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LOCATION BASED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - 10-Q - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Overview. We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada in April
2006 as Springbank Resources, Inc. ("SRI"). SRI was formed to engage in the
exploration and development of oil and gas, and by 2007 had disposed of all of
its assets and satisfied its liabilities. In October 2007, SRI acquired all of
the outstanding stock of Location Based Technologies, Corp. ("Old LBT"),
following which SRI merged Old LBT into itself and, in the process, SRI's name
was changed to Location Based Technologies, Inc. Old LBT was incorporated in
September 2005 by David Morse, Joseph Scalisi and Desiree Mejia, who became our
officers and directors, in order to develop the PocketFinder personal locators.
Our principal executive offices are located at 49 Discovery, Suite 260, Irvine,
California 92618, and our telephone number is 888-600-1044.
Our shares of common stock are currently traded in the over-the-counter market
and our stock price is reported on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
"LBAS."
Unless otherwise stated, all references to "we," "us," "our," the "company" and
similar designations refer to Location Based Technologies, Inc.
Location Based Technologies®, PocketFinder® and PocketFinder Pets® are
registered trademarks, and PocketFinder Network™, PocketFinder People™,
PocketFinder Vehicle™, PocketFinder Luggage™, PocketFinder Mobile™, PF-886™,
"Powered by LBT" and VehicleFleetFinder™ are trademarks, of the company. With
respect to this report, we reserve all rights to the foregoing trademarks
regardless of whether they carry the "®" or "™" designation.
Our Business. We market and sell affordable, leading-edge, proprietary, and
easy-to-use consumer and commercial location devices and services. Our devices
utilize Assisted Global Positioning System ("A-GPS") and General Packet Radio
Service ("GPRS") technologies in conjunction with our patented, proprietary
technologies designed to enhance and enrich the way businesses and families
interact and stay connected around the world.
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Our flagship product, the PocketFinder, is a small, waterproof, rugged and
completely wireless location device that enables users to easily locate anyone
or anything they care about, from a computer or web-enabled device. Our products
deliver critical information to users, such as: device location, longitude,
latitude, heading speed and 60 days of location history. This information can be
viewed passively through a user's account or can be actively sent to a user via
SMS text, email or push notification if the user sets an alert. The target
markets for the PocketFinder include: young children, seniors, people with
special needs and people who need to track valuable assets such as luggage or
sporting equipment. In addition to the PocketFinder, we also sell the
PocketFinder Pet and the PocketFinder Vehicle products. The PocketFinder Pet is
designed for pets weighing 15 pounds or more, and we market the PocketFinder
Vehicle to families with new drivers, car enthusiasts, motorcycle owners,
watercraft owners and business fleets. The PocketFinder Vehicle attaches
directly to a battery or fuse box, so it has a constant supply of power. All
PocketFinder products operate on the same user interface, which enables our
customers receive the same features, functionality and user-experience,
regardless of which product they own. To access their account or locate their
devices, users can logon to our website at www.pocketfinder.com or use our
native iPhone, iPad or Android Apps.
We generate revenue by selling our products and charging customers an ongoing
service fee, for which we offer monthly and annual subscription plans. All of
our products that are sold in the US operate on the AT&T cellular network. The
GPS data which is collected by the device is transmitted to our customers (via
our servers) on AT&T's network. Since AT&T's network operates in over 95% of the
wireless world, our products can work around the globe. Customers who use their
devices internationally will incur a higher monthly charge.
In addition to the PocketFinder family of products, we also sell devices and
services that are designed for business and governmental use. These devices
include the PF-886 and the LBT Solutions Vehicle. The PF-886 functions similarly
to the PocketFinder, but is much larger in size primarily due to its larger
battery. The PF-886 is designed to last for up to 5 months on a single charge
and is ideal for asset and cargo tracking. The LBT Solutions Vehicle comes with
2, 3 and 4 wire options, which provides additional features such as engine
on/off monitoring and engine kill capability. All of our commercial customers
also have access to enhanced reporting features. Commercial customers access
their account and view their devices by visiting www.locationbasedtech.com or by
downloading our native iPhone, iPad or Android Apps.
We have completed our first year of sales for our PocketFinder products in the
Apple Stores in the U.S. and Canada. We also continued sales through Apple
Online for both the PocketFinder and the PocketFinder Vehicle.
We recently expanded the sales channel for our consumer products to include
Crutchfield and Amazon. PocketFinder Pet and Vehicle locators are also
available to purchase from our website at www.pocketfinder.com. Combined sales
and activations are showing steady increases of approximately 15% month over
month. Advertising and general market awareness over the past calendar year
include our PocketFinder products highlighted by Dr. Gadget on the radio and on
ABC's The View and Extra, NBC's Today Show, and a month long focus on teen
driving safety in partnership with NBCUniversal in Texas. In addition, Jennifer
Jolly presented our products in Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles on CNN, CBS,
WGN, WLS, Daily Motion, and ABC's Money Matters. Similarly, Steve Greenberg
presented our products on NYC WPIX, NBC in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Miami,
Seattle, Minnesota, and Denver, Chicago's WGN, ABC in Dallas and on CBS in
Houston. We are significantly expanding our presence on the web through social
media as well as in digital and print media.
Our Apple device sales are restricted to the United States and Canada yet our
devices continue to draw international attention. We currently have devices
working in over 70 countries (37% of all countries in the world) and multiple
requests for distribution opportunities from 64 countries around the
world. Associated with this kind of interest, we are working with a select few
of these distributors and addressing the need for local wireless carrier
involvement in order to be able to provide a reasonably priced monthly service
fee, solid customer and technical support, and market reach. In November 2012,
we entered into an agreement with our first European distributor, EE (a
partnership between Orange Telecom and Deutsche's Telecom), which is the largest
M2M telecommunications company in the United Kingdom. We expect to have devices
for sale in EE retail stores in the first calendar quarter of 2013.
Commercial growth has been a meaningful revenue contributor. The company
officially launched its Business Solutions Platform (www.locationbasedtech.com)
in August of 2012 and through October of 2012 approximately 150 business
customers are benefitting from our Business Solutions location services. Our
largest business customer is AT&T and they will use our devices to track their
own equipment domestically. The majority of our customers are small and
mid-sized customers seeking high value pricing and simplified interfaces that
minimize training time and requirements. We are adding approximately 1.5 new
business customers per day. Orders for combined hardware sales of approximately
$1.2M were received for delivery in the fourth quarter of calendar 2012.
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Government and military organizations are also in various stages of testing our
products. We anticipate the military could complete its testing by February of
2013. Our relationship with The World Famous West Coast Customs ("WCC") is
moving forward as well. We have entered into a co-branding relationship with
WCC, and they will be selling a co-branded WCC PocketFinder and PocketFinder
Vehicle through their distribution channels, which include Best Buy and
www.bestbuy.com. Additionally, our products will appear in several episodes the
coming season of Inside West Coast Customs, and we are planning to have one
episode devoted entirely to our PocketFinder Vehicle product. The show is
scheduled to air in the beginning of 2013 and will reach an estimated 28.5M
households.
We continue to work diligently on selling devices into Mexico. Our products have
received all of the necessary governmental certifications and we recently signed
a distribution agreement with Sales and Support Representatives ("SaS Reps" or
www.sasreps.com). SaS Reps is a Distributor/Reseller/Agent of communications
products and services to Central, North and South American service providers,
manufacturers and resellers. There continues to be pent up demand for various
tracking applications in the world of logistics and we plan to address it
through our relationship with SaS Reps.
Our products continue to be supported by feature rich Apps that allow users to
maximize the functionality and benefits of PocketFinder devices from almost
anywhere at any time. The iPhone, native iPad, and Android Apps are free
downloads available through the iTunes Store or on Google Play and the Android
Market respectively. They deliver the ability to set up and manage devices while
users are on the go throughout the day or night from virtually anywhere in the
world that the user's phone has network connectivity. BlackBerry and Windows
Mobile Professional 6.0 Operating Systems are able to access the existing
www.pocketfinder.com website to manage and set up accounts due to the Mobile
Device optimization that has been done over the past few months.
In February 2012, ABIresearch released a report ("Personal Location Devices and
Applications Market") stating that GPS personal tracking devices and
applications were forecasted to grow with a Compounded Annual Growth Rate
("CAGR") of 40% with both markets breaking $1Billion in revenue in 2017.
Senior analyst Patrick Connolly stated, "The hardware market remained below
100,000 units in 2011. However, it is forecasted to reach 2.5 million units in
2017, with significant growth in elderly, health, and lone worker
markets. Dedicated devices can offer significant benefits, with insurance and
liability increasingly encouraging the use of approved equipment." LBT's
PocketFinder device was specifically cited in Mr. Connolly's research findings.
In May 2012, Kumu Puri, Senior Executive, Accenture's Electronics & High-Tech
Group shared that over the past few years Accenture has studied usage of
technology by consumers to identify major trends that might assist their
corporate clients. Their most recent survey of 19 different technologies across
users in 10 countries revealed four major trends that they believe will be
crucial over the next several years. They are:
· Consumers are reaching a state of "hypermobility,"
rapidly adopting mobile technologies and downloading
applications that keep them connected anywhere,
anytime.
· Consumers are increasingly reaching into the network
and modifying their behaviors as they rely on cloud
services.
· Consumers' use of electronics is increasingly more
dependent on the exploding number of applications now
within their reach.
· Emerging markets lead in usage and spending growth of
many consumer technologies.
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Puri went on to say that, "Consumers are adopting mobile technology so rapidly
that the mobility trend is in hyper-drive. While consumers still have strong
ownership and usage of desktop or laptop computers (90% surveyed own them),
purchase intentions for computers are slowly declining. Simultaneously,
smartphone and tablet PC ownership is rising steeply. More than half of
consumers we surveyed own a smartphone - up 25 points in the past 12
months. This marks a growth rate of 89% over the previous year. One-third of
respondents bought a smartphone in 2011, an increase of 15 percentage points
compared with 2010. On a similar trajectory, ownership of tablets grew by 50%
last year, from 8% of consumers owning them to 12%, according to our
study. These survey findings paint a picture of consumers striving to get and
stay connected wherever they are via mobile technologies, abundant app choices
and a growing set of service alternatives from the cloud. The era of
hypermobility has numerous implications for consumer electronics companies as
they work to capture the greatest share of wallet among their target customers."
We are aggressively moving LBT's family of products and web-based features and
functionality onto more functional mobile platforms to better meet the needs of
this highly mobile society. We are seeing similar demands and requirements in
families and in businesses. By taking advantage of the latest in GPS, GSM, and
Internet technology, small and medium sized businesses are able to more
effectively and efficiently manage their mobile assets and key human resources
as well as to carefully monitor the shipping and delivery of high value assets.
Although we are only actively selling devices in the US and Canada, we find that
many people have purchased our devices while visiting the US and then returned
home to activate. Global usage now comprises countries in much of Europe,
Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Australia, and many
countries in South America.
We receive customer feedback from vertical applications including outdoor
enthusiasts, adult children of the elderly, elder care providers of patients
with Alzheimer's and dementia, special needs providers for those with
disabilities, pet owners, and for the tracking and recovery of valuable property
and luggage while traveling. Our PocketFinder device is only fifty millimeters
in diameter (about 2 inches). It fits easily into a child's pocket, into a
backpack, or onto a belt. The PocketFinder People and PocketFinder Pets devices
come with a form-fitting silicone pouch or a rugged ballistic nylon casing that
can easily slide onto a belt or a pet's collar.
We continue to tightly control our overhead and ensure that we have the right
resources in place at the right time. We have a very talented senior management
team that brings the right knowledge, skills and abilities to deliver
world-class products and services. Distribution opportunities are being
negotiated as we carefully analyze each market opportunity against the cost of
entry, potential growth, economic value, and support capability metrics. We are
developing a business model for international market opportunities and are in
discussions with wireless carriers and/or distributors in multiple countries at
this time. Key personnel have been brought in as independent contractors to
supplement our existing team with customer, sales and business development
skills. Our customer service center personnel have received consistently high
feedback from customers who desired assistance and we offer support in English
and Spanish.
Our Personal Locator Services. Our products are currently being sold through
various brick-and-mortar and online retailers and through our website. We
provide customer service and support in the United States through existing,
award winning call centers owned by Affinitas. In the consumer market we are
seeing multiple vertical market segments including the following:
Parents of young children (primarily 5 to 12 years of
age) who seek the peace of mind of being able to know
that their children are where they are supposed to be
when they are supposed to be there;
Small, mid-sized, and enterprise class business owners;
First time family drivers or for added security in heavy
snow states;
Elder care and special needs support and applications
such as Autism, Down Syndrome, Dementia, and
Alzheimer's;
Pet care and location capability; and
Asset tracking and location capability: cars, trucks,
snowmobiles, fleet management, luggage, boats, RVs, and
other high-valued assets.
Our Intellectual Property Investment. We continue to invest in intellectual
property that consists of apparatus patents and applications and system and
method patents and applications. We have filed claims that cover many aspects of
the PocketFinder, its operating system and user interface. We expanded and filed
additional claims this fiscal year that cover new aspects of the PocketFinder
People device, its operating system and user interface. Our intellectual
property portfolio includes 33 issued US patents, 12 pending US patents, 7
pending foreign patents, 6 PCT filings, 17 registered trademarks and 4 Madrid
protocol trademark cases.
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We own the Internet domain name www.pocketfinder.com and
www.locationbasedtech.com as well as the names of numerous other related domains
that could have use in future business and vertical marketing initiatives and
for Internet marketing purposes. Under current domain name registration
practices, no one else can obtain an identical domain name, but someone might
obtain a similar name, or the identical name with a different suffix, such as
".org," or with a country designation. The regulation of domain names in the
United States and in foreign countries is subject to change, and we could be
unable to prevent third parties from acquiring domain names that infringe or
otherwise decrease the value of our domain names.
Our Target Markets and Marketing Strategy. We provide wireless location based
solutions for global positioning products along with its proprietary "friendly
user interface" software system. We deliver rugged, compact products with near
real time location-based information over its proprietary server
architecture. Our products optimize the way businesses and families stay
connected with one another: for pet owners to know where their pets are on
demand and also provide solutions for asset tracking - such as shipping of high
value assets or LoadRack Tracker's trucking solution for controlled temperature
environments. We have the ability to add our customer's existing location
devices onto our superior location platform in order to simplify the customers
need to manage all location-based devices through one easy tool.
PocketFinder and PocketFinder Vehicle devices are being sold in the United
States and in Canada through the Apple Online Store and Apple Retail
Stores. PocketFinder devices for Pets are available for purchase on our
website. We are also working on several "white label" marketing
opportunities. In addition, licensing opportunities are being explored on the
international front.
Our marketing initiatives will include:
Licensing opportunities for the products in
international areas or regions;
Self-branded or "white label" opportunities for niche
market or vertical market sales;
Affinity group marketing and outreach opportunities;
Utilization of direct response sales due to public
relations outreach in special interest magazines and
newsletters; and
Retail distribution initiatives.
Our Revenue Sources. We expect our revenues to be derived from the following
sources:
Potential licensing fees;
Organizations that will self-brand the PocketFinder for
specialized niche markets ("white label");
Asset and Personal Locator device sales to commercial
customers and through retailers;
Personal Locator device sales through affinity groups
and through our website;
Personal Locator device accessory sales; and
Monthly recurring service fees.
Our Growth Strategy. Our objective is to become a premier provider of personal
and asset location services in the Location Based Services market. Our strategy
is to provide high quality devices that meet the market's requirements whether
it is for business applications, for equipment and any other mobile asset, or
for children, pets, or personal asset tracking (luggage, vehicles, boats,
etc.). Key elements of our strategy include market education of this new GPS
mobile application and:
A mass market retail price of under $150.00 for Personal
Location devices (customized asset and trucking
solutions with additional features and capabilities will
be sold at a higher cost);
A basic monthly service fee in the U.S. for family
applications of $12.95 and for most business
applications under $20/month with multiple convenient
access points (Smartphone and/or via the Internet);
Ease of use at the location interface point as well as
with the device; and
Rugged design that meets the rigors of life and work.
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Our Competition. Personal location and property tracking devices are beginning
to significantly penetrate the marketplace. We believe this condition represents
a tremendous opportunity as customers will be attracted in large numbers once
the intrinsic value of such devices is recognized and mass market adoption
begins.
Our competitors include, but are not limited to: Geospatial Platform Providers,
Application Developers, Garmin's GTU-10, Qualcomm's Tagg, Lo-Jack, SpotLight,
and commercial providers such as Fleetmatics,NetworkFleet, and Qualcomm. Some
competitors may be better financed, or have greater marketing and scientific
resources than we do.
In related markets, GPS devices have become widely used for automotive and
marine applications where line-of-sight to GPS satellites is not a significant
issue. Manufacturers such as Garmin, Navman, Magellan, TomTom, Pharos, NovAtel
and DeLorne are finding a market interested in using these products for both
business and leisure purposes. As a result, use of GPS technology in devices
such as chart plotters, fitness and training devices, fish finders, laptop
computers, and personal digital assistant ("PDA") location devices are gaining
significant market acceptance and commercialization. Prices range from $100 to
several thousand dollars. We expect that increasing consumer demand in these
markets will drive additional applications and lower price points.
Government Regulation. We are subject to federal, state and local laws and
regulations applied to businesses generally as well as Federal Communications
Commission, Internationale Canada ("IC") and CE (European Economic Area)
wireless device regulations and controls. We believe that we are in conformity
with all applicable laws in all relevant jurisdictions. We are NOM and NYCE
certified and ready to begin sales in Mexico. We do not believe that we are
subject to any environmental laws and regulations of the United States and the
states in which we operate.
Our Research and Development. We will continue to invest in ongoing research and
development to enhance the size and performance of our existing products as well
as to customize products to better fit specific vertical market needs and
requirements. We will continue to work with our U.S. based manufacturer and
several other entities that are conducting research on key aspects of the device
itself (including expanded antennae capability, battery capacity, Iridium
Satellite connectivity, and enhanced location reliability and accuracy) in an
ongoing effort to provide the best quality product at the very best size and
value in the market. We anticipate ongoing involvement with some level of
developmental activity throughout the foreseeable future.
Employees and Outsourced Assistance. We have limited our use of contracted
professionals who have been engaged in hardware and software development, early
marketing and sales preparation, and preparation for customer service
support. Mr. Scalisi, our Co-President and Chief Development Officer, Mr. Morse,
our Co-President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mrs. Mejia, our Chief
Operating Officer, and Mr. Gregory Gaines, our Chief Marketing and Sales
Officer, currently devote 100% of their business time to our operations. Our
CFO, Mr. Eric Fronk, is currently serving part-time. In addition to our new
Board members, we have added several key contributors with customer service,
general counsel/business development, and sales leadership experience. Remaining
true to our "outsourced" model for growth and expansion, any large personnel
increase will be accomplished through sales and customer support outsourced
organizations contracted to provide respective services. The company will remain
focused on our core competency of providing location devices and services.
Our Website. Our corporate websites, www.locationbasedtech.com and
www.pocketfinder.com, provide a description of our corporate business along with
our contact information including address, telephone number and e-mail address
or product information and sales, respectively. Our PocketFinder website also
provides prospective customers with relevant information about our products,
pricing and payment options, pre-ordering capability, frequently asked
questions. See www.locationbasedtech.com to access Business Solutions and our
corporate investor relations information. Information contained on our websites
is not a part of this report.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended November 30, 2012 as compared to the three months
ended November 30, 2011.
Revenue. For the three months ended November 30, 2012, we generated $208,555 of
net revenue as compared to $44,116 of net revenue for the three months ended
November 30, 2011. Net revenue for the three months ended November 30, 2012,
consisted of $127,856 from the sales of PocketFinder devices and $80,699 from
monthly subscription service income.
Cost of Revenue. For the three months ended November 30, 2012, cost of revenue
totaled $309,040 resulting in a negative gross margin of $100,485 or 48% as
compared to a negative gross margin of $210,611 for the three months ended
November 30, 2011. The negative gross margin was less favorable during the three
months ended November 30, 2011, as we incurred labor cost overages and higher
than anticipated bill of material components costs to accelerate our initial
production run to meet our distributor delivery deadlines. We anticipate that
our unit cost will be significantly lower as component costs decrease and as our
production volumes grow.
Operating Expenses. For the three months ended November 30, 2012, our total
operating expenses were $1,910,485 as compared to total operating expenses of
$1,723,763 for the three months ended November 30, 2011. Operating expenses
increased by $186,722 or 11% in 2012 from 2011. The increase in operating
expenses is primarily attributed to the following fluctuations:
· An $158,846 increase in general and administrative expenses to $607,360 for
the three months ended November 30, 2012, as compared to $448,514 for the
three months ended November 30, 2011. The increase in general and
administrative expenses in 2012 as compared to 2011 is primarily due to
increased advertising and marketing fees to market our products and increased
computer expenses related to our website and development of the PocketFinder
apps;
· A $94,670 increase in officer compensation to $229,670 for the three months
ended November 30, 2012, as compared to $135,000 for the three months ended
November 30, 2011, which was due to the addition of our Chief Marketing and
Sales Officer and part-time Chief Financial Officer. In addition, officer
compensation related to the vesting of officer stock options amounted to
$30,170 during the quarter ended November 30, 2012;
· A $359,819 decrease in professional fees to $404,928 for the three months
ended November 30, 2012, as compared to $764,747 for the three months ended
November 30, 2011. For the three months ended November 30, 2011, there were
significant legal fees related to the Gemini Master Fund, Ltd. loan defaults
and to prepare the filing of our registration statement on Form S-1, whereby
there were no such fees incurred during the three months ended November 30,
2012;
· A $313,935 decrease in research and development to $42,364 for the three
months ended November 30, 2012, as compared to $356,299 for the three months
ended November 30, 2011, as a result of entering the final R&D phase for our
PF886 product;
· An $150,720 increase in salaries and wages to $150,720 for the three months
ended November 30, 2012, whereby there were no such expenses for the three
months ended November 30, 2011 due to the transition of six persons from
consultant to employee status. In addition, compensation related to the
vesting of employee stock options amounted to $51,685 during the quarter ended
November 30, 2012; and
· The recognition of an asset impairment on certain patents totaling $455,916
during the three months ended November 30, 2012; whereby, there was no such
impairment recognized during the three months ended November 30, 2011.
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Other Income/Expenses. For the three months ended November 30, 2012, we reported
net other expenses totaling $1,413,734 that mainly consisted of net interest
expense, financing costs, amortization of beneficial conversion feature,
deferred financing costs, and loss on the change in the fair value of derivative
liabilities as compared to net other expenses totaling $35,559 for the three
months ended November 30, 2011. The $1,378,175 increase in other income and
expenses is primarily due to the following:
· A $65,030 increase in financing costs to $81,000 for the three months ended
November 30, 2012, as compared to $15,970 for the three months ended November
30, 2011, primarily due to a $20,000 per month increase in the financing fee
related to the personal guarantee for the line of credit;
· A $61,233 increase in the amortization of beneficial conversion features on
notes payable to $61,233 for the three months ended November 30, 2012, as
there was no such amortization for the three months ended November 30, 2011;
· A $79,465 increase in the amortization of deferred financing costs to $81,966
for the three months ended November 30, 2012, as compared to $2,501 for the
three months ended November 30, 2011 as there were several promissory notes
with financing costs entered into 2012 to be amortized over the life of the
related debt;
· The recognition of a loss due to the change in fair value of derivative
liabilities totaling $1,144,647 during the three months ended November 30,
2012; whereby, there was no such derivative liabilities during the three
months ended November 30, 2011; and
· A $27,763 increase in interest expense to $44,872 for the three months ended
November 30, 2012, as compared to $17,109 for the three months ended November
30, 2011 as there were approximately $2.5 million in notes payable at November
30, 2012 as compared to $750,000 of note payables at November 30, 2011.
Net Loss. For the three months ended November 30, 2012, we reported a net loss
of $3,425,504 as compared to a net loss of $1,970,733 for the three months ended
November 30, 2011, due to fluctuations in operating and other expenses as
previously discussed.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We had cash and cash equivalents of $130,435 as of November 30, 2012, as
compared to $376,554 as of November 30, 2011.
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, totaled $91,799 as
of November 30, 2012 as compared to $188,273 as of August 31, 2012. The majority
of accounts receivable at November 30, 2012, consists of amounts due from
Navarre/Apple and several other distributors and wholesalers.
Inventory totaled $3,227,748 as of November 30, 2012, as compared to $3,332,966
as of August 31, 2012 and consisted of $1,652,127 of device components,
$1,634,094 of finished goods, net of a $58,473 inventory valuation
reserve. Inventories totaling $1,350,000 which may not be realized within a
12-month period have been classified as long-term as of November 30, 2012 and
August 31, 2012.
Prepaid expenses and other assets including deferred financing costs totaled
$138,245 as of November 30, 2012, as compared to $127,581 as of August 31, 2012
and consisted of prepaid advisor retainers, insurance, commissions, license
fees, and prepaid manufacturing costs.
As of November 30, 2012, the total of our property and equipment, less
accumulated depreciation, was a net value of $234,134 compared to the net value
of $123,982 for our property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation, as of
August 31, 2012. The increase is due to machinery and equipment purchases during
the three months ended November 30, 2012.
Other assets, consisted of patents and trademarks, net of amortization, and
deposits. Deposits consisted of the security deposit for our office lease and
amounted to $30,000 as of November 30, 2012 and August 31, 2012. Patents and
trademarks, net of amortization, amounted to $775,900 as of November 30, 2012,
as compared to $1,248,608 as of August 31, 2012. We periodically assess our
patents and intellectual property for impairment and recorded a $445,916
impairment during the three months ended November 30, 2012.
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Our total assets as of November 30, 2012, were $4,725,129 as compared to our
total assets as of August 31, 2012, which were $5,487,298. The decrease in our
total assets between the two periods was primarily due to fluctuations as
previously discussed.
As of November 30, 2012, our accounts payable and accrued expenses were
$1,595,256 as compared to $1,304,648 as of August 31, 2012.
As of November 30, 2012, deferred compensation was $1,092,408 as compared to
$998,458 as of August 31, 2012 and consisted of amounts due to officers and
employees for back pay.
As of November 30, 2012, deferred revenue was $11,376 as compared to $16,539 as
of August 31, 2012 and consisted of prepaid services fees from monthly
subscribers.
Convertible notes payable, net of the $122,050 beneficial conversion feature,
amounted to $1,810,450 as of November 30, 2012, as compared to $1,878,770, net
of the $193,694 beneficial conversion feature, as of August 31, 2012. The
accrued interest on these convertible notes totaled $159,001 as of November 30,
2012, as compared to $163,093 as of August 31, 2012. The $1,969,451 of
convertible promissory notes outstanding as of November 30, 2012 are short term,
to be repaid out of future operating cash flow.
Related party convertible notes payable, net of the $30,411 beneficial
conversion feature, amounted to $519,589 as of November 30, 2012. The accrued
interest on these related party convertible notes totaled $10,767 as of November
30, 2012. The $550,000 of related party convertible promissory notes outstanding
as of November 30, 2012 are short term, to be repaid out of future operating
cash flow.
Derivative liabilities consist of embedded derivatives related to two
outstanding short term JMJ convertible promissory notes payable. The fair value
of the derivatives at the inception date (note payable default date) and as of
November 30, 2012, amounted to $399,410 and $1,144,647, respectively.
On January 5, 2011, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon
Valley Bank for a $1,000,000 line of credit originally expiring January 5,
2012. On August 24, 2011, the Loan and Security Agreement was amended by a First
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement to waive existing and pending defaults
on loan covenants. On February 3, 2012, the Loan and Security Agreement was
amended by a Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement to extend the
maturity date to April 4, 2012 and to waive existing and pending defaults on
loan covenants. On April 17, 2012, the Loan and Security Agreement was amended
by a Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement to extend the maturity date
to October 5, 2012 and to waive existing and pending defaults on loan
covenants. On November 19, 2012, but effective as of October 5, 2012, the Loan
and Security Agreement was amended by a Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security
Agreement to extend the maturity date to October 5, 2013, to amend the interest
rate and to waive existing and pending defaults on loan covenants. All other
terms and conditions remain unchanged. Silicon Valley Bank maintains a security
interest in all of our personal property. The outstanding balance on our line of
credit was $1,000,000 as of November 30, 2012 and August 31, 2012. The related
accrued interest totaled $8,583 and $5,597, as of November 30, 2012 and August
31, 2012, respectively.
Commitments as of November 30, 2012, amounted to $0 compared to $48,054 as of
August 31, 2012, and consisted of the liability on losses from inventory
purchase commitments recognized in August 2011.
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On December 1, 2010, in anticipation of entering into the Loan and Security
Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank and in connection with loans that he had made
to us, we entered into a Financing Agreement with Greggory S. Haugen under
which, among other things, Mr. Haugen agreed to personally guaranty our
obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank. We
are obligated to reimburse Mr. Haugen for any amounts, including interest, he
pays under the guaranty. To compensate Mr. Haugen for his guaranty, we issued a
warrant to him to purchase 3,600,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise
price of $0.20 per share and we agreed to pay him $5,000 per month for so long
as he has any obligation under the guaranty or he has not been reimbursed by us
for any amounts paid by him under the guaranty. The $5,000 monthly fee is
payable in cash or shares of our common stock at Mr. Haugen's option. Under the
Financing Agreement, we initially granted Mr. Haugen board observation rights
that subsequently resulted in the appointment as lead director on the board,
certain registration rights, and the right to approve our use of funds drawn
under the Loan and Security Agreement. We also agreed to grant Mr. Haugen a
security interest in all of our assets, junior only to the security interest of
Silicon Valley Bank. In the event of an "Actionable Violation," which is defined
to include, among other things, our failure to maintain certain minimum net
income levels, our failure to maintain a specified minimum account balance, or
our failure to make any payment required under the Financing Agreement or any
other agreement between Mr. Haugen and us, Mr. Haugen may, among other things,
market our assets (including our intellectual property) and require us to sell
such assets (subject to the approval of Silicon Valley Bank) with the proceeds
to be applied to all amounts then due to Silicon Valley Bank and thereafter to
any amounts due by us to Mr. Haugen under the Financing Agreement or any other
agreement or instrument. In January 2011, we entered into the following
agreements with Mr. Haugen: (i) a Security Agreement granting him a security
interest in all of our assets to secure the reimbursement obligation under the
Financing Agreement and every other debt, liability or obligation that we
currently or at any time in the future owe to him and (ii) a related
Intellectual Property Security Agreement granting him a security interest in all
of our intellectual property. On April 18, 2012, but effective as of January 6,
2012, we entered into a Second Amendment to Loan Guarantor Agreement to provide
an additional monthly compensation fee of $20,000 per month to act as guarantor
and to extend the term of the original Financing Agreement until July 6,
2012. On August 30, 2012, we entered into a Third Amendment to Loan Guarantor
Agreement to extend the terms of the original Financing Agreement and Second
Amendment until January 6, 2013. On November 19, 2012, but effective as of
October 5th 2012, we entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Loan Guarantor to
extend the terms of the original Financing Agreement and the Fourth Amendment
until October 5, 2013.
CASH REQUIREMENTS
We are an early stage wireless technology company focused on the marketing and
sales of the PocketFinder family of products for retail distribution. Since our
inception, we have generated significant losses. As of November 30, 2012, we had
an accumulated deficit of $48,440,466 and we expect to incur continual losses
until sometime in calendar year 2013.
We have a limited history of operations. To date, we have funded our operations
primarily through personal loans by the founders and the private placement of
our common stock and convertible notes.
As of November 30, 2012, we had $130,435 in cash and cash-equivalents. Over the
next several quarters we expect to invest significant amounts of funds to
develop our sales and marketing programs associated with the commercialization
and launch of the PocketFinder family of products. We also expect to fund any
additional inventory requirements and any necessary general overhead
requirements.
We expect to have to obtain additional financing in the coming months for
general and administrative expenses as well as purchasing and maintaining
inventory, and for related purposes such as packaging, shipping, and direct
sales and marketing costs. We are not able to estimate the amount of funds
necessary as it will be determined by the volume represented by purchase orders
from targeted distributors and direct end users.
Our funding requirements will depend on numerous factors, including:
Costs involved in production and manufacturing to fill
purchase orders, software and interface customization
for OEM partners, and the network necessary to commence
the commercialization of the PocketFinder People and
PocketFinder Pets devices;
The costs of outsourced manufacturing;
The costs of commercialization activities, including
product marketing, sales and distribution, and customer
service and support;
Our revenues, if any, from successful commercialization
of the PocketFinder devices and the PocketFinder Network
platform services; and
Other general and administrative expenses associated
with running the day to day operations of our Company.
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On December 10, 2012, we initiated a financing with ECPC II Capital, LLC
("ECPC") which could net us up to $1,000,000 in capital. As of January 14, 2013,
we have not received any investments from ECPC related to this financing and
future capital distributions shall be made solely at ECPC's discretion. Due to
the uncertain nature of any future funding from ECPC, we may need to raise debt
or equity capital this coming quarter. The sale of additional equity securities
may result in additional dilution to our stockholders. The sale of debt
securities could involve substantial operational and financial covenants that
might inhibit our ability to follow our business plan. Additional financing may
not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are
unable to obtain additional financing, we may be required to reduce the scope
of, delay or eliminate some or all of our planned commercialization activities,
which could adversely affect our financial conditions and operating results.
Product Research and Development
We plan to continue to develop new products and to continue making enhancements
to our existing products. We also continue to upgrade our device software and
End-User Interface. Since October of 2012, there have been four firmware
upgrades and we are currently using device firmware version 1.4.4. We are also
evaluating a satellite-only GPS platform.
Plant and Equipment, Employees
We do not plan to purchase or sell any significant equipment, plant or
properties during the foreseeable future. Our business operations are based on
a strategic outsourcing model, thereby negating the need for significant amounts
of plant and equipment, or significant numbers of employees. We currently have
nine employees and do not anticipate hiring any significant number of additional
employees during the next 12 months but will add a few selected and strategic
employees.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of November 30, 2012, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.
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