UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x | QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009
o | TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT |
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission file number 0-25417
ICC WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE | | 11-3571993 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3334 E. Coast Hwy #424 Corona del Mar, CA 92625
(Address of principal executive offices)
949/200-7569
(Issuer's Telephone Number)
N/A
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year,
if Changed Since Last Report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | ¨ |
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Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes oNo x
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ¨ No¨
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: there were 180,424,045 shares outstanding as of August 1, 2009.
INDEX
PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | | |
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Item 1: Financial Statements | | |
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Condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2009 (unaudited) and September 30, 2008 | 3 | |
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Condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (unaudited) | 4 | |
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Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 (unaudited) | 5 | |
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Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) | 6 | |
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation | 16 | |
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Item 3. Controls and Procedures | 22 | |
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PART 2 – OTHER INFORMATION | | |
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 24 | |
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 24 | |
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 24 | |
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 24 | |
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Item 5. Other Information | 24 | |
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Item 6. Exhibits | 24 | |
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Signatures | 24 | |
PART I - - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ICC WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| | June 30, 2009 | | | September 30, 2008 | |
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ASSETS | | | | | | |
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Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 45,213 | | | $ | 51,552 | |
Accounts receivable | | | 446,604 | | | | 4,335 | |
Note receivable | | | 47,090 | | | | - | |
Inventory | | | 32,104 | | | | 5,348 | |
Deposits and other current assets | | | 94,132 | | | | 81,139 | |
Current assets of discontinued operations | | | - | | | | 84,249 | |
Total current assets | | | 665,143 | | | | 226,623 | |
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Furniture and fixtures | | | 13,365 | | | | 22,016 | |
Office and store equipment | | | 329,606 | | | | 251,975 | |
Less accumulated depreciation | | | (153,085 | ) | | | (86,948 | ) |
Net fixed assets | | | 189,886 | | | | 187,043 | |
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Note receivable | | | 120,533 | | | | - | |
Deferred financing costs - net | | | 108,541 | | | | 94,560 | |
Other assets | | | 2,670 | | | | 2,670 | |
Non current assets discontinued of discontinued operations | | | - | | | | 342,003 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 1,086,773 | | | $ | 852,899 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | | | | | | | | |
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Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | $ | 930,218 | | | $ | 184,211 | |
Accrued interest | | | 39,295 | | | | 85,124 | |
Capitalized lease obligation - current portion | | | 71,683 | | | | 69,701 | |
Notes payable - current portion | | | 112,001 | | | | 112,001 | |
Current liabilities of discontinued operations | | | - | | | | 344,839 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 1,153,197 | | | | 795,876 | |
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Capitalized lease obligation - long term | | | 15,637 | | | | 71,894 | |
Notes payable - long term | | | 4,355,933 | | | | 2,000,000 | |
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized,9,609,044 Series C issued and outstanding, includes accretion of $1,781,794 and $1,020,028, respectively; mandatory redeption on October 1, 2012 at $.36 per share | | | 2,464,436 | | | | 1,702,670 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 7,989,203 | | | | 4,570,440 | |
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Stockholders' deficit: | | | | | | | | |
Common stock, $.0001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized, 180,424,045 and 200,120,434 shares outstanding, respectively | | | 18,043 | | | | 20,012 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 7,359,081 | | | | 7,765,315 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (14,279,554 | ) | | | (11,502,868 | ) |
Total stockholders' deficit | | | (6,902,430 | ) | | | (3,717,541 | ) |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | | $ | 1,086,773 | | | $ | 852,899 | |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
ICC WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
| | Three months ended June 30, | | | Nine months ended June 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
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Revenue | | $ | 1,090,597 | | | $ | 148,841 | | | $ | 1,516,552 | | | $ | 197,245 | |
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Cost of goods sold | | | 1,049,435 | | | | 144,412 | | | | 1,419,688 | | | | 190,454 | |
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Gross profit | | | 41,162 | | | | 4,429 | | | | 96,864 | | | | 6,791 | |
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General and administrative expenses | | | 713,658 | | | | 646,411 | | | | 1,577,105 | | | | 1,482,956 | |
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Loss from continuing operations before other expense | | | (672,496 | ) | | | (641,982 | ) | | | (1,480,241 | ) | | | (1,476,165 | ) |
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Interest expense, net and financing cost | | | (123,897 | ) | | | (55,656 | ) | | | (306,198 | ) | | | (92,968 | ) |
Accretion to preferred stock | | | (253,922 | ) | | | (253,922 | ) | | | (761,766 | ) | | | (761,766 | ) |
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Loss from continuing operations before provision for income taxes | | | (1,050,315 | ) | | | (951,560 | ) | | | (2,548,205 | ) | | | (2,330,899 | ) |
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Provision for income taxes | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
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Loss from continuing operations | | | (1,050,315 | ) | | | (951,560 | ) | | | (2,548,205 | ) | | | (2,330,899 | ) |
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Loss from discontinued operations | | | - | | | | (229,464 | ) | | | (56,253 | ) | | | (1,162,079 | ) |
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Net loss from disposal of discontinued operations | | | - | | | | - | | | | (172,230 | ) | | | - | |
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Net loss | | $ | (1,050,315 | ) | | $ | (1,181,024 | ) | | $ | (2,776,688 | ) | | $ | (3,492,978 | ) |
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Net loss per common share, basic and diluted | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Continuing operations | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | (0.01 | ) |
Discontinued operations | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.01 | ) |
Loss per common share | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | (0.02 | ) |
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Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | | | 180,424,045 | | | | 200,120,434 | | | | 186,989,508 | | | | 197,605,918 | |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
ICC WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
| | Nine Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
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Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | |
Net loss from continuing operations | | $ | (2,548,205 | ) | | $ | (2,330,899 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 101,931 | | | | 80,348 | |
Accretion to preferred stock | | | 761,766 | | | | 761,766 | |
Stock based compensation | | | 1,500 | | | | | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Increase in | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | (442,269 | ) | | | - | |
Inventory | | | (26,756 | ) | | | - | |
Deposits and other current assets | | | (12,993 | ) | | | - | |
Increase (decrease) in | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 1,008,608 | | | | 109,931 | |
Net cash flow from discontinued operations | | | (397,949 | ) | | | (1,527,303 | ) |
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Net cash used in operating activities | | | (1,554,367 | ) | | | (2,906,157 | ) |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of property and equipment | | | - | | | | (21,770 | ) |
Leased equipment upgrades | | | (84,828 | ) | | | - | |
Sale of property and equipment | | | 3,585 | | | | - | |
Net cash flow from discontinued operations | | | 78,545 | | | | (57,515 | ) |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | | (2,698 | ) | | | (79,285 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock | | | - | | | | 151,968 | |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | | | - | | | | 348,032 | |
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable | | | 1,605,000 | | | | 1,600,000 | |
Payments on capitalized lease obligation | | | (54,274 | ) | | | (30,721 | ) |
Payments on demand notes payable | | | - | | | | (15,000 | ) |
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Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 1,550,726 | | | | 2,054,279 | |
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Net decrease in cash | | | (6,339 | ) | | | (931,163 | ) |
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Cash, beginning of period | | | 51,552 | | | | 1,029,949 | |
Cash, end of period | | $ | 45,213 | | | $ | 98,786 | |
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Non-Cash Financial Information: | | | | | | | | |
Notes payable issued in exchange for common stock | | $ | 442,503 | | | $ | - | |
Warrants issued as part of financing arrangements | | | 32,800 | | | | 111,310 | |
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
ICC WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
GENERAL
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and footnotes have been condensed and therefore do not contain all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of management, the information furnished reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to make the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods not misleading. Interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 and the notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS AND NATURE OF THE BUSINESS
ICC Worldwide, Inc. (“we”, “us” or “the Company”) was incorporated on March 24, 1999 as a Delaware corporation named Acropolis Acquisition Corporation. We changed our name to Torbay Holdings, Inc. on July 14, 1999. We became a reporting company public company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) on October 26, 1999 as a result of a merger with Torbay Acquisition Corporation (“TAC”). On November 27, 2007, our stockholders approved the change in our name to ICC Worldwide, Inc.
From inception through June, 2007 the principal business of our Company was the development and sale of a computer mouse device and related software.
On June 29, 2007 we changed our business model and sold a controlling interest in our Company to The Adamas Fund, LLLP (formerly, The Black Diamond Fund, LLLP), a Minnesota limited liability limited partnership (“Adamas”). The purpose of the sale of stock was to raise capital for use in conjunction with an acquisition strategy which allows us to develop our Company by acquiring assets with a history of operating revenues in markets that provide room for growth.
As a result of our investigations, we focused on a strategy that provided certain goods and services to the ethnic immigrant worker communities in Italy. These goods and services included products in the broad areas of: (1) telecommunications, (2) entertainment, (3) ethnic food products, and (4) financial services. The goods and services were to be delivered by our Company on a wholesale basis through a large, well established network of independently-owned retail stores throughout Italy. In addition to the wholesale business activities, the Company would operate a small number of its own retail stores in Italy which served customers in this market.
Since then we have continued to refine this ethnic immigrant community focused strategy. In March 2008, we eliminated the ethic food products and entertainment components of our business in order to focus on telecommunications aspects of the market.
On October 31, 2008, we sold the retail store component of the business for $249,700 to focus exclusively on the wholesale telecommunications aspects of the market. Accordingly, the financial statements have been reclassified to exclude the operating results of the retail stores from continuing operations and account for them as discontinued operations.
Our major wholesale products include VoIP (Voice over the Internet Protocol) services to retail telephone call shop operators (“call shops”), international calling cards, and cell phone recharge cards (collectively “cards”). The common characteristic of the wholesale products is that they are prepaid by the wholesale account, require little physical inventory investment, and are deliverable by ICC Italy to the call shops through the Internet. This business model is highly scalable and makes possible the expansion of the business beyond Italy into all of Europe on an extremely cost effective basis.
The nine months ended June 30, 2009 contains the first eight months of operations of our wholesale only business model as refined and may not be indicative of future operating results
NOTE 2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(A) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ICC Worldwide, Inc., and its wholly own subsidiaries, ICC Italy Srl, and Designer Appliances Ltd. (collectively, the “Company”). All significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Designer Appliances Ltd. is an inactive company.
(B) Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated 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 disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(C) Revenue Recognition
The Company’s retail products and services are sold primarily for cash. Revenue is recognized at the time the products or services are sold and collection is assured.
The Company wholesale revenue is primarily the sale of international calling cards and cell phone recharge cards and from the sale of VoIP (Voice Over the Internet Protocol) telecommunication services. Revenue is recognized when services and cards are sold and collection is assured.
(D) Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable represents amounts due from resellers who represent a group of accounts and from individual call shop accounts to which credit has been extended directly.
(E) Account Concentration
Beginning April 1, 2009, the Company changed the form of its contract with its VoIP reseller. The Company now purchases and resells VoIP capacity directly to the VoIP reseller which is the Company’s sole customer for this service. The Company continues to collect the call shop accounts on behalf of the VoIP reseller and directly offsets the cash collected against the invoices from the VoIP carriers. The arrangement is non-exclusive with the VoIP reseller.
(F) Inventory
Inventory consists of the purchase value of international calling cards and cell phone recharge PIN numbers which are available to client accounts through the Company’s online website. The Company does not have raw material or work in process inventory.
(G) Foreign Currency Translation
Assets and liabilities of our Company’s foreign subsidiary have been re-measured in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52 “Foreign Currency Translation” (“SFAS 52”). Management has determined that the US dollar is the Company’s functional currency for purposes of applying SFAS 52.
The re-measurement process requires the use of historical exchange rates between the foreign currency and the US dollar currency in the presentation of the financial statements of certain non-monetary accounts. All exchange gains and losses from re-measurement of the non-monetary assets are included in the income statement for the appropriate period.
(H) Loss Per Share
Basic and diluted loss per common share for all periods presented is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented as defined by SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share". The assumed exercise of common stock equivalents was not utilized for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, since the effect would be anti-dilutive.
(I) Stock Options and Warrants
The Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, (“FAS 123R”) to account for compensation costs when the Company exchanges equity for goods or services. Under FAS 123R, the cost of the services received is measured on the grant-date fair value of the equity award and amortized over the vesting period of the award.
(J) Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified as discontinued operations to conform with the current year’s presentation, none of which had an impact on total assets, stockholders’ equity (deficit), net loss, or net loss per share.
(K) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable, deferred revenue, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these items.
(L) Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly-liquid instruments purchased with a remaining maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
(M ) Cash Concentrations
The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. Management believes the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk related to cash.
(N) Property and equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided for in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable assets to operations over their estimated service lives. The estimated lives in determining depreciation are recognized primarily on the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of five years for equipment and seven years for store and office fixtures equipment. For leasehold improvements and buildings, the Company depreciates the assets over the shorter of their estimate useful lives or original lease terms plus any renewal periods for which renewal has been determined to be reasonably assured.
(O) Income Taxes
The Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes ("FIN 48"), as of October 1, 2007. Under FIN 48, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is "more likely than not" that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the "more likely than not" test, no tax benefit is recorded. FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company believes that its income tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change to its financial position.
The Company's policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income before income taxes. Penalties are recorded in other expense and interest paid or received is recorded in interest expense or interest income, respectively, in the statement of operations. There were no amounts accrued for penalties or interest as of or during the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company does not expect its unrecognized tax benefit position to change during the next twelve months. Management is currently unaware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviations from its current position.
Net operating losses ("NOLs") may be utilized under certain conditions as a deduction against future income to offset against future taxes. Internal Revenue Code Section 382 rules limit the utilization of NOLs due to ownership changes as defined by rules enacted with the Tax Reform Act of 1986. If it is determined that a change in control has taken place, utilization of the Company's NOLs will be subject to severe limitations in future periods, which would have a effect of substantially reducing the immediate future tax benefits of the NOLs.
Income tax benefits resulting from net losses incurred for the three months-and nine months ended June 30, 2009, and 2008, respectively, were not recognized as the Company's annual effective tax rate for both periods was estimated to be 0%.
(P) Preferred Stock
The issuance of the Series C preferred stock was accounted for as a liability in accordance with SFAS No. 150, “Accounting For Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity”. EITF D-98“Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities” requires that the difference between the carrying amount of the preferred stock and the mandatory redemption value be accreted over time in order that the carrying value of the preferred stock equal its mandatory redemption value at the mandatory redemption date. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009, $253,922 and $761,766, respectively, was accreted to the carrying value of the preferred stock for this purpose.
We have not treated the convertible option in the Series C preferred stock as a derivative within the meaning of SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” as the common shares so converted could not be readily converted to cash without substantial market disruption and a heavy discount in price which would render the converted stock virtually worthless.
On July 23, 2009, the conversion option of the Series C preferred stock was eliminated and the liquidation preference was changed from $.60 to $.36 per Series C preferred stock share effective June 30, 2009. There was no change in the mandatory redemption date of October 1, 2012. If all the outstanding Series C preferred stock is redeemed at the mandatory redemption date, the amount required for the redemption would be $3,459,256. See Note 6.
(Q) Deposits and Other Current Assets
Deposits and other current assets are generally advances to telecom carriers for VoIP traffic which the Company expects to use in the course of its normal operations.
(R) Note Receivable
The note receivable is for the sale of the retail stores at the end of October, 2008. The note has an effective interest rate of 7.3%, is fully amortizing, and requires monthly payments of interest and principal through December 2012. See Note 4.
(S) Subsequent Events
In preparing these financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date indicated below that an officer of the Company signed this Form 10Q for submission to the SEC.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has adopted all accounting pronouncements effective before June 30, 2009, which are applicable to the Company.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - An Amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have an effect on its financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141 (Revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R will significantly change the accounting for business combinations. Under SFAS 141R, an acquiring entity will be required to recognize all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a transaction at the acquisition-date fair value with limited exceptions. The statement applies prospectively to business combinations occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 141R to have an effect on its financial statements.
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFASB No.162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS 162”). The pronouncement mandates the GAAP hierarchy reside in the accounting literature as opposed to the audit literature. This has the practical impact of elevating FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts in the GAAP hierarchy. This pronouncement was effective November 15, 2008. The pronouncement did not impact the Company’s financial statements.
In September 2008, the FASB issued EITF 07-5, Determining Whether an Instrument (or an Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to and Entity’s Own Stock (“EITF 07-5”). The pronouncement provides new guidance for determining whether equity-linked financial instruments (e.g. warrants and convertible stock) are indexed to a company’s own stock, and as a result, whether those instruments should be marked-to-market each period. In general if there is a reset feature imbedded in the financial instrument which resets the strike price of the instrument as a result of the issuance of another financial instrument with a different stick price, the financial instrument in question is not considered indexed to the company’s own stock. Therefore, the financial instrument should be adjusted to fair value each period through the income statement. EITF 07-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is studying what impact, if any, EITF 07-5 will have on the Company.
In May 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 165, “Subsequent Events” (“SFAS 165”). This pronouncement is intended to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date, but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Specifically, this pronouncement sets forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements, and the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. SFAS 165 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods ended after June 15, 2009 and will be applied prospectively. We adopted SFAS 165 during the third quarter of 2009. The pronouncement did not impact the Company’s financial statements.
In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles—a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“FAS 168”). This statement provides for the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to become the single official source of authoritative, nongovernmental generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. FAS 168 does not change GAAP but reorganizes the literature. This statement is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The statement is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s financial statements.
NOTE 3. GOING CONCERN
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company's ability to raise additional funds and implement its new business plan. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On October 31, 2008, ICC Italy sold the remaining four retail stores for $249,700 in an installment sale to an investor group that included former employees of the Company. The terms provide for a payment of $36,100 down with the balance paid over the following 50 months. The effective interest rate on the payments is approximately 7.3%. The Company recorded a loss of $172,000 on the sale.
The Company follows the provisions of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, related to the accounting and reporting for segments of a business to be disposed of. The results of operations for the retail stores have been classified as discontinued operations in all periods presented.
Revenues included in discontinued operations of the retail stores for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, were $0 and $316,820
Revenues included in discontinued operations of the retail stores for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, were $164,777 and $891,066.
NOTE 5. LOANS
On April 16, 2009, the $300,000 convertible note dated July 8, 2008 due to the Karyn M. Blaise Irrevocable Trust (“Blaise Trust”) was amended. Under the amendment, the maturity of the note was extended to January 1, 2011, interest was allowed to accrue until January 1, 2010, and the interest rate was changed effective November 1, 2008 to 18% per annum. The entire original principal remains outstanding on this note.
On April 20, 2009, the $200,000 promissory note dated January 27, 2009 due to the Melanie S. Altholtz Irrevocable Trust (“M Altholtz Trust”) was amended. Under the amendment interest was allowed to accrue until January 1, 2010, and the interest rate on the note was changed to 18% from inception. The entire original principal remains outstanding on this note.
The amendments were subsequently superseded as part of a Restructure and Exchange Agreement effective June 30, 2009 and signed by the participants on July 23, 2009 (see Note 6).
Between April 1, 2009 and June 30, 2009, The Stealth Fund, LLLP (“Stealth Fund”), the Adamas Fund LLLP (“Adamas Fund”), and the M Altholtz Trust made advances to the Company of $125,000, $40,000, and $325,000 respectively.
The advances were included in the superseding notes issued as part of the Restructure and Exchange Agreement effective June 30, 2009 signed by the participants on July 23, 2009.
In partial consideration for the loans from the Stealth Fund, on May 27, 2009 the Company issued to the Stealth Fund warrants to purchase 5,812,500 shares of the common stock of the Company at $.005 per share. On the date the warrants were issued, the closing price of the Company’s common stock price was $.004 per share. The warrants are in the same form as the warrants previously issued by the Company and are exercisable for five years from the date of issuance.
The fair value of the 5,812,500 warrants was estimated to be $23,250 using the Black-Scholes valuation model with a historical volatility of 512%, zero dividend payment, and a 5 year risk free rate of 2.43%. The deferred interest will be amortized over the 23 month duration of the underlying loan. The Company recorded $1,011 in deferred interest expense for these warrants during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009.
NOTE 6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
ICCS, Srl and Teanet, Srl
On July 8, 2009, our Company and Soleto SpA formed ICCS, Srl. The purpose of ICCS, Srl is to own 75% of Teanet Services, Srl. The remaining 25% of Teanet Services, Srl will be owned by Teanet, Srl (“Teanet”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gruppo Tea, SpA.
Gruppo Tea, SpA is a large Italian public utility organization which is owned by a consortium of small and medium-sized Italian cities. Gruppo Tea, SpA delivers electricity, gas, water, sanitation, trash collection and various other services to the populations of its consortium members. Gruppo Tea, SpA also provides internet and broadband connectivity to its customers through its Teanet subsidiary.
At formation, our Company paid a nominal amount for 1% of ICCS, Srl and has an option to purchase from Soleto SpA an additional 48% of ICCS, Srl for $290,000 before September 30, 2009. Thus, if the option is exercised in full, our Company would own 49% of ICCS, Srl. Soleto SpA would be the controlling stockholder in any event. Finally, as a result of its ownership of 49% of ICCS, Srl, the Company could own up to 36.8% of Teanet Services, Srl.
The purpose of Teanet Services, Srl is to purchase the necessary internet and broadband assets from Teanet to operate a large broadband network in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. In addition to internet connectivity, Teanet Services, Srl plans to provide advanced VoIP telephone services for Teanet’s large existing customer base.
The estimated purchase price of the assets of Teanet is $7,250,000. As these are the majority of the installed and currently operating assets of Teanet, it is expected that the purchase price will be fully financed by one of several Italian banks with whom discussions led by Soleto SpA, are in process.
Restructure and Exchange Agreement
On July 23, 2009, the Company entered into a Restructure and Exchange Agreement (the “Restructure Agreement”) effective as of June 30, 2009 with the Adamas Fund, the Stealth Fund, the M Altholtz Trust, and the Blaise Trust (collectively, the “Securityholders”).
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Securityholders who held promissory notes of the Company (“Old Notes”) exchanged their Old Notes for new notes (“New Notes”). The entire principal amount of each New Note is payable on June 30, 2013. Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the New Notes at the rate of 10% per annum is payable monthly commencing June 1, 2010. The payment of principal and interest under the New Notes is subordinated to the required payments of principal and interest on any loans made to the Company following June 30, 2009. The form of each New Note which was issued is set forth as Exhibit F to the Restructure Agreement which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on July 27, 2009.
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the exchange of the Old Notes for New Notes, including the names of the Securityholders exchanging notes; the dates, principal amounts and accrued interest on each Old Note exchanged and the principal amount of the New Note issued by the Company to the Securityholder in exchange for the Old Note.
| Date of Note | | Principal | | | Accrued Interest Thru June 30, 2009 | | | Total Indebtedness to the Securityholder as of June 30, 2009 | | | Face Value of Superseding Note Dated June 30, 2009 | |
Adamas Fund (I) | 1/15/2008 | | $ | 1,500,000.00 | | | $ | 173,659.72 | | | $ | 1,673,659.72 | | | | |
Adamas Fund (II) | 10/15/2008 | | | 265,000.00 | | | $ | 16,189.72 | | | | 281,189.72 | | | | |
M Altholtz Trust (I) | 8/29/2008 | | | 200,000.00 | | | $ | 15,287.67 | | | | 215,287.67 | | | | |
Blaise Trust | 7/9/2008 | | | 300,000.00 | | | $ | 42,555.56 | | | | 342,555.56 | | | | |
Stealth Fund (I) | 7/9/2008 | | | 300,000.00 | | | $ | 26,111.12 | | | | 326,111.12 | | | | |
Stealth Fund (II) | 12/15/2008 | | | 300,000.00 | | | $ | 17,166.67 | | | | 317,166.67 | | | | |
Stealth Fund (III) | 3/26/2009 | | | 250,000.00 | | | $ | 11,445.21 | | | | 261,445.21 | | | | |
Stealth Fund (IV) | 4/16/2009 | | | 125,000.00 | | | $ | 2,664.38 | | | | 127,664.38 | | | | |
Adamas Fund (III) | 4/29/2009 | | | 40,000.00 | | | $ | 690.41 | | | | 40,690.41 | | | | |
M Altholtz Trust (II) | 6/26/2009 | | | 325,000.00 | | | $ | 2,660.27 | | | | 327,660.27 | | | | |
| | | $ | 3,605,000.00 | | | $ | 308,430.73 | | | $ | 3,913,430.73 | | | | |
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Adamas Fund | | | $ | 1,805,000.00 | | | $ | 190,539.85 | | | | | | | $ | 1,995,539.85 | |
M Altholtz Trust | | | | 525,000.00 | | | $ | 17,947.94 | | | | | | | | 542,947.94 | |
Blaise Trust | | | | 300,000.00 | | | $ | 42,555.56 | | | | | | | | 342,555.56 | |
Stealth Fund | | | | 975,000.00 | | | $ | 57,387.38 | | | | | | | | 1,032,387.38 | |
| | | $ | 3,605,000.00 | | | $ | 308,430.73 | | | | | | | $ | 3,913,430.73 | |
Pursuant to the Restructure Agreement, certain of the Securityholders holding the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock agreed to the amendment of certain of the rights and preferences of such preferred stock to reduce the liquidation preference of the Series C Preferred Stock from $.60 to $.36 per share and to eliminate the right of the holders of Series C Preferred Stock to convert such stock into the Company’s common stock. Such Securityholders also agreed to the elimination of the put option contained in the purchase agreements under which the Series C Preferred Stock was issued to them under which the Securityholder could require the Company to repurchase the Series C Preferred Stock.
In consideration of the exchange of notes, the amendment of the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock and the elimination of the put option with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock, the Company agree to issue to each Securityholder in the table set forth below, warrants to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock set forth opposite the name of the Securityholder.
Securityholder | | Preference or Property Given Up | | Exercise Price | | Expiration Date | | New Warrants | |
Blaise Trust | | Old Note | | $ | 0.0066 | | 6/30/14 | | | 50,000 | |
Stealth Fund | | Old Notes | | $ | 0.0066 | | 6/30/14 | | | 100,000 | |
Adamas Fund | | Old Note, Convertible Preferred Stock, Put Option | | $ | 0.0066 | | 6/30/14 | | | 50,000 | |
M Altholtz Trust | | Old Note, Convertible Preferred Stock, Put Option | | $ | 0.0066 | | 6/30/14 | | | 50,000 | |
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All warrants which the Company issued to the Securityholders pursuant to the Agreement were in the same form as the warrants previously held by the Securityholders, except that the exercise price of the new warrants is $.0066 per share which was the weighted average of the closing price of the Company’s common stock for the last ten days on which the stock traded prior to June 30, 2009.
The fair value of the 250,000 warrants was estimated to be $1,000 using the Black-Scholes valuation model with a historical volatility of 509%, zero dividend payment, and a 5 year risk free rate of 2.54% pricing model. The closing price of the stock on June 30, 2009 was $.004. The deferred interest will be amortized over the 5 year life of the underlying loans. The Company recorded no amortization of deferred interest expense for these warrants during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009.
EITF 96-19 Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments addresses circumstances under which existing debt should be considered extinguished, resulting in recognition by the debtor of an extraordinary gain or loss. The purpose of the Restructure and Exchange Agreement was to consolidate multiple loans into one loan per lender, to make the loans to the Company uniform across lenders, to eliminate the conversion features in some of the notes and in the Series C preferred stock, and the put option on cash for accelerated redemption in the purchase agreements related to the Series C preferred stock so as to make the common stock and warrants held by the lenders more valuable. The Restructure and Exchange Agreement cannot be considered an arm’s length transaction between independent creditors and the Company. The parties to the Restructure and Exchange Agreement are all related parties and have voting control of the Company through ownership of all the Series C preferred stock which has a 60 to 1 voting preference over the common stock. As a general tenant of financial statement preparation, no gain or loss is recognized in related party transactions. As a result, the Company recognized no gain or loss as a result of the Restructure and Exchange Agreement notwithstanding ETIF 96-19.
Intercall Global Network
On April 1, 2009, Intercall Global Network SA (“IGN”), a Romanian company, and the Company entered into an agreement whereby the Company sold VoIP carrier capacity to IGN and earned a fee for collecting the payments from IGN’s customers. The contract was non-exclusive for both parties.
On July 23, 2009, IGN and the Company changed the structure of that contract. Effective July 27th and 28th (depending on the service area) IGN assumed responsibility for the collection effort. IGN and the Company agreed to a fixed percentage of VoIP carrier cost formula as the fee for continuing to supply the VoIP carrier capacity and the use of the Company’s call routing switch and related call billing software. This change in contract structure was not material as the Company continued to recognize as revenue the VoIP carrier capacity sold to IGN. The difference between the revenue and the related cost of goods sold would be the gross margin on the contract and would equal the fee earned.
During the period August 11 through 14, 2009, IGN ceased buying VoIP carrier capacity from the Company although IGN continued to use the Company’s call routing switch and related call billing software. The Company expects to renegotiate a new service contract for use of the Company’s call routing switch and related call billing software based on minutes used. The Company has several other such service agreements for both VoIP carrier capacity and calling card inventory management.
Prior to August 14, 2009, the Company accounted for the purchase and resale of VoIP carrier capacity as gross revenue under EITF 99-19. The decision by IGN to purchase its VoIP carrier capacity elsewhere will materially reduce the revenues and cost of goods sold by the Company.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including exhibits thereto, contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are typically identified by the words "anticipates", "believes", "expects", "intends", "forecasts", "plans", "future", "strategy", or words of similar meaning. Various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligations to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions, or changes in other factors, except as required by law.
OVERVIEW
On June 29, 2007, our Board of Directors determined that the implementation of our Company's business plan as it then existed was no longer financially feasible and accepted the offer of Adamas to purchase a controlling interest in our Company.
The proceeds of the financing by Adamas were used to pursue an acquisition strategy, whereby we sought to acquire attractive businesses with a history of operating revenues in markets that provide room for growth.
As a result of our investigations, we focused on a strategy which offers certain goods and services to the ethnic immigrant worker communities in Italy. In September, 2007, utilizing ICC Italy, Srl, (“ICC Italy”) a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in Italy, we began acquiring assets and opening stores in several of the provinces in Northern Italy.
We continued to refine this immigrant community focused strategy throughout the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 and beyond. In March 2008, we eliminated the ethic food products and entertainment components of our business in order to focus on telecommunications aspects of the market.
On October 31, 2008, we sold the retail store component of the business for $249,700 to focus exclusively on the wholesale telecommunications aspects of the market with retail telephone call shop operators as the target customer (“call shops”).
Our major wholesale products include VoIP (Voice Over the Internet Protocol) services as well as international calling cards, and cell phone recharge cards (“cards”). The common characteristic of these wholesale products is that they are prepaid by the wholesale account, they require little physical inventory investment, and they are deliverable by ICC to the call shop accounts through the Internet. This business model is highly scalable and makes possible the expansion of the business beyond Italy into all of Europe on an extremely cost-effective basis.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our Company makes estimates and assumptions in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates under different assumptions and conditions. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. The accounting policies used in preparing our interim condensed consolidated financial statements are the same as those described in the Annual Report.
Exchange Rate Activity
As our Company obtains almost all of its revenue from its operations in Italy and Belgium and incurs most of its expenses in Italy, Belgium, and Romania, the reported performance of our Company (which is in U.S. dollars) will be heavily influenced by currency exchange rates.
Markets Served
The Company serves calls shops in the immigrant worker community primarily in Italy and Belgium. The Company also serves several call shops in Spain and France through agents in Italy and Belgium.
Change in Revenue and Cost Profile
EITF 99-19 Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent addresses the issue of whether a company should report revenue based on (a) the gross amount billed to a customer because it has earned revenue from the sale of the goods or services or (b) the net amount retained (that is, the amount billed to a customer less the amount paid to a supplier) because it has earned a commission or fee.
As discussed more fully under VoIP during the period October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, the Company reported its sale of VoIP carrier capacity as an agent collecting a fee as the Company had no liability to the VoIP carriers for VoIP carrier capacity purchased.
Effective April 1, 2009, the Company began purchasing VoIP carrier capacity in its own name for resale. Consequently under EITF 99-19 the Company began reporting the VoIP carrier capacity sold as revenue as the Company had primary liability for the payment of the VoIP carrier capacity purchased.
VoIP
The Company has further refined its wholesale account business model. During the six month period ended March 31, 2009, the Company earned a fee on the VoIP services sold in a retail store based business. The Company had no liability for paying the carriers.
At March 31, 2009, the Company ended the fee arrangement began buying VoIP carrier capacity directly for resale to an independent company specializing in the sale of VoIP services to immigrant call shops. In these purchased capacity model transactions, the Company collected and managed the cash from the sale VoIP services.
On April 1, 2009 the Company began purchasing VoIP capacity in its own name for wholesale to retail stores and recognized revenue and cost of goods sold to obtain gross margin as a result.
For the three months ended June 30, 2009, the Company reported revenue from the sale of VoIP traffic as revenue with the associated cost of goods. Under this business model, the Company will now be directly responsible for the acquisition and payment of VoIP carrier capacity.
The Company has no inventory of carrier VoIP capacity and no obligations to pay for VoIP carrier capacity not used.
Sale of International Calling Cards and Mobile Phone Recharge Cards
With the opening of activities in Belgium, the Company purchases and reports the sale of international calling card and prepaid mobile phone recharge cards in two ways depending on whether the Company takes physical delivery of the underlying cards or not.
In Italy, the Company presently purchases the physical cards from various card vendors and then resells them to the individual call shops. The Company stores the serial or activation number of the purchased card in the Company’s computer database. When a call shop purchases a particular card, the Company electronically transmits the serial number of the card to the call shop or directly to the end customer’s mobile phone in a text message. The advantage to the retail call shop is that the call shop no longer is required to maintain a physical inventory of the cards; with the attendant working capital and card security issues. The margin to the Company for an individual card is 1% to 2% in gross profit. However, the turnover of the cards is very high and, as a result, the sale of cards can be a very profitable business activity. Since the Company takes physical possession of the card in Italy, the Company must recognize as revenue the amount paid by the call shop to the Company for the card. Gross profit is the difference between the amount paid by the call shop to the Company and the amount paid by the Company to the card vendor for the card.
In Belgium, the Company does not always take physical delivery of the cards. In these cases the Company interfaces directly with the various calling card companies to buy the serial numbers without requiring delivery of the physical card. The Company thus acts as an agent. As a result, in these cases the Company does not report the value of the cards sold as revenue, but reports only the margin or commission on the sale of the card as revenue.
As a result of the various ways the Company must recognize revenue and cost of goods sold, the Company believes that gross profit is the best measure of the progress of the Company over time.
Teanet, Srl
On May 19, 2009, the Company teamed with Soleto SpA of Milan, Italy to win the bid on a contract to provide telephony and internet-related services to Teanet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gruppo Tea in Mantova, Italy.
Teanet was seeking a company to partner with in operating and expand its installed wireless and fiber optic network. It was expected that the winner of the bid would purchase controlling interest in a new company of which Teanet would be a part for this purpose. With an overall population of 250,000 in its service area, Teanet has about 30,000 business and residential customers in its current installed base. Most of Teanet’s telephone call volume at the present time comes from commercial accounts. (See Note 6.)
Revenue
Continuing revenues increased $941,756 or 633% to $1,090,597 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $148,841 for the three months ended June 30, 2008. This increase reflects the heightened focus of the Company on card and VoIP services in the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to that of the card activity and the amount of VoIP commissions which were incidental to the retail store activity in the three months ended June 30, 2008. The increase also reflects the change in the recognition of revenue as a result of the change in the wholesale business model from that of fee for services in the three months ended June 30, 2008 to sale of carrier capacity in the three months ended June 30, 2009.
Continuing revenues increased $1,319,307 or 669% to $1,516,552 for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 from $197,245 for the nine months ended June 30, 2008. This increase reflects the heightened focus of the Company on card and VoIP services in the nine months ended June 30, 2009 compared to that of the card activity and the amount of VoIP commissions which were incidental to the retail store activity in the nine months ended June 30, 2008. The increase also reflects the change in the recognition of revenue as a result of the change in the wholesale business model from that of fee for services in the nine months ended June 30, 2008 to sale of carrier capacity in the last three of the nine months ended June 30, 2009.
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold increased $905,023 or 627% to $1,049,435 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $144,412 for the three months ended June 30, 2008. This change is in line with the change in revenue for the same period.
Cost of goods sold increased $1,229,234 or 645% to $1,419,688 the nine months ended June 30, 2009 from $190,454 for the nine months ended June 30, 2009. This is not as relevant a measure as the cost of goods sold for the three month period ended June 30, 2009 in that for the first 6 months of the nine months ended June 30, 2009, the Company acted as an agent and collected a fee for its VoIP services with no reported cost of goods sold for VoIP.
Gross Profit
Gross profit increased $36,733 or 829% to $41,162 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $4,429 for the three months ended June 30, 2008. This change is in line with the change in revenue for the same period.
The gross profit percentage, which is calculated as gross profit divided by net revenue, was approximately 3.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 compared to 3.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2008. While the gross profit percentage increased, the Company believes that the Company must earn a higher gross profit as part of its efforts to build a sustainable wholesale business.
Gross profit increased $90,073 to $96,864 for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 from $6,791 for the nine months ended June 30, 2009. This change is in line with the change in revenue for the same period.
The gross profit percentage was approximately 6.4% for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 compared to 3.4% for the nine months ended June 30, 2008. This is not as relevant a measure as the gross margin for the three month period ended June 30, 2009 in that for the first 6 months of the nine months ended June 30, 2009, the Company acted as an agent for its VoIP activities and collected a fee for its services.
General and Administrative Expenses
Continuing general and administrative expenses increased $67,247 or 10.4% to $713,658 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $646,411 for the three months ended June 30, 2008.
During the three months ended June 30, 2009, the Company recognized a reserve of $205,752 for the delayed repayment of amounts advanced to or paid on behalf of Mapatel for carrier traffic during the three months ended March 31, 2009.
Also included in the general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2009 are executive compensation expenses of $138,245, professional fees of $30,819, payroll and taxes of $45,819, software lease and related charges of $22,656, auto expenses of $18,334, stock based compensation of $1,500, and non-cash expenses for depreciation of $40,636 and amortization of the upgrades on leased equipment of $10,995.
The stock based compensation reflects the issuance of non-qualified options to purchase 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to the two European executives of our Company. The options were granted at $.006 per share which was the closing price on the date of grant and vest over 24 months starting June 1, 2009. The options are exercisable for 10 years from the date of grant.
The fair value of the 6,000,000 options was estimated to be $36,000 using the Black-Scholes valuation model with a historical volatility of 512%, zero dividend payment, and a 10 year risk free rate of 2.94%. The stock based compensation will be amortized over the 24 month vesting period of the options.
Included in the general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 are financial consulting services of $105,525, professional fees of $53,893, payroll and taxes of $134,632, software lease and related charges of $33,164, auto expenses of $3,659 and non-cash expenses for depreciation of $25,321.
Continuing general and administrative expenses increased $94,149 or 6.3% to $1,577,105 for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 from $1,482,956 for the nine months ended June 30, 2008.
Included in the general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 are a reserve of $205,752 for the delayed repayment of amounts advanced to or paid on behalf of Mapatel for carrier traffic during the three months ended March 31, 2009 when the Company was acting as an agent of Mapatel and reported no revenue or cost of goods sold, executive compensation expenses of $406,404, professional fees of $168,149, payroll and taxes of $129,936, software lease and related expenses of $73,087, auto expenses of $53,744, stock based compensation of $1,500, and non-cash expenses for depreciation of $63,741 and amortization of the upgrades on leased equipment of $19,371.
Included in the general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 are executive compensation expenses of $185,748, professional fees of $185,941, payroll and taxes of $395,050, software lease and related expenses of $73,467, auto expenses of $7,958 and non-cash expenses for depreciation of $73,046.
Interest Expense and Financing Costs
Interest expense and financing costs increased $68,241 or 122.6% to $123,897 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from $55,656 for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The increase reflects interest on the additional funds lent to the Company in the current and preceding periods.
The interest and financing costs for the three months ended June 30, 2009 includes $7,118 in amortized deferred interest expense associated with the issuance of warrants in the Company’s financing activities and $1,756 in capitalized lease interest expense.
The interest and financing costs for the three months ended June 30, 2008 includes $5,910 in amortized deferred interest expense associated with the issuance of warrants in the Company’s financing activities and $3,305 in capitalized lease interest expense.
Interest expense and financing costs increased $213,230 or 229% to $306,198 for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 from $92,968 for the nine months ended June 30, 2008. The increase reflects interest on the additional funds lent to the Company in the current and preceding periods
The interest and financing costs for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 includes $18,819 in amortized deferred interest expense associated with the issuance of warrants in the Company’s financing activities and $6,162 in capitalized lease interest expense.
The interest and financing costs for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 includes $10,840 in amortized deferred interest expense associated with the issuance of warrants in the Company’s financing activities and $10,869 in capitalized lease interest expense.
Net Loss
Our Company recorded a net loss of $2,776,688 for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 of which $228,483 was related to the discontinued retail store operations and the sale of those assets, $205,752 was related to the reserve for the Mapatel repayment, and $761,766 was related to non-cash accretion expense to the preferred stock.
A net loss of $3,492,978 was recorded for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 of which $1,162,079 was related to the discontinued retail store operations and $761,766 was related to non cash accretion expense to the preferred stock.
Liquidity and Cash Position
Operating Activities
For the nine months ended June 30, 2009, our Company used $1,554,367 in cash to fund operating activities. The loss of $2,548,205 from continuing operations was partially offset by $865,197 in non-cash charges for depreciation, amortization, and stock based compensation. Cash was also used to support a net increase of $526,500 in current assets and liabilities, which included a net increase of $442,269 in accounts receivable, an increase of $26,756 in international calling card and recharge card inventory, and an increase of $12,993 in deposits and prepaid expenses offset by an increase of $1,008,608 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. During the nine months ended June 30, 2009, the Company experienced a negative cash flow of $397,949 associated with the discontinued retail operations.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2008, our Company used $2,906,157 in cash to fund operating activities. Cash required for the loss of $2,330,899 from continuing operations was partially offset by $842,114 in non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization. Additional cash was obtained by increasing accounts payable and accrued expenses to $109,931. The Company also used $1,527,303 in cash associated with the discontinued retail store operations.
Investing Activities
For the nine months ended June 30, 2009, our Company received $3,585 in cash from the sale of property and equipment during the relocation of the Company’s Italian corporate office and invested $84,828 in upgrades for the leased call routing and billing switch. The Company also received $78,545 from the down payment and payments on the note receivable from the sale of the retail stores in October, 2008.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2008, the Company used $21,770 in cash to purchase assets used in the continuing operations of the Company, and had negative cash flow of $57,515 associated with the discontinued operations.
Financing Activities
For the nine months ended June 30, 2009, our Company received net cash of $1,605,000 in loan proceeds and paid $54,274 on the capitalized lease obligation.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2008, our Company received net cash of $500,000 from the sale of common and preferred stock, $1,600,000 in loans from investors, and paid $30,721 on the capitalized lease obligation and $15,000 on a short term demand note.
We anticipate that our capital requirements, including capital needs for further working capital will continue to be significant. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors, including the pace of our expansion. We believe that our current liquidity and resources will not provide sufficient liquidity to fund our operations for at least 12 months and the Company expects to seek additional future financing to fund our operations and expansion. The availability of such financing on terms acceptable to us or at all is not assured.
ITEM 3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our President and Chief Financial Officer (“Certifying Officers”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our Certifying Officers carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and based on this evaluation they concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2009 because of identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as detailed below.
Our Certifying Officers are aware that with the limited level of operations, limited financial resources and limited availability of personnel inside the Company, material weaknesses exist in the Company’s internal controls and procedures, most specifically in the lack of separation of duties and lack of an independent audit committee. Therefore, our Certifying Officers have concluded that our Company’s internal control over financial reporting is not effective. Specific weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting exists because of the following:
1. With the sale of all of the Company’s retail store operations on October 31, 2008, following the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2008, the Company reduced the number of employees in the Company significantly. There are two officers of the Company in Corona del Mar, CA: the chief executive officer and chief financial officer/corporate secretary of the Company. There is only one officer/employee at ICC Italy in Mantova, Italy who is operationally oriented. The internal financial statements for ICC Italy are prepared for the most part by an outside accounting firm. As a result, there are insufficient independent staff or management members in financial management with responsibilities to provide third party oversight in the review of our financial transactions on an ongoing basis in either location.
2. The Company’s Board of Directors consist of three members of which two have a related party relationship with the controlling stockholder of the Company. The third Board member is also the chief executive officer of the Company. This may be seen as providing inadequate independent oversight of the management function, as well as not having members to staff board of director committees, in particular an audit committee. The Company lacks a designated financial expert for the audit committee of the Board, and has no method of creating an effective whistleblower program.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The term “internal control over financial reporting” is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our President and Principal Financial Officer, and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with our evaluation of these controls as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report that could have significantly affected those controls subsequent to the date of the evaluation referred to in the previous paragraph, including any correction action with regard to significant deficiencies and material weakness.
Management is aware that there is a lack of segregation of duties due to the small number of employees dealing with general administrative and financial matters since the sale of the retail stores. However, management has decided that considering the employees involved and the control procedures in place, risks associated with such lack of segregation are insignificant and the potential benefits of adding employees to clearly segregate duties do not justify the expenses associated with such increases.
There continues to be a lack of independent oversight at the Board of Directors level. The Company’s Board of Directors consist of three members of which two have a related party relationship with the controlling stockholder of the Company. The third Board member is also the chief executive officer of the Company.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Note 5 of Item I is incorporated herein by reference.
All of the securities referred to herein were issued in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
31.1 | | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of ICC Worldwide, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31.2 | | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of ICC Worldwide, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.1 | | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of ICC Worldwide, Inc. pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ICC WORLDWIDE, INC. |
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Date: August 19, 2009 | | /s/ Scott K Anderson, Jr. |
| | Scott K. Anderson, Jr. |
| | Corporate Secretary and Chief Financial Officer |