced features that we believe will distinguish it from the non-targeted and targeted UV phototherapy devices that are currently being used by dermatologists and other healthcare providers. These features include the following: the utilization of deep narrow-band UVB (“NB-UVB”) LEDs as light sources; the ability to produce both UVA or NB-UVB therapeutic wavelengths; an integrated high resolution digital camera and client record integration capabilities; the ability to export to an external USB memory device a PDF file of treatment information including a patent pending graph that includes digital images plotted against user tracked metrics which can be submitted to improve medical reimbursements; an accessory port and ability to update software; ease of placement and portability; advanced treatment site detection safety sensor; international language support; a warranty which includes the UV lamp(s); and a non-changeable treatment log (that does not include HIPPA information).
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The Psoria-Light consists of three components: a base console, a color display with touchscreen control, and a hand-held delivery device with a conduit (or tether) between the handheld device and the base console. PSI requires clearance by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to market and sell the device in the United States as well as permission from TUV SUD America Inc., PSI’s Notified Body, to affix the CE mark to the Psoria-Light in order to market and sell the device in countries of the European Union.
To obtain FDA clearance and permission to affix the CE mark, PSI was required to conduct EMC and electrical safety testing, which it completed in the second quarter of 2011. PSI received FDA clearance on February 11, 2011 (no. K103540) and was granted permission to affix the CE mark on November 10, 2011. In its 510(k) application with the FDA (application number K103540), PSI asserted that the Psoria-Light was “substantially equivalent” in intended use and technology to two predicate devices, the X -Trac Excimer Laser, which has wide acceptance in the medical billing literature and has a large installed base in the U.S., and the Dualight, another competing targeted UV phototherapy device.
PSI has established an ISO 13485 compliant quality system for the Psoria-Light, which was first audited in the third quarter of 2011. This system is intended to ensure PSI devices will be manufactured in a controlled and reliable environment and that its resources follow similar practices and is required for sales in countries requiring a CE mark. PSI has also received Certified Space Technology designation from the Space Foundation, based on PSI’s incorporation of established NASA-funded LED technology.
PSI began Psoria-Light Beta deployment in January 2012. It is currently operating at a loss, and there is no assurance that its business development plans and strategies will ever be successful. PSI’s success depends upon the acceptance by healthcare providers and clients of Psoria-Light treatment as a preferred method of treatment for psoriasis and other UV-treatable skin conditions. Psoria-Light treatment appears to have been beneficial to clients, without demonstrable harmful side effects or safety issues, as evidenced by more than 10,000 treatments completed on more than 1,000 clients, domestically and Mexico, since 2012. In order for the Company to continue PSI operations, it will need additional capital and it will have to successfully coordinate integration of PSI operations without materially and adversely affecting continuation and development of other Company operations.
SCI
SCI was incorporated under the laws of the state of Illinois on March 18, 2014. SCI acquired certain Stealth Mark assets on April 4, 2014 and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. It is a Tennessee-based provider of: a) Stealth Mark encryption and authentication solutions offering advanced technologies within the security and supply chain management vertical sectors (Microparticles), and b) advanced data intelligence services offering proprietary, unprecedented, and actionable technology for industries, companies, and agencies on a global scale (ActiveDutyTM).
Intelligent Microparticles
SCI provides clients premiere authentication technology for the protection of a variety of products and brands from illicit counterfeiting and diversion activities. Its technology is applicable to a wide range of industries affected by counterfeiting, diversion and theft including, but not limited to, pharmaceuticals, defense/aerospace, automotive, electronics, technology, consumer and personal care goods, designer products, beverage/spirits, and many others.
SCI delivers the client a complete, simple to use, easy to implement, and cost effective turnkey system that is extremely difficult to compromise. SCI’s technology includes a combination of proprietary software and intelligent microparticle marks that are unduplicatable and undetectable to the human eye. These taggants are created with proprietary materials that create unique numerical codes that are assigned meaning by the client and are machine readable without the use of rare earth or chemical tracers. They have been used in covert and overt operations with easy to implement technology and do-it-yourself in-the-field forensic caliber verification.
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In April 2018, the Company’s subsidiary, SCI, concluded licensing of a patent for technology that is the next generation of Stealth Mark. Working with researchers at the Oak Ridge National Labs, the patent signifies development of a new technology that will generate an invisible marking system with attributes currently unavailable in the anti-counterfeit marketplace today. The formula and techniques have been shown through extensive testing to be resilient to manufacturing processes and can be used on a wide range of materials from woven and non-woven fabrics, cardboard, metal, concrete, plastics, leather, wood, and paper. In addition, the complexity of the information that can be encoded with the system makes counterfeiting difficult.
ActiveDutyTM
SCI’s ActiveDutyTM data intelligence services offer unique, unprecedented, actionable technology for industries, companies, and agencies on a global scale. Comprised of a suite of powerful analytical tools, including artificial intelligence and social-psychology, the service provides timely and actionable intelligence to clients. ActiveDutyTM is adaptable to a broad spectrum of illicit activities within both private and public sectors such as, but not limited to, counterfeiting, sex and human trafficking, money laundering, and a variety of other markets.
The proprietary algorithmic architecture of ActiveDutyTM creates the first systemic reporting mechanism to deliver strategic and tactical results supported by an intense worldwide analysis of patterns of human behavior. The ActiveDutyTM global framework is heuristic in nature, capable of comprehending big data across the digital spectrum and speaks all the major languages. Up until now, there has not existed a unified system that could actively measure this lifecycle that is a collection of discreet and seemingly random behaviors of criminals anywhere within the digital domain. Criminals change their identities but not their basic behaviors.
During the period covered by this Report, SCI was managed by its CEO, Ricky Howard. Mr. Howard brought to SCI over thirty years of experience in operations management and executive positions in a variety of industries ranging from entrepreneurial startups to Fortune 500 companies. He joined Stealth Mark as V.P. of Operations at the early stage of development in 2006 and played an integral role in bringing the company’s capabilities to its present status including design and creation of its manufacturing capabilities, implementation of its ERP inventory controls system, software and hardware development, marketing and sales materials processes and day-to-day operational procedures and processes. In November 2018, Mr. Howard passed away suddenly and Mr. O’Harrow took over operations of SCI’s business on an interim basis.
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018.
Revenue and Cost of Goods Sold
Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $12,875 and $41,250, respectively. The decrease of $28,375 was due to the decrease in revenues at SCI. Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, was $7,725 and $17,666, respectively. Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $5,150 and $23,584, respectively. The gross profit decrease of $18,434 was primarily due to the decrease in revenues at SCI during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were $535,593 and $561,317, respectively. The decrease in operating expenses of $25,724 was due primarily to the decrease in consulting and salaries and wages during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Other Expenses
Other expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2019 consisted of $21,389 of amortization of debt discount, $22,000 of financing costs and $6,878 of interest expense, totaling to $50,267. Other expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2018 consisted of $65,790 of amortization of debt discount, $70,422 of financing costs, a loss on the modification of the conversion price on a convertible note payable of $158,400, a loss on the modification of the exercise price on warrants in connection with a convertible note payable of $5,445, and $9,788 of interest expense, totaling to $309,845.
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Net Loss
Our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $580,710, compared to a net loss of $847,578 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease in the net loss of $266,868 was primarily due to the decrease in operating and other expenses.
Results of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the six months ended March 31, 2018.
Revenue and Cost of Goods Sold
Revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $25,750 and $67,750, respectively. The decrease of $42,000 was due to the decrease in revenues at SCI. Cost of sales for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $15,450 and $34,658, respectively. Gross profit for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $10,300 and $33,092, respectively. The gross profit decrease of $22,792 was primarily due to the decrease in revenues at SCI during the six months ended March 31, 2019.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were $1,011,457 and $895,480, respectively. The increase in operating expenses of $115,977 was due primarily to the increase in consulting and professional fees during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Other Expenses
Other expenses during the six months ended March 31, 2019 consisted of $72,078 of amortization of debt discount, $73,434 of financing costs and $11,729 of interest expense, totaling to $157,241. Other expenses during the six months ended March 31, 2018 consisted of $135,837 of amortization of debt discount, $70,422 of financing costs, a loss on the modification of the conversion price on a convertible note payable of $158,400, a loss on the modification of the exercise price on warrants in connection with a convertible note payable of $5,445, and $13,088 of interest expense, totaling to $383,192.
Net Loss
Our net loss for the six months ended March 31, 2019 was $1,158,398, compared to a net loss of $1,245,580 for the six months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease in the net loss of $87,182 was primarily due to the decrease in other expenses, offset by the increase in operating expenses.
Results of Operations by Segment
The Company currently maintains two business segments:
(i) | Medical Devices: which it provided through PSI, its wholly-owned subsidiary acquired on August 24, 2012, a developer, manufacturer, marketer and distributer of targeted Ultra Violet (“UV”) phototherapy devices for the treatment of skin diseases; and |
(ii) | Authentication and Encryption Products and Services: which it provided through SCI, its wholly-owned subsidiary that on April 4, 2014 acquired certain assets of SMI Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Stealth Mark, Inc., including Stealth Mark tradenames and marks, and related encryption and authentication solutions offering advanced product security technologies within the security and supply chain management vertical sectors. |
The detailed segment information of the Company is as follows:
Wellness Center USA, Inc.
Operations by Segment
For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate | Medical Devices | Authentication and Encryption | Total | |||||||||||||
Sales: | ||||||||||||||||
Trade | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 16,400 | $ | 16,400 | ||||||||
Consulting services | - | - | 9,350 | 9,350 | ||||||||||||
Total Sales | - | - | 25,750 | 25,750 | ||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | - | - | 15,450 | 15,450 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | - | - | 10,300 | 10,300 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 541,116 | 265,991 | 204,350 | 1,011,457 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | $ | (541,116 | ) | $ | (265,991 | ) | $ | (194,050 | ) | $ | (1,001,157 | ) |
Wellness Center USA, Inc.
Operations by Segment
For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate | Medical Devices | Authentication and Encryption | Total | |||||||||||||
Sales: | ||||||||||||||||
Trade | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 36,000 | $ | 36,000 | ||||||||
Consulting services | - | - | 31,750 | 31,750 | ||||||||||||
Total Sales | - | - | 67,750 | 67,750 | ||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | - | - | 34,658 | 34,658 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | - | - | 33,092 | 33,092 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 397,108 | 135,934 | 362,438 | 895,480 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | $ | (397,108 | ) | $ | (135,934 | ) | $ | (329,346 | ) | $ | (862,388 | ) |
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There was no revenue or cost of goods sold for the Medical Devices segment for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Operating expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $265,991 and $135,934, respectively. The increase in operating expenses of $130,057 in 2019 was due primarily to the increase in contract labor. The loss from operations for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $265,991 and $135,934, respectively.
Revenue for the Authentication and Encryption segment for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $25,750 and $67,750, respectively. The decrease of $42,000 was due to the decrease in trade sales and consulting services in 2019. Cost of goods sold for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $15,450 and $34,658, respectively, and the gross profit was $10,300 and $33,092, respectively. The gross profit decrease in in 2019 of $22,792 was primarily due to the decrease in sales in 2019. Operating expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $204,350 and $362,438, respectively. The decrease in operating expenses of $158,088 in 2019 was due primarily to the decrease in stock compensation costs and salaries and wages. The loss from operations for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $194,050 and $329,346, respectively.
The Corporate segment primarily provides executive management services for the Company. Operating expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $541,116 and $397,108, respectively. The increase in operating expenses of $144,008 in 2019 was due primarily to the increase in professional fees. The loss from operations for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $541,116 and $397,108, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company has not yet generated significant revenues and has incurred recurring net losses. During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,158,398 and used cash in operations of $685,290, and had a shareholders’ deficit of $1,078,563 as of March 31, 2019. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise additional funds and implement its strategies. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on the Company’s September 30, 2018 financial statements, has raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
At March 31, 2019, the Company had cash on hand in the amount of $62,170. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company attaining and maintaining profitable operations in the future and raising additional capital soon to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Since inception, we have funded our operations primarily through equity and debt financings and we expect to continue to rely on these sources of capital in the future. During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company received $743,250 through short-term loans, contributions of capital by a joint venture partner and the sale of common stock. As of March 31, 2019, loans payable to officers and shareholders of $324,250 were outstanding. All of the loans are unsecured, have an interest rate of eight percent and are due one year from the date of issuance. At March 31, 2019, the Company had outstanding convertible note of $110,000 that was past due, but on April 2, 2019, was converted into shares of the Company’s common stock.
No assurance can be given that any future financing will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. Even if the Company is able to obtain additional financing, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt financing or cause substantial dilution for our stock holders, in case of equity financing.
Comparison of six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018
As of March 31, 2019, we had $62,170 in cash, negative working capital of $1,082,414 and an accumulated deficit of $24,534,119.
As of March 31, 2018, we had $40,413 in cash, negative working capital of $781,158 and an accumulated deficit of $20,310,695.
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Cash flows used in operating activities
During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company used cash flows in operating activities of $685,290, compared to $478,370 used in the six months ended March 31, 2018. During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,158,398 and $383,818 of non-cash expenses compared to a net loss of $1,245,580 and $536,680 of non-cash expenses during the six months ended March 31, 2018.
Cash flows used in investing activities
During the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no cash flows from investing activities.
Cash flows provided by financing activities
During the six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company had proceeds from loans payable from officers and shareholders of $258,250, proceeds from common stock issued for cash of $10,000 and proceeds of $475,000 from contributions of capital by its joint venture partner. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Company had proceeds from loans payable from officers and shareholders of $179,000, proceeds from a convertible note payable of $150,000, and proceeds from the exercise of stock warrants of $170,914, and used cash to repay loans payable from officers and shareholders of $10,500.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Summary of Critical Accounting Policies.
The Company has identified critical accounting policies that, as a result of the judgments, uncertainties, uniqueness and complexities of the underlying accounting standards and operations involved could result in material changes to its financial condition or results of operations under different conditions or using different assumptions. The Company’s most critical accounting policies include, but are not limited to, those related to fair value of financial instruments, revenue recognition, stock based compensation for obtaining employee services, and equity instruments issued to parties other than employees for acquiring goods or services. Details regarding the Company’s use of these policies and the related estimates are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 15, 2019. There have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies that impact the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See Management’s discussion of recent accounting policies included in footnote 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not required for smaller reporting Companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) require public companies to maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” which are defined as controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. A material weakness is a control deficiency (within the meaning of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Auditing Standard No. 2) or combination of control deficiencies that result in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.
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The Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2018, the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s CEO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to the material weaknesses described below:
1. The Company does not have written documentation of its internal control policies and procedures. Written documentation of key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which is applicable to the Company. Management evaluated the impact of its failure to have written documentation of its internal controls and procedures on its assessment of its disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.
2. The Company does not have sufficient segregation of duties within its accounting functions, which is a basic internal control. Due to its size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should be performed by separate individuals. Management evaluated the impact of its failure to have segregation of duties on its assessment of its disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.
3. The Company does not have sufficient segregation of duties so that one person can initiate, authorize and execute transactions.
In light of the material weaknesses, the management of the Company performed additional analysis and other post-closing procedures to ensure our consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Accordingly, we believe that our consolidated financial statements included herein fairly present, in all material respects, our consolidated financial condition, consolidated results of operations and cash flows as of and for the reporting periods then ended.
Remediation of Material Weaknesses
The Company remediated certain of the material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures identified above by adding independent directors and by hiring a CFO with SEC reporting experience. Effective November 17, 2017, the Board of Directors filled then existing vacancies in the Board by appointing each of the following persons as a member of the Board: William E. Kingsford; Thomas E. Scott, CPA; Paul D. Jones; and Roy M. Harsch, each to serve until the next annual meeting of the shareholders, or until his successor has been duly qualified and appointed. On December 1, 2017, the Board of Directors consisting of Andrew J. Kandalepas, Jay Joshi, M.D., Messrs. Kingsford, Scott, Jones, and Harsch, accepted the voluntary resignation of Mr. Kandalepas, as President, and appointed Mr. Jones as President. Mr. Kandalepas’ resignation and Mr. Jones’ appointment were effective immediately. On February 5, 2018, the Board of Directors appointed Calvin R. O’Harrow as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board. It accepted the resignation of Andrew J. Kandalepas as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Principal Accounting Officer (PAO) and appointed Douglas W. Samuelson, CPA, as CFO and PAO. It also removed Jay Joshi, M.D., as a Director. The Board of Directors also appointed a Compensation Committee consisting of Messrs. Jones, Scott and Kingsford. On April 17, 2018, Mr. Kandalepas voluntarily resigned as an Officer and Director and agreed to provide transition services to Calvin R. O’Harrow and Roy M. Harsch, who have been appointed to serve as CEO and Chairman, respectively, from the date of Mr. Kandalepas’ resignation.
The company has implemented the following corporate policies to remediate the noted material weaknesses:
● | All Debt agreements must be approved by the Board | |
● | All Equity grants must be approved by the Board |
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● | All Officers must have an agreement approved by the Board | |
● | All employees must have a written agreement | |
● | Consultant agreements with payments totaling over $20,000 must be approved by the Board | |
● | Creation of a Board compensation plan | |
● | Creation of an Audit Committee with an Audit Committee Charter | |
● | Creation of a policy for Board approval on cash disbursements over $20,000 | |
● | Creation of a policy to ensure no one at any entity can initiate a payment to them selves | |
● | Creation of controls over all Press Releases | |
● | Ensure the Company will only work with licensed dealer/brokers relating to the sale of equity instruments. |
Management’s 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 defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the issuer’s principal executive and principal financial officer and effected by the issuer’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes those policies and procedures that:
● | Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the issuer; | |
● | Only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the issuer; and provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made; | |
● | Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the issuer’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
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As of the end of our most recent fiscal year, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments. Based on that evaluation, they concluded that, as of September 30, 2018, such internal control over financial reporting was not effective. This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of our internal control over financial reporting that adversely affected our internal controls and that may be considered to be material weaknesses.
The matters involving internal control over financial reporting that our management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1) lack of a functioning audit committee due to a lack of a majority of independent members and a lack of a majority of outside directors on our board of directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; and (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives of having segregation of the initiation of transactions, the recording of transactions and the custody of assets. The aforementioned material weaknesses were identified by our Chief Executive Officer in connection with the review of our financial statements as of March 31, 2019.
To address the material weaknesses set forth in items (2) and (3) discussed above, management performed additional analyses and other procedures to ensure that the financial statements included herein fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
This Report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to the rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only the management’s report in this Report.
Management’s Remediation Initiatives
In an effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies and enhance our internal controls, we have initiated, or plan to initiate, all of the series of measures noted above in Remediation of Material Weaknesses.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
The Company is periodically engaged in legal proceedings arising from and relating to its business operations. We currently are not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our Company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our Company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our Company’s or our subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. However, we recently decided to attempt to preserve revenue and reduce operating expenses through actions including, but not limited to, facilities consolidation and staff reductions, which we hope to implement through negotiated transactions with lessors, employees and other third parties. Such actions may result in disputes with and claims by such parties which, if not resolved through negotiations, may impact negatively the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
In periodic reports on Forms 10K and 10Q for the periods ending September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017, respectively, the Company disclosed that on May 25, 2017, the SEC’s Chicago Regional Office informed it that it had made a preliminary determination to recommend filing of an enforcement action against the Company and its CEO based on possible violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Section 17(a) of the Securities Act, and Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act. Subsequent discussions resulted in the submission of an Offer of Settlement (“Settlement”) through an administrative cease and desist action on November 17, 2017, which was accepted by the SEC on April 12, 2018, as disclosed on Form 8K filed April 18, 2018. Pursuant to the Settlement, the Company neither admitted nor denied any of the allegations, but was enjoined from violating the above-referenced Sections and Rule. The Settlement imposed no financial penalties or sanctions against the Company.
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The Form 8K also disclosed that on April 13, 2018, the SEC filed a separate complaint against the CEO in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, asserting the allegations noted above, as well as allegations that he manipulated the price of company shares through undisclosed trading, realizing more than $130,000 from such trading. On the date of filing, the CEO voluntarily resigned as an officer and director of the Company. Without admitting or denying the allegations, the CEO consented to the entry of the judgment, which was entered on September 26, 2018 by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The judgment permanently enjoined him from violating the anti-fraud provisions of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and the broker registration provisions of Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act. It also bars him from serving as an officer or director of a public company and from participating in penny stock offerings, and ordered disgorgement and interest and penalties to be determined by the court.
On January 31, 2019, the employment agreement between the Company and its ex-CEO dated April 1, 2018 was terminated and his service thereunder as Director of Business Development ceased as of that date.
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
None
Exhibit No. | Description | |
31.1 |
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14* | |
31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14* | |
32.1 |
CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* | |
32.2 | CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act* | |
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document** | |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema** | |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase** | |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase** | |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase** | |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase** |
* Filed herewith.
**Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.
WELLNESS CENTER USA, INC. | ||
Date: June 24, 2019 | By: | /s/ Paul D. Jones |
Paul D. Jones President (Duly Authorized Principal Executive Officer) |
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, there unto duly authorized.
WELLNESS CENTER USA, INC. | ||
Date: June 24, 2019 | By: | /s/ Douglas W. Samuelson |
Douglas W. Samuelson Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (Duly Authorized Principal Accounting Officer) |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints severally Paul D. Jones, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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.
SIGNATURE | TITLE | DATE | ||
/s/ Calvin O’Harrow | Chief Executive Officer, Director | June 24, 2019 | ||
Calvin O’Harrow | ||||
/s/ Douglas W. Samuelson | Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | June 24, 2019 | ||
Douglas W. Samuelson | ||||
/s/ Paul D. Jones | Director, President | June 24, 2019 | ||
Paul D. Jones | ||||
/s/ Thomas E. Scott | Director, Secretary | June 24, 2019 | ||
Thomas E. Scott | ||||
/s/ William E. Kingsford | Director | June 24, 2019 | ||
William E. Kingsford | ||||
/s/ Roy M. Harsch | Director, Chairman | June 24, 2019 | ||
Roy M. Harsch |
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