UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019
or
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ___________ to ___________
Commission file number 333-207765
ACRO BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada | | 47-1950356 |
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
12175 Visionary Way, Suite 1160; Fishers, Indiana 46038
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (317) 286-6788
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) 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 ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendments to this From 10-K. x
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,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer | x | Smaller reporting company | x |
| Emerging Growth Company | ¨ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by a check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter; however, since there was not trading market on the last day of the second quarter, the price of the common equity on the first trading day after the end of the second quarter was used: $61,962,000.
As of December 26, 2019, the registrant had 47,760,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
As used in this annual report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and words of like import, and the “Company” refers to Acro Biomedical Co., Ltd., unless the context indicates otherwise.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This annual report on Form 10-K contain “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “expects,” “plans,” “will,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “intends,” “estimates,” and other words of similar meaning. One can identify them by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements are likely to address our growth strategy, financial results and product and development programs. One must carefully consider any such statement and should understand that many factors could cause actual results to differ from our forward looking statements. These factors may include inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of other risks and uncertainties, including some that are known and some that are not. No forward looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially.
These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include, and are not limited to:
| · | Our ability to develop and market nutritional products based on cordyceps sinensis and related products and metallothionein MT-3 elizer; |
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| · | The extent to which there is a market for products such as our proposed products in the United States, and our ability to address any market which may develop; |
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| · | Our ability to generate revenue from the sale of our products; |
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| · | Our ability to develop a customer base so that we are not dependent upon one customer for almost all of our revenues; |
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| · | Our ability to obtain raw materials and finished product on reasonable terms and in a timely manner; |
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| · | Our ability to obtain the necessary financing for us to develop and market our products; |
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| · | Our ability to identify, hire and retain qualified executive, administrative, research and development, marketing and other personnel; |
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| · | To the extent that we manufacture products, our ability to establish and maintain manufacturing facilities that comply with all applicable government regulations for any products which we may develop or manufacture; |
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| · | Our ability to develop and maintain third-party manufacturing facilities for our product; |
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| · | Our ability to establish effective marketing and distribution arrangements; |
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| · | Our ability and the ability of our suppliers to comply with government regulations relating to the manufacture, sale and marketing of our products; |
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| · | Our ability to successfully develop a marketable product; |
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| · | Any liability we may sustain as a result of adverse effects resulting from the use of the products we sell; |
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| · | Any liability we may sustain as a result of impurities or other problems relating to products we sell; |
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| · | Our ability to protect any intellectual property we may develop; |
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| · | Our ability to successfully develop a marketable product; |
| · | The effects on our reputation or financial condition of any product recall, whether required or voluntary; |
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| · | The effects of fluctuation of our sales on our operating results and on our ability to order products and raw materials to meet the changing needs of the market; |
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| · | The effects of any litigation which may arise concerning the use of our products; |
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| · | The costs associated with defending and resolving potential legal claims, even if such claims are without merit; |
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| · | The effects on our financial condition, operating results and reputation of any adverse reactions which users of our products may sustain; |
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| · | Any liability we may sustain as a result of any impurities in any products we may sell; |
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| · | The development of a market for our common stock; |
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| · | If a market in our common stock develops, actions by third parties to either sell or purchase our common stock in quantities that would have a significant effect on our stock price; |
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| · | Risks generally associated with products that are considered nutritional supplements; |
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| · | Current and future economic and political conditions; |
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| · | The impact of changes in accounting rules on our financial statements; |
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| · | Other assumptions described in this annual report; and |
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| · | Other matters that are not within our control. |
Information regarding market and industry statistics contained in this annual report is included based on information available to us that we believe is accurate. It is generally based on industry and other publications that are not produced for purposes of securities offerings or economic analysis. We have not reviewed or included data from all sources. Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from these sources are subject to the same qualifications and the additional uncertainties accompanying any estimates of future market size, revenue and market acceptance of products and services. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement. As a result, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this report speak only as of the date of this report and you should not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain events, risks, and uncertainties that may be outside of our control. When considering forward-looking statements, you should carefully review the risks, uncertainties and other cautionary statements in this report as they identify certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, the risks described under in this report, including those described under “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as well as in other reports and documents we file with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Item 1. Business
We have been engaged in the business of developing and marketing products that promote wellness and a healthy lifestyle since 2017. Our initial business plan was to build a family waterpark in a state-of-the-art designed aquatic center in several locations throughout the Hawaiian Islands. We were not able to develop this business and we did not generate any revenues in this business. Following a change of control on January 30, 2017, resulting from the sale by the then principal stockholder of 36,000,000 shares of common stock, constituting all of his stock and 76.3% of the then outstanding common stock, we discontinued our efforts to develop aquatic centers. Our business to date has involved purchase products from two suppliers and selling these products to three unrelated customers, one of which accounted for 94% of our sales in the year ended September 30, 2019 and 53% of our sales in the year ended September 30, 2018. Our second largest customer in the year ended September 30, 2018 accounted for 47% of our sales in the year ended September 30, 2018 but did not make any purchases in the year ended September 30, 2019.
Our first sale was made in September 2017. All of our sales to date have been sales of cordyceps related products and, commencing in the second quarter of the year ended September 30, 2018, metallothionein MT-3 elizer. We may also seek to market other products which we see as complimentary to our present products.
Cordyceps is a fungus that is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Cordyceps sinensis has been described as a medicine in old Chinese medical books and Tibetan medicine. It is a rare combination of a caterpillar and a fungus and found at altitudes above 4500m in Sikkim. According to the Journal of Ayuveda and Integrative Medicine, the fungus is parasitic in nature. The base of the mushroom first originates from an insect larval host and ends at the club-like cap, including the stipe and stroma. The fruit body is dark brown to black, and the root of organism, the larval body pervaded by the mycelium, is yellowish to brown color. The immature larvae (host) on which cordyceps grows usually lies about 6 inches below the surface of the ground. As the fungus approaches maturity, it consumes more than 90% of the infected insect effectively mummifying its host. Local folk practitioners use the product alone or in combination with other medicinal herbs to treat various diseases. However, the effectiveness of Cordyceps sinensis, either alone or with other medicinal herbs, has not been shown as effective in double blind tests, and it has not been subject to the type of testing that would be required for prescription medication. As a result, in the United States we cannot make any claims as to specific health benefits.
Metallothionein MT-3 elizer is a protein that, in powder form, is used in health supplements. The encoded protein in metallothionein MT-3 is a growth inhibitory factor, and reduced levels of the protein are observed in the brains of individuals with some metal-linked neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
We first sold products during the fourth quarter of the year ended September 30, 2017. In the year ended September 30, 2017, we generated revenues of $510,000 during the fourth quarter from the sale of Cordycepin and cordyceps powder to one customer. During the year ended September 30, 2018, we sold Cordycepin and cordyceps powder and metallothionein MT-3 elizer to two customers. During the year ended September 30, 2019, we sold Cordycepin and cordyceps powder to two customers, who accounted for 94% and 6% of our revenue. We did not sell any metallothionein MT-3 elizer products in the year ended September 30, 2019. All sales during the year ended September 30, 2019 were made in the first quarter of the year, and we did not have any sales during the second, third or fourth quarter of the year. During the quarter ended December 31, 2019, we expect to report modest sales. We purchased all of our Cordycepin and cordyceps powder from one supplier for the years ended September 30, 2017 and 2018 and from a different supplier in the year ended September 30, 2019, and we purchased all of our metallothionein MT-3 elizer from another supplier. Our sales are sales of our product in bulk to companies who use our products as ingredients in their products. We do not sell products in a form for use by consumers although we may, in the future, develop products for use by consumers.
Our Organization
We are a Nevada corporation incorporated on September 24, 2014 under the name Killer Waves Hawaii, Inc. On January 30, 2017, we changed our corporate name to Acro Biomedical Co., Ltd. Our address is 12175 Visionary Way, Suite 1160, Fishers, Indiana 46038, telephone (317) 286-6788. Our corporate website is http://acrobiomedicalco.com. Information on or derived from our website or any other website is not part of this annual report.
Source of Supply
In the year ended September 30, 2019, we purchased all of our Cordycepin and cordyceps powder from one supplier, Biospring Inc., a Taiwan-based company. In the year ended September 30, 2018, we purchased all of our Cordycepin and cordyceps powder from one supplier, Aublog Inc., a Taiwan-based company, and we purchased all of our metallothionein MT-3 elizer from Taiwan Master Foods Co., Ltd., a Taiwan-based company. We did not purchase or sell any metallothionein MT-3 elizer products in the year ended September 30, 2019. We do not have any long-term supply contracts with any supplier, as a result of which our suppliers have no obligation to sell products to us. The following table sets forth our purchases from these suppliers for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
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Aublog Inc. | | $ | - | | | $ | 5,827,700 | |
Taiwan Master Foods Co. Ltd. | | | - | | | | 2,500,000 | |
Biospring Inc. | | | 1,132,000 | | | | - | |
| | $ | 1,132,000 | | | $ | 8,327,700 | |
Our inventory at September 30, 2019 of $1,060,600 consisted of Cordycepin and cordyceps powder which we purchased from Biospring. Our inventory has been unchanged since January 2019. To the extent that we are not able to sell our inventory, our working capital and financial condition will be materially impaired.
We do not plan to establish manufacturing facilities. We have engaged in initial discussions with potential contract manufacturers in Taiwan. If we can negotiate acceptable terms for a contract manufacturer to manufacture our products, we would source the raw materials and have the raw materials shipped to the manufacturer who would them customize the product to meet our specifications. However, the product may bear the brand names of the manufacturer rather than our brand name. If we are not able to negotiate an agreement with a contract manufacturer, we may continue to buy finished products from a manufacturer, which we anticipate would have the manufacturer’s brand names. Even if we engage a contract manufacturer, we may still buy a manufacturer’s brand products either from our contract manufacturer or another supplier. Our ability to negotiation a contract with a supplier may be affected by both the modest level of sales for the year as well as our lack of sales during the second, third and fourth quarters of the years We cannot assure you that we will be able to develop the necessary relationships with suppliers or contract manufacturers on reasonable terms.
Marketing and Sales
All of our marketing and sales activities have been conducted by our chief executive officer, Pao-Chi Chu, who is our only employee and who provides his services on a part-time basis. All sales to date were made by our chief executive officer.
Our largest customer is Acrology International Co., Ltd., which accounted for 94% or our sales for the year ended September 30, 2019 and 53% of our sales for the year ended September 30, 2018. Only one customer, Xiamen Jinxia Yongfeng Commercial Co., Ltd., which accounted for 47% of our sales in the year ended September 30, 3018 and no sales in the year ended September 30, 2019, accounted for 10% or more of our sales in either year. We do not have any long-term contracts with any customer. We ship products pursuant to purchase orders placed by the customers. The following table sets forth our sales during the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
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Acrology International Co., Ltd. | | $ | 1,274,000 | | | $ | 4,271,500 | |
Xiamen Jinxia Yongfeng Commercial Co., Ltd. | | | - | | | | 3,743,000 | |
One other customer | | | 80,000 | | | | - | |
| | $ | 1,354,000 | | | $ | 8,014,500 | |
Our customers are located in Hong Kong and use our product as an ingredient in their products, which are sold in the People’s Republic of China.
Government Regulations
In the event that we seek to market and sell our products in the United States, we will be subject to various laws and regulations. The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act defines a dietary ingredient as a vitamin, mineral, herb or other botanical, amino acid, dietary substance for use by man to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake, or a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of the preceding substances. Unlike drugs, supplements are not intended to treat, diagnose, prevent, or cure diseases, which means that supplements cannot make claims as to health benefits. Claims like these can only legitimately be made for drugs, not dietary supplements. Dietary supplements include such ingredients as vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, and enzymes. Dietary supplements are marketed in forms such as tablets, capsules, softgels, gelcaps, powders, and liquids. Cordyseps is considered a dietary supplement.
The United States Food and Drug Administration regulates both finished dietary supplement products and dietary ingredients. The FDA regulates dietary supplements under a different set of regulations than those covering “conventional” foods and drug products. Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, (i) manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements and dietary ingredients are prohibited from marketing products that are adulterated or misbranded. That means that these firms are responsible for evaluating the safety and labeling of their products before marketing to ensure that they meet all the requirements of Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act and FDA regulations. The FDA is responsible for taking action against any adulterated or misbranded dietary supplement product after it reaches the market.
The Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act requires manufacturers, packers or distributors whose name appears on the product label of a dietary supplement to include contact information on the product label for consumers to use in reporting adverse events associated with the product’s use and to notify the FDA of any serious adverse event report within 15 business days of receiving such report. However, the reporting of an event is not an admission that the product caused the adverse event.
If we engage in business in the United States, we will be subject to a variety of other regulations, including those relating to health, safety, bioterrorism, taxes, labor and employment, import and export, and environmental. These regulations may require significant financial and operational resources to ensure compliance, and we cannot assure you we will able to be in compliance.
We do not sell products for retail sale to consumers although we may, in the future, develop products which are designed and packaged for consumer use. Our customers purchase our products in bulk and use our products as ingredients in their products. Countries into which our products are sold have regulations relating to the marketing, labeling and claims for dietary supplements. Since we do not sell products in form for use by consumers, our customers must comply with applicable government regulations. Our present customers are located in Hong Kong, which has laws concerning the ingredients in products sold for consumption, including the purity of the ingredients. If products which include our products as ingredients are sold in Hong Kong or any other country, the products may be subject to the food and supplement regulations of the country. We do not make any of the products we sell. To the extent a claim arises either as a result of the use by a consumer of products which contain our ingredients or a government agency raises questions about the purity of ingredients purchased from us, we may incur liability for any adverse reactions to the products purchased by consumers or failures of our products to conform to the stated purity of our products and we cannot assure you that we will be able to claim over against our supplier. If we sell products that are designed and packaged for use by consumers, we may be subject to laws relating to such products, including the purity and labeling of the products and any other regulations that may be applicable.
Research and Development
We plan to conduct research and development with respect to our own proprietary products. However, we have not yet commenced any such activity and we have not developed any detailed plan to engage in such activities, and we cannot assure you that we develop or implement any research and development program. Our research and development activities may relate to cordyceps products to be sold in the United States. We cannot assure you that we commence such activities in the near future, if at all, or that we will be able to develop proprietary products. We may engage third parties to perform the research and development, and the third parties may be related to our chief executive officer.
Intellectual Property Rights
We do not have any patent or other intellectual property rights with respect to any products.
Competition
A number of companies market and sell cordyceps products in the United States, including Real Mushrooms, Bulk Supplements, Terrasoul SuperFoods; Mental Refreshment Nutrition, NOW Foods, Aloha Medicinals, Natures Elements and Swanson Premium. These products include cordyceps extract as well as products that include cordyceps along with other ingredients. Many, if not all, of these companies are better known and better capitalized than we are, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully with these and other existing suppliers of cordyceps.
Employees
We have one employee, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, Pao-Chi Chu, who works for us on a part-time basis.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this annual report before making an investment decision with regard to our securities. The statements contained in this annual report include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. The risks set forth below are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties may exist that could also adversely affect our business, prospects or operations. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or a significant part of your investment.
Risks Concerning our Business
We require significant funding for us to conduct our business.
At September 30, 2019, we had cash of $1,472. Our principal asset at that date was inventory of $1,060,000, which we purchased during 2018, and our inventory has been unchanged since January 2019. In order for us to continue in business, we will require significant additional capital either in the form of debt or equity. Because of the absence of any active trading market in our stock, our financial condition, our modest level of sales for the year ended September 30, 2019 and the lack of any sales during the second, third and fourth quarters of the year, as well as our lack of any history of operations, we may be unable to raise funds through the sale of equity securities.
We cannot assure you that we can operate profitably.
Although we generated net income of $419,660 on revenues of $8,014,500for the year ended September 30, 2018, for the year ended September 30, 2019, we incurred a loss of $370,747 on sales of $1,354,000. Our gross margin for the year ended September 30, 2019 was 10%. We will not be able to operate profitably until and unless we are able to generate sufficient revenue so that our gross profit can cover our operating expenses. we cannot assure you that we be able to operate at a profit. We do not have any full-time employees and our chief executive officer, who provides his services on a part-time basis, has not received any salary. If we increase our operations and engage in selling, marketing and research and development activities, we will incur significant selling, general and administrative expenses. Unless we can significantly increase our revenue and gross profit or raise funds from other sources, including the sale or our equity securities, we may not be able to operate profitably. The lack of an active trading market in our common stock combined with our lack of sales and can materially impair our ability to raise money through the sale of equity securities. Further, to the extent that we are not able to sell our inventory before it becomes unsaleable because of its age, we would need to write off any unsaleable inventory which would materially impact our financial conditions, the results of our operations and our ability to raise funds.
Our auditors’ report includes a going concern paragraph.
Our auditors’ report on our financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 includes a going concern paragraph. At September 30, 2019, we have limited cash, had limited gross profit, which was significantly less than our operating expenses, and we incurred a loss from our operations for the year ended September 30, 2019. Although we hope to fund operations through increased sales and equity financing arrangements, our financial condition and the results of our operations as well as the lack of an active trading market in our stock and a market capitalization that is inconsistent with our financial performance make it less likely that we will be able to raise funds for capital expenditures, working capital and other cash requirements.
If we are not able to increase revenue and our customer base, we may not be able to operate profitably.
Through September 30, 2019, our revenue has primarily resulted from sales to two customers in Hong Kong. Our largest customer accounted for 94% of our sales in the year ended September 30, 2019, all of which were made in the first quarter of the year, and 53% of our sales in the year ended September 30, 2018. Our second largest customer for the year ended September 30, 2018 accounted for 47% of our sales for the year, but did not generate any sales in the year ended September 30, 2019. As a result, our sales decreased $6,660,500, or more than 83%, from the year ended September 30, 2018 to the year ended September 30, 2019. We do not have any long-term agreement with our customers and they may cease purchasing from us for any reason. Unless we are successful in generating revenue from other customers, our ability to operate will be impaired. Further, we believe that the nature of the market is such that we have little ability to improve our gross margin.
We believe that the decrease in our sales was affected by recent government efforts to politically stabilize Hong Kong.
We believe that the decrease in revenue in the year ended September 30, 2019 resulted from political instability in Hong Kong, which has impacted our customers’ ability to sell products into the People’s Republic of China. We have not generated any revenue from the sales in the United States and we do not anticipate offering products in the United States in the near term. We cannot assure you that conditions in Hong Kong will change in a manner in which our customers will purchase our products.
If we sell products or commence operations in the United States, we would be subject to government regulations in the United States.
If we sell products or commence operations in the United States, we would be subject to FDA regulations under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, which generally provides a regulatory framework to help ensure safe, quality dietary supplements and the dissemination of accurate information about our products. The FDA does not generally regulate active ingredients in dietary supplements in the same manner as it regulates drugs unless the product makes claims, such as claims that a product may heal, mitigate, cure or prevent an illness, disease or malady, that may result in the product being subject to the restrictions and regulations imposed on drugs. If we commence operations in the United States, we would also be subject to government regulations that apply to business in general, including those relating to health, safety, bioterrorism, taxes, labor and employment, import and export, and the environment. At present, we do not have any business activities in the United States that require compliance with these regulations. However, at such time as we commence business in the United States, we may require incur significant costs to ensure compliance, and we cannot assure you we will able to be in compliance. Other countries in which we may operate may have similar regulations, and, to the extent that we conduct business or sell products in these countries, we will be subject to those regulations.
Since we sell our products to customers in the Hong Kong, we may be subject Hong Kong laws and regulations relating to our products.
We do not sell products for retail sale to consumers. Our customers purchase our products in bulk and use our products as ingredients in their products. Countries into which our products are sold have regulations relating to the marketing, labeling and claims for dietary supplements. Since we do not sell products in form for use by consumers, our customers must comply with applicable government regulations. Our present customers are located in Hong Kong, which has laws concerning the ingredients in products sold for consumption, including the purity of the ingredients. If products which include our products as ingredients are sold in Hong Kong or any other country, the products may be subject to the food and supplement regulations of the country. We do not make any of the products we sell. To the extent a claim arises either as a result of the use by a consumer of products which contain our ingredients or a government agency raises questions about the purity of ingredients purchased from us, we may incur liability for any adverse reactions to the products purchased by consumers or failures of our products to conform to the stated purity of our products and we cannot assure you that we will be able to claim over against our supplier. Although we do not sell products in Hong Kong or any other country, we may be subject to liability or penalties in the event that our products do not have the purity which we claim We may, in the future, sell products that are designed and packaged for use by consumers, in which event we may be subject to laws relating to such products, including the purity and labeling of the products and any other regulations that may be applicable in the country in which the products are sold.
We need to develop additional sources of supply.
Our revenue through September 30, 2019 has been derived from the sale of products purchased from three suppliers, one of which accounted for all of our purchases in the year ended September 30, 2019 and the other two of which accounted for all of our purchased in the year ended September 30, 2018. We do not have any long-term agreements with any suppliers, and, accordingly, our suppliers have no contractual obligation to sell us product at a price which would enable us to generate an acceptable gross margin if at all. We will need to develop additional sources of supply for both raw materials and any finished products which we may sell. Although we believe that alternative sources of supply of both raw materials and finished products are available, any difficulty or delay in identifying and entering into supply arrangements with suppliers could impair both our gross margins and our ability to operate profitably. Further, any shortage of raw materials or interruption of supply could also result in higher prices for those materials which we may be unable to pass on to our customers. We cannot assure you that, if we develop our business, our suppliers will be provide us with the quality of raw materials we need or the quantities we request or at a price we consider to be reasonable. Because we do not control the actual production of these raw materials, we are also subject to delays caused by interruption in production of materials based on conditions outside of our control, including weather, transportation interruptions, strikes, terrorism, natural disasters, or other catastrophic events.
We need to develop and maintain marketing and distribution channels.
We presently do not have any marketing or distribution arrangements. Our sales through September 30, 2019 were made by our chief executive officer. Unless we are able to hire qualified sales and marketing personnel and develop distribution channels to market and sell any products which we sell, we will not be able to generate sufficient revenue to enable us to operate profitably. We cannot assure you as to our ability to develop and maintain effective marketing and distribution channels.
We may not have sufficient product liability insurance to protect us against any claims we may sustain.
At present, we have not sold any products in the United States and we do not have any product liability insurance. Regardless of whether we manufacture products, we could face significant liabilities due to claims that the use of products we sell caused adverse reactions, regardless of whether we have the product manufactured for us or we purchase the product from a suppliers. We could be exposed to liability based on claims that, among others: our products contain contaminants; we provide consumers with inadequate instructions about product use; or we provide inadequate warning about side effects or interactions of our products with other substances. Even if we were to prevail in any such claims, the cost of litigation and settlement could be significant and could exceed any product liability coverage we may have. Although we intend to require any contract manufacturers to maintain product liability insurance, we cannot assure you that they will have adequate, if any, product liability insurance coverage. Since we do not have supply agreements with our present suppliers, we would have no contractual recourse against the suppliers in the event of any users should suffer adverse events following the use of products sold by us.
The market for our product is very competitive, and we may not be able to compete successfully.
The cordyceps market is highly competitive and a number of products are readily available. Most, if not all, of our competitors are substantially larger and have greater financial resources and name recognition than we do. Further, new products which may be developed or sold may increase the competitiveness of the market. We anticipate that we will be dependent, at least initially, primarily on cordyceps products. Many of our competitors offer a range of products and are not dependent on a market for cordyceps products, which can protect them in the event that the market for cordyceps products declines.
We have not conducted any study of the potential market for cordyceps-based or metallothionein products in the United States and we cannot assure you that there is a significant market for these products in the United States.
Although we have a general familiarity with the market for cordyceps products and metallothionein products in Asia, our business plan contemplates the sale of these products in the United States and possibly countries where there is a large Asian population. We have not conducted any study as to the market for cordyceps or metallothionein products in the United States and we cannot assure you that there is any significant market. Unless there is a significant market in the United States, we may not be able to operate profitably. We cannot assure you that there is a sufficient market in the United States to enable us to compete effectively or operate profitably or that, if a market exists for products of the type we sell, that we will be able to market our products successfully.
The market for cordyceps or metallothionein products may be affected by recalls or successful litigation arising from claimed adverse reactions to cordyceps products.
Any recall or lawsuits arising out of adverse reactions or perceived adverse reactions to cordyceps or metallothionein products or unfavorable comments in the press or social media could impair the market for our products, even if the recall, adverse reaction or unfavorable comments related to products manufactured and sold by other companies. The market for any type of supplements is subject to change in public tastes, which changes may be based on these factors or other changes in taste not relating to any specific incident or problem. Since our business plan is presently limited to cordyceps and metallothionein products, we will be impacted more severely by changes in tastes than we would if we offered a range of different dietary supplements. We cannot assure you that we will be able to develop, offer and sell any products other than cordyceps-based products or metallothionein products or that any market that may exist will continue.
We may not be successful in any research and development activities in which we may engage.
We plan to engage in research and development activities with a view to developing cordyceps products to be sold in the United States. We have not commenced such activity and we cannot assure you that we will be able to commence any research and development activities. If we commence such activites, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in developing any product or that any product we may develop will be marketable in the United States or any other country or that we will not require regulatory approval for the sale of any such product in the United States or any other country in which we seek to market the product. If regulatory approval is required, compliance with such regulations may be very expensive and we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain such approval. As a result, we may incur significant expenses in seeking to develop a product with no assurance that we can or will develop a marketable product.
We are dependent upon our chief executive officer.
We are dependent upon Pao-Chi Chu, our chief executive and financial officer, sole director and principal stockholder, who is our only employee and who works for us on a part-time basis. The loss of Mr. Chu would materially impair our ability to conduct our business. We do not have an employment agreement with Mr. Chu and we do not maintain key person life insurance on his life.
If we are unable to attract, train and retain technical and financial personnel, our business may be materially and adversely affected.
Our future success depends, to a significant extent, on our ability to attract, train and retain key management, marketing, sales, technical and financial personnel. Recruiting and retaining capable personnel, particularly those with expertise in the natural supplement business are vital to our success. There is substantial competition for qualified personnel, and we cannot assure you we will be able to attract or retain our technical and financial personnel. If we are unable to attract and retain qualified employees, our business may be materially and adversely affected. Our financial condition, including our 83% decline in sales from the year ended September 30, 2018 to the year ended September 30, 2019 and the lack of sales in the second, third and fourth quarters of 2019 may make it difficult for us to attract qualified personnel.
Our chief executive officer may have a conflict of interest.
Pao-Chi Chu, our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and principal stockholder, has served as the chairman of Mucho Biotech Co., Ltd., Mucho Furich Co., Ltd., and Mucho Biomedical Co., Ltd., companies engaged in applications of cordyceps since 2006. These companies are controlled by Mr. Chu. As a result, he may have a conflict of interest in allocating his time and available resources among us and the other companies in related fields which he controls. We cannot assure you that Mr. Chu will be able to allocate sufficient time and resources to our business to enable us to develop our business plan.
We may not be able to protect any intellectual property which we may develop.
We do not have any patents or other proprietary intellectual property. While we may seek patents for any intellectual property which we may develop, we cannot assure you that we will develop any patentable product or that we will be able to obtain patents or that, if we do obtain patents, other companies will not be able to design around our patents and develop competitive or superior products. We cannot assure you that we will be able to enforce any patent rights which we may obtain. Patent litigation is very expensive, and, if we do not have the financial resources to enforce through litigation any patents we may obtain, we may not be able to retain the value of the patents. We believe that much of our intellectual property will be in the nature of trade secrets. Although we will seek to protect our intellectual property rights through nondisclosure agreements, including non-disclosure agreement with our employees and consultants and other companies with which we may conduct business, we cannot assure you that the other parties to the non-disclosure agreements will comply with their obligations, and we may not be aware of any breach until the intellectual property has been disclosed to a third party. We may not be able enforce our rights under the non-disclosure agreements.
Risks Concerning our Common Stock
There is presently no active market for our common stock, which may make it difficult for you to sell your stock.
Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB marketplace under the symbol ACBM. There is no active trading market for our common stock, and the OTC Markets website shows that there are many days on which there is no trading volume or very limited trading volume. Accordingly, even if a market develops, as to which we can give no assurance, there can be no assurance as to the liquidity of our common stock, the ability of holders of our common stock to sell our common stock, or the prices at which holders may be able to sell our common stock. Further, if a market develops, it is likely that there will not be any significant float, with the result that the reported bid and asked prices may have little relationship to the price you would pay if you wanted to buy shares or the price you would receive if you wanted to sell shares.
Because our common stock is a penny stock, you may have difficulty selling our common stock in the secondary trading market.
If a market for our common stock develops, it is likely that our common stock will fit the definition of a penny stock and therefore is subject to the rules adopted by the SEC regulating broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. The SEC rules may have the effect of reducing trading activity in our common stock making it more difficult for investors to purchase and sell their shares. The SEC’s rules require a broker or dealer proposing to effect a transaction in a penny stock to deliver the customer a risk disclosure document that provides certain information prescribed by the SEC, including, but not limited to, the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker or dealer must also disclose the aggregate amount of any compensation received or receivable by him in connection with such transaction prior to consummating the transaction. In addition, the SEC’s rules also require a broker or dealer to 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 before completion of the transaction. The existence of the SEC’s rules may result in a lower trading volume of our common stock and lower trading prices. Further, some broker-dealers will not process transactions in penny stocks.
Our lack of internal controls over financial reporting may affect the market for and price of our common stock.
Our disclosure controls and our internal controls over financial reporting are not effective. We do not have the financial resources or personnel to develop or implement systems that would provide us with the necessary information on a timely basis so as to be able to implement financial controls. Our continued poor financial condition together with the fact that we have one part-time employee, who is both our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, makes it difficult for us to implement a system of internal controls over financial reporting, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to develop and implement the necessary controls. The absence of internal controls over financial reporting may inhibit investors from purchasing our shares and may make it more difficult for us to raise debt or equity financing.
Our lack of a full-time chief financial officer could affect our ability to develop financial controls, which could affect the market price for our common stock.
We do not have a full-time chief financial officer. At present, our chief executive officer, who does not have an accounting background, is also acting as our chief financial officer. We do not anticipate that we will be able to hire a qualified chief financial officer unless our financial condition improves significantly. The lack of an experienced chief financial officer, together with our lack of internal controls, may impair our ability to raise money through a debt or equity financing, the market for our common stock.
We do not have any independent directors.
We do not have any independent directors. Our sole director is Pao-Chi Chu, who is our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and principal stockholder. Because we have no independent director, we do not have any checks and balances on Mr. Chu, which may make it difficult for us to develop internal controls and to raise money in the financial markets.
Our stock price may be volatile and your investment in our common stock could suffer a decline in value.
As of the date of this annual report, there has no active trading activity in our common stock. There can be no assurance that any significant market, or any market, will ever develop in our common stock. Because of the low public float and the lack of trading volume, any reported prices may not reflect the price at which you would be able to sell shares if you want to sell any shares you own or buy shares if you wish to buy share. Further, stocks with a low public float may be more subject to manipulation than a stock that has a significant public float. The price may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following, in addition to the risks described above and general market and economic conditions:
| · | our low stock price, which may result in a modest dollar purchase or sale of our common stock having a disproportionately large effect on the stock price; |
| · | the market’s perception as to our ability to generate revenue and positive cash flow or earnings; |
| · | changes in our or securities analysts’ estimate of our financial performance; |
| · | our ability or perceived ability to obtain necessary financing for our operations; |
| · | the perception of the future market for our products; |
| · | the anticipated or actual results of our operations; |
| · | changes in market valuations of other natural supplement companies; |
| · | any discrepancy between anticipated or projected results and actual results of our operations; |
| · | actions by third parties to either sell or purchase stock in quantities which would have a significant effect on our stock price; and |
| · | other factors not within our control. |
Raising funds by issuing equity or convertible debt securities could dilute the net tangible book value of the common stock and impose restrictions on our working capital.
If we were to raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, either alone or in connection with a non-equity financing, the net tangible book value of the then outstanding common stock could decline. If the additional equity securities were issued at a per share price less than the market price, which is customary in the private placement of equity securities, the holders of the outstanding shares would suffer a dilution, which could be significant. We may have difficulty in raising funds through the sale of debt securities because of both our financial position, the lack of any collateral on which a lender may place a value, and the absence of any revenue or operations. If we are able to raise funds from the sale of debt securities, the lenders may impose restrictions on our operations and may impair our working capital as we service any such debt obligations. Further, it is not uncommon for investors who provide private funding to companies with weak financial positions, to require the issuer to issue convertible securities which are convertible at a discount to the market price at the time the convertible security is converted. Such securities typically have a materially adverse effect on the market price for the issuer’s stock.
Because of our chief executive officer’s stock ownership, he has the power to elect all directors and to approve any action requiring stockholder approval.
Mr. Pao-Chi Chu, our chief executive officer, owns 30,000,000 shares of common stock, representing approximately 62.8% of our outstanding common stock. As a result, Mr. Chu has the power, without the vote of any other stockholders, to elect all of our directors and take any action requiring stockholder approval, including any amendment to our certificate of incorporation, merger, sale of assets or other major corporate transaction.
We do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
We do not own or lease any real property.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not Applicable
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market Information
Our common stock is listed on the OTCQB market under the symbol ACBM. Any quotations for our common stock reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions
Stockholders of Record
As of December 26, 2019, we had fifty-five record holders of our common stock.
Transfer Agent
Cleartrust, LLC, 16540 Pointe Village Drive; Suite 210, Lutz, Florida 33558 is the transfer agent for our common stock.
Dividends
We have not paid any cash dividends to date and do not anticipate or contemplate paying dividends in the foreseeable future.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Agreements
None.
Recent sales of unregistered securities.
None.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. See “Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors discussed in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report.
Overview
Since January 30, 2017, following a change of control, we have been engaged in the business of developing and marketing nutritional products that promote wellness and a healthy lifestyle.
Since the January 30, 2017 change of control our business has involved the purchase of products from three suppliers and the sale of these products to three unrelated customers. One of our suppliers accounted for all of our purchases in the year ended September 30, 2019 and the other two of accounted for all of our purchased in the year ended September 30, 2018. We first sold products during the fourth quarter of the year ended September 30, 2017. In the year ended September 30, 2017, we generated revenues of $510,000 from the sale of Cordycepin and cordyceps powder to one customer, and all of our purchases were from one supplier. During the year ended September 30, 2018, we sold Cordycepin and cordyceps powder and metallothionein MT-3 elizer to two customers. During the year ended September 30, 2019, we sold Cordycepin and cordyceps powder to two customers, who accounted for 94% and 6% of our revenue. All sales during the year ended September 30, 2019 were made in the first quarter of the year, and we did not have any sales during the second, third or fourth quarter of the year. Our second largest customer for the year ended September 30, 2018, which accounted for sales of $3,743,000, or 47% of our revenue, did not make any purchases from us in the year ended September 30, 2019. During the quarter ended December 31, 2019, we expect to report modest sales. Our sales are sales of our product in bulk to companies who use our products as ingredients in their products. We do not sell products in a form for use by consumers although we may, in the future, develop products for use by consumers.
Although our business plan initially contemplated that we would conduct research and development on our own proprietary products based on cordyceps sinensis, to date we have neither commenced such activities nor take any preliminary steps with respect to such activities. We do not presently have the funds necessary for us to engage in such activities, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to commence any research and development activities or that any such activities that we may undertake will be successful.
We require funds for our operations. At September 30, 2019, we had $1,472 in cash and cash equivalents, $1,060,000 of inventory of Cordycepin and cordyceps powder Although we intend to seek to raise funds in the equity market, we cannot assure you as to the availability or terms of any such financing. Because of our financial condition, the 83% decline in revenue year to year, the lack of sales in the second, third and fourth quarters of the year ended September 30, 2019, along with the absence of an active market for our stock and our market capitalization in relation to our financial performance, it may be difficult for us to raise funds in the equity market.
Results of Operations
Years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
Our revenue for the year ended September 30, 2019 was $1,345,000, cost of revenue was $1,218,600, with a gross profit of $135,400 and a gross margin of 10%., Our revenue for the year ended September 30, 2018 was $8,014,500, cost of revenue was $7,181,100, with a gross profit of $833,400, and a gross margin of 10.4%. We believe that the decrease in revenue resulted from political instability in Hong Kong, which has impacted our customers.
Our operating expenses, consisting of selling, general and administrative expenses, for the year ended September 30, 2019, were $576,953 as compared with $317,850, which was primarily professional fees and consulting fees. The professional fees relate to expenses we incur as a result of our status as a public company.
As a result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of $370,747, or $(0.01) per share (basic and diluted) for the year ended September 30, 2019 as compared with net income of $419,660, or $0.01 per share per share (basic and diluted) for the year ended September 30, 2018.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table sets forth information relating to our working capital at September 30, 2019 and 2018:
| | September 30, 2019 | | | September 30, 2018 | | | Change | |
Current assets | | $ | 1,069,464 | | | $ | 1,477,837 | | | $ | (408,373 | ) |
Current liabilities | | $ | 195,792 | | | $ | 240,675 | | | $ | (44,883 | ) |
Working capital | | $ | 873,672 | | | $ | 1,237,162 | | | $ | (363,490 | ) |
The decrease in working capital reflects a decrease in inventory purchased and prepaid expenses, a portion of which related to the unamortized value of the common stock issued for consulting services in September 2018.
The following is a summary of the statements of cash flows for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:
| | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
Cash provided by (used) in operating activities | | $ | 79,692 | | | $ | (140,419 | ) |
Cash provided by investing activities | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities | | $ | (79,368 | ) | | $ | 104,757 | |
Cash and cash equivalent at end of year | | $ | 1,472 | | | $ | 1,148 | |
The cash provided by operating activities for the year ended September 30, 2019 reflected the net loss of $370,747, increased primarily by stock-based compensation of $300,089, deferred revenue of $116,000, reductions in inventories and purchase deposit of $86,000 and accounts payable and prepaid expenses of $10,712 and increased by a decrease in adjustment of income tax payable of $73,071 and income tax payable of $19,156., . The cash used in operating activities for the year ended September 30, 2018 reflected our net income of $419,660 reduced primarily by an increase in inventories and purchase deposit to vendor of $665,600 and increased by an increase in income tax payable of $92,227, stock-based compensation of $7,411, accounts payable and accrued expenses of $6,712.
Cash used in financing activities reflects advances from elated parties of $106,969 less payments made to related parties of $186,337. Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended September 30, 2018 represented net advances from related parties of $104,757.
There were no non-cash investing or financing activities in the year ended September 30, 2019 or 2018.
Going Concern
Our financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. At September 30, 2019, we have limited cash, had limited gross profit, which was significantly less than our operating expenses, and we incurred a loss from our operations for the year ended September 30, 2019. We can give no assurance as to its ability to generate revenue or operate profitably. If we cannot generate revenue from our products we may not be able to continue in our business. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Although we intend to fund operations through increased sales of our products and equity financing arrangements. However, because of the lack of sales during the last three quarters of the year ended September 30, 2019, our loss for the year ended September 30, 2019 and the absence of any active trading market for our common stock, our financial condition and our lack of an operating history, we may not be able to raise funds for capital expenditures, working capital and other cash requirements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. The estimates and judgments will also affect the reported amounts for certain revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these good faith estimates and judgments.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks, money market funds, and certificates of term deposits with maturities of less than three months from inception, which are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which, in the opinion of management, are subject to an insignificant risk of loss in value. We had $1,472 and $1,148 in cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories consist primarily of finished goods. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We determine cost on the basis of first-in, first-out methods. We periodically review inventories for obsolescence and any inventories identified as obsolete are written down or written off. Although we believe that the assumptions we use to estimate inventory write-downs are reasonable, future changes in these assumptions could provide a significantly different result. No inventory markdown was recorded for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Net Income (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock
We adopted ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share” which requires presentation of basic earnings per share on the face of the statements of operations for all entities with complex capital structures and requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic earnings per share computation. Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive outstanding shares of common stock during the period to reflect the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through contingent share arrangements, stock options and warrants unless the result would be antidilutive. There were no potentially dilutive shares of common stock outstanding for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Our financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of its cash and cash equivalents and related party payables that we will likely incur in the near future. We place our cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions of high credit worthiness. At times, our cash and cash equivalents with a particular financial institution may exceed any applicable government insurance limits.
Stock-Based Compensation
We recognize compensation expense for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718. For employee stock-based awards, we calculate the fair value of the award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes method for stock options and the quoted price of our common stock for unrestricted shares, and the expense is recognized over the service period for awards expected to vest. Share-based payments to consultants, service providers and other non-employees are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 718, ASC Topic 505, “Equity Payments to Non-Employees” or other applicable authoritative guidance. The estimation of stock-based awards that will ultimately vest requires judgment, and to the extent that actual results or updated estimates differ from original estimates, such amounts are recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period estimates are revised. We consider many factors when estimating expected forfeitures, including types of awards, employee class, and historical experience.
Income Taxes
We use the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and the tax basis of assets, liabilities, the carry forward of operating losses and tax credits, and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. An allowance against deferred tax assets is recorded when it is more likely than not that such tax benefits will not be realized.
Related Parties
We follow ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosures,” for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue from the sale of products and services in accordance with ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition.” We recognize revenue only when all of the following criteria have been met:
| i) | Persuasive evidence for an agreement exists; |
| ii) | Service has been provided; |
| iii) | The fee is fixed or determinable; and, |
| iv) | Collection is reasonably assured. |
We recognize revenue when our products are delivered to customers in accordance with the written sales terms.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under this guidance, lessees will be required to recognize on the balance sheet a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases, with the exception of short-term leases. The lease liability represents the lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, and will be measured as the present value of the lease payments. The right-of-use asset represents the lessee’s right to use a specified asset for the lease term, and will be measured at the lease liability amount, adjusted for lease prepayment, lease incentives received and the lessee’s initial direct costs. The standard also requires a lessee to recognize a single lease cost allocated over the lease term, generally on a straight-line basis. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. ASU 2016-02 is required to be applied using the modified retrospective approach for all leases existing as of the effective date and provides for certain practical expedients. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effects that the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on the Company’s financial statements.
The Company has reviewed all other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and does not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on our financial statements.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The financial statements start on Page F-1.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
NA
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Management’s Conclusions Regarding Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (“Disclosure Controls”), as defined by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of September 30, 2019, the end of the year covered by this annual report on Form 10-K. The Disclosure Controls evaluation was done under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, who is the same person and our sole employee. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based upon this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, due to our limited internal audit function and our very limited staff, our disclosure controls were not effective as of September 30, 2019, such that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the chief executive officer/chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act. Our management is also required to assess and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 404”). Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2019. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework. During our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2019, management identified material weaknesses related to (i) our internal audit functions (ii) inadequate levels of review of the financial statements and (iii) a lack of segregation of duties within accounting functions. Therefore, our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of September 30, 2019.
Management has determined that our internal controls contain material weaknesses due to the absence of segregation of duties, as well as lack of qualified accounting personnel and excessive reliance on third party consultants for accounting and a reliance on outside services for our accounting functions, financial reporting and related activities. The lack of any separation of duties, with the same person, who is our only employee who serves as both chief executive officer and chief financial officer, and who does not have an accounting background and serves on a part-time basis, makes it unlikely that we will be able to implement effective internal controls over financial reporting in the near future.
Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties is not possible. However, to the extent possible, we plan to implement procedures to assure that the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions will be performed by separate individuals if and when we have sufficient income to enable us to hire such individuals, and we cannot give any assurance that we will be able to hire such personnel. Our financial condition makes it difficult for us to implement a system of internal controls over financial reporting.
Until we generate significantly greater revenues and employ accounting personnel, it is doubtful that we will be able implement any system which provides us with any degree of internal controls over financial reporting. Due to the nature of this material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, there is more than a remote likelihood that misstatements which could be material to our annual or interim financial statements could not be prevented or detected.
A material weakness (within the meaning of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5) 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. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of our financial reporting.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
During the period ended September 30, 2019, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The following table presents information with respect to our officers, directors:
Name | | Age | | Position(s) |
Pao-Chi Chu | | 66 | | Chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president, secretary and director |
Mr. Chu has been our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president, secretary and a director since January 30, 2017. Mr. Chu has served as the chairman of Mucho Biotech Co., Ltd., Mucho Furich Co., Ltd., and Mucho Biomedical Co., Ltd., companies engaged in applications of cordyceps since 2006 and which are controlled by Mr. Chu. Mr. Chu has more than ten years of experience in the biotech industry with a focus on initiating the integration of cordyceps technology development, which includes cordyceps strains management, cordyceps cultivation, food processing and health products development. Mr. Chu is a graduate of Fu Jen Catholic University in Taipei, Taiwan.
Code of Ethics
We have not yet adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officers, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, since we have been focusing our efforts on developing our business. We expect to adopt a code as we develop our business.
Committees of the Board of Directors
We do not have any committees of our board of directors.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires executive officers and directors of issuers whose securities are registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the SEC initial statements of beneficial ownership, reports of changes in ownership and annual reports concerning their ownership of the our common stock and other equity securities, on Form 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Because our common stock is not registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act, our officers, directors and 10% stockholders are not required to make such filings.
ITEM 11: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following summary compensation table sets forth information concerning compensation for services rendered in all capacities during the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, earned by or paid to our executive officers.
Name and Principal Position | | Year | | Salary ($) | | | Bonus Awards ($) | | | Stock Awards ($) | | | Options/ Warrant Awards (1) ($) | | | Non-Equity Plan Compensation ($) | | | Nonqualified Deferred Earnings ($) | | | All Other Compensation ($) | | | Total ($) | |
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Pao-Chi Chu 1), | | 2019 | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
CEO, CFO and President | | 2018 | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
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(1) | Mr. Chu became chief executive officer, chief financial officer and president on January 30, 2017 |
Employment Agreements
We have no employment agreements with Mr. Chu.
Pension Benefits
We currently have no plans that provide for payments or other benefits at, following, or in connection with retirement of our officers.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
There are no outstanding equity awards at September 30, 2019.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table provides information as to shares of common stock beneficially owned as of December 26, 2019, by:
| · | Each director; |
| · | Each current officer named in the summary compensation table; |
| · | Each person owning of record or known by us, based on information provided to us by the persons named below, at least 5% of our common stock; and |
| · | All directors and officers as a group. |
For purposes of the following table, “beneficial ownership” means the sole or shared power to vote, or to direct the voting of, a security, or sole or shared investment power with respect to a security, or any combination thereof, and the right to acquire such power (for example, through the exercise of options, warrants or convertible securities) within 60 days of December 26, 2019. None of the named beneficial owners held any options, warrants or convertible securities at December 26, 2019.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | | | % of Class | |
| | | | | | |
Pao-Chi Chu 2F, No. 356, Dunhua S. Road, Da’an Dist Taipei City 106, Taiwan, ROC | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 62.8 | % |
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All officers and directors as a group (one individual) | | | 30,000,000 | | | | 62.8 | % |
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Related Transactions
At September 30, 2019, the Company owed $61,768 to a stockholder who is not a 5% stockholder for non-interest-bearing advances made to or on behalf of the Company. During the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company repaid $41,871 to its chief executive officer, (b) the stockholder paid expenses of $86,969 on behalf of the Company, (c) the stockholder made a loan of $20,000 to the Company and (d) the Company repaid $144,466 to the stockholder.
The Company has imputed interest at the rate of 4% on the advances made to the Company by related parties. The imputed interest was $2,265 and $3,663 for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Director Independence
We have no independent directors.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The following table sets forth the fees billed by our independent accountants, Prager Metis, CPAs LLC and Malone Bailey, LLP, for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
| | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
| | | | | | |
Audit fees | | $ | 25,500 | | | $ | 31,225 | |
Audit – related fees | | | - | | | | - | |
Tax fees | | | - | | | | - | |
All other fees | | | - | | | | - | |
Audit fees consist of fees related to professional services rendered in connection with the audit and review of our annual financial statements.
All other fees relate to professional services rendered in connection our registration statement.
Our policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services performed by the independent accountants. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. Under our audit committee’s policy, pre-approval is generally provided for particular services or categories of services, including planned services, project based services and routine consultations. In addition, the audit committee may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis. Our board approved all services that our independent accountants provided to us in the past two fiscal years.
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
EXHIBIT
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(1) | Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K, which was filed with the SEC on February 1, 2017. |
Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
Not applicable
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 7, 2020
| ACRO BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD. | |
| | | |
| By: | /s/ Pao-Chi Chu | |
| Name: | Pao-Chi Chu | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | | Title | | Date |
| | | | |
/s/ Pao-Chi Chu | | Director, chief executive officer and | | January 7, 2020 |
Pao-Chi Chu | | chief financial officer (principal executive, financial and accounting officer) | | |
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ACRO BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
Index to Financial Statements
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Acro Biomedical Co., Ltd.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Acro Biomedical Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended and related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company had limited cash as of September 30, 2019, had limited gross profit and incurred a loss from its operations for the year ended September 30, 2019. These circumstances, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are described in Note 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Prager Metis CPAs, LLC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.
Hackensack, New Jersey
January 7, 2020
ACRO BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
Balance Sheets
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
| | | | | | |
ASSETS | | | | | | |
Current Assets | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 1,472 | | | $ | 1,148 | |
Inventories | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,146,600 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 3,000 | | | | 330,089 | |
Security deposit | | | 4,992 | | | | - | |
Total Current Assets | | | 1,069,464 | | | | 1,477,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security deposit | | | - | | | | 4,992 | |
TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | 1,069,464 | | | $ | 1,482,829 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Current Liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | $ | 18,024 | | | $ | 7,312 | |
Income tax payable | | | - | | | | 92,227 | |
Deferred revenue | | | 116,000 | | | | - | |
Due to related parties | | | 61,768 | | | | 141,136 | |
Total Current Liabilities | | | 195,792 | | | | 240,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES | | | 195,792 | | | | 240,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock: 25,000,000 authorized; $0.001 par value; no shares issued and outstanding | | | - | | | | - | |
Common stock: 100,000,000 authorized; $0.001 par value; 47,760,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and 2018 | | | 47,760 | | | | 47,760 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 871,240 | | | | 868,975 | |
Related earnings (Accumulated deficit) | | | (45,328 | ) | | | 325,419 | |
Total Stockholders’ Equity | | | 873,672 | | | | 1,242,154 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | $ | 1,069,464 | | | $ | 1,482,829 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ACRO BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
Statements of Operations
| | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
| | | | | | |
Revenues | | $ | 1,354,000 | | | $ | 8,014,500 | |
Cost of revenues | | | 1,218,600 | | | | 7,181,100 | |
Gross profit | | | 135,400 | | | | 833,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses | | | | | | | | |
Selling, general and administrative | | | 576,953 | | | | 317,850 | |
Total operating expenses | | | 576,953 | | | | 317,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from operations | | | (441,553 | ) | | | 515,550 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other expense | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense - related party | | | (2,265 | ) | | | (3,663 | ) |
Total other expenses | | | (2,265 | ) | | | (3,663 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) before income tax provision (credit) | | | (443,818 | ) | | | 511,887 | |
Income taxes provision (credit) | | | (73,071 | ) | | | 92,227 | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (370,747 | ) | | $ | 419,660 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Basic and dilutive income (loss) per share of common stock | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 0.01 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding | | | 47,760,000 | | | | 47,661,235 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ACRO BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
| | Preferred Stock | | | Common Stock | | | Additional Paid in | | | Retained earnings (Accumulated | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Capital | | | Deficit) | | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, September 30, 2017 | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 47,660,000 | | | $ | 47,660 | | | $ | 557,912 | | | $ | (94,241 | ) | | $ | 511,331 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stock issued for services | | | - | | | | - | | | | 100,000 | | | | 100 | | | | 307,400 | | | | - | | | | 307,500 | |
Imputed interest on related party loans | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,663 | | | | - | | | | 3,663 | |
Net income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 419,660 | | | | 419,660 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, September 30, 2018 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 47,760,000 | | | | 47,760 | | | | 868,975 | | | | 325,419 | | | | 1,242,154 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Imputed interest on related party loans | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,265 | | | | - | | | | 2,265 | |
Net loss | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (370,747 | ) | | | (370,747 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, September 30, 2019 | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | 47,760,000 | | | $ | 47,760 | | | $ | 871,240 | | | $ | (45,328 | ) | | $ | 873,672 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ACRO BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
Statements of Cash Flows
| | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (370,747 | ) | | $ | 419,660 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Stock based compensation | | | 300,089 | | | | 7,411 | |
Imputed interest - related parties | | | 2,265 | | | | 3,663 | |
Adjustment of income tax payable | | | (73,071 | ) | | | - | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Inventories and purchase deposit to vendor | | | 86,600 | | | | (665,600 | ) |
Prepaid expenses | | | 27,000 | | | | 500 | |
Security deposit | | | - | | | | (4,992 | ) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 10,712 | | | | 6,712 | |
Income tax payable | | | (19,156 | ) | | | 92,227 | |
Deferred revenue | | | 116,000 | | | | - | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | | | 79,692 | | | | (140,419 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | |
Advances from related parties | | | 106,969 | | | | 105,257 | |
Repayment to related parties | | | (186,337 | ) | | | (500 | ) |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | | | (79,368 | ) | | | 104,757 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | | | 324 | | | | (35,662 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalent at beginning of year | | | 1,148 | | | | 36,810 | |
Cash and cash equivalent at end of year | | $ | 1,472 | | | $ | 1,148 | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for income taxes | | $ | 19,156 | | | $ | - | |
Cash paid for interest | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
ACRO BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
Notes to the Financial Statements
September 30, 2019 and 2018
NOTE 1 -ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Acro Biomedical Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation incorporated on September 24, 2014 under the name Killer Waves Hawaii, Inc. On January 30, 2017, the Company’s corporate name was changed to Acro Biomedical Co., Ltd.
The Company has been engaged in the business of developing and marketing products that promote wellness and a healthy lifestyle since 2017. The Company’s initial business plan was to build a family waterpark in a state-of-the-art designed aquatic center in several locations throughout the Hawaiian Islands. The Company was not able to develop this business and it did not generate any revenues in this business. Following a change of control on January 30, 2017, the Company discontinued its efforts to develop aquatic centers. Cordyceps is a fungus that is used in traditional Chinese medicine. The Company’s first sale was made in September 2017. All of the Company’s sales to date have been sales of cordyceps related products and, commencing in the three months ended September 30, 2018, metallothionein MT-3 elizer, a protein that, in powder form, is used in health supplements.
NOTE 2 -SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) of the United States.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. The estimates and judgments will also affect the reported amounts for certain revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these good faith estimates and judgments.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks, money market funds, and certificates of term deposits with maturities of less than three months from inception, which are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which, in the opinion of management, are subject to an insignificant risk of loss in value.
Inventories
Inventories consist primarily of finished goods. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The Company determines cost on the basis of first-in, first-out methods. The Company periodically reviews inventories for obsolescence and any inventories identified as obsolete are written down or written off. Although the Company believes that the assumptions it uses to estimate inventory write-downs are reasonable, future changes in these assumptions could provide a significantly different result. No inventory markdown was recorded for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Net Income (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock
The Company has adopted ASC Topic 260, ”Earnings per Share” which requires presentation of basic earnings per share on the face of the statements of operations for all entities with complex capital structures and requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic earnings per share computation. In the accompanying financial statements, basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive outstanding shares of common stock during the period to reflect the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through contingent share arrangements, stock options and warrants unless the result would be antidilutive. There were no potentially dilutive shares of common stock outstanding for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of its cash and cash equivalents and related party payables that it will likely incur in the near future. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions of high creditworthiness. At times, its cash and cash equivalents with a particular financial institution may exceed any applicable government insurance limits.
Financial Instruments
The Company follows ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” which defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1
Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2
Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.
Level 3
Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The carrying values of our financial instruments, including, cash and cash equivalents; prepaid expenses; accounts payable and accrued expenses and due to related parties approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these financial instruments.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718. For employee stock-based awards, the Company calculates the fair value of the award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes method for stock options and the quoted price of its common stock for unrestricted shares; the expense is recognized over the service period for awards expected to vest. Share-based payments to consultants, service providers and other non-employees are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 718, ASC Topic 505, “Equity Payments to Non-Employees” or other applicable authoritative guidance. The estimation of stock-based awards that will ultimately vest requires judgment, and to the extent that actual results or updated estimates differ from original estimates, such amounts are recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period estimates are revised. The Company considers many factors when estimating expected forfeitures, including types of awards, employee class, and historical experience.
Deferred Income Taxes and Valuation Allowance
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 “Income Taxes.” Under the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period the enactment occurs. A valuation allowance is provided for certain deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize tax assets through future operations.
Related Parties
The Company follows ASC 850, ”Related Party Disclosures,” for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions and balances.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Topic 606, which requires revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:
| · | identify the contract with a customer; |
| · | identify the performance obligations in the contract; |
| · | determine the transaction price; |
| · | allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and |
| · | recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied. |
The Company recognizes revenue when products are delivered to customers in accordance with the written sales terms.
Deferred Revenue
The Company has entered into agreements where the products to be delivered. The Company usually receives the cash in advance and records it as deferred revenue.
Deferred revenue at September 30, 2019 and 2018, was $116,000 and $0, respectively.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under this guidance, lessees will be required to recognize on the balance sheet a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases, with the exception of short-term leases. The lease liability represents the lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, and will be measured as the present value of the lease payments. The right-of-use asset represents the lessee’s right to use a specified asset for the lease term, and will be measured at the lease liability amount, adjusted for lease prepayment, lease incentives received and the lessee’s initial direct costs. The standard also requires a lessee to recognize a single lease cost allocated over the lease term, generally on a straight-line basis. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. ASU 2016-02 is required to be applied using the modified retrospective approach for all leases existing as of the effective date and provides for certain practical expedients. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effects that the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on the Company’s financial statements.
The Company has reviewed all other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and does not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on our financial statements.
NOTE 3 – GOING CONCERN
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company had limited cash as of September 30, 2019, had limited gross profit and incurred a loss from its operations for the year ended September 30, 2019. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The Company proposes to fund operations through sales of its products and equity financing arrangements. However, because of the lack of sales during the last three quarters of the year ended September 30, 2019 and the absence of any active trading market for its common stock, its financial condition and its lack of an operating history, the Company may not be able to raise funds for capital expenditures, working capital and other cash requirements. If the Company cannot generate revenue from its products, it may not be able to continue in its business.
NOTE 4 – PREPAID EXPENSE
At September 30, 2019 and 2018, prepaid expenses totaled $3,000 and $330,089, respectively. Prepaid expenses at September 30, 2019 consisted of public-company related fees and at September 30, 2018 consisted primarily of professional fees, including compensation for consulting services that were paid through the issuance of common stock which fees are being amortized over the life of the applicable agreements. As of September 30, 2019, the fees are fully amortized.
NOTE 5 - EQUITY
Common Stock
During the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company did not issue any common stock.
During the year ended September 30, 2018, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock to each of two consultants for services from September 26, 2018 to March 31, 2019. The shares were valued at $307,500, based on the market price of the common stock on the respective dates of the agreements, which was an average of $3.075 per share.
NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES
On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) resulting in significant modifications to existing law including lowering the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. The new rate is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. In accordance with the new tax law, the Company has applied a transition blended U.S. statutory deferral income tax rate of 24.5% for the year ended September 30, 2018. Since the entire net operating loss at September 30, 2017 was used up in the year ending September 30, 2018, the new tax legislation does not affect the way the Company can use and carry forward its previous net operating losses.
The reconciliation of income tax expense at the U.S. statutory rate of 21% in 2019 and the blended U.S. statutory rate of 24.5% in 2018, to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
| | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) at statutory rate | | $ | (93,202 | ) | | $ | 124,269 | |
Income tax adjustment | | | | | | | | |
Expense not deductible in current period | | | 69,319 | | | | - | |
Imputed interest | | | 476 | | | | - | |
Adjustment of prior year income tax | | | (73,071 | ) | | | - | |
Change of valuation allowance | | | 23,407 | | | | (32,042 | ) |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | $ | (73,071 | ) | | $ | 92,227 | |
Net deferred tax assets consist of the following components as of:
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
Operating loss carry forward | | $ | 23,407 | | | $ | 32,042 | |
Operating losses utilized | | | - | | | | (32,042 | ) |
Valuation allowance | | | (23,407 | ) | | | - | |
Deferred tax asset | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Due to uncertainties surrounding the Company’s ability to generate future taxable income to realize deferred income tax assets arising as a result of net operating losses carried forward, 100% valuation allowance on deferred tax assets was recorded on September 30, 2019. As of September 30, 2019, the Company has approximately $111,000 net operating loss carryforwards available in the U.S. to reduce future taxable income which can be carryforward indefinitely.
NOTE 7 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
At September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company owed $61,768 and $99,265 to a stockholder who is not a 5% stockholder for non-interest-bearing advances made to or on behalf of the Company, respectively. At September 30, 2018, the Company owed $41,871 to its chief executive officer. These advances are due on demand.
During the year ended September 30, 2019, (a) the Company repaid $41,871 to its chief executive officer, (b) the stockholder paid expenses of $86,969 on behalf of the Company, (c) the stockholder made a loan of $20,000 to the Company and (d) the Company repaid $144,466 to the stockholder.
During the year ended September 30, 2018, the Company’s chief executive officer paid a security deposit of $4,992 on behalf of the Company for its lease and he paid operating expenses of $1,000. A stockholder, who is not a 5% stockholder, paid various expenses of $99,265 on behalf of the Company. The Company repaid $500 to its chief executive officer. The payments advances are as non-interest bearing and due on demand.
The Company has imputed interest at the rate of 4% on the advances made to the Company in the amount of $2,265 and $3,663 during the year ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company had amounts due to related parties of $61,768 and $141,136, respectively.
NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a lease agreement to rent a storage place in Hong Kong for a two-year term at HK$19,500 (approximately $2,520) per month. The Company paid $4,992 (HK$39,000) as a security deposit. For the year ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred rent expense of $30,240 and $25,165, respectively. A lease agreement expired in November 2019 and was not renewed.
NOTE 9– CONCENTRATION
Revenue
The following table sets forth our sales to customers during the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
| | Year ended September 30, 2019 | | | Year ended September 30, 2018 | |
| | Sales | | | Percent | | | Sales | | | Percent | |
Customer A | | $ | 1,274,000 | | | | 94 | % | | $ | 4,271,500 | | | | 53 | % |
Customer B | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3,743,000 | | | | 47 | % |
Customer C | | | 80,000 | | | | 6 | % | | | - | | | | - | |
Total | | $ | 1,354,000 | | | | 100 | % | | $ | 8,014,500 | | | | 100 | % |
Purchase
During the year ended September 30, 2019, all purchases were derived from purchase contracts with one supplier of Cordyceps products.
During the year ended September 30, 2018, all purchases were derived from purchase contracts with two suppliers, which represent 70% and 30% of total purchases, respectively. These suppliers were different from the sole supplier for the year ended September 30, 2019.
NOTE 10 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events that have occurred after the date of the balance sheet through the date of issuance of these financial statements and determined that no subsequent event requires recognition or disclosure to the financial statements.