NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
Organization.
Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”
or “NIMS”), began business as a medical diagnostic monitoring company to develop computer-aided continuous monitoring
devices to detect abnormal respiratory and cardiac events using sensors on the human body’s surface. It has ceased to operate
in this market. The Company has developed and marketed its Exer-Rest® line of acceleration therapeutic platforms
based upon unique, patented whole body periodic acceleration (“WBPA”) technology of which the Company maintains patents.
The Company currently does not have any operational inventory.
Business.
The Company developed a third generation of
Exer-Rest acceleration therapeutic platforms (designated the Exer-Rest AT3800 and the Exer-Rest AT4700). The Company is currently
a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Going
Concern. The Company’s consolidated financial
statements have been prepared and presented on a basis assuming it will continue as a going concern. As reflected in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements, the Company had net losses from continuing operations of approximately $1.6 million
and $0.4 million for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and has experienced cash outflows from operating activities.
The Company also has an accumulated deficit of approximately $28.0 million as of July 31, 2019. The Company had $353,000 of cash
at July 31, 2019 and working capital of approximately $81,000. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company
is seeking potential mergers, acquisitions and strategic collaborations. There is no assurance that the Company will be
successful in this regard, and, if not successful, that it will be able to continue its business activities. The accompanying
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Discontinued
Operations. On May 3, 2019 the Company exchanged inventory for forgiveness of accrued unpaid rent. The Company has no
inventory, no immediate plans to replenish inventory and has no current plans to develop or market new products.
Accordingly, the Company determined that
the assets and liabilities met the discontinued operations criteria in Accounting Standards Codification 205-20-45 and were classified
as discontinued operations at July 31, 2019. See Discontinued Operations Note 4.
Equity
Exchange Agreement. On December 3, 2018, the
Company entered into an Equity Exchange Agreement with IRA Financial Trust Company, a South Dakota trust corporation, IRA
Financial Group LLC, a Florida limited liability company (collectively “IRA Financial”), and their respective
equity holders. The Company, IRA Financial and the equity holders subsequently amended the Exchange Agreement on three
occasions to extend the outside date for consummation of the Exchange, with the last such extension expiring on July 3, 2019.
On
August 4, 2019, IRAFG delivered to the Company notice of termination of the Exchange Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(b)(i)
of that agreement due to the failure of the Exchange to have closed on or prior to the Outside Date. No termination fees, penalties
or other amounts are payable by the Company in respect of such termination.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Consolidation.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems of Florida, Inc., which has no current operations, and NIMS of Canada, Inc., a Canadian corporation,
which has no current operations. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use
of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions, such as warranty accrual
and deferred taxes as estimates, that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents. The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments purchased with an original maturity
date of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company had approximately $353,000 and $90,000, on deposit in bank operating
accounts at July 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively.
Inventories.
Inventories are stated at lower of cost or net
realizable value using the first-in, first-out method, and are evaluated at least annually for impairment. Inventories at July
31, 2018 primarily consisted of finished Exer-Rest units, spare parts and accessories. Provisions for potentially obsolete
or slow-moving inventory are made based on management’s analysis of inventory levels, historical obsolescence and future
sales forecasts. The Company had fully written down its inventory during the year ended July 31, 2018 and had no inventory value
at July 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018.
Income
Taxes. The Company provides for income taxes using an asset and liability based approach. Deferred income tax assets and
liabilities are recorded to reflect the tax consequences in future years of temporary differences between the carrying amounts
of assets and liabilities for financial statement and income tax purposes. The deferred tax asset for loss carryforwards and other
potential future tax benefits has been fully offset by a valuation allowance since it is uncertain whether any future benefit
will be realized. The utilization of the loss carryforward is limited to future taxable earnings of the Company and may be subject
to severe limitations if the Company undergoes an ownership change pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code Section 382.
The
Company files its tax returns as prescribed by the laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates. Tax years ranging from 2015
to 2018 remain open to examination by various taxing jurisdictions as the statute of limitations has not expired. It is the Company’s
policy to include income tax interest and penalty expense in its tax provision.
Warranties.
The Company’s warranties are two years on all Exer-Rest® products sold domestically and one year
for products sold outside of the U.S. and are accrued based on management’s estimates and the history of warranty costs
incurred. There were no material warranty costs incurred during the twelve months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018.Warranty accrual
of approximately $12,000 is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of July 31, 2018. The warranty accrual approximately
$12,000 was reversed in 2019 based on management’s determination of likelihood of warranty claim and accordingly there is
no warranty accrual as of July 31, 2019.
Stock-based
compensation. The Company recognizes all share-based payments, including grants of stock options, as operating expenses,
based on their grant date fair values. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the vesting life of the underlying
stock options and is included in general and administrative costs and expenses in the consolidated comprehensive statements of
operations for all periods presented. Forfeitures are accounted for when they occur.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments. Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent
information available to management as of July 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet
financial instruments such as cash, prepaid expenses, deposits, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate
fair values because they are short term in nature or they bear current market interest rates. The standard describes a fair value
hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may
be used to measure fair value which are the following:
Level
1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level
2 — other significant observable inputs for the assets or liabilities through corroboration with market data at the measurement
date.
Level
3 — significant unobservable inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use
to price the assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
Financial
instruments recognized in the consolidated balance sheet consist of cash, prepaid expenses, deposits, and other current assets.
The Company believes that the carrying value of its current financial instruments approximates their fair values due to the short-term
nature of these instruments. The Company does not hold any derivative financial instruments.
The
respective carrying value of the notes payable – related party and notes payable – other approximate our current borrowing
rate for similar debt instruments of comparable maturity and are considered Level 3 measurements within the fair value hierarchy.
The
following table presents changes in Level 3 financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
|
|
Level
3
|
|
Fair
value of promissory notes at July 31, 2018
|
|
$
|
2,125,000
|
|
Additions:
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
Reductions:
|
|
|
(2,225,000)
|
|
Changes
in fair value
|
|
|
-
|
|
Fair
value at July 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Loss
Contingencies. We recognize contingent losses that are both probable and estimable. In this context, we define probability
as circumstances under which events are likely to occur. In regard to legal costs, we record such costs as incurred.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements. The Company considers the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standard Updates (“ASU’s”).
ASU’s not discussed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have minimal impact
on our consolidated balance sheets or consolidated comprehensive statement of operations.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). This standard addresses the classification of eight specific cash flow issues
with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. ASU 2016-15 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company implemented
this ASU on August 1, 2018. The adoption of this update did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
In
February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 impacts any entity that enters into a lease with some specified scope exceptions.
This new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on
the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with
classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the statement of operations. The guidance updates and supersedes
Topic 840, Leases. For public entities, ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods with those years,
beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption is permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for
leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements,
with certain practical expedients available. The Company currently has no long-term leases. However, in the event that the Company
should enter any long-term leases it would then evaluate the effect that the new guidance would have on its consolidated financial
statements and related disclosures.
3. INVENTORIES
On
May 3, 2019 the Company exchanged inventory for forgiveness of $15,000 of accrued unpaid rent. The Company had previously
written off the value of this inventory resulting in a gain on the forgiveness of approximately $15,000.
4.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On
May 3, 2019 the Company exchanged its inventory for forgiveness of accrued unpaid rent. Concurrent with the exchange management
with the appropriate level of authority determined to discontinue the operations of the product segment.
The
detail of the consolidated balance sheets, the consolidated statement of operations and consolidated cash flows for the discontinued
operations is as stated below:
|
|
As of
July 31, 2019
|
|
|
As of
July 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets – discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
Total current assets – discontinued
operations
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Total assets – discontinued
operations
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities – discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
|
$
|
181
|
|
Total current liabilities – discontinued
operations
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
181
|
|
Total liabilities – discontinued
operations
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
|
$
|
181
|
|
|
|
For
the year ended
2019
|
|
|
For
the year ended
2018
|
|
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
|
|
$
|
(37
|
)
|
|
$
|
(47
|
)
|
Other
income
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Gain
on exchange of inventory
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(47
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted loss per common share
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
|
For
the year ended
2019
|
|
|
For
the year ended
2018
|
|
Cash
used in operations for discontinued operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
|
$
|
(47
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on exchange of inventory
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cash
used in discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
(21
|
)
|
|
$
|
(47
|
)
|
The
Company plans to realize or collect prepaid expense and resolve any remaining accounts payable and accrued expenses from discontinued
operations during the next six months.
5.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The
Company measures the cost of employee, officer and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based
on the grant-date fair value of the award. The fair value of the Company’s stock option awards is expensed over the vesting
life of the underlying stock options using the graded vesting method, with each tranche of vesting options valued separately.
The Company did not record any stock-based compensation during the twelve months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018.
In
November 2010, the Company’s Board and Compensation Committee approved the Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. 2011 Stock
Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”). Awards granted under the 2011 Plan may consist of incentive stock options, stock
appreciation rights (SAR), restricted stock grants, restricted stock units (RSU) performance shares, performance units or cash
awards. Subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, the 2011 Plan authorizes up to 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock for issuance pursuant to the terms of the 2011 Plan. The 2011 Plan was approved by our shareholders in March 2012
and no awards have been granted under the 2011 Plan as of July 31, 2019.
The
Company did not grant any stock options during the twelve months ended July 31, 2019 or 2018. As of July 31, 2019, there were
no outstanding stock options and there were no unrecognized costs related to outstanding stock options.
6.
NOTES PAYABLE
The
Company entered into various notes payable with related parties from 2010 to 2018 with an aggregate principal total of $2,175,000
and with an unrelated third party for $50,000 for total principal amount of $2,225,000. The interest rate was 11% and the maturity
date was July 31, 2020. The Company could prepay these notes in advance of the maturity date without premium or penalty.
On December 21, 2018, the Company issued
50,584,413 shares of Common Stock in exchange for the extinguishment of debt and related accrued interest totaling approximately
$3,541,000 resulting in a loss on the extinguishment of $1,066,000. The Company incurred interest expense related to the
Credit Facility and notes payable of $93,000 and $220,000 for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
The Company maintains a Note and Security
Agreement with Frost Gamma Investments Trust, a trust controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, which beneficially owns in excess of 10%
of the Company’s common stock (“Frost Gamma”), and Hsu Gamma Investments, LP, an entity controlled by the Company’s
Chairman and Interim CEO (“Hsu Gamma” and together with Frost Gamma, the “Lenders”), pursuant to which
the Lenders have provided a revolving credit line (the “Credit Facility”) in the aggregate principal amount of up
to $1.0 million, secured by all of the Company’s personal property. The interest rate payable on amounts outstanding under
the Credit Facility is 11% per annum and increases to 16% per annum after the Credit Facility Maturity Date or after an event
of default. The Company is permitted to borrow and reborrow from time to time under the Credit Facility until July 31, 2020
(the “Credit Facility Maturity Date”). The balance of the principal due under the Credit Facility was $0 and $1,000,000 at July 31, 2019 and
2018, respectively.
7.
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The
Company has three classes of Preferred Stock. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred
Stock are entitled to vote with the holders of common stock as a single class on all matters.
Series
B Preferred Stock is not redeemable by the Company and has a liquidation value of $100 per share, plus declared and unpaid dividends,
if any. Dividends are non-cumulative, and are at the rate of $10 per share, if declared.
Series
C Preferred Stock is redeemable by the Company at a price of $0.10 per share upon 30 days prior written notice. This series has
a liquidation value of $1.00 per share plus declared and unpaid dividends, if any. Dividends are non-cumulative, and are at the
rate of $0.10 per share, if declared. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into 25 shares of the Company’s
common stock upon payment of a conversion premium of $4.20 per share of common stock. The conversion rate and the conversion premium
are subject to adjustments in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits and certain other events. In February
2019, all outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock were redeemed by the Company following 30 days written notice. The redemption
amount for the 62,048 Series C Preferred Stock was approximately $25,000 at a rate of $0.40 per share of which approximately $15,000
was paid and approximately $10,000 is included in accrued expenses at July 31, 2019. The redeemed Series C Preferred Stock were
then cancelled following the redemption.
Series
D Preferred Stock is not redeemable by the Company. This series has a liquidation value of $1,500 per share, plus declared and
unpaid dividends, if any. Each share of Series D Preferred Stock is convertible into 5,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. The conversion rate is subject to adjustments in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits and certain
other events. In February 2019, all holders of the 2,782 outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock converted their shares
to common stock. As a result, the Company issued 13,910,000 common shares.
No
preferred stock dividends were declared for the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018.
On December 21, 2018, the Company entered
into stock purchase agreements with Frost Gamma Investments Trust, a trust controlled by Dr. Philip Frost, and Jane Hsiao, Ph.D.,
the Company’s Chairman and Interim CEO. As a result of the Purchase Agreements, the Company issued and sold to FGIT and
Dr. Hsiao an aggregate of 8,571,428 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (at a purchase price
of $0.07 per share for total aggregate amount of $600,000).
On
December 21, 2018, the Company entered into a Debt Exchange Agreement with Frost Gamma Investments Trust, Dr. Jane Hsiao, Hsu
Gamma Investments LP and Marie Wolf (collectively, the “Creditors”), pursuant to which the Company issued to the Creditors
aggregate of 50,584,413 shares of Common Stock (the “Exchange Shares”) in exchange the extinguishment of the credit
facility and notes payable totaling $2,225,000 and related accrued interest of approximately $1,316,000. In addition, the Company
issued an additional 2,737,391 shares of common stock to Hsu Gamma Investments LP and Frost Gamma Investments Trust, for in exchange
for the extinguishment of rent payable totaling approximately $192,000. The Company issued the Exchange Shares at a price of $0.07
per share. The fair value of the stock issued was based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the day of the debt
exchange which was $0.09 per share resulting in a $1,066,000 loss on the extinguishment of debt.
8.
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
Basic
net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed giving effect to all dilutive potential
common shares that were outstanding during the period. Diluted potential common shares consist of incremental shares issuable
upon exercise of stock options and warrants and conversion of preferred stock. In computing diluted net loss per share for the
years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, no dilution adjustment has been made to the weighted average outstanding common shares because
the assumed exercise of outstanding options and warrants and the conversion of preferred stock would be anti-dilutive.
Potential
common shares not included in calculating diluted net loss per share are as follows:
|
|
July
31, 2019
|
|
|
July
31, 2018
|
|
Series
C Preferred Stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,551,200
|
|
Series
D Preferred Stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
13,910,000
|
|
Total
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
15,461,200
|
|
9.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Dr. Hsiao, Dr. Frost and directors Steven
Rubin and Rao Uppaluri are each stockholders, current or former officers and/or directors or former directors of TransEnterix,
Inc. (formerly SafeStitch Medical, Inc.) (“TransEnterix”), a publicly-traded medical device company. The Company’s
Chief Financial Officer also served as the Chief Financial Officer of TransEnterix until October 2, 2013. The Company’s
Chief Financial Officer continued as an employee of TransEnterix until March 3, 2014, during which he supervised the Miami based
accounting staff of TransEnterix under a cost sharing arrangement whereby the total salaries of the Miami based accounting staff
was shared by the Company and TransEnterix. The Chief Financial Officer continues to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of Cocrytal
Pharma, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company, and in which Steve Rubin and Jane Hsiao, serve on the Board. Since December
2009, the Company’s Chief Legal Officer has served under a similar cost sharing arrangement as the Chief Legal Officer of
TransEnterix. The Company recorded additions to general and administrative costs and expenses to account for the sharing of costs
under these arrangements of $5,000 and $5,000 for the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Aggregate
accounts payable to TransEnterix totaled approximately $1,600 and $800 at July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
The
Company signed a five year lease for office space in Miami, Florida with a company controlled by Dr. Phillip Frost, who is the
beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Company’s common stock. The rental payments under the Miami office lease, which
commenced January 1, 2008 and expired on December 31, 2012, were approximately $1,250 per month and then continued on a month-to-month
basis. In February 2016 the rent was reduced to $0 per month. For the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not
record any rent expense related to the Miami lease. At July 31, 2019 and 2018, approximately $0 and $76,000 in rent was payable.
The
Company signed a three year lease for warehouse space in Hialeah, Florida with a company jointly controlled by Dr. Frost and Dr.
Jane Hsiao, the Company’s Chairman and Interim CEO. The rental payments under the Hialeah warehouse lease, which commenced
February 1, 2009 and expired on January 31, 2012, were approximately $5,000 per month for the first year and were subsequently
on a month-to-month basis following the expiration of the lease. The Company vacated the Hialeah warehouse in September 2014 and
entered into a new lease with an unrelated third party. The Company did not record any rent expense related to the Hialeah lease
for the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. At July 31, 2019 and 2018, approximately $0 and $115,000 in rent was
payable under the previous Hialeah lease.
The
Company is under common control with multiple entities and the existence of that control could result in operating results or
financial position of each individual entity significantly different from those that would have been obtained if the entities
were autonomous. One of those related parties, OPKO Health, Inc. (“OPKO”) and the Company are under common control
and OPKO has a one percent ownership interest in the Company that OPKO has accounted for as an equity method investment due to
the ability to significantly influence the Company.
10.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Leases.
The
Company was under an operating lease agreement for our corporate office space that expired in 2012. The lease currently
continues on a month to month basis at no cost.
We
housed our inventory in approximately 4,000 square feet of warehouse space in Pembroke Park, Florida. The lease commenced September
15, 2014 and originally expired on September 30, 2015 and we exercised our option to renew the lease and extended the expiration
to September 15, 2017. Following the expiration, we have remained on a month-to-month term. On May 3, 2019 the Company exchanged
inventory for forgiveness of $15,000 of accrued unpaid rent. The Company had previously written off the value of this inventory
resulting in a gain on the forgiveness of approximately $15,000.
The
Company no longer leases this Pembroke Park warehouse following the sale of inventory.
Product
Development and Supply Agreement.
In
September 2007, the Company entered into a Product Development and Supply Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sing Lin
Technologies Co. Ltd., a company based in Taichung, Taiwan (“Sing Lin”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company consigned
to Sing Lin the development and design of the next generation Exer-Rest and related devices. The Agreement commenced as of September
3, 2007 and had a term that extended three years from the acceptance by NIMS of the first run of production units. Thereafter,
the Agreement automatically renewed for successive one year terms unless either party sent the other a notice of non-renewal.
Either party was permitted to terminate the Agreement with ninety days prior written notice. Upon termination, each party’s
obligations under the Agreement were to be limited to obligations related to confirmed orders placed prior to the termination
date.
Pursuant
to the Agreement, Sing Lin designed, developed and manufactured the tooling required to manufacture the acceleration therapeutic
platforms for a total cost to the Company of $471,000. Sing Lin utilized the tooling in the performance of its production obligations
under the Agreement. The Company paid Sing Lin $150,000 of the tooling cost upon execution of the Agreement and $150,000 upon
the Company’s approval of the product prototype concepts and designs. The balance of the final tooling cost became due and
payable in September 2008 upon acceptance of the first units produced using the tooling, and was paid in full during the year
ended July 31, 2009.
Under
the now-terminated Agreement, the Company also granted Sing Lin the exclusive distribution rights for the products in certain
countries in the Far East, including Taiwan, China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and certain other countries. Sing
Lin agreed not to sell the Products outside its geographic areas in the Far East.
The Agreement provided for the Company
to purchase approximately $2.6 million of Exer-Rest units within one year of the September 2008 acceptance of the final product.
The Agreement further provided for the Company to purchase $4.1 million and $8.8 million of Exer-Rest products in the second and
third years following such acceptance, respectively. These minimum purchase amounts were based upon 2007 product costs multiplied
by volume commitments. Through July 31, 2019, the Company had paid Sing Lin $1.7 million in connection with orders placed
through that date. As of July 31, 2019, the Company has approximately $41,000 of payables due to Sing Lin. As of July 31,
2019, aggregate minimum future purchases under the Agreement totaled approximately $13.9 million.
As of July 31, 2019, the Company had not
placed orders sufficient to meet the first-year or second-year minimum purchase obligations under the Agreement. The Company notified
Sing Lin in June 2010 that it was terminating the Agreement effective September 2010, and Sing Lin in July 2010 demanded that
the Company place orders sufficient to fulfill the three year minimum purchase obligations in the Agreement. As of November
11, 2019, Sing Lin has not followed up on its July 2010 demand. There can be no assurance that Sing Lin will not attempt to
enforce its remedies under the Agreement, or pursue other potential remedies. The Company believes that Sing Lin in no longer
in business.
11.
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES AND CONCENTRATIONS OF RISK
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to risk consist principally of purchases and advances to contract manufacturer.
12.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses from continuing operations are summarized in the following table (in thousands):
|
|
July
31, 2019
|
|
|
July
31, 2018
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$
|
198
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,223
|
|
Accrued
redemption
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accrued
other
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
225
|
|
|
$
|
1,482
|
|
13.
INCOME TAXES
The
Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method, the objective of which is to establish deferred tax assets
and liabilities for the temporary differences between the financial reporting and the tax bases of the Company’s assets
and liabilities at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. A valuation allowance
related to deferred tax assets is recorded when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets
will not be realized.
The
accounting for uncertain tax positions guidance under ASC 740 requires that we recognize the financial statement benefit of a
tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following
an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the
largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax
authority. The application of this guidance does not affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash
flows for the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018.
The
Company files its tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, Canada federal jurisdiction and with various U.S. states and the
Ontario province of Canada. The Company is subject to tax audits in all jurisdictions for which it files tax returns. Tax audits
by their very nature are often complex and can require several years to complete. There are currently no tax audits that have
commenced with respect to income tax or any other returns in any jurisdiction. Tax years ranging from 2015 to 2018 remain open
to examination by various taxing jurisdictions as the statute of limitations has not expired. Because the Company is carrying
forward income tax attributes, such as net operating losses and tax credits from 2014 and earlier tax years, these attributes
can still be audited when utilized on returns filed in the future. It is the Company’s policy to include income tax interest
and penalties expense in its tax provision.
On
December 22, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (Tax Reform), was signed into law. In addition to changes or limitations
to certain tax deductions, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanently lowered the corporate tax rate to 21% from the existing maximum
rate of 35%, effective for tax years commencing January 1, 2018. As a result of the reduction of the corporate tax rate to 21%,
the Company reduced the amount of its net deferred tax assets by $2 million, with a corresponding decrease in the valuation allowance,
which resulted in no net tax adjustment.
The
difference between income taxes at the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% in 2019 and 2018 and income taxes reported in
the consolidated comprehensive statements of operations are attributable to the following (in thousands):
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July 31, 2019
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%
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|
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July 31, 2018
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%
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|
Income tax benefit at the federal statutory rate from continuing operations
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$
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(337
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)
|
|
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21.0
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$
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(85
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)
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|
|
21.0
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State income taxes, net of effect of federal taxes
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|
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(23
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)
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1.5
|
|
|
|
(17
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)
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|
|
4.0
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|
Loss from extinguishment of debt
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|
|
224
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|
|
|
(13.9
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)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
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|
Expired net operating losses
|
|
|
138
|
|
|
|
(8.6
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)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Tax Reform – Reduction in tax rate
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,011
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|
|
|
(505
|
)
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,909
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)
|
|
|
479
|
|
Provision for income tax – continuing operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
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Income tax benefit at the federal statutory rate for discontinued operations
|
|
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(2
|
)
|
|
|
21.0
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
21.0
|
|
State income taxes, net of effect of federal taxes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5.3
|
|
|
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(3
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)
|
|
|
5.0
|
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
(26.3
|
)
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
(26.0
|
)
|
Provision for income tax – discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
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Total
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$
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
The
tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets consist of the following
(in thousands):
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July
31, 2019
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|
|
July
31, 2018
|
|
Federal
and State net operating loss
|
|
$
|
4,146
|
|
|
$
|
4,146
|
|
Foreign
net operating loss
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
Stock-based
compensation and other
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
|
|
4,280
|
|
|
|
4,280
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|
Less:
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(4,280
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)
|
|
|
(4,280
|
)
|
Net
deferred tax asset
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
At
July 31, 2019, the Company had available Federal and State net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $16.4 million and
foreign net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $0.1 million which expire in various years beginning in 2020. Net operating
loss carry forwards generated in 2019 and later years never expire. However, these net operating losses can only be used to reduce
taxable income by 80 percent. The net operating loss carry forwards may be subject to limitation due to change of ownership provisions
under section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions.
A
valuation allowance is required to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more
likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. After consideration of all the evidence,
both positive and negative, management has determined that a full $4.3 million valuation allowance at July 31, 2019 ($4.3 million
at July 31, 2018) was necessary. The decrease in the valuation allowance for the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 were approximately
$0.0 million and $1.9 million (which includes a reduction of $2.0 million resulting from the change in federal tax rate from Tax
Reform), respectively. The Company paid no taxes for the years 2019 or 2018.
14.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Equity Exchange
Agreement. On December 3, 2018, the Company entered
into an Equity Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with IRA Financial Trust Company, a South Dakota
trust corporation, IRA Financial Group LLC, a Florida limited liability company, and their respective equity holders. The Company,
IRA Financial and the equity holders subsequently amended the Exchange Agreement on three occasions to extend the outside
date for consummation of the Exchange, with the last such extension expiring on July 3, 2019.
On August 4,
2019, IRA Financial Group delivered to the Company notice of termination of the Exchange Agreement pursuant to Section
8.01(b)(i) of that agreement due to the failure of the Exchange to have closed on or prior to the Outside Date. No termination
fees, penalties or other amounts are payable by the Company in respect of such termination.