UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended December 31, 2021
or
☐
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission
File Number 001-39825
GBS
Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware
82-1512711
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
420
Lexington Ave , Suite 300 , New York , NY
10170
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (646) 828-8258
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share
GBS
The
Nasdaq Stock
Market LLC
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ☒ NO ☐
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 ☒ NO ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the 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
☒
Smaller
reporting company
☒
Emerging
growth company
☒
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by 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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YES ☐ NO ☒
The
number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding as of February 9 was 14,882,522 .
Table
of Contents
Page
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1.
Financial
Statements (unaudited)
3
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
3
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive (Income)/ Loss
4
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
5
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
6
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
7
Item
2.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
15
Item
3.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
21
Item
4.
Controls
and Procedures.
21
PART
II. Other Information
Item
1.
Legal
Proceedings.
23
Item
1A.
Risk
Factors.
23
Item
2.
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
23
Item
3.
Defaults
Upon Senior Securities.
23
Item
4.
Mine
Safety Disclosures.
23
Item
5.
Other
Information.
23
Item
6.
Exhibits.
23
Signatures
24
2
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GBS
Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
December
31, 2021
June
30, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash
equivalents
$ 11,190,622
$ 12,573,685
Grant receivable, current
portion
$ 1,611,384
2,098,884
Research and development
tax incentive receivable
$ 1,134,846
1,025,455
Other
current assets
$ 148,157
2,509,017
Total current assets
$ 14,085,009
18,207,041
Grant receivable, net of current portion
$ 1,150,988
3,148,328
Other non-current assets
$ -
504,000
TOTAL
ASSETS
$ 15,235,997
$ 21,859,369
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses
$ 448,886
$ 1,467,968
Related party payables
9,536
13,323
Current portion of deferred
grant income
3,421,837
2,098,884
Current
employee benefit liabilities
129,212
102,475
Total current liabilities
4,009,471
3,682,650
Employee benefit liabilities
30,707
21,770
Long-term deferred grant
income
1,150,988
3,148,328
Total liabilities
5,191,166
6,852,748
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
-
-
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $ 0.01
par value, 10,000,000
shares authorized, 0
and 1,300,000
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and June
30, 2021, respectively
-
13,000
Common stock, $ 0.01
par value, 100,000,000
shares authorized, 14,882,522
and 13,582,122
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and June
30, 2021, respectively
148,825
135,821
Additional paid-in capital
38,440,085
38,440,089
Accumulated deficit
( 27,762,453 )
( 22,869,803 )
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
( 721,387 )
( 661,260 )
Total consolidated GBS
Inc. equity
10,105,070
15,057,847
Non-controlling
interest
( 60,239 )
( 51,226 )
Total
shareholders’ equity
10,044,831
15,006,621
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 15,235,997
$ 21,859,369
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
GBS
Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income/ (Loss)
(Unaudited)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
Six
Months Ended
December
31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
Revenue:
Other income:
Government
support income
$ 177,791
$ 283,037
$ 177,791
$ 338,464
Total
revenue
177,791
283,037
177,791
338,464
Operating expenses:
General and administrative
1,003,244
671,450
2,335,764
1,192,453
Development and regulatory
approval
2,641,182
341,820
2,747,981
372,758
Prospectus
and capital raising
-
187,093
-
353,574
Total
operating expenses
3,644,426
1,200,363
5,083,745
1,918,785
Loss from operations
( 3,466,635 )
( 917,326 )
( 4,905,954 )
( 1,580,321 )
Other income (expense):
Interest expense
( 675 )
( 986,860 )
( 675 )
( 1,072,688 )
Loss from unconsolidated
equity method investment
-
-
-
( 135,692 )
Realized foreign exchange
gain (loss)
14
( 86,637 )
( 3,104 )
( 279,107 )
Interest
income
3,473
434
8,070
504
Total
other income (expense)
2,812
( 1,073,063 )
4,291
( 1,486,983 )
Loss before income taxes
( 3,463,823 )
( 1,990,389 )
( 4,901,663 )
( 3,067,304 )
Income taxes
-
-
-
-
Net loss
( 3,463,823 )
( 1,990,389 )
( 4,901,663 )
( 3,067,304 )
Net
loss attributable to non-controlling interest
( 3,825 )
( 6,425 )
( 9,013 )
( 10,830 )
Net
loss attributable to GBS Inc.
$ ( 3,459,998 )
$ ( 1,983,964 )
$ ( 4,892,650 )
$ ( 3,056,474 )
Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax:
Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
$ 7,355
$ 33,856
$ ( 60,127 )
$ ( 16,712 )
Total
other comprehensive gain (loss)
7,355
33,856
( 60,127 )
( 16,712 )
Comprehensive loss
( 3,456,468 )
( 1,956,533 )
( 4,961,790 )
( 3,084,016 )
Comprehensive
loss attributable to non-controlling interest
( 3,825 )
( 6,425 )
( 9,013 )
( 10,830 )
Comprehensive
loss attributable to GBS Inc
$ ( 3,452,643 )
$ ( 1,950,108 )
$ ( 4,952,777 )
$ ( 3,073,186 )
Net loss per share, basic and diluted
$ ( 0.23 )
$ ( 0.23 )
$ ( 0.34 )
$ ( 0.35 )
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
14,882,522
8,622,724
14,444,324
8,626,362
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
GBS
Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
capital
deficit
loss
interest
(deficit)
Preferred
stock
Common
stock
Additional
paid in
Accumulated
Other
comprehensive
Non-
controlling
Total
shareholders’
equity
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
capital
deficit
loss
interest
(deficit)
Balance, June 30, 2021
1,300,000
$ 13,000
13,582,122
$ 135,821
$ 38,440,089
$ ( 22,869,803 )
$ ( 661,260 )
$ ( 51,226 )
$ 15,006,621
Issuance of common stock at
initial public offering
Issuance of common stock at
initial public offering , shares
Issuance cost of common stock
at initial public offering
Cancellation of common stock
in exchange for preferred shares
Cancellation of common stock
in exchange for preferred shares , shares
Conversion of convertible notes
into common stock at initial public offering
Conversion
of convertible notes into common stock at ini tial public offering, shares
Conversion of convertible preferred
shares into common stock at initial public offering
Conversion of convertible preferred
shares into common stock at initial public offering , shares
Beneficial conversion feature
Series A warrants exercised
to purchase common shares
Series A warrants exercised
to purchase common shares, shares
Series A and B warrants acquired
Series B warrants exercised
to purchase common shares
-
-
400
4
( 4 )
-
-
-
-
Conversion of convertible preferred
shares into common shares
( 1,300,000 )
( 13,000 )
1,300,000
13,000
-
-
-
-
-
Foreign currency translation
loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 67,482 )
-
( 67,482 )
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,432,652 )
-
( 5,188 )
( 1,437,840 )
Balance,September 30, 2021
-
-
14,882,522
148,825
38,440,085
( 24,302,455 )
( 728,742 )
( 56,414 )
13,501,299
Foreign currency translation
gain
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,355
-
7,355
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 3,459,998 )
-
( 3,825 )
( 3,463,823 )
Balance, December 31,
2021
-
$ -
14,882,522
$ 148,825
$ 38,440,085
$ ( 27,762,453 )
$ ( 721,387 )
$ ( 60,239 )
$ 10,044,831
Balance, June 30, 2020
2,370,891
$ 23,709
8,630,000
$ 86,300
$ 10,899,942
$ ( 15,832,517 )
$ ( 363,951 )
$ ( 28,311 )
$ ( 5,214,828 )
Issuance of convertible preferred shares
439,299
4,393
-
-
3,290,352
-
-
-
3,294,745
Foreign currency translation
loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 50,568 )
-
( 50,568 )
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,072,510 )
-
( 4,405 )
( 1,076,915 )
Balance,September 30, 2020
2,810,190
28,102
8,630,000
86,300
14,190,294
( 16,905,027 )
( 414,519 )
( 32,716 )
( 3,047,566 )
Issuance of common stock at
initial public offering
-
-
1,270,589
12,706
21,587,307
-
-
-
21,600,013
Issuance cost of common stock
at initial public offering
-
-
-
-
( 3,867,565 )
-
-
-
( 3,867,565 )
Cancellation of common stock
in exchange for preferred shares
3,000,000
30,000
( 3,000,000 )
( 30,000 )
-
-
-
-
-
Conversion of convertible
notes into common stock at initial public offering
-
-
710,548
7,105
5,126,601
-
-
-
5,133,706
Conversion of convertible preferred
shares into common stock at initial public offering
( 2,810,190 )
( 28,102 )
2,810,190
28,102
-
-
-
-
-
Beneficial conversion feature
-
-
-
-
905,948
-
-
-
905,948
Series A warrants exercised
to purchase common shares
-
-
1,200
12
10,188
-
-
-
10,200
Series A and B warrants acquired
-
-
-
-
3,812
-
-
-
3,812
Foreign currency translation
loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
33,856
-
33,856
Foreign currency translation
gain (loss)
-
-
-
-
-
-
33,856
-
33,856
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,983,964 )
-
( 6,425 )
( 1,990,389 )
Balance, December 31,
2020
3,000,000
$ 30,000
10,422,527
$ 104,225
$ 37,956,585
$ ( 18,888,991 )
$ ( 380,663 )
$ ( 39,141 )
$ 18,782,015
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GBS
Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
2021
2020
Six
Months Ended December 31,
2021
2020
Cash flows from operating
activities:
Net loss
$ ( 4,901,663 )
$ ( 3,067,304 )
Adjustments to reconcile
net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Non-cash gain (loss) on
foreign currency translation, net
3,104
( 16,712 )
Loss on investment in affiliate
-
135,692
Contingent beneficial conversion
feature on convertible notes
-
905,948
Non-cash research and development
charge
2,600,000
-
Non-cash other operating
activities
( 41,211 )
-
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities:
Grant receivable
1,828,891
-
Research and development
tax incentive receivable
( 109,391 )
-
Other current assets
264,860
( 39,486 )
Accounts and other payables
( 992,345 )
( 52,644 )
Accounts payable - related
party
( 3,787 )
( 1,337,672 )
Other
long-term liabilities
8,937
17,947
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
( 1,342,605 )
( 3,454,231 )
Cash flows from financing
activities:
Proceeds from issuance
of warrants
-
3,812
Proceeds from warrant holders
for common shares
-
10,200
Proceeds from issuance
of preferred stock
-
3,294,745
Proceeds from initial public
offering
-
21,600,013
Payment
of equity issuance costs
-
( 2,003,952 )
Net
cash provided by financing activities
-
22,904,818
Effect of foreign exchange
rates on cash and cash equivalents
( 40,458 )
-
(Decrease)/Increase in
cash and cash equivalents
( 1,383,063 )
19,450,587
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
12,573,685
427,273
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
$ 11,190,622
$ 19,877,860
Non-cash investing and financing
activities
Reclassification of deferred
charges to additional paid in capital upon completion of initial public offering
$ -
$ 1,863,613
Conversion of notes to
common shares at initial public offering
-
5,133,706
Conversion of preferred shares into common
shares
13,000
28,102
Supplemental disclosure
of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes
$ -
$ -
Cash paid for interest
-
166,740
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GBS
Inc.
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE
1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
GBS
Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, GBS Operations Inc. formed on December 5, 2016 under the laws of the state of Delaware. Glucose
Biosensor Systems (Greater China) Pty Ltd (“GBSPL”) was formed on August 4, 2016 under the laws of New South Wales, Australia
and was renamed to GBS (APAC) Pty Ltd on October 14, 2020. Glucose Biosensor Systems (Japan) Pty Ltd and Glucose Biosensor Systems (APAC)
Pty Ltd were formed under the laws of New South Wales, Australia on February 22, 2017 and February 23, 2017 respectively. These companies
(collectively, “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company,”) were formed to provide a non-invasive,
pain free innovation to make it easier for people to manage diabetes using the Company’s Saliva Glucose Biosensor (“SGB”
and, together with the software app that interfaces the SGB with the Company’s digital information system, the “SGT”).
Our headquarters are located in New York.
We
are a biosensor diagnostic technology company operating across the Asia-Pacific Region (the “APAC Region”) and an interest
in the USA Region with the biosensor platform comprising of biochemistry, immunology, tumor markers, hormones, and nucleic acid diagnostic
modalities, and worldwide with our SARS-CoV-2 test.
Our
objective is to introduce and launch initially the SGB, the diagnostic test that stems from the Biosensor Platform that we license from
Life Science Biosensor Diagnostics Pty Ltd (“LSBD” or the “Licensor”), in our regions and the SARS-CoV-2 test
globally. This will be followed by developing the platform to its full capacity testing across the diagnostic modalities of immunology,
hormones, chemistry, tumor markers and nucleic acid tests.
As
of December 31, 2021, GBS Inc, is an 18.5 % owned affiliate of LSBD, an Australian company that owns the worldwide intellectual property
rights to the biosensor platform from University of Newcastle, Australia. LSBD has licensed to the Company that technology to introduce
and launch the platform in the APAC Region.
NOTE
2. LIQUIDITY
The
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, Presentation
of Financial Statements - Going Concern requires management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within
one year of the date of filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the SEC. In each reporting period, including interim periods,
an entity is required to assess conditions known and reasonably knowable as of the financial statement issuance date to determine whether
it is probable an entity will not meet its financial obligations within one year from the financial statement issuance date. Substantial
doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern exists when conditions and events, considered in the aggregate,
indicate it is probable the entity will be unable to meet its financial obligations as they become due within one year after the date
the financial statements are issued.
The
Company is an emerging growth company and has not generated any revenues to date. As such, the Company is subject to all of the risks
associated with emerging growth companies. Since inception, the Company has incurred losses and negative cash flows from operating activities.
The Company does not expect to generate positive cash flows from operating activities in the near future until such time, if at all,
the Company completes the development process of its products, including regulatory approvals, and thereafter, begins to commercialize
and achieve substantial acceptance in the marketplace for the first of a series of products in its medical device portfolio.
The
Company incurred a net loss of $ 3,463,823
and $ 4,901,663
for the three and six months ended December 31,
2021, respectively (net loss of $ 1,990,389
and $ 3,067,304
for the three and six months ended December 31,
2020, respectively). At December 31, 2021, the Company has shareholders’ equity of $ 10,044,831 ,
working capital of $ 10,075,538 ,
and an accumulated deficit of $ 27,762,453 .
In
the near future, the Company anticipates incurring operating losses and does not expect to experience positive cash flows from operating
activities and may continue to incur operating losses until it completes the development of its products and seeks regulatory approvals
to market such products.
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The
Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which contemplates
the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the
amounts and classification of liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
The
Company believes it has sufficient working capital to finance its operations for at least the next twelve months, as such, these unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis.
NOTE
3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of presentation
The
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and
Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information
and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement
of the results for the interim periods, in the opinion of the Company’s management, have been included. Operating results for the
three and six months ended December 31, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending
June 30, 2022. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related footnote disclosures should be read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2021,
which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 16, 2021 and amended on Form 10-K/A
filed with the SEC on September 30, 2021 (as amended, the “2021 Form 10-K”).
Principles
of consolidation
These
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, all wholly owned and majority-owned
subsidiaries in which the Company has a controlling voting interest and, when applicable, variable interest entities in which the Company
has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. Investments in affiliates where the Company does not exert a controlling
financial interest are not consolidated.
All
significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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 consolidated financial
statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from
those estimates.
Revenue
recognition
Revenue
from contracts with customers is recognized when, or as, the Company satisfies its performance obligations by delivering the promised
goods or service deliverables to the customers. A good or service deliverable is transferred to a customer when, or as, the customer
obtains control of that good or service deliverable.
Development
and regulatory approval costs
Expenditures
relating to R&D are expensed as incurred and recorded in development and regulatory approval in the Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss. R&D expenses include external expenses incurred under arrangements with third parties;
salaries and personnel-related costs; license fees to acquire in-process technology and other expenses. The Company recognizes the benefit
of refundable R&D tax refunds as a R&D tax refund income when there is reasonable assurance that the amount claimed will be recovered
(refer to the R&D tax refund discussion below).
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Intellectual
property acquired for a particular research and development project and that have no alternative future uses (in other research and development
projects or otherwise) are expensed in research and development costs at the time the costs are incurred.
In
certain circumstances, the Company may be required to make advance payments to vendors for goods or services that will be received in
the future for use in R&D activities. In such circumstances, the non-refundable advance payments are deferred and capitalized, even
when there is no alternative future use for the R&D, until the related goods or services are provided. In circumstances where amounts
have been paid in excess of costs incurred, the Company records a prepaid expense.
R&D
tax refund
The
Company measures the R&D grant income and receivable by considering the time spent by employees on eligible R&D activities and
R&D costs incurred to external service providers. The R&D tax refund receivable is recognized as an income as the Company believes
that it probable that the amount will be recovered in full through a future claim. A total of $ 146,392 R&D tax refund income is recognized
in the other income during the current period.
Foreign
currency translation
Assets
and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries are translated from local (functional) currency to reporting currency (U.S. dollar) at the rate
of exchange in effect on the consolidated balance sheets date; income and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing
during the year. The functional currency of GBS Inc. is the United States dollar. Foreign currency movements resulted in a gain of $ 7,355
and a loss of $ 60,127
for the three and six months ended December 31,
2021 respectively (a gain of $ 33,856
and a loss of $ 16,712
for the three and six months ended December 31,
2020, respectively).
Income
taxes
In
accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes , tax positions initially need to be recognized in the consolidated financial
statements when it is more likely than not that the positions will be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. It also provides
guidance for de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.
As
of December 31, 2021, the Company had no uncertain tax positions that qualified for either recognition or disclosure in the consolidated
financial statements. Additionally, the Company had no interest and penalties related to income taxes.
Licensing
rights
During
the first quarter of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the Company purchased the license right procurement assets from LSBD for an
amount of $ 976,308 in relation to the development and approval process for the Glucose Biosensor Technology. The Company recorded the
license at the historical carrying value in the books of LSBD which was $nil and recorded the amount paid as a deemed dividend. The Company
has agreed to pay royalties of sales & milestones payments as defined.
On
September 12, 2019, the Company entered into an amended and restated license agreement for Saliva Biosensor Technology. On June 23, 2020,
the Company entered into a license agreement with LSBD for the worldwide rights to SARS-CoV-2 application of the Saliva Glucose Biosensor.
In
relation to these licenses, there is no set expiration date for the license. However, the exclusivity of the license granted under the
license agreement runs until the expiration of the patent portfolio covered by the agreement which is currently until 2033. No royalties
have been incurred through to December 31, 2021 (December 31, 2020: $nil).
On
March 31, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with LSBD to provide the Company an option to acquire an exclusive license to use
LSBD’s intellectual property in the Saliva Glucose Biosensor in North America (the “Option Agreement”). The Option
Agreement has a term of two years and the exercise price for the option is $ 5,000,000 . The fee of $ 500,000 incurred for the option was
expensed in the period incurred.
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Deferred
grant income
On
June 30, 2021, the Company executed a definitive grant agreement with the Australian Government to assist with building a manufacturing
facility. The grant has a total value of up to $ 4.7 million upon the achievement of certain milestones. Proceeds from the grant will
be used primarily to reimburse the Company for costs incurred in the construction of the manufacturing facility.
Accounting
for the grant does not fall under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , as the Australian Government will not benefit
directly from our manufacturing facility. As there is no authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP on accounting for grants to for-profit
business entities, we applied International Accounting Standards 20 (“IAS 20”), Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure
of Government Assistance by analogy when accounting for the Australian Government grant to the Company.
The
Australian Government grant proceeds will be used to reimburse construction costs incurred meet the definition of grants related to assets
as the primary purpose for the payments is to fund the construction of a capital asset. Under IAS 20, government grants related to assets
are presented in the statement of financial position either by setting up the grant as deferred income or by deducting the grant in arriving
at the carrying amount of the asset. Either of these two methods of presentation of grants related to assets in financial statements
are regarded as acceptable alternatives under IAS 20. We have elected to record the grants received as deferred income using the first
method.
Under
IAS 20, government grants are initially recognized when there is reasonable assurance the conditions of the grant will be met and the
grant will be received. As of June 30, 2021, management concluded that there was reasonable assurance the grant conditions will be met
and all milestone payment received. The total grant value of $ 4.7 million was recognized as both a grant receivable and deferred grant
income on the grant effective date. The grant receivable was reduced by $ 1.9 million for payments received during the six months ended
December 31, 2021 (no payments were received during the three months ended December 31, 2021) and $ 2.8 million remains in grant receivable
on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
After
initial recognition, under IAS 20, government grants are recognized in earnings on a systematic basis in a manner that mirrors the manner
in which the Company recognizes the underlying costs for which the grant is intended to compensate. Further, IAS 20 permits for recognition
in earnings either separately under a general heading such as other income, or as a reduction of the cost of the asset. The Company has
elected to recognize government grant income separately within other income. Accordingly, the deferred income related to the construction
of the manufacturing facility will be amortized over the period of depreciation for the related factory as other income. A total of $31,399
deferred grant income was recognized in other income during the current period.
Net
loss per share attributable to common shareholders (“EPS”)
The
Company calculates earnings per share attributable to common shareholders in accordance with ASC 260, Earning Per Share . Basic
net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is calculated
by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period plus
potentially dilutive common shares, such as share warrants.
Potentially
dilutive common shares shall be calculated in accordance with the treasury share method, which assumes that proceeds from the exercise
of all warrants are used to repurchase common share at market value. The number of shares remaining after the proceeds are exhausted
represents the potentially dilutive effect of the securities.
As
the Company has incurred net losses in all periods, certain potentially dilutive securities, including convertible preferred stock, warrants
to acquire common stock, and convertible notes payable have been excluded in the computation of diluted loss per share as the effects
are antidilutive.
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Recent
accounting pronouncements
As
the Company is an emerging growth company, we have elected to defer the adoption of new accounting pronouncements until they would apply
to private companies.
In
August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (“ASU 2020-06”). This update
simplifies the guidance on the issuer’s accounting for convertible debt instruments by removing the separation models for (1) convertible
debt with a cash conversion feature and (2) convertible instruments with a beneficial conversion feature. As a result, entities will
not separately present in equity an embedded conversion feature in such debt and will account for a convertible debt instrument wholly
as debt, unless certain other conditions are met. The elimination of these models will reduce reported interest expense and increase
reported net income for entities that have issued a convertible instrument that is within the scope of ASU 2020-06. Also, ASU 2020-06
requires the application of the if-converted method for calculating diluted earnings per share and treasury stock method will be no longer
available. ASU 2020-06 is applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted no earlier than
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company has not early adopted and continues to evaluate the impact of the provisions
of ASU 2020-06.
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”). This update requires all leases with a term greater
than 12 months to be recognized on the balance sheet through a right-of-use asset and a lease liability and the disclosure of key information
pertaining to leasing arrangements. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim period
within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 as amended by ASU 2020-05 with early adoption permitted. The Company has not early
adopted the standard and continues to evaluate the impact.
In
December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”).
This update is intended to simplify various aspects of the accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the
general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This standard is effective
for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 as
of July 1, 2021 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial
statements.
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 (Topic 326), Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”). This
update (i) significantly changes the impairment model for most financial assets that are measured at amortized cost and certain other
instruments from an incurred loss model to an expected loss model which will be based on an estimate of current expected credit loss
(“CECL”) (ASC 326-20); and (ii) provides for recording credit losses on available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities
through an allowance account (ASC 326-30). The standard also requires certain incremental disclosures. Subsequently, the FASB issued
several ASUs to clarify, improve, or defer the adoption of ASU 2016-13. ASU 2016-13, as amended by ASU 2019-10, is applicable for Smaller
Reporting Companies (“SRCs”) for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company
has not early adopted the standard and continues to evaluate the impact.
NOTE
4. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Other
current assets consist of the following:
SCHEDULE OF OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
December
31, 2021
June
30, 2021
Goods and services tax receivable
$ —
$ 83,278
Prepayments
120,000
2,424,143
Other receivables
28,157
1,596
Total
$ 148,157
$ 2,509,017
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As
of the year ended June 30, 2021, the Company made $ 2,600,000 in prepayments for research and development. Of the total prepayments, $ 504,000
was recorded as a non-current asset based on the expected outflow of the budgeted research and development costs. Under the terms of
the R&D agreement with BiosensX North America Inc., dated April 20, 2021, in which LSBD also committed to fund $ 2,600,000 as a direct
50 % shareholder in BiosensX North America Inc., the Company would have the right to apply any differences in contributions between LSBD
and the Company towards any amounts owing between the Company and LSBD, including the exercise price of the option ($ 5,000,000 ) as included
in the Option Agreement dated March 31, 2021 with LSBD (see Note 3).
During
the three months ended December 31, 2021, the Company assessed the current status of the R&D activities and determined that the most
likely outcome of the prepaid R&D contribution would be to be application against the exercise price in the Option Agreement and/or
future royalty payments due for the Glucose Biosensor intellectual property. As this payment for the license of the Glucose Biosensor
intellectual property occurred prior to regulatory approval and there is no alternative future use, the prepayment of $ 2,600,000 has
been expensed as development and regulatory approval costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive
Loss during the current period.
NOTE
5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:
SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
December
31, 2021
June
30, 2021
Accounts and other payables
$ 344,920
$ 1,355,894
Accruals
103,966
112,074
Total
$ 448,886
$ 1,467,968
NOTE
6. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
As
of December 31, 2021, 1,401,377 and 59,782 Series A and Series B warrants were held by certain shareholders, respectively. Each warrant
is convertible into 1 share of the Company’s common stock.
On
September 9, 2021, the Company issued 400 shares of common stock as a result of Series B warrants that were exercised and converted into
common stock.
On
August 31, 2021, all 1,300,000 Series B Convertible Preferred Stock was converted into common stock. Each share of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock was converted into 1 share of the Company’s common stock .
NOTE
7. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Sales
to and purchases from related parties are made at normal market prices and on normal commercial terms. The following transactions occurred
with LSBD during the period July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
The
Company incurred a total cost of $ 26,081
and $ 145,733
during the three and six months ended December
31, 2021, respectively (three and six months ended December 31, 2020: $nil), towards overhead cost reimbursement which includes salaries,
rents and other related overheads directly attributable to the Company which are included in general and administration expenses in the
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss.
NOTE
8. INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATE
On
May 29, 2020, LSBD, issued 14,000,000 common shares of BiosensX (North America) Inc. to the Company at par value of $ 0.001 per share.
This transaction provided the Company with a 50 % interest in BiosensX (North America) Inc., the holder of the technology license for
the North America region.
The
investment in BiosensX (North America) Inc. is accounted for by use of the equity method in accordance with ASC 323, Investments -
Equity Method and Joint Ventures .
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At
the date of this transaction, LSBD was the parent of both the Company and BiosensX (North America) Inc., the transfer of BiosensX shares
to the Company was deemed to be a common control transaction. As a result of the share transfer, the Company has significant influence
over BiosensX (North America) Inc. but, in accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation , LSBD is deemed to have control over BiosensX
(North America) Inc. due to its direct ownership of 50% in BiosensX (North America) Inc. and indirect ownership of 50% in BiosensX (North
America) Inc. through GBS Inc.
As
of December 31, 2021, LSBD holds 18.5 % of common Stock of GBS Inc. and therefore still has control over BiosensX (North America) Inc.
The
following table summarizes the amount recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements:
SUMMARY OF AMOUNT RECORDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2021
June
30, 2021
Investment value
$ —
$ 135,692
Loss from the affiliate
—
( 135,692 )
Carrying amount
$ —
$ —
NOTE
9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On
January 21, 2021, the Company entered into a sponsored research agreement with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to accelerate
the development of next-generation saliva-based diagnostic tests. The Company is collaborating with the Bloomberg School of Public Health
to optimize the collection of saliva and monitoring of diverse biomarkers across a number of modalities including clinical chemistry
and infectious diseases. Johns Hopkins intend to utilize biosensor products to conduct in-field epidemiological studies. The Company
agreed to pay Johns Hopkins a total amount of $ 423,589 as a part of this sponsored research agreement of which $ 119,072 remains payable
as of December 31, 2021.
During
February 2021 the Company signed a deed of confirmation and variation with the University of Newcastle for the research and development
of the Saliva Glucose Biosensor and the SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Biosensor. The Company agreed to pay the University of Newcastle $ 2,054,880
of which $ 841,913 remains payable as of December 31, 2021.
The
Company has no material future minimum lease commitments or purchase commitments.
From
time to time, the Company may become a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Based on information
currently available, the Company is not involved in any pending or threatened legal proceedings that it believes could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. However, legal matters are
inherently uncertain, and the Company cannot guarantee that the outcome of any potential legal matter will be favorable to the Company.
NOTE
10. INCOME TAX
The
Company shall file its income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service and Australian Taxation Office. The Company has operating
losses carried forward of $ 29,929,253
which are derived from its operations in Australia and the
US and are available to reduce future taxable income. Such loss carry forwards may be carried forward indefinitely, subject to compliance
with tests of continuity and additional rules.
The
net operating loss carried forward gives rise to a deferred tax asset of approximately $ 6,456,938 .
However, the Company has determined that a valuation
allowance of $ 6,456,938
against such deferred tax asset is necessary, as it cannot
be determined that the carry forwards will be utilized.
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NOTE
11. LOSS PER SHARE
Basic
loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss allocable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common
stock or common stock equivalents outstanding. Diluted loss per common share is computed similar to basic loss per common share except
that it reflects the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities or other obligations to issue common stock were exercised
or converted into common stock.
SCHEDULE OF BASIC LOSS PER COMMON SHARE POTENTIAL DILUTIVE SECURITIES
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
Six
Months Ended
December
31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
Net loss attributable to GBS Inc.
$ ( 3,459,998 )
$ ( 1,983,964 )
$ ( 4,892,650 )
$ ( 3,056,474 )
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributed
to common shareholders
$ ( 0.23 )
$ ( 0.23 )
$ ( 0.34 )
$ ( 0.35 )
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
14,882,522
8,622,724
14,444,324
8,626,362
The
following outstanding warrants and preferred shares were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods
presented because their effect would have been anti-dilutive:
SCHEDULE OF ANTI-DILUTIVE WARRANTS
2021
2020
2021
2020
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
Six
Months Ended
December
31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
Warrants - Series A
1,401,377
1,459,997
1,401,377
1,459,997
Warrants - Series B
59,782
1,461,177
59,782
1,461,177
Warrants issued to underwriters
63,529
63,529
63,529
63,529
Pre IPO warrants
2,736,675
2,736,675
2,736,675
2,736,675
Warrants to LSBD
3,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Preferred stock - Series B
-
3,000,000
-
3,000,000
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount
-
3,000,000
-
3,000,000
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
You
should read the following discussion in conjunction with our audited historical consolidated financial statements, which are included
in the 2021 Form 10-K and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021 included
elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations contains statements that are forward-looking. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Actual results could differ materially because of the factors discussed below or elsewhere
in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. See Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Part
I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the 2021 Form 10-K.
Forward-Looking
Information
All
statements other than statements of historical fact or relating to present facts or current conditions included in this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations,
hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other
characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These statements
may include words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “plan,”
“intend,” “believe,” “may,” “should,” “can have,” “likely” and
the negative of such words and other words and terms of similar meaning, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement
is not forward-looking.
The
forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning
future developments and their potential effects on us. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties
and assumptions, including those described in “Item 1A — Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in
our 2021 Form 10-K. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time.
It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent
to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking
statements.
You
should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking
statements may not be achieved or occur. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable,
we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by the federal securities laws,
we are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to conform
these statements to actual results or revised expectations.
Overview
We
are a company with a mission to commercialize our unique Biosensor Platform technology and put the power of non-invasive, real-time diagnostic
testing in the hands of patients and their primary health practitioners at point of care.
We
are 18.5% (as of December 31, 2021) owned by LSBD, an Australian company that owns the worldwide intellectual property rights to the
biosensor platform acquired from University of Newcastle, Australia. LSBD has licensed to us that technology to introduce and launch
the platform in the APAC Region, the world license for the SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Sensor, and furthermore we own 50% of BiosensX (North
America) Inc which has the North American license to the biosensor platform. We were incorporated under the laws of Delaware on December
5, 2016. Our headquarter is in New York.
Our
initial priority is to develop & launch two urgently needed non-invasive real time diagnostic tests:
a.
the
Saliva Glucose Biosensor, and
b.
the SARS-CoV-2 Antibody
Biosensor
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Saliva
Glucose Test
The
Saliva Glucose Biosensor (“SGB”), together with the software app that interfaces the SGB with the Company’s Digital
Information System (“SGT”), the SGT aims to provide a non-invasive and pain free way to make it easier for people to manage
diabetes.
●
Managing
Diabetes
Our
innovative technology aims to free people living with diabetes from having to use painful and invasive blood monitoring devices to
manage their condition, giving them a better quality of life.
●
Printable
The
SGB is being developed as a small, printable organic strip designed to put the power of accurate, timely diagnosis in the hands of
patients and their primary health practitioners. SGB is manufactured using modified reel-to-reel printing technology which allows
mass volume printing at a low cost.
●
Clinical
Development Plan
●
In
December, GBS announced that its licensor, Life Science Biosensor Diagnostics (LSBD), has filed an application with the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) for Breakthrough Device Designation. Based on feedback from the FDA to LSBD further data generation
would be advisable in order to advance this submission. The team is working towards this goal.
●
The
team has submitted the correlation clinical trial protocol for IRB approval to the Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (MPMC) in California
( which will be responsible for executing this initial clinical trial enrolling 40 subjects.) The objectives will be:
○
Explore the relationship
between salivary glucose and plasma glucose as well as the time course between the two testing modalities using Glucose Tolerance
Testing in 40 subjects
○
Generation of time course
date from these studies to determine salivary glucose characteristics
It
is anticipated that the first stage of this Clinical Plan to be completed by July 2022
●
Key
Development and Manufacturing Advancements
●
Sourcing
for required equipment has commenced. This sourcing has the dual purpose of immediately utilizing the equipment in the interests
of efficiency to progress development of the biosensor and at the same time commission this equipment in preparation for the facility.
The initial batch of the equipment is expected to be ordered in April and finalized in June 2022.
●
Discussions are underway between the University of Newcastle and GBS Inc for the location, buildout, and commissioning of the new high-tech
manufacturing facility.
●
In
response to the Australian government’s announcement of the Medical Research Commercialization Initiative, GBS is in the
process of evaluating and preparing expressions of interests towards further Australian Government funding, as we believe that GBS
firmly fits into the objectives of this initiative. The initiative will focus on Early-Stage Translation and Commercialization
Support, which funds support for early stage medical research and medical innovation projects with commercial potential. The Medical
Research Future Fund will have available in total approximately $225 million (USD) of project funding over the next 10 years
for companies that meets the criteria.
●
Quality
Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
●
Strategic
regulatory affairs plan is underway to address the Asian Pacific (APAC) region requirements
●
GBS
team is working closely with LSBD on its FDA submissions and the clinical development plan
●
Implementation
of new Quality Assurance (QA) system underway
●
Audit
of key suppliers in progress
COVID
Test
A
clinical validation study was conducted at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. The objective
of this study was to develop an electrochemical assay to detect SARS-CoV-2 IgG in human plasma. The statistical design of the study was
powered in accordance with this study objective. Preliminary findings were:
○
The
SARS-CoV-2 Antibody biosensor assay was 100% sensitive and 100% specific using positive and negative SARS-CoV-2 human plasma samples.
○
The
time in obtaining results was less than 10 minutes.
The
study is a key milestone towards validating a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test intended to quantify the measurement of antibodies
against SARS-CoV-2 in saliva and will assist in the preparation for clinical trials.
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●
Potential Applications
We anticipate there to be 3 different applications for the foreseeable future: Population Screening SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing is urgently needed to estimate the incidence and prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection at the general population level.
i.
Post
vaccination screening - To assess the degree of the elicited potent antigen-specific antibody responses, to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and
determine when booster vaccine shots are needed.
ii.
Diagnosis
– The SARS-CoV-2 test can be used as a complement to the (RNA) virus detection tests for patients presenting late after symptoms
onset to healthcare facilities.
iii.
In
addition, they can potentially be used for informing the decision on discharge of patients who recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection
but remain RNA-positive by RT-PCR for a long time after symptoms have subsided. The degree of protective immunity conferred by or
correlated with the antibodies detected in subjects with past SARS-CoV-2 infection is still under investigation. Once this is clarified,
the SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests could be, together with the (RNA) direct virus detection, an essential tool in de-escalation strategies.
Currently antibody tests are used for sero-epidemiological surveys and studies.
●
Competitive
Advantages
Based
on a recent paper publicly available and authored by the team at Johns Hopkins Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg
School of Public Health, results indicate it is feasible to accurately measure the salivary IgG response to identify individuals with
a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection. A saliva-based approach could serve as a non-invasive approach for accurate and large-scale SARS-CoV-2
“sero”-surveillance.
A
saliva antibody test can greatly increase the scale of testing—particularly among susceptible populations—compared to blood
and could clarify population immunity and susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. The team at John Hopkins further demonstrated in the laboratory
that when saliva was collected ≥10 days post symptom onset, the anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG assay detects SARS-CoV-2 infection with 100% sensitivity
and 99% specificity. In addition, the team demonstrated that the temporal kinetics of SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG responses in saliva are
consistent with those observed in serum and indicate that most individuals seroconvert approximately 10 days after COVID-19 symptom onset
or approximately two weeks post-presumed infection.
By
utilizing the Saliva Glucose Test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 we expect to have lower detection limits, improve on sensitivity and specificity
characteristics of current diagnostic methods, be able to provide real time results at the point of care and provide quantitative results
correlated to the WHO standards as opposed to negative or positive which is how other POCT report the results.
Our
COVID Test would increase the scope for diagnosis to be made in the community and outside the laboratory setting. It would have the potential
to reduce the time to obtaining an actionable result, it could inform on when people need to get booster vaccine shots and inform appropriate
use of isolation resources.
Our
Company has not generated any revenues to date. As such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.
Since inception, the Company has incurred losses and negative cash flows from operating activities. The Company does not expect to generate
positive cash flows from operating activities in the near future until such time, if at all, the Company completes the development process
of its products, including regulatory approvals, and thereafter, begins to commercialize and achieve substantial acceptance in the marketplace
for the first of a series of products in its medical device portfolio.
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Initial
public offering
On
December 28, 2020, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”) and sold 1,270,589 units, consisting of (a) one
share of the Company’s common stock (or, at the purchaser’s election, one share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock),
(b) one Series A warrant (the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise
price equal to $8.50 per share, exercisable until the fifth anniversary of the issuance date, and (c) one Series B warrant (the “Series
B Warrants”) to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to $17.00 per share, exercisable
until the fifth anniversary of the issuance date and subject to certain adjustment and cashless exercise provisions. The public offering
price of the shares sold in the IPO was $17.00 per unit. In aggregate, the units issued in the offering generated $17,732,448 in net
proceeds, which amount is net of $1,714,001 in underwriters’ discount and commissions, and $2,153,564 in offering costs. Offering
costs include underwriters’ warrants to acquire up to 63,529 shares with an exercise price of $18.70 per share, exercisable until
the fifth anniversary of the issuance date. The Company also issued to the underwriter an option, exercisable one or more times in whole
or in part, to purchase up to 190,588 additional shares of common stock and/or Series A Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 190,588
shares of common stock and/or Series B Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 190,588 shares of common stock, in any combinations
thereof, from us at the public offering price per security, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, for 45 days after the date
of the IPO to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Over-Allotment Option”).
Upon
the closing of the IPO, all shares of preferred stock then outstanding were automatically converted into 2,810,190 shares of common stock,
and all convertible notes then outstanding were automatically converted into 710,548 shares of common stock.
Certain
pre-IPO preferred shareholders were issued warrants that, following the Company’s completed IPO, allow the holders to acquire 2,736,675
shares of common stock at the IPO price during year two through to year three following the completion of the IPO.
Results
of Operations:
Comparison
of the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
Revenue
Government
support income
Government
support income decreased by $105,246 to $177,791 from $283,037 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared to same period in 2020.
This decrease was primarily attributable to GBS Inc.’s subsidiary companies receiving COVID-19 related government support in the
previous financial year which was discontinued in April 2021.
Government
support income decreased by $160,673 to $177,791 from $338,464 for the six months ended December 31, 2021 compared to same period in
2020. This decrease was primarily attributable to GBS Inc.’s subsidiary companies receiving COVID-19 related government support
in the previous financial year which was discontinued in April 2021.
Operating
expenses
General
and administrative expenses
General
and administrative expenses increased by $331,794 to $1,003,244 from $671,450 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared to the
same period in 2020. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in operational activities following completion of the IPO in December
2020.
General
and administrative expenses increased by $1,143,311 to $2,335,764 from $1,192,453 for the six months ended December 31, 2021 compared
to the same period in 2020. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in operational activities following completion of the IPO
in December 2020.
As
the Company’s operating activities increase, we expect its general and administrative costs will include additional costs in overhead
contribution, consultancy, as well as an increase in employee related costs associated with a higher headcount.
Development
and regulatory expenses
Development
and regulatory expenses increased by $2,299,362 to $2,641,182 from $341,820 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared to the same
period in 2020. This increase is primarily driven by funding availability since completion of the IPO in December 2020 that has allowed
the Company to progress on its milestones as well as expensing of the prepaid R&D contribution of $ 2,600,000.
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Development
and regulatory expenses increased by $2,375,223 to $2,747,981 from $372,758 for the six months ended December 31, 2021 compared to the
same period in 2020. This increase is primarily driven by funding availability since completion of the IPO in December 2020 that has
allowed the Company to progress on its milestones as well as expensing of the prepaid R&D contribution of $ $2,600,000.
As
the Company’s operating activities increase, we expect its development and regulatory expenses to increase in future periods.
Prospectus
and capital raising expenses
Prospectus
and capital raising expenses decreased by $187,093 to zero from $187,093 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared to the same
period in 2020. This decrease was attributable to final expenditures required by us in the first half of the last financial year to successfully
complete our IPO in December 2020.
Prospectus
and capital raising expenses decreased by $353,574 to zero from $353,574 for the six months ended December 31, 2021 compared to the same
period in 2020. This decrease was attributable to final expenditures required by us in the first half of the last financial year to successfully
complete our IPO in December 2020.
Other
income and expenses
Interest
expense
Interest
expense decreased by $986,185 to $675 from $986,860 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. This
decrease was attributable to the conversion of convertible notes into common shares after the completion of the IPO in December 2020.
Interest
expense decreased by $1,072,013 to $675 from $1,072,688 for the six months ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the same period in
2020. This decrease was attributable to the conversion of convertible notes into common shares after the completion of the IPO in December
2020.
Realized
foreign exchange gain (loss)
Realized
foreign exchange gain (loss) increased by $86,651 to a gain of $14 from a loss of $86,637 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared
to the same period in 2020. This increase was largely attributable to the favorable foreign exchange translations on capital raisings
from AUD to USD during the same period in 2020.
Realized
foreign exchange loss deceased by $276,003 to a loss of $3,104 from a loss of $279,107 for the six months ended December 31, 2021 compared
to the same period in 2020. This increase was largely attributable to the unfavorable foreign exchange translations on capital
raisings from AUD to USD during the same period in 2020.
Income
tax (expense) benefit
There
was no income tax expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and the Company has established
a full valuation allowance for all of its deferred tax assets.
Other
comprehensive income
Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
Unrealized
foreign currency translation gain (loss) decreased by $26,501 to a $7,355 gain from a $33,856 gain for the quarter ended December 31,
2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. It is calculated based on the Company’s unsettled transactions in currencies other
than its functional currency.
Unrealized
foreign currency translation loss increased by $43,415 to a loss of $60,127 from a loss of $16,712 for the six months ended December
31, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. It is calculated based on the Company’s unsettled transactions in currencies other
than its functional currency.
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Net
loss
Net
loss increased by $1,473,434 to $3,463,832 from $1,990,389 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
This increase is primarily driven by the expansion of the Company’s operational activities in order to progress on its regulatory
and development milestones.
Net
loss increased by $1,834,359 to $4,901,663 from $3,067,304 for the six months ended December 31, 2021 compared to the same period in
2020. This increase is primarily driven by the expansion of the Company’s operational activities in order to progress on its regulatory
and development milestones.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
We
use working capital and cash measures to evaluate the performance of our operations and our ability to meet our financial obligations.
We define Working Capital as current assets less current liabilities. The calculation of Working Capital provides additional information
and is not defined as a measure of financial performance under GAAP. This measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute
for any standardized measure under GAAP. This information is intended to provide investors with information about our liquidity. Other
companies in our industry may calculate this measure differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Since
our inception, our operations have primarily been financed through the issuance of our common stock, convertible preferred stock and
the incurrence of debt. As of December 31, 2021, we had $11,190,622 in cash and cash equivalents and $10,075,538 in working capital.
According
to our management’s estimates, based on our budget and proposed schedules of development, approvals and organization, we believe,
although there can be no assurances, we will have sufficient capital resources to enable us to continue to implement our business plan
and remain in operation for at least up to the first half of 2023. During this time, we expect to use the net proceeds available to us
for the following purposes:
●
to
obtain regulatory approvals and establish manufacturing capacities necessary for marketing of the SGT;
●
to
market the SGT and establish a distribution network in the APAC Region; and
●
for
working capital and general corporate purposes.
We
do not anticipate generating any revenue in the near future, until such time, if at all, the Company completes the development process
of its products, including regulatory approvals, and thereafter, begins to commercialize and achieve substantial acceptance in the marketplace
for the first of a series of products in its medical device portfolio. In addition, available resources may be consumed more rapidly
than currently anticipated, and there can be no assurance that we will be successful in developing the SGT and generating sufficient
revenue in the timeframe set forth above, or at all. We may be unable to meet our targets for regulatory approval and market launch,
or we may be unable to generate anticipated amounts of revenue from sales of the system. We may also need additional funding for developing
new products and services and for additional sales, marketing and promotional activities. Should this occur, we may need to seek additional
capital earlier than anticipated.
In
the event we require additional capital, there can be no assurances that we will be able to raise such capital on acceptable terms, or
at all. Failure to generate sufficient revenues or raise additional capital through debt or equity financings, or through collaboration
agreements, strategic alliances or marketing and distribution arrangements, could have a material adverse effect on our ability to meet
our long-term liquidity needs and achieve our intended long-term business plan. Our failure to obtain such funding when needed could
create a negative impact on our stock price or could potentially lead to a reduction in our operations or the failure of our company.
See
“Initial public offering” above for details about our IPO.
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Extended
Transition Period for “Emerging Growth Companies”
We
have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(1) of
the JOBS Act. This election allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates
for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements
may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates. Because our financial statements may not be comparable
to companies that comply with public company effective dates, investors may have difficulty evaluating or comparing our business, performance
or prospects in comparison to other public companies, which may have a negative impact on the value and liquidity of our common stock.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As
of December 31, 2021, we do not have any off-balance-sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material current
or future effect on our results of operations or financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, cash requirements
or capital resources.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
The
preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make judgments,
estimates and assumptions that impact the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes that are not
readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that
are considered relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Our
critical accounting policies are described in the 2021 Form 10-K, and the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
included in “Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by
reference.
During
the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, there were no material changes to our critical accounting policies from those in the
2021 Form 10-K.
Recently
issued Accounting Pronouncements
For
the impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, see Note 3 to the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements included in “Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We
are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise
required under this item.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q, and have concluded that, based on such evaluation, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due
to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 as described below.
Notwithstanding
the conclusion that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report, we
believe that our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and other information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q present fairly, in all material respects, our business, financial condition and results of operations for the interim periods presented.
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Material
Weakness
The
Company completed the IPO in December 2020. Prior to the IPO, the Company was a private corporation with limited accounting personnel
and other supervisory resources necessary to adequately execute its accounting processes and address its internal controls over financial
reporting requirements. As a result, previously existing internal controls are no longer sufficient, and the Company is in the process
of updating these controls. The design and implementation of internal control over financial reporting for the Company’s post-IPO
has required and will continue to require significant time and resources from management and other personnel.
As
part of this updating process, our management identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting. A material
weakness is a deficiency, or 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. The material weakness identified relates to the fact that the Company has not yet designed and maintained an effective control
environment commensurate with its financial reporting requirements, including a) has not yet completed the formally documented policies
and procedures with respect to the review, supervision and monitoring of the Company’s accounting and reporting functions, b) lack
of evidence to support the performance of controls and the adequacy of review procedures, including the completeness and accuracy of
information used in the performance of controls and c) we currently have limited accounting personnel and other supervisory resources
necessary to adequately execute the Company’s accounting processes and address its internal controls over financial reporting requirements.
Remediation
Plan
Management
is committed to continuing with the steps necessary to remediate the control deficiencies that constituted the above material weakness.
Since the IPO, we made the following enhancements to our control environment:
a.
We
added accounting and finance personnel to provide additional individuals to allow for segregation of duties in the preparation and
review of schedules, calculations, and journal entries that support financial reporting, to provide oversight, structure and reporting
lines, and to provide additional review over our disclosures;
b.
We
enhanced our controls to improve the preparation and review over complex accounting measurements, and the application of GAAP to
significant accounts and transactions, and our financial statement disclosures; and,
c.
We
are in the process of engaging outside consultants to assist us in our evaluation of the design, implementation, and documentation
of internal controls that address the relevant risks, and that provide for appropriate evidence of performance of our internal controls
(including completeness and accuracy procedures).
Under
the direction of the audit committee of the board of directors, management will continue to take measures to further remediate the material
weakness. As such, we will continue to enhance corporate oversight over process-level controls and structures to ensure that there is
appropriate assignment of authority, responsibility, and accountability to enable remediation of our material weakness. We believe that
our remediation plan will be sufficient to remediate the identified material weakness and strengthen our internal control over financial
reporting.
As
we continue to evaluate, and work to improve, our internal control over financial reporting, management may determine that additional
measures to address control deficiencies or modifications to the remediation plan are necessary.
Inherent
Limitation on the Effectiveness of Internal Controls
The
effectiveness of any system of internal control over financial reporting, including ours, is subject to inherent limitations, including
the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, operating, and evaluating the controls and procedures, and the inability to eliminate
misconduct completely. Accordingly, in designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any
system of internal control over financial reporting, including ours, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable,
not absolute assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must
reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits
of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Moreover, 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 or procedures may deteriorate. We intend to continue to monitor and upgrade our internal controls as necessary or appropriate
for our business but cannot assure you that such improvements will be sufficient to provide us with effective internal control over financial
reporting.
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Changes
in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Other
than in connection with the remediation plan described above, there have been no changes to the Company’s internal controls over
financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d 15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
From
time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently engaged
in any material legal proceedings.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS.
In
addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed
in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. There have
been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June
30, 2021.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
There
were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the period.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM
4. MINE SAFEY DISCLOSURES.
Not
applicable.
ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
No.
Description
31.1#
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2#
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1#
Certification
of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
32.2#
Certification
of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
101.INS#
Inline
XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH#
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL#
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF#
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB#
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE#
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104#
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (formatted in XBRL and included in Exhibit 101).
#
Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GBS
Inc.
Date:
February 10, 2022
By:
/s/
Steven Boyages
STEVEN
BOYAGES
INTERIM
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT
(Principal
Executive Officer)
Date:
February 10, 2022
By:
/s/
Spiro Sakiris
SPIRO
SAKIRIS
CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
(Principal
Financial Officer)
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