UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period endedApril 30, 2013
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission file number000-52381
NAKED BRAND GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 99-0369814 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
organization) | |
#2 34346 Manufacturers Way Abbotsford BC Canada V2S 7M1
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
604.855.4767
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes [ ] No [X]
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APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:31,904,000 common shares issued and outstanding as of June 19, 2013.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Our interim condensed consolidated financial statements are stated in United States dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by our management and are unaudited pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted in accordance with such Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying statements contain all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of the interim periods presented. The results for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year. It is suggested that these interim condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with our annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2013.
Naked Brand Group Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Quarterly Period Ended April 30, 2013 and 2012
Naked Brand Group Inc. |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
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| | April 30 | | | January 31, | |
As of | | 2013 | | | 2013 | |
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ASSETS | | | | | | |
Current assets | | | | | | |
Cash | $ | 106,548 | | $ | 43,780 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,589 and $4,899, respectively (Note 5) | | 109,603 | | | 404,713 | |
Inventory (Note 6) | | 477,138 | | | 236,150 | |
Prepaid expenses | | 125,407 | | | 47,148 | |
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Total current assets | | 818,696 | | | 731,791 | |
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Equipment, net (Note 7) | | 2,201 | | | 1,842 | |
Intangible assets, net (Note 8) | | 50,320 | | | 55,414 | |
Deferred financing fees (Note 10) | | 175,153 | | | 198,538 | |
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TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 1,046,370 | | $ | 987,585 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) | | | | | | |
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Current liabilities | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 9) | $ | 299,674 | | $ | 306,467 | |
Related party payables (Note 9) | | - | | | 13,916 | |
Convertible promissorry notes (Note 10) | | 486,475 | | | 483,950 | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES | | 786,149 | | | 804,333 | |
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Commitments | | | | | | |
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | |
Common stock (Note 11) | | | | | | |
Authorized 100,000,000 common shares, par value $0.001 per share (January 31, 2013: 100,000,000 common shares, par value $0.001 per share) Issued and outstanding 30,829,000 common shares (January 31, 2013: 28,522,000) | | 30,829 | | | 28,522 | |
Common stock to be issued (Note 11) | | 154,162 | | | 3,750 | |
Accumulated paid-in capital | | 2,965,515 | | | 2,158,151 | |
Accumulated deficit | | (2,884,040 | ) | | (2,000,926 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | | (6,245 | ) | | (6,245 | ) |
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Total stockholders' equity | | 260,221 | | | 183,252 | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 1,046,370 | | $ | 987,585 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
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Three months ended April 30, | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
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Net sales (Note 12) | $ | 93,566 | | $ | 26,122 | |
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Cost of sales | | 61,900 | | | 7,460 | |
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Gross profit | | 31,666 | | | 18,662 | |
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Operating Expenses | | | | | | |
General and administrative expenses | | 623,589 | | | 187,203 | |
Foreign exchange | | 9,419 | | | (1,555 | ) |
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Total operating expenses | | 633,008 | | | 185,648 | |
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Operating loss | | (601,342 | ) | | (166,986 | ) |
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Other income (expense) | | | | | | |
Interest (Note 10) | | (17,245 | ) | | (2,672 | ) |
Finance charges (Notes 5, and 10) | | (24,849 | ) | | (2,235 | ) |
Miscellaneous income | | 2 | | | 19 | |
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Total other income (expense) | | (42,092 | ) | | (4,888 | ) |
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Net loss | $ | (643,434 | ) | $ | (171,874 | ) |
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Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
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Other comprehensive income (expense) | | | | | | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax | $ | - | | $ | (3,459 | ) |
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Comprehensive loss | $ | (643,434 | ) | $ | (175,333 | ) |
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Weighted average shares used in computingbasic and diluted net loss per share | | 28,944,191 | | | 13,018,887 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency) |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Accumulated | | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | Accumulated | | | | | | | | | Other | | | Stockholders' | |
| | Common Stock | | | Paid-in | | | Common stock | | | Accumulated | | | Comprehensive | | | Equity | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Capital | | | to be issued | | | Deficit | | | Income (Loss) | | | (Deficiency) | |
Balance - January 31, 2011 | | 3,000,200 | | $ | 222,153 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | (140,259 | ) | $ | 3,407 | | $ | 85,301 | |
Issuance of common stock, Class C, net | | 50,000 | | | 7,363 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 7,363 | |
Repurchase and cancellation of Class D shares, net | | (5,100 | ) | | (2 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (2 | ) |
Issuance of common stock, Class E, as stock compensation | | 2,580,820 | | | 271,889 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 271,889 | |
Issuance of common stock, Class F, net | | 443,331 | | | 137,569 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 137,569 | |
Forgiveness of related party payable | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 22,813 | | | - | | | 22,813 | |
Changes in foreign currency translation gains and losses | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (12,879 | ) | | (12,879 | ) |
Net loss | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (550,484 | ) | | - | | | (550,484 | ) |
Balance - January 31, 2012 | | 6,069,251 | | $ | 638,972 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | (667,930 | ) | $ | (9,472 | ) | $ | (38,430 | ) |
Issuance of common stock for services, Class E, net | | 161,068 | | | 42,206 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 42,206 | |
Issuance of common stock for extinguishment of debt, Class E, net | | 63,321 | | | 15,486 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,486 | |
Exchange of shares | | 7,206,360 | | | (683,164 | ) | | 683,164 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | |
Acquisition of Search by Headlines.com Corp. | | 13,508,000 | | | 13,508 | | | 602,783 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 616,291 | |
Modification of share purchase warrants | | - | | | - | | | 20,000 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 20,000 | |
Finders fee | | - | | | - | | | (34,951 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (34,951 | ) |
Private placement - at $0.50 | | 214,000 | | | 214 | | | 106,786 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 107,000 | |
Private placement - at $0.25 | | 1,300,000 | | | 1,300 | | | 324,716 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 326,016 | |
Offering costs | | - | | | - | | | (21,055 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (21,055 | ) |
Issuance of detachable warrants | | - | | | - | | | 20,940 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 20,940 | |
Agent's warrants - convertible promissory notes | | - | | | - | | | 237,500 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 237,500 | |
Stock based compensation | | - | | | - | | | 218,268 | | | 3,750 | | | - | | | - | | | 222,018 | |
Changes in foreign currency translation gains and losses | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 3,227 | | | 3,227 | |
Net loss | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (1,332,996 | ) | | - | | | (1,332,996 | ) |
Balance - January 31, 2013 | | 28,522,000 | | $ | 28,522 | | $ | 2,158,151 | | $ | 3,750 | | $ | (2,000,926 | ) | $ | (6,245 | ) | $ | 183,252 | |
Shares issued pursuant to private placement repricing | | 214,000 | | | 214 | | | 239,466 | | | - | | | (239,680 | ) | | - | | | - | |
Private placements (Note 11 (ii)) | | 2,093,000 | | | 2,093 | | | 521,157 | | | 50,000 | | | - | | | - | | | 573,250 | |
Offering costs | | - | | | - | | | (26,610 | ) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (26,610 | ) |
Shares to be issued for services rendered | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 100,412 | | | - | | | - | | | 100,412 | |
Stock based compensation | | - | | | - | | | 73,351 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 73,351 | |
Net loss | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (643,434 | ) | | - | | | (643,434 | ) |
Balance, April 30, 2013 | | 30,829,000 | | $ | 30,829 | | $ | 2,965,515 | | $ | 154,162 | | $ | (2,884,040 | ) | $ | (6,245 | ) | $ | 260,221 | |
Theaccompanying notes are anintegral part of thesecondensedconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
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Three months ended April 30, | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
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Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | |
Net loss | $ | (643,434 | ) | $ | (171,874 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | | | | | | |
used in operating activities: | | | | | | |
Provision for doubtful accounts | | 760 | | | - | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 5,241 | | | 953 | |
Amortization of deferred financing fees | | 23,385 | | | - | |
Accretion of debt discount | | 2,525 | | | - | |
Stock based compensation | | 73,351 | | | - | |
Shares to be issued for services | | 100,412 | | | - | |
Unrealized foreign exchange | | 5,896 | | | - | |
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from change in: | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | 288,653 | | | 6,829 | |
Prepaid expenses | | (79,212 | ) | | (22,631 | ) |
Inventory | | (243,976 | ) | | (28,188 | ) |
Accounts payable | | (3,258 | ) | | 30,795 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | (469,657 | ) | | (184,116 | ) |
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Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | | |
Acquisition of intangible assets | | - | | | (35,027 | ) |
Purchase of property, plant, and equipment | | (505 | ) | | - | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (505 | ) | | (35,027 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | |
Proceeds from share issuance | | 523,250 | | | - | |
Offering costs | | (26,610 | ) | | - | |
Advances from Search by Headlines.com Corp prior to the merger | | - | | | 175,000 | |
Advances (repayments) of related party payables | | (13,710 | ) | | 3,977 | |
Proceeds from share subscriptions received | | 50,000 | | | - | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | 532,930 | | | 178,977 | |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | | - | | | (1,770 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | 62,768 | | | (41,936 | ) |
Cash at beginning of the period | | 43,780 | | | 50,356 | |
Cash at end of the period | $ | 106,548 | | $ | 8,420 | |
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Cash paid during the period for: | | | | | | |
Interest | $ | 14,247 | | $ | 527 | |
Taxes | | - | | | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
1. Organization and Nature of Business
Description of Business
Naked Brand Group Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on May 17, 2005, as Search By Headlines.com Corp. with 100,000,000 authorized common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share. On July 30, 2012, the Company closed an Acquisition Agreement with Naked Inc. (formerly Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc.) (“Naked”) whereby Naked’s owners became the sole directors of the Company and Naked stockholders exchanged their shares for a total of 13.5 million shares of the Company, representing 50% of the Company (the “Acquisition”). On the same date, the entire management of Naked became the entire management of the Company. Effective August 29, 2012, the Company completed a merger with a subsidiary, Naked Brand Group Inc., a Nevada corporation, which was incorporated solely to effect a change of name. As a result, the Company changed its name from “Search By Headlines.com Corp.” to “Naked Brand Group Inc.”.
Naked was incorporated under the federal laws of Canada on May 21, 2009 as In Search of Solutions Inc. and changed its corporate name on May 17, 2010 to Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc. On February 20, 2013, Naked changed its name to Naked Inc. Naked commenced business operations on February 1, 2010 as a manufacturer and seller of direct and wholesale undergarments in Canada to consumers and retailers and has been realizing revenues from its operations since September, 2010.
As a result of the Acquisition, Naked became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company’s business became the manufacture and sales of direct and wholesale undergarments in Canada and the United States to consumers and retailers. The Company operates out of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
Going Concern
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its obligations and commitments in the normal course of operations. Realization values may be substantially different from carrying values as shown and these condensed consolidated financial statements do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values and classification of assets and liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
As at April 30, 2013, the Company had not yet achieved profitable operations, had a working capital deficiency, is in default with respect to certain loan agreements and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, which casts substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. To remain a going concern, the Company will be required to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations as they come due. Management plans to obtain the necessary financing through the issuance of equity or debt to existing shareholders. Should the Company not be able to obtain this financing, it may need to substantially scale back operations or cease business. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
Reporting Currency and Foreign Currency
Since the date of the reverse acquisition, the functional currency of the Company has been the US dollar. Transaction amounts denominated in foreign currencies are translated into their US dollar equivalents at exchange rates prevailing at the transaction dates. Foreign currency gains and losses on transactions or settlements are recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.
The functional currency of Naked changed from Canadian dollars to US dollars on November 1, 2012, triggered by a shift in cash flows from operations and an accumulation of other factors. Balances denominated in foreign currencies were re-measured at the date of change using the exchange rate in effect on that date. Revenue and expense items were translated at average rates for the period up to the date of change and translation adjustments accumulated in other comprehensive income up to the date of change were retained in that account.
These condensed consolidated financial statements have been presented in US dollars, which is the Company’s reporting currency. Prior to the change in functional currency, and for the year ended January 31, 2012, financial statements of foreign operations for which the functional currency is the local currency are translated into US dollars with assets and liabilities translated at the current rate on the balance sheet date and revenue and expense items translated at the average rates for the period. Translation adjustments are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.
Segment Reporting
The Company used several factors in identifying and analyzing reportable segments, including the basis of organization, such as differences in products and services, and geographical areas. Our chief operating decision makers review financial information presented on a consolidated basis for the purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financing performance. Accordingly, the Company has determined that as of April 30, 2013 and 2012, there is only a single reportable operating segment.
The Company operates in one industry, the manufacture and sale of direct and wholesale undergarments. Revenues from external customers are all derived from customers located within North America as follows:
for the three months ended April 30, | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
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United States | $ | 50,930 | | $ | 11,823 | |
Canada | | 42,636 | | | 14,299 | |
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| $ | 93,566 | | $ | 26,122 | |
At April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 substantially all of the Company’s long-lived assets were located in Canada.
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
2. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared by management, without audit, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading and the accompanying financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for fair presentation of statement of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended April 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended January 31, 2014.
The consolidated balance sheet at January 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the most recent audited financial statements of the Company included in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2013.
Comparative Figures
Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. The Company reclassified the presentation of related party advances from operating activities to financing activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows. This had an effect of increasing net cash flows used in operating activities by $3,977 and increasing net cash provided by financing activities by $3,977. Also, the Company determined that inventory adjustments should be presented as a component of cost of sales on the statement of comprehensive loss. Previously, the Company had presented these amounts as a component of general and administrative expenses. This had an effect of increasing gross profit by $2,479 and increasing general and administrative and total operating expenses by $2,479. These revisions did not have an impact on the net change in cash or on the reported operating loss, net loss or comprehensive loss for the three months ended April 30, 2012.
3. Earnings Per Share
Earnings or loss per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average of all potentially dilutive shares of common stock that were outstanding during the periods presented.
The treasury stock method is used in calculating diluted EPS for potentially dilutive stock options and share purchase warrants, which assumes that any proceeds received from the exercise of in-the-money stock options and share purchase warrants, would be used to purchase common shares at the average market price for the period. Because the Company is in a net loss position, it has excluded stock options and warrants from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because their effect is anti-dilutive for all periods presented.
EPS for convertible debt is calculated under the “if-converted” method. Under the if converted method, EPS is calculated as the more dilutive of EPS (i) including all interest (both cash interest and non-cash discount amortization) and excluding all shares underlying the Notes or; (ii) excluding all interest (both cash interest and non-cash discount amortization) and including all shares underlying the convertible debt. For the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, diluted EPS was calculated by including interest expense related to the convertible debt and excluding the shares underlying the convertible debt, as their effect is anti-dilutive.
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
Net loss per share was determined as follows:
Three months ended April 30, | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Numerator | | | | | | |
Net loss | $ | (643,434 | ) | $ | (171,874 | ) |
Denominator | | | | | | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding | | 28,944,191 | | | 13,018,887 | |
Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
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Anti-dilutive securities not included in diluted lossper share relating to: | | | | | | |
Warrants and options outstanding | | 4,661,946 | | | 214,506 | |
Convertible debt | | 666,667 | | | - | |
| | 5,328,613 | | | 214,506 | |
4. Reverse Acquisition
On July 30, 2012, the Company closed the Acquisition pursuant to an Acquisition Agreement with Naked and SBH Acquisition Corp., the Company’s former subsidiary, whereby the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Naked in exchange for 13,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company. Concurrent with the closing, 100,000 share purchase warrants outstanding, exercisable into 100,000 shares of common stock of Naked at $0.75 per share, were converted into warrants entitling the holders to purchase 214,506 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.75 per share until July 30, 2014. The Company recorded an incremental value of $20,000 to general and administrative expenses as a result of this modification.
To facilitate the Acquisition, Naked agreed to: (i) continue from the federal jurisdiction of Canada to the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada and (ii) merge with the Company’s subsidiary, SBH Acquisition Corp., with Naked remaining as the surviving corporation. The continuation of Naked from Canada to the State of Nevada was completed on July 27, 2012 and the merger of Naked and SBH Acquisition Corp., with Naked as the surviving corporation, was completed on July 30, 2012. As a result of the foregoing, Naked became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
As the former stockholders of Naked now control 50% of the issued and voting shares of the Company and former management of Naked comprise more than 50% of the Board of Directors of the Company, the transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization of Naked. As Naked is deemed to be the acquirer for accounting purposes, its assets and liabilities are included in the consolidated balance sheet for the continuing entity at their historical carrying values and these consolidated financial statements are presented as a continuation of Naked.
The Company’s assets, liabilities and results of operations have been included in these condensed consolidated financial statements from July 30, 2012, the date of the Acquisition.
For accounting purposes, the transaction is reflected as a recapitalization of Naked and consideration for the Acquisition was deemed to be the book value of the net assets of the Company acquired on July 30, 2012, which approximates their fair values. The net identifiable assets of the Company at the date of the Acquisition were as follows:
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
Cash & receivable | $ | 386,790 | |
Accounts payable and advances payable | | (108,789 | ) |
Due to a related party | | (44,843 | ) |
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Net assets acquired | $ | 233,158 | |
The carrying value of the net assets acquired was credited to the share capital of the combined entity. $375,000 in advances made to Naked in conjunction with the Acquisition, plus $8,133 in accrued interest, was debited against net assets as this was included in the portion of proceeds. In addition, acquisition costs of $34,951 paid were recorded as a charge against the equity of Naked balance sheets for the continuing entity at their historical carrying values and these condensed consolidated financial statements are presented as a continuation of Naked.
5. Accounts Receivable
On October 6, 2011, the Company entered into a factoring agreement with Liquid Capital Exchange Corp (“the factor”) whereby it sells select accounts receivable with recourse. The factor purchases eligible accounts receivable at a discount of 3.75% and is further discounted by 1/8 of 1% if the number of days elapsed from the date of purchase of the receivable exceeds 28 days. The Company bears the risk of credit loss on the receivables at all times. These receivables are accounted for as a secured borrowing arrangement and not as a sale of financial assets. Factor expense charged to operations for the three months ended April 30, 2013 was $Nil (2012 - $2,235), recorded as finance charges on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.
Under the terms of the agreement, the factor may make advances to the Company of amounts representing up to 80% of the net amount of eligible accounts receivable. The factor facility was collateralized by a general security agreement over all the Company’s personal property and interests.
On July 26, 2012, the Company terminated the factoring agreement and bought back all amounts outstanding under the factoring agreement. Pursuant to the termination of the factoring agreement, the Company was released from the corresponding general security agreement. As of April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013, the amount of the factored receivables was $Nil.
6. Inventory
Inventory of the Company consisted of the following at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013:
| | April 30, | | | January 31, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2013 | |
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Finished goods | $ | 268,309 | | $ | 115,709 | |
Raw materials | | 208,829 | | | 120,441 | |
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Total inventory | $ | 477,138 | | $ | 236,150 | |
Balances are recorded at historical cost, less amounts for potential declines in value.
Management has determined that no inventory write down or reserve is required as at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
7. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment of the Company consisted of the following at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013:
| | April 30, | | | January 31, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2013 | |
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Furniture & equipment | $ | 1,380 | | $ | 1,380 | |
Computer equipment | | 4,060 | | | 3,554 | |
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Less: Accumulated depreciation | | (3,239 | ) | | (3,092 | ) |
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| $ | 2,201 | | $ | 1,842 | |
Depreciation expense for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 was $147 and $329, respectively.
8. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets of the Company consisted of the following at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013:
| | | | | January 31, | | | Useful life | |
| | April 30, 2013 | | | 2013 | | | (Years) | |
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Trade Names/Trademarks | $ | 23,212 | | $ | 23,212 | | | Indefinite | |
Website | | 40,657 | | | 40,657 | | | 2 | |
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Less: accumulated amortization | | (13,549 | ) | | (8,455 | ) | | | |
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| $ | 50,320 | | $ | 55,414 | | | | |
Amortization expense for three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 was $5,094 and $624, respectively.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
9. Related Party Payables
At January 31, 2013, the Company had advances from shareholders in the amount of $13,916. All shareholder advances were unsecured and payable on demand. At April 30, 2013, all advances from shareholders had been repaid. The table below summarizes the balance and interest rate of each advance at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013:
| | April 30, | | | January 31, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2013 | |
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Advance, bearing interest at 19.50% per annum | $ | - | | $ | 9,603 | |
Advance, non-interest bearing | | - | | | 4,313 | |
| | | | | 13,916 | |
Less: current portion | | - | | | (13,916 | ) |
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| $ | - | | $ | - | |
During the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred interest expense on the shareholder advances of $Nil and $788, respectively.
At April 30, 2013, included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities is $306 (January 31, 2013: $Nil) owing to directors and officers of the Company for reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the Company.
10. Convertible Promissory Notes
| | April 30, | | | January 31, | |
| | 2013 | | | 2013 | |
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Convertible promissory notes payable, bearing interest at 12% | | | | | | |
per annum, due August 16, 2014. | $ | 500,000 | | $ | 500,000 | |
Less: debt discount | | (13,525 | ) | | (16,050 | ) |
| | 486,475 | | | 483,950 | |
Less: current portion | | (486,475 | ) | | (483,950 | ) |
| $ | - | | $ | - | |
On August 10, 2012, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Naked, entered into the Agency Agreement with Kalamalka and certain lenders (the “Lenders”) as set out in the Agency Agreement whereby the Company agreed to borrow up to $800,000 from the Lenders under a revolving loan arrangement by the issuance of convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”) from time to time as such funds are required by the Company.
In connection with the closing of the Agency Agreement, the Company issued four convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $400,000 (the “Closing Notes”) and an aggregate of 100,000 share purchase warrants to the Lenders (the “Lender Warrants”). The Lender Warrants are exercisable into one common share of the Company as follows: 25,000 Lender Warrants are exercisable at $0.25 until August 10, 2015, 25,000 Lender Warrants are exercisable at $0.50 until August 10, 2015 and 50,000 Lender Warrants are exercisable at $0.25 until August 10, 2014.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
On December 21, 2012, the Company received issued additional Notes in the principal amounts totaling $100,000. No additional lender warrants were issued in connection with this subsequent funding.
The Notes bear interest at 12% per annum, calculated and payable monthly. The principal amount outstanding under any Note and all accrued and unpaid interest therein, are convertible into common shares of the Company at $0.75 per share at any time at the option of the Lender.
The Notes are collateralized by a first priority general security agreement over the present and future assets of the Company.
The Notes may be prepaid at any time at the option of the Company with 60 days’ written notice to the Kalamalka (the “Agent”) under the Agency Agreement. Prepayments must be accompanied by a 1% prepayment fee and the prepaid amount will form a pool of stand-by funds that will continue to accrue interest at a rate of 4% per annum, calculated and payable monthly.
Funds advanced under the loan are restricted for inventory and accounts receivable whereby we can fund up to 90% of the Company’s accounts receivable and inventory. “Inventory” includes raw materials in transit and in our possession, materials in the course of production, work in progress and unsold finished goods, all valued at cost. Receivables are marginable until 60 days from the invoice date, after which time such receivables shall have no value for margining purposes, except that up to $10,000 of receivables will be marginable if such receivables are more than 60 days old but less than 90 days old.
At April 30, 2013, the Company’s borrowing base was in compliance with this margin. However, during the year ended January 31, 2013, the Company’s borrowing was in excess of this margin and, these Notes entered into default. As a result, the Notes remain in default, are due on demand and we are unable to obtain further advances under this loan arrangement until we are able to obtain a notice of waiver from the Lenders. As such, these notes have been presented within current liabilities and will continue to be presented as a current liability until such time as the Company has received such waiver. This could impair the Company’s ability to obtain additional access to alternate funding sources.
Pursuant to the guidance of ASC 470-20 Debt with Conversion and Other Options, the Company allocated the proceeds from the issuance of the Closing Notes between the Closing Notes and the detachable Lender warrants using the relative fair value method. The fair value of the Lender Warrants of $22,100 at issuance resulted in a debt discount at issuance of $20,940, which is being amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the Notes. During the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded interest expense of $2,525 and $Nil, respectively, in respect of the accretion of this discount and $14,247 and $Nil, respectively, in interest in respect of these Notes.
In consideration for the convertible debt issued, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,148,000 share purchase warrants to non-lenders as follows: (i) 948,000 share purchase warrants to the Agent as consideration for facilitating the loan (the “Agent’s Warrants”), of which 448,000 are exercisable into common shares of the Company at $0.25 per share for a period of two years and 500,000 are exercisable into common shares of the Company at $0.50 per share for a period of two years; and (ii) 200,000 share purchase warrants to certain non-lenders as consideration for a $200,000 bridge loan provided to the Company prior to the closing of the Agency Agreement (the “Bridge Loan Warrants”), of which 125,000 Bridge Loan Warrants are exercisable into common shares of the Company at $0.25 per share for a period of three years and 75,000 Bridge Loan Warrants are exercisable into common shares of the Company at $0.50 per share for a period of three years. The fair value of the Agent’s Warrants and the Bridge Loan Warrants of $237,500 was recorded as a deferred financing charge and is being amortized to income over the term of the Notes using the effective interest method. During the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company had recorded financing expense of $23,385 and $Nil, respectively, in respect of the amortization of these charges. Accumulated amortization as at April 30, 2013 was $62,347 (January 31, 2013: $38,962).
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
Of the total Agent’s Warrants, 900,000 warrants are transferrable by the Agent and may be transferred by the Agent to certain lenders in accordance with additional funds received under the Agreement. As the amounts transferred to lenders subsequent to the closing of the Agreement are at the sole discretion of the Agent, the Company has included these warrants as a deferred financing fee which is being amortized over the term of the Agreement, and not as a discount on additional convertible notes as they are issued.
The fair value of the Agents Warrants, the Lender Warrants and the Bridge Loan Warrants was determined using the Black Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
Risk-free interest rate | 0.29% |
Expected life (years) | 2.20 |
Expected volatility(1) | 201.94% |
Estimated stock price at date of issuance(2) | $0.25 |
Dividend yields | 0.00% |
(1) As the Company has insufficient historical data on which to estimate expected future share price volatility, the Company has estimated expected share price volatility based on the historical share price volatility of comparable entities.
(2) The estimated stock price of $0.25 per share was determined with reference to the subscription price of the most recent share offerings, for which the funds raised were being used to provide financing to the Company. This was considered to be the most appropriate basis on which to estimate the fair value of the Company’s stock as, at the time of the transaction, the Company’s stock was not being traded on an active market.
11.Stockholders’ Equity
Authorized
There is 100,000,000 common voting stock with a par value of $0.001 authorized for issuance.
Issued and Outstanding
As of April 30, 2013, the Company had 30,829,000 (January 31, 2013: 28,522,000) shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Equity Transactions
Disclosure in respect of share issuances made before July 30, 2012 has not been retrospectively restated to reflect the exchange ratio of 2.14506 in relation to the reverse acquisition.
During the three months ended April 30, 2013:
i) | On February 21, 2013, the Company reduced the price of 200,000 units and 14,000 common shares issued during the year ended January 31, 2013 from $0.50 to $0.25 per unit and share, respectively. Consequently, the Company issued 200,000 units and 14,000 common shares for no additional consideration. Each unit consisted of one common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable into one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.75 per share for a period of two years from the date of the initial offering. The Company determined that the aggregate fair value on the grant date of these units and shares was $239,680 and recorded the entire amount as a shareholder dividend in the financial statements during the three months ended April 30, 2013. The fair value of $1.12 per share was determined by reference to the quoted market price of the Company’s stock on the date of issuance. |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
ii) | On April 19, 2013, the Company issued 1,993,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.25 per share and 100,000 units of the Company at $0.25 per unit for gross proceeds of $523,250. Each unit consisted of one common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable into one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share for a period of two years. In connection with the foregoing private placement, the Company issued 104,440 warrants to five finders. Each warrant is exercisable into one share of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.75 per share for a period of two years. The Company paid finder’s fees of $26,610 in connection with this private placement. |
During the year ended January 31, 2013:
i) | On October 12, 2012, the Company issued 14,000 shares at $0.50 per share for gross proceeds of $7,000. Subsequent to January 31, 2013, the Company amended the subscription price for these shares to $0.25 per share and, consequently, the Company issued an additional 14,000 shares for no additional consideration. |
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ii) | On September 24, 2012, the Company issued 200,000 units at $0.50 per unit for gross proceeds of $100,000. Each unit consisted of one common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable into one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.75 per share for a period of two years. Subsequent to January 31, 2013, the Company amended the subscription price for these units to $0.25 per unit and, consequently, the Company issued an additional 200,000 units for no additional consideration. |
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iii) | On November 26, 2012, the Company issued 400,000 units at CDN$0.25 per unit for gross proceeds of $100,686 (CDN$100,000). Each unit consisted of one common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable into one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share for a period of two years. The Company paid share issuance costs of $8,055 and was required to issue 32,000 share purchase warrants as finder’s fees in connection with this issuance. The finder’s fee warrants will be exercisable into common shares of the Company at $0.75 per share for a period of two years from the date of closing. These warrants were issued subsequent to January 31, 2013. |
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iv) | On November 24, 2012, the Company issued 400,000 common shares at CDN$0.25 per share for gross proceeds of $100,330 (CDN$100,000). |
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v) | On December 10, 2012, the Company issued 100,000 units at $0.25 per unit for gross proceeds of $25,000. Each unit consisted of one common share of the Company and one share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable into one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share for a period of two years. The Company paid share issuance costs of $2,000 and was required to issue 8,000 share purchase warrants as finder’s fees in connection with this issuance. The finder’s fee warrants will be exercisable into common shares of the Company at $0.75 per share for a period of two years from the date of closing. These warrants were issued subsequent to January 31, 2013. |
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
vi) | On January 8, 2013, the Company issued 400,000 shares at $0.25 per share for gross proceeds of $100,000. There was share issuance cost of $8,000 in connection with this issuance. |
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vii) | As part of the acquisition agreement with Search By Headlines.com Corp., stockholders exchanged shares of Naked for shares of common stock in the capital of the Company at a ratio of 2.145060, where Naked stockholders received a total of 13.5 million common stock in the capital of the Company (Note 4). |
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viii) | On July 25, 2012, Naked awarded 147,062 Class E common shares, prior to the Acquisition, to consultants for work performed. Naked determined that the fair value on the grant date of these shares was $38,766 and recorded the entire amount as general and administration expense in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2013. The fair value of $0.25 per share was determined with reference to the subscription price of the most recent share offerings, for which the funds raised were being used to provide financing to the Company. |
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ix) | On July 16, 2012, Naked issued 63,321 shares of Class E common stock fair valued at $15,486, in addition to $8,238 cash, to extinguish debt of $21,372. This resulted in a loss of $2,352. The fair value of $0.25 per share was determined with reference to the subscription price of the most recent share offerings, for which the funds raised were being used to provide financing to the Company. |
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x) | On May 23, 2012, Naked granted 14,006 Class E common shares, prior to the Acquisition, to a director of the Company for director fees earned. Naked determined that the fair value on the grant date of these shares was $3,440 and recorded the entire amount as compensation expense in the financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2013. The fair value of $0.25 per share was determined with reference to the subscription price of the most recent share offerings, for which the funds raised were being used to provide financing to the Company. |
Shares to be Issued
i) | Pursuant to an Investor Relations agreement dated December 6, 2012, the Company agreed to issue 15,000 common shares in exchange for services to be rendered. At April 30, 2013, these shares had not yet been issued. The Company determined that the fair value on the grant date of these shares was $3,750 and recorded the entire amount as compensation expense in the financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2013. The fair value of $0.25 per share was determined by reference to the price at which common shares were being sold in private placement offerings at or around the transaction date. |
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ii) | During the three months ended April 30, 2013, the Company received $50,000 in share subscriptions in connection with a private placement of 1,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.25 per share for gross proceeds of $250,000 to be received in four tranches as follows: |
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| (i) | $50,000 payable on closing of the Financing (the “Closing”); |
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| (ii) | $50,000 payable on or before the date which is five months from the Closing (the “First Tranche”); |
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| (iii) | $50,000 payable on or before the date which is ten months from the Closing (the “Second Tranche”); and |
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
| (iv) | the remaining $100,000 payable on or before the date which is one year from the Closing (the “Final Tranche”) |
| The shares were issued subsequent to April 30, 2012. In connection with this financing, the Company entered into an escrow agreement pursuant to which the 800,000 common shares issuable in connection with the First Tranche, the Second Tranche and the Final Tranche will be placed in escrow to be released when the Company receives full payment for such shares. The Company paid a finders’ fee of 20,000 warrants in connection with this private placement. These warrants are exercisable at $0.25 per share for a period of two years. |
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iii) | Pursuant to a consulting agreement dated February 15, 2013, the Company agreed to issue shares in exchange for services to be rendered during the term of the agreement, to September 30, 2013. The consultant is entitled to receive a monthly fee of $4,500 payable in shares, based on the average closing price of the Company’s shares for the first month of trading commencing on the date of the agreement. As a result, the Company will issue 3,979 shares per month for the term of the agreement. At April 30, 2013, the Company has recorded $11,162 (April 30, 2012: $nil) in fees to be paid in shares pursuant to this agreement. |
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iv) | Pursuant to a consulting agreement dated April 11, 2013, the Company agreed to issue 75,000 common shares in exchange for services to be rendered during the six month term of the agreement. These shares were issued subsequent to April 30, 2013. At April 30, 2013, the Company has recorded $89,250 (April 30, 2012: $nil) in fees to be paid in shares pursuant to this agreement. |
Stock Option Plan
In connection with the closing of the Acquisition (Note 4), the Company adopted the 2012 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to which the Company may grant stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants. The maximum number of shares reserved for issue under the plan is 5,400,000 shares.
The Plan is administered by the Company’s board of directors, except that it may, in its discretion, delegate such responsibility to a committee comprised of at least two directors. Each option, upon its exercise, entitles the optionee to acquire one common share of the Company’s stock, upon payment of the applicable exercise price. The exercise price will be determined by the board of directors at the time of grant. Stock options may be granted under the Plan for an exercise period of up to ten years from the date of grant of the option or such lesser periods as may be determined by the board, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
Stock Based Compensation
A summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding stock options for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and for the year ended January 31, 2013 is presented below:
| | | | | Weighted | | | Weighted Average | |
| | Number of | | | Average | | | Grant Date | |
| | Shares | | | Exercise Price | | | Fair Value | |
Outstanding at January 31, 2012 | | - | | | | | | | |
Granted | | 1,885,000 | | $ | 0.25 | | $ | 0.24 | |
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Outstanding at January 31, 2013 | | 1,885,000 | | $ | 0.25 | | | | |
Granted | | 190,000 | | $ | 0.25 | | $ | 0.35 | |
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Outstanding at April 30, 2013 | | 2,075,000 | | $ | 0.25 | | | | |
Exercisable at April 30, 2013 | | 863,092 | | $ | 0.25 | | $ | 0.24 | |
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Exercisable at January 31, 2013 | | 668,728 | | $ | 0.25 | | $ | 0.24 | |
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
At April 30, 2013, the following stock options were outstanding, entitling the holder thereof to purchase common shares of the Company as follows:
| Exercise | | Expiry | Remaining |
Number | Price | | Date | Contractual Life |
1,000,000 | $0.25 | (1) | July 30,2022 | 9.50 |
285,000 | $0.25 | (2) | July 30,2014 | 1.49 |
600,000 | $0.25 | (3) | October9,2017 | 4.69 |
50,000 | $0.25 | (4) | February1,2018 | 4.76 |
20,000 | $0.25 | (5) | February1,2015 | 1.76 |
90,000 | $0.25 | (6) | February 14,2015 | 1.79 |
30,000 | $0.25 | (7) | April1,2016 | 2.92 |
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2,075,000 | | | | |
| (1) | The stock options vest over a period of two years from the grant date. At April 30, 2013 none of these options had vested and the Company had recognized stock based compensation expense of $30,441 during the three months ended April 30, 2013 (2012: $Nil) in respect of these options. Remaining stock based compensation expense of $155,966 will be recognized over the remaining vesting term of these options. |
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| (2) | These stock options vest over a period of two years from the grant date. At April 30, 2013, 103,092 of these options had vested and the Company had recognized stock based compensation expense of $7,043 during the three months ended April 30, 2013 (2012: $Nil) in respect of these options. Remaining stock based compensation expense of $36,981 will be recognized over the remaining vesting term of these options. |
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| (3) | These stock options had fully vested at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013 and the Company has recognized stock based compensation expense of $Nil during the three months ended April 30, 2013 (2012: $Nil)in respect of these options. |
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| (4) | These stock options had fully vested at April 30, 2013 and the Company has recognized stock based compensation expense of $11,090 during the three months ended April 30, 2013 (2012: $Nil) in respect of these options. |
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| (5) | These stock options had fully vested at April 30, 2013 and the Company has recognized stock based compensation expense of $3,737 during the three months ended April 30, 2013 (2012: $Nil) in respect of these options. |
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| (6) | These stock options had fully vested at April 30, 2013 and the Company has recognized stock based compensation expense of $18,456 during the three months ended April 30, 2013 (2012: $Nil) in respect of these options. |
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| (7) | These stock options will be fully vested on April 1, 2014. The Company has recognized stock based compensation expense of $2,584 during the three months ended April 30, 2013 (2012: $Nil) in respect of these options. Remaining stock based compensation expense of $29,944 will be recognized over the remaining vesting term of these options. |
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Naked Brand Group Inc. |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the fair value of the Company’s common stock. At April 30, 2013, the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding is $1,791,900 and exercisable is $695,783 (January 31, 2013: $Nil and $Nil, respectively).
During the three months ended April 30, 2013, the Company recognized a fair value of $73,351 (2012: $Nil) of stock based compensation expense relating to the issuance of stock options in exchange for services.
The fair value of each option award was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions:
| | | Three months ended | | | Three months ended | |
| | | April 30, 2013 | | | April 30, 2012 | |
| Expected term of stock option (years)(1) | | 1.79 | | | - | |
| Expected volatility(2) | | 215.88% | | | - | |
| Estimated stock price at date of issuance(3) | | $0.39 | | | - | |
| Risk-free interest rate | | 0.24% | | | - | |
| Dividend yields | | 0.00% | | | - | |
(1)As the Company has insufficient historical data on which to estimate the expected term of the options, the Company has elected to apply the short-cut method to determine the expected term under the guidance of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 (“SAB 110”).
(2) As the Company has insufficient historical data on which to estimate expected future share price volatility, the Company has estimated expected share price volatility based on the historical share price volatility of comparable entities.
(3) An estimated stock price of $0.25 per share was determined with reference to the subscription price of the most recent share offerings, for which the funds raised were being used to provide financing to the Company. This was considered to be the most appropriate basis on which to estimate the fair value of the Company’s stock for stock options granted prior to February 15, 2013 because, at the time of these transactions, the Company’s stock was not being traded on an active market.
Share Purchase Warrants
At April 30, 2013, the Company had 2,586,946 share purchase warrants outstanding as follows:
| Exercise | Expiry |
Number | Price | Date |
214,506 | $0.75 | July30,2014 |
498,000 | $0.25 | August10,2014 |
500,000 | $0.50 | August10,2014 |
400,000 | $0.75 | September24,2014 |
400,000 | $0.50 | November26,2014 |
100,000 | $0.50 | December10,2014 |
120,000 | $0.25 | April19,2015 |
104,440 | $0.75 | April19,2015 |
150,000 | $0.25 | August10,2015 |
100,000 | $0.50 | August 10, 2015 |
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2,586,946 | | |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
A summary of the Company’s share purchase warrants outstanding is presented below:
| | Number of | | | | Weighted Average | |
| | Warrants | | | | Exercise Price | |
Outstanding at January 31, 2012 | | 100,000 | | | CADS | 0.75 | |
Cancelled | | (100,000 | ) | | CAD$ | 0.75 | |
Re-issued pursuant to the Acquisition (Note 4) | | 214,506 | | | USD$ | 0.75 | |
Issued | | 1,948,000 | | | USD$ | 0.44 | |
Outstanding at January 31, 2013 | | 2,162,506 | | | USDS | 0.47 | |
Issued | | 424,440 | | | USD$ | 0.60 | |
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Outstanding at April 30, 2013 | | 2,586,946 | | | USD$ | 0.49 | |
12. Customer Concentrations
The Company has concentrations in the volumes of business transacted with particular customers. The loss of these customers could have an adverse affect on the Company’s business.
For the three months ended April 30, 2013, the Company had concentrations of sales with Customer A equal to 44.1% (2012: 0%) and Customer B equal to 26.7% (2012: 0%). As at April 30, 2013 the accounts receivable balance for Customer A was $18,421 (January 31, 2013: $325,530) and for Customer B was $40,135 (January 31, 2013: $11,203).
13. Commitments
During year ended January 31, 2013, the Company entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) dated October 9, 2012 pursuant to which the Company will pay $5,000 per month effective September 1, 2012 for consulting services, for a two year period. The Company also granted 600,000 stock options, each exercisable into one common share of the Company at $0.25 per share until October 9, 2017.
14. Subsequent Events
Subsequent to April 30, 2013;
| i) | the Company issued 500,000 stock options for investor relations services. Of the total, 125,000 stock options are exercisable at $1.25 per share, 125,000 stock options are exercisable at $1.75 per share and 200,000 stock options are exercisable at $2.25 per share. The stock options expire June 18, 2015. |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
(Expressed in US Dollars) (Unaudited) |
| ii) | the Company issued 150,000 stock options exercisable at $0.25 per share for a period of five years to an employee of the Company pursuant to an employment agreement. The options vest over a period of two years from the date of issuance. |
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| iii) | the Company issued 250,000 stock options exercisable at $0.25 per share for a period of five years from the date of issuance to a consultant of the Company pursuant to a consulting agreement. |
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| iv) | On June 12, 2013, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of up to $500,000 plus accrued and unpaid interest and any other fees. On June 13, 2013, we received $150,000 (less an original issuance discount of 10%) with the remaining balance of the promissory note payable by the lender in such amounts and at such dates as the lender may choose in its sole discretion. The principal sum due to the lender shall be prorated based on the consideration actually paid by the lender (plus an approximate 10% original issue discount that is prorated based on the consideration actually paid by the lender as well as any other interest or fees) such that we are only required to repay the amount funded and not any of the unfunded portion. |
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| | The maturity date for the promissory note is one year from June 13, 2013. The principal sum, plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon, of the promissory note may be converted, at any time by lender, into shares of common stock of the Company at a price which is the lesser of $1.20 or 60% of the lowest trade price in the 25 trading days prior to the conversion (less certain discounts as is specified in the promissory note). |
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| | We may repay the promissory note at any time on or before 90 days from June 13, 2013 with 0% interest. If we do not repay the promissory note within the 90 days then a one-time interest charge of 12% will be applied to the principal sum. |
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, including the risks in the section entitled “Risk Factors”, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include: a continued downturn in international economic conditions; any adverse occurrence with respect to the development or marketing of our apparel products; our ability to successfully bring apparel products to market; product development or other initiatives by our competitors; fluctuations in the availability and cost of materials required to produce our products; any adverse occurrence with respect to distribution of our products; potential negative financial impact from claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings or challenges; our ability to successfully raise the capital necessary to produce our products and operate our business; and other factors beyond our control. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Cautionary Note Regarding Management’s Discussion and Analysis
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes. The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon the condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of any contingent liabilities at the financial statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we review our estimates and assumptions. The estimates were based on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report.
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are stated in United States dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
As used in this annual report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” mean our company, Naked Brand Group Inc., and our wholly-owned subsidiary Naked Inc., as applicable.
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars. All references to “common shares” refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on May 17, 2005 under the name of Search By Headlines.com Corp. Effective August 29, 2012, we completed a merger with a newly-formed subsidiary, Naked Brand Group Inc., a Nevada corporation, which was incorporated solely to effect a change of our corporate name. As a result, effective August 29, 2012, we changed our name from “Search By Headlines.com Corp.” to “Naked Brand Group Inc.” (“Naked Brand Group”).
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Our wholly owned subsidiary is Naked Inc. (“Naked”). Naked was incorporated under the federal laws of Canada on May 21, 2009 as “In Search of Solutions Inc.”, changed its corporate name to “Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc.” on May 17, 2010 and to “Naked Inc.” on February 20, 2013. Naked continued from the federal jurisdiction of Canada to the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada on July 27, 2012. As part of the continuation, all classes of shares of Naked, including the Class C, D, E and F common shares, were converted into one class of common shares of the Nevada corporation.
Our principal executive offices are located at #2 34346 Manufacturers Way, Abbotsford, British Columbia V2S 7M1, and our telephone number is (604) 855-4767. Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol “NAKD”.
General Development
On July 30, 2012, we closed an Acquisition Agreement with Naked whereby Naked’s owners became the sole directors and management of our company and Naked stockholders exchanged their shares for a total of 13.5 million shares of our company, representing 50% of the company (the “Acquisition”).
Naked commenced business operations on February 1, 2010 as a manufacturer and seller of direct and wholesale undergarments in Canada to consumers and retailers and has been realizing revenues from its operations since September, 2010.
As a result of the Acquisition, Naked became a wholly-owned subsidiary of our company and our business became the manufacture and sales of direct and wholesale undergarments in Canada and the United States to consumers and retailers. Our primary operations are conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Naked.
We operate from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada and manufacture and sell direct and wholesale undergarments to consumers and retailers under the brand name Naked®. Our core philosophy is to create products that make people feel sexy and good about themselves, while also making them feel like they are wearing nothing at all. Our goal is to create a new standard for how undergarments should fit, feel and function. With limited reliance on marketing campaigns, our products are now sold at premier fashion stores in North American, primarily in Canada and on the west coast of the United States, including Holt Renfrew and Nordstrom.
Our primary operations are conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Naked. We will continue to produce men’s undergarments and we began selling t-shirts during November, 2013. We are rigorously working to develop a women’s line and we intend to ship limited styles of women’s underwear by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2014.
Recent Corporate Developments
Since the commencement of our first quarter ended April 30, 2013, we have experienced the following significant corporate developments:
| 1. | For the first time, we sold a sub-line of products with price points 40% below the main line to open up distribution channels in the lower end of the market, including Canadian retailer Holt Renfrew’s new retail concept HR2. We achieved margins ranging from 31% to 52% on this product line for the quarter ending April 30, 2013. We plan to continue to invest into this line for fiscal 2014 before targeting for margins of 60%. |
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| 2. | We received $36,000 in T shirt inventory. This marked our first foray into a basic T-shirt business and we began sales of these shirts in quarter two. |
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| 3. | We spent $52,000 on women’s product development and related costs during the quarter. Naked announced that it was developing product lines through an 8K on February 28th, 2013. |
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| 4. | Since the commencement of our quarter ended April 30, 2013, we have raised an aggregate of $573,250 through the issuance of shares of our common stock. We issued 1,993,000 shares at a price of $0.25 per share and 100,000 units at a price of $0.25 per unit for gross proceeds of $523,250 on April 19, 2013. On May 6, 2013, we issued an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares at a price of $0.25 per share for gross proceeds of $250,000 to be received in tranches over a term of one year. The first $50,000 was received during our first fiscal quarter. |
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| 5. | We had a difficult first quarter in sales due to low inventory. We achieved sales of $60,751 in February, 2013, but then sales dropped off to $17,260 in March and $15,555 in April because we did not have adequate inventory of core items. We were restricted from adding new customers and fulfilling orders from current customers due to low inventory. We had low inventory because we did not achieve enough cash from financing activities in October 2012. We procured $283,667 in inventory during the quarter, which will assist us in filling orders during the second quarter. |
Outlook
We will continue to operate in the underwear market and have no current plans to change operations. We have launched a sub-line to open up distribution channels in the lower end of the market. This development came at the request of one of customers, Holt Renfrew who has launched a department store called “hr2” to sell products to individuals at a lower end of the market.
We are working on securing financing to ensure we can order adequate inventory for quarter three and four to ship to new key customers.
We anticipate continuing to invest in product development to develop our women’s line throughout quarter two and three.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2013
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes to the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
Revenue
During the three months ended April 30, 2013, we generated net sales of $93,566 compared to $26,122 for the same period in 2012, an increase of $67,444, or 258%. Net sales increased as a result of new customers, including an initial order to major US retailer, Nordstrom, and from increased orders from existing key customers, including increased orders from, Holt Renfrew, as a result of an auto-replenishment program commencing in the second quarter of 2012. We shipped to 85 stores versus 61 stores year over year.
Concurrently, we had an increase in cost of sales due to the higher volume of sales. Our gross profit margin was 34% in the quarter ended April 30, 2013 compared to 71% in the quarter ended April 30, 2012. This was due to a few different factors. During this fiscal quarter, we recorded $8,333 in inventory writedowns which included removing a style due to fit issues and a change in waistband which caused a 12% decrease to gross margin from the prior year. The remaining decrease was from a larger than average profit margin for the quarter ending April 30, 2012 because of our ability to sell above a valuation writedown from quarter four of fiscal 2012; we did not realize this high a margin in subsequent quarters.
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Operating Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three months ended April 30, | | | Change | |
General and administrative | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | $ | | | % | |
Bad debts | $ | 4,923 | | $ | - | | | 4,923 | | | N/A | |
Bank charges and interest | | 1,403 | | | 779 | | | 624 | | | 80% | |
Consulting | | 53,239 | | | 24,020 | | | 29,219 | | | 122% | |
Depreciation | | 5,241 | | | 953 | | | 4,288 | | | 450% | |
Insurance | | 14,079 | | | 1,033 | | | 13,046 | | | 1263% | |
Investor relations | | 133,862 | | | - | | | 133,862 | | | N/A | |
Marketing | | 76,738 | | | 21,454 | | | 54,924 | | | 256% | |
Occupancy and rent | | 7,810 | | | 7,057 | | | 753 | | | 11% | |
Office and miscellaneous | | 29,146 | | | 13,313 | | | 15,832 | | | 119% | |
Product development | | 29,603 | | | 14,869 | | | 14,734 | | | 99% | |
Professional fees | | 79,295 | | | 68,960 | | | 10,335 | | | 15% | |
Salaries and benefits | | 76,746 | | | 21,196 | | | 55,550 | | | 262% | |
Share based compensation | | 73,351 | | | - | | | 73,351 | | | N/A | |
Transfer agent and filing fees | | 2,168 | | | - | | | 2,168 | | | N/A | |
Travel | | 30,901 | | | 13,569 | | | 17,332 | | | 128% | |
Warehouse management | | 5,444 | | | - | | | 5,444 | | | N/A | |
Total | $ | 623,589 | | $ | 187,203 | | | 436,386 | | | 233% | |
There was an increase in general and administrative expenses to $623,589 for the three months ended April 30, 2013, compared to $187,203 for the three months ended April 30, 2012.
The value of management’s stock options expensed for the period was $30,441, relating to the periodic allocation of the expense related to stock options granted in July, 2012 that are vesting over a period of two years. Also included in share based compensation is an amount of $17,411 related to stock options granted to employees during the current period and an amount of $25,499 for stock options granted to consultants during the current period and in July, 2012.
We incurred higher consulting charges this period over the prior year by $29,219. We incurred increased expenses due to our contract with Shark Branding and Daymond John ($15,000), a customer service representative for Nordstrom, while we introduce the product further ($7,500), and $10,000 paid to a merchandising consultant to develop a line plan for our women’s collection. We also launched a temporary shop at the Hudson Bay Company in Vancouver , British Columbia, to sell product, which cost us $10,000 but brought in the exposure we anticipated, so we could receive buyer’s meetings for Lord and Taylor and the Hudson Bay Company.
We incurred investor relations expenses of $133,862 this past quarter. We engaged with a couple of firms to assist in raising capital by making introductions for the Company, which involved expenses of $39,000. Also included in investor relations expense is a non-cash charge of $89,250 related to shares to be issued to an investment company who has been engaged to assist with communications with respect to the institutional and retail investment community.
Our marketing expenses increased due to the design and development of new marketing materials, and from promotional events we attended, which also resulted in higher travel expenses during the period. There was an increase of $10,000 in marketing materials that were prepared for anticipation of showing the women’s line to buyers in quarter two.
During the current period, we incurred additional expenses as compared to the first quarter in fiscal 2013, to maintain our listing on the public market, including investor relations activities, insurance, and professional fees associated with financing activities and new contracts with advisors and consultants.
During the current quarter we incurred significant consulting and development costs of $26,854 related to the design and development of our women’s line and our Naked line. In the prior year, this line was not under development.
Salaries and benefits also increased by $55,550 to $76,746 in the three months ended April 30, 2013 (2012: $21,196) due to increased corporate and operational activities which necessitated the hiring of additional staff members to support finance and operations. This included finance support staff, a production manager, an account manager, and a technical supervisor. Salary increases over the comparative period were also as a result of salary increases for management, which were effective in July, 2012.
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We continue to incur significant costs for travel. The CEO and CFO have been traveling to meet with investment banks in conjunction with potential financings. We incurred over $10,000 in travel related to this during the quarter ending April 30, 2013 in comparison to the prior fiscal year.
We incurred expenses for warehouse management this quarter because we haveoutsourced our shipping US customers to a third party logistics company. We anticipate this expense to occur as a percentage of US sales moving forward.
Other income and expenses
We incurred interest expenses of $17,245 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 as compared to $2,672 for the same period in 2012, an increase of $14,573. This increase in interest is attributable to the revolving loan agreement entered into in August, 2012 and accretion expense associated with this financing arrangement.
Financing charges increased to $24,849 for the three months ended April 30, 2013 from $2,235 for the three months ended April 30, 2012. This increase was largely due to the amortization of deferred financing costs associated with the August, 2012 revolving loan agreement.
For the quarter ending April 30, 2012, there were only insignificant financing charges related to our factoring relationship with Liquid Capital Corporation, which has since been terminated.
Net loss and comprehensive loss
Our net loss for the three months ended April 30, 2013 was $634,434, or $0.02 per share, as compared to a net loss of $171,874, or $0.01 per share, for the three months ended April 30, 2012, as a result of the increased general and administrative expenses and financing expenses, as described above.
Our other comprehensive income for the three months ended April 30, 2013 was $Nil, as compared to a comprehensive loss of $3,459 for the three months ended April 30, 2012. Other comprehensive loss in the comparative period was a result of foreign currency translation gains and losses. In the current period, these foreign currency translation gains and losses are accumulated in net income due to a change in functional currency effective during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.
LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On August 10, 2012, we entered into the Agency Agreement with Kalamalka Partners and certain lenders (the “Lenders”) as set out in the Agency Agreement whereby we agreed to borrow up to $800,000 from the Lenders under a revolving loan arrangement by the issuance of Notes from time to time as such funds are required by us. The Notes are secured by a general security agreement over the present and future assets of the Company and bear interest at 12% per annum, calculated and payable monthly. The principal amount outstanding under any Note and all accrued and unpaid interest therein, are convertible into common shares at $0.75 per share at any time at the option of the Lender.
In connection with the closing of the Agency Agreement, we issued four Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $400,000 and an aggregate of 100,000 share purchase warrants to the Lenders. Each of the Lender Warrants are exercisable into one common share as follows: 25,000 Lender Warrants are exercisable at $0.25 until August 10, 2015, 25,000 Lender Warrants are exercisable at $0.50 until August 10, 2015 and 50,000 Lender Warrants are exercisable at $0.25 until August 10, 2014.
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On December 21, 2012, we received issued additional convertible promissory notes in the principal amounts totaling $100,000. No additional lender warrants were issued in connection with this subsequent funding.
This significant development allowed us to fund inventory levels beyond initial purchase orders so we could have sufficient inventory on hand. It also allowed us to finance accounts receivable in an efficient and economical way.
We are required to maintain a borrowing base equivalent to a discount factor of 0.90 multiplied by the value of the sum of the value of its inventory plus its accounts receivable. “Inventory” includes raw materials in transit to and in possession of the Borrower, materials in the course of production, work in progress and unsold finished goods, all valued at cost. Receivables are marginable until 60 days from the invoice date, after which time such receivables shall have no value for margining purposes, except that up to $10,000 of receivables will be marginable if such receivables are more than 60 days old but less than 90 days old.
We are required to repay to the standby account when the margining requirements are not met. In that event, we must pay 4% per annum on those funds.
The Notes contain covenants that require us to meet or maintain certain minimum borrowing base ratios for accounts receivables and inventory. At April 30, 2013, our borrowing base was in compliance with this margin. However, during the year ended January 31, 2013, our borrowing was in excess of this margin and, these Notes entered into default. As a result, the Notes remain in default and are due on demand and we are unable to obtain further advances under this loan arrangement until we are able to obtain a notice of waiver from the Lenders.
Future Financing
Provided below is a financing table showing gross cash proceeds from share issuances over the operating life of Naked:
2011 Fiscal Year | $ 217,171 |
2012 Fiscal Year | $ 144,929 |
2013 Fiscal Year(1) | $ 993,299 |
February 1, 2013 to date | $ 573,250 |
Total cash proceeds to date | $ 1,928,649 |
(1)Includes net working capital amounts acquired in connection with the Acquisition
In the long term, to remedy the deficiency in financing for proposed future operations, we intend to raise funds from equity and debt financings. We expect we will need a further $300,000 financing in the current year to finance our women’s line development and a further $1.8 million to fund our business objectives and working capital for the next twelve months.
Working Capital (Consolidated)
| | April 30, 2013 | | | Jan 31, 2013 | |
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Current Assets | $ | 818,696 | | $ | 731,791 | |
Current Liabilities | $ | 786,149 | | $ | 804,333 | |
Working Capital (Deficit) | $ | 32,547 | | $ | (72,542 | ) |
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Our increase in working capital is primarily attributable to the funds raised in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 through a private placement offering, the receipt of which was used to fund operations, production and inventory.
As of April 30, 2013, we will require further financing to continue to meet ongoing operating obligations.
Cash Flows
| | Three months ended April 30, | |
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Cash Flows Used In Operating Activities | $ | (469,657 | ) | $ | (184,116 | ) |
Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities | | (505 | ) | | (35,027 | ) |
Cash Flows Provided By Financing Activities | | 532,930 | | | 178,977 | |
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Cash | | - | | | (1,770 | ) |
Net change in Cash During Period | $ | 62,768 | | $ | (41,936 | ) |
Operating Activities
Cash flows used in our operating activities was $(469,657) for the three months ended April 30, 2013. The cash used in operations during the period was largely used to pay for inventory to fulfill increased sales orders and cash used to fund the general and administrative expenses, as well as outlays for prepaid expenses of $79,212 mostly in respect of a one year marketing campaign, to consulting firm, paid in advance.
We were partly able to manage cash flow through a decrease in accounts receivable of $288,653. Our increase in operating activity outflows was financed through funds raised in private placement offering.
Investing Activities
Investing activities used cash of $505 during the three months ended April 30, 2013, compared to cash used of $35,027 for the three months ended April 30, 2012.
For the three months ending April 30, 2012, we paid $35,027 in costs to develop and launch a new website.
Financing Activities
Financing activities provided cash of $532,930 for the three month period ended April 30, 2013, compared to providing $178,977 for the three months ended April 30, 2012. The financing provided during the three months ended April 30, 2013 was from proceeds of shares issued.
Cash of $175,000 was provided during the three months ended April 30, 2012 in connection with the Acquisition.
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Cash
The change in our foreign currency exchange is the result of the Canadian dollar’s change in value against the United States dollar during each period.
Commitments and capital expenditures
We do not anticipate that we will expend any significant amount on capital expenditures like equipment over the next twelve months or enter into any other material commitments.
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Going Concern
As at April 30, 2013, we had not yet achieved profitable operations and expect to incur further losses in the development of our business, which casts substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. To remain a going concern, we will be required to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations as they come due. Management plans to obtain the necessary financing through the issuance of equity or debt. Should we be unable to obtain this financing, we may need to substantially scale back operations or cease business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. There are no assurances that we will be able to obtain additional financing through private placements, and/or bank financing or other loans necessary to support our working capital requirements. To the extent that funds generated from operations and any private placements, public offerings and/or bank financing are insufficient, we will have to raise additional working capital. No assurance can be given that additional financing will be available, or if available, will be on terms acceptable to us.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
Our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s application of accounting policies. We believe that understanding the basis and nature of the estimates and assumptions involved with the following aspects of our financial statements is critical to an understanding of our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition, Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Sales are recorded when title and risk of loss has passed to the customer, when persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, the selling price is fixed and determinable and collectability is reasonable assured. Significant management judgments and estimates must be made in connection with determination of revenue to be recognized in any accounting period in respect of the timing of when the applicable revenue recognition criteria have been met. If we made different judgments or utilized different estimates for any period material differences in the amount and timing of revenue recognized could result
Accounts receivables consist of amounts due from customers and are recorded upon the shipment of product to customers. Credit terms are extended to customers in the normal course of business and no collateral is required. The Company estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical losses, the existing economic conditions and the financial stability of its customers. Accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Significant management judgment is involved in making the determination with respect to uncollectible amounts.
Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined using the weighted average method, which under the circumstances, management believes will provide for the most practical basis for the measurement of periodic income. Management periodically reviews inventory for slow moving or obsolete items and consider realizability based on the Company’s marketing strategies and sales forecasts to determine if an allowance is necessary. If market value is below cost then an allowance is created to adjust the inventory carrying amount to reflect this.
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Assumptions and estimates about the recoverability of certain inventory may be subject to significant judgment. A variety of factors must be incorporated into these estimates and assumptions such as industry and economic trends and internal factors such as changes in our business and forecasts.
Impairment of Long-Lived Asset
The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carry amounts may not be recoverable, or on an annual basis, where appropriate. Such a review involves assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that a long-lived asset is impaired.
If the Company assesses that there is a likelihood of impairment, then the Company will perform a quantitative analysis comparing the carrying value of the assets with the estimated future net undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets, including cash flows from disposition. Should the sum of the expected future net cash flows be less than the carrying value, the company would recognize an impairment loss at that date for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value.
Assumptions and estimates about future values and remaining useful lives of our intangible and other long–lived assets are complex and subjective. These estimates and assumptions may include revenue growth rates and operating margins used to calculate projected future cash flows and risk adjusted discounted rates and future economic and market conditions. If applicable, our long–term financial forecast represent the best estimate that our management has at this time and we believe that its underlying assumptions are reasonable. Management has determined that no impairment indicators currently exists.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. The most significant estimates we made are those relating to uncollectible receivables, inventory valuation and obsolescence, and stock-based compensation expense.
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
ASC Topic 718,Compensation – Stock Compensation, requires that compensation expense for employee stock-based compensation be recognized over the requisite service period based on the fair value of the award, at the date of grant.
Stock–based compensation represents the cost related to stock–based awards granted to employees and non–employee consultants. We measure stock–based compensation cost at measurement date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and generally recognize the cost as expense on a straight–line basis (net of estimated forfeitures) over the employee requisite service period or the period during which the related services are provided by the non–employee consultants and the options are earned. We estimate the fair value of stock options using a Black–Scholes option valuation model, which utilizes various assumptions and estimates that are subject to management judgment.
As we have insufficient historical data on which to estimate expected future share price volatility, we have estimated expected share price volatility based on the historical share price volatility of comparable entities. The expected life of options granted has been determined utilizing the "simplified" method as prescribed by the SEC's Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 110 Share–Based Payment. As we have had limited trading history, we have estimated the fair value of our common shares with reference, where appropriate, to the subscription price of the most recent share offerings, for which the funds raised were being used to provide financing. As of the current quarter, as active trading in our common shares commenced, we have used the market price of our common stock on the date of issuance, as quoted on the OTCQB. The risk–free interest rate is based on a treasury instrument whose term is consistent with the expected term of the stock options. We have not paid and do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our shares of common stock; therefore, the expected dividend yield is assumed to be zero. In addition, ASC 718 requires companies to utilize an estimated forfeiture rate when calculating the expense for the period. We applied an estimated forfeiture rate of 0% in determining the expense recorded in our consolidated statement of operations given our limited forfeiture experience history.
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Foreign Exchange
Our functional currency is the US dollar. Transaction amounts denominated in foreign currencies are translated into their US dollar equivalents at exchange rates prevailing at the transaction dates. Foreign currency gains and losses on transactions or settlements are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations.
The functional currency of Naked changed from Canadian dollars to US dollars on November 1, 2012, triggered by a shift in cash flows from operations and an accumulation of other factors. Balances denominated in foreign currencies were re-measured at the date of change using the exchange rate in effect on that date. Revenue and expense items were translated at average rates for the period up to the date of change and translation adjustments accumulated in other comprehensive income up to the date of change were retained in that account.
These condensed consolidated financial statements have been presented in US dollar, which is the Company’s reporting currency. Prior to the change in functional currency, and for the year ended January 31, 2012, financial statements of foreign operations for which the functional currency is the local currency are translated into US dollars with assets and liabilities translated at the current rate on the balance sheet date and revenue and expense items translated at the average rates for the period. Translation adjustments are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective accounting standards if currently adopted could have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off balance sheet arrangements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Foreign exchange risk
A significant portion of our revenues and the majority of our operating expenses are incurred in Canadian dollars. Therefore, operating results are impacted to the extent that they are not hedged, by the rise and fall of the relative value of the Canadian dollar to the United States dollar. During the three months ended April 30, 2013, we incurred a net loss from foreign exchange fluctuations of $9,419.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a – 15(c) and 15d – 15(e)) as at April 30, 2013. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer, who is our principal executive officer, and our chief financial officer, who is our principal financial officer, concluded that, as at April 30, 2013, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective (1) to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (2) to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to us, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The conclusion reached by our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer was a result of the material weaknesses described below.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We have identified the following material weaknesses:
| (i) | inadequate segregation of duties and effective risk assessment; |
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| (ii) | insufficient staffing resources resulting in inadequate review procedures; |
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| (iii) | insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of both US GAAP and Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines; |
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| (iv) | lack of independent directors and audit committee; |
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| (v) | inadequate security and restricted access to computer systems, including insufficient disaster recovery plans; and |
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| (vi) | no written whistle-blower policy. |
To address these material weaknesses, management performed additional analyses and other procedures to ensure that the financial statements included herein fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Accordingly, we believe that the financial statements included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
Remediation of Material Weaknesses
We have taken steps to improve these deficiencies and we intend to continue to take appropriate and reasonable steps necessary to remediate these deficiencies. We intend to consider the results of our remediation efforts and related testing as part of our year-end 2014 assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
Subject to receipt of additional financing, we have undertaken, or intend to undertake the following remediation measures to address the material weaknesses described in this Form 10-Q. Such remediation activities include the following:
| (i) | we intend to establish an independent audit committee as additional board members are retained; |
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| (ii) | we have retained a qualified VP Finance to assist in the preparation of our public filings and assist on accounting matters; and |
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| (iii) | we intend to continue to update the documentation of our internal control processes, including formal risk assessment of our financial reporting processes. |
The remediation efforts set out above are largely dependent upon our company securing additional financing to cover the costs of implementing the changes required. If we are unsuccessful in securing such funds, remediation efforts may be adversely affected in a material manner.
Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within our company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter, other than as described above, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Much of the information included in this quarterly report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other “forward-looking statements”. Such forward-looking statements include any projections or estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions, or other future performance suggested herein. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.
Such estimates, projections or other “forward-looking statements” involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution readers of this quarterly report that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other “forward-looking statements”. In evaluating us, our business and any investment in our business, readers should carefully consider the following factors.
Risks Associated with our Company
Risks Related To Our Business
We have a limited operating history which makes it difficult to evaluate our company or future operations.
Naked commenced operations in 2010. Since beginning operations, we have generated limited total revenues. For the three months ended April 30, 2013, our revenues were $93,566 (2012: $26,122). As a relatively new company, we are subject to many risks associated with the initial organization, financing, expenditures and impediments inherent in a new business. Potential investors should evaluate an investment in our company in light of the obstacles that may be encountered by a start-up company in a competitive market.
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Our limited operating experience and limited brand recognition in new international markets may limit our expansion strategy and cause our business and growth to suffer.
Our future growth depends, to an extent, on our international expansion efforts. We have limited experience with regulatory environments and market practices internationally, and we may not be able to penetrate or successfully operate in any new market. We may also encounter difficulty expanding into new international markets because of limited brand recognition leading to delayed acceptance of our undergarments by customers in these new international markets. Our failure to develop new international markets or disappointing growth outside of existing markets will harm our business and results of operations.
Our auditors’ opinion on our January 31, 2013 consolidated financial statements includes an explanatory paragraph regarding there being substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
For the year ended January 31, 2013, we incurred a net loss of $1,332,996. We anticipate generating losses for at least the next 12 months. Therefore, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue operations in the future as a going concern, as described by our auditors with respect to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2013. Although our consolidated financial statements raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, they do not reflect any adjustments that might result if we are unable to continue our business.
Our future operating capital and the continued operation or our business depends on our revenues and ability to raise capital through equity investments. Future equity investments will be dilutive to existing shareholders and the terms of securities issued may be more favorable for new investors. Further, in obtaining further equity investments, we may incur substantial costs including investment banking fees, legal fees and accounting fees. Our business operations may fail if our actual cash requirements exceed our estimates and we are not able to obtain further financing. If we cannot continue as a viable entity, our shareholders may lose some or all of their investment in our company.
We are currently in violation of loan covenants on loan agreements, and as a result the lender may demand repayment of the amount due and we may face serious liquidity issues.
We have issued convertible promissory notes which contain covenants that require us to meet or maintain certain minimum ratios for accounts receivables and inventory, and we are currently in default of these covenant ratios. As we failed to maintainthese borrowing base requirements, the lender is entitled to demand repayment of these notes at any time and, as such, we could face serious liquidity issues. If we are unable to settle these loans, the creditors may commence proceedings as are their rights under the agreements, to seize our assets. This would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and our ability to meet other operational obligations.
Our success depends on our ability to maintain the value and reputation of our brand.
Our success depends on the value and reputation of the Naked brand. The Naked name is integral to our business as well as to the implementation of our strategies for expanding our business. Maintaining, promoting and positioning our brand will depend largely on the success of our marketing and merchandising efforts and our ability to provide a consistent, high quality customer experience. We rely on social media as one of our marketing strategies to have a positive impact on both our brand value and reputation. Our brand could be adversely affected if we fail to achieve these objectives or if our public image or reputation were to be tarnished by negative publicity. Negative publicity regarding the production methods of any of our suppliers or manufacturers could adversely affect our reputation and sales and force us to locate alternative suppliers or manufacturing sources. Additionally, while we devote considerable efforts and resources to protecting our intellectual property, if these efforts are not successful the value of our brand may be harmed, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
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An economic downturn or economic uncertainty in our key markets may adversely affect consumer discretionary spending and demand for our products.
Many of our products may be considered discretionary items for consumers. Factors affecting the level of consumer spending for such discretionary items include general economic conditions, particularly those in Canada and the United States, and other factors such as consumer confidence in future economic conditions, fears of recession, the availability of consumer credit, levels of unemployment, tax rates and the cost of consumer credit. As global economic conditions continue to be volatile or economic uncertainty remains, trends in consumer discretionary spending also remain unpredictable and subject to reductions due to credit constraints and uncertainties about the future. The current volatility in the United States economy in particular has resulted in an overall slowing in growth in the retail sector because of decreased consumer spending, which may remain depressed for the foreseeable future. These unfavorable economic conditions may lead consumers to delay or reduce purchase of our products. Consumer demand for our products may not reach our sales targets, or may decline, when there is an economic downturn or economic uncertainty in our key markets, particularly in North America. Our sensitivity to economic cycles and any related fluctuation in consumer demand may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
Our sales and profitability may decline as a result of increasing product costs and decreasing selling prices.
Our business is subject to significant pressure on pricing and costs caused by many factors, including intense competition, constrained sourcing capacity and related inflationary pressure, pressure from consumers to reduce the prices we charge for our products and changes in consumer demand. These factors may cause us to experience increased costs, reduce our sales prices to consumers or experience reduced sales in response to increased prices, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial conditions, operating results and cash flows.
If we are unable to anticipate consumer preferences and successfully develop and introduce new, innovative and updated products, we may not be able to maintain or increase our sales and profitability.
Our success depends on our ability to identify and originate product trends as well as to anticipate and react to changing consumer demands in a timely manner. All of our products are subject to changing consumer preferences that cannot be predicted with certainty. If we are unable to introduce new products in a timely manner or our new products are not accepted by our customers, our competitors may introduce similar products in a more timely fashion. Failure to anticipate and respond in a timely manner to changing consumer preferences could lead to, among other things, lower sales and excess inventory levels. Even if we are successful in anticipating consumer preferences, our ability to adequately react to and address those preferences will in part depend upon our continued ability to develop and introduce innovative, high-quality products. Our failure to effectively introduce new products that are accepted by consumers could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
Our results of operations could be materially harmed if we are unable to accurately forecast customer demand for our products.
To ensure adequate inventory supply, we must forecast inventory needs and place orders with our manufacturers based on our estimates of future demand for particular products. Our ability to accurately forecast demand for our products could be affected by many factors, including an increase or decrease in customer demand for our products or for products of our competitors, our failure to accurately forecast customer acceptance of new products, product introductions by competitors, unanticipated changes in general market conditions, and weakening of economic conditions or consumer confidence in future economic conditions. If we fail to accurately forecast customer demand we may experience excess inventory levels or a shortage of products available for sale in our stores or for delivery to guests. Inventory levels in excess of customer demand may result in inventory write-downs or write-offs and the sale of excess inventory at discounted prices, which would adversely affect our results of operations and could impair the strength and exclusivity of our brand. Conversely, if we underestimate customer demand for our products, our manufacturers may not be able to deliver products to meet our requirements, and this could result in damage to our reputation and customer relationships.
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The fluctuating cost of raw materials could increase our cost of goods sold and cause our results of operations and financial condition to suffer.
The fabrics used by our suppliers and manufacturers include synthetic fabrics whose raw materials include petroleum-based products. Our products also include natural fibers, including cotton. Our costs for raw materials are affected by, among other things, weather, consumer demand, speculation on the commodities market, the relative valuations and fluctuations of the currencies of producer versus consumer countries and other factors that are generally unpredictable and beyond our control. Increases in the cost of raw materials could have a material adverse effect on our cost of goods sold, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
We rely on third-party suppliers to provide fabrics for and to produce our products, and we have limited control over them and may not be able to obtain quality products on a timely basis or in sufficient quantity.
We do not manufacture our products or the raw materials for them and rely instead on third-party suppliers. Many of the specialty fabrics used in our products are technically advanced textile products developed and manufactured by third parties and may be available, in the short-term, from only one or a very limited number of sources. We may experience a significant disruption in the supply of fabrics or raw materials from current sources or, in the event of a disruption, we may be unable to locate alternative materials suppliers of comparable quality at an acceptable price, or at all. In addition, if we experience significant increased demand, or if we need to replace an existing supplier manufacturer, we may be unable to locate additional suppliers of fabrics or raw materials or additional manufacturing capacity on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, or we may be unable to locate any supplier or manufacturer with sufficient capacity to meet our requirements or to fill our orders in a timely manner. Identifying a suitable supplier is an involved process that requires us to become satisfied with their quality control, responsiveness and service, financial stability and labor and other ethical practices. Even if we are able to expand existing or find new manufacturing or fabric sources, we may encounter delays in production and added costs as a result of the time it takes to train our suppliers and manufacturers in our methods, products and quality control standards. Delays related to supplier changes could also arise due to an increase in shipping times if new suppliers are located farther away from other participants in our supply chain. Any delays, interruption or increased costs in the supply of fabric or manufacture of our products could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet customer demand for our products and result in lower net revenue and income from operations both in the short and long term. We have occasionally received, and may in the future continue to receive, shipments of products that fail to comply with our technical specifications or that fail to conform to our quality control standards. In that event, unless we are able to obtain replacement products in a timely manner, we risk the loss of net revenue resulting from the inability to sell those products and related increased administrative and shipping costs. Additionally, if defects in the manufacture of our products are not discovered until after such products are purchased by our guests, our guests could lose confidence in the technical attributes of our products and our results of operations could suffer and our business could be harmed.
We operate in a highly competitive market and the size and resources of some of our competitors may allow them to compete more effectively than we can, resulting in a loss of our market share and a decrease in our net revenue and profitability.
The market for undergarments is highly competitive. Competition may result in pricing pressures, reduced profit margins or lost market share or a failure to grow our market share, any of which could substantially harm our business and results of operations. We compete directly against wholesalers and direct retailers of undergarments, including large, diversified companies with substantial market share and strong worldwide brand recognition, such as Calvin Klein and Armani. Many of our competitors have significant competitive advantages, including longer operating histories, larger and broader customer bases, more established relationships with a broader set of suppliers, greater brand recognition and greater financial, research and development, marketing, distribution and other resources than we do. Our competitors may be able to achieve and maintain brand awareness and market share more quickly and effectively than we can. In contrast to our “grassroots” marketing approach, many of our competitors promote their brands through traditional forms of advertising, such as print media and television commercials, and through celebrity endorsements, and have substantial resources to devote to such efforts. Our competitors may also create and maintain brand awareness using traditional forms of advertising more quickly than we can. Our competitors may also be able to increase sales in their new and existing markets faster than we do by emphasizing different distribution channels than we do, such as catalog sales or an extensive franchise network, as opposed to distribution through retail stores, wholesale or internet, and many of our competitors have substantial resources to devote toward increasing sales in such ways.
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Any material disruption of our information systems could disrupt our business and reduce our sales.
We are increasingly dependent on information systems to operate our e-commerce website, process transactions, respond to customer inquiries, manage inventory, purchase, sell and ship goods on a timely basis and maintain cost-efficient operations. Any material disruption or slowdown of our systems, including a disruption or slowdown caused by our failure to successfully upgrade our systems, system failures, viruses or other causes, could cause information, including data related to customer orders, to be lost or delayed which could result in delays in the delivery of merchandise to our customers or lost sales, which could reduce demand for our merchandise and cause our sales to decline. If changes in technology cause our information systems to become obsolete, or if our information systems are inadequate to handle our growth, we could lose customers.
Our fabrics and manufacturing technology are not patented and can be imitated by our competitors.
The intellectual property rights in the technology, fabrics and processes used to manufacture our products are owned or controlled by our suppliers and are generally not unique to us. Our ability to obtain intellectual property protection for our products is therefore limited and we currently own no patents or exclusive intellectual property rights in the technology, fabrics or processes underlying our products. As a result, our current and future competitors are able to manufacture and sell products with performance characteristics, fabrics and styling similar to our products. Because many of our competitors have significantly greater financial, distribution, marketing and other resources than we do, they may be able to manufacture and sell products based on our fabrics and manufacturing technology at lower prices than we can. If our competitors do sell similar products to ours at lower prices, our net revenue and profitability could suffer.
Our failure or inability to protect our intellectual property rights could diminish the value of our brand and weaken our competitive position.
We currently rely on trademarks, as well as confidentiality procedures, to establish and protect our intellectual property rights. We cannot assure you that the steps taken by us to protect our intellectual property rights will be adequate to prevent infringement of such rights by others, including imitation of our products and misappropriation of our brand. In addition, intellectual property protection may be unavailable or limited in some foreign countries where laws or law enforcement practices may not protect our intellectual property rights as fully as in the United States or Canada, and it may be more difficult for us to successfully challenge the use of our intellectual property rights by other parties in these countries. If we fail to protect and maintain our intellectual property rights, the value of our brand could be diminished and our competitive position may suffer.
Our future success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our senior management.
Our future success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our senior management and other key employees. The loss of the services of our senior management or other key employees could make it more difficult to successfully operate our business and achieve our business goals. We also may be unable to retain existing personnel that are critical to our success, which could result in harm to our customer and employee relationships, loss of key information, expertise or know-how and unanticipated recruitment and training costs.
Because a significant portion of our sales are generated in Canada, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have negatively affected our results of operations and may continue to do so in the future.
The reporting currency for our consolidated financial statements is the US dollar. In the future, we expect to continue to derive a significant portion of our net revenue and incur a significant portion of our operating costs in Canada, and changes in exchange rates between the Canadian dollar and the US dollar may have a significant, and potentially adverse, effect on our results of operations. Our primary risk of loss regarding foreign currency exchange rate risk is caused by fluctuations in the exchange rates between the US dollar and the Canadian dollar.
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Because we recognize net revenue from sales in Canada in Canadian dollars, if the Canadian dollar weakens against the US dollar it would have a negative impact on our Canadian operating results upon translation of those results into US dollars for the purposes of consolidation. The exchange rate of the Canadian dollar against the US dollar has been relatively consistent in the last twelve months and our results of operations have benefited from the strength in the Canadian dollar. If the Canadian dollar were to weaken significantly relative to the US dollar, our net revenue would decline and our income from operations and net income could be adversely affected. We have not historically engaged in hedging transactions and do not currently contemplate engaging in hedging transactions to mitigate foreign exchange risks. As we continue to recognize gains and losses in foreign currency transactions, depending upon changes in future currency rates, such gains or losses could have a significant, and potentially adverse, effect on our results of operations.
Our ability to source our merchandise profitably or at all could be hurt if new trade restrictions are imposed or existing trade restrictions become more burdensome.
The United States and the countries in which our products are produced or sold internationally have imposed and may impose additional quotas, duties, tariffs, or other restrictions or regulations, or may adversely adjust prevailing quota, duty or tariff levels. Countries impose, modify and remove tariffs and other trade restrictions in response to a diverse array of factors, including global and national economic and political conditions, which make it impossible for us to predict future developments regarding tariffs and other trade restrictions. Trade restrictions, including tariffs, quotas, embargoes, safeguards and customs restrictions, could increase the cost or reduce the supply of products available to us or may require us to modify our supply chain organization or other current business
Risk Related to our Stock and Public Reporting Requirements
Because we can issue additional shares of common stock, purchasers of our common stock may incur immediate dilution and may experience further dilution.
We are authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 31,904,000 shares are issued and outstanding as of June 19, 2013. Our board of directors has the authority to cause us to issue additional shares of common stock, and to determine the rights, preferences and privileges of such shares, without consent of any of our shareholders. Consequently, our shareholders may experience more dilution in their ownership of our stock in the future.
Trading on the OTCQB may be volatile and sporadic, which could depress the market price of our common stock and make it difficult for our shareholders to resell their shares.
Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB quotation system. Trading in stock quoted on the OTCQB Bulletin Board is often thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices, due to many factors that may have little to do with our operations or business prospects. This volatility could depress the market price of our common stock for reasons unrelated to operating performance. Moreover, the OTCQB is not a stock exchange, and trading of securities on the OTCQB is often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on a quotation system like NASDAQ or a stock exchange like the NYSE. Accordingly, shareholders may have difficulty reselling any of their shares.
A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our ability to raise further working capital, may adversely impact our ability to continue operations and we may go out of business.
A prolonged decline in the price of our common stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in our ability to raise capital. Because we may attempt to acquire a significant portion of the funds we need in order to conduct our planned operations through the sale of equity securities, a decline in the price of our common stock could be detrimental to our liquidity and our operations because the decline may cause investors to not choose to invest in our stock. If we are unable to raise the funds we require for all our planned operations, we may be forced to reallocate funds from other planned uses and may suffer a significant negative effect on our business plan and operations, including our ability to develop new products and continue our current operations. As a result, our business may suffer, and not be successful and we may go out of business. We also might not be able to meet our financial obligations if we cannot raise enough funds through the sale of our common stock and we may be forced to go out of business.
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Because we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our shares of common stock in the near future, our shareholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.
We intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the near future. The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of the board of directors, and will depend upon, among other things, the results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and such other factors as the board of directors considers relevant. There is no assurance that future dividends will be paid, and if dividends are paid, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend. Unless we pay dividends, our shareholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.
Our stock is a penny stock. Trading of our stock may be restricted by the SEC’s penny stock regulations which may limit a shareholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.
Our stock is a penny stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors”. The term “accredited investor” refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.
FINRA sales practice requirements may also limit a shareholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.
In addition to the “penny stock” rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock.
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Trends, Risks and Uncertainties
We have sought to identify what we believe to be the most significant risks to our business, but we cannot predict whether, or to what extent, any of such risks may be realized nor can we guarantee that we have identified all possible risks that might arise. Investors should carefully consider all of such risk factors before making an investment decision with respect to our common stock.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On June 12, 2013, we issued a promissory note to one US investor in the principal amount of up to $500,000 plus accrued and unpaid interest and any other fees. On June 13, 2013, we received $150,000 (less an original issuance discount of 10%) with the remaining balance of the promissory note payable by the lender in such amounts and at such dates as the lender may choose in its sole discretion. The principal sum due to the lender shall be prorated based on the consideration actually paid by the lender (plus an approximate 10% original issue discount that is prorated based on the consideration actually paid by the lender as well as any other interest or fees) such that we are only required to repay the amount funded and not any of the unfunded portion. The note was issued to one investor resident in the United States relying on Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
We have issued convertible promissory notes which contain covenants that require us to meet or maintain certain minimum ratios for accounts receivables and inventory, and we are currently in default of these covenant ratios. As we failed to maintain these borrowing base requirements, the lender is entitled to demand repayment of these notes at any time.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
On June 12, 2013, we issued a promissory note to one US investor in the principal amount of up to $500,000 plus accrued and unpaid interest and any other fees. On June 13, 2013, we received $150,000 (less an original issuance discount of 10%) with the remaining balance of the promissory note payable by the lender in such amounts and at such dates as the lender may choose in its sole discretion. The principal sum due to the lender shall be prorated based on the consideration actually paid by the lender (plus an approximate 10% original issue discount that is prorated based on the consideration actually paid by the lender as well as any other interest or fees) such that we are only required to repay the amount funded and not any of the unfunded portion.
We granted piggyback registration rights to the lender in connection with the next registration statement we file with the Securities and Exchange commission. We have also agreed that the terms of this promissory note will be amended if we issue any securities with terms more favourable than the terms contained in the promissory note.
We will be obligated to immediately repay the promissory note, together with accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages, fees and any other amounts owing, if we fail to pay any amounts when due, if a receiver or trustee is appointed over our assets (and such appointment remains uncontested for 20 days or not discharged within 60 days), if we file for bankruptcy or receivership, if we generally fail to pay our debts as such debts become due, if we lose our DTC eligibility or we are delinquent in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The lender has agreed not to effect any short sales or any hedging or other economic transaction which results in a net short position with respect to our common stock.
The maturity date for the promissory note is one year from June 13, 2013. The principal sum, plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon, of the promissory note may be converted, at any time by lender, into shares of common stock of our company at a price which is the lesser of $1.20 or 60% of the lowest trade price in the 25 trading days prior to the conversion (less certain discounts as is specified in the promissory note).
We may repay the promissory note at any time on or before 90 days from June 13, 2013 with 0% interest. If we do not repay the promissory note within the 90 days then a one-time interest charge of 12% will be applied to the principal sum.
Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
(3) | Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form SB-2, as filed with the Commission on December 8, 2006) |
3.2 | Articles of Merger (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on August 30, 2012) |
3.3 | Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form SB-2, as filed with the Commission on December 8, 2006) |
(10) | Material Contracts |
10.1 | Acquisition Agreement dated February 28, 2012 among our company, Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc. and SBH Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 1, 2012) |
10.2 | Loan Agreement dated January 16, 2012 among our company and Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on January 17, 2012) |
10.3 | General Security Agreement dated January 16, 2012 among our company and Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on January 17, 2012) |
10.4 | Addendum to Loan Agreement dated April 4, 2012 among our company and Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on April 12, 2012) |
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Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
10.5 | Second Addendum to Loan Agreement dated April 11, 2012 among our company and Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on April 12, 2012) |
10.6 | Third Addendum to Loan Agreement dated May 7, 2012 among our company and Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on May 8, 2012) |
10.7 | Fourth Addendum to Loan Agreement dated June 13, 2012 among our company and Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on June 14, 2012) |
10.8 | Fifth Addendum to Loan Agreement dated July 6, 2012 among our company and Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on July 11, 2012) |
10.9 | Form of $0.05 Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.9 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on July 31, 2012) |
10.10 | Form of $0.25 Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on July 31, 2012) |
10.11 | Form of Pooling Agreement among our company and certain former shareholders of Naked Boxer Brief Clothing Inc., dated June 27, 2012 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on July 31, 2012) |
10.12 | Employment Agreement with Joel Primus dated July 30, 2012 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on July 31, 2012) |
10.13 | Employment Agreement with Alex McAulay dated July 30, 2012 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on July 31, 2012) |
10.14 | 2012 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on July 31, 2012) |
10.15 | Form of Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.15 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on July 31, 2012) |
10.16 | Agency and Interlender Agreement dated August 10, 2012 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on August 22, 2012) |
10.17 | Security Agreement dated August 10, 2012 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on August 22, 2012) |
10.18 | Form of Subscription Agreement for Convertible Notes and Warrants (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on August 22, 2012) |
10.19 | Form of Warrant Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on August 22, 2012) |
10.20 | Memorandum of Understanding dated October 1, 2012 with Shark Investments, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on October 15, 2012) |
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Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
10.21 | Form of Stock Option Agreement with Shark Investments, LLC dated October 9, 2012 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on October 15, 2012) |
10.22 | Consulting Agreement with George Creative Consultants Inc. dated February 1, 2012 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.16 to our current report on Form 8-K/A, as filed with the Commission on November 30, 2012) |
10.23 | Consulting Agreement with Kosick Communications Ltd. dated February 1, 2012 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.17 to our current report on Form 8-K/A, as filed with the Commission on November 2, 2012) |
10.24 | Form of Warrant Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.18 to our current report on Form 8-K/A, as filed with the Commission on November 30, 2012) |
(16) | Letter re Change in Certifying Accountant |
16.1 | Letter from Madsen & Associates, CPA’s Inc. dated July 30, 2012 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 16.1 to our current report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on July 31, 2012) |
(21) | Subsidiaries |
21.1
| Subsidiaries of Naked Brand Group Inc. Naked Inc. (incorporated under the federal laws of Canada) |
(31 and 32) | Certifications |
31.1* | Section 302 Certification under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Joel Primus |
31.2* | Section 302 Certification under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Alex McAulay |
32.1* | Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Joel Primus |
32.2* | Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Alex McAulay |
* Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
NAKED BRAND GROUP INC.
By: /s/ Alex McAulay
Alex McAulay
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer)
Dated: June 19, 2013