10-Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly
period ended: October 31, 2020
OR
[ ] TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
file number: 000-55036
NETCAPITAL
INC.
F/K/A
VALUESETTERS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah
87-0409951
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
745
Atlantic Avenue
Boston
MA 02111
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(781)
925- 1700
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by
check whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes[X] No
[ ]
Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [
]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company.
Large
accelerated filer [ ]
Accelerated
filer [ ]
Non-accelerated
filer [X]
Smaller
reporting company [X]
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 Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
As of December
15, 2020, the Company had 2,085,815 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Page
PART
I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial
Statements.
3
Item 2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
17
Item 3. Quantitative
and Qualitative disclosures about Market Risk.
21
Item 4. Controls
and Procedures.
21
PART
II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
22
Item1A. Risk Factors.
22
Item 2. Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
22
Item 3. Defaults
Upon Senior Securities.
22
Item 4. Mine Safety
Disclosures.
22
Item 5. Other Information.
22
Item 6. Exhibits.
22
Signatures.
23
PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
NETCAPITAL
INC.
F/K/A
VALUESETTERS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets
October
31, 2020
April
30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current
assets:
Cash
and cash equivalents
$ 455,994
$ 11,206
Accounts
receivable
40,671
—
Prepaid
expenses
374,230
465,555
Total
current assets
870,895
476,761
Deposits
6,300
6,300
Deferred
income tax asset
157,602
180,000
Non-current
prepaid expenses
—
143,455
Investments
at cost
3,721,514
1,406,982
Total
assets
$ 4,756,311
$ 2,213,498
Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
Current
liabilities:
Accounts
payable
Trade
$ 278,752
$ 278,752
Related
party
51,170
16,680
Accrued
expenses
180,350
149,835
Deferred
revenue
5,507
656
Notes
payable – related parties
15,000
15,000
Secured
noted payable to related party
1,000,000
1,000,000
Interest
payable – related parties
37,536
31,235
Current
portion of long-term debt
1,264,519
—
Loan
payable – bank
34,324
34,324
Demand
notes payable
7,860
7,860
Total
current liabilities
2,875,018
1,534,342
Small
Business Administration loans payable, net of current portion
1,121,281
—
Total
liabilities
3,996,299
1,534,342
Commitments
and Contingencies
—
—
Stockholders’
equity:
Common
stock, $.001 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized, 419,455 and 417,059 shares issued and outstanding at Oct. 31, 2020
and April 30, 2020, respectively
419
417
Capital
in excess of par value
3,160,982
3,141,021
Accumulated
deficit
(2,401,389 )
(2,462,282 )
Total
stockholders’ equity
760,012
679,156
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 4,756,311
$ 2,213,498
See Accompanying
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
3
NETCAPITAL
INC.
F/K/A
VALUESETTERS, INC.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
For the
Six Months Ended
For the
Three Months Ended
October
31,
2020
October
31,
2019
October
31,
2020
October
31,
2019
Revenues
$ 2,493,486
$ 835,725
$ 731,164
$ 716,993
Cost
of revenues
714,224
4,848
283,205
2,482
Gross profit
1,779,262
830,877
447,959
714,511
Costs and expenses:
Stock-based compensation
259,909
108,531
138,531
80,021
Consulting fees
5,085
80,200
3,094
41,000
Marketing
8,782
6,602
4,681
3,063
Rent
26,798
25,721
12,719
13,192
Wages and payroll
expense
1,296,333
—
200,213
—
Selling,
general and administrative
75,500
33,283
34,361
29,903
Total
costs and expenses
1,672,407
254,337
393,599
167,179
Income
from operations
106,855
576,540
54,360
547,332
Other income (expense):
Interest expense
(23,564 )
(9,614 )
(13,281 )
(4,881 )
Other
income
—
—
—
—
Total
other income (expense)
(23,564 )
(9,614 )
(13,281 )
(4,881 )
Net income before
taxes
83,291
566,926
41,079
542,451
Income
tax
22,398
—
11,057
—
Net
income
$ 60,893
$ 566,926
$ 30,022
$ 542,451
Basic earnings per share
$ 0.15
$ 1.43
$ 0.07
$ 1.31
Diluted earnings per share
$ 0.15
$ 1.43
$ 0.07
$ 1.31
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic
415,726
395,765
415,815
415,254
Diluted
415,726
395,765
415,815
415,254
See Accompanying
Notes to the Financial Statements
4
NETCAPITAL
INC.
F/K/A
VALUESETTERS, INC.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
For
the Six Months Ended October 31, 2020 and the Years Ended April 30, 2020, and 2019
(Unaudited)
Capital in
Excess of
Accumulated
Total
Shares
Amount
Par
Value
Deficit
Equity
Balance,
April 30, 2018
367,273
$ 367
$ 2,165,655
$ (3,650,013 )
$ (1,483,991 )
Net loss, July
31, 2018
—
—
—
(7,207 )
(7,207 )
Q1
stock-based compensation
1,969
2
6,693
—
6,695
Q1
stock issued for purchase
100
—
700
—
700
Balance,
July 31, 2018
369,342
369
2,173,048
(3,657,220 )
(1,483,803 )
Net loss, October
31, 2018
—
—
—
(20,355 )
(20,355 )
Q2
stock-based compensation
4,131
5
12,203
—
12,208
Q2
sale of common stock
1,400
1
4,999
—
5,000
Balance,
October 31, 2018
374,873
375
2,190,250
(3,677,575 )
(1,486,950 )
Net
income, January 31, 2019
—
—
—
12,391
12,391
Q3
stock-based compensation
1,406
1
3,374
—
3,375
Balance,
January 31, 2019
376,279
376
2,193,624
(3,665,184 )
(1,471,184 )
Net income, April
30, 2019
—
—
—
598,051
598,051
Q4
stock-based compensation
1,406
2
7,873
—
7,875
Balance,
April 30, 2019
377,685
378
2,201,497
(3,067,133 )
(865,258 )
Net income, July
31, 2019
—
—
—
24,475
24,475
Q1
stock-based compensation
1,406
1
19,687
—
19,688
Balance, July 31,
2019
379,091
379
2,221,184
(3,042,658 )
(821,095 )
Net income, October
31, 2019
—
—
—
542,451
542,451
Q2
stock-based compensation
37,656
38
917,305
—
917,343
Balance, October
31, 2019
416,747
417
3,138,489
(2,500,207 )
638,699
Net income, January
31, 2020
—
—
—
595,174
595,174
Q3
stock-based compensation
156
—
1,500
—
1,500
Balance, January
31, 2020
416,903
417
3,139,989
(1,905,033 )
1,235,373
Q4
stock-based compensation
156
—
1,032
—
1,032
Net
loss, April 30, 2020
—
—
—
(557,249 )
(557,249 )
Balance, April
30, 2020
417,059
417
3,141,021
(2,462,282 )
679,156
Net income July
31, 2020
—
—
—
30,871
30,871
Q1
stock-based compensation
156
—
1,406
—
1,406
Balance
July 31, 2020
417,215
417
3,142,427
(2,431,411 )
711,433
Net income October
31, 2020
—
—
—
30,022
30,022
Q2
stock-based compensation
2,240
2
18,555
—
18,557
Balance,
October 31, 2020
419,455
$ 419
$ 3,160,982
$ (2,401,389 )
$ 760,012
See
Accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
5
NETCAPITAL
INC
F/K/A
VALUESETTERS, INC.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Six Months
Six Months
Ended
Ended
October
31,
October
31,
2020
2019
Operating activities
Net
income
$ 60,893
$ 566,926
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based
compensation
259,909
108,531
Changes
in deferred tax assets
22,398
—
Non-cash
revenue from receipt of equity
(2,314,532 )
(653,864 )
Changes
in non-cash working capital balances
Accounts
receivable
(40,671 )
6,000
Contracts
receivable
—
15,000
Prepaid
expense
(5,166 )
—
Accrued
expenses
30,515
(19,239 )
Accounts
payable – related party
34,490
Interest
payable – related party
6,301
8,122
Deferred
revenue
4,851
(15,044 )
Cash
provided by (used in) operating activities
(1,941,012 )
16,432
Financing
activities
Proceeds
from SBA loans
2,385,800
—
Payment
on related party note
—
(4,300 )
Cash
provided by (used in) financing activities
2,385,800
(4,300 )
Increase
in cash and cash equivalents during the period
444,788
12,132
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
11,206
19,110
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of the period
$ 455,994
$ 31,242
Cash
paid for:
Interest
$ 1,113
$ 1,492
Income
taxes
$ —
$ —
Non-cash
financing activities
Common
stock issued as prepaid compensation
$ —
$ 915,000
See Accompanying
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
6
NETCAPITAL
INC.
F/K/A
VALUESETTERS, INC.
Notes
To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note 1– Basis of Presentation
Netcapital
Inc. (“we,” “our,” or the “Company”) is a provider of consulting services, subscription services,
advertising and digital goods using technology distribution platforms like the Internet and mobile devices in the media and entertainment
markets.
The accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes
required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for
the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the fiscal year ended April 30, 2021. For further information, refer to the audited financial statements and footnotes thereto
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2020.
In June 2016,
the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 Financial Instruments-Credit Losses . The new guidance provides better representation
about expected credit losses on financial instruments. This update requires the use of a methodology that reflects expected losses
and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportive information to inform credit loss estimates.
This ASU is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The company
is studying the impact of adopting the ASU in fiscal year 2023, and what effect it could have. The Company believes the accounting
change would not have a material effect on the financial statements.
In June 2018,
the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Improvement to Nonemployee Share-based Payment Accounting, which simplifies the accounting for share-based
payments. The company elected early adoption of this ASU, using the modified retrospective approach, so that all stock compensation
to employees and nonemployees is treated under the same guidance as in ASC 718.
In
December 2019, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying
the Accounting for Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes. This guidance had no
impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Management
does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards could have a material effect on the
accompanying financial statements. As new accounting pronouncements are issued, we will adopt those that are applicable under
the circumstances.
Note 2
– Going Concern Matters and Realization of Assets
The accompanying
financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction
of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. However, the Company has negative working capital of $1,867,687 and short-term
debt of more than $2,300,000. In addition, the Company may be unable to meet all of its obligations as they become due. The Company
believes that its existing cash resources may not be sufficient to fund its debt payments and working capital requirements. The
Company anticipates a majority of its debt payments will be forgiven under the provisions of an SBA loan program, and such forgiveness
will alleviate the uncertainty of being able to fund its debt service requirements.
The Company
may not be able to raise sufficient additional debt, equity, or other cash on acceptable terms, if at all. Failure to generate
sufficient revenues, obtain loan forgiveness, achieve certain other business plan objectives or raise additional funds could have
a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial position, including its ability
to continue as a going concern, and may require it to significantly reduce, reorganize, discontinue or shut down its operations.
7
In view of
the matters described above, recoverability of a major portion of the recorded asset amounts shown in the accompanying balance
sheet is dependent upon continued operations of the Company which, in turn, is dependent upon the Company’s ability to meet
its financing requirements on a continuing basis, and to succeed in its future operations. The financial statements do not include
any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities
that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in its existence.
Management’s
plans include:
1. Seek
to merge its business operations with some of the revenue-generating early-stage companies
that it has incubated. The Company already owns a portion of more than a dozen companies
and believes that the combination of some of those entities with the Company will provide
an efficient use of fixed overhead and create additional cash flow from operations.
2. Renegotiate
the payment terms of an SBA loan.
3. Continue
to provide consulting services and continue to charge both a cash fee and an equity-based
fee, when possible, in exchange for these services.
Management
has determined, based on the debt balances it is carrying, that without debt forgiveness it is not probable that management’s
plan will sufficiently alleviate or mitigate, to a sufficient level, the relevant conditions or events noted above. Accordingly,
the management of the Company has concluded that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern within one year after the issuance date of these financial statements.
Note 3
– Revenue Recognition
Revenue Recognition under
ASC 606
The Company
recognizes service revenue from its consulting contracts and its game website using the five-step model as prescribed by ASC 606:
• Identification
of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;
• Identification
of the performance obligations in the contract;
• Determination
of the transaction price;
• Allocation
of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
• Recognition
of revenue when or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company
identifies performance obligations in contracts with customers, which primarily are professional services and subscription services.
The transaction price is determined based on the amount the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for transferring
the promised services to the customer. The transaction price in the contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation
in an amount that represents the relative amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for satisfying each performance
obligation. Revenue is recognized when performance obligations are satisfied. The Company usually bills its customers before it
provides any services and begins performing services after the first payment is received. Contracts are typically one year or
less. For larger contracts, in addition to the initial payment, the Company may allow for progress payments throughout the term
of the contract.
Judgments
and Estimates
The estimation
of variable consideration for each performance obligation requires the Company to make subjective judgments. The Company enters
contracts with customers that regularly include promises to transfer multiple services, such as digital marketing, web-based videos,
offering statements, and professional services. For arrangements with multiple services, the Company evaluates whether the individual
services qualify as distinct performance obligations. In its assessment of whether a service is a distinct performance obligation,
the Company determines whether the customer can benefit from the service on its own or with other readily available resources,
and whether the service is separately identifiable from other services in the contract. This evaluation requires the Company to
assess the nature of each individual service offering and how the services are provided in the context of the contract, including
whether the services are significantly integrated, highly interrelated, or significantly modify each other, which may require
judgment based on the facts and circumstances of the contract.
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When agreements
involve multiple distinct performance obligations, the Company allocates arrangement consideration to all performance obligations
at the inception of an arrangement based on the relative standalone selling prices (“SSP”) of each performance obligation.
Where the Company has standalone sales data for its performance obligations which are indicative of the price at which the Company
sells a promised service separately to a customer, such data is used to establish SSP. In instances where standalone sales data
is not available for a particular performance obligation, the Company estimates SSP by the use of observable market and cost-based
inputs. The Company continues to review the factors used to establish list price and will adjust standalone selling price methodologies
as necessary on a prospective basis.
Service
Revenue
Service revenue
from subscriptions to the Company's game website is recognized over time on a ratable basis over the contractual subscription
term beginning on the date that the platform is made available to the customer. Payments received in advance of subscription services
being rendered are recorded as a deferred revenue. Professional services revenue is recognized over time as the services are rendered.
When a contract
with a customer is signed, the Company assesses whether collection of the fees under the arrangement is probable. The Company
estimates the amount to reserve for uncollectible amounts based on the aging of the contract balance, current and historical customer
trends, and communications with its customers. These reserves are recorded as operating expenses against the contract asset (Accounts
Receivable).
Contract
Assets
Contract assets
are recorded for those parts of the contract consideration not yet invoiced but for which the performance obligations are completed.
The revenue is recognized when the customer receives services. Contract assets are included in other current or non-current assets
in the consolidated balance sheets, depending on if their reduction will be recognized during the succeeding twelve-month period
or beyond.
Deferred
Revenue
Deferred revenues
represent billings or payments received in advance of revenue recognition and are recognized upon transfer of control. Balances
consist primarily of annual plan subscription services and professional and training services not yet provided as of the balance
sheet date. Deferred revenues that will be recognized during the succeeding twelve-month period are recorded as current deferred
revenues in the consolidated balance sheets, with the remainder recorded as other non-current liabilities in the consolidated
balance sheets.
Costs
to Obtain a Customer Contract
Sales commissions
and related expenses are considered incremental and recoverable costs of acquiring customer contracts. These costs are capitalized
as other current or non-current assets and amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the contract, which approximates
the benefit period. The benefit period was estimated by taking into consideration the length of customer contracts, technology
lifecycle, and other factors. All sales commissions are recorded as consulting fees within the Company's consolidated statement
of operations.
Remaining
Performance Obligations
The Company's
subscription terms are typically less than one year. All of the Company’s revenues in the six- and three-month periods ended
October 31, 2020 and 2019 are considered contract revenues. Contract revenue as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020, which
has not yet been recognized, amounted to $5,507 and $656, respectively, and is recorded on the balance sheet as deferred revenue.
The Company expects to recognize revenue on all of its remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months.
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Note 4
– Earnings Per Common Share
Income per
common share data was computed as follows:
Six
Months Ended October 31, 2020
Six
Months Ended October 31, 2019
Three
Months Ended October 31, 2020
Three
Months Ended October 31, 2019
Net
income attributable to common stockholders – basic
$ 60,893
$ 566,926
$ 30,022
$ 542,451
Adjustments
to net income
—
—
—
—
Net
income attributable to common stockholders – diluted
$ 60,893
$ 566,926
$ 30,022
$ 542,451
Weighted average
common shares outstanding – basic
415,726
395,765
415,815
415,254
Effect
of dilutive securities
—
—
—
—
Weighted
average common shares outstanding – diluted
415,726
395,765
415,815
415,254
Earnings
per common share – basic
$ 0.15
$ 1.43
$ 0.07
$ 1.31
Earnings
per common share – diluted
$ 0.15
$ 1.43
$ 0.07
$ 1.31
For the six-
and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had no convertible or dilutive securities.
Note 5
– Principal Financing Arrangements
The following
table summarizes components debt as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020:
October
31,
2020
April
30, 2020
Interest
Rate
Secured
lender (affiliate)
$ 1,000,000
$ 1,000,000
1.25 %
Notes
payable – related parties
15,000
15,000
0.0 %
Demand
notes payable
7,860
7,860
0.0 %
U.S.
SBA loan
500,000
—
3.75 %
U.S.
SBA loan
1,885,800
—
1.0 %
Loan
payable – bank
34,324
34,324
5.5 %
Total
Debt
$ 3,442,984
$ 1,057,184
As of October
31, 2020 and April 30, 2020, the Company owed its principal lender (“Lender”) $1,000,000 under a loan and security
agreement (“Loan”) dated April 28, 2011, that was amended on July 26, 2014 and again on October 31, 2017. The Lender
was also the largest shareholder of the Company, owning 135,676 shares of common stock, or 32.3% of the 419,455 shares issued
and outstanding, as of October 31, 2020. The Loan was amended on October 31, 2017 to change the maturity date to October 31, 2020,
reduce the interest rate from 8% to 1.25% per annum, and reduce the default interest rate from 15% to 8% per annum. The Loan was
not paid when it matured on October 31, 2020. The Loan maturity date has been extended to January 31, 2021 and the annual interest
rate has been raised to 8% per annum effective November 1, 2020.
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In connection
with the financing, the Company has agreed to certain restrictive covenants, including, among others, that the Company may not
convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any part of its business or property, except as permitted in the agreement,
dissolve, liquidate or merge with any other party unless, in the case of a merger, the Company is the surviving entity, incur
any indebtedness except as defined in the agreement, create or allow a lien on any of its assets or collateral that has been pledged
to the Lender, make any loans to any person, except for prepaid items or deposits incurred in the ordinary course of business,
or make any material capital expenditures. To secure the payment of all obligations to the Lender, the Company granted to the
Lender a continuing security interest and first lien on all of the assets of the Company.
As of October
31, 2020 and April 30, 2020, the Company’s related-party unsecured notes payable totaled $15,000. There is one note, payable
on demand, with a zero percent interest rate. The Company also owes $34,324 as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020 to Chase
Bank. The Company pays interest expense to Chase Bank, which is calculated at a rate of 5.5% per annum.
On May 6,
2020, the Company borrowed $1,885,800 (the “May Loan”) and on June 17, 2020 the Company borrowed $500,000 (the “June
Loan”) from a U.S. Small Business Administration (the "SBA") loan program. The May Loan has an initial term of
two years and an interest rate of 1% per annum. Principal payments are delayed until the Company negotiates with the lender as
to the amount of principal that is subject to repayment. If repayment of the May Loan is required, payments begin after a six-month
deferral period, in which interest accrues, and payments are to be made in equal installments of approximately $106,125 over an
18-month period. Of the $1,885,800 balance, $1,260,334 is considered a short-term liability. Accrued interest payable on the May
Loan amounted to $9,197 as of October 31, 2020.
The June Loan
requires installment payments of $2,437 monthly, beginning on June 17, 2021 over a term of thirty years. Interest accrues at a
rate of 3.75% per annum. The Company agreed to grant a continuing security interest in its assets to secure payment and performance
of all debts, liabilities, and obligations to the SBA. The June Loan was personally guaranteed by the Company’s Chief Financial
Officer. $4,185 of the June Loan is recorded as a current liability and the remaining $495,815 is classified as a long-term liability.
Accrued interest payable on the June Loan amounted to $6,935 as of October 31, 2020.
Demand notes
payable totaled $7,860 as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020. These notes have an interest rate of 0%.
Note 6
– Income Taxes
As of October
31, 2020 and April 30, 2020, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for Federal income tax purposes of approximately
$700,000 expiring in the years of 2021 through 2035.
The Tax Cuts
and Jobs Act ("Tax Act") was enacted on December 22, 2017. Among numerous provisions, the Tax Act reduces the U.S. federal
corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, requires companies to pay a one-time transition tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries
that were previously tax deferred, and creates new taxes on certain foreign sourced earnings. As a result of the Tax Act, the
Company remeasured certain deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the rates at which they are expected to reverse in the
future, which is generally 21%.
As of April
30, 2020, the Company had net deferred tax assets calculated at an expected rate of 21%, or approximately $180,000. As of April
30, 2020, the Company recognized the net deferred asset to the extent of the impact on current book earnings, as the Company’s
management believed that historical, current and expected earnings are sufficient to meet the more likely than not standard to
enable the Company to recognize the net deferred tax asset. Given that management believes it is more likely than not that the
company will utilize the deferred tax asset, there is no valuation allowance as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020.
As
of October 31, 2020, the deferred tax asset has been reduced to $157,602 by the tax provision of $22,398 for the six months ended
October 31, 2020. Due to the availability of
a tax loss carryforward to offset any potential income tax in the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2019, the Company
recorded no income tax expense in those periods.
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Note 7
– Related Party Transactions
The Company’s
principal lender was its largest shareholder as of October 31, 2020 and until November 5, 2020. See Note 14. As of October 31,
2020 and April 30, 2020, the Company owed its principal lender, under a secured lending agreement, $1,000,000 .
Under the existing loan agreement, as amended, the maximum amount of the loan is $1,250,000, and the loan matures on January 31,
2021. This shareholder owned 135,687 shares of common stock, or 32.3% of the 419,455 shares issued and outstanding as of October
31, 2020. Accrued interest payable on this secured loan as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020 amounted to $37,536 and $31,235,
respectively.
Compensation
to officers in the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020 and 2019 consisted of common stock valued at $164,885 and
$82,263 respectively, and cash wages of $138,462 and $72,000, respectively.
Compensation
to a related party consultant in the six-and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020 and 2019 consisted of common stock valued
at $38,757 and $19,378, respectively, and cash payments of $46,154 and $24,000, respectively. This consultant is also the controlling
shareholder of Zelgor Inc. and the Company’s earned revenues from Zelgor Inc. of $1,400,000 and $350,000 in the six- and
three-month periods ended October 31, 2020.
The
Company owes a director $16,680 as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020, which is recorded as accounts payable, plus $15,000
in a non-interest-bearing note payable. Also included in related-party accounts payable is $34,490 due to a company controlled
by a different director.
Note 8
– Stockholders’ Equity
The Company
is authorized to issue 900,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001. As of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020, 419,455
and 417,059 shares were outstanding, respectively.
In August
2020, the board of directors authorized a reverse split of the common stock on a 1-for-2,000 basis, whereby the Company issued
to each of its stockholders one share of Common Stock for every 2,000 shares of common stock held by such stockholder. The reverse
split was effective on November 5, 2020. The financial statements as of and for the six- and three-month periods ended October
31, 2020 and 2019 have been adjusted to give effect to the reverse split. The effect of this adjustment was to reduce the common
stock balance sheet account and increase the balance sheet account for capital in excess of par value by $835,642 as of October
31, 2020. As of April 30, 2020, the balance sheet accounts for capital in excess of par value and for common stock were increased
and decreased by $830,852, respectively.
In the first
quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 156 shares of restricted stock to its Chief Marketing Officer as compensation.
The shares were valued at the market price on the date of issuance for a total of $1,406.
In the second
quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 156 shares of restricted stock to its Chief Marketing Officer and 2,084
shares to its Director of Business Development as compensation. The shares were valued at the market price on the date of
issuance for a total of $18,557.
In the first
quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,812,500 shares of restricted stock to its Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer as compensation. The shares were valued at the market price on the date
of issuance for a total of $19,688.
On September
9, 2019, the Company signed a stock-based compensation agreement, ending on July 31, 2021, with its Chief Executive Officer. The
Company issued 12,500 shares of its common stock in conjunction with this agreement. The shares were valued at the market
price on the date of issuance for a total of $305,000.
On September
9, 2019, the Company signed a stock-based compensation agreement with its Chief Financial Officer, ending on July 31, 2021. The
Company issued 12,500 shares of its common stock in conjunction with this agreement. The shares were valued at the market
price on the date of issuance for a total of $305,000.
On
September 9, 2019, the Company signed stock-based compensation agreements with two consultants, ending on July 31, 2021. The
Company issued 6,250 shares of its common stock to each consultant in conjunction with these agreements. The shares were
valued at the market price on the date of issuance for a total of $305,000. One of the consultants is considered a
related party and provides marketing and business development services to the Company. The second consultant provides
business services to public companies.
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On October
31, 2019, the Company recorded the issuance of 156 shares of common stock to its Chief Marketing Officer. The shares were valued at
the market price on the date of issuance for a total of $2,344 and recorded as an expense in the quarter ended October 31, 2019.
Note 9
– Fair Value
The Fair Value
Measurements Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs
to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active
markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level
1: inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the company has the ability
to access at the measurement date.
Level
2: inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either
directly or indirectly.
Level
3: inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Under the
Fair Value Measurements Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, we base fair value on the price that would be received
to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
It is our policy to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when developing fair value
measurements, in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. Fair value measurements for assets and liabilities where there exists
limited or no observable market data and, therefore, are based primarily upon management’s own estimates, are often calculated
based on current pricing policy, the economic and competitive environment, the characteristics of the asset or liability and other
such factors. Therefore, the results cannot be determined with precision and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate
settlement of the asset or liability. Additionally, there may be inherent weaknesses in any calculation technique, and changes
in the underlying assumptions used.
Note
10 – Stock-Based Compensation Plans
The Company
entered consulting agreements to issue common stock and recorded the applicable non-cash expense in accordance with the authoritative
guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. For the six- and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020, the Company
recorded $259,909 and $138,531, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense. For the six- and three-month periods ended
October 31, 2019, the Company recorded $108,531 and $80,021, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense.
As of October
31, 2020, there was $369,064 of prepaid stock-based compensation expense for services that end on August 31, 2021.
As of October
31, 2020, an aggregate of 938 and 10,417 shares of common stock can be earned by the Company’s Chief Marketing Officer and
Director of Business Development, respectively, from unvested stock grants. For the Chief Marketing Officer, shares vest at a
rate of 156 shares per quarter, over the next six quarters. For the Director of Business Development, shares vest at a rate
of 260 shares per month, over the next forty months.
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The components
of the stock-based compensation expense are presented in the following table:
Stock-based compensation
expense
Six
Months Ended October 31, 2020
Six
Months Ended October 31, 2019
Three
Months Ended October 31, 2020
Three
Months Ended October 31, 2019
Chief
Executive Officer
$ 81,216
$ 31,702
$ 40,608
$ 22,952
Chief
Financial Officer
81,216
31,702
40,608
22,952
Chief
Marketing Officer
2,453
4,531
1,047
2,343
Related
party consultant
38,757
11,476
19,379
11,476
Director
of Business Development
17,510
—
17,510
—
Marketing
consultant
—
17,644
—
8,822
Business
consultant
38,757
11,476
19,379
11,476
Total
stock-based compensation expense
$ 259,909
$ 108,531
$ 138,531
$ 80,021
The
table below presents the prepaid compensation expense as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020:
Description
October
31, 2020
April
30, 2020
Chief
Executive Officer
$ 120,499
$ 201,715
Chief
Financial Officer
120,499
201,715
Related
party consultant
64,033
102,790
Business
consultant
64,033
102,790
Total
$ 369,064
$ 609,010
Note
11 – Deposits and Commitments
The Company
utilizes office space in Boston, Massachusetts, under a month-to-month lease agreement that allows to company to end its lease
by providing 30-day written notice. The lease agreement includes a deposit of $6,300.
Note
12 – Concentrations
For the six-
and three-month periods ended October 31, 2020, the Company had one customer that constituted 56% and 48% of its revenues, respectively,
and a second customer that constituted 26% and 27% of its revenues, respectively. For the six- and three-month periods ended October
31, 2019, the Company had one customer that constituted 65% and 75% of its revenues, respectively; a second customer that constituted
18% and 8% of its revenues, respectively; and a third customer that constituted 11% and 13% of its revenues, respectively.
Note 13
– Investments
In May 2020,
the Company entered a consulting contract with Watch Party LLC (“WP”), which allowed the Company to receive up to
110,000 membership interest units of WP in return for consulting services. The WP units are valued at $2.14 per unit based on
a sales price of $2.14 per unit on an online funding portal, resulting in revenues of $235,400 and $208,650 for the six- and three-months
ended October 31, 2020.
In May 2020,
the Company entered a consulting contract with ChipBrain LLC (“Chip”), which allowed the Company to receive up to
710,200 membership interest units of Chip in return for consulting services. The Chip units are valued at $0.93 per unit based
on a sales price of $0.93 per unit on an online funding portal, resulting in revenues of $660,486 and $195,486 for the six- and
three-months ended October 31, 2020.
In May 2020,
the Company entered a consulting contract with Zelgor Inc. (“Zelgor”), which allowed the Company to receive up to
1,400,000 shares of common stock of Zelgor in return for consulting services. The Company earned 1,050,000 shares in the quarter
ended July 31, 2020 and 350,000 shares in the quarter ending October 31, 2020. The Zelgor shares are valued at $1.00 per share
based on a sales price of $1.00 per share on an online funding portal, resulting in revenues of $1,400,000 and $1,050,000 for
the six- and three-months ended October 31, 2020. The $1.00 per share valuation was derived based on a combination of multiple
transactions on a secondary trading platform in which shares were purchased at $1.00 per share, and two private offerings of shares,
one at a selling price of $0.50 per share and the other at $2.00 per share.
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On January
2, 2020, the Company entered a consulting contract with Deuce Drone LLC (“Drone”), which allowed the Company to receive
up to 2,350,000 membership interest units of Drone in return for consulting services. The Company earned all 2,350,000 membership
interest units in fiscal 2020. The Drone units are valued at $0.35 per unit based on a sales price of $0.35 per unit when the
units were earned, or $822,500. Drone is currently selling Drone units for $1.00 per unit on an online funding portal.
In August
2019, the Company entered a consulting contract with Kingscrowd LLC (“Kingscrowd”), which allowed the Company to receive
300,000 membership interest units of Kingscrowd in return for consulting services. The Kingscrowd units are valued at $1.80 per
unit based on a sales price of $1.80 per unit when the units were earned, or $540,000. Kingscrowd units currently trade at a price
of $2.75 per unit on a secondary trading platform.
During fiscal
2019, the Company entered a consulting contract with NetCapital Systems LLC (“NetCapital”), which allowed the Company
to receive up to 1,000 membership interest units of NetCapital in return for consulting services. The Company earned 40 units
in the quarter ended July 31, 2020, at a value of $91.15 per unit, or $3,646. The Company earned all 1,000 Netcapital units but
sold a portion of the units in fiscal 2020 at a sales price of $91.15 per unit. As of October 31, 2020, the Company owns 528 Netcapital
units, at a value of $48,128.
On July 20,
2020 the Company entered a consulting agreement with Vymedic, Inc. which gives the Company a $50,000 fee over a 5-month period.
Half the fee is payable in stock and half is payable in cash. As of October 31, 2020, the Company had earned $15,000 worth of
stock.
The following
table summarizes the components of investments as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020:
October
31, 2020
April
30, 2020
Netcapital
Systems LLC
$ 48,128
$ 44,482
Watch Party LLC
235,400
—
Zelgor Inc.
1,400,000
—
ChipBrain LLC
660,486
—
Vymedic, Inc.
15,000
—
Deuce Drone LLC
822,500
822,500
Kingscrowd
LLC
540,000
540,000
Total
Investments at cost
$ 3,721,514
$ 1,406,982
The above
investments do not have a readily determinable fair value, as identified in ASC 321-10-35-2, and all investments are measured
at cost less impairment. The Company monitors the investments for any changes in observable prices from orderly transactions.
Note 14
– Subsequent Events
In addition
to the reverse split on November 5, 2020 (see Note 8), the Company changed its name to Netcapital Inc. On August 23, 2020, the
Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Agreement”) whereby NetCapital Systems LLC (“Systems”)
would become an 80% owner of the Company. Pursuant to the requirements of this agreement, the Company filed a definitive information
statement on September 21, 2020 to change the Company’s c orporate name from ValueSetters, Inc.
to NetCapital Inc and to a mend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect a stock
combination, or reverse stock split, pursuant to which 2,000 shares of the Company’s common stock would be exchanged for
one new share of common stock. In conjunction with the merger agreement, the Company issued 1,666,360 to Systems on November 5,
2020.
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The Agreement
calls for a tax-free merger of Netcapital Funding Portal Inc. (“NFPI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Systems, with
Netcapital Acquisition Vehicle Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, wherein NFPI is the surviving corporation.
This transaction is designed to enhance the Company’s revenues and ability to provide services to democratize the private
capital markets while helping companies at all stages to build, grow and fund their businesses with a full range of services from
strategic advice to raising capital. As a result of the transaction, the company is expected to be a leading provider of private
capital transactions for entrepreneurs seeking to raise money under the exemption provided by section 4(a)(6) of the Securities
Act of 1933.
ASC 805-10-25-4
requires the identification of one of the combining entities in each business combination as the acquirer. Upon evaluation of
the components of the business combination, including the relative voting rights in the combined entity, the composition of the
governing body and senior management of the combined entity, the relative size of each entity and the terms of the exchange of
equity interests, the Company intends to record the transaction in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 as a purchase.
The following
table summarizes the value of the consideration for NFPI and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in conjunction
with the Agreement.
Consideration:
1,666,360 shares of common stock of the Company
$ 11,331,248
Recognized amounts
of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash
$ 358,634
Prepaid expenses
6,070
Receivable from
Netcapital Systems
295,000
Accounts payable
(31,269 )
Platform users
5,118,857
Platform investors
4,546,318
Platform issuers
652,932
Unpatented
technology
384,706
Total
identifiable net assets
$ 11,331,248
The fair value
of the common shares issued as the consideration for NFPI was determined on the basis of the closing market price of the Company’s
common shares on the date the shares were issued. The fair value of the assets and the liabilities of NFPI equaled their book
value. Four identifiable intangible assets were valued; platform users, platform investors, platform issuers and unpatented technology
(collectively the “Intangible Assets”). The estimated market value of the Intangible assets is approximately $27,800,000.
These values are derived from comparing the NFPI Intangible Assets to the values recorded by funding portal offerings of NFPI’s
competitors in public filings via Regulations CF and Regulation A. The Agreement was not completed in the current reporting quarter,
and therefore the Company has not finished its evaluation of the Intangible Assets. The fair value of the acquired Intangible
Assets is provisional pending receipt of the final valuations for those assets.
The excess
of purchase price over the total identifiable tangible net assets is estimated to be $628,435, which leaves an aggregate value
of $10,702,813 to be assigned to the Intangible Assets. The estimated value of the $27,800,000 of Intangible Assets is allocated
on a percentage basis in the above table to equal $10,702,813.
None of NFPI’s
revenues and earnings are included in the Company’s consolidated income statements for the six months ended October 31,
2020 and 2019. If the entities had been combined for these two reporting periods, the supplemental pro forma revenues and earnings
are as follows:
Revenues
Earnings
Supplemental
pro forma for 4/1/20 – 10/31/20
$ 2,866,063
$ 282,264
Supplemental pro
forma for 4/1/19 – 10/31/19
$ 1,018,200
$ 680,212
Included in
the supplemental pro forma information above is revenue earned by the Company from Netcapital Systems LLC of $18,646 and $152,864
in the six-month periods ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The Company
evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were available to be issued. There were no other material
subsequent events that required recognition or additional disclosure in these financial statements.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This quarterly
report on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by the Company from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(collectively, the “Filings”) contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are based upon
beliefs of, and information currently available to, the Company’s management as well as estimates and assumptions made by
Company’s management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only
predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. When used in the Filings, the words “anticipate,” “believe,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” or the negative
of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or the Company’s management identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties,
assumptions, and other factors. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions
prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned.
Although the
Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities
laws of the United States, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements
to actual results.
Our financial
statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).
These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments
and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments
and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented.
Our financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results.
In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s
judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative
would not produce a materially different result. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements
and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
Overview
We
are a boutique advisory firm, based in Boston, Massachusetts. Our team of experts, including entrepreneurs, angel investors, industry
specialists and digital marketing professionals work with companies at all stages to provide assistance with capital raising,
strategy, technology consulting, digital marketing, economic development and logistics technology.
We
specialize in Regulation Crowdfunding (“Reg CF”), under the provisions of Title III of the JOBS Act of 2012. We believe
that new capital raising techniques, such as Reg CF, democratize capital raising, similar to the way that social networks democratize
broadcast mechanisms that once belonged only to traditional media. Reg CF is one of three securities exemptions that enable
online capital formation. Reg D 506(c) allows an unlimited amount of money to be raised from accredited investors. Reg A+ enables
an issuer to raise up to $50 million online from anyone. Reg CF, the smallest of the crowdfunding exemptions, allows issuers to
raise up to $1.07 million from non-accredited investors every 12 months.
In
March 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed meaningful changes to multiple securities exemptions
in an effort to provide critical capital needed for emerging companies, from early-stage start-ups seeking seed capital, to companies
that are pursuing a course to become a public reporting company. The new proposal intends to create a more rational framework
to enhance an entrepreneur's access to capital while preserving important investor protections.
The
new regulations were approved on November 2, 2020 and will be effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. For
many small- and medium-sized businesses, this exempt offering framework is the only viable channel for raising capital. The amended
regulations are designed to:
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· address,
in one broadly applicable rule, the ability of issuers to move from one exemption to
another, and ultimately to a registered offering, providing more certainty to issuers
raising capital;
· increase
the offering limits for Regulation A, Regulation CF, and Rule 504 offerings, and revise
certain individual investment limits based on the SEC’s experience with the rules,
marketplace practices, capital raising trends, and comments received;
· provide
greater certainty to issuers and protection to investors by setting clear and consistent
rules governing offering communications between investors and issuers, including permitting
certain “demo day” activity without running afoul of the prohibition on general
solicitation; and
· harmonize
certain disclosure and eligibility requirements and bad actor disqualification provisions
to reduce differences between exemptions, while preserving or enhancing investor protections.
The
SEC proposed revisions to the offering and investment limits, which we believe will have a positive impact on our business. For
Reg CF, the new rules include:
· raising
the offering limit in Reg CF from $1.07 million to $5 million;
· amending
the investment limits for investors in Reg CF offerings by:
· not
applying any investment limits to accredited investors; and
· revising
the calculation method for investment limits for non-accredited investors to allow them
to rely on the greater of their annual income or net worth when calculating the limit
on how much they can invest.
We
believe these actions by the SEC will enhance the value of funding portals and strengthen the online capital raising process in
private equity. Consequently, we negotiated a transaction that consolidates the operations of a Reg CF funding portal, Netcapital.com
(“Funding Portal”), with our financial results. Funding Portal operates a Title III JOBS Act funding portal, and as
of today is one of only a few dozen FINRA approved Reg CF portals.
A
new issuer launched on Funding Portal on November 26, 2020, and raised $1,070,000, the maximum amount allowed, within three hours.
We anticipate this issuer will come back to Funding Portal to raise additional money once the $5 million ceiling is instituted.
We believe the increase of the maximum offering limit to $5 million will be beneficial to many issuers and to our company, as
many issuers need more than $1.07 million in private capital and are capable of raising up to $5 million.
For
the past three years we have provided consulting services to Netcapital. In addition to the services we provided to Netcapital,
we provide consulting services to some of our clients that utilize the Funding Portal website to raise money from non-accredited
and accredited investors. We believe we have been successful in providing advice and digital marketing services to our clients,
who are allowed to advertise their fundraising, in conjunction with advertising provisions contained in the JOBS Act. During the
past three years, many high-tech firms have become our clients, including Kingscrowd LLC, Deuce Drone LLC and ChipBrain LLC. These
companies have contributed to our growth and we own minority positions in them.
Our limited
operating history and the uncertain nature of our future operations and the markets we address or intend to address make prediction
of our future results of operations difficult.
Results
of Operations
For the
Six Months Ended October 31, 2020 Compared to the Six Months Ended October 31, 2019
Our revenues
for the six months ended October 31, 2020 increased by $1,657,761, or 198%, to $2,493,486 as compared to $835,725 reported for
the six months ended October 31, 2019. The increase in revenues is attributable to an increase in consulting services, and
specifically to two customers that accounted for an aggregate of 82% of our revenues, or $2,060,486 in the six months ended October
31, 2020.
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Costs of revenues
increased by $709,376 to $714,224 for the six-months ended October 31, 2020 from $4,848 reported in the six-months ended October
31, 2020. The increase is primarily attributable to our increased revenues and the change in our strategy of how we accelerate
the product development for the companies we invest in.
Stock-based
compensation expense increased by $151,378, or 139%, to $259,909 for the six months ended October 31, 2020, as compared to $108,531
reported for the six months ended October 31, 2019. The increase in expense is due to a higher price per share of our stock at
the time when stock grants were issued for stock-based compensation earned in fiscal 2021 as compared for fiscal 2020.
Consulting
expense decreased by $75,115, or 94%, to $5,085 for the six months ended October 31, 2020, from $80,200 for the six months ended
October 31, 2019. The decrease is attributed to our increase in wages during the six-month period ended October 31, 2020.
Wages totaled
$1,296,333 for the six months ended October 31, 2020, compared to wages of $0 for the six months ended October 31, 2019. The
increase is due to our efforts to pay regular cash compensation to our executives, instead of only stock-based compensation, to
hire personnel to provide additional services to our clients and to allow us to segregate duties and enhance internal controls
over financial reporting.
Selling, general
and administrative expenses increased by $42,217, or 127%, to $75,500 for the six months ended October 31, 2020, from $33,283
for the six months ended October 31, 2019. The increase is primarily attributed to increased levels of customer service
and sales activity.
Interest expense
increased by $13,950, or 145%, to $23,564 for the six-month period ended October 31, 2020, as compared to $9,614 for the six months
ended October 31, 2019. Our debt balances were higher at October 31, 2020 as compared to October 31, 2019 due to two new
loans totaling $2,385,800 in fiscal 2021.
For the
Three Months Ended October 31, 2020 Compared to the Three Months Ended October 31, 2019
Our revenues
for the three-months ended October 31, 2020 increased by $14,171, or 2%, to $731,164 as compared to $716,993 reported for the
three months ended October 31, 2019. The increase in revenues is attributable to an increase in consulting services, and
specifically to two customers that accounted for a total of 75% of our revenues, or $545,486 in the three months ended October
31, 2020.
Costs of revenues
increased by $280,723 to $283,205 for the three-months ended October 31, 2020 from $2,482 reported in the three-months ended October
31, 2019. The increase is primarily attributable to the change in our strategy of how we spend money to help accelerate
the product development for the companies we invest in.
Stock-based
compensation increased by $58,510, or 73%, to $138,531 for the three-months ended October 31, 2020 from $80,021 reported in the
three-months ended October 31, 2019. The increase in expense is primarily due to the higher price per share of our stock
at the time when stock grants were issued for stock-based compensation earned in fiscal 2021 as compared for fiscal 2020.
Consulting
expense decreased by $37,906, or 92%, to $3,094 for the three months ended October 31, 2020, from $41,000 for the three months
ended October 31, 2019. The decrease is attributed to our increase in wages during the six-month period ended October 31,
2020.
Wages totaled
$200,213 for the three months ended October 31, 2020, compared to wages of $0 for the three months ended October 31, 2019. The
increase is due to our efforts to pay regular cash compensation to our executives, instead of only stock-based compensation, to
hire personnel to provide additional services to our clients and to allow us to segregate duties and enhance internal controls
over financial reporting.
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Selling, general
and administrative expenses increased by $4,458, or 15%, to $34,361 for the three-months ended October 31, 2020 from $29,903 reported
in the three-months ended October 31, 2019. The increase is primarily attributable to increased levels of customer service
and sales activity.
Interest expense
increased by $8,400, or 172%, to $13,281 for the three-month period ended October 31, 2020, as compared to $4,881 for the three
months ended October 31, 2019. Our debt balances were higher as of October 31, 2020 as compared to October 31, 2019 due
to two new loans totally $2,385,800 in fiscal 2021.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
On October
31, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $455,994 and negative working capital of $1,867,687 as compared to cash and cash
equivalents of $11,206 and negative working capital of $877,581 on April 30, 2020.
Net cash used
in operating activities amounted to $1,941,012 in the six-months ended October 31, 2020 as compared to net cash provided by operating
activities of $16,432 in the six months ended October 31, 2019. The principal source of cash from operating activities in the
six-months ended October 31, 2020 was net income of $60,893 and a non-cash item, stock-based compensation of $259,909. However,
these items were offset by changes in non-cash revenue from the receipt of equity of $2,314,532. The principal source of cash
from operating activities in the six-months ended October 31, 2019 was net income of $566,926 and a non-cash item, stock-based
compensation of $108,531. However, these items were offset by changes in non-cash revenue from the receipt of equity of $653,864
and changes in non-cash working capital balances, which used cash totaling $5,161.
There was
no investing activity in the six-months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019.
For the six
months ended October 31, 2020, net cash provided by financing activities amounted to $2,385,800, which consisted of two loans
from the U.S. Small Business Administration. For the six months ended October 31, 2019, net cash used in financing activities
amounted to $4,300, which consisted of principal payments of outstanding related-party debt.
In the six-months
ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no expenditures for capital assets. We do not anticipate any capital expenditures
in fiscal 2021.
The accompanying
financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, which contemplate continuation
of our company as a going concern. However, management anticipates that we will be dependent, for the near future, on additional
capital to fund our operating expenses and anticipated growth, which we intend to achieve through consulting services and the
further development of a private equity platform for raising capital. In the quarter ended July 31, 2020, we borrowed $2,385,800
to accelerate our growth and the growth of early-stage companies that we invested in. However, we now have to plan for new future
payments to service our debt. Furthermore, the most recent report of our independent registered public accounting firm expresses
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We owe a related
party $1,000,000 under a secured term loan that matures on January 31, 2021. We believe we can renegotiate the payment terms of
the loan. Any demand for payment from a related party will have an adverse impact on our ability to achieve our longer-term business
objectives and will adversely affect our ability to continue operating as a going concern.
While we continually
look for other financing sources, in the current economic environment, the procurement of outside funding is extremely difficult
and there can be no assurance that such financing will be available, or, if available, that such financing will be at a price
that will be acceptable to us. Failure to generate sufficient revenues or raise additional capital will have an adverse impact
on our ability to achieve our longer-term business objectives and will adversely affect our ability to continue operating as a
going concern.
We have no off-balance sheet
arrangements.
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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
We are a smaller
reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not required to provide
information under this item.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclosure
Controls and Procedures.
The Company’s
management, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive officer (“PEO”) and principal financial
officer (“PFO”), evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”))
as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the PEO and PFO concluded that, as of the end of
such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information that is required
to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized
and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management, including the PEO and PFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures consisted of:
●
There are insufficient written policies and
procedures to insure the correct application of accounting and financial reporting with respect to the current requirements
of GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements.
(b) Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have
not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
– OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.
We are currently
not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory
organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened
against or affecting our company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our companies or our subsidiaries’
officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors.
We are a smaller
reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not required to provide
information under this item.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
During the
three-month period ended October 31, 2020, we issued 156 shares of common stock to our Chief Marketing Officer and 260 shares
of our common stock to our Director of Business Development, as stock-based compensation.
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable .
Item 5.
Other Information.
None.
Item 6.
Exhibits.
31 Rule
13a-14(a) Certification
32 Rule
13a-14(b) Certification
101.INS XBRL
Instance
101.SCH XBRL
Schema
101.CAL XBRL
Calculation
101.DEF XBRL
Definition
101.LAB XBRL
Label
101.PRE XBRL
Presentation
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:
December 15, 2020
NETCAPITAL
INC.
By:
/s/ Cecilia Lenk
Cecilia
Lenk
Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/ Coreen Kraysler
Coreen
Kraysler
Principal
Financial Officer
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