XTRA Bitcoin Inc. - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
xANNUAL REPORT UNDER
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008
¨ TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Commission
file number: 333-149978
DIAMOND
INFORMATION INSTITUTE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New
Jersey
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22-2935867
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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12
Daniel Road East
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Fairfield,
New Jersey
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07004
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Issuer’s
telephone number: (973)
227-3230
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of Communications to:
Stoecklein
Law Group
402
West Broadway
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registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was
sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of June 30,
2008 (the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second
fiscal quarter) was $1,638,100 based on a share value of $1.00.
The
number of shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding on March 23,
2009 was 11,813,100 shares.
DIAMOND
INFORMATION INSTITUTE, INC.
FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER
31, 2008
Index
to Report
on
Form 10-K
PART
I
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Item
1.
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Business
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2
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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7
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Item
1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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11
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Item
2.
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Properties
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12
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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12
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Item
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART
II
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Item
5.
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Market
for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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12
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Item
6.
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Selected
Financial Data
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14
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Item
7.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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14
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Item
7A.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item
8.
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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Item
9.
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Changes
in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Item
9A (T)
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Control
and Procedures
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Item
9B.
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Other
Information
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PART
III
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Item
10.
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation
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30
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Item
12.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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Item
13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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Item
14
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Principal
Accounting Fees and Services
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PART
IV
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Item
15.
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Exhibits,
Financial Statement Schedules
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
document contains “forward-looking statements”. All statements other
than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes
of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any
projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items; any statements of the
plans, strategies and objections of management for future operations; any
statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements
regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements or belief;
and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.
Forward-looking
statements may include the words “may,” “could,” “estimate,” “intend,”
“continue,” “believe,” “expect” or “anticipate” or other similar
words. These forward-looking statements present our estimates and
assumptions only as of the date of this report. Accordingly, readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the dates on which they are made. Except for our
ongoing securities laws, we do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to
update any forward-looking statement. Additionally, the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 most likely
do not apply to our forward-looking statements as a result of being a penny
stock issuer. You should, however, consult further disclosures we
make in future filings of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Although
we believe the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements
are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or
assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Our future
financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking
statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and
uncertainties. The factors impacting these risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to:
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our
current lack of working capital;
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increased
competitive pressures from existing competitors and new
entrants;
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increases
in interest rates or our cost of borrowing or default under any material
debt agreements;
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inability
to raise additional financing;
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deterioration
in general or regional economic
conditions;
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adverse
state or federal legislation or regulation that increases the costs of
compliance, or adverse findings by a regulator with respect to existing
operations;
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changes
in U.S. GAAP or in the legal, regulatory and legislative environments in
the markets in which we operate;
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the
fact that our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we
report our financial condition and results of operations, and they may
require management to make estimates about matters that are inherently
uncertain;
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inability
to efficiently manage our
operations;
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loss
of customers or sales weakness;
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inability
to achieve future sales levels or other operating
results;
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key
management or other unanticipated personnel
changes;
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the
unavailability of funds for capital expenditures;
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operational
inefficiencies in distribution or other
systems.
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For
a detailed description of these and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking
statement, please see Item 1A. Risk Factors in this document.
Throughout
this Annual Report references to “we”, “our”, “us”, “Diamond”, “the Company”,
and similar terms refer to Diamond Information Institute, Inc.
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION
Our
securities as of September 8, 2008 are registered under the Securities Act of
1933, and we will file reports and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as a result. Additionally, we shall file supplementary and
periodic information, documents and reports that are required under section
13(a) and Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as amended.
Any
annual, quarterly, special reports and other information filed with the SEC can
be inspected and copied at the public reference facility maintained by the SEC
at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549-0405. Information
regarding the public reference facilities may be obtained from the SEC by
telephoning 1-800-SEC-0330. The Company’s filings are also available through the
SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System which is publicly
available through the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Copies of such materials may
also be obtained by mail from the public reference section of the SEC at 100 F
Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549-0405 at prescribed
rates.
PART
I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS
General
Business Development
Diamond
Information Institute, Inc. was incorporated in the State of New Jersey in
October of 1988 and had minimal activity until 1995 when it began in the
business of jewelry manufacturing. Diamond has been engaged in the
design and manufacture of upscale jewelry since 1995 through its tradename of
the “Bergio” line. In 2002, Diamond launched its “Bergio Bridal
Collection”.
Current
Business Operations
Diamond is entering into its 20th year of
operations and concentrates on boutique, upscale jewelry
stores. Diamond currently sells its jewelry to approximately 150
independent jewelry retailers across the United States and has spent over $3
million in branding the Bergio name through tradeshows, trade advertising,
national advertising and billboard advertising since launching the line in
1995. Diamond has manufacturing control over its line as a result of
having a manufacturing facility in New Jersey as well as subcontracts with
facilities in Italy and Bangkok.
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In
September of 2008, Diamond’s S-1 registration statement became effective with
the SEC. Diamond believes that in becoming a public company, it will
provide the Company increased flexibility in being able to acquire smaller
jewelry manufacturers while also being able to consolidate overlapping
expenses. It is Diamond’s intention to establish itself as a holding
company for the purpose of acquiring established jewelry design and
manufacturing firms who possess branded product lines. Branded
product lines are products and/or collections whereby the jewelry manufacturers
have established their products within the industry through advertising in
consumer and trade magazines as well as possibly obtaining federally registered
trademarks of their products and collections. This is in line with
the Company’s strategy and belief that a brand name can create an association
with innovation, design and quality which helps add value to the individual
products as well as facilitate the introduction of new products.
Diamond
intends to acquire design and manufacturing firms throughout the United States
and Europe. If and when Diamond pursues any potential acquisition
candidates, it intends to target the top 10% of the world’s jewelry manufactures
that have already created an identity and brand in the jewelry
industry. Diamond intends to locate potential candidates through its
relationships in the industry and expects to structure the acquisition through
the payment of cash, which will most likely be provided from third party
financing, as well as the Company’s common stock and not cash generated from the
Company’s operations. In the event, Diamond obtains financing from
third parties for any potential acquisitions; Diamond may agree to issue its
common stock in exchange for the capital received. However, as of the
date of this report Diamond does not have any binding agreements with any
potential acquisition candidates or arrangements with any third parties for
financing.
Principal Products and
Services
Diamond has historically sold its
products directly to distributors, retailers and other wholesalers, who then in
turn sell their products to consumers through retail
stores. Independent retail jewelers that offer the Bergio line are
not under formal contracts and most sell competing products.
Diamond’s
products consist of a wide range of unique styles and designs made from precious
metals such as gold, platinum and Karat gold, as well as diamonds and other
precious stones. We continuously innovate and change our designs
based upon consumer trends and as a result of new designs being created we
believe we are able to differentiate ourselves and strengthen our
brands. We sell our products to our customers at price points that
reflect the market price of the base material plus a mark up reflecting our
design fee and processing fees.
Each
year, most jewelry manufacturers bring new products to market. Diamond considers
itself to be a trendsetter in jewelry manufacturing. As a result,
Diamond comes out with a variety of products throughout the year that it
believes have commercial potential to meet what it feels are new trends within
the industry. The “Bergio” designs consist of upscale jewelry that
includes white diamonds, yellow diamonds, pearls, and colored stones, in 18K
gold, platinum, and palladium. We currently design and produce
approximately 50 to 75 product styles. Prices for our products range
from $400 to $200,000.
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Diamond’s
product range is divided into three fashion lines: (i) 18K gold line, (ii) a
bridal line, and (iii) a couture and/or one of kind pieces. Mr. Abajian consults
regularly with the design teams of his Italian manufacturers, which usually
results in a constant continuation of new products and sometimes entire lines
being developed. Typically, new products come on line approximately
every 3 months and most recently, Diamond introduced its latest collection
“Power in Pink”, which launched in April 2008 year and consists of approximately
35 pieces made with pink gold and diamonds. Depending on the timing
and styling at any point in time, Diamond’s products and collections would fall
in one of the various categories shown below:
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Whimsical.
The whimsical line includes charms, crosses and other “add-on”
pieces.
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Middle.
The proposed middle line will consist of fashion jewelry utilizing colored
stones, diamonds and pearls applied to a variety of applications such as
necklaces, pendants, earrings, bracelets and rings. The metals that
Diamond intends to use for the Middle line include platinum, 18K white
& yellow gold.
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Couture.
The Couture line is Diamond’s most luxurious line, and consists of one of
a kind pieces, new showcase products each year, and predominantly utilizes
diamonds, platinum and other precious metals and stones of the highest
grade and quality available.
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Bridal.
The Bridal line is Diamond’s core business. Diamond attempts to stay on
the forefront of trends and designs in the bridal market with the latest
in wedding sets, engagement rings and wedding bands for both men and
women.
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Each
year, Diamond attempts to expand and/or enhance these lines, while constantly
seeking to identify trends that it believes exist in the market for new styles
or types of merchandise. Design and innovation are the primary focus
of Diamond’s manufacturing and it is less concerned with the supply and capacity
of raw materials. Over the last 19 years, Mr. Abajian has been the
primary influencer over the Bergio collections. Mr. Abajian with his
contacts, which are located mostly overseas, regularly meet to discuss,
conceptualize and develop Bergio’s various products and
collections. When necessary, additional suppliers and design teams
can be brought in as the market needs dictate. Management intends to maintain a
diverse line of jewelry to mitigate concentration of sales and continuously
expand its market reach.
Distribution Methods and
Marketing
Diamond continues to devote its efforts
towards brand development and utilizes marketing concepts in an attempt to
enhance the marketability of its products. During the past several
years, Diamond has carried out its brand development strategy based on its
product quality and design excellence, which is highlighted through the
company’s sales personnel. Diamond has established significant
networks and relationships with retailers which allow our products to be
promoted and sold nationwide. Diamond maintains a broad base of
customers and concentrates on retailers that sell fashionable and high end
jewelry. Diamond also works with its customers to adjust product
strategies based on the customer’s feedback to try and decrease the likelihood
of overstocked or undesired products.
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Diamond
intends to further promote its products and brand by participating in trade
shows and various exhibitions, consumer and trade advertisements, billboard
advertisements, as well as make specialty appearances in retail stores carrying
the company’s products.
Sources and Availability of
Raw Materials and Principal Suppliers
Most
of the inventory and raw materials purchased by Diamond occur through its
manufacturers located in Europe. The inventory that is directly
maintained by the company is based on recent sales and revenues of Diamond’s
products but ultimately is at the discretion of Mr. Abajian and his experience
in the industry. The entire inventories kept on hand by Diamond are
commodities that can be incorporated into future products or can be sold on the
open market. Additionally, Diamond performs physical inventory
inspections on a quarterly basis to assess upcoming styling needs and consider
the current pricing in metals and stones needed for its products.
Diamond acquires all raw gemstones,
precious metals and other raw materials used for manufacturing its products on
the open market. Diamond is not constrained in its purchasing by any
contracts with any suppliers and acquires raw material based upon, among other
things, availability and price on the open wholesale market.
Approximately
80% of Diamond’s product line is contracted to manufacturing suppliers in Italy,
who then procure the raw materials in accordance with the specifications and
designs submitted by Diamond. However, the general supply of precious
metals and stones used by Diamond can be reasonably forecast even though the
prices will fluctuate often. Any price differentials in the precious
metals and stones will typically be passed on to the customer.
For the raw materials not procured by
contracted manufacturers, Diamond has approximately 5 suppliers that compete for
their business, with the Company’s largest gold suppliers being Carrera Casting
and Metro Gold. Most of the Company’s precious stones are purchased
from C. Mahandra & Sons and EFD. We do not have any formal
agreements with any of our suppliers but have established an ongoing
relationship with each of our suppliers.
Customers
During the year ended December 31,
2008, Shane & Co. accounted for approximately 9.5% of Diamond’s annual
sales. Previously, Diamond had one customer, Western Stones and
Metals, during the year ended December 31, 2007, that accounted for
approximately 9% of its annual sales. During the next twelve months,
it is anticipated that Shane & Co. may account for more than 5% of our
annual sales based on recent orders placed and our current
projections. Diamond is not dependent on any specific customers as a
result of having very few customers representing 5% or more of its annual
sales.
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Intellectual
Property
Bergio is a federally registered
trademarked name owned by Diamond. Since the first trademark of
“Bergio” was filed all advertising, marketing, trade shows and overall
presentation of the Company’s product to the public has prominently displayed
this trademark. As additional lines are designed and added to the
Company’s products, the Company may trademark new names to distinguish the
particular products and jewelry lines.
Personnel
At
December 31, 2008, Diamond had 3 full-time employees and 2 part-time
employees. Of Diamond’s current employees, 1 is sales and marketing
personnel, 2 are manufacturing and 2 hold administrative and executive
positions. No personnel are covered by a collective bargaining
agreement. Diamond’s relationship with its employees is believed to
be good. We intend to use the services of independent consultants and
contractors when possible or until we are able to hire personnel in
house.
Competition and Market
Overview
The
jewelry design and manufacturer’s industry is extremely competitive and has low
barriers to entry. Diamond competes with other jewelry design and
manufacturers of upscale jewelry to the retail jewelry stores. There
are over 4,000 jewelry design and manufacturer’s companies, several of which
have greater experience, brand name recognition and financial resources than
Diamond.
Diamond’s
management believes that the jewelry industry competes in the global marketplace
and therefore must be adaptable to ensure a competitive
measure. Recently the U.S. economy has encountered a slowdown and
Diamond anticipates the U.S. economy will most likely remain weak at least
through the end of 2009. Consumer spending for discretionary goods
such as jewelry is sensitive to changes in consumer confidence and ultimately
consumer confidence is affected by general business considerations in the U.S.
economy. Consumer spending for discretionary spending generally
decline during times of falling consumer confidence, which may affect Diamond’s
retail sale of its products. U.S. consumer confidence reflected these
slowing conditions throughout 2008. The impact of the slowing U.S.
economy is not usually known until the second quarter of any given year in
Diamond’s industry thus it is hard to estimate the actual impact the slowing
economy will have on our business.
According to the United States
Department of Commerce outlook in 2008, the United States apparent consumption
of precious metal jewelry was expected to grow over the new few years at a slow
but steady rate, before picking up considerably in 2010. A stronger
economy, more spending by the baby boomers and young professionals with an
overall trend toward luxury products will lead to future growth. From
2007 to 2011, apparent consumption of precious metal jewelry is expected to
increase by an average of 3.9% per year, totaling $14.0 billion in
2011. Therefore, Diamond intends to make strong efforts to maintain
its brand in the industry through its focus on the innovation and design of its
products as well as being able to consolidate and increase cost efficiency when
possible through acquisitions.
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Environmental Regulation and
Compliance
The United States environmental laws do
not materially impact Diamond’s manufacturing operations as a result of having a
large majority of our jewelry manufacturing being conducted
overseas. In fact, approximately 80% of Diamond’s manufacturing is
contracted to quality suppliers in the vicinity of Valenza, Italy with the
remaining 20% of setting and finishing work being conducted in Diamond’s
Fairfield, New Jersey facility. The setting and finishing work done
in its New Jersey facility involves the use of precision lasers, which use soap
and water rather than soldering. Also a standard polishing compound
is used for the finishing work but it does not have a material impact on
Diamond’s cost and effect of compliance with environmental laws.
Government
Regulation
Currently,
Diamond is subject to all of the government regulations that regulate businesses
generally such as compliance with regulatory requirements of federal, state, and
local agencies and authorities, including regulations concerning workplace
safety, labor relations, and disadvantaged businesses. In
addition, the Company’s operations are affected by federal and state laws
relating to marketing practices in the retail jewelry industry. Diamond is
subject to the jurisdiction of federal, various state and other taxing
authorities. From time to time, these taxing authorities review or audit
the Company.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
Risks Relating with Our
Business and Marketplace
Diamond
will need additional capital in the future to finance its operations or any
future acquisitions, which it may not be able to raise or it may only be
available on terms unfavorable to current non-affiliate
shareholders. This may result in Diamond’s inability to fund its
working capital requirements and ultimately harm its operational
results.
Diamond
has and expects to continue to have substantial capital expenditure and working
capital needs. For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007,
Diamond had sales of $1,386,000 and $1,297,000, respectively and net loss of
$1,107,000 and $1,172,000, respectively. While management believes
that its financial policies have been prudent, the Company will be reliant on
future potential equity and/or debt raises to expand its current business and
assist in any future acquisitions, if and when those opportunities
occur.
There
can be no assurance that Diamond will be successful in continuing to meet its
cash requirements from existing operations, or in raising a sufficient amount of
additional capital in future finance offerings. Additional financing
might not be available on terms favorable to Diamond, or at all. If adequate
funds were not available or were not available on acceptable terms, Diamond’s
ability to fund its operations, take advantage of unanticipated opportunities,
develop or enhance its business or otherwise respond to competitive pressures
would be significantly limited.
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A
decline in discretionary consumer spending may adversely affect Diamond’s
industry, its operations, and ultimately its profitability.
Luxury products, such as fine jewelry,
are discretionary purchases for consumers. Any reduction in consumer
discretionary spending or disposable income may affect the jewelry industry more
significantly than other industries. Many economic factors outside of
Diamond’s control could affect consumer discretionary spending, including the
financial markets, consumer credit availability, prevailing interest rates,
energy costs, employment levels, salary levels, and tax rates. Any
reduction in discretionary consumer spending could materially adversely affect
Diamond’s business and financial condition.
Diamond
is highly dependent on its key executive officers for the success of its
business plan and may be dependent on the efforts and relationships of the
principals of future acquisitions and mergers. If any of these
individuals become unable to continue in their role, the company’s business
could be adversely affected.
Diamond believes its success will
depend, to a significant extent, on the efforts and abilities of Berge Abajian,
its CEO. If Diamond lost Mr. Abajian, it would be forced to expend
significant time and money in the pursuit of a replacement, which would result
in both a delay in the implementation of its business plan and the diversion of
limited working capital. Diamond can give you no assurance that it could find a
satisfactory replacement for Mr. Abajian at all, or on terms that are not unduly
expensive or burdensome.
If
Diamond grows and implements its business plan, it will need to add managerial
talent to support its business plan. There is no guarantee that
Diamond will be successful in adding such managerial talent. These
professionals are regularly recruited by other companies and may choose to
change companies. Given Diamond’s relatively small size compared to
some of its competitors, the performance of its business may be more adversely
affected than its competitors would be if Diamond loses well-performing
employees and are unable to attract new ones.
Diamond
may acquire assets or other businesses in the future.
We
may consider acquisitions of assets or other business. Any acquisition involves
a number of risks that could fail to meet our expectations and adversely affect
our profitability. For example:
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The
acquired assets or business may not achieve expected
results;
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We
may incur substantial, unanticipated costs, delays or other operational or
financial problems when integrating the acquired
assets;
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We
may not be able to retain key personnel of an acquired
business;
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Our
management’s attention may be diverted;
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Our
management may not be able to manage the acquired assets or combined
entity effectively or to make acquisitions and grow our business
internally at the same time.
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If
these problems arise we may not realize the expected benefits of an
acquisition.
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The
jewelry industry in general is affected by fluctuations in the prices of
precious metals and precious and semi-precious stones.
The availability and prices of gold,
diamonds, and other precious metals and precious and semi-precious stones may be
influenced by cartels, political instability in exporting countries and
inflation. Shortages of these materials or sharp changes in their
prices could have a material adverse effect on Diamond’s results of operations
or financial condition. A significant change in prices of key
commodities, including gold, could adversely affect its business or reduce
operating margins and impact consumer demand if retail prices increased
significantly, even though Diamond historically incorporates any increases in
the purchase of raw materials to its consumers. Additionally, a
significant disruption in our supply of gold or other commodities could decrease
the production and shipping levels of our products, which may materially
increase our operating costs and ultimately affect our profit
margins.
Diamond
depends on its ability to identify and respond to fashion trends.
The jewelry industry is subject to
rapidly changing fashion trends and shifting consumer
demands. Accordingly, Diamond’s success may depend on the priority
that its target customers place on fashion and its ability to anticipate,
identify, and capitalize upon emerging fashion trends. If Diamond
misjudges fashion trends or are unable to adjust its products in a timely
manner, its net sales may decline or fail to meet expectations and any excess
inventory may be sold at lower prices.
Diamond’s
ability to maintain or increase its revenues could be harmed if Diamond is
unable to strengthen and maintain its brand image.
Diamond has spent significant amounts
in branding its Bergio and Bergio Bridal lines. Diamond believes that
primary factors in determining customer buying decisions, especially in the
jewelry industry, are determined by price, confidence in the merchandise and
quality associated with a brand. The ability to differentiate
products from competitors of Diamond has been a factor in attracting
consumers. However, if Diamond’s ability to promote its brand fails
to garner brand recognition, its ability to generate revenues may
suffer. If Diamond fails to differentiate its products, its ability
to sell its products wholesale will be adversely affected. These
factors could result in lower selling prices and sales volumes, which could
adversely affect its financial condition and results of operations.
Diamond
maintains a relatively large inventory of its raw materials and if this
inventory is lost due to theft, its results of operations would be negatively
impacted.
We purchase large volumes of precious
metals and store significant quantities of raw materials and jewelry products at
our facility in New Jersey. Although we have an insurance policy with
Lloyd’s of London, if we were to encounter significant inventory losses due to
third party or employee theft from our facility which required us to implement
additional security measures, this would increase our operating
costs. Also such losses of inventory could exceed the limits of, or
be subject to an exclusion from, coverage under our current insurance
policy. Claims filed by us under our insurance policies could lead to
increases in the insurance premiums payable by us or possible termination of
coverage under the relevant policy.
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If
Diamond were to experience substantial defaults by its customers on accounts
receivable, this could have a material adverse affect on Diamond’s liquidity and
results of operations.
A significant portion of our working
capital consists of accounts receivable from customers. If customers
responsible for a large amount of accounts receivable were to become insolvent
or otherwise unable to pay for our products, or to make payments in a timely
manner, Diamond’s liquidity and results of operations could be materially
adversely affected. An economic or industry downturn could materially
affect the ability to collect these accounts receivable, which could then result
in longer payment cycles, increased collections costs and defaults in excess of
management’s expectations. A significant deterioration in the ability
to collect on accounts receivable could affect the cash flow and working capital
position of Diamond.
Risks Relating to our Common
Stock
If
we fail to remain current on our reporting requirements, we could be removed
from the OTC Bulletin Board which would limit the ability of broker-dealers to
sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in
the secondary market.
Companies
trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, such as us, must be reporting issuers under
Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and must be
current in their reports under Section 13, in order to maintain price quotation
privileges on the OTC Bulletin Board. More specifically, the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has enacted Rule 6530, which
determines eligibility of issuers quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board by requiring
an issuer to be current in its filings with the Commission. Pursuant
to Rule 6530(e), if we file our reports late with the Commission three times in
a two-year period or our securities are removed from the OTC Bulletin Board for
failure to timely file twice in a two-year period then we will be ineligible for
quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board. As a result, the market
liquidity for our securities could be severely adversely affected by limiting
the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of
stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market. We
have not been late in any of our SEC reports through December 31,
2008.
Our
common stock could be deemed a low-priced “Penny” stock which could make it
cumbersome for brokers and dealers to trade in our common stock, making the
market for our common stock less liquid and negatively affect the price of our
stock.
In
the event where our securities are accepted for trading in the over-the-counter
market, trading of our common stock may be subject to certain provisions of the
Securities Exchange act of 1934, commonly referred to as the “penny stock” as
defined in Rule 3a51-1. A penny stock is generally defined to be any
equity security that has a market price less than $5.00 per share, subject to
certain exceptions. If our stock is deemed to be a penny stock,
trading will be subject to additional sales practice requirements of
broker-dealers. These require a broker-dealer to:
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document;
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certain price information about the
stock;
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the amount of compensation received by the broker-dealer or any associated
person of the broker-dealer;
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monthly statements to customers with market and price information about
the penny stock; and
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some circumstances, approve the purchaser’s account under certain
standards and deliver written statements to the customer with information
specified in the rules.
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Consequently,
penny stock rules may restrict the ability or willingness of broker-dealers to
trade and/or maintain a market in our common stock. Also, prospective
investors may not want to get involved with the additional administrative
requirements, which may have a material adverse effect on the trading of our
shares.
FINRA
sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder's ability to buy and
sell our stock.
In
addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules
that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer
must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for
that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their
non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to
obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment
objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the
FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced
securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA
requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their
customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our
stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
Our
current chief executive officer and sole director, Mr. Berge Abajian, owns a
significant percentage of our company and will be able to exercise significant
influence over our company.
Berge Abajian, our chief executive
officer and sole director, beneficially owns approximately 88% of our common
stock. Accordingly, Mr. Abajian will be able to determine the
composition of our board of directors, will retain the effective voting power to
approve all matters requiring shareholder approval, will prevail in matters
requiring shareholder approval, including, in particular the election and
removal of directors, and will continue to have significant influence over our
business. As a result of his ownership and position in the Company,
Mr. Abajian is able to influence all matters requiring shareholder action,
including significant corporate transactions. In addition, sales of
significant amount of shares held by Mr. Abajian, or the prospect of these
sales, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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ITEM
2. PROPERTIES
Currently,
Diamond has a 1,730 square feet design and manufacturing facility located in
Fairfield, New Jersey, which is currently being leased until August 31,
2010. Diamond also rents office space at this
facility. Diamond pays approximately $2,200 per
month. Since a majority of the manufacturing is conducted by
sub-contractors in Italy, the current space is presently adequate for the
performance of all company functions, which includes minimal manufacturing,
design and administrative needs.
Additionally,
Diamond anticipates opening additional offices and/or design facilities in other
locations as it continues to implement its business plan throughout the United
States, when and if any acquisitions are completed in the future. At
the current time, the Company’s expansion plans are in the preliminary stages
with no formal negotiations being conducted. Most likely no
expansions will take place until additional revenues can be achieved or
additional capital can be raised to help offset the costs associated with any
expansion.
ITEM
3. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
From
time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings
which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject
to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may
arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are not presently a party
to any material litigation, nor to the knowledge of management is any litigation
threatened against us, which may materially affect our financial position or
results of operations.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
We
did not submit any matters to a vote of our security holders during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008.
PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER
PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market
Information
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, we filed for inclusion of our common stock on
the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTC:BB”). Our Common Stock was
approved for trading by FINRA for trading on the OTC:BB under the symbol DIII on
January 26, 2009. Since being quoted on the OTC:BB, our common stock
has not traded.
Holders
of Common Stock
As
of March 23, 2009, we had approximately 34 stockholders of record of the
11,813,100 shares outstanding.
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Dividends
The
payment of dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and
will depend, among other things, upon our earnings, our capital requirements,
our financial condition, and other relevant factors.
We
currently do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future on the
shares of common stock. We intend to reinvest any earnings in the development
and expansion of our business. Any cash dividends in the future to
common stockholders will be payable when, as and if declared by our Board of
Directors, based upon the Board’s assessment of:
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Therefore,
there can be no assurance that any dividends on the common stock will ever be
paid.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
We currently do not maintain any equity
compensation plans.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
During the fourth quarter of 2008, we
did not issue any shares of our common stock
Subsequent
Issuances
On January 30, 2009, we authorized the
issuance of 100,000 shares of our common stock to Stoecklein Law Group pursuant
to its retainer agreement for legal services.
On February 11, 2009, we authorized the
issuance of 50,000 shares of our common stock to Berge Abajian as compensation
for his board services during the 2009 year.
On February 26, 2009, we authorized the
issuance of 20,000 shares of our common stock to Stoecklein Law Group pursuant
to a new retainer agreement for legal services during the 2009
year.
We
believe that the issuance of the shares was exempt from the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of
Section 4(2). The shares were issued directly by us and did not involve a public
offering or general solicitation. The recipients of the shares were afforded an
opportunity for effective access to files and records of our company that
contained the relevant information needed to make their investment decision,
including our financial statements. We reasonably believe that the recipients,
immediately prior to issuing the shares, had such knowledge and experience in
our financial and business matters that they were capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of their investment. The recipients had the
opportunity to speak with our management on several occasions prior to their
investment decision. There were no commissions paid on the issuance of the
shares.
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Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
We did not repurchase any of our
securities during the year ended December 31, 2008.
ITEM
6. SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
Not applicable.
ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
Diamond
Information Institute, Inc. was incorporated in the State of New Jersey in
October 1988 and had minimal activity until 1995 when it began in the business
of jewelry manufacturing under the name Diamond Information Institute (d/b/a
“Bergio”). Since 1995 Diamond has been engaged in the design and
manufacture of upscale jewelry through its trade name of “Bergio” and in 2002
launched its “Bergio Bridal Collection”. The Company sells to
approximately 150 independent jewelry retailers across the United States and has
incurred a significant amount of capital resources in creating brand recognition
in the jewelry industry.
OVERVIEW
OF CURRENT OPERATIONS
Diamond’s
products consist of a wide range of unique styles and designs made from precious
metals such as, gold, platinum, and Karat gold, as well as diamonds and other
precious stones. Diamond has approximately 50 to 75 product styles in
its inventory, with prices ranging from $400 to
$200,000. Additionally, Diamond has manufacturing control over its
line as a result of having a manufacturing facility in New Jersey as well as
subcontracts with facilities in Italy and Bangkok.
In
September of 2008, Diamond’s S-1 registration statement became effective with
the SEC. Diamond believes that in becoming a public company, it will
provide the Company increased flexibility in being able to acquire smaller
jewelry manufacturers while also being able to consolidate overlapping
expenses. It is Diamond’s intention to establish itself as a holding
company for the purpose of acquiring established jewelry design and
manufacturing firms who possess branded product lines. Branded
product lines are products and/or collections whereby the jewelry manufacturers
have established their products within the industry through advertising in
consumer and trade magazines as well as possibly obtaining federally registered
trademarks of their products and collections. This is in line with
the Company’s strategy and belief that a brand name can create an association
with innovation, design and quality which helps add value to the individual
products as well as facilitate the introduction of new products.
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Diamond
intends to acquire design and manufacturing firms throughout the United States
and Europe. If and when Diamond pursues any potential acquisition
candidates, it intends to target the top 10% of the world’s jewelry manufactures
that have already created an identity and brand in the jewelry
industry. Diamond intends to locate potential candidates through its
relationships in the industry and expects to structure the acquisition through
the payment of cash, which will most likely be provided from third party
financing, as well as Diamond’s common stock and not cash generated from
Diamond’s operations. In the event, Diamond obtains financing from
third parties for any potential acquisitions; Diamond may agree to issue
Diamond’s common stock in exchange for the capital received. However,
as of the date of this annual report Diamond does not have any binding
agreements with any potential acquisition candidates or arrangements with any
third parties for financing.
Diamond’s management believes
that the jewelry industry competes in the global marketplace and therefore must
be adaptable to ensure a competitive measure. Recently the U.S.
economy has encountered a slowdown and Diamond anticipates the U.S. economy will
most likely remain weak at least through all of 2009. Consumer
spending for discretionary goods such as jewelry is sensitive to changes in
consumer confidence and ultimately consumer confidence is affected by general
business considerations in the U.S. economy. Consumer spending for
discretionary spending generally decline during times of falling consumer
confidence, which may affect Diamond’s retail sale of its
products. U.S. consumer confidence reflected these slowing conditions
during the last quarter of 2007 and has been carried forward throughout the year
of 2008. Therefore, Diamond intends to make strong efforts to
maintain its brand in the industry through its focus on the innovation and
design of its products as well as being able to consolidate and increase cost
efficiency when possible through acquisitions.
Result
of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
The
following income and operating expenses tables summarize selected items from the
statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to the
year ended December 31, 2007.
INCOME:
Years
Ended December 31,
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Sales
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$ | 1,385,620 | $ | 1,296,585 | ||||
Cost
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Gross
Profit
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$ | 537,644 | $ | 70,024 | ||||
Gross
Profit Percentage of Revenue
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39 | % | 5 | % |
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Sales
Sales
for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $1,385,620 compared to $1,296,585 for
the year ended December 31, 2007. This resulted in an increase of
$89,035 or 7% from the comparable period of 2008 to 2007. We
experienced a moderate increase in sales during the year ended December 31, 2008
as compared to the comparable period of 2007.
Typically,
revenues experience significant seasonal volatility in the jewelry
industry. The first two quarters of any given year typically
represent approximately 15%-25% of total year revenues, based on historic
results. The holiday buying season during the last two quarters of
every year typically account for the remainder of annual sales.
Cost of
Sales
Cost
of sales for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $847,976 a decrease of
$378,585, or 31%, from $1,226,561 for the year ended December 31,
2007. Our cost of sales were significantly higher for the year ended
December 31, 2007 due to a write-down of approximately $284,000 of inventory to
the lower of cost or market value, which we experienced during the six months
ended June 30, 2007. The inventory write-down was a result of the
refinement of cost and quantity of on hand data attributable to the conversion
of the Company’s books and records to new accounting software in the beginning
of 2007. We did not record any inventory write-down for the year
ended December 31, 2008 and believe the cost of sales expenses are more
reflective of what we expect our cost of sales to be going forward.
Gross
Profit:
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, we experienced a gross profit as a percentage
of revenue of 39%, compared to a gross profit as a percentage of revenue of 5%
for the year ended December 31, 2007. Our increased gross profit
during the year of 2008 was a result of selling lower commodity priced products
at higher margins. Also, the inventory write-down mentioned as part
of cost of sales added approximately $284,000 to our 2007 cost of
sales. Without the inventory write-down in 2007, our pro-forma gross
profit percent in 2007 would have been approximately 27%.
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
Years
Ended December 31,
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$ | 368,664 | $ | 392,793 | (6 | %) | ||||||
Total
General and Administrative Expenses
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Operating Expenses
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Selling
Expenses
Total selling expenses were $368,664
for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was approximately a 6% decrease from
$392,793 for the year ended December 31, 2007. Selling expenses
include advertising, trade show expenses and selling commissions. The
decrease in selling expenses during the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to
the year ended December 31, 2007 was a result of decreased advertising and
travel expenses under the Company’s cost saving programs implemented in
2008.
General and Administrative
Expenses
General
and administrative expenses were $1,262,623 for the year ended December 31, 2008
versus $1,095,549 for the year ended December 31, 2007. The increase
in general and administrative expenses in 2008 is due primarily to an increase
in professional fees due to being a publicly-traded company. Included
within professional fees in 2008 is a noncash charge related to stock-based
compensation of $450,000. Also included in 2008 general and administrative
expenses is share-based compensation of $317,500. Total noncash stock-based
compensation was $781,500 in 2008 compared to $181,000 in 2007. The $600,500
increase in stock-based compensation was primarily offset by decreases in
payroll and payroll taxes from staff reductions.
Loss from
Operations
During the year ended December 31,
2008, we had a loss from operations totaling $1,093,643 which was a decrease
from $1,418,318 for the same period in 2007, or approximately
23%. The primary contributing factor of our lower loss from
operations is higher gross margins on slightly higher sales.
Other Expense /
Income
Other
Expense / Income is comprised primarily of interest incurred on bank lines of
credit, corporate credit cards, term loans and capital leases in connection with
operations related to manufacturing and indirect operating expenses offset by
miscellaneous income. We attribute the increase in our other expense
/ income during the year ended December 31, 2008 when compared to the year ended
December 31, 2007 as a result of a reduction of interest expense of $17,603
offset by recognizing sales of gold scrap in 2007. Interest expense in 2008
primarily decreased due to lower interest rates on credit lines and credit
cards. There were no sales of gold scrap occurring in
2008.
Income Tax (Benefit)
Provision
The Company reported an income tax
benefit of $89,133 for the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to an income
tax benefit of $331,642 for the year ended December 31, 2007. In
2008, management recorded a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax
assets.
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Net Loss
The Company incurred a net loss of
$1,106,856 for the year ended December 31, 2008 versus a net loss of $1,171,980
for the year ended December 31, 2007. This was a decrease of $65,124,
or 6%, in our net loss for the comparable period. Although we
experienced higher general and administrative expenses for the year ended
December 31, 2008, we were able to decrease our net loss when compared to same
period a year ago as a result of decreasing our cost of sales and selling
expenses. Our gross margins in 2008 have significantly increased as a
result of us selling lower commodity priced products at higher
margins. Additionally, in 2007 gross margins were lower due to an
inventory adjustment of approximately $284,000. Overall our net
loss is primarily attributable to a significant increase in costs associated
with the non-cash stock compensation.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
following table summarizes working capital at December 31, 2008 compared to
December 31, 2007.
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Assets
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$ | 2,079,321 | $ | 2,074,989 | $ | 4,332 | ** | |||||||||
Current
Liabilities
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$ | 1,996,988 | $ | 1,549,538 | $ | 447,450 | 28 | % | ||||||||
Working
Capital
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$ | 82,333 | $ | 525,451 | $ | (443,118 | ) | (84 | %) |
**Denotes
less than 1%.
As
of December 31, 2008, we had a cash overdraft of $7,345, compared to a cash
overdraft of $48,144 at December 31, 2007. In 2007, we conducted a
private placement offering of our common stock to accredited investors in
accordance with SEC regulations and raised approximately
$425,000. However, it is anticipated that we will need to sell
additional equity or debt securities or obtain credit facilities from financial
institutions to meet our long-term liquidity and capital requirements, which
include strategic growth through mergers and acquisitions. There is
no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional capital or financing in
amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all or on a timely
basis.
Accounts
receivable at December 31, 2008 was $713,194 and $692,619 at December 31, 2007,
representing an increase of 3%. We typically offer our customers 60,
90 or 120 day payment terms on sales, depending upon the product mix
purchased. When setting terms with our customers, we also consider
the term of the relationship with individual customers and management’s assessed
credit risk of the respective customer, and may at management’s discretion,
increase or decrease payment terms based on those considerations.
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Inventory at December 31, 2008 was
$1,326,989 and $1,333,752 at December 31, 2007. Our management seeks to maintain
a very consistent inventory level that it believes is commensurate with current
market conditions and manufacturing requirements related to anticipated sales
volume. We historically do not have an inventory reserve for slow
moving or obsolete products due to the nature of our inventory of precious
metals and stones, which are commodity-type raw materials and rise in value
based on quoted market prices established in actively trade
markets. This allows for us to resell or recast these materials into
new products and/or designs as the market evolves.
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
at December 31, 2008 were $446,892 compared to $389,798 at December 31, 2007,
which represents a 15% increase. In 2008, we negotiated more
favorable repayment terms from our suppliers.
We
do not typically utilize our shares as a method of payment for our debt but
during 2007, we entered into a debt conversion agreement and agreed to issue
100,000 shares of common stock at a fair market value of $1 per share to a
vendor as full satisfaction for accounts payable previously due and as
pre-payment for future services to be rendered. Of the total $100,000 of common
stock issued, approximately $55,000 was to satisfy previous accounts payable
balances, and the difference of approximately $45,000 was issued as
consideration for future services to be rendered.
Also
during 2007, we entered into another debt conversion agreement and agreed to
issue 150,000 shares of common stock at fair market value of $1 per share to a
vendor as full satisfaction of an accounts payable balance of approximately
$150,000. The debt conversion agreement allows for the vendor to
purchase for a period of 60 months, 150,000 “Class A” purchase warrants, which
have an exercise price of $1.50 per share. As of the year ended December 31,
2008, no “Class A” purchase warrants had been acquired by the
vendor.
Bank Lines of Credit and
Notes Payable
Our indebtedness is comprised of
various bank credit lines, term loans, capital leases and credit cards intended
to provide capital for the ongoing manufacturing of our jewelry line, in advance
of receipt of the payment from our retail distributors. As of
December 31, 2008, we had 2 outstanding term loans. One of our loans
is for $150,000 with Columbia Bank, which is payable in monthly installments and
matures in April of 2009. The note bears an annual interest rate of
7.25% and as of December 31, 2008, there was an outstanding balance of
$20,965. We also have a $300,000 term loan with JPMorgan Chase, which
is payable in monthly installments and matures in May 2011. The note
bears an annual interest rate of 7.60% and as of December 31, 2008 there was an
outstanding balance of $158,320. Both of these notes are
collateralized by our assets as well as a personal guarantee by our CEO, Berge
Abajian.
In
addition to the notes payable, we utilize bank lines of credit to support
working capital needs. As of December 31, 2008, we had two lines of
credit. One bank line of credit is for $700,000 with Columbia Bank
and requires minimum monthly payment of interest only. The interest
is calculated at the bank’s prime rate plus 0.75%. As of December 31,
2008, we had an outstanding balance of $699,999 at an effective annual interest
rate of 4.00%. Additionally, we have a bank line of credit of $55,000
with JPMorgan Chase Bank, which also requires a monthly payment of interest
only. The interest rate is calculated at the bank’s prime rate plus
0.75%. As of December 31, 2008, we had an outstanding balance of
$45,793 at an effective annual interest rate of 4.00%. Each credit
line renews annually and is collateralized by our assets as well as a personal
guarantee by our CEO, Berge Abajian.
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In
addition to the bank lines of credit and term loans, we have a number of various
unsecured credit cards. These credit cards require minimal monthly
payments of interest only and as of December 31, 2008 have interest rates
ranging from 4.74% to 13.99%. As of December 31, 2008, we have
outstanding balances of $164,657.
Satisfaction
of our cash obligations for the next 12 months.
For
each of the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, we have incurred net losses
of approximately $1.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively. We have funded our
working capital needs primarily from revenues, a private placement equity
offering and advances from our CEO and principal stockholder. Our plan is to
acquire design and manufacturing companies throughout the United States and
Europe. If and when we pursue any potential business acquisitions, we intend to
target the top 10% of the world’s jewelry manufacturers that have already
created an identity and brand in the jewelry business. We plan to fund these
potential business acquisitions from additional equity and/or debt financing,
and joint venture partnerships. However, we have no binding
agreements or understandings with any potential acquisition targets. There is no
assurance that we will be able to obtain additional capital in the amount or, on
terms acceptable to us, in the required timeframe.
A
critical component of our operating plan impacting our continued existence is to
efficiently manage the production of our jewelry lines and successfully develop
new lines through our Company or through possible acquisitions and/or mergers.
Our ability to obtain capital through additional equity and/or debt financing,
and joint venture partnerships will also be important to our expansion plans. In
the event we experience any significant problems assimilating acquired assets
into our operations or cannot obtain the necessary capital to pursue our
strategic plan, we may have to reduce the growth of our operations. This may
materially impact our ability to increase revenue and continue our
growth.
Over
the next twelve months we believe we have the required working capital needs to
fund our current operations through revenues. However, any expansion
or future business acquisitions will require us to raise capital through an
equity offering.
Summary
of product and research and development that we will perform for the term of our
plan.
We
are not anticipating significant research and development expenditures in the
near future.
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Expected
purchase or sale of plant and significant equipment.
We
do not anticipate the purchase or sale of any plant or significant equipment; as
such items are not required by us at this time.
Significant
changes in the number of employees.
As
previously mentioned, we currently have 3 full-time employees and 2 part-time
employees. We do not anticipate a significant change in the number of
full time employees over the next 12 months. None of our employees
are subject to any collective bargaining agreements.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably
likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, results or
operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is deemed
material.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparing
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and
liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenue and expenses during the reported period.
Accounts
Receivable. Management periodically performs a detailed review
of amounts due from customers to determine if accounts receivable balances are
impaired based on factors affecting the collectability of those
balances. Management has provided an allowance for doubtful accounts
of approximately $80,000 at December 31, 2008.
Long-Lived
Assets. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets, long-lived tangible assets subject to depreciation or
amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. If an asset is determined to be impaired, the loss is
measured by the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its fair value
as determined by an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows. As
these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may
alter management’s assumptions, the future cash flows estimated by management in
their impairment analyses may not be achieved.
Revenue Recognition. The
Company’s management recognizes revenue when realized or realizable and
earned. In connection with revenue recorded, the Company establishes
a sales returns and allowances reserve for anticipated merchandise to be
returned. The estimated percentage of sales to be returned is based
on the Company’s historical experience of returned merchandise. Also, management
calculates an estimated gross profit margin on returned merchandise deriving a
cost for the anticipated returned merchandise also based on the Company’s
historical operations.
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The
Company’s sole revenue producing activity as a manufacturer and distributor of
upscale jewelry is affected by movement in fashion trends and customer desire
for new designs, varying economic conditions affecting consumer spending and
changing product demand by retailers affecting their desired inventory
levels.
Therefore,
management’s estimation process for merchandise returns can result in actual
amounts differing from those estimates. This estimation process is
susceptible to variation and uncertainty due to the challenges faced by
management to comprehensively discern all conditions affecting future
merchandise returns whether prompted by fashion, the economy or customer
relationships. Ultimately, management believes historical factors
provide the best indicator of future conditions based on the Company’s
responsiveness to changes in fashion trends, the cyclical nature of the economy
in conjunction with the number of years in business and consistency and
longevity of its customer mix.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), "Business
Combinations" (SFAS 141(R)), which replaces SFAS No. 141, "Business
Combinations." SFAS 141(R) retains the underlying concepts of SFAS 141 in that
all business combinations are still required to be accounted for at fair value
under the acquisition method of accounting but SFAS 141(R) changed the method of
applying the acquisition method in a number of significant aspects. Acquisition
costs will generally be expensed as incurred; noncontrolling interests will be
valued at fair value at the acquisition date; in-process research and
development will be recorded at fair value as an indefinite-lived intangible
asset at the acquisition date; restructuring costs associated with a business
combination will generally be expensed subsequent to the acquisition date; and
changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and income tax uncertainties
after the acquisition date generally will affect income tax expense. SFAS 141(R)
is effective on a prospective basis for all business combinations for which the
acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual period
subsequent to December 15, 2008, with the exception of the accounting for
valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies. SFAS
141(R) amends SFAS 109 such that adjustments made to valuation allowances on
deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies associated with acquisitions that
closed prior to the effective date of SFAS 141(R) would also apply the
provisions of SFAS 141(R). Early adoption is not permitted. We are currently
evaluating the effects, if any, that SFAS 141(R) may have on our financial
statements and believe it could have a significant impact if business
combinations are consummated. However, the effect of which is
indeterminable as of December 31, 2008.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Financial Accounting Standards No. 160,
"Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-an amendment of
ARB No. 51." This statement is effective for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008,
with earlier adoption prohibited. This statement requires the recognition of a
noncontrolling interest (minority interest) as equity in the consolidated
financial statements and separate from the parent's equity. The amount of net
income attributable to the noncontrolling interest will be included in
consolidated net income on the face of the income statement. It also amends
certain of ARB No. 51's consolidation procedures for consistency with the
requirements of SFAS 141(R).
This statement also includes expanded disclosure requirements regarding
the interests of the parent and its noncontrolling interest. We are currently
evaluating this new statement and anticipate that the statement will not have a
significant impact on the reporting of our results of operations.
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In
March 2008, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 161, "Disclosures about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The new standard is
intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging
activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better
understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows. This statement is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS No. 161 on its financial
statements.
ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not
applicable.
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
See
Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules appearing on
page F-1 through F-22 of this Form 10-K.
ITEM
9. CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
We
have had no disagreements with our independent auditors on accounting or
financial disclosures.
ITEM
9A(T). CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
Our
Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, Berge Abajian,
evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on that
evaluation, Mr. Abajian concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
are effective in timely alerting him to material information relating to us
required to be included in our periodic SEC filings and in ensuring that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit
under the Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our
principal executive and principal financial officer, or persons performing
similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
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There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for
establishing and maintaining adequate internal control, as is defined in the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These internal controls are designed
to provide reasonable assurance that the reported financial information is
presented fairly, that disclosures are adequate and that the judgments inherent
in the preparation of financial statements are reasonable. There are
inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal controls,
including the possibility of human error and overriding of
controls. Consequently, an effective internal control system can only
provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance with respect to reporting financial
information.
Our
internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that:
(i) pertain to maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and
fairly reflect our transactions; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and the
receipts and expenditures of company assets are made and in accordance with our
management and directors authorization; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance
regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or
disposition of assets that could have a material effect on our financial
statements.
Our
internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that:
(i) pertain to maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and
fairly reflect our transactions; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and the
receipts and expenditures of company assets are made and in accordance with our
management and directors authorization; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance
regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or
disposition of assets that could have a material effect on our financial
statements.
Management
has undertaken an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting based on the framework and criteria established in the
Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based upon this
evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public
accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our
registered public accounting firm pursuant to the temporary rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the company to provide only
management’s report in this annual report.
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ITEM
9B. OTHER
INFORMATION
Section
5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointments of Principal Officers
(c) Appointment of
Officers
On January 8, 2009, Ms. Arpi Abajian
was appointed to serve as Diamond’s interim secretary. Ms. Abajian is
the wife of our Chief Executive Officer and Sole Director, Mr.
Abajian.
Section
8 – Other Information
Item
8.01 Other Events
On January 26, 2009, our common stock
was approved for trading by FINRA for trading on the OTC:BB under the symbol
“DIII”.
PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The
members of the Board of Directors of the Company will serve until the next
annual meeting of stockholders, or until their successors have been
elected. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of
Directors. Officers are elected by the Board and their terms of
office are, except to the extent governed by employment contract, at the
discretion of the Board. Information as to the directors and
executive officers of the Company is as follows:
NAME
|
AGE
|
POSITION
|
Berge
Abajian
|
48
|
Chief
Executive Officer, President, current Principal Accounting Officer and
Sole Director
|
Alfred
Sirica (1)
|
47
|
Former
Chief Executive Officer
|
Arpi
Abajian (2)
|
46
|
Secretary
|
(1)
|
Subsequent
to the S-1 Registration Statement becoming effective, Mr. Sirica resigned
from his position with the Company. Mr. Abajian agreed to
become the Principal Accounting Officer for the
Company.
|
(2)
|
On
January 8, 2009, the board of directors appointed Ms. Arpi Abajian as the
Secretary of the Company. Ms. Abajian is married to our CEO,
Mr. Berge Abajian.
|
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Duties,
Responsibilities and Experience
Berge
Abajian comes from a family background in jewelry
manufacturing. The Abajian family started manufacturing jewelry in
the 1930’s and Berge entered into the industry as a manufacturer in
1980. From 1980 to 1983, Mr. Abajian served as the
Secretary and Treasurer of Pyramid Jewelry, a jewelry manufacturing
company. Mr. Abajian established operations of Diamond Information
Institute in 1995 and started his “Bergio” brand label over ten years
ago. Currently, Mr. Abajian is the chief executive officer, president
and sole director of Diamond. The Bergio line was one of the first to
introduce yellow diamonds in jewelry and has continued to be on the cutting edge
of jewelry trends. In 2002, Mr. Abajian also began production of his
Bergio Bridal Collection. Mr. Abajian has a BS in Business
Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is well known and
respected in the jewelry industry. Since 2005, Mr. Abajian has served
as the President of the East Coast branch of the Armenian Jewelry Association
and has also served as a Board Member on MJSA (Manufacturing Jewelers and
Suppliers of America), New York Jewelry Association, and the 2001-2002 Luxury
Show.
Arpi Abajian
has worked at Diamond Information Institute for over 10 years in
administrative positions. On January 8, 2009, Diamond appointed Ms.
Abajian to serve as the Company’s interim Secretary until the Company has the
resources available to hire a permanent Secretary for the
Company. Ms. Abajian is currently married to the Chief Executive
Officer and Sole Director of Diamond and does not serve on the board of any
other companies.
Election of Directors and
Officers.
Directors
are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until
their successors have been elected and qualified. Officers are appointed to
serve until the meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual
meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and
qualified.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
No
Executive Officer or Director of the Corporation has been the subject of any
Order, Judgment, or Decree of any Court of competent jurisdiction, or any
regulatory agency permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring suspending or
otherwise limiting him from acting as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker
or dealer in the securities industry, or as an affiliated person, director or
employee of an investment company, bank, savings and loan association, or
insurance company or from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in
connection with any such activity or in connection with the purchase or sale of
any securities.
No
Executive Officer or Director of the Corporation has been convicted in any
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations) or is the subject of a
criminal proceeding which is currently pending.
No
Executive Officer or Director of the Corporation is the subject of any pending
legal proceedings.
Employment Agreements and
Compensation
During
the 2007 year, Diamond entered into employment agreements with its Chief
Executive Officer, Berge Abajian, and its then President, Scott
Wanstrath. Both agreements were to not take effect until the Company
had raised a significant amount of capital. Subsequent to the year
ended December 31, 2007, Mr. Wanstrath gave notice of his termination and Mr.
Abajian agreed to terminate the employment agreement. As of the date
of this filing, the Company does not have any employment agreements in
place. The Company intends to draft a new employment agreement with
Mr. Abajian during the 2009 year.
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On
January 20, 2008, Diamond authorized the issuance of 100,000 shares to Mr. Zareh
Beylerian in conjunction with Mr. Beylerian being appointed to the Company’s
Advisory Panel. The shares were issued in advance for the 2008 fiscal
year, in which Mr. Beylerian agreed to serve on Diamond’s Advisory
Panel. Nvair Beylerian is Zareh Beylerian’s wife and Mr. Beylerian
elected to gift 50,000 shares of the 100,000 issued shares of Diamond’s common
stock to her.
On February 20, 2008, Diamond cancelled
2,000,000 shares previously granted to Mr. Ralph Amato and cancelled
200,000 shares previously granted to Mr. Scott Wanstrath. The shares
were cancelled as a result of both gentlemen no longer providing services to
Diamond and as a result of not fulfilling the terms of their
agreements. Mr. Abajian also agreed to cancel 5,000,000 of his shares
to reduce some of his ownership position in the Company.
Advisory
Panel
On
April 2, 2007, Diamond’s Board of Directors approved the establishment of an
Advisory Panel to provide on-going advice to the Company’s
officers. Under the terms of the resolution adopting the panel, the
Board of Directors agreed to issue 50,000 shares of common stock to each panel
member as remuneration of their services. Mr. Hagop Baghdadlian and
Mr. Zareh Beylerian are the current members on the panel.
Mr.
Baghdadlian opened Hagop Baghdadlian LTD, in 1977 as a diamond dealer in New
York City. In 2003, Hagop Baghdadlian LTD merged with Cora Diamonds,
Inc., a diamond manufacturer and Mr. Baghdadlian became President of Cora
International, LLC. Cora International has since become a leading
manufacturer of fancy colored diamonds.
Mr.
Beylerian is an attorney with over 20 years of law experience. Mr.
Beylerian in 2004 formed the firm of Beylerian & Associates, which handles
general litigation and commercial matters, bankruptcy, personal injury,
immigration, real estate, intellectual property and more.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
requires executive officers and directors, and persons who beneficially own more
than ten percent of an issuer's common stock, which has been registered under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act, to file initial reports of ownership and reports
of changes in ownership with the SEC.
As
a company with securities registered under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
our executive officers and directors, and persons who beneficially own more than
ten percent of our common stock are not required to file Section 16(a)
reports.
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Code
of Ethics
A
code of ethics relates to written standards that are reasonably designed to
deter wrongdoing and to promote:
(1)
|
Honest
and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent
conflicts of interest between personal and professional
relationships;
|
(2)
|
Full,
fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and
documents that are filed with, or submitted to, the Commission and in
other public communications made by an
issuer;
|
(3)
|
Compliance
with applicable governmental laws, rules and
regulations;
|
(4)
|
The
prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate
person or persons identified in the code;
and
|
(5)
|
Accountability
for adherence to the code.
|
We
have not adopted a corporate code of ethics that applies to our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or
controller, or persons performing similar functions.
Our
decision to not adopt such a code of ethics is a result of having only two
officers and one director operating as the management for the
Company. We believe that the limited interaction which occurs having
such a small management structure for the Company eliminates the current need
for such a code, in that violations of such a code would be reported to the
party generating the violation.
Corporate
Governance
Director
Independence
The
Board of Directors has concluded that Director, Berge Abajian is not independent
in accordance with the director independence standards of the American Stock
Exchange.
Nominating
Committee
We do not have a Nominating Committee
or Nominating Committee Charter. Our Board of Directors performs some
of the functions associated with a Nominating Committee. We have
elected not to have a Nominating Committee in that we are an initial-stages
operating company with limited operations and resources.
Director Nomination
Procedures
Generally,
nominees for Directors are identified and suggested by the members of the Board
or management using their business networks. The Board has not
retained any executive search firms or other third parties to identify or
evaluate director candidates in the past and does not intend to in the near
future. In selecting a nominee for director, the Board or management
considers the following criteria:
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1.
|
whether
the nominee has the personal attributes for successful service on the
Board, such as demonstrated character and integrity; experience at a
strategy/policy setting level; managerial experience dealing with complex
problems; an ability to work effectively with others; and sufficient time
to devote to the affairs of the
Company;
|
2.
|
whether
the nominee has been the chief executive officer or senior executive of a
public company or a leader of a similar organization, including industry
groups, universities or governmental
organizations;
|
3.
|
whether
the nominee, by virtue of particular experience, technical expertise or
specialized skills or contacts relevant to the Company’s current or future
business, will add specific value as a Board member;
and
|
4.
|
whether
there are any other factors related to the ability and willingness of a
new nominee to serve, or an existing Board member to continue his
service.
|
The
Board or management has not established any specific minimum qualifications that
a candidate for director must meet in order to be recommended for Board
membership. Rather, the Board or management will evaluate the mix of
skills and experience that the candidate offers, consider how a given candidate
meets the Board’s current expectations with respect to each such criterion and
make a determination regarding whether a candidate should be recommended to the
stockholders for election as a Director. During 2008, the Company
received no recommendation for Directors from its stockholders.
Audit
Committee
Currently,
we do not have an Audit Committee. At this time, the board of
directors will perform the necessary functions of an Audit Committee, such as:
recommending an independent registered public accounting firm to audit the
annual financial statements; reviewing the independence of the independent
registered public accounting firm; review of the financial statements and other
required regulatory financial reporting; and reviewing management’s policies and
procedures in connection with its internal control over financial
reporting.
Additionally,
we do not have a financial expert. We believe the cost related to retaining a
financial expert at this time is prohibitive. However, at such time
the Company has the financial resources a financial expert will be
hired.
Compensation
Committee
We
currently do not have a compensation committee of the board of
directors. Until a formal committee is established our board of
directors will review all forms of compensation provided to our executive
officers, directors, consultants and employees, including stock
compensation. The Board makes all compensation decisions for the
Executives and approves recommendation regarding equity awards to all elected
officers of Diamond. Decisions regarding the non-equity compensation of other
executive officers are made by the Board.
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Compensation
Philosophy and Objectives
The
Board believes that the most effective executive compensation program is one
that is designed to reward the achievement of specific annual, long-term and
strategic goals by Diamond, and which aligns executives’ interests with those of
the shareholders by rewarding performance above established goals, with the
ultimate objective of improving shareholder value. As a result of the size of
Diamond and only having two executive officers, the Board evaluates both
performance and compensation on an informal basis. Upon hiring additional
executives, the Board intends on establishing a Compensation Committee to
evaluate both performance and compensation to ensure that Diamond maintains its
ability to attract and retain superior employees in key positions and that
compensation provided to key employees remains competitive relative to the
compensation paid to similarly situated executives of our peer companies. The
Board believes executive compensation packages, when and if established,
provided to the Company’s executives, including the named executive officers,
should include both cash and stock-based compensation that reward performance as
measured against established goals.
Based
on the foregoing objectives, the Board intends to structure Diamond's annual and
long-term incentive-based cash and non-cash executive compensation to motivate
executives to achieve the business goals set by Diamond and reward the
executives for achieving such goals.
Shareholder
Communications
Any
shareholder communications to the Board should be forwarded to the attention of
the Company’s Secretary at our offices at 12 Daniel Road East, Fairfield, New
Jersey 07004. Our Secretary will review any communication received
from a shareholder, and all material communications from shareholders will be
forwarded to the Chairman of the Board, the Board of Directors, or other
individual directors as appropriate.
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The
following table sets forth the compensation of our executive officers for the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Summary
Compensation Table
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
Ended
December 31,
|
Salary
|
Stock
Awards (1)
|
All
Other Compensation
|
Total
|
Berge
Abajian
|
|||||
Chief
Executive Officer, President, Principal Accounting Officer
|
2007
2008
|
$63,108
$6,242
|
$50,000
$50,000
|
$-0-
$25,496
(2)
|
$113,108
$81,738
|
Scott
Wanstrath
|
|||||
Former
President
|
2007
2008
|
$99,225
$-0-
|
$250,000 (3)
$-0-
|
$-0-
$-0-
|
$349,225
$-0-
|
Alfred
Sirica (4)
|
|||||
Former
Chief Financial Officer
|
2008
|
$-0-
|
$-0-
|
$-0-
|
$-0-
|
Arpi
Abajian (5)
|
|||||
Secretary
|
2008
|
$-0-
|
$25,000
|
$-0-
(2)
|
$25,000
|
(1)
|
The
amounts shown in this column reflect the expense recognized for financial
statement reporting purposes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
and 2007, in accordance with FAS
123(R).
|
(2)
|
Other
compensation was made up of Mr. Abajian’s car expense and health insurance
expenses. Included in this amount was approximately $8,670 for
Ms. Abajian’s health insurance
expenses.
|
(3)
|
The
Company had agreed to issue 250,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to
Mr. Wanstrath’s employment agreement. The common shares issued
were those held by the Company’s CEO. However, subsequent to the year
ended December 31, 2007, Mr. Wanstrath gave notice of his resignation and
the Company cancelled 200,000 shares as a result of the agreement not
being completed to its full term.
|
(4)
|
Mr.
Sirica agreed to serve as Chief Financial Officer during the time in which
the Company was going through the review process of its registration
statement. Subsequent to the registration statement becoming
effective, Mr. Sirica resigned and Mr. Abajian agreed to serve as the
Principal Accounting Officer.
|
(5)
|
On
January 8, 2009, the board of directors appointed Ms. Arpi Abajian as the
Secretary of the Company. On January 20, 2008, the Company
authorized shares to be issued to its employees as bonus compensation of
which Ms. Abajian received 25,000 shares. The shares were
issued during the first two quarters of
2008.
|
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Employment
Agreement
Diamond
currently does not have any employment agreements in place. During
2007, Mr. Abajian had executed an employment agreement and an addendum stating
the previously executed employment agreement would not take effect until the
Company had received private equity financing. During the first
quarter of 2008, Mr. Abajian cancelled the agreement and intends on drafting a
new employment agreement after the Company has raised additional
capital.
Termination
of Employment
There
are no compensatory plans or arrangements, including payments to be received
from the Company, with respect to any person associated with the Company which
would in any way result in payments to any such person because of his
resignation, retirement, or other termination of such person’s employment with
the Company or its subsidiaries, or any change in control of the Company, or a
change in the person’s responsibilities following a change in control of the
Company.
Compensation
Committee
We
currently do not have a compensation committee on the board of
directors. Until a formal committee is established our entire board
of directors will review all forms of compensation provided to our executive
officers, directors, consultants, and employees, including stock
compensation.
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Equity
Awards
Our sole officer and director was also
the founder of Diamond and therefore originally owned a total of 15,000,000
shares of our common stock. During the first quarter of 2008, Mr.
Abajian agreed to cancel 5,000,000 shares owned by him. As of the
date of this filing, he currently owns 10,150,000 shares. Mr. Abajian
was issued 100,000 shares of common stock as compensation for serving on our
Board of Directors for the 2007 and 2008 fiscal years. On February
11, 2009, Mr. Abajian was issued another 50,000 shares of common stock as
compensation in advance for serving on our Board of Directors for the upcoming
2009 fiscal year. None of the shares owned by Mr. Abajian have any
registration rights attached to them.
Director
Compensation and Other Arrangements
Name
and Principal Position
|
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
|
Stock
Awards (1)
|
All
Other Compensation
|
Total
|
Berge
Abajian, Sole Directors
|
$-0-
|
$50,000
|
$-0-
|
$50,000
|
Diamond has agreed to issue 50,000
shares per year as compensation to our board of directors and members of our
advisory panel. We anticipate in the future, once additional members
are added to the board of directors, that the Company will reimburse all
directors for expenses when attending board or committee meetings.
ITEM
12. SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
The
following table presents information, to the best of our knowledge, about the
beneficial ownership of our common stock on March 23, 2009, held by those
persons known to beneficially own more than 5% of our capital stock and by our
directors and executive officers. The percentage of beneficial
ownership for the following table is based on 11,813,100 shares of common stock
outstanding as of March 23, 2009.
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and does not necessarily indicate beneficial ownership for
any other purpose. Under these rules, beneficial ownership includes those shares
of common stock over which the stockholder has sole or shared voting or
investment power. It also includes (unless footnoted) shares of common stock
that the stockholder has a right to acquire within 60 days after March 23, 2009
through the exercise of any option, warrant or other right. The percentage
ownership of the outstanding common stock, however, is based on the assumption,
expressly required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, that
only the person or entity whose ownership is being reported has converted
options or warrants into shares of our common stock.
Name
of Beneficial Owner, Officer or Director (1)
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Percent
Beneficially Owned (2)
|
|||
Berge
Abajian, Chief Executive Officer and Sole Director
|
10,150,000
|
85.9%
|
|||
Arpi
Abajian, Secretary
|
25,000
|
0.2%
|
|||
Directors
and Officers as a Group
|
10,175,000
|
86.1%
|
(1)
|
As
used in this table, “beneficial ownership” means the sole or shared power
to vote, or to direct the voting of, a security, or the sole or shared
investment power with respect to a security (i.e., the power to dispose
of, or to direct the disposition of, a security). The address
of each person is in the care of the
Company.
|
(2)
|
Figures
are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent. The percentage
of beneficial ownership is based on 11,813,100 shares of common stock,
which does not include the exercise of any warrants currently held by
selling security holders registered in the Registration Statement which
became effective in September 2008.
|
(3)
|
On
January 8, 2009, the board
of directors appointed Ms. Arpi Abajian as the Secretary of the
Company.
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ITEM
13. CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Diamond
receives advances from time to time from its CEO, Berge Abajian based upon cash
flow needs. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, $394,532 and $90,289
was due to Mr. Abajian, respectively. Repayment terms have not been
established at this point in time but interest expense is being accrued at an
average annual market rate of 4.99%. The amount owed to Mr.
Abajian has been classified as a current liability.
In
addition during 2007, Diamond hired an information technology company, Advanced
Integrated Solutions, Inc. to provide consultation and technical support related
to certain software applications and technology infrastructure. The
information technology company is owned by Mr. Hagop Beledankian, who is also a
shareholder of the Company but has a total ownership of less than
1%. Although, Advanced Integrated Solutions is managed by a
shareholder of the Company, Diamond believes the terms for the services
performed by Advanced Integrated Solutions, were not more favorable than they
would have been if performed by an arms-length service
provider. During the year ended December 31, 2007, we issued 100,000
shares to this information technology company in connection with services
rendered and for future services to be performed. At the time of the
100,000 shares being issued, approximately $55,000 was to satisfy previous
account payable balances and approximately $45,000 was for future services to be
rendered. As of December 31, 2008, the balance was fully
amortized.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
(1)
AUDIT FEES
The aggregate fees for professional
services rendered by MSPC, Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, A
Professional Corporation for the audit of our annual financial statements and
review of the financial statements included in our Form 10-Q for the period
ended September 30, 2008 or services that are normally provided by the
accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements
for fiscal years 2008 and 2007 were $57,500 and $22,000,
respectively.
(2)
AUDIT-RELATED FEES
The aggregate fees by MSPC, Certified
Public Accountants and Advisors, A Professional Corporation for assurance and
related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the
performance of the audit or review of the registrant’s financial statements for
the fiscal years 2008 and 2007 were $-0- and $-0-, respectively.
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(3)
TAX FEES
The aggregate fees by MSPC, Certified
Public Accountants and Advisors, A Professional Corporation for professional
services rendered by the principal accountant for the fiscal years 2008 and 2007
were $-0- and $-0-, respectively.
(4)
ALL OTHER FEES
The aggregate fees by MSPC, Certified
Public Accountants and Advisors, A Professional Corporation for products and
services provided by the principal accountant for the fiscal years 2008 and 2007
were $-0- and $-0-, respectively.
(5)
AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
We
do not have an audit committee.
(6)
If greater than 50 percent, disclose the percentage of hours expended on the
principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements
for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by
persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent
employees.
Not
applicable.
PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS,
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)
1.
|
The
financial statements listed in the "Index to Financial Statements" at page
F-1 are filed as part of this
report.
|
2.
|
Financial
statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the
required information is shown in the financial statements or notes
thereto.
|
3.
|
Exhibits
included or incorporated herein: See index to
Exhibits.
|
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(b) Exhibits
Incorporated
by reference
|
||||||
Exhibit
|
Exhibit
Description
|
Filed
herewith
|
Form
|
Period
ending
|
Exhibit
|
Filing
date
|
3(i)
|
Certificate
of Incorporation, dated October 24, 1988
|
Form
S-1/A
|
3(i)
|
08/28/08
|
||
3(i)(b)
|
Certificate
of Trade Name, dated January 31, 1997
|
Form
S-1/A
|
3(i)(b)
|
08/28/08
|
||
3(i)(c)
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, dated May 31,
2007
|
Form
S-1/A
|
3(i)(c)
|
08/28/08
|
||
3(ii)
|
Bylaws
of Diamond Information Institute, Inc.
|
Form
S-1/A
|
3(ii)
|
08/28/08
|
||
10.1
|
Sample
Subscription Agreement for the $25,000 unit offering
|
Form
S-1/A
|
10.1
|
08/28/08
|
||
23
|
Consent
of MSPC, dated March 23, 2009
|
X
|
||||
31
|
Certification
of Berge Abajian pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
|
X
|
||||
32
|
Certification
of Berge Abajian pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
|
X
|
35
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused the report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
DIAMOND
INFORMATION INSTITUTE, INC.
By:
/s/ Berge
Abajian
Berge
Abajian, President
Date:
March 24, 2009
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
/s/ Berge Abajian
|
President,
Treasurer, Director
|
March
24, 2009
|
Berge
Abajian
|
||
/s/ Berger Abajian
|
Principal
Executive Officer & Principal Accounting Officer
|
March
24, 2009
|
Berge
Abajian
|
||
/s/ Arpi Abajian
|
Secretary
|
March
24, 2009
|
Arpi
Abajian
|
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DIAMOND
INFORMATION INSTITUTE, INC.
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
PAGES
|
|
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
|
F-2
|
BALANCE
SHEETS
|
F-3
|
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
|
F-5
|
STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
F-6
|
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
|
F-7
|
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
F-9
|
F-1
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Diamond
Information Institute, Inc.
Fairfield,
New Jersey
We
have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Diamond Information Institute,
Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of operations,
changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the
period ended December 31, 2008. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In
our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Diamond Information Institute, Inc.
as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2008, in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We
were not engaged to examine management's assessment of the effectiveness of
Diamond Information Institute, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2008, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting and, accordingly, we do not express an
opinion thereon.
/s/ MSPC
Certified Public Accountants and
Advisors,
A Professional
Corporation
Cranford,
New Jersey
March
23, 2009
F-2
BALANCE
SHEETS
|
|||||||||
December 31,
|
|||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
|||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
|||||||||
Accounts
Receivable - Net
|
$ | 713,194 | $ | 692,619 | |||||
Inventory
|
1,326,989 | 1,333,752 | |||||||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
39,138 | 48,618 | |||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
2,079,321 | 2,074,989 | |||||||
Property
and Equipment – Net
|
160,983 | 222,715 | |||||||
Other
Assets:
|
|||||||||
Investment
in Unconsolidated Affiliate
|
5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | 2,245,304 | $ | 2,302,704 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
F-3
DIAMOND
INFORMATION INSTITUTE, INC. D/B/A DESIGNS BY BERGIO
|
||||||||
BALANCE
SHEETS
|
||||||||
December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity:
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Cash
Overdraft
|
$ | 7,345 | $ | 48,144 | ||||
Accounts
Payable and Accrued Expenses
|
446,892 | 389,798 | ||||||
Bank
Lines of Credit – Net
|
910,449 | 853,621 | ||||||
Current
Maturities of Notes Payable
|
82,015 | 110,088 | ||||||
Current
Maturities of Capital Leases
|
23,402 | 19,060 | ||||||
Advances
from Stockholder – Net
|
394,532 | 90,289 | ||||||
Sales
Returns and Allowances Reserve
|
132,353 | 24,726 | ||||||
Deferred
Tax Liability
|
-- | 13,812 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
1,996,988 | 1,549,538 | ||||||
Long-Term
Liabilities
|
||||||||
Notes
Payable
|
97,270 | 177,167 | ||||||
Capital
Leases
|
39,092 | 60,924 | ||||||
Deferred
Tax Liability
|
-- | 78,672 | ||||||
Total
Long-Term Liabilities
|
136,362 | 316,763 | ||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
-- | -- | ||||||
Stockholders'
Equity
|
||||||||
Common
Stock - $.001 Par Value, 25,000,000 Shares Authorized, 11,643,100 and
18,075,000 Shares Issued and Outstanding as of December 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively
|
11,643 | 18,075 | ||||||
Additional
Paid-In Capital
|
1,599,707 | 825,175 | ||||||
Accumulated
Deficit
|
(1,499,396 | ) | (392,540 | ) | ||||
Deferred
Compensation
|
-- | (14,307 | ) | |||||
Total
Stockholders' Equity
|
111,954 | 436,403 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
$ | 2,245,304 | $ | 2,302,704 |
F-4
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
|
||||||||
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Sales
- Net
|
$ | 1,385,620 | $ | 1,296,585 | ||||
Cost
of Sales (See Note 2)
|
847,976 | 1,226,561 | ||||||
Gross
Profit
|
537,644 | 70,024 | ||||||
Selling
Expenses
|
368,664 | 392,793 | ||||||
General
and Administrative Expenses
|
||||||||
Share-Based
Compensation
|
317,500 | 150,000 | ||||||
Common
Stock Issued for Professional Services
|
450,000 | -- | ||||||
Other
|
495,123 | 945,549 | ||||||
Total
General and Administrative expenses
|
1,262,623 | 1,095,549 | ||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
1,631,287 | 1,488,342 | ||||||
Loss
from Operations
|
(1,093,643 | ) | (1,418,318 | ) | ||||
Other
Income [Expense]
|
||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
(103,715 | ) | (121,318 | ) | ||||
Other
Income
|
1,369 | 36,014 | ||||||
Total
Other Income [Expense]
|
(102,346 | ) | (85,304 | ) | ||||
Loss
Before Income Tax Benefit
|
(1,195,989 | ) | (1,503,622 | ) | ||||
Income
Tax Benefit
|
(89,133 | ) | (331,642 | ) | ||||
Net
Loss
|
$ | (1,106,856 | ) | $ | (1,171,980 | ) | ||
Net
Loss Per Common Share - Basic and Diluted
|
$ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | ||
Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding – Basic and Diluted
|
12,405,723 | 17,790,890 | ||||||
See
Notes to Financial Statements.
|
F-5
DIAMOND INFORMATION
INSTITUTE, INC. D/B/A DESIGNS BY BERGIO
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Retained
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional
|
Earnings
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
Paid-In
|
[Accumulated
|
Deferred
|
Stockholders'
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Description
|
Shares
|
Par Value
|
Capital
|
Deficit]
|
Compensation
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance
as of January 1, 2007
|
17,250,000 | $ | 17,250 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 779,440 | $ | 797,690 | |||||||||||||||
Private
placement offering of common stock
|
425,000 | 425 | 424,575 | - | - | 425,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shared-based
compensation
|
150,000 | 150 | 149,850 | - | - | 150,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for previously rendered
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
services
or those to be performed
|
250,000 | 250 | 249,750 | - | (44,307 | ) | 205,693 | |||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred compensation in connection
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
with
services rendered
|
- | - | - | - | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
[Loss]
|
- | - | - | (1,171,980 | ) | - | (1,171,980 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2007
|
18,075,000 | 18,075 | 825,175 | (392,540 | ) | (14,307 | ) | 436,403 | ||||||||||||||||
Cancellation
of common stock outstanding
|
(7,200,000 | ) | (7,200 | ) | 7,200 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Shared-based
compensation
|
317,500 | 317 | 317,183 | - | - | 317,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred compensation in connection
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
with
services rendered
|
- | - | - | - | 14,307 | 14,307 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for professional
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
services
rendered
|
450,000 | 450 | 449,550 | - | - | 450,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Private
placement offering of common stock
|
600 | 1 | 599 | - | - | 600 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
[Loss]
|
- | - | - | (1,106,856 | ) | - | (1,106,856 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2008
|
11,643,100 | $ | 11,643 | $ | 1,599,707 | $ | (1,499,396 | ) | $ | - | $ | 111,954 | ||||||||||||
See
Notes to Financial Statements.
|
F-6
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
|
||||||||
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Operating
Activities
|
||||||||
Net
Loss
|
$ | (1,106,856 | ) | $ | (1,171,980 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to Reconcile Net Loss
|
||||||||
to
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities:
|
||||||||
Sales
Returns and Allowance Reserve
|
107,627 | (17,450 | ) | |||||
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
61,732 | 55,020 | ||||||
Share-Based
Compensation
|
317,500 | 150,000 | ||||||
Services
Rendered for Common Stock
|
450,000 | -- | ||||||
Amortization
of Deferred Compensation
|
14,307 | 30,000 | ||||||
Deferred
Tax Benefit
|
(92,486 | ) | (275,126 | ) | ||||
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts
|
80,407 | (36,250 | ) | |||||
Changes
in Assets and Liabilities
|
||||||||
[Increase]
Decrease in:
|
||||||||
Accounts
Receivable
|
(100,982 | ) | 466,234 | |||||
Inventory
|
6,763 | 272 | ||||||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
9,481 | (6,425 | ) | |||||
Increase
[Decrease] in:
|
||||||||
Accounts
Payable and Accrued Expenses
|
57,096 | 183,067 | ||||||
Total
Adjustments
|
911,445 | 549,342 | ||||||
Net
Cash Used in Operating Activities
|
(195,411 | ) | (622,638 | ) | ||||
Investing
Activities:
|
||||||||
Capital
Expenditures
|
-- | (51,542 | ) | |||||
Financing
Activities:
|
||||||||
[Decrease]
Increase in Cash Overdraft
|
(40,800 | ) | 48,144 | |||||
Advances
under Bank Lines of Credit - Net
|
56,828 | 204,488 | ||||||
Repayments
of Notes Payable
|
(107,970 | ) | (99,678 | ) | ||||
Advances from
Stockholder - Net
|
304,243 | 65,209 | ||||||
Repayments
of Capital Leases
|
(17,490 | ) | (11,450 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from Private Placements of Common Stock
|
600 | 425,000 | ||||||
Net
Cash Provided by Financing Activities
|
195,411 | 631,713 | ||||||
Net
(Decrease) in Cash
|
-- | (42,467 | ) | |||||
Cash - Beginning of Years
|
-- | 42,467 | ||||||
Cash
- End of Years
|
$ | -- | $ | -- | ||||
See
Notes to Financial Statements.
|
F-7
DIAMOND
INFORMATION INSTITUTE, INC. D/B/A DESIGNS BY BERGIO
|
||||||||
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
|
||||||||
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow
Information:
|
||||||||
Cash
Paid during the years for:
|
||||||||
Interest
|
$ | 101,000 | $ | 119,000 | ||||
Income
Taxes
|
$ | 4,000 | $ | 2,000 | ||||
Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and
Financing Activities:
|
||||||||
During
2008 and 2007, the Company issued 200,000 and 250,000 shares of common
stock to vendors as full settlement for accounts payable balances
amounting to $200,000 and $250,000, respectively. These shares were issued
as consideration for payment of accounts payable balances and pre-payments
for services to be rendered.
|
||||||||
During
2007 the Company entered into certain capital leases for the purchase of
equipment having an aggregate net present value of
$40,000.
|
||||||||
See
Notes to Financial Statements.
|
F-8
DIAMOND
INFORMATION INSTITUTE, INC. D/B/A DESIGNS BY BERGIO
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
[1]
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation
Nature of
Operations - Diamond Information Institute Inc. d/b/a Designs by Bergio
[the "Company"] is engaged in the product design, manufacturing, distribution of
fine jewelry throughout the United States and is headquartered from its
corporate office in Fairfield, New Jersey. Based on the nature of
operations, the Company's sales cycle experiences significant seasonal
volatility with the first two quarters of the year representing 15% - 25% of
annual sales and the remaining two quarters representing the remaining portion
of annual sales.
Basis of
Presentation and Liquidity- The accompanying financial statements have
been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the continuation of
operations, realization of assets, and liquidation of liabilities in the
ordinary course of business. For the years ending December 31, 2008 and 2007,
the Company generated a net losses of approximately $1.1 and $1.2 million,
respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the Company has funded its working
capital requirements primarily through revenue earned, a private placement
equity offering and periodic advances from its CEO and principal stockholder.
There
can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining financing
at the level needed for long-term operations or on terms acceptable to the
Company. In addition, there can be no assurance, assuming the Company is
successful in expanding commercialization of its product, realizing revenues and
obtaining new equity offerings, that the Company will achieve profitability or
positive operating cash flow.
Over
the next twelve months, the Company’s management intends on sustaining
operations through its working capital which, contemplates the liquidation of
inventory and the realization of trade accounts receivable in the ordinary
course of business at expected levels of sales volume. It is
anticipated, that working capital needs should they arise, may also be
supplemented by further advances from the CEO and principal stockholder. Any
planned expansion and product commercialization, including future business
acquisitions, will require additional capital to be raised through an equity or
debt offering which, management intends on pursuing.
[2]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of
Estimates - The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
F-9
DIAMOND
INFORMATION INSTITUTE, INC. D/B/A DESIGNS BY BERGIO
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
[2]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Continued]
Revenue
Recognition -
Revenue is recognized upon the shipment of products to customers with the
price to the buyer being fixed and determinable and collectability reasonably
assured. The Company maintains a reserve for potential product
returns based on historical experience.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents -
Cash equivalents are comprised of certain highly liquid instruments with
a maturity of three months or less when purchased. The Company did
not have any cash equivalents on hand at December 31, 2008 and
2007.
Accounts
Receivable –
Accounts receivable is generated from sales of fine jewelry to retail outlets
throughout the United States. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, accounts receivable
were substantially comprised of balances due from retailers.
An
allowance for doubtful accounts is provided against accounts receivable for
amounts management believes may be uncollectible. The Company
determines the adequacy of this allowance by regularly reviewing the composition
of its accounts receivable aging and evaluating individual customer receivables,
considering the customer’s financial condition, credit history and current
economic circumstance. As of December 31, 2008, an allowance for
doubtful accounts of $80,407 has been provided. No allowance was deemed
necessary at December 31, 2007.
Inventories - Inventory consists
primarily of finished goods and is valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost
is determined using the weighted average method and average cost is recomputed
after each inventory purchase or sale.
In
June 2007, the Company recorded an inventory adjustment of approximately
$284,000 to more appropriately value amounts on hand at the lower of cost or
market. The inventory adjustment was prompted by the refinement of
cost and quantity on hand data attributable to the conversion of the Company's
books and records to new accounting software in early
2007. Subsequent to implementation of the new accounting system, cost
and quantity on hand data was refined as the Company discovered product data was
not properly defined for importing into the new accounting
module. These data conversion complications were attributable to
product information not established on a more disaggregated basis for proper
recognition by the accounting module. In other words, products
offered with varying metal and stone qualities were not enumerated as needed,
resulting in erroneous price averaging or improper quantities on hand, as
product counts were not performed prior to data conversion.
As
management's sophistication for use of the accounting software increased, these
discrepancies were discovered and corrected through greater specification of the
product type in the accounting module and revision of unit costs by comparing to
original purchasing documents or physical count of on hand
quantities. These corrective efforts prompted the aforementioned
inventory adjustment which is reflected in the Cost of Sales caption of the
Statements of Operations.
F-10
DIAMOND
INFORMATION INSTITUTE, INC. D/B/A DESIGNS BY BERGIO
NOTES
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[2]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Continued]
Concentrations of
Credit Risk –
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of
credit risk consist principally of cash and accounts receivables. The
Company places its cash with high credit quality financial
institutions. The Company, from time to time, maintains balances in
financial institutions beyond the insured amounts. At December 31,
2008 and 2007, the Company had no cash balances beyond the federally insured
amounts.
Concentrations
of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited due to the wide
variety of customers and markets into which the Company's services are provided,
as well as their dispersion across many different geographical
areas. As is characteristic of the Company's business and of the
jewelry industry generally, the Company extends its customers seasonal credit
terms. The carrying amount of receivables approximates fair value. The Company
routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and believes its
credit risk exposure on accounts receivable is limited. Based on management’s
review of accounts receivable, an allowance for doubtful accounts has been
recorded for the year ending December 31, 2008. No allowance for
doubtful accounts has been deemed necessary for year ending December 31,
2007. The Company does not require collateral to support these
financial instruments.
Property and
Equipment and Depreciation - Property and equipment are
stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is
computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives ranging from
five (5) to seven (7) years.
Expenditures
for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred whereas
expenditures for renewals and improvements that extend the useful life of the
assets are capitalized. Upon the sale or retirement, the cost and the
related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the respective accounts and
any resulting gain or loss is reported within the Statements of Operations in
the period of disposal.
Long-Lived
Assets - In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ["SFAS"] No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, long-lived
tangible assets subject to depreciation or amortization are reviewed for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of the assets exceed their fair value as determined by an
estimate of undiscounted future cash flows.
Losses
on assets held for disposal are recognized when management has approved and
committed to a plan to dispose of the assets, and the assets are available for
disposal.
Fair Value of
Financial Instruments -
Generally accepted accounting principles require disclosing the fair
value of financial instruments to the extent practicable for financial
instruments, which are recognized or unrecognized in the balance
sheet. The fair value of the financial instruments disclosed herein
is not necessarily representative of the amount that could be realized or
settled, nor does the fair value amount consider the tax consequences of
realization or settlement. In assessing the fair value of these
financial instruments, the Company uses a variety of methods and assumptions,
which are based on estimates of market conditions and risks
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[2]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Continued]
existing
at that time. For certain instruments, including the cash overdraft,
accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, it was estimated
that the carrying amount approximated fair value for the majority of these
instruments because of their short maturity. The fair value of
property and equipment is estimated to approximate their net book
value. The fair value of debt obligations as recorded approximates
their fair values due to the variable rate of interest associated with these
underlying obligations.
Investments in
Unconsolidated Affiliates - Investments in
unconsolidated affiliates, in which the Company owns less than 20% or otherwise
does not exercise significant influence, are stated at cost. At
December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company had an investment in which the Company
owned less than 1% interest in an unconsolidated affiliate and therefore the
investment is carried at cost.
Share-Based
Compensation -
The Company does not currently sponsor stock option plans or restricted
stock awards plans. However, on January 1, 2006, the Company adopted
the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), "Share-Based Payment" using the modified
prospective method. SFAS No. 123(R) requires companies to recognize the cost of
employee services received in exchange for awards of equity instruments based
upon the grant date fair value of those awards.
Under
the modified prospective method of adopting SFAS No. 123(R), the
Company recognized compensation cost for all share-based payments granted after
January 1, 2006, plus any awards granted to employees prior to January 1, 2006
that remain unvested at that time. Under this method of adoption, no restatement
of prior periods is made.
The
Company applies the fair value provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), to issuances of
non-employee equity instruments at either the fair value of the services
rendered or the instruments issued in exchange for such services, whichever is
more readily determinable, using the measurement date guidelines enumerated in
EITF 96-18, "Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than
Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or
Services".
Advertising and
Promotional Costs
- Advertising and promotional costs are expensed as incurred and are
recorded as part of Selling Expenses in the Statement of
Operations. The total cost for the years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007 was approximately $46,000 and $151,000, respectively.
During
the year, the Company prepays costs associated with trade shows which, are
recorded as Prepaid Expenses in the Balance Sheet and are charged to the
Statement of Operations upon the trade shows being conducted. At
December 31, 2008 and 2007, approximately $39,000 and $49,000, respectively of
prepaid trade show expenses have been recorded.
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[2]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Continued]
Income
Taxes - The
Company follows the provisions of SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income
Taxes." Under the asset and liability method of SFAS 109, deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax
basis. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which
those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or
settled. Under SFAS 109, the effect on deferred income tax assets and
liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period
that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are
established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts expected to
be realized.
On
January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of FIN 48, "Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109",
which provides a financial
statement
recognition threshold and measurement attribute for a tax position taken or
expected to be taken in a tax return. Under FIN 48, we may recognize
the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than
not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing
authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax
benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be
measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of
being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 also provides
guidance on derecognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification
of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for
interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and income tax
disclosures. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on
our financial statements.
Basic and Diluted
Loss Per Share -
Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing
earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding for the period. Dilutive earnings per share
reflect the potential dilution of securities that could occur through the effect
of common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, warrants and
convertible securities. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, 575,000 and
425,000 potential common shares issuable under Class A purchase warrants have
not been included in the computation of diluted loss per share since the effect
would be anti-dilutive. These Class A purchase warrants may have a
dilutive effect in future periods. .
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[3]
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), "Business
Combinations" (SFAS 141(R)), which replaces SFAS No. 141, "Business
Combinations." SFAS 141(R) retains the underlying concepts of SFAS 141 in that
all business combinations are still required to be accounted for at fair value
under the acquisition method of accounting but SFAS 141(R) changed the method of
applying the acquisition method in a number of significant aspects. Acquisition
costs will generally be expensed as incurred; noncontrolling interests will be
valued at fair value at the acquisition date; in-process research and
development will be recorded at fair value as an indefinite-lived intangible
asset at the acquisition date; restructuring costs associated with a business
combination will generally be expensed subsequent to the acquisition date; and
changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and income tax uncertainties
after the acquisition date generally will affect income tax expense. SFAS 141(R)
is effective on a prospective basis for all business combinations for which the
acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual period
subsequent to December 15, 2008, with the exception of the accounting for
valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies. SFAS
141(R) amends SFAS 109 such that adjustments made to valuation allowances on
deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies associated with acquisitions that
closed prior to the effective date of SFAS 141(R) would also apply the
provisions of SFAS 141(R). Early adoption is not permitted. We are currently
evaluating the effects, if any, that SFAS 141(R) may have on our financial
statements and believe it could have a significant impact if business
combinations are consummated. However, the effect of which is
indeterminable as of December 31, 2008.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Financial Accounting Standards No. 160,
"Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-an amendment of
ARB No. 51." This statement is effective for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008,
with earlier adoption prohibited. This statement requires the recognition of a
noncontrolling interest (minority interest) as equity in the consolidated
financial statements and separate from the parent's equity. The amount of net
income attributable to the noncontrolling interest will be included in
consolidated net income on the face of the income statement. It also amends
certain of ARB No. 51's consolidation procedures for consistency with the
requirements of SFAS 141(R).
This statement also includes expanded disclosure requirements regarding
the interests of the parent and its noncontrolling interest. We are currently
evaluating this new statement and anticipate that the statement will not have a
significant impact on the reporting of our results of operations.
In
March 2008, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 161, "Disclosures about
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The new standard is
intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging
activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better
understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows. This statement is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS No. 161 on its financial
statements.
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[4]
Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment and accumulated depreciation and amortization are as
follows:
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Selling
Equipment
|
$ | 56,000 | $ | 56,000 | ||||
Office
and Equipment
|
242,271 | 242,271 | ||||||
Leasehold
Improvements
|
7,781 | 7,781 | ||||||
Furniture
and Fixtures
|
18,487 | 18,487 | ||||||
Total
– At Cost
|
324,539 | 324,539 | ||||||
Less:
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization
|
163,556 | 101,824 | ||||||
Property
and Equipment - Net
|
$ | 160,983 | $ | 222,715 |
Depreciation
and amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 was
approximately $62,000 and $55,000, respectively.
[5]
Notes Payable
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Notes
payable due in equal monthly installments, over 36 months,
maturing
through May 2009 at interest rates of 7.25%. The
notes
are
collateralized by the assets of the Company.
|
$ | 20,965 | $ | 70,833 | ||||
Notes
payable due in equal monthly installments, over 60 months,
maturing
through May 2011 at interest rates of 7.60%. The
notes
are
collateralized by the assets of the Company.
|
158,320 | 216,422 | ||||||
Total
|
179,285 | 287,255 | ||||||
Less:
Current Maturities Included in Current Liabilities
|
82,015 | 110,088 | ||||||
Total
Long-Term Portion of Debt
|
$ | 97,270 | $ | 177,167 |
Maturities
of long-term debt are as follows:
Years
ended
|
||||
December
31,
|
||||
2009
|
$ | 82,015 | ||
2010
|
67,529 | |||
2011
|
29,741 | |||
Total
|
$ | 179,285 |
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[6]
Bank Lines of Credit
During
2007, the Company refinanced its existing credit facilities and notes payable
with various other financial institutions. A summary of these credit
facilities is as follows:
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Credit
Line of $700,000, minimum payment of interest only is due monthly at the
bank's prime rate plus .75%. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the interest
rate was 4.00% and 8.00%, respectively. The Credit Line renews annually in
May 2009 and is collateralized by the assets of the
Company.
|
$ | 699,999 | $ | 699,999 | ||||
Credit
Line of $55,000, minimum payment of interest only is due monthly at the
bank's prime rate plus .75%. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the interest
rate was 4.00% and 8.00%, respectively. The Credit Line renews annually in
July 2009 and is collateralized by the assets of the
Company.
|
45,793 | 48,293 | ||||||
Various
unsecured Credit Cards of $178,700 and $250,000, minimum payment of
principal and interest are due monthly at the credit card's annual
interest rate. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the interest
rates ranged from 4.74% to 13.99% and 8.24% to 29.49%,
respectively.
|
164,657 | 105,329 | ||||||
Total Bank Lines of Credit
|
$ | 910,449 | $ | 853,621 |
The
Company's CEO and majority shareholder also serves as a guarantor of the
Company's debt.
The
Company had approximately $9,000 and $7,000 available under the various credit
facilities (not including credit cards) at December 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
[7]
Equipment Held Under Capital Leases
The
Company's equipment held under the capital lease obligations as of December 31,
2008 and 2007 is summarized as follows:
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Showroom
Equipment
|
$ | 96,000 | $ | 96,000 | ||||
Less:
Accumulated Amortization
|
35,733 | 16,533 | ||||||
Equipment
Held under Capitalized Lease Obligations - Net
|
$ | 60,267 | $ | 79,467 |
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[7]
Equipment Held Under Capital Leases [Continued]
Amortization
related to the equipment held under capital leases for the years ended December
31, 2008 and 2007 was approximately $19,000 and $17,000,
respectively.
As
of December 31, 2008 the future minimum lease payments under the capital leases
are as follows:
2009
|
$ | 26,432 | ||
2010
|
26,432 | |||
2011
|
18,451 | |||
Total
|
71,315 | |||
Less:
Amount Representing Imputed Interest
|
8,821 | |||
Present
Value of Net Minimum Capital Lease Payments
|
62,494 | |||
Less:
Current Portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations
|
23,402 | |||
Non Current Portion of Capitalized Lease
Obligations
|
$ | 39,092 |
Interest
expense related to capital leases for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
was approximately $7,000 and $4,000, respectively.
[8]
Income Taxes
The
income tax [benefit] provision is as follows:
Year
Ended
|
||||||||
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Current:
|
||||||||
Federal
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
State
|
3,353 | 2,117 | ||||||
Totals
|
3,353 | 2,117 | ||||||
Deferred:
|
||||||||
Federal
|
(78,672 | ) | (222,506 | ) | ||||
State
|
(13,814 | ) | (111,253 | ) | ||||
Totals
|
(92,486 | ) | (333,759 | ) | ||||
Totals
|
$ | (89,133 | ) | $ | (331,642 | ) |
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[8]
Income Taxes [Continued]
Deferred
income tax assets [liabilities] are as follows:
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Deferred
Income Tax Assets:
|
||||||||
Net
Operating Loss Carryforwards
|
$ | 590,514 | $ | 301,900 | ||||
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts
|
32,115 | -- | ||||||
Allowance for Sales
Returns
|
52,862 | -- | ||||||
Differences in Income Tax to
Financial Reporting Accounting Method
|
-- | 88,316 | ||||||
Totals
|
675,491 | 390,216 | ||||||
Deferred
Income Tax Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Property
and Equipment
Differences
in Income Tax to Financial Reporting
Accounting
Method
|
$ |
(25,546
--
|
) | $ |
(14,388
(468,312
|
)
)
|
||
Election
to Change from Cash to Accrual Basis of Income Tax
Accounting
|
(374,879 | ) | -- | |||||
Totals
|
(400,425 | ) | (482,700 | ) | ||||
Gross
Deferred Tax Asset [Liability]
|
275,066 | (92,484 | ) | |||||
Valuation
Allowance for Deferred Taxes
|
(275,066 | ) | -- | |||||
Net
Deferred Tax Asset [Liability]
|
$ | -- | $ | (92,484 | ) |
Reconciliation
of the Federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is as
follows:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
U.S.
statutory rate
|
(34 | %) | (34 | %) | ||||
State
income taxes – net of federal benefit
|
6 | % | 6 | % | ||||
Change
in valuation allowance and other
|
21 | % | 6 | % | ||||
Effective
rate
|
(7 | %) | (22 | %) |
Effective
with the 2008 tax year, management voluntarily elected a change in its method of
tax accounting to the accrual basis as required by Section 481 of the Internal
Revenue Code (the "IRC"). In management's opinion, based on
provisions of the IRC, a voluntary election to the accrual basis of tax
reporting should not subject the Company to tax examinations for previous years
that income tax returns have been filed and prompt an uncertain tax position in
accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation ("FIN")
No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. As a result, no
contingent liability has been recorded for the anticipated change in tax
reporting. Further, the resulting tax liability from the change in
tax accounting method will be reduced by operating losses previously
incurred.
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[8]
Income Taxes [Continued]
At
December 31, 2008, the Company had approximately $1,482,000 of federal net
operating tax loss carryforwards expiring at various dates through
2028. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 enacted a complex set of rules which
limits a company's ability to utilize net operating loss carryforwards and tax
credit carryforwards in periods following an ownership change. These rules
define an ownership change as a greater than 50 percent point change in stock
ownership within a defined testing period which is generally a three-year
period. As a result of stock which may be issued by us from time to time and the
conversion of warrants, options or the result of other changes in ownership of
our outstanding stock, the Company may experience an ownership change and
consequently our utilization of net operating loss carryforwards could be
significantly limited.
Based
upon the net losses historically incurred and, the prospective global economic
conditions, management believes that it is not more likely than not that the
deferred tax asset will be realized and has provided a valuation allowance of
100% of the deferred tax asset.
[9]
Stockholders' Equity
Articles of
Incorporation Amendment and Stock Split - The Company's Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes the issuance of up to 25,000,000 shares
of common stock at a par value of $.001 per share. Over the course of
2007, the Company's Board of Directors ratified two forward stock splits. The
first stock split, for 1.725 to 1 and the second for 10,000 to 1.
This
resulted in common stock outstanding increasing from 1,000 to 17,250,000 which
were all owned by the Company's founder and CEO. The per share data for all
periods presented has been retroactively adjusted due to each of the stock
splits.
Subsequent
to the forward stock splits, the Company's founder and CEO transferred a total
of 2,250,000 shares to the Company's President and an Advisory Panel
member. Upon resignation of the Company’s President and Advisory
Panel Member in late 2007, the Company cancelled 2,200,000 of the shares
previously issued to those individuals along with, 5,000,000 shares held by the
CEO and principal stockholder. These shares were cancelled in
February 2008.
The
share and per share data for all periods presented has been retroactively
adjusted to reflect the stock splits.
Private Placement
Offering -
During the second quarter of 2007, the Company conducted a
private placement offering (the "Offering") of its common stock to Accredited
Investors in accordance with SEC regulations. The offering was up to
40 units at $25,000 per unit or $1,000,000 in total. Each unit was
composed of 25,000 shares of common stock and 25,000 "Class A" common stock
purchase warrants to purchase additional shares at $1.50 per share.
Through
the aforementioned period, the Company issued 17 units or 425,000 shares
resulting in total cash proceeds of $425,000. Through December 31,
2008, no "Class A" purchase warrants were exercised by the
investors.
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[9]
Stockholders' Equity [Continued]
Debt
Conversions - In
April 2007, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement (the
"Agreement") and issued 100,000 shares of common stock at $1 per share to a
vendor as full satisfaction for accounts payable previously due and future
services to be rendered. Of the total $100,000 of common stock
issued, $55,000 was to satisfy previous account payable balances and $45,000 was
issued as consideration for future services to be rendered and is reflected in
the Deferred Compensation caption of the stockholders' equity section of the
Balance Sheet, of which approximately $14,000 and $31,000, respectively was
expensed in 2008 and 2007. The shares have a one year restriction from sale or
offering.
In
June 2007, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement (the
"Agreement") and issued 150,000 shares of common stock at a fair market value of
$1 per share to a vendor as full satisfaction of an accounts payable balance of
$150,000. The shares have a one year restriction from sale or
offering and the Agreement allows for the vendor to purchase for a period of 60
months from the date of closing of this Agreement 150,000 shares of common stock
under "Class A" purchase warrants at $1.50 per share. Through
December 31, 2008, no "Class A" purchase warrants were exercised by the
vendor.
Of
the total 250,000 shares issued in connection with debt conversions and future
services to be rendered, 205,000 shares of common stock valued at $1 per share
or $205,000 were in full satisfaction of prior debts outstanding while, 45,000
shares of common stock valued at $1 or $45,000 were issued in connection with
future services to be rendered. As of December 31, 2007,
approximately $14,000 of Deferred Compensation remained unamortized in
connection with the 45,000 shares previously issued. At December 31,
2008, the balance was fully amortized.
Restricted Share
Issuances -
During 2007, the Board of Directors ratified issuance of 50,000
restricted shares of common stock to the Company's CEO, also serving as a
director, as compensation for services rendered through December 31,
2007. The Board of Directors also ratified issuance of a total of
100,000 restricted shares of common stock to two of the Company's Advisory Panel
Members as compensation for services rendered from January through December of
2007.
For
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company valued their shares based on
recent stock transaction, and recorded $150,000 of stock based compensation
expense which is reflected as part of General and Administrative expenses in the
Statement of Operations.
In
January 2008, two Advisory Panel members and a Board of Director member received
restricted common stock for services to be rendered throughout
2008. The two Advisory Panel members received 50,000 and 100,000
shares, respectively, with a fair value of $1.00 per share or $150,000 while the
Board of Director member received 50,000 shares with a fair value of $1.00 per
share or $50,000. For the year ended December 31, 2008, $200,000 was
charged to the Statement of Operations as Share-based Compensation
expense.
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[9]
Stockholders' Equity [Continued]
Also
in January 2008, the Company issued 117,500 shares of restricted common stock
with a fair value of $1.00 per share or $117,500 to employees. Shares
issued in connection with the Board of Director consent, were dispersed ratably
over the first two quarters of 2008 as authorized in the consent.
Additionally,
in January and February 2008, the Company sold 600 shares of common stock at
$1.00 per share to individual investees.
Finally,
in February 2008, certain stockholders of the Company with significant
ownership, cancelled shares they owned for no consideration. The
share cancellation totaled 7,200,000 of shares previously
outstanding.
For
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company issued to its SEC counsel, 450,000
shares of restricted common stock with a fair value of $1.00 per share or
$450,000 for services previously rendered in connection with the effective
filing of Form S-1 with the SEC.
[10]
Related Party Transactions
The
Company receives periodic advances from its principal stockholder based upon the
Company's cash flow needs. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, $394,532
and $90,289, respectively was due to the shareholder. Interest
expense is accrued at an average annual market rate of interest which was 4.99%
at December 31, 2008. No terms for repayment have been
established. As a result, the amount is classified as a Current
Liability.
In
2007, the Company hired an information technology company to provide
consultation and technical support related to certain software applications and
technology infrastructure. The information technology company is also
a shareholder of the Company with a total ownership interest of less than
1%. During 2007, common stock issued to this information technology
company in connection with services rendered or, to be performed in future
periods totaled $100,000 or 100,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of
$1 per share. Of the total, $45,000 related to future services and was recorded
as deferred compensation. See “Debt Conversions” Note 9.
[11] Commitment
and Contingencies
Operating
Leases - The
Company leases certain office and manufacturing facilities and equipment. The
lease agreements, which expire at various dates through 2011, are subject, in
many cases, to renewal options and provide for the payment of taxes, and
operating costs, such as insurance and maintenance. Certain leases
contain escalation clauses resulting from the pass-through of increases in
operating costs and property taxes. All these leases are classified
as operating leases.
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DIAMOND
INFORMATION INSTITUTE, INC. D/B/A DESIGNS BY BERGIO
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
[11] Commitment
and Contingencies [Continued]
Aggregate
minimum annual rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as
follows:
Years
ended
|
||||
December
31,
|
||||
2009
|
$ | 21,400 | ||
2010
|
14,800 | |||
2011
|
600 | |||
Total
|
$ | 36,800 |
Rent
expense for the Company's operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2008
and 2007 was approximately $23,000 and $26,000, respectively.
Litigation
- The Company,
in the normal course of business, is involved in certain legal matters for which
it carries insurance, subject to certain exclusions and
deductibles. As of December 31, 2008 and through the date of issuance
of these financial statements, there was no asserted or unasserted litigation,
claims or assessments warranting recognition and/or disclosure in the financial
statements.
[12]
Subsequent Events
In
January 2009, the Company issued to its SEC counsel 100,000 shares of restricted
common stock with a fair value of $1.00 per share for services previously
rendered in connection with the effective filing of Form 15c-211 and submittal
to FINRA through a market maker, which was completed in January
2009.
In
February 2009, the Company issued to its CEO 50,000 shares of restricted common
stock with a fair value of $1.00 per share for services as a Board of Directors
member throughout 2009.
In
February 2009, the Company issued to its SEC counsel 20,000 shares of restricted
common stock with a fair value of $1.00 per share for legal services to be
provided regarding the Company’s SEC filings for the 2009 reporting
year.
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