MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
−Removed: Only a sporadic and limited
−Removed: market exists for our securities.
−Removed: There is no assurance that a regular trading market will develop, or if one develops, that it
−Removed: will be sustained.
−Removed: Therefore, a shareholder in all likelihood will be unable to resell his, her or its securities in our Company.
−Removed: Furthermore, it is unlikely that a lending institution will accept our securities as pledged collateral for loans unless a regular
−Removed: trading market develops.
−Removed: Our securities are traded on the OTCQB operated by OTCMarkets.com under the symbol “SNYR”.
−Removed: The table below reflects the high and low bid information for our common stock obtained from OTC Markets and reflects inter-dealer
−Removed: prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
−Removed: September 30, 2018
−Removed: June 30, 2018
−Removed: March 31, 2018
−Removed: December 31, 2017
−Removed: September 30, 2017
−Removed: June 30, 2017
−Removed: March 31, 2017
−Removed: of March 27, 2019, we had 37 shareholders of record of our common stock.
+Added: a sporadic and limited market exists for our securities.
+Added: There is no assurance that a regular trading market will develop, or
+Added: if one develops, that it will be sustained.
+Added: Therefore, a shareholder in all likelihood will be unable to resell his, her or its
+Added: securities in our Company.
+Added: Furthermore, it is unlikely that a lending institution will accept our securities as pledged collateral
+Added: for loans unless a regular trading market develops.
+Added: Our securities are traded on the OTCQB operated by OTCMarkets.com under the
+Added: symbol “SNYR”.
+Added: The table below reflects the high and low bid information for our common stock obtained from OTC Markets
+Added: and reflects inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
+Added: As of April 7,
+Added: 2020, we had 37 shareholders of record of our common stock.
have not declared any cash dividends.
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Compensation Plans
−Removed: The information required
−Removed: by Item 5 of Form 10-K regarding equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to “Item 12.
−Removed: Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters”
+Added: information required by Item 5 of Form 10-K regarding equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to “Item
+Added: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters”
in this report.
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GAAP”), provides useful information to investors.
−Removed: of Intangible Assets
−Removed: expenses, net of other income
−Removed: on foreign currency translation and transaction
+Added: December 31, 2019
+Added: Interest income
+Added: Interest expense
+Added: Impairment of intangible assets
+Added: Stock-based compensation
+Added: One-time expenses, net of other income
+Added: Loss on foreign currency translation and transaction
+Added: Adjusted EBITDA
and Adjusted EBITDA are considered non-GAAP financial measures.
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and synergistic portfolio that drives consumer demand via multiple channels.
−Removed: During 2017, we completed one acquisition and developed
−Removed: two new brands.
+Added: During 2018, we focused on developing our currently
+Added: owned brands into new markets and by product extensions.
the year ended December 31, 2019, we had revenues of $29,357,546 from sales of our products, as compared to revenue of
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Cosmeceuticals
−Removed: increase in our Nutraceutical category was due to organic growth, and new markets.
−Removed: The decrease in the Over the Counter category
−Removed: was due to a supply issue with one product during the year.
+Added: decrease in our Nutraceutical category was due to shifting product sales from online to retail.
+Added: The decrease in the Over the Counter
+Added: category was due to a supply issue with one product during the year.
The decrease in the consumer goods category is due to normalization
of business after the launch year.
−Removed: The increase in the cosmeceuticals category was due to the full year of a new product line
−Removed: and additional products on existing lines.
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2018, our cost of revenue was $12,474,098.
−Removed: Our cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017,
−Removed: was $9,818,406.
+Added: The decrease in the cosmeceuticals category was due to the discontinuation of a product line.
+Added: For the year ended
+Added: December 31, 2019, our cost of revenue was $9,137,602.
+Added: Our cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018, was $11,036,587.
This is comprised of the following categories:
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Cosmeceuticals
−Removed: increase in our Nutraceutical category was due higher revenue and a write off of inventory.
−Removed: The increase in Over the Counter was
−Removed: due to a write off of inventory.
+Added: decrease in our Nutraceutical category was due to lower revenue.
+Added: The decrease in Over the Counter was due to a write off of inventory.
The decrease in Consumer Goods was due to lower sales.
−Removed: The increase in Cosmeceuticals was due
−Removed: to higher sales and a write off of inventory.
−Removed: profit was $21,350,397, or 63% of gross revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2018, as compared to gross profit of $25,777,629,
−Removed: or 72% of gross revenue, for the same period in 2017, a decrease of $4,427,232, or 17%.
−Removed: The decrease in gross profit and gross
−Removed: profit margin is directly related to decrease in net sales and a write off of inventory.
+Added: The decrease in Cosmeceuticals was due to lower sales and a write off of
+Added: inventory in 2018.
+Added: Gross profit was
+Added: $20,219,944, or 69% of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared to gross profit of $22,787,908
+Added: or 67% of revenue for the same period in 2018, a decrease of $2,567,964 or 11%.
+Added: The decrease in gross
+Added: profit is directly related to decrease in net sales and write off of inventory in 2019.
+Added: The increase in gross profit
+Added: margin is directly related to the mix of products being sold.
and Marketing Expenses
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2018, our selling and marketing expenses were $16,330,365 as compared to $14,043,870 for the year
−Removed: ended December 31, 2017.
−Removed: The increase is primarily due to increased marketing personnel.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2019, our selling and marketing expenses were $11,471,652 as compared to $17,698,806
+Added: for the year ended December 31, 2018.
+Added: The decrease is primarily due to better management of expenses and decreased personnel.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2019, our
+Added: bad debts expenses were $283,971.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2018, our bad debts expenses were $69,070.
+Added: The increase is due
+Added: to one customer.
and Administrative Expenses
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31, 2018, our general and administrative expenses were $7,191,646.
−Removed: The decrease due to better management of operating expenses.
+Added: The decrease is due to better management of operating expenses.
+Added: Impairment of Intangible Assets
+Added: For the year ended
+Added: December 31, 2019 our impairment of intangible assets expenses were $9,715,137 as compared to $924,068 for the year ended December
+Added: The increase is primarily due to the impairment of goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets in 2019.
and Amortization Expenses
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year ended December 31, 2018.
−Removed: The increase in 2018 is primarily due to the increase in amortization of two intangible
−Removed: assets acquired in later part of 2017 as compared to for the full year of 2018, before these were impaired during later
−Removed: part of 2018.
−Removed: of Intangible Assets
−Removed: the review of intangible assets and goodwill, it was determined that the carrying value of the intangible assets for two of our
−Removed: subsidiaries may not be recoverable, to the assets were fully impaired.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded non-cash
−Removed: intangible asset impairment charges of $924,068.
+Added: The decrease is primarily due to the impairment of intangible assets during 2018, thus lower amortization
+Added: costs during 2019.
Income and Expenses
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Remeasurement
−Removed: gain on translation of foreign subsidiary
+Added: loss on translation of foreign subsidiary
of debt issuance cost
−Removed: on the sale of assets
−Removed: increase in interest expense in 2018 was due to the increased percentage rate on our loan.
−Removed: the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 we incurred income tax benefit (expense) of $247,694 and ($316,012), respectively,
−Removed: primarily related to our subsidiary, NomadChoice Pty Limited (NomadChoice), located in Australia, which we acquired in 2015.
−Removed: Income (Loss)
+Added: The decrease in interest expense in 2019 was
+Added: due to the decreased percentage rate on our loan and lower loan balance due to principal payments made.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2019 we incurred income tax expense of $131,537.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2018
+Added: we incurred income tax benefit of $247,694 primarily related to our subsidiary, NomadChoice Pty Limited (NomadChoice), located
+Added: in Australia, which we acquired in 2015.
the year ended December 31, 2019, our net loss was $9,207,447.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2017 our net income was $499,568.
−Removed: This was primarily due to higher operating expenses during 2018 as well as various non-cash expenses and one-time expenses.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2018 our net loss
+Added: was $6,160,690.
+Added: This was primarily due to increase in impairment of intangible assets during 2019 offset by lower operating
+Added: expenses during 2019.
and Capital Resources
sources of cash have historically consisted of proceeds from issuances of loans and revenues generated from operations.
−Removed: Loan Financing
−Removed: 2017, we raised loans in the aggregate of $10 million, exclusive of issuance costs and expenses paid by us.
−Removed: of Cash Balances and Potential Sources of Additional Capital
−Removed: capital requirements depend on many factors, including, among others:
−Removed: the acceptance of, and demand for, our products and services;
−Removed: our levels of net product revenues and any other revenues we may receive;
−Removed: the extent and timing of any investments in developing,
−Removed: marketing and launching new or enhanced products or technologies;
−Removed: the costs associated with maintaining, defending and enforcing
−Removed: our intellectual property rights;
−Removed: and the nature and timing of acquisitions and other strategic transactions or relationships
−Removed: in which we engage, if any.
−Removed: believe our existing cash balance, together with cash provided by our operations and taking into account cash expected to be used
−Removed: in our operations, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months.
−Removed: However, our estimates
−Removed: of our operating revenues and expenses and working capital requirements could be incorrect and we may use our cash resources faster
−Removed: than we anticipate.
−Removed: Further, some or all of our ongoing or planned investments may not be successful and could further deplete
−Removed: our capital without immediate, or any, cash returns.
−Removed: Until we can generate sufficient revenues to finance our cash requirements
−Removed: from our operations, which we may never do, we may need to increase our liquidity and capital resources by one or more measures,
−Removed: which may include, among others, reducing operating expenses, restructuring our balance sheet by negotiating with creditors and
−Removed: vendors, entering into strategic partnerships or alliances, raising additional financing through the issuance of debt, equity
−Removed: or convertible securities or other alternative financing arrangements.
−Removed: Further, even if our near-term liquidity expectations prove
−Removed: correct, we may still seek to raise capital through one or more of these financing alternatives.
−Removed: However, we may not be able to
−Removed: obtain capital when needed or desired, on terms acceptable to us or at all.
−Removed: working capital would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations and could cause us to fail to execute our
−Removed: business plan, fail to take advantage of future opportunities or fail to respond to competitive pressures or customer requirements.
−Removed: A lack of sufficient funding may also require us to significantly modify our business model and/or reduce or cease our operations,
−Removed: which could include implementing cost-cutting measures or delaying, scaling back or eliminating some or all of our ongoing and
−Removed: planned investments in corporate infrastructure, business development initiatives and sales and marketing activities, among other
−Removed: Modification of our business model and operations could result in an impairment of assets, the effects of which cannot
−Removed: be determined.
−Removed: Furthermore, if we continue to issue equity or convertible debt securities to raise additional funds, our existing
−Removed: stockholders may experience significant dilution, and the new equity or debt securities may have rights, preferences and privileges
−Removed: that are superior to those of our existing stockholders.
+Added: Presentation of Financial Statements
+Added: Going Concern
+Added: Going Concern Evaluation
+Added: In connection with preparing consolidated
+Added: financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, management evaluated whether there were conditions and events, considered
+Added: in the aggregate, that raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year
+Added: from the date that the financial statements are issued.
+Added: The Company considered the following:
+Added: ● At December 31, 2019, the Company
+Added: had an accumulated deficit of $24,234,569.
+Added: ● At December 31, 2019, the Company
+Added: had working capital deficit of $5,099,969.
+Added: ● Revenue declined in 2019 by $4,466,949.
+Added: ● The Company had net loss of $9,207,447
+Added: in 2019 as opposed to a net loss of $6,160,690 in 2018.
+Added: ● The Company obtained waiver against
+Added: not meeting financial covenants related to loans payable (minimum EBITDA).
+Added: Company is required to make repayment of loans payable of $500,000 and accrued interest during the three months ended March 31,
+Added: Ordinarily, conditions or events that raise
+Added: substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern relate to the entity’s ability to meet
+Added: its obligations as they become due.
+Added: The Company evaluated its ability to meet
+Added: its obligations as they become due within one year from the date that the financial statements are issued by considering the following:
+Added: ● The Company raised $10.0 million
+Added: via debt financing during the year ended December 31, 2017.
+Added: ● In 2019, the Company repaid $2.05
+Added: million of loans.
+Added: ● In 2019, the Company generated
+Added: $2.9 million of cash from operating activities.
+Added: ● Working capital deficit of $5,099,969
+Added: at December 31, 2019, includes loans payables to related party of $5,465,113, royalty payable to related party of $94,778 and
+Added: deferred revenue of $7,887.
+Added: ● Revenue declines were largely the
+Added: result of not overspending in marketing in 2019.
+Added: ● The Company has line of credit
+Added: facility of $20 million available from its current lender for future mergers and acquisition.
+Added: Management concluded that above factors
+Added: alleviates doubts about the Company’s ability to generate enough cash from operations and other available sources to satisfy
+Added: its obligations for the next twelve months from the issuance date.
+Added: The Company will take the following actions
+Added: if it starts to trend unfavorably to its internal profitability and cash flow projections, in order to mitigate conditions or
+Added: events that would raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern:
+Added: ● Raise additional capital through
+Added: line of credit and/or loans financing for future mergers and acquisition, which may be impacted by the recent outbreak of COVID-19.
+Added: ● Implement additional restructuring
+Added: and cost reductions.
+Added: ● Raise additional capital through
+Added: a private placement, which may be impacted by the recent outbreak of COVID-19.
+Added: At April 13, 2020
+Added: and December 31, 2019, the Company had $949,812 and $1,324,514, respectively in cash and cash equivalents.
of December 31, 2019, we had $1,224,514 cash on hand and a $5,099,969 working capital deficit.
+Added: In addition, we also have
+Added: restricted cash of $100,000 which is held for credit card collateral.
+Added: of December 31, 2018, we had $459,736 cash on hand and a $1,470,837 working capital deficit.
In addition, we also had restricted
cash of $136,180 which is held for credit card collateral.
−Removed: of December 31, 2017, we had $1,955,614 cash on hand and a $3,278,903 working capital surplus.
−Removed: In addition, we also have restricted
−Removed: cash of $139,071 which is held for credit card collateral.
Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
−Removed: Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2018, we had net cash provided by operating activities of $1,304,632 as compared to $831,070 used
−Removed: in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2017.
−Removed: The increase was primarily attributable to the write off of inventory,
−Removed: impairment of intangible assets, decrease in accounts receivable and an increase in accounts payable.
+Added: Cash Provided by Operating Activities
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2019,
+Added: we had net cash provided by operating activities of $2,946,350 as compared to $1,304,632 provided in operating activities
+Added: for the year ended December 31, 2018.
+Added: The increase was primarily attributable to the write off of inventory, impairment of intangible
+Added: assets, decrease in accounts receivable and an increase in accounts payable in 2018.
+Added: For 2019, the $2,946,350 consists
+Added: of our net loss of $9,207,447 adjusted by:
+Added: Amortization of debt issuance cost
+Added: Depreciation and amortization
+Added: Stock based compensation
+Added: of intangible assets
+Added: Foreign currency transaction loss
+Added: Remeasurement loss on translation of foreign
+Added: Non cash implied interest
+Added: Write-off of Inventory
+Added: Decrease in accounts receivable
+Added: in accounts receivable, related party
+Added: Decrease in inventory
+Added: Decrease in prepaid expenses
+Added: in income taxes receivable
+Added: Decrease in deferred revenue
+Added: Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses
+Added: Decrease in accounts payable, related party
2018, the $1,304,632 consists of our net loss of $6,160,690 adjusted by:
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in accounts payable and accrued expenses
−Removed: 2017, the $831,070 consists of our net income of $499,568 adjusted by:
−Removed: of debt issuance cost
−Removed: and amortization
−Removed: based compensation
−Removed: currency transaction loss
−Removed: Remeasurement
−Removed: gain on translation of foreign subsidiary
−Removed: cash implied interest
−Removed: on sale of assets
−Removed: in accounts receivable
−Removed: in prepaid expenses
−Removed: in deferred revenue
−Removed: in accounts payable and accrued expenses
+Added: Increase in accounts payable, related party
Cash Used in Investing Activities
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2018, we used net cash of $198,007 in investing activities, as compared to $1,908,757 used in investing
−Removed: activities for the year ended December 31, 2017.
−Removed: The decrease was primarily due to the payment of brand development fees in 2017.
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2019, we used net cash of $0 in investing activities, as compared to $198,007 used in investing activities
+Added: for the year ended December 31, 2018.
+Added: The decrease was primarily due to acquisition of fixed and intangible assets
activities during 2018:
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for brand development fees
−Removed: activities during 2017:
−Removed: for acquisition of fixed assets
−Removed: received from sale of assets
−Removed: for brand development fees
−Removed: Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2018, financing activities used $2,862,500, as compared to $2,310,881 provided in financing activities
+Added: Cash Used in Financing Activities
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2019, financing activities used $2,050,000, as compared to $2,862,500 used in financing activities
for the year ended December 31, 2018.
−Removed: The decrease was primarily attributable to the receipt of cash pursuant to a new loan which
−Removed: was received in 2017.
+Added: The decrease was primarily attributable to the payoff of a note in 2018.
activities during 2019:
−Removed: of notes payable
−Removed: $ (2,862,500 )
+Added: Repayment of notes payable
+Added: Advances from related party
+Added: Repayments of advances to related party
activities during 2018:
−Removed: from notes payable
of notes payable
−Removed: of debt issuance cost
−Removed: from sale of common stock
2020 Initiatives
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into new markets.
−Removed: Our technology center in Halifax, Nova Scotia is in full operation providing marketing services to all of our
We have new marketing campaigns in process and intend to expand our online presence for each product.
−Removed: While we intend
−Removed: to grow further through additional acquisitions, we feel it is important to also develop our existing products.
+Added: we intend to grow further through additional acquisitions, we feel it is important to also develop our existing products.
+Added: recent outbreak of COVID-19, which has been declared by the World Health Organization to be a pandemic, has spread across the
+Added: globe and is impacting worldwide economic activity.
+Added: A pandemic, including COVID-19, or other public health epidemic poses the
+Added: risk that the Company or its employees, suppliers, and other partners may be prevented from conducting business activities at
+Added: full capacity for an indefinite period of time, including due to spread of the disease within these groups or due to shutdowns
+Added: that may be requested or mandated by governmental authorities.
+Added: While it is not possible at this time to estimate the impact that
+Added: COVID-19 could have on the Company’s business, the continued spread of COVID-19 and the measures taken by the governments
+Added: of countries affected and in which the Company operates could disrupt the operation of the Company’s business.
+Added: outbreak and mitigation measures may also have an adverse impact on global economic conditions, which could have an adverse effect
+Added: on the Company’s business and financial condition, including on its potential to conduct financings on terms acceptable
+Added: to the Company, if at all.
+Added: In addition, the Company may take temporary precautionary measures intended to help minimize the risk
+Added: of the virus to its employees, including temporarily requiring all employees to work remotely, and discouraging employee attendance
+Added: at in-person work-related meetings, which could negatively affect the Company’s business.
+Added: The extent to which the COVID-19
+Added: outbreak impacts the Company’s results will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted,
+Added: including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the virus and the actions to contain its impact.
Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
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