Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion
and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report and the
“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” above.
Overview
Novint Technologies,
Inc. (the “Company” or “Novint”) was originally incorporated in the State of New Mexico in April 1999.
On February 26, 2002, the Company changed its state of incorporation to Delaware by merging with Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation. This merger was accounted for as a reorganization of the Company.
Nature of Business
The Company currently
is engaged in the development and sale of 3D haptics products and equipment. Haptics refers to one’s sense of touch. The
Company’s focus is in the consumer interactive computer gaming market, but the Company also does project work in other areas.
The Company’s operations are based in New Mexico with sales of its haptics products primarily to consumers through retail
outlets.
During the earlier
years of Novint, the Company sold its products primarily directly to consumers and through retail channels. When the new team came
on to try to save the Company in 2013, the Company continued to sell individual units to consumers through the Novint online store
in an effort to capture a larger percentage of the sale rather than sell through the retail channel. At the same time, the Company
adopted a new strategy of trying to sell Falcons to professional users, small developers and institutions, such as schools, which
were more likely to make purchases of multiple units at a time and create near-term revenue for the Company.. This shift in strategy
was somewhat successful as evidenced by the higher level of sales during the next few years. In 2017, the Company shifted strategy
to try to partner with one or more larger OEMs in the gaming space to help introduce the existing Falcon, a cost reduced version
of the Falcon and/or the Xio controller that was in development. There has been significant interest and testing from two well-known
OEMs in the gaming space but the process with large OEMs is extremely long process and there can be no assurances that the Company
will be able to successfully conclude a partnering arrangement.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
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 and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. The most significant estimates and assumptions made in the preparation of the financial statements relate to accrued royalties
and contingent consideration. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers
all highly liquid investments purchased with maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash
balances at financial institutions that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to federally
insured limits. At times, balances may exceed FDIC insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.
Revenue and Cost Recognition
In May 2014, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), and has since issued amendments thereto (collectively referred to as “ASC 606”).
The core principle of ASC 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to
customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or
services, and the guidance defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle. The five-step process to achieve this principle
is as follows: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract(s), (iii)
determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract(s), and (v)
recognize revenue when, or as, the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASC 606 also mandates additional disclosure about
the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments
and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract.
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Revenue from product
sales relates to the sale of the Falcon haptics interface, which is a human-computer user interface and related accessories. The
Falcon allows the user to experience the sense of touch when using a computer, while holding its interchangeable handle. The Falcons
are manufactured by an unrelated party. Revenue from product sales is recognized when the products are shipped to the customer
and the Company has earned the right to receive and retain reasonable assured payments for the products sold and delivered. Consequently,
if all these revenue from product sales requirements are not met, such sales will be recorded as deferred revenue until such time
as all revenue recognition requirements are met.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts
for its income taxes under the provisions of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes”. The method of accounting for income taxes
under ASC 740 is an asset and liability method which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected
future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred
tax assets and liabilities are based on the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities
using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced
by a valuation allowance to the extent management concludes it is more likely than not that the assets will not be realized. 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 the Statements of Operations in the period that includes the enactment date.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows
the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) for disclosures
about fair value of its financial instruments and to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. The FASB ASC establishes
a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.
The three levels of fair value hierarchy are described below:
●
Level 1: Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.
●
Level 2: Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.
●
Level 3: Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data.
Financial assets are
considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques
and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.
The carrying amounts
of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, including cash, inventory, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued
expenses, payroll and related liabilities, and advances approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared
to the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Revenues
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
Change
Revenue
$
2,568
$
1,000
$
1,568
During the year ended
December 31, 2021, the Company earned revenue of $2,568 through sales of its Falcon. During the year ended December 31, 2020,
the Company earned revenue of $1,000 through sales of its Falcon.
Operating Expenses
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
Change
Operating Expenses
$
172,870
$
168,707
$
4,163
Operating Expenses
for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, were $172,870 and $168,707, respectively, an increase of $4,163 or 2.5%. The increase
was primarily due to a increase in legal fees relating to regular filings with SEC.
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Other Expense
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
Change
Other Expense
$
207
$
279
$
(72)
Other expenses for
the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, were $207 and $279, respectively, a decrease of $72 or 26%. The decrease was primarily
due to a decrease in finance charges of $72 in 2021.
Net Loss
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
Change
Net Loss
$
170,509
$
167,986
$
2,523
Net loss for the years
ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, were $170,509 and $167,986, respectively, an increase of $2,523. The increase was primarily due
to increase in operating expenses. We expect to continue to incur expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future. Our
net loss may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year.
Impact of Inflation
The impact of inflation
upon our revenue and income / (loss) from operations during each of the past two fiscal years has not been material to our financial
position or results of operations for those years.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Management has evaluated
whether there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and has determined that substantial doubt exists
as of the date of this filing. This determination was based on the following: the Company has incurred recurring losses and at
December 31, 2021, had an accumulated deficit of $41,624,630 and a working capital deficit of $545,106 and for the year ended December
31, 2021, the Company sustained a net loss of $170,509. In the opinion of management, these factors, among others, raise substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is contingent upon
its ability to obtain additional financing and to generate revenue and cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis. Management
intends to source new inventory and generate revenue. The Company will continue to seek to raise additional funding through debt
or equity financing during the next twelve months. While the Company believes in the viability of its strategy to generate revenues
and in its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect.
The financial statements
have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in
the normal course of business.
Cash Flow Activities
As of December 31,
2021, we had a total cash balance of $185,935. Our cash flow from operating activities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021
resulted in net cash used in operating activities of $136,097 compared with net cash used in operating activities of $109,683 for
the previous year ended December 31, 2020. We did not have any cash flow from investing activities or financing activities for
the years ended December 31, 2021 or 2020.
Contractual Obligations
We do not currently
have fixed contractual obligations or commitments that include future estimated payments.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any
off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition,
changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources
that is material to our investors. We have no guarantees or obligations other than those that arise out of our ordinary business
operations.
Recent Accounting Standards
See Item 15 —
Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for a discussion of recent
accounting standards.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting
company. Accordingly, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DATA
See our consolidated
financial statements filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K under Item 15 below.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS
WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None
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