NANO MASK INC.
(Formerly, Emergency Filtration Products, Inc.)
Notes to the Restated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
September 30, 2006
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The restated (Note 2) interim financial information included herein is unaudited and has been prepared consistent with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and Item 310(b) of Regulation S-B. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all information required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements. These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005, from which the balance sheet information as of that date is derived. These restated interim financial statements contain all adjustments necessary in the opinion of management for a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. The restated results of operations for the interim periods ended September 30, 2006, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.
Certain minor reclassifications in prior period amounts have been made to conform to the current period presentation.
NOTE 2 - - RESTATEMENTS FOR ERROR CORRECTIONS
In November and December of 2008, the Company received and accepted the resignations of its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer, respectively (Prior Management). In April and December of 2009, the Company named Douglas Heath and Michael Marx to be the new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively (New Management).
Subsequent to the original issuance of the Company’s financial statements as of and for the interim periods ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2006, and the filing of its related quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB, Prior Management of the Company discovered certain errors primarily regarding the recognition of revenue and certain other matters. The first transaction, as described in the Company’s restated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2006, was a “bill-and-hold” transaction of $754,550 recorded based upon Prior Management’s belief that the criteria set forth in Staff Accounting Bulletin 104 (SAB 104) had been met. The Company had originally recorded this sale pursuant to Prior Management’s erroneous belief that the customer, a distributor, had requested the Company to hold the inventory, waiting for certain European markings required for importation under the European standards.
During January 2007, Prior Management learned that the distributor whom it believed had entered into the “bill-and-hold” transaction during March 2006 would not confirm that such transaction had ever occurred and denied providing the Company with a confirmation of the purchase received upon which Prior Management had previously relied. In addition, although a portion of the product was shipped to the distributor during May 2006, the Company also learned that a portion of the product was not shipped to the distributor, as the Company had originally believed.
A second sale transaction for $2,225,000, also recorded as a “bill-and-hold” transaction in June 2006 based upon the criteria set forth in SAB 104, was described in the Company’s restated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2006. In this transaction, the customer, also a distributor, had asked the Company to warehouse the inventory, pending final shipping instructions to a governmental agency expected to purchase the product from the distributor. The distributor paid a down payment of $100,000 towards the order at the time of the purchase, which as part of these corrections has now been recorded to accounts payable. Also, part of this correction was to cancel an order that was placed with a supplier, which resulted in the reversal of $91,767 of previously recorded accounts payable. This transaction was reported as revenue during the quarter ended June 30, 2006, as the Company believed that the SAB 104 revenue recognition criteria had been met. Managem ent has now determined that, despite its original belief to the contrary, the transaction terms did not include a fixed date for delivery of the product and, accordingly, the revenue recognition criteria pursuant to SAB 104 were not entirely met at the time the transaction was recorded. Due to Prior Management’s decisions to file an application with the United States FDA, and to re-acquire inventory already shipped, no shipment to the buyer was ever made with respect to this transaction.
NANO MASK INC.
(Formerly, Emergency Filtration Products, Inc.)
Notes to the Restated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
September 30, 2006
NOTE 2 - RESTATEMENTS FOR ERROR CORRECTIONS (Continued)
Also during January 2007, the Company decided to re-acquire a significant portion of its inventory previously sold to various distributors in fiscal 2006 due to delays and problems associated with the resale of the products that were
being experienced by the distributors pending FDA clearance of the Company’s products that has been voluntarily sought by Prior Management.
In addition, the substance of certain transactions totaling $325,633, resulting in revenues originally recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 , have now been determined to be consignment sales, with the right of return if the product was not sold by the customer, and thus did not meet revenue recognition criteria as of September 30, 2006. In addition to the reversal of the aforementioned revenues, related accrued royalties in the amount of $65,284 were reversed as of September 30, 2006.
During July 2006, the Company issued a total of 750,000 shares of common stock to various consultants, originally recorded erroneously at the price of the shares traded on the date of approval for issue for an aggregate value of $810,000. In connection with preparation of the Company’s annual financial statements for the year, it was determined that the 750,000 shares issued for services should have been valued at the price of the shares traded on the date of issue for an aggregate value of $1,140,000, or an additional amount of $330,000.
In addition, at the time of the original preparation of the second and third quarter financial statements for 2006, Prior Management determined that $1,240,000 of a deferred tax asset should be recognized, as a result of net operating loss carry forwards that were then expected to be realized in future years. Prior Management then determined that, were it not for the errors previously discussed, it was not viewed as more likely than not, that the deferred tax asset would be realized.
Accordingly, in addition to restating appropriately the financial statements of prior interim periods of 2006, the Company has restated the accompanying financial statements as of and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006, for the effects of correcting these errors as shown in the chart below.
All information in the accompanying notes relative to the interim periods ended September 30, 2006, has also been restated as necessary for the foregoing matters.
NOTE 3 – LOSS PER SHARE
Following is information relative to the computation of basic loss per share for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:
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| | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2006 | | 2005 |
| | (Restated) | |
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Net loss | | $ (1,042,961) | | $ (206,622) |
Weighted average shares | | 42,427,721 | | 34,507,348
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Basic loss per share | | $ (0.02) | | $ (0.01) |
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| | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2006 | | 2005 |
Net loss | | $ (2,003,934) | | $ (605,085) |
Weighted average shares | | 41,033,991 | | 34,342,328 |
Basic loss per share | | $ (0.05) | | $ (0.02) |
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NANO MASK INC.
( Formerly, Emergency Filtration Products, Inc. )
Notes to the Restated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
September 30, 2006
NOTE 4 – SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company issued a total of 315,000 shares of common stock through the exercise of outstanding warrants for total cash proceeds of $77,500. The Company also issued 100,000 shares of common stock to a consultant valued at $0.47 per share (the value of the shares on the date the board approved the stock issuance per the terms of a consulting agreement) for unpaid consulting fees totaling $47,000, and an additional 200,000 shares of common stock to a separate consultant valued at $1.59 per share (market value of the shares on the date of issuance) for unpaid consulting fees totaling $318,000.
During April 2006, the Company issued 1,834,863 shares of its common stock in a private placement at $1.09 per share in cash for a total of $2,000,000, without any identifiable offering costs
Effective July 1, 2006, the Company entered into one-year employment agreements with its Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice-President of Sales, subject to renewal, with annual salaries aggregating $150,000. The Senior Vice-President of Sales also receives a commission of 7% on all initial gross sales to new vendors as approved by the Company, and a commission of 5% on any additional gross sales to these new vendors.
During July 2006, the Company issued a total of 750,000 shares of common stock to various consultants in connection with marketing, investor relations, legal, and other consulting services to be rendered. The 750,000 shares of common stock represent, in the aggregate, payment of $1,140,000, valued at $1.52 per share, the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date that the shares were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors. The consulting agreements are each for a one-year term, the shares will vest in equal increments, and the consulting expense will be recognized over the same period. $285,000 of the $1,140,000 consulting expense was recognized for the period ended September 30, 2006, with the remaining $855,000 recorded as deferred compensation, to be recognized over the remaining nine month period at $95,000 per month.
During August 2006, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock valued at $0.39 per share (the value of the shares on the date the board approved the stock issuance per the terms of a consulting agreement) to a consultant for unpaid consulting fees totaling $39,000, and during September 2006, issued an additional 50,000 shares of common stock valued at $0.97 per share (the market value of the shares on the date of issuance) to a separate consultant for unpaid consulting fees totaling $48,500.
During September 2006 , the Company entered into a new lease agreement commencing October 1, 2006 for its office and warehouse space in Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of approximately 15,000 square feet. The lease is for a period of thirty-six months at a monthly cost of approximately $14,000. At the time the new lease agreement was signed, the Company also terminated its month-to-month lease for its warehouse facility in Henderson, Nevada, but has retained its month-to-month lease for its corporate headquarters in Henderson, Nevada, until such time as the office space in the new facility is ready to occupy. This was expected to occur by the end of November 2006. As a result of the termination of the warehouse lease, the Company recorded a loss on lease abandonment of $8,744 for the three months ended September 30, 2006.
NOTE 5 - STOCK WARRANTS OUTSTANDING
In prior periods, the Company granted warrants to purchase its common stock in conjunction with certain stock sales for cash. A summary of the status of the Company's stock warrants as of September 30, 2006, and changes during the nine months then ended, are presented below:
NANO MASK INC.
( Formerly, Emergency Filtration Products, Inc. )
Notes to the Restated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
September 30, 2006
NOTE 5 - STOCK WARRANTS OUTSTANDING (Continued)
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| | Warrants | | price |
Outstanding, January 1, 2006 | | 341,250 | | $ 0.42 |
Expired | | (26,250) | | $ 0.50 |
Exercised | | (315,000) | | $ 0.41 |
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Outstanding, September 30, 2006 | | - | | |
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NOTE 6 – CONTINGENCY
On July 27, 2006, a complaint was filed against the Company and its former President. The plaintiff alleges patent infringement and other torts, and seeks unspecified money damages and other relief. The Company has reviewed the complaint and prepared its preliminary response. The Company believes the suit is without merit and intends to vigorously contest it. The outcome, nevertheless, of this litigation is currently not subject to reasonable estimation. Accordingly, no provision has been made for any possible losses in its connection.
ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements
This report may contain "forward-looking" statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (a) projections of revenues, capital expenditures, growth, prospects, dividends, capital structure and other financial matters; (b) statements of plans and objectives of our management or Board of Directors; (c) statements of our future economic performance; (d) statements of assumptions underlying other statements and statements about us and our business relating to the future; and (e) any statements using the words "anticipate," "expect," "may," "project," "intend" or similar expressions.
Recent Developments
This amended report for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, is being filed concurrently with amended reports on Forms 10-QSB/A for prior quarterly periods ended March 31, and June 30, 2006, containing restated interim financial statements as of and for interim periods then ended. Such amended reports and the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006, contain information about events and circumstances occurring subsequently to those reported herein. Accordingly, this report should be read in conjunction with those of such subsequent periods.
The historical information presented below in Results of Operations and Liquidity and Capital Resources may no longer be relevant to the Company’s operations.
Overview
The Company is in the business of producing environmental masks and filters for medical devices that are designed to reduce the possibility of transmission of contagious diseases. The Company is also a distributor of a blood clotting device for surgery, trauma and burn wound management.
Since its inception, the Company has been involved in the development of its technology. Through September 30, 2006, revenues have not been adequate to cover operating expenses and thus, the Company has reported a loss in each of its years of existence. Through December 31, 2005, the Company funded itself by way of a series of private equity placements and had offset its accumulated deficit in this manner.
The most valuable asset of the Company is its intellectual property and technology. The Company has acquired the rights to certain intellectual property, which property includes title to the patent on a component of an emergency CPR assistance device, called a dual-filtered vapor isolation valve and the rights to certain other technologies related to environmental masks. Rights pertaining thereto include the right to maintain, sell and improve the devices, and to license those rights. Although the Company believes its technology to be valuable in the economic sense, this value is not quantified as such on the Company's balance sheet, except to the extent of the unamortized costs incurred in its acquisition.
Reference is made to Note 2 to the accompanying restated financial statements for the interim periods ended September 30, 2006. The following discussions of results of operations and liquidity and capital resources are based on the restated financial statements after giving effect to all error corrections.
Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 compared with 2005
Revenues: During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company experienced a substantial increase in revenues compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005 of approximately $706,000 primarily due to the substantial increase in sales of the environmental masks and related filters. The Company commenced production of the filters at the Company’s manufacturing facility during November 2005 and experienced dramatic increases in the demand for the environmental mask and filter products during fiscal 2006. The Company expects the demand for the environmental masks and filters to continue to increase in the near future, once these products are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as discussed in the following paragraph, due to continuing and expected virus outbreaks such as SARS and Avian Influenza (Bird Flu).
The Company filed a 510k application with the FDA during September 2006 in an effort to have the environmental mask and filter registered as a surgical mask. The Company has met with the FDA, has received comments back from the FDA regarding the 510k application, and is working diligently to address the FDA’s comments. Although no assurance can be given as to when or even if it will be able to obtain regulatory approval of the products with the FDA as a surgical mask, the Company believes that obtaining the FDA approval will increase the demand for the products nationally and internationally. Because the 510k application of the environmental mask and filters with the FDA is currently under review and comments, the Company has suspended all sales to its domestic distributors, pending the outcome of the approval process. Because of this, the Company experienced a significant decrease in revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2006.
In February 2006, the Company opened a manufacturing facility in Nogales, Mexico, and commenced production of the Company’s NanoMask filters at that location. In order to reduce the manufacturing costs of the Company’s environmental masks and filters, during September 2006, the manufacturing facility in Henderson, Nevada, was converted to a distribution center and all raw materials were sent to Nogales, Mexico. At this Nogales, Mexico production facility, the Company expects to be able to produce approximately 2 million NanoMask filters per week, enabling it to fulfill its anticipated supply commitments to its international and domestic distributors, once the products are approved with the FDA. In addition, the Company continues to pursue large retail and medical products customers with whom the Company has already held discussions, although no agreements have yet been executed, pending the FDA approval.
Revenues have also been generated in 2006 and 2005 in part from the sale of the emergency CPR assistance device, and Superstat, a modified collagen hemostat, for which the Company has exclusive distribution rights to the U.S. and foreign governments and militaries. Sales for these products have remained relatively constant over the past year or two, and the Company expects that revenues for these products will remain relatively constant in the near future. In addition to competition from other companies that may offer alternative products, governmental orders from the military are dependent on current foreign affairs and international conflicts and the need for emergency products in the US military.
Cost of Sales: During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company experienced a substantial increase in cost of sales of approximately $318,000 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005, commensurate with the increase in revenues for the same period. Costs as a percentage of sales were 48% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to 66% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Costs as a percentage of sales decreased for 2006 due to reductions in manufacturing costs for the environmental filters in Mexico, and most recently decreased due to the Company’s efforts to reduce the costs of its raw materials used in the environmental filter production. Future costs as a percentage of sales on the environmental filters and masks is expected to be between 48% and 52% for the filters, and between 44% and 48% for the masks. Future costs as a percentage of sales on the emergency CPR assistance device and Superstat are expected to be between 58% and 62%. The significant components of the Company's cost of sales include actual product cost, overhead allocations including depreciation, salaries and wages, rent and utilities, freight and shipping, and royalties paid on revenues generated.
Operating Expenses: During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company experienced an increase in general and administrative expenses of approximately $1,610,000 or approximately 232% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2005, primarily due to needs to increase administrative costs, advertising, travel, professional fees, and insurance as a result of the increase in revenues, the more significant of which are further discussed in the following paragraphs.
The Company hired a Director of Manufacturing (later appointed as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer in July 2006) and a Director of Business Development during late 2005. The Company also hired a Senior Vice President of Sales, effective July 1, 2006. Both agreements are for one year, subject to renewal, with combined annual salaries of $150,000. The Senior Vice-President of Sales also receives a commission of 7% on all initial orders on gross sales to new vendors as approved by the Company, and a commission of 5% on any additional orders on gross sales to these new vendors. No such commissions have been earned as of September 30, 2006.
During July 2006, the Company issued a total of 750,000 shares of common stock to various consultants in connection with marketing, investor relations, legal, and other consulting services to be rendered. The 750,000 shares of common stock represent, in the aggregate, payment of $1,140,000, valued at $1.52 per share, the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date that the shares were issued by the Board of Directors. The consulting agreements are each for a one-year term, the shares will vest in equal increments, and the consulting expense will be recognized over the same period. $285,000 of the $1,140,000 consulting expense was recognized for the period ended September 30, 2006, with the remaining $855,000 recorded as deferred compensation, to be recognized over the remaining nine month period at $95,000 per month.
Also during September 2006, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock to a consultant for unpaid consulting fees totaling $48,500.
The Company expects operating costs to remain consistent with the operating costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2006, over the next twelve months.
The significant components of our operating expenses include salaries and wages, consulting and other professional services, product and liability insurance, travel and office rent.
Bad debts: During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded bad debt expense of $80,598 compared to $0 for the preceding nine month period, due to significant delays in collections on certain account receivable balances at September 30, 2006. Management of the Company believes the allowance for bad debts, totaling $84,623 at September 30, 2006, to be sufficient to cover any potential losses for non-collection in the future.
Research and development: Although not significant for the periods presented, the Company expects research and development costs to increase somewhat, although not significantly, in the future because management intends to bring additional products to market during the next year. Future research and development costs for testing, validation and FDA filings for these potential new products are estimated to range from $50,000 to $60,000 during the next twelve months. The Company spent approximately $52,000 during 2005, and an additional $117,000 during 2006, for additional molds required for one of its forthcoming new products, ELVIS (Emergency Life-Support Ventilation and Intubation System). An estimated additional $30,000 to $40,000 may likely also be required for the production of molds for other potential new products. The significant components of the Company's research and development costs ordinarily include prototype development and materi als, governmental filings and laboratory testing.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has accumulated a deficit of $13,394,644 as of September 30, 2006, resulting from development stage and continued losses since inception. .Consequently, the Company's ability to continue as a going concern may be dependent upon the success of management's ongoing business plans which, as explained below, include a) continued product development efforts, b) continuing efforts to increase its product sales in the U.S. and internationally, and c) issuance of additional debt or equity financing to sustain its growth and provide the capital to produce inventory.
During August 2006, the Company announced that its environmental mask and filters had been registered with the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) (the Australian counterpart to the United States FDA) as a Class 1 medical device. As a result of this registration, the Company’s exclusive Australian distributor, planned to launch an extensive marketing campaign in Australia. However, during October 2006, the TGA commenced an audit of the registration, which led to the suspension of all planned marketing activities in Australia by the Australian distributor, pending the outcome of the audit. The Australian distributor, however, continues to market the product in the Pacific Rim. The Company is working diligently with its Australian distributor to answer all questions that have been posed by the TGA, has submitted the documentation and the related answers as requested by the TGA, and is currently waiting on the TGA’s response. The Company cannot currently predict as to when the TGA audit will be finalized.
As previously described, the Company filed a 510k application with the FDA during September 2006 in an effort to have the environmental mask and filter registered as a surgical mask. The Company has met with the FDA, has received comments back from the FDA regarding the 510k application, and is working diligently to address the FDA’s comments. Although no assurance can be given as to when or even if it will be able to obtain regulatory approval of the products with the FDA as a surgical mask, the Company believes that obtaining the FDA approval will increase the demand for the products nationally and internationally. Because the 510k application of the environmental mask and filters with the FDA is currently under review and comments, the Company has suspended all sales to its domestic distributors, pending the outcome of the approval process.
The Company will continue to pursue additional domestic and international distributor agreements, pending the outcome of the TGA audit and the FDA approval process. If the products are approved by the FDA, the Company expects the demand for their environmental masks and filters to substantially increase, enabling the Company to be able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to cover its ongoing expenses.
The Company issued 315,000 shares of common stock through the exercise of common stock warrants during the first nine months of 2006, for total proceeds of $77,500. More significantly, however, the Company issued 1,834,863 shares of common stock to a private investor, for total cash proceeds of $2,000,000. This was done for the Company to have sufficient cash to produce the necessary inventory that was expected to be needed to fulfill the anticipated increase in orders throughout 2006 and 2007.
The Company also intends to bring additional products to market during the next twelve months, including the breathing circuit filters, the ELVIS BVM bag, and the continued marketing and development of the NanoMask units and NanoMask filters as previously described. The research and development costs associated with the ELVIS BVM device will be the most significant. The estimated costs for testing, validation and FDA filings for these potential new products are estimated to range from $50,000 to $60,000 during the next twelve months. The Company spent approximately $150,000 during 2005 and 2006, for additional molds required for the ELVIS BVM bag, and approximately $21,000 for molds required for the small version of the NanoMask. An additional $40,000 to $50,000 may also be required for the production of molds for other potential new products.
During 2004, the Company was awarded a Prototype Development/Testing/ Evaluation Grant (PDT&E) to develop a testing protocol for filter media on behalf of the U.S. Military. As part of this project, the Company tested its licensed nano-enhanced filter media at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center in Edgewood, Maryland. The original study funded by the grant comprised protocols or tests to evaluate the Company’s filter media efficacy against four different contaminants. As a result of the successful completion of this testing phase, the Company was requested by the United States military to test its filter media against a number of additional contaminants. This final phase of testing was completed during May 2005. As a result of these successful tests, the U.S. military plans on introducing the Company’s technology to companies that manufacture filters for various military applications with the aim of having them incorporate the technology in their filter applications. The Company would also expect to sub-license its nano-enhanced filter media to a number of Department of Defense approved manufacturers to develop and/or enhance existing filtration products that are currently used by the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy, as well as to commence development of new product applications that will serve to better protect U.S. Military personnel. These results are expected to have a significant effect on future revenues and cash flows in the relatively short-term.
During the remainder of the fiscal year 2006, the Company expects that it will be able to continue measures that will (i) reduce unnecessary cash outflows, and (ii) increase revenues through our improved marketing efforts.
As of thee filing date of this Amendment, the Company's future business model reflects: (1) continued development of our NanoMask and NanoMask filters, including the introduction of a child’s mask; (2) continued pursuit of additional domestic and international distributor agreements to sell company-owned and third party products; (3) establishing efficiencies in our manufacturing or vendor facilities in order to cut costs and improve quality control; (3) minimizing in-house research and development through use of third-party sources; (4) and accumulation of intellectual property assets.
We have analyzed our cash needs for fiscal 2010 and have concluded that our available cash should be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital, capital expenditure and other cash requirements for fiscal 2010, unless sales revenues do not meet our expectations. We may also issue common shares in lieu of cash as compensation for certain employment, development and other professional services. If we do not need additional capital, our ability to obtain further financing through loans or the offer and sale of our securities is subject to market conditions and other factors beyond our control. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain financing on favorable terms or at all.
Impact of Inflation
At this time, we do not anticipate that inflation will have a material impact on our current or future operations.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Except with regard to the estimated useful lives of patents and acquired technology, the allowance for bad debts on accounts receivable, and the effective provision of a 100% deferred income tax asset valuation allowance, the Company does not employ any critical accounting policies or estimates that are either selected from among available alternatives or require the exercise of significant management judgment to apply or that if changed are likely to materially affect future periods.
Management reviews the carrying value of the technology assets annually for evidence of impairment and considers, based on its current marketing activities, plans and expectations, and the perceived effects of competitive factors and possible obsolescence, whether any write-downs should be taken or whether the estimated useful lives should be shortened.
Based on the Company’s operating history to date, management does not believe realization of its deferred tax asset, principally the tax benefit of a net operating loss carry-forward, can yet be considered more likely than not and accordingly, has effectively provided a 100% valuation allowance.
Management also reviews the collectability of its outstanding receivables based upon historical collection history from each customer, the age of the receivables, and the customers wherewithal to pay the outstanding balance, and records an estimated allowance for bad debts sufficient to cover any potential losses to be incurred for non-collections.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) 155,Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments, which amends SFAS 133,Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and SFAS 140,Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities—a replacement of FASB Statement No. 125. SFAS 155 will be effective for all financial instruments issued or acquired after the beginning of our fiscal year 2007. We have not yet evaluated or determined the likely effect of SFAS No. 155 on our future financial statements.
In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”),Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 109 , which deals with the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. FIN 48 will be effective for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. With the company’s history of operating losses, the effect of FIN48 relates solely to our disclosure on income taxes and, therefore, we do not believe that it will have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows for the foreseeable future.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157,Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. In February, 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of SFAS No. 115 , which will permit the option of choosing to measure certain eligible items at fair value on specified election dates and report unrealized gains and losses in earnings. SFAS Nos. 157 and 159 will be effective for fiscal year 2008, but SFAS No. 159 may be delayed. We are currently evaluating the effects, if any, that the se changes will have on the Company’s financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141(R), Business Combinations , an Amendment of SFAS No. 141, which provides additional guidance on business combinations including defining the acquirer, recognizing and measuring the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity. Also in December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements , which amended ARB No. 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the de-consolidation of a subsidiary. Both SFAS Nos. 141(R) and 160 may affect the Company’s financial statements in fiscal year 2009.
Subsequent to our issuance of these financial statements, there have been other FASB Pronouncements but none that would have required restatement of the financial statements presented herein.
ITEM 3
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our principal executive and principal financial officers have participated with management in the evaluation of effectiveness of the controls and procedures required by paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive and principal financial officers believe that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective as of the end of the period covered by the report.
Pursuant to a letter from our independent registered accounting firm dated February 19, 2007, that identified certain internal control deficiencies as significant and other deficiencies identified as material weaknesses, we have already made and are in the process of making changes to our internal controls and procedures. A control deficiency exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that adversely affects the entity’s ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or report financial data reliably in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles such that there is more than a remote likelihood that a misstatement of the entity’s financial statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented or detected by the entity’s internal control. A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that result in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected by the entity’s internal control.
As a result of the foregoing, the following changes were made or were in the process of being implemented:
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We are establishing inventory counting procedures to assure that inventory counts and recounts are performed by different individuals. We are also establishing account tags to assure that no inventory is double counted.
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Due to limited staff, our CFO has previously handled a significant portion of the financial responsibilities. Although it is currently difficult to separate the accounting duties, we have implemented procedures whereby our current CEO approves all invoices before they are entered into the accounting system for payment, and approves all payments, in writing, before checks are issued. If operations increase in the future, we will take additional steps to separate recording of financial transactions from check writing, signing and mailing functions. We will also implement procedures to separate the preparation of bank reconciliations from the initiation and entering of journal entries.
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We are establishing credit policies that will be managed and enforced by our COO, independent of sales and cash receipt functions. We are establishing documented procedures that will require the CFO and CEO to pre-authorize significant sales transactions. We have limited the authority of sales personnel to set or alter sales prices or credit terms without written authorization from the CEO.
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We have implemented a procedure for sending monthly statements to customers with a requirement that unpaid balances be investigated and resolved timely.
5.
Although our CFO is not currently employed full time, we have determined that his services are sufficient to effectively evaluate revenue recognition practices and assess and monitor our internal controls until such time as our operations ramp up to full production. Once we begin the ramp up, we intend to hire a full-time CFO.
6.
On February 19, 2007, we established an audit committee that will assist in our efforts to reasonably assure that our internal controls are effectively implemented and observed.
The foregoing changes are intended to reasonably assure the accuracy and completeness of the Company’s current and future financial reporting. However, many of these changes are no longer applicable, inasmuch as the Company is currently purchasing its product for resale.
The foregoing changes in our internal controls have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this report. To overcome the material weaknesses, our principal executive and financial officers have provided additional substantive accounting information and data to our independent registered accounting firm in connection with its audit of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006. Therefore, despite the material weaknesses identified by our independent registered accounting firm, our principal executive and financial officers believe that there are no material inaccuracies or omissions of material facts necessary to make the statements included in this report not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they are made.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On July 27, 2006, a complaint was filed by Nanoscale Materials, Inc. in the United States District Court for the district of Kansas, Kansas City, Case No. 06-2311 KHV, naming (among others) Emergency Filtration Products, Inc. and Douglas K. Beplate , its former CEO, as defendants. Plaintiff alleged patent infringement, false advertising, copyright infringement, unfair competition, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets and tortuous interference. Plaintiff was seeking unspecified money damages, attorneys’ fees and other relief. On July 5, 2007, the Company and Applied Nanoscience Inc. (Applied), a related party through common directors and a publicly-held company (Pink Sheets, APNN.PK), entered into a settlement agreement with the plaintiff .. The Company and Applied each bore $300,000 for dismissal of all claims and counterclaims. Provision for the Company’s portion of the $300,000 liability was made as of December 31, 2006 and payment was made in 2007 using funds provided from Applied pursuant to various promissory notes made during 2007.
ITEM 2 - UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
During July 2006, the Company issued a total of 750,000 restricted shares of common stock to various consultants in connection with marketing, investor relations, legal, and other consulting services to be rendered. The 750,000 shares of common stock represent, in the aggregate, payment of $1,140,000, valued at $1.52 per share, the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date that the shares were approved by the Board of Directors. The consulting agreements are each for a one-year term, the shares will vest in equal increments, and the consulting expense will be recognized over the same period. $285,000 of the $1,140,000 consulting expense was recognized for the period ended September 30, 2006, with the remaining $855,000 recorded as deferred compensation, to be recognized over the remaining nine month period at $95,000 per month.
Also during August and September 2006, the Company issued a total of 150,000 restricted shares of common stock to two separate consultants for unpaid consulting fees totaling $87,500.
All of the above shares were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act set forth in Section 3(b) and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the regulations as promulgated there under.
ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS BY THE COMPANY ON ITS SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Our annual meeting of the shareholders (the Annual Meeting) was held at the Sunset Station Hotel and Casino, 1301 West Sunset Road, Henderson, Nevada 89014, on Friday, August 25, 2006, at 9:00 am, Pacific Time. At the meeting we:
1.
Elected four directors to serve until the expiration of their respective terms and until their respective successors are elected and qualified; and
2.
Ratified the selection of Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern as our independent auditor for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2006.
Voting results on the above matters were as follows: