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 January 31, 2007
[ ] 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 [X] No [ ]
The issuer had 7,380,209 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of February 20, 2007.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check One): Yes [ ] No [X]
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Quarter Three – Fiscal 2007
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Financial Statements – for the 3 and 9 month periods ending January 31, 2007 and 2006: | |
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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
ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS | | | | |
Cash | | | | |
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Total current assets | | | | |
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OTHER ASSETS | | | | |
Property and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $11,685 as of January 31, 2007 and $11,489 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 (Note 4) | | | | |
Accrued interest payable | | | | |
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Total current liabilities | | | | |
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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 January 31, 2007 and April 30, 2006 | | | | |
Paid-in Capital | | | | |
Accumulated deficit in the development stage | | | | |
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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
| | 3 Months Ending January 31, 2007 | | 3 Months Ending January 31, 2006 | | 9 Months Ending January 31, 2007 | | 9 Months Ending January 31, 2006 | | August 1, 2003 (inception) through January 31, 2007 |
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REVENUES: | | | | | | | | | | |
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GROSS MARGIN | | | | | | | | | | |
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Website expenses | | | | | | | | | | |
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Advertising | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net (loss) | | | | | | | | | | |
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS): | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Income (loss) | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | | | | | | | | | |
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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Balance, April 30, 2006 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net loss for nine month period ended January 31, 2007 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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
| | 9 months ending January 31, 2007 | | 9 months ending January 31, 2006 | | August 1, 2003 (inception) through January 31, 2007 |
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Net loss for the period | | | | | | |
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to net cash used in operating | | | | | | |
Activities | | | | | | |
Depreciation | | | | | | |
Bad debt expense | | | | | | |
Website asset impairment charge | | | | | | |
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Services paid by share issuance | | | | | | |
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The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement
F-5
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
F-6
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 up on the facts 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 operating 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. To address this issue, during fiscal 2007 the Company has acquired an additional $39,000 in operating capital through shareholder loans from its President. Currently, the Company projects further shareholder loans will be forthcoming from its President to fund its business plan and it is possible the Company will also need to complete equity private placements in the future. However, there is no assurance that such debt and equity offerings will be successful in raising sufficient funds to assure the e ventual profitability of the Company.
Note 3 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes, (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position
BRITTON INTERNATIONAL INC.
(a Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 is effective for financial statement as of January 1, 2007. The Company has not yet determined the affect of applying FIN 48.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements but does not require any new fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has adopted this Statement and this adoption did not impact the Company's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, (“FAS 158”). FAS 158 requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multi-employer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. FAS 158 is effective for financial statements as of December 31, 2006. The Company has adopted this Statement and this adoption did not impact the Company's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Note 4 – Related Party Transactions
The Company has purchased products for resale from a related party, Britton Jewellery Inc., which holds 13.6% of the Company’s common shares. Transactions with this related party comprised 92% and 14% of the Company’s total jewelry purchases in during the 3 month periods ended January 31, 2007 and January 31, 2005 respectively. At January 31, 2007, the Company had a credit balance with the related party of $784.
As at January 31, 2007, the Company had one related party shareholder loan outstanding of $40,753.25 which included $753.25 of accrued interest. This loan accrues interest at 5% per annum, is unsecured and has no fixed repayment date. During the 3 month period ended January 31, 2007, loans from shareholders, including accrued interest, increased by $16,471.63.
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.
During the quarter, management and the board undertook a comprehensive review of the development of our business over the last two years. In general, we are not satisfied with the growth of sales and our market penetration for our products in North America. Since inception we have experienced negative cash flow from operations and, unless we diversify, expect to experience significant negative cash flow from operations for the foreseeable future as we expend greater funds on marketing and sales related initiatives. Although we expect to have sufficient working capital to pursue our current plans and will continue with operation of our jewelry operations, management also intends to devote time to identifying potential expansion opportunities and/or acquisitions with a view towards generating additional revenues for the Company.
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 and Nine Month Periods Ended January 31, 2007 and January 31, 2006
Sales
Sales decreased to $10,729 and 16,955 respectively for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2007 compared with $16,955 and $52,532 respectively for the three month and nine month periods ended January 31, 2006. This represents decreases of 37% and 34% respectively and may be attributable to increased competition on the Internet for retail jewelry consumers.
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 $9,755 and 32,013 respectively during the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2007 compared with $14,624 and $46,202 respectively for three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2006. The comparative ratio of COGS to Sales for the current nine month period compared to the same period last year increased from 88% to 92%. This change is a concern to management.
Gross MarginGross Margin is calculated by subtracting COGS from Sales. Gross Margin decreased from $2,331 and $6,330 respectively for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2006 to $974 and $2,724 respectively for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2007. The nine month decline represents a decrease of 63% and is a concern to management.
Our operating expenses are classified into seven categories:
- Website expenses
- Director & Officer fees
- Professional fees
- Advertising
- Depreciation
- Administrative expenses
- Bad debt expense
Website ExpensesWebsite 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. Website expenses were $205 and $4,427 respectively during three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2007 compared with $379 and $660 respectively during three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2006. The increase in the current nine month period is explained by the addition to expenses of a write-off of a website upgrade which was not completed. Going forward we project Website expenses will remain at the relative level experienced in the current 3 month period.
Director & Officer FeesDirector & Officer Fees were $nil and $nil respectively for three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2007 compared with $nil and $nil respectively for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2006. We do not expect to incur future costs for Director & Officer Fees.
Professional FeesProfessional fees were $6,573 and $31,343 respectively in the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2007 versus $8,313 and $36,060 respectively in three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2006. We project professional fees will remain at current levels.
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 and $nil respectively during the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2007 versus $50 and $50 respectively during three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2006.
Depreciation
As 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 and nine month periods ended January 31, 2007 was $196 and $2,255 respectively versus $1,206 and $3,225 respectively in three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2006.
Administrative Expenses
Administrative expenses were $463 and $2,519 respectively for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2007 versus $965 and $2,847 respectively in three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2006. We expect administrative fees to remain at current levels during the coming quarters.
Bad Debt Expense
Bad Debt Expense was $nil and $nil respectively in three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2007 versus $nil and $nil respectively in three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2006. We do not expect to incur bad debt expenses in upcoming quarters.
Net Loss
We incurred net losses of $(6,906) and $(38,549) respectively for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2007 compared with net losses of $(8,648) and $(36,908) respectively for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2006.
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 $40,000 through shareholder loans. However, during fiscal 2007 we have seen poor performance in our sales and this is a matter of concern to management. As of January 31, 2007 we had cash on hand of $14,888. We project 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 January 31, 2007 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 January 31, 2007, 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: February 20, 2007