VPR Brands, LP. [VPRB] Filings

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from  to  

Commission file number 000-54545

VPR Brands, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1141 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, Sunrise, FL

33323

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(954) 715-7001

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

3001 Griffin Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

☒  Yes ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

☒  Yes ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐  No ☒

Indicate the number of units outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common units as of the latest practicable date.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This report includes forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “targets,” “likely,” “aim,” “will,” “would,” “could,” and similar expressions or phrases identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operation, business strategy and financial needs.

You should read thoroughly this report and the documents that we refer to herein with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and/or worse than what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements including those made in this report, in Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other sections of this report include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report, and you should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

Unless specifically set forth to the contrary, when used in this report the terms “VPR Brands” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and similar terms refer to VPR Brands, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

The information which appears on our website (www.vprbrands.com) is not part of this report.

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

VPR BRANDS, LP

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

VPR BRANDS, LP

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

VPR BRANDS, LP

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS’ CAPITAL DEFICIT 

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

VPR BRANDS, LP

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

VPR BRANDS, LP

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three AND NINE months ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 and 2022

(Unaudited)

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of VPR Brands, LP (“VPRB” or the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. References in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “us,” “we,” “our,” and similar terms refer to the Company. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the federal securities laws, based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks and other influences, many of which are beyond our control, which may influence the accuracy of the statements and the projections upon which the statements are based. Reference is made to the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 13, 2023.

Overview

We are a company engaged in the electronic cigarette and personal vaporizer industry. We own a portfolio of electronic cigarette and personal vaporizer patents which are the basis for our efforts to:

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Revenues

Our revenues from product sales for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $805,185 and $1,231,057, respectively. Royalty revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $2,735,224 and zero, respectively. The increase in total revenues was a result of royalty revenue from the licensing of intellectual property.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $570,124 and $813,252, respectively. Gross margins decreased to 29% in 2023   compared to 34% in 2022, due to increased portion of product sales mix attributable to lower margin products.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 were $533,688 as compared to $410,810 for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Other Income

Net other income for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $514,002 compared to net other expense of $61,516 for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Net Income

Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $2,951,216 compared to net loss of $54,521 for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Revenues

Our revenues from product sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $5,041,344 and $3,206,994, respectively. Royalty revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were $3,489,615 and zero, respectively. The increase in revenues was a result of a large distribution sales order compared to 2022 and royalty revenue from the licensing of intellectual property.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $3,941,293 and $1,995,494, respectively. The increase was the result of increased product sales compared to 2022.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were $1,391,264 as compared to $1,386,723 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Other Income

Net other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $706,450 as compared to $47,194 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The change is primarily due to an increase in settlement income and a decrease in interest expense.

Net Income (Loss )

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $3,904,852 compared to a net loss of $128,029 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash provided by operations was $3,064,516 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to net cash used in operations of $192,379 in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Cash provided by operations in 2023 related to the Company’s net income of approximately $3,904,852 and decreases in vendor deposits and partially offset by uses of cash relating increases in inventory, royalty receivable, accounts receivable, customer deposits, prepaid and accounts payable. Cash used in operations in 2022 related to the Company’s net loss of approximately $128,029, decreases in accounts payable and vendor deposits, offset by increase in inventory, accounts receivable and customer deposits.  

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company repaid $370,072 of notes principal, repaid $221,609 of principal on convertible notes payable, repaid $627,639 of principal on notes payable to related parties and repaid $34,423 of lease liability principal.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company received $541,006 from the issuance of notes payable to related parties, $250,000 from the issuance of a promissory note, repaid $111,081 of principal on notes payable to related parties, repaid $225,485 of principal on notes payable, and repaid $139,256 of convertible debt and repaid $121,932 of lease liability principal.

Assets

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had total assets of $3,445,920 and $1,632,528, respectively. Assets primarily consist of the cash accounts held by the Company, inventory, vendor deposits, accounts receivable, royalty receivable and a right-to-use asset. In 2023, the Company’s cash increased by $1,810,773, accounts receivable, net, increased by $223,181, royalty receivable increased by $106,113, inventories, net, increased by $58,254, deposits increased by $3,426 and vendor deposits decreased by $253,132.

Liabilities

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had total liabilities of $1,859,560 and $3,951,020, respectively. Liabilities primarily consist of notes payable, convertible notes payable, notes payable – related parties, contract liabilities, customer deposits and accounts payable and accrued expenses. In 2023, notes payable decreased by $381,003, convertible notes payable decreased by $221,609, notes payable – related parties decreased by $627,639, customer deposits decreased by $523,702 and accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased by $319,241.

Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company reported net income of $953,636 during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and prior to the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company has incurred losses since inception, including $128,029 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, resulting in an accumulated deficit of $6,513,844 and working capital of $1,961,188 as of September 30, 2023. The Company is in default in certain of its outstanding debt. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $1,833,194 in cash and cash equivalents, which will not be sufficient to fund the operations and strategic objectives of the Company over the next twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The Company will be required to obtain additional financing and capital and expects to satisfy its cash needs primarily from the additional issuance of equity securities or indebtedness in order to sustain operations until it can achieve profitability and positive cash flows, if ever. There can be no assurances, however, that adequate additional funding will be available on favorable terms, or at all. If such funds are not available in the future, the Company may be required to delay, significantly modify or terminate its operations, all of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Availability of Additional Funds

Our capital requirements going forward will consist of financing our operations until we are able to reach a level of revenues and gross margins adequate to equal or exceed our ongoing operating expenses. We do not have any credit agreement or source of liquidity immediately available to us.

Since inception, our operations have primarily been funded through proceeds from equity and debt financing. At September 30, 2023, we had $1,833,194 of cash on hand. Although we believe that we have access to capital resources, there are no commitments in place for new financing as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain funds on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. We expect to have ongoing needs for working capital in order to (a) fund operations; plus (b) fund strategic acquisitions. To that end, we may be required to raise additional funds through equity or debt financing. However, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in securing additional capital. If we are unsuccessful, we may need to (a) initiate cost reductions; (b) forego business development opportunities; (c) seek extensions of time to fund its liabilities, or (d) seek protection from creditors.

In addition, if we are unable to generate adequate cash from operations, and if we are unable to find sources of funding, it may be necessary for us to sell all or a portion of our assets, enter into a business combination, or reduce or eliminate operations. These possibilities, to the extent available, may be on terms that result in significant dilution to our unitholders or that result in our unitholders losing all of their investment in our Company.

If we are able to raise additional capital, we do not know what the terms of any such capital raising would be. In addition, any future sale of our equity securities would dilute the ownership and control of your units and could be at prices substantially below prices at which our units currently trade. Our inability to raise capital could require us to significantly curtail or terminate our operations. We may seek to increase our cash reserves through the sale of additional equity or debt securities. The sale of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional and potentially substantial dilution to our unitholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations and liquidity. In addition, our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms is subject to a variety of uncertainties.

Our unaudited condensed financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which contemplate our continuation as a going concern and the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Equity Purchase Agreement and Registration Statement

On February 19, 2020 (“Execution Date”), the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”) with DiamondRock, LLC (“Selling Unitholder”) pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the Selling Unitholder is committed to purchase shares of the Company’s common units (the “Put Shares”) at an aggregate price of up to $5,000,000 (the “Maximum Commitment Amount”) over the course of the commitment period. Pursuant to the terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement, the commitment period will commence upon the initial effective date of this registration statement and will end on the earlier of (i) the date on which the Selling Unitholder has purchased Common Units from us pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement (“Put Shares”) equal to the Maximum Commitment Amount, (ii) the date on which there is no longer an effective registration statement for the Put Shares, (iii) 24 months after the initial effectiveness of this registration statement, or (iv) written notice of termination by us to the Selling Unitholder (which will not occur at any time that the Selling Unitholder holds any of the Put Shares). 

From time to time over the term of the Equity Purchase Agreement, commencing on the date on which a registration statement registering the Put Shares (the “Registration Statement”) becomes effective, the Company may, in its sole discretion, provide the Selling Unitholder with a put notice (each a “Put Notice”) to purchase a specified number of the Put Shares (each a “Put Amount Requested”) subject to the limitations discussed below and contained in the Equity Purchase Agreement. Within one trading day of the date that the Put Notice is deemed delivered (“Put Date”) pursuant to terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Selling Unitholder estimated Put Shares equal to the investment amount (“Investment Amount”) indicated in the Put Notice divided by the Initial Pricing per share (the “Estimated Put Shares”) as DWAC Shares. Within one trading day following the Put Date, Selling Unitholder shall pay the Investment Amount to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an escrow account to be established with the escrow agent for the benefit of the Company.

At the end of the five trading days following the clearing date associated with the applicable Put Notice (“Valuation Period”), the purchase price (“Purchase Price”) shall be computed as 85% of the average daily volume weighted average price of the common units during the Valuation Period and the number of Put Shares shall be determined for a particular Put as the Investment Amount divided by the Purchase Price. If the number of Estimated Put Shares (Investment Amount divided by Initial Pricing) initially delivered to Selling Unitholder is greater than the number of Put Shares (Investment Amount divided by Purchase Price) purchased by the Selling Unitholder pursuant to such Put, then, within two trading days following the end of the Valuation Period, the Selling Unitholder shall deliver to the Company any excess Estimated Put Shares associated with such Put. If the number of Estimated Put Shares (Investment Amount divided by Initial Pricing) delivered to the Selling Unitholder is less than the Put Shares purchased by the Selling Unitholder pursuant to a Put, then within two trading days following the end of the Valuation Period the Company shall deliver to the Selling Unitholder the difference between the Estimated Put Shares and the Put Shares issuable pursuant to such Put.

The Put Amount Requested pursuant to any single Put Notice must have an aggregate value of at least $25,000, and cannot exceed the lesser of (i) $250,000, and (ii) 150% of the average daily trading value of the common units in the five trading days immediately preceding the Put Notice.

In order to deliver a Put Notice, certain conditions set forth in the Equity Purchase Agreement must be met, as provided therein. In addition, the Company is prohibited from delivering a Put Notice if: (i) the sale of Put Shares pursuant to such Put Notice would cause the Company to issue and sell to Selling Unitholder, or Selling Unitholder to acquire or purchase, a number of shares of the Company’s common units that, when aggregated with all shares of common units purchased by Selling Unitholder pursuant to all prior Put Notices issued under the Equity Purchase Agreement, would exceed the Maximum Commitment Amount; or (ii) the issuance of the Commitment Shares pursuant to a request for the Commitment Shares would cause the Company to issue and sell to Selling Unitholder, or Selling Unitholder to acquire or purchase, an aggregate number of shares of common units that would result in Selling Unitholder beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common units.

On the Execution Date, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with Selling Unitholder pursuant to which the Company is obligated to file the Registration Statement to register the resale of the Put Shares. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company must (i) file the Registration Statement within 30 calendar days from the Execution Date, (ii) use reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act within 90 calendar days after the filing thereof, and (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all of the Put Shares have been sold thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that is material to investors. 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our significant accounting policies are described in notes accompanying the financial statements. The preparation of the financial statements requires our management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Estimates are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements, and accordingly, actual results in future periods could differ from these estimates. Significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements apply critical accounting policies described in the notes to our financial statements.

We consider our recognition of revenues, accounting for the consolidation of operations, accounting for stock-based compensation, accounting for intangible assets and related impairment analyses, the allowance for doubtful accounts and accounting for equity transactions, to be most critical in understanding the judgments that are involved in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Together with our critical accounting policies set out below, our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 2 of our unaudited condensed financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Accounts Receivable  and Royalty Receivable

The Company analyses the collectability of accounts receivable from continuing operations each accounting period and adjusts its allowance for doubtful accounts accordingly. A considerable amount of judgment is required in assessing the realization of accounts receivable, including the creditworthiness of each customer, current and historical collection history and the related aging of past due balances. The Company evaluates specific accounts when it becomes aware of information indicating that a customer may not be able to meet its financial obligations due to deterioration of its financial condition, lower credit ratings, bankruptcy or other factors affecting the ability to render payment. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had no allowance for bad debt.

Inventory

Inventory consisting of finished products is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. At each balance sheet date, the Company evaluates its ending inventories for excess quantities and obsolescence. This evaluation primarily includes an analysis of forecasted demand in relation to the inventory on hand, among consideration of other factors. The physical condition (e.g., age and quality) of the inventories is also considered in establishing its valuation. Based upon the evaluation, provisions are made to reduce excess or obsolete inventories to their estimated net realizable values. Once established, write-downs are considered permanent adjustments to the cost basis of the respective inventories. These adjustments are estimates, which could vary significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from the amounts that the Company may ultimately realize upon the disposition of inventories if future economic conditions, customer inventory levels, product discontinuances, sales return levels or competitive conditions differ from the Company’s estimates and expectations. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had no provision for obsolescence.

Leases

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02 (Topic 842). Topic 842 amended several aspects of lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize leases with a term greater than one year as a right-of-use asset and corresponding liability, measured at the present value of the lease payments. In July 2018, the FASB issued supplemental adoption guidance and clarification to Topic 842 within ASU 2018-10 “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” and ASU 2018-11 “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements.” The new guidance aims to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and requiring disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements. A modified retrospective application is required with an option to not restate comparative periods in the period of adoption.

The Company, effective January 1, 2019 has adopted the provisions of the new standard. The Company decided to use the practical expedients available upon adoption of Topic 842 to aid the transition from current accounting to provisions of Topic 842. The package of expedients will effectively allow the Company to run off existing leases, as initially classified as operating and classify new leases after implementation under the new standard as the business evolves. 

The Company has an operating lease principally for warehouse and office space. Management evaluates each lease independently to determine the purpose, necessity to its future operations in addition to other appropriate facts and circumstances.

The Company adopted Topic 842 using a modified retrospective approach for its existing lease at January 1, 2019. The adoption of Topic 842 impacted the Company’s balance sheet by the recognition of the operating lease right-of-use assets and the liability for operating leases. The lease liability is based on the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using a market based incremental borrowing rate as the effective date of January 1, 2019 using current estimates as to lease term including estimated renewals for each operating lease. As of January 1, 2019, the Company recorded an adjustment of approximately $386,614 to operating lease right-to-use asset and the right to use lease liability.

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes all existing revenue recognition requirements, including most industry specific guidance. This new standard requires a company to recognize revenues when it transfers goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that the company expects to receive for those goods or services. The FASB subsequently issued the following amendments to ASU No. 2014-09 that have the same effective date and transition date: ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations; ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing; ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients; and ASU No. 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company adopted these amendments with ASU 2014-09 (collectively, the new revenue standards).

The new revenue standards became effective for the Company on January 1, 2018, and were adopted using the modified retrospective method. The adoption of the new revenue standards as of January 1, 2018 did not change the Company’s revenue recognition as the majority of its revenues continue to be recognized when the customer takes control of its product. As the Company did not identify any accounting changes that impacted the amount of reported revenues with respect to its product revenues, no adjustment to retained earnings was required upon adoption.

The Company recognizes revenues when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which it expects to receive in exchange for those goods. The Company recognizes revenues following the five step model prescribed under ASU No. 2014-09: (i) identify contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenues when (or as) we satisfy the performance obligation.

Revenues from product sales are recognized when the customer obtains control of the Company’s product, which occurs at a point in time, typically upon delivery to the customer. Royalty revenues consist of license and sublicense agreements to use the Company’s intellectual property in exchange for a sales-based royalty. Royalty revenue is recognized over time as the performance obligations are satisfied by licensees and sublicensees through sales of licensed products. The Company expenses incremental costs of obtaining a contract as and when incurred if the expected amortization period of the asset that it would have recognized is one year or less or the amount is immaterial.

Unit-Based Compensation

Unit-based payments to employees, including grants of employee options are recognized as compensation expense in the financial statements based on their fair values, in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718. That expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). The Company had no options or unit equivalents granted or outstanding for all periods presented. The Company may issue units as compensation in future periods for employee services.

The Company may issue restricted units to consultants for various services. Cost for these transactions will be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The value of the common stock is to be measured at the earlier of: (i) the date at which a firm commitment for performance by the counterparty to earn the equity instruments is reached, or (ii) the date at which the counterparty’s performance is complete. The Company may issue units as compensation in future periods for services associated with the registration of the units.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to include disclosure under this item. 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2023. Based on such review and evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2023, the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (a) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (b) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, because of a continued material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, as described below.

The Company did not maintain an effective financial reporting process to prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Specifically, our process lacked timely and complete financial statement reviews and procedures to ensure all required disclosures were made in our financial statements. Also, the Company lacked documented procedures including documentation related to testing of internal controls and entity-level controls, disclosure review, and other analytics. Furthermore, the Company lacked sufficient personnel to properly segregate duties.

A material weakness (within the meaning of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5) is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness; yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of the Company’s financial reporting.

Remedial Efforts Related to the Material Weakness in Internal Control

In an effort to address the material weakness, we have implemented, or are in the process of implementing, the following remedial steps:

We believe these additional internal controls will be effective in remediating the material weakness described above; however, we may determine to modify the remediation plan described above by adding remedial steps to or modifying or no longer pursuing (if determined to be unnecessary in remediating the material weakness) the remedial steps set forth above. Until the remediation steps set forth above are fully implemented, the material weakness described above will continue to exist. Notwithstanding, through the use of external consultants and the review process, management believes that the financial statements and other information presented herewith are materially correct.

The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. However, the Company’s management, including its CEO and CFO, does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be considered relative to their costs.

Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no current, pending or threatened legal proceedings against the Company.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risk factors describing the major risks to our business can be found under Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. There has been no material change in our risk factors from those previously discussed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable to our operations.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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