SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-QSB
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[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2006
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
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Commission File # 333-131348
BRITTON INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
47-0926548
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
725 Kendall Lane, Boulder City, Nevada 89005
(Address of principal executive offices)
(702) 293-3613
(Issuer’s telephone number)
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes [ ] No [X]
The issuer had 7,380,209 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of August 17, 2006.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check One): Yes [ ] No [X]
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Quarter One – Fiscal 2007
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Financial Statements – for the 3 month periods ending July 31, 2006 and 2005: | |
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Balance Sheets | F-2 |
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Statements of Operations | F-3 |
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Statement of Stockholders’ Equity | F-4 |
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Statements of Cash Flows | F-5 to F-6 |
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Notes to Financial Statements | F-7 to F-8 |
BRITTON INTERNATIONAL INC.
(a Development Stage Company)
Balance Sheets
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CURRENT ASSETS | | | | |
Cash | | | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | |
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Total current assets | | | | |
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OTHER ASSETS | | | | |
Property and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $10,459 as of July 31, 2006 and $9,431 as of April 30, 2006 | | | | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | | |
Accounts payable | | | | |
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Shareholder loans | | | | |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | |
Common shares, 100,000,000 shares with par value of $0.0001 authorized, 7,380,209 shares issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2006 and April 30, 2006 | | | | |
Paid-in Capital | | | | |
Accumulated deficit in the development stage | | | | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | | | |
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The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement
F-2
BRITTON INTERNATIONAL INC.
(a Development Stage Company)
Statements of Operations
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REVENUES: | | | | | | |
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GROSS MARGIN | | | | | | |
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EXPENSES: | | | | | | |
Website expenses | | | | | | |
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Advertising | | | | | | |
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Bad debt expense | | | | | | |
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Total expenses | | | | | | |
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Net Income (loss) from operations | | | | | | |
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Net (loss) | | | | | | |
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS): | | | | | | |
Net Income (loss) | | | | | | |
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The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement
F-3
BRITTON INTERNATIONAL INC.
(a Development Stage Company)
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
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Net loss for the period from August 1, 2003 (inception) through April 30, 2004 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares issued for services at $0.0001 on August 7, 2003 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares issued for purchase of website at $0.01 on November 12, 2003 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares issued for cash at $0.02 during the period ended April 30, 2004 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Balance, April 30, 2004 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common shares issued for cash at $0.02 during the period ended April 30, 2005 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss for year ended April 30, 2005 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Balance, April 30, 2005 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common shares issued for cash at $0.12 on December 12, 2005 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss for year ended April 30, 2006 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement
F-4
BRITTON INTERNATIONAL INC.
(a Development Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
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to net cash used in operating | | | | | | |
Activities | | | | | | |
Depreciation | | | | | | |
Bad debt expense | | | | | | |
Website asset impairment charge | | | | | | |
Accrued interest on shareholder loans | | | | | | |
Services paid by share issuance | | | | | | |
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The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement
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BRITTON INTERNATIONAL INC.
(a Development Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
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The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement
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BRITTON INTERNATIONAL INC.
(a Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
Note 1 – Management’s Statement
The financial statements included herein have been prepared by Britton International Inc. (the “Company”) without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for reporting on interim statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted as allowed by such rules and regulations, and the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the April 30, 2006 audited financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the Company’s Form SB-2 filed with the Commission. While management believes the procedures followed in preparing these financial statements are reasonable, the accuracy of the amounts are in some respects dependent upon the fa cts that will exist, and procedures that will be followed by the Company later in the year. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. In management’s opinion all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial statements are reflected in the interim periods included.
Amounts shown for April 30, 2006 are based upon the audited financial statements of that date.
Note 2– Going Concern
Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America contemplate the continuation of the Company as a going concern. However, the Company has accumulated operation losses since its inception and has limited business operations, which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The continuation of the Company is dependent upon the continuing financial support of new investors, existing stockholders and the Company’s suppliers. In August 2006 the Company acquired an additional $10,000 in operating capital through a shareholder loan from its President and projects it will require further shareholder loans to fund its business plan. However, it is possible the Company will also need to complete equity private placements in the future and there is no assurance that such equity offerings will be successful in raising sufficient funds to assure the eventual profitability of the Company.
Note 3 – Asset Impairment
The Company periodically analyzes its long-lived assets for potential impairment, assessing the appropriateness of lives and recoverability of un-depreciated balances through measurement of undiscounted operation cash flows on a basis consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. During the first quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company determined there was substantial doubt that an upgrade it had contracted for
its website would reach completion. As a result the board determined it was appropriate to write down the value of the website asset by the undepreciated value of the website upgrade which had been entered to the Company’s books. This write down took the form of an asset impairment charge of $3,523 included in Website expenses for the quarter and was charged to the Website asset account.
Note 4 – Related Party Transactions
The Company has purchased products for resale from a related party, Britton Jewellery Inc., which holds 13.5% of the Company’s common shares. Transactions with this related party comprised 22% and 69% of the Company’s total jewelry purchases in during the 3 month periods ended July 31, 2006 and July 31, 2005 respectively. At July 31, 2006, the Company had nil account payables owing to the related party.
As at July 31, 2006, the Company had one related party shareholder loan outstanding of $1,044 which included $44 of accrued interest. This loan is unsecured and has no fixed repayment date. During the 3 month period ended July 31, 2006, loans from shareholders, including accrued interest, increased by $13, the amount of accrued interest in quarter one of fiscal 2007.
Note 5 – Subsequent Event
Subsequent to the end of the three-month period recorded in these financial statements, in August 2006 the Company raised $10,000 in operating capital through a shareholder loan from its President.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS’ DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
This quarterly report on Form 10-QSB contains "forward-looking statements" relating to the registrant which represent the registrant's current expectations or beliefs including, statements concerning registrant’s operations, performance, financial condition and growth. For this purpose, any statement contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as "may", "anticipation", "intend", "could", "estimate", or "continue" or the negative or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, such as credit losses, dependence on management and key personnel and variability of quarterly results, ability of registrant to continue its growth strategy and competition, certain of which are beyond the registrant's control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes and results could differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.
Overview
We are a start-up, development stage company with a limited operating history. Our website, www.britton.com, was operated by Britton Jewellery Inc. (“BJI”) since the late 1990’s but has been operated by us only since we purchased it from BJI in November 2003. After some reconfiguration of the website, we made our first sale through the site on February 8, 2004. Our mission is to combine the advantages of online commerce with a superior customer focus in order to be an authoritative source for diamonds, watches and jewelry products.In sum, our goals are:
1. To generate maximum sales revenues by offering an extensive range of superior jewelry products to online consumers at competitive prices
2. To generate referral and repeat business by offering exceptional service and sales follow-up to our customers
3. To maximize the competitive advantage we hold through the sale of Canadian diamonds which consumers value as being sourced through “ethical” mining operations.
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and we have expensed all development expenses related to the establishment of the company.
Results of Operations for the Comparative Three Month Periods Ended July 31, 2006 and July 31, 2005
Sales
Sales increased marginally to $3,085 for the three months ended July 31, 2006 compared with $2,476 for the three months ended July 31, 2005. This represents an increase of 25% and is we believe attributable to increased consumer acceptance of our website as a trusted source for diamond and jewelry purchases. Although there are many factors which may affect our sales in the future, in general, we anticipate an increase in sales during upcoming quarters as we increase our marketing efforts related to showcasing our offerings of diamonds.
Cost of Goods SoldCost of Goods Sold (“COGS”) include the wholesale costs for jewelry and diamonds which are re-sold via our website. GOGS were $2,088 during three months ended July 31, 2006 compared to $2,127 for three months ended July 31, 2005.The ratio of COGS to Sales improved to 68% from 86% period over period due to a greater mix of higher margin diamond sales versus watch sales. We anticipate the ratio of COGS to Sales will remain approximately the same in the future.
Gross MarginGross Margin is calculated by subtracting COGS from Sales. Gross Margin increased from $349 in three months ended July 31, 2005 to $997 in three months ended July 31, 2006, this represents an increase of 186%.
Our operating expenses are classified into seven categories:
- Website expenses
- Director & Officer fees
- Professional fees
- Advertising
- Depreciation
- Administrative expenses
- Bad debt expense
Website Expenses
Website expenses normally include fees from Internet Service Providers for access to the Internet, fees from technical service providers for website maintenance and fees from merchant services such as PayPal which facilitate certain functions on our website. During the current quarter an asset impairment charge of $3,523 was added to website expenses as detailed in Note 3 of our attached financial statements. This charge was precipitated by an evaluation by our board that there was substantial doubt that an upgrade the Company had contracted for its website would reach completion. As a result the board determined it was appropriate to write down the value of the website asset by the undepreciated value of the website upgrade which had been entered to the Company’s books.
Excluding the asset impairment charge of $3,523, website expenses increased to $439 during three months ended July 31, 2006 from $151 during three months ended July 31, 2005, representing an increase of 191%. This increase is explained by: the existence of non-recurring expenditures in three months ended July 31, 2006 for regular updating and modifications to our existing website. Going forward we project Website expenses will marginally increase from current levels due to higher expected sales traffic on the website.
Director & Officer Fees
Director & Officer Fees were $nil and $nil for three months ended July 31, 2006 and three months ended July 31, 2005 respectively. We do not expect to incur future costs in this area until the Company becomes profitable.
Professional Fees
Professional fees were $16,457 in three months ended July 31, 2006 versus $21,897 in three months ended July 31, 2005. The decreased cost in the current period is attributable to lesser requirements for accounting, audit and legal professional services now that the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 has become effective. We project professional fees will decrease in the upcoming year because fees charged in quarter one include the cost of our fiscal 2006 year end audit.
AdvertisingAdvertising expenses are comprised of fees charged by Internet search engines such as Google for the direction of consumer traffic to the Company’s website. Advertising expenses were $nil during three months ended July 31, 2006 versus $nil during three months ended July 31, 2005. The Company is currently evaluating how to expand its marketing efforts and projects advertising expenses will increase over the coming quarters.
DepreciationAs detailed in Note 1 of our audited Financial Statements for fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, depreciation is recorded for amortization of the purchase of our website and subsequent investments in development of the website and for the amortization of investments in photographic equipment used to create images for posting on the website. Depreciation is a non-cash expense which is calculated on a straight-line basis. An amortization period of three years is used for the website assets and a period of 5 years is used for the photographic equipment. In accordance with US tax law, the first year depreciation expense for assets is recorded as one-half of the total for a normal year. Depreciation in three months ended July 31, 2006 was $1,029 versus $1,010 in three months ended July 31, 2005. We project depreciation expenses will decrease in coming quarters because in quarter two we will have fully depreciated our original website investment.
Administrative ExpensesAdministrative expenses increased to $1,486 in three months ended July 31, 2006 versus $266 in three months ended July 31, 2005. This represents an increase of 459% and is primarily attributable to filing fees for our first 10-KSB year end report which included our fiscal 2006 financial statements. We expect administrative fees to remain at current levels during the coming quarters.
Bad Debt Expense
Bad Debt Expense was $nil in three months ended July 31, 2006 versus $nil in three months ended July 31, 2005. We do not expect to incur bad debt expenses in upcoming quarters.
Net Loss
We incurred a net loss of $(21,966) for the three months ended July 31, 2006 compared with a net loss of $(23,105) for the three months ended July 31, 2005. This represents an improvement of 5%.
Material Events and Uncertainties
Our operating results are difficult to forecast. Our prospects should be evaluated in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties commonly encountered by comparable early stage companies in rapidly evolving markets. There can be no assurance that we will successfully address such risks, expenses and difficulties. In addition, even though we have an operational business with revenues, we cannot assure you that our revenues will increase or that we will become profitable in the future.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since the date of our incorporation, we have raised $60,937 though private placements of our common shares and $1,000 through shareholder loans. In addition, we have successfully drawn purchasers to our website and have earned a positive Gross Margin during fiscal 2004, 2005 and 2006 and the three month periods ended July 31, 2006 and July 31, 2005.
However, during the 2006 fiscal year liquidity decreased due to significant expenditures made for Professional Fees. This is a matter of concern to management and in August 2006, the President advanced $10,000 via a shareholder loan to the Company as an addition to its operating capital. As of July 31, 2006 we had cash on hand of $5,934, which was augmented by the $10,000 shareholder loan in August 2006. Based on average cash usage of $(4,046) per month during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, we must increase sales from current levels or we will need to raise additional funds.
ITEM 3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure controls and procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”), the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer (the “Certifying Officers”) of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) under the
Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, the Certifying Officers have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the disclosure controls and procedures in place were adequate to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, in reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
Internal control over financial reporting
The Certifying Officers reviewed our
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) under the
Exchange Act as of the Evaluation Date and concluded that no changes occurred in such control or in other factors during the first quarter of our fiscal year ending July 31, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There is no litigation pending or threatened by or against us.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company did not make any sales of equity securities during the quarter.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
The Company has no senior securities outstanding.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
During the quarter ended July 31, 2006, no matters were submitted to a vote of the Company's security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) During the quarter there was no information which would have been required to be filed via a report on Form 8-K.
(b) During the quarter there were no material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Exhibit Description
3.1 Articles of Incorporation*
3.2 Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation*
3.3 Bylaws*
10.1 Website Asset Purchase Agreement*
31.1 Certificate of President (chief executive officer) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2 Certificate of Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
32.1 Certificate of President (chief executive officer) and Treasurer (principal
financial officer) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
* Filed as an exhibit to our registration statement on Form SB-2 filed January 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by this reference
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BRITTON INTERNATIONAL INC.
/s/ Jacek Oscilowicz
Jacek Oscilowicz
President & CEO, CFO
Dated: August 17, 2006