Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) | |
Registration No. 333-143234 |
Prospectus Supplement No. 2 dated November 16, 2007
(To Prospectus dated June 18, 2007 and filed on June 19, 2007 - File No. 333-143234)
NOVINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
PROSPECTUS
20,136,113 shares of Common Stock
This Prospectus Supplement, together with the Prospectus listed above, is required to be delivered by certain holders of the above-referenced shares or by their transferees, pledges, donees or their successors in connection with the offer and sale of the above-referenced shares.
This Prospectus Supplement supplements our prospectus dated June 18, 2007 with the following additions and changes:
1) | Update our prospectus dated June 18, 2007 with the attached following document: |
a. | Financial Information for the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2007. |
The attached information modifies and supersedes, in part, the information in the prospectus. Any information that is modified or superseded in the prospectus shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the prospectus except as modified or superseded by this Prospectus Supplement.
INDEX TO FILINGS
Annex | |
Financial Information for the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2007 | A |
Annex A
PART 1 — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Novint Technologies, Inc.
BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2007 | ||||
ASSETS | ||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,680,334 | ||
Investment in marketable debt instruments, held-to-maturity | 1,993,633 | |||
Accounts receivable | 31,804 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 578,811 | |||
Inventory | 133,308 | |||
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on contracts | 5,892 | |||
Deposit on purchase of inventory | 648,960 | |||
Total current assets | 6,072,742 | |||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET | 500,464 | |||
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS, NET | 642,830 | |||
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET | 401,156 | |||
Total assets | $ | 7,617,192 | ||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||
Accounts payable | $ | 229,265 | ||
Accrued payroll related liabilities | 117,622 | |||
Accrued expenses | 283,439 | |||
Accrued expenses - related parties | 18,753 | |||
Deferred revenue | 46,779 | |||
Total current liabilities | 695,858 | |||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||||
Common stock, authorized 150,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value; 31,898,955 shares issued and outstanding | 318,990 | |||
Additional paid-in capital | 24,800,998 | |||
Accumulated deficit | (18,194,049 | ) | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (4,605 | ) | ||
Total stockholders' equity | 6,921,334 | |||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 7,617,192 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Novint Technologies, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
For The Three Months Ended September 30, | For The Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||||
Project | $ | 5,892 | $ | 56,212 | $ | 164,796 | $ | 137,562 | |||||
Product | 81,785 | (231 | ) | 117,275 | 1,980 | ||||||||
Total revenue | 87,677 | 55,981 | 282,071 | 139,542 | |||||||||
Cost of goods sold: | |||||||||||||
Project | 2,569 | 37,132 | 126,304 | 100,699 | |||||||||
Product | 87,896 | - | 129,341 | - | |||||||||
Total cost of goods sold | 90,465 | 37,132 | 255,645 | 100,699 | |||||||||
Gross profit | (2,788 | ) | 18,849 | 26,426 | 38,843 | ||||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||
Research and development | 290,932 | 87,802 | 913,573 | 251,346 | |||||||||
General and administrative | 1,160,109 | 922,241 | 3,730,676 | 1,943,231 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 93,879 | 25,812 | 202,996 | 75,710 | |||||||||
Sales and marketing | 452,148 | 37,975 | 770,197 | 124,410 | |||||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,997,068 | 1,073,830 | 5,617,442 | 2,394,697 | |||||||||
Loss from operations | (1,999,856 | ) | (1,054,981 | ) | (5,591,016 | ) | (2,355,854 | ) | |||||
Other (income) expense | |||||||||||||
Interest income | (85,025 | ) | (139 | ) | (192,573 | ) | (139 | ) | |||||
Interest expense | 2,979 | 5,747 | 146,699 | 206,656 | |||||||||
Net other expenses | (82,046 | ) | 5,608 | (45,874 | ) | 206,517 | |||||||
Net loss | (1,917,810 | ) | (1,060,589 | ) | (5,545,142 | ) | (2,562,371 | ) | |||||
Preferred stock accretion | - | - | - | (170,974 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss available to common stockholders | $ | (1,917,810 | ) | $ | (1,060,589 | ) | $ | (5,545,142 | ) | $ | (2,733,345 | ) | |
Loss per share, basic and diluted: | |||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | |
Net loss available to common stockholders | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 31,626,498 | 18,201,060 | 28,772,362 | 16,944,987 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Novint Technologies, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Other | ||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-in | Accumulated | Comprehensive | ||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | (Deficit) | Income (Loss) | Total | ||||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2006 | 19,894,091 | $ | 198,942 | $ | 12,624,562 | $ | (12,648,907 | ) | $ | (4,605 | ) | $ | 169,992 | ||||||
Common stock sold for cash, net of offering costs of $439,364 | 10,330,000 | 103,300 | 9,787,336 | - | - | 9,890,636 | |||||||||||||
Common stock issued related to exercise of options/warrants | 444,811 | 4,448 | 132,132 | - | - | 136,580 | |||||||||||||
Common stock issued to consultants for services | 381,018 | 3,810 | 430,192 | - | - | 434,002 | |||||||||||||
Common stock issued for repayment of notes payable | 232,627 | 2,326 | 355,755 | - | - | 358,081 | |||||||||||||
Common stock issued for settlement of accrued liabilities | 507,701 | 5,077 | 595,327 | - | - | 600,404 | |||||||||||||
Options vested for employees services | - | - | 303,878 | - | - | 303,878 | |||||||||||||
Options vested to consultants for services | - | - | 562,902 | - | - | 562,902 | |||||||||||||
Common stock issued for purchase of licenses | 9,260 | 93 | 9,908 | - | - | 10,001 | |||||||||||||
Common stock issued pursuant to previous investment agreements | 99,447 | 994 | (994 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (5,545,142 | ) | - | (5,545,142 | ) | |||||||||||
Balances, September 30, 2007 | 31,898,955 | $ | 318,990 | $ | 24,800,998 | $ | (18,194,049 | ) | $ | (4,605 | ) | $ | 6,921,334 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For The Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Cash flows from (to) operating activities: | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (5,545,142 | ) | $ | (2,562,371 | ) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 202,996 | 75,710 | |||||
Common stock issued for services | 434,002 | 105,938 | |||||
Options issued to employees and consultants for services | 866,780 | 843,332 | |||||
Reprice of warrants previously granted in debt offering | - | 155,748 | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts receivable | (31,804 | ) | 74,650 | ||||
Prepaid expenses | (1,133,704 | ) | (27,097 | ) | |||
Inventory | (133,308 | ) | - | ||||
Deferred financing costs | - | (70,322 | ) | ||||
Deposits | 283,071 | - | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 218,459 | 272,595 | |||||
Accrued expenses related party | (53,122 | ) | - | ||||
Deferred revenue | 46,779 | - | |||||
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on contracts, net | (5,892 | ) | (59,098 | ) | |||
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on contracts, net | (5,500 | ) | (4,370 | ) | |||
Net cash (used in) operating activities | (4,856,385 | ) | (1,195,285 | ) | |||
Cash flows from (to) investing activities: | |||||||
Capital outlay for software development costs | (406,519 | ) | - | ||||
Capital outlay for investment in marketable debt instruments | (1,993,633 | ) | - | ||||
Purchase of licensing rights | (155,462 | ) | (11,731 | ) | |||
Property and equipment acquisitions | (244,809 | ) | (22,498 | ) | |||
Net cash (used in) investing activities | (2,800,423 | ) | (34,229 | ) | |||
Cash flows from (to) financing activities: | |||||||
Proceeds from exercise of options | 136,684 | - | |||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 10,330,000 | 1,925,000 | |||||
Offering costs | (385,010 | ) | (14,500 | ) | |||
Proceeds from notes payable | - | 340,000 | |||||
Repayment of notes payable | - | (240,000 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 10,081,674 | 2,010,500 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 2,424,866 | 780,986 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 255,468 | 42,127 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 2,680,334 | $ | 823,113 | |||
Supplemental information: | |||||||
Interest paid | $ | - | $ | - | |||
Income taxes paid | $ | - | $ | - | |||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||
Deferred financing cost recognized and netted against paid-in capital | $ | 54,354 | $ | - | |||
Purchase of licenses with common stock | $ | 10,001 | $ | - | |||
Payment of accrued research and development liabilities with common stock | $ | - | $ | 465,000 | |||
Payment of notes payable and accrued interest with common stock | $ | 358,081 | $ | 983,846 | |||
Payment of accrued liabilities with common stock | $ | 585,634 | $ | - | |||
Fair value accretion on conditionally redeemable, convertible preferred stock | $ | - | $ | 170,974 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Novint Technologies, Inc.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited financial statements have been prepared by Novint Technologies, Inc. (the “Company“ or “Novint”), in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-QSB and Regulation S-B as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for complete financial statements. These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included on Form 10-KSB (as amended) for the period ended December 31, 2006. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements furnished herein include all adjustments, all of which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period presented. The results of the nine months ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2007.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts were reclassified to conform to the September 30, 2007 presentation.
Nature of Business
Novint Technologies, Inc. (the “Company” or “Novint”) was originally incorporated in the State of New Mexico in April 1999. On February 26, 2002, the Company changed its state of incorporation to Delaware by merging with Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation. This merger was accounted for as a reorganization of the Company. The Company currently is engaged in the development and sale of haptics products and equipment, including installation services and support, to production and manufacturing companies in the United States. Haptics refers to one’s sense of touch. The Company is expanding into the consumer interactive computer gaming market, which is a substantial departure from its business of offering product development services and limited sales of haptic technology. The Company’s operations are based in New Mexico with sales of its haptics products primarily to consumers through the Company’s website at www.novint.com and retail outlets beginning in fall 2007.
Management’s Plans
As of September 30, 2007, the Company had total current assets of $6,072,742 and total current liabilities of $695,858, resulting in a working capital surplus of $5,376,884. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had cash totaling $2,680,334. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as further discussed in Note 7, the Company raised approximately $9,891,000 from the sale of shares of common stock with warrants through an equity agreement and exercise of stock purchase warrants net of offering costs. This recent equity raised should allow the Company to further develop its haptics technology, and seek and develop strategic partnerships with game publishers and hardware manufacturers that will utilize the Company’s haptics technology. As a result of the equity raise the Company believes that it has sufficient capital and existing equity financing arrangements to sustain its operations beyond twelve months and execute its current business plans with respect to the haptics technology.
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NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Software Development Costs
The Company accounts for its software development costs in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) Number 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed. This statement requires that, once technological feasibility of a developing product has been established, all subsequent costs incurred in developing that product to a commercially acceptable level be capitalized and amortized ratably over the estimated life of the product, which is generally 5 years. The Company has capitalized software development costs in connection with its haptics technology beginning in 2000. Amortization is computed on the straight-line basis over the estimated life (5 years) of the haptics technology. As of September 30, 2007, the Company’s capitalized software development costs totaled $642,830 (net of $154,092 of accumulated amortization). The estimated annual amortization expense related to the capitalized software development cost is approximately $155,000 per year. Amortization expense related to software development costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 totaled $66,637 and $1,832.
The Company follows Statement of Position (SOP) No. 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use, which requires capitalization of certain costs incurred during the development of internal use software. Through September 30, 2007, capitalizable costs incurred have not been significant for any development projects. Accordingly, the Company has charged all related costs to research and development expense in the periods incurred.
Investment in Marketable Debt Instruments
The Company has investments in marketable debt instruments comprised primarily of commercial grade bonds which are classified as held to maturity. Investments held to maturity, which mature within one year, are classified as a current asset and those beyond twelve months will be classified as non-current assets.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation on property and equipment is calculated on a straight-line depreciation method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 3 to 5 years for software and computer equipment, and 5 years for office equipment. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation expense was $32,304 and $18,253 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of licensing agreements of $627,491 and patents of $40,706, and are carried at cost less accumulated amortization of $267,041. Amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the economic life of the assets, which range between 3 and 12 years. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized amortization expense of approximately $104,055 and $57,457, respectively, related to intangible assets.
Annual amortization of intangible assets remaining at September 30, 2007, is as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||
2007 | 49,166 | |||
2008 | 129,997 | |||
2009 | 129,719 | |||
2010 | 48,443 | |||
2011 and after | 43,831 | |||
Total | $ | 401,156 |
Revenue and Cost Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of software products under the provisions of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, as amended by SOP 98-4 and SOP 98-9. SOP 97-2 generally requires that revenue recognized from software arrangements be allocated to each element of the arrangement based on the relative vendor specific objective evidence of fair values of the elements, such as software products, upgrades, enhancements, post contract customer support, installation or training. Under SOP 97-2, if the determination of vendor specific objective evidence of fair value for each element of the arrangement does not exist, all revenue from the arrangement is deferred until such time that evidence does exist or until all elements of the arrangement are delivered.
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SOP 97-2 was amended in December 1998 by SOP 98-9, Modification of SOP 97-2 Software Revenue Recognition with Respect to Certain Transactions. SOP 98-9 clarified what constitutes vendor specific objective evidence of fair value and introduced the concept of the “residual method” for allocating revenue to elements in a multiple element arrangement.
The Company’s revenue recognition policy is as follows:
Project revenue consists of programming services provided to unrelated parties under fixed-price contracts. Revenues from fixed price programming contracts are recognized in accordance with SOP 81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts, and Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) 45, Long-Term Construction-Type Contracts, using the percentage-of-completion method, measured by the percentage of costs incurred to date compared with the total estimated costs for each contract. The Company accounts for these measurements in the accompanying balance sheets under costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on contracts, and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on contracts. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made and recorded in the period in which the loss is identified.
Revenue from product sales relates to the sale of the Falcon haptics interface, which is a human-computer user interface (the Falcon). The Falcon allows the user to experience sensory information when using a computer and its handle and is the approximate size and shape of a writing instrument. The Falcons are manufactured by an unrelated party
Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 00-10, Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs, require amounts billed to a customer in a sales transaction related to shipping and handling, if any, to be classified and accounted for as revenues earned for the goods provided whereas shipping and handling costs incurred by a company are required to be classified as cost of sales. The Company’s costs associated with shipping product items to the Company’s customers are included in the Company’s Cost of Goods Sold.
EITF 01-14, Income Statement Characterization of Reimbursements Received for “Out-of-Pocket” Expenses Incurred, requires reimbursements received for out-of-pocket expenses incurred while providing services to be characterized in the statements of operations as revenue. The Company’s out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their project revenues are recognized in revenues based on a computed overhead rate that is included in their project labor costs to derive a project price.
In accordance with EITF 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent, the Company recognizes its product sales on a gross basis. The Company is responsible for fulfillment, including the acceptability of the product ordered. The Company has risks and rewards of ownership such as the risk of loss for collection, delivery or returns. Title passes to the customer upon receipt of the product by the customer. In accordance with the Company’s agreement with its customer, further obligation is limited to the terms defined in its warranty.
The Company’s customers are provided a warranty from the Company’s supplier. This warranty guarantees that the supplier’s products shall be free from manufacturing defects. The supplier agrees to provide, free of charge, replacements for any components found to be defective within 1 year of delivery. As of September 30, 2007, the Company has accrued $3,028 as warranty reserve.
Loss per Common Share
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings Per Share, (SFAS 128) provides for the calculation of “Basic” and “Diluted” earnings per share. Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. All potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computations since they would be antidilutive. However, these dilutive securities could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future. As of September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company had a total of 27,322,342 and 12,546,763 in potentially dilutive securities, respectively.
Stock Option Plans
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The Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (Revised 2004), Share Based Payment (“SFAS No. 123R”), under the modified-prospective transition method on January 1, 2006. SFAS No. 123R requires companies to measure and recognize the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value. Share-based compensation recognized under the modified-prospective transition method of SFAS No. 123R includes share-based compensation based on the grant-date fair value determined in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, for all share-based payments granted prior to and not yet vested as of January 1, 2006 and share-based compensation based on the grant-date fair-value determined in accordance with SFAS No. 123R for all share-based payments granted after January 1, 2006. SFAS No. 123R eliminates the ability to account for the award of these instruments under the intrinsic value method proscribed by Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and allowed under the original provisions of SFAS No. 123.
The Company recognized $303,878 and $233,720 in employee share-based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The fair value of the stock options was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. In calculating the fair value of options for stock based compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the following assumptions were used: closing price of the common stock at the date of grant, risk-free rates ranged from 5.00% to 5.25%, volatility of the options ranged from 73% to 157%, estimated lives of 3 to 10 years and exercise prices ranged from $0.66 to $1.20 per share.
Research and Development
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and amounted to $898,803 and $251,346 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has adopted all accounting pronouncements issued before September 30, 2007, which are applicable to the Company.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This Interpretation requires that we recognize in our financial statements the benefit of a tax position if that position is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 become effective as of the beginning of the 2007 fiscal year, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. The adoption of the provisions of FIN 48 did not have an impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, "Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements" (SAB 108), which addresses how to quantify the effect of financial statement errors. The provisions of SAB 108 become effective as of the end of its 2007 fiscal year. The adoption of the provisions of SAB 108 did not have an impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
NOTE 3 — COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS IN EXCESS OF BILLINGS ON CONTRACTS AND BILLINGS IN EXCESS OF COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS ON CONTRACTS
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on contracts consisted of the following at September 30, 2007:
Costs and estimated earnings incurred on uncompleted contracts | $ | 5,892 | ||
Billings on uncompleted contracts | - | |||
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts | $ | 5,892 |
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on contracts consisted of the following at:
Billings on uncompleted contracts | $ | - | ||
Costs and estimated earnings incurred on uncompleted contracts | - | |||
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts | $ | - |
NOTE 4 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS
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Intangible assets consisted of the following at September 30, 2007:
Licensing agreements | $ | 627,491 | ||
Patent | 40,707 | |||
Less accumulated amortization | (267,042 | ) | ||
$ | 401,156 |
In April 2007, the Company entered into an Intellectual Property Acquisition Agreement to purchase certain intellectual property in consideration for $60,000 in cash and 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with an aggregate value of $302,000. The intellectual property has been recorded within the licensing agreements and shall be amortized on a straight line basis over three years. The agreement also provides for a provision in which the seller may earn an additional $15,000 in cash and 50,000 in common shares if the seller continues full time service with the Company as either an employee or consultant for at least one year, which both additional amounts have been issued to the seller as of September 30, 2007.
NOTE 5 - CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
During 2005, the Company executed convertible promissory notes in the amount of $358,081 to Lunar Design for the costs incurred during 2005 associated with contracted research and development efforts. The promissory notes were non-interest bearing, past their maturity dates (maturity dates varied throughout 2006) and were due on demand. If the promissory notes were not paid in full in cash at the promissory notes’ maturity date, the Company was to convert the unpaid balance of the note into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price per share will be equal to the last sale price of the Company’s common stock on the maturity date, or on the last business day prior to the maturity date. Subsequent to the maturity dates, the Company negotiated with Lunar regarding conversion terms and during the quarter ended March 31, 2007, the Company converted the entire remaining balance totaling $358,081 of the promissory note balance into 232,627 shares of common stock and agreed to issue an additional 77,313 shares valued at $81,178 to cover a portion of $141,532 as settlement, which has been recorded as interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
NOTE 6 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
From time to time, in the normal course of business, the Company is subject to routine litigation incidental to its business. Although there can be no assurances as to the ultimate disposition of any such matters, it is the opinion of management, based upon the information available at this time, that there are no matters, individually or in the aggregate, that will have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and financial condition of the Company.
Effective May 1, 2006, the Company entered into negotiations for a consultant agreement with AF Double Eagle (“Consultant”) whereby Consultant will become a full time employee of the Company approximately 6 months after the effective date of the agreement. The Company and Consultant may transition into Consultant becoming a full time employee earlier upon mutual consent. In accordance with the agreement, the Consultant will assist the Company in revenue generation, strategic partnering, strategic planning, seeking funding sources and general corporate operations.
Compensation arrangements to the consultant are as follows:
Cash compensation — The Company will pay Consultant $50,000 each quarter as compensation for these services.
Equity compensation — Subject to applicable laws, and the Company’s stock option plan, and consistent with the Company’s usual option grant terms, The Company will grant to Consultant options to purchase 1,413,933 shares of the Company’s common stock. The options shall have an exercise price of $1.00 per share, and shall be exercisable for 7 years from the date of grant. In May 2007, the Company increased the options from 1,413,933 to 1,613,933 which 200,000 is subject to Option Group B and 200,000 subject to Option Group C. The additional options for 400,000 shares have an exercise price of $1.02. The options for 1,413,933 shares were granted to the Consultant on May 1, 2006. The Company calculated the initial value of the options using the Black-Scholes model based on the following assumptions: a risk-free rate of 5.15%, volatility of 137%, estimated life of 10 years and a fair market value of $1.40 per share.
If the Company sells shares of its common stock in a sale or sales cumulating at least $3,000,000 net proceeds to the Company before May 1, 2007, and the average per share price of such sale or sales (the “Average Price”) is less than $1.00, then the Company shall issue additional options on substantially the same terms, such that the total number of options, including previous options plus newly issued options, times the Average Price equals $1,213,930.
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The options shall initially be unvested. The Company and the Consultant anticipate that vesting of options will continue in connection with employment. If such employment is not entered for any or no reason, then any options unvested at the termination of this Agreement shall be forfeited to the Company.
Option Group A. Options equal to 5/7th’s of Consultant’s total number of options shall vest monthly over five years, with the first such installment vesting June 1, 2006. If at any time the number of options vested shall be determined, the number vested according to the preceding monthly installment schedule shall be rounded to the nearest whole number of options. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Consultant vested options for 130,065 shares with a fair value of $98,849. As of September 30, 2007, the Consultant has total vested options for 242,281 shares.
Option Group B. Options equal to 1/7th of consultant’s total number of options shall vest on the close of a sale of equity in the Company to a Consultant Source totaling not less than $1,000,000 net proceeds to the Company, or on the vesting of Option Group C, whichever first occurs. A “Consultant Source” is a party that Consultant first introduces to the Company (i.e., the Company had no relationship with the party prior to Consultant’s introduction), and who purchases equity in the Company in a transaction in which Consultant actively participates in communications and negotiations, and who purchase equity in the Company prior to the termination of this Agreement. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Consultant earned and was granted all of the eligible options totaling 173,419 shares related to a Unit Subscription Agreement as discussed in Note 7.
Option Group C. Options equal to 1/7th of consultant’s total number of options shall vest on the date that the Company’s cumulative product sales total either (a) 100,000 units of Falcon interface units (not including end effectors or other accessories sold apart from a base unit) or (b) $20,000,000 in revenue to the Company. As of September 30, 2007, there were no options related to Option Group C earned and vested.
In addition, if after three years Consultant has not vested the 2/7ths options from Group B and C then whatever portion unvested will vest as if it had been part of the group A options. Therefore, on the third anniversary, 3/5ths of the total unvested options will vest and the remaining 2/5ths will vest over the next two years.
Bonus compensation — The Company will pay to Consultant an amount equal to 4% of the net proceeds to the Company of any sale of equity to a Consultant Source closing before the termination of this Agreement. The Company will pay to Consultant an amount equal to 20% of the gross revenue to the Company of any Consultant Sales, where Consultant Sales are sales of the Company’s products to parties that were first introduced to the Company by Consultant but only for so long as Consultant is actively promoting and driving sales to the party and actively managing the relationship with the party.
Although this consulting agreement has not been signed, the Company has paid and continues to pay Consultant under the terms of the agreement and the options were considered granted May 1, 2006.
On May 24, 2007, the Company granted this Consultant an option to purchase Units consisting of 147,059 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 147,059 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share. The option for each Unit has an exercise price of $1.02 per Unit which shall vest 49,020 on July 1, 2007; 49,020 on October 1, 2007; and 49,019 on January 1, 2008 which the Consultant has up to thirty (30) days to exercise such option from the each portion vest otherwise forfeit such option. The option related to these Units has been accounted for under EITF 96-18 whereby the vested portion will be valued at the end of each reporting period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company has recorded $78,734 as an expense associated with the vested portion of the options. Since the option is comprised of a share of common stock and warrant, each component has been separately valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions used for valuing the common stock component under Black-Scholes are as follow: exercise price of $1.02; stock price of $0.80 to $0.99; term of 1 month; volatility of 141% to 157%; and discount rate of 5%. The assumptions used for valuing the warrant component under Black-Scholes are as follow: exercise price of $1.50; stock price of $0.80 to $0.99; term of 3 years; volatility of 141% to 157%; and discount rate of 5%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Consultant has exercised the July 1, 2007 option for 49,020 shares.
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NOTE 7 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
On June 19, 2007, the Company’s stockholders approved an increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 50,000,000 shares to 150,000,000 shares and to cancel the 4,000 authorized Series A Preferred Stock.
Conditionally Redeemable, Convertible Preferred Stock
On April 20, 2000, in connection with the license agreement with Sandia, the Company issued all 4,000 authorized shares of Series A conditionally redeemable, convertible preferred stock at $0.25 per share. The preferred stock was convertible into fully paid and non-assessable common stock as follows: at the holder’s option based on the conversion price in effect on the conversion date or automatically upon the closing of an IPO, which would result in 447,300 shares of common stock. The conversion price shall be (i) the subscription price ($100,000 when expressed as an aggregate amount or $25.00 per share when expressed on a per-share basis) divided by (ii) the conversion price in effect on the conversion date. Additionally, the Company is obligated to redeem the preferred shares, if there is no IPO or initial sale within 10 years from the issue date.
In connection with the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement, on February 6, 2006 the Company issued 447,300 shares of common stock to Sandia for the conversion of the preferred stock in accordance with the agreement.
Accordingly, the Company accreted the fair value of the common stock conversion to retained earnings through the conversion date of February 6, 2006. When the Company was approved for public filing, it recognized an additional charge of $170,974 to retained earnings of the converted shares at the fair value as compared to the IPO price. The fair value of the stock on February 6, 2006 was estimated to be $1.00 per share.
Sale of Common Stock and Warrant
During January 2007, the Company sold 500,000 shares of common stock and warrants for 500,000 shares of common stock to 8 investors for a total of $500,000. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.00 per share and life of five years.
During May 2007, the Company issued a total of 99,447 shares of common stock to seven investors pursuant to provisions within their investment subscription agreements consummated in 2006 which provides for additional shares to be issued as an anti-dilutive measure which terminated in May 2007. These shares issued pursuant to the anti-dilutive measure was accounted for as additional shares issued as part of the overall original sale of stock related to the investment subscription agreement during 2006. The par value of the 99,447 shares of common stock was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital.
During May 2007, the Company sold 580,000 shares of common stock and warrants for 580,000 shares of common stock to 4 investors for a total of $580,000. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.50 per share and life of five years.
During August 2007, the Company sold 250,000 shares of common stock and warrants for 62,500 shares of common stock to one investor for a total of $250,000. The Company paid $15,000 in offering costs associated with the sale and received net proceeds of $235,000. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.50 per share and life of five years.
Unit Subscription Agreement
On March 5, 2007, the Company entered into a Unit Subscription Agreement (the “Agreement”) with 42 accredited investors (the “Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Company issued and sold $9,000,000 of Units, at a price of one dollar per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, and one five-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50. Accordingly, an aggregate of 9,000,000 shares of its common stock, and warrants to purchase 9,000,000 shares of common stock were issued (the “Financing”). The Financing closed on March 5, 2007. Under the terms of the Unit Subscription Agreement the Company may sell an additional 1,000,000 Units for $1,000,000 to a strategic investor, of which the Company closed on the sale of 580,000 units for $580,000 on May 11, 2007. Gross proceeds from the Financing to the Company were $9,000,000, of which $320,010 was paid to certain individuals who served as placement agents for the transaction and approximately $50,000 was paid to counsel for the Purchasers in connection with the transaction. In addition, the Company had netted a previously capitalized deferred offering cost totaling $54,354 towards the gross proceeds from the Financing. The Company granted warrants to purchase 320,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.50 to certain individuals who served as placement agents in the financing and options to purchase 173,419 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.00 to AF Double Eagle upon the closing of the Financing. These warrants and options have been accounted for as related offering costs. Mr. Tom Anderson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, invested $25,000 in the Financing.
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As part of the terms of the Agreement, the Company entered into an Investor Rights Agreement among the Purchasers pursuant to which the Company has agreed to file a registration statement to register for resale of the shares of common stock sold in the Financing, including the shares of common stock underlying the warrants, within 55 days following the closing of the Financing. Subject to certain exceptions, in the event the registration statement is not filed within such 55 day period or does not become effective within certain time periods set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement, the Company would be required to pay each purchaser in the Financing an amount in cash equal to 0.0333% of the sum of (i) the purchase amount paid by the Purchaser and (ii) the amount paid upon exercise of the warrants for each day the filing or effectiveness of the registration statement is delayed and, pursuant to the terms of the warrants, the Purchasers would be entitled to exercise their warrants pursuant to a cashless exercise formula. In addition, the Company has agreed not to grant any registration rights that are senior to the registration rights of the Purchasers for a period of two years from the closing date without the prior written consent of a majority of the Purchasers. The Company filed a Form SB-2 registration statement as required by the Agreement on May 24, 2007 and it became effective on June 19, 2007 within the required timeline of the Agreement.
NOTE 8 — RELATED PARTIES
On February 18, 2004, the Company granted to a significant shareholder, for future services, 125,000 options to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $0.66 per share. The options have a 5-year annual vesting provision. Options granted to consultants are valued each reporting period to determine the amount to be recorded as consultant expense in the respective period. As the options vest, they will be valued one last time on the vesting date and an adjustment will be recorded for the difference between the value already recorded and the current value on date of vesting. At September 30, 2007, the Company calculated the value of the options using the Black-Scholes model based on the following assumptions: a risk-free rate of 5.00%, volatility of 146%, estimated life of 10 years and a fair market value of $0.79 per share. At March 31, 2004, the Company calculated the initial value of the options using the Black-Scholes model based on the following assumptions: a risk-free rate of 4.05%, volatility of 91%, estimated life of 10 years and a fair market value of $1.00 per share. The vesting schedule is prorated over the reporting period, and $12,148 and $22,690, respectively, was recorded as consultant expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
In March 2004, Normandie New Mexico Corporation, which is owned by the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Manhattan Scientific (a significant shareholder) who is also a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, entered into an agreement with the Company to provide consulting services in relation to business development and marketing support. Fees per the agreement are $6,250 per month. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company had paid $121,875 and $-0-, respectively, for these services. As of September 30, 2007, the Company owed $6,250 to Normandie New Mexico under the agreement.
On June 10, 2004, the Company granted 250,000 options to purchase common stock to one of the member of the Company’s Board of Directors for future consulting services at an exercise price of $0.66 per share. The options have a 5-year annual vesting provision. At June 30, 2004, the Company calculated the initial value of these options using the Black-Scholes model based on the following assumptions: a risk-free rate of 4.81%, volatility of 100%, estimated life of 10 years and a fair market value of $1.00 per share. At September 30, 2007, the Company calculated the value of the options using the Black-Scholes model based on the following assumptions: a risk-free rate of 5.00%, volatility of 146%, estimated life of 10 years and a fair market value of $0.79 per share. The vesting schedule is prorated over the reporting period, and approximately $58,598 and $70,102, respectively, was recorded as consulting expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
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NOTE 9 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 1, 2007, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a consultant whereby the consultant would provide such services as developing marketing strategies, market analysis and other research services for period of twelve months. As consideration, the consultant will receive monthly cash compensation of $6,500 and warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.80 per share which vest over twelve months.
During October 2007, the Company granted employee stock options to two employees for a total of 50,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.95 per share. The employee stock options vest over a five year period.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND PLAN OF OPERATION
Statements included in this management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, and in future filings by the company with the securities and exchange commission, in the company’s press releases and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer which are not historical or current facts are “forward-looking statements” and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The following important factors, among others, in some cases have affected and in the future could affect the company’s actual results and could cause the company’s actual financial performance to differ materially from that expressed in any forward-looking statement: (i) the extremely competitive conditions that currently exist in the market for companies similar to the company and (ii) lack of resources to maintain the company’s good standing status and requisite filings with the securities and exchange commission. The foregoing list should not be construed as exhaustive and the company disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and their explanatory notes included as part of this quarterly report.
I. OVERVIEW
We were initially incorporated in the State of New Mexico as Novint Technologies, Inc. in April 1999. On February 26, 2002, we changed our state of incorporation to Delaware by merging into Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation. We have no subsidiaries and operate our business under Novint Technologies, Inc. We are a haptics technology company (haptics refers to your sense of touch). We develop, market and sell applications and technologies that allow people to use their sense of touch to interact with computers.
To date, we have derived the majority of our revenues developing professional applications for our customers. We have completed a number of contracts with companies such as Aramco, Lockheed Martin, Chrysler, Chevron, Sandia National Laboratories, The Falk Group and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Although we continue our operations in professional applications for our customers, we have started to focus more of our attention in leveraging our computer touch technology to exploit opportunities in the consumer console and PC interactive computer games market. Using our haptics technology, games and applications will have the crucial missing “third sense”, touch, to human computer interaction. Users will be able to directly and intuitively feel the shape, texture, and physical properties of virtual objects using our computer touch software. Our haptic technology and related hardware for consumers is now the primary focus of our operations whereas in the past it had been professional applications. We will devote a majority of our resources to further developing this market, and seeking new business relationships with video game developers and publishers and hardware manufacturers. We began selling our haptic product, the Novint Falcon, in June 2007 through our website at www.novint.com. We currently are selling one haptic product which is a haptic game controller device called the Novint Falcon marketed in a bundled package which includes several games. Although our sales of the Novint Falcon since product launch have been limited, we anticipate sales of the Novint Falcon to increase as we increase sales and distributions to retailers and as we release new software and games in 2008.
II. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
High-quality financial statements require rigorous application of accounting policies. Our policies are discussed in our financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, and are considered by management to be critical for an understanding of our financial statements because their application places the most significant demands on management’s judgment, with financial reporting results relying on estimation about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. We review the accounting policies we use in reporting our financial results on a regular basis. As part of such review, we assess how changes in our business processes and products may affect how we account for transactions. We have not changed our critical accounting policies or practices during 2007. However, we are evaluating how improvements in processes and other changes in haptics technology and our emerging video games business may impact revenue recognition policies in the future.
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REVENUE AND COST RECOGNITION — We recognize revenue from the sale of software products under the provisions of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, as amended by SOP 98-4 and SOP 98-9. SOP 97-2 generally requires that revenue recognized from software arrangements be allocated to each element of the arrangement based on the relative vendor specific objective evidence of fair values of the elements, such as software products, upgrades, enhancements, post contract customer support, installation, or training. Under SOP 97-2, if the determination of vendor specific objective evidence of fair value for each element of the arrangement does not exist, all revenue from the arrangement is deferred until such time that evidence does exist or until all elements of the arrangement are delivered.
Our revenue recognition policy is as follows:
Project revenue consists of programming services provided to unrelated parties under fixed-price contracts. Revenues from fixed price programming contracts are recognized in accordance with Statement of Position (SOP) 81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts, and Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) 45, Long-Term Construction-Type Contracts, using the percentage-of-completion method, measured by the percentage of costs incurred to date compared with the total estimated costs for each contract. Novint accounts for these measurements on the balance sheet under costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on contracts, and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on contracts. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made and recorded in the period in which the loss is identified.
Revenue from product sales relates to the sale of the Falcon haptics interface, which is a human-computer user interface (the Falcon). The Falcon allows the user to experience sensory information when using a computer and its handle and is the approximate size and shape of a writing instrument. The Falcons are manufactured by an unrelated party.
Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 00-10, Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs, require amounts billed to a customer in a sales transaction related to shipping and handling, if any, to be classified and accounted for as revenues earned for the goods provided whereas shipping and handling costs incurred by a company are required to be classified as cost of sales. The Company’s costs associated with shipping product items to the Company’s customers are included in the Company’s Cost of Goods Sold.
Our customers are provided a warranty through our supplier. This warranty guarantees that the supplier’s products shall be free from manufacturing defects. The supplier agrees to provide, free of charge, replacements for any components found to be defective within 1 year of delivery. As of September 30, 2007, we have accrued $3,028 as warranty reserve.
IMPAIRMENT — In accordance with SFAS 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, we review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS — We account for our software development costs in accordance with SFAS 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed. This statement requires that, once technological feasibility of a developing product has been established, all subsequent costs incurred in developing that product to a commercially acceptable level be capitalized and amortized ratably over the estimated life of the product, which is 5 years. We have capitalized software development costs in connection with our haptic software beginning in 2000. Amortization is computed on the straight-line basis over the remaining life (five years) of our software platform.
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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION - We account for stock based compensation in accordance with SFAS 123(R), Share-Based Payment which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including employee stock options and employee stock purchases, related to a Employee Stock Purchase Plan based on the estimated fair values. We have used stock option awards in the past and continue to use them as a means of rewarding our employees and directors for their continued commitment and efforts in helping us execute our overall business plans.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
REVENUES. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, we had revenues of $87,677 as compared to revenues of $55,981 during the three months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of approximately 57%. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, our revenues were derived from the development of professional applications for customers totaling $5,892, and the sale of our haptic technology product totaling $81,785. In 2006, we redirected much of our attention in the development and completion of our haptics technology and hardware platforms for consumers. Our haptic game controller device was launched in June 2007. We still generated revenues during both periods from developing professional applications. We will continue to provide development of professional applications in future years but not at the levels experienced in prior years since we believe our future growth will be centered around our haptics technology and hardware platform for consumers.
COST OF GOODS SOLD AND GROSS PROFIT (LOSS). Cost of Goods Sold, which consists of the cost of the haptic technology products sold, materials purchased for resale to customers and the direct labor incurred for delivering on projects, were $90,465 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $37,132 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, our cost of goods sold comprised of cost associated with labor for projects and costs associated with our haptic technology product. Our overall gross loss percentage was approximately (3)% for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to a gross profit percentage of 34% for the three months ended September 30, 2006. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, our gross profit from our development of professional applications approximated 56%, and gross loss from the sale of our haptics technology product approximated (7)%. Our gross loss experienced from the sale of our haptics technology product has improved since last quarter, but is still impacted by high freight costs to meet the demands of the initial product distribution.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES. Research and development totaled $290,932 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $87,802 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $203,130 or 231%. Our research and development for 2007 increased as development was completed for the various software applications of our haptics technology. We anticipate our research and development expenses to remain at the current levels as we continue to develop new software associated with the haptics technology product.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. General and administrative expenses totaled $1,160,109 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $922,241 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $237,868 or 26%. The increase in general and administrative expenses compared to the prior year was primarily related to the growth in the business to support the sales and marketing of the haptic technology. Business and professional fees decreased approximately $248,000, and payroll and other overhead expenses increase approximately $454,600 as new employees and other expenses are added to expand the business. We anticipate such expenses to continue to slightly increase as we establish the necessary organization for the business.
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SALES AND MARKETING EXPENSE. Sales and marketing expense totaled $452,148 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $37,975 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $414,173 or 1,091%. The increase was primarily contributed to website development, trade show expenses and a promotional “Swoop” tour to promote the product immediately following the launch of the product in June 2007. This promotional effort will continue in 2007.
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS. We had a Loss from Operations of $1,999,856 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to a Loss from Operations of $1,054,981 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Our operating losses have increased as a result of the changes in our operating expenses as described above.
NET LOSS. We had a net loss of $1,917,810, or $0.06 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $1,060,589, or $0.06 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Our net losses increased as a result of the increase in our operating expenses as described above. Additionally, our interest expense decreased $2,768, and interest income increased $84,886.
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 COMPARED TO THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
REVENUES. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we had revenues of $282,071 as compared to revenues of $139,542 during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, a increase of approximately 102%. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our revenues were derived from the development of professional applications for customers, and the sale of our Haptic technology product. In 2006, we redirected much of our attention to the development and completion of our haptics technology and hardware platforms for consumers. Our haptic game controller device product was launched in June 2007. We still generated revenues during both periods from developing professional applications. We will still continue to provide development of professional applications in future years but not at the level of prior years since we believe our future growth will be centered on our haptics technology and hardware platform for consumers.
COST OF GOODS SOLD AND GROSS PROFIT (LOSS). Cost of Goods Sold, which consists of the cost of the haptic technology products sold, materials purchased for resale to customers and the direct labor incurred for delivering on projects, were $255,645 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $100,699 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our cost of goods sold is comprised of cost associated from development of professional applications totaling $126,304, and cost associated with our haptic technology product totaling $129,341. Our overall gross profit percentage was approximately 9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to 28% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, our gross profit from our development of professional applications approximated 23% and gross loss from the sale of our haptics technology product approximated (10)%. The decrease in gross profit percentage was primarily related a shift in sales to our haptics technology product, which has a lower margin than sales from professional applications The lower margin in sales of our haptics technology product is principally due to our high freight costs incurred to meet the demands of the initial product distribution. Recently, we have established a group inside the Company to continue focusing on the professional applications market.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES Research and development totaled $913,573 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $251,346 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $662,227 or 263%. Our research and development for 2007 increased as development was completed for the various software applications of our haptics technology. We anticipate our research and development expenses to remain at the current levels as we continue to develop new software associated with the haptics technology product.
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GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. General and administrative expenses totaled $3,730,676 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $1,943,231 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $1,787,445 or 92%. The increase in general and administrative expenses compared to the prior year was primarily related to activity while preparing for the launch of haptic technology sales, professional fees to complete a round of funding in May, and the addition of employees to support the product sales business. Business and professional fees increased approximately $984,000 for business development consulting during 2007. Payroll and other overhead expenses increase approximately $772,000 in support of bringing the technology to market during latter part of the 2nd quarter of 2007. We anticipate some continued increase in payroll and other overhead expenses for the remaining periods in 2007 as we fully commence the sales of our haptics technology product.
SALES AND MARKETING EXPENSE Sales and marketing expense totaled $770,197 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $124,410 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, an increase of $645,787 or 519%. The increase was primarily attributable to website development, trade show expenses and a promotional “Swoop” tour to promote the product immediately following the launch of the product in June 2007. This promotional effort will continue in 2007.
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS. We had a loss from operations of $5,591,016 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to a loss from operations of $2,355,854 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Our operating losses have increased as a result of the increase in our operating expenses as described above.
NET LOSS. We had a net loss of $5,545,142, or $0.19 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $2,562,371, or $0.15 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Our net losses increased as a result of the increase in our operating expenses as described above. Additionally, our interest expense decreased $59,957, and we had interest income of $192,573 in 2007, since all debt was eliminated in the first quarter of 2007.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of September 30, 2007, the Company had total current assets of $6,072,742 and total current liabilities of $695,858, resulting in a working capital surplus of $5,376,884. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had cash totaling $2,680,334 and an investment in marketable debt instruments of $1,993,633. Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 totaled $4,856,385 compared to $1,195,285 in the same period of the prior year. The increase in net cash used in operating activities compared to the prior year is primarily due to the increase in net loss. Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 totaled $2,800,423 compared to $34,229 in the same period of the prior year. The increase in net cash used in investing activities compared to the prior year was primarily due to a $1,994,000 cash outlay in investing marketable debt instruments and $407,000 capital outlay for software development costs. Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 totaled $10,081,674 compared to $2,010,500 in the same period of the prior year. The increase in cash provided by financing activities compared to the prior year was primarily due to approximately $10,330,000 received from the sale of shares of common stock with warrants through an equity agreement and exercise of stock purchase warrants net of offering costs of $385,010. This recent equity raise should allow the Company to further develop its haptics technology, as well as seek and develop strategic partnerships with game publishers and hardware manufacturers that will utilize the Company’s haptics technology. The Company believes that it has sufficient capital to sustain its operations beyond twelve months and execute its current business plans with respect to the haptics technology.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Acting Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14 as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Acting Chief Financial Officer concluded that the our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act were timely recorded, processed and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.
There have been no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors which occurred during the last quarter covered by this report, which could materially affect or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.
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