The following is a summary of stock option plan activity from inception to March 31, 2008:
These options and the warrants discussed in Note 4 were not included in the computation of earnings per share because they are anti-dilutive.
Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability approach, which requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Deferred income taxes will be provided for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance will be recognized for deferred tax assets not likely to be realized. Deferred taxes are to be measured by the provisions of currently enacted tax laws. There were no material temporary differences at March 31, 2008.
The Company had no elements of comprehensive income for the period ended March 31, 2008. Further, there are no other new financial accounting standards that would have an effect on these financial statements.
At March 31, 2008, the Company had 7,258,704 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, issued and outstanding, 71.3% of which were held by the Company’s CEO and the remainder by approximately 130 other parties. Common shares are voting and dividends are paid at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Company has never paid a dividend on its common stock, and it is the present policy of the Company not to pay cash dividends on the common stock.
The Company has authorized 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock at a par value of $.01 per share. No preferred shares have been issued as of March 31, 2008. (See Note 11: Subsequent events regarding issuance of restricted shares)
Pursuant to a private placement, the Company issued, in the aggregate, warrants to purchase 375,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.50 per share. The warrants expire on January 23, 2013. No warrants have been exercised from the date of grant. The Company’s CEO received warrants to purchase 100,000 shares pursuant to an investment in the private placement.
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NOTE 5 | WRITE OFF OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
From inception to March 31, 2008, the Company wrote off an aggregate $146,983 of intangible assets related to its web based promotion distribution and transaction processing services.
As shown in the financial statements, the Company incurred a net loss since inception of $2,369,814. This result raises concerns about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon its ability to achieve positive cash flow from operating and financing activities. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in its efforts to significantly improve its financial and operating condition, attract new investors or develop the strategic partnerships necessary to meet the Company’s business and financial objectives. (See Note 11: subsequent events, regarding issuance of restricted shares)
There was no provision for federal, or state and local income taxes as the Company has sustained losses. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had accumulated approximately $2 million of net operating loss carry forwards for federal income tax purposes, which begin to expire in 2019.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The difference between the tax loss carry forward and the Company’s financial statement losses is due to differences in amortization rates on intangible assets and certain accrued expenses which are deductible for income tax purposes only when paid.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the period in which the net operating loss carry forwards can be utilized. Since the Company is in the development stage and it is uncertain when the Company will begin generating future taxable income, the Company has provided a full valuation allowance for deferred tax assets at March 31, 2008.
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Deferred tax asset as of March 31, 2007:
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Valuation allowance | | | (627,438 | ) |
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NOTE 10 | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
On July 12, 2000, the Company entered into a loan agreement with an officer and director, which provided for the repayment of the outstanding balance plus accrued simple interest at 8 percent per annum on the loan balance. The note and accompanying security agreement provides a first lien over all of the Company’s assets, including equipment, intellectual property and liquid assets. The note holder is entitled to convert some or all of the outstanding obligation, plus accrued but unpaid interest, into shares of the Company’s common stock at the rate of $.08 per share. From inception through March 31, 2008, the lender advanced $1,248,541 of which $475,000 of this amount had been converted into common stock equity.
As of March 31, 2008, warrants to purchase a total of 270,000 shares have been provided to the officer and director, pursuant to the loan agreement terms. All lender warrants have expired, and the outstanding principal balance of the note payable is $773,541.
It is the policy of the Company with respect to insider transactions, that all transactions between the Company, its officers, directors, principal stockholders and their affiliates be on terms no less favorable to the Company than could be obtained from unrelated third parties in arms-length transactions, and that all such transactions shall be approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors. The Company believes the transactions described above complied with such policy.
On April 21, 2008, the Company entered into a consulting agreement in which the Company agreed to issue 375,000 shares of restricted common stock for services provided to the Company in connection with becoming current in its required governmental filings and related matters. The shares were valued at $.025 per share. The Company entered into a second agreement with the consulting firm to provide due diligence services on any potential merger candidate. In consideration of services to be rendered the consulting firm will receive $60,000 at the closing of a merger transaction or, if in lieu thereof, the Company effects a change of control transaction during the term of the consulting agreement, the consulting firm will receive $60,000 at the closing of the change of control transaction.
On April 21, 2008, in consideration for legal services the Company also agreed to issue 350,000 shares of restricted common stock to the Company’s legal counsel. These shares were valued at $.025 per share.
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Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto and other financial information included elsewhere in this report.
NOTE ON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes and incorporates by reference “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, which are usually identified by the use of words such as “will,” “may,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “plans,” “predicts,” continues,” “intends,” “should,” “would” or similar expressions. We intend for these forward looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are including this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions.
These forward-looking statements reflect our current views and expectations about our plans, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available and on current assumptions.
We cannot give any guarantee that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those Risk Factors set forth in our Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. You should read this quarterly report and the documents that we incorporate by reference in this quarterly report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We may not update these forward-looking statements, even though our situation may change in the future. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
Overview
First Transaction Management, Inc. (the “Company”), a development stage company, was incorporated in the State of Delaware on March 25, 1999 to develop certain consumer products and web based promotion and transaction processing management services. Effective December 31, 2004, the Company discontinued its business efforts related to web based promotion management services and is currently seeking new economic opportunities, including a merger transaction. From 2002 to the present, the Company generated ancillary revenues from general business consulting services to support its nominal operations. These consulting services have been unrelated to the Company’s prior e commerce interests. The Company does not have any contractual commitments to provide business management consulting services to any customer. In addition, the Company has devoted its efforts to seek other economic opportunities, including but not limited to, the possibility of acquiring a new line of business through a business combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to secure additional customers for its ancillary consulting services to generate interim working capital to support the Company’s efforts to identify new economic opportunities for the Company.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based on its financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The Company evaluates its estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other factors it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Recovery of long-lived assets (other than goodwill)
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, the Company reviews these types of assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable over the remaining life of the assets or assets group. In order to determine if the asset or asset group is recoverable, the Company determines if the expected future cash flows directly related to the asset or asset group are less than the carrying amount of the asset or asset group. If so, the Company then determines if the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds its fair value. The Company determines fair value using estimated discounted cash flows.
Revenue Recognition
The Company maintains its financial records on the accrual basis of accounting. There was no revenue generated from the Company’s development stage promotion management services. Since December 31, 2002, the Company has generated nominal revenues from various consulting services. These services are primarily billed on a project completion basis and revenues are reported when all goods and services have been performed or delivered, the amounts are readily determinable and collection is reasonably assured. The Company does not have any contractual commitments to provide any additional business management consulting services to any customer.
Income Taxes
Assessment of the appropriate amount and classification of income taxes is dependent on several factors, including estimates of the timing and probability of realization of deferred income taxes and the timing of income tax payments. This process requires the Company to estimate its actual current tax exposure together with an assessment of temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items, such as depreciation on property, plant and equipment, for tax and accounting purposes. These differences may result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within our balance sheet. Since the Company has a net operating losses carry forward of approximately $2.2 million at December 31, 2007, a valuation allowance is provided on deferred tax assets if it is determined that it is more likely than not the asset will not be realized, because the ultimate realization of any deferred tax assets will be dependent on future taxable income.
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Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
Revenues from consulting services in the three months ended March 31, 2007 (the “2007 First Quarter”) were $17,026, as compared to $0 in the three months ended March 31, 2008 (the “2008 First Quarter”). This decrease is attributable to a reduction in consulting client service activity in the 2008 First Quarter. Total operating expenses before depreciation and amortization decreased from $30,633 for the 2007 First Quarter to $29,114 for the 2008 First Quarter, representing a 5% decrease. The primary reason for such decrease in operating expenses is the reduction of administration and client service related costs. Depreciation and amortization decreased from $716 in the 2007 First Quarter to $0 in the 2008 First Quarter, representing a 100% decrease. The Company’s operating results deteriorated from a loss of $14,323 in the 2007 First Quarter to an operating loss of $29,114 in the 2008 First Quarter. This result is attributable to the lack of consulting revenues during the 2008 Period. Accrued interest expense associated with loan advances provided to the Company by its controlling shareholder and sole director and officer during 2000 to 2002 for each of the 2007 First Quarter and the 2008 First Quarter was $15,471.
As a result of the foregoing, the Company generated a net loss of $29,794 for the 2007 First Quarter, as compared to a net loss of $45,585 for the 2008 First Quarter, a 50% increase in net loss. The weighted net loss per share for the 2007 and 2008 Periods was of $.01.
The Company’s current focus is and for the next 12 months will be on effecting a business combination. The Company does not believe that quarter to quarter and year to year comparisons of its historical results of operations are meaningful in predicting the Company’s future financial performance. All of the Company’s revenues in the 2007 First Quarter were generated from providing ancillary consulting services. The Company does not have any contractual commitments to provide such services in the future and is not actively soliciting such contracts. Accordingly, it is anticipated that the Company will continue to generate losses and its results of operations will fluctuate from quarter to quarter and from fiscal year to fiscal year.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
From inception of the Company through 2002, the Company has been primarily funded through loans provided by our controlling shareholder and current sole officer and director, equity investments by her, a nominal private placement and the initial capitalization provided at the time of spin off from its then parent in 1999. From 2003 to present, the Company has maintained nominal operations through the cash flows provided by limited engagement consulting activities. The Company intends to find a new business opportunity or business combination for the Company. The Company may also issue additional common or preferred shares to raise additional funds to finance new business acquisitions or to pay for professional services or other costs associated with such acquisitions. There is no assurance, however, that additional working capital or financing from these sources can be obtained on acceptable terms or that a business combination can be completed.
The Company had $97,671 in cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2008 and $121,785 at December 31, 2007. The Company had current liabilities of $60,000 in accrued professional fees and $258,212 in accrued interest payable at March 31, 2008; $55,000 in accrued professional fees and $242,741 in accrued interest payable at December 31, 2007. The Company had total assets of $97,671 at March 31, 2008 and $121,785 at December 31, 2007. Long-term liabilities on each of such dates were $773,541, representing the loan to the Company from its controlling shareholder and current sole officer and director. This loan continues to accrue interest at the rate of 8% per annum. Total liabilities at March 31, 2008 were $1,091,753 and $1,071,282 at December 31, 2007.
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Management believes that the Company’s existing financial resources and anticipated revenues from ancillary consulting services will not be sufficient to fund operations for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Company will have to seek additional loans or raise additional capital. No assurances can be given that the Company will be able to obtain such loans or raise additional capital. If the Company is unable to do so, it may have to curtail its operations or defer any combination with another entity.
At March 31, 2008, the Company had a stockholders’ deficiency of $2,369,814 and a working capital deficit of $220,514. At December 31, 2007, the Company had a stockholders’ deficiency of $2,325,229 and a working capital deficit of $175,956. Further, the Company has a history of generating losses. These conditions indicate that the Company may be unable to continue as a going concern. Its ability to do so is dependent on its finding economic opportunities that will achieve profitable operations, obtaining necessary financing and finding a suitable candidate for a business combination. No adjustments have been provided in the Company’s financial statements that might result form the outcome of this uncertainty. Our auditors have referred to the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
A smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 4T Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls. As of the end of the period covered by this Report, with the participation of our Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Report in timely alerting her to material information relating to First Transaction Management, Inc. required to be disclosed in our periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, our Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are also effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There were no changes in our disclosure controls during the period covered by this Report on Form 10-Q.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 Legal Proceedings
None
Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
During the period covered by this report there were no sales of equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act except as previously included in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
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 and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1 Certification of the Chief Executive and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
1. On April 22, 2008, Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the entry into a material definitive agreement, the creation of a direct financial obligation or an obligation under an off-balance sheet arrangement, and the unregistered sale of equity securities.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized.
FIRST TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT, INC.
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By: | /s/ Susan Schreter | |
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| Susan Schreter, Chief Executive | |
| Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: April 28, 2008
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